Avaravar Vazhkaiyil
From Pandavar Bhoomi · 2001
- Lyricist
- Snehan
- Singer
- Bharathwaj
- Music director
- Bharathwaj
- Details
- Pandavar Bhoomi2001
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Avaravar vaazhkaiyil | In everyone's life |
| Aayiram aayiram maattrangal | Thousands and thousands of changes happen |
| Andha ninaivugal nenjinil | In the heart, regarding those memories |
| Thirumbida thirumbida yekkangal | Longings arise to return to them again and again |
| Male | |
| Adhu oru azhagiya nila kaalam | That was a beautiful moonlight era |
| Kanavinil dhinam dhinam ullaa pogum | It strolls through dreams every single day |
| Adhu oru azhagiya nila kaalam | That was a beautiful moonlight era |
| Kanavinil dhinam dhinam ullaa pogum | It strolls through dreams every single day |
| Nilavugal serndhu | Moons coming together |
| Bhoomiyil vaazhndhadhae | Lived on this earth |
| Adhu oru porkaalam | That was a golden age |
| Male | |
| Avaravar vaazhkaiyil | In everyone's life |
| Aayiram aayiram maattrangal | Thousands and thousands of changes |
| Chorus :Mmmm…mmm | Chorus: Mmmm...mmm |
| Male :Andha ninaivugal nenjinil | Male: In the heart, regarding those memories |
| Thirumbida thirumbida yekkangal | Longings arise to return to them again and again |
| Chorus :Mmm…mmm…. | Chorus: Mmm...mmm... |
| Male | |
| Kaattrum kooda engaludan | Even the wind with us |
| Iravinil thoonga idam ketkum | Asks for a place to sleep at night |
| Mazhai thuli kooda en thaayin | Even a raindrop longs |
| Madiyinil thavazha dhinam yengum | To crawl on my mother's lap every day |
| Male | |
| Naththai koottin neer podhum | The water inside a snail shell was enough |
| Engalin dhaagam theerthukolvom | We used to quench our thirst with it |
| Kaathum kadalum kai katta | As wind and sea stood at attention |
| Kavidhaigal polae vaazhndhu vandhom | We lived life like poetry |
| Female | |
| Thaayin madiyil dhinam irundhu | Resting in mother's lap every day |
| Kaalaiyil meendum uyir peruvom | We would regain life again in the morning |
| Kanavinil kaalaiyil oli peyarthu | Translating light in morning dreams |
| Siru siru sugamaai dhinam sirippom | We would smile daily with little joys |
| Male | |
| Ainthezhuthu pudhu mozhiyai | A five-lettered new language |
| Ariya vaithaal en annai | My mother made us understand |
| Annan thangai iruvarumae | Both brother and sister together |
| Nesam kondu tamizh mannai | Cherished the Tamil soil with love |
| Nilavugal serndhu | Moons coming together |
| Bhoomiyil vaazhndhadhae | Lived on this earth |
| Adhu oru porkaalam | That was a golden age |
| Male | |
| Avaravar vaazhkaiyil | In everyone's life |
| Aayiram aayiram maattrangal | Thousands and thousands of changes |
| Chorus :Mmmm…mmm | Chorus: Mmmm...mmm |
| Male :Andha ninaivugal nenjinil | Male: In the heart, regarding those memories |
| Thirumbida thirumbida yekkangal | Longings arise to return to them again and again |
| Chorus :Mmm…mmm…. | Chorus: Mmm...mmm... |
| Male | |
| Annai oottiya pidi sottril | In the handful of rice fed by mother |
| Aayul muzhukka pasi marandhom | We forgot hunger for a lifetime |
| Ottrai kannil adi pattaal | If one eye got hurt |
| Paththu kannilum vali kandom | We felt pain in all ten eyes |
| Male | |
| Pallikoodam thandhadhillai | School never gave us |
| Paasam ennum nool ondrai | A thread/book called affection |
| Vedhangal naangum sonnadhillai | The four Vedas never told |
| Engal kadhai pol verondrai | A story quite like ours |
| Female | |
| Kangalum neer thuli kandadhillai | Our eyes never saw a drop of tear |
| Azhudhida avaigalum pazhagavillai | They never learned how to cry either |
