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Lyrics & meaning

Aandavan Yaaraiyum

From Koil Maniyosai · 1988

Lyricist
Pattukottai Nadarajan
Singer
K. J. Jesudass
Music director
Gangai Amaran
Movie name
Koil Maniyosai
Movie release year
1988
Lyrics added on
20 Apr 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aandavan yaaraiyum vittathilla
Vaazhkkaiyin vattaththula
Aasaiyai nenjilae vachchupputtaa
Sodhanai konjamilla
Veliyaththaan pottu vappaan
Vedikkaththaan paaththu nippaan
Veliyaiyum thaandiputtaa
Vedhanaiyil sikka vappaam
Aandavan yaaraiyum vittathilla
Vaazhkkaiyin vattaththula
Aasaiyai nenjilae vachchupputtaa
Sodhanai konjamilla
Pottu vechcha kaaranam kelvi kuriyaachchu
Katti vechcha maalaiyo vaadumpadi aachchu
Sonthamum panthamum vanthathae neththu
Vanthatha konduthaan ponathae kaaththu
Enni enni paaththu paaththu yaengi pogumpothu
Intha ponnu paadidaatha sogam yaedhu
Aandavan yaaraiyum vittathilla
Vaazhkkaiyin vattaththula
Aasaiyai nenjilae vachchupputtaa
Sodhanai konjamilla
Aari aariro aariro…
Aariraari aariro aariro….
Pulli vachchu kolanthaan pottathu antha saami
Kolangal meeriththaan aaduthintha bhoomi
Ellaanthaan edhukkum ullathu paaru
Poovellam saamithaan naamellam naaru
Ponnu manam bhoomi pola porumaiyaaga vaazhum
Kaalam vanthu saerumpothu kadala pola seerum
Aandavan yaaraiyum vittathilla
Vaazhkkaiyin vattaththula
Aasaiyai nenjilae vachchupputtaa
Sodhanai konjamilla
Veliyaththaan pottu vappaan
Vedikkaththaan paaththu nippaan
Veliyaiyum thaandiputtaa
Vedhanaiyil sikka vappaam
Aandavan yaaraiyum vittathilla
Vaazhkkaiyin vattaththula
Aasaiyai nenjilae vachchupputtaa
Sodhanai konjamilla……
God has spared no one
in this circle of life.
Once you hold desire in your heart,
the trials you face are endless.
He builds a fence around you,
and stands by watching the show.
If you ever cross that fence,
He traps you in endless pain.
God has spared no one
in this circle of life.
Once you hold desire in your heart,
the trials you face are endless.
The reason she wore the pottu (forehead mark) has become a question mark,
and the wedding garland was left to wither away.
Family and relationships arrived only yesterday,
yet the wind blew everything away.
Thinking back again and again, as she longs in deep sorrow,
is there any grief left that this girl has not sung?
God has spared no one
in this circle of life.
Once you hold desire in your heart,
oh, the trials you face are endless.
Aari aariro aariro...
Aariraari aariro aariro...
God placed the dots and drew the kolam (pattern of life),
yet this earth dances beyond its drawn lines.
Look, there is a limit to everything in this world;
God is the sacred flower, and we are merely the string.
A woman's heart endures patiently like Mother Earth,
yet when the time comes, it will roar like the ocean.
God has spared no one
in this circle of life.
Once you hold desire in your heart,
the trials you face are endless.
He builds a fence around you,
and stands by watching the show.
If you ever cross that fence,
He traps you in endless pain.
God has spared no one
in this circle of life.
Once you hold desire in your heart,
the trials you face are endless...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This philosophical song from the 1988 movie 'Koil Maniyosai' reflects on karma, divine order, human desire, and suffering. It highlights how human life moves in cycles and how God sets moral boundaries. When human desire crosses these boundaries, hardship and suffering inevitably follow. The verses describe tragic loss and the transient nature of worldly bonds, comparing life's fleeting happiness to flowers that wither and winds that blow everything away. The song also emphasizes a woman's emotional endurance and strength. It compares a woman's patience to the forgiving Earth, which nevertheless holds the potential to roar like an ocean when tested beyond limits. Through vivid metaphors such as God being the flower and humans being the thread holding it, the lyricist conveys profound resignation and faith amidst sorrow.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Moonaai (Alliteration)

“Veliyaththaan pottu vappaan / Vedikkaththaan paaththu nippaan”

Repetition of the initial consonant sound 'Ve' across consecutive lines (Veliyaththaan, Vedikkaththaan, Veliyaiyum, Vedhanaiyil).

Uvamai (Simile)

“Ponnu manam bhoomi pola porumaiyaaga vaazhum / Kaalam vanthu saerumpothu kadala pola seerum”

Comparing a woman's patience to the Earth (bhoomi pola) and her potential wrath/strength to the roaring ocean (kadala pola).

Uvagam (Metaphor)

“Poovellam saamithaan naamellam naaru”

Comparing God to the sacred flower and human beings to the simple string binding the garland.

Ethirakai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Pottu vechcha kaaranam kelvi kuriyaachchu / Katti vechcha maalaiyo vaadumpadi aachchu”

Matching second consonants 'tti' and 'tti' in 'Pottu' and 'Katti'.

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Trivia

Written by lyricist Pattukottai Nadarajan, this song uses traditional folk rhythms mixed with classical lullaby motifs ('aariro') to convey deep existential sorrow and philosophical truths in simple spoken Tamil.

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