Sondhangale
From Aduthathu Albert · 1985
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Malaysia Vasudevan
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Aduthathu Albert1985
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Sonthangalae…..sutrangalae…. | Oh relatives... oh kinsfolk... |
| Sogam enna sollungalaen….. | Please tell me, what is this sorrow? |
| Sonthangalae…..sutrangalae…. | Oh relatives... oh kinsfolk... |
| Sogam enna sollungalaen….. | Please tell me, what is this sorrow? |
| Male | |
| Intha thangangal pogattumae | Let this gold go away, |
| Ungal dharmangal vaazhattumae | May your righteous values live on. |
| Intha thangangal pogattumae | Let this gold go away, |
| Ungal dharmangal vaazhattumae | May your righteous values live on. |
| Male | |
| Sonthangalae…..sutrangalae…. | Oh relatives... oh kinsfolk... |
| Sogam enna sollungalaen….. | Please tell me, what is this sorrow? |
| Male | |
| Naal kurikka thee valarkka | To fix an auspicious date and light the sacred fire, |
| Poo mudikka kiligal ninaikka | As the young lovers dreamed of adorning flowers, |
| Naal vanthathu thee vanthathu | The day arrived, the fire arrived, |
| Poo vanththathu edhuvo nadanthathu | The flowers arrived, but something untoward happened. |
| Male | |
| Vaangi vantha maalai | The wedding garland that was bought, |
| Malar valaiyam aagum vaelai | Has become a wreath for funeral rites. |
| Saadhiyum jaadhgam | Caste and horoscope, |
| Saadhiyum jaadhgam yaar parppatho… | Who is going to look at caste and horoscope now? |
| Male | |
| Sonthangalae…..sutrangalae…. | Oh relatives... oh kinsfolk... |
| Sogam enna sollungalaen….. | Please tell me, what is this sorrow? |
| Chorus | |
| …………………. | |
| Male | |
| Thaam sumantha thol irandil | On the shoulders that once carried him, |
| Thaer sumanthaan isaiyai maranthaan | He carried a bier, forgetting all music. |
| Thaai orunaal paal koduththaal | A mother gave milk to nurture him one day, |
| Yaen avalae paalai theliththaal | Why did she end up pouring milk for his final rites? |
| Male | |
| Paavi pona pinbu azhuthu paarkkum anbu | This love that sheds tears only after the sinner is gone, |
| Sogamae…..aarumaa…. | Oh sorrow... will it ever heal? |
| Sogamae aarumaa naalaagumaa | Will this grief heal, or will it take endless days? |
| Male | |
| Sonthangalae…..sutrangalae…. | Oh relatives... oh kinsfolk... |
| Sogam enna sollungalaen….. | Please tell me, what is this sorrow? |
| Male | |
| Intha thangangal pogattumae | Let this gold go away, |
| Ungal dharmangal vaazhattumae | May your righteous values live on. |
| Intha thangangal pogattumae | Let this gold go away, |
| Ungal dharmangal vaazhattumae | May your righteous values live on. |
| Male | |
| Sonthangalae…..sutrangalae…. | Oh relatives... oh kinsfolk... |
| Sogam enna sollungalaen….. | Please tell me, what is this sorrow? |
| Chorus | |
| …………………. | |
சொந்தங்களே.......சுற்றங்களே........
சோகம் என்ன சொல்லுங்களேன்.......
சொந்தங்களே.......சுற்றங்களே........
சோகம் என்ன சொல்லுங்களேன்.......
Oh relatives... oh kinsfolk...
Please tell me, what is this sorrow?
Oh relatives... oh kinsfolk...
Please tell me, what is this sorrow?
இந்த தங்கங்கள் போகட்டுமே
உங்கள் தர்மங்கள் வாழட்டுமே......
இந்த தங்கங்கள் போகட்டுமே
உங்கள் தர்மங்கள் வாழட்டுமே......
Let this gold go away,
May your righteous values live on.
Let this gold go away,
May your righteous values live on.
சொந்தங்களே.......சுற்றங்களே........
சோகம் என்ன சொல்லுங்களேன்.......
Oh relatives... oh kinsfolk...
Please tell me, what is this sorrow?
நாள் குறிக்க தீ வளர்க்க
பூ முடிக்க கிளிகள் நினைக்க
நாள் வந்தது தீ வந்தது
பூ வந்தது எதுவோ நடந்தது
To fix an auspicious date and light the sacred fire,
As the young lovers dreamed of adorning flowers,
The day arrived, the fire arrived,
The flowers arrived, but something untoward happened.
வாங்கி வந்த மாலை
மலர் வளையம் ஆகும் வேளை
ஜாதியும் ஜாதகம்
ஜாதியும் ஜாதகம் யார் பார்ப்பதோ.......
The wedding garland that was bought,
Has become a wreath for funeral rites.
Caste and horoscope,
Who is going to look at caste and horoscope now?
சொந்தங்களே.......சுற்றங்களே........
சோகம் என்ன சொல்லுங்களேன்.......
Oh relatives... oh kinsfolk...
Please tell me, what is this sorrow?
ஆ......அஹ......ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ....
அஹ......ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.......ஆ.....ஆ...
