Paadinal Oru Paattu
From Oru Thaai Makkal · 1971
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- T. M. Soundararajan, P. B. Sreenivas
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Oru Thaai Makkal1971
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Paadinaal oru paattu | She sang a song |
| Paal nilaavinil naettru | In the milky moonlight yesterday |
| Odinen adhai kettu | Hearing that, I ran |
| Thaedinen valai pottu | I searched, spreading a net |
| Poonguyil aval yaaro | Who is that flower-cuckoo? |
| Pon mayil aval pero | Is her name golden peacock? |
| Poonguyil aval yaaro | Who is that flower-cuckoo? |
| Pon mayil aval pero | Is her name golden peacock? |
| Male | |
| Paadinaal oru paattu | She sang a song |
| Male | |
| Paal nilaavinil naettru | In the milky moonlight yesterday |
| Male | |
| Odinen adhai kettu | Hearing that, I ran |
| Male | |
| Thaedinen valai pottu | I searched, spreading a net |
| Male | |
| Nalla thamizh isai amudhena varugaiyil | When good Tamil music came like nectar |
| Nenjam angae sendradhu | My heart went towards it |
| Male | |
| Mella mayangiya iru vizhi malargalai | Over the two flower-like eyes that gently fainted |
| Thendral sondham kondadhu | The gentle breeze claimed ownership |
| Male | |
| Velli radhamena urugiya paniyinil | In the dew melted like a silver chariot |
| Penmai dheivam nindradhu | The divine goddess of womanhood stood |
| Male | |
| Ullam muzhuvadhum | All over the heart |
| Pudhuvidha kavidhaigal alli alli thandhadhu | It poured new kinds of poetry generously |
| Male | |
| Alaiyillaadha neero | Is it water without waves? |
| Male | |
| Neerillaadha aaro | Is it a river without water? |
| Male | |
| Aarilladha ooro | Is it a town without a river? |
| Male | |
| Avalillaadha naano | Is it me without her? |
| Male | |
| Mana koyil vaazha vandha | Is she the divine woman |
| Dheiveega pen enbadho | Who came to dwell in the temple of the mind? |
| Male | |
| Enakkaaga yengugindra | Are those red-lily eyes |
| Sevvalli kan enbadho | Yearning for me? |
| Male | |
| Paadinaal oru paattu | She sang a song |
| Male | |
| Paal nilaavinil naettru | In the milky moonlight yesterday |
| Male | |
| Odinen adhai kettu | Hearing that, I ran |
| Male | |
| Thaedinen valai pottu | I searched, spreading a net |
| Male | |
| Paruvam konda paavai | A maiden who has come of age |
| Male | |
| Pani padarndha paarvai | A mist-covered glance |
| Male | |
| Varavu solla thondrum | It feels like welcoming her arrival |
| Male | |
| Uravu kolla vendum | I must form a relationship |
| Male | |
| Malar maalai yaarukkendru | For whom is the flower garland meant? |
| Pen paavai kan thaedumo | Do the maiden's eyes search? |
| Male | |
| Edhir paarkkum ezhai nenjam | Will this poor expectant heart |
| Ennodu ondraagumo | Become one with mine? |
| Male | |
| Paadinaal oru paattu | She sang a song |
| Male | |
| Paal nilaavinil naettru | In the milky moonlight yesterday |
| Male | |
| Odinen adhai kettu | Hearing that, I ran |
| Male | |
| Thaedinen valai pottu | I searched, spreading a net |
பாடினாள் ஒரு பாட்டு
பால் நிலாவினில் நேற்று
ஓடினேன் அதை கேட்டு
தேடினேன் வலை போட்டு
பூங்குயில் அவள் யாரோ
பொன் மயில் அவள் பேரோ
பூங்குயில் அவள் யாரோ
பொன் மயில் அவள் பேரோ
She sang a song
In the milky moonlight yesterday
Hearing that, I ran
I searched, spreading a net
Who is that flower-cuckoo?
Is her name golden peacock?
Who is that flower-cuckoo?
Is her name golden peacock?
பாடினாள் ஒரு பாட்டு
She sang a song
பால் நிலாவினில் நேற்று
In the milky moonlight yesterday
ஓடினேன் அதை கேட்டு
Hearing that, I ran
தேடினேன் வலை போட்டு
I searched, spreading a net
பூங்குயில் அவள் யாரோ
பொன் மயில் அவள் பேரோ
When good Tamil music came like nectar
My heart went towards it
நல்ல தமிழ் இசை அமுதென வருகையில்
நெஞ்சம் அங்கே சென்றது
Over the two flower-like eyes that gently fainted
The gentle breeze claimed ownership
மெல்ல மயங்கிய இரு விழி மலர்களை
தென்றல் சொந்தம் கொண்டது
In the dew melted like a silver chariot
The divine goddess of womanhood stood
வெள்ளி ரதமென உருகிய பனியினில்
பெண்மை தெய்வம் நின்றது
All over the heart
It poured new kinds of poetry generously
உள்ளம் முழுவதும்
புதுவித கவிதைகள் அள்ளி அள்ளி தந்தது
Is it water without waves?
பூங்குயில் அவள் யாரோ
பொன் மயில் அவள் பேரோ
Is it a river without water?
ஆளில்லாத நீரோ
Is it a town without a river?
நீரில்லாத ஆறோ
Is it me without her?
ஆறில்லாத ஊரோ
Is she the divine woman
Who came to dwell in the temple of the mind?
அவளில்லாத நானோ
Are those red-lily eyes
Yearning for me?
