Paalirukkum Pazhamirukkum
From Paava Mannippu · 1961
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Paava Mannippu1961
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Paal irukum | There will be milk |
| Male | |
| Mmhmm | Mmhmm |
| Female | |
| Pazham irukum | There will be fruit |
| Male | |
| Mmhmm | Mmhmm |
| Female | |
| Pasi irukaathu | But there will be no appetite |
| Male | |
| Ohoo | Ohoo |
| Female | |
| Panjanaiyil | On the mattress of cotton |
| Kaatru varum thookam varaathu | Breeze will come, but sleep won't come |
| Male | |
| Hmm hmm | Hmm hmm |
| Female | |
| Panjanaiyil | On the mattress of cotton |
| Kaatru varum thookam varaathu | Breeze will come, but sleep won't come |
| Female | |
| Naalu | Four |
| Vagai gunamirukum | Types of innate qualities will remain |
| Male | |
| Mmhmm…. | Mmhmm…. |
| Female : Aasai vidaathu | Female : Desire won't leave |
| Female | |
| Naalu | Four |
| Vagai gunamirukum | Types of innate qualities will remain |
| Aasai vidaathu | Desire won't leave |
| Female | |
| Nadaka | To walk |
| Varum kaalgalukum | Even for the feet that step forward |
| Thunivirukaathu | There won't be courage |
| Female | |
| Paal irukum | There will be milk |
| Male | |
| Mmhmm | Mmhmm |
| Female | |
| Pazham irukum | There will be fruit |
| Male | |
| Mmhmm | Mmhmm |
| Female | |
| Pasi irukaathu | But there will be no appetite |
| Male | |
| Ohoo | Ohoo |
| Female | |
| Panjanaiyil | On the mattress of cotton |
| Kaatru varum | Breeze will come |
| { Thookam varaathu } (2) | { Sleep won't come } (2) |
| Female | |
| Kattavizhntha | Unbound |
| Kanirandum ungalai thedum | Both eyes will search for you |
| Paathi kanavu vanthu | Halfway into a dream |
| Marupadiyum kangalai moodum | They will close the eyes again |
| Male | |
| …………………… | |
| Female | |
| Kattavizhntha | Unbound |
| Kanirandum ungalai thedum | Both eyes will search for you |
| Kanavu vanthu marupadiyum | A dream will come and again |
| Kangalai moodum | Close the eyes |
| Female | |
| Pattu nila | The silky moon |
| Vaanveliyil kaaviyam paadum | Sings poetry across the open sky |
| Konda palliyarai pen | The woman inside the bedchamber |
| Manathil porkalamaagum | Has a battlefield in her heart |
| Male | |
| ………………….. | |
| Female | |
| Paal irukum | There will be milk |
| Male | |
| Mmhmm | Mmhmm |
| Female | |
| Pazham irukum | There will be fruit |
| Male | |
| Mmhmm | Mmhmm |
| Female | |
| Pasi irukaathu | But there will be no appetite |
| Male | |
| Ohoo | Ohoo |
| Female | |
| Panjanaiyil | On the mattress of cotton |
| Kaatru varum | Breeze will come |
| { Thookam varaathu } (2) | { Sleep won't come } (2) |
| Female | |
| Kaadhaluku | For love |
| Jaathi illai mathamum illaiyae | There is no caste, nor is there religion |
| Kangal pesum vaarthaiyilae | In the words spoken by the eyes |
| Betham illaiyae | There is no discrimination |
| Male | |
| ………………………. | |
| Female | |
| Kaadhaluku | For love |
| Jaathi illai mathamum illaiyae | There is no caste, nor is there religion |
| Kangal pesum vaarthaiyilae | In the words spoken by the eyes |
| Betham illaiyae | There is no discrimination |
| Female | |
| Vethamellam | All sacred scriptures |
| Kaadhalaiyae marupathillaiyae | Do not deny love |
| Adhu megam seitha uruvam | Unlike a shape made of clouds |
| Polae maraivathillaiyae | It does not disappear |
| Female | |
| Paal irukum | There will be milk |
| Male | |
| Mmhmm | Mmhmm |
| Female | |
| Pazham irukum | There will be fruit |
| Male | |
| Mmhmm | Mmhmm |
| Female | |
| Pasi irukaathu | But there will be no appetite |
| Male | |
| Ohoo | Ohoo |
| Female | |
| Panjanaiyil | On the mattress of cotton |
| Kaatru varum | Breeze will come |
| { Thookam varaathu } (3) | { Sleep won't come } (3) |
| Male | |
| …………………… | |
பாலிருக்கும்
There will be milk
ம்ம்ஹ்ம்
Mmhmm
பழமிருக்கும்
There will be fruit
ம்ம்ஹ்ம்
Mmhmm
பசியிருக்காது
But there will be no appetite
ஓஹோ
Ohoo
பஞ்சணையில்
காற்று வரும் தூக்கம்
வராது
On the mattress of cotton
Breeze will come, but sleep won't come
ஹ்ம்ம் ஹ்ம்ம்
Hmm hmm
பஞ்சணையில்
காற்று வரும் தூக்கம்
வராது
On the mattress of cotton
Breeze will come, but sleep won't come
நாலு வகை
குணமிருக்கும்
Four
Types of innate qualities will remain
ம்ம்ஹ்ம்
பெண் : ஆசை விடாது
Mmhmm….