தாம் சுமந்த தோள் இரண்டில்
தேர் சுமந்தான் இசையை மறந்தான்
தாய் ஒருநாள் பால் கொடுத்தாள்
ஏன் அவளே பாலைத் தெளித்தாள்
On the shoulders that once carried him,
He carried a bier, forgetting all music.
A mother gave milk to nurture him one day,
Why did she end up pouring milk for his final rites?
பாவி போன பின்பு அழுது பார்க்கும் அன்பு
சோகமே.....ஆறுமா.......
சோகமே ஆறுமா நாளாகுமா........
This love that sheds tears only after the sinner is gone,
Oh sorrow... will it ever heal?
Will this grief heal, or will it take endless days?
சொந்தங்களே.......சுற்றங்களே........
சோகம் என்ன சொல்லுங்களேன்.......
Oh relatives... oh kinsfolk...
Please tell me, what is this sorrow?
இந்த தங்கங்கள் போகட்டுமே
உங்கள் தர்மங்கள் வாழட்டுமே......
இந்த தங்கங்கள் போகட்டுமே
உங்கள் தர்மங்கள் வாழட்டுமே......
Let this gold go away,
May your righteous values live on.
Let this gold go away,
May your righteous values live on.
சொந்தங்களே.......சுற்றங்களே........
சோகம் என்ன சொல்லுங்களேன்.......
Oh relatives... oh kinsfolk...
Please tell me, what is this sorrow?
ஆ.....ஹ......ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.......ஆ.....ஆ...
ஆ........ஹ....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.......ஆ.....ஆ...
ஆ......அஹ......ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ....
அஹ......ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.......ஆ.....ஆ...
Sonthangalae…..sutrangalae….
Oh relatives... oh kinsfolk...
Sogam enna sollungalaen…..
Please tell me, what is this sorrow?
Sonthangalae…..sutrangalae….
Oh relatives... oh kinsfolk...
Sogam enna sollungalaen…..
Please tell me, what is this sorrow?
Intha thangangal pogattumae
Let this gold go away,
Ungal dharmangal vaazhattumae
May your righteous values live on.
Intha thangangal pogattumae
Let this gold go away,
Ungal dharmangal vaazhattumae
May your righteous values live on.
Sonthangalae…..sutrangalae….
Oh relatives... oh kinsfolk...
Sogam enna sollungalaen…..
Please tell me, what is this sorrow?
Naal kurikka thee valarkka
To fix an auspicious date and light the sacred fire,
Poo mudikka kiligal ninaikka
As the young lovers dreamed of adorning flowers,
Naal vanthathu thee vanthathu
The day arrived, the fire arrived,
Poo vanththathu edhuvo nadanthathu
The flowers arrived, but something untoward happened.
Vaangi vantha maalai
The wedding garland that was bought,
Malar valaiyam aagum vaelai
Has become a wreath for funeral rites.
Saadhiyum jaadhgam
Caste and horoscope,
Saadhiyum jaadhgam yaar parppatho…
Who is going to look at caste and horoscope now?
Sonthangalae…..sutrangalae….
Oh relatives... oh kinsfolk...
Sogam enna sollungalaen…..
Please tell me, what is this sorrow?
………………….
Thaam sumantha thol irandil
On the shoulders that once carried him,
Thaer sumanthaan isaiyai maranthaan
He carried a bier, forgetting all music.
Thaai orunaal paal koduththaal
A mother gave milk to nurture him one day,
Yaen avalae paalai theliththaal
Why did she end up pouring milk for his final rites?
Paavi pona pinbu azhuthu paarkkum anbu
This love that sheds tears only after the sinner is gone,
Sogamae…..aarumaa….
Oh sorrow... will it ever heal?
Sogamae aarumaa naalaagumaa
Will this grief heal, or will it take endless days?
Sonthangalae…..sutrangalae….
Oh relatives... oh kinsfolk...
Sogam enna sollungalaen…..
Please tell me, what is this sorrow?
Intha thangangal pogattumae
Let this gold go away,
Ungal dharmangal vaazhattumae
May your righteous values live on.
Intha thangangal pogattumae
Let this gold go away,
Ungal dharmangal vaazhattumae
May your righteous values live on.
Sonthangalae…..sutrangalae….
Oh relatives... oh kinsfolk...
Sogam enna sollungalaen…..
Please tell me, what is this sorrow?
………………….
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant song from Aduthathu Albert expresses deep grief over a tragedy that turned a celebratory occasion into a funeral. It questions the societal norms, caste considerations, and rigid traditional values that often lead to tragic loss of young lives, asking relatives to reflect on their choices.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Mogana / Alliteration (Monnai)
“Sonthangalae…..sutrangalae….”
Repetition of initial consonants like 'Sonthangalae' and 'Sutrangalae', or 'Saadhiyum' and 'Jaadhgam'.
Irony / Contrast
“Vaangi vantha maalai / Malar valaiyam aagum vaelai”
Contrasting joyous bridal traditions (wedding garlands, celebratory milk, holy fire) with funeral rituals (wreath, funeral milk, pyre).
Metaphor
“Poo mudikka kiligal ninaikka”
'Kiligal' (parrots) is used as a metaphor for the young lovers dreaming of marriage.
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Trivia
Aduthathu Albert (1985) is a Tamil film starring Prabhu and Urvashi. The song features poignant lyrics written by Vairamuthu, contrasting wedding celebrations directly with mortality.
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