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Aandavane Aandavane

From Rajakili · 2024

Lyricist
J. Thambi Ramaiah
Singer
Ananthu
Music director
Thambi Ramaiah
Movie name
Rajakili
Movie release year
2024
Lyrics added on
5 Nov 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aandavane aandavane
Nee aalbavan illaiya
Ada ivan enna unakku
Vilaiyaatu bommaiya
Aandavane aandavane
Nee aalbavan illaiya
Ada ivan enna unakku
Vilaiyaatu bommaiya
Kastangalai thanda vaithai
Kanneeril neendha vaithaai
Kodigalai kotti koduthum
Komali aaki vittaai
Aandavane aandavane
Nee aalbavan illaiya
Ada ivan enna unakku
Vilaiyaatu bommaiya
Mannpaanai seiyum kuyavar
Paanaiyai udaipathu illai
Manithanai seidhu nee yen
Mann pola midhikiraai
Mannpaanai seiyum kuyavar
Paanaiyai udaipathu illai
Manithanai seidhu nee yen
Mann pola midhikiraai
Vaazhkai ondrai tharaamale
Vaan ulagam alaithu irukalam
Maram ondrai nadaamale
Mann medai pottu irukalam
Pasiyai kilari vittu
Ilaiyai virithu vaithu
Arusuvai annam ittu
Ilai oram narakal ittaai
Urchagam idhil enna da irukku
Urchavam thaan
Ini unakku edhukku
Aandavane aandavane
Nee aalbavan illaiya
Ada ivan enna unakku
Vilaiyaatu bommaiya
Thuyarathai kadakka vaithu
Uyarathil amara vaithu
Urutti vilaiyadum sivanandi magane
Ivan pirakamal irunthu iruka koodatha
Oru irappu vanthu ivan kangalai moodadha
Manam mattum aluthaal
Vizhiyil neerai olugum
Ingu udal thudikuthadaa
Uyir katharuthadaa
Kadavul meedhu kovam vandhu
Nambikkai poguthadaa
Kadavul meedhu kovam vandhu
Nambikkai poguthadaa
Aandavane aandavane
Nee aalbavan illaiya
Ada ivan enna unakku
Vilaiyaatu bommaiya
O Lord, O God!
Are You not the one who rules us?
Hey, is this man to You
just a toy to play with?
O Lord, O God!
Are You not the one who rules us?
Hey, is this man to You
just a toy to play with?
You made him cross through hardships,
You made him swim through tears,
and even after showering heaps of wealth,
You turned him into a fool.
O Lord, O God!
Are You not the one who rules us?
Hey, is this man to You
just a toy to play with?
A potter who makes a clay pot
does not break his own pot.
Having created man, why do You
trample him like mere mud?
A potter who makes a clay pot
does not break his own pot.
Having created man, why do You
trample him like mere mud?
Without giving him this life at all,
You could have just taken him to the heavens.
Without planting a single tree,
You could have just left behind a mound of earth.
You stirred up his hunger,
laid out a banana leaf to eat,
served a feast of all six tastes,
and then placed filth at the edge of the leaf!
What joy is there in this?
A temple festival—
why do You even need one anymore?
O Lord, O God!
Are You not the one who rules us?
Hey, is this man to You
just a toy to play with?
Making him cross his sorrow,
seating him on a high throne,
You roll him like dice in Your game, O Lord!
Wouldn't it have been better if he was never born?
Won't death come and close his eyes?
If only the heart wept,
tears would flow from the eyes.
Here, the entire body shivers in pain,
and the soul screams in agony!
Raging with anger against God,
all faith is slipping away!
Raging with anger against God,
all faith is slipping away!
O Lord, O God!
Are You not the one who rules us?
Hey, is this man to You
just a toy to play with?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Aandavane Aandavane from Rajakili is an agonizing philosophical lament questioning divine justice and the existential cruelty of fate. The song expresses raw grief and disillusionment towards the Almighty, depicting human beings as defenseless playthings in God's unpredictable games. Despite bestowing wealth or elevated status, God subjects the protagonist to soul-crushing tribulations, turning a dignified life into a tragic spectacle.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Upamai (Simile)

“Mann pola midhikiraai”

Compares the divine destruction of human dignity to trampling dirt underfoot ('Mann pola midhikiraai').

Metaphor & Analogy

“Mannpaanai seiyum kuyavar Paanaiyai udaipathu illai”

Uses the analogy of a potter ('kuyavar') who never destroys his own clay creations, contrasting it with God who ruthlessly breaks his human creations.

Rhetorical Question

“Ada ivan enna unakku Vilaiyaatu bommaiya”

Challenges God's compassion by asking if man is merely a plaything ('Vilaiyaatu bommaiya').

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Kastangalai thanda vaithai / Kanneeril neendha vaithaai”

Rhyming of second letters 'st' and 'nn' across adjacent lines ('Kastangalai' / 'Kanneeril').

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Trivia

The song is written and composed by veteran actor-filmmaker Thambi Ramaiah for his directorial project 'Rajakili', starring himself alongside Samuthirakani. Known for delivering emotionally charged tracks, singer Ananthu lends a deeply poignant vocal rendition that amplifies the protagonist's crisis of faith.

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