Palum Pazhamum
From Palum Pazhamum · 1961
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
- Details
- Palum Pazhamum1961
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| ………………… | Milk and fruit |
| Male | |
| { Paalum pazhamum | Holding in your hands, with coral- |
| Kaigalil yendhi pavazha | -like mouth scattering a smile, like a beautiful |
| Vaayil punnagai sindhi kola | Peacock, will you come? |
| Mayil pol nee varuvayae | Oh sweet-talking parrot, please find peace. |
| Konjum kiliyae amaidhi kolvayae } (2) | Milk and fruit |
| Male | |
| { Unnum azhagai | Holding in your hands, with coral- |
| Paarthirupayae uranga | -like mouth scattering a smile, like a beautiful |
| Vaidhae vizhithirupayae } (2) | Peacock, will you come? |
| Male | |
| { Kannai | Oh sweet-talking parrot, please find peace. |
| Imaipol kaathirupayae | Your eating beauty |
| Kaadhar kodiyae kan malarvayae } (2) | I would watch without sleeping |
| Male | |
| Paalum pazhamum | Keeping myself awake for you |
| Kaigalil yendhi pavazha | Your eating beauty |
| Vaayil punnagai sindhi kola | I would watch without sleeping |
| Mayil pol nee varuvayae | Keeping myself awake for you |
| Konjum kiliyae amaidhi kolvayae | The eye |
| Male | |
| { Pinju mugathin | Protecting like an eyelid |
| Oli ilanthaayae pesi | Oh beloved creeper, blossom your eyes! |
| Pazhagum mozhi marandhaayae } (2) | The eye |
| Male | |
| { Anji nadakum | Protecting like an eyelid |
| Nadai melindhaayae | Oh beloved creeper, blossom your eyes! |
| Anna kodiyae amaidhi kolvaayae } (2) | Milk and fruit |
| Male | |
| Paalum pazhamum | Holding in your hands, with coral- |
| Kaigalil yendhi pavazha | -like mouth scattering a smile, like a beautiful |
| Vaayil punnagai sindhi kola | Peacock, will you come? |
| Mayil pol nee varuvayae | Oh sweet-talking parrot, please find peace. |
| Konjum kiliyae amaidhi kolvayae | On your tender face |
| Male | |
| { Eendra thaayai | You lost the radiance, and forgot |
| Naan kandadhillai enadhu | The spoken language you were familiar with |
| Deivam verengum illai } (2) | On your tender face |
| Male | |
| { Uyirai koduthum | You lost the radiance, and forgot |
| Unai naan kaapen | The spoken language you were familiar with |
| Udhaya nilavae kan thuyilvayae } (2) | Fearfully walking, |
| Male | |
| Paalum pazhamum | Your gait has become frail |
| Kaigalil yendhi pavazha | Oh swan-like maiden, please find peace! |
| Vaayil punnagai sindhi kola | Fearfully walking, |
| Mayil pol nee varuvayae | Your gait has become frail |
| Konjum kiliyae amaidhi kolvayae | Oh swan-like maiden, please find peace! |
| Male | |
| …………………… | Milk and fruit |
..........................
Milk and fruit
{ பாலும் பழமும்
கைகளில் ஏந்தி பவள
வாயில் புன்னகை சிந்தி
கோல மயில் போல் நீ
வருவாயே கொஞ்சும்
கிளியே அமைதி
கொள்வாயே } (2)
Holding in your hands, with coral-
-like mouth scattering a smile, like a beautiful
Peacock, will you come?
Oh sweet-talking parrot, please find peace.
Milk and fruit
{ உண்ணும் அழகை
பார்த்திருப்பாயே உறங்க
வைத்தே விழித்திருப்பாயே } (2)
Holding in your hands, with coral-
-like mouth scattering a smile, like a beautiful
Peacock, will you come?
{ கண்ணை இமை
போல் காத்திருப்பாயே
காதற் கொடியே கண்
மலர்வாயே } (2)
Oh sweet-talking parrot, please find peace.
Your eating beauty
I would watch without sleeping
பாலும் பழமும்
கைகளில் ஏந்தி பவள
வாயில் புன்னகை சிந்தி
கோல மயில் போல் நீ
வருவாயே கொஞ்சும்
கிளியே அமைதி
கொள்வாயே
Keeping myself awake for you
Your eating beauty
I would watch without sleeping
Keeping myself awake for you
The eye
{ பிஞ்சு முகத்தின்
ஒளி இழந்தாயே பேசிப்
பழகும் மொழி மறந்தாயே } (2)
Protecting like an eyelid
Oh beloved creeper, blossom your eyes!
The eye
{ அஞ்சி நடக்கும்
நடை மெலிந்தாயே
அன்னக் கொடியே
அமைதி கொள்வாயே } (2)
Protecting like an eyelid
Oh beloved creeper, blossom your eyes!
Milk and fruit
பாலும் பழமும்
கைகளில் ஏந்தி பவள
வாயில் புன்னகை சிந்தி
கோல மயில் போல் நீ
வருவாயே கொஞ்சும்
கிளியே அமைதி
கொள்வாயே
Holding in your hands, with coral-
-like mouth scattering a smile, like a beautiful
Peacock, will you come?
