Sindhaikkinbame
From Maruthanad Elavarasee · 1950
- Lyricist
- K. P. Kamatchisundaram
- Singer
- M. M. Mariyappa
- Music director
- M. S. Gnanamani
- Details
- Maruthanad Elavarasee1950
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Sinthakkinbamae thantha | Is not the sweet parrot that brought delight to my thoughts |
| Painkili jeevanallavo | the very spark of my life? |
| Sinthakkinbamae thantha | Is not the sweet parrot that brought delight to my thoughts |
| Painkili jeevanallavo | the very spark of my life? |
| Male | |
| Gangai pondra vaazhvinilae…aa..aa… | In a life flowing pure like the River Ganges... aa... aa... |
| Kaama devathaa rathi pol | Like Rati, the goddess of love and beauty, |
| Gangai pondra vaazhvinilae… | In a life flowing pure like the River Ganges... |
| Kaama devathaa rathi pol | Like Rati, the goddess of love and beauty, |
| Kaanalaanathor maniyai | A priceless gem meant to be cherished, |
| Kaattu paathai mel izhanthaen | I have lost on a dark forest path. |
| Kaanalaanathor maniyai | A priceless gem meant to be cherished, |
| Kaattu paathai mel izhanthaen | I have lost on a dark forest path. |
| Male | |
| Sinthakkinbamae thantha | Is not the sweet parrot that brought delight to my thoughts |
| Painkili jeevanallavo | the very spark of my life? |
| Male | |
| Kaar mazhaiyaar soozhum | Surrounded by heavy, dark rain clouds, |
| Puyal kaattril panjaanaen | I became scattered like cotton in a gale-force storm. |
| Karunaaga kaadhagaraal | By venomous, black-snake-like villains, |
| Kaana vaaniyai pirinthaen | I was separated from my forest melody, my love. |
| Karunaaga kaadhagaraal | By venomous, black-snake-like villains, |
| Kaana vaaniyai pirinthaen | I was separated from my forest melody, my love. |
| Male | |
| Kaanuveno naan puvimael | Will I ever behold her again on this earth? |
| Kadhalindrael saathal nandrae | If there is no love, death is far better. |
| Kaanuveno naan puvimael | Will I ever behold her again on this earth? |
| Kadhalindrael saathal nandrae | If there is no love, death is far better. |
| Male | |
| Sinthakkinbamae thantha | Is not the sweet parrot that brought delight to my thoughts |
| Painkili jeevanallavo | the very spark of my life? |
சிந்தைக்கின்பமே தந்த
பைங்கிளி ஜீவனல்லவோ
சிந்தைக்கின்பமே தந்த
பைங்கிளி ஜீவனல்லவோ....
Is not the sweet parrot that brought delight to my thoughts
the very spark of my life?
Is not the sweet parrot that brought delight to my thoughts
the very spark of my life?
கங்கை போன்ற வாழ்வினிலே.....ஆ...ஆ...
காம தேவதா ரதி போல்
கங்கை போன்ற வாழ்வினிலே......
காம தேவதா ரதி போல்
காணலானதோர் மணியை
காட்டுப் பாதை மேல் இழந்தேன்
காணலானதோர் மணியை
காட்டுப் பாதை மேல் இழந்தேன்
In a life flowing pure like the River Ganges... aa... aa...
Like Rati, the goddess of love and beauty,
In a life flowing pure like the River Ganges...
Like Rati, the goddess of love and beauty,
A priceless gem meant to be cherished,
I have lost on a dark forest path.
A priceless gem meant to be cherished,
I have lost on a dark forest path.
சிந்தைக்கின்பமே தந்த
பைங்கிளி ஜீவனல்லவோ
Is not the sweet parrot that brought delight to my thoughts
the very spark of my life?
கார் மழையாற் சூழும்
புயல் காற்றில் பஞ்சானேன்
கருநாகக் காதகரால்
கான வாணியைப் பிரிந்தேன்....
கருநாகக் காதகரால்
கான வாணியைப் பிரிந்தேன்....
Surrounded by heavy, dark rain clouds,
I became scattered like cotton in a gale-force storm.
By venomous, black-snake-like villains,
I was separated from my forest melody, my love.
By venomous, black-snake-like villains,
I was separated from my forest melody, my love.
காணுவேனோ நான் புவி மேல்.....
