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Lyrics & meaning

Sondham Ondrai Thedum (Sad)

From Enna Petha Raasa · 1989

Lyricist
Piraisoodan
Singer
Mano
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Enna Petha Raasa
Movie release year
1989
Lyrics added on
8 Dec 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Sontham ondrai thedum annakkili
Enna solli paadum intha kili
Sontham ondrai thedum annakkili
Enna solli paadum intha kili
Intha kural ketkuthaa
Thunbam thannai thoonduthaa
Anbu ondru serum neram yaedhu
Anbu ondru serum neram yaedhu
Vaanaththu ambuliyai
Varavazhaikka venum endru
Thaniyaaga thavam irunthu
Vegunaalum vendi nindraen
Vaanaththu ambuliyai
Varavazhaikka venum endru
Thaniyaaga thavam irunthu
Vegunaalum vendi nindraen
Enthan thavamthaan palikka
Dheivam varam thanthathammaa
Ambuliyum bhoomi thannil
Un uruvil vanthathammaa
Veedhi vazhi ponaal velli ratham
Tharaiyil nadanthaalae thanga ratham
Dheivam nammai yaeno piriththathu
Sontham ondrai thedum annakkili
Enna solli paadum intha kili
Siru veenai thaan eduththu
Viralaalae adhai meetti
Urugi manam paaduthammaa
Kurunagaiyum ponathammaa
Siru veenai thaan eduththu
Viralaalae adhai meetti
Urugi manam paaduthammaa
Kurunagaiyum ponathammaa
Paadal thannil nee irukka
Painkodiyumthaan ilaikka
Kuralgalilae naan thudikka
Kulangkodiyumthaan thavikka
Eesan arul engae sendrathu
Yaenthizhaiyin manamum veruththathu
Dheivam nammai yaeno piriththathu
Sontham ondrai thedum annakkili
Enna solli paadum intha kili
Intha kural ketkuthaa
Thunbam thannai thoonduthaa
Anbu ondru serum neram yaedhu
Anbu ondru serum neram yaedhu
Sontham ondrai thedum annakkili
Enna solli paadum intha kili
A sweet parrot searching for its loved one,
what words can this parrot sing?
A sweet parrot searching for its loved one,
what words can this parrot sing?
Do you hear this voice?
Does it awaken your pain?
When is the time for our love to unite?
When is the time for our love to unite...?
To bring down the moon
from the high sky,
I sat alone in penance
and prayed for so many days.
To bring down the moon
from the high sky,
I sat alone in penance
and prayed for so many days.
When my penance bore fruit,
God granted me a blessing,
and that moon came down to earth,
taking your very form.
When you go down the street, you are a silver chariot,
when you walk upon the ground, a golden chariot,
yet why did God separate us...?
A sweet parrot searching for its loved one,
what words can this parrot sing?
Holding a small veena (stringed instrument),
and plucking it with my fingers,
my heart melts and sings,
and the gentle smile has faded away.
Holding a small veena (stringed instrument),
and plucking it with my fingers,
my heart melts and sings,
and the gentle smile has faded away.
While you live within the song,
my slender, tender girl wastes away;
as my voice trembles with pain,
that precious girl suffers in anguish.
Where did God's grace go?
The young woman's heart has turned bitter with sorrow;
why did God separate us?
A sweet parrot searching for its loved one,
what words can this parrot sing?
Do you hear this voice?
Does it awaken your pain?
When is the time for our love to unite?
When is the time for our love to unite...?
A sweet parrot searching for its loved one,
what words can this parrot sing?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This melancholic song portrays the deep emotional anguish of a lover yearning for reunion with his lost soulmate. Comparing himself and his beloved to birds seeking kinship and the celestial moon brought down to Earth through divine penance, the protagonist expresses how fate arbitrarily separated two souls that were destined to be together.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uruvam (Metaphor)

“Ambuliyum bhoomi thannil un uruvil vanthathammaa”

Comparing the beloved to the moon ('Ambuliyum bhoomi thannil un uruvil vanthathammaa') and to a golden/silver chariot ('velli ratham', 'thanga ratham').

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Intha kural ketkuthaa / Thunbam thannai thoonduthaa”

Rhyming second letters in 'Vaanaththu' and 'Varavazhaikka' or 'Intha' and 'Thunbam'.

Anaphora (Repetition for Emphasis)

“Sontham ondrai thedum annakkili”

Repetition of the refrain 'Sontham ondrai thedum annakkili' to emphasize longing and isolation.

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Trivia

'Enna Petha Raasa' (1989) features a celebrated soundtrack composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics written by Piraisoodan. The song captures classic Tamil cinema melos using traditional metaphors of nature and devotion.

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