Pujiyathithukkule Oru (Film: Valar Pirai, New Moon; 1962)
Singer: T.M. Soundarajan
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Tamil movies and songs have been a constant companion to the Tamil diaspora the world over to spread the age-old Vedantic and Puranic teachings about life, living and the divine forces that control our day to day activities. Their lyrics transcend religion but is secular in outlook and applies to all, irrespective of one's theological conviction.
It can boldly be said that in no other songs written in any other languages anywhere in the world can anyone see so much of philosophy and wisdom extruding from its lyrics.
This song, sung by the undisputable leading Tamil cinema playback singer, TMS, is a gem with pearls of wisdom sounding like angels' lullaby to one conversant in refined Tamil language. It explains, in simple terms, the concept of divinity to our nimble minds. Kudos to the premier lyricist and poet of the bygone era Kannadasan whose imagination has no boundaries. So far no other poet has come close to his ability in expressing multiplex concepts in simple words referring to examples in our daily lives.
My simpleton's translation of the song goes like this.
Within an emptiness, he rules a kingdom,
He stays unassuming,
One who understands him is God.
Within the fluid of a young coconut, inside the hard shell,
He stays like a coconut,
One who understands him is God.
When life is bitter, and he has to break his bond,
He stands by your side,
If you seek Him, that is God.
He left an egg within a chicken and a chicken within an egg,
He kept an offspring in a banana tree,
The name of the poor soul on Earth is God.
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