Paaviyinum Padu Pavi
From Manamagal · 1951
- Lyricist
- Udumalai Narayanakavi
- Singers
- V. N. Sundaram, M. L. Vasanthakumari
- Music director
- C. R. Subbaraman
- Details
- Manamagal1951
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Paaviyinum padupaavi | A sinner worse than a sinner |
| Female :Paaviyinum padupaavi | Female: A sinner worse than a sinner |
| Male :Ivan paaviyinum padupaavi | Male: He is a sinner worse than a sinner |
| Female :Ivan endrae paarmel naamum | Female: On this earth, so that we |
| Peraamal arul indrae | May receive your grace today without delay |
| Male | |
| Naanae un adimaiyae…ae.. | I am indeed your servant |
| Naanae un adimaiyae…ae.. | I am indeed your servant |
| Female : Ae…ae….ae…. | Female: Ah... ah... ah... |
| Naavalar pottrum gnaanodhayamae | O dawn of wisdom praised by scholars |
| Naanae un adimaiyae ye ye ye | I am indeed your servant |
| Naanae un adimaiyae | I am indeed your servant |
| Male | |
| Paamalaiyaam bhakthi paadal paadi | Singing devotional songs like a garland of verses |
| Paasangu pannaamalum aa aa aa | Without feigning pretense, ah ah ah |
| Female :Paamalaiyaam bhakthi paadal paadi | Female: Singing devotional songs like a garland of verses |
| Paasangu pannaamalum parama | Without putting up a hypocritical pretense |
| Baagavahdan endru paamarar pugazhndhida | So that common people praise me as a great devotee |
| Pagal vesham podaamalum | Without donning a fake role |
| Male | |
| Yemaatri porul serkkum | Amassing wealth by deceiving others |
| Idhayam illaathannai | Me, who lacks a heart |
| Female :Yemaatri porul serkkum | Female: Amassing wealth by deceiving others |
| Idhayam illaathannai | Me, who lacks a heart |
| Male :Indhiran sandhiran endru pugazhaamalum | Male: Without flattering humans as Indra or the Moon |
| Female :Indhiran …indhiran…. | Female: Indra... Indra... |
| Male :Indhiran karpagam endru pugazhaamalum | Male: Without praising humans as Indra or the Karpagam tree |
| Female :Indhiran karpagam endru pugazhaamalum | Female: Without praising humans as Indra or the Karpagam tree |
பாவியினும் படுபாவி
பாவியினும் படுபாவி
இவன் பாவியினும் படுபாவி
இவன் என்றே பார்மேல் நாமம்
பெறாமல் அருள் இன்றே
A sinner worse than a sinner
Female: A sinner worse than a sinner
Male: He is a sinner worse than a sinner
Female: On this earth, so that we
May receive your grace today without delay
நானே உன் அடிமையே.....ஏ....
நானே உன் அடிமையே.....ஏ....
ஏ.....ஏ......ஏ....
நாவலர் போற்றும் ஞானோதயமே
நானே உன் அடிமையே ஏ ஏ ஏ
நானே உன் அடிமையே
I am indeed your servant
I am indeed your servant
Female: Ah... ah... ah...
O dawn of wisdom praised by scholars
I am indeed your servant
I am indeed your servant
பாமாலையாம் பக்தி பாடல் பாடி
பாசாங்கு பண்ணாமலும் ஆ ஆ ஆ
பாமாலையாம் பக்தி பாடல் பாடி
பாசாங்கு பண்ணாமலும் பரம
பாகவதன் என்ற பாமரர் புகழ்ந்திட
பகல் வேஷம் போடாமலும்
Singing devotional songs like a garland of verses
Without feigning pretense, ah ah ah
Female: Singing devotional songs like a garland of verses
Without putting up a hypocritical pretense
So that common people praise me as a great devotee
Without donning a fake role
ஏமாற்றி பொருள் சேர்க்கும்
இதயமில்லாதன்னை
ஏமாற்றி பொருள் சேர்க்கும்
இதயம் இல்லாதன்னை
இந்திரன் சந்திரன் என்று புகழாமலும்
இந்திரன்......இந்திரன்......