Female : Desire won't leave
நாலு வகை
குணமிருக்கும் ஆசை
விடாது
Four
Types of innate qualities will remain
Desire won't leave
நடக்க வரும்
கால்களுக்கும்
துணிவிருக்காது
To walk
Even for the feet that step forward
There won't be courage
பாலிருக்கும்
There will be milk
ம்ம்ஹ்ம்
Mmhmm
பழமிருக்கும்
There will be fruit
ம்ம்ஹ்ம்
Mmhmm
பசியிருக்காது
But there will be no appetite
ஓஹோ
Ohoo
பஞ்சணையில்
காற்று வரும்
{ தூக்கம் வராது } (2)
On the mattress of cotton
Breeze will come
{ Sleep won't come } (2)
கட்டவிழ்ந்த
கண்ணிரண்டும் உங்களை
தேடும் பாதி கனவு வந்து
மறுபடியும் கண்களை மூடும்
Unbound
Both eyes will search for you
Halfway into a dream
They will close the eyes again
......................
கட்டவிழ்ந்த
கண்ணிரண்டும் உங்களை
தேடும் பாதி கனவு வந்து
மறுபடியும் கண்களை மூடும்
Unbound
Both eyes will search for you
A dream will come and again
Close the eyes
பட்டு நிலா
வான் வெளியில்
காவியம் பாடும்
கொண்ட பள்ளியறை
பெண் மனதில்
போர்க்களமாகும்
The silky moon
Sings poetry across the open sky
The woman inside the bedchamber
Has a battlefield in her heart
......................
பாலிருக்கும்
There will be milk
ம்ம்ஹ்ம்
Mmhmm
பழமிருக்கும்
There will be fruit
ம்ம்ஹ்ம்
Mmhmm
பசியிருக்காது
But there will be no appetite
ஓஹோ
Ohoo
பஞ்சணையில்
காற்று வரும்
{ தூக்கம் வராது } (2)
On the mattress of cotton
Breeze will come
{ Sleep won't come } (2)
காதலுக்கு
ஜாதியில்லை
மதமுமில்லையே
கண்கள் பேசும்
வார்த்தையிலே
பேதமில்லையே
For love
There is no caste, nor is there religion
In the words spoken by the eyes
There is no discrimination
......................
காதலுக்கு
ஜாதியில்லை
மதமுமில்லையே
கண்கள் பேசும்
வார்த்தையிலே
பேதமில்லையே
For love
There is no caste, nor is there religion
In the words spoken by the eyes
There is no discrimination
வேதமெல்லாம்
காதலையே மறுப்பதில்லையே
அது மேகம் செய்த உருவம்
போல மறைவதில்லையே
All sacred scriptures
Do not deny love
Unlike a shape made of clouds
It does not disappear
பாலிருக்கும்
There will be milk
ம்ம்ஹ்ம்
Mmhmm
பழமிருக்கும்
There will be fruit
ம்ம்ஹ்ம்
Mmhmm
பசியிருக்காது
But there will be no appetite
ஓஹோ
Ohoo
பஞ்சணையில்
காற்று வரும்
{ தூக்கம் வராது } (2)
On the mattress of cotton
Breeze will come
{ Sleep won't come } (3)
......................
ஆண் & பெண் :
பாலிருக்கும்
பழமிருக்கும் பசியிருக்காது
பஞ்சணையில் காற்று வரும்
தூக்கம் வராது
Paal irukum
There will be milk
Mmhmm
Mmhmm
Pazham irukum
There will be fruit
Mmhmm
Mmhmm
Pasi irukaathu
But there will be no appetite
Ohoo
Ohoo
Panjanaiyil
On the mattress of cotton
Kaatru varum thookam varaathu
Breeze will come, but sleep won't come
Hmm hmm
Hmm hmm
Panjanaiyil
On the mattress of cotton
Kaatru varum thookam varaathu
Breeze will come, but sleep won't come
Naalu
Four
Vagai gunamirukum
Types of innate qualities will remain
Mmhmm….