| Karuppaa sivappaa theriyavillai | Whether it was black or red, we did not know |
| Kavalaigal idhuvarai mulaithadhillai | Worries never sprouted in us till now |
| Male | |
| Saegarithu vaippadharkku | To accumulate and store away |
| Thevai endru edhuvum illai | There was no need for anything |
| Iraivanukkum engalukkum | Between God and us |
| Idaiveligal irundhadhillai | There was never any distance |
| Nilavugal serndhu | Moons coming together |
| Bhoomiyil vaazhndhadhae | Lived on this earth |
| Adhu oru porkaalam | That was a golden age |
| Male | |
| Avaravar vaazhkaiyil | In everyone's life |
| Aayiram aayiram maattrangal | Thousands and thousands of changes |
| Andha ninaivugal nenjinil | In the heart, regarding those memories |
| Thirumbida thirumbida yekkangal | Longings arise to return to them again and again |
| Male | |
| Adhu oru azhagiya nila kaalam | That was a beautiful moonlight era |
| Kanavinil dhinam dhinam ullaa pogum | It strolls through dreams every single day |
| Adhu oru azhagiya nila kaalam | That was a beautiful moonlight era |
| Kanavinil dhinam dhinam ullaa pogum | It strolls through dreams every single day |
| Nilavugal serndhu | Moons coming together |
| Bhoomiyil vaazhndhadhae | Lived on this earth |
| Adhu oru porkaalam | That was a golden age |
அவரவர்
வாழ்க்கையில் ஆயிரம்
ஆயிரம் மாற்றங்கள்
அந்த நினைவுகள்
நெஞ்சினில் திரும்பிட
திரும்பிட ஏக்கங்கள்
In everyone's life
Thousands and thousands of changes happen
In the heart, regarding those memories
Longings arise to return to them again and again
அது ஒரு அழகிய
நிலா காலம் கனவினில்
தினம் தினம் உலா போகும்
அது ஒரு அழகிய நிலா காலம்
கனவினில் தினம் தினம் உலா
போகும் நிலவுகள் சேர்ந்து
பூமியில் வாழ்ந்ததே அது ஒரு
பொற்காலம்
That was a beautiful moonlight era
It strolls through dreams every single day
That was a beautiful moonlight era
It strolls through dreams every single day
Moons coming together
Lived on this earth
That was a golden age
அவரவர்
வாழ்க்கையில் ஆயிரம்
ஆயிரம் மாற்றங்கள்
குழு :
ம்ம் ம்ம்
அந்த நினைவுகள்
நெஞ்சினில் திரும்பிட
திரும்பிட ஏக்கங்கள்
குழு :
ம்ம் ம்ம்
In everyone's life
Thousands and thousands of changes
Chorus: Mmmm...mmm
Male: In the heart, regarding those memories
Longings arise to return to them again and again
Chorus: Mmm...mmm...
காற்றும் கூட
எங்களுடன் இரவினில்
தூங்க இடம் கேட்கும்
மழைதுளி கூட என் தாயின்
மடியினில் தவழ தினம்
ஏங்கும்
Even the wind with us
Asks for a place to sleep at night
Even a raindrop longs
To crawl on my mother's lap every day
நத்தை கூட்டின்
நீர் போதும் எங்களின்
தாகம் தீர்த்துகொள்வோம்
கத்தும் கடலும் கை கட்ட
கவிதைகள் போலே
வாழ்ந்து வந்தோம்
The water inside a snail shell was enough
We used to quench our thirst with it
As wind and sea stood at attention
We lived life like poetry
தாயின் மடியில்
தினம் இருந்து காலையில்
மீண்டும் உயிர் பெறுவோம்
கனவினில் காலையில் ஒளி
பெயர்த்து சிறு சிறு சுகமாய்
தினம் சிரிப்போம்
Resting in mother's lap every day
We would regain life again in the morning
Translating light in morning dreams
We would smile daily with little joys
ஐந்தெழுத்து புது
மொழியை அறிய வைத்தாள்
என் அன்னை அண்ணன்
தங்கை இருவருமே நேசம்
கொண்டு தமிழ் மண்ணை
நிலவுகள் சேர்ந்து பூமியில்
வாழ்ந்ததே அது ஒரு
பொற்காலம்
A five-lettered new language
My mother made us understand
Both brother and sister together
Cherished the Tamil soil with love
Moons coming together
Lived on this earth
That was a golden age
அவரவர்
வாழ்க்கையில் ஆயிரம்
ஆயிரம் மாற்றங்கள்
குழு :
ம்ம் ம்ம்
அந்த நினைவுகள்
நெஞ்சினில் திரும்பிட
திரும்பிட ஏக்கங்கள்
குழு :
ம்ம் ம்ம்
In everyone's life
Thousands and thousands of changes
Chorus: Mmmm...mmm
Male: In the heart, regarding those memories
Longings arise to return to them again and again
Chorus: Mmm...mmm...
