Vinn Poley
From Amarakavi · 1952
- Lyricist
- Suratha
- Music director
- G. Ramanathan
- Details
- Amarakavi1952
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Vinn polae neela nira kattum | Displaying a blue hue like the vast sky, |
| Uyarndha mani vaithirukkum | And holding high-value precious gems within, |
| Thanneer irundhum thaagam theerkkaadhu | Despite having plenty of water, it cannot quench thirst, |
| Theerkkaadhu….ye….eee | Cannot quench... oh... |
| Male | |
| Pagal iravaal vayadhaagi | Aging through the endless cycle of day and night, |
| Kondu varum ivvulagam | This world that carries on, |
| Pagal iravaal vayadhaagi | Aging through the endless cycle of day and night, |
| Kondu varum ivvulagam…aaa…aaa | This world that carries on... ah... ah... |
| Peridhaaga paesum idhaiyae…ye …ye… | Yet people speak so grandly of this very thing... oh... oh... |
விண் போல நீல நிறம் காட்டும்
உயர்ந்தமணி வைத்திருக்கும்
தண்ணீர் இருந்தும் தாகம் தீர்க்காது
தீர்க்காது....ஏ ....ஈ .....
Displaying a blue hue like the vast sky,
And holding high-value precious gems within,
Despite having plenty of water, it cannot quench thirst,
Cannot quench... oh...
பகல் இரவால் வயதாகிக் கொண்டு வரும்
இவ்வுலகம்
பகல் இரவால் வயதாகிக் கொண்டு வரும்
இவ்வுலகம்....ஆஆ
பெரிதாக பேசும் இதையே...ஏ ....ஏ
Aging through the endless cycle of day and night,
This world that carries on,
Aging through the endless cycle of day and night,
This world that carries on... ah... ah...
Yet people speak so grandly of this very thing... oh... oh...
Vinn polae neela nira kattum
Displaying a blue hue like the vast sky,
Uyarndha mani vaithirukkum
And holding high-value precious gems within,
Thanneer irundhum thaagam theerkkaadhu
Despite having plenty of water, it cannot quench thirst,
Theerkkaadhu….ye….eee
Cannot quench... oh...
Pagal iravaal vayadhaagi
Aging through the endless cycle of day and night,
Kondu varum ivvulagam
This world that carries on,
Pagal iravaal vayadhaagi
Aging through the endless cycle of day and night,
Kondu varum ivvulagam…aaa…aaa
This world that carries on... ah... ah...
Peridhaaga paesum idhaiyae…ye …ye…
Yet people speak so grandly of this very thing... oh... oh...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This enigmatic verse written by poet Suratha for the movie Amarakavi (1952) uses the ocean as a philosophical metaphor for worldly existence. Although the ocean boasts a stunning sky-blue color and hides rich treasures in its depths, its vast body of salty water remains useless for quenching human thirst. Similarly, although people praise the grand material world that relentlessly ages through the cycles of day and night, it ultimately fails to satisfy inner spiritual longing.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Upamai (Simile)
“Vinn polae neela nira kattum”
Compares the ocean's vast blue color to the color of the sky using the comparative marker 'polae'.
Muran (Paradox / Antithesis)
“Thanneer irundhum thaagam theerkkaadhu”
Presents the paradox of having an entire ocean of water that is fundamentally unable to quench a person's thirst.
Sol Pinvaru Nilaiyani (Repetition of lines for poetic emphasis)
“Pagal iravaal vayadhaagi”
The line emphasizing the continuous passage of time and aging of the world is repeated to emphasize the transient nature of life.
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Trivia
Amarakavi (1952) was one of the notable comeback films for M. K. Thiyagaraja Bhagavathar (MKT), Tamil cinema's first superstar, following his acquittal in the Lakshmikanthan murder case. The lyricist Suratha gained the celebrated title 'Uvamai Kavagnar' (Poet of Similes) for his unique mastery in embedding rich poetic metaphors and riddles like this into song lyrics.
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