Idhu Enna Vethanai
From Mayakkari · 1951
- Lyricist
- Kambadasan
- Singer
- R. Balasaraswathy
- Music director
- P. Aadhinarayana Rao
- Details
- Mayakkari1951
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Ye deviyae idhu enna vaedhanai | O Goddess, what pain and torment is this? |
| Evidhamae naan nambha vasamoo | How is it possible for me to believe this? |
| Kanavai polum nishttaiyae idhu | This harsh reality feels like a dream, |
| Kanavai polum nishttaiyae idhu | This harsh reality feels like a dream, |
| Kadina sakthiyum kaalanae | Even the harsh power belongs to fate and death, |
| Kadina sakthiyum kaalanae | Even the harsh power belongs to fate and death, |
| Female | |
| Annai thandhaiyae illam vaasalai | Leaving parents, home, and threshold behind, |
| Andha raatchasan thannidam koduthu | Giving everything away to that demonic man, |
| Kaadhalae paramaartham endrenninen | I believed love was the ultimate purpose of life, |
| Kaalamae pagaiyaanadhae | Yet time itself turned into my enemy. |
| Kaadhalae paramaartham endrenninen | I believed love was the ultimate purpose of life, |
| Kaalamae pagaiyaanadhae…aa aa …aa… | Yet time itself turned into my enemy... |
| Female | |
| Aasaikkellaam aasaiyaanaen | I became the embodiment of all desires, |
| Aavi thanakkae aaviyaanaen | I bonded my very soul to his, |
| Anbin roobamae en pradhabanae | O embodiment of love, my glorious beloved, |
| Kaalaalenai udhaithaekinaan | He kicked me away with his foot. |
| Anbin roobamae en pradhabanae | O embodiment of love, my glorious beloved, |
| Kaalaalenai udhaithaekinaan | He kicked me away with his foot. |
| Thalli poo ena yesinaan | He scolded me, commanding me to go away, |
| Thalli poo ena yesinaan | He scolded me, commanding me to go away. |
| Female | |
| Evarukkagavoo aasai | For whose sake should I hold onto desire? |
| Evarukkagavoo aasai | For whose sake should I hold onto desire? |
| Evarukkaga naan uyir kolven | For whose sake should I preserve my life? |
| Evarukkaga naan uyir kolven | For whose sake should I preserve my life? |
| Female | |
| Engu nokkilum sooniyamae androo | Wherever I look, isn't it an absolute void? |
| Innum edharkoo vaazhvadhae | Why should I continue to live anymore? |
| Innum edharkoo vaazhvadhae | Why should I continue to live anymore? |
ஏ தேவியே இது என்ன வேதனை
இது என்ன வேதனை
எவ்விதமே நான் நம்ப வசமோ
கனவைப் போலும் நிஷ்டையே இது
கனவைப் போலும் நிஷ்டையே இது
கடின சக்தியும் காலனே
கடின சக்தியும் காலனே
O Goddess, what pain and torment is this?
How is it possible for me to believe this?
This harsh reality feels like a dream,
This harsh reality feels like a dream,
Even the harsh power belongs to fate and death,
Even the harsh power belongs to fate and death,
அன்னை தந்தையை இல்லம் வாசலை
அந்த ராட்சசன் தன்னிடம் கொடுத்து
காதலே பரமார்த்தம் என்றெண்ணினேன்
காலமே பகையானதே
காதலே பரமார்த்தம் என்றெண்ணினேன்
காலமே பகையானதே......ஆஆஆ....
Leaving parents, home, and threshold behind,
Giving everything away to that demonic man,
I believed love was the ultimate purpose of life,
Yet time itself turned into my enemy.
I believed love was the ultimate purpose of life,
Yet time itself turned into my enemy...
ஆசைக்கெல்லாம் ஆசையானான்
ஆவி தனக்கே ஆவியானான்
அன்பின் ரூபமே என் பிராதபனே
காலால் எனை உதைத்தேகினான்
அன்பின் ரூபமே என் பிராதபனே
காலால் எனை உதைத்தேகினான்
தள்ளி போ என ஏசினான்
தள்ளி போ என் ஏசினான்
I became the embodiment of all desires,
I bonded my very soul to his,
O embodiment of love, my glorious beloved,
He kicked me away with his foot.
