Singara Selvangale
From Marudhu Pandi · 1990
- Lyricist
- Na. Kamarasan
- Singer
- Ilayaraja
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Marudhu Pandi1990
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Aa aaha aahaha aahaha aahaha | Ah aha aahaha aahaha aahaha |
| Singaara selvangale | Oh beautiful precious children, |
| Then paandi muthukkale | Oh pearls of the southern Pandian land, |
| Singaara selvangale | Oh beautiful precious children, |
| Then paandi muthukkale | Oh pearls of the southern Pandian land, |
| Male | |
| Maruthupaandi patta kaelu | Listen to the title of Marudhu Pandi, |
| Malai pol thunbam pani pol theerum | Sorrows as huge as mountains will melt away like mist. |
| Maruthupaandi patta kaelu | Listen to the title of Marudhu Pandi, |
| Malai pol thunbam pani pol theerum | Sorrows as huge as mountains will melt away like mist. |
| Singaara selvangale | Oh beautiful precious children, |
| Then paandi muthukkale | Oh pearls of the southern Pandian land, |
| Male | |
| Gaana kuyil oru pattu padikkudhu | A singing cuckoo is singing a song, |
| Ammaadi ammaadiyovv | Oh dear my child, |
| Kaathum unakkoru thaalattu solludhu | Even the wind is singing a lullaby for you, |
| Ammaadi ammaadiyovv | Oh dear my child, |
| Male | |
| Maanum irukkudhu meenum irukkudhu | There is a deer and there is a fish, |
| Unnoda kannukkullae | Inside your precious eyes, |
| Aasai irukkudhu paasam irukkudhu | There is desire and there is affection, |
| Ammaavin nenjukullae | Inside mother's heart, |
| Male | |
| Deivam ingu vandhu ponnaanadhae | God has arrived here and turned into gold, |
| Vaanum mannum pottrum thaaiyaanadhe | She became a mother praised by both sky and earth, |
| Indru kannai moodi thoongu kannae | Today close your eyes and sleep, my dear, |
| Naalai avar pugazh paadu kannae | Tomorrow sing his glory, my dear. |
| Male | |
| Maruthupaandi patta kaelu | Listen to the title of Marudhu Pandi, |
| Malai pol thunbam pani pol theerum | Sorrows as huge as mountains will melt away like mist. |
| Singaara selvangale | Oh beautiful precious children, |
| Then paandi muthukkale | Oh pearls of the southern Pandian land, |
| Male | |
| Ezhai parambarai vaazhvum uyaranum | The life of poor generations must be elevated, |
| Illaamai illaamalae | Without poverty existing anymore, |
| Naalum uzhaippavar gnyaayam jeyikkanum | The cause of those who labor daily must win, |
| Nanmaigal undaagave | So that good deeds and prosperity arise, |
| Male | |
| Kodi kanavugal aadi varugudhu | A million dreams come dancing, |
| Kannae en kannukkullae | My dear, inside my eyes, |
| Thaedi thavithidum ezhai thuyarangal | So that the suffering of the poor who struggle, |
| Illaamal povadharkkae | Will vanish away completely, |
| Male | |
| Kaalam varum varai kaathirundhen | I waited until the right time came, |
| Vaazhvum malarndhadhu ezhai pennae | And life has blossomed, poor woman, |
| Naalai varuvadhu namm kaalame | Tomorrow that comes belongs to us, |
| Naadu muzhuvadhum ezhai pinnae | The entire country will stand behind the poor! |
| Male | |
| Maruthupaandi patta kaelu | Listen to the title of Marudhu Pandi, |
| Malai pol thunbam pani pol theerum | Sorrows as huge as mountains will melt away like mist. |
| Singaara selvangale | Oh beautiful precious children, |
| Then paandi muthukkale | Oh pearls of the southern Pandian land, |
| Male | |
| Singaara selvangale | Oh beautiful precious children, |
| Then paandi muthukkale | Oh pearls of the southern Pandian land, |
| Maruthupaandi patta kaelu | Listen to the title of Marudhu Pandi, |
| Malai pol thunbam pani pol theerum | Sorrows as huge as mountains will melt away like mist. |
| Male | |
| Aaraariraaroo aariraaroo | Lullaby soothing sound... |
| Aariraaroo aariraaroo | Lullaby soothing sound... |
ஆஆஹ் ஆஹ்ஹ ஆஹ்ஹ ஆஹ்ஹ
சிங்கார செல்வங்களே
தென்பாண்டி முத்துக்களே
சிங்கார செல்வங்களே
தென்பாண்டி முத்துக்களே
Ah aha aahaha aahaha aahaha
Oh beautiful precious children,
Oh pearls of the southern Pandian land,
Oh beautiful precious children,
Oh pearls of the southern Pandian land,
மருதுபாண்டி பாட்டக் கேளு
மலைபோல் துன்பம் பனி போல் தீரும்
மருதுபாண்டி பாட்டக் கேளு
மலைபோல் துன்பம் பனி போல் தீரும்
சிங்கார செல்வங்களே
தென்பாண்டி முத்துக்களே...
