Andha Vaanam Pola
From Kedi · 2006
- Lyricist
- Kabilan
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Kedi2006
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Andha vaanam pola | Like that sky |
| Engum iruppen | I will be everywhere |
| Oru puyalai pola | Like a storm |
| Ellai kadappen | I will cross boundaries |
| Female | |
| Nee mazhai neer | You are rainwater |
| Unai yaar thadupaaro | Who can stop you? |
| Or thuduppu nee | You are an oar |
| Unai yaar jeyipaaro | Who can defeat you? |
| Male | |
| Oru naal thottru | Losing one day |
| Maru naal jeyikka | Winning the next day |
| Urudhigal vendum enakkae | I need resolve for myself |
| Female | |
| Oru naal ethukku | Why just one day? |
| Maru naal ethukku | Why just another day? |
| Muppathu naalum unakkae | All thirty days belong to you |
| Male | |
| Paththu viralil | In ten fingers |
| Yutham nadakka | For a war to take place |
| Palaga venum enakkae | I need to practice |
| Female | |
| Nee mazhai neer | You are rainwater |
| Unai yaar thadupaaro | Who can stop you? |
| Or thuduppu nee | You are an oar |
| Unai yaar jeyipaaro | Who can defeat you? |
| Male | |
| Andha vaanam pola | Like that sky |
| Engum iruppen | I will be everywhere |
| Oru puyalai pola | Like a storm |
| Ellai kadappen | I will cross boundaries |
| Female | |
| …………………………. | ... |
| Male | |
| Paalaivanathil ottrai | A single drop in the desert |
| Neer thuli | Water drop |
| Thaagam epapdi theerum | How will thirst be quenched? |
| Female | |
| Sindhum neer thuli | A spilled drop of water |
| Sippi vayitrinil | Inside an oyster's shell |
| Muthu polavae maarum | Transforms into a pearl |
| Male | |
| Aalangattiyai peiyum | Rain that falls as hail |
| Mazhaiyinai | Rain |
| Pookal eppadi thaangum | How will flowers endure it? |
| Female | |
| Minnal osaigal | The noise of lightning |
| Podum sathathai | Making loud sounds |
| Vaanam thaangumae paarai | Look, the sky endures it |
| Male | |
| Thei pirai naanae | I was a waning moon |
| Valar pirai aanen | I became a waxing moon |
| Valarthathu yaaro | Who nurtured me? |
| Neethaanae paavam | Is it not you, poor soul? |
| Female | |
| Erumbukku kooda | Even for an ant |
| Uravugal undu | There are relationships |
| Ulagamae endrum unnodu | The entire world is with you forever |
| Un suvadugal pola | Like your footprints |
| Male | |
| Andha vaanam pola | Like that sky |
| Engum iruppen | I will be everywhere |
| Oru puyalai pola | Like a storm |
| Ellai kadappen | I will cross boundaries |
| Female | |
| Nee mazhai neer | You are rainwater |
| Unai yaar thadupaaro | Who can stop you? |
| Or thuduppu nee | You are an oar |
| Unai yaar jeyipaaro | Who can defeat you? |
| Male | |
| Oru naal thottru | Losing one day |
| Maru naal jeyikka | Winning the next day |
| Urudhigal vendum enakkae | I need resolve for myself |
| Female | |
| Oru naal ethukku | Why just one day? |
| Maru naal ethukku | Why just another day? |
| Muppathu naalum unakkae | All thirty days belong to you |
| Male | |
| Paththu viralil | In ten fingers |
| Yutham nadakka | For a war to take place |
| Palaga venum enakkae | I need to practice |
| Male | |
| Andha vaanam pola | Like that sky |
| Engum iruppen | I will be everywhere |
| Oru puyalai pola | Like a storm |
| Ellai kadappen | I will cross boundaries |
| Female | |
| Nee mazhai neer | You are rainwater |
| Unai yaar thadupaaro | Who can stop you? |
| Or thuduppu nee | You are an oar |
| Unai yaar jeyipaaro | Who can defeat you? |
அந்த வானம் போல
எங்கும் இருப்பேன்
ஒரு புயலை போல
எல்லை கடப்பேன்
Like that sky
I will be everywhere
Like a storm
I will cross boundaries
நீ மழை நீரோ
உன்னை யார் தடுப்பாரோ
ஊர் துடுப்பாரோ
உன்னை யார் ஜெயிப்பாரோ
You are rainwater
Who can stop you?