O embodiment of love, my glorious beloved,
He kicked me away with his foot.
He scolded me, commanding me to go away,
He scolded me, commanding me to go away.
எவருக்காகவோ ஆசை
எவருக்காகவோ ஆசை
எவருக்காக நான் உயிர் கொள்வேன்
எவருக்காக நான் உயிர் கொள்வேன்
For whose sake should I hold onto desire?
For whose sake should I hold onto desire?
For whose sake should I preserve my life?
For whose sake should I preserve my life?
எங்கு நோக்கிலும் சூன்யமே அன்றோ
இன்னும் எதற்கோ வாழ்வதே
இன்னும் எதற்கோ வாழ்வதே.....
Wherever I look, isn't it an absolute void?
Why should I continue to live anymore?
Why should I continue to live anymore?
Ye deviyae idhu enna vaedhanai
O Goddess, what pain and torment is this?
Evidhamae naan nambha vasamoo
How is it possible for me to believe this?
Kanavai polum nishttaiyae idhu
This harsh reality feels like a dream,
Kanavai polum nishttaiyae idhu
This harsh reality feels like a dream,
Kadina sakthiyum kaalanae
Even the harsh power belongs to fate and death,
Kadina sakthiyum kaalanae
Even the harsh power belongs to fate and death,
Annai thandhaiyae illam vaasalai
Leaving parents, home, and threshold behind,
Andha raatchasan thannidam koduthu
Giving everything away to that demonic man,
Kaadhalae paramaartham endrenninen
I believed love was the ultimate purpose of life,
Kaalamae pagaiyaanadhae
Yet time itself turned into my enemy.
Kaadhalae paramaartham endrenninen
I believed love was the ultimate purpose of life,
Kaalamae pagaiyaanadhae…aa aa …aa…
Yet time itself turned into my enemy...
Aasaikkellaam aasaiyaanaen
I became the embodiment of all desires,
Aavi thanakkae aaviyaanaen
I bonded my very soul to his,
Anbin roobamae en pradhabanae
O embodiment of love, my glorious beloved,
Kaalaalenai udhaithaekinaan
He kicked me away with his foot.
Anbin roobamae en pradhabanae
O embodiment of love, my glorious beloved,
Kaalaalenai udhaithaekinaan
He kicked me away with his foot.
Thalli poo ena yesinaan
He scolded me, commanding me to go away,
Thalli poo ena yesinaan
He scolded me, commanding me to go away.
Evarukkagavoo aasai
For whose sake should I hold onto desire?
Evarukkagavoo aasai
For whose sake should I hold onto desire?
Evarukkaga naan uyir kolven
For whose sake should I preserve my life?
Evarukkaga naan uyir kolven
For whose sake should I preserve my life?
Engu nokkilum sooniyamae androo
Wherever I look, isn't it an absolute void?
Innum edharkoo vaazhvadhae
Why should I continue to live anymore?
Innum edharkoo vaazhvadhae
Why should I continue to live anymore?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant song depicts the heartbreak and existential distress of a woman who surrendered everything—her family, home, and devotion—for the sake of her lover, believing love to be the highest truth. However, she faces ultimate betrayal as her beloved turns cruel and casts her away mercilessly. Overwhelmed by grief and rejection, she reflects on the irony of her fate and questions the value of her continued existence in a world that now feels completely empty.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Anaphora (Repetition for Emphasis)
“Kanavai polum nishttaiyae idhu”
The line 'Kanavai polum nishttaiyae idhu' is repeated sequentially to emphasize the disbelief and shock of the protagonist.
Moonaai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Kaadhalae paramaartham endrenninen / Kaalamae pagaiyaanadhae”
Matching initial consonant sounds across adjacent phrases creating rhythmic harmony.
Rhetorical Question
“Innum edharkoo vaazhvadhae”
The protagonist poses unanswered despairing questions about the purpose of her life.
Metaphor
“Kaalamae pagaiyaanadhae”
Time/Fate is personified as an active adversary ('pagai') and killer ('kaalan').
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Trivia
Mayakkari (1951) was produced simultaneously in Telugu as 'Mayalamari'. Legendary singer R. Balasaraswathy Devi delivered a heart-rending vocal performance for P. Aadhinarayana Rao's composition, portraying the tragic emotional arc written by lyricist Kambadasan.
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