Pazhaya Kural
From Iyarkai · 2003
- Lyricist
- Lyricist Not Known
- Singer
- Sujatha Mohan
- Music director
- Vidyasagar
- Details
- Iyarkai2003
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Pazhaiya kural ketkirathae | An old voice is heard |
| Yaaro yaaro | Someone, someone |
| Pudhiya kural azhaikkirathae | A new voice is calling |
| Yaaro yaaro | Someone, someone |
| Female | |
| Ethanodu en nenjam | To which of these will my heart |
| Sevi saaikumo | Lend its ear? |
| Irandodum seraamal | Without joining either of them, |
| Uyir maaikkum | Will it end its own life? |
| Yaaro yaaro | Someone, someone |
| Female | |
| Pazhaiya kural ketkirathae | An old voice is heard |
| Yaaro yaaro | Someone, someone |
| Pudhiya kural azhaikkirathae | A new voice is calling |
| Yaaro yaaro | Someone, someone |
| Male | |
| Aaah….. | Aaah….. |
| Female | |
| Pagalil sooriyan | Sun in the day |
| Iravil nilavu | Moon at night |
| Irandum pizhaiyaa | Are both wrong? |
| Irandum sariyaa | Are both right? |
| Iyarkkai theerppu | Will nature's verdict |
| Solluma | Be pronounced? |
| Female | |
| Entha kannaal | Through which eyes |
| Ulagam paarppen | Shall I view the world? |
| Nonthu ilaiththen | I have withered away in pain |
| Noolaaga | Like a thin thread |
| Rettai pillaiyil | Among twin children, |
| Ethan mel nesam | Which one to love more— |
| Endru mayangum | Like a mother who gets bewildered |
| Thaayaaga | In confusion |
| Female | |
| Thudikkum thudikkum | Throb, throb |
| Manathu | The heart does |
| Thadukkum thadukkum | Restrain, restrain |
| Marabu | Tradition does |
| Enadhu vaanathil | In my sky |
| ennavo ethoo | Something inexplicable happens |
| Irandu thingalai iravu | A night with two moons |
| Female | |
| Pazhaiya kural ketkirathae | An old voice is heard |
| Yaaro yaaro | Someone, someone |
| Pudhiya kural azhaikkirathae | A new voice is calling |
| Yaaro yaaro | Someone, someone |
| Female | |
| Kadalil oruvan | One man in the ocean |
| Karaiyil oruvan | One man on the shore |
| Avano uyiril | He is in my soul |
| Ivano manadhil | He is in my heart |
| Irandil ethu thaan | Which of the two |
| Vellumooo | Will prevail? |
| Female | |
| Solli mudikkum | If it were a sorrow |
| Thuyaram endral | That could be expressed in words, |
| Solli iruppen naanaga | I would have voiced it myself |
| Ullukullae moodi maraithen | I hid and buried it inside |
| Oomai kanda kanavaaga | Like a dream seen by a mute person |
| Female | |
| Thudikkum thudikkum | Throb, throb |
| Manathu | The heart does |
| Thadukkum thadukkum | Restrain, restrain |
| Marabu | Tradition does |
| Enadhu vaanathil | In my sky |
| ennavo ethoo | Something inexplicable happens |
| Irandu thingalai iravu | A night with two moons |
| Female | |
| Pazhaiya kural ketkirathae | An old voice is heard |
| Yaaro yaaro | Someone, someone |
| Pudhiya kural azhaikkirathae | A new voice is calling |
| Yaaro yaaro | Someone, someone |
| Female | |
| Ethanodu en nenjam | To which of these will my heart |
| Sevi saaikumo | Lend its ear? |
| Irandodum seraamal | Without joining either of them, |
| Uyir maaikkum | Will it end its own life? |
| Yaaro yaaro | Someone, someone |
பழைய குரல்
கேட்கிறதே யாரோ
யாரோ புதிய குரல்
அழைக்கிறதே யாரோ
யாரோ
An old voice is heard
Someone, someone
A new voice is calling
Someone, someone
எதனோடு
என் நெஞ்சம் செவி
சாய்க்குமோ இரண்டோடும்
சேராமல் உயிர் மாய்க்கும்
யாரோ யாரோ
To which of these will my heart
Lend its ear?
Without joining either of them,
Will it end its own life?
Someone, someone
பழைய குரல்
கேட்கிறதே யாரோ
யாரோ புதிய குரல்
அழைக்கிறதே யாரோ
யாரோ
An old voice is heard
Someone, someone
A new voice is calling
Someone, someone
ஆஆ
Aaah…..
பகலில் சூரியன்
இரவில் நிலவு இரண்டும்
பிழையா இரண்டும் சரியா
இயற்கை தீர்ப்பு சொல்லுமா
Sun in the day
Moon at night
Are both wrong?
Are both right?
Will nature's verdict
Be pronounced?
எந்த கண்ணால்
உலகம் பார்ப்பேன் நொந்து
இளைத்தேன் நூலாக ரெட்டை
பிள்ளையில் எதன் மேல் நேசம்
என்று மயங்கும் தாயாக
Through which eyes
Shall I view the world?
