Naan Paadidum
From Samaiyalkaran · 1974
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Samaiyalkaran1974
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Naan paadidum kavithaiyin santham | The rhythm of the poem I sing |
| Naan paadidum kavithaiyin santham | The rhythm of the poem I sing |
| Antha paavaiyin paarvaikku sontham | Belongs to the gaze of that maiden |
| Aval ponnudal vennira thantham | Her golden body is like white ivory |
| Ilam punnagai thaen magarantham | Her tender smile is honeyed pollen |
| Male | |
| Naan paadidum kavithaiyin santham | The rhythm of the poem I sing |
| Antha paavaiyin paarvaikku sontham | Belongs to the gaze of that maiden |
| Aval ponnudal vennira thantham | Her golden body is like white ivory |
| Ilam punnagai thaen magarantham | Her tender smile is honeyed pollen |
| Ilam punnagai thaen magarantham | Her tender smile is honeyed pollen |
| Male | |
| Valampuri sangena kazhuththu | Her neck is like a right-whorled conch |
| Aa….aa….aah…aa..aah…aa…aa….aa…aa… | Aa....aa....aah...aa..aah...aa...aa....aa...aa... |
| Valampuri sangena kazhuththu | Her neck is like a right-whorled conch |
| Aval valaikaram vaazhaiyin siruththu | Her bangled hands are slender like tender banana shoots |
| Varu thalathalavena ezhil kozhiththu | Exuding radiant beauty in abundance |
| Male | |
| Naan paadidum kavithaiyin santham | The rhythm of the poem I sing |
| Antha paavaiyin paarvaikku sontham | Belongs to the gaze of that maiden |
| Aval ponnudal vennira thantham | Her golden body is like white ivory |
| Ilam punnagai thaen magarantham | Her tender smile is honeyed pollen |
| Ilam punnagai thaen magarantham | Her tender smile is honeyed pollen |
| Male | |
| Nyaarum dhinangalum konjum kannil | In her eyes caressed by the sun and days |
| Maangalum meengalum thullum | Deer and fish leap with joy |
| Nyaarum dhinangalum konjum kannil | In her eyes caressed by the sun and days |
| Maangalum meengalum thullum | Deer and fish leap with joy |
| Sevvaai sarkkarai kinnam | Her red lips are a bowl of sugar |
| Athai saernthingu vaarththidum kannam | Her cheeks are cast together with sweet grace |
| Male | |
| Ezhuvagai swarangalin thoguppu | A composition of the seven musical notes |
| Aval idhazh vazhi piranthidum sirippu | Is the smile born through her lips |
| Male | |
| ………………….. | ................. |
| Male | |
| Ezhuvagai swarangalin thoguppu | A composition of the seven musical notes |
| Aval idhazh vazhi piranthidum sirippu | Is the smile born through her lips |
| Uvamaigal tharugindra vanappu | A beauty that inspires endless comparisons |
| Antha uyir konda oviyam enakku | To me, she is a living painting |
| Antha uyir konda oviyam enakku | To me, she is a living painting |
| Male | |
| Naan paadidum kavithaiyin santham | The rhythm of the poem I sing |
| Antha paavaiyin paarvaikku sontham | Belongs to the gaze of that maiden |
| Aval ponnudal vennira thantham | Her golden body is like white ivory |
| Ilam punnagai thaen magarantham | Her tender smile is honeyed pollen |
| Ilam punnagai thaen magarantham | Her tender smile is honeyed pollen |
நான் பாடிடும் கவிதையின் சந்தம்
நான் பாடிடும் கவிதையின் சந்தம்
அந்த பாவையின் பார்வைக்கு சொந்தம்
அவள் பொன்னுடல் வெண்ணிற தந்தம்
இளம் புன்னகை தேன் மகரந்தம்
The rhythm of the poem I sing
The rhythm of the poem I sing
Belongs to the gaze of that maiden
Her golden body is like white ivory
Her tender smile is honeyed pollen
நான் பாடிடும் கவிதையின் சந்தம்
அந்த பாவையின் பார்வைக்கு சொந்தம்
அவள் பொன்னுடல் வெண்ணிற தந்தம்
இளம் புன்னகை தேன் மகரந்தம்
இளம் புன்னகை தேன் மகரந்தம்
The rhythm of the poem I sing
Belongs to the gaze of that maiden
Her golden body is like white ivory
Her tender smile is honeyed pollen
Her tender smile is honeyed pollen
வலம்புரி சங்கென கழுத்து
ஆ....ஆ.....ஆஹ்.....ஆ.....ஆஹ்.....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ....
வலம்புரி சங்கென கழுத்து
அவள் வளைக்கரம் வாழையின் குருத்து
தளிர்க்கொடி இடை கொஞ்சம் சிறுத்து
வரும் தளதளவென எழில் கொழித்து....
Her neck is like a right-whorled conch
Aa....aa....aah...aa..aah...aa...aa....aa...aa...
Her neck is like a right-whorled conch
Her bangled hands are slender like tender banana shoots
Exuding radiant beauty in abundance
நான் பாடிடும் கவிதையின் சந்தம்
அந்த பாவையின் பார்வைக்கு சொந்தம்
அவள் பொன்னுடல் வெண்ணிற தந்தம்
இளம் புன்னகை தேன் மகரந்தம்
இளம் புன்னகை தேன் மகரந்தம்
The rhythm of the poem I sing
Belongs to the gaze of that maiden
Her golden body is like white ivory
Her tender smile is honeyed pollen
Her tender smile is honeyed pollen
ஞாயிறும் திங்களும் கொஞ்சும் கண்ணில்
மான்களும் மீன்களும் துள்ளும்
ஞாயிறும் திங்களும் கொஞ்சும் கண்ணில்
மான்களும் மீன்களும் துள்ளும்
செவ்வாய் சர்க்கரை கிண்ணம்
அதை சேர்ந்திங்கு வார்த்திடும் கன்னம்
In her eyes caressed by the sun and days
Deer and fish leap with joy
In her eyes caressed by the sun and days
Deer and fish leap with joy
Her red lips are a bowl of sugar
Her cheeks are cast together with sweet grace
எழுவகை ஸ்வரங்களின் தொகுப்பு
அவள் இதழ் வழி பிறந்திடும் சிரிப்பு
A composition of the seven musical notes
Is the smile born through her lips
....................................
