Aasaiye Veen Aanadhe
From Gumastha · 1953
- Lyricist
- A. Maruthakasi
- Singer
- P. Leela
- Music director
- C. N. Pandurangan
- Details
- Gumastha1953
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Aasaiyae veen Aanathae | My desire has become futile, |
| Arumpaagi karugi ponathae | It charred away while still a bud. |
| En aasaiyae veen aanathae | My desire has become futile. |
| Paasaththodae aadharippavar | The one who supported me with affection, |
| Naasam kaanavum aanathae | Has met with destruction. |
| Female | |
| Aasaiyae veen Aanathae | My desire has become futile, |
| Arumpaagi karugi ponathae | It charred away while still a bud. |
| En aasaiyae veen aanathae | My desire has become futile. |
| Paasaththodae aadharippavar | The one who supported me with affection, |
| Naasam kaanavum aanathae | Has met with destruction. |
| Female | |
| Vaasa roja pathiyam vaiththu | Having planted a fragrant rose sapling, |
| Valarththa yaezhai vaazhvilae | In the life of this poor soul, |
| Malarai kannil kaanum munnae | Before seeing the flower with my eyes, |
| Madiyum nilaiyai polavae | Just like its state of perishing, |
| Maadhu enthan thanthai innaal | Today, my father, |
| Mannil maraiyavavum nernthathae thuyar soozhnthathae… | Has vanished into the earth, and sorrow surrounds me... |
| Female | |
| Aasaiyae veen Aanathae | My desire has become futile, |
| Arumpaagi karugi ponathae | It charred away while still a bud. |
| En aasaiyae veen aanathae | My desire has become futile. |
| Paasaththodae aadharippavar | The one who supported me with affection, |
| Naasam kaanavum aanathae | Has met with destruction. |
| Female | |
| Enna vinai naan seithaeno | What sin have I committed? |
| Yaethu thalaiyil ezhuthinaano | What destiny did He write on my forehead? |
| Enthan vaazhkkai endrum inimael | Will my life hereafter |
| Irul adainthae pogumo | Be forever engulfed in darkness? |
| Ennam yaavum pagalil kaanum | Will all my thoughts turn out to be |
| Kanavai polae aagumo nanavaagumo… | Like a daydream, or will they ever come true?... |
| Female | |
| Aasaiyae veen Aanathae | My desire has become futile, |
| Arumpaagi karugi ponathae | It charred away while still a bud. |
| En aasaiyae veen aanathae | My desire has become futile. |
| Paasaththodae aadharippavar | The one who supported me with affection, |
| Naasam kaanavum aanathae.. | Has met with destruction. |
ஆசையே வீண் ஆனதே
அரும்பாகி கருகிப் போனதே
என் ஆசையே வீண் ஆனதே.....
பாசத்தோடே ஆதரிப்பவர்
நாசம் காணவும் ஆனதே....
My desire has become futile,
It charred away while still a bud.
My desire has become futile.
The one who supported me with affection,
Has met with destruction.
ஆசையே வீண் ஆனதே
அரும்பாகி கருகிப் போனதே
ஆசையே வீண் ஆனதே.....
பாசத்தோடே ஆதரிப்பவர்
நாசம் காணவும் ஆனதே....
My desire has become futile,
It charred away while still a bud.
My desire has become futile.
The one who supported me with affection,
Has met with destruction.
வாச ரோஜா பதியம் வைத்து
வளர்த்த ஏழை வாழ்விலே
மலரைக் கண்ணில் காணும் முன்னே
மடியும் நிலையைப் போலவே
மாது எந்தன் தந்தை இந்நாள்
மண்ணில் மறையவும் நேர்ந்ததே துயர் சூழ்ந்ததே....
Having planted a fragrant rose sapling,
In the life of this poor soul,
Before seeing the flower with my eyes,
Just like its state of perishing,
Today, my father,
Has vanished into the earth, and sorrow surrounds me...
ஆசையே வீண் ஆனதே
அரும்பாகி கருகிப் போனதே
ஆசையே வீண் ஆனதே.....
பாசத்தோடே ஆதரிப்பவர்
நாசம் காணவும் ஆனதே....
