Ezhada
From Ezhumin · 2018
- Lyricist
- Thamizhanangu
- Singer
- Dhanush
- Music director
- Ganesh Chandrasekaran
- Details
- Ezhumin2018
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Engae nee ponaai | Where have you gone? |
| Enai neengi thaanaai | Leaving me all by yourself? |
| Sollaamal sendraai | You left without telling me, |
| En chellamae | My darling child. |
| Male | |
| Thaayilla pillai | Like a motherless child, |
| Aanenae naanae | I have become. |
| Aaraaro paada | To sing a lullaby, |
| Vaa chellamae | Come, my darling child. |
| Male | |
| Nee illaa | Without you, |
| Vazhkai enakkennada | What is this life to me, my dear? |
| Nee ponaa pinnae | After you are gone, |
| Naan enna da | What am I, my dear? |
| Male | |
| Un pinju paatham | Without seeing, |
| Kaanamalae | Your tiny little feet, |
| En nenju suduthae | My heart burns, |
| Aaramalae | Without cooling down. |
| Male | |
| Aaraararaaro | Aaraararaaro, |
| Aaraariraaro | Aaraariraaro, |
| Aaraararaaro | Aaraararaaro, |
| Nee thoongada | You sleep, my child. |
| Male | |
| Aaraararaaro | Aaraararaaro, |
| Aaraariraaro | Aaraariraaro, |
| Aaraararaaro | Aaraararaaro, |
| Naan paadavaa | Shall I sing? |
| Male | |
| En thanthai neeyaai | With you as my father, |
| Un pillai naanaai | And me as your child, |
| Un marbin melae | Upon your chest, |
| Naan sainthida | For me to lean on... |
| Male | |
| Verodu veezhnthen | I fell down by the roots, |
| Kanneeril sainthen | I sank in my tears, |
| Irullodu vazhkai | A life in darkness, |
| Pothum pothum | Enough, enough! |
| Male | |
| Ezhada ezhada | Get up, get up! |
| Ezhada en maganae | Get up, my son! |
| Ezhada ezhada | Get up, get up! |
| En chella maganae | My darling son! |
| Male | |
| Ezhada ezhada | Get up, get up! |
| En singa maganae | My lion-like son! |
| Ezhada ezhada | Get up, get up! |
| En thanga maganae | My golden son! |
| Male | |
| Ahaa….aaaa… | Ahaa….aaaa… |
| Ahaa…..aaaa… | Ahaa…..aaaa… |
| Ho hooo..oooo | Ho hooo..oooo |
| Aaahaa…oooo | Aaahaa…oooo |
| Hmmm …mmm … | Hmmm …mmm … |
| Hmmm …mmm | Hmmm …mmm |
| Ahaa…aaaa | Ahaa…aaaa |
| Hmmm mmmmm | Hmmm mmmmm |
| Male | |
| Aaraararaaro | Aaraararaaro, |
| Aaraariraaro | Aaraariraaro, |
| Aaraararaaro | Aaraararaaro, |
| Nee thoongada | You sleep, my child. |
| Male | |
| Aaraararaaro | Aaraararaaro, |
| Aaraariraaro | Aaraariraaro, |
| Aaraararaaro | Aaraararaaro, |
| Naan paadavaa | Shall I sing? |
| Male | |
| Un thaaiyum naanum | Your mother and I, |
| Nee indri naalum | Without you every day, |
| Sellatha vazhvum | A worthless life, |
| Yen vazhnthida | Why should we live? |
| Male | |
| Kaayatha eeram | Wetness that doesn't dry, |
| Aaratha sogam | Sorrow that doesn't heal, |
| Yen intha saabam | Why this curse? |
| Podhum podhum | Enough, enough! |
| Male | |
| Ezhada ezhada | Get up, get up! |
| Ezhada en maganae | Get up, my son! |
| Ezhada ezhada | Get up, get up! |
| En chella maganae | My darling son! |
| Male | |
| Ezhada ezhada | Get up, get up! |
| En singa maganae | My lion-like son! |
| Ezhada ezhada | Get up, get up! |
| En thanga maganae | My golden son! |
எங்கே நீ போனாய்
என்னை நீங்கி தானாய்
சொல்லாமல் சென்றாய்
என் செல்லமே
Where have you gone?
