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Avaravar Vazhkaiyil

From Pandavar Bhoomi · 2001

Lyricist
Snehan
Singer
Bharathwaj
Music director
Bharathwaj
Movie name
Pandavar Bhoomi
Movie release year
2001
Lyrics added on
28 Feb 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Avaravar vaazhkaiyil
Aayiram aayiram maattrangal
Andha ninaivugal nenjinil
Thirumbida thirumbida yekkangal
Adhu oru azhagiya nila kaalam
Kanavinil dhinam dhinam ullaa pogum
Adhu oru azhagiya nila kaalam
Kanavinil dhinam dhinam ullaa pogum
Nilavugal serndhu
Bhoomiyil vaazhndhadhae
Adhu oru porkaalam
Avaravar vaazhkaiyil
Aayiram aayiram maattrangal
Chorus :Mmmm…mmm
Male :Andha ninaivugal nenjinil
Thirumbida thirumbida yekkangal
Chorus :Mmm…mmm….
Kaattrum kooda engaludan
Iravinil thoonga idam ketkum
Mazhai thuli kooda en thaayin
Madiyinil thavazha dhinam yengum
Naththai koottin neer podhum
Engalin dhaagam theerthukolvom
Kaathum kadalum kai katta
Kavidhaigal polae vaazhndhu vandhom
Thaayin madiyil dhinam irundhu
Kaalaiyil meendum uyir peruvom
Kanavinil kaalaiyil oli peyarthu
Siru siru sugamaai dhinam sirippom
Ainthezhuthu pudhu mozhiyai
Ariya vaithaal en annai
Annan thangai iruvarumae
Nesam kondu tamizh mannai
Nilavugal serndhu
Bhoomiyil vaazhndhadhae
Adhu oru porkaalam
Avaravar vaazhkaiyil
Aayiram aayiram maattrangal
Chorus :Mmmm…mmm
Male :Andha ninaivugal nenjinil
Thirumbida thirumbida yekkangal
Chorus :Mmm…mmm….
Annai oottiya pidi sottril
Aayul muzhukka pasi marandhom
Ottrai kannil adi pattaal
Paththu kannilum vali kandom
Pallikoodam thandhadhillai
Paasam ennum nool ondrai
Vedhangal naangum sonnadhillai
Engal kadhai pol verondrai
Kangalum neer thuli kandadhillai
Azhudhida avaigalum pazhagavillai
Karuppaa sivappaa theriyavillai
Kavalaigal idhuvarai mulaithadhillai
Saegarithu vaippadharkku
Thevai endru edhuvum illai
Iraivanukkum engalukkum
Idaiveligal irundhadhillai
Nilavugal serndhu
Bhoomiyil vaazhndhadhae
Adhu oru porkaalam
Avaravar vaazhkaiyil
Aayiram aayiram maattrangal
Andha ninaivugal nenjinil
Thirumbida thirumbida yekkangal
Adhu oru azhagiya nila kaalam
Kanavinil dhinam dhinam ullaa pogum
Adhu oru azhagiya nila kaalam
Kanavinil dhinam dhinam ullaa pogum
Nilavugal serndhu
Bhoomiyil vaazhndhadhae
Adhu oru porkaalam
In everyone's life,
there are thousands and thousands of changes.
As those memories return to the heart,
again and again, deep longings rise.
That was a beautiful moonlit time,
strolling through dreams every single day.
That was a beautiful moonlit time,
strolling through dreams every single day.
Moons gathered together
and lived upon this earth—
that was a golden time!
In everyone's life,
there are thousands and thousands of changes.
Chorus: Mmm... mmm...
Male: As those memories return to the heart,
again and again, deep longings rise.
Chorus: Mmm... mmm...
Even the breeze would ask for a place
to sleep with us at night.
Even a raindrop would yearn every day
to crawl upon my mother's lap.
Just the water inside a snail's shell was enough
for us to quench our thirst.
With the wind and the sea waiting respectfully,
we lived our lives like poetry.
Resting on mother's lap each day,
we would come alive again each morning.
Bringing morning light into our dreams,
we would smile every day in simple joys.
A new five-letter language,
my mother helped us understand.
Brothers and sister together,
loving this Tamil land.
Moons gathered together
and lived upon this earth—
that was a golden time!
In everyone's life,
there are thousands and thousands of changes.
Chorus: Mmm... mmm...
Male: As those memories return to the heart,
again and again, deep longings rise.
Chorus: Mmm... mmm...
From the handful of rice our mother fed us,
we forgot hunger for a whole lifetime.
If even a single eye was hurt,
all ten eyes felt the pain.
No school ever gave us
a book called affection.
Even the four Vedas never spoke of
any story quite like ours.
Our eyes had never seen a tear,
they had not learned to cry.
Whether black or red, we did not know—
worries had never sprouted in our lives.
To gather and hoard,
there was no need for anything.
Between God and us,
there was never any distance.
Moons gathered together
and lived upon this earth—
that was a golden time!
In everyone's life,
there are thousands and thousands of changes.
As those memories return to the heart,
again and again, deep longings rise.
That was a beautiful moonlit time,
strolling through dreams every single day.
That was a beautiful moonlit time,
strolling through dreams every single day.
Moons gathered together
and lived upon this earth—
that was a golden time!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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