Sugam Ethilae
From Parakkum Paavai · 1966
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari, K. J. Yesudas
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Parakkum Paavai1966
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| ………………….. | |
| Female | |
| Sugam edhilae idhayathilaa | Where is pleasure found? Is it in the heart, |
| Ponnaana kannamaa | O golden Kannama? |
| Suvai edhilae madhurasamaa | Where is sweetness found? Is it in sweet nectar, |
| Kannaadi kinnamaa | Or in a glass goblet? |
| Female | |
| Angae irandu kangal | There, two eyes |
| Sollum orae mozhi | Speak the same language. |
| Male | |
| Ingae mayangum nenjam | Here, the enchanted heart |
| Sellum orae vazhi | Goes down a single path. |
| Chorus | |
| …………………….. | |
| Male | |
| Aasai undaaga kaaranam yaaro | Who is the reason for desire to arise? |
| Azhagaana pengalo | Is it beautiful women? |
| Female | |
| Azhagaana pennai aribavar yaaro | Who is it that understands a beautiful woman? |
| Theriyaadha aangalaa | Is it unknown men? |
| Male | |
| Pennae un paarvai pesum podhu | O maiden, when your glance speaks, |
| Sollaadha poi illaiyae | Is there any lie left unsaid? |
| Female | |
| Poiyodu vandha poovaiyin kangal | The eyes of the maiden who came with deceit, |
| Sellaadha nenjillaiyae | Are there any hearts they cannot penetrate? |
| Male | |
| Kannil vizhundha kangal | The eyes that fell into other eyes |
| Sollum orae mozhi | Speak the same language. |
| Male | |
| Nenjil vizhundha nenjam | The heart that fell into another heart |
| Sellum orae vazhi | Goes down a single path. |
| Chorus | |
| ………………………… | |
| Male | |
| Munnae ulaavum pengalai kandaal | Seeing women strolling in front, |
| Munivarum maaruvaar | Even sages would transform. |
| Female | |
| Pinnae ulaavum aangalai pengal | Women will even change the true colors |
| Niram kooda maattruvaar | Of the men who follow behind them. |
| Male | |
| Pattaadai maattrum paavaiyin maeni | The maiden's body changing silk attire, |
| Ennenna vannangalo | Oh, what myriad colors it holds! |
| Female | |
| Adhu illaadha podhu yengum podhu | When it is absent, when longing sets in, |
| Ennenna thunbangalo | Oh, what infinite sorrows arise! |
| Nenjam mayangum inbam | The joy that swoons the heart |
| Sollum orae mozhi | Speaks the same language. |
| Chorus | |
| ………………………………… | |
மற்றும் கே. ஜே. யேசுதாஸ்
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Where is pleasure found? Is it in the heart,
O golden Kannama?
Where is sweetness found? Is it in sweet nectar,
Or in a glass goblet?
சுகம் எதிலே இதயத்திலா
பொன்னான கன்னமா
சுவை எதிலே மதுரசமா
கண்ணாடி கின்னமா
There, two eyes
Speak the same language.
சுகம் எதிலே இதயத்திலா
பொன்னான கன்னமா
சுவை எதிலே மதுரசமா
கண்ணாடி கின்னமா
Here, the enchanted heart
Goes down a single path.
அங்கே இரண்டு
சொல்லும் ஒரே மொழி
இங்கே மயங்கும் நெஞ்சம்
செல்லும் ஒரே வழி
Who is the reason for desire to arise?
Is it beautiful women?
சுகம் எதிலே இதயத்திலா
பொன்னான கன்னமா
சுவை எதிலே மதுரசமா
கண்ணாடி கின்னமா
Who is it that understands a beautiful woman?
Is it unknown men?
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O maiden, when your glance speaks,
Is there any lie left unsaid?
ஆசை உண்டாக காரணம் யாரோ
அழகான பெண்களோ
The eyes of the maiden who came with deceit,
Are there any hearts they cannot penetrate?
அழகான பெண்ணை அறிபவர் யாரோ
தெரியாத ஆண்களா
The eyes that fell into other eyes
Speak the same language.
பெண்ணே உன் பார்வை பேசும்போது
சொல்லாத பொய் இல்லையே
The heart that fell into another heart
Goes down a single path.
பொய்யோடு வந்த பூவையின் கண்கள்
செல்லாத நெஞ்சில்லையே
கண்ணில் விழுந்த கண்கள்
சொல்லும் ஒரே மொழி
Seeing women strolling in front,
Even sages would transform.
