Aasaiye Alaipole
From Kathavarayan (2008) · 2008
- Lyricist
- Snehan
- Singers
- Malathy, Srikanth Deva
- Music director
- Srikanth Deva
- Details
- Kathavarayan (2008)2008
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Aasaiyae alaipolae | Desire is like an ocean wave |
| Naamellaam adhanmelae | We are all floating upon it |
| Odampolae aadiduvomae vaazhnaalilae | Dancing like a boat throughout our lifetime |
| Female | |
| Aasaiyillaa manushana paarththu | Looking at a person who has no desire |
| Aasaiyaaga irukku | Makes me feel a strange urge of desire |
| Uppu sappu illaiyaanaakkaa | If there is no taste or excitement |
| Vaazhvil enna irukku | What else is left in life? |
| Female | |
| Hae thappu kooda sariyaa senjaa | Hey, even if a mistake is done properly |
| Rompa pidikkum enakku | I like it very much |
| Aanum pennum pirivinai illai | There is no distinction between man and woman |
| Ellaam manushan kanakku | Everything is calculated purely as human |
| Male | |
| Nee anupavidaa adhu anupavamdaa | Hey, experience it, that itself is experience |
| Female :Manam kalaiyuthudaa gunam thuniyanumdaa | Female: The mind gets distracted, character must be brave |
| Male | |
| Ada oru murai neeyum vaazhgira vaazhkkai | Hey, the single life you live here |
| Ozhungaai vaazhnthuvidu | Live it properly |
| Female | |
| Ada marumurai ingae pirappathum illai | Hey, you won't be born here a second time |
| Adhai nee unarnthuvidu | Realize that truth clearly |
| Female | |
| Aasaiyillaa manushana paarththu | Looking at a person who has no desire |
| Aasaiyaaga irukku | Makes me feel a strange urge of desire |
| Ho uppu sappu illaiyaanaakkaa | Ho, if there is no taste or excitement |
| Vaazhvil enna irukku | What else is left in life? |
| Female | |
| ……………….. | [Musical Interlude] |
| Male | |
| Hae aandavan vaazhnthavan | Hey, the Lord and those who lived well |
| Aththanai perum muzhusaa vaazhkkaiyil vaazhnthathumillai | Not all of them lived life to its complete fullness |
| Female | |
| Hae aayiram kelvigal manasukkul irukku | Hey, a thousand questions exist inside the mind |
| Vaazhkkaikku ingae edhuthaan ellai | What is the true limit for life here? |
| Male | |
| Nee aasai pattathu ellaamae | All that you desired for yourself |
| Ingae appadiyaethaan nadappathumillai | Does not happen as planned here |
| Female :Adhukku neeyum achchappattaal | Female: If you get scared of that reality |
| Aayul varaiyil thodarum thollai | Trouble will follow you till the end of your lifespan |
| Male | |
| Hae elaam irunthaalum | Hey, even if everything is available |
| Female :Hae edhaiyo thedura nee | Female: Hey, you are searching for something unknown |
| Male :Hae aangalin adhikaaram | Male: Hey, the dominance of men |
| Female :Pennidam malaiyaerum | Female: Will bow down before a woman |
| Male | |
| Naam vinnil thedi povom vaa vaa | Let us go searching into the sky, come come |
| Female :Pudhu boomiyai theduvom va vaa | Female: Let us search for a new earth, come come |
| Female | |
| Aa…aa….aasaiyillaa manusana paarththu | Aa... aa... looking at a person who has no desire |
| Aasaiyaaga irukku | Makes me feel a strange urge of desire |
| Uppu sappu illaiyaanaakkaa | If there is no taste or excitement |
| Vaazhvil enna irukku | What else is left in life? |
| Male | |
| Hae….porakkumpothae buddhanum siththanum | Hey... right at birth, neither Buddha nor a Siddhar |
| Evanum ingae porakkavae illai | Was ever born on this earth |
| Female :Hae poiyyo porutto illaamalaethaan | Female: Hey, without lies or pretense |
