Pananadha Engal
From Orey Vazhi · 1959
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- T. M. Soundararajan, S. C. Krishnan
- Music director
- R. Govarthanam
- Details
- Orey Vazhi1959
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Aandavanai padaithavanae aadhi mudhalva | O creator of God, O primary lord! |
| Indha avaniyai aatti veikkum engal iraivaa | O our lord who makes this world spin! |
| Vendiyavarkkarul vazhangum velli uruvaai | O silver-formed one who bestows grace upon those who ask! |
| En vaedhanaiyaai theerthu vaikka | To relieve my agony, |
| Odi odi odi varuvaai | Come running, running, running! |
| Male | |
| Panam naadha inba guna naadha | Lord Money, O master of pleasure and virtue! |
| Appa panam naadha inba guna naadha | Father Money, lord of pleasure and good nature! |
| Ulagai pambaramaai aatti veikkum arul naadha | Gracious lord who spins the world like a top! |
| Panam naadha inba guna naadha | Lord Money, O master of pleasure and virtue! |
| Ulagai pambaramaai aatti veikkum arul naadha | Gracious lord who spins the world like a top! |
| Male | |
| Appa panam naadha | O Father Money! |
| Male | |
| Vaangi kondu ponavargal tharuvadhillai | Those who borrowed you never return you, |
| Indha vaasal pakkam kooda avar varuvadhillai | They do not even step near this doorstep anymore. |
| Unnai thaekki vaithu kondaalum nimmadhiyillai..ae | Even if one hoards you, there is no peace of mind... |
| Unnai thaekki vaithu kondaalum nimmadhiyillai | Even if one hoards you, there is no peace of mind. |
| Dhinam thedi thedi alaibavarkkum amaidhiyillai | Even for those who wander endlessly searching for you daily, there is no calm. |
| Male | |
| Perazhagu pengalaiyum manamudippaai | You arrange marriages even for gorgeous women, |
| Petra pillaiyaiyum thandhaiyaiyum pirithu veithaai | You have torn apart fathers and their own children. |
| Male :Haiyoo | Male: Alas! |
| Male :Perazhagu pengalaiyum manamudippaai | Male: You arrange marriages even for gorgeous women, |
| Petra pillaiyaiyum thandhaiyaiyum pirithu veithaai | You have torn apart fathers and their own children. |
| Car yeri rottinilae parakka vaippaai | You make people fly down the road in cars, |
| Silarai kadanaaliyaakki vittu vidai koduppaai | And you leave others in debt before bidding them farewell. |
| Male | |
| Tharkurigal pakkathilae nee irundhaal | If you stand beside illiterate fools, |
| Male | |
| Avargal saritheerathu verargalaai maari viduvaai | You transform them into historic heroes! |
| Male | |
| Indha tharkurigal pakkathilae nee irundhaal | If you stand beside these illiterate fools, |
| Male | |
| Avargal saritheerathu verargalaai maari viduvaai | You transform them into historic heroes! |
| Male | |
| Kattrarindha pergalidam illai nee endraal | If you are absent among learned scholars, |
| Kattrarindha pergalidam illai nee endraal | If you are absent among learned scholars, |
| Avar kandhal katti sundalukku kaathu kidappaar | They will dress in rags and wait endlessly for a hand-out. |
ஆண்டவனைப் படைத்தவனே ஆதி முதல்வா
இந்த அவனியை ஆட்டி வைக்கும் எங்கள் இறைவா
வேண்டியவர்க்கருள் வழங்கும் வெள்ளி உருவாய்
என் வேதனையைத் தீர்த்து வைக்க
ஓடி ஓடி ஓடி வருவாய்....!
O creator of God, O primary lord!
O our lord who makes this world spin!
O silver-formed one who bestows grace upon those who ask!
To relieve my agony,
Come running, running, running!
பண நாதா இன்பக் குண நாதா
அப்பா பண நாதா இன்பக் குண நாதா
உலகைப் பம்பரமாய் ஆட்டி வைக்கும் அருள் நாதா..
பண நாதா இன்பக் குண நாதா
உலகைப் பம்பரமாய் ஆட்டி வைக்கும் அருள் நாதா.
Lord Money, O master of pleasure and virtue!
Father Money, lord of pleasure and good nature!
Gracious lord who spins the world like a top!
Lord Money, O master of pleasure and virtue!
Gracious lord who spins the world like a top!
அப்பா பணம் நாதா
O Father Money!
வாங்கிக் கொண்டு போனவர்கள் தருவதில்லை
இந்த வாசல் பக்கம் கூட அவர் வருவதில்லை
உன்னை தேக்கி வைத்துக் கொண்டாலும் நிம்மதியில்லை
உன்னை தேக்கி வைத்துக் கொண்டாலும் நிம்மதியில்லை
தினம் தேடித் தேடி அலைபவர்க்கும் அமைதியில்லை
Those who borrowed you never return you,
They do not even step near this doorstep anymore.
Even if one hoards you, there is no peace of mind...
Even if one hoards you, there is no peace of mind.
Even for those who wander endlessly searching for you daily, there is no calm.
ஆண்கள் :
அப்பா பண நாதா இன்பக் குண நாதா
அப்பா பண நாதா இன்பக் குண நாதா
You arrange marriages even for gorgeous women,
You have torn apart fathers and their own children.
Male: Alas!
Male: You arrange marriages even for gorgeous women,
You have torn apart fathers and their own children.
You make people fly down the road in cars,
And you leave others in debt before bidding them farewell.
