Paadatha Kuyilaanen
From Illarame Nallaram · 1958
- Lyricist
- A. Maruthakasi
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- K. G. Moorthy
- Details
- Illarame Nallaram1958
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Paadatha kuyil aanen | I became a cuckoo that cannot sing |
| Padham paeyarndhen | I lost my footing |
| Aadaatha mayil aanen | I became a peacock that cannot dance |
| Oru paavam ariyaadha naanae aa..aa… | I, who knew no sin, ah... |
| Female | |
| Haa…aaa… | Haa... aaa... |
| Paadidavaa naan aadidavaa | Shall I sing, or shall I dance? |
| Solaiyai puyalum meendathae | A storm struck the garden once again |
| Adhu paalaiyai polae kaaindhadhai | As it withered away like a desert |
| Solliyum naanae soga geetham | Even as I sing a song of sorrow |
| Paadidavaa naan aadidavaa | Shall I sing, or shall I dance? |
| Female | |
| Kaalamellaam veenae kanneeraal | All through time, in vain with tears |
| Kaalamellaam veenae kanneeraal | All through time, in vain with tears |
| Paalaiyaai nindrenae kannaala | I stood like a desert, my beloved |
| Paalaiyaai nindrenae kannaala | I stood like a desert, my beloved |
| Paadidavaa naan aadidavaa | Shall I sing, or shall I dance? |
| Female | |
| Soozhndhidum megam kalaindhadhanaalae | Because the surrounding dark clouds dispersed |
| Thondrum nilaa oli polae..aa.aa..aa | Like the emerging light of the moon.. ah.. |
| Soozhndhidum megam kalaindhadhanaalae | Because the surrounding dark clouds dispersed |
| Thondrum nilaa oli polae.. | Like the emerging light of the moon.. |
| Thuyar enum irul neengiyae en vaazhvil | As the darkness of sorrow vanishes from my life |
| Sugam peruven endru naan anbaalae.. | I will find happiness through love.. |
| Female | |
| Paadidavaa naan aadidavaa | Shall I sing, or shall I dance? |
| Solaiyai puyalum meendathae | A storm struck the garden once again |
| Adhu paalaiyai polae kaaindhadhai | As it withered away like a desert |
| Solliyum naanae soga geetham | Even as I sing a song of sorrow |
| Paadidavaa naan aadidavaa | Shall I sing, or shall I dance? |
பாடாத குயில் ஆனேன்
பதம் பேர்ந்தேன்
ஆடாத மயில் ஆனேன்
ஒரு பாவம் அறியாத நானே....ஆ...ஆ..
I became a cuckoo that cannot sing
I lost my footing
I became a peacock that cannot dance
I, who knew no sin, ah...
ஹா ..ஆ...ஆ..
பாடிடவா நான் ஆடிடவா
சோலையை புயலும் மீண்டதே
அது பாலையை போலே காய்ந்ததை
சொல்லியும் நானே சோக கீதம்......
பாடிடவா நான் ஆடிடவா
Haa... aaa...
Shall I sing, or shall I dance?
A storm struck the garden once again
As it withered away like a desert
Even as I sing a song of sorrow
Shall I sing, or shall I dance?
காலமெல்லாம் வீணே கண்ணீரால்
காலமெல்லாம் வீணே கண்ணீரால்
பாலையாய் நின்றேனே கண்ணாளா
பாலையாய் நின்றேனே கண்ணாளா
பாடிடவா நான் ஆடிடவா
All through time, in vain with tears
All through time, in vain with tears
I stood like a desert, my beloved
I stood like a desert, my beloved
Shall I sing, or shall I dance?
சூழ்ந்திடும் மேகம் கலைந்ததனாலே
தோன்றும் நிலா ஒளி போலே ஆ...ஆ...ஆ..
சூழ்ந்திடும் மேகம் கலைந்ததனாலே
தோன்றும் நிலா ஒளி போலே..
துயர் எனும் இருள் நீங்கியே என் வாழ்வில்
சுகம் பெறுவேன் என்று நான் அன்பாலே
Because the surrounding dark clouds dispersed
Like the emerging light of the moon.. ah..
