Saareeram Illaamal
From Mythili Ennai Kaathali · 1986
- Lyricist
- T. Rajendar
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- T. Rajendar
- Details
- Mythili Ennai Kaathali1986
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Saareeram illaamal sangeethamaa | Is there music without a voice? |
| Samsaaram illaamal santhoshamaa | Is there happiness without a wife? |
| Saareeram illaamal sangeethamaa | Is there music without a voice? |
| Samsaaram illaamal santhoshamaa | Is there happiness without a wife? |
| Male | |
| Kiliyae kiliyae engae ponae | Oh parrot-like beloved, where have you gone? |
| Thookkam varaliyae | Sleep eludes me. |
| Rathiyae rathiyae engae ponae | Oh goddess of beauty, where have you gone? |
| Pasiye edukkaiyae | I have lost my appetite. |
| Male | |
| Ada kiliyae kiliyae engae ponae | Oh parrot-like beloved, where have you gone? |
| Thookkam varaliyae | Sleep eludes me. |
| Rathiyae rathiyae engae ponae | Oh goddess of beauty, where have you gone? |
| Pasiye edukkaiyae | I have lost my appetite. |
| Male | |
| Unnai kaanaatha kannumthaan | The eyes that cannot behold you |
| Karunthelaagi kottuthu | Sting like a black scorpion. |
| Unnai paaraatha pozhuthumthaan | The time spent without seeing you |
| Verum Patharaagi ponathae | Has turned into mere empty chaff. |
| Male | |
| Saareeram illaamal sangeethamaa | Is there music without a voice? |
| Samsaaram illaamal santhoshamaa | Is there happiness without a wife? |
| Male | |
| Kiliyae kiliyae engae ponae | Oh parrot-like beloved, where have you gone? |
| Thookkam varaliyae | Sleep eludes me. |
| Rathiyae rathiyae engae ponae | Oh goddess of beauty, where have you gone? |
| Pasiye edukkaiyae | I have lost my appetite. |
| Male | |
| Unnai kaanaatha kannumthaan | The eyes that cannot behold you |
| Karunthelaagi kottuthu | Sting like a black scorpion. |
| Unnai paaraatha pozhuthumthaan | The time spent without seeing you |
| Verum Patharaagi ponathae | Has turned into mere empty chaff. |
சாரீரம் இல்லாமல் சங்கீதமா
சம்சாரம் இல்லாமல் சந்தோசமா
சாரீரம் இல்லாமல் சங்கீதமா
சம்சாரம் இல்லாமல் சந்தோசமா
Is there music without a voice?
Is there happiness without a wife?
Is there music without a voice?
Is there happiness without a wife?
கிளியே கிளியே எங்கே போனே
தூக்கம் வரலியே
ரதியே ரதியே எங்கே போனே
பசியே எடுக்கலையே
Oh parrot-like beloved, where have you gone?
Sleep eludes me.
Oh goddess of beauty, where have you gone?
I have lost my appetite.
அட கிளியே கிளியே எங்கே போனே
தூக்கம் வரலியே
ரதியே ரதியே எங்கே போனே
பசியே எடுக்கலையே
Oh parrot-like beloved, where have you gone?
Sleep eludes me.
Oh goddess of beauty, where have you gone?
I have lost my appetite.
உன்னை காணாத கண்ணும்தான்
கருந்தேளாகி கொட்டுது
உன்னை பாராத பொழுதும்தான்
வெறும் பதராகி போனதே
The eyes that cannot behold you
Sting like a black scorpion.
The time spent without seeing you
Has turned into mere empty chaff.
சாரீரம் இல்லாமல் சங்கீதமா
சம்சாரம் இல்லாமல் சந்தோசமா
Is there music without a voice?
Is there happiness without a wife?
கிளியே கிளியே எங்கே போனே
தூக்கம் வரலியே
ரதியே ரதியே எங்கே போனே
பசியே எடுக்கலையே
Oh parrot-like beloved, where have you gone?
