Sogangal Geethangalo
From Kannukku Mai Ezhuthu · 1986
- Lyricist
- K. Kalimuthu
- Singer
- Ilayaraja
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Kannukku Mai Ezhuthu1986
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Sogangal geethangalo | Are sorrows turning into songs? |
| Vaedhanai vaedhangalo | Are agonies becoming sacred scriptures? |
| Sogangal geethangalo | Are sorrows turning into songs? |
| Vaedhanai vaedhangalo | Are agonies becoming sacred scriptures? |
| Kaalam seiyum vanjagam | Is this a deception committed by time? |
| Saavu ennum sanjalam | Is death an agonizing distress of life? |
| Yaar thaan seidha needhiyo | Whose justice is this truly? |
| Male | |
| Sogangal geethangalo | Are sorrows turning into songs? |
| Vaedhanai vaedhangalo | Are agonies becoming sacred scriptures? |
| Male | |
| Thaarani meedhil vaazhkkai ellaam | Is all of life upon this earth... |
| Neeril kolamo..ooo | ...just a decorative pattern drawn on water? |
| Thaarani meedhil vaazhkkai ellaam | Is all of life upon this earth... |
| Neeril kolamo | ...just a decorative pattern drawn on water? |
| Kanneerinaalae gunamaavadhillai | Tears alone cannot heal a grieving heart, |
| Punnaana nenjam uyir kaappadhillai | A wounded heart cannot preserve a life. |
| Thaedum selvamae | Oh cherished treasure that we seek, |
| Male | |
| Paadum kuyilai | The sweet singing cuckoo bird, |
| Parundhu ondru iraiyaai thaedum | A predatory kite searches for it as prey, |
| Dheivam kaakkumo | Will God step in to protect it? |
| Male | |
| Sogangal geethangalo | Are sorrows turning into songs? |
| Vaedhanai vaedhangalo | Are agonies becoming sacred scriptures? |
| Kaalam seiyum vanjagam | Is this a deception committed by time? |
| Saavu ennum sanjalam | Is death an agonizing distress of life? |
| Yaar thaan seidha needhiyo | Whose justice is this truly? |
| Male | |
| Sogangal geethangalo | Are sorrows turning into songs? |
| Vaedhanai vaedhangalo | Are agonies becoming sacred scriptures? |
சோகங்கள் கீதங்களோ
வேதனை வேதங்களோ
சோகங்கள் கீதங்களோ
வேதனை வேதங்களோ
காலம் செய்யும் வஞ்சகம்
சாவு என்னும் சஞ்சலம்
யார்தான் செய்த நீதியோ
Are sorrows turning into songs?
Are agonies becoming sacred scriptures?
Are sorrows turning into songs?
Are agonies becoming sacred scriptures?
Is this a deception committed by time?
Is death an agonizing distress of life?
Whose justice is this truly?
சோகங்கள் கீதங்களோ
வேதனை வேதங்களோ
Are sorrows turning into songs?
Are agonies becoming sacred scriptures?
தாரணி மீதில் வாழ்க்கை எல்லாம்
நீரில் கோலமோ
தாரணி மீதில் வாழ்க்கை எல்லாம்
நீரில் கோலமோ
கண்ணீரினாலே குணமாவதில்லை
புண்ணான நெஞ்சம் உயிர் காப்பதில்லை
தேடும் செல்வமே
Is all of life upon this earth...
...just a decorative pattern drawn on water?
Is all of life upon this earth...
...just a decorative pattern drawn on water?
Tears alone cannot heal a grieving heart,
A wounded heart cannot preserve a life.
Oh cherished treasure that we seek,
பாடும் குயிலை
பருந்து ஒன்று இரையாய் தேடும்
தெய்வம் காக்குமோ
The sweet singing cuckoo bird,
A predatory kite searches for it as prey,
Will God step in to protect it?
சோகங்கள் கீதங்களோ
வேதனை வேதங்களோ
காலம் செய்யும் வஞ்சகம்
சாவு என்னும் சஞ்சலம்
யார் தான் செய்த நீதியோ
Are sorrows turning into songs?
