Poorva Jenmam Seidha
From Jaya Gopi · 1955
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- Chithoor Nagaiya
- Music director
- Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
- Details
- Jaya Gopi1955
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Yaedhaiyo mukthi yaedhaiyo | Searching for some liberation, some salvation, |
| Dhanabakkiyam thedi | In search of wealth and good fortune, |
| Intha vambu vanthathae | This unwanted trouble came upon me. |
| Mazhalai suvaiyil | In the sweet joy of children, |
| Sugamung kaanaen | I have experienced no happiness at all. |
| Male | |
| Poorva jenmam seitha paapamithaano | Is this the result of sins committed in a past birth? |
| Pillaigal koottaththin | From the crowd of children, |
| Kodumaigal thaalaen | I cannot bear the suffering and turmoil. |
| Sugamae illai theeraa thollai | There is no comfort, only endless affliction, |
| Saavu koorum en samsaarameethae | My family life itself seems to beckon my death. |
| Yaedhaiyo mukthi yaedhaiyo | Searching for some liberation, some salvation, |
| Male | |
| Enthan paarvai saiththaanukku melae | My plight/gaze is worse than that of Satan, |
| Pennendru emmidam vanthaalae | She came to me appearing as a woman, |
| Aalae maanida arivae anjida | Making human intelligence itself tremble, |
| Pennae aanena maari ponathae | The woman transformed into a tyrant as if a man! |
| Male | |
| Saathu naanae sanyaasam melaam | I am a gentle soul; renunciation/asceticism is far superior, |
| Saavu koorum en samsaarameethae | My family life itself seems to beckon my death. |
| Yaedhaiyo mukthi yaedhaiyo | Searching for some liberation, some salvation, |
| Yaedhaiyo mukthi yaedhaiyo… | Searching for some liberation, some salvation... |
ஏதையோ முக்தி ஏதையோ
தனபாக்கியம் தேடி
இந்த வம்பு வந்ததே
மழலைச் சுவையில்
சுகமுங் காணேன்....
Searching for some liberation, some salvation,
In search of wealth and good fortune,
This unwanted trouble came upon me.
In the sweet joy of children,
I have experienced no happiness at all.
பூர்வ ஜென்மம் செய்த பாபமிதானோ
பிள்ளைகள் கூட்டத்தின்
கொடுமைகள் தாளேன்
சுகமே இல்லை தீரா தொல்லை
சாவு கூறும் என் சம்சாரமீதே
ஏதையோ முக்தி ஏதையோ
Is this the result of sins committed in a past birth?
From the crowd of children,
I cannot bear the suffering and turmoil.
There is no comfort, only endless affliction,
My family life itself seems to beckon my death.
Searching for some liberation, some salvation,
எந்தன் பார்வை சைத்தானுக்கு மேலே
பெண்ணென்று எம்மிடம் வந்தாளே
ஆளே மானிட அறிவே அஞ்சிட
பெண்ணே ஆணென மாறிப் போனதே
My plight/gaze is worse than that of Satan,
She came to me appearing as a woman,
Making human intelligence itself tremble,
The woman transformed into a tyrant as if a man!
சாது நானே சன்யாசம் மேலாம்
சாவு கூறும் என் சம்சாரமீதே
ஏதையோ முக்தி ஏதையோ
ஏதையோ முக்தி ஏதையோ...
I am a gentle soul; renunciation/asceticism is far superior,
My family life itself seems to beckon my death.
Searching for some liberation, some salvation,
Searching for some liberation, some salvation...
Yaedhaiyo mukthi yaedhaiyo
Searching for some liberation, some salvation,
Dhanabakkiyam thedi
In search of wealth and good fortune,
Intha vambu vanthathae
This unwanted trouble came upon me.
Mazhalai suvaiyil
In the sweet joy of children,
Sugamung kaanaen
I have experienced no happiness at all.
Poorva jenmam seitha paapamithaano
Is this the result of sins committed in a past birth?
Pillaigal koottaththin
From the crowd of children,
Kodumaigal thaalaen
I cannot bear the suffering and turmoil.
Sugamae illai theeraa thollai
There is no comfort, only endless affliction,
Saavu koorum en samsaarameethae
My family life itself seems to beckon my death.
Yaedhaiyo mukthi yaedhaiyo
Searching for some liberation, some salvation,
Enthan paarvai saiththaanukku melae
My plight/gaze is worse than that of Satan,
Pennendru emmidam vanthaalae
She came to me appearing as a woman,
Aalae maanida arivae anjida
Making human intelligence itself tremble,
Pennae aanena maari ponathae
The woman transformed into a tyrant as if a man!
Saathu naanae sanyaasam melaam
I am a gentle soul; renunciation/asceticism is far superior,
Saavu koorum en samsaarameethae
My family life itself seems to beckon my death.
Yaedhaiyo mukthi yaedhaiyo
Searching for some liberation, some salvation,
Yaedhaiyo mukthi yaedhaiyo…
Searching for some liberation, some salvation...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song presents a humorous yet sorrowful monologue of a householder tormented by the chaotic demands of domestic life, unruly children, and a formidable wife. Overwhelmed by daily household troubles, he laments that his current misery must be the karmic retribution for sins committed in a previous life. Finding no joy in family life, he ultimately contemplates renouncing worldly attachments for spiritual liberation.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Hyperbole
“Saavu koorum en samsaarameethae”
Exaggerates domestic misery by claiming that family life itself is actively calling for his death.
Irony & Humor
“Yaedhaiyo mukthi yaedhaiyo”
Presents severe existential concepts like 'Mukthi' (liberation) in a lighthearted, comical context of escaping mundane household chores.
Rhyme / Monorhyme (Iyaibu)
“Sugamae illai theeraa thollai”
Use of internal rhyming syllables in 'Sugamae illai theeraa thollai' to give the lyric a rhythmic musicality.
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Trivia
Composed by the legendary music director duo Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy with lyrics by Kannadasan, this song highlights Chittor V. Nagaiah's versatile singing talent in expressing satirical domestic frustration in 1950s Tamil cinema.
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