Velli Rathangal (Sad)
From Paruva Kaalam · 1974
- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Singer
- P. Maduri
- Music director
- G. Devarajan
- Details
- Paruva Kaalam1974
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Velli rathangal azhagu megam | Beautiful clouds are like silver chariots, |
| Sellum veedhi sivantha vaanam | The red sky is the street through which they move. |
| Paavai nenjil ilamai raagam | In a young maiden's heart, a tune of youth, |
| Paada vanthathu paruva kaalam | The season of youth has arrived to sing. |
| Female | |
| Velli rathangal azhagu megam | Beautiful clouds are like silver chariots, |
| Sellum veedhi sivantha vaanam | The red sky is the street through which they move. |
| Paavai nenjil ilamai raagam | In a young maiden's heart, a tune of youth, |
| Paada vanthathu paruva kaalam | The season of youth has arrived to sing. |
| Paruva kaalam…..paruva kaalam…. | Season of youth... season of youth... |
| Female | |
| Paadum paravai aayiram naduvey | Amidst a thousand singing birds, |
| Naano paadavillai | Yet I am unable to sing. |
| Ingu paasam pozhiyum uyirkalukennai | To the souls here showering affection, |
| Yaeno theriyavilla | Why do they not understand me? |
| Female | |
| Ingae thavikkum ennai thetra | To comfort me as I suffer here, |
| Evarum varavillai | No one has come. |
| Naan ennai izhanthum unnai adainthaen | Though I lost myself to gain you, |
| Irunthum payan illai | It has still been in vain. |
| Female | |
| Velli rathangal azhagu megam | Beautiful clouds are like silver chariots, |
| Sellum veedhi sivantha vaanam | The red sky is the street through which they move. |
| Paavai nenjil ilamai raagam | In a young maiden's heart, a tune of youth, |
| Paada vanthathu paruva kaalam | The season of youth has arrived to sing. |
| Paruva kaalam…..paruva kaalam…. | Season of youth... season of youth... |
| Female | |
| Mullai kodiyum ennai paarththaal | If even the jasmine creeper looks at me, |
| Nenjam thudikkaatho | Wouldn't its heart throb with pain? |
| Alaimothum aruvi ennai kandaal | If the crashing waterfall sees me, |
| Kanneer vadikkaatho | Wouldn't it shed tears? |
| Female | |
| Annai madiyil pillai irunthum | Even with the child in its mother's lap, |
| Thuyaram theeravillai | The sorrow remains unalleviated. |
| Naan aasai kondu thazhuvum kaiyai | The hands I desire to embrace, |
| Ulagam yaerkkavillai…. | The world refuses to accept... |
| Female | |
| Velli rathangal azhagu megam | Beautiful clouds are like silver chariots, |
| Sellum veedhi sivantha vaanam | The red sky is the street through which they move. |
| Paavai nenjil ilamai raagam | In a young maiden's heart, a tune of youth, |
| Paada vanthathu paruva kaalam | The season of youth has arrived to sing. |
| Paruva kaalam…..paruva kaalam…. | Season of youth... season of youth... |
வெள்ளி ரதங்கள் அழகு மேகம்
செல்லும் வீதி சிவந்த வானம்
பாவை நெஞ்சில் துயர கீதம்
பாட வந்தது பருவ காலம்.....
Beautiful clouds are like silver chariots,
The red sky is the street through which they move.
In a young maiden's heart, a tune of youth,
The season of youth has arrived to sing.
வெள்ளி ரதங்கள் அழகு மேகம்
செல்லும் வீதி சிவந்த வானம்
பாவை நெஞ்சில் துயர கீதம்
பாட வந்தது பருவ காலம்.....
பருவ காலம்...பருவ காலம்...
Beautiful clouds are like silver chariots,
The red sky is the street through which they move.
In a young maiden's heart, a tune of youth,
The season of youth has arrived to sing.
Season of youth... season of youth...
பாடும் பறவை ஆயிரம் நடுவே
நானோ பாடவில்லை
இங்கு பாசம் பொழியும் உயிர்களுக்கென்னை
ஏனோ தெரியவில்லை
Amidst a thousand singing birds,
Yet I am unable to sing.
To the souls here showering affection,
Why do they not understand me?
இங்கே தவிக்கும் என்னை தேற்ற
எவரும் வரவில்லை
நான் என்னை இழந்தும் உன்னை அடைந்தேன்
இருந்தும் பயன் இல்லை
To comfort me as I suffer here,
No one has come.
Though I lost myself to gain you,
It has still been in vain.
வெள்ளி ரதங்கள் அழகு மேகம்
செல்லும் வீதி சிவந்த வானம்
பாவை நெஞ்சில் துயர கீதம்
பாட வந்தது பருவ காலம்.....
பருவ காலம்...பருவ காலம்...
Beautiful clouds are like silver chariots,
The red sky is the street through which they move.
In a young maiden's heart, a tune of youth,
The season of youth has arrived to sing.
