Endha Pakkam
From Dharmadurai · 2016
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Chinmayi, Rahul Nambiar
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Dharmadurai2016
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Endha pakkam kaanumbothu | Whichever direction you look, |
| Vaanam ondru | There is only one sky. |
| Nee endha paadhai yegumbothum | Whichever path you travel upon, |
| Oorgal undu | Towns and villages always exist. |
| Female | |
| Ada roja pookkal azhuthaal | Oh, if rose flowers weep, |
| Adhu thenai sindhum | They shed sweet honey. |
| En raja paiyan nee azhuthaal | If you, my darling boy, weep, |
| Adhil nyanam minjum | Wisdom will overflow from it. |
| Sogam oru megam | Sorrow is merely a passing cloud, |
| Naan sonnal adhu pogum | If I command it, it will vanish. |
| Un kanneer yendhum kannam naanagum | I will be the cheek that catches your tears. |
| Female | |
| Endha pakkam kaanumbothu | Whichever direction you look, |
| Vaanam ondru | There is only one sky. |
| Nee endha paadhai yegumbothum | Whichever path you travel upon, |
| Oorgal undu | Towns and villages always exist. |
| Female | |
| Epodhumae inbam endraal | If there is only joy at all times, |
| Munnetramae yethu | Where is the room for progress? |
| Eppodhumae pagalaai ponaal | If it is always bright daylight, |
| Vetpam thaangathu | The heat becomes unbearable. |
| Male | |
| Santharpamae theemai seithaal | If circumstances cause us harm, |
| Santhosamae tethu | Where can true happiness be found? |
| Saladaiyil thaneer alli | Scooping water with a sieve, |
| Dhaagam theeradhu | Will never quench one's thirst. |
| Dhaagam theerathano nee | Was it to quench that thirst |
| Thaai paal mazhaiyaai vandhaai | That you arrived like a rain of mother's milk? |
| Nam uravin peyarae theriyadhamma | Without even knowing what our relationship is named, my dear, |
| Uyirai tharugindraai | You give your very life. |
| Male | |
| Endha pakkam kaanumbothu | Whichever direction you look, |
| Vaanam ondru | There is only one sky. |
| Nee endha paadhai yegumbothum | Whichever path you travel upon, |
| Oorgal undu | Towns and villages always exist. |
| Male | |
| Nee thaavi thaavi thaluvumbothum | Even when you leap and embrace me, |
| Thaaimai undu | A motherly warmth exists. |
| Naan nenjaankootil saayumbothum | Even when I lean against your chest, |
| Nermai undu | A pure honesty resides. |
| Un vaarthaiku munnal | Standing before your words, |
| En vaazhvae un pinnal | My life follows right behind you. |
| Un madiyil endhan kaneer valiyumadi | My tears stream onto your lap, my dear. |
எந்தப்பக்கம் காணும்போதும்
வானம் ஒன்று நீ எந்தப்பாதை
ஏகும்போதும் ஊா்கள் உண்டு
ஒரு காதல் தோல்வி காணும்
போதும் காதல் உண்டு சிறு
கரப்பான் பூச்சி தலை போனாலும் வாழ்வதுண்டு
Whichever direction you look,
There is only one sky.
Whichever path you travel upon,
Towns and villages always exist.
அட ரோஜாப்பூக்கள்
அழுதால் அது தேனை சிந்தும்
என் ராஜாபையன் நீ அழுதால்
அதில் ஞானம் மிஞ்சும்
Oh, if rose flowers weep,
They shed sweet honey.
If you, my darling boy, weep,
Wisdom will overflow from it.
Sorrow is merely a passing cloud,
If I command it, it will vanish.
I will be the cheek that catches your tears.
உன் சோகம் ஒரு மேகம்
நான் சொன்னால் அது போகும்
உன் கண்ணீா் ஏந்தும் கன்னம் நான் ஆகும்
Whichever direction you look,
There is only one sky.
Whichever path you travel upon,
Towns and villages always exist.
எந்தப்பக்கம் காணும்போதும்
வானம் ஒன்று நீ எந்தப்பாதை
ஏகும்போதும் ஊா்கள் உண்டு
If there is only joy at all times,
Where is the room for progress?
If it is always bright daylight,
The heat becomes unbearable.
எப்போதுமே இன்பம்
என்றால் முன்னேற்றமேது
எப்போதுமே பகலாய் போனால்
வெப்பம் தாங்காதே
If circumstances cause us harm,
Where can true happiness be found?
Scooping water with a sieve,
Will never quench one's thirst.
Was it to quench that thirst
That you arrived like a rain of mother's milk?
Without even knowing what our relationship is named, my dear,
You give your very life.
மனசை சலவை
செய்ய ஒரு கண்ணீர் நதிதான்
உண்டு உன் உயிரை சலவை செய்ய
ஒரு காதல் நதி உண்டு
Whichever direction you look,
There is only one sky.
Whichever path you travel upon,
Towns and villages always exist.
உன் சுவாசப்பையை மாற்று
அதில் சுத்தக்காற்றை ஏற்று
நீ இன்னோா் உயிாில் இன்னோரு
பெயாில் வாழ்ந்துவிடு…… ஓ…
Even when you leap and embrace me,
A motherly warmth exists.
