Padaithane Brahmadevan
From Ellorum Nallavare · 1975
- Lyricist
- Panchu Arunachalam
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- V. Kumar
- Details
- Ellorum Nallavare1975
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Padaithaanae brahmadevan | Lord Brahma, the creator, fashioned this |
| Padhinaaru vayathu kolam | Beautiful form of a sixteen-year-old |
| Male | |
| Padaithaanae brahmadevan | Lord Brahma, the creator, fashioned this |
| Padhinaaru vayathu kolam | Beautiful form of a sixteen-year-old |
| Ithu yaar meethu | Against whom is this |
| Pazhi vaangum sothanai | Vengeful trial being conducted? |
| Unai kaanborkku | For those who behold you |
| Sugamaana vedhanai | It is a sweet pain |
| Male | |
| Padaithaanae brahmadevan | Lord Brahma, the creator, fashioned this |
| Padhinaaru vayathu kolam | Beautiful form of a sixteen-year-old |
| Male | |
| Antha kannadi | That mirror |
| Nee paarkum kannadiya | Is it a mirror you look into? |
| Illai un meni | Or is it your body |
| Athu paarkum kannadiya | That the mirror gazes upon? |
| Male | |
| Nee indri vaanathil | Without you in the sky |
| Nilavaethadi | What purpose does the moon serve? |
| Adhu unai paadum | It sings to you |
| Thaalaatu neelaambari | A lullaby in the ragam Neelambari |
| Ithu yaar meethu | Against whom is this |
| Pazhi vaangum sothanai | Vengeful trial being conducted? |
| Unai kaanborkku | For those who behold you |
| Sugamaana vedhanai… | It is a sweet pain... |
| Male | |
| Padaithaanae brahmadevan | Lord Brahma, the creator, fashioned this |
| Padhinaaru vayathu kolam | Beautiful form of a sixteen-year-old |
| Male | |
| {Unnai ravivarman | {Raja Ravi Varma, without having seen you |
| Kaanamal ponaanadi | Missed out on painting such beauty |
| Antha rathi maaran | Even Manmatha, the god of love |
| Kandaalum tholainthaanadi} (2) | Would lose himself upon seeing you} (2) |
| Male | |
| Idhu kodiyil | This blessing is bestowed upon |
| Oruthikku vaaikindrathu | Only one woman in a crore |
| Athu kodaana kodiyai | Yet it dazzles and bewitches |
| Yeikindrathu | Crores and crores of people |
| Oru arul vendi naan kettpen | Asking for a divine grace, I shall request |
| Dhevanai | The Lord Almighty |
| Ini thinandhorum varavendum | That every single day from now |
| Suga vedhanai | This sweet pain must arrive |
| Male | |
| Padaithaanae brahmadevan | Lord Brahma, the creator, fashioned this |
| Padhinaaru vayathu kolam | Beautiful form of a sixteen-year-old |
| Ithu yaar meethu | Against whom is this |
| Pazhi vaangum sothanai | Vengeful trial being conducted? |
| Unai kaanborkku | For those who behold you |
| Sugamaana vedhanai | It is a sweet pain |
| Male | |
| Padaithaanae brahmadevan | Lord Brahma, the creator, fashioned this |
| Padhinaaru vayathu kolam | Beautiful form of a sixteen-year-old |
படைத்தானே பிரம்ம தேவன்
பதினாறு வயது கோலம்
Lord Brahma, the creator, fashioned this
Beautiful form of a sixteen-year-old
படைத்தானே பிரம்ம தேவன்
பதினாறு வயது கோலம்
இது யார் மீது
பழி வாங்கும் சோதனை
உன்னை காண்போர்க்கு
சுகமான வேதனை
Lord Brahma, the creator, fashioned this
Beautiful form of a sixteen-year-old
Against whom is this
Vengeful trial being conducted?
For those who behold you
It is a sweet pain
படைத்தானே பிரம்ம தேவன்
பதினாறு வயது கோலம்
Lord Brahma, the creator, fashioned this
Beautiful form of a sixteen-year-old
அந்த கண்ணாடி
நீ பார்க்கும் கண்ணாடியா
இல்லை உன் மேனி
அது பார்க்கும் கண்ணாடியா
That mirror
Is it a mirror you look into?
Or is it your body
That the mirror gazes upon?
நீயின்றி வானத்தில்
நிலவேதடி
அது உன்னை பாடும்
தாலாட்டு நீலாம்பரி
இது யார் மீது
பழி வாங்கும் சோதனை
உன்னை காண்போர்க்கு
சுகமான வேதனை
Without you in the sky
What purpose does the moon serve?
It sings to you
A lullaby in the ragam Neelambari
Against whom is this
Vengeful trial being conducted?
For those who behold you
It is a sweet pain...
