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Aigiri Nandhini

From Byri · 2024

Lyricist
Karthik Netha
Singers
Sowrabha, Aruna, Bamba Bakya
Music director
Arun Raj
Details
Byri2024

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Samy aadum veedhiThe street where the deity dances in a divine frenzy
Saavin munne…vaazhvum yaarin jadhiBefore death... to whose rhythm is life dancing?
En paadhai enge…Where is my path?
Veettai arangkerudhe nillaa yuththamAn endless war takes center stage inside the house
Maarbil vazhindhodudhe yaarin raththamWhose blood is flowing down the chest?
Yaar veezhndhu evar vaazhaWho falls so that someone else may live?
Yaar vaazhvil evar noogaWho suffers in whose life?
Puthir aadum sathiraattamoo..Is this a game of chess played by a riddle?
Aayaave yaar paathai evar poogaOh mother, whose path will who take?
Yaar theeyil evar veghaWho burns in whose fire?
Vazhi yaavum balimoottamoo..Are all pathways sacrificial altars?
Manradinaal maarumaWill things change if one begs and pleads?
Thundaattame.. theerkkumaa..Will distress resolve the agony?
Female
Karangkal endhi bayangal yaavumHolding out hands, all fears...
Vaazhvai thinam ketkumBeg for life every single day
Maranam thanadhu meesaiyai murukkiDeath twirls its mustache...
Poodaa endru yesumAnd scolds harshly, 'Get lost!'
Akandhai vandhu thalaiyil yeriArrogance climbs onto the head...
Naane endru seerum..And hisses, 'I am the supreme one!'
Olindhukonda kuzhandhai vaazhaathoo…Will the hidden child not survive?
Female
Carnatic ……………..[Carnatic musical vocalization]
Female
Anbin kuraloo naalum katharidumThe voice of love screams out every day
Uravin viraloo thozhil vizhunthidumThe fingers of kinship fall onto the shoulders
Thaaippasam thadumaarum thinanthoorum uyirvaadumMotherly love falters, and life suffers every day
Aangkaaram athai paarkkaathee…Arrogance refuses to look at or care for it...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This intense track from the movie 'Byri' delves into existential angst, familial conflict, and the devastating impact of pride and violence. The speaker questions the cruelty of fate and human conflict where innocent lives suffer in the crossfire of ego and revenge. The song portrays life as a tragic chessboard where human feelings like maternal love and warmth are crushed under the weight of arrogance and mortality. Through vivid imagery of death twirling its mustache and ego acting as a venomous serpent, the song highlights the helplessness of ordinary people pleading for peace. Despite the persistent warmth of motherly affection and kinship, arrogance remains blind and unyielding, resulting in daily grief and emotional ruin.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Personification

Maranam thanadhu meesaiyai murukki... Akandhai vandhu thalaiyil yeri

Death is personified as an intimidating man twirling his mustache and scolding, while ego/arrogance is depicted as a serpent climbing the head and hissing 'Naane' (It is I).

Rhetorical Question (வினா அணி)

Saavin munne…vaazhvum yaarin jadhi / Vazhi yaavum balimoottamoo..

The lyricist uses a series of philosophical questions to highlight existential dread and confusion regarding human rivalry.

Metaphor (உருவக அணி)

Puthir aadum sathiraattamoo..

The unpredictable and baffling twists of life and strife are metaphorically compared to a game of chess played by a riddle.

Ethukai (Monnezhuthu / Second letter rhyme)

Anbin kuraloo naalum katharidum / Uravin finger...

Traditional Tamil poetic rhyme on the second character across adjacent lines, seen in 'Anbin' and 'Uravin' (soft rhyming sound) and 'Karangkal' / 'Maranam'.

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Trivia

The film 'Byri' (2024) revolves around the subculture of pigeon racing and blood feuds in Tamil Nadu. The song features poignant vocals by the late singer Bamba Bakya, alongside Sowrabha and Aruna, with philosophical lyrics written by Karthik Netha.

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