Sondham Pathinaaru Undu
From Sondham 16 · 1986
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- K. J. Yesudas
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Details
- Sondham 161986
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Sondham pathinaaru undu | There are sixteen types of relationships |
| Kooda uravaada | To mingle and bond with |
| Yaarum illa kai ezhuthu poda | There is no one to put a signature |
| Male | |
| Sondham pathinaaru undu | There are sixteen types of relationships |
| Kooda uravaada | To mingle and bond with |
| Yaarum illa kai ezhuthu poda | There is no one to put a signature |
| Unmaiyilae ingae oru sondhamunnu solla | In truth, to call someone a real relation here |
| Sattap padi paarthaa ratha sambandhangal alla | Legally speaking, it is not merely blood relations |
| Oru jeevan alai paaya | As a soul tosses like waves |
| Male | |
| Sondham pathinaaru undu | There are sixteen types of relationships |
| Kooda uravaada | To mingle and bond with |
| Yaarum illa kai ezhuthu poda | There is no one to put a signature |
| Male | |
| Annai vazhi thandhai vazhi | Through mother's lineage, through father's lineage |
| Aththai vazhi maaman vazhi | Through aunt's lineage, through uncle's lineage |
| Vandhadhu thaan sondham endru | Who said that only these are relatives? |
| Yaar sonnadhappaa | Who said that, my dear? |
| Male | |
| Anbu konda ullam ellaam | All hearts filled with love |
| Nesam vecha nenjam ellaam | All minds filled with affection |
| Sondhathilum sondham endru | Are the truest of all relations |
| Oor sollumappaa | The town itself will say so |
| Male | |
| Ennaalumae ingu nalla manam | Forever here, everyone with a good heart |
| Ulla ellaarumae oru saadhi sanam | Everyone with a good heart belongs to one kin |
| Kanneeril paasangal inneram neeraada | While affection bathes in tears at this hour |
| Dheivam thaan kann paarka kaiyendhi poraada | God alone must look upon us with open hands as we fight |
| Male | |
| Sondham pathinaaru undu | There are sixteen types of relationships |
| Kooda uravaada | To mingle and bond with |
| Yaarum illa kai ezhuthu poda | There is no one to put a signature |
| Unmaiyilae ingae oru sondhamunnu solla | In truth, to call someone a real relation here |
| Satta padi paarthaa ratha sambandhangal alla | Legally speaking, it is not merely blood relations |
| Oru jeevan alai paaya | As a soul tosses like waves |
| Male | |
| Sondham pathinaaru undu | There are sixteen types of relationships |
| Kooda uravaada | To mingle and bond with |
| Yaarum illa kai ezhuthu poda | There is no one to put a signature |
| Male | |
| Pottadhoru naadagam thaan | A drama was staged indeed |
| Pen oruthi kaaranam thaan | A single woman was the cause |
| Melam kotti maalai idum | Beating drums and exchanging garlands |
| Naal vandhidanum | That day must arrive soon |
| Male | |
| Maaman potta kai ezhuthil | With the signature put by the uncle |
| Maappillaiyin thalai ezhuthu | The groom's destiny |
| Nalla padi maari | Should change for the better |
| Adhai oor kandidanum | And the town must witness that |
| Male | |
| Uyirodu thaan ingu poraadudhu | It struggles for life right here |
| Puyal kaatrilae chinna poo vaadudhu | A delicate flower wilts in the stormy wind |
| Poo chooda naal paathu pen paavai nindraalae | As the maiden stands looking for the auspicious day to wear flowers |
| Pen paadu ennaagum poo vaadi ponaalae | What will become of her plight if the flower wilts away? |
| Male | |
| Sondham pathinaaru undu | There are sixteen types of relationships |
| Kooda uravaada | To mingle and bond with |
| Yaarum illa kai ezhuthu poda | There is no one to put a signature |
| Unmaiyilae ingae oru sondhamunnu solla | In truth, to call someone a real relation here |
| Satta padi paarthaa ratha sambandhangal alla | Legally speaking, it is not merely blood relations |
| Oru jeevan alai paaya | As a soul tosses like waves |
| Male | |
| Sondham pathinaaru undu | There are sixteen types of relationships |
| Kooda uravaada | To mingle and bond with |
| Yaarum illa kai ezhuthu poda | There is no one to put a signature |
சொந்தம் பதினாறு உண்டு
கூட உறவாட
யாரும் இல்ல கையெழுத்து போட
There are sixteen types of relationships
To mingle and bond with
There is no one to put a signature
சொந்தம் பதினாறு உண்டு
கூட உறவாட
யாரும் இல்ல கையெழுத்து போட
உண்மையிலே இங்கே
ஒரு சொந்தமுன்னு சொல்ல
சட்டப்படி பாத்தா
ரத்த சம்பந்தங்கள் அல்ல
ஒரு ஜீவன் அலை பாய
There are sixteen types of relationships
To mingle and bond with
There is no one to put a signature
In truth, to call someone a real relation here
Legally speaking, it is not merely blood relations
As a soul tosses like waves
சொந்தம் பதினாறு உண்டு
கூட உறவாட
யாரும் இல்ல கையெழுத்து போட
There are sixteen types of relationships
To mingle and bond with
There is no one to put a signature
அன்னை வழி தந்தை வழி
அத்தை வழி மாமன் வழி
வந்ததுதான் சொந்தம் என்று
யார் சொன்னதப்பா
Through mother's lineage, through father's lineage
Through aunt's lineage, through uncle's lineage
Who said that only these are relatives?
