Thavam Purindhen
From Poompuhar · 1964
- Lyricist
- Aalangudi Somu
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- R. Sudharsanam
- Details
- Poompuhar1964
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Iraivaa… iraivaa iraivaa aa… aa… | Oh God... Oh God, Oh God... Ah... Ah... |
| Female | |
| Thavam purindhaen naan irukka | While I am here performing penance |
| Varam tharavae nee irukka | While you are here to grant boons |
| Yen indha mayakkam yen indha thayakkam | Why this confusion, why this hesitation? |
| Ezhaikkarul tharavae | To bestow grace upon this poor soul |
| Female | |
| Thavam purindhaen naan irukka | While I am here performing penance |
| Varam tharavae nee irukka | While you are here to grant boons |
| Yen indha mayakkam yen indha thayakkam | Why this confusion, why this hesitation? |
| Ezhaikkarul tharavae | To bestow grace upon this poor soul |
| Female | |
| Idhayathai anbaal alangarithu | Having decorated my heart with love |
| Iru vizhi vaasal thirandhu vaithae | Keeping the doorway of my eyes open |
| Idhayathai anbaal alangarithu | Having decorated my heart with love |
| Iru vizhi vaasal thirandhu vaithae | Keeping the doorway of my eyes open |
| Iraivaa unakku azhaippu vitten | Oh God, I sent an invitation to you |
| Iraivaa unakku azhaippu vitten | Oh God, I sent an invitation to you |
| Indrae vandhaai pizhaithu vitten | You came today, and I am saved |
| Indrae vandhaai pizhaithu vitten | You came today, and I am saved |
| Female | |
| Kungumathil niram eduthu | Taking the color from the sacred kumkum |
| Kodi nilaa oli eduthu | Taking the light of ten million moons |
| Kungumathil niram eduthu | Taking the color from the sacred kumkum |
| Kodi nilaa oli eduthu | Taking the light of ten million moons |
| Kaathirundhaen kaathirundhaen | I waited, I waited |
| Kadavulai paarthirundhaen | I kept gazing at God |
| Female | |
| Thavam purindhaen naan irukka | While I am here performing penance |
| Varam tharavae nee irukka | While you are here to grant boons |
| Yen indha mayakkam yen indha thayakkam | Why this confusion, why this hesitation? |
| Ezhaikkarul tharavae | To bestow grace upon this poor soul |
| Female | |
| Karunai ulla undhan ullam | Is your merciful heart |
| Kaniyavillaiyaa… | Not softening yet? |
| Kanneerin perumai innum puriyavillaiyaa… | Do you still not understand the worth of my tears? |
| Unnadiyai naan vananga urimai illaiyaa… | Do I not have the right to worship at your feet? |
| Naan uyir vaazhum kaaranamae | The very reason why I am alive |
| Theriyavillaiyaa… theriyavillaiyaa… | Do you not know... do you not know? |
இறைவா... இறைவா இறைவா ஆ... ஆ...
Oh God... Oh God, Oh God... Ah... Ah...
தவம் புரிந்தேன் நான் இருக்க
வரம் தரவே நீ இருக்க
ஏன் இந்த மயக்கம் ஏன் இந்த தயக்கம்
ஏழைக்கருள் தரவே
While I am here performing penance
While you are here to grant boons
Why this confusion, why this hesitation?
To bestow grace upon this poor soul
தவம் புரிந்தேன் நான் இருக்க
வரம் தரவே நீ இருக்க
ஏன் இந்த மயக்கம் ஏன் இந்த தயக்கம்
ஏழைக்கருள் தரவே
While I am here performing penance
While you are here to grant boons
Why this confusion, why this hesitation?
To bestow grace upon this poor soul
இதயத்தை அன்பால் அலங்கரித்து
இரு விழி வாசல் திறந்து வைத்தே
இதயத்தை அன்பால் அலங்கரித்து
இரு விழி வாசல் திறந்து வைத்தே
இறைவா உனக்கு அழைப்பு விட்டேன்
இறைவா உனக்கு அழைப்பு விட்டேன்
இன்றே வந்தாய் பிழைத்து விட்டேன்
இன்றே வந்தாய் பிழைத்து விட்டேன்
Having decorated my heart with love
Keeping the doorway of my eyes open
Having decorated my heart with love
Keeping the doorway of my eyes open
Oh God, I sent an invitation to you
Oh God, I sent an invitation to you
You came today, and I am saved
You came today, and I am saved
குங்குமத்தில் நிறம் எடுத்து
கோடி நிலா ஒளி எடுத்து
குங்குமத்தில் நிறம் எடுத்து
கோடி நிலா ஒளி எடுத்து
காத்திருந்தேன் காத்திருந்தேன்
கடவுளை பார்த்திருந்தேன்
Taking the color from the sacred kumkum
Taking the light of ten million moons
Taking the color from the sacred kumkum
Taking the light of ten million moons
I waited, I waited
I kept gazing at God
தவம் புரிந்தேன் நான் இருக்க
வரம் தரவே நீ இருக்க
ஏன் இந்த மயக்கம் ஏன் இந்த தயக்கம்
ஏழைக்கருள் தரவே
While I am here performing penance
While you are here to grant boons
Why this confusion, why this hesitation?
