Anaikkum Thuniyil
From Aramm · 2017
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Anaikkum thuniyil | In the cloth that embraces, |
| Erikkum karangal | Hands that burn, |
| Unadhu nesangalae | Your affections, |
| Enakku thunaigal | Are my supports, |
| Unathu illai | Not yours, |
| Enathu swasangalae | My breaths are mine, |
| Female | |
| Anaikkum thuniyil | In the cloth that embraces, |
| Erikkum karangal | Hands that burn, |
| Unadhu nesangalae | Your affections, |
| Enai aalum dhesamae | O land that rules me, |
| Female | |
| Enakku thunaigal | Are my supports, |
| Unathu illai | Not yours, |
| Enathu swasangalae | My breaths are mine, |
| Enai aalum dhesamae | O land that rules me, |
| Female | |
| Kangalai erikkalam | You may burn the eyes, |
| Kanavu eriyummo | Will the dream burn? |
| Thalaimurai kanavugal | Generational dreams, |
| Unakku puriyummo | Will you understand them? |
| Female | |
| Kudisai vilakil | In a hut's lamp, |
| Valarum naan oru | I am growing up as, |
| Gyaana sooriyan | A sun of wisdom, |
| Enai aalum dhesamae | O land that rules me, |
| Female | |
| Paalum kathavu | The ruined door, |
| Ennai kandu vazhi mooda | Saw me and closed the path, |
| Meeri nuzhaithen | I trespassed inside, |
| Naan andha oli pola | Like that light, |
| Female | |
| Noolai kadanthu | Crossing the line, |
| Naan enna vidhi poda | To write my own destiny, |
| Noolai aruthen | I snapped the string, |
| Kaathadi pol aada | To soar like a kite, |
| Female | |
| Kalainthu pogatha | There is no sorrow, |
| Sogangal kidaiyathu | That does not fade away, |
| Kadalil nee thedum | For the fish you search for in the sea, |
| Meenuku tholaivethu | Is there any distance? |
| Female | |
| Kudisai vilakil | In a hut's lamp, |
| Valarum naan oru | I am growing up as, |
| Gyaana sooriyan | A sun of wisdom, |
| Enai aalum dhesamae | O land that rules me, |
| Female | |
| Ahaa…ooohoooo…. | Ahaa…ooohoooo…. |
| Ohooo…ooo…ooooo..ohooo.. | Ohooo…ooo…ooooo..ohooo.. |
| Ohoooo…ohoooo..hoooo…ooo | Ohoooo…ohoooo..hoooo…ooo |
| Ohoooo…ohoooo..hoooo…ooo | Ohoooo…ohoooo..hoooo…ooo |
| Hoo..hooo…hooo…oooo… | Hoo..hooo…hooo…oooo… |
| Hoo..hooo…hooo…oooo… | Hoo..hooo…hooo…oooo… |
| Hoo…ooo…oooo…. | Hoo…ooo…oooo…. |
அணைக்கும்
துணியில் எரிக்கும்
கரங்கள் உனது நேசங்களே
எனக்கு துணைகள் உனது
இல்லை எனது ஸ்வாசங்களே
In the cloth that embraces,
Hands that burn,
Your affections,
Are my supports,
Not yours,
My breaths are mine,
அணைக்கும்
துணியில் எரிக்கும்
கரங்கள் உனது நேசங்களே
என்னை ஆளும் தேசமே
In the cloth that embraces,
Hands that burn,
Your affections,
O land that rules me,
எனக்கு துணைகள்
உனது இல்லை எனது
ஸ்வாசங்களே என்னை
ஆளும் தேசமே
Are my supports,
Not yours,
My breaths are mine,
O land that rules me,
கண்களை
எரிக்கலாம் கனவு
எரியுமோ தலைமுறை
கனவுகள் உனக்கு புரியுமோ
You may burn the eyes,
Will the dream burn?
Generational dreams,
Will you understand them?
குடிசை விளக்கில்
வளரும் நான் ஒரு ஞான
சூரியன் என்னை ஆளும்
தேசமே
In a hut's lamp,
I am growing up as,
A sun of wisdom,
O land that rules me,
பாலும் கதவு
என்னை கண்டு வழி
மூட மீறி நுழைந்தேன்
நான் அந்த ஒளி போல
The ruined door,
Saw me and closed the path,
I trespassed inside,
Like that light,
நூலை கடந்து நான்
என்ன விதி போட நூலை
அறுத்தேன் காத்தாடி
போல் ஆட
Crossing the line,
To write my own destiny,
I snapped the string,
To soar like a kite,
கலைந்து போகாத
சோகங்கள் கிடையாது
கடலில் நீ தேடும் மீனுக்கு
தொலைவேது
There is no sorrow,
That does not fade away,
For the fish you search for in the sea,
Is there any distance?