அன்னை ஊட்டிய
பிடி சோற்றில் ஆயுள்
முழுக்க பசி மறந்தோம்
ஒற்றை கண்ணில் அடி
பட்டால் பத்து கண்ணிலும்
வலி கண்டோம்
In the handful of rice fed by mother
We forgot hunger for a lifetime
If one eye got hurt
We felt pain in all ten eyes
பள்ளிகூடம்
தந்ததில்லை பாசம்
என்னும் நூல் ஒன்றை
வேதங்கள் நான்கும்
சொன்னதில்லை
எங்கள் கதை போல்
வேறொன்றை
School never gave us
A thread/book called affection
The four Vedas never told
A story quite like ours
கண்களும் நீர்
துளி கண்டதில்லை
அழுதிட அவைகளும்
பழகவில்லை கருப்பா
சிவப்பா தெரியவில்லை
கவலைகள் இதுவரை
முளைத்ததில்லை
Our eyes never saw a drop of tear
They never learned how to cry either
Whether it was black or red, we did not know
Worries never sprouted in us till now
சேகரித்து வைப்பதற்கு
தேவை என்று எதுவும் இல்லை
இறைவனுக்கும் எங்களுக்கும்
இடைவெளிகள் இருந்ததில்லை
நிலவுகள் சேர்ந்து பூமியில்
வாழ்ந்ததே அது ஒரு பொற்காலம்
To accumulate and store away
There was no need for anything
Between God and us
There was never any distance
Moons coming together
Lived on this earth
That was a golden age
அவரவர்
வாழ்க்கையில் ஆயிரம்
ஆயிரம் மாற்றங்கள்
அந்த நினைவுகள்
நெஞ்சினில் திரும்பிட
திரும்பிட ஏக்கங்கள்
In everyone's life
Thousands and thousands of changes
In the heart, regarding those memories
Longings arise to return to them again and again
அது ஒரு அழகிய
நிலா காலம் கனவினில்
தினம் தினம் உலா போகும்
அது ஒரு அழகிய நிலா காலம்
கனவினில் தினம் தினம் உலா
போகும் நிலவுகள் சேர்ந்து
பூமியில் வாழ்ந்ததே அது ஒரு
பொற்காலம்
That was a beautiful moonlight era
It strolls through dreams every single day
That was a beautiful moonlight era
It strolls through dreams every single day
Moons coming together
Lived on this earth
That was a golden age
Avaravar vaazhkaiyil
In everyone's life
Aayiram aayiram maattrangal
Thousands and thousands of changes happen
Andha ninaivugal nenjinil
In the heart, regarding those memories
Thirumbida thirumbida yekkangal
Longings arise to return to them again and again
Adhu oru azhagiya nila kaalam
That was a beautiful moonlight era
Kanavinil dhinam dhinam ullaa pogum
It strolls through dreams every single day
Adhu oru azhagiya nila kaalam
That was a beautiful moonlight era
Kanavinil dhinam dhinam ullaa pogum
It strolls through dreams every single day
Nilavugal serndhu
Moons coming together
Bhoomiyil vaazhndhadhae
Lived on this earth
Adhu oru porkaalam
That was a golden age
Avaravar vaazhkaiyil
In everyone's life
Aayiram aayiram maattrangal
Thousands and thousands of changes
Chorus :Mmmm…mmm
Chorus: Mmmm...mmm
Male :Andha ninaivugal nenjinil
Male: In the heart, regarding those memories
Thirumbida thirumbida yekkangal
Longings arise to return to them again and again
Chorus :Mmm…mmm….
Chorus: Mmm...mmm...
