Pallaakku Vaanga Ponen
From Panakkara Kudumbam · 1964
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
- Details
- Panakkara Kudumbam1964
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Pallaakku vaanga ponen | I went to buy a palanquin |
| Oorvalam poga | To go on a grand procession |
| Naan paadhiyilae thirumbi vandhen | I returned halfway through |
| Thani maramaaga | Like a lonely tree |
| Male | |
| Pallaakku vaanga ponen | I went to buy a palanquin |
| Oorvalam poga | To go on a grand procession |
| Naan paadhiyilae thirumbi vandhen | I returned halfway through |
| Thani maramaaga | Like a lonely tree |
| Male | |
| Malligai poo vaangi vandhen | I brought jasmine flowers |
| Pennukku chooda | To adorn the woman's hair |
| Malligai poo vaangi vandhen | I brought jasmine flowers |
| Pennukku chooda | To adorn the woman's hair |
| Adhai man meedhu pottu vittaen | I threw them onto the bare soil |
| Veiyilil vaada veiyilil vaada | To wither away in the heat, to wither in the heat |
| Male | |
| Pallaakku vaanga ponen | I went to buy a palanquin |
| Oorvalam poga | To go on a grand procession |
| Naan paadhiyilae thirumbi vandhen | I returned halfway through |
| Thani maramaaga | Like a lonely tree |
| Male | |
| Mana maedai poda sonnaen | I asked to set up a wedding stage |
| Mangalam illai | There was no auspiciousness |
| Manamagalai kaana vandhen | I came to see the bride |
| Kungumam illai | There was no vermilion on her forehead |
| Male | |
| Mana maedai poda sonnaen | I asked to set up a wedding stage |
| Mangalam illai | There was no auspiciousness |
| Manamagalai kaana vandhen | I came to see the bride |
| Kungumam illai | There was no vermilion on her forehead |
| Kaadhalukkae vaazhndhirundhen | I lived solely for love |
| Karpanai illai | It was not mere imagination |
| Kalyaanam kolvadhu mattum | Only the act of getting married |
| En vasamillai en vasamillai | Was not in my control, was not in my control |
| Male | |
| Pallaakku vaanga ponen | I went to buy a palanquin |
| Oorvalam poga | To go on a grand procession |
| Naan paadhiyilae thirumbi vandhen | I returned halfway through |
| Thani maramaaga | Like a lonely tree |
| Male | |
| Kannaalae pennai andru | Seeing the woman with my eyes that day |
| Kandadhu paavam | Was my tragic fate |
| Kanda udan kaadhal nenjil | Falling in love in my heart the moment I saw her |
| Kondadhu paavam | Was my tragic fate |
| Male | |
| Kannaalae pennai andru | Seeing the woman with my eyes that day |
| Kandadhu paavam | Was my tragic fate |
| Kanda udan kaadhal nenjil | Falling in love in my heart the moment I saw her |
| Kondadhu paavam | Was my tragic fate |
| Konda pinnae pirivai cholli | Announcing separation after falling in love |
| Vandhadhu paavam | Was a sorrowful misfortune |
| Verum koodaaga boomiyil innum | Remaining on this earth as a mere empty shell |
| Vaazhvadhu paavam vaazhvadhu paavam | Is a painful sin to go on living, a sin to go on living |
| Male | |
| Pallaakku vaanga ponen | I went to buy a palanquin |
| Oorvalam poga | To go on a grand procession |
| Naan paadhiyilae thirumbi vandhen | I returned halfway through |
| Thani maramaaga | Like a lonely tree |
| Male | |
| Pallaakku vaanga ponen | I went to buy a palanquin |
| Oorvalam poga | To go on a grand procession |
| Naan paadhiyilae thirumbi vandhen | I returned halfway through |
| Thani maramaaga | Like a lonely tree |