My desire has become futile,
It charred away while still a bud.
My desire has become futile.
The one who supported me with affection,
Has met with destruction.
என்ன வினை நான் செய்தேனோ
ஏது தலையில் எழுதினானோ
எந்தன் வாழ்க்கை என்றும் இனிமேல்
இருள் அடைந்தே போகுமோ
எண்ணம் யாவும் பகலில் காணும்
கனவைப் போலே ஆகுமோ நனவாகுமோ......
What sin have I committed?
What destiny did He write on my forehead?
Will my life hereafter
Be forever engulfed in darkness?
Will all my thoughts turn out to be
Like a daydream, or will they ever come true?...
ஆசையே வீண் ஆனதே
அரும்பாகி கருகிப் போனதே
என் ஆசையே வீண் ஆனதே.....
பாசத்தோடே ஆதரிப்பவர்
நாசம் காணவும் ஆனதே....
My desire has become futile,
It charred away while still a bud.
My desire has become futile.
The one who supported me with affection,
Has met with destruction.
Aasaiyae veen Aanathae
My desire has become futile,
Arumpaagi karugi ponathae
It charred away while still a bud.
En aasaiyae veen aanathae
My desire has become futile.
Paasaththodae aadharippavar
The one who supported me with affection,
Naasam kaanavum aanathae
Has met with destruction.
Aasaiyae veen Aanathae
My desire has become futile,
Arumpaagi karugi ponathae
It charred away while still a bud.
En aasaiyae veen aanathae
My desire has become futile.
Paasaththodae aadharippavar
The one who supported me with affection,
Naasam kaanavum aanathae
Has met with destruction.
Vaasa roja pathiyam vaiththu
Having planted a fragrant rose sapling,
Valarththa yaezhai vaazhvilae
In the life of this poor soul,
Malarai kannil kaanum munnae
Before seeing the flower with my eyes,
Madiyum nilaiyai polavae
Just like its state of perishing,
Maadhu enthan thanthai innaal
Today, my father,
Mannil maraiyavavum nernthathae thuyar soozhnthathae…
Has vanished into the earth, and sorrow surrounds me...
Aasaiyae veen Aanathae
My desire has become futile,
Arumpaagi karugi ponathae
It charred away while still a bud.
En aasaiyae veen aanathae
My desire has become futile.
Paasaththodae aadharippavar
The one who supported me with affection,
Naasam kaanavum aanathae
Has met with destruction.
Enna vinai naan seithaeno
What sin have I committed?
Yaethu thalaiyil ezhuthinaano
What destiny did He write on my forehead?
Enthan vaazhkkai endrum inimael
Will my life hereafter
Irul adainthae pogumo
Be forever engulfed in darkness?
Ennam yaavum pagalil kaanum
Will all my thoughts turn out to be
Kanavai polae aagumo nanavaagumo…
Like a daydream, or will they ever come true?...
Aasaiyae veen Aanathae
My desire has become futile,
Arumpaagi karugi ponathae
It charred away while still a bud.
En aasaiyae veen aanathae
My desire has become futile.
Paasaththodae aadharippavar
The one who supported me with affection,
Naasam kaanavum aanathae..
Has met with destruction.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic song expresses deep grief and despair over the sudden loss of a protective father figure. The protagonist laments that all her hopes and dreams were destroyed before they could bear fruit, comparing her life to a rose plant whose bud withered away before ever blooming into a flower.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Arumpaagi karugi ponathae”
Desires are metaphorically compared to flower buds that got scorched before blooming into full flowers.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Ennam yaavum pagalil kaanum Kanavai polae aagumo”
The speaker's life goals are compared to daydreams that may never manifest in reality.
Monai (Alliteration)
“Vaasa roja pathiyam vaiththu Valarththa yaezhai vaazhvilae”
Repetition of the initial 'Va' sound across words creates a rhythmic and melodic flow.
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Trivia
Featured in the 1953 Tamil movie Gumastha, this grief-laden melody sung by P. Leela with lyrics by A. Maruthakasi became one of the defining tragic songs of early South Indian cinema.
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