இந்திரன் கற்பகம் என புகழாமலும்
இந்திரன் கற்பகம் என புகழாமலும்
Amassing wealth by deceiving others
Me, who lacks a heart
Female: Amassing wealth by deceiving others
Me, who lacks a heart
Male: Without flattering humans as Indra or the Moon
Female: Indra... Indra...
Male: Without praising humans as Indra or the Karpagam tree
Female: Without praising humans as Indra or the Karpagam tree
எளியவர் எவர்களும் இன்னல் பெறாமலும்
எளியவர் எவர்களும் இன்னல் பெறாமலும்
இன்பமான பனி எங்குமே செய்யயுவமே
ஞானமே நீயினி உதவி புரி
நானே என் அடிமையே ஏ ஏ ஏ
நானே என் அடிமையே
Paaviyinum padupaavi
A sinner worse than a sinner
Female :Paaviyinum padupaavi
Female: A sinner worse than a sinner
Male :Ivan paaviyinum padupaavi
Male: He is a sinner worse than a sinner
Female :Ivan endrae paarmel naamum
Female: On this earth, so that we
Peraamal arul indrae
May receive your grace today without delay
Naanae un adimaiyae…ae..
I am indeed your servant
Naanae un adimaiyae…ae..
I am indeed your servant
Female : Ae…ae….ae….
Female: Ah... ah... ah...
Naavalar pottrum gnaanodhayamae
O dawn of wisdom praised by scholars
Naanae un adimaiyae ye ye ye
I am indeed your servant
Naanae un adimaiyae
I am indeed your servant
Paamalaiyaam bhakthi paadal paadi
Singing devotional songs like a garland of verses
Paasangu pannaamalum aa aa aa
Without feigning pretense, ah ah ah
Female :Paamalaiyaam bhakthi paadal paadi
Female: Singing devotional songs like a garland of verses
Paasangu pannaamalum parama
Without putting up a hypocritical pretense
Baagavahdan endru paamarar pugazhndhida
So that common people praise me as a great devotee
Pagal vesham podaamalum
Without donning a fake role
Yemaatri porul serkkum
Amassing wealth by deceiving others
Idhayam illaathannai
Me, who lacks a heart
Female :Yemaatri porul serkkum
Female: Amassing wealth by deceiving others
Idhayam illaathannai
Me, who lacks a heart
Male :Indhiran sandhiran endru pugazhaamalum
Male: Without flattering humans as Indra or the Moon
Female :Indhiran …indhiran….
Female: Indra... Indra...
Male :Indhiran karpagam endru pugazhaamalum
Male: Without praising humans as Indra or the Karpagam tree
Female :Indhiran karpagam endru pugazhaamalum
Female: Without praising humans as Indra or the Karpagam tree
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a deeply humble devotional expression written by Udumalai Narayanakavi. The singer admits human flaws and deceitful tendencies, referring to oneself as a heartless sinner while seeking divine grace. It emphasizes surrendering to the divine dawn of wisdom without pretense, fake piety, or flattering wealthy patrons as celestial beings like Indra or the Karpagam tree.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Male :Indhiran sandhiran endru pugazhaamalum”
Matching of the second consonant sound in adjacent words, such as 'Indhiran' and 'Sandhiran'.
Moonaal / Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Paasangu pannaamalum parama”
Repetition of the initial 'Pa' sound across 'Paamalaiyaam', 'Paasangu', and 'Parama'.
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Naavalar pottrum gnaanodhayamae”
'Gnaanodhayamae' metaphors the divine entity as the rising dawn of supreme knowledge/wisdom.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)
“Paaviyinum padupaavi”
'Paaviyinum padupaavi' uses extreme self-deprecation to express absolute humility before the Divine.
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Trivia
The film 'Manamagal' (1951) was directed by the legendary comedian and reformist N. S. Krishnan. The soundtrack was composed by C. R. Subburaman, featuring sharp, socially conscious lyrics by Udumalai Narayanakavi that often criticized social hypocrisy and religious pretension.
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