Pagai Konda Ullam
From Ellorum Nallavare · 1975
- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Singer
- K. J. Yesudas
- Music director
- V. Kumar
- Details
- Ellorum Nallavare1975
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Pagai konda ullam | A heart filled with enmity |
| Thuyarathin illam | Is an abode of sorrow |
| Theeraadha kobam | Unending anger |
| Yaarukku laabam | Who does it benefit? |
| Theeraadha kobam | Unending anger |
| Yaarukku laabam | Who does it benefit? |
| Male | |
| Pagai konda ullam | A heart filled with enmity |
| Thuyarathin illam | Is an abode of sorrow |
| Theeraadha kobam | Unending anger |
| Yaarukku laabam | Who does it benefit? |
| Theeraadha kobam | Unending anger |
| Yaarukku laabam | Who does it benefit? |
| Male | |
| Veettukku velicham | To bring light into a house |
| Varuvatharkaaga | Just for that sake |
| Kooraiyai erippaaro | Would anyone set fire to their roof? |
| Vedhanai thannai | Agony itself |
| Vilai thandhu yaarum | By paying a price, would anyone |
| Vaangida ninaippaaro…oo | Ever think of purchasing? |
| Vaangida ninaippaaro | Ever think of purchasing? |
| Male | |
| Idhayathai thirandhu | Open your heart |
| Nyaayaththai pesu | And speak with fairness |
| Idhayathai thirandhu | Open your heart |
| Nyaayaththai pesu | And speak with fairness |
| Vazhakkugal mudivaagum | Disputes will come to an end |
| Irukkindra pagaiyai | The existing hostility |
| Valarthida thaanae | Only to escalate and nurture |
| Vaadhangal thunaiyaagum | Arguments serve as a tool |
| Male | |
| Pagai konda ullam | A heart filled with enmity |
| Thuyarathin illam | Is an abode of sorrow |
| Theeraadha kobam | Unending anger |
| Yaarukku laabam | Who does it benefit? |
| Theeraadha kobam | Unending anger |
| Yaarukku laabam | Who does it benefit? |
| Male | |
| Vatriya kulathai | A dried-up pond |
| Paravaigal thedi | Birds in search |
| Varuvadhu kidaiyaadhu | Will never come seeking |
| Vaazhkkaiyil varumai | Poverty in life |
| Varugindra podhu | When it strikes |
| Uravugal kidaiyaadhu | Relatives will not stay |
| Uravugal kidaiyaadhu | Relatives will not stay |
| Male | |
| Paalaivanaththil | In a desert |
| Vidhaippadhanaalae | By sowing seeds |
| Paalaivanaththil | In a desert |
| Vidhaippadhanaalae | By sowing seeds |
| Payirondrum vilaiyaadhu | No crop will ever grow |
| Pattapinnaalaae varugindra nyaanam | Wisdom that arrives after suffering severe loss |
| Yaarukkum udhavaadhu | Is of no use to anyone |
| Male | |
| Pagai konda ullam | A heart filled with enmity |
| Thuyarathin illam | Is an abode of sorrow |
| Theeraadha kobam | Unending anger |
| Yaarukku laabam | Who does it benefit? |
| Theeraadha kobam | Unending anger |
| Yaarukku laabam | Who does it benefit? |
பகை கொண்ட உள்ளம்
துயரத்தின் இல்லம்
தீராத கோபம் யாருக்கு லாபம்
தீராத கோபம் யாருக்கு லாபம்
A heart filled with enmity
Is an abode of sorrow
Unending anger
Who does it benefit?
Unending anger
Who does it benefit?
பகை கொண்ட உள்ளம்
துயரத்தின் இல்லம்
தீராத கோபம் யாருக்கு லாபம்
தீராத கோபம் யாருக்கு லாபம்
A heart filled with enmity
Is an abode of sorrow
Unending anger
Who does it benefit?
Unending anger
Who does it benefit?
வீட்டுக்கு வெளிச்சம் வருவதற்காக
கூரையை எரிப்பாரோ
To bring light into a house
Just for that sake
Would anyone set fire to their roof?
Agony itself
By paying a price, would anyone
Ever think of purchasing?
Ever think of purchasing?
வேதனை தன்னை
விலை தந்து யாரும்
வாங்கிட நினைப்பாரோ
வாங்கிட நினைப்பாரோ
Open your heart
And speak with fairness
Open your heart
And speak with fairness
Disputes will come to an end
The existing hostility
Only to escalate and nurture
Arguments serve as a tool
இதயத்தை திறந்து நியாயத்தை பேசு
இதயத்தை திறந்து நியாயத்தை பேசு
A heart filled with enmity
Is an abode of sorrow
Unending anger
Who does it benefit?
Unending anger
Who does it benefit?
வழக்குகள் முடிவாகும்
இருக்கின்ற பகையை
வளர்த்திடத்தானே
வாதங்கள் துணையாகும்
A dried-up pond
Birds in search
Will never come seeking
Poverty in life
When it strikes
Relatives will not stay
Relatives will not stay
பகை கொண்ட உள்ளம்
துயரத்தின் இல்லம்
தீராத கோபம் யாருக்கு லாபம்
தீராத கோபம் யாருக்கு லாபம்
In a desert
By sowing seeds
In a desert
By sowing seeds
No crop will ever grow
Wisdom that arrives after suffering severe loss
Is of no use to anyone
வற்றிய குளத்தை பறவைகள் தேடி
வருவது கிடையாது
வாழ்க்கையில் வறுமை வருகின்ற போது
உறவுகள் கிடையாது.... உறவுகள் கிடையாது
A heart filled with enmity
Is an abode of sorrow
Unending anger
Who does it benefit?
