Dei Manusha
From Kudimahaan · 2023
- Lyricist
- Prakash N
- Singer
- Naresh Iyer
- Music director
- Tanuj Menon
- Details
- Kudimahaan2023
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Dei manusha | Hey human! |
| Enna kodumadaa | What a tragedy, man! |
| Andha thenju pona recordu | Like a worn-out record, |
| Pola vazhkkadaa | That is how life is, man! |
| Male | |
| Dei manusha | Hey human! |
| Enna kodumadaa | What a tragedy, man! |
| Andha thenju pona recordu | Like a worn-out record, |
| Pola vazhkkadaa | That is how life is, man! |
| Male | |
| Nee unakkulla kelvi keludaa | Ask a question within yourself, man. |
| Yen edhukkindha ottamellam | Why all this endless running around? |
| Why indha mudivillaa raceu daa | Why this endless rat race, man? |
| Karum poi ulagathilae | In this world of dark lies, |
| Male | |
| Thavuromdaa thavazhuromdaa | We leap and crawl around, man. |
| Edhukkindha uzhaippudaa | What is the point of this hard work, man? |
| Kuniyiromdaa innum kuniyiromdaa | We bow down and bow down even further, man. |
| Edhukkindha pozhappudaa | What is the point of this existence, man? |
| Male | |
| Dei manusha | Hey human! |
| Enna kodumadaa | What a tragedy, man! |
| Andha thenju pona recordu | Like a worn-out record, |
| Pola vazhkkadaa | That is how life is, man! |
| Male | |
| Haaa…aaaa.. | Haaa... aaaa... |
| Kalangarai thedum | Searching for a lighthouse, |
| Karai sera kanavu | A dream to reach the shore, |
| Middle class-in nilaimai | The plight of the middle class, |
| Idhu thaanae | Is this all it is? |
| Male | |
| Credit aagum andrae | On the very day money is credited, |
| Debit aagum vazhvil | It gets debited in life, |
| Kadanaali endrae sonnanae | Declaring one to be a perpetual debtor. |
| Male | |
| Ae thadangal illamal | Hey, without any obstacles, |
| Pidungal illamal | Without any harassing hassles, |
| Vazhkkai vazhathaan aasai | The desire is simply to live life. |
| Gunangaloduthaan | Even with good virtues, |
| Manangal seraadha vazhivil | In a life where hearts fail to unite, |
| Male | |
| Thadangal illamal | Without any obstacles, |
| Pidungal illamal | Without any harassing hassles, |
| Vazhkkai vazhathaan aasai | The desire is simply to live life. |
| Gunangaloduthaan | Even with good virtues, |
| Manangal seraadha vazhivil | In a life where hearts fail to unite, |
| Male | |
| Polambunomdaa | We lamented back then, |
| Innum polamburomdaa | We are still lamenting today, man. |
| Ethukkindha vazhkadaa | What is the point of this life, man? |
| Male | |
| Dei manusha | Hey human! |
| Enna kodumadaa | What a tragedy, man! |
| Andha thenju pona recordu | Like a worn-out record, |
| Pola vazhkkadaa | That is how life is, man! |
| Male | |
| Nee unakkulla kelvi keludaa | Ask a question within yourself, man. |
| Yen edhukkindha ottamellam | Why all this endless running around? |
| Why indha mudivillaa raceu daa | Why this endless rat race, man? |
| Karum poi ulagathilae | In this world of dark lies, |
| Male | |
| Thavuromdaa thavazhuromdaa | We leap and crawl around, man. |
| Edhukkindha uzhaippudaa | What is the point of this hard work, man? |
| Kuniyiromdaa innum kuniyiromdaa | We bow down and bow down even further, man. |
| Edhukkindha pozhappudaa | What is the point of this existence, man? |
| Male | |
| Dei manusha….. | Hey human... |
டேய் மனுஷா
என்ன கொடுமடா
அந்த தேஞ்சு போன ரெக்கார்டு
போல வாழ்க்கடா
Hey human!
What a tragedy, man!
Like a worn-out record,
That is how life is, man!