I have withered away in pain
Like a thin thread
Among twin children,
Which one to love more—
Like a mother who gets bewildered
In confusion
துடிக்கும் துடிக்கும்
மனது தடுக்கும் தடுக்கும்
மரபு எனது வானத்தில்
என்னவோ ஏதோ இரண்டு
திங்களை இரவு
Throb, throb
The heart does
Restrain, restrain
Tradition does
In my sky
Something inexplicable happens
A night with two moons
பழைய குரல்
கேட்கிறதே யாரோ
யாரோ புதிய குரல்
அழைக்கிறதே யாரோ
யாரோ
An old voice is heard
Someone, someone
A new voice is calling
Someone, someone
கடலில் ஒருவன்
கரையில் ஒருவன்
அவனோ உயிரில்
இவனோ மனதில்
இரண்டில் எது தான்
வெல்லுமோ
One man in the ocean
One man on the shore
He is in my soul
He is in my heart
Which of the two
Will prevail?
சொல்லி முடிக்கும்
துயரம் என்றால் சொல்லி
இருப்பேன் நானாக
உள்ளுக்குள்ளே மூடி
மறைத்தேன் ஊமை
கண்ட கனவாக
If it were a sorrow
That could be expressed in words,
I would have voiced it myself
I hid and buried it inside
Like a dream seen by a mute person
துடிக்கும் துடிக்கும்
மனது தடுக்கும் தடுக்கும்
மரபு எனது வானத்தில்
என்னவோ ஏதோ இரண்டு
திங்களை இரவு
Throb, throb
The heart does
Restrain, restrain
Tradition does
In my sky
Something inexplicable happens
A night with two moons
பழைய குரல்
கேட்கிறதே யாரோ
யாரோ புதிய குரல்
அழைக்கிறதே யாரோ
யாரோ
An old voice is heard
Someone, someone
A new voice is calling
Someone, someone
எதனோடு
என் நெஞ்சம் செவி
சாய்க்குமோ இரண்டோடும்
சேராமல் உயிர் மாய்க்கும்
யாரோ யாரோ
To which of these will my heart
Lend its ear?
Without joining either of them,
Will it end its own life?
Someone, someone
Pazhaiya kural ketkirathae
An old voice is heard
Yaaro yaaro
Someone, someone
Pudhiya kural azhaikkirathae
A new voice is calling
Yaaro yaaro
Someone, someone
Ethanodu en nenjam
To which of these will my heart
Sevi saaikumo
Lend its ear?
Irandodum seraamal
Without joining either of them,
Uyir maaikkum
Will it end its own life?
Yaaro yaaro
Someone, someone
Pazhaiya kural ketkirathae
An old voice is heard
Yaaro yaaro
Someone, someone
Pudhiya kural azhaikkirathae
A new voice is calling
Yaaro yaaro
Someone, someone
Aaah…..
Aaah…..
Pagalil sooriyan
Sun in the day
Iravil nilavu
Moon at night
Irandum pizhaiyaa
Are both wrong?
Irandum sariyaa
Are both right?
Iyarkkai theerppu
Will nature's verdict
Solluma
Be pronounced?
Entha kannaal
Through which eyes
Ulagam paarppen
Shall I view the world?
Nonthu ilaiththen
I have withered away in pain
Noolaaga
Like a thin thread
Rettai pillaiyil
Among twin children,
Ethan mel nesam
Which one to love more—
Endru mayangum
Like a mother who gets bewildered
Thaayaaga
In confusion
Thudikkum thudikkum
Throb, throb
Manathu
The heart does
Thadukkum thadukkum
Restrain, restrain
Marabu
Tradition does
Enadhu vaanathil
In my sky
ennavo ethoo
Something inexplicable happens
Irandu thingalai iravu
A night with two moons
Pazhaiya kural ketkirathae
An old voice is heard
Yaaro yaaro
Someone, someone
Pudhiya kural azhaikkirathae
A new voice is calling
Yaaro yaaro
Someone, someone
Kadalil oruvan
One man in the ocean
Karaiyil oruvan
One man on the shore
Avano uyiril
He is in my soul
Ivano manadhil
He is in my heart
Irandil ethu thaan
Which of the two
Vellumooo
Will prevail?
Solli mudikkum
If it were a sorrow
Thuyaram endral
That could be expressed in words,
Solli iruppen naanaga
I would have voiced it myself
Ullukullae moodi maraithen
I hid and buried it inside
Oomai kanda kanavaaga
Like a dream seen by a mute person
Thudikkum thudikkum
Throb, throb
Manathu
The heart does
Thadukkum thadukkum
Restrain, restrain
Marabu
Tradition does
Enadhu vaanathil
In my sky
ennavo ethoo
Something inexplicable happens
Irandu thingalai iravu
A night with two moons
Pazhaiya kural ketkirathae
An old voice is heard
Yaaro yaaro
Someone, someone
Pudhiya kural azhaikkirathae
A new voice is calling
Yaaro yaaro
Someone, someone
Ethanodu en nenjam
To which of these will my heart
Sevi saaikumo
Lend its ear?
Irandodum seraamal
Without joining either of them,
Uyir maaikkum
Will it end its own life?
Yaaro yaaro
Someone, someone
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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