Mmhmm….
Female : Aasai vidaathu
Female : Desire won't leave
Naalu
Four
Vagai gunamirukum
Types of innate qualities will remain
Aasai vidaathu
Desire won't leave
Nadaka
To walk
Varum kaalgalukum
Even for the feet that step forward
Thunivirukaathu
There won't be courage
Paal irukum
There will be milk
Mmhmm
Mmhmm
Pazham irukum
There will be fruit
Mmhmm
Mmhmm
Pasi irukaathu
But there will be no appetite
Ohoo
Ohoo
Panjanaiyil
On the mattress of cotton
Kaatru varum
Breeze will come
{ Thookam varaathu } (2)
{ Sleep won't come } (2)
Kattavizhntha
Unbound
Kanirandum ungalai thedum
Both eyes will search for you
Paathi kanavu vanthu
Halfway into a dream
Marupadiyum kangalai moodum
They will close the eyes again
……………………
Kattavizhntha
Unbound
Kanirandum ungalai thedum
Both eyes will search for you
Kanavu vanthu marupadiyum
A dream will come and again
Kangalai moodum
Close the eyes
Pattu nila
The silky moon
Vaanveliyil kaaviyam paadum
Sings poetry across the open sky
Konda palliyarai pen
The woman inside the bedchamber
Manathil porkalamaagum
Has a battlefield in her heart
…………………..
Paal irukum
There will be milk
Mmhmm
Mmhmm
Pazham irukum
There will be fruit
Mmhmm
Mmhmm
Pasi irukaathu
But there will be no appetite
Ohoo
Ohoo
Panjanaiyil
On the mattress of cotton
Kaatru varum
Breeze will come
{ Thookam varaathu } (2)
{ Sleep won't come } (2)
Kaadhaluku
For love
Jaathi illai mathamum illaiyae
There is no caste, nor is there religion
Kangal pesum vaarthaiyilae
In the words spoken by the eyes
Betham illaiyae
There is no discrimination
……………………….
Kaadhaluku
For love
Jaathi illai mathamum illaiyae
There is no caste, nor is there religion
Kangal pesum vaarthaiyilae
In the words spoken by the eyes
Betham illaiyae
There is no discrimination
Vethamellam
All sacred scriptures
Kaadhalaiyae marupathillaiyae
Do not deny love
Adhu megam seitha uruvam
Unlike a shape made of clouds
Polae maraivathillaiyae
It does not disappear
Paal irukum
There will be milk
Mmhmm
Mmhmm
Pazham irukum
There will be fruit
Mmhmm
Mmhmm
Pasi irukaathu
But there will be no appetite
Ohoo
Ohoo
Panjanaiyil
On the mattress of cotton
Kaatru varum
Breeze will come
{ Thookam varaathu } (3)
{ Sleep won't come } (3)
……………………
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic melody from 'Paava Mannippu' expresses the inner conflict, yearning, and social barriers faced by lovers. Through evocative imagery, lyricist Kannadasan contrasts physical luxury—such as rich milk, fruit, and a soft bed—with the emotional turmoil that robs a lover of sleep and appetite. The song captures the hesitation and fear that societal norms impose, even when the heart desires unity. In the latter half, the song delivers a powerful philosophical message about love transcending human division. It asserts that love recognizes no caste or religion, and that silent understanding through the eyes holds no bias. Scriptures themselves do not oppose love, and unlike temporary formations of clouds in the sky, genuine love is eternal and unwavering.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Paradox / Irony (Ethirsol / Paradox)
“Paal irukum... Pasi irukaathu”
Contrasting physical abundance and comfort with mental distress (having food but no hunger, having a soft bed and breeze but no sleep).
Monaikkal (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Paal irukum... Pazham irukum... Pasi irukaathu”
Repetition of the 'Pa' consonant sound at the start of consecutive phrases ('Paal', 'Pazham', 'Pasi', 'Panjanaiyil').
Personification & Metaphor
“Pattu nila vaanveliyil kaaviyam paadum”
Attributing human speech to eyes ('Kangal pesum vaarthaiyil') and comparing the moonlit sky to an epic poem ('Pattu nila vaanveliyil kaaviyam paadum').
Simile (Upama)
“Adhu megam seitha uruvam polae maraivathillaiyae”
Comparing love to cloud shapes to emphasize its permanence by stating love is *not* transient like clouds.
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Trivia
Composed by the legendary duo Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy for the 1961 blockbuster movie 'Paava Mannippu', this song features vocals by T. M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela. The film is celebrated for its themes of interfaith harmony, with Kannadasan's lyrics playing a major role in embedding progressive social messages into mainstream Tamil cinema.
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