Sayonara Vesham Kalainthathu
From Ninaithale Inikkum 1979 Film · 1979
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Ninaithale Inikkum 1979 Film1979
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Sayonaara…. | Sayonara... |
| Sayonaara vaesham kalaindhadhu | Sayonara, the disguise has dissolved, |
| Paavayin naadagam mudindhadhu | The drama of the maiden has ended, |
| Singapore-aa raagam marandhadhu | In Singapore, the melody was forgotten, |
| Kaaviyam paadhiyil nindradhu | The epic has stopped midway. |
| Male | |
| Sayonaara vaesham kalaindhadhu | Sayonara, the disguise has dissolved, |
| Paavayin naadagam mudindhadhu | The drama of the maiden has ended, |
| Singapore-aa raagam marandhadhu | In Singapore, the melody was forgotten, |
| Kaaviyam paadhiyil nindradhu | The epic has stopped midway. |
| Male | |
| Aagaayathil aarambam | A beginning high in the sky, |
| Idhayathil indru bhoogambam | An earthquake in the heart today. |
| Aagaayathil aarambam | A beginning high in the sky, |
| Idhayathil indru bhoogambam | An earthquake in the heart today. |
| Aagaayathil aarambam | A beginning high in the sky, |
| Idhayathil indru bhoogambam | An earthquake in the heart today. |
| Male | |
| Sayonaara…. | Sayonara... |
| Sayonaara vaesham kalaindhadhu | Sayonara, the disguise has dissolved, |
| Paavayin naadagam mudindhadhu | The drama of the maiden has ended, |
| Singapore-aa raagam marandhadhu | In Singapore, the melody was forgotten, |
| Kaaviyam paadhiyil nindradhu | The epic has stopped midway. |
சயோனாரா.......
சயோனாரா வேஷம் கலைந்தது
பாவையின் நாடகம் முடிந்தது
சிங்கபூரா ராகம் மறந்தது
காவியம் பாதியில் நின்றது
Sayonara...
Sayonara, the disguise has dissolved,
The drama of the maiden has ended,
In Singapore, the melody was forgotten,
The epic has stopped midway.
சயோனாரா வேஷம் கலைந்தது
பாவையின் நாடகம் முடிந்தது
சிங்கபூரா ராகம் மறந்தது
காவியம் பாதியில் நின்றது
Sayonara, the disguise has dissolved,
The drama of the maiden has ended,
In Singapore, the melody was forgotten,
The epic has stopped midway.
ஆகாயத்தில் ஆரம்பம்
இதயத்தில் இன்று பூகம்பம்
ஆகாயத்தில் ஆரம்பம்
இதயத்தில் இன்று பூகம்பம்
ஆகாயத்தில் ஆரம்பம்
இதயத்தில் இன்று பூகம்பம்
A beginning high in the sky,
An earthquake in the heart today.
A beginning high in the sky,
An earthquake in the heart today.
A beginning high in the sky,
An earthquake in the heart today.
சயோனாரா.......
சயோனாரா வேஷம் கலைந்தது
பாவையின் நாடகம் முடிந்தது
சிங்கபூரா ராகம் மறந்தது
காவியம் பாதியில் நின்றது
Sayonara...
Sayonara, the disguise has dissolved,
The drama of the maiden has ended,
In Singapore, the melody was forgotten,
The epic has stopped midway.
Sayonaara….
Sayonara...
Sayonaara vaesham kalaindhadhu
Sayonara, the disguise has dissolved,
Paavayin naadagam mudindhadhu
The drama of the maiden has ended,
Singapore-aa raagam marandhadhu
In Singapore, the melody was forgotten,
Kaaviyam paadhiyil nindradhu
The epic has stopped midway.
Sayonaara vaesham kalaindhadhu
Sayonara, the disguise has dissolved,
Paavayin naadagam mudindhadhu
The drama of the maiden has ended,
Singapore-aa raagam marandhadhu
In Singapore, the melody was forgotten,
Kaaviyam paadhiyil nindradhu
The epic has stopped midway.
Aagaayathil aarambam
A beginning high in the sky,
Idhayathil indru bhoogambam
An earthquake in the heart today.
Aagaayathil aarambam
A beginning high in the sky,
Idhayathil indru bhoogambam
An earthquake in the heart today.
Aagaayathil aarambam
A beginning high in the sky,
Idhayathil indru bhoogambam
An earthquake in the heart today.
Sayonaara….
Sayonara...
Sayonaara vaesham kalaindhadhu
Sayonara, the disguise has dissolved,
Paavayin naadagam mudindhadhu
The drama of the maiden has ended,
Singapore-aa raagam marandhadhu
In Singapore, the melody was forgotten,
Kaaviyam paadhiyil nindradhu
The epic has stopped midway.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song expresses heartbreak and betrayal using theatrical and geographical metaphors. By using the Japanese farewell word 'Sayonara', the speaker marks the painful and final conclusion of a deception that was played out like a stage drama by his beloved. The lyrics lament how a love story that began with grand aspirations ('in the sky') came to an abrupt halt halfway, leaving an emotional earthquake in the heart and a forgotten musical rhythm associated with Singapore.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Sayonaara vaesham kalaindhadhu / Paavayin naadagam mudindhadhu”
Lines end with matching rhythmic sounds such as 'kalaindhadhu', 'mudindhadhu', 'marandhadhu', and 'nindradhu', establishing a sorrowful, lyrical cadence.
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Idhayathil indru bhoogambam”
Emotional distress is metaphorically equated to a seismic 'bhoogambam' (earthquake) shaking the heart.
Contrast (Antithesis)
“Aagaayathil aarambam / Idhayathil indru bhoogambam”
Contrasts the high optimism of 'Aagaayathil aarambam' (beginning in the sky) with the grounded disaster of 'Idhayathil indru bhoogambam' (earthquake in the heart).
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Trivia
The film 'Ninaithale Inikkum' (1979), directed by K. Balachander and starring Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan, was predominantly filmed on location in Singapore. Music director M.S. Viswanathan incorporated foreign phrases like 'Sayonara' into the soundtrack to complement the international setting of the movie.
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