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Naal Ondrum Pozhudhu

From Kalyaniyin Kanavan · 1963

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
P. Suseela
Music director
S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
Movie name
Kalyaniyin Kanavan
Movie release year
1963
Lyrics added on
14 Aug 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Naalondrum pozhuthondrum
Solla solla
En naayagan peyar thannai
Solla solla
Naalondrum pozhuthondrum
Solla solla
En naayagan peyar thannai
Solla solla
Paalai vanaththu paravai pol
Kural paaduthamma ullam vaaduthamma
Paalai vanaththu paravai pol
Kural paaduthamma ullam vaaduthamma
Naalondrum pozhuthondrum
Solla solla
En naayagan peyar thannai
Solla solla
Kaalaththilae Konjam veenaaga
Enthan kannai imai thottu naalaga
Kaalaththilae Konjam veenaaga
Enthan kannai imai thottu naalaga
Neela vizhigalum aaraga
En nenjey enakku pagaiyaaga
Naalondrum pozhuthondrum
Solla solla
En naayagan peyar thannai
Solla solla
Maalaikku naan seitha theemai enna
Athi kaalaikku naan seitha nanmai enna
Maalaikku naan seitha theemai enna
Athi kaalaikku naan seitha nanmai enna
maalaiyil thendral kodhippathenna
Athi kaalaiyila ullam thelivathenna
Naalondrum pozhuthondrum
Solla solla
En naayagan peyar thannai
Solla solla
Soodaatha soozhalukku malar edharkku
Endrum thoongaatha kannukku mai edharkku
Soodaatha soozhalukku malar edharkku
Endrum thoongaatha kannukku mai edharkku
Thaeraatha nenjukku ninaivedharkku
Thaeraatha nenjukku ninaivedharkku
Ondru searatha udalukku uyir edharkku
Thaeraatha nenjukku ninaivedharkku
Ondru searatha udalukku uyir edharkku
Naalondrum pozhuthondrum
Solla solla
En naayagan peyar thannai
Solla solla
Paalai vanaththu paravai pol
Kural paaduthamma ullam vaaduthamma
Naalondrum pozhuthondrum
Solla solla
En naayagan peyar thannai
Solla solla
As each day and every moment
slips slowly away,
and as I keep repeating
my lover's name,
As each day and every moment
slips slowly away,
and as I keep repeating
my lover's name,
Like a bird lost in the desert,
my voice cries out, and my heart withers away.
Like a bird lost in the desert,
my voice cries out, and my heart withers away.
As each day and every moment
slips slowly away,
and as I keep repeating
my lover's name,
As precious time slips by in vain,
days have passed since my eyelids closed in sleep.
As precious time slips by in vain,
days have passed since my eyelids closed in sleep.
With my eyes flowing like rivers of tears,
my very own heart has become my enemy...
As each day and every moment
slips slowly away,
and as I keep repeating
my lover's name,
What wrong did I do to the evening?
What good did I do to the early dawn?
What wrong did I do to the evening?
What good did I do to the early dawn?
Why does the evening breeze burn so hot?
Why does my heart clear only at dawn?
As each day and every moment
slips slowly away,
and as I keep repeating
my lover's name,
Why flowers for hair that will not wear them?
Why eyeliner for eyes that never sleep?
Why flowers for hair that will not wear them?
Why eyeliner for eyes that never sleep?
Why keep memories for a heart that cannot heal?
Why keep memories for a heart that cannot heal?
Why keep life in a body that cannot unite with its love?
Why keep memories for a heart that cannot heal?
Why keep life in a body that cannot unite with its love?
As each day and every moment
slips slowly away,
and as I keep repeating
my lover's name,
Like a bird lost in the desert,
my voice cries out, and my heart withers away.
As each day and every moment
slips slowly away,
and as I keep repeating
my lover's name...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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