Paaridhanil Iravindri
From Rathna Kumar · 1949
- Lyricist
- Papanasam Sivan
- Singer
- P. U. Chinnappa
- Music directors
- G. Ramanathan, C. R. Subbaraman
- Details
- Rathna Kumar1949
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Paaridhanil iravindri | On this earth, without night, |
| Pagalum illai… | There is no day either... |
| Eee….eee…eee….aa…. | (Vocalizing sound notes) |
| Pasiyindri naavarindha | Without hunger, the taste |
| Rusiyumillai…ee…ee… | Known to the tongue does not exist... (vocalizing) |
| Naeravarum thunbamindrae… | Without the hardship that comes one's way... |
| Inbamundo…oo oo oo oo | Is there any happiness? |
| Nenjamidhai marandhuvidil | If the heart forgets this truth, |
| Thanjamundo…oo oo oo oo | Is there any refuge? |
| Hoo oo oo oo oo | (Vocalizing sound notes) |
| Male | |
| Andrun thalaiyil | That which on that day, upon one's forehead, |
| Avan ezhudhiyadhai indrae | He (Fate/God) wrote, today itself, |
| Azhithae ezhudhavum mudindhidumo | Can it be erased and rewritten? |
| Andrun thalaiyil | That which on that day, upon one's forehead, |
| Avan ezhudhiyadhai indrae | He (Fate/God) wrote, today itself, |
| Azhithae ezhudhavum mudindhidumo | Can it be erased and rewritten? |
| Aaraai kanneer neer sorindhaalum | Even if tears flow shedding like a river, |
| Adhilor ezhuthinai azhithidumo | Will it erase even a single letter of that destiny? |
| Aaraai kanneer neer sorindhaalum | Even if tears flow shedding like a river, |
| Adhilor ezhuthinai azhithidumo | Will it erase even a single letter of that destiny? |
பாரிதனில் இரவின்றிப்
பகலும் இல்லை...
ஈஈ......ஈஈ......ஈஈ......ஆஅ...
பசியின்றி நாவறிந்த
ருசியுமில்லை.....ஈஈ......ஈஈ......
நேரவரும் துன்பமின்றே......
இன்பமுண்டோ.......ஒஓ......ஓ......ஓ.....ஓ...
நெஞ்சமிதை மறந்துவிடில்
தஞ்சமுண்டோ.......ஓஒ.....ஓஒ....ஓஒ....ஓஒ....
ஹோ.....ஓஒ.....ஓஒ....ஓஒ....ஓஒ....
On this earth, without night,
There is no day either...
(Vocalizing sound notes)
Without hunger, the taste
Known to the tongue does not exist... (vocalizing)
Without the hardship that comes one's way...
Is there any happiness?
If the heart forgets this truth,
Is there any refuge?
(Vocalizing sound notes)
அன்றுன் தலையில்
அவன் எழுதியதை இன்றே
அழித்தே எழுதவும் முடிந்திடுமோ
அன்றுன் தலையில்
அவன் எழுதியதை இன்றே
அழித்தே எழுதவும் முடிந்திடுமோ
ஆறாய்க் கண்ணீர் நீர் சொரிந்தாலும்
அதிலோர் எழுத்தினை அழித்திடுமோ
ஆறாய்க் கண்ணீர் நீர் சொரிந்தாலும்
அதிலோர் எழுத்தினை அழித்திடுமோ
That which on that day, upon one's forehead,
He (Fate/God) wrote, today itself,
Can it be erased and rewritten?
That which on that day, upon one's forehead,
He (Fate/God) wrote, today itself,
Can it be erased and rewritten?
Even if tears flow shedding like a river,
Will it erase even a single letter of that destiny?
Even if tears flow shedding like a river,
Will it erase even a single letter of that destiny?
Paaridhanil iravindri
On this earth, without night,
Pagalum illai…
There is no day either...
Eee….eee…eee….aa….
(Vocalizing sound notes)
Pasiyindri naavarindha
Without hunger, the taste
Rusiyumillai…ee…ee…
Known to the tongue does not exist... (vocalizing)
Naeravarum thunbamindrae…
Without the hardship that comes one's way...
Inbamundo…oo oo oo oo
Is there any happiness?
Nenjamidhai marandhuvidil
If the heart forgets this truth,
Thanjamundo…oo oo oo oo
Is there any refuge?
Hoo oo oo oo oo
(Vocalizing sound notes)
Andrun thalaiyil
That which on that day, upon one's forehead,
Avan ezhudhiyadhai indrae
He (Fate/God) wrote, today itself,
Azhithae ezhudhavum mudindhidumo
Can it be erased and rewritten?
Andrun thalaiyil
That which on that day, upon one's forehead,
Avan ezhudhiyadhai indrae
He (Fate/God) wrote, today itself,
Azhithae ezhudhavum mudindhidumo
Can it be erased and rewritten?
Aaraai kanneer neer sorindhaalum
Even if tears flow shedding like a river,
Adhilor ezhuthinai azhithidumo
Will it erase even a single letter of that destiny?
Aaraai kanneer neer sorindhaalum
Even if tears flow shedding like a river,
Adhilor ezhuthinai azhithidumo
Will it erase even a single letter of that destiny?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song reflects on the essential dualities of life and the unyielding nature of fate. Papanasam Sivan uses everyday realities—such as the balance between night and day, hunger and taste, and pain and pleasure—to illustrate that true joy cannot be appreciated without experiencing sorrow. Forgetting this fundamental balance leads to unnecessary mental anguish.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Antithesis (Ethirnilayi)
“Paaridhanil iravindri Pagalum illai... Naeravarum thunbamindrae Inbamundo”
Contrasting opposites such as night/day (Iravu/Pagal) and sorrow/joy (Thunbam/Inbam) to highlight the balance of life.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)
“Aaraai kanneer neer sorindhaalum”
Describing tears flowing like an entire river to emphasize deep distress.
Rhetorical Question
“Azhithae ezhudhavum mudindhidumo”
Using questions to assert philosophical truths that fate cannot be altered by grief.
Ethukai (Second-letter rhyme)
“Andrun thalaiyil / Adhilor ezhuthinai”
Matching of the second consonant sound across lines, such as 'nd' in 'Andrun' and 'Adhilor'.
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Trivia
Rathna Kumar (1949) featured both P. U. Chinnappa and M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, two of the earliest superstars of Tamil cinema. The lyrics written by Papanasam Sivan, known as the 'Tamil Tyagayya', carry his iconic Carnatic-infused philosophical tone regarding karma and destiny.
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