பேரழகுப் பெண்களையும் மணமுடிப்பாய்
பெற்ற பிள்ளையையும் தந்தையையும் பிரித்து வைப்பாய்
ஹையோ
பேரழகுப் பெண்களையும் மணமுடிப்பாய்
பெற்ற பிள்ளையையும் தந்தையையும் பிரித்து வைப்பாய்
காரேறி ரோட்டினிலே பறக்க வைப்பாய்
சிலரைக் கடனாளியாக்கி விட்டு விடை கொடுப்பாய் ( பண)
If you stand beside illiterate fools,
ஆண்கள் :
அப்பா பண நாதா இன்பக் குண நாதா
அப்பா பண நாதா இன்பக் குண நாதா
You transform them into historic heroes!
தற்குறிகள் பக்கத்திலே நீ இருந்தால்
If you stand beside these illiterate fools,
அவர்கள் சரித்திரத்து வீரர்களாய் மாறி விடுவாய்
You transform them into historic heroes!
இந்த தற்குறிகள் பக்கத்திலே நீ இருந்தால்
If you are absent among learned scholars,
If you are absent among learned scholars,
They will dress in rags and wait endlessly for a hand-out.
அவர்கள் சரித்திரத்து வீரர்களாய் மாறி விடுவாய்
கற்றறிந்த பேர்களிடம் இல்லை நீயென்றால்
கற்றறிந்த பேர்களிடம் இல்லை நீயென்றால்
அவர் கந்தல் கட்டிச் சுண்டலுக்குக் காத்துக் கிடப்பார்
ஆண்கள் :
அப்பா பண நாதா இன்பக் குண நாதா
அப்பா பண நாதா இன்பக் குண நாதா
Aandavanai padaithavanae aadhi mudhalva
O creator of God, O primary lord!
Indha avaniyai aatti veikkum engal iraivaa
O our lord who makes this world spin!
Vendiyavarkkarul vazhangum velli uruvaai
O silver-formed one who bestows grace upon those who ask!
En vaedhanaiyaai theerthu vaikka
To relieve my agony,
Odi odi odi varuvaai
Come running, running, running!
Panam naadha inba guna naadha
Lord Money, O master of pleasure and virtue!
Appa panam naadha inba guna naadha
Father Money, lord of pleasure and good nature!
Ulagai pambaramaai aatti veikkum arul naadha
Gracious lord who spins the world like a top!
Panam naadha inba guna naadha
Lord Money, O master of pleasure and virtue!
Ulagai pambaramaai aatti veikkum arul naadha
Gracious lord who spins the world like a top!
Appa panam naadha
O Father Money!
Vaangi kondu ponavargal tharuvadhillai
Those who borrowed you never return you,
Indha vaasal pakkam kooda avar varuvadhillai
They do not even step near this doorstep anymore.
Unnai thaekki vaithu kondaalum nimmadhiyillai..ae
Even if one hoards you, there is no peace of mind...
Unnai thaekki vaithu kondaalum nimmadhiyillai
Even if one hoards you, there is no peace of mind.
Dhinam thedi thedi alaibavarkkum amaidhiyillai
Even for those who wander endlessly searching for you daily, there is no calm.
Perazhagu pengalaiyum manamudippaai
You arrange marriages even for gorgeous women,
Petra pillaiyaiyum thandhaiyaiyum pirithu veithaai
You have torn apart fathers and their own children.
Male :Haiyoo
Male: Alas!
Male :Perazhagu pengalaiyum manamudippaai
Male: You arrange marriages even for gorgeous women,
Petra pillaiyaiyum thandhaiyaiyum pirithu veithaai
You have torn apart fathers and their own children.
Car yeri rottinilae parakka vaippaai
You make people fly down the road in cars,
Silarai kadanaaliyaakki vittu vidai koduppaai
And you leave others in debt before bidding them farewell.
Tharkurigal pakkathilae nee irundhaal
If you stand beside illiterate fools,
Avargal saritheerathu verargalaai maari viduvaai
You transform them into historic heroes!
Indha tharkurigal pakkathilae nee irundhaal
If you stand beside these illiterate fools,
Avargal saritheerathu verargalaai maari viduvaai
You transform them into historic heroes!
Kattrarindha pergalidam illai nee endraal
If you are absent among learned scholars,
Kattrarindha pergalidam illai nee endraal
If you are absent among learned scholars,
Avar kandhal katti sundalukku kaathu kidappaar
They will dress in rags and wait endlessly for a hand-out.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This satirical song from 'Orey Vazhi' (1959) personifies money ('Panam') as a supreme deity capable of controlling human fate and social dynamics. Kannadasan's lyrics playfully address money as the ultimate ruler that turns the world like a spinning top, uniting lovers, separating families, and granting high status to the uneducated while reducing wise scholars to poverty.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Personification (உருவகப்படுத்தல்)
“Aandavanai padaithavanae aadhi mudhalva”
Money is directly addressed as a supreme God ('Aandavan', 'Arul naadha', 'Inba guna naadha') capable of granting wishes and deciding human destinies.
Simile (உவமை)
“Ulagai pambaramaai aatti veikkum arul naadha”
Comparing the way money manipulates society to a spinning top ('pambaram').
Repetition / Anaphora (அடுக்குத்தொடர்)
“Odi odi odi varuvaai”
The deliberate repetition of words like 'Odi odi odi' and 'thedi thedi' emphasizes urgency and relentless human pursuit.
Social Satire / Irony (எள்ளல்)
“Tharkurigal pakkathilae nee irundhaal / Avargal saritheerathu verargalaai maari viduvaai”
Highlights the absurd reality where wealth elevates uneducated fools into historical heroes, while scholars without money are reduced to begging.
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Trivia
Written by legendary poet Kannadasan and set to music by R. Govarthanam, this humorous philosophical track reflects Kannadasan's iconic style of weaving sharp social commentary about wealth, greed, and societal hypocrisy into lighthearted cinema songs.
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