| Evanum ingae vaazhavae illai | No one has ever lived here |
| Male | |
| Nee konnaa paavam | If you kill it is a sin, |
| Thinnaa pothumnu | If you consume it is enough, |
| Nee sonnathu sariyaa theriyavae illai | What you said does not seem clear at all |
| Female | |
| Naan ponnaa poranthathu | Being born as a female |
| Paavamnu ippavum eppavum ninaichchathu illai | I never considered it a sin, now or ever |
| Male | |
| Hae vaazhkkaiyil oru muraithaan | Hey, in life only once |
| Female :Nee vaazhanum palamuraithaan | Female: You must live multiple times over |
| Male | |
| Engae sarakkidaikkum | Where can liquor be found? |
| Female :Enkkul vaa surakkum | Female: Within me, it flows |
| Male :Idhu inbalogamthaan vaa vaa | Male: This is a world of bliss, come come |
| Female :Ingae vanthaa yogamthaan vaa vaa vaa nee vaa | Female: Coming here is good fortune, come come come, you come |
| Female | |
| Aasaiyillaa manusana paarththu | Looking at a person who has no desire |
| Aasaiyaaga irukku | Makes me feel a strange urge of desire |
| Uppu sappu illaiyaanaakkaa | If there is no taste or excitement |
| Vaazhvil enna irukku | What else is left in life? |
| Female | |
| Hae thappu kooda sariyaa senjaa | Hey, even if a mistake is done properly |
| Rompa pidikkum enakku | I like it very much |
| Male :Nee anupavidaa | Male: Experience it |
| Female :Aanum pennum pirivinai illai | Female: There is no distinction between man and woman |
| Ellaam manushan kanakku | Everything is calculated purely as human |
| Male | |
| Nee anupavidaa | Experience it |
| Female :Manam kalaiyuthudaa | Female: The mind gets distracted |
| Male :Adhu anupavamdaa | Male: That is experience |
| Female :Gunam thuniyanumdaa | Female: Character must be brave |
| Male | |
| Ada oru murai neeyum vaazhkira vaazhkkai | Hey, the single life you live here |
| Ozhungaa vaazhnthuvidu | Live it properly |
| Female | |
| Ada marumurai ingae pirappathum illai | Hey, you won't be born here a second time |
| Adhai nee unarnthuvidu | Realize that truth clearly |
| Female | |
| Aasaiyae alaipolae | Desire is like an ocean wave |
| Naamellaam adhanmelae | We are all floating upon it |
| Odampolae aadiduvomae vaazhnaalilae | Dancing like a boat throughout our lifetime |
ஆசையே அலைபோலே
நாமெல்லாம் அதன்மேலே
ஓடம் போலே ஆடிடுவோமே வாழ்நாளிலே
Desire is like an ocean wave
We are all floating upon it
Dancing like a boat throughout our lifetime
ஆசையில்லா மனுசன பார்த்து
ஆசையாக இருக்கு
உப்பு சப்பு இல்லையானாக்கா
வாழ்வில் என்ன இருக்கு
Looking at a person who has no desire
Makes me feel a strange urge of desire
If there is no taste or excitement
What else is left in life?
ஹே தப்பு கூட சரியா செஞ்சா
ரொம்ப பிடிக்கும் எனக்கு
ஆணும் பெண்ணும் பிரிவினை இல்லை
எல்லாம் மனுஷன் கணக்கு
Hey, even if a mistake is done properly
I like it very much
There is no distinction between man and woman
Everything is calculated purely as human
நீ அனுபவிடா அது அனுபவம்டா
மனம் கலையுதுடா குணம் துணியனும்டா
Hey, experience it, that itself is experience
Female: The mind gets distracted, character must be brave
அட ஒரு முறை நீயும் வாழ்கிற வாழ்க்கை
ஒழுங்காய் வாழ்ந்துவிடு
Hey, the single life you live here
Live it properly
அட மறுமுறை இங்கே பிறப்பதும் இல்லை
அதை நீ உணர்ந்துவிடு
Hey, you won't be born here a second time
Realize that truth clearly
ஆசையில்லா மனுசன பார்த்து
ஆசையாக இருக்கு
ஹோ உப்பு சப்பு இல்லையானாக்கா
வாழ்வில் என்ன இருக்கு
Looking at a person who has no desire
Makes me feel a strange urge of desire
Ho, if there is no taste or excitement
What else is left in life?
