Sorgama Naragama
From Nenjil Oru Mul · 1981
- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Singer
- Malaysia Vasudevan
- Music director
- G. K. Venkatesh
- Details
- Nenjil Oru Mul1981
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Sorgamaa naragamaa | Is it heaven or hell? |
| Rendum naan kanden | I have seen both. |
| Kallil sorrgam pennil naragam | Heaven in liquor, hell in women, |
| Unmai nanaum kanden | I too realized this truth. |
| Male | |
| Sorgamaa naragamaa | Is it heaven or hell? |
| Rendum naan kanden | I have seen both. |
| Kallil sorrgam pennil naragam | Heaven in liquor, hell in women, |
| Unmai nanaum kanden | I too realized this truth. |
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| Male | |
| Poda poda endhan kannil | Go away, go away, in my eyes, |
| Raajabodhai yerudhu | A royal intoxication rises! |
| Male | |
| Poda poda endhan kannil | Go away, go away, in my eyes, |
| Raajabodhai yerudhu | A royal intoxication rises! |
| Paada paada nenjil ulla | As I keep singing, in my heart, |
| Kaayamellam aarudhu | All the wounds are healing. |
| Male | |
| Sorgamaa naragamaa | Is it heaven or hell? |
| Rendum naan kanden | I have seen both. |
| Kallil sorrgam pennil naragam | Heaven in liquor, hell in women, |
| Unmai nanaum kanden | I too realized this truth. |
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| Male | |
| Boomi melae vaanam keezhae | Earth above, sky below, |
| Mari maari thonuthu | It appears topsy-turvy! |
| Male | |
| Boomi melae vaanam keezhae | Earth above, sky below, |
| Mari maari thonuthu | It appears topsy-turvy! |
| Bodhai yera bodhai yera | As intoxication rises and rises, |
| Kaalgal thaana aadudhu | My feet dance on their own! |
| Male | |
| Sorgamaa naragamaa | Is it heaven or hell? |
| Rendum naan kanden | I have seen both. |
| Kallil sorrgam pennil naragam | Heaven in liquor, hell in women, |
| Unmai nanaum kanden | I too realized this truth. |
| Hmm mm mm mm | Hmm mm mm mm |
சொர்க்கமா நரகமா
ரெண்டும் நான் கண்டேன்
கள்ளில் சொர்க்கம் பெண்ணில் நரகம்
உண்மை நானும் கண்டேன்
Is it heaven or hell?
I have seen both.
Heaven in liquor, hell in women,
I too realized this truth.
சொர்க்கமா நரகமா
ரெண்டும் நான் கண்டேன்
கள்ளில் சொர்க்கம் பெண்ணில் நரகம்
உண்மை நானும் கண்டேன்
ம்ம் ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம்
Is it heaven or hell?
I have seen both.
Heaven in liquor, hell in women,
I too realized this truth.
Hmm mm mm mm
போட போட எந்தன் கண்ணில்
ராஜபோதை ஏறுது
Go away, go away, in my eyes,
A royal intoxication rises!
போட போட எந்தன் கண்ணில்
ராஜபோதை ஏறுது
பாட பாட நெஞ்சில் உள்ள
காயமெல்லாம் ஆறுது.....
Go away, go away, in my eyes,
A royal intoxication rises!
As I keep singing, in my heart,
All the wounds are healing.
சொர்க்கமா நரகமா
ரெண்டும் நான் கண்டேன்
கள்ளில் சொர்க்கம் பெண்ணில் நரகம்
உண்மை நானும் கண்டேன்
ம்ம் ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம்
Is it heaven or hell?
I have seen both.
Heaven in liquor, hell in women,
I too realized this truth.
Hmm mm mm mm
பூமி மேலே வானம் கீழே
மாறி மாறி தோணுது
Earth above, sky below,
It appears topsy-turvy!
பூமி மேலே வானம் கீழே
மாறி மாறி தோணுது
போதை ஏற போதை ஏற
கால்கள் தானா ஆடுது...
Earth above, sky below,
It appears topsy-turvy!
As intoxication rises and rises,
My feet dance on their own!
சொர்க்கமா நரகமா
ரெண்டும் நான் கண்டேன்
கள்ளில் சொர்க்கம் பெண்ணில் நரகம்
உண்மை நானும் கண்டேன்
ம்ம் ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம்
Is it heaven or hell?
I have seen both.
Heaven in liquor, hell in women,
I too realized this truth.
Hmm mm mm mm
Sorgamaa naragamaa
Is it heaven or hell?
Rendum naan kanden
I have seen both.
Kallil sorrgam pennil naragam
Heaven in liquor, hell in women,
Unmai nanaum kanden
I too realized this truth.
Sorgamaa naragamaa
Is it heaven or hell?
Rendum naan kanden
I have seen both.
Kallil sorrgam pennil naragam
Heaven in liquor, hell in women,
Unmai nanaum kanden
I too realized this truth.
Hmm mm mm mm
Hmm mm mm mm
Poda poda endhan kannil
Go away, go away, in my eyes,
Raajabodhai yerudhu
A royal intoxication rises!
Poda poda endhan kannil
Go away, go away, in my eyes,
Raajabodhai yerudhu
A royal intoxication rises!
Paada paada nenjil ulla
As I keep singing, in my heart,
Kaayamellam aarudhu
All the wounds are healing.
Sorgamaa naragamaa
Is it heaven or hell?
Rendum naan kanden
I have seen both.
Kallil sorrgam pennil naragam
Heaven in liquor, hell in women,
Unmai nanaum kanden
I too realized this truth.
Hmm mm mm mm
Hmm mm mm mm
Boomi melae vaanam keezhae
Earth above, sky below,
Mari maari thonuthu
It appears topsy-turvy!
Boomi melae vaanam keezhae
Earth above, sky below,
Mari maari thonuthu
It appears topsy-turvy!
Bodhai yera bodhai yera
As intoxication rises and rises,
Kaalgal thaana aadudhu
My feet dance on their own!
Sorgamaa naragamaa
Is it heaven or hell?
Rendum naan kanden
I have seen both.
Kallil sorrgam pennil naragam
Heaven in liquor, hell in women,
Unmai nanaum kanden
I too realized this truth.
Hmm mm mm mm
Hmm mm mm mm
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song captures the cynical reflections of a heartbroken protagonist seeking solace in alcohol after experiencing emotional betrayal. He contrasts heaven and hell, bitterly claiming that while love/women brought hellish agony to his life, liquor brings him heavenly escape. As his intoxication grows, the physical world turns upside down, symbolizing his disrupted mental state, yet providing a temporary numbness that heals his emotional wounds.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Antithesis (Muran / முரண்)
“Boomi melae vaanam keezhae”
Contrasting opposing concepts like heaven (Sorgam) vs hell (Naragam), and earth above (Boomi melae) vs sky below (vaanam keezhae) to emphasize inner conflict and distorted perception.
Repetition (Adukku Thodar / அடுக்குத் தொடர்)
“Poda poda endhan kannil”
Repeated words used for poetic emphasis and rhythm, conveying intensifying emotion or motion.
Metaphor (Uvamai / உருவகம்)
“Raajabodhai yerudhu”
Describing heavy drunkenness as 'Raajabodhai' (royal intoxication), elevating the sensation of escape.
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Trivia
The film 'Nenjil Oru Mul' (1981) starred Pratap Pothen and Poornima Jayaram. Lyricist Pulamaipithan penned this song to reflect the dramatic trope of a troubled protagonist expressing philosophical cynicism through alcohol.
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