Who said that, my dear?
அன்பு கொண்ட உள்ளம் எல்லாம்
நேசம் வச்ச நெஞ்சம் எல்லாம்
சொந்தத்திலும் சொந்தம் என்று
ஊர் சொல்லுமப்பா
All hearts filled with love
All minds filled with affection
Are the truest of all relations
The town itself will say so
எந்நாளுமே இங்கு நல்ல மனம்
உள்ள எல்லாருமே ஒரு சாதி சனம்
கண்ணீரில் பாசங்கள் இந்நேரம் நீராட
தெய்வம்தான் கண் பார்க்க கையேந்தி போராட
Forever here, everyone with a good heart
Everyone with a good heart belongs to one kin
While affection bathes in tears at this hour
God alone must look upon us with open hands as we fight
சொந்தம் பதினாறு உண்டு
கூட உறவாட
யாரும் இல்ல கையெழுத்து போட
உண்மையிலே இங்கே
ஒரு சொந்தமுன்னு சொல்ல
சட்டப்படி பாத்தா
ரத்த சம்பந்தங்கள் அல்ல
ஒரு ஜீவன் அலை பாய
There are sixteen types of relationships
To mingle and bond with
There is no one to put a signature
In truth, to call someone a real relation here
Legally speaking, it is not merely blood relations
As a soul tosses like waves
சொந்தம் பதினாறு உண்டு
கூட உறவாட
யாரும் இல்ல கையெழுத்து போட
There are sixteen types of relationships
To mingle and bond with
There is no one to put a signature
போட்டதொரு நாடகம்தான்
பெண் ஒருத்தி காரணம்தான்
மேளம் கொட்டி மாலை இடும்
நாள் வந்திடணும்
A drama was staged indeed
A single woman was the cause
Beating drums and exchanging garlands
That day must arrive soon
மாமன் போட்ட கையெழுத்தில்
மாப்பிள்ளையின் தலையெழுத்து
நல்ல படி மாறி
அதை ஊர் கண்டிடணும்
With the signature put by the uncle
The groom's destiny
Should change for the better
And the town must witness that
உயிரோடு தான் இங்கு போராடுது
புயல் காற்றிலே சின்னப் பூ வாடுது
பூச்சூட நாள் பார்த்து பெண் பாவை நின்றாளே
பெண் பாடு என்னாகும் பூ வாடிப் போனாலே
It struggles for life right here
A delicate flower wilts in the stormy wind
As the maiden stands looking for the auspicious day to wear flowers
What will become of her plight if the flower wilts away?
சொந்தம் பதினாறு உண்டு
கூட உறவாட
யாரும் இல்ல கையெழுத்து போட
உண்மையிலே இங்கே
ஒரு சொந்தமுன்னு சொல்ல
சட்டப்படி பாத்தா
ரத்த சம்பந்தங்கள் அல்ல
ஒரு ஜீவன் அலை பாய
There are sixteen types of relationships
To mingle and bond with
There is no one to put a signature
In truth, to call someone a real relation here
Legally speaking, it is not merely blood relations
As a soul tosses like waves
சொந்தம் பதினாறு உண்டு
கூட உறவாட
யாரும் இல்ல கையெழுத்து போட
There are sixteen types of relationships
To mingle and bond with
There is no one to put a signature
Sondham pathinaaru undu
There are sixteen types of relationships
Kooda uravaada
To mingle and bond with
Yaarum illa kai ezhuthu poda
There is no one to put a signature
Sondham pathinaaru undu
There are sixteen types of relationships
Kooda uravaada
To mingle and bond with
Yaarum illa kai ezhuthu poda
There is no one to put a signature
Unmaiyilae ingae oru sondhamunnu solla
In truth, to call someone a real relation here
Sattap padi paarthaa ratha sambandhangal alla
Legally speaking, it is not merely blood relations
Oru jeevan alai paaya
As a soul tosses like waves
Sondham pathinaaru undu
There are sixteen types of relationships
Kooda uravaada
To mingle and bond with
Yaarum illa kai ezhuthu poda
There is no one to put a signature
Annai vazhi thandhai vazhi
Through mother's lineage, through father's lineage
Aththai vazhi maaman vazhi
Through aunt's lineage, through uncle's lineage
Vandhadhu thaan sondham endru
Who said that only these are relatives?