Season of youth... season of youth...
முல்லைக் கொடியும் என்னைப் பார்த்தால்
நெஞ்சம் துடிக்காதோ
அலை மோதும் அருவி என்னைக் கண்டால்
கண்ணீர் வடிக்காதோ
If even the jasmine creeper looks at me,
Wouldn't its heart throb with pain?
If the crashing waterfall sees me,
Wouldn't it shed tears?
அன்னை மடியில் பிள்ளை இருந்தும்
துயரம் தீரவில்லை
நான் ஆசைக் கொண்டு தழுவும் கையை
உலகம் ஏற்கவில்லை........
Even with the child in its mother's lap,
The sorrow remains unalleviated.
The hands I desire to embrace,
The world refuses to accept...
வெள்ளி ரதங்கள் அழகு மேகம்
செல்லும் வீதி சிவந்த வானம்
பாவை நெஞ்சில் துயர கீதம்
பாட வந்தது பருவ காலம்.....
பருவ காலம்...பருவ காலம்...
Beautiful clouds are like silver chariots,
The red sky is the street through which they move.
In a young maiden's heart, a tune of youth,
The season of youth has arrived to sing.
Season of youth... season of youth...
Velli rathangal azhagu megam
Beautiful clouds are like silver chariots,
Sellum veedhi sivantha vaanam
The red sky is the street through which they move.
Paavai nenjil ilamai raagam
In a young maiden's heart, a tune of youth,
Paada vanthathu paruva kaalam
The season of youth has arrived to sing.
Velli rathangal azhagu megam
Beautiful clouds are like silver chariots,
Sellum veedhi sivantha vaanam
The red sky is the street through which they move.
Paavai nenjil ilamai raagam
In a young maiden's heart, a tune of youth,
Paada vanthathu paruva kaalam
The season of youth has arrived to sing.
Paruva kaalam…..paruva kaalam….
Season of youth... season of youth...
Paadum paravai aayiram naduvey
Amidst a thousand singing birds,
Naano paadavillai
Yet I am unable to sing.
Ingu paasam pozhiyum uyirkalukennai
To the souls here showering affection,
Yaeno theriyavilla
Why do they not understand me?
Ingae thavikkum ennai thetra
To comfort me as I suffer here,
Evarum varavillai
No one has come.
Naan ennai izhanthum unnai adainthaen
Though I lost myself to gain you,
Irunthum payan illai
It has still been in vain.
Velli rathangal azhagu megam
Beautiful clouds are like silver chariots,
Sellum veedhi sivantha vaanam
The red sky is the street through which they move.
Paavai nenjil ilamai raagam
In a young maiden's heart, a tune of youth,
Paada vanthathu paruva kaalam
The season of youth has arrived to sing.
Paruva kaalam…..paruva kaalam….
Season of youth... season of youth...
Mullai kodiyum ennai paarththaal
If even the jasmine creeper looks at me,
Nenjam thudikkaatho
Wouldn't its heart throb with pain?
Alaimothum aruvi ennai kandaal
If the crashing waterfall sees me,
Kanneer vadikkaatho
Wouldn't it shed tears?
Annai madiyil pillai irunthum
Even with the child in its mother's lap,
Thuyaram theeravillai
The sorrow remains unalleviated.
Naan aasai kondu thazhuvum kaiyai
The hands I desire to embrace,
Ulagam yaerkkavillai….
The world refuses to accept...
Velli rathangal azhagu megam
Beautiful clouds are like silver chariots,
Sellum veedhi sivantha vaanam
The red sky is the street through which they move.
Paavai nenjil ilamai raagam
In a young maiden's heart, a tune of youth,
Paada vanthathu paruva kaalam
The season of youth has arrived to sing.
Paruva kaalam…..paruva kaalam….
Season of youth... season of youth...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Velli Rathangal' contrasts the serene, joyful arrival of spring and youth in nature with the protagonist's profound personal grief. While the sky shines with silver clouds and birds sing cheerfully, the speaker feels isolated, burdened by unrequited or socially unaccepted love despite having sacrificed everything for her beloved.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai Ani)
“Velli rathangal azhagu megam / Sellum veedhi sivantha vaanam”
Comparing clouds moving across the evening red sky to silver chariots traversing a street.
Personification
“Mullai kodiyum ennai paarththaal nenjam thudikkaatho / Alaimothum aruvi ennai kandaal kanneer vadikkaatho”
Attributing human emotions such as heartbeats and shedding tears to a jasmine creeper and a waterfall.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Paavai nenjil ilamai raagam / Paada vanthathu paruva kaalam”
Repetition of initial consonants or vowels across words in a line.
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Trivia
The song was composed by legendary Malayalam music director G. Devarajan, who composed for a handful of prominent Tamil films in the 1970s. The lyrics were written by poet Pulamaipithan, known for incorporating rich imagery and classical Tamil literary tropes into film songs.
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