Oh sweet-talking parrot, please find peace.
On your tender face
{ ஈன்ற தாயை
நான் கண்டதில்லை
எனது தெய்வம்
வேறெங்கும் இல்லை } (2)
You lost the radiance, and forgot
The spoken language you were familiar with
On your tender face
{ உயிரை கொடுத்தும்
உனை நான் காப்பேன்
உதய நிலவே கண்
துயில்வாயே } (2)
You lost the radiance, and forgot
The spoken language you were familiar with
Fearfully walking,
பாலும் பழமும்
கைகளில் ஏந்தி பவள
வாயில் புன்னகை சிந்தி
கோல மயில் போல் நீ
வருவாயே கொஞ்சும்
கிளியே அமைதி
கொள்வாயே
Your gait has become frail
Oh swan-like maiden, please find peace!
Fearfully walking,
Your gait has become frail
Oh swan-like maiden, please find peace!
..........................
Milk and fruit
…………………
Milk and fruit
{ Paalum pazhamum
Holding in your hands, with coral-
Kaigalil yendhi pavazha
-like mouth scattering a smile, like a beautiful
Vaayil punnagai sindhi kola
Peacock, will you come?
Mayil pol nee varuvayae
Oh sweet-talking parrot, please find peace.
Konjum kiliyae amaidhi kolvayae } (2)
Milk and fruit
{ Unnum azhagai
Holding in your hands, with coral-
Paarthirupayae uranga
-like mouth scattering a smile, like a beautiful
Vaidhae vizhithirupayae } (2)
Peacock, will you come?
{ Kannai
Oh sweet-talking parrot, please find peace.
Imaipol kaathirupayae
Your eating beauty
Kaadhar kodiyae kan malarvayae } (2)
I would watch without sleeping
Paalum pazhamum
Keeping myself awake for you
Kaigalil yendhi pavazha
Your eating beauty
Vaayil punnagai sindhi kola
I would watch without sleeping
Mayil pol nee varuvayae
Keeping myself awake for you
Konjum kiliyae amaidhi kolvayae
The eye
{ Pinju mugathin
Protecting like an eyelid
Oli ilanthaayae pesi
Oh beloved creeper, blossom your eyes!
Pazhagum mozhi marandhaayae } (2)
The eye
{ Anji nadakum
Protecting like an eyelid
Nadai melindhaayae
Oh beloved creeper, blossom your eyes!
Anna kodiyae amaidhi kolvaayae } (2)
Milk and fruit
Paalum pazhamum
Holding in your hands, with coral-
Kaigalil yendhi pavazha
-like mouth scattering a smile, like a beautiful
Vaayil punnagai sindhi kola
Peacock, will you come?
Mayil pol nee varuvayae
Oh sweet-talking parrot, please find peace.
Konjum kiliyae amaidhi kolvayae
On your tender face
{ Eendra thaayai
You lost the radiance, and forgot
Naan kandadhillai enadhu
The spoken language you were familiar with
Deivam verengum illai } (2)
On your tender face
{ Uyirai koduthum
You lost the radiance, and forgot
Unai naan kaapen
The spoken language you were familiar with
Udhaya nilavae kan thuyilvayae } (2)
Fearfully walking,
Paalum pazhamum
Your gait has become frail
Kaigalil yendhi pavazha
Oh swan-like maiden, please find peace!
Vaayil punnagai sindhi kola
Fearfully walking,
Mayil pol nee varuvayae
Your gait has become frail
Konjum kiliyae amaidhi kolvayae
Oh swan-like maiden, please find peace!
……………………
Milk and fruit
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant song from the 1961 classic film 'Paalum Pazhamum' expresses deep affection, comfort, and unconditional devotion towards a beloved who is in a vulnerable state. The speaker reminisces about her graceful, joyful presence when she brought milk and fruit with a sweet smile, contrasting it with her present frailty and distress. Expressing protective affection, the singer compares safeguarding her to an eyelid protecting the eye and vows to give up life itself to protect her, seeing in her the divine warmth of a mother he never knew.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Mayil pol nee varuvayae”
Compares the grace and beauty of the beloved's arrival to that of a peacock ('Mayil pol').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Kaadhar kodiyae kan malarvayae”
Addresses the beloved as a blooming vine of love ('Kaadhar kodiyae') and a rising moon ('Udhaya nilavae').
Simile (Upamai)
“Imaipol kaathirupayae”
Compares protective vigilance to an eyelid safeguarding the eye ('Imaipol').
Alliteration (Monai)
“Paalum pazhamum”
Repetition of the initial sound 'Pa' in 'Paalum' and 'pazhamum'.
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Trivia
The film 'Paalum Pazhamum' (1961) was directed by A. Bhimsingh and starred Sivaji Ganesan and B. Saroja Devi. The music was composed by the iconic duo Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy with lyrics penned by Kannadasan. This emotional melody sung by T. M. Soundararajan is considered one of the evergreen classics of Tamil cinema.
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