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Lyrics & meaning

Paritha Kannai

From Thanga Padhumai · 1959

Lyricist: Pattukkottai Kalyanasundram
Singer: P. Leela
Music director: Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
Movie name: Thanga Padhumai
Movie release year: 1959
Lyrics added on: 29 Jun 2025

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation

Paritha kannai

Padhithu vitten pathiniyae

Nee endhan kanavan kannai

Edutha kaiyaal koduthu vidu

Ezhaikku vaazhvu kodu

Idhaya koyil aduthavalae..ye

Arul maniyae

Arangaatha tamizh magalae amma un mael

Aanaiyittu ketkkiren

Anbirundhaal panbirundhaal kann kodammaa

Ezhaikku un arul ettadha sigaramoo

Innamum kangal kurudoo

Iru seviyum mandhamoo

Naan azhudha kural konjamoo

Idhayamum kallaanadhoo

Irakkam pirakkavillaiyoo…

The eyes that were plucked out,

I have offered before you, O virtuous goddess!

My husband's eyesight,

give it back with the very hands that took it!

Give life to this helpless woman...

O one who resides in the temple of the heart,

O precious jewel of grace,

O daughter of Tamil who protected righteousness, Mother, upon you,

I place my oath and plead!

If you have love and goodness, give back his sight, O Mother!

Is your grace an unreachable peak for this poor woman?

Are your eyes still blind?

Are both your ears deaf to my cries?

Were my weeping cries not enough?

Has your heart turned to stone as well?

Has mercy not stirred in you at all?

Female

Female

Female

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This emotionally charged song from the 1959 Tamil film 'Thanga Padhumai' represents a desperate and righteous prayer by a devoted wife pleading for her husband's lost eyesight. She addresses the deity and personification of virtuous womanhood, demanding justice with a blend of reverence and intense distress. She questions whether the divine heart has turned to stone or if her tears and suffering remain unheard. The powerful lyricism of Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram combined with P. Leela's soulful rendition emphasizes themes of marital devotion, divine justice, and moral outrage.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Rhetorical Questions (Vinaa Ani)

“Innamum kangal kurudoo / Iru seviyum mandhamoo / Naan azhudha kural konjamoo”

Lines 11 through 16 employ a continuous sequence of rhetorical questions ending in the suffix '-oo' to dramatize the heroine's anguish and challenge the deity's silence.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Idhaya koyil aduthavalae..ye / Arul maniyae”

'Idhaya koyil' compares the heart to a sacred temple where the divine resides, while 'Arul maniyae' metaphorically refers to grace as a precious jewel.

Rhyme / Monai and Ethukai

“Anbirundhaal panbirundhaal kann kodammaa”

Internal and end rhymes like 'Anbirundhaal / Panbirundhaal' create a rhythmic harmony in the emotional plea.

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Trivia

'Thanga Padhumai' (1959) stars Sivaji Ganesan and Padmini. The song showcases Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram's exceptional ability to write dramatic classical-style lyrics tailored for intense screen performance, set to dynamic musical composition by the duo Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy and powerfully sung by classical maestro P. Leela.

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