Naal Ondrum Pozhudhu
From Kalyaniyin Kanavan · 1963
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- P. Suseela
- Music director
- S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
- Details
- Kalyaniyin Kanavan1963
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Naalondrum pozhuthondrum | Day after day, moment by moment |
| Solla solla | As I keep saying, as I keep repeating |
| En naayagan peyar thannai | My hero's name |
| Solla solla | As I keep saying, as I keep repeating |
| Female | |
| Naalondrum pozhuthondrum | Day after day, moment by moment |
| Solla solla | As I keep saying, as I keep repeating |
| En naayagan peyar thannai | My hero's name |
| Solla solla | As I keep saying, as I keep repeating |
| Female | |
| Paalai vanaththu paravai pol | Like a bird stranded in a desert |
| Kural paaduthamma ullam vaaduthamma | My voice sings, oh mother, and my heart wilts, oh mother |
| Paalai vanaththu paravai pol | Like a bird stranded in a desert |
| Kural paaduthamma ullam vaaduthamma | My voice sings, oh mother, and my heart wilts, oh mother |
| Female | |
| Naalondrum pozhuthondrum | Day after day, moment by moment |
| Solla solla | As I keep saying, as I keep repeating |
| En naayagan peyar thannai | My hero's name |
| Solla solla | As I keep saying, as I keep repeating |
| Female | |
| Kaalaththilae Konjam veenaaga | As time is slowly wasted away |
| Enthan kannai imai thottu naalaga | It has been days since my eyelids closed in sleep |
| Kaalaththilae Konjam veenaaga | As time is slowly wasted away |
| Enthan kannai imai thottu naalaga | It has been days since my eyelids closed in sleep |
| Neela vizhigalum aaraga | My dark eyes turn into flowing rivers of tears |
| En nenjey enakku pagaiyaaga | My own heart has turned into my enemy |
| Female | |
| Naalondrum pozhuthondrum | Day after day, moment by moment |
| Solla solla | As I keep saying, as I keep repeating |
| En naayagan peyar thannai | My hero's name |
| Solla solla | As I keep saying, as I keep repeating |
| Female | |
| Maalaikku naan seitha theemai enna | What wrong did I commit against the evening? |
| Athi kaalaikku naan seitha nanmai enna | What good deed did I do for the early dawn? |
| Maalaikku naan seitha theemai enna | What wrong did I commit against the evening? |
| Athi kaalaikku naan seitha nanmai enna | What good deed did I do for the early dawn? |
| maalaiyil thendral kodhippathenna | Why does the evening breeze burn me with heat? |
| Athi kaalaiyila ullam thelivathenna | Why does my heart feel relieved only in the early morning? |
| Female | |
| Naalondrum pozhuthondrum | Day after day, moment by moment |
| Solla solla | As I keep saying, as I keep repeating |
| En naayagan peyar thannai | My hero's name |
| Solla solla | As I keep saying, as I keep repeating |
| Female | |
| Soodaatha soozhalukku malar edharkku | Why wear flowers on unadorned hair? |
| Endrum thoongaatha kannukku mai edharkku | Why apply kohl to eyes that never sleep? |
| Soodaatha soozhalukku malar edharkku | Why wear flowers on unadorned hair? |
| Endrum thoongaatha kannukku mai edharkku | Why apply kohl to eyes that never sleep? |
| Thaeraatha nenjukku ninaivedharkku | Why keep memories in an unhealing heart? |
| Thaeraatha nenjukku ninaivedharkku | Why keep memories in an unhealing heart? |
| Ondru searatha udalukku uyir edharkku | Why keep life in a body that cannot unite with its lover? |
| Female | |
| Thaeraatha nenjukku ninaivedharkku | Why keep memories in an unhealing heart? |
| Ondru searatha udalukku uyir edharkku | Why keep life in a body that cannot unite with its lover? |
| Female | |
| Naalondrum pozhuthondrum | Day after day, moment by moment |
| Solla solla | As I keep saying, as I keep repeating |
| En naayagan peyar thannai | My hero's name |
| Solla solla | As I keep saying, as I keep repeating |
| Female | |
| Paalai vanaththu paravai pol | Like a bird stranded in a desert |
| Kural paaduthamma ullam vaaduthamma | My voice sings, oh mother, and my heart wilts, oh mother |
| Female | |
| Naalondrum pozhuthondrum | Day after day, moment by moment |
| Solla solla | As I keep saying, as I keep repeating |
| En naayagan peyar thannai | My hero's name |
| Solla solla | As I keep saying, as I keep repeating |
நாளொன்றும் பொழுதொன்றும்
செல்லச் செல்ல
என் நாயகன் பெயர் தன்னைச்
சொல்லச் சொல்ல
Day after day, moment by moment
As I keep saying, as I keep repeating
My hero's name
As I keep saying, as I keep repeating
நாளொன்றும் பொழுதொன்றும்
செல்லச் செல்ல
என் நாயகன் பெயர் தன்னைச்
சொல்லச் சொல்ல
Day after day, moment by moment
As I keep saying, as I keep repeating
My hero's name
As I keep saying, as I keep repeating
பாலை வனத்துப் பறவையைப்போல்
குரல் பாடுதம்மா உள்ளம் வாடுதம்மா
பாலை வனத்துப் பறவையைப்போல்
குரல் பாடுதம்மா உள்ளம் வாடுதம்மா
Like a bird stranded in a desert
My voice sings, oh mother, and my heart wilts, oh mother
Like a bird stranded in a desert
My voice sings, oh mother, and my heart wilts, oh mother
நாளொன்றும் பொழுதொன்றும்
செல்லச் செல்ல
என் நாயகன் பெயர் தன்னைச்
சொல்லச் சொல்ல
Day after day, moment by moment
As I keep saying, as I keep repeating
My hero's name
As I keep saying, as I keep repeating
காலத்திலே கொஞ்சம் வீணாக
எந்தன் கண்ணை இமை தொட்டு நாளாக
காலத்திலே கொஞ்சம் வீணாக
எந்தன் கண்ணை இமை தொட்டு நாளாக
நீல விழிகளும் ஆறாக
என் நெஞ்சே எனக்குப் பகையாக.........