டேய் மனுஷா
என்ன கொடுமடா
அந்த தேஞ்சு போன ரெக்கார்டு
போல வாழ்க்கடா
Hey human!
What a tragedy, man!
Like a worn-out record,
That is how life is, man!
நீ உனக்குள்ள கேள்வி கேளுடா
ஏன் எதுக்கிந்த ஓட்டமெல்லாம்
வை இந்த முடிவில்லா ரேஸ்சு டா
கரும் பொய் உலகத்திலே
Ask a question within yourself, man.
Why all this endless running around?
Why this endless rat race, man?
In this world of dark lies,
தாவுறோம்டா தவழுறோம்டா
எதுக்கிந்த உழைப்புடா
குனியுறம்டா இன்னும் குனியுறன்டா
எதுக்கிந்த பொழப்புடா
We leap and crawl around, man.
What is the point of this hard work, man?
We bow down and bow down even further, man.
What is the point of this existence, man?
டேய் மனுஷா
என்ன கொடுமடா
அந்த தேஞ்சு போன ரெக்கார்டு
போல வாழ்க்கடா
Hey human!
What a tragedy, man!
Like a worn-out record,
That is how life is, man!
முனகல் :
......
Haaa... aaaa...
Searching for a lighthouse,
A dream to reach the shore,
The plight of the middle class,
Is this all it is?
ஹா..ஆஅ...
கலங்கரை தேடும்
கரை சேர கனவு
மிடில் கிளாஸ் நிலைமை
இது தானே
On the very day money is credited,
It gets debited in life,
Declaring one to be a perpetual debtor.
கிரிட் ஆகும் அன்றே
டெபிட் ஆகும் வாழ்வில்
கடனாளி என்றே சொன்னானே
Hey, without any obstacles,
Without any harassing hassles,
The desire is simply to live life.
Even with good virtues,
In a life where hearts fail to unite,
ஏ! தடங்கள் இல்லாமல்
பிடுங்கல் இல்லாமல்
வாழ்க்கை வாழத்தான் ஆசை
குணங்களோடுதான்
மனங்கள் சேராத வாழ்வில்
Without any obstacles,
Without any harassing hassles,
The desire is simply to live life.
Even with good virtues,
In a life where hearts fail to unite,
தடங்கள் இல்லாமல்
பிடுங்கல் இல்லாமல்
வாழ்க்கை வாழத்தான் ஆசை
குணங்களோடுதான்
மனங்கள் சேராத வாழ்வில்
We lamented back then,
We are still lamenting today, man.
What is the point of this life, man?
பொலம்புனோம்டா
இன்றும் பொலம்புறோம்டா
எதுக்கிந்த வாழ்க்கடா
Hey human!
What a tragedy, man!
Like a worn-out record,
That is how life is, man!
தடங்கள் இல்லாமல்
பிடுங்கல் இல்லாமல்
வாழ்க்கை வாழத்தான் ஆசை
குணங்களோடுதான்
மனங்கள் சேராத வாழ்வில்
Ask a question within yourself, man.
Why all this endless running around?
Why this endless rat race, man?
In this world of dark lies,
டேய் மனுஷா
என்ன கொடுமடா
அந்த தேஞ்சு போன ரெக்கார்டு
போல வாழ்க்கடா
We leap and crawl around, man.
What is the point of this hard work, man?
We bow down and bow down even further, man.
What is the point of this existence, man?
நீ உனக்குள்ள கேள்வி கேளுடா
ஏன் எதுக்கிந்த ஓட்டமெல்லாம்
வை இந்த முடிவில்லா ரேஸ்சு டா
கரும் பொய் உலகத்திலே
Hey human...
தாவுறோம்டா தவழுறோம்டா
எதுக்கிந்த உழைப்புடா
குனியுறம்டா இன்னும் குனியுறன்டா
எதுக்கிந்த பொழப்புடா
டேய் மனுஷா...
Dei manusha
Hey human!
Enna kodumadaa
What a tragedy, man!
Andha thenju pona recordu
Like a worn-out record,
Pola vazhkkadaa
That is how life is, man!
Dei manusha
Hey human!
Enna kodumadaa
What a tragedy, man!
