Pavadai Thavaniyil
From Nichaya Thaamboolam · 1962
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
- Details
- Nichaya Thaamboolam1962
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Paavadai | In half-saree |
| Thavaniyil paartha | and draped shawl, I saw |
| Uruvama idhu poovadai | this form, or is it a flower-scented breeze |
| Veesi vara pootha paruvama | that blows as a blossomed youthful beauty? |
| Male | |
| Paavadai | In half-saree |
| Thavaniyil paartha | and draped shawl, I saw |
| Uruvama | this form? |
| Male | |
| Palaadai | Milk-cream-like |
| Pondra mugam | soft face, |
| Mariyadheno pani | why has it changed, like frost |
| Polae naanamadhai | shyness has covered it, |
| Moodiyatheno | why has it veiled it? |
| Male | |
| Paavadai | In half-saree |
| Thavaniyil paartha | and draped shawl, I saw |
| Uruvama | this form? |
| Male | |
| { Vaavendru | { Saying "Come", |
| Kooramal varuvathillaiya | does love not arrive without being summoned? |
| Kaadhal thavendru kelamal | Without asking "Give me love", |
| Tharuvadhillaiya } (2) | is it not given? } (2) |
| Male | |
| Sollendru | Saying "Speak", |
| Sollaamal solvathillaiya | does one not express without being told? |
| Inbam suvaiyaga suvaiyaga | Does pleasure, deliciously, |
| Valarvathillaiya | not grow? |
| Male | |
| Paavadai | In half-saree |
| Thavaniyil paartha | and draped shawl, I saw |
| Uruvama idhu poovadai | this form, or is it a flower-scented breeze |
| Veesi vara pootha paruvama | that blows as a blossomed youthful beauty? |
| Male | |
| { Thathi | { Walking with faltering steps, |
| Thathi nadapatharkae | do you need to be instructed? |
| Sollavenduma nee muthu | To laugh like pearls, |
| Muthai siripatharkae | pearl-like laughter, |
| Paadam venduma } (2) | do you need a lesson? } (2) |
| Male | |
| Muthamizhae | O three-fold Tamil! |
| Mukkaniyae moga vannamae | O three sweet fruits, O color of desire! |
| Muppozhuthum eppozhuthum | At all three times of day, forever, |
| Namadhu sondhamae | you are mine. |
| Male | |
| Paavadai | In half-saree |
| Thavaniyil paartha | and draped shawl, I saw |
| Uruvama idhu poovadai | this form, or is it a flower-scented breeze |
| Veesi vara pootha paruvama | that blows as a blossomed youthful beauty? |
| Male | |
| Ingae en | Even if here my |
| Kaalamellam kadandhu | lifetime passes away |
| Vittalum oar iravinilae | or in a single night |
| Mudhumaiyai naan | old age comes upon |
| Adainthuvittalum | me, |
| Male | |
| Mangai | O maiden, |
| Unai thottavudan | if I pass away right upon touching you, |
| Maraindhu vittalum | even if I vanish, |
| Naan marubadiyum | I will be born again |
| Pirandhu vandhu maalai sooduven | and return to garland you. |
| Male | |
| Paavadai | In half-saree |
| Thavaniyil paartha | and draped shawl, I saw |
| Uruvama idhu poovadai | this form, or is it a flower-scented breeze |
| Veesi vara pootha paruvama | that blows as a blossomed youthful beauty? |
| Male | |
| Paavadai | In half-saree |
| Thavaniyil paartha | and draped shawl, I saw |
| Uruvama | this form? |
பாவாடை தாவணியில்
பார்த்த உருவமா இது பூவாடை
வீசி வர பூத்த பருவமா
In half-saree
and draped shawl, I saw
this form, or is it a flower-scented breeze
that blows as a blossomed youthful beauty?
பாவாடை
தாவணியில் பார்த்த
உருவமா
In half-saree
and draped shawl, I saw
this form?
பாலாடை போன்ற
முகம் மாறியதேனோ பனி
போல நாணமதை
மூடியதேனோ
Milk-cream-like
soft face,
why has it changed, like frost
shyness has covered it,
why has it veiled it?
பாவாடை
தாவணியில் பார்த்த
உருவமா
In half-saree
and draped shawl, I saw
this form?
{ வாவென்று கூறாமல்
வருவதில்லையா காதல்
தாவென்று கேளாமல்
தருவதில்லையா } (2)
{ Saying "Come",
does love not arrive without being summoned?
Without asking "Give me love",
is it not given? } (2)
சொல்லென்று
சொல்லாமல் சொல்வதில்லையா
இன்பம் சுவையாக சுவையாக
வளர்வதில்லையா
Saying "Speak",
does one not express without being told?
Does pleasure, deliciously,
not grow?
பாவாடை தாவணியில்
பார்த்த உருவமா இது பூவாடை
வீசி வர பூத்த பருவமா
In half-saree
and draped shawl, I saw
this form, or is it a flower-scented breeze
that blows as a blossomed youthful beauty?
{ தத்தி தத்தி
நடப்பதற்கே சொல்ல
வேண்டுமா நீ முத்து
முத்தாய் சிரிப்பதற்கே
பாடம் வேண்டுமா } (2)
{ Walking with faltering steps,
do you need to be instructed?
To laugh like pearls,
pearl-like laughter,
do you need a lesson? } (2)
முத்தமிழே
முக்கனியே மோக
வண்ணமே முப்பொழுதும்
எப்பொழுதும் நமது சொந்தமே
O three-fold Tamil!
O three sweet fruits, O color of desire!
At all three times of day, forever,
you are mine.
