Petretuthu Peyarumittu
From Manapanthal · 1961
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- T. S. Bagavathi
- Music director
- Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
- Details
- Manapanthal1961
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Kann moodi kadhai mudithaai | Closing your eyes, you completed your story. |
| Kanalodu uravu kondaai | You made a bond with the burning fire. |
| Kariya pugai thaer yeri | Riding upon a chariot of dark smoke, |
| Kaatrodu kalandhu vittaai | You merged away into the wind. |
| Megangal aanaai vinmeenaai maari vittaai | You turned into clouds and transformed into stars. |
| Raagangal polae oliyirukka uruvizhanthaai | Like melodies that exist as sound, you lost your physical form. |
| Female | |
| Pettreduthu perum ittu | Giving birth to us and giving us names, |
| Vaazha vaithaaiyae | You enabled us to live. |
| Pirinthirukkum emmai vittu | Leaving us behind in separation, |
| Maraindhu sendraaiyae | You disappeared into the unknown. |
| Female | |
| Pettreduthu perum ittu | Giving birth to us and giving us names, |
| Vaazha vaithaaiyae | You enabled us to live. |
| Pirinthirukkum emmai vittu | Leaving us behind in separation, |
| Maraindhu sendraaiyae | You disappeared into the unknown. |
| Female | |
| Pottu vaithu poo mudithu | Adorning a bindi and wearing flowers, |
| Anaithiruppaayae | You used to embrace us. |
| Pottu vaithu poo mudithu | Adorning a bindi and wearing flowers, |
| Anaithiruppaayae | You used to embrace us. |
| Un pon udalai theeyinilae anaithu vittayae | Now you embraced your golden body into the fire. |
| Female | |
| Pettreduthu perum ittu | Giving birth to us and giving us names, |
| Vaazha vaithaaiyae | You enabled us to live. |
| Pirinthirukkum emmai vittu | Leaving us behind in separation, |
| Maraindhu sendraaiyae | You disappeared into the unknown. |
| Female | |
| Thanai maranthu pillaigalai | Forgetting yourself, you constantly watched over |
| Paarthirunthaayae | Your children. |
| Vazhi thavarum podhu veliyittu | When we lost our way, you shed light |
| Kaathirunthaayae | And protected us. |
| Pudhu magalai marumagalai kondu vandhaayae | You brought home a new daughter as a daughter-in-law. |
| Nee poru magalae kaalam varum endru sonnaayae | You advised her, 'Be patient, daughter, better times will come.' |
| Aae…ae…ae… | Ah... ah... ah... |
| Poru magalae kaalam varum endru sonnaayae | You advised her, 'Be patient, daughter, better times will come.' |
| Female | |
| Kaalam varum velayilae | Just as the time for joy arrived, |
| Kaalan vanthaanae | The God of Death came knocking. |
| Ullam kaniyum munnae paavi avan | Before our hearts could ripen into joy, that sinner |
| Kaai parithaanae | Plucked the unripe fruit. |
| Female | |
| Pettreduthu perum ittu | Giving birth to us and giving us names, |
| Vaazha vaithaaiyae | You enabled us to live. |
| Pirinthirukkum emmai vittu | Leaving us behind in separation, |
| Maraindhu sendraaiyae | You disappeared into the unknown. |
| Female | |
| Ezhai magal engu selven | Where shall this poor daughter go? |
| Yaaridam solven | To whom shall I express my grief? |
| Enaiarindha orr uyirai izhandhu vittenae | I have lost the one soul who truly understood me. |
| Engalin thaayae nee engu sendraayoo | Oh our mother, where have you gone? |
| Ingu ondrum angu ondrum endru serumoo | Will one here and one there ever unite again? |
| Vaazhkai enna aagumoo…aa…. | What will become of this life... ah... |
| Enna aagumoo | What will become of it? |
| Female | |
| Pettreduthu perum ittu | Giving birth to us and giving us names, |
| Vaazha vaithaaiyae | You enabled us to live. |
| Pirinthirukkum emmai vittu | Leaving us behind in separation, |
| Maraindhu sendraaiyae | You disappeared into the unknown. |
கண் மூடி கதை முடித்தாய்
கனலோடு உறவு கொண்டாய்
கரிய புகை தேர் ஏறி
காற்றோடு கலந்து விட்டாய்
மேகங்கள் ஆனாய் விண்மீனாய் மாறி விட்டாய்
ராகங்கள் போலே ஒளியிருக்க உருவிழந்தாய்
Closing your eyes, you completed your story.
