Paal Pongum Paruvam
From Manidhanum Dheivamagalam · 1975
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
- Music director
- Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan
- Details
- Manidhanum Dheivamagalam1975
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| ……………… | |
| Male | |
| Paal pongum paruvam | Youthfulness overflowing like boiling milk, |
| Adhil naan thangum idhayam | and the heart where I reside within it. |
| Paal pongum paruvam | Youthfulness overflowing like boiling milk, |
| Adhil naan thangum idhayam | and the heart where I reside within it. |
| Kanavum ninaivum manathil malarum | Dreams and thoughts blossom in the mind. |
| Female | |
| Paal pongum paruvam | Youthfulness overflowing like boiling milk, |
| Adhil naan thangum idhayam | and the heart where I reside within it. |
| Kanavum ninaivum manathil malarum | Dreams and thoughts blossom in the mind. |
| Male | |
| Margazhi mathaththu paniyum | The dew of the winter month of Margazhi... |
| Intha mangaiyai kandathum paniyum | ...bows down in humility upon seeing this maiden. |
| Margazhi mathaththu paniyum | The dew of the winter month of Margazhi... |
| Intha mangaiyai kandathum paniyum | ...bows down in humility upon seeing this maiden. |
| Male | |
| Alai thanil varum azhagu padagu | Like a beautiful boat riding upon the waves, |
| Ival udal ena anaithu pazhagu | embrace her body and get accustomed to it. |
| Alai thanil varum azhagu padagu | Like a beautiful boat riding upon the waves, |
| Ival udal ena anaithu pazhagu | embrace her body and get accustomed to it. |
| Female | |
| ……………. | |
| Male :………………. | |
| Male | |
| Paal pongum paruvam | Youthfulness overflowing like boiling milk, |
| Adhil naan thangum idhayam | and the heart where I reside within it. |
| Female | |
| Bharatha deviyin madiyil | In the lap of Mother Goddess Bharatha, |
| Intha pasumaiyai viriththathu edharkku | why was this lush greenery spread out? |
| Bharatha deviyin madiyil | In the lap of Mother Goddess Bharatha, |
| Intha pasumaiyai viriththathu edharkku | why was this lush greenery spread out? |
| Male | |
| Kadhalin deviyai anaiththu | To embrace the goddess of love, |
| Naan kaaviyam paadida ninaiththu | wishing to compose and sing a classic epic, |
| Kadhalin deviyai anaiththu | To embrace the goddess of love, |
| Naan kaaviyam paadida ninaiththu | wishing to compose and sing a classic epic, |
| Female | |
| Aadalum paadavum | To dance and to sing, |
| Male :Kamathaa | Male: [Carnatic Solfège: Ga Ma Dha] |
| Female :Naadagam podavum | To enact a romantic play, |
| Male :Rigapaa | Male: [Carnatic Solfège: Ri Ga Pa] |
| Female :Oodalum koodalum | Through lovers' spats and reunions, |
| Male :Nirimaa | Male: [Carnatic Solfège: Ni Ri Ma] |
| Female :Thedavum naadavum | To search and to seek each other, |
| Male :Rigasaa | Male: [Carnatic Solfège: Ri Ga Sa] |
| Female | |
| ……………. | |
| Male :………………. | |
| Female | |
| Paal pongum paruvam | Youthfulness overflowing like boiling milk, |
| Adhil naan thangum idhayam | and the heart where I reside within it. |
| Both :Kanavum ninaivum manathil malarum | Dreams and thoughts blossom in the mind. |
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பால் பொங்கும் பருவம்
அதில் நான் தங்கும் இதயம்
பால் பொங்கும் பருவம்
அதில் நான் தங்கும் இதயம்
கனவும் நினைவும் மனதில் மலரும்
Youthfulness overflowing like boiling milk,
and the heart where I reside within it.
Youthfulness overflowing like boiling milk,
and the heart where I reside within it.
Dreams and thoughts blossom in the mind.
பால் பொங்கும் பருவம்
அதில் நான் தங்கும் இதயம்
கனவும் நினைவும் மனதில் மலரும்
Youthfulness overflowing like boiling milk,
and the heart where I reside within it.
Dreams and thoughts blossom in the mind.
பால் பொங்கும் பருவம்
அதில் நான் தங்கும் இதயம்
The dew of the winter month of Margazhi...
...bows down in humility upon seeing this maiden.
The dew of the winter month of Margazhi...
...bows down in humility upon seeing this maiden.
மார்கழி மாதத்து பனியும்
இந்த மங்கையை கண்டதும் பணியும்
மார்கழி மாதத்து பனியும்
இந்த மங்கையை கண்டதும் பணியும்
Like a beautiful boat riding upon the waves,
embrace her body and get accustomed to it.
Like a beautiful boat riding upon the waves,
embrace her body and get accustomed to it.
அலை தனில் வரும் அழகு படகு
இவள் உடல் என அணைத்து பழகு
அலை தனில் வரும் அழகு படகு
இவள் உடல் என அணைத்து பழகு
.......................
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Youthfulness overflowing like boiling milk,
and the heart where I reside within it.
பால் பொங்கும் பருவம்
அதில் நான் தங்கும் இதயம்
In the lap of Mother Goddess Bharatha,
why was this lush greenery spread out?
In the lap of Mother Goddess Bharatha,
why was this lush greenery spread out?