Sleep eludes me.
Oh goddess of beauty, where have you gone?
I have lost my appetite.
உன்னை காணாத கண்ணும்தான்
கருந்தேளாகி கொட்டுது
உன்னை பாராத பொழுதும்தான்
வெறும் பதராகி போனதே
The eyes that cannot behold you
Sting like a black scorpion.
The time spent without seeing you
Has turned into mere empty chaff.
Saareeram illaamal sangeethamaa
Is there music without a voice?
Samsaaram illaamal santhoshamaa
Is there happiness without a wife?
Saareeram illaamal sangeethamaa
Is there music without a voice?
Samsaaram illaamal santhoshamaa
Is there happiness without a wife?
Kiliyae kiliyae engae ponae
Oh parrot-like beloved, where have you gone?
Thookkam varaliyae
Sleep eludes me.
Rathiyae rathiyae engae ponae
Oh goddess of beauty, where have you gone?
Pasiye edukkaiyae
I have lost my appetite.
Ada kiliyae kiliyae engae ponae
Oh parrot-like beloved, where have you gone?
Thookkam varaliyae
Sleep eludes me.
Rathiyae rathiyae engae ponae
Oh goddess of beauty, where have you gone?
Pasiye edukkaiyae
I have lost my appetite.
Unnai kaanaatha kannumthaan
The eyes that cannot behold you
Karunthelaagi kottuthu
Sting like a black scorpion.
Unnai paaraatha pozhuthumthaan
The time spent without seeing you
Verum Patharaagi ponathae
Has turned into mere empty chaff.
Saareeram illaamal sangeethamaa
Is there music without a voice?
Samsaaram illaamal santhoshamaa
Is there happiness without a wife?
Kiliyae kiliyae engae ponae
Oh parrot-like beloved, where have you gone?
Thookkam varaliyae
Sleep eludes me.
Rathiyae rathiyae engae ponae
Oh goddess of beauty, where have you gone?
Pasiye edukkaiyae
I have lost my appetite.
Unnai kaanaatha kannumthaan
The eyes that cannot behold you
Karunthelaagi kottuthu
Sting like a black scorpion.
Unnai paaraatha pozhuthumthaan
The time spent without seeing you
Verum Patharaagi ponathae
Has turned into mere empty chaff.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
In this expressive song composed and written by T. Rajendar for Mythili Ennai Kaathali, the protagonist laments the painful separation from his beloved spouse. He asserts that just as melody cannot exist without a voice, true happiness cannot exist without a wife. His anguish manifests in sleeplessness, loss of appetite, and a sense that time spent away from her is completely wasted like empty husk.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monaith Thodai (Alliteration)
“Saareeram illaamal sangeethamaa / Samsaaram illaamal santhoshamaa”
Repetition of the initial 'Sa' sound across words in the line creates a musical rhythm.
Uvamai (Metaphor/Simile)
“Unnai kaanaatha kannumthaan / Karunthelaagi kottuthu”
The pain in the eyes deprived of seeing the beloved is poetically compared to the intense venomous sting of a black scorpion.
Uvamai (Analogy)
“Unnai paaraatha pozhuthumthaan / Verum Patharaagi ponathae”
Time spent without the beloved is compared to 'patharu' (empty, useless grain chaff), symbolizing worthlessness.
Anaphora (Repetition for Emphasis)
“Kiliyae kiliyae engae ponae / Rathiyae rathiyae engae ponae”
Repetition of endearing terms 'Kiliyae' (parrot) and 'Rathiyae' (goddess of love) highlights intense longing.
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Trivia
T. Rajendar multi-tasked as the director, actor, lyricist, and music composer for Mythili Ennai Kaathali (1986). The soundtrack became a massive commercial success, with SPB's passionate rendition of this song making it an iconic heartbreak anthem in 1980s Tamil cinema.
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