Uyirin Nizhale
From Rajangam · 1981
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Vani Jairam
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Details
- Rajangam1981
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Uyirin nizhalae vilagakoodaathu | The shadow of my soul must not move away, |
| Adi nenju sudugindrathae…ae…. | Oh, the deep heart burns inside... |
| Enai thaangum sumaithaangi | If the rest-stone that supports me |
| Sumaiyaagi ponaal | Itself turns into a burden, |
| Kanneeril vizhi moozhkumae…. | My eyes will drown in tears... |
| Female | |
| Uyirin nizhalae vilagakoodaathu | The shadow of my soul must not move away, |
| Adi nenju sudugindrathae…ae…. | Oh, the deep heart burns inside... |
| Enai thaangum sumaithaangi | If the rest-stone that supports me |
| Sumaiyaagi ponaal | Itself turns into a burden, |
| Kanneeril vizhi moozhkumae…. | My eyes will drown in tears... |
| Female | |
| {Pooththiruntha thaamarai poo | The lotus flower that had bloomed, |
| Neeril azhukkanathaiyyaa | Has become soiled in the water, oh sir; |
| Pedhai magal vaazhkkaiyindru | Today, this innocent girl's life |
| Soga vazhakkaanathaiyyaa} (2) | Has become a case of sorrow, oh sir. |
| Female | |
| Un varavu kandathanaal | Upon seeing your arrival, |
| Oralavu naan sirichen | I smiled to some extent; |
| Kaval ondru vanththathindru | As a distress arrived today, |
| Koonthalukku poo mudichchen | I adorned my hair with flowers. |
| Nanathavanam thee pidichchaa | If the garden of joy catches fire, |
| Yaarai solli naan azhaippaen | Whom shall I call out to and weep? |
| Nanathavanam thee pidichchaa | If the garden of joy catches fire, |
| Yaarai solli naan azhaippaen | Whom shall I call out to and weep? |
| Female | |
| Uyirin nizhalae vilagakoodaathu | The shadow of my soul must not move away, |
| Adi nenju sudugindrathae…ae…. | Oh, the deep heart burns inside... |
| Enai thaangum sumaithaangi | If the rest-stone that supports me |
| Sumaiyaagi ponaal | Itself turns into a burden, |
| Kanneeril vizhi moozhkumae…. | My eyes will drown in tears... |
| Kanneeril vizhi moozhkumae…. | My eyes will drown in tears... |
உயிரின் நிழலே விலகக்கூடாது
அடி நெஞ்சு சுடுகின்றதே...ஏ.....
எனைத் தாங்கும் சுமைதாங்கி
சுமையாகி போனால்
கண்ணீரில் விழி மூழ்குமே.....
The shadow of my soul must not move away,
Oh, the deep heart burns inside...
If the rest-stone that supports me
Itself turns into a burden,
My eyes will drown in tears...
உயிரின் நிழலே விலகக்கூடாது
அடி நெஞ்சு சுடுகின்றதே...ஏ.....
எனைத் தாங்கும் சுமைதாங்கி
சுமையாகி போனால்
கண்ணீரில் விழி மூழ்குமே.....
The shadow of my soul must not move away,
Oh, the deep heart burns inside...
If the rest-stone that supports me
Itself turns into a burden,
My eyes will drown in tears...
{பூத்திருந்த தாமரைப்பூ
நீரில் அழுக்கானதய்யா
பேதை மகள் வாழ்க்கையின்று
சோக வழக்கானதய்யா} (2)
The lotus flower that had bloomed,
Has become soiled in the water, oh sir;
Today, this innocent girl's life
Has become a case of sorrow, oh sir.
உன் வரவு கண்டதனால்
ஓரளவு நான் சிரிச்சேன்
காவல் ஒன்று வந்ததின்று
கூந்தலுக்கு பூ முடிச்சேன்
நந்தவனம் தீ பிடிச்சா
யாரை சொல்லி நான் அழைப்பேன்
நந்தவனம் தீ பிடிச்சா
யாரை சொல்லி நான் அழைப்பேன்
Upon seeing your arrival,
I smiled to some extent;
As a distress arrived today,
I adorned my hair with flowers.