நெஞ்சில் விழுந்த நெஞ்சம்
செல்லும் ஒரே வழி
Women will even change the true colors
Of the men who follow behind them.
சுகம் எதிலே இதயத்திலா
பொன்னான கன்னமா
சுவை எதிலே மதுரசமா
கண்ணாடி கின்னமா
The maiden's body changing silk attire,
Oh, what myriad colors it holds!
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When it is absent, when longing sets in,
Oh, what infinite sorrows arise!
The joy that swoons the heart
Speaks the same language.
முன்னே உலாவும் பெண்ணை கண்டால்
முனிவரும் மாறுவார்
பின்னே உலாவும் ஆண்களை பெண்கள்
நிறம் கூட மாற்றுவார்
பட்டாடை மாற்றும் பாவையின் மேனி
என்னென்ன வண்ணங்களோ
அது இல்லாத போது ஏங்கும்போது
என்னென்ன துன்பங்களோ
நெஞ்சம் மயங்கும் இன்பம்
சொல்லும் ஒரே மொழி
ஆண்கள் :
துன்பம் தெரிந்த துன்பம்
செல்லும் ஒரே வழி
சுகம் எதிலே இதயத்திலா
பொன்னான கன்னமா
சுவை எதிலே மதுரசமா
கண்ணாடி கின்னமா
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Sugam edhilae idhayathilaa
Where is pleasure found? Is it in the heart,
Ponnaana kannamaa
O golden Kannama?
Suvai edhilae madhurasamaa
Where is sweetness found? Is it in sweet nectar,
Kannaadi kinnamaa
Or in a glass goblet?
Angae irandu kangal
There, two eyes
Sollum orae mozhi
Speak the same language.
Ingae mayangum nenjam
Here, the enchanted heart
Sellum orae vazhi
Goes down a single path.
……………………..
Aasai undaaga kaaranam yaaro
Who is the reason for desire to arise?
Azhagaana pengalo
Is it beautiful women?
Azhagaana pennai aribavar yaaro
Who is it that understands a beautiful woman?
Theriyaadha aangalaa
Is it unknown men?
Pennae un paarvai pesum podhu
O maiden, when your glance speaks,
Sollaadha poi illaiyae
Is there any lie left unsaid?
Poiyodu vandha poovaiyin kangal
The eyes of the maiden who came with deceit,
Sellaadha nenjillaiyae
Are there any hearts they cannot penetrate?
Kannil vizhundha kangal
The eyes that fell into other eyes
Sollum orae mozhi
Speak the same language.
Nenjil vizhundha nenjam
The heart that fell into another heart
Sellum orae vazhi
Goes down a single path.
…………………………
Munnae ulaavum pengalai kandaal
Seeing women strolling in front,
Munivarum maaruvaar
Even sages would transform.
Pinnae ulaavum aangalai pengal
Women will even change the true colors
Niram kooda maattruvaar
Of the men who follow behind them.
Pattaadai maattrum paavaiyin maeni
The maiden's body changing silk attire,
Ennenna vannangalo
Oh, what myriad colors it holds!
Adhu illaadha podhu yengum podhu
When it is absent, when longing sets in,
Ennenna thunbangalo
Oh, what infinite sorrows arise!
Nenjam mayangum inbam
The joy that swoons the heart
Sollum orae mozhi
Speaks the same language.
…………………………………
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Sugam Edhilae' is a playful romantic duet from the 1966 Tamil film 'Parakkum Paavai', penned by Kannadasan. The song explores the philosophical yet romantic nature of love, attraction, and human desire through a back-and-forth dialogue. It questions where true joy and sweetness lie—whether in physical beauty, alluring glances, or the deep emotional unison of two souls.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Munnae ulaavum pengalai kandaal / Munivarum maaruvaar”
Repetition of the initial 'Mu' sound in 'Munnae' and 'Munivarum' creates melodic rhythm.
Rhetorical Questioning (Vinaa)
“Aasai undaaga kaaranam yaaro / Azhagaana pengalo”
The lyricist uses playful questions to build a charming banter between the lovers.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)
“Munnae ulaavum pengalai kandaal / Munivarum maaruvaar”
Exaggeration that even pious sages (munivar) would lose their composure upon seeing beautiful women.
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Trivia
Parakkum Paavai (1966) starred M. G. Ramachandran (MGR), B. Saroja Devi, and J. Jayalalithaa. The film is set against a circus backdrop. The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan (MSV), and this song was performed by T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela, and L. R. Eswari.
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