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Lyrics & meaning

Pattadhellaam Podhumaa

From Nallathoru Kudumbam · 1979

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
T. M. Soundararajan
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Nallathoru Kudumbam
Movie release year
1979
Lyrics added on
12 Jun 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Pattadhellaam podhumaa… pattinathaarae…
Andha paramanaiyum vaazha vaikka…
Sakthi vandhaalae…
Un aanavam engae veeram ponadhu engae
Aaravaaram kobam ellaam adangiyadhu engae
Pattadhellaam podhumaa… pattinathaarae…
Andha paramanaiyum vaazha vaikka…
Sakthi vandhaalae…sakthi vandhaalae
Pattadhellaam podhumaa pattinathaarae
Sudhi izhandha raagathilae sugam irukkaadhu
Nalla sondham konjam vilagi nindraal uravirukkaadhu
Irandum ketta nilaiyinilae anbirukkaadhu
Andha idaiveliyil valarndha pillai
Ozhunghu peraadhu ozhunghu peraadhu
Un aanavam engae veeram ponadhu engae
Aaravaaram kobam ellaam adangiyadhu engae
Pattadhellaam podhumaa… pattinathaarae…
Adikka ondru anaikka ondru illarathilae
Ingu avai irandum pirindhadhu thaan
Indha nilaiyilae
Kudithanathil thavaru vandhaal thiruthi kollalaam
Nam kudumbathaiyae pirithu kondaal
Kinattril veezhalaam kinattril veezhalaam
Un aanavam engae veeram ponadhu engae
Aaravaaram kobam ellaam adangiyadhu engae
Pattadhellaam podhumaa… pattinathaarae…
Ratham ulla kaalathilae buthi maarudhu
Andha buthi ketta piragu thaanae ratham paesudhu
Sakthiyodu sivanai saertha saiva thatthuvam
Nalla dhambadhiyar vaazhvadharkkor
Dharma thatthuvam dharma thatthuvam
Hahahhahahahah
Hahahahhaha
Haaahahahahahahaha
Un aanavam engae veeram ponadhu engae
Aaravaaram kobam ellaam adangiyadhu engae
Engae engae
Pattadhellaam podhumaa… pattinathaarae…
Andha paramanaiyum vaazha vaikka
Sakthi vandhaalae sakthi vandhaalae
Pattadhellaam podhumaa pattinathaarae…
Have you suffered enough, O Pattinathar (ascetic who renounced family)?
Even to give meaning to Lord Shiva's life,
Goddess Sakthi had to come by his side!
Where is your arrogance now? Where did your courage go?
Where did all that bluster and anger settle down?
Have you suffered enough, O Pattinathar?
Even to give meaning to Lord Shiva's life,
Sakthi came by his side! Yes, Sakthi arrived!
Have you suffered enough, O Pattinathar?
There is no sweetness in a melody that loses its pitch.
If close family drifts apart, no true bond remains.
In a state of indecision and discord, love cannot exist.
A child who grows up in that divide
Will never learn discipline, will never find the right path!
Where is your arrogance now? Where did your courage go?
Where did all that bluster and anger settle down?
Have you suffered enough, O Pattinathar?
In family life, there must be one to discipline and one to embrace.
Because those two roles were split apart here,
Things have fallen into this sorry state!
If mistakes happen in a marriage, they can be corrected.
If we tear our own family apart,
We will only fall into a deep well, fall into a deep well!
Where is your arrogance now? Where did your courage go?
Where did all that bluster and anger settle down?
Have you suffered enough, O Pattinathar?
When blood runs hot with pride, good sense goes astray.
Only after that sense is ruined does the call of blood speak!
The philosophy of uniting Sakthi with Shiva
Is a guiding principle of righteous living
For a good couple to live by, a righteous principle to live by!
Hahahahahaha!
Hahahahaha!
Ah hahahahahaha!
Where is your arrogance now? Where did your courage go?
Where did all that bluster and anger settle down?
Where, oh where?
Have you suffered enough, O Pattinathar?
Even to give meaning to Lord Shiva's life,
Sakthi came by his side! Yes, Sakthi arrived!
Have you suffered enough, O Pattinathar?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from Nallathoru Kudumbam (1979) uses metaphorical and philosophical imagery, referencing Saint Pattinathar and the divine synergy of Shiva and Sakthi, to underscore the importance of harmony in family life. Kannadasan addresses marital ego, warning that disharmony between spouses breaks the family bond and detrimentally affects children's upbringing. By drawing parallels to Saiva Siddhanta philosophy where Lord Shiva requires Goddess Sakthi to sustain creation, the lyrics emphasize that mutual love, patience, and togetherness are required to sustain domestic happiness.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani)

Sudhi izhandha raagathilae sugam irukkaadhu

Compares a broken marital relationship to a musical melody that has lost its pitch (sudhi izhandha raagam).

Alliteration (Monai)

Pattadhellaam podhumaa… pattinathaarae…

Repetition of the initial 'Pa' sound across 'Pattadhellaam', 'podhumaa', and 'pattinathaarae'.

Philosophical Allusion

Sakthiyodu sivanai saertha saiva thatthuvam

References the Saiva Siddhanta concept of Shiva-Sakthi indivisibility as a model for marital equality and union.

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