Ulagam Oru Naal Pirandhathu
From Thirumangalyam · 1974
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- Jayalalithaa
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Thirumangalyam1974
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Ulagam oru naal piranthathu | The world was born one day |
| Adhu oomaaiyaagave irunthathu | It existed in total silence |
| Female | |
| Ulagam oru naal piranthathu | The world was born one day |
| Adhu oomaaiyaagave irunthathu | It existed in total silence |
| Female | |
| Mozhiyae vizhiyaal nadanthathu | Language expressed itself through eyes |
| Mozhiyae vizhiyaal nadanthathu | Language expressed itself through eyes |
| Adhil azhagum sugamum irunthathu | In that, there was beauty and pleasure |
| Female | |
| Ulagam oru naal piranthathu | The world was born one day |
| Adhu oomaaiyaagave irunthathu | It existed in total silence |
| Female | |
| Megangal sollum sollai | The words spoken by the clouds |
| Kettathu illaiyo | Have you not heard them? |
| Megangal sollum sollai | The words spoken by the clouds |
| Kettathu illaiyo | Have you not heard them? |
| Anbu vethangal paadidum | Singing the scriptures of love |
| Thendral illaiyo | Is there not a gentle breeze? |
| Kaagamum killaiyum pesavillaiyo | Do the crow and the parrot not speak? |
| Kanmani paarvaiyae baashaithaan illaiyo | Isn't the gaze of the beloved a language of its own? |
| Female | |
| Ulagam oru naal piranthathu | The world was born one day |
| Adhu oomaaiyaagave irunthathu | It existed in total silence |
| Female | |
| Kovilil deivam undu | There is a deity in the temple |
| Vaarthai illaiyae | There are no spoken words |
| Kovilil deivam undu | There is a deity in the temple |
| Vaarththai illaiyae | There are no spoken words |
| Mani osaiyai pol oru | Like the resonant sound of the temple bell |
| Baashai illaiyae | Is there no language like that? |
| Aayiram vaarthaiyil anbu illaiyae | There is no true love in a thousand spoken words |
| Annamae deivamae mounamae mullaiyae | Oh swan, oh deity, oh silence, oh jasmine flower! |
| Female | |
| Ulagam oru naal piranthathu | The world was born one day |
| Adhu oomaaiyaagave irunthathu | It existed in total silence |
| Female | |
| Paal vanna pachchai kili | Milky-fair green parrot |
| Muthu nagaiyae | Possessor of a pearl-like smile |
| Thamizh paadalgal thaedidum | Sought after by timeless Tamil poetry |
| Vatta vizhiyae | Oh round-eyed beauty! |
| Mogana raagathil thointha mugamae | A face steeped in the serene Mohanam melody |
| Moovarum devarum unnudan samamae | Even the Trinity and celestial gods are equal to you |
| Female | |
| Ulagam oru naal piranthathu | The world was born one day |
| Adhu oomaaiyaagave irunthathu | It existed in total silence |
| Mozhiyae vizhiyaal nadanthathu | Language expressed itself through eyes |
| Athil azhagum sugamum irunthathu | In that, there was beauty and pleasure |
| Hmm hmm hmm…mm | Hmm hmm hmm...mm |
| Hmm hmm mm mm mm hmm mm | Hmm hmm mm mm mm hmm mm |
| Hmm hmm mm mm mm hmm mm | Hmm hmm mm mm mm hmm mm |
உலகம் ஒரு நாள் பிறந்தது
அது ஊமையாகவே இருந்தது
The world was born one day
It existed in total silence
உலகம் ஒரு நாள் பிறந்தது
அது ஊமையாகவே இருந்தது
The world was born one day
It existed in total silence
மொழியே விழியால் நடந்தது
மொழியே விழியால் நடந்தது
அதில் அழகும் சுகமும் இருந்தது
Language expressed itself through eyes
Language expressed itself through eyes
In that, there was beauty and pleasure
உலகம் ஒரு நாள் பிறந்தது
அது ஊமையாகவே இருந்தது
The world was born one day
It existed in total silence
மேகங்கள் சொல்லும் சொல்லை
கேட்டது இல்லையோ
மேகங்கள் சொல்லும் சொல்லை
கேட்டது இல்லையோ
அன்பு வேதங்கள் பாடிடும்
தென்றல் இல்லையோ
காகமும் கிளியும் பேசவில்லையோ
கண்மணி பார்வையே பாஷைத்தான் இல்லையோ
The words spoken by the clouds
Have you not heard them?
The words spoken by the clouds
Have you not heard them?
Singing the scriptures of love
Is there not a gentle breeze?
Do the crow and the parrot not speak?
Isn't the gaze of the beloved a language of its own?
உலகம் ஒரு நாள் பிறந்தது
அது ஊமையாகவே இருந்தது
The world was born one day
It existed in total silence
கோவிலில் தெய்வம் உண்டு
வார்த்தை இல்லையே
கோவிலில் தெய்வம் உண்டு
வார்த்தை இல்லையே
மணி ஓசைப் போல் ஒரு
பாஷை இல்லையே
ஆயிரம் வார்த்தையில் அன்பு இல்லையே
அன்னமே தெய்வமே மௌனமே முல்லையே
There is a deity in the temple
There are no spoken words
There is a deity in the temple
There are no spoken words
Like the resonant sound of the temple bell
Is there no language like that?
There is no true love in a thousand spoken words
Oh swan, oh deity, oh silence, oh jasmine flower!
