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Pirantha Naal Indru

From Naam Moovar · 1966

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
T. M. Soundararajan
Music director
S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
Movie name
Naam Moovar
Movie release year
1966
Lyrics added on
21 Jul 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Pirantha naal indru pirantha naal
Naam pillaigal polae
Thollaigal ellaam marantha naal
Happy birthday to you
Uravu endra vaanathilae
Naam paravai aagalaam
Ullam endra thottathilae
Naam malargal aagaalam
Uravu endra vaanathilae
Naam paravai aagalaam
Ullam endra thottathilae
Naam malargal aagaalam
Kaadhal endra solaiyilae
Naam thendral aagalaam
Kangal endra kovililae
Naam deivam aagalaam
Kaadhal endra solaiyilae
Naam thendral aagalaam
Kangal endra kovililae
Naam deivam aagalaam
Uravu endra vaanathilae
Naam paravai aagalaam
Ullam endra thottathilae
Naam malargal aagaalam
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
May God bless You
Oruvarukkoruvar ellaigal naam
Ullathai sollum killaigal naam
Oruvarukkoruvar ellaigal naam
Ullathai sollum killaigal naam
Arimugam enbadhu munnuraiyaaga
Anubavam enbadhu ulluraiyaaga
Aanandham enbadhu mudivuriyaaga
Aandavan eludhiya kaaviyam naam
Aandavan eludhiya kaaviyam naam
Uravu endra vaanathilae
Naam paravai aagalaam
Ullam endra thottathilae
Naam malargal aagaalam
Pasam endra deepam
Indru paarvaiyil yendhiduvom
Manakadalil enna padagil
Endha kaalamum neendhiduvom
Nooru vayadhai thaandum
Nalla vaazhkai vaazha vendum
Nooru vayadhai thaandum
Nalla vaazhkai vaazha vendum
Annaiyin nizhalil
Anbennum kudaiyil
Aayiram paadalgal thondrum
Aayiram paadalgal thondrum
Uravu endra vaanathilae
Naam paravai aagalaam
Ullam endra thottathilae
Naam malargal aagaalam
Today is a birthday, a happy birthday!
Just like little children,
a day we forgot all our troubles...
Happy birthday to you...
In the sky of our bond,
we can become birds!
In the garden of the heart,
we can become flowers!
In the sky of our bond,
we can become birds!
In the garden of the heart,
we can become flowers!
In the grove of love,
we can become the gentle breeze!
In the temple of the eyes,
we can become the deities...
In the grove of love,
we can become the gentle breeze!
In the temple of the eyes,
we can become the deities...
In the sky of our bond,
we can become birds!
In the garden of the heart,
we can become flowers!
Happy birthday to you!
Happy birthday to you!
Happy birthday to you!
God bless you!
We are the safe bounds for each other,
we are parrots speaking what is in our hearts.
We are the safe bounds for each other,
we are parrots speaking what is in our hearts.
With our first meeting as the prologue,
with our shared life as the main story,
with pure joy as the final chapter,
we are an epic poem written by God!
We are an epic poem written by God!
In the sky of our bond,
we can become birds!
In the garden of the heart,
we can become flowers!
Today, the lamp of deep affection,
let us carry in our eyes!
In the sea of the mind, aboard the boat of thoughts,
let us sail across all of time!
Crossing past a hundred years,
we must lead a wonderful life!
Crossing past a hundred years,
we must lead a wonderful life!
In a mother's gentle shade,
under the umbrella of love,
a thousand songs will be born!
A thousand songs will be born!
Today, the lamp of deep affection,
let us carry in our eyes!
In the sea of the mind, aboard the boat of thoughts,
let us sail across all of time!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Pirantha Naal Indru Pirantha Naal' is a quintessential celebration song from the 1966 Tamil movie 'Naam Moovar'. Sung energetically by T. M. Soundararajan with lyrics by the legendary lyricist Vaali, the song captures the joyful spirit of a birthday gathering where loved ones come together to cast away their worries and live with the innocent delight of children. The lyrics rely heavily on poetic allegories comparing human relationships to birds flying in the sky, flowers blooming in a garden, and an epic written by the Almighty. It conveys blessings for a long, prosperous life filled with affection, unity, maternal love, and shared happiness.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

“Naam pillaigal polae”

Compares adults letting go of their worries and celebrating to innocent children using the word 'polae' (like).

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Uravu endra vaanathilae / Naam paravai aagalaam”

Metaphorically equates human relationships to the sky ('Uravu endra vaanam') and the heart to a garden ('Ullam endra thottam').

Anaphora & End Rhyme (Iyaibu)

“Arimugam enbadhu munnuraiyaaga / Anubavam enbadhu ulluraiyaaga / Aanandham enbadhu mudivuriyaaga”

Repeats line-ending suffixes like 'munnuraiyaaga', 'ulluraiyaaga', and 'mudivuriyaaga' to structure the literary metaphor of life as a book/epic.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Aandavan eludhiya kaaviyam naam”

Refers to humans and their interconnected destinies as an epic authored by God ('Aandavan eludhiya kaaviyam').

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Trivia

'Pirantha Naal Indru Pirantha Naal' is regarded as one of the earliest and most famous classic Tamil birthday songs in cinema history. Penned by Vaali and composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu, it uniquely blends traditional Tamil poetic metaphors with Western birthday greetings ('Happy birthday to you'), making it a timeless hit across generations.

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