Naan Paadum Mouna Raagam
From Idhaya Kovil · 1985
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Idhaya Kovil1985
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Naan paadum mounaraagam | The silent melody I sing |
| En kaadhal rani innum | My queen of love, still |
| Male | |
| Naan paadum mouna | The silent melody |
| Raagam ketkavillaiyaa | I sing, haven't you heard it? |
| En kaadhal rani | My queen of love |
| Innum thoongavillaiyaa | Haven't you slept yet? |
| Male | |
| Kanneeril unnai thedukindren | I search for you in my tears |
| Ennodu naanae paadukindren | I sing to myself |
| Male | |
| Naan paadum mouna | The silent melody |
| Raagam ketkavillaiyaa | I sing, haven't you heard it? |
| En kaadhal rani | My queen of love |
| Innum thoongavillaiyaa | Haven't you slept yet? |
| Male | |
| Unnai kandu thendralum | Upon seeing you, even the gentle breeze |
| Nindru ponathundu | Would pause in its path |
| Unnai kaana vennila | To catch a glimpse of you, the white moon |
| Vanthu povathundu | Would come and visit |
| Male | |
| Yen devi indru | Why today, my goddess, |
| Nee ennai kolkiraai | Are you tormenting and killing me? |
| Mul meethu yenadi | Why, my dear, upon thorns |
| Thoonga solkiraai | Do you tell me to sleep? |
| Male | |
| Unnai thedi thediyae | Searching endlessly for you |
| Endhan aavi ponathu | My very life spirit has faded |
| Kooduthaanae ingu paaduthu | Only the empty nest sings here now |
| Koodu indru kuyilai thaanae theduthu | The nest today searches for its cuckoo bird |
| Male | |
| Naan paadum mouna | The silent melody |
| Raagam ketkavillaiyaa | I sing, haven't you heard it? |
| En kaadhal rani | My queen of love |
| Innum thoongavillaiyaa | Haven't you slept yet? |
| Male | |
| Kangal ennum solaiyil | In the garden known as eyes |
| Kaadhal vaangi vanthen | I came bringing love |
| Vaangi vantha pinbu thaan | Only after bringing it |
| Saabam endru kanden | Did I realize it was a curse |
| Male | |
| Ensaabam theeravae | To break my curse |
| Neeyum illaiyae | You aren't even here |
| Ensogam paadavae | To sing my grief |
| Raagam illaiyae | There is no tune left |
| Male | |
| Poovum veezhnthu | The flower has fallen off, |
| Ponathu kaambu | How can the stem survive? |
| Enna vaazhvathu | How can it live on? |
| Male | |
| Kaalam ennai kelvi ketkuthu | Time demands an answer from me |
| Kelvi indru keliyaagi ponathu | Today, that question has turned into a mockery |
| Male | |
| Naan paadum mouna | The silent melody |
| Raagam ketkavillaiyaa | I sing, haven't you heard it? |
| En kaadhal rani | My queen of love |
| Innum thoongavillaiyaa | Haven't you slept yet? |
| Male | |
| Kanneeril unnai thedukindren | I search for you in my tears |
| Ennodu naanae paadukindren | I sing to myself |
| Male | |
| Naan paadum mouna | The silent melody |
| Raagam ketkavillaiyaa | I sing, haven't you heard it? |
| En kaadhal rani | My queen of love |
| Innum thoongavillaiyaa | Haven't you slept yet? |
நான் பாடும்
மௌன ராகம் என்
காதல் ராணி இன்னும்
The silent melody I sing
My queen of love, still
நான் பாடும்
மௌன ராகம்
கேட்கவில்லையா
என் காதல் ராணி
இன்னும் தூங்கவில்லையா
The silent melody
I sing, haven't you heard it?
My queen of love
Haven't you slept yet?
கண்ணீரில்
உன்னைத் தேடுகின்றேன்
என்னோடு நானே
பாடுகின்றேன்
I search for you in my tears
I sing to myself
நான் பாடும்
மௌன ராகம்
கேட்கவில்லையா
என் காதல் ராணி
இன்னும் தூங்கவில்லையா
The silent melody
I sing, haven't you heard it?
My queen of love
Haven't you slept yet?
உன்னைக் கண்டு
தென்றலும் நின்று
போனதுண்டு உன்னைக்
காண வெண்ணிலா வந்து
போவதுண்டு
Upon seeing you, even the gentle breeze
Would pause in its path
To catch a glimpse of you, the white moon
Would come and visit
ஏன் தேவி
இன்று நீ என்னைக்
கொல்கிறாய் முள்
மீது ஏனடி தூங்கச்
சொல்கிறாய்
Why today, my goddess,
Are you tormenting and killing me?
Why, my dear, upon thorns
Do you tell me to sleep?
உன்னைத்
தேடித் தேடியே
எந்தன் ஆவி போனது
கூடுதானே இங்கு பாடுது
கூடு இன்று குயிலைத்
தானே தேடுது
Searching endlessly for you
My very life spirit has faded
Only the empty nest sings here now
The nest today searches for its cuckoo bird
நான் பாடும்
மௌன ராகம்
கேட்கவில்லையா
என் காதல் ராணி
இன்னும் தூங்கவில்லையா
The silent melody
I sing, haven't you heard it?
My queen of love
Haven't you slept yet?
