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Lyrics & meaning

Paduthaal Purandaal

From Vandikkaran Magan · 1978

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Vandikkaran Magan
Movie release year
1978
Lyrics added on
8 Sept 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Karthigai maatham kaarkaalam
Kann kulira engum panimoottam
Udal verththida nindraal paruvasilai
Adhai vedikkai paarththathu
Palliyarai mm…hmm….palliyarai….
Paduththaal purandaal urakkamillai
Sugam edukkavum kodukkavum poruththamillai
Sugam edukkavum kodukkavum poruththamillai
Madal konda vaazhai
Udal konda paavai
Idai kollavillai
Aval konda selai
Avan vantha pinnae atharkenna velai
Avan vantha pinnae atharkenna velai
Vanthaan senthaen thanthaan
Sevvaai meethu oyaamal muththaadinaan
Vannam konjum annam
Than poomeani bodhaigal kondaadinaal
Male :Paduththaal purandaal urakkamillai
Sugam edukkavum kodukkavum poruththamillai
Neer konda megam nilam vanthu sera
Anal konda bhoomi kulir kondu aara
Kodi konda poovil madhu vellam oora
Munnum pinnum minnum
Pon maanodu anantha neeraadinaan
Meththai saththam thaththai
Than thaabangal thaalaamal poraadinaal
Swaram konda veenai
Avan kondu meetta
Swaram konda veenai
Avan kondu meetta
Sugamendru swarasthaanam kaatta
Uravendra raagam arangettamaaga
Inbam ennum santham than paattaaga
Poongothai thaalaattinaal
Innum innum endru
Than kaathaarathaan kettu paaraattunaal
Paduththaal purandaal urakkamillai
Sugam edukkavum kodukkavum poruththamillai
It is the month of Karthigai, the chilly season,
Mist blankets everywhere, soothing to the eyes.
Yet this youthful beauty stood sweating all over,
And watching it all in amusement was...
The bedroom... mmm-hmm... the bedroom.
She lay down and tossed and turned, but found no sleep,
For there was no partner to give or take pleasure.
For there was no partner to give or take pleasure.
With a body smooth as a young plantain stalk,
This delicate woman stood,
Her slender waist could barely hold
The saree wrapped around her.
Once he arrived, what need was there for it?
Once he arrived, what need was there for it?
He came and gave her sweet honey,
Kissing her red lips without pause.
Like a charming, graceful swan,
She celebrated the sweet intoxication of her soft body.
She lay down and tossed and turned, but found no sleep,
For there was no partner to give or take pleasure.
As rain-filled clouds descended to the earth,
Soothing the burning ground with cool relief,
And sweet nectar flooded the blooming vine,
Gleaming brightly from every side,
He bathed in joy with that golden deer.
As the mattress creaked, like a parrot,
She struggled, unable to bear her intense desire.
Like a veena (stringed instrument) filled with melodies,
When he held her close and began to play,
Like a veena (stringed instrument) filled with melodies,
When he held her close and began to play,
Guiding each note to show where pleasure lies,
As the melody of their love made its debut,
And joy became the rhythm of their song,
This flower-like woman rocked him gently,
Asking for "more and more,"
She listened closely and praised his touch.
She lay down and tossed and turned, but found no sleep,
For there was no partner to give or take pleasure.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This sensual and romantic track captures a young woman's restlessness and passionate longing during a chilly Karthigai monsoon night. Sleepless in her bed chamber, she experiences an intense desire that can only be fulfilled by her lover. Upon his arrival, lyricist Vaali uses elevated poetic metaphors—comparing their intimacy to rain quenching the parched earth, a bee gathering honey from a flower, and a musician masterfully plucking the strings of a veena to produce harmonious ragas.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Rhyme on second letter)

“Madal konda vaazhai / Udal konda paavai”

The second letter 'da' matches across lines ('Madal' / 'Udal'), creating a rhythmic phonetic symmetry.

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

“Swaram konda veenai avan kondu meetta / Uravendra raagam arangettamaaga”

Comparing the female form and intimacy to playing a fine veena and staging a raga.

Imagery & Parallelism

“Neer konda megam nilam vanthu sera / Anal konda bhoomi kulir kondu aara”

Uses nature imagery of rain clouds meeting parched earth as an allegory for union and satisfaction.

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

“Paduththaal purandaal urakkamillai”

Repetition of the 'P' sound at the beginning of words in the line.

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Trivia

Featured in the 1978 film 'Vandikkaran Magan' starring Jaishankar and Jayachitra, this song is famous for S.P. Balasubrahmanyam's expressive vocal rendition. Lyricist Vaali crafted subtle, poetic eroticism by drawing upon classic Tamil literary tropes of nature, seasons, and classical Carnatic music metaphors.

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