Unakken Veen Kavalai
From Sudharsan · 1951
- Lyricist
- Papanasam Sivan
- Singers
- P. U. Chinnappa, Kannamba
- Music director
- G. Ramanathan
- Details
- Sudharsan1951
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Unakkaen veen kavalai | Why do you worry unnecessarily? |
| Ulagamellam paandurangan kuzhandhaigal | Everyone in the world is Panduranga's child. |
| Unakkaen veen kavalai | Why do you worry unnecessarily? |
| Female | |
| Kavalai illadhavarkku pendatti pillai yen | Why does a person without worries need a wife and child? |
| Kavalai illadhavarkku pendatti pillai yen | Why does a person without worries need a wife and child? |
| Kaashaayam aniyalaamae | Couldn't they just wear saffron robes? |
| Pendatti pillai yen kaashayam aniyalaamae | Why a wife and child, couldn't they wear saffron robes? |
| Male | |
| Kaashaya veshathai kandaal mayanguveno | Will I be fooled upon seeing a saffron attire? |
| Kaashaya veshathai kandaal mayanguveno | Will I be fooled upon seeing a saffron attire? |
| Vittalan enndrennamo paedhaai | Oh foolish girl, why think only of Vittala? |
| Kaashaya veshathai kandaal mayanguveno | Will I be fooled upon seeing a saffron attire? |
| Vittalan enndrennamo paedhaai | Oh foolish girl, why think only of Vittala? |
| Female | |
| Ungal kabada vaedhaanthathai kettaal | If people hear your deceitful philosophy, |
| Ungal kabada vaedhaanthathai kettaal | If people hear your deceitful philosophy, |
| Ulagam kai kotti sirikkadhoo | Won't the world clap its hands and laugh? |
| Ulagam kai kotti sirikkadhoo | Won't the world clap its hands and laugh? |
| Male | |
| Ulagu sirithaalum unmaikku azhivundoo | Even if the world laughs, can the truth ever be destroyed? |
| Ulagu sirithaalum unmaikku azhivundoo | Even if the world laughs, can the truth ever be destroyed? |
| Uyar dheivam endhan vittobha | My Supreme Deity is Vithoba! |
| Uyar dheivam endhan vittobha | My Supreme Deity is Vithoba! |
| Female | |
| Avar ungal pasi theerpaar | He will satisfy your hunger, |
| Paanai satti samaippaar | He will cook in pots and pans! |
| Avar ungal pasi theerpaar | He will satisfy your hunger, |
| Paanai satti samaippaar | He will cook in pots and pans! |
| Asaiyaamal amarndhirungal | Just sit without moving, |
| Neengal asaiyaamal amarnthirungal | You just sit without moving! |
ஆண்
: உனக்கேன் வீண் கவலை
உலகமெல்லாம் பாண்டுரங்கன் குழந்தைகள்
உனக்கேன் வீண் கவலை
Why do you worry unnecessarily?
Everyone in the world is Panduranga's child.
Why do you worry unnecessarily?
பெண்
: கவலை இல்லாதவர்க்கு பெண்டாட்டி பிள்ளை ஏன்
கவலை இல்லாதவர்க்கு பெண்டாட்டி பிள்ளை ஏன்
காஷாயம் அணியலாமே.....
பெண்டாட்டி பிள்ளை ஏன் காஷாயம் அணியலாமே
Why does a person without worries need a wife and child?
Why does a person without worries need a wife and child?
Couldn't they just wear saffron robes?
Why a wife and child, couldn't they wear saffron robes?
ஆண்
: காஷாய வேஷத்தை கண்டால் மயங்குவனோ
காஷாய வேஷத்தை கண்டால் மயங்குவனோ
விட்டலன் என்றெண்ணமோ பேதாய்
காஷாய வேஷத்தை கண்டால் மயங்குவனோ
விட்டலன் என்றெண்ணமோ பேதாய்..
Will I be fooled upon seeing a saffron attire?
Will I be fooled upon seeing a saffron attire?
Oh foolish girl, why think only of Vittala?
Will I be fooled upon seeing a saffron attire?
Oh foolish girl, why think only of Vittala?
பெண்
: உங்கள் கபட வேதாந்தத்தை கேட்டால்
உங்கள் கபட வேதாந்தத்தை கேட்டால்
உலகம் கைக் கொட்டி சிரிக்காதோ
உலகம் கைக் கொட்டி சிரிக்காதோ
If people hear your deceitful philosophy,
If people hear your deceitful philosophy,
Won't the world clap its hands and laugh?
