Ninaivil Aadum Azhago
From Kal Vadiyum Pookkal · 1983
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- K. J. Yesudas
- Music director
- Shyam
- Details
- Kal Vadiyum Pookkal1983
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Aa…..aa……aa……aa…..aah….aa…. | Aa.....aa......aa......aa.....aah....aa.... |
| Aa…..aa……aa……aa…..aah….aa…. | Aa.....aa......aa......aa.....aah....aa.... |
| Male | |
| Ninaivil aadum azhago….oo…. | Is it a beauty dancing in my memory? |
| Nerungidaathaa uravo…oo…. | Or a relationship that remains forever out of reach? |
| Ninaivil aadum azhago…. | Is it a beauty dancing in my memory? |
| Nerungidaathaa uravo…… | Or a relationship that remains forever out of reach? |
| Ilam paruva naadagangal arangamerugaiyil | Just as the drama of youth was being staged, |
| Idaiyil thiraiyum vizha | A curtain unexpectedly fell in between. |
| Poo maalai konda poo paavaiyindri | Without the flower-like maiden holding the floral garland, |
| Naan thaniththirukka | Leaving me standing all alone. |
| Male | |
| Ninaivil aadum azhago….oo…. | Is it a beauty dancing in my memory? |
| Padhani dhanisa nisaga kasanipagani | [Musical swara notes] |
| Ninaivil aadum azhago….oo…. | Is it a beauty dancing in my memory? |
| Pagapa dhapatha nithani sanisani | [Musical swara notes] |
| Ninaivil aadum azhago….oo…. | Is it a beauty dancing in my memory? |
| Kasathagapathaa mapagapani kabaganisa dhasanithapa……….. | [Musical swara notes] |
| Male | |
| Thaththatheem thaththatheem thatheem | [Rhythmic jathi / konnakol syllables] |
| Thaththatheem thaththatheem thatheem | [Rhythmic jathi / konnakol syllables] |
| Thaththatheem thaththatheem thatheem thatheemthaa | [Rhythmic jathi / konnakol syllables] |
| Thatheeth thatheeththa thatheeth | [Rhythmic jathi / konnakol syllables] |
| Thatheeth thatheeth thatheeththa | [Rhythmic jathi / konnakol syllables] |
| Thatheeth thatheeth thatheeth thatheeththa | [Rhythmic jathi / konnakol syllables] |
| Thatheeth thatheeth thatheeththa | [Rhythmic jathi / konnakol syllables] |
| Male | |
| Ninaivil aadum azhago….oo…. | Is it a beauty dancing in my memory? |
ஆ.....ஆ.......ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆஹ்.....ஆ....
ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ........ஆ.....ஆஹ்.....ஆ....
Aa.....aa......aa......aa.....aah....aa....
Aa.....aa......aa......aa.....aah....aa....
நினைவில் ஆடும் அழகோ....ஓ....
நெருங்கிடாத உறவோ.....ஓ.....
நினைவில் ஆடும் அழகோ அவள்
நெருங்கிடாத உறவோ
இளம் பருவ நாடகங்கள் அரங்கமேறுகையில்
இடையில் திரையும் விழ
பூ மாலை கொண்ட பூ பாவையின்றி
நான் தனித்திருக்க
Is it a beauty dancing in my memory?
Or a relationship that remains forever out of reach?
Is it a beauty dancing in my memory?
Or a relationship that remains forever out of reach?
Just as the drama of youth was being staged,
A curtain unexpectedly fell in between.
Without the flower-like maiden holding the floral garland,
Leaving me standing all alone.
நினைவில் ஆடும் அழகோ....ஓ....
பதநி தநிச நிசக கசநிபகநி
நினைவில் ஆடும் அழகோ....ஓ....
பகப தபத நிதநி சநிசநி
நினைவில் ஆடும் அழகோ....ஓ....
கசதகபதா மபகபநி கபகநிச தசநிதப.................
Is it a beauty dancing in my memory?
[Musical swara notes]
Is it a beauty dancing in my memory?
[Musical swara notes]
Is it a beauty dancing in my memory?
