Inbam Yavume
From Thirumanam · 1958
- Lyricist
- Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music directors
- S. M. Subbaiah Naidu, T. G. Lingappa
- Details
- Thirumanam1958
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Inbam yaavumae thunbam aagumae | All pleasures will turn into sorrow |
| Ithuthaan vaazhvim anupavamae | This is the experience of life |
| Male | |
| Inbam yaavumae….ae…. | All pleasures... |
| Thunbam aagumae… | Will turn into sorrow... |
| Ithuthaan vaazhvin anubavamae | This is the experience of life |
| Ithuthaan vaazhvin anubavamae | This is the experience of life |
| Ithuthaan vaazhvin anubavamae | This is the experience of life |
| Male | |
| Anbin ootrilae malarntha malarum | Even the flower that bloomed in the fountain of love |
| Andrey vaadidumae… | Will wither away the very same day... |
| Panbudan pazhagum palanaal kiliyum | The parrot nurtured with affection for many days |
| Paranthae oodidumae | Will fly away and escape |
| Ithuthaan vaazhvin anubavame | This is the experience of life |
| Male | |
| Sothanaiyaalae thendralum orunaal | Due to trials, even the gentle breeze one day |
| Puyalaai seeridumae…..ae… | Will rage like a storm... |
| Puyalaai seeridumae | Will rage like a storm |
| Kadhalar vaazhvum edhirpaaramal | Unexpectedly, the life of lovers |
| Kanavaai maaridumae | Will turn into a dream |
| Ithuthaan vaazhvin anupavamae | This is the experience of life |
| Male | |
| Kanavil thondrum kaasum panamum | The money and wealth that appear in a dream |
| Kaithanil kidaiththidumaa | Will they ever be received in hand? |
| Kalai vaan nilavai | The artistic moon in the sky |
| Naam kavarnthida ninaikkum | If we desire to capture it |
| Kaariyam mudinthidumaa | Will that task ever be accomplished? |
| Male | |
| Ennam polavae edhuvum nadanthaal | If everything happened according to one's desires |
| Iraivan illaiyadaa….aa…..aa…. | There would be no God, my friend... |
| Ennam polavae edhuvum nadanthaal | If everything happened according to one's desires |
| Iraivan illaiyadaa…. | There would be no God, my friend... |
| Iga meedhil nee irukkum varaithaan | Only as long as you reside on this earth |
| Iththanai thollaiyadaa | Are there all these troubles, my friend |
| Iththanai thollaiyadaa | Are there all these troubles, my friend |
| Male | |
| Iga meedhil nee irukkum varaithaan | Only as long as you reside on this earth |
| Iththanai thollaiyadaa | Are there all these troubles, my friend |
| Male | |
| Inbam yaavumae….ae…. | All pleasures... |
| Thunbam aagumae… | Will turn into sorrow... |
| Ithuthaan vaazhvin anubavamae | This is the experience of life |
இன்பம் யாவுமே துன்பம் ஆகுமே
இதுதான் வாழ்வின் அனுபவமே......
All pleasures will turn into sorrow
This is the experience of life
இன்பம் யாவுமே.......ஏ......
துன்பம் ஆகுமே........
இதுதான் வாழ்வின் அனுபவமே.....
இதுதான் வாழ்வின் அனுபவமே.....
இதுதான் வாழ்வின் அனுபவமே.....
All pleasures...
Will turn into sorrow...
This is the experience of life
This is the experience of life
This is the experience of life
அன்பின் ஊற்றிலே மலர்ந்த மலரும்
அன்றே வாடிடுமே......ஏ.....
பண்புடன் பழகும் பலநாள் கிளியும்
பறந்தே ஓடிடுமே
இதுதான் வாழ்வின் அனுபவமே......
Even the flower that bloomed in the fountain of love
Will wither away the very same day...
The parrot nurtured with affection for many days
Will fly away and escape
This is the experience of life
சோதனையாலே தென்றலும் ஒருநாள்
புயலாய் சீறிடுமே.......ஏ...... புயலாய் சீறிடுமே...
காதலர் வாழ்வும் எதிர்பாராமல்
கனவாய் மாறிடுமே
இதுதான் வாழ்வின் அனுபவமே......
Due to trials, even the gentle breeze one day
Will rage like a storm...
Will rage like a storm
Unexpectedly, the life of lovers
Will turn into a dream
This is the experience of life
கனவில் தோன்றிடும் காசும் பணமும்
கைதனில் கிடைத்திடுமா
கலை வான் நிலவை
நாம் கவர்ந்திட நினைக்கும்
காரியம் முடிந்திடுமா
The money and wealth that appear in a dream
Will they ever be received in hand?
