Parandhu Pogindren
From Kuthiraivaal · 2022
- Lyricist
- Prasath Ramar
- Singers
- Pradeep Kumar, Kalyani Nair
- Music directors
- Pradeep Kumar, Maarten Visser
- Details
- Kuthiraivaal2022
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Humming………………………………. | [Humming] |
| Male | |
| Parandhu pogindren | I am flying away |
| Siragillaamal | Without wings |
| Kavidhai aagindren | I am becoming poetry |
| Mozhiyillaamal | Without a language |
| Male | |
| Kaanalin dhaagamae | Oh thirst of a mirage! |
| En paadalin raagamae | Oh melody of my song! |
| Nee vandhu seraamal | If you do not come to reach me |
| Naan engu poveno | Where will I go? |
| Male | |
| Vannangal illaadha | Without any colors |
| Or vaanavil naanae | I am a rainbow |
| Un ennangal neerootra | As your thoughts shower water upon me |
| Engengu pootheno | In how many places have I bloomed? |
| Male | |
| Humming ………………. | [Humming] |
| Female | |
| Madisaaya odivaa maayava | Run to my lap and rest, oh illusionist! |
| Mudiyaadha vaan pola naan mayava | Shall I swoon like the endless sky? |
| Female | |
| Nilavaanadhaal pulanaagiren | Having become the moon, I become visible |
| Nee vandhu kaaya | For you to come and shine upon me |
| Dhinam thondriyae nidham theigiraai | Appearing every day, you wane endlessly |
| En maeni vaada | As my body wilts away |
| Female | |
| Kaatrodu thee aada | With fire dancing alongside the wind |
| Or velvi seidhenae | I performed a sacred ritual |
| Both :Un bimpam naan sera | To merge with your reflection |
| Uruvindri nindrenae | I stood without a physical form |
| Male | |
| Parandhu pogindren | I am flying away |
| Siragillaamal | Without wings |
| Kavidhai aagindren | I am becoming poetry |
| Mozhiyillaamal | Without a language |
| Male | |
| Kaanalin dhaagamae | Oh thirst of a mirage! |
| En paadalin raagamae | Oh melody of my song! |
| Nee vandhu seraamal | If you do not come to reach me |
| Naan engu poveno | Where will I go? |
| Male | |
| Vannangal illaadha | Without any colors |
| Or vaanavil naanae | I am a rainbow |
| Un ennangal neerootra | As your thoughts shower water upon me |
| Engengu pootheno | In how many places have I bloomed? |
............................
[Humming]
பறந்து போகின்றேன்
சிறகி்ல்லாமல்
கவிதை ஆகின்றேன்
மொழியில்லாமல்
I am flying away
Without wings
I am becoming poetry
Without a language
கானலின் தாகமே
என் பாடலின் ராகமே
நீ வந்து சேராமல்
நான் எங்கு போவேனோ
Oh thirst of a mirage!
Oh melody of my song!
If you do not come to reach me
Where will I go?
வண்ணங்கள் இல்லாத
ஓர் வானவில் நானே
உன் எண்ணங்கள் நீரூற்ற
எங்கெங்கு பூத்தேனே
Without any colors
I am a rainbow
As your thoughts shower water upon me
In how many places have I bloomed?
.....................
[Humming]
மடிசாய ஓடிவா
மாயவா
முடியாத வான்போல நான்
மாயவா
Run to my lap and rest, oh illusionist!
Shall I swoon like the endless sky?
நிலவானதால் புனலாகிறேன்
நீ வந்து காய தினம் தோன்றியே
நிதம் தேய்கிறாய்
என் மேனி வாட
Having become the moon, I become visible
For you to come and shine upon me
Appearing every day, you wane endlessly
As my body wilts away
காற்றோடு தீ ஆட
ஓர் வேள்வி செய்தேனே
இருவர் :
உன் பிம்பம் நான் சேர
உருவின்றி நின்றேனே
With fire dancing alongside the wind
I performed a sacred ritual
To merge with your reflection
I stood without a physical form
பறந்து போகின்றேன்
சிறகில்லாமல்
கவிதை ஆகின்றேன்
மொழியில்லாமல்
I am flying away
Without wings
I am becoming poetry
Without a language
கானலின் தாகமே
என் பாடலின் ராகமே
நீ வந்து சேராமல்
நான் எங்கு போவேனோ
Oh thirst of a mirage!