மனக்கோயில் வாழ வந்த
தெய்வீக பெண் என்பதோ
She sang a song
எனக்காக ஏங்குகின்ற
செவ்வல்லி கண் என்பதோ
In the milky moonlight yesterday
பாடினாள் ஒரு பாட்டு
Hearing that, I ran
பால் நிலாவினில் நேற்று
I searched, spreading a net
ஓடினேன் அதை கேட்டு
A maiden who has come of age
தேடினேன் வலை போட்டு
A mist-covered glance
பூங்குயில் அவள் யாரோ
பொன் மயில் அவள் பேரோ
It feels like welcoming her arrival
பருவம் கொண்ட பாவை
I must form a relationship
பனி படர்ந்த பார்வை
For whom is the flower garland meant?
Do the maiden's eyes search?
வரவு சொல்ல தோன்றும்
Will this poor expectant heart
Become one with mine?
உறவு கொள்ள வேண்டும்
She sang a song
மலர் மாலை யாருக்கென்று
பெண் பாவை கண் தேடுமோ
In the milky moonlight yesterday
எதிர் பார்க்கும் ஏழை நெஞ்சம்
என்னோடு ஒன்றாகுமோ
Hearing that, I ran
பாடினாள் ஒரு பாட்டு
I searched, spreading a net
பால் நிலாவினில் நேற்று
ஓடினேன் அதை கேட்டு
தேடினேன் வலை போட்டு
பூங்குயில் அவள் யாரோ
பொன் மயில் அவள் பேரோ
பூங்குயில் அவள் யாரோ
பொன் மயில் அவள் பேரோ
Paadinaal oru paattu
She sang a song
Paal nilaavinil naettru
In the milky moonlight yesterday
Odinen adhai kettu
Hearing that, I ran
Thaedinen valai pottu
I searched, spreading a net
Poonguyil aval yaaro
Who is that flower-cuckoo?
Pon mayil aval pero
Is her name golden peacock?
Poonguyil aval yaaro
Who is that flower-cuckoo?
Pon mayil aval pero
Is her name golden peacock?
Paadinaal oru paattu
She sang a song
Paal nilaavinil naettru
In the milky moonlight yesterday
Odinen adhai kettu
Hearing that, I ran
Thaedinen valai pottu
I searched, spreading a net
Nalla thamizh isai amudhena varugaiyil
When good Tamil music came like nectar
Nenjam angae sendradhu
My heart went towards it
Mella mayangiya iru vizhi malargalai
Over the two flower-like eyes that gently fainted
Thendral sondham kondadhu
The gentle breeze claimed ownership
Velli radhamena urugiya paniyinil
In the dew melted like a silver chariot
Penmai dheivam nindradhu
The divine goddess of womanhood stood
Ullam muzhuvadhum
All over the heart
Pudhuvidha kavidhaigal alli alli thandhadhu
It poured new kinds of poetry generously
Alaiyillaadha neero
Is it water without waves?
Neerillaadha aaro
Is it a river without water?
Aarilladha ooro
Is it a town without a river?
Avalillaadha naano
Is it me without her?
Mana koyil vaazha vandha
Is she the divine woman
Dheiveega pen enbadho
Who came to dwell in the temple of the mind?
Enakkaaga yengugindra
Are those red-lily eyes
Sevvalli kan enbadho
Yearning for me?
Paadinaal oru paattu
She sang a song
Paal nilaavinil naettru
In the milky moonlight yesterday
Odinen adhai kettu
Hearing that, I ran
Thaedinen valai pottu
I searched, spreading a net
Paruvam konda paavai
A maiden who has come of age
Pani padarndha paarvai
A mist-covered glance
Varavu solla thondrum
It feels like welcoming her arrival
Uravu kolla vendum
I must form a relationship
Malar maalai yaarukkendru
For whom is the flower garland meant?
Pen paavai kan thaedumo
Do the maiden's eyes search?
Edhir paarkkum ezhai nenjam
Will this poor expectant heart
Ennodu ondraagumo
Become one with mine?
Paadinaal oru paattu
She sang a song
Paal nilaavinil naettru
In the milky moonlight yesterday
Odinen adhai kettu
Hearing that, I ran
Thaedinen valai pottu
I searched, spreading a net
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Paadinaal Oru Paattu is a classic Tamil romantic track celebrating the captivating power of music and love. The protagonist hears a heavenly voice singing sweet Tamil music in the moonlight and is instantly spellbound. Desperate to find the singer, he compares her beauty to a divine presence, a golden peacock, and a flower-cuckoo, painting vivid poetic imagery of her flower-like eyes and charming demeanor. In a deeply poetic sequence, he contemplates his own existence without her, drawing parallels to a wave-less sea or a river-less town. His heart longs to unite with hers as he hopes their fates will intertwine into a lifelong bond.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Paadinaal oru paattu / Paal nilaavinil naettru / Odinen adhai kettu / Thaedinen valai pottu”
The lines end with rhythmic, rhyming words like 'paattu', 'naettru', 'kettu', and 'pottu' to build a melodious verse cadence.
Uwamai (Simile)
“Nalla thamizh isai amudhena varugaiyil”
Compares the sweetness of Tamil music directly to divine nectar ('amudhu') using the comparative suffix '-ena'.
Anaphora & Conceptual Gradation
“Alaiyillaadha neero / Neerillaadha aaro / Aarilladha ooro / Avalillaadha naano”
Uses repeating 'illaadha' (without) structures in successive lines to show cascading incompleteness, culminating in his own existence being meaningless without her.
Urugavam (Metaphor)
“Mana koyil vaazha vandha / Dheiveega pen enbadho”
Metaphorically elevates the human mind to a sacred shrine ('mana koyil') where the beloved dwells like a deity.
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Trivia
Featured in the 1971 M.G. Ramachandran (MGR) film 'Oru Thaai Makkal', this song was composed by legendary duo M. S. Viswanathan and rendered by T. M. Soundararajan, with lyrics by Vaali.
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