If the garden of joy catches fire,
Whom shall I call out to and weep?
If the garden of joy catches fire,
Whom shall I call out to and weep?
உயிரின் நிழலே விலகக்கூடாது
அடி நெஞ்சு சுடுகின்றதே...ஏ.....
எனைத் தாங்கும் சுமைதாங்கி
சுமையாகி போனால்
கண்ணீரில் விழி மூழ்குமே.....
கண்ணீரில் விழி மூழ்குமே.....
The shadow of my soul must not move away,
Oh, the deep heart burns inside...
If the rest-stone that supports me
Itself turns into a burden,
My eyes will drown in tears...
My eyes will drown in tears...
Uyirin nizhalae vilagakoodaathu
The shadow of my soul must not move away,
Adi nenju sudugindrathae…ae….
Oh, the deep heart burns inside...
Enai thaangum sumaithaangi
If the rest-stone that supports me
Sumaiyaagi ponaal
Itself turns into a burden,
Kanneeril vizhi moozhkumae….
My eyes will drown in tears...
Uyirin nizhalae vilagakoodaathu
The shadow of my soul must not move away,
Adi nenju sudugindrathae…ae….
Oh, the deep heart burns inside...
Enai thaangum sumaithaangi
If the rest-stone that supports me
Sumaiyaagi ponaal
Itself turns into a burden,
Kanneeril vizhi moozhkumae….
My eyes will drown in tears...
{Pooththiruntha thaamarai poo
The lotus flower that had bloomed,
Neeril azhukkanathaiyyaa
Has become soiled in the water, oh sir;
Pedhai magal vaazhkkaiyindru
Today, this innocent girl's life
Soga vazhakkaanathaiyyaa} (2)
Has become a case of sorrow, oh sir.
Un varavu kandathanaal
Upon seeing your arrival,
Oralavu naan sirichen
I smiled to some extent;
Kaval ondru vanththathindru
As a distress arrived today,
Koonthalukku poo mudichchen
I adorned my hair with flowers.
Nanathavanam thee pidichchaa
If the garden of joy catches fire,
Yaarai solli naan azhaippaen
Whom shall I call out to and weep?
Nanathavanam thee pidichchaa
If the garden of joy catches fire,
Yaarai solli naan azhaippaen
Whom shall I call out to and weep?
Uyirin nizhalae vilagakoodaathu
The shadow of my soul must not move away,
Adi nenju sudugindrathae…ae….
Oh, the deep heart burns inside...
Enai thaangum sumaithaangi
If the rest-stone that supports me
Sumaiyaagi ponaal
Itself turns into a burden,
Kanneeril vizhi moozhkumae….
My eyes will drown in tears...
Kanneeril vizhi moozhkumae….
My eyes will drown in tears...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant song expresses intense emotional distress and heartbreak. The narrator mourns the loss of a sanctuary, comparing their partner or protector to a traditional 'sumaithaangi' (a stone bench built for weary travellers to rest heavy burdens). When the very pillar of support becomes a heavy burden itself, the protagonist is left helpless and grief-stricken. Through vivid imagery of a bloomed lotus getting soiled in murky water and a lush garden of joy catching fire, lyricist Vairamuthu captures the tragedy of an innocent woman whose happiness is abruptly consumed by sorrow, leaving her with no one to turn to for solace.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Enai thaangum sumaithaangi Sumaiyaagi ponaal”
Compares a supportive loved one to a 'sumaithaangi' (resting stone) that unexpectedly turns into a heavy burden ('sumai').
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Nanathavanam thee pidichchaa”
Compares a happy life full of peace and love to a blooming garden ('nandhavanam') catching fire.
Irony / Contrast
“Pooththiruntha thaamarai poo Neeril azhukkanathaiyyaa”
Contrasts a clean, blooming lotus with soiled water, reflecting how pure intentions/life became tarnished.
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Trivia
Written during lyricist Vairamuthu's early rise in Tamil cinema in the early 1980s, the song uses classical Tamil cultural metaphors like 'Sumaithaangi' (stone pillars historically placed along walking paths for porters to rest) to convey profound emotional dependency.
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