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Lyrics & meaning

Annaiye Thodangum

From Japan · 2023

Lyricist: Yugabharathi
Singer: Pradeep Kumar
Music director: G. V. Prakash Kumar
Movie name: Japan
Movie release year: 2023
Lyrics added on: 5 Oct 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics

↻ English translation

Annaiyae thodangum idam

Anbu thaan mudiyum idam

Vandhadhum azhutha manam

Sendruthaan amaidhi perum

Karuvil sumantha avalin baaram

Irakki vaikka idhuvae neram

Sariyum thavarum kadanthu pogum

Eriyum ulagil edhu thaan meedham

Athanikkum peridhandro

Annaiyaval paadham

Thandhaane thanananae..(2)

Anani aval udhirathilae

Thondrukindra udal gal ellam

Vandha vazhi maranthu vittu thudipathu enna

Paavam enum oru karaiyil

Neenthukindra uyir gal ellam

Gyaanam enum maru karaiyil

Servadhu enna

Nenjilae thuravu kondaal

Nee nimmadhi thedi varum

Unmaiyadhu therindhu vittaal

Un ullame bodhi maram

Therukkalilae oru naal

Deivam sirikkum

Thandhaane thanananae..(2)

Nalladhenaninaipathellaam

Apapdiyae iruppathillai

Kettadhena odhukiyavai

Marappathu illai

Car kodutha mudiirundhum

Pesa oru varthaiyillai

Moodi vitta vaarthai ellam

Povadhu illai

Ullamae pazhudhadainthaaal

Thoongidavum mudivadhu illai

Naadi nindra udal maraiyum

Narkarunai azhiavdhu illai

Athanaikkum peridhandro

Annaiyaval paadham

Anbinaal manidha kulam

Kandathae kadavul mugam

Thanneril udaintha ullam

Mullilae malarndhu vidum

Iruttil thaanae oliyum irukkum

Alukkil thaanae punitham pirakkum

VAazhkkai endraal naalum nadakum

Valithidamal edhu thaan kidaikkum

Therukalilae oru naal

Deivam sirikkum

Thandhaane thanananae..(2)

Mother is where it begins,

Love is where it ends.

The heart that cried when it arrived

Finds peace only when it leaves.

The weight she carried in her womb,

Now is the time to set it down.

Right and wrong will pass away;

In this burning world, what truly remains?

Isn't it greater than everything—

A mother's feet?

Thanthane thananane..(2)

Born from a mother's blood,

All the bodies that take shape,

Why do they struggle, forgetting where they came from?

On the shore called sin,

All the souls that swim across,

How do they reach the other shore

Called wisdom?

If your heart learns to let go,

Peace will come searching for you.

Once you realize the truth,

Your own heart becomes the Bodhi tree.

Out on the streets, one day,

God will smile.

Thanthane thananane..(2)

Everything thought to be good

Does not always stay that way.

What is cast aside as bad

Is never forgotten.

Even with thick dark hair,

There is not a single word to speak.

All the words kept locked inside

Never really go away.

If the heart is broken,

Even sleep is impossible.

When the pulse stops, the body disappears,

But true grace never dies.

Isn't it greater than all of that—

A mother's feet?

Through love, humankind

Saw the face of God.

A heart broken in water

Blooms even among thorns.

Light truly lives in the dark,

Purity is born from the dirt.

Life goes on, day by day;

What is ever gained without pain?

Out on the streets, one day,

God will smile.

Thanthane thananane..(2)

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a deeply philosophical track from the movie Japan (2023), reflecting on life, maternal sacrifice, morality, and ultimate spiritual realization. It highlights how life begins with a mother's selfless sacrifice and love, while human beings often drift away into sin, ego, and worldly illusions, forgetting their roots. The song conveys that material success and unexpressed words cannot bring peace; true serenity is attained only when one embraces detachment, compassion, and inner truth. Ultimately, it reassures that light exists in darkness, grace outlasts physical existence, and divine redemption awaits even in the humble streets.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

“Un ullame bodhi maram”

Compares the human mind directly to the sacred Bodhi tree (tree of enlightenment) once ultimate truth is understood.

Metaphor

“Paavam enum oru karaiyil ... Gyaanam enum maru karaiyil”

Compares human lives to swimmers navigating between the shore of sin ('Paavam') and the shore of wisdom ('Gyaanam').

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

“Unmaiyadhu therindhu vittaal / Un ullame bodhi maram”

Repetition of the initial letter 'Un' in consecutive lines creating a rhythmic poetic effect.

Paradox / Antithesis

“Iruttil thaanae oliyum irukkum / Alukkil thaanae punitham pirakkum”

Contrasts opposing concepts like darkness giving birth to light and dirt creating purity to reflect life's deep truths.

Personification

“Therukkalilae oru naal Deivam sirikkum”

Attributes the human emotional action of smiling to God walking among ordinary streets.

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Trivia

This soulful track from Karthi's 25th landmark film 'Japan' (2023) features music composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar and expressive vocals by Pradeep Kumar, with lyrics written by Yugabharathi. The song serves as an emotional anchor in the film, contrasting the protagonist's chaotic lifestyle with universal life lessons.

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