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Lyrics & meaning

Uyirodu Poradum

From Aaravalli · 1957

Lyricist
A. Maruthakasi
Singer
Seerkazhi Govindarajan
Music director
G. Ramanathan
Movie name
Aaravalli
Movie release year
1957
Lyrics added on
1 Mar 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Iruttaraiyil ullathadaa ulagam endrae
Iyambivittaan anupavaththaal idhayam nonthae
Irakkamattror saathi seyalin kodumaiyaalae
Inaintha ullam iru karai pol aanathadaa
Uyirodu poraadum velai
Uyirodu poraadum velai
Kaanum igavaazhvin sugam yaavum kankaatchi saalai
Uyirodu poraadum velai
Seyalaadum sathikaarar thollai
Sontha mathiyaalae nee vella mudiyaatha ellai
Ulagaalum podhu neethi engae
Unmai uruvaana ilangandru thalai saainthathingae
Ulagaalum podhu neethi engae
Unmai uruvaana ilangandru thalai saainthathingae
Vilaiyaadum aniyaayaththaalae
Vilaiyaadum aniyaayaththaalae
Solai malar kanda pudhuvaazhvu pariponathaalae
Uyirodu vaa
Poraadum velai
Malai thendral puyalaan pothu
Mangai manathaara oru theengum ninaiyaatha pedhai
Malai thendral puyalaan pothu
Mangai manathaara oru theengum ninaiyaatha pedhai
Manamaalai sugam kaanum neram
Kadhal paliyaagi rathameethu poguthe dhooram
Aaa…aa…aa…aa….
Uyirodu poraadum velai
Kadaloram manal veedu saatchi
Kandum kadhai pesum puvi maanthar soozhchchi
Kadaloram manal veedu saatchi
Kandum kadhai pesum puvi maanthar soozhchchi
"The world is trapped in a dark room," he said,
Speaking from bitter experience with an aching heart.
Because of the cruelty and wicked deeds of heartless people,
Hearts once united have been split like two separated riverbanks!
In this hour of fighting for life,
In this hour of fighting for life,
All the joys of this earthly life are merely a fleeting exhibition.
In this hour of fighting for life...
The torment caused by scheming plotters
Is a boundary you cannot conquer with your own wisdom alone.
Where is the universal justice that should rule the world?
Here, the innocent young calf of truth has bowed its head and fallen.
Where is the universal justice that should rule the world?
Here, the innocent young calf of truth has bowed its head and fallen.
Because of rampant injustice playing its cruel game,
Because of rampant injustice playing its cruel game,
Because the new life found by the garden flower was snatched away,
In this struggle...
In this hour of fighting for life...
When the gentle mountain breeze turned into a storm,
The innocent girl, who never wished harm in her heart, suffered.
When the gentle mountain breeze turned into a storm,
The innocent girl, who never wished harm in her heart, suffered.
At the very moment of tasting the joy of the wedding garland,
Love has been sacrificed, drifting away on a stream of blood!
Ah... ah... ah... ah...
In this hour of fighting for life...
The sandcastle by the seashore stands as a witness
To the plots of worldly people who watch and spin tales!
The sandcastle by the seashore stands as a witness
To the plots of worldly people who watch and spin tales!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This poignant song reflects on the tragic plight of innocent lovers separated and destroyed by societal cruelty, deceitful conspiracies, and relentless injustice. The lyricist laments how a pure heart, compared to a gentle breeze or a blooming garden flower, is devastated when life's circumstances turn into a raging storm. Set against a backdrop of suffering, the song questions where universal justice has gone when truth itself is sacrificed. Seerkazhi Govindarajan's powerful vocals convey deep despair and philosophical resignation, reminding the listener that worldly pleasures are transient like an exhibition, while human malice can tear united hearts apart.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monaai (Initial Alliteration)

“Iruttaraiyil ullathadaa ulagam endrae / Iyambivittaan anupavaththaal idhayam nonthae”

Repetition of the initial sound 'I' across lines to create rhythmic flow.

Simile (Upamai)

“Inaintha ullam iru karai pol aanathadaa”

Comparing united hearts that have drifted apart to two opposite riverbanks using the explicit comparison word 'pol'.

Metaphor (Uruvakam)

“Kaanum igavaazhvin sugam yaavum kankaatchi saalai”

Directly equating the transient pleasures of worldly life to a temporary exhibition hall.

Metaphor (Uruvakam)

“Malai thendral puyalaan pothu”

Comparing gentle emotions turning into sudden tragic turmoil to a mountain breeze transforming into a violent storm.

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Trivia

Aaravalli (1957) was a classic Tamil mythological film directed by Krishna Rao, featuring music by G. Ramanathan. Lyricist A. Maruthakasi's deep philosophical lines, delivered through Seerkazhi Govindarajan's resonant voice, made this dramatic song an enduring classic of 1950s Tamil cinema.

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