As time is slowly wasted away
It has been days since my eyelids closed in sleep
As time is slowly wasted away
It has been days since my eyelids closed in sleep
My dark eyes turn into flowing rivers of tears
My own heart has turned into my enemy
நாளொன்றும் பொழுதொன்றும்
செல்லச் செல்ல
என் நாயகன் பெயர் தன்னைச்
சொல்லச் சொல்ல
Day after day, moment by moment
As I keep saying, as I keep repeating
My hero's name
As I keep saying, as I keep repeating
மாலைக்கு நான் செய்த தீமை என்ன
அதி காலைக்கு நான் செய்த நன்மை என்ன
மாலைக்கு நான் செய்த தீமை என்ன
அதி காலைக்கு நான் செய்த நன்மை என்ன
மாலையில் தென்றல் கொதிப்பதென்ன
அதி காலையில் உள்ளம் தெளிவதென்ன
What wrong did I commit against the evening?
What good deed did I do for the early dawn?
What wrong did I commit against the evening?
What good deed did I do for the early dawn?
Why does the evening breeze burn me with heat?
Why does my heart feel relieved only in the early morning?
நாளொன்றும் பொழுதொன்றும்
செல்லச் செல்ல
என் நாயகன் பெயர் தன்னைச்
சொல்லச் சொல்ல
Day after day, moment by moment
As I keep saying, as I keep repeating
My hero's name
As I keep saying, as I keep repeating
சூடாத குழலுக்கு மலர் எதற்கு
என்றும் தூங்காத கண்ணுக்கு மை எதற்கு
சூடாத குழலுக்கு மலர் எதற்கு
என்றும் தூங்காத கண்ணுக்கு மை எதற்கு
தேறாத நெஞ்சுக்கு நினைவெதற்கு
தேறாத நெஞ்சுக்கு நினைவெதற்கு
ஒன்று சேராத உடலுக்கு உயிர் எதற்கு
Why wear flowers on unadorned hair?
Why apply kohl to eyes that never sleep?
Why wear flowers on unadorned hair?
Why apply kohl to eyes that never sleep?
Why keep memories in an unhealing heart?
Why keep memories in an unhealing heart?
Why keep life in a body that cannot unite with its lover?
தேறாத நெஞ்சுக்கு நினைவெதற்கு
ஒன்று சேராத உடலுக்கு உயிர் எதற்கு
Why keep memories in an unhealing heart?
Why keep life in a body that cannot unite with its lover?