[Musical swara notes]
தத்ததீம் தத்ததீம் ததீம்
தத்ததீம் தத்ததீம் ததீம்
தத்ததீம் தத்ததீம் ததீம் ததீம்தா
ததீத் ததீத்த ததீத் ததீத் ததீத் ததீத்த
ததீத் ததீத் ததீத் ததீத்த ததீத் ததீத் ததீத்த
[Rhythmic jathi / konnakol syllables]
[Rhythmic jathi / konnakol syllables]
[Rhythmic jathi / konnakol syllables]
[Rhythmic jathi / konnakol syllables]
[Rhythmic jathi / konnakol syllables]
[Rhythmic jathi / konnakol syllables]
[Rhythmic jathi / konnakol syllables]
நினைவில் ஆடும் அழகோ....ஓ....
Is it a beauty dancing in my memory?
Aa…..aa……aa……aa…..aah….aa….
Aa.....aa......aa......aa.....aah....aa....
Aa…..aa……aa……aa…..aah….aa….
Aa.....aa......aa......aa.....aah....aa....
Ninaivil aadum azhago….oo….
Is it a beauty dancing in my memory?
Nerungidaathaa uravo…oo….
Or a relationship that remains forever out of reach?
Ninaivil aadum azhago….
Is it a beauty dancing in my memory?
Nerungidaathaa uravo……
Or a relationship that remains forever out of reach?
Ilam paruva naadagangal arangamerugaiyil
Just as the drama of youth was being staged,
Idaiyil thiraiyum vizha
A curtain unexpectedly fell in between.
Poo maalai konda poo paavaiyindri
Without the flower-like maiden holding the floral garland,
Naan thaniththirukka
Leaving me standing all alone.
Ninaivil aadum azhago….oo….
Is it a beauty dancing in my memory?
Padhani dhanisa nisaga kasanipagani
[Musical swara notes]
Ninaivil aadum azhago….oo….
Is it a beauty dancing in my memory?
Pagapa dhapatha nithani sanisani
[Musical swara notes]
Ninaivil aadum azhago….oo….
Is it a beauty dancing in my memory?
Kasathagapathaa mapagapani kabaganisa dhasanithapa………..
[Musical swara notes]
Thaththatheem thaththatheem thatheem
[Rhythmic jathi / konnakol syllables]
Thaththatheem thaththatheem thatheem
[Rhythmic jathi / konnakol syllables]
Thaththatheem thaththatheem thatheem thatheemthaa
[Rhythmic jathi / konnakol syllables]
Thatheeth thatheeththa thatheeth
[Rhythmic jathi / konnakol syllables]
Thatheeth thatheeth thatheeththa
[Rhythmic jathi / konnakol syllables]
Thatheeth thatheeth thatheeth thatheeththa
[Rhythmic jathi / konnakol syllables]
Thatheeth thatheeth thatheeththa
[Rhythmic jathi / konnakol syllables]
Ninaivil aadum azhago….oo….
Is it a beauty dancing in my memory?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Ninaivil Aadum Azhago from the movie Kal Vadiyum Pookkal (1983) is a classical-tinged song of longing and heartache. The protagonist meditates on the memory of his lost love, questioning if she is merely a lingering dream or a bond that can never be realized again. He uses the metaphor of a theater performance to describe how their budding romance was abruptly halted halfway through as a curtain fell, leaving him abandoned and solitary without his beloved bride. Composed by Shyam with lyrics by Vaali and sung impeccably by K. J. Yesudas, the track transitions from reflective poetic verses to dynamic Carnatic classical vocalizations (swaras and jathis). The musical structure highlights the emotional turmoil of the protagonist, contrasting melodic nostalgia with rhythmic urgency.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Ninaivil aadum azhago / Nerungidaathaa uravo”
The matching initial letter 'N' ('Ni' and 'Ne') across consecutive lines creates melodic rhythm.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Ilam paruva naadagangal arangamerugaiyil / Idaiyil thiraiyum vizha”
Youthful romantic life is metaphorically represented as a theatrical stage play interrupted by an untimely falling curtain.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Poo paavaiyindri”
The beloved woman is described as a 'poo paavai' (flower maiden), metaphorically linking her gentle beauty to a delicate blossom.
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Trivia
'Kal Vadiyum Pookkal' (1983) features a score composed by Shyam, a prominent music director who was highly successful in both Malayalam and Tamil cinema during the late 1970s and 1980s. This song stands out for K. J. Yesudas's masterful execution of rapid-fire swara patterns and complex rhythmic konnakol jathis set within a film song context.
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