Dheivangal Ellam
From Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga · 2013
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- Vijay Yesudas
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga2013
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Deivangal ellam thottrae pogum | All gods will accept defeat, |
| Thandhai anbin munnae | In front of a father's love. |
| Thaalaatu paadum thaiyin anbum | Even the love of a mother who sings a lullaby, |
| Thandhai anbin pinnae | Comes only after a father's love. |
| Male | |
| Thagapanin kanneerai | A father's tears, |
| Kandorillai | Have never been seen by anyone. |
| Thandhai soll mikka | There is no sacred chant, |
| Mandhiram illai | Greater than a father's word. |
| Male | |
| Ennuyir anuvil | In every atom of my life, |
| Varum unuyir allava | Isn't it your life that flows? |
| Mannil vandha | Having arrived on this earth, |
| Naan un nagal allava | Am I not a replica of you? |
| Kaayangal kanda pinbae | Only after enduring painful wounds, |
| Unnai kanden | Did I truly recognize your worth. |
| Male | |
| Deivangal ellam thottrae pogum | All gods will accept defeat, |
| Thandhai anbin munnae | In front of a father's love. |
| Thaalaatu paadum thaiyin anbum | Even the love of a mother who sings a lullaby, |
| Thandhai anbin pinnae | Comes only after a father's love. |
| Male | |
| Kandipilum thandipilum | Through discipline and punishment, |
| Kodhithidum un mugam | Your face may seem to boil with rage. |
| Kaichal vandhu padukayil | Yet when I lie bedridden with fever, |
| Thudipadhum un mugam | Your face quivers in deep pain. |
| Male | |
| Ambaariyaai yetrikondu | Carrying me atop like an elephant howdah, |
| Andru sendra oorvalam | That grand procession we had back then, |
| Thagapanin anaipilae | Lying safe in a father's warm embrace, |
| Kidandhadhum orr sugam | Was an incomparable bliss. |
| Male | |
| Valarndhathumae yaavarum | As soon as we grow up, |
| Theevaai pogirom | We all turn into isolated islands. |
| Thandhai avanin paasathai | Where else can we find, |
| Engae kaangirom | The selfless affection of a father? |
| Male | |
| Namakenavae vandha | A true friend sent exclusively for us, |
| Nanban thandhai | Is none other than a father. |
| Male | |
| Deivangal ellam thottrae pogum | All gods will accept defeat, |
| Thandhai anbin munnae | In front of a father's love. |
| Thaalaatu paadum thaiyin anbum | Even the love of a mother who sings a lullaby, |
| Thandhai anbin pinnae | Comes only after a father's love. |
தெய்வங்கள்
எல்லாம் தோற்றே
போகும் தந்தை அன்பின்
முன்னே தாலாட்டு பாடும்
தாயின் அன்பும் தந்தை
அன்பின் பின்னே
All gods will accept defeat,
In front of a father's love.
Even the love of a mother who sings a lullaby,
Comes only after a father's love.
தகப்பனின்
கண்ணீரைக் கண்டோர்
இல்லை தந்தை சொல்
மிக்க மந்திரம் இல்லை
A father's tears,
Have never been seen by anyone.
There is no sacred chant,
Greater than a father's word.
என்னுயிர் அணுவில்
வரும் உன்உயிர் அல்லவா
மண்ணில் வந்த நான் உன்
நகல் அல்லவா காயங்கள்
கண்ட பின்பே உன்னைக்
கண்டேன்
In every atom of my life,
Isn't it your life that flows?
Having arrived on this earth,
Am I not a replica of you?
Only after enduring painful wounds,
Did I truly recognize your worth.
தெய்வங்கள்
எல்லாம் தோற்றே
போகும் தந்தை அன்பின்
முன்னே தாலாட்டு பாடும்
தாயின் அன்பும் தந்தை
அன்பின் பின்னே
All gods will accept defeat,
In front of a father's love.
Even the love of a mother who sings a lullaby,
Comes only after a father's love.
கண்டிப்பிலும்
தண்டிப்பிலும் கொதித்திடும்
உன் முகம் காய்ச்சல் வந்து
படுக்கையில் துடிப்பதும்
உன் முகம்
Through discipline and punishment,
Your face may seem to boil with rage.
Yet when I lie bedridden with fever,
Your face quivers in deep pain.