Won't the world clap its hands and laugh?
ஆண்
: உலகு சிரித்தாலும் உண்மைக்கு அழிவுண்டோ
உலகு சிரித்தாலும் உண்மைக்கு அழிவுண்டோ
உயர் தெய்வம் எந்தன் விட்டோபா
உயர் தெய்வம் எந்தன் விட்டோபா
Even if the world laughs, can the truth ever be destroyed?
Even if the world laughs, can the truth ever be destroyed?
My Supreme Deity is Vithoba!
My Supreme Deity is Vithoba!
பெண்
: அவர் உங்கள் பசித் தீர்ப்பார்
பானை சட்டி சமைப்பார்
அவர் உங்கள் பசித் தீர்ப்பார்
பானை சட்டி சமைப்பார்
அசையாமல் அமர்ந்திருங்கள்
நீங்கள் அசையாமல் அமர்ந்திருங்கள்
He will satisfy your hunger,
He will cook in pots and pans!
He will satisfy your hunger,
He will cook in pots and pans!
Just sit without moving,
You just sit without moving!
Unakkaen veen kavalai
Why do you worry unnecessarily?
Ulagamellam paandurangan kuzhandhaigal
Everyone in the world is Panduranga's child.
Unakkaen veen kavalai
Why do you worry unnecessarily?
Kavalai illadhavarkku pendatti pillai yen
Why does a person without worries need a wife and child?
Kavalai illadhavarkku pendatti pillai yen
Why does a person without worries need a wife and child?
Kaashaayam aniyalaamae
Couldn't they just wear saffron robes?
Pendatti pillai yen kaashayam aniyalaamae
Why a wife and child, couldn't they wear saffron robes?
Kaashaya veshathai kandaal mayanguveno
Will I be fooled upon seeing a saffron attire?
Kaashaya veshathai kandaal mayanguveno
Will I be fooled upon seeing a saffron attire?
Vittalan enndrennamo paedhaai
Oh foolish girl, why think only of Vittala?
Kaashaya veshathai kandaal mayanguveno
Will I be fooled upon seeing a saffron attire?
Vittalan enndrennamo paedhaai
Oh foolish girl, why think only of Vittala?
Ungal kabada vaedhaanthathai kettaal
If people hear your deceitful philosophy,
Ungal kabada vaedhaanthathai kettaal
If people hear your deceitful philosophy,
Ulagam kai kotti sirikkadhoo
Won't the world clap its hands and laugh?
Ulagam kai kotti sirikkadhoo
Won't the world clap its hands and laugh?
Ulagu sirithaalum unmaikku azhivundoo
Even if the world laughs, can the truth ever be destroyed?
Ulagu sirithaalum unmaikku azhivundoo
Even if the world laughs, can the truth ever be destroyed?
Uyar dheivam endhan vittobha
My Supreme Deity is Vithoba!
Uyar dheivam endhan vittobha
My Supreme Deity is Vithoba!
Avar ungal pasi theerpaar
He will satisfy your hunger,
Paanai satti samaippaar
He will cook in pots and pans!
Avar ungal pasi theerpaar
He will satisfy your hunger,
Paanai satti samaippaar
He will cook in pots and pans!
Asaiyaamal amarndhirungal
Just sit without moving,
Neengal asaiyaamal amarnthirungal
You just sit without moving!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic song takes the form of a philosophical debate between a devout devotee of Lord Vittala (Panduranga) and a pragmatic skeptic. The devotee advocates absolute surrender to God, asserting that Lord Vithoba will take care of every worldly need, even mundane chores like cooking food, if one surrenders completely. The opposing perspective challenges this idealist philosophy as deceptive and impractical for householders.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhetorical Question
“Ulagam kai kotti sirikkadhoo”
Questions like 'Ulagam kai kotti sirikkadhoo' (Won't the world clap and laugh?) are used dramatically to challenge the opposing viewpoint.
Anaphora / Repetition
“Ulagu sirithaalum unmaikku azhivundoo”
Lines are repeated sequentially to reinforce emotional emphasis and philosophical conviction.
Imagery / Anthropomorphism
“Paanai satti samaippaar”
Depicting Lord Vitthal taking up cookware to cook food ('Paanai satti samaippaar') provides vivid personal imagery of divine grace.
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Trivia
Sudharsan (1951) was one of the final films featuring the famed Carnatic musician and cinema superstar P. U. Chinnappa, who passed away in September 1951 shortly before or around the time of the film's release.
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