பல்லாக்கு வாங்கப் போனேன்
ஊர்வலம் போக
நான் பாதியிலே திரும்பி வந்தேன்
தனி மரமாக
I went to buy a palanquin
To go on a grand procession
I returned halfway through
Like a lonely tree
பல்லாக்கு வாங்கப் போனேன்
ஊர்வலம் போக
நான் பாதியிலே திரும்பி வந்தேன்
தனி மரமாக
I went to buy a palanquin
To go on a grand procession
I returned halfway through
Like a lonely tree
மல்லிகைப் பூ வாங்கி வந்தேன்
பெண்ணுக்குச் சூட
மல்லிகைப் பூ வாங்கி வந்தேன்
பெண்ணுக்குச் சூட
அதை மண் மீது போட்டு விட்டேன்
வெய்யிலில் வாட வெய்யிலில் வாட
I brought jasmine flowers
To adorn the woman's hair
I brought jasmine flowers
To adorn the woman's hair
I threw them onto the bare soil
To wither away in the heat, to wither in the heat
பல்லாக்கு வாங்கப் போனேன்
ஊர்வலம் போக
நான் பாதியிலே திரும்பி வந்தேன்
தனி மரமாக
I went to buy a palanquin
To go on a grand procession
I returned halfway through
Like a lonely tree
மண மேடை போடச் சொன்னேன்
மங்கலம் இல்லை
மணமகளை காண வந்தேன்
குங்குமம் இல்லை
I asked to set up a wedding stage
There was no auspiciousness
I came to see the bride
There was no vermilion on her forehead
மண மேடை போடச் சொன்னேன்
மங்கலம் இல்லை
மணமகளை காண வந்தேன்
குங்குமம் இல்லை
காதலுக்கே வாழ்ந்திருந்தேன்
கற்பனை இல்லை
கல்யாணம் கொள்வது மட்டும்
என் வசமில்லை என் வசமில்லை
I asked to set up a wedding stage
There was no auspiciousness
I came to see the bride
There was no vermilion on her forehead
I lived solely for love
It was not mere imagination
Only the act of getting married
Was not in my control, was not in my control
பல்லாக்கு வாங்கப் போனேன்
ஊர்வலம் போக
நான் பாதியிலே திரும்பி வந்தேன்
தனி மரமாக
I went to buy a palanquin
To go on a grand procession
I returned halfway through
Like a lonely tree
கண்ணாலே பெண்ணை அன்று
கண்டது பாவம்
கண்ட உடன் காதல் நெஞ்சில்
கொண்டது பாவம்
Seeing the woman with my eyes that day
Was my tragic fate
Falling in love in my heart the moment I saw her
Was my tragic fate
கண்ணாலே பெண்ணை அன்று
கண்டது பாவம்
கண்ட உடன் காதல் நெஞ்சில்
கொண்டது பாவம்
கொண்ட பின்னே பிரிவைச் சொல்லி
வந்தது பாவம்
வெறும் கூடாக பூமியில் இன்னும்
வாழ்வது பாவம் வாழ்வது பாவம்
Seeing the woman with my eyes that day
Was my tragic fate
Falling in love in my heart the moment I saw her
Was my tragic fate
Announcing separation after falling in love
Was a sorrowful misfortune
Remaining on this earth as a mere empty shell
Is a painful sin to go on living, a sin to go on living
பல்லாக்கு வாங்கப் போனேன்
ஊர்வலம் போக
நான் பாதியிலே திரும்பி வந்தேன்
தனி மரமாக
I went to buy a palanquin
To go on a grand procession
I returned halfway through
Like a lonely tree
பல்லாக்கு வாங்கப் போனேன்
ஊர்வலம் போக
நான் பாதியிலே திரும்பி வந்தேன்
தனி மரமாக
I went to buy a palanquin
To go on a grand procession
I returned halfway through
Like a lonely tree
Pallaakku vaanga ponen
I went to buy a palanquin
Oorvalam poga
To go on a grand procession
Naan paadhiyilae thirumbi vandhen
I returned halfway through
Thani maramaaga
Like a lonely tree
Pallaakku vaanga ponen
I went to buy a palanquin
Oorvalam poga
To go on a grand procession
Naan paadhiyilae thirumbi vandhen
I returned halfway through
Thani maramaaga
Like a lonely tree
Malligai poo vaangi vandhen
I brought jasmine flowers
Pennukku chooda
To adorn the woman's hair
Malligai poo vaangi vandhen
I brought jasmine flowers
Pennukku chooda
To adorn the woman's hair
Adhai man meedhu pottu vittaen
I threw them onto the bare soil
Veiyilil vaada veiyilil vaada
To wither away in the heat, to wither in the heat
Pallaakku vaanga ponen
