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Pazhangkalla

From Irandaam Ulagam · 2013

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
Dhanush
Music director
Harris Jayaraj
Movie name
Irandaam Ulagam
Movie release year
2013
Lyrics added on
28 Oct 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Pazhangkalla visha mulla
Oru kootha kaathu killa
Un kobam enna kolla
Adi sondham irundhum
Bandham irundhum
Paavi nenju eriyum
Oru paithiyam pudicha
Pournami nilavu
Megatha kilichu eriyum
Naan pazhangkalla visha mulla
Oru kootha kaathu killa
Un kobam enna kolla
Adi sondham irundhum
Bandham irundhum
Paavi nenju eriyum
Oru paithiyam pudicha
Pournami nilavu
Megatha kilichu eriyum
Ponnu manassu
Oru dhinusu
Adhil mirugamum deivavum
Vaazhum
Hae…purinjitha..
Ponnu manassu oru dhinussu
Athil mirugamum deivamum vaazhum
Enna panthaadum mirugam
Kooru pottu koothaadum deivam
Ava nenappa purivathilae
Oru aambala pozhappu azhiyum
Nee konjam pola mella chirikka
Aathadi enna panni naan tholaikka
Paarvaiyaal irudhayam nenaikattuma
Paadhaththa imaigalil varudattuma
Nee sollum vaarthaikul vasikattuma
Kobaththa kondaadi rasikattuma
Pazhangkalla visha mulla
Oru kootha kaathu killa
Un kobam enna kolla
Adi sondham irundhum
Bandham irundhum
Paavi nenju eriyum
Oru paithiyam pudicha
Pournami nilavu
Megatha kilichu eriyum
………………………..
Olagathila vambadiya
Sernthirupathu onno rendu
Ada veliyila sernthu suthum
Veetukulla kattil mattum
Rendu irukum
En vithiyae ithu thaana
Perunthinavuku paththiyam thaana
En rathiri eriyuthadi
Thookamilla ragasiyam odaiyuthadi
Garvathin garbathil valarnthavalae
Kaadhalin thimirukku piranthavalae
Karunaiyaal idhayathai kondruvidu
Kallaraiyil ennodu vaazhnthuvidu
Yele yele yele yela
Oru kootha kaathu killa
Un kobam enna kolla
Adi sondham irundhum
Bandham irundhum
Thaanae thaanae thaana
Oru paithiyam pudicha
Pournami nilavu
Hmm hmm hkummm…
Ithukku mela enna solrathu….
An ancient stone? A poisonous thorn?
Is it a game for the wind to pinch me,
while your anger kills me?
Oh girl, even with family,
and with all these bonds,
this wretched heart still burns.
Like a maddened
full moon
tearing through the clouds to burn.
Am I an ancient stone, or a poisonous thorn?
Is it a game for the wind to pinch me,
while your anger kills me?
Oh girl, even with family,
and with all these bonds,
this wretched heart still burns.
Like a maddened
full moon
tearing through the clouds to burn.
A woman's mind
is a strange thing;
within it, both a beast and a goddess
live together.
Hey... did you get it?
A woman's mind is a strange thing;
both a beast and a goddess live within it.
The beast tosses me around like a ball,
while the goddess cuts me into pieces and dances.
Trying to understand her mind
will ruin a man's entire life.
When you give just a slight, gentle smile,
oh dear, what on earth am I supposed to do?
Shall I drench your heart with my gaze?
Shall I brush your feet with my eyelashes?
Shall I dwell inside the words you speak?
Shall I celebrate and enjoy your anger?
An ancient stone? A poisonous thorn?
Is it a game for the wind to pinch me,
while your anger kills me?
Oh girl, even with family,
and with all these bonds,
this wretched heart still burns.
Like a maddened
full moon
tearing through the clouds to burn.
...
In this world, forced to stay together,
there are hardly one or two couples.
Hey, they roam around together outside,
but inside the house,
there are two separate beds.
Is this my destiny?
Is it forced starvation for this raging craving?
My nights are burning away, girl,
I cannot sleep, and my secret is breaking out!
You who grew in the womb of pride,
you who were born to the arrogance of love,
kill my heart with your mercy,
and come live with me in the grave!
Ele ele ele ela
Is it a game for the wind to pinch me,
while your anger kills me?
Oh girl, even with family,
and with all these bonds,
Thaane thaane thaana
Like a maddened
full moon...
Mmm mmm hmm...
What more can I say after this...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from the film Irandaam Ulagam captures the complex, intense emotional angst of a lover dealing with distant, temperamental behavior from his beloved. He compares the multi-faceted nature of a woman's heart to housing both a benevolent deity and a destructive beast, reflecting how her affection lifts him up while her aloofness and anger completely unravel him.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Athil mirugamum deivamum vaazhum

Compares a woman's unpredictable emotional complexity to containing both a wild beast ('mirugam') and a divine deity ('deivam').

Simile / Visual Imagery

Oru paithiyam pudicha Pournami nilavu Megatha kilichu eriyum

Compares the wild burning heart to a full moon crazily tearing through clouds.

Oxymoron / Paradox

Karunaiyaal idhayathai kondruvidu Kallaraiyil ennodu vaazhnthuvidu

Expresses poetic desperation where mercy is asked to kill the heart ('Karunaiyaal idhayathai kondruvidu') and grave is asked as a place to live ('Kallaraiyil ennodu vaazhnthuvidu').

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Trivia

The film 'Irandaam Ulagam' (2013), directed by Selvaraghavan and starring Arya and Anushka Shetty, features music composed by Harris Jayaraj with lyrics penned by Vairamuthu. The song explores deep psychological intimacy and cosmic romance across alternate worlds.

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