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Lyrics & meaning

Deivam Enbadhenna

From Thirudan Police · 2014

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singer
S. P. B. Charan
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Thirudan Police
Movie release year
2014
Lyrics added on
2 Jun 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Deivam enbadhenna
Unmai naan kandenae
Thandhai dhaanae
Thandhai vaarthai ellaam
Vedhangal enbaargal
Unmai dhaanae
Thaayin anbai naam
Anu anuvaaga arivom
Thandhai kanneer
Adhai endha pillai
Vaazhvil arindhadha daa..
Deivam enbadhenna
Unmai naan kandenae
Thandhai dhaanae
Thandhai tholin meedhu
Yeri nindru dhaanae
Paarthom andru naamum ulagathaiyae
Nammai ariyaamal
Mella valarndhomae
Andru mudhal nooru idaiveliyae
Mazhaiyinai polae avan paasam
Dhinam eeram serkum
Malaithuli nindrum maram ingae
Ada kanneer vaarkum
Innum oor jenman mannil pirapena
Thandhai avan viralai thottu pidipena..aaa….
What does God truly mean?
I have realized the truth.
It is surely a father.
All the words a father speaks,
they say are sacred scriptures.
Isn't that the truth?
A mother's love,
we know in every little detail.
But a father's tears,
which child has ever
understood in their life, my friend?
What does God truly mean?
I have realized the truth.
It is surely a father.
On our father's shoulders,
climbing up and standing tall,
wasn't that how we saw the whole world back then?
Without even realizing it,
we slowly grew up,
and since that day, a hundred distances grew between us.
Like the rain, his love
brings soothing moisture every day.
Even after the rain stops, the tree here
still sheds drops like tears.
If I am born on this earth for another lifetime,
I will hold onto my father's finger... ah...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This poignant song from the film Thirudan Police is a heartfelt homage to a father's unseen sacrifices and unexpressed love. While a mother's affection is openly felt and recognized throughout life, a father's tears and hardships often remain hidden. The lyrics reminisce about childhood days spent atop a father's shoulders to gain a wider perspective on the world, and how emotional or physical distance subtly creeps in as children grow up. The imagery compares a father's enduring impact to rain nourishing a tree—even after the rainfall ceases, the tree continues to drip water drops, symbolizing how a father's influence and memories linger long after he is gone. The song concludes with a soulful wish to be born again as his child and hold his guiding hand once more.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Mazhaiyinai polae avan paasam

Compares a father's continuous, nourishing affection to rain that enriches the soil with moisture every day.

Metaphor (Urvagam)

Malaithuli nindrum maram ingae / Ada kanneer vaarkum

The tree shedding lingering raindrops after rain stops is used as a metaphor for the eyes weeping tears in memory of a father's love.

Rhetorical Question

Thandhai kanneer / Adhai endha pillai / Vaazhvil arindhadha daa..

Asks whether any child truly recognizes the hidden tears and pain of a father during their life.

Repetition (Anaphora / Edukai)

Deivam enbadhenna / Unmai naan kandenae / Thandhai dhaanae

Repetition of 'Deivam enbadhenna' emphasizes the philosophical questioning and realization that God resides in a father.

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Trivia

Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and penned by late lyricist Na. Muthu Kumar, 'Deivam Enbadhenna' is considered one of Na. Muthu Kumar's most emotional songs on fatherhood, standing alongside his famed works like 'Aanandha Yaazhai' (Thanga Meengal) and 'Aariro' (Kattradhu Thamizh). Sung by Haricharan, the song holds strong emotional weight in the movie Thirudan Police.

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