.....................
[Musical Interlude]
ஹே ஆண்டவன் வாழ்ந்தவன்
அத்தனை பேரும் முழுசா வாழ்க்கையில் வாழ்ந்ததுமில்லை
Hey, the Lord and those who lived well
Not all of them lived life to its complete fullness
ஹே ஆயிரம் கேள்விகள் மனசுக்குள் இருக்கு
வாழ்க்கைக்கு இங்கே எதுதான் எல்லை
Hey, a thousand questions exist inside the mind
What is the true limit for life here?
நீ ஆசைப்பட்டது எல்லாமே
இங்கே அப்படியேதான் நடப்பதுமில்லை
அதுக்கு நீயும் அச்சப்பட்டால்
ஆயுள் வரையில் தொடரும் தொல்லை
All that you desired for yourself
Does not happen as planned here
Female: If you get scared of that reality
Trouble will follow you till the end of your lifespan
ஹே எல்லாம் இருந்தாலும்
ஹே எதையோ தேடுற நீ
ஹே ஆண்களின் அதிகாரம்
பெண்ணிடம் மலையேறும்
Hey, even if everything is available
Female: Hey, you are searching for something unknown
Male: Hey, the dominance of men
Female: Will bow down before a woman
நாம் விண்ணில் தேடி போவோம் வா வா
புது பூமியை தேடுவோம் வா வா
Let us go searching into the sky, come come
Female: Let us search for a new earth, come come
அ அ.....ஆசையில்லா மனுசன பார்த்து
ஆசையாக இருக்கு
உப்பு சப்பு இல்லையானாக்கா
வாழ்வில் என்ன இருக்கு
Aa... aa... looking at a person who has no desire
Makes me feel a strange urge of desire
If there is no taste or excitement
What else is left in life?
ஹம்மிங் :
.........................
Hey... right at birth, neither Buddha nor a Siddhar
Was ever born on this earth
Female: Hey, without lies or pretense
No one has ever lived here
ஹே...பொறக்கும்போதே புத்தனும் சித்தனும்
எவனும் இங்கே பொறக்கவே இல்லை
ஹே பொய்யோ பொருட்டோ இல்லாமலேதான்
எவனும் இங்கே வாழவே இல்லை
If you kill it is a sin,
If you consume it is enough,
What you said does not seem clear at all
நீ கொன்னா பாவம்
திண்ணா போதும்னு
நீ சொன்னது சரியா தெரியவே இல்லை
Being born as a female
I never considered it a sin, now or ever
நான் பொண்ணா பொறந்தது
பாவம்னு இப்பவும் எப்பவும் நினைச்சது இல்லை
Hey, in life only once
Female: You must live multiple times over
ஹே வாழ்க்கையில் ஒரு முறைதான்
நீ வாழனும் பலமுறைதான்
Where can liquor be found?
Female: Within me, it flows
Male: This is a world of bliss, come come
Female: Coming here is good fortune, come come come, you come
எங்கே சரக்கிடைக்கும்
எனக்குள் வா சுரக்கும்
இது இன்பலோகம்தான் வா வா
இங்கே வந்தா யோகம்தான் வா வா வா நீ வா
Looking at a person who has no desire
Makes me feel a strange urge of desire
If there is no taste or excitement
What else is left in life?
