- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- P. Leela
- Music director
- Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
- Movie name
- Paar Magaley Paar
- Movie release year
- 1963
- Lyrics added on
- 30 Mar 2019
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This poignant song explores the themes of identity, selfless sacrifice, and deep maternal and filial love. It reflects the emotional turmoil involving two daughters—one considered the biological child and the other a foster child—and the burden of an unspoken truth that creates anguish within the family. Understanding that a mother cannot choose between her children just as she cannot choose between her two eyes, one daughter decides to make the ultimate sacrifice to bring solace to her father's troubled heart. Deeply grateful for being nurtured like the apple of her mother's eye despite her outsider status, she finds the iron strength required to step away quietly. Recognizing herself as the one who entered their lives later, she accepts her departure gracefully so that harmony and peace may finally be restored to her father's noble, golden heart.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Contrast / Anthesis (Muran)
“Sondha magal indha magal... Indha magal vandha magal”
Contrasts 'Sondha magal' (own/biological daughter) with 'Vandha magal' (arrived/foster daughter) to highlight the central conflict of identity and belonging.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Aval endha vidham piritharivaal kannai”
Compares two daughters to the mother's two eyes ('kannai'), illustrating that love for both children is equally indispensable and inseparable.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Thyaagam seiya irumbu nenjam vendum”
Uses 'Irumbu nenjam' (iron heart) to symbolize the immense strength required to make a painful sacrifice.
Emona / Internal Rhyme (Edhugai)
“Vandhaal irundhaal vandhaval thaan pirigindraal”
Employs internal rhyming and rhythmic repetition of words ('Vandhaal irundhaal / Vandhaval') to emphasize the journey of coming, staying, and leaving.
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Trivia
The film 'Paar Magaley Paar' (1963), directed by A. Bhimsingh, features music composed by the legendary duo Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy with lyrics written by Kannadasan. The track is sung by P. Susheela and T. M. Soundararajan, capturing a critical emotional climax in the movie starring Sivaji Ganesan, Sowcar Janaki, and B. Saroja Devi.
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