நாளொன்றும் பொழுதொன்றும்
செல்லச் செல்ல
என் நாயகன் பெயர் தன்னைச்
சொல்லச் சொல்ல
Day after day, moment by moment
As I keep saying, as I keep repeating
My hero's name
As I keep saying, as I keep repeating
பாலை வனத்துப் பறவையைப்போல்
குரல் பாடுதம்மா உள்ளம் வாடுதம்மா
Like a bird stranded in a desert
My voice sings, oh mother, and my heart wilts, oh mother
நாளொன்றும் பொழுதொன்றும்
செல்லச் செல்ல
என் நாயகன் பெயர் தன்னைச்
சொல்லச் சொல்ல
Day after day, moment by moment
As I keep saying, as I keep repeating
My hero's name
As I keep saying, as I keep repeating
Naalondrum pozhuthondrum
Day after day, moment by moment
Solla solla
As I keep saying, as I keep repeating
En naayagan peyar thannai
My hero's name
Solla solla
As I keep saying, as I keep repeating
Naalondrum pozhuthondrum
Day after day, moment by moment
Solla solla
As I keep saying, as I keep repeating
En naayagan peyar thannai
My hero's name
Solla solla
As I keep saying, as I keep repeating
Paalai vanaththu paravai pol
Like a bird stranded in a desert
Kural paaduthamma ullam vaaduthamma
My voice sings, oh mother, and my heart wilts, oh mother
Paalai vanaththu paravai pol
Like a bird stranded in a desert
Kural paaduthamma ullam vaaduthamma
My voice sings, oh mother, and my heart wilts, oh mother
Naalondrum pozhuthondrum
Day after day, moment by moment
Solla solla
As I keep saying, as I keep repeating
En naayagan peyar thannai
My hero's name
Solla solla
As I keep saying, as I keep repeating
Kaalaththilae Konjam veenaaga
As time is slowly wasted away
Enthan kannai imai thottu naalaga
It has been days since my eyelids closed in sleep
Kaalaththilae Konjam veenaaga
As time is slowly wasted away
Enthan kannai imai thottu naalaga
It has been days since my eyelids closed in sleep
Neela vizhigalum aaraga
My dark eyes turn into flowing rivers of tears
En nenjey enakku pagaiyaaga
My own heart has turned into my enemy
Naalondrum pozhuthondrum
Day after day, moment by moment
Solla solla
As I keep saying, as I keep repeating
En naayagan peyar thannai
My hero's name
Solla solla
As I keep saying, as I keep repeating
Maalaikku naan seitha theemai enna
What wrong did I commit against the evening?
Athi kaalaikku naan seitha nanmai enna
What good deed did I do for the early dawn?
Maalaikku naan seitha theemai enna
What wrong did I commit against the evening?
Athi kaalaikku naan seitha nanmai enna
What good deed did I do for the early dawn?
maalaiyil thendral kodhippathenna
Why does the evening breeze burn me with heat?
Athi kaalaiyila ullam thelivathenna
Why does my heart feel relieved only in the early morning?
Naalondrum pozhuthondrum
Day after day, moment by moment
Solla solla
As I keep saying, as I keep repeating
En naayagan peyar thannai
My hero's name
Solla solla
As I keep saying, as I keep repeating
Soodaatha soozhalukku malar edharkku
Why wear flowers on unadorned hair?
Endrum thoongaatha kannukku mai edharkku
Why apply kohl to eyes that never sleep?
Soodaatha soozhalukku malar edharkku
Why wear flowers on unadorned hair?
Endrum thoongaatha kannukku mai edharkku
Why apply kohl to eyes that never sleep?
Thaeraatha nenjukku ninaivedharkku
Why keep memories in an unhealing heart?
Thaeraatha nenjukku ninaivedharkku
Why keep memories in an unhealing heart?
Ondru searatha udalukku uyir edharkku
Why keep life in a body that cannot unite with its lover?
Thaeraatha nenjukku ninaivedharkku
Why keep memories in an unhealing heart?
Ondru searatha udalukku uyir edharkku
Why keep life in a body that cannot unite with its lover?
Naalondrum pozhuthondrum
Day after day, moment by moment
Solla solla
As I keep saying, as I keep repeating
En naayagan peyar thannai
My hero's name
Solla solla
As I keep saying, as I keep repeating
Paalai vanaththu paravai pol
Like a bird stranded in a desert
Kural paaduthamma ullam vaaduthamma
My voice sings, oh mother, and my heart wilts, oh mother
Naalondrum pozhuthondrum
Day after day, moment by moment
Solla solla
As I keep saying, as I keep repeating
En naayagan peyar thannai
My hero's name
Solla solla
As I keep saying, as I keep repeating
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant song expresses the deep pain, longing, and existential grief of a woman separated from her beloved hero. Repeating her lover's name constantly, she compares her voice and soul to a lonely bird singing in a barren desert. Her sleepless nights, restless mind, and weeping eyes have turned her heart into her own enemy. She questions why decorative flowers, eye kohl, or memories exist for someone whose body cannot be united with her partner, ultimately asking why life itself persists without love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Paalai vanaththu paravai pol”
Compares the heroine's helpless state and melancholy singing to a bird lost in a dry desert.
Rhetorical Question (Vinaa Aani)
“Ondru searatha udalukku uyir edharkku”
Uses a series of despairing questions to emphasize the futility of beauty ornaments and life without her lover.
Anthesis / Contrast (Ethir-marai)
“Maalaikku naan seitha theemai enna / Athi kaalaikku naan seitha nanmai enna”
Contrasts the painful, burning evening breeze with the refreshing calm of dawn to highlight her emotional turmoil.
Repetition (Adukkuthodar)
“Solla solla”
Repeats 'Solla solla' to show the continuous and obsessive repetition of her beloved's name.
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Trivia
Kalyaniyin Kanavan (1963) stars Sivaji Ganesan and B. Saroja Devi in lead roles. The film's musical score was composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu with lyrics written by Kannadasan, and this classic emotional melody was sung by P. Susheela.
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