Aasaigal Theinthathe
From Jaathi Pookkal · 1987
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Shyam
- Details
- Jaathi Pookkal1987
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ooo….ooho ho ooo… | Ooo... ooho ho ooo... |
| Ooo….ooho ho ooo…ooo….ho…. | Ooo... ooho ho ooo... ooo... ho... |
| Male | |
| Aasaigal thaeinthathae | My desires have eroded away, |
| Poonj cholaiyum mullaanathae | Even the flower garden has turned into thorns. |
| Nadhiyil oodamum saainthathae | The boat in the river has capsized, |
| Nanainthathae kangalae… | My eyes have become soaked with tears. |
| Male | |
| Aasaigal thaeinthathae | My desires have eroded away, |
| Poonj cholaiyum mullaanathae | Even the flower garden has turned into thorns. |
| Nadhiyil oodamum saainthathae | The boat in the river has capsized, |
| Nanainthathae kangalae… | My eyes have become soaked with tears. |
| Male | |
| Kaalam ennum vana vedan | Time is a hunter of the forest, |
| Veesum ambai yaar thaanguvar | Who can withstand the arrow he shoots? |
| Kaalam ennum vana vedan | Time is a hunter of the forest, |
| Veesum ambai yaar thaanguvar | Who can withstand the arrow he shoots? |
| Pazhai yaavumae en meedhilae | All the blame now falls upon me, |
| Vazhi illaiyae idhai maattaravae | There is no way left to alter this fate. |
| Yaengum nenjai yaar thaettruvaar | Who will comfort this yearning heart? |
| Male | |
| Aasaigal thaeinthathae | My desires have eroded away, |
| Poonj cholaiyum mullaanathae | Even the flower garden has turned into thorns. |
| Nadhiyil oodamum saainthathae | The boat in the river has capsized, |
| Nanainthathae kangalae… | My eyes have become soaked with tears. |
| Male | |
| Veenai ondru mann melae | Like a veena lying fallen on the ground, |
| Veezhnthae soga pann paaduthe | It lies fallen and plays a tune of sorrow. |
| En paathaiyo…oo….veguthoorame | My path ahead is so very distant, |
| En vaazhkkaiyo…oo…sila kaalmae | While my life's duration is so brief. |
| Kaanal neeraai kadhaiyanathe | My life story has turned into a mirage. |
| Male | |
| Aasaigal thaeinthathae | My desires have eroded away, |
| Poonj cholaiyum mullaanathae | Even the flower garden has turned into thorns. |
| Nadhiyil oodamum saainthathae | The boat in the river has capsized, |
| Nanainthathae kangalae… | My eyes have become soaked with tears. |
| Male | |
| Aasaigal thaeinthathae…. | My desires have eroded away... |
| Aasaigal thaeinthathae…. | My desires have eroded away... |
ஓஒ.......ஒஹோ ஹோ.....ஓஒ....
ஓஒ.......ஓஒ.........ஒஹோ ஹோ.....ஓஒ...ஹோ......
Ooo... ooho ho ooo...
Ooo... ooho ho ooo... ooo... ho...
ஆசைகள் தேய்ந்ததே
பூஞ்சோலையும் முள்ளானதே
நதியில் ஓடமும் சாய்ந்ததே
நனைந்ததே கண்களே.......
My desires have eroded away,
Even the flower garden has turned into thorns.
The boat in the river has capsized,
My eyes have become soaked with tears.
ஆசைகள் தேய்ந்ததே
பூஞ்சோலையும் முள்ளானதே
நதியில் ஓடமும் சாய்ந்ததே
நனைந்ததே கண்களே.......
My desires have eroded away,
Even the flower garden has turned into thorns.
The boat in the river has capsized,
My eyes have become soaked with tears.
காலம் என்னும் வனவேடன்
வீசும் அம்பை யார் தாங்குவார்
காலம் என்னும் வனவேடன்
வீசும் அம்பை யார் தாங்குவார்
பழி யாவுமே என் மீதிலே
வழி இல்லையே இதை மாற்றவே
ஏங்கும் நெஞ்சை யார் தேற்றுவார்
Time is a hunter of the forest,
Who can withstand the arrow he shoots?
Time is a hunter of the forest,
Who can withstand the arrow he shoots?
All the blame now falls upon me,
There is no way left to alter this fate.
Who will comfort this yearning heart?
ஆசைகள் தேய்ந்ததே
பூஞ்சோலையும் முள்ளானதே
நதியில் ஓடமும் சாய்ந்ததே
நனைந்ததே கண்களே.......
My desires have eroded away,
Even the flower garden has turned into thorns.
The boat in the river has capsized,
My eyes have become soaked with tears.