The artistic moon in the sky
If we desire to capture it
Will that task ever be accomplished?
எண்ணம் போலவே எதுவும் நடந்தால்
இறைவன் இல்லையடா.....ஆஅ.....ஆ.....
எண்ணம் போலவே எதுவும் நடந்தால்
இறைவன் இல்லையடா
இகமீதில் நீ இருக்கும் வரைதான்
இத்தனை தொல்லையடா......
இத்தனை தொல்லையடா......
If everything happened according to one's desires
There would be no God, my friend...
If everything happened according to one's desires
There would be no God, my friend...
Only as long as you reside on this earth
Are there all these troubles, my friend
Are there all these troubles, my friend
இகமீதில் நீ இருக்கும் வரைதான்
இத்தனை தொல்லையடா......
Only as long as you reside on this earth
Are there all these troubles, my friend
இன்பம் யாவுமே.......ஏ......
துன்பம் ஆகுமே........
இதுதான் வாழ்வின் அனுபவமே....
All pleasures...
Will turn into sorrow...
This is the experience of life
Inbam yaavumae thunbam aagumae
All pleasures will turn into sorrow
Ithuthaan vaazhvim anupavamae
This is the experience of life
Inbam yaavumae….ae….
All pleasures...
Thunbam aagumae…
Will turn into sorrow...
Ithuthaan vaazhvin anubavamae
This is the experience of life
Ithuthaan vaazhvin anubavamae
This is the experience of life
Ithuthaan vaazhvin anubavamae
This is the experience of life
Anbin ootrilae malarntha malarum
Even the flower that bloomed in the fountain of love
Andrey vaadidumae…
Will wither away the very same day...
Panbudan pazhagum palanaal kiliyum
The parrot nurtured with affection for many days
Paranthae oodidumae
Will fly away and escape
Ithuthaan vaazhvin anubavame
This is the experience of life
Sothanaiyaalae thendralum orunaal
Due to trials, even the gentle breeze one day
Puyalaai seeridumae…..ae…
Will rage like a storm...
Puyalaai seeridumae
Will rage like a storm
Kadhalar vaazhvum edhirpaaramal
Unexpectedly, the life of lovers
Kanavaai maaridumae
Will turn into a dream
Ithuthaan vaazhvin anupavamae
This is the experience of life
Kanavil thondrum kaasum panamum
The money and wealth that appear in a dream
Kaithanil kidaiththidumaa
Will they ever be received in hand?
Kalai vaan nilavai
The artistic moon in the sky
Naam kavarnthida ninaikkum
If we desire to capture it
Kaariyam mudinthidumaa
Will that task ever be accomplished?
Ennam polavae edhuvum nadanthaal
If everything happened according to one's desires
Iraivan illaiyadaa….aa…..aa….
There would be no God, my friend...
Ennam polavae edhuvum nadanthaal
If everything happened according to one's desires
Iraivan illaiyadaa….
There would be no God, my friend...
Iga meedhil nee irukkum varaithaan
Only as long as you reside on this earth
Iththanai thollaiyadaa
Are there all these troubles, my friend
Iththanai thollaiyadaa
Are there all these troubles, my friend
Iga meedhil nee irukkum varaithaan
Only as long as you reside on this earth
Iththanai thollaiyadaa
Are there all these troubles, my friend
Inbam yaavumae….ae….
All pleasures...
Thunbam aagumae…
Will turn into sorrow...
Ithuthaan vaazhvin anubavamae
This is the experience of life
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Inbam Yaavumae from the 1958 film Thirumanam is a deeply philosophical song exploring the transience of happiness and the inevitable presence of sorrow in human existence. Through metaphors such as flowers wilting, companion birds flying away, and soft breezes transforming into fierce storms, the lyrics illustrate how unexpected life turns can dismantle human expectations and turn reality into a fleeting dream.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Antithesis (Muran)
“Inbam yaavumae thunbam aagumae”
Contrasting 'Inbam' (pleasure/joy) and 'Thunbam' (sorrow) in the same line highlights the dual nature of human experience.
Alliteration (Moonaai)
“Kanavil thondrum kaasum panamum”
Repetition of the initial 'Ka' sound across words creates melodic balance and rhythmic unity.
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Sothanaiyaalae thendralum orunaal Puyalaai seeridumae”
Comparing sudden adversity to a gentle breeze turning into a storm symbolizes how life's circumstances shift unexpectedly.
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Trivia
Written by the renowned lyricist Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass for the film Thirumanam (1958), this song exemplifies the classic tradition of philosophical tracks in mid-20th-century Tamil cinema that offered existential reflections on fate and life.
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