You are an oar
Who can defeat you?
ஒரு நாள் தோற்று
மறு நாள் ஜெயிக்க
உறுதிகள் வேண்டும் எனக்கே
Losing one day
Winning the next day
I need resolve for myself
ஒரு நாள் எதுக்கு
மறு நாள் எதுக்கு
முப்பது நாளும் உனக்கே
Why just one day?
Why just another day?
All thirty days belong to you
பத்து விரலில்
யுத்தம் நடக்க
பழக வேணும் எனக்கு
In ten fingers
For a war to take place
I need to practice
நீ மழை நீரோ
உன்னை யார் தடுப்பாரோ
ஊர் துடுப்பாரோ
உன்னை யார் ஜெயிப்பாரோ
You are rainwater
Who can stop you?
You are an oar
Who can defeat you?
அந்த வானம் போல
எங்கும் இருப்பேன்
ஒரு புயலை போல
எல்லை கடப்பேன்
Like that sky
I will be everywhere
Like a storm
I will cross boundaries
.....................
...
பாலைவனத்தில் ஒற்றை
நீர் துளி
தாகம் எப்படி தீரும்
A single drop in the desert
Water drop
How will thirst be quenched?
சிந்தும் நீர் துளி
சிப்பி வயிற்றினில்
முத்து போலவே மாறும்
A spilled drop of water
Inside an oyster's shell
Transforms into a pearl
ஆலங்கட்டியாய்
பெய்யும் மழையினை
பூக்கள் எப்படி தாங்கும்
Rain that falls as hail
Rain
How will flowers endure it?
மின்னல் ஓசைகள்
போடும் சத்தத்தை
வானம் தாங்குமே பாராய்
The noise of lightning
Making loud sounds
Look, the sky endures it
தேய் பிறை நானே
வளர் பிறை ஆனேன்
வளர்த்து யாரோ
நீதானே பாதம்
I was a waning moon
I became a waxing moon
Who nurtured me?
Is it not you, poor soul?
எறும்புக்கு கூட
உறவுகள் உண்டு
உலகமே என்றும் உன்னோடு
உன் சுவடுகள் போல
Even for an ant
There are relationships
The entire world is with you forever
Like your footprints
அந்த வானம் போல
எங்கும் இருப்பேன்
ஒரு புயலை போல
எல்லை கடப்பேன்
Like that sky
I will be everywhere
Like a storm
I will cross boundaries
நீ மழை நீரோ
உன்னை யார் தடுப்பாரோ
ஊர் துடுப்பாரோ
உன்னை யார் ஜெயிப்பாரோ
You are rainwater
Who can stop you?
You are an oar
Who can defeat you?
ஒரு நாள் தோற்று
மறு நாள் ஜெயிக்க
உறுதிகள் வேண்டும் எனக்கே
Losing one day
Winning the next day
I need resolve for myself
ஒரு நாள் எதுக்கு
மறு நாள் எதுக்கு
முப்பது நாளும் உனக்கே
Why just one day?
Why just another day?
All thirty days belong to you
பத்து விரலில்
யுத்தம் நடக்க
பழக வேணும் எனக்கு
In ten fingers
For a war to take place
I need to practice
அந்த வானம் போல
எங்கும் இருப்பேன்
ஒரு புயலை போல
எல்லை கடப்பேன்
Like that sky
I will be everywhere
Like a storm
I will cross boundaries
நீ மழை நீரோ
உன்னை யார் தடுப்பாரோ
ஊர் துடுப்பாரோ
உன்னை யார் ஜெயிப்பாரோ
You are rainwater
Who can stop you?
You are an oar
Who can defeat you?
Andha vaanam pola
Like that sky
Engum iruppen
I will be everywhere
Oru puyalai pola
Like a storm
Ellai kadappen
I will cross boundaries
Nee mazhai neer
You are rainwater
Unai yaar thadupaaro
Who can stop you?
Or thuduppu nee
You are an oar
Unai yaar jeyipaaro
Who can defeat you?