Because the surrounding dark clouds dispersed
Like the emerging light of the moon..
As the darkness of sorrow vanishes from my life
I will find happiness through love..
பாடிடவா நான் ஆடிடவா
சோலையை புயலும் மீண்டதே
அது பாலையை போலே காய்ந்ததை
சொல்லியும் நானே சோக கீதம்......
பாடிடவா நான் ஆடிடவா
Shall I sing, or shall I dance?
A storm struck the garden once again
As it withered away like a desert
Even as I sing a song of sorrow
Shall I sing, or shall I dance?
Paadatha kuyil aanen
I became a cuckoo that cannot sing
Padham paeyarndhen
I lost my footing
Aadaatha mayil aanen
I became a peacock that cannot dance
Oru paavam ariyaadha naanae aa..aa…
I, who knew no sin, ah...
Haa…aaa…
Haa... aaa...
Paadidavaa naan aadidavaa
Shall I sing, or shall I dance?
Solaiyai puyalum meendathae
A storm struck the garden once again
Adhu paalaiyai polae kaaindhadhai
As it withered away like a desert
Solliyum naanae soga geetham
Even as I sing a song of sorrow
Paadidavaa naan aadidavaa
Shall I sing, or shall I dance?
Kaalamellaam veenae kanneeraal
All through time, in vain with tears
Kaalamellaam veenae kanneeraal
All through time, in vain with tears
Paalaiyaai nindrenae kannaala
I stood like a desert, my beloved
Paalaiyaai nindrenae kannaala
I stood like a desert, my beloved
Paadidavaa naan aadidavaa
Shall I sing, or shall I dance?
Soozhndhidum megam kalaindhadhanaalae
Because the surrounding dark clouds dispersed
Thondrum nilaa oli polae..aa.aa..aa
Like the emerging light of the moon.. ah..
Soozhndhidum megam kalaindhadhanaalae
Because the surrounding dark clouds dispersed
Thondrum nilaa oli polae..
Like the emerging light of the moon..
Thuyar enum irul neengiyae en vaazhvil
As the darkness of sorrow vanishes from my life
Sugam peruven endru naan anbaalae..
I will find happiness through love..
Paadidavaa naan aadidavaa
Shall I sing, or shall I dance?
Solaiyai puyalum meendathae
A storm struck the garden once again
Adhu paalaiyai polae kaaindhadhai
As it withered away like a desert
Solliyum naanae soga geetham
Even as I sing a song of sorrow
Paadidavaa naan aadidavaa
Shall I sing, or shall I dance?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song expresses the deep pain and emotional turmoil of a woman whose joyful life has been ruined by an unexpected crisis, leaving her like a storm-ravaged garden turned into a desert. Stripped of her natural joy, she compares herself to a songless cuckoo and a danceless peacock, questioning whether she should sing or dance while pouring out her tragic state in a song of grief. Despite her prolonged suffering, she finds a ray of hope as the dark clouds begin to disperse, trusting that love will clear away the darkness of sorrow and bring moonlight-like joy back into her life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Urvagam)
“Paadatha kuyil aanen... Aadaatha mayil aanen”
Compares her joyless state to a cuckoo that cannot sing and a peacock that cannot dance.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Adhu paalaiyai polae kaaindhadhai”
Compares the dried-up garden of her life to a desert using the simile marker 'polae'.
Metaphor (Urvagam)
“Thuyar enum irul neengiyae en vaazhvil”
Equates sorrow directly to darkness ('Thuyar enum irul').
Simile (Uvamai)
“Soozhndhidum megam kalaindhadhanaalae / Thondrum nilaa oli polae”
Compares the dispersal of sorrow to the clearing of clouds revealing moonlight.
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Trivia
'Illarame Nallaram' (1958) was directed by P. Pullaiah and starred Gemini Ganesan and Anjali Devi. The song features lyrics written by A. Maruthakasi set to music composed by K. G. Moorthy, poignantly delivered by singer P. Susheela.
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