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Paada Therinthavar Paadungal

From Pudhiya Vazhkai · 1971

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
S. Janaki
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name
Pudhiya Vazhkai
Movie release year
1971
Lyrics added on
2 Oct 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Paada therinthavar paadungal
Aada therinthavar aadungal
Idhu thanga paapa pirandha naal
Oru thaayin ullam malarndha naal
Aaa aahaaa…(4)
Female :Paada therinthavar paadungal
Aada therinthavar aadungal
Idhu thanga paapa pirandha naal
Oru thaayin ullam malarndha naal
Konjum kiliyin mozhi eduthu
Kuvalai poovil vizhi eduthu
Konjum kiliyin mozhi eduthu
Kuvalai poovil vizhi eduthu
Vaigai alaiyil udal eduthu
Vaigai alaiyil udal eduthu
Madhurai thendral nadai eduthu
Idhu thanga paapa pirandha naal
Oru thaayin ullam malarndha naal
{UravugalaalaeChorus :Ulagangal
Female :UrumaigalaalaeChorus :Idhayangal} (2)
Female :Parivum paasamum bandhangal
Parivum paasamum bandhangal
En paapa vazhiyae sondhangal
Aa…aahaa….Female :Aaaa…aahaa….
Chorus :LalaFemale :Lalala lalala lalalaa laa laa laa
Paada therinthavar paadungal
Aada therinthavar aadungal
All :Idhu thanga paapa pirandha naal
Oru thaayin ullam malarndha naal
Thanthaiyin manaivi thaaiyaavaal
Aval thaangiya mazhalai seiyaavaal
Thanthaiyin manaivi thaaiyaavaal
Aval thaangiya mazhalai seiyaavaal
Sindhanai seidhen pon magalae
Sindhanai seidhen pon magalae
Nee deivam thantha en magalae
Aa…aahaa….(4)
Female :Paada therinthavar paadungal
Aada therinthavar aadungal
All :Idhu thanga paapa pirandha naal
Oru thaayin ullam malarndha naal
Those who can sing, please sing!
Those who can dance, please dance!
Today is our precious baby's birthday,
The day a mother's heart blossoms with joy!
Ah... aahaa... (4)
Female: Those who can sing, please sing!
Those who can dance, please dance!
Today is our precious baby's birthday,
The day a mother's heart blossoms with joy!
Taking the sweet prattle of a tender parrot,
Taking the delicate beauty of water-lily eyes,
Taking the sweet prattle of a tender parrot,
Taking the delicate beauty of water-lily eyes,
Taking a form as gentle as the waves of the Vaigai river,
Taking a form as gentle as the waves of the Vaigai river,
Taking a graceful stride like the southern breeze of Madurai,
Today is our precious baby's birthday,
The day a mother's heart blossoms with joy!
{Worlds are built upon relationships, Chorus: Worlds!
Female: Hearts are drawn close by loving bonds! Chorus: Hearts!} (2)
Female: Kindness and affection form life's ties,
Kindness and affection form life's ties,
And through my little baby, they all became my family!
Ah... aahaa... Female: Aah... aahaa...
Chorus: Lala Female: Lalala lalala lalala la la la
Those who can sing, please sing!
Those who can dance, please dance!
All: Today is our precious baby's birthday,
The day a mother's heart blossoms with joy!
A father's wife becomes a mother,
And the sweet infant she holds becomes her child.
A father's wife becomes a mother,
And the sweet infant she holds becomes her child.
When I thought about it, my golden girl,
When I thought about it, my golden girl,
You are the precious daughter God gifted to me!
Ah... aahaa... (4)
Female: Those who can sing, please sing!
Those who can dance, please dance!
All: Today is our precious baby's birthday,
The day a mother's heart blossoms with joy!
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Chorus
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Chorus
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic song 'Paada Therinthavar Paadungal' from the film 'Pudhiya Vazhkai' (1971) is a joyful celebration of a child's birthday. The lyrics invite everyone to join the festivities through singing and dancing, describing the child as a divine blessing born of love. Kannadasan poetically compares the baby's features to nature—her speech to a parrot, eyes to water lilies, body to the waves of the river Vaigai, and walk to the breeze of Madurai.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Emonai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Paada therinthavar paadungal / Aada therinthavar aadungal”

The second consonant 'da' matches across consecutive lines 'Paada' and 'Aada'.

Uvamaani / Metaphor

“Konjum kiliyin mozhi eduthu / Kuvalai poovil vizhi eduthu”

Poetic comparison of baby's features with elements of nature like the parrot, water lily, Vaigai river waves, and Madurai breeze.

Anaphora (Repetition)

“mozhi eduthu / vizhi eduthu / udal eduthu / nadai eduthu”

Repetition of the phrase 'eduthu' at the end of poetic lines for rhythmic symmetry.

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Trivia

Composed by K. V. Mahadevan with lyrics by Kannadasan and sung delightfully by S. Janaki, 'Paada Therinthavar Paadungal' remains one of Tamil cinema's most popular birthday celebration songs, often played at children's milestone events across Tamil Nadu.

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