Oru naal thottru
Losing one day
Maru naal jeyikka
Winning the next day
Urudhigal vendum enakkae
I need resolve for myself
Oru naal ethukku
Why just one day?
Maru naal ethukku
Why just another day?
Muppathu naalum unakkae
All thirty days belong to you
Paththu viralil
In ten fingers
Yutham nadakka
For a war to take place
Palaga venum enakkae
I need to practice
Nee mazhai neer
You are rainwater
Unai yaar thadupaaro
Who can stop you?
Or thuduppu nee
You are an oar
Unai yaar jeyipaaro
Who can defeat you?
Andha vaanam pola
Like that sky
Engum iruppen
I will be everywhere
Oru puyalai pola
Like a storm
Ellai kadappen
I will cross boundaries
………………………….
...
Paalaivanathil ottrai
A single drop in the desert
Neer thuli
Water drop
Thaagam epapdi theerum
How will thirst be quenched?
Sindhum neer thuli
A spilled drop of water
Sippi vayitrinil
Inside an oyster's shell
Muthu polavae maarum
Transforms into a pearl
Aalangattiyai peiyum
Rain that falls as hail
Mazhaiyinai
Rain
Pookal eppadi thaangum
How will flowers endure it?
Minnal osaigal
The noise of lightning
Podum sathathai
Making loud sounds
Vaanam thaangumae paarai
Look, the sky endures it
Thei pirai naanae
I was a waning moon
Valar pirai aanen
I became a waxing moon
Valarthathu yaaro
Who nurtured me?
Neethaanae paavam
Is it not you, poor soul?
Erumbukku kooda
Even for an ant
Uravugal undu
There are relationships
Ulagamae endrum unnodu
The entire world is with you forever
Un suvadugal pola
Like your footprints
Andha vaanam pola
Like that sky
Engum iruppen
I will be everywhere
Oru puyalai pola
Like a storm
Ellai kadappen
I will cross boundaries
Nee mazhai neer
You are rainwater
Unai yaar thadupaaro
Who can stop you?
Or thuduppu nee
You are an oar
Unai yaar jeyipaaro
Who can defeat you?
Oru naal thottru
Losing one day
Maru naal jeyikka
Winning the next day
Urudhigal vendum enakkae
I need resolve for myself
Oru naal ethukku
Why just one day?
Maru naal ethukku
Why just another day?
Muppathu naalum unakkae
All thirty days belong to you
Paththu viralil
In ten fingers
Yutham nadakka
For a war to take place
Palaga venum enakkae
I need to practice
Andha vaanam pola
Like that sky
Engum iruppen
I will be everywhere
Oru puyalai pola
Like a storm
Ellai kadappen
I will cross boundaries
Nee mazhai neer
You are rainwater
Unai yaar thadupaaro
Who can stop you?
Or thuduppu nee
You are an oar
Unai yaar jeyipaaro
Who can defeat you?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song expresses themes of boundless determination, perseverance, and emotional support. The speaker uses vivid imagery from nature—such as the vast sky, a unstoppable storm, rainwater, an oar navigating waters, and the waxing moon—to convey an invincible spirit and deep gratitude toward a source of motivation. It highlights overcoming temporary defeat and striving for continuous triumph with unwavering resolve every single day.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamaani)
“Andha vaanam pola”
Compares the persona's expansive spirit to the sky ('Andha vaanam pola') and unstoppable nature to a storm ('Oru puyalai pola').
Metaphor (Uruvagandhu)
“Nee mazhai neer”
Directly equates the subject to rainwater ('Nee mazhai neer') and a steering oar ('Or thuduppu nee').
Rhetorical Question
“Unai yaar thadupaaro”
Asks who could possibly block or defeat such a force of nature, emphasizing invincibility.
Contrast (Antithesis)
“Thei pirai naanae / Valar pirai aanen”
Contrasts losing on one day with winning on the next ('Oru naal thottru / Maru naal jeyikka') and waning moon with waxing moon ('Thei pirai naanae / Valar pirai aanen').
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Trivia
'Kedi' (2006) was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, featuring lyrics penned by Kabilan. The movie marked the directorial debut of A. M. Jyothi Krishna and starred Ravi Krishna, Ileana D'Cruz, and Tamannaah Bhatia in lead roles.
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