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Lyrics & meaning

Paadum Vande

From Kalangalil Aval Vasantham · 1976

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
Vani Jairam
Music director
K. Vijaya Baskar
Movie name
Kalangalil Aval Vasantham
Movie release year
1976
Lyrics added on
18 Sept 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Paadum vandae paarththathundaa
Maalai anintha en mappillai
Yaendi thozhi enna seithaai
Engu maraiththaai kannan
Engae engae engae engae engae
Paadum vandae paarththathundaa
Maalai anintha en mappillai
Yaendi thozhi enna seithaai
Engu maraiththaai kannan
Engae engae engae engae engae
Vaari mudikka malargal koduththaar
Vanna selai vaangi koduththaar
Kolam thiruththi kaaththu kidanthaen
Kovil vazhiyai paarththu kidanthaen
Oorvalam engae uravugal engae
Unamai solvaayadi enthan
Kannaalan vanthaar ingae
Engae engae engae engae engae
Paadum vandae paarththathundaa
Maalai anintha en mappillai
Yaengiya naatgal nooradi thozhi
Thoongiya irao ondrarai naazhi
Aalayam paaduthu anantham vaazhi
Avar indru koovuthu aayiram kozhi
Kannilum paarthaen kanavilum paarthaen
Indru vanthaanadi
Enthan kannaalan vanthaar ingae
Engae engae engae engae engae
Paadum vandae paarththathundaa
Maalai anintha en mappillai
Manthira malaiyae maappillai engae
Malai varum kaatrae maappillai engae
Santhanamaramae maappillai engae
Thaniyae nindraal manamagal ingae
Naayagan angae naayagi ingae
Unmai solvaayadi enthan
Kannaalan vanthaar ingae
Engae engae engae engae engae
Paadum vandae paarththathundaa
Maalai anintha en mappillai
Yaendi thozhi enna seithaai
Engu maraiththaai kannan
Engae engae engae engae engae
Engu maraiththaai kannan
Engae engae engae engae engae
Engu maraiththaai kannan
Engae engae engae engae engae
O singing bee, have you seen
my groom wearing the wedding garland?
Why, my friend, what have you done?
Where did you hide Kannan?
Where is he, where, where, where, where?
O singing bee, have you seen
my groom wearing the wedding garland?
Why, my friend, what have you done?
Where did you hide Kannan?
Where is he, where, where, where, where?
He gave me flowers to dress my hair,
he bought me a colourful saree,
I drew the kolam patterns and kept waiting,
I kept watching the path to the temple.
Where is the procession? Where are the relatives?
Tell me the truth, my friend,
did my beloved groom come here?
Where is he, where, where, where, where?
O singing bee, have you seen
my groom wearing the wedding garland?
I longed for him for a hundred days, my friend,
yet at night, I barely slept for an hour.
The temple sings of lasting joy,
yet a thousand roosters crow without him here.
I saw him with my eyes, I saw him in my dreams,
he did arrive today, my friend!
My beloved groom came here,
where is he, where, where, where, where?
O singing bee, have you seen
my groom wearing the wedding garland?
O magical mountain, where is the groom?
O breeze from the hills, where is the groom?
O sandalwood tree, where is the groom?
The bride stands all alone here!
The hero is there, and the heroine is here!
Tell me the truth, my friend,
did my beloved groom come here?
Where is he, where, where, where, where?
O singing bee, have you seen
my groom wearing the wedding garland?
Why, my friend, what have you done?
Where did you hide Kannan?
Where is he, where, where, where, where?
Where did you hide Kannan?
Where is he, where, where, where, where?
Where did you hide Kannan?
Where is he, where, where, where, where?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Paadum Vandae Paarththathundaa is an evocative song from the 1976 movie Kalangalil Aval Vasantham, composed by K. Vijaya Baskar and rendered by Vani Jairam. The lyrics, written by Kannadasan, portray a bride in deep longing and anxiety, searching for her groom who seems to have disappeared. Expressing her emotions in a classical Sangam style, she questions elements of nature—the singing bee, mystical mountains, cool wind, and sandalwood trees—as well as her companion, asking where her beloved Kannan is hidden.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Apostrophe / Personification (Munnilai)

“Paadum vandae paarththathundaa”

Directly addressing non-human elements of nature such as beetles, mountains, winds, and sandalwood trees to express inner turmoil.

Anaphora / Repetition (Adukkuthodar)

“Engae engae engae engae engae”

Urgent repetition of the word 'Engae' (Where) to emphasize intense longing and frantic search.

Alliteration (Monai)

“Manthira malaiyae maappillai engae”

Repetition of initial consonant sounds ('M') adding melodic rhythm to the line.

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Trivia

The song draws heavy thematic influence from Sangam literature's 'Akam' poetry, specifically the tradition of 'Vandu Vidu Thoothu' (sending a bee as a messenger/confidante) and 'Thozhi' dialogue where the heroine questions her friend about her missing lover.

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