காதலின்றேல் சாதல் நன்றே
காணுவேனோ நான் புவி மேல்.....
காதலின்றேல் சாதல் நன்றே...
Will I ever behold her again on this earth?
If there is no love, death is far better.
Will I ever behold her again on this earth?
If there is no love, death is far better.
சிந்தைக்கின்பமே தந்த
பைங்கிளி ஜீவனல்லவோ
Is not the sweet parrot that brought delight to my thoughts
the very spark of my life?
Sinthakkinbamae thantha
Is not the sweet parrot that brought delight to my thoughts
Painkili jeevanallavo
the very spark of my life?
Sinthakkinbamae thantha
Is not the sweet parrot that brought delight to my thoughts
Painkili jeevanallavo
the very spark of my life?
Gangai pondra vaazhvinilae…aa..aa…
In a life flowing pure like the River Ganges... aa... aa...
Kaama devathaa rathi pol
Like Rati, the goddess of love and beauty,
Gangai pondra vaazhvinilae…
In a life flowing pure like the River Ganges...
Kaama devathaa rathi pol
Like Rati, the goddess of love and beauty,
Kaanalaanathor maniyai
A priceless gem meant to be cherished,
Kaattu paathai mel izhanthaen
I have lost on a dark forest path.
Kaanalaanathor maniyai
A priceless gem meant to be cherished,
Kaattu paathai mel izhanthaen
I have lost on a dark forest path.
Sinthakkinbamae thantha
Is not the sweet parrot that brought delight to my thoughts
Painkili jeevanallavo
the very spark of my life?
Kaar mazhaiyaar soozhum
Surrounded by heavy, dark rain clouds,
Puyal kaattril panjaanaen
I became scattered like cotton in a gale-force storm.
Karunaaga kaadhagaraal
By venomous, black-snake-like villains,
Kaana vaaniyai pirinthaen
I was separated from my forest melody, my love.
Karunaaga kaadhagaraal
By venomous, black-snake-like villains,
Kaana vaaniyai pirinthaen
I was separated from my forest melody, my love.
Kaanuveno naan puvimael
Will I ever behold her again on this earth?
Kadhalindrael saathal nandrae
If there is no love, death is far better.
Kaanuveno naan puvimael
Will I ever behold her again on this earth?
Kadhalindrael saathal nandrae
If there is no love, death is far better.
Sinthakkinbamae thantha
Is not the sweet parrot that brought delight to my thoughts
Painkili jeevanallavo
the very spark of my life?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic lamentation song captures the profound grief of a protagonist separated from his beloved. He compares his lover to a precious green parrot that brought joy to his mind and formed the essence of his life. Once serene and sacred like the river Ganges, his life was elevated by her beauty—which rivaled that of the goddess Rati. However, like losing a rare gem in a dark forest, he lost her due to the evil actions of ruthless villains, whom he compares to lethal black cobras.\n\nSwept away like light cotton in a ferocious storm, the protagonist feels utterly helpless and lost. He despairs over whether he will ever see his love again on this earth, ultimately declaring that living without love is unbearable and that death would be a far better fate.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Painkili jeevanallavo”
Compares the beloved to a green parrot ('Painkili') that embodies the narrator's life energy.
Simile (Upamai)
“Gangai pondra vaazhvinilae…aa..aa…”
Compares the narrator's pure life to the holy River Ganges ('Gangai pondra vaazhvinilae').
Simile (Upamai)
“Kaama devathaa rathi pol”
Compares the beauty of the beloved to Goddess Rati ('Kaama devathaa rathi pol').
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Kaanalaanathor maniyai”
Refers to the beloved as a priceless, rare jewel ('Kaanalaanathor maniyai') lost on a forest path.
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Karunaaga kaadhagaraal”
Compares the antagonist villains to treacherous black cobras ('Karunaaga kaadhagaraal').
Simile / Hyperbole
“Puyal kaattril panjaanaen”
Expresses helpless distress by describing oneself as cotton blown away by a storm ('Puyal kaattril panjaanaen').
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Trivia
'Maruthanad Elavarasee' (1950) was an early Tamil historical drama starring M. G. Ramachandran (MGR) and V. N. Janaki, directed by A. Kasilingam. The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Gnanamani, and the lyrics penned by K. P. Kamatchisundaram reflect traditional, literary Tamil poetic tropes popular in 1950s cinema.
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