Leaving me all by yourself?
You left without telling me,
My darling child.
தாயில்லா பிள்ளை
ஆனேனே நானே
ஆராரோ பாட
வா செல்லமே
Like a motherless child,
I have become.
To sing a lullaby,
Come, my darling child.
நீ இல்லா
வாழ்க்கை எனக்கென்னடா
நீ போன பின்னே
நான் என்னடா
Without you,
What is this life to me, my dear?
After you are gone,
What am I, my dear?
உன் பிஞ்சு பாதம்
காணாமலே
என் நெஞ்சு சுடுதே
ஆறாமலே
Without seeing,
Your tiny little feet,
My heart burns,
Without cooling down.
ஆராரராரோ
ஆராரிராரோ
ஆராரராரோ
நீ தூங்கடா
Aaraararaaro,
Aaraariraaro,
Aaraararaaro,
You sleep, my child.
ஆராரராரோ
ஆராரிராரோ
ஆராரராரோ
நான் பாடவா
Aaraararaaro,
Aaraariraaro,
Aaraararaaro,
Shall I sing?
என் தந்தை நீயாய்
உன் பிள்ளை நானாய்
உன் மார்பின் மேலே
நான் சாய்ந்திட
With you as my father,
And me as your child,
Upon your chest,
For me to lean on...
வேரோடு வீழ்ந்தேன்
கண்ணீரில் சாய்ந்தேன்
இருளோடு வழக்கை
போதும் போதும்
I fell down by the roots,
I sank in my tears,
A life in darkness,
Enough, enough!
எழடா எழடா எழடா
என் மகனே
எழடா எழடா
என் செல்ல மகனே
Get up, get up!
Get up, my son!
Get up, get up!
My darling son!
எழடா எழடா
என் சிங்க மகனே
எழடா எழடா
என் தங்க மகனே
Get up, get up!
My lion-like son!
Get up, get up!
My golden son!
ஆஹா...ஆ....
ஆஹா...ஆ....
ஹோ ஹோ......
ம்ம்...ம்ம்... ம்ம்...ம்ம்...
ஆஹா...ஆ....
ம்ம்...ம்ம்....
Ahaa….aaaa…
Ahaa…..aaaa…
Ho hooo..oooo
Aaahaa…oooo
Hmmm …mmm …
Hmmm …mmm
Ahaa…aaaa
Hmmm mmmmm
ஆராரராரோ
ஆராரிராரோ
ஆராரராரோ
நீ தூங்கடா
Aaraararaaro,
Aaraariraaro,
Aaraararaaro,
You sleep, my child.
ஆராரராரோ
ஆராரிராரோ
ஆராரராரோ
நான் பாடவா
Aaraararaaro,
Aaraariraaro,
Aaraararaaro,
Shall I sing?
உன் தாயும் நானும்
நீ இன்றி நாளும்
செல்லாத வாழ்வும்
ஏன் வாழ்ந்திட
Your mother and I,
Without you every day,
A worthless life,
Why should we live?
காயாத ஈரம்
ஆறாத சோகம்
ஏன் இந்த சாபம்
போதும் போதும்
Wetness that doesn't dry,
Sorrow that doesn't heal,
Why this curse?
Enough, enough!
எழடா எழடா எழடா
என் மகனே
எழடா எழடா
என் செல்ல மகனே
Get up, get up!
Get up, my son!
Get up, get up!
My darling son!
எழடா எழடா
என் சிங்க மகனே
எழடா எழடா
என் தங்க மகனே
Get up, get up!
My lion-like son!
Get up, get up!
My golden son!
Engae nee ponaai
Where have you gone?
Enai neengi thaanaai
Leaving me all by yourself?
Sollaamal sendraai
You left without telling me,
En chellamae
My darling child.
Thaayilla pillai
Like a motherless child,
Aanenae naanae
I have become.
Aaraaro paada
To sing a lullaby,
Vaa chellamae
Come, my darling child.
Nee illaa
Without you,
Vazhkai enakkennada
What is this life to me, my dear?
Nee ponaa pinnae
After you are gone,
Naan enna da
What am I, my dear?