படைத்தானே பிரம்ம தேவன்
பதினாறு வயது கோலம்
Lord Brahma, the creator, fashioned this
Beautiful form of a sixteen-year-old
{உன்னை ரவிவர்மன்
காணாமல் போனானடி
அந்த ரதிமாறன்
கண்டாலும் தொலைந்தானடி} (2)
{Raja Ravi Varma, without having seen you
Missed out on painting such beauty
Even Manmatha, the god of love
Would lose himself upon seeing you} (2)
இது கோடியில்
ஒருத்திக்கு வாய்க்கின்றது
அது கோடானு கோடியை
ஏய்க்கின்றது
ஒரு அருள் வேண்டிக் நான் கேட்பேன்
தேவனை
இனி தினந்தோறும் வரவேண்டும்
சுக வேதனை
This blessing is bestowed upon
Only one woman in a crore
Yet it dazzles and bewitches
Crores and crores of people
Asking for a divine grace, I shall request
The Lord Almighty
That every single day from now
This sweet pain must arrive
படைத்தானே பிரம்ம தேவன்
பதினாறு வயது கோலம்
இது யார் மீது பழி
வாங்கும் சோதனை
உன்னை காண்போர்க்கு
சுகமான வேதனை
Lord Brahma, the creator, fashioned this
Beautiful form of a sixteen-year-old
Against whom is this
Vengeful trial being conducted?
For those who behold you
It is a sweet pain
படைத்தானே பிரம்ம தேவன்
பதினாறு வயது கோலம்
Lord Brahma, the creator, fashioned this
Beautiful form of a sixteen-year-old
Padaithaanae brahmadevan
Lord Brahma, the creator, fashioned this
Padhinaaru vayathu kolam
Beautiful form of a sixteen-year-old
Padaithaanae brahmadevan
Lord Brahma, the creator, fashioned this
Padhinaaru vayathu kolam
Beautiful form of a sixteen-year-old
Ithu yaar meethu
Against whom is this
Pazhi vaangum sothanai
Vengeful trial being conducted?
Unai kaanborkku
For those who behold you
Sugamaana vedhanai
It is a sweet pain
Padaithaanae brahmadevan
Lord Brahma, the creator, fashioned this
Padhinaaru vayathu kolam
Beautiful form of a sixteen-year-old
Antha kannadi
That mirror
Nee paarkum kannadiya
Is it a mirror you look into?
Illai un meni
Or is it your body
Athu paarkum kannadiya
That the mirror gazes upon?
Nee indri vaanathil
Without you in the sky
Nilavaethadi
What purpose does the moon serve?
Adhu unai paadum
It sings to you
Thaalaatu neelaambari
A lullaby in the ragam Neelambari
Ithu yaar meethu
Against whom is this
Pazhi vaangum sothanai
Vengeful trial being conducted?
Unai kaanborkku
For those who behold you
Sugamaana vedhanai…
It is a sweet pain...
Padaithaanae brahmadevan
Lord Brahma, the creator, fashioned this
Padhinaaru vayathu kolam
Beautiful form of a sixteen-year-old
{Unnai ravivarman
{Raja Ravi Varma, without having seen you
Kaanamal ponaanadi
Missed out on painting such beauty
Antha rathi maaran
Even Manmatha, the god of love
Kandaalum tholainthaanadi} (2)
Would lose himself upon seeing you} (2)
Idhu kodiyil
This blessing is bestowed upon
Oruthikku vaaikindrathu
Only one woman in a crore
Athu kodaana kodiyai
Yet it dazzles and bewitches
Yeikindrathu
Crores and crores of people
Oru arul vendi naan kettpen
Asking for a divine grace, I shall request
Dhevanai
The Lord Almighty
Ini thinandhorum varavendum
That every single day from now
Suga vedhanai
This sweet pain must arrive
Padaithaanae brahmadevan
Lord Brahma, the creator, fashioned this
Padhinaaru vayathu kolam
Beautiful form of a sixteen-year-old
Ithu yaar meethu
Against whom is this
Pazhi vaangum sothanai
Vengeful trial being conducted?
Unai kaanborkku
For those who behold you
Sugamaana vedhanai
It is a sweet pain
Padaithaanae brahmadevan
Lord Brahma, the creator, fashioned this
Padhinaaru vayathu kolam
Beautiful form of a sixteen-year-old
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song is a romantic, appreciative composition praising the mesmerizing, flawless beauty of a young woman. The lyricist attributes her exquisite presence to Lord Brahma's divine creation, describing how seeing her evokes a captivating, pleasurable agony ('suga vedhanai') in the hearts of onlookers. The verses elevate her charm by referencing classic imagery: questioning whether the mirror reflects her or gains beauty by looking at her, comparing her lullaby to the soothing classical raga Neelambari, and claiming that legendary artist Raja Ravi Varma missed out by not seeing her. Ultimately, the singer prays for this agonizing yet beautiful feeling of love to endure every day.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Oxymoron
“Sugamaana vedhanai”
The phrase 'Sugamaana vedhanai' pairs two contrasting concepts—'sugam' (pleasure/sweetness) and 'vedhanai' (pain/agony)—to capture the intoxicating ache of love.
Hyperbole (Atisayokti)
“{Unnai ravivarman Kaanamal ponaanadi...}”
Claiming that the artist Raja Ravi Varma missed painting her and even the god of love (Manmatha) would get lost upon seeing her exaggerates her divine physical beauty.
Emonai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Padaithaanae brahmadevan / Padhinaaru vayathu kolam”
The repetition of similar starting consonant/vowel sounds in adjacent lines, such as 'Padaithaanae' and 'Padhinaaru'.
Personification
“Illai un meni / Athu paarkum kannadiya”
Attribute of looking back is given to the mirror ('Athu paarkum kannadiya') and singing a lullaby is attributed to the moon/sky.
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Trivia
This track features lyrics by the legendary Panchu Arunachalam from the 1975 film 'Ellorum Nallavare'. The imagery referencing Raja Ravi Varma's standard of feminine beauty became a popular romantic trope in Tamil film lyrics during the 1970s and 1980s.
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