Dheivangal Unnodu
From Anbirkiniyal · 2021
- Lyricist
- Lalithanand
- Singer
- Sathya Prakash
- Music director
- Javed Riaz
- Details
- Anbirkiniyal2021
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Dheivangal unnodu | Gods are with you |
| Penne nil thembodu | Girl, stand with courage |
| Thunive thunaiyai pothum | Courage alone as a companion is enough |
| Kambeeram unnodu | Majesty is with you |
| Kaandeebam kannodu | The bow of Arjuna is in your eyes |
| Arive aranaai aagum | Wisdom will become your armor |
| Male | |
| Vilugira moongilaga maaridatha neeyume | Do not turn into a falling bamboo |
| Yerugira aeniyaga neeyum maarum nerame | It is the moment for you to become an ascending ladder |
| Thurumbaiyum thoongalaaku pathukappu aagume | Turn even a straw into a pillar, it will become your protection |
| Thuyarangal thoorum pothum veelnthidathu vaaname | Even when sorrows pour down, the sky does not fall |
| Male | |
| Karuvil irunthai thaniyai thane | You were alone inside the womb, were you not? |
| Thanimai enna puthitha | Is loneliness something new to you? |
| Paniyin kudathil piranthai neeye | You were born inside a pot of ice |
| Suvargal enna valiyatha | Are walls painful to break through? |
| Male | |
| Modhi paarthaal thisaigal thirakkum | If you strike against them, new directions will open up |
| Thadaigal unakethum peritha ho ho | Is any obstacle too great for you? Ho ho |
| Veelven endra ninaithai vithiye | Did you think I would fall, O Fate? |
| Ennum kelvi elum velvi polutha | Is this the time a question rises like a sacrificial fire? |
| Male | |
| Hoo oo | Hoo oo |
| Dheivangal unnodu | Gods are with you |
| Penne nil thembodu | Girl, stand with courage |
| Thunive thunaiyai pothum | Courage alone as a companion is enough |
| Kambeeram unnodu | Majesty is with you |
| Kaandeebam kannodu | The bow of Arjuna is in your eyes |
| Arive aranaai aagum | Wisdom will become your armor |
| Male | |
| Dheivangal unnodu | Gods are with you |
| Penne nil thembodu | Girl, stand with courage |
| Thunive thunaiyai pothum | Courage alone as a companion is enough |
| Kambeeram unnodu | Majesty is with you |
| Kaandeebam kannodu | The bow of Arjuna is in your eyes |
| Arive aranaai aagum | Wisdom will become your armor |
முனங்கல் :
............
Gods are with you
Girl, stand with courage
Courage alone as a companion is enough
Majesty is with you
The bow of Arjuna is in your eyes
Wisdom will become your armor
தெய்வங்கள் உன்னோடு
பெண்ணே நில் தெம்போடு
துணிவே துணையாய் போதும்
கம்பீரம் உன்னோடு காண்டீபம் கண்ணோடு
அறிவே அரணாய் ஆகும்
Do not turn into a falling bamboo
It is the moment for you to become an ascending ladder
Turn even a straw into a pillar, it will become your protection
Even when sorrows pour down, the sky does not fall
விழுகிற மூங்கிலாக மாறிடாதே நீயுமே
ஏறுகிற ஏணியாக நீயும் மாறும் நேரமே
துரும்பையும் தூண்களாக்கு பாதுகாப்பு ஆகுமே
துயரங்கள் தூறும் போதும் வீழ்ந்திடாது வானமே
You were alone inside the womb, were you not?
Is loneliness something new to you?
You were born inside a pot of ice
Are walls painful to break through?
முனங்கல் :
.........................
If you strike against them, new directions will open up
Is any obstacle too great for you? Ho ho
Did you think I would fall, O Fate?
Is this the time a question rises like a sacrificial fire?