உலகம் ஒரு நாள் பிறந்தது
அது ஊமையாகவே இருந்தது
The world was born one day
It existed in total silence
பால்வண்ணம் பச்சைக்கிளி
முத்து நகையே
தமிழ்ப்பாடல்கள் தேடிடும்
வட்ட விழியே
மோகன ராகத்தில் தொணித்த முகமே
மூவரும் தேவரும் உன்னுடன் சமமே
Milky-fair green parrot
Possessor of a pearl-like smile
Sought after by timeless Tamil poetry
Oh round-eyed beauty!
A face steeped in the serene Mohanam melody
Even the Trinity and celestial gods are equal to you
உலகம் ஒரு நாள் பிறந்தது
அது ஊமையாகவே இருந்தது
மொழியே விழியால் நடந்தது
அதில் அழகும் சுகமும் இருந்தது
ஹ்ம்ம் ஹ்ம்ம் ஹ்ம்ம்.....ம்ம்
ஹ்ம்ம் ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம் ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம்
ஹ்ம்ம் ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம் ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம்
The world was born one day
It existed in total silence
Language expressed itself through eyes
In that, there was beauty and pleasure
Hmm hmm hmm...mm
Hmm hmm mm mm mm hmm mm
Hmm hmm mm mm mm hmm mm
Ulagam oru naal piranthathu
The world was born one day
Adhu oomaaiyaagave irunthathu
It existed in total silence
Ulagam oru naal piranthathu
The world was born one day
Adhu oomaaiyaagave irunthathu
It existed in total silence
Mozhiyae vizhiyaal nadanthathu
Language expressed itself through eyes
Mozhiyae vizhiyaal nadanthathu
Language expressed itself through eyes
Adhil azhagum sugamum irunthathu
In that, there was beauty and pleasure
Ulagam oru naal piranthathu
The world was born one day
Adhu oomaaiyaagave irunthathu
It existed in total silence
Megangal sollum sollai
The words spoken by the clouds
Kettathu illaiyo
Have you not heard them?
Megangal sollum sollai
The words spoken by the clouds
Kettathu illaiyo
Have you not heard them?
Anbu vethangal paadidum
Singing the scriptures of love
Thendral illaiyo
Is there not a gentle breeze?
Kaagamum killaiyum pesavillaiyo
Do the crow and the parrot not speak?
Kanmani paarvaiyae baashaithaan illaiyo
Isn't the gaze of the beloved a language of its own?
Ulagam oru naal piranthathu
The world was born one day
Adhu oomaaiyaagave irunthathu
It existed in total silence
Kovilil deivam undu
There is a deity in the temple
Vaarthai illaiyae
There are no spoken words
Kovilil deivam undu
There is a deity in the temple
Vaarththai illaiyae
There are no spoken words
Mani osaiyai pol oru
Like the resonant sound of the temple bell
Baashai illaiyae
Is there no language like that?
Aayiram vaarthaiyil anbu illaiyae
There is no true love in a thousand spoken words
Annamae deivamae mounamae mullaiyae
Oh swan, oh deity, oh silence, oh jasmine flower!
Ulagam oru naal piranthathu
The world was born one day
Adhu oomaaiyaagave irunthathu
It existed in total silence
Paal vanna pachchai kili
Milky-fair green parrot
Muthu nagaiyae
Possessor of a pearl-like smile
Thamizh paadalgal thaedidum
Sought after by timeless Tamil poetry
Vatta vizhiyae
Oh round-eyed beauty!
Mogana raagathil thointha mugamae
A face steeped in the serene Mohanam melody
Moovarum devarum unnudan samamae
Even the Trinity and celestial gods are equal to you
Ulagam oru naal piranthathu
The world was born one day
Adhu oomaaiyaagave irunthathu
It existed in total silence
Mozhiyae vizhiyaal nadanthathu
Language expressed itself through eyes
Athil azhagum sugamum irunthathu
In that, there was beauty and pleasure
Hmm hmm hmm…mm
Hmm hmm hmm...mm
Hmm hmm mm mm mm hmm mm
Hmm hmm mm mm mm hmm mm
Hmm hmm mm mm mm hmm mm
Hmm hmm mm mm mm hmm mm
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Ulagam Oru Naal Piranthathu is a deeply poetic and romantic song from the 1974 Tamil film Thirumangalyam, penned by the legendary lyricist Kannadasan. The central theme of the song is the eloquence of silence and non-verbal communication. It asserts that when the world was newly created, speech did not exist, yet true emotion, beauty, and love flourished purely through the eyes and unspoken understanding. \n\nKannadasan uses rich nature imagery—such as clouds speaking silently, breezes singing scriptures of love, and temple bells communicating without words—to illustrate that spoken words are unnecessary to convey pure love. Comparing the beloved to a silent idol in a temple, a graceful swan, and a serene raga, the song celebrates quiet love as divine, sacred, and superior to thousands of meaningless words.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Kanmani paarvaiyae baashaithaan illaiyo”
Comparing the look in the beloved's eyes directly to a complete language of its own without explicit comparison words.
Personification
“Anbu vethangal paadidum Thendral illaiyo”
Attributing human speech and singing capabilities to natural elements like clouds and breezes.
Visual Imagery (Uvamai / Anugaram)
“Paal vanna pachchai kili Muthu nagaiyae”
Using vivid color imagery and pearl metaphors ('Paal vanna', 'Muthu nagai') to evoke natural elegance and charm.
Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyming)
“Kovilil deivam undu Vaarthai illaiyae”
Rhyming of second letters across contiguous lines ('Kovilil' / 'Mani osaiyai' / 'Aayiram').
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Trivia
Thirumangalyam (1974) starred Jayalalithaa and Muthuraman in lead roles and was notably Jayalalithaa's 100th film. The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan (MSV), and the lyrics were written by Kannadasan, who often infused deep Vedantic philosophy into romantic lyrics.
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