Listen to the title of Marudhu Pandi,
Sorrows as huge as mountains will melt away like mist.
Listen to the title of Marudhu Pandi,
Sorrows as huge as mountains will melt away like mist.
Oh beautiful precious children,
Oh pearls of the southern Pandian land,
கானக் குயில் ஒரு பாட்டு படிக்குது
அம்மாடி அம்மாடியோவ்
காத்தும் உனக்கொரு தாலாட்டு சொல்லுது
அம்மாடி அம்மாடியோவ்
A singing cuckoo is singing a song,
Oh dear my child,
Even the wind is singing a lullaby for you,
Oh dear my child,
மானும் இருக்குது மீனும் இருக்குது
உன்னோட கண்ணுக்குள்ளே
ஆசை இருக்குது பாசம் இருக்குது
அம்மாவின் நெஞ்சுக்குள்ளே
There is a deer and there is a fish,
Inside your precious eyes,
There is desire and there is affection,
Inside mother's heart,
தெய்வம் இங்கு வந்து பெண்ணானதே
வானும் மண்ணும் போற்றும் தாயானதே
இன்று கண்ணை மூடி தூங்கு கண்ணே
நாளை அவர் புகழ் பாடு கண்ணே
God has arrived here and turned into gold,
She became a mother praised by both sky and earth,
Today close your eyes and sleep, my dear,
Tomorrow sing his glory, my dear.
மருதுபாண்டி பாட்டக் கேளு
மலைபோல் துன்பம் பனி போல் தீரும்
சிங்கார செல்வங்களே
தென்பாண்டி முத்துக்களே...
Listen to the title of Marudhu Pandi,
Sorrows as huge as mountains will melt away like mist.
Oh beautiful precious children,
Oh pearls of the southern Pandian land,
ஏழை பரம்பரை வாழ்வும் உயரணும்
இல்லாமை இல்லாமலே
நாளும் உழைப்பவர் ஞாயம் ஜெயிக்கணும்
நன்மைகள் உண்டாகவே
The life of poor generations must be elevated,
Without poverty existing anymore,
The cause of those who labor daily must win,
So that good deeds and prosperity arise,
கோடி கனவுகள் ஆடி வருகுது
கண்ணே என் கண்ணுக்குள்ளே
தேடி தவித்திடும் ஏழை துயரங்கள்
இல்லாமல் போவதற்கே
A million dreams come dancing,
My dear, inside my eyes,
So that the suffering of the poor who struggle,
Will vanish away completely,
காலம் வரும்வரை காத்திருந்தேன்
வாழ்வும் மலர்ந்தது ஏழைப் பெண்ணே
நாளை வருவது நம் காலமே
நாடு முழுவதும் ஏழை பின்னே
I waited until the right time came,
And life has blossomed, poor woman,
Tomorrow that comes belongs to us,
The entire country will stand behind the poor!
மருதுபாண்டி பாட்டக் கேளு
மலைபோல் துன்பம் பனி போல் தீரும்
சிங்கார செல்வங்களே
தென்பாண்டி முத்துக்களே
Listen to the title of Marudhu Pandi,
Sorrows as huge as mountains will melt away like mist.
Oh beautiful precious children,
Oh pearls of the southern Pandian land,
சிங்கார செல்வங்களே
தென்பாண்டி முத்துக்களே
மருதுபாண்டி பாட்டக் கேளு
மலைபோல் துன்பம் பனி போல் தீரும்
Oh beautiful precious children,
Oh pearls of the southern Pandian land,
Listen to the title of Marudhu Pandi,
Sorrows as huge as mountains will melt away like mist.
ஆராரிராரோ ஆரிராரோ
ஆரிராரோ ஆரிராரோ.....
Lullaby soothing sound...
Lullaby soothing sound...
Aa aaha aahaha aahaha aahaha
Ah aha aahaha aahaha aahaha
Singaara selvangale
Oh beautiful precious children,
Then paandi muthukkale
Oh pearls of the southern Pandian land,
Singaara selvangale
Oh beautiful precious children,
Then paandi muthukkale
Oh pearls of the southern Pandian land,
Maruthupaandi patta kaelu
Listen to the title of Marudhu Pandi,
Malai pol thunbam pani pol theerum
Sorrows as huge as mountains will melt away like mist.