அம்பாரியாய்
ஏற்றிக் கொண்டு அன்று
சென்ற ஊர்வலம் தகப்பனின்
அணைப்பிலே கிடந்ததும்
ஓர் சுகம்
Carrying me atop like an elephant howdah,
That grand procession we had back then,
Lying safe in a father's warm embrace,
Was an incomparable bliss.
வளர்ந்ததுமே
யாவரும் தீவாய்
போகிறோம் தந்தை
அவனின் பாசத்தை
எங்கே காண்கிறோம்
As soon as we grow up,
We all turn into isolated islands.
Where else can we find,
The selfless affection of a father?
நமக்கெனவே
வந்த நண்பன் தந்தை
A true friend sent exclusively for us,
Is none other than a father.
தெய்வங்கள்
எல்லாம் தோற்றே
போகும் தந்தை அன்பின்
முன்னே தாலாட்டு பாடும்
தாயின் அன்பும் தந்தை
அன்பின் பின்னே
All gods will accept defeat,
In front of a father's love.
Even the love of a mother who sings a lullaby,
Comes only after a father's love.
Deivangal ellam thottrae pogum
All gods will accept defeat,
Thandhai anbin munnae
In front of a father's love.
Thaalaatu paadum thaiyin anbum
Even the love of a mother who sings a lullaby,
Thandhai anbin pinnae
Comes only after a father's love.
Thagapanin kanneerai
A father's tears,
Kandorillai
Have never been seen by anyone.
Thandhai soll mikka
There is no sacred chant,
Mandhiram illai
Greater than a father's word.
Ennuyir anuvil
In every atom of my life,
Varum unuyir allava
Isn't it your life that flows?
Mannil vandha
Having arrived on this earth,
Naan un nagal allava
Am I not a replica of you?
Kaayangal kanda pinbae
Only after enduring painful wounds,
Unnai kanden
Did I truly recognize your worth.
Deivangal ellam thottrae pogum
All gods will accept defeat,
Thandhai anbin munnae
In front of a father's love.
Thaalaatu paadum thaiyin anbum
Even the love of a mother who sings a lullaby,
Thandhai anbin pinnae
Comes only after a father's love.
Kandipilum thandipilum
Through discipline and punishment,
Kodhithidum un mugam
Your face may seem to boil with rage.
Kaichal vandhu padukayil
Yet when I lie bedridden with fever,
Thudipadhum un mugam
Your face quivers in deep pain.
Ambaariyaai yetrikondu
Carrying me atop like an elephant howdah,
Andru sendra oorvalam
That grand procession we had back then,
Thagapanin anaipilae
Lying safe in a father's warm embrace,
Kidandhadhum orr sugam
Was an incomparable bliss.
Valarndhathumae yaavarum
As soon as we grow up,
Theevaai pogirom
We all turn into isolated islands.
Thandhai avanin paasathai
Where else can we find,
Engae kaangirom
The selfless affection of a father?
Namakenavae vandha
A true friend sent exclusively for us,
Nanban thandhai
Is none other than a father.
Deivangal ellam thottrae pogum
All gods will accept defeat,
Thandhai anbin munnae
In front of a father's love.
Thaalaatu paadum thaiyin anbum
Even the love of a mother who sings a lullaby,
Thandhai anbin pinnae
Comes only after a father's love.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant song serves as an emotional tribute to fatherhood, elevating a father's quiet sacrifice and unconditional devotion above all else. It highlights how a father often suppresses his own tears and pains, masking his immense tenderness under a façade of strictness to guide his child towards a better future.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Ambaariyaai yetrikondu”
Comparing the father's shoulders carrying a child to an 'Ambaari' (a royal elephant howdah/palanquin).
Metaphor
“Theevaai pogirom”
Comparing grown children who drift away emotionally into self-absorbed individuals to 'isolated islands'.
Monoreyme / Rhyme (Edhukai)
“Kandipilum thandipilum / Kodhithidum un mugam”
Second-letter rhyming across consecutive lines (Thandhai / Thaalaatu, Kandipilum / Kaichal).
Hyperbole
“Deivangal ellam thottrae pogum / Thandhai anbin munnae”
Exaggerating a father's love as supreme to the point where all divine gods lose to it.
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Trivia
Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics by late Na. Muthu Kumar, this song won immense critical acclaim and earned singer Vijay Yesudas the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer - Tamil in 2013.
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