Thanimai Naerndhadho
From Sivagangai Seemai · 1959
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- S. Varalakshmi
- Music director
- Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
- Details
- Sivagangai Seemai1959
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Thanimai nernthatho | Did loneliness befell you? |
| Idhayam vendhathatho | Did your heart burn in grief? |
| Amaidhi naadi vanthaaiyoo | Did you come seeking peace? |
| Sarugu polavae puyalil aadiyae | Swaying like a dry leaf in a storm, |
| Uravu thedi vanthaaiyoo | Did you come searching for loved ones? |
| Female | |
| Thanimai nernthatho | Did loneliness befell you? |
| Idhayam vendhathatho | Did your heart burn in grief? |
| Amaidhi naadi vanthaaiyoo | Did you come seeking peace? |
| Sarugu polavae puyalil aadiyae | Swaying like a dry leaf in a storm, |
| Uravu thedi vanthaaiyoo | Did you come searching for loved ones? |
| Female | |
| Siragu odinthathoo | Were your wings broken? |
| Kalugu vendratho | Did the eagle prevail? |
| Siragu odinthathoo | Were your wings broken? |
| Kalugu vendratho | Did the eagle prevail? |
| Sidhari odi vanthaaiyoo | Did you flee in scatter and run here? |
| Thaembum nenjamae aaravillaiyoo | Has your sobbing heart not healed? |
| Padhari vaadi vanthaaiyoo…ooo..ooo…ooo | Did you come anxious and withered? |
| Female | |
| Thanimai nernthatho | Did loneliness befell you? |
| Idhayam vendhathatho | Did your heart burn in grief? |
| Amaidhi naadi vanthaaiyoo | Did you come seeking peace? |
| Sarugu polavae puyalil aadiyae | Swaying like a dry leaf in a storm, |
| Uravu thedi vanthaaiyoo | Did you come searching for loved ones? |
| Female | |
| Annaiyin naadum | The motherland, |
| Mannavar veedum | And the royal abode, |
| Adimai aavathae needhiyoo | Is it justice that they become enslaved? |
| Annaiyin naadum | The motherland, |
| Mannavar veedum | And the royal abode, |
| Adimai aavathae needhiyoo | Is it justice that they become enslaved? |
| Female | |
| Aattruvaar illai thaettra aal illai | There is none to console, none to comfort, |
| Alaivadhae engal jaadhiyoo | Is wandering endlessly our fate? |
| Aattruvaar illai thaettra aal illai | There is none to console, none to comfort, |
| Alaivadhae engal jaadhiyoo | Is wandering endlessly our fate? |
| Alaivadhae engal jaadhiyoo | Is wandering endlessly our fate? |
| Female | |
| Thanimai nernthatho | Did loneliness befell you? |
| Idhayam vendhathatho | Did your heart burn in grief? |
| Amaidhi naadi vanthaaiyoo | Did you come seeking peace? |
| Sarugu polavae puyalil aadiyae | Swaying like a dry leaf in a storm, |
| Uravu thedi vanthaaiyoo | Did you come searching for loved ones? |
| Female | |
| Amaidhi naadi vanthaaiyoo | Did you come seeking peace? |
| Uravu thedi vanthaaiyoo | Did you come searching for loved ones? |
| Sidhari odi vanthaaiyoo | Did you flee in scatter and run here? |
| Padhari vaadi vanthaaiyoo.. | Did you come anxious and withered? |
தனிமை நேர்ந்ததோ
இதயம் வெந்ததோ
அமைதி நாடி வந்தாயோ
சருகு போலவே புயலில் ஆடியே
உறவு தேடி வந்தாயோ
Did loneliness befell you?
Did your heart burn in grief?
Did you come seeking peace?
Swaying like a dry leaf in a storm,
Did you come searching for loved ones?
தனிமை நேர்ந்ததோ
இதயம் வெந்ததோ
அமைதி நாடி வந்தாயோ
சருகு போலவே புயலில் ஆடியே
உறவு தேடி வந்தாயோ
Did loneliness befell you?
Did your heart burn in grief?
Did you come seeking peace?
Swaying like a dry leaf in a storm,
Did you come searching for loved ones?
சிறகு ஒடிந்ததோ
கழுகு வென்றதோ
சிறகு ஒடிந்ததோ
கழுகு வென்றதோ
சிதறி ஓடி வந்தாயோ
தேம்பும் நெஞ்சமே ஆறவில்லையோ
பதறி வாடி வந்தாயோ...ஓஒ...ஓஒ....ஓஒ...
Were your wings broken?
Did the eagle prevail?
Were your wings broken?
Did the eagle prevail?
Did you flee in scatter and run here?
Has your sobbing heart not healed?
Did you come anxious and withered?
தனிமை நேர்ந்ததோ
இதயம் வெந்ததோ
அமைதி நாடி வந்தாயோ
சருகு போலவே புயலில் ஆடியே
உறவு தேடி வந்தாயோ
Did loneliness befell you?
Did your heart burn in grief?
Did you come seeking peace?
Swaying like a dry leaf in a storm,
Did you come searching for loved ones?
அன்னையின் நாடும்
மன்னவர் வீடும்
அடிமை ஆவதே நீதியோ
அன்னையின் நாடும்
மன்னவர் வீடும்
அடிமை ஆவதே நீதியோ
The motherland,
And the royal abode,
Is it justice that they become enslaved?
The motherland,
And the royal abode,
Is it justice that they become enslaved?