குடிசை விளக்கில்
வளரும் நான் ஒரு ஞான
சூரியன் என்னை ஆளும்
தேசமே
In a hut's lamp,
I am growing up as,
A sun of wisdom,
O land that rules me,
ஆஹா ஓஓஹோ
ஓஹோ ஓஓ ஓஓஓ ஓஹோ
ஓஹோ ஓஹோ ஹோ ஓஓ
ஓஹோ ஓஹோ ஹோ ஓஓ
ஹோ ஹோ ஹோ ஓஓஓ
ஹோ ஹோ ஹோ ஓஓஓ
ஹோ ஓஓ ஓஓஓ
Ahaa…ooohoooo….
Ohooo…ooo…ooooo..ohooo..
Ohoooo…ohoooo..hoooo…ooo
Ohoooo…ohoooo..hoooo…ooo
Hoo..hooo…hooo…oooo…
Hoo..hooo…hooo…oooo…
Hoo…ooo…oooo….
Anaikkum thuniyil
In the cloth that embraces,
Erikkum karangal
Hands that burn,
Unadhu nesangalae
Your affections,
Enakku thunaigal
Are my supports,
Unathu illai
Not yours,
Enathu swasangalae
My breaths are mine,
Anaikkum thuniyil
In the cloth that embraces,
Erikkum karangal
Hands that burn,
Unadhu nesangalae
Your affections,
Enai aalum dhesamae
O land that rules me,
Enakku thunaigal
Are my supports,
Unathu illai
Not yours,
Enathu swasangalae
My breaths are mine,
Enai aalum dhesamae
O land that rules me,
Kangalai erikkalam
You may burn the eyes,
Kanavu eriyummo
Will the dream burn?
Thalaimurai kanavugal
Generational dreams,
Unakku puriyummo
Will you understand them?
Kudisai vilakil
In a hut's lamp,
Valarum naan oru
I am growing up as,
Gyaana sooriyan
A sun of wisdom,
Enai aalum dhesamae
O land that rules me,
Paalum kathavu
The ruined door,
Ennai kandu vazhi mooda
Saw me and closed the path,
Meeri nuzhaithen
I trespassed inside,
Naan andha oli pola
Like that light,
Noolai kadanthu
Crossing the line,
Naan enna vidhi poda
To write my own destiny,
Noolai aruthen
I snapped the string,
Kaathadi pol aada
To soar like a kite,
Kalainthu pogatha
There is no sorrow,
Sogangal kidaiyathu
That does not fade away,
Kadalil nee thedum
For the fish you search for in the sea,
Meenuku tholaivethu
Is there any distance?
Kudisai vilakil
In a hut's lamp,
Valarum naan oru
I am growing up as,
Gyaana sooriyan
A sun of wisdom,
Enai aalum dhesamae
O land that rules me,
Ahaa…ooohoooo….
Ahaa…ooohoooo….
Ohooo…ooo…ooooo..ohooo..
Ohooo…ooo…ooooo..ohooo..
Ohoooo…ohoooo..hoooo…ooo
Ohoooo…ohoooo..hoooo…ooo
Ohoooo…ohoooo..hoooo…ooo
Ohoooo…ohoooo..hoooo…ooo
Hoo..hooo…hooo…oooo…
Hoo..hooo…hooo…oooo…
Hoo..hooo…hooo…oooo…
Hoo..hooo…hooo…oooo…
Hoo…ooo…oooo….
Hoo…ooo…oooo….
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This powerful anthem from Aramm (2017) conveys resilience, self-empowerment, and the invincible nature of human hope amidst social inequality and suffering. Addressing the ruling land and system, the speaker asserts that physical oppression or destruction cannot burn down generational dreams. Rising from humble beginnings—symbolized as a sun of wisdom growing from a small hut's lamp—the protagonist breaks free from systemic barriers and predetermined fates. The song reinforces that no sorrow is permanent and no obstacle is insurmountable when fighting for dignity and justice, drawing parallels to light penetrating closed doors and kites breaking free to fly high.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Gyaana sooriyan”
Compares wisdom and enlightenment to the sun ('Gyaana sooriyan') emerging from a humble hut's lamp.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Naan andha oli pola / Kaathadi pol aada”
Compares overcoming oppressive barriers to light piercing through closed spaces ('Naan andha oli pola') and flying free like a kite ('Kaathadi pol aada').
Rhetorical Question
“Kanavu eriyummo / Meenuku tholaivethu”
Uses challenging rhetorical questions ('Will dreams burn?', 'Is there distance for a fish in the sea?') to emphasize that human aspirations cannot be destroyed.
Ethirai (Second letter rhyming)
“Kudisai / Valarum”
Matching second consonants in Tamil poetic structure across adjacent lines.
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Trivia
Composed by Ghibran with lyrics by Dr. Uma Devi, this thematic song from the critically acclaimed political drama 'Aramm' (2017) highlights the struggle of systemic oppression and empowerment. Sung powerfully by Vaikom Vijayalakshmi, it mirrors the film's core theme of an upright IAS officer fighting for rural social welfare.
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