ஆசையில்லா மனுசன பார்த்து
ஆசையாக இருக்கு
உப்பு சப்பு இல்லையானாக்கா
வாழ்வில் என்ன இருக்கு
Hey, even if a mistake is done properly
I like it very much
Male: Experience it
Female: There is no distinction between man and woman
Everything is calculated purely as human
ஹே தப்பு கூட சரியா செஞ்சா
ரொம்ப பிடிக்கும் எனக்கு
நீ அனுபவிடா
ஆணும் பெண்ணும் பிரிவினை இல்லை
எல்லாம் மனுஷன் கணக்கு
Experience it
Female: The mind gets distracted
Male: That is experience
Female: Character must be brave
நீ அனுபவிடா
மனம் கலையுதுடா
அது அனுபவம்டா
குணம் துணியனும்டா
Hey, the single life you live here
Live it properly
அட ஒரு முறை நீயும் வாழ்கிற வாழ்க்கை
ஒழுங்கா வாழ்ந்துவிடு
Hey, you won't be born here a second time
Realize that truth clearly
அட மறுமுறை இங்கே பிறப்பதும் இல்லை
அதை நீ உணர்ந்துவிடு
Desire is like an ocean wave
We are all floating upon it
Dancing like a boat throughout our lifetime
ஆசையே அலைபோலே
நாமெல்லாம் அதன்மேலே
ஓடம் போலே ஆடிடுவோமே வாழ்நாளிலே
Aasaiyae alaipolae
Desire is like an ocean wave
Naamellaam adhanmelae
We are all floating upon it
Odampolae aadiduvomae vaazhnaalilae
Dancing like a boat throughout our lifetime
Aasaiyillaa manushana paarththu
Looking at a person who has no desire
Aasaiyaaga irukku
Makes me feel a strange urge of desire
Uppu sappu illaiyaanaakkaa
If there is no taste or excitement
Vaazhvil enna irukku
What else is left in life?
Hae thappu kooda sariyaa senjaa
Hey, even if a mistake is done properly
Rompa pidikkum enakku
I like it very much
Aanum pennum pirivinai illai
There is no distinction between man and woman
Ellaam manushan kanakku
Everything is calculated purely as human
Nee anupavidaa adhu anupavamdaa
Hey, experience it, that itself is experience
Female :Manam kalaiyuthudaa gunam thuniyanumdaa
Female: The mind gets distracted, character must be brave
Ada oru murai neeyum vaazhgira vaazhkkai
Hey, the single life you live here
Ozhungaai vaazhnthuvidu
Live it properly
Ada marumurai ingae pirappathum illai
Hey, you won't be born here a second time
Adhai nee unarnthuvidu
Realize that truth clearly
Aasaiyillaa manushana paarththu
Looking at a person who has no desire
Aasaiyaaga irukku
Makes me feel a strange urge of desire
Ho uppu sappu illaiyaanaakkaa
Ho, if there is no taste or excitement
Vaazhvil enna irukku
What else is left in life?
………………..
[Musical Interlude]
Hae aandavan vaazhnthavan
Hey, the Lord and those who lived well
Aththanai perum muzhusaa vaazhkkaiyil vaazhnthathumillai
Not all of them lived life to its complete fullness
Hae aayiram kelvigal manasukkul irukku
Hey, a thousand questions exist inside the mind
Vaazhkkaikku ingae edhuthaan ellai
What is the true limit for life here?
Nee aasai pattathu ellaamae
All that you desired for yourself
Ingae appadiyaethaan nadappathumillai
Does not happen as planned here
Female :Adhukku neeyum achchappattaal
Female: If you get scared of that reality
Aayul varaiyil thodarum thollai
Trouble will follow you till the end of your lifespan
Hae elaam irunthaalum
Hey, even if everything is available
Female :Hae edhaiyo thedura nee
Female: Hey, you are searching for something unknown
Male :Hae aangalin adhikaaram
Male: Hey, the dominance of men
Female :Pennidam malaiyaerum
Female: Will bow down before a woman
Naam vinnil thedi povom vaa vaa
Let us go searching into the sky, come come
Female :Pudhu boomiyai theduvom va vaa
Female: Let us search for a new earth, come come
Aa…aa….aasaiyillaa manusana paarththu
Aa... aa... looking at a person who has no desire
Aasaiyaaga irukku
Makes me feel a strange urge of desire
Uppu sappu illaiyaanaakkaa
If there is no taste or excitement
Vaazhvil enna irukku
What else is left in life?