Andha thenju pona recordu
Like a worn-out record,
Pola vazhkkadaa
That is how life is, man!
Nee unakkulla kelvi keludaa
Ask a question within yourself, man.
Yen edhukkindha ottamellam
Why all this endless running around?
Why indha mudivillaa raceu daa
Why this endless rat race, man?
Karum poi ulagathilae
In this world of dark lies,
Thavuromdaa thavazhuromdaa
We leap and crawl around, man.
Edhukkindha uzhaippudaa
What is the point of this hard work, man?
Kuniyiromdaa innum kuniyiromdaa
We bow down and bow down even further, man.
Edhukkindha pozhappudaa
What is the point of this existence, man?
Dei manusha
Hey human!
Enna kodumadaa
What a tragedy, man!
Andha thenju pona recordu
Like a worn-out record,
Pola vazhkkadaa
That is how life is, man!
Haaa…aaaa..
Haaa... aaaa...
Kalangarai thedum
Searching for a lighthouse,
Karai sera kanavu
A dream to reach the shore,
Middle class-in nilaimai
The plight of the middle class,
Idhu thaanae
Is this all it is?
Credit aagum andrae
On the very day money is credited,
Debit aagum vazhvil
It gets debited in life,
Kadanaali endrae sonnanae
Declaring one to be a perpetual debtor.
Ae thadangal illamal
Hey, without any obstacles,
Pidungal illamal
Without any harassing hassles,
Vazhkkai vazhathaan aasai
The desire is simply to live life.
Gunangaloduthaan
Even with good virtues,
Manangal seraadha vazhivil
In a life where hearts fail to unite,
Thadangal illamal
Without any obstacles,
Pidungal illamal
Without any harassing hassles,
Vazhkkai vazhathaan aasai
The desire is simply to live life.
Gunangaloduthaan
Even with good virtues,
Manangal seraadha vazhivil
In a life where hearts fail to unite,
Polambunomdaa
We lamented back then,
Innum polamburomdaa
We are still lamenting today, man.
Ethukkindha vazhkadaa
What is the point of this life, man?
Dei manusha
Hey human!
Enna kodumadaa
What a tragedy, man!
Andha thenju pona recordu
Like a worn-out record,
Pola vazhkkadaa
That is how life is, man!
Nee unakkulla kelvi keludaa
Ask a question within yourself, man.
Yen edhukkindha ottamellam
Why all this endless running around?
Why indha mudivillaa raceu daa
Why this endless rat race, man?
Karum poi ulagathilae
In this world of dark lies,
Thavuromdaa thavazhuromdaa
We leap and crawl around, man.
Edhukkindha uzhaippudaa
What is the point of this hard work, man?
Kuniyiromdaa innum kuniyiromdaa
We bow down and bow down even further, man.
Edhukkindha pozhappudaa
What is the point of this existence, man?
Dei manusha…..
Hey human...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Dei Manusha from the movie Kudimahaan (2023) is a reflective, mildly humorous yet realistic commentary on the mundane daily struggles and financial anxieties of middle-class existence. The song uses the metaphor of a scratched, worn-out vinyl record repeating the same loop to convey the repetitive rat race, endless debt cycle (where earnings are instantly debited), and societal compromises people endure every day without finding genuine fulfillment or peace.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Andha thenju pona recordu Pola vazhkkadaa”
Compares human life directly to a scratched, worn-out gramophone record repeating continuously using the comparison word 'pola'.
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Kalangarai thedum Karai sera kanavu”
Uses 'kalangarai' (lighthouse) as a metaphor for guidance, hope, and direction in a chaotic life.
Assonance / Alliteration (Monaai & Edhugai)
“Thavuromdaa thavazhuromdaa”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds ('Thavuromdaa thavazhuromdaa') and rhythmic word pairings ('Credit aagum... Debit aagum') for musical effect.
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Trivia
Kudimahaan (2023) is a Tamil comedy-drama written and directed by Prakash N, who also penned the lyrics for this song. Music composer Tanuj Menon collaborated with acclaimed singer Naresh Iyer to blend a soulful vocal performance with quirky, modern middle-class themes.
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