பெண்
: பாரத தேவியின் மடியில்
இந்த பசுமையை விரித்தது எதற்கு
பாரத தேவியின் மடியில்
இந்த பசுமையை விரித்தது எதற்கு
To embrace the goddess of love,
wishing to compose and sing a classic epic,
To embrace the goddess of love,
wishing to compose and sing a classic epic,
காதலின் தேவியை அணைத்து
நான் காவியம் பாடிட நினைத்து
காதலின் தேவியை அணைத்து
நான் காவியம் பாடிட நினைத்து
To dance and to sing,
Male: [Carnatic Solfège: Ga Ma Dha]
To enact a romantic play,
Male: [Carnatic Solfège: Ri Ga Pa]
Through lovers' spats and reunions,
Male: [Carnatic Solfège: Ni Ri Ma]
To search and to seek each other,
Male: [Carnatic Solfège: Ri Ga Sa]
ஆடலும் பாடவும் ........
கமதா
நாடகம் போடவும்..........
ரிகபா
ஊடலும் கூடலும்...........
நிரிமா
தேடவும் நாடவும் .........
ரிகஸா
...................
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Youthfulness overflowing like boiling milk,
and the heart where I reside within it.
Dreams and thoughts blossom in the mind.
பால் பொங்கும் பருவம்
அதில் நான் தங்கும் இதயம்
இருவர் :
கனவும் நினைவும் மனதில் மலரும்
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Paal pongum paruvam
Youthfulness overflowing like boiling milk,
Adhil naan thangum idhayam
and the heart where I reside within it.
Paal pongum paruvam
Youthfulness overflowing like boiling milk,
Adhil naan thangum idhayam
and the heart where I reside within it.
Kanavum ninaivum manathil malarum
Dreams and thoughts blossom in the mind.
Paal pongum paruvam
Youthfulness overflowing like boiling milk,
Adhil naan thangum idhayam
and the heart where I reside within it.
Kanavum ninaivum manathil malarum
Dreams and thoughts blossom in the mind.
Margazhi mathaththu paniyum
The dew of the winter month of Margazhi...
Intha mangaiyai kandathum paniyum
...bows down in humility upon seeing this maiden.
Margazhi mathaththu paniyum
The dew of the winter month of Margazhi...
Intha mangaiyai kandathum paniyum
...bows down in humility upon seeing this maiden.
Alai thanil varum azhagu padagu
Like a beautiful boat riding upon the waves,
Ival udal ena anaithu pazhagu
embrace her body and get accustomed to it.
Alai thanil varum azhagu padagu
Like a beautiful boat riding upon the waves,
Ival udal ena anaithu pazhagu
embrace her body and get accustomed to it.
…………….
Male :……………….
Paal pongum paruvam
Youthfulness overflowing like boiling milk,
Adhil naan thangum idhayam
and the heart where I reside within it.
Bharatha deviyin madiyil
In the lap of Mother Goddess Bharatha,
Intha pasumaiyai viriththathu edharkku
why was this lush greenery spread out?
Bharatha deviyin madiyil
In the lap of Mother Goddess Bharatha,
Intha pasumaiyai viriththathu edharkku
why was this lush greenery spread out?
Kadhalin deviyai anaiththu
To embrace the goddess of love,
Naan kaaviyam paadida ninaiththu
wishing to compose and sing a classic epic,
Kadhalin deviyai anaiththu
To embrace the goddess of love,
Naan kaaviyam paadida ninaiththu
wishing to compose and sing a classic epic,
Aadalum paadavum
To dance and to sing,
Male :Kamathaa
Male: [Carnatic Solfège: Ga Ma Dha]
Female :Naadagam podavum
To enact a romantic play,
Male :Rigapaa
Male: [Carnatic Solfège: Ri Ga Pa]
Female :Oodalum koodalum
Through lovers' spats and reunions,
Male :Nirimaa
Male: [Carnatic Solfège: Ni Ri Ma]
Female :Thedavum naadavum
To search and to seek each other,
Male :Rigasaa
Male: [Carnatic Solfège: Ri Ga Sa]
…………….
Male :……………….
Paal pongum paruvam
Youthfulness overflowing like boiling milk,
Adhil naan thangum idhayam
and the heart where I reside within it.
Both :Kanavum ninaivum manathil malarum
Dreams and thoughts blossom in the mind.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Paal Pongum Paruvam from the 1975 film Manidhanum Dheivamagalam is a poetic duet composed by Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan and written by Kannadasan. The song celebrates the exuberance of youth and romance, comparing a woman's vibrant youth to boiling milk and her figure to a boat gliding effortlessly over ocean waves. The lovers intertwine nature's beauty, Mother India's landscape, and artistic expressions like music and drama to describe their passion. A distinctive musical highlight is the integration of classical Carnatic swaras (musical notes) into the romantic conversational dialogue between the lovers.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai (Simile / Metaphor)
“Paal pongum paruvam”
Compares the peak of youthfulness and passion to milk boiling and overflowing over a vessel.
Sledai / Polysemy (Puns / Double Meaning)
“Margazhi mathaththu paniyum / Intha mangaiyai kandathum paniyum”
The word 'paniyum' is cleverly used twice: first referring to winter dew ('pani') in Margazhi, and second meaning to bow down or yield ('paniyum') in awe of the maiden's beauty.
Uvamai (Simile)
“Alai thanil varum azhagu padagu / Ival udal ena anaithu pazhagu”
Compares the curves and movement of her body to a graceful boat riding waves on the ocean.
Swaraksharam / Musical Integration
“Male :Kamathaa / Female :Naadagam podavum”
Interspersing classic Carnatic solfège notes (Ga Ma Dha, Ri Ga Pa) into lyric lines as melodic responses during romantic banter.
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Trivia
Manidhanum Dheivamagalam (1975) featured iconic actor Sivaji Ganesan in dual roles. The music director Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan, a legendary Carnatic violinist, was renowned for seamlessly weaving classical ragas and swara patterns into mainstream Tamil film songs, as brilliantly demonstrated in this duet.
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