Yaar sonnadhappaa
Who said that, my dear?
Anbu konda ullam ellaam
All hearts filled with love
Nesam vecha nenjam ellaam
All minds filled with affection
Sondhathilum sondham endru
Are the truest of all relations
Oor sollumappaa
The town itself will say so
Ennaalumae ingu nalla manam
Forever here, everyone with a good heart
Ulla ellaarumae oru saadhi sanam
Everyone with a good heart belongs to one kin
Kanneeril paasangal inneram neeraada
While affection bathes in tears at this hour
Dheivam thaan kann paarka kaiyendhi poraada
God alone must look upon us with open hands as we fight
Sondham pathinaaru undu
There are sixteen types of relationships
Kooda uravaada
To mingle and bond with
Yaarum illa kai ezhuthu poda
There is no one to put a signature
Unmaiyilae ingae oru sondhamunnu solla
In truth, to call someone a real relation here
Satta padi paarthaa ratha sambandhangal alla
Legally speaking, it is not merely blood relations
Oru jeevan alai paaya
As a soul tosses like waves
Sondham pathinaaru undu
There are sixteen types of relationships
Kooda uravaada
To mingle and bond with
Yaarum illa kai ezhuthu poda
There is no one to put a signature
Pottadhoru naadagam thaan
A drama was staged indeed
Pen oruthi kaaranam thaan
A single woman was the cause
Melam kotti maalai idum
Beating drums and exchanging garlands
Naal vandhidanum
That day must arrive soon
Maaman potta kai ezhuthil
With the signature put by the uncle
Maappillaiyin thalai ezhuthu
The groom's destiny
Nalla padi maari
Should change for the better
Adhai oor kandidanum
And the town must witness that
Uyirodu thaan ingu poraadudhu
It struggles for life right here
Puyal kaatrilae chinna poo vaadudhu
A delicate flower wilts in the stormy wind
Poo chooda naal paathu pen paavai nindraalae
As the maiden stands looking for the auspicious day to wear flowers
Pen paadu ennaagum poo vaadi ponaalae
What will become of her plight if the flower wilts away?
Sondham pathinaaru undu
There are sixteen types of relationships
Kooda uravaada
To mingle and bond with
Yaarum illa kai ezhuthu poda
There is no one to put a signature
Unmaiyilae ingae oru sondhamunnu solla
In truth, to call someone a real relation here
Satta padi paarthaa ratha sambandhangal alla
Legally speaking, it is not merely blood relations
Oru jeevan alai paaya
As a soul tosses like waves
Sondham pathinaaru undu
There are sixteen types of relationships
Kooda uravaada
To mingle and bond with
Yaarum illa kai ezhuthu poda
There is no one to put a signature
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Sondham 16' reflects on the true nature of human relationships, contrasting formal blood ties with genuine emotional bonds. Despite the traditional belief in sixteen types of familial relations, the protagonist laments that no one steps up to legally or emotionally stand by them during crucial moments. Poet Vaali emphasizes that blood relationship alone does not define kinship; instead, anyone with a good heart, compassion, and affection is true family. The lyrics depict a delicate struggle against fate, where a young woman's destiny hangs in the balance like a flower caught in a storm.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Puyal kaatrilae chinna poo vaadudhu”
Comparing a vulnerable young woman to a delicate flower wilting in a storm ('chinna poo vaadudhu').
Rhyme / Wordplay
“Maaman potta kai ezhuthil / Maappillaiyin thalai ezhuthu”
Contrasting 'kai ezhuthu' (handwritten signature) with 'thalai ezhuthu' (written fate/destiny) to emphasize legal authorization changing one's destiny.
Etimai / Alliteration
“Maaman potta kai ezhuthil / Maappillaiyin thalai ezhuthu”
Repetition of initial consonant sound 'Ma' in 'Maaman' and 'Maappillaiyin'.
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Trivia
The phrase 'Sondham Pathinaaru' is a play on 'Pathinaaru Selvangal' (the traditional sixteen types of wealth in Tamil culture). Vaali adaptively applies the number sixteen to familial relationships to convey that true wealth lies in genuine emotional support rather than mere blood kinship.
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