Are agonies becoming sacred scriptures?
Is this a deception committed by time?
Is death an agonizing distress of life?
Whose justice is this truly?
சோகங்கள் கீதங்களோ
வேதனை வேதங்களோ
Are sorrows turning into songs?
Are agonies becoming sacred scriptures?
Sogangal geethangalo
Are sorrows turning into songs?
Vaedhanai vaedhangalo
Are agonies becoming sacred scriptures?
Sogangal geethangalo
Are sorrows turning into songs?
Vaedhanai vaedhangalo
Are agonies becoming sacred scriptures?
Kaalam seiyum vanjagam
Is this a deception committed by time?
Saavu ennum sanjalam
Is death an agonizing distress of life?
Yaar thaan seidha needhiyo
Whose justice is this truly?
Sogangal geethangalo
Are sorrows turning into songs?
Vaedhanai vaedhangalo
Are agonies becoming sacred scriptures?
Thaarani meedhil vaazhkkai ellaam
Is all of life upon this earth...
Neeril kolamo..ooo
...just a decorative pattern drawn on water?
Thaarani meedhil vaazhkkai ellaam
Is all of life upon this earth...
Neeril kolamo
...just a decorative pattern drawn on water?
Kanneerinaalae gunamaavadhillai
Tears alone cannot heal a grieving heart,
Punnaana nenjam uyir kaappadhillai
A wounded heart cannot preserve a life.
Thaedum selvamae
Oh cherished treasure that we seek,
Paadum kuyilai
The sweet singing cuckoo bird,
Parundhu ondru iraiyaai thaedum
A predatory kite searches for it as prey,
Dheivam kaakkumo
Will God step in to protect it?
Sogangal geethangalo
Are sorrows turning into songs?
Vaedhanai vaedhangalo
Are agonies becoming sacred scriptures?
Kaalam seiyum vanjagam
Is this a deception committed by time?
Saavu ennum sanjalam
Is death an agonizing distress of life?
Yaar thaan seidha needhiyo
Whose justice is this truly?
Sogangal geethangalo
Are sorrows turning into songs?
Vaedhanai vaedhangalo
Are agonies becoming sacred scriptures?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This melancholic song reflects on human suffering, impermanence, and the cruel twists of destiny. The narrator questions whether endless pain and grief are meant to be turned into mere melodies or sacred texts, asking who defined such an unfair code of divine justice. Life on earth is poignantly visualised as a decorative pattern (kolam) drawn on water—frail, fleeting, and easily erased. The lyrics further explore the helplessness of love and grief. Tears cannot heal a broken heart, nor can a wounded mind preserve a life. Using vivid imagery of a sweet singing cuckoo being hunted by a hawk, the song questions whether God actually protects the innocent and fragile from looming tragedy.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Neeril kolamo..ooo”
Life is compared to a 'Kolam drawn on water' (Neeril Kolam), symbolizing transient and ephemeral existence that disappears instantly.
Rhetorical Question (Vinaa Alangaaram)
“Yaar thaan seidha needhiyo”
The lyrics consist of multiple unanswered rhetorical questions challenging fate, cosmic justice, and divine intervention.
Allegory / Symbolic Imagery
“Parundhu ondru iraiyaai thaedum”
The innocent victim is represented as a 'singing cuckoo' (Paadum kuyil) while looming death/misfortune is portrayed as a hunting 'kite bird' (Parundhu).
Rhyme / Monai & Ethukai (Tamil Prosody)
“Sogangal geethangalo / Vaedhanai vaedhangalo”
Couplet rhyming and assonance seen in 'Sogangal geethangalo / Vaedhanai vaedhangalo' as well as 'Thaedum' and 'Paadum'.
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Trivia
The lyrics for this song were penned by Dr. K. Kalimuthu, a noted Tamil scholar, poet, and politician who served as the Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. The film 'Kannukku Mai Ezhuthu' (1986) featured a musical score composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja.
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