You made a bond with the burning fire.
Riding upon a chariot of dark smoke,
You merged away into the wind.
You turned into clouds and transformed into stars.
Like melodies that exist as sound, you lost your physical form.
பெற்றெடுத்து பேரும் இட்டு
வாழ வைத்தாயே
பிரிந்திருக்கும் எம்மை விட்டு
மறைந்து சென்றாயே
Giving birth to us and giving us names,
You enabled us to live.
Leaving us behind in separation,
You disappeared into the unknown.
பெற்றெடுத்து பேரும் இட்டு
வாழ வைத்தாயே
பிரிந்திருக்கும் எம்மை விட்டு
மறைந்து சென்றாயே
Giving birth to us and giving us names,
You enabled us to live.
Leaving us behind in separation,
You disappeared into the unknown.
பொட்டு வைத்து பூ முடித்து
அனைத்திருப்பாயே
பொட்டு வைத்து பூ முடித்து
அனைத்திருப்பாயே
உன் பொன் உடலை தீயினிலே
அனைத்து விட்டாயே
Adorning a bindi and wearing flowers,
You used to embrace us.
Adorning a bindi and wearing flowers,
You used to embrace us.
Now you embraced your golden body into the fire.
பெற்றெடுத்து பேரும் இட்டு
வாழ வைத்தாயே
பிரிந்திருக்கும் எம்மை விட்டு
மறைந்து சென்றாயே
Giving birth to us and giving us names,
You enabled us to live.
Leaving us behind in separation,
You disappeared into the unknown.
தனை மறந்து பிள்ளைகளை
பார்த்திருந்தாயே
வழி தவறும் போது வேலியிட்டு
காத்திருந்தாயே
புது மகளை மருமகளை கொண்டு வந்தாயே
நீ பொறு மகளே காலம் வரும் என்று சொன்னாயே
ஏ.....ஏ......ஏ....
பொறு மகளே காலம் வரும் என்று சொன்னாயே
Forgetting yourself, you constantly watched over
Your children.
When we lost our way, you shed light
And protected us.
You brought home a new daughter as a daughter-in-law.
You advised her, 'Be patient, daughter, better times will come.'
Ah... ah... ah...
You advised her, 'Be patient, daughter, better times will come.'
காலம் வரும் வேளையிலே
காலன் வந்தானே
உள்ளம் கனியும் முன்னே பாவி அவன்
காய் பறித்தானே
Just as the time for joy arrived,
The God of Death came knocking.
Before our hearts could ripen into joy, that sinner
Plucked the unripe fruit.
பெற்றெடுத்து பேரும் இட்டு
வாழ வைத்தாயே
பிரிந்திருக்கும் எம்மை விட்டு
மறைந்து சென்றாயே
Giving birth to us and giving us names,
You enabled us to live.
Leaving us behind in separation,
You disappeared into the unknown.
ஏழை மகள் எங்கு செல்வேன்
யாரிடம் சொல்வேன்
எனையறிந்த ஓர் உயிரை இழந்து விட்டானே
எண்களின் தாயே நீ எங்கு சென்றாயோ
இங்கு ஒன்றும் அங்கு ஒன்றும் என்று சேருமோ
வாழ்க்கை என்ன ஆகுமோ.....ஆ....
என்ன ஆகுமோ
Where shall this poor daughter go?
To whom shall I express my grief?
I have lost the one soul who truly understood me.
Oh our mother, where have you gone?
Will one here and one there ever unite again?
What will become of this life... ah...
What will become of it?
பெற்றெடுத்து பேரும் இட்டு
வாழ வைத்தாயே
பிரிந்திருக்கும் எம்மை விட்டு
மறைந்து சென்றாயே
Giving birth to us and giving us names,
You enabled us to live.
Leaving us behind in separation,
You disappeared into the unknown.
Kann moodi kadhai mudithaai
Closing your eyes, you completed your story.
Kanalodu uravu kondaai
You made a bond with the burning fire.
Kariya pugai thaer yeri
Riding upon a chariot of dark smoke,
Kaatrodu kalandhu vittaai
You merged away into the wind.
Megangal aanaai vinmeenaai maari vittaai
You turned into clouds and transformed into stars.
Raagangal polae oliyirukka uruvizhanthaai
Like melodies that exist as sound, you lost your physical form.
Pettreduthu perum ittu
Giving birth to us and giving us names,
Vaazha vaithaaiyae
You enabled us to live.
Pirinthirukkum emmai vittu
Leaving us behind in separation,
Maraindhu sendraaiyae
You disappeared into the unknown.