.................
எழுவகை ஸ்வரங்களின் தொகுப்பு
அவள் இதழ் வழி பிறந்திடும் சிரிப்பு
உவமைகள் தருகின்ற வனப்பு
அந்த உயிர் கொண்ட ஓவியம் எனக்கு
அந்த உயிர் கொண்ட ஓவியம் எனக்கு
A composition of the seven musical notes
Is the smile born through her lips
A beauty that inspires endless comparisons
To me, she is a living painting
To me, she is a living painting
நான் பாடிடும் கவிதையின் சந்தம்
அந்த பாவையின் பார்வைக்கு சொந்தம்
அவள் பொன்னுடல் வெண்ணிற தந்தம்
இளம் புன்னகை தேன் மகரந்தம்
இளம் புன்னகை தேன் மகரந்தம்
The rhythm of the poem I sing
Belongs to the gaze of that maiden
Her golden body is like white ivory
Her tender smile is honeyed pollen
Her tender smile is honeyed pollen
Naan paadidum kavithaiyin santham
The rhythm of the poem I sing
Naan paadidum kavithaiyin santham
The rhythm of the poem I sing
Antha paavaiyin paarvaikku sontham
Belongs to the gaze of that maiden
Aval ponnudal vennira thantham
Her golden body is like white ivory
Ilam punnagai thaen magarantham
Her tender smile is honeyed pollen
Naan paadidum kavithaiyin santham
The rhythm of the poem I sing
Antha paavaiyin paarvaikku sontham
Belongs to the gaze of that maiden
Aval ponnudal vennira thantham
Her golden body is like white ivory
Ilam punnagai thaen magarantham
Her tender smile is honeyed pollen
Ilam punnagai thaen magarantham
Her tender smile is honeyed pollen
Valampuri sangena kazhuththu
Her neck is like a right-whorled conch
Aa….aa….aah…aa..aah…aa…aa….aa…aa…
Aa....aa....aah...aa..aah...aa...aa....aa...aa...
Valampuri sangena kazhuththu
Her neck is like a right-whorled conch
Aval valaikaram vaazhaiyin siruththu
Her bangled hands are slender like tender banana shoots
Varu thalathalavena ezhil kozhiththu
Exuding radiant beauty in abundance
Naan paadidum kavithaiyin santham
The rhythm of the poem I sing
Antha paavaiyin paarvaikku sontham
Belongs to the gaze of that maiden
Aval ponnudal vennira thantham
Her golden body is like white ivory
Ilam punnagai thaen magarantham
Her tender smile is honeyed pollen
Ilam punnagai thaen magarantham
Her tender smile is honeyed pollen
Nyaarum dhinangalum konjum kannil
In her eyes caressed by the sun and days
Maangalum meengalum thullum
Deer and fish leap with joy
Nyaarum dhinangalum konjum kannil
In her eyes caressed by the sun and days
Maangalum meengalum thullum
Deer and fish leap with joy
Sevvaai sarkkarai kinnam
Her red lips are a bowl of sugar
Athai saernthingu vaarththidum kannam
Her cheeks are cast together with sweet grace
Ezhuvagai swarangalin thoguppu
A composition of the seven musical notes
Aval idhazh vazhi piranthidum sirippu
Is the smile born through her lips
…………………..
.................
Ezhuvagai swarangalin thoguppu
A composition of the seven musical notes
Aval idhazh vazhi piranthidum sirippu
Is the smile born through her lips
Uvamaigal tharugindra vanappu
A beauty that inspires endless comparisons
Antha uyir konda oviyam enakku
To me, she is a living painting
Antha uyir konda oviyam enakku
To me, she is a living painting
Naan paadidum kavithaiyin santham
The rhythm of the poem I sing
Antha paavaiyin paarvaikku sontham
Belongs to the gaze of that maiden
Aval ponnudal vennira thantham
Her golden body is like white ivory
Ilam punnagai thaen magarantham
Her tender smile is honeyed pollen
Ilam punnagai thaen magarantham
Her tender smile is honeyed pollen
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Naan Paadidum Kavithaiyin Santham from the film Samaiyalkaran (1974) is a romantic Tamil song celebrating the graceful beauty of the beloved. The protagonist sings that the rhythm of his poetry finds its inspiration and rightful place in her enchanting gaze. He paints a poetic picture comparing her physical grace to traditional metaphors such as ivory, conch shells, and sweet flower pollen. He views her smile as a harmonious symphony of the seven musical notes and ultimately describes her as a living, breathing painting.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Valampuri sangena kazhuththu”
Compares her neck to a sacred right-whorled conch ('Valampuri sangena kazhuththu').
End Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Naan paadidum kavithaiyin santham”
Uses matching rhyming endings in consecutive lines (santham, sontham, thantham, magarantham).
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Ezhuvagai swarangalin thoguppu”
Compares her smile to a creation of the seven musical notes ('Ezhuvagai swarangalin thoguppu').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Antha uyir konda oviyam enakku”
Refers to the maiden directly as a living painting ('uyir konda oviyam').
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Trivia
This classic romantic track features music composed by M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics penned by the legendary poet Vaali and sung by T. M. Soundararajan for the film Samaiyalkaran (1974).
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