Hae….porakkumpothae buddhanum siththanum
Hey... right at birth, neither Buddha nor a Siddhar
Evanum ingae porakkavae illai
Was ever born on this earth
Female :Hae poiyyo porutto illaamalaethaan
Female: Hey, without lies or pretense
Evanum ingae vaazhavae illai
No one has ever lived here
Nee konnaa paavam
If you kill it is a sin,
Thinnaa pothumnu
If you consume it is enough,
Nee sonnathu sariyaa theriyavae illai
What you said does not seem clear at all
Naan ponnaa poranthathu
Being born as a female
Paavamnu ippavum eppavum ninaichchathu illai
I never considered it a sin, now or ever
Hae vaazhkkaiyil oru muraithaan
Hey, in life only once
Female :Nee vaazhanum palamuraithaan
Female: You must live multiple times over
Engae sarakkidaikkum
Where can liquor be found?
Female :Enkkul vaa surakkum
Female: Within me, it flows
Male :Idhu inbalogamthaan vaa vaa
Male: This is a world of bliss, come come
Female :Ingae vanthaa yogamthaan vaa vaa vaa nee vaa
Female: Coming here is good fortune, come come come, you come
Aasaiyillaa manusana paarththu
Looking at a person who has no desire
Aasaiyaaga irukku
Makes me feel a strange urge of desire
Uppu sappu illaiyaanaakkaa
If there is no taste or excitement
Vaazhvil enna irukku
What else is left in life?
Hae thappu kooda sariyaa senjaa
Hey, even if a mistake is done properly
Rompa pidikkum enakku
I like it very much
Male :Nee anupavidaa
Male: Experience it
Female :Aanum pennum pirivinai illai
Female: There is no distinction between man and woman
Ellaam manushan kanakku
Everything is calculated purely as human
Nee anupavidaa
Experience it
Female :Manam kalaiyuthudaa
Female: The mind gets distracted
Male :Adhu anupavamdaa
Male: That is experience
Female :Gunam thuniyanumdaa
Female: Character must be brave
Ada oru murai neeyum vaazhkira vaazhkkai
Hey, the single life you live here
Ozhungaa vaazhnthuvidu
Live it properly
Ada marumurai ingae pirappathum illai
Hey, you won't be born here a second time
Adhai nee unarnthuvidu
Realize that truth clearly
Aasaiyae alaipolae
Desire is like an ocean wave
Naamellaam adhanmelae
We are all floating upon it
Odampolae aadiduvomae vaazhnaalilae
Dancing like a boat throughout our lifetime
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This energetic song blends philosophical reflections with a hedonistic worldview, urging people to embrace life's desires and pleasures without fear or guilt. The lyrics argue that human beings are naturally driven by desires, floating on life's unpredictable waves like boats. It challenges conventional notions of morality, sin, and gender roles, emphasizing that no one is born entirely pure like a Buddha or a Siddhar, and everyone lives with imperfections. Ultimately, the song advocates for courage, equality between men and women, and living fully in the present moment. Since life happens only once and rebirth is uncertain, it encourages breaking free from societal inhibitions, enjoying earthly pleasures, and facing life with a bold, adventurous spirit.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Aasaiyae alaipolae / Naamellaam adhanmelae / Odampolae aadiduvomae vaazhnaalilae”
Desires are explicitly compared to ocean waves ('alaipolae'), and human existence on top of desire is compared to a boat ('odampolae').
Initial Rhyme (Monai)
“Aasaiyillaa manushana paarththu / Aasaiyaaga irukku”
Repetition of the initial vowel sound 'Aa' across words in the line creates rhythm.
Paradox / Irony
“Hae thappu kooda sariyaa senjaa / Rompa pidikkum enakku”
The speaker finds pleasure and appeal in doing wrong, provided it is executed perfectly.
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Trivia
The opening line 'Aasaiyae alaipolae' directly pays homage to the legendary 1958 song of the same title from 'Thai Pirandhal Vazhi Pirakkum', originally sung by A. M. Rajah with music by K. V. Mahadevan.
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