கண்கள் என்னும்
சோலையில் காதல்
வாங்கி வந்தேன்
வாங்கி வந்த பின்பு
தான் சாபம் என்று
கண்டேன்
In the garden known as eyes
I came bringing love
Only after bringing it
Did I realize it was a curse
என் சாபம்
தீரவே நீயும் இல்லையே
என் சோகம் பாடவே
ராகம் இல்லையே
To break my curse
You aren't even here
To sing my grief
There is no tune left
பூவும் வீழ்ந்து
போனது காம்பு என்ன
வாழ்வது
The flower has fallen off,
How can the stem survive?
How can it live on?
காலம் என்னைக்
கேள்வி கேட்குது கேள்வி
இன்று கேலியாகிப் போனது
Time demands an answer from me
Today, that question has turned into a mockery
நான் பாடும்
மௌன ராகம்
கேட்கவில்லையா
என் காதல் ராணி
இன்னும் தூங்கவில்லையா
The silent melody
I sing, haven't you heard it?
My queen of love
Haven't you slept yet?
கண்ணீரில்
உன்னைத் தேடுகின்றேன்
என்னோடு நானே
பாடுகின்றேன்
I search for you in my tears
I sing to myself
நான் பாடும்
மௌன ராகம்
கேட்கவில்லையா
என் காதல் ராணி
இன்னும் தூங்கவில்லையா
The silent melody
I sing, haven't you heard it?
My queen of love
Haven't you slept yet?
Naan paadum mounaraagam
The silent melody I sing
En kaadhal rani innum
My queen of love, still
Naan paadum mouna
The silent melody
Raagam ketkavillaiyaa
I sing, haven't you heard it?
En kaadhal rani
My queen of love
Innum thoongavillaiyaa
Haven't you slept yet?
Kanneeril unnai thedukindren
I search for you in my tears
Ennodu naanae paadukindren
I sing to myself
Naan paadum mouna
The silent melody
Raagam ketkavillaiyaa
I sing, haven't you heard it?
En kaadhal rani
My queen of love
Innum thoongavillaiyaa
Haven't you slept yet?
Unnai kandu thendralum
Upon seeing you, even the gentle breeze
Nindru ponathundu
Would pause in its path
Unnai kaana vennila
To catch a glimpse of you, the white moon
Vanthu povathundu
Would come and visit
Yen devi indru
Why today, my goddess,
Nee ennai kolkiraai
Are you tormenting and killing me?
Mul meethu yenadi
Why, my dear, upon thorns
Thoonga solkiraai
Do you tell me to sleep?
Unnai thedi thediyae
Searching endlessly for you
Endhan aavi ponathu
My very life spirit has faded
Kooduthaanae ingu paaduthu
Only the empty nest sings here now
Koodu indru kuyilai thaanae theduthu
The nest today searches for its cuckoo bird
Naan paadum mouna
The silent melody
Raagam ketkavillaiyaa
I sing, haven't you heard it?
En kaadhal rani
My queen of love
Innum thoongavillaiyaa
Haven't you slept yet?
Kangal ennum solaiyil
In the garden known as eyes
Kaadhal vaangi vanthen
I came bringing love
Vaangi vantha pinbu thaan
Only after bringing it
Saabam endru kanden
Did I realize it was a curse
Ensaabam theeravae
To break my curse
Neeyum illaiyae
You aren't even here
Ensogam paadavae
To sing my grief
Raagam illaiyae
There is no tune left
Poovum veezhnthu
The flower has fallen off,
Ponathu kaambu
How can the stem survive?
Enna vaazhvathu
How can it live on?
Kaalam ennai kelvi ketkuthu
Time demands an answer from me
Kelvi indru keliyaagi ponathu
Today, that question has turned into a mockery
Naan paadum mouna
The silent melody
Raagam ketkavillaiyaa
I sing, haven't you heard it?
En kaadhal rani
My queen of love
Innum thoongavillaiyaa
Haven't you slept yet?
Kanneeril unnai thedukindren
I search for you in my tears
Ennodu naanae paadukindren
I sing to myself
Naan paadum mouna
The silent melody
Raagam ketkavillaiyaa
I sing, haven't you heard it?
En kaadhal rani
My queen of love
Innum thoongavillaiyaa
Haven't you slept yet?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Naan Paadum Mouna Raagam is a deeply tragic song expressing profound heartbreak and grief over the loss of a beloved partner. The protagonist pours his heart out, singing a silent melody in his loneliness while tears flow. He addresses his lost lover as his queen of love and goddess, lamenting that life without her feels like being forced to sleep on a bed of sharp thorns.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Kangal ennum solaiyil”
Compares the eyes to a garden ('Kangal ennum solaiyil') and compares the abandoned lover to a empty nest searching for its cuckoo ('Koodu indru kuyilai thaanae theduthu').
Personification
“Unnai kandu thendralum nindru ponathundu”
Attributes human behaviors to nature and abstract concepts, such as breezes stopping to admire her, the moon visiting to see her, and Time asking mockingly hard questions.
Anaphora / Repetition
“Unnai thedi thediyae”
Repetition of the phrase 'Thedi thediyae' to emphasize the endless and desperate search for the beloved.
Did you know?
Trivia
Composed by Ilaiyaraaja and sung soulfully by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam for the 1985 romantic drama 'Idhaya Kovil', directed by Mani Ratnam. The song remains one of Tamil cinema's most famous tragic melodies.
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