பாவாடை தாவணியில்
பார்த்த உருவமா இது பூவாடை
வீசி வர பூத்த பருவமா
In half-saree
and draped shawl, I saw
this form, or is it a flower-scented breeze
that blows as a blossomed youthful beauty?
இங்கே என்
காலமெல்லாம் கடந்து
விட்டாலும் ஓர் இரவினிலே
முதுமையை நான் அடைந்து
விட்டாலும்
Even if here my
lifetime passes away
or in a single night
old age comes upon
me,
மங்கை உன்னை
தொட்டவுடன் மறைந்து
விட்டாலும் நான் மறுபடியும்
பிறந்து வந்து மாலை சூடுவேன்
O maiden,
if I pass away right upon touching you,
even if I vanish,
I will be born again
and return to garland you.
பாவாடை தாவணியில்
பார்த்த உருவமா இது பூவாடை
வீசி வர பூத்த பருவமா
In half-saree
and draped shawl, I saw
this form, or is it a flower-scented breeze
that blows as a blossomed youthful beauty?
பாவாடை
தாவணியில் பார்த்த
உருவமா
In half-saree
and draped shawl, I saw
this form?
Paavadai
In half-saree
Thavaniyil paartha
and draped shawl, I saw
Uruvama idhu poovadai
this form, or is it a flower-scented breeze
Veesi vara pootha paruvama
that blows as a blossomed youthful beauty?
Paavadai
In half-saree
Thavaniyil paartha
and draped shawl, I saw
Uruvama
this form?
Palaadai
Milk-cream-like
Pondra mugam
soft face,
Mariyadheno pani
why has it changed, like frost
Polae naanamadhai
shyness has covered it,
Moodiyatheno
why has it veiled it?
Paavadai
In half-saree
Thavaniyil paartha
and draped shawl, I saw
Uruvama
this form?
{ Vaavendru
{ Saying "Come",
Kooramal varuvathillaiya
does love not arrive without being summoned?
Kaadhal thavendru kelamal
Without asking "Give me love",
Tharuvadhillaiya } (2)
is it not given? } (2)
Sollendru
Saying "Speak",
Sollaamal solvathillaiya
does one not express without being told?
Inbam suvaiyaga suvaiyaga
Does pleasure, deliciously,
Valarvathillaiya
not grow?
Paavadai
In half-saree
Thavaniyil paartha
and draped shawl, I saw
Uruvama idhu poovadai
this form, or is it a flower-scented breeze
Veesi vara pootha paruvama
that blows as a blossomed youthful beauty?
{ Thathi
{ Walking with faltering steps,
Thathi nadapatharkae
do you need to be instructed?
Sollavenduma nee muthu
To laugh like pearls,
Muthai siripatharkae
pearl-like laughter,
Paadam venduma } (2)
do you need a lesson? } (2)
Muthamizhae
O three-fold Tamil!
Mukkaniyae moga vannamae
O three sweet fruits, O color of desire!
Muppozhuthum eppozhuthum
At all three times of day, forever,
Namadhu sondhamae
you are mine.
Paavadai
In half-saree
Thavaniyil paartha
and draped shawl, I saw
Uruvama idhu poovadai
this form, or is it a flower-scented breeze
Veesi vara pootha paruvama
that blows as a blossomed youthful beauty?
Ingae en
Even if here my
Kaalamellam kadandhu
lifetime passes away
Vittalum oar iravinilae
or in a single night
Mudhumaiyai naan
old age comes upon
Adainthuvittalum
me,
Mangai
O maiden,
Unai thottavudan
if I pass away right upon touching you,
Maraindhu vittalum
even if I vanish,
Naan marubadiyum
I will be born again
Pirandhu vandhu maalai sooduven
and return to garland you.
Paavadai
In half-saree
Thavaniyil paartha
and draped shawl, I saw
Uruvama idhu poovadai
this form, or is it a flower-scented breeze
Veesi vara pootha paruvama
that blows as a blossomed youthful beauty?
Paavadai
In half-saree
Thavaniyil paartha
and draped shawl, I saw
Uruvama
this form?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Paavadai Thavaniyil Paartha Uruvama is a classic romantic song from the 1962 Tamil film Nichaya Thaamboolam, featuring lyrics by Kannadasan, music by Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy, and vocals by T. M. Soundararajan. The song depicts a protagonist admiring his beloved's beauty, comparing her grace to a gentle flower breeze and her soft demeanor to milk cream wrapped in innocent shyness. He ponders how love, joy, and laughter unfold naturally without needing explicit instructions or formal words.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Palaadai Pondra mugam Mariyadheno pani Polae naanamadhai”
Compares the smooth, delicate quality of her face to milk-cream (Palaadai) and shyness veiling her face like frost (Pani pola).
Anaphora / Repetition (Sol Pinvaru Nilaiyani)
“Thathi Thathi nadapatharkae Sollavenduma nee muthu Muthai siripatharkae”
Repetition of words like 'Thathi Thathi' (faltering steps) and 'Muthu Muthai' (pearl-like) creates rhythmic sweetness and enhances poetic elegance.
Cultural Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Muthamizhae Mukkaniyae moga vannamae”
Equates the beloved to Muthamizh (the traditional three forms of Tamil: Literature, Music, and Drama) and Mukkani (the three royal fruits: Mango, Banana, and Jackfruit).
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Trivia
Nichaya Thaamboolam (1962) stars Sivaji Ganesan and Jamuna. The music was composed by the legendary duo Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy, with playback singing by T. M. Soundararajan. The song remains a classic tribute to traditional Tamil attire (Paavadai Thavani) and eternal devotion.
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