I went to buy a palanquin
Oorvalam poga
To go on a grand procession
Naan paadhiyilae thirumbi vandhen
I returned halfway through
Thani maramaaga
Like a lonely tree
Mana maedai poda sonnaen
I asked to set up a wedding stage
Mangalam illai
There was no auspiciousness
Manamagalai kaana vandhen
I came to see the bride
Kungumam illai
There was no vermilion on her forehead
Mana maedai poda sonnaen
I asked to set up a wedding stage
Mangalam illai
There was no auspiciousness
Manamagalai kaana vandhen
I came to see the bride
Kungumam illai
There was no vermilion on her forehead
Kaadhalukkae vaazhndhirundhen
I lived solely for love
Karpanai illai
It was not mere imagination
Kalyaanam kolvadhu mattum
Only the act of getting married
En vasamillai en vasamillai
Was not in my control, was not in my control
Pallaakku vaanga ponen
I went to buy a palanquin
Oorvalam poga
To go on a grand procession
Naan paadhiyilae thirumbi vandhen
I returned halfway through
Thani maramaaga
Like a lonely tree
Kannaalae pennai andru
Seeing the woman with my eyes that day
Kandadhu paavam
Was my tragic fate
Kanda udan kaadhal nenjil
Falling in love in my heart the moment I saw her
Kondadhu paavam
Was my tragic fate
Kannaalae pennai andru
Seeing the woman with my eyes that day
Kandadhu paavam
Was my tragic fate
Kanda udan kaadhal nenjil
Falling in love in my heart the moment I saw her
Kondadhu paavam
Was my tragic fate
Konda pinnae pirivai cholli
Announcing separation after falling in love
Vandhadhu paavam
Was a sorrowful misfortune
Verum koodaaga boomiyil innum
Remaining on this earth as a mere empty shell
Vaazhvadhu paavam vaazhvadhu paavam
Is a painful sin to go on living, a sin to go on living
Pallaakku vaanga ponen
I went to buy a palanquin
Oorvalam poga
To go on a grand procession
Naan paadhiyilae thirumbi vandhen
I returned halfway through
Thani maramaaga
Like a lonely tree
Pallaakku vaanga ponen
I went to buy a palanquin
Oorvalam poga
To go on a grand procession
Naan paadhiyilae thirumbi vandhen
I returned halfway through
Thani maramaaga
Like a lonely tree
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Pallaakku vaanga ponen' expresses intense grief over lost love and unfulfilled marital aspirations. The narrator sets out filled with hope, intending to arrange a royal palanquin and bring flowers for his bride, only for fate to crush his dreams midway. Left abandoned, he compares himself to a lonely tree standing isolated in the desert and jasmine flowers left to wither in scorching heat.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamaani)
“Naan paadhiyilae thirumbi vandhen / Thani maramaaga”
Compares the protagonist's emotional isolation after heartbreak to a single standing tree ('Thani maramaaga').
Metaphor (Uvagam)
“Verum koodaaga boomiyil innum”
Compares the protagonist's lifeless, spiritless physical body to a hollow shell ('Verum koodu').
Epiphora / Rhyme (Eiybu)
“Kandadhu paavam ... Kondadhu paavam ... Vandhadhu paavam”
The repetitive ending with 'paavam' emphasizes the theme of suffering and fateful misfortune across successive lines.
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Trivia
Featured in the 1964 M. G. Ramachandran starrer 'Panakkara Kudumbam', this classic track was composed by the duo Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy, penned by Kannadasan, and sung by T. M. Soundararajan.
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