Even when I lean against your chest,
A pure honesty resides.
Standing before your words,
My life follows right behind you.
My tears stream onto your lap, my dear.
சந்தா்ப்பமே தீமை
செய்தால் சந்தோஷமே ஏது
சல்லடையில் தண்ணீா் அள்ளி
தாகம் தீராது தாகம் தீரத்தானோ
நீ தாய்ப்பால் மழையாய் வந்தாய்
நம் உறவின் பெயரே
தொியாதம்மா உயிரை தருகின்றாய்
உன் உச்சந்தலையை தீண்ட
ஓர் உாிமை உண்டா பெண்ணே
உன் உள்ளங்காலில் தலையை
சாய்த்தால் போதும் கண்ணே…
எந்தப்பக்கம் காணும்போதும்
வானம் ஒன்று நீ எந்தப்பாதை
ஏகும்போதும் ஊா்கள் உண்டு
நீ தாவி தாவி தவழும்போதும்
தாய்மை உண்டு நான் நெஞ்சாங்கூட்டில்
சாயும்போதும் நோ்மை உண்டு உன்
வாா்த்தைக்கு முன்னால் என் வாழ்வே
உன் பின்னால் உன் மடியில்
எந்தன் கண்ணீா் வழியுமடி
உன் சோகம் ஒரு மேகம்
நான் சொன்னால் அது போகும்
உன் கண்ணீா் ஏந்தும் கன்னம் நான் ஆகும்
Endha pakkam kaanumbothu
Whichever direction you look,
Vaanam ondru
There is only one sky.
Nee endha paadhai yegumbothum
Whichever path you travel upon,
Oorgal undu
Towns and villages always exist.
Ada roja pookkal azhuthaal
Oh, if rose flowers weep,
Adhu thenai sindhum
They shed sweet honey.
En raja paiyan nee azhuthaal
If you, my darling boy, weep,
Adhil nyanam minjum
Wisdom will overflow from it.
Sogam oru megam
Sorrow is merely a passing cloud,
Naan sonnal adhu pogum
If I command it, it will vanish.
Un kanneer yendhum kannam naanagum
I will be the cheek that catches your tears.
Endha pakkam kaanumbothu
Whichever direction you look,
Vaanam ondru
There is only one sky.
Nee endha paadhai yegumbothum
Whichever path you travel upon,
Oorgal undu
Towns and villages always exist.
Epodhumae inbam endraal
If there is only joy at all times,
Munnetramae yethu
Where is the room for progress?
Eppodhumae pagalaai ponaal
If it is always bright daylight,
Vetpam thaangathu
The heat becomes unbearable.
Santharpamae theemai seithaal
If circumstances cause us harm,
Santhosamae tethu
Where can true happiness be found?
Saladaiyil thaneer alli
Scooping water with a sieve,
Dhaagam theeradhu
Will never quench one's thirst.
Dhaagam theerathano nee
Was it to quench that thirst
Thaai paal mazhaiyaai vandhaai
That you arrived like a rain of mother's milk?
Nam uravin peyarae theriyadhamma
Without even knowing what our relationship is named, my dear,
Uyirai tharugindraai
You give your very life.
Endha pakkam kaanumbothu
Whichever direction you look,
Vaanam ondru
There is only one sky.
Nee endha paadhai yegumbothum
Whichever path you travel upon,
Oorgal undu
Towns and villages always exist.
Nee thaavi thaavi thaluvumbothum
Even when you leap and embrace me,
Thaaimai undu
A motherly warmth exists.
Naan nenjaankootil saayumbothum
Even when I lean against your chest,
Nermai undu
A pure honesty resides.
Un vaarthaiku munnal
Standing before your words,
En vaazhvae un pinnal
My life follows right behind you.
Un madiyil endhan kaneer valiyumadi
My tears stream onto your lap, my dear.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Endha Pakkam' is a deeply emotional, consoling, and philosophical song from the movie Dharmadurai. It reflects on the universal nature of life's journey, reminding us that no matter where we go, the overarching sky remains the same and new destinations are always reachable. The song uses poetic metaphors of nature—daylight, rain, clouds, and flowers—to explain that pain and sorrow are temporary and necessary for personal growth and wisdom.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Sogam oru megam”
Sorrow is directly compared to a passing cloud, highlighting its temporary nature.
Simile (Upamai)
“Thaai paal mazhaiyaai vandhaai”
The person's comforting presence is compared to a shower/rain of maternal milk.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Vaanam ondru ... Oorgal undu”
The lines end with rhyming phonetic sounds ('ondru' and 'undu').
Muran (Antithesis/Contrast)
“Eppodhumae pagalaai ponaal / Vetpam thaangathu”
Contrasts continuous joy/light with unbearable heat, illustrating that constant pleasure without hardship is unsustainable.
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Trivia
'Endha Pakkam' from the 2016 film Dharmadurai was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, featuring lyrics by legendary lyricist Vairamuthu. Sung poignantly by Vijay Yesudas, the song serves as a pivotal emotional moment in the film, highlighting themes of selfless care, empathy, and unspoken human bonds.
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