Aaraa Raname
From Gangers · 2025
- Lyricist
- Thozhan
- Singer
- Abhijith Rao
- Music director
- C. Sathya
- Details
- Gangers2025
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ninaipadhellam nadappadhillai | Not everything one thinks of comes to pass |
| Vidhaippadhellam mulaippadhillai | Not everything that is sown sprouts |
| Vaazhvil karai saera | To reach the shore in life |
| Vazhi yaedhum kidaikkama | Without finding any path or way |
| Kaanum dhisa nokki nadaipodudhae | Walking endlessly towards whichever direction is seen |
| Koovum idam thedi | Searching for a place to call out |
| Porul kodi varum bothu | Just when a crore of wealth arrives |
| Paadhai thadaiyaanadhu | The path became obstructed |
| Hmm mm mmm | Hmm mm mmm |
| Hmm mm mmmm haaa haaa | Hmm mm mmmm haaa haaa |
| Male | |
| Ullangaiyin melae | Upon the palm of the hand |
| Nelli kani polae | Just like a gooseberry fruit |
| Ullathendru thaan nambiyae yemaandhadhae | Deceived by believing it was right there |
| Thalli thalli pogum | Moving further and further away |
| Thodu vaanam polae | Just like the distant horizon |
| Kai koodi vaaraamalae vattrudhae | Drying up without ever coming together in hand |
| Aara ranamae aarai manamae | An unhealing wound, a conflicted mind |
| Aara ranamae aarai manamae | An unhealing wound, a conflicted mind |
| Chorus | |
| Aara ranamae aarai manamae | An unhealing wound, a conflicted mind |
| Aara ranamae aarai manamae | An unhealing wound, a conflicted mind |
| Male | |
| Ninaipadhellam nadappadhillai | Not everything one thinks of comes to pass |
| Vidhaippadhellam mulaippadhillai | Not everything that is sown sprouts |
நினைப்பதெல்லாம் நடப்பதில்லை
விதைப்பதெல்லாம் முளைப்பதில்லை
வாழ்வில் கரை சேர
வழி ஏதும் கிடைக்காமல்
காணும் திசை நோக்கி நடைபோடுதே
போகும் இடம் தேடி
பொருள் கோடி வரும் போது
பாதை தடையானது
ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம்ம்
ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம்ம்ம் ஹா ஹா....
Not everything one thinks of comes to pass
Not everything that is sown sprouts
To reach the shore in life
Without finding any path or way
Walking endlessly towards whichever direction is seen
Searching for a place to call out
Just when a crore of wealth arrives
The path became obstructed
Hmm mm mmm
Hmm mm mmmm haaa haaa
உள்ளங்கையின் மேலே
நெல்லி கனி போலே
உள்ளதென்று தானும் நம்பியே ஏமாந்ததே
தள்ளி தள்ளிம் போகும்
தொடு வானம் போலே
கை கூடி வாராமலே ஏமாற்றுதே
ஆறா ரணமே ஆறாய் மனமே
ஆறா ரணமே ஆறாய் மனமே
Upon the palm of the hand
Just like a gooseberry fruit
Deceived by believing it was right there
Moving further and further away
Just like the distant horizon
Drying up without ever coming together in hand
An unhealing wound, a conflicted mind
An unhealing wound, a conflicted mind
ஆறா ரணமே ஆறாய் மனமே
ஆறா ரணமே ஆறாய் மனமே
An unhealing wound, a conflicted mind
An unhealing wound, a conflicted mind
நினைப்பதெல்லாம் நடப்பதில்லை
விதைப்பதெல்லாம் முளைப்பதில்லை
Not everything one thinks of comes to pass
Not everything that is sown sprouts
Ninaipadhellam nadappadhillai
Not everything one thinks of comes to pass
Vidhaippadhellam mulaippadhillai
Not everything that is sown sprouts
Vaazhvil karai saera
To reach the shore in life
Vazhi yaedhum kidaikkama
Without finding any path or way
Kaanum dhisa nokki nadaipodudhae
Walking endlessly towards whichever direction is seen
Koovum idam thedi
Searching for a place to call out
Porul kodi varum bothu
Just when a crore of wealth arrives
Paadhai thadaiyaanadhu
The path became obstructed
Hmm mm mmm
Hmm mm mmm
Hmm mm mmmm haaa haaa
Hmm mm mmmm haaa haaa
Ullangaiyin melae
Upon the palm of the hand
Nelli kani polae
Just like a gooseberry fruit
Ullathendru thaan nambiyae yemaandhadhae
Deceived by believing it was right there
Thalli thalli pogum
Moving further and further away
Thodu vaanam polae
Just like the distant horizon
Kai koodi vaaraamalae vattrudhae
Drying up without ever coming together in hand
Aara ranamae aarai manamae
An unhealing wound, a conflicted mind
Aara ranamae aarai manamae
An unhealing wound, a conflicted mind
Aara ranamae aarai manamae
An unhealing wound, a conflicted mind
Aara ranamae aarai manamae
An unhealing wound, a conflicted mind
Ninaipadhellam nadappadhillai
Not everything one thinks of comes to pass
Vidhaippadhellam mulaippadhillai
Not everything that is sown sprouts
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song reflects on disillusionment, unexpected adversity, and the painful realities of life. It opens with timeless philosophical reflections: not all desires are fulfilled, and not all efforts yield fruit. The protagonist feels lost on their life journey, walking aimlessly in whatever direction presents itself, only to encounter insurmountable obstacles just when hope or success seems near. The lyrics convey the tragedy of certainty turning into deception, comparing tangible expectations to a horizon that constantly recedes, leaving behind unhealing emotional wounds and a restless, divided mind.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Ullangaiyin melae / Nelli kani polae”
Compares an expectation of obvious certainty to 'a gooseberry on the palm' (Ullangai nelli kani pola), a classic Tamil idiom.
Simile (Upamai)
“Thodu vaanam polae”
Compares elusive goals to the horizon ('Thodu vaanam'), which recedes as one moves closer.
Parallelism & Monai (Initial Rhyme)
“Ninaipadhellam nadappadhillai / Vidhaippadhellam mulaippadhillai”
Parallel structures using 'Ninaipadhellam' and 'Vidhaippadhellam' set a philosophical and rhythmic rhythm across consecutive opening lines.
Internal Rhyme & Alliteration (Edhugai / Iyaibu)
“Aara ranamae aarai manamae”
Rhyming and wordplay between 'ranamae' (wound) and 'manamae' (mind) emphasize the mental and emotional trauma.
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Trivia
The opening lines pay homage to the legendary lyricist Kannadasan's iconic philosophical opening 'Ninaipadhellam nadandhu vittal' from the 1962 Tamil film Aalayamani, modernizing its melancholic theme for Gangers (2025).
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