Pengal Veettin Kangal
From Pengal Veettin Kangal · 1990
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- Sankar Ganesh
- Details
- Pengal Veettin Kangal1990
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Pengal veetin kangal | Women are the eyes of a home, |
| Andha kangal kalanguma | Should those eyes be filled with tears? |
| Pengal veetin kangal | Women are the eyes of a home, |
| Andha kangal kalanguma | Should those eyes be filled with tears? |
| Pen sindhum kanneer veedu thaanguma | Can a household bear the tears shed by a woman? |
| Indha naadu thaanguma | Can this nation bear it? |
| Female | |
| Pengal veetin kangal | Women are the eyes of a home, |
| Andha kangal kalanguma | Should those eyes be filled with tears? |
| Pen sindhum kanneer veedu thaanguma | Can a household bear the tears shed by a woman? |
| Indha naadu thaanguma | Can this nation bear it? |
| Female | |
| Sondhakaal kondu nillungal | Stand on your own feet, |
| Endru thaaimai sonnaalum | Even if motherhood advises so, |
| Pandhakaal thandha paasangal nenjil | The affection born under the marriage pandal |
| Paadum ennaalum | Will sing in the heart forever. |
| Female | |
| Thappukkal yaaro seidhaalum | Even if someone else commits a mistake, |
| Thandanai pen mel undaagum | The punishment falls upon the woman. |
| Kaalam varum pinnaalae | Time will change later on, |
| Vaazhvu tharum thannalae | Life will automatically grant prosperity. |
| Female | |
| Pengal veetin kangal | Women are the eyes of a home, |
| Andha kangal kalanguma | Should those eyes be filled with tears? |
| Pen sindhum kanneer veedu thaanguma | Can a household bear the tears shed by a woman? |
| Indha naadu thaanguma | Can this nation bear it? |
| Female | |
| Penn endraal verum | That women are merely |
| Bommaigal endru pesi vandhaargal | Dolls, so they used to say. |
| Ennam pol indha mannin mel | According to their whims upon this earth, |
| Munbu veesi vandhaargal | They used to toss them around in the past. |
| Female | |
| Kaalangal ippo veraachu | Times have changed now, |
| Aanukku pennmai nigaraachu | Womanhood has become equal to manhood. |
| Kaaranangal illadhu | Without valid reasons, |
| Kaalil vizha koodathu | One should not fall at anyone's feet. |
| Female | |
| Pengal veetin kangal | Women are the eyes of a home, |
| Andha kangal kalanguma | Should those eyes be filled with tears? |
| Pen sindhum kanneer veedu thaanguma | Can a household bear the tears shed by a woman? |
| Indha naadu thaanguma | Can this nation bear it? |
பெண்கள் வீட்டின் கண்கள் அந்த
கண்கள் கலங்குமா
பெண்கள் வீட்டின் கண்கள் அந்த
கண்கள் கலங்குமா
பெண் சிந்தும் கண்ணீர் வீடு தாங்குமா
இந்த நாடு தாங்குமா
Women are the eyes of a home,
Should those eyes be filled with tears?
Women are the eyes of a home,
Should those eyes be filled with tears?
Can a household bear the tears shed by a woman?
Can this nation bear it?
பெண்கள் வீட்டின் கண்கள் அந்த
கண்கள் கலங்குமா
பெண் சிந்தும் கண்ணீர் வீடு தாங்குமா
இந்த நாடு தாங்குமா...
Women are the eyes of a home,
Should those eyes be filled with tears?
Can a household bear the tears shed by a woman?
Can this nation bear it?
சொந்தக்கால் கொண்டு நில்லுங்கள்
என்று தாய்மை சொன்னாலும்
பந்தக்கால் தந்த பாசங்கள் நெஞ்சில்
பாடும் எந்நாளும்
Stand on your own feet,
Even if motherhood advises so,
The affection born under the marriage pandal
Will sing in the heart forever.
தப்புக்கள் யாரோ செய்தாலும்
தண்டனை பெண் மேல் உண்டாகும்
காலம் வரும் பின்னாலே
வாழ்வு வரும் தன்னாலே
Even if someone else commits a mistake,
The punishment falls upon the woman.
Time will change later on,
Life will automatically grant prosperity.
பெண்கள் வீட்டின் கண்கள் அந்த
கண்கள் கலங்குமா
பெண் சிந்தும் கண்ணீர் வீடு தாங்குமா
இந்த நாடு தாங்குமா...
Women are the eyes of a home,
Should those eyes be filled with tears?
