Thaayizhandha
From Paithiyakkaran · 1947
- Lyricist
- Ambikapathi
- Singer
- P. Leela
- Music directors
- C. R. Subbaraman, M. S. Gnanamani
- Details
- Paithiyakkaran1947
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Thaayizhandha paavi naan… | I am a sinner who lost her mother... |
| Thaniyaaginae…n..ae… | I have been left all alone... |
| Female | |
| Pirandhum sugam yaedhum | Though born into this world, any joy |
| Kaanaenae paedhaiyae | I haven't experienced, innocent that I am |
| Pirandhum sugam yaedhum | Though born into this world, any joy |
| Kaanaenae paedhaiyae | I haven't experienced, innocent that I am |
| Paenum kanavan mandadhaalae vaadhaiyae | Because my cherished husband died, it is pure torment |
| Paenum kanavan mandadhaalae vaadhaiyae | Because my cherished husband died, it is pure torment |
| Female | |
| Thaali ponaal thaazhvu pesalaagumaa | If the sacred mangalsutra is lost, should society speak down to me? |
| Thaali ponaal thaazhvu pesalaagumaa | If the sacred mangalsutra is lost, should society speak down to me? |
| Dhaagam polum dhaega vaadhai | Like an unquenchable thirst, this bodily agony |
| Pogumaa…aa…aa…aa… | Will it ever leave me...? |
| Thaarani thanilae en vidhi eedaagumaa | Can any fate on this entire earth match my terrible destiny? |
| Female | |
| Padhiyizhandhae vaadugindren | Having lost my husband, I am wilting away |
| Puviyilae…ae…ae…ae… | On this earth... |
| Padhiyizhandhae vaadugindren puviyilae | Having lost my husband, I am wilting away on this earth |
| Pasi irundhum soru kaanaa…aa…aa… | Like one who suffers hunger but finds no food... |
| Pasi irundhum soru kaanaa | Like one who suffers hunger but finds no food |
| Paavi pol… paavi pol… | Like a wretched sinner... like a wretched sinner... |
தாயிழந்த பாவி நான்...
தனியாகினே...ன்...ஏ...
I am a sinner who lost her mother...
I have been left all alone...
பிறந்தும் சுகம் ஏதும்
காணேனே பேதையே
பிறந்தும் சுகம் ஏதும்
காணேனே பேதையே
பேணும் கணவன் மாண்டதாலே வாதையே
பேணும் கணவன் மாண்டதாலே வாதையே
Though born into this world, any joy
I haven't experienced, innocent that I am
Though born into this world, any joy
I haven't experienced, innocent that I am
Because my cherished husband died, it is pure torment
Because my cherished husband died, it is pure torment
தாலி போனால் தாழ்வு பேசலாகுமா
தாலி போனால் தாழ்வு பேசலாகுமா
தாகம் போலும் தேக வாதை
போகுமா...ஆ...ஆ...ஆ...
தரணிதனிலே என் விதி ஈதாகுமா
If the sacred mangalsutra is lost, should society speak down to me?
If the sacred mangalsutra is lost, should society speak down to me?
Like an unquenchable thirst, this bodily agony
Will it ever leave me...?
Can any fate on this entire earth match my terrible destiny?
பதியிழந்தே வாடுகின்றேன்
புவியிலே...ஏ...ஏ...ஏ...
பதியிழந்தே வாடுகின்றேன் புவியிலே
பசி இருந்தும் சோறு காணா...ஆ...ஆ...
பசி இருந்தும் சோறு காணா
பாவிபோல்.. பாவிபோல்...
Having lost my husband, I am wilting away
On this earth...
Having lost my husband, I am wilting away on this earth
Like one who suffers hunger but finds no food...
Like one who suffers hunger but finds no food
Like a wretched sinner... like a wretched sinner...
Thaayizhandha paavi naan…
I am a sinner who lost her mother...
Thaniyaaginae…n..ae…
I have been left all alone...
Pirandhum sugam yaedhum
Though born into this world, any joy
Kaanaenae paedhaiyae
I haven't experienced, innocent that I am
Pirandhum sugam yaedhum
Though born into this world, any joy
Kaanaenae paedhaiyae
I haven't experienced, innocent that I am
Paenum kanavan mandadhaalae vaadhaiyae
Because my cherished husband died, it is pure torment
Paenum kanavan mandadhaalae vaadhaiyae
Because my cherished husband died, it is pure torment
Thaali ponaal thaazhvu pesalaagumaa
If the sacred mangalsutra is lost, should society speak down to me?
Thaali ponaal thaazhvu pesalaagumaa
If the sacred mangalsutra is lost, should society speak down to me?
Dhaagam polum dhaega vaadhai
Like an unquenchable thirst, this bodily agony
Pogumaa…aa…aa…aa…
Will it ever leave me...?
Thaarani thanilae en vidhi eedaagumaa
Can any fate on this entire earth match my terrible destiny?
Padhiyizhandhae vaadugindren
Having lost my husband, I am wilting away
Puviyilae…ae…ae…ae…
On this earth...
Padhiyizhandhae vaadugindren puviyilae
Having lost my husband, I am wilting away on this earth
Pasi irundhum soru kaanaa…aa…aa…
Like one who suffers hunger but finds no food...
Pasi irundhum soru kaanaa
Like one who suffers hunger but finds no food
Paavi pol… paavi pol…
Like a wretched sinner... like a wretched sinner...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This mournful song expresses the deep anguish of a woman who has endured constant grief throughout her life. Having lost her mother early in life, she considers herself cursed never to experience true happiness. Her suffering culminates with the loss of her beloved husband, leaving her isolated, disgraced by societal stigma, and facing emotional and physical torment.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monaai (Initial Alliteration)
“Thaali ponaal thaazhvu pesalaagumaa”
Repetition of the initial 'Thaa-' sound in 'Thaali' and 'thaazhvu' adds rhythmic harmony to the line.
Uvamai (Simile)
“Dhaagam polum dhaega vaadhai”
The speaker compares her constant physical and emotional pain to the suffering of severe thirst ('Dhaagam polum').
Uvamai (Simile)
“Pasi irundhum soru kaanaa Paavi pol”
Her tragic existential state is compared to a starving person who is denied food ('Pasi irundhum soru kaanaa paavi pol').
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Trivia
Paithiyakkaran (1947) was a major hit produced by NSK Films. It marked the grand return of comedy duo N. S. Krishnan and T. A. Mathuram to the Tamil screen after being acquitted in the infamous Lakshmikanthan murder trial.
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