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Aanantham Tharum

From Iraivan Kodutha Varam · 1978

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
Vani Jairam
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Iraivan Kodutha Varam
Movie release year
1978
Lyrics added on
21 Aug 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aanantham tharum ragangal
Avalathu veenaiyin gaanangal
Kaalam kadantha niyaayangal
Kaninthu pirantha nerangal
Aanantham tharum ragangal
Avalathu veenaiyin gaanangal
Kaalam kadantha niyaayangal
Kaninthu pirantha nerangal
……………..
Kalyaana melangal irumurai kettaval
Ponnaana meanikku shanthiyindru
Ponnaana meanikku shanthiyindru
Kalyaana melangal irumurai kettaval
Ponnaana meanikku shanthiyindru
Ponnaana meanikku shanthiyindru
Kaanaatha kanavugal palamurai kandaval
Idhu kannaara kaangindra kaatchiyithu
Idhu kannaara kaangindra kaatchiyithu
Aanantham tharum ragangal
Avalathu veenaiyin gaanangal
Kaalam kadantha niyaayangal
Kaninthu pirantha nerangal
………………….
Thaanendru ninaippathaiththaan seithu mudippaal
Nyaalaththil piranthaal geedhaiyilae
Santhosham enbathuthaan thaedikandaal
Thallaadugindraal aasaiyilae…
……………….
Naamae ninaithu naamae magizhvathai
Naattinil solvaar mathiyendru
Naayagan ninaiththu naayagan mudippathai
Nallorgal sonnaar vithiyendru
Aanantham ennaum azhagiya yaettil
Avargal ezhuthiya kavithai ondru
Avargal ezhuthiya kavithaiyai padiththu
Aandavan seitha thiruthamondru
Aandavan seitha thiruthamondru
Joyful melodies,
The music of her veena,
Justice that arrived late,
A time that has finally blossomed.
Joyful melodies,
The music of her veena,
Justice that arrived late,
A time that has finally blossomed.
...
She has heard wedding drums twice,
Today, her precious body finds peace.
Today, her precious body finds peace.
She has heard wedding drums twice,
Today, her precious body finds peace.
Today, her precious body finds peace.
She had dreamed impossible dreams many times,
And now, this is a sight she beholds with her own eyes.
This is a sight she beholds with her own eyes.
Joyful melodies,
The music of her veena,
Justice that arrived late,
A time that has finally blossomed.
...
She will accomplish whatever she resolves to do,
Born into this world guided by the Gita.
She searched and found what happiness means,
And now she sways, swept away by longing...
...
What we plan and rejoice in on our own,
The world calls human intellect.
What the Lord decides and brings to pass,
The wise have called fate.
In the beautiful book called happiness,
There was a poem they wrote.
Reading that poem they had written,
God made a correction of His own.
God made a correction of His own.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This soulful song from 'Iraivan Kodutha Varam' expresses deep philosophical musings on life, destiny, and peace. It portrays a woman who has endured life's complex twists—symbolized by hearing wedding drums twice—and has finally arrived at a state of inner peace and fulfillment. Her life's journey reflects the resolution of long-standing moral justice and the realization of dreams once thought impossible.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Aanantham tharum ragangal / Kaalam kadantha niyaayangal”

The second letters 'na' in 'Aanantham', 'Kaalam', and 'Kaninthu' align across lines, creating rhythmic harmony.

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

“Naamae ninaithu naamae magizhvathai / Naattinil solvaar mathiyendru”

Repetition of the initial 'Na' sound across lines produces a strong melodic flow.

Metaphor

“Aanantham ennaum azhagiya yaettil... Aandavan seitha thiruthamondru”

Life and human actions are metaphorically described as a poem in a book of happiness, while divine intervention is framed as an editorial correction made by God.

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Trivia

Composed by M. S. Vishwanathan and sung by Vani Jairam, this song highlights lyricist Kannadasan's signature philosophical style of contrasting human intellect ('Mathi') with divine fate ('Vithi'), a recurring motif in classical Tamil film music.

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