Can a household bear the tears shed by a woman?
Can this nation bear it?
பெண்ணென்றால் வெறும்
பொம்மைகள் என்று பேசி வந்தார்கள்
எண்ணம்போல் இந்த மண்ணில் மேல்
முன்பு வீசி வந்தார்கள்
That women are merely
Dolls, so they used to say.
According to their whims upon this earth,
They used to toss them around in the past.
காலங்கள் இப்போ வேறாச்சு
ஆணுக்கு பெண்மை நிகராச்சு
காரணங்கள் இல்லாது
காலில் விழக் கூடாது
Times have changed now,
Womanhood has become equal to manhood.
Without valid reasons,
One should not fall at anyone's feet.
பெண்கள் வீட்டின் கண்கள் அந்த
கண்கள் கலங்குமா
பெண் சிந்தும் கண்ணீர் வீடு தாங்குமா
இந்த நாடு தாங்குமா........
Women are the eyes of a home,
Should those eyes be filled with tears?
Can a household bear the tears shed by a woman?
Can this nation bear it?
Pengal veetin kangal
Women are the eyes of a home,
Andha kangal kalanguma
Should those eyes be filled with tears?
Pengal veetin kangal
Women are the eyes of a home,
Andha kangal kalanguma
Should those eyes be filled with tears?
Pen sindhum kanneer veedu thaanguma
Can a household bear the tears shed by a woman?
Indha naadu thaanguma
Can this nation bear it?
Pengal veetin kangal
Women are the eyes of a home,
Andha kangal kalanguma
Should those eyes be filled with tears?
Pen sindhum kanneer veedu thaanguma
Can a household bear the tears shed by a woman?
Indha naadu thaanguma
Can this nation bear it?
Sondhakaal kondu nillungal
Stand on your own feet,
Endru thaaimai sonnaalum
Even if motherhood advises so,
Pandhakaal thandha paasangal nenjil
The affection born under the marriage pandal
Paadum ennaalum
Will sing in the heart forever.
Thappukkal yaaro seidhaalum
Even if someone else commits a mistake,
Thandanai pen mel undaagum
The punishment falls upon the woman.
Kaalam varum pinnaalae
Time will change later on,
Vaazhvu tharum thannalae
Life will automatically grant prosperity.
Pengal veetin kangal
Women are the eyes of a home,
Andha kangal kalanguma
Should those eyes be filled with tears?
Pen sindhum kanneer veedu thaanguma
Can a household bear the tears shed by a woman?
Indha naadu thaanguma
Can this nation bear it?
Penn endraal verum
That women are merely
Bommaigal endru pesi vandhaargal
Dolls, so they used to say.
Ennam pol indha mannin mel
According to their whims upon this earth,
Munbu veesi vandhaargal
They used to toss them around in the past.
Kaalangal ippo veraachu
Times have changed now,
Aanukku pennmai nigaraachu
Womanhood has become equal to manhood.
Kaaranangal illadhu
Without valid reasons,
Kaalil vizha koodathu
One should not fall at anyone's feet.
Pengal veetin kangal
Women are the eyes of a home,
Andha kangal kalanguma
Should those eyes be filled with tears?
Pen sindhum kanneer veedu thaanguma
Can a household bear the tears shed by a woman?
Indha naadu thaanguma
Can this nation bear it?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This social and progressive song highlights the pivotal role of women in family and society, framing them metaphorically as the 'eyes' of the household. It questions the systemic suffering and injustice women endure, emphasizing that neither a home nor a nation can truly flourish if its women are driven to tears.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Pengal veetin kangal”
Compares women to the 'eyes of a home' (Pengal veetin kangal), emphasizing that they provide light, guidance, and vision to a family.
Rhetorical Question
“Pen sindhum kanneer veedu thaanguma / Indha naadu thaanguma”
Uses dramatic questions to challenge societal injustice and spark emotional awareness about women's grief.
Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)
“Thappukkal yaaro seidhaalum / Thandanai pen mel undaagum”
The second letter consonant sound rhyming in consecutive lines (Thappukkal / Thandanai and Kaalam / Vaazhvu).
Antithesis / Social Contrast
“Aanukku pennmai nigaraachu”
Contrasts the past era where women were reduced to simple playthings with the modern era where women stand equal to men.
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Trivia
Penned by the legendary lyricist Vaali, the song serves as a powerful feminist reflection typical of late 20th-century Tamil cinema, advocating self-reliance (Sondhakaal) and female equality in opposition to patriarchal traditions.
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