ஆற்றுவார் இல்லை தேற்ற ஆள் இல்லை
அலைவதே எங்கள் ஜாதியோ
ஆற்றுவார் இல்லை தேற்ற ஆள் இல்லை
அலைவதே எங்கள் ஜாதியோ
அலைவதே எங்கள் ஜாதியோ
There is none to console, none to comfort,
Is wandering endlessly our fate?
There is none to console, none to comfort,
Is wandering endlessly our fate?
Is wandering endlessly our fate?
தனிமை நேர்ந்ததோ
இதயம் வெந்ததோ
அமைதி நாடி வந்தாயோ
சருகு போலவே புயலில் ஆடியே
உறவு தேடி வந்தாயோ
Did loneliness befell you?
Did your heart burn in grief?
Did you come seeking peace?
Swaying like a dry leaf in a storm,
Did you come searching for loved ones?
அமைதி நாடி வந்தாயோ
உறவு தேடி வந்தாயோ
சிதறி ஓடி வந்தாயோ
பதறி வாடி வந்தாயோ
Did you come seeking peace?
Did you come searching for loved ones?
Did you flee in scatter and run here?
Did you come anxious and withered?
Thanimai nernthatho
Did loneliness befell you?
Idhayam vendhathatho
Did your heart burn in grief?
Amaidhi naadi vanthaaiyoo
Did you come seeking peace?
Sarugu polavae puyalil aadiyae
Swaying like a dry leaf in a storm,
Uravu thedi vanthaaiyoo
Did you come searching for loved ones?
Thanimai nernthatho
Did loneliness befell you?
Idhayam vendhathatho
Did your heart burn in grief?
Amaidhi naadi vanthaaiyoo
Did you come seeking peace?
Sarugu polavae puyalil aadiyae
Swaying like a dry leaf in a storm,
Uravu thedi vanthaaiyoo
Did you come searching for loved ones?
Siragu odinthathoo
Were your wings broken?
Kalugu vendratho
Did the eagle prevail?
Siragu odinthathoo
Were your wings broken?
Kalugu vendratho
Did the eagle prevail?
Sidhari odi vanthaaiyoo
Did you flee in scatter and run here?
Thaembum nenjamae aaravillaiyoo
Has your sobbing heart not healed?
Padhari vaadi vanthaaiyoo…ooo..ooo…ooo
Did you come anxious and withered?
Thanimai nernthatho
Did loneliness befell you?
Idhayam vendhathatho
Did your heart burn in grief?
Amaidhi naadi vanthaaiyoo
Did you come seeking peace?
Sarugu polavae puyalil aadiyae
Swaying like a dry leaf in a storm,
Uravu thedi vanthaaiyoo
Did you come searching for loved ones?
Annaiyin naadum
The motherland,
Mannavar veedum
And the royal abode,
Adimai aavathae needhiyoo
Is it justice that they become enslaved?
Annaiyin naadum
The motherland,
Mannavar veedum
And the royal abode,
Adimai aavathae needhiyoo
Is it justice that they become enslaved?
Aattruvaar illai thaettra aal illai
There is none to console, none to comfort,
Alaivadhae engal jaadhiyoo
Is wandering endlessly our fate?
Aattruvaar illai thaettra aal illai
There is none to console, none to comfort,
Alaivadhae engal jaadhiyoo
Is wandering endlessly our fate?
Alaivadhae engal jaadhiyoo
Is wandering endlessly our fate?
Thanimai nernthatho
Did loneliness befell you?
Idhayam vendhathatho
Did your heart burn in grief?
Amaidhi naadi vanthaaiyoo
Did you come seeking peace?
Sarugu polavae puyalil aadiyae
Swaying like a dry leaf in a storm,
Uravu thedi vanthaaiyoo
Did you come searching for loved ones?
Amaidhi naadi vanthaaiyoo
Did you come seeking peace?
Uravu thedi vanthaaiyoo
Did you come searching for loved ones?
Sidhari odi vanthaaiyoo
Did you flee in scatter and run here?
Padhari vaadi vanthaaiyoo..
Did you come anxious and withered?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant song from Sivagangai Seemai expresses deep sorrow, displacement, and grief arising from war and colonial oppression. It questions the suffering of innocent people who are tossed around like dry leaves in a violent storm, forced to wander in search of peace and loved ones after losing their freedom and homes. Through questioning tones, the lyricist lamenting the subjugation of the motherland and the kingdom, highlighting the tragic state of a refuge-seeking people with no one left to offer comfort or healing. It vividly conveys the anguish of resistance and defeat under British rule.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Sarugu polavae puyalil aadiyae”
Compares the displaced, helpless person to a dry leaf ('sarugu') tossed helplessly in a storm ('puyalil aadiyae').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Siragu odinthathoo / Kalugu vendratho”
The 'eagle' ('kalugu') metaphorically represents predatory enemy forces, while the 'broken wings' represent vanquished resistance.
End Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Amaidhi naadi vanthaaiyoo”
Repeated long vowel endings in rhetorical questions ('nernthatho', 'vendhathatho', 'vanthaaiyoo') create a melancholic lamentation structure.
Edhugai (Second-letter Assonance)
“Annaiyin naadum / Mannavar veedum”
The second consonant sound 'nn' matches across consecutive lines ('Annaiyin' and 'Mannavar').
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Trivia
Sivagangai Seemai (1959) was written and produced by poet Kannadasan himself to portray the historical resistance of the Maruthu Pandiyar brothers against British rule. The film's music was composed by Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy, and this emotional song was sung by S. Varalakshmi.
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