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Lyrics & meaning

Manam Padida Ninaikiradhae

From Paravaigal Palavitham · 1988

Lyricist
S. A. Rajkumar
Singers
Mano, Swarnalatha, S. P. Shailaja, Dinesh
Music director
S. A. Rajkumar
Details
Paravaigal Palavitham1988

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Manam paadida ninaikkirathae vaarthai engaeThe heart wishes to sing, but where are the words?
Manam paadida ninaikkirathae vaarthai engaeThe heart wishes to sing, but where are the words?
Male :Adhu mounaththil irukkirathae vaa vaa ingaeMale: It resides in silence, come, come here
Podhu maedaiyil vidukathaiyo paadungalaenIs it a riddle on a public stage? Please sing!
Female :Pudhu vaanaththil oli varuthae aadungalaenFemale: Light arrives in the new sky, please dance!
Female
Manam paadida ninaikkirathae vaarthai engaeThe heart wishes to sing, but where are the words?
Male :Adhu mounaththil irukkirathae vaa vaa ingaeMale: It resides in silence, come, come here
Male
Dhesangal ellaam pedhangal pesumAll countries speak of differences and divisions
Vaanangala kooda thoorangal aagumEven the skies become vast distances
Naalai nam tholgal paaranal aagumTomorrow, our shoulders will become strong supports
Female :Naam konda nesam naadengum vaazhumFemale: The love we held will live across the entire nation
Male :Aananthamae….Male: It is bliss...
Female :Aarambamae….Female: It is a new beginning...
Both :Sogangal yaeno…ho…hoh….Both: Why these sorrows then... ho... hoh...
Female
Manam paadida ninaikkirathae vaarthai engaeThe heart wishes to sing, but where are the words?
Male :Adhu mounaththil irukkirathae vaa vaa ingaeMale: It resides in silence, come, come here
Male
Vidigindra kaalai vilakkangal koorumThe dawning morning will give us clarity and direction
Female :Varungaalam nammai varavettru paadumFemale: The future will welcome us with a song
Male :Karaigindra megam pozhigindra neramMale: As the dissolving clouds pour down as rain
Female :Kanavugal ellaam nanavendru aagumFemale: All dreams will turn into reality
Males :Vedhangalai naam seigirom vaadhangal YaenoMales: We are creating sacred scriptures, why argue?
Female
Manam paadida ninaikkirathae vaarthai engaeThe heart wishes to sing, but where are the words?
Male :Adhu mounaththil irukkirathae vaa vaa ingaeMale: It resides in silence, come, come here
Female
Oru vaanil koodum paravaigal aanomWe have become birds gathering in a single sky
Male :Uravendra cholaikku malar kondu ponomMale: We brought flowers to the garden of relationships
Female :Engengu vaazhnthom vanthingu saernthomFemale: Wherever we lived, we came and united here
Male :Thunbangal endraal ennaendru ketppomMale: We will ask what sorrow even means
All :Indrallavo vidai kolkirom engengu saervomAll: Is it not today we bid farewell? Where will we reach?
Female
Manam paadida ninaikkirathae vaarthai engaeThe heart wishes to sing, but where are the words?
Male :Adhu mounaththil irukkirathae vaa vaa ingaeMale: It resides in silence, come, come here
Podhu maedaiyil vidukathaiyo paadungalaenIs it a riddle on a public stage? Please sing!
Female :Pudhu vaanaththil oli varuthae aadungalaenFemale: Light arrives in the new sky, please dance!
Female
Manam paadida ninaikkirathae vaarthai engaeThe heart wishes to sing, but where are the words?
Male :Adhu mounaththil irukkirathae vaa vaa ingae…Male: It resides in silence, come, come here...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song from 'Paravaigal Palavitham' (1988) reflects themes of unity, hope, and emotional expression overcoming language and societal divides. The opening refrain questions how to express deep feelings when words fail, to which the male voice responds that true feeling resides in silence and togetherness. The characters express optimism about overcoming national boundaries, differences, and hardship through shared love and solidarity. In the later verses, the lyrics compare the gathering of people to birds uniting under one vast sky ('Paravaigal'). Despite facing farewells and unknown future destinations, the song maintains a hopeful outlook, emphasizing that dreams will manifest as reality and that true bonding transcends suffering.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Vaanangala kooda thoorangal aagum / Naalai nam tholgal paaranal aagum

The second consonant 'na' matches across lines ('Vaanangala' and 'Naalai'), creating a melodic harmony.

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

Oru vaanil koodum paravaigal aanom

Comparing people gathered together from different places to birds assembling in a single open sky.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Male :Aananthamae…. / Female :Aarambamae….

The words 'Aananthamae' and 'Aarambamae' end with matching sound suffixes.

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Trivia

S. A. Rajkumar, who wrote the lyrics for this song, later became a highly prominent and successful music composer in Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada cinema, famous for his melodious and soulful compositions during the 1990s.

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