P. Susheela’s haunting voice carries ‘Irandu Kiligal Sernthu’ from the album Sorkkam Naragam. Lyricist Kannadasan and composer Shankar Ganesh craft a melancholic contrast between idealized love and societal constraints.
Irandu Kiligal Sernthu
P. Susheela • From “Sorkkam Naragam”
What is the meaning of Irandu Kiligal Sernthu Lyrics from Sorkkam Naragam?
Kannadasan contrasts two parrots uniting for romance with a woman bearing an empty marital thread. The lyrics detail her divided home: ‘The wife is here, but where’s the husband? There’s a dividing line between them.’
Irandu Kiligal Saernthu NadaththumTwo parrots join together to stage a performance.
Inba Kadhal NaadagamA sweet drama of romance.
Oo Indru Thodangum KaaviyamOh, an epic poem begins today.
Irandu Kiligal Saernthu NadaththumTwo parrots join together to stage a performance.
Inba Kadhal NaadagamA sweet drama of romance.
Oo Indru Thodangum KaaviyamOh, an epic poem begins today.
Thiranda Paruvm Aadi PaadumA ripe beauty dances and sings.
Sittu Kuruvi OviyamLike a sparrow in a painting.
Oo Thiranda Paruvam Aadi PaadumOh, a ripe beauty dances and sings.
Sittu Kuruvi OviyamLike a sparrow in a painting.
Serum Sugangal AayiramBringing together a thousand pleasures.
Irandu Kiligal Saernthu NadaththumTwo parrots join together to stage a performance.
Inba Kadhal NaadagamA sweet drama of romance.
Oo Indru Thodangum KaaviyamOh, an epic poem begins today.
Iraivan Potta VithiyinWithin the boundaries of fate drawn by God.
Kottil Idhuvum Oru VeeduThis is also considered a home.
Thalaivi Ingae Thunaivan EngaeThe wife is here, but where’s the husband?
Naduvil Oru KoduThere’s a dividing line between them.
Ingae Aadal Paadal Sarasa KoodalHere there’s dancing, singing, and amorous play.
Nadana PennoduWith a dancing woman.
Amma Idhuvum PanpaaduOh mother, they call this ‘culture’ too.
Amma Idhuvum PanpaaduOh mother, they call this ‘culture’ too.
Thanga Padhumai Angam Muzhuthum Thazhuvum KairasiHis lucky hands embrace the golden doll’s entire body.
Thazhuvi Thazhuvi Thannai Maranthu Mayakkum MagarasiShe embraces him back, forgetting herself, an enchanting queen.
Ingae Koodal Illai Shanthi IllaiBut here, there’s no intimacy and no peace.
Kungumam Poosi Amma Paavam Ival RasiShe wears the ‘kungumam’, but oh mother, such is her luck.
Amma Paavam Ival RasiOh mother, alas, such is her luck.
Ulla Poruththam Udalum PoruthamTheir hearts matched and their bodies matched.
Ondru Saernthaarkal Urakkam IndriThey united as one, going without sleep.
Vidiya Vidiya Magizhnthu VaazhnthaargalThey lived happily until the break of dawn.
Ingae Thaali Ondrae Intha KazhuththuBut here, this neck bears nothing but the ‘thaali’.
Thaanga Vaiththaargal Paavam Yaenga VaiththaargalThey forced her to bear it, alas, leaving her to yearn.
Irandu Kiligal Sernthu Music Video
Kannadasan’s critique of hollow traditions shapes the Irandu Kiligal Sernthu lyrics translation. It frames marital symbols as burdens when love remains unfulfilled amid rigid cultural expectations.