Kaattrum kooda engaludan
Even the wind with us
Iravinil thoonga idam ketkum
Asks for a place to sleep at night
Mazhai thuli kooda en thaayin
Even a raindrop longs
Madiyinil thavazha dhinam yengum
To crawl on my mother's lap every day
Naththai koottin neer podhum
The water inside a snail shell was enough
Engalin dhaagam theerthukolvom
We used to quench our thirst with it
Kaathum kadalum kai katta
As wind and sea stood at attention
Kavidhaigal polae vaazhndhu vandhom
We lived life like poetry
Thaayin madiyil dhinam irundhu
Resting in mother's lap every day
Kaalaiyil meendum uyir peruvom
We would regain life again in the morning
Kanavinil kaalaiyil oli peyarthu
Translating light in morning dreams
Siru siru sugamaai dhinam sirippom
We would smile daily with little joys
Ainthezhuthu pudhu mozhiyai
A five-lettered new language
Ariya vaithaal en annai
My mother made us understand
Annan thangai iruvarumae
Both brother and sister together
Nesam kondu tamizh mannai
Cherished the Tamil soil with love
Nilavugal serndhu
Moons coming together
Bhoomiyil vaazhndhadhae
Lived on this earth
Adhu oru porkaalam
That was a golden age
Avaravar vaazhkaiyil
In everyone's life
Aayiram aayiram maattrangal
Thousands and thousands of changes
Chorus :Mmmm…mmm
Chorus: Mmmm...mmm
Male :Andha ninaivugal nenjinil
Male: In the heart, regarding those memories
Thirumbida thirumbida yekkangal
Longings arise to return to them again and again
Chorus :Mmm…mmm….
Chorus: Mmm...mmm...
Annai oottiya pidi sottril
In the handful of rice fed by mother
Aayul muzhukka pasi marandhom
We forgot hunger for a lifetime
Ottrai kannil adi pattaal
If one eye got hurt
Paththu kannilum vali kandom
We felt pain in all ten eyes
Pallikoodam thandhadhillai
School never gave us
Paasam ennum nool ondrai
A thread/book called affection
Vedhangal naangum sonnadhillai
The four Vedas never told
Engal kadhai pol verondrai
A story quite like ours
Kangalum neer thuli kandadhillai
Our eyes never saw a drop of tear
Azhudhida avaigalum pazhagavillai
They never learned how to cry either
Karuppaa sivappaa theriyavillai
Whether it was black or red, we did not know
Kavalaigal idhuvarai mulaithadhillai
Worries never sprouted in us till now
Saegarithu vaippadharkku
To accumulate and store away
Thevai endru edhuvum illai
There was no need for anything
Iraivanukkum engalukkum
Between God and us
Idaiveligal irundhadhillai
There was never any distance
Nilavugal serndhu
Moons coming together
Bhoomiyil vaazhndhadhae
Lived on this earth
Adhu oru porkaalam
That was a golden age
Avaravar vaazhkaiyil
In everyone's life
Aayiram aayiram maattrangal
Thousands and thousands of changes
Andha ninaivugal nenjinil
In the heart, regarding those memories
Thirumbida thirumbida yekkangal
Longings arise to return to them again and again
Adhu oru azhagiya nila kaalam
That was a beautiful moonlight era
Kanavinil dhinam dhinam ullaa pogum
It strolls through dreams every single day
Adhu oru azhagiya nila kaalam
That was a beautiful moonlight era
Kanavinil dhinam dhinam ullaa pogum
It strolls through dreams every single day
Nilavugal serndhu
Moons coming together
Bhoomiyil vaazhndhadhae
Lived on this earth
Adhu oru porkaalam
That was a golden age
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Avaravar Vaazhkaiyil' from the movie Pandavar Bhoomi is a deeply moving nostalgic hymn celebrating childhood memories, innocent family bonding, and sibling affection. It reflects on how life shifts through constant changes, while the golden days of growing up under a loving mother's care remain frozen as sweet dreams in the heart.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Adukku Thodar (Repetition / Anaphora)
“Aayiram aayiram maattrangal”
The repetition of 'Aayiram aayiram' emphasizes the immense number of changes that take place over a lifetime.
Personification
“Kaattrum kooda engaludan iravinil thoonga idam ketkum”
Attributing human actions to the wind, picturing it asking for a place to sleep alongside the family.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Kavidhaigal polae vaazhndhu vandhom”
Direct comparison comparing their tranquil life to sweet poems using the comparative marker 'polae'.
Hyperbole / Metaphor
“Ottrai kannil adi pattaal paththu kannilum vali kandom”
Exaggerates deep sibling empathy by stating that an injury to one child's eye causes pain across ten eyes (five siblings).
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Trivia
Composed by music director Bharadwaj with poignant lyrics written by Snehan, 'Avaravar Vaazhkaiyil' became a iconic anthem in Tamil cinema for nostalgia and family unity, heavily featured in director Cheran's critically acclaimed film Pandavar Bhoomi (2001).
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