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Sirandha Ulaginil Yaavum

From Maappillai 1952 Film · 1952

Lyricist
Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
Singers
P. Leela, Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi
Music directors
N. S. Balakrishnan, T. R. Pappa
Movie name
Maappillai 1952 Film
Movie release year
1952
Lyrics added on
12 Mar 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aaa….aa….
Sirandha ulaginil yaavum sivamayamae
Thedaadha selvamae
Sirandha ulaginil yaavum sivamayamae
Thedaadha selvamae
Sirandha ulaginil yaavum sivamayamae
Parandha ulaginil yaavum pana mayamae
Palar vanangum deivamae
Panathilae mathi mayangiyae
Nalla gunathaiyae parikoduthu vaazhnthidum
Nee unadhu nilai izhandhida
Veen manadhu sabalam adainthida
Ninaivilum unaikanavilum mamadhaiyil
Panamae pazhi vaangidum paaradi
Sirandha ulaginil yaavum sivamayamae
Thedaatahe selvamae
Aaduvadhum sivamayam ena paaduvadhum
Pasi vandhathum parandhu pogum
Bhakthiyum mukkthiyum
Pasi vandhathum parandhu pogumae
Parandha ulaginil yaavum pana mayamae
Palar vanangum deivamae
Thaai karuvil kuzhandhai valarnthida
Seikunavu tharuvathu panama
Tharaithanil maram valarnthida thazhaithida
Uram adhu ungal sivama
Vindhu mudhalaa maram mudhalaa
Bhakthimudhalaa panam mudhalaa
Para bhramamae panamae sivamae magithalamel
Dhaana dharmam niranthidum vaazhvinil
Kaanum sagala igabara sugam pera
Dhegamidhae sandhegam idhae
Anbae sivamayamae …manakanindhu magizhnthidavae
Arivum thiramaiyum ulaga anubhavamae
Adhuvae avasiyamae
Arivum thiramaiyum ulaga anubhavamae
Maaya ulagil mayakkama
Indha maaya ulagil mayakkama
Madhiyaen izhandhaai idhu pol
Aadambaram aaguma
Maaya ulagil mayakkama
Indha maaya ulagil mayakkama
Maarum ulagam madhikkuma
Maarum ulagam madhikkuma
Nilai maarum ulagam madhikkumaa
Nam maanam kaakka nadai udai veli veshamum
Naalum ulagil nilaikkumaa
Ennaalum ulagil nilaikkumaa
Maaya ulagil mayakkama
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Maarum ulagam madhikkuma
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Iyarkkai seyarkkai inbamae
Igamel sugamaai inimael vazhnthida venumae
Maarum ulagam madhikkuma
Nilai maarum ulagam madhikkumaa
Manaivi manam pol kanavanum
Dhinam vaazhum marmamandro inbamae
Manaivi manam pol kanavanum
Dhinam vaazhum marmamandro inbamae
Marmamandro inbamae
Varumaiyilum manaivi
Varumaiyilum manaivi kanavanudan
Vaazhum perumaiyandro inbamae
Varumaiyilum manaivi kanavanudan
Vaazhum perumaiyandro inbamae
Perumaiyandro inbamae
Ah... ah...
In this noble world, everything is filled with the divine Shiva.
O unsought treasure!
In this noble world, everything is filled with the divine Shiva.
O unsought treasure!
In this noble world, everything is filled with the divine Shiva.
In this vast world, everything is ruled by money.
It is the god worshipped by many!
Blinded by the greed for money,
losing your good nature as you live,
if you lose your dignity and self-respect,
and your foolish heart falls into temptation,
in your thoughts and in your dreams, through arrogant pride,
money will take its revenge, just wait and see!
In this noble world, everything is filled with the divine Shiva.
Do not chase after wealth!
Dancing and singing that everything is Shiva—
it will all vanish the moment hunger strikes!
Devotion and salvation—
both will fly away when hunger arrives!
In this vast world, everything is ruled by money.
It is the god worshipped by many!
For a baby growing inside a mother's womb,
is it money that provides its nourishment?
For a tree to grow and flourish on this earth,
is your Shiva the fertilizer for it?
Did the seed come first, or the tree?
Did devotion come first, or money?
On this earth, is it the Supreme Spirit, money, or Shiva?
In a life filled with charity and good deeds,
to attain all the joys of this world and the next,
this mortal body itself is full of doubts!
Love is the divine Shiva... when the heart melts in joy!
Knowledge, skill, and practical worldly wisdom—
that alone is truly essential!
Knowledge, skill, and practical worldly wisdom!
Are you lost in confusion in this world of illusions?
Are you lost in confusion in this world of illusions?
Why have you lost your good sense like this?
Is such showy pride really right?
Are you lost in confusion in this world of illusions?
Are you lost in confusion in this world of illusions?
Will this changing world ever respect you?
Will this changing world ever respect you?
Will this ever-changing world ever respect you?
Just to protect our false pride, can our poses, clothes, and outward show
ever last forever in this world?
Will they last in this world forever?
Are you lost in confusion in this world of illusions?
...
Will this changing world ever respect you?
...
...
Pleasures come from both nature and human effort,
we ought to live happily on this earth from now on.
Will this changing world ever respect you?
Will this ever-changing world ever respect you?
When a husband lives in harmony with his wife's heart,
isn't that daily life the true secret of joy?
When a husband lives in harmony with his wife's heart,
isn't that daily life the true secret of joy?
Isn't that secret true happiness?
Even in poverty, for a wife...
Even in poverty, for a wife with her husband,
isn't the dignity of living together true happiness?
Even in poverty, for a wife with her husband,
isn't the dignity of living together true happiness?
Isn't that dignity true happiness?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic musical debate song from Maappillai (1952) pits spiritual devotion (Sivamayam / devotion to Shiva and Nature) against material wealth (Panamayam / supremacy of money). One side argues that everything in the universe is sustained by divine grace, love, and natural order, while the opposing view asserts that money rules practical human existence, fulfilling basic needs like food and social status. As the song unfolds, it explores deeper ethical and philosophical questions, concluding that while money handles superficial worldly affairs, enduring happiness stems from intellect, natural harmony, moral dignity, and loving marital companionship, even in the midst of poverty.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Antithesis (Muran)

Sirandha ulaginil yaavum sivamayamae / Parandha ulaginil yaavum pana mayamae

Contrasting 'Sivamayam' (spiritual divinity) with 'Panamayam' (material money) to highlight the debate between spirituality and materialism.

Moonaal / Alliteration

Sirandha ulaginil yaavum sivamayamae

Repetition of initial consonant sound 'Si' across words.

Emona / Rhyme (Edugai)

Sirandha ulaginil yaavum sivamayamae / Parandha ulaginil yaavum pana mayamae

Matching second consonants across lines ('ra' in Sirandha and Parandha).

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Trivia

This track serves as a classic philosophical 'Patti Mandram' (debate) set to song in 1950s Tamil cinema. Written by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass and composed jointly by N. S. Balakrishnan and T. R. Pappa, the duet highlights the contrasting vocal textures of Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi and P. Leela representing opposing sides of the debate.

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