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Lyrics & meaning

Pazhaya Kural

From Iyarkai · 2003

Lyricist
Lyricist Not Known
Singer
Sujatha Mohan
Music director
Vidyasagar
Movie name
Iyarkai
Movie release year
2003
Lyrics added on
13 Aug 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Pazhaiya kural ketkirathae
Yaaro yaaro
Pudhiya kural azhaikkirathae
Yaaro yaaro
Ethanodu en nenjam
Sevi saaikumo
Irandodum seraamal
Uyir maaikkum
Yaaro yaaro
Pazhaiya kural ketkirathae
Yaaro yaaro
Pudhiya kural azhaikkirathae
Yaaro yaaro
Aaah…..
Pagalil sooriyan
Iravil nilavu
Irandum pizhaiyaa
Irandum sariyaa
Iyarkkai theerppu
Solluma
Entha kannaal
Ulagam paarppen
Nonthu ilaiththen
Noolaaga
Rettai pillaiyil
Ethan mel nesam
Endru mayangum
Thaayaaga
Thudikkum thudikkum
Manathu
Thadukkum thadukkum
Marabu
Enadhu vaanathil
ennavo ethoo
Irandu thingalai iravu
Pazhaiya kural ketkirathae
Yaaro yaaro
Pudhiya kural azhaikkirathae
Yaaro yaaro
Kadalil oruvan
Karaiyil oruvan
Avano uyiril
Ivano manadhil
Irandil ethu thaan
Vellumooo
Solli mudikkum
Thuyaram endral
Solli iruppen naanaga
Ullukullae moodi maraithen
Oomai kanda kanavaaga
Thudikkum thudikkum
Manathu
Thadukkum thadukkum
Marabu
Enadhu vaanathil
ennavo ethoo
Irandu thingalai iravu
Pazhaiya kural ketkirathae
Yaaro yaaro
Pudhiya kural azhaikkirathae
Yaaro yaaro
Ethanodu en nenjam
Sevi saaikumo
Irandodum seraamal
Uyir maaikkum
Yaaro yaaro
An old voice is heard,
who is it, who is it?
A new voice is calling me,
who is it, who is it?
To which one will my heart
lend its ear?
Without choosing either,
will my life just fade away?
Who is it, who is it?
An old voice is heard,
who is it, who is it?
A new voice is calling me,
who is it, who is it?
Ah...
The sun in the day,
the moon at night—
are both wrong,
or are both right?
Will nature
give its verdict?
With which eye
should I look at the world?
I have worn down with pain,
thin as a thread.
Between twin children,
"Which one do I love more?"
wondering in confusion,
I am like that torn mother.
It throbs and aches,
this heart of mine;
it blocks and stops me,
this tradition.
In my sky,
strangely, somehow,
this night holds two moons.
An old voice is heard,
who is it, who is it?
A new voice is calling me,
who is it, who is it?
One is out in the sea,
one is on the shore.
That one is in my soul,
this one is in my heart.
Which of the two
will win?
If it were a sorrow
that words could finish explaining,
I would have told it myself.
I hid it all deep inside,
like a dream seen by someone mute.
It throbs and aches,
this heart of mine;
it blocks and stops me,
this tradition.
In my sky,
strangely, somehow,
this night holds two moons.
An old voice is heard,
who is it, who is it?
A new voice is calling me,
who is it, who is it?
To which one will my heart
lend its ear?
Without choosing either,
will my life just fade away?
Who is it, who is it?
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Female
Female
Male
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This poignant song from 'Iyarkai' depicts the severe emotional conflict of the protagonist, who finds herself caught between two loves: a past lover lost at sea whom she held in her soul, and a new companion on the shore who has won a place in her heart. She feels completely paralyzed by this duality, questioning whether nature itself can grant a resolution to her torment. Through evocative metaphors—such as a mother unable to choose between twin children, a mute person trying to convey a dream, and a sky impossibly illuminated by two moons at night—she expresses the painful clash between the beating desires of her heart and the binding restraints of social tradition.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile / Metaphor (Uvamai)

“Rettai pillaiyil / Ethan mel nesam / Endru mayangum / Thaayaaga”

Compares her dilemma of choosing between two lovers to a mother who is bewildered about which of her twin infants to love more.

Surrealist Imagery / Symbolism

“Irandu thingalai iravu”

Uses the surreal imagery of a night sky containing two moons to symbolize the impossible presence of two deep loves coexisting in her life.

Ethiray / Phonetic Rhyme & Contrast

“Thudikkum thudikkum Manathu / Thadukkum thadukkum Marabu”

Contrasts 'Thudikkum' (throbbing/desire) with 'Thadukkum' (restraining/tradition) to highlight the central thematic conflict of heart versus societal norms.

Analogy (Uvamai)

“Oomai kanda kanavaaga”

Compares her unexpressed internal anguish to a dream experienced by a mute person who lacks the speech to explain it to the world.

Did you know?

Trivia

'Iyarkai' (2003), directed by S. P. Jananathan, won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil. The soundtrack was composed by Vidyasagar. The storyline is heavily inspired by Fyodor Dostoevsky's short story 'White Nights'.

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