Maruthupaandi patta kaelu
Listen to the title of Marudhu Pandi,
Malai pol thunbam pani pol theerum
Sorrows as huge as mountains will melt away like mist.
Singaara selvangale
Oh beautiful precious children,
Then paandi muthukkale
Oh pearls of the southern Pandian land,
Gaana kuyil oru pattu padikkudhu
A singing cuckoo is singing a song,
Ammaadi ammaadiyovv
Oh dear my child,
Kaathum unakkoru thaalattu solludhu
Even the wind is singing a lullaby for you,
Ammaadi ammaadiyovv
Oh dear my child,
Maanum irukkudhu meenum irukkudhu
There is a deer and there is a fish,
Unnoda kannukkullae
Inside your precious eyes,
Aasai irukkudhu paasam irukkudhu
There is desire and there is affection,
Ammaavin nenjukullae
Inside mother's heart,
Deivam ingu vandhu ponnaanadhae
God has arrived here and turned into gold,
Vaanum mannum pottrum thaaiyaanadhe
She became a mother praised by both sky and earth,
Indru kannai moodi thoongu kannae
Today close your eyes and sleep, my dear,
Naalai avar pugazh paadu kannae
Tomorrow sing his glory, my dear.
Maruthupaandi patta kaelu
Listen to the title of Marudhu Pandi,
Malai pol thunbam pani pol theerum
Sorrows as huge as mountains will melt away like mist.
Singaara selvangale
Oh beautiful precious children,
Then paandi muthukkale
Oh pearls of the southern Pandian land,
Ezhai parambarai vaazhvum uyaranum
The life of poor generations must be elevated,
Illaamai illaamalae
Without poverty existing anymore,
Naalum uzhaippavar gnyaayam jeyikkanum
The cause of those who labor daily must win,
Nanmaigal undaagave
So that good deeds and prosperity arise,
Kodi kanavugal aadi varugudhu
A million dreams come dancing,
Kannae en kannukkullae
My dear, inside my eyes,
Thaedi thavithidum ezhai thuyarangal
So that the suffering of the poor who struggle,
Illaamal povadharkkae
Will vanish away completely,
Kaalam varum varai kaathirundhen
I waited until the right time came,
Vaazhvum malarndhadhu ezhai pennae
And life has blossomed, poor woman,
Naalai varuvadhu namm kaalame
Tomorrow that comes belongs to us,
Naadu muzhuvadhum ezhai pinnae
The entire country will stand behind the poor!
Maruthupaandi patta kaelu
Listen to the title of Marudhu Pandi,
Malai pol thunbam pani pol theerum
Sorrows as huge as mountains will melt away like mist.
Singaara selvangale
Oh beautiful precious children,
Then paandi muthukkale
Oh pearls of the southern Pandian land,
Singaara selvangale
Oh beautiful precious children,
Then paandi muthukkale
Oh pearls of the southern Pandian land,
Maruthupaandi patta kaelu
Listen to the title of Marudhu Pandi,
Malai pol thunbam pani pol theerum
Sorrows as huge as mountains will melt away like mist.
Aaraariraaroo aariraaroo
Lullaby soothing sound...
Aariraaroo aariraaroo
Lullaby soothing sound...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Singaara Selvangale is a touching lullaby from the movie Marudhu Pandi (1990). The song acts as a message of hope, comforting young children while reassuring the poor and oppressed that their hardships will soon dissolve like morning mist before sunrise. It praises maternal devotion and emphasizes social justice, hard work, and the dignity of the working class.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Upamai (Simile)
“Malai pol thunbam pani pol theerum”
Compares immense troubles to a mountain and their resolution to melting mist.
Uruvagaim (Metaphor)
“Then paandi muthukkale”
Refers to children metaphorically as the pearls of the southern Pandya region.
Etukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Singaara selvangale / Then paandi muthukkale”
Rhyming of the second consonant in consecutive lines (Singaara / Then paandi, Maanum / Aasai).
Personification
“Kaathum unakkoru thaalattu solludhu”
Attributes the human action of singing a lullaby to the wind.
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Trivia
Singaara Selvangale was sung by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja himself, providing a deeply rustic and authentic maternal/paternal warmth to the track. Written by prominent Tamil poet Na. Kamarasan, the song showcases a blend of traditional folk lullaby cadence with socio-political themes of upliftment.
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