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Enakku Therinja Varaiyile

From Paartha Gnabagam Illayo · 1985

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
M. S. Vishwanathan
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Paartha Gnabagam Illayo
Movie release year
1985
Lyrics added on
12 Aug 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Enakku therinja varaiyilae
Evanum sirichchu paarkkalae
Enakku therinja varaiyilae
Evanum sirichchu paarkkala
Kannum eeramum nenjula paaramum
Yaarukkilla ulagilae
Adhu veliyilathaan theriyallae
Veliyilathaan theriyallae
Kavalai illaatha manushangalendru
Rendu perai naan kandupiduchchen
Aahaah kandu pidichchen
Rendu pera naan kandupidichchen
Antha rendu yaarunnu
Ippa ungalukellaam solla nenaichchen
Ungalukellaam solla nenaichchen
Poranthadaathavan poe saernthavan
Rendu perumthaan kavalaiyattravan
Enakku therinja varaiyilae
Evanum sirichchu paarkkalae
Kannum eeramum nenjula paaramum
Yaarukkilla ulagilae
Adhu veliyilathaan theriyallae
Veliyilathaan theriyallae
Kettathu ellaam kaiyila kedachchaa
Kadavulai yaaringu nenaichchiduvaan
Kettathu ellaam kaiyila kedachchaa
Kadavulai yaaringu nenaichchiduvaan
Kadal neerellam kudi neeraanaal
Kaaviriyai evan mathichchiduvaan
Ellaarkkum ellaamum kedachchathu illa
Pottathu ellaam molachchathum illa
Kaachcha maraththil kallai erinju
Kaai vizhuthaa paaraendaa
Kaachcha maraththil kallai erinju
Kaai vizhuthaa paaraendaa
Kaai vizhunthaalum kal vizhunthaalum
Kavalai enna poyaendaa
Vantha varaiyilae varavil vaiyadaa
Ponathaavumae selavil vaiyadaa
Enakku therinja varaiyilae
Evanum sirichchu paarkkalae
Kannum eeramum nenjula paaramum
Yaarukkilla ulagilae
Adhu veliyilathaan theriyallae
Veliyilathaan theriyallae
As far as I know,
No one has ever lived purely smiling.
As far as I know,
No one has ever lived purely smiling.
Tears in the eyes and a burden in the heart,
Who in this world does not have them?
It just does not show on the outside.
It just does not show on the outside...
People who have no worries at all—
I have discovered two such people.
Aha, I have found them!
I have discovered two such people.
And as for who those two are,
I thought I would tell you all now.
I thought I would tell you all.
The one never born, and the one who has died—
Only those two are free of worries.
As far as I know,
No one has ever lived purely smiling.
Tears in the eyes and a burden in the heart,
Who in this world does not have them?
It just does not show on the outside.
It just does not show on the outside...
If we got everything we asked for into our hands,
Who would ever think of God here?
If we got everything we asked for into our hands,
Who would ever think of God here?
If all the sea water became drinking water,
Who would ever value the river Cauvery?
Nobody ever gets everything,
Nor does every planted seed sprout.
Throw a stone at a fruit-bearing tree,
And see if the fruit drops, my friend!
Throw a stone at a fruit-bearing tree,
And see if the fruit drops, my friend!
Whether the fruit falls or just the stone falls back,
Why worry? Just move on, my friend!
Whatever you receive, count it as profit,
Whatever is lost, count it as expense!
As far as I know,
No one has ever lived purely smiling.
Tears in the eyes and a burden in the heart,
Who in this world does not have them?
It just does not show on the outside.
It just does not show on the outside...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a deeply philosophical rendition on the universal human condition, pain, and resilience. The lyricist Vaali observes that almost every person carries hidden grief and tears, though they conceal it behind outward appearances. He humorously points out that only two types of people are truly free from worry: those who haven't been born yet, and those who are already dead. The lyrics urge listeners to maintain perspective during hardships, noting that unanswered prayers keep humanity grounded and spiritual, just as scarcity gives value to life-giving rivers. The song concludes with a practical, lighthearted piece of advice: treat life like an accounting ledger where unexpected gains are profit, losses are expenses, and one should keep moving forward regardless of the outcome.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Rhetorical Question

“Yaarukkilla ulagilae”

The speaker asks 'Who does not have them in this world?' to emphasize that grief and tears are universal experience, requiring no actual answer.

Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

“Kettathu ellaam kaiyila kedachchaa / Kadal neerellam kudi neeraanaal”

In classic Tamil prosody, the second letter in both opening words shares a similar consonant sound ('t' and 'd'), creating rhythmic harmony.

Accounting Metaphor

“Vantha varaiyilae varavil vaiyadaa / Ponathaavumae selavil vaiyadaa”

Life's joys and sorrows are equated to financial bookkeeping entries of income ('varavu') and expenditure ('selavu').

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Trivia

This track was composed and sung by legendary music director M. S. Viswanathan (MSV) with lyrics by Kavignar Vaali for the 1985 movie 'Paartha Gnabagam Illayo'. MSV was famous for delivering philosophical songs in his signature expressive voice, often delivering deep life lessons with a touch of colloquial humor.

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