கருவில் இருந்தாய் தனியாய் தானே
தனிமை என்ன புதிதா
பனியின் குடத்தில் பிறந்தாய் நீயே
சுவர்கள் என்ன வலியதா
Hoo oo
Gods are with you
Girl, stand with courage
Courage alone as a companion is enough
Majesty is with you
The bow of Arjuna is in your eyes
Wisdom will become your armor
மோதிப் பார்த்தால் திசைகள் திறக்கும்
தடைகள் உனக்கு ஏதும் பெரிதா
வீழுவேன் என்றா நினைத்தாய்
விதியே என்னும் கேள்வி எழும் வேள்வி பொழுதா
Gods are with you
Girl, stand with courage
Courage alone as a companion is enough
Majesty is with you
The bow of Arjuna is in your eyes
Wisdom will become your armor
ஓஒ....தெய்வங்கள் உன்னோடு
பெண்ணே நில் தெம்போடு
துணிவே துணையாய் போதும்
கம்பீரம் உன்னோடு காண்டீபம் கண்ணோடு
அறிவே அரணாய் ஆகும்
தெய்வங்கள் உன்னோடு
பெண்ணே நில் தெம்போடு
துணிவே துணையாய் போதும்
கம்பீரம் உன்னோடு காண்டீபம் கண்ணோடு
அறிவே அரணாய் ஆகும்
Dheivangal unnodu
Gods are with you
Penne nil thembodu
Girl, stand with courage
Thunive thunaiyai pothum
Courage alone as a companion is enough
Kambeeram unnodu
Majesty is with you
Kaandeebam kannodu
The bow of Arjuna is in your eyes
Arive aranaai aagum
Wisdom will become your armor
Vilugira moongilaga maaridatha neeyume
Do not turn into a falling bamboo
Yerugira aeniyaga neeyum maarum nerame
It is the moment for you to become an ascending ladder
Thurumbaiyum thoongalaaku pathukappu aagume
Turn even a straw into a pillar, it will become your protection
Thuyarangal thoorum pothum veelnthidathu vaaname
Even when sorrows pour down, the sky does not fall
Karuvil irunthai thaniyai thane
You were alone inside the womb, were you not?
Thanimai enna puthitha
Is loneliness something new to you?
Paniyin kudathil piranthai neeye
You were born inside a pot of ice
Suvargal enna valiyatha
Are walls painful to break through?
Modhi paarthaal thisaigal thirakkum
If you strike against them, new directions will open up
Thadaigal unakethum peritha ho ho
Is any obstacle too great for you? Ho ho
Veelven endra ninaithai vithiye
Did you think I would fall, O Fate?
Ennum kelvi elum velvi polutha
Is this the time a question rises like a sacrificial fire?
Hoo oo
Hoo oo
Dheivangal unnodu
Gods are with you
Penne nil thembodu
Girl, stand with courage
Thunive thunaiyai pothum
Courage alone as a companion is enough
Kambeeram unnodu
Majesty is with you
Kaandeebam kannodu
The bow of Arjuna is in your eyes
Arive aranaai aagum
Wisdom will become your armor
Dheivangal unnodu
Gods are with you
Penne nil thembodu
Girl, stand with courage
Thunive thunaiyai pothum
Courage alone as a companion is enough
Kambeeram unnodu
Majesty is with you
Kaandeebam kannodu
The bow of Arjuna is in your eyes
Arive aranaai aagum
Wisdom will become your armor
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is an uplifting and empowering survival anthem from the film 'Anbirkiniyal', where the protagonist is trapped in a sub-zero walk-in freezer. The lyrics urge her to draw upon her internal fortitude, resilience, and intellect to overcome the life-threatening ordeal. By reminding her that loneliness and darkness are familiar forces from her birth, the song reassures her that she possesses the strength to defy fate and survive.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Literary Allusion
“Veelven endra ninaithai vithiye”
The line directly echoes the iconic defiance of Mahakavi Subramania Bharati's famous poetry 'Veelven Endru Ninaithayo' (Did you think I would fall?).
Metaphor
“Arive aranaai aagum”
Wisdom is metaphorically compared to armor ('aran'), emphasizing mental sharpness as a physical defense.
Contextual Imagery
“Paniyin kudathil piranthai neeye”
'Paniyin kudathil' (pot of ice) poetically references the protagonist's literal situation of being trapped inside a cold storage freezer.
Alliteration / Etukai
“Kambeeram unnodu / Kaandeebam kannodu”
The matching consonant sounds ('Kambeeram' / 'Kaandeebam') create a majestic and firm rhythm fitting the encouraging tone.
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Trivia
'Anbirkiniyal' is the official Tamil remake of the 2019 acclaimed Malayalam survival drama 'Helen'. The lyricist Lalithanand cleverly incorporated imagery tailored specifically to the heroine's entrapment in a cold storage unit while infusing classic Tamil literary spirit like Bharathiyar's battle cry against destiny.
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