Oh melody of my song!
If you do not come to reach me
Where will I go?
வண்ணங்கள் இல்லாத
ஓர் வானவில் நானே
உன் எண்ணங்கள் நீரூற்ற
எங்கெங்கு பூத்தேனே
Without any colors
I am a rainbow
As your thoughts shower water upon me
In how many places have I bloomed?
Humming……………………………….
[Humming]
Parandhu pogindren
I am flying away
Siragillaamal
Without wings
Kavidhai aagindren
I am becoming poetry
Mozhiyillaamal
Without a language
Kaanalin dhaagamae
Oh thirst of a mirage!
En paadalin raagamae
Oh melody of my song!
Nee vandhu seraamal
If you do not come to reach me
Naan engu poveno
Where will I go?
Vannangal illaadha
Without any colors
Or vaanavil naanae
I am a rainbow
Un ennangal neerootra
As your thoughts shower water upon me
Engengu pootheno
In how many places have I bloomed?
Humming ……………….
[Humming]
Madisaaya odivaa maayava
Run to my lap and rest, oh illusionist!
Mudiyaadha vaan pola naan mayava
Shall I swoon like the endless sky?
Nilavaanadhaal pulanaagiren
Having become the moon, I become visible
Nee vandhu kaaya
For you to come and shine upon me
Dhinam thondriyae nidham theigiraai
Appearing every day, you wane endlessly
En maeni vaada
As my body wilts away
Kaatrodu thee aada
With fire dancing alongside the wind
Or velvi seidhenae
I performed a sacred ritual
Both :Un bimpam naan sera
To merge with your reflection
Uruvindri nindrenae
I stood without a physical form
Parandhu pogindren
I am flying away
Siragillaamal
Without wings
Kavidhai aagindren
I am becoming poetry
Mozhiyillaamal
Without a language
Kaanalin dhaagamae
Oh thirst of a mirage!
En paadalin raagamae
Oh melody of my song!
Nee vandhu seraamal
If you do not come to reach me
Naan engu poveno
Where will I go?
Vannangal illaadha
Without any colors
Or vaanavil naanae
I am a rainbow
Un ennangal neerootra
As your thoughts shower water upon me
Engengu pootheno
In how many places have I bloomed?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Parandhu Pogindren' from the surrealist film Kuthiraivaal is a deeply poetic and ethereal song exploring themes of identity, formlessness, and existential longing. The narrator describes feeling weightless like a wingless bird and articulate like unspoken poetry. By comparing themselves to a colorless rainbow waiting for a lover's thoughts to give them bloom, the lyrics invoke a world where reality and hallucination merge. The second section delves into celestial and ritualistic imagery—the moon waning, fire dancing with the wind in a sacred sacrifice, and shedding one's physical form to merge with an illusionary beloved. Together with Pradeep Kumar and Maarten Visser's haunting arrangement, the song captures the magical realism and psychological depth central to the film.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Oxymoron / Metaphor
“Vannangal illaadha Or vaanavil naanae”
A 'rainbow without colors' is an oxymoronic metaphor describing a state of existing without identity until touched by the beloved's thoughts.
Edhugai (Rhyming Suffix / Anaphora)
“Siragillaamal / Mozhiyillaamal”
The repetitive suffix '-illaamal' creates a rhythmic harmony while emphasizing the theme of absence and weightlessness.
Imagery
“Kaatrodu thee aada Or velvi seidhenae”
Vivid elemental imagery comparing emotional sacrifice to fire dancing in the wind during a sacred ritual (velvi).
Paradox
“Un bimpam naan sera Uruvindri nindrenae”
The speaker stands without a physical form (uruvindri) in an effort to unite with a reflection (bimpam).
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Trivia
Kuthiraivaal (2022) is a rare Indian Tamil-language magical realism psychological drama film. The soundtrack was a unique collaboration between Indian singer-composer Pradeep Kumar and Dutch saxophonist/composer Maarten Visser, blending Tamil indie folk sensibilities with Western avant-garde and chamber music arrangements.
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