Pettreduthu perum ittu
Giving birth to us and giving us names,
Vaazha vaithaaiyae
You enabled us to live.
Pirinthirukkum emmai vittu
Leaving us behind in separation,
Maraindhu sendraaiyae
You disappeared into the unknown.
Pottu vaithu poo mudithu
Adorning a bindi and wearing flowers,
Anaithiruppaayae
You used to embrace us.
Pottu vaithu poo mudithu
Adorning a bindi and wearing flowers,
Anaithiruppaayae
You used to embrace us.
Un pon udalai theeyinilae anaithu vittayae
Now you embraced your golden body into the fire.
Pettreduthu perum ittu
Giving birth to us and giving us names,
Vaazha vaithaaiyae
You enabled us to live.
Pirinthirukkum emmai vittu
Leaving us behind in separation,
Maraindhu sendraaiyae
You disappeared into the unknown.
Thanai maranthu pillaigalai
Forgetting yourself, you constantly watched over
Paarthirunthaayae
Your children.
Vazhi thavarum podhu veliyittu
When we lost our way, you shed light
Kaathirunthaayae
And protected us.
Pudhu magalai marumagalai kondu vandhaayae
You brought home a new daughter as a daughter-in-law.
Nee poru magalae kaalam varum endru sonnaayae
You advised her, 'Be patient, daughter, better times will come.'
Aae…ae…ae…
Ah... ah... ah...
Poru magalae kaalam varum endru sonnaayae
You advised her, 'Be patient, daughter, better times will come.'
Kaalam varum velayilae
Just as the time for joy arrived,
Kaalan vanthaanae
The God of Death came knocking.
Ullam kaniyum munnae paavi avan
Before our hearts could ripen into joy, that sinner
Kaai parithaanae
Plucked the unripe fruit.
Pettreduthu perum ittu
Giving birth to us and giving us names,
Vaazha vaithaaiyae
You enabled us to live.
Pirinthirukkum emmai vittu
Leaving us behind in separation,
Maraindhu sendraaiyae
You disappeared into the unknown.
Ezhai magal engu selven
Where shall this poor daughter go?
Yaaridam solven
To whom shall I express my grief?
Enaiarindha orr uyirai izhandhu vittenae
I have lost the one soul who truly understood me.
Engalin thaayae nee engu sendraayoo
Oh our mother, where have you gone?
Ingu ondrum angu ondrum endru serumoo
Will one here and one there ever unite again?
Vaazhkai enna aagumoo…aa….
What will become of this life... ah...
Enna aagumoo
What will become of it?
Pettreduthu perum ittu
Giving birth to us and giving us names,
Vaazha vaithaaiyae
You enabled us to live.
Pirinthirukkum emmai vittu
Leaving us behind in separation,
Maraindhu sendraaiyae
You disappeared into the unknown.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from the film Manapanthal (1961) is a deeply emotional dirge mourning the loss of a devoted mother. The lyrics reflect on the immense sacrifices the mother made throughout her life—giving birth, nurturing, guiding her children when they strayed, and welcoming a new daughter-in-law into the family with hope for better times. The grief peaks in describing the cruelty of fate and Death (Kaalan) taking her away just when life was about to blossom with happiness. The bereaved children express complete helplessness and disorientation, wondering how they will carry on without the sole anchor and understanding soul in their lives.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai) & Ethereal Metaphor
“Raagangal polae oliyirukka uruvizhanthaai”
Compares the mother's soul after cremation to 'ragas' (melodies)—something that retains a beautiful, harmonious presence/sound but lacks a physical body.
Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)
“Ullam kaniyum munnae paavi avan Kaai parithaanae”
Death taking away a life before happiness was fulfilled is poetically described as plucking an unripe fruit ('kaai') before it ripens ('kani').
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Kann moodi kadhai mudithaai / Kanalodu uravu kondaai”
Matching initial consonant sounds 'K' across words in the line for musical cadence.
Contrast / Irony
“Un pon udalai theeyinilae anaithu vittayae”
Contrasts the mother's gentle habit of hugging her children with flowers and bindi against her body being consumed/embraced by cremation flames.
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Trivia
Manapanthal (1961) was directed by V. N. Reddy and written by Kannadasan himself. The movie was a remake of the Telugu film 'Laila Majnu' / contemporary family dramas of the era. The musical score for this iconic film was composed by the legendary duo Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy, with lyrics written by Kannadasan showcasing his mastery in crafting tragic philosophical laments.
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