To bestow grace upon this poor soul
கருணை உள்ள உந்தன்
உள்ளம் கனியவில்லையா...
கண்ணீரின் பெருமை இன்னும் புரியவில்லையா...
உன்னடியை நான் வணங்க உரிமை இல்லையா...
நான் உயிர் வாழும் காரணமே
தெரியவில்லையா... தெரியவில்லையா...
Is your merciful heart
Not softening yet?
Do you still not understand the worth of my tears?
Do I not have the right to worship at your feet?
The very reason why I am alive
Do you not know... do you not know?
Iraivaa… iraivaa iraivaa aa… aa…
Oh God... Oh God, Oh God... Ah... Ah...
Thavam purindhaen naan irukka
While I am here performing penance
Varam tharavae nee irukka
While you are here to grant boons
Yen indha mayakkam yen indha thayakkam
Why this confusion, why this hesitation?
Ezhaikkarul tharavae
To bestow grace upon this poor soul
Thavam purindhaen naan irukka
While I am here performing penance
Varam tharavae nee irukka
While you are here to grant boons
Yen indha mayakkam yen indha thayakkam
Why this confusion, why this hesitation?
Ezhaikkarul tharavae
To bestow grace upon this poor soul
Idhayathai anbaal alangarithu
Having decorated my heart with love
Iru vizhi vaasal thirandhu vaithae
Keeping the doorway of my eyes open
Idhayathai anbaal alangarithu
Having decorated my heart with love
Iru vizhi vaasal thirandhu vaithae
Keeping the doorway of my eyes open
Iraivaa unakku azhaippu vitten
Oh God, I sent an invitation to you
Iraivaa unakku azhaippu vitten
Oh God, I sent an invitation to you
Indrae vandhaai pizhaithu vitten
You came today, and I am saved
Indrae vandhaai pizhaithu vitten
You came today, and I am saved
Kungumathil niram eduthu
Taking the color from the sacred kumkum
Kodi nilaa oli eduthu
Taking the light of ten million moons
Kungumathil niram eduthu
Taking the color from the sacred kumkum
Kodi nilaa oli eduthu
Taking the light of ten million moons
Kaathirundhaen kaathirundhaen
I waited, I waited
Kadavulai paarthirundhaen
I kept gazing at God
Thavam purindhaen naan irukka
While I am here performing penance
Varam tharavae nee irukka
While you are here to grant boons
Yen indha mayakkam yen indha thayakkam
Why this confusion, why this hesitation?
Ezhaikkarul tharavae
To bestow grace upon this poor soul
Karunai ulla undhan ullam
Is your merciful heart
Kaniyavillaiyaa…
Not softening yet?
Kanneerin perumai innum puriyavillaiyaa…
Do you still not understand the worth of my tears?
Unnadiyai naan vananga urimai illaiyaa…
Do I not have the right to worship at your feet?
Naan uyir vaazhum kaaranamae
The very reason why I am alive
Theriyavillaiyaa… theriyavillaiyaa…
Do you not know... do you not know?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Thavam Purindhaen Naan Irukka' from the 1964 film Poompuhar is a deeply poignant devotional plea expressing total surrender and longing for divine grace. The protagonist describes decorating their heart with pure love and waiting expectantly with eyes wide open for the Almighty. The devotee questions why the Lord hesitates to bestow boons upon a humble seeker who has undergone sincere penance. As the song progresses, the emotional intensity rises through a series of rhetorical questions regarding whether God understands the value of a devotee's tearful prayers and devotion. It underscores themes of devotion (Bhakti), spiritual longing, and divine compassion, framing the seeker's entire existence around the yearning for God's grace.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Thavam purindhaen naan irukka / Varam tharavae nee irukka”
Rhyming of the second letter in consecutive lines: 'Thavam' and 'Varam' share the 'va' sound.
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Iru vizhi vaasal thirandhu vaithae”
'Iru vizhi vaasal' compares the two eyes to open doorways welcoming the divine.
Monai (Alliteration)
“Kungumathil niram eduthu / Kodi nilaa oli eduthu / Kaathirundhaen kaathirundhaen / Kadavulai paarthirundhaen”
Repetition of the initial sound 'Ka' across lines ('Kungumathil', 'Kodi', 'Kaathirundhaen', 'Kadavulai').
Repetition / Anaphora (Anuttaip Porul)
“Theriyavillaiyaa… theriyavillaiyaa…”
Repetition of words like 'Kaathirundhaen' and 'Theriyavillaiyaa' to intensify emotional plea.
Rhetorical Questions (Vinaa Aani)
“Kanneerin perumai innum puriyavillaiyaa…”
Series of dramatic questions questioning divine silence to heighten anguish and devotion.
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Trivia
'Poompuhar' (1964) is an iconic Tamil cinema adaptation of the ancient Tamil literary epic 'Silappatikaram' written by Ilango Adigal. The film featured a powerful screenplay written by former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, M. Karunanidhi, and memorable music composed by R. Sudarsanam, with lyrics penned by Aalangudi Somu.
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