Un pinju paatham
Without seeing,
Kaanamalae
Your tiny little feet,
En nenju suduthae
My heart burns,
Aaramalae
Without cooling down.
Aaraararaaro
Aaraararaaro,
Aaraariraaro
Aaraariraaro,
Aaraararaaro
Aaraararaaro,
Nee thoongada
You sleep, my child.
Aaraararaaro
Aaraararaaro,
Aaraariraaro
Aaraariraaro,
Aaraararaaro
Aaraararaaro,
Naan paadavaa
Shall I sing?
En thanthai neeyaai
With you as my father,
Un pillai naanaai
And me as your child,
Un marbin melae
Upon your chest,
Naan sainthida
For me to lean on...
Verodu veezhnthen
I fell down by the roots,
Kanneeril sainthen
I sank in my tears,
Irullodu vazhkai
A life in darkness,
Pothum pothum
Enough, enough!
Ezhada ezhada
Get up, get up!
Ezhada en maganae
Get up, my son!
Ezhada ezhada
Get up, get up!
En chella maganae
My darling son!
Ezhada ezhada
Get up, get up!
En singa maganae
My lion-like son!
Ezhada ezhada
Get up, get up!
En thanga maganae
My golden son!
Ahaa….aaaa…
Ahaa….aaaa…
Ahaa…..aaaa…
Ahaa…..aaaa…
Ho hooo..oooo
Ho hooo..oooo
Aaahaa…oooo
Aaahaa…oooo
Hmmm …mmm …
Hmmm …mmm …
Hmmm …mmm
Hmmm …mmm
Ahaa…aaaa
Ahaa…aaaa
Hmmm mmmmm
Hmmm mmmmm
Aaraararaaro
Aaraararaaro,
Aaraariraaro
Aaraariraaro,
Aaraararaaro
Aaraararaaro,
Nee thoongada
You sleep, my child.
Aaraararaaro
Aaraararaaro,
Aaraariraaro
Aaraariraaro,
Aaraararaaro
Aaraararaaro,
Naan paadavaa
Shall I sing?
Un thaaiyum naanum
Your mother and I,
Nee indri naalum
Without you every day,
Sellatha vazhvum
A worthless life,
Yen vazhnthida
Why should we live?
Kaayatha eeram
Wetness that doesn't dry,
Aaratha sogam
Sorrow that doesn't heal,
Yen intha saabam
Why this curse?
Podhum podhum
Enough, enough!
Ezhada ezhada
Get up, get up!
Ezhada en maganae
Get up, my son!
Ezhada ezhada
Get up, get up!
En chella maganae
My darling son!
Ezhada ezhada
Get up, get up!
En singa maganae
My lion-like son!
Ezhada ezhada
Get up, get up!
En thanga maganae
My golden son!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This heartbreaking song portrays a father's immense grief and anguish over the loss of his young child. Reversing the traditional lullaby dynamic, the sorrowful father sings to his lost child, expressing how utterly meaningless life feels without him. He describes his tears as unending and his heart as a burning wound that refuses to heal. Throughout the song, the narrative alternates between tender lullaby refrain ('Aaraaro') and desperate pleas for the child to wake up ('Ezhada'). Calling him affectionate terms like 'lion son' and 'golden son', the father struggles to comprehend the tragic curse of outliving his own child, capturing the devastating emotional pain of a grieving parent.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“En singa maganae / En thanga maganae”
Compares the child to a lion ('singam') symbolizing bravery/strength and gold ('thangam') symbolizing preciousness.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Ezhada en maganae... En chella maganae... En singa maganae... En thanga maganae”
Repetition of the end suffix '-maganae' across consecutive lines creates an emotional rhythm.
Anaphora / Repetition
“Ezhada ezhada”
The frantic repetition of 'Get up, get up' emphasizes the parent's desperation and refusal to accept tragedy.
Imagery
“Kaayatha eeram / Aaratha sogam”
Uses vivid sensory imagery of un-drying wetness (tears) and un-healing wounds to convey unending grief.
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Trivia
'Ezhumin' (2018) is an Indian Tamil-language martial arts drama film written and directed by VP Viji, starring veteran actors Vivekh and Devayani in central roles. The movie focuses heavily on themes of youth empowerment, self-defense, and child safety.
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