வீணை ஒன்று மண் மேலே
வீழ்ந்தே சோக பண் பாடுதே
என் பாதையோ.......ஓ......வெகுதூரமே
என் வாழ்க்கையோ.....ஓ.... சில காலமே
கானல் நீராய் கதையானதே
Like a veena lying fallen on the ground,
It lies fallen and plays a tune of sorrow.
My path ahead is so very distant,
While my life's duration is so brief.
My life story has turned into a mirage.
ஆசைகள் தேய்ந்ததே
பூஞ்சோலையும் முள்ளானதே
நதியில் ஓடமும் சாய்ந்ததே
நனைந்ததே கண்களே.......
My desires have eroded away,
Even the flower garden has turned into thorns.
The boat in the river has capsized,
My eyes have become soaked with tears.
ஆசைகள் தேய்ந்ததே.....
ஆசைகள் தேய்ந்ததே.....
My desires have eroded away...
My desires have eroded away...
Ooo….ooho ho ooo…
Ooo... ooho ho ooo...
Ooo….ooho ho ooo…ooo….ho….
Ooo... ooho ho ooo... ooo... ho...
Aasaigal thaeinthathae
My desires have eroded away,
Poonj cholaiyum mullaanathae
Even the flower garden has turned into thorns.
Nadhiyil oodamum saainthathae
The boat in the river has capsized,
Nanainthathae kangalae…
My eyes have become soaked with tears.
Aasaigal thaeinthathae
My desires have eroded away,
Poonj cholaiyum mullaanathae
Even the flower garden has turned into thorns.
Nadhiyil oodamum saainthathae
The boat in the river has capsized,
Nanainthathae kangalae…
My eyes have become soaked with tears.
Kaalam ennum vana vedan
Time is a hunter of the forest,
Veesum ambai yaar thaanguvar
Who can withstand the arrow he shoots?
Kaalam ennum vana vedan
Time is a hunter of the forest,
Veesum ambai yaar thaanguvar
Who can withstand the arrow he shoots?
Pazhai yaavumae en meedhilae
All the blame now falls upon me,
Vazhi illaiyae idhai maattaravae
There is no way left to alter this fate.
Yaengum nenjai yaar thaettruvaar
Who will comfort this yearning heart?
Aasaigal thaeinthathae
My desires have eroded away,
Poonj cholaiyum mullaanathae
Even the flower garden has turned into thorns.
Nadhiyil oodamum saainthathae
The boat in the river has capsized,
Nanainthathae kangalae…
My eyes have become soaked with tears.
Veenai ondru mann melae
Like a veena lying fallen on the ground,
Veezhnthae soga pann paaduthe
It lies fallen and plays a tune of sorrow.
En paathaiyo…oo….veguthoorame
My path ahead is so very distant,
En vaazhkkaiyo…oo…sila kaalmae
While my life's duration is so brief.
Kaanal neeraai kadhaiyanathe
My life story has turned into a mirage.
Aasaigal thaeinthathae
My desires have eroded away,
Poonj cholaiyum mullaanathae
Even the flower garden has turned into thorns.
Nadhiyil oodamum saainthathae
The boat in the river has capsized,
Nanainthathae kangalae…
My eyes have become soaked with tears.
Aasaigal thaeinthathae….
My desires have eroded away...
Aasaigal thaeinthathae….
My desires have eroded away...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Aasaigal Thaeinthathae from Jaathi Pookkal (1987) is a deeply melancholic song about heartbreak, misfortune, and helplessness in the face of fate. The speaker laments how all their cherished dreams and desires have slowly worn away, metaphorically describing how life's beautiful flower garden has transformed into sharp thorns and how their life's vessel has capsized mid-stream. The lyricist Vairamuthu personifies Time as a relentless hunter firing inescapable arrows of adversity. Burdened by unmerited blame and realizing that life is fleeting and mirage-like, the speaker feels like a fallen instrument playing a song of grief, yearning in vain for solace.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Kaalam ennum vana vedan”
Time is directly conceptualized as a forest hunter shooting fatal arrows ('Kaalam ennum vana vedan').
Simile (Uvamai)
“Kaanal neeraai kadhaiyanathe”
Life's tragedy is explicitly compared to a mirage using the suffix '-aai' ('Kaanal neeraai').
Personification & Metaphor
“Veenai ondru mann melae / Veezhnthae soga pann paaduthe”
A fallen musical instrument (Veena) is personified as singing a song of grief upon the earth.
End Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Aasaigal thaeinthathae / Poonj cholaiyum mullaanathae”
Matching tail endings with '-athae' across consecutive lines (thaeinthathae, mullaanathae, saainthathae, kangalae).
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Trivia
Written by lyricist Vairamuthu, the song employs classic Tamil literary imagery such as 'Kaanal neer' (mirage) and 'Vana vedan' (forest hunter) to express existential sorrow. 'Jaathi Pookkal' is a lesser-known 1980s Tamil drama film featuring emotionally charged compositions.
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