Idiye Aanalum
From Ejamaan · 1993
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- Malaysia Vasudevan
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Ejamaan1993
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Idiyae aanalum | Even if it is a thunderbolt, |
| Thaangi kollum idhayam | This heart can bear it. |
| Idiyae aanalum | Even if it is a thunderbolt, |
| Thaangi kollum idhayam | This heart can bear it. |
| Male | |
| :Siru pazhi thaanga | To bear even a small blame, |
| Koodaliyae | It is unable to. |
| Siru pazhi thaanga | To bear even a small blame, |
| Koodaliyae | It is unable to. |
| Male | |
| Oorukku munnae | In front of the whole town, |
| Kurai sonna pinnae | Once a fault is alleged, |
| Thadumarum vinnae | Even the sky stumbles, |
| Thaangathu mannae | The earth cannot bear it. |
| Male | |
| Oru paavam seralayae | No sin was ever committed, |
| Pazhithorkku vazhvilayae | Yet there is no life for those who are blamed. |
| Male | |
| Idiyae aanalum | Even if it is a thunderbolt, |
| Thaangi kollum idhayam | This heart can bear it. |
| Idiyae aanalum | Even if it is a thunderbolt, |
| Thaangi kollum idhayam | This heart can bear it. |
| Male | |
| {Siru pazhi thaanga | To bear even a small blame, |
| Koodaliyae | It is unable to. |
| Siru pazhi thaanga | To bear even a small blame, |
| Koodaliyae} (2) | It is unable to. |
இடியே ஆனாலும்
தாங்கி கொள்ளும் இதயம்
இடியே ஆனாலும் தாங்கி
கொள்ளும் இதயம்
Even if it is a thunderbolt,
This heart can bear it.
Even if it is a thunderbolt,
This heart can bear it.
சிறு பழி தாங்க
கூடலியே சிறு பழி தாங்க
கூடலியே
To bear even a small blame,
It is unable to.
To bear even a small blame,
It is unable to.
ஊருக்கு முன்னே
குறை சொன்ன பின்னே
தடுமாறும் விண்ணே
தாங்காது மண்ணே
In front of the whole town,
Once a fault is alleged,
Even the sky stumbles,
The earth cannot bear it.
ஒரு பாவம்
சேரலயே பழித்தோர்க்கு
வாழ்வில்லையே
No sin was ever committed,
Yet there is no life for those who are blamed.
இடியே ஆனாலும்
தாங்கி கொள்ளும் இதயம்
இடியே ஆனாலும் தாங்கி
கொள்ளும் இதயம்
Even if it is a thunderbolt,
This heart can bear it.
Even if it is a thunderbolt,
This heart can bear it.
{ சிறு பழி தாங்க
கூடலியே சிறு பழி
தாங்க கூடலியே } (2)
To bear even a small blame,
It is unable to.
To bear even a small blame,
It is unable to.
Idiyae aanalum
Even if it is a thunderbolt,
Thaangi kollum idhayam
This heart can bear it.
Idiyae aanalum
Even if it is a thunderbolt,
Thaangi kollum idhayam
This heart can bear it.
:Siru pazhi thaanga
To bear even a small blame,
Koodaliyae
It is unable to.
Siru pazhi thaanga
To bear even a small blame,
Koodaliyae
It is unable to.
Oorukku munnae
In front of the whole town,
Kurai sonna pinnae
Once a fault is alleged,
Thadumarum vinnae
Even the sky stumbles,
Thaangathu mannae
The earth cannot bear it.
Oru paavam seralayae
No sin was ever committed,
Pazhithorkku vazhvilayae
Yet there is no life for those who are blamed.
Idiyae aanalum
Even if it is a thunderbolt,
Thaangi kollum idhayam
This heart can bear it.
Idiyae aanalum
Even if it is a thunderbolt,
Thaangi kollum idhayam
This heart can bear it.
{Siru pazhi thaanga
To bear even a small blame,
Koodaliyae
It is unable to.
Siru pazhi thaanga
To bear even a small blame,
Koodaliyae} (2)
It is unable to.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song fragment highlights the profound vulnerability of an honorable heart to public slander. While a resilient spirit can withstand massive hardships symbolized by thunderbolts, it remains completely incapable of enduring even a minor false accusation or loss of self-respect. Vaali captures how public shame shatters a righteous person's will to live, asserting that slander shakes even the heavens and the earth.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Antithesis
“Idiyae aanalum / Siru pazhi thaanga”
Contrasts the strength to endure immense tragedy (thunderbolt) with the utter inability to bear a tiny accusation (siru pazhi).
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Oorukku munnae / Kurai sonna pinnae / Thadumarum vinnae / Thaangathu mannae”
Uses matching rhyming endings across consecutive lines (munnae, pinnae, vinnae, mannae) to create rhythmic resonance.
Hyperbole
“Thadumarum vinnae / Thaangathu mannae”
Dramatizes the effect of public humiliation by claiming that the sky stumbles and the earth collapses under its weight.
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Trivia
Although listed as unknown in the prompt, the soundtrack for Ejamaan (1993) was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja. The film starring Rajinikanth and Meena heavily centers on themes of village chieftainship, family honor, and dignity.
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