Udal Aaviyum Pol
From Naam Iruvar – 1947 Film · 1947
- Lyricist
- K. P. Kamatchisundaram
- Singer
- T. S. Bagavathi
- Music director
- R. Sudharsanam
- Details
- Naam Iruvar – 1947 Film1947
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Udal aaviyum pol vaazhvadhendro | When will we live together like body and soul? |
| Oviyamae naam | We are like a painting! |
| Unmai kaadhal poi dhaana | Is true love a lie? |
| Nam kaadhal poi dhaana | Is our love a lie? |
| Udal aaviyum pol vaazhvadhendro | When will we live together like body and soul? |
| Oviyamae naam | We are like a painting! |
| Unmai kaadhal poi dhaana | Is true love a lie? |
| Nam kaadhal poi dhaana | Is our love a lie? |
| Female | |
| Malar manam tharumaa | Will the flower offer its fragrance? |
| Namm manam kalithiduma | Will our hearts rejoice? |
| Kaadhal malar manam tharumaa | Will the flower of love offer its fragrance? |
| Naan kaanbathellam veen kanavaa | Is everything I see a vain dream? |
| Kavalai minjiduma | Will sorrow alone remain? |
| Female | |
| Kaanbathellaam veen kanavaa | Is everything I see a vain dream? |
| kavalai minjidumaa | Will sorrow alone remain? |
| Kadalum ….nilavum | Like the ocean... and the moon... |
| Polum inba gadhi kidaithidumaa | Will we attain such a blissful state? |
| Kadalum ….nilavum | Like the ocean... and the moon... |
| Polum inba gadhi kidaithidumaa | Will we attain such a blissful state? |
| Namm kaadhal poidhaana | Is our love a lie? |
| Unmai kaadhal poidhaana | Is true love a lie? |
உடல் ஆவியும் போல் வாழ்வதன்றோ
ஓவியமே நாம்
உண்மை காதல் பொய்தானா
நம் காதல் பொய்தானா
உடல் ஆவியும் போல் வாழ்வதன்றோ.....
ஓவியமே நாம்
உண்மை காதல் பொய்தானா
நம் காதல் பொய்தானா
When will we live together like body and soul?
We are like a painting!
Is true love a lie?
Is our love a lie?
When will we live together like body and soul?
We are like a painting!
Is true love a lie?
Is our love a lie?
மலர் மணம் தருமா
நம் மனம் களித்திடுமா
காதல் மலர் மணம் தருமா
நான் காண்பதெல்லாம் வீண் கனவா
கவலை மிஞ்சிடுமா....
Will the flower offer its fragrance?
Will our hearts rejoice?
Will the flower of love offer its fragrance?
Is everything I see a vain dream?
Will sorrow alone remain?
காண்பதெல்லாம் வீண் கனவா
கவலை மிஞ்சிடுமா....
கடலும்......நிலவும்
போலும் இன்பக் கதி கிடைத்திடுமா
கடலும்......நிலவும்
போலும் இன்பக் கதி கிடைத்திடுமா
நம் காதல் பொய்தானா
உண்மை காதல் பொய்தானா......
Is everything I see a vain dream?
Will sorrow alone remain?
Like the ocean... and the moon...
Will we attain such a blissful state?
Like the ocean... and the moon...
Will we attain such a blissful state?
Is our love a lie?
Is true love a lie?
Udal aaviyum pol vaazhvadhendro
When will we live together like body and soul?
Oviyamae naam
We are like a painting!
Unmai kaadhal poi dhaana
Is true love a lie?
Nam kaadhal poi dhaana
Is our love a lie?
Udal aaviyum pol vaazhvadhendro
When will we live together like body and soul?
Oviyamae naam
We are like a painting!
Unmai kaadhal poi dhaana
Is true love a lie?
Nam kaadhal poi dhaana
Is our love a lie?
Malar manam tharumaa
Will the flower offer its fragrance?
Namm manam kalithiduma
Will our hearts rejoice?
Kaadhal malar manam tharumaa
Will the flower of love offer its fragrance?
Naan kaanbathellam veen kanavaa
Is everything I see a vain dream?
Kavalai minjiduma
Will sorrow alone remain?
Kaanbathellaam veen kanavaa
Is everything I see a vain dream?
kavalai minjidumaa
Will sorrow alone remain?
Kadalum ….nilavum
Like the ocean... and the moon...
Polum inba gadhi kidaithidumaa
Will we attain such a blissful state?
Kadalum ….nilavum
Like the ocean... and the moon...
Polum inba gadhi kidaithidumaa
Will we attain such a blissful state?
Namm kaadhal poidhaana
Is our love a lie?
Unmai kaadhal poidhaana
Is true love a lie?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic song expresses the intense yearning and existential despair of separated lovers. The protagonist questions if true love—meant to be an indivisible bond like the body and soul—is merely a false illusion or an unattainable dream. Using vivid natural metaphors of blooming flowers, the ocean, and the moon, the song laments the tragic possibility that deep love might yield only lingering grief rather than lasting spiritual bliss.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Udal aaviyum pol vaazhvadhendro”
Compares the intimacy of lovers to the inseparable bond between the body (udal) and soul/spirit (aavi).
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Kaadhal malar manam tharumaa”
Refers to love as a blooming flower (Kaadhal malar) that bestows fragrance and joy.
Cosmic Simile (Uvamai)
“Kadalum ….nilavum Polum inba gadhi kidaithidumaa”
Compares supreme happiness (inba gadhi) to the natural, tide-driving harmony between the ocean and the moon.
Refrain and Anaphora
“Unmai kaadhal poi dhaana / Nam kaadhal poi dhaana”
Repetition of the rhetorical question questioning if love is a lie emphasizes heartbreak and despair.
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Trivia
Naam Iruvar (1947), directed by A. V. Meiyappan (AVM Productions), was a historic blockbuster released during the year of India's independence. While famous for featuring Subramania Bharati's nationalist songs, its original romantic tracks composed by R. Sudarsanam were also deeply popular among audiences of the era.
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