Unending anger
Who does it benefit?
பாலைவனத்தில் விதைப்பதனாலே
பாலைவனத்தில் விதைப்பதனாலே
பயிர் ஒன்றும் விளையாது
பட்ட பின்னாலே வருகின்ற ஞானம்
யாருக்கும் உதவாது
பகை கொண்ட உள்ளம்
துயரத்தின் இல்லம்
தீராத கோபம் யாருக்கு லாபம்
தீராத கோபம் யாருக்கு லாபம்
Pagai konda ullam
A heart filled with enmity
Thuyarathin illam
Is an abode of sorrow
Theeraadha kobam
Unending anger
Yaarukku laabam
Who does it benefit?
Theeraadha kobam
Unending anger
Yaarukku laabam
Who does it benefit?
Pagai konda ullam
A heart filled with enmity
Thuyarathin illam
Is an abode of sorrow
Theeraadha kobam
Unending anger
Yaarukku laabam
Who does it benefit?
Theeraadha kobam
Unending anger
Yaarukku laabam
Who does it benefit?
Veettukku velicham
To bring light into a house
Varuvatharkaaga
Just for that sake
Kooraiyai erippaaro
Would anyone set fire to their roof?
Vedhanai thannai
Agony itself
Vilai thandhu yaarum
By paying a price, would anyone
Vaangida ninaippaaro…oo
Ever think of purchasing?
Vaangida ninaippaaro
Ever think of purchasing?
Idhayathai thirandhu
Open your heart
Nyaayaththai pesu
And speak with fairness
Idhayathai thirandhu
Open your heart
Nyaayaththai pesu
And speak with fairness
Vazhakkugal mudivaagum
Disputes will come to an end
Irukkindra pagaiyai
The existing hostility
Valarthida thaanae
Only to escalate and nurture
Vaadhangal thunaiyaagum
Arguments serve as a tool
Pagai konda ullam
A heart filled with enmity
Thuyarathin illam
Is an abode of sorrow
Theeraadha kobam
Unending anger
Yaarukku laabam
Who does it benefit?
Theeraadha kobam
Unending anger
Yaarukku laabam
Who does it benefit?
Vatriya kulathai
A dried-up pond
Paravaigal thedi
Birds in search
Varuvadhu kidaiyaadhu
Will never come seeking
Vaazhkkaiyil varumai
Poverty in life
Varugindra podhu
When it strikes
Uravugal kidaiyaadhu
Relatives will not stay
Uravugal kidaiyaadhu
Relatives will not stay
Paalaivanaththil
In a desert
Vidhaippadhanaalae
By sowing seeds
Paalaivanaththil
In a desert
Vidhaippadhanaalae
By sowing seeds
Payirondrum vilaiyaadhu
No crop will ever grow
Pattapinnaalaae varugindra nyaanam
Wisdom that arrives after suffering severe loss
Yaarukkum udhavaadhu
Is of no use to anyone
Pagai konda ullam
A heart filled with enmity
Thuyarathin illam
Is an abode of sorrow
Theeraadha kobam
Unending anger
Yaarukku laabam
Who does it benefit?
Theeraadha kobam
Unending anger
Yaarukku laabam
Who does it benefit?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This philosophical song written by Lyricist Pulamaipithan emphasizes the futility of hatred, anger, and endless disputes. It asks fundamental questions about human behavior, pointing out that harboring hatred only leads to personal sorrow and that endless arguments serve no purpose other than stoking enmity further. Openness and fair speech are presented as the true path to resolving conflicts. Through vivid natural metaphors, the song illustrates stark real-world truths: just as birds abandon a dried pond, fair-weather relatives desert a person facing poverty. Sowing seeds in a desert yields no crops, symbolizing how realization or wisdom gained after complete ruin comes too late to be of any practical use. The song calls for compassion, self-reflection, and timely wisdom.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhai (Second letter rhyming / Assonance)
“Pagai konda ullam”
The second consonant 'g' (க்/கை) rhymes in 'Pagai' and 'Thuyar'/'Theeraadha' patterns across stanzas, giving rhythmic harmony.
Rhetorical Question
“Veettukku velicham Varuvatharkaaga Kooraiyai erippaaro”
The lyricist uses questions ('Yaarukku laabam', 'Kooraiyai erippaaro') to make the listener reflect on the irrational nature of anger and self-destruction.
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Paalaivanaththil Vidhaippadhanaalae Payirondrum vilaiyaadhu”
Comparing a heart filled with hostility to a 'house of sorrow' (Thuyarathin illam) and comparing late wisdom to seeds sown in a desert.
Monorhyme / Anaphora
“Theeraadha kobam Yaarukku laabam”
Repetition of lines and concepts to emphasize core moral themes.
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Trivia
The song from the 1975 film 'Ellorum Nallavare' features lyrics by Pulamaipithan, known for his deeply philosophical and moralistic verses in Tamil cinema that drew heavily from classic Sangam literature styles and Thirukkural concepts.
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