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Lyrics & meaning

Silai Seiya Kaigal Undu

From Justice Viswanathan · 1971

Lyricist: Kannadasan
Singers: T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
Music director: S. Vedhachalam
Movie name: Justice Viswanathan
Movie release year: 1971
Lyrics added on: 2 Aug 2024

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation

Silai seiya kaigal undu

Thangam konjam thaevai

Singaara paadal undu

Thamizh konjam thaevai

Silai seiya kaigal undu

Thangam konjam thaevai

Aranmanai ondru undu

Raani illai ingu

Alangaara thottam undu

Kili illai ingu

Manam ennum kovil undu

Deivam illai ingu

Maharaani ennai vittu

Nee povadhengu

Silai seiya kaigal undu

Thangam konjam thaevai

Singaara paadal undu

Thamizh konjam thaevai

Silai seiya kaigal undu

Thangam konjam thaevai

Aranmanai thaedi vandhu

Pani seiyum pennai

Andhapura raani endru

Solvadhenna ennai

Mannan andri yaararivaar

Kanni ilam kannai

Manam ennum koyilukkul

Silai vaithaen unnai

Silai seiya thangam undu

Kaigal konjam thaevai

Singaara thamizhum undu

Paadal ondru thaevai

Silai seiya thangam undu

Kaigal konjam thaevai

Pidipatta maanai indru

Sirai vaithu paarpaen

Pillai ena aadavittu

Alli mugam saerpaen

Mudivillai endra vannam

Mogha kadhai solvaen

Muthamittu muthamittu

Chithirangal kaanbaen

Silai seiya kaigal undu

Thangam ingu undu

Male :Singaara paadal undu

Thamizh ingu undu

Both :Silai seiya kaigal undu

Thangam ingu undu

I have the hands to sculpt a statue,

but I need a little gold.

I have a lovely song,

but I need some sweet Tamil.

I have the hands to sculpt a statue,

but I need a little gold.

There is a palace here,

but no queen inside.

There is a lovely garden,

but no parrot here.

There is a temple called the heart,

but no goddess inside.

My queen, leaving me behind,

where are you going?

I have the hands to sculpt a statue,

but I need a little gold.

I have a lovely song,

but I need some sweet Tamil.

I have the hands to sculpt a statue,

but I need a little gold.

To a maid who came seeking work

in this royal palace,

why do you call me

the queen of your inner chambers?

Who else but a king would know

the heart in a young woman's eyes?

Inside the temple of my heart,

I have placed you as my idol.

There is gold to sculpt a statue,

but it needs gentle hands.

There is sweet Tamil poetry too,

but it needs a song.

There is gold to sculpt a statue,

but it needs gentle hands.

The deer that has been caught today,

I will hold captive and adore.

Letting it play like a child,

I will hold its face close to mine.

As if the tale will never end,

I will tell stories of romantic passion.

With kiss after sweet kiss,

I will see beautiful pictures come alive.

There are hands to sculpt a statue,

and the gold is right here.

Male: There is a lovely song,

and the sweet Tamil is right here.

Both: There are hands to sculpt a statue,

and the gold is right here.

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic romantic duet from 'Justice Viswanathan' (1971) expresses a poetic dialogue between two lovers using the artistic motif of sculpting and songwriting. The hero describes his life as incomplete—a palace without a queen, a garden without a parrot, and a heart-temple without a deity—until his beloved arrives to fulfill him like gold to a sculptor or Tamil words to a melody. The heroine modestly responds, questioning why a simple maid should be treated like a queen, to which the hero reaffirms that she is the divine idol enshrined within his heart. The song culminates in mutual affection, depicting love as a creative art form where both partners complete each other.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uruvagam (Metaphor)

“Manam ennum kovil undu / Deivam illai ingu”

Compares the human mind to a temple ('Manam ennum kovil') and the lover to the divine idol enshrined within it.

Anaphora (Repetition)

“Silai seiya kaigal undu / Thangam konjam thaevai”

The repeated opening refrain anchors the central creative metaphor of crafting art (statue/song) through love.

Uvamai (Simile / Metaphor)

“Pidipatta maanai indru sirai vaithu paarpaen”

The beloved is metaphorically compared to a captured deer ('Pidipatta maan') and a playful child ('Pillai ena aadavittu').

Yugmam (Antithesis / Dialogue Symmetry)

“Silai seiya thangam undu / Kaigal konjam thaevai”

The song swaps roles in the second movement: earlier the hands were ready waiting for gold, later the gold is ready waiting for hands, illustrating mutual need.

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Trivia

'Justice Viswanathan' (1971) was directed by P. Madhavan and starred Ravichandran and Jayalalithaa. The soundtrack was composed by S. Vedhachalam, featuring poetic lyrics penned by Kannadasan. The track is notable for its playful call-and-response lyric structure and elegant classical Tamil metaphors.

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