Irai Nooru
From Vanangaan · 2025
- Lyricist
- Karthik Netha
- Singer
- Madhu Balakrishnan
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Details
- Vanangaan2025
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| ……………………. | What if there are a hundred gods? |
| Male | |
| Irai nooru irundhaal enna | What if a hundred religions rule? |
| Madham nooru aandaal enna | What if falsehood thrives? |
| Poi vaazhndaal enna | What if truth falls? |
| Mei veezhndhaal enna | Oh grand love that dwells on Earth! |
| Puvi vaazhum peranbile | Science is one half |
| Chorus | |
| Vingnaanam oru paadhi | Spiritual wisdom is one half |
| Meignaanam oru paadhi | Ignorance makes up an equal half |
| Angnaanam sari paadhiye | To save God |
| Male | |
| Kadavulai kaapaatra | Man exists |
| Manidhan undu | To save man |
| Manidhanai kaapaatra | Does God exist? |
| Kadavul undo | Whose scripture will reveal the answer? |
| Male | |
| Evar vedham than vidai koorumo | Arrogance in one eye |
| Aangaaram or kannile | Sacred divinity in the other eye |
| Omngaaram or kannile | Come, there is life for us to live |
| Vaa naam vaazha vaazhvundu | Upon this earth |
| Mann meedhile | Materialism and orthodoxy |
| Chorus | |
| Saarvaagam vaitheegam | Spirituality and divinity |
| Aanmeegam deiveegam | Proclaim various doctrines every single day |
| Naaldhorum yedhodho solgindrathe | Without listening to any of these |
| Ivai yedhum kelaamal | In a simple, natural love |
| Iyalbaana or anbil | Two souls live their lives |
| Iru jeevan vaalgindrathe | What if there are a hundred gods? |
| Male | |
| Irai nooru irundhaal enna | What if a hundred religions rule? |
| Madham nooru aandaal enna | A serenity that even an ascetic has not found |
| Male | |
| Thuraviyum kaanadha amaidhi ondru | Flows abundantly in their lives |
| Ivar vaazhvile nirainthoduthe | The sky is a truth |
| Aagayam or unmaiyae | The earth is a truth |
| Boologam or unmaiye | Come, the love and bonds we witness |
| Vaa naam kaanum paasangal | Are the ultimate truth |
| Per unmaiye | Becoming sky, earth, path, and light |
| Chorus | |
| Vaanagi mannagi valiyaagi oliyaagi | Becoming water, multiplying a hundredfold, becoming enduring |
| Neeragi nooraagi nilaiyaagume | Becoming flesh, life, me, and you |
| Oonaagi uyiraagi naanaagi nee aagi | Becoming 'us', bonding as one |
| Naamaagi uravaadume | |
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கர்நாடிக் :
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What if there are a hundred gods?
இறை நூறு இருந்தால் என்ன
மதம் நூறு ஆண்டால் என்ன
பொய் வாழ்ந்தால் என்ன
மெய் வீழ்ந்தால் என்ன
புவி வாழும் பேரன்பிலே
What if a hundred religions rule?
What if falsehood thrives?
What if truth falls?
Oh grand love that dwells on Earth!
Science is one half
விஞ்ஞானம் ஒரு பாதி
மெய்ஞானம் ஒரு பாதி
அங்க்ஞானம் சரி பாதியே
Spiritual wisdom is one half
Ignorance makes up an equal half
To save God
கடவுளை காப்பாற்ற
மனிதன் உண்டு
மனிதனை காப்பாற்ற
கடவுள் உண்டோ
Man exists
To save man
Does God exist?
Whose scripture will reveal the answer?
எவர் வேதம் தன் விடை கூறுமோ
ஆங்காரம் ஒர்கண்ணிலே
ஓம்காரம் ஒர்கண்ணிலே
வா நாம் வாழ வாழ்வுண்டு மண் மீதிலே
Arrogance in one eye
Sacred divinity in the other eye
Come, there is life for us to live
Upon this earth
Materialism and orthodoxy
சர்வாகம் வைதீகம்
ஆன்மிகம் தெய்வீகம்
நால்தோறும் ஏத்தியதோ சொல்கின்றதே
இவை ஏதும் கேளாமல்
இயல்பான ஓர் அன்பில்
இரு ஜீவன் வாழ்கின்றதே
Spirituality and divinity
Proclaim various doctrines every single day
Without listening to any of these
In a simple, natural love
Two souls live their lives
What if there are a hundred gods?
இறை நூறு இருந்தால் என்ன
மதம் நூறு ஆண்டால் என்ன
What if a hundred religions rule?
A serenity that even an ascetic has not found
துறவியும் காணாத அமைதி ஒன்று
இவர் வாழ்விலே நிறைந்தோடுதே var vaazhvile nirainthoduthe
ஆகாயம் ஓர் உண்மையே
பூலோகம் ஓர் உண்மையே
வா நாம் காணும் பாசங்கள்
பேர் உண்மையே
Flows abundantly in their lives
The sky is a truth
The earth is a truth
Come, the love and bonds we witness
Are the ultimate truth
Becoming sky, earth, path, and light
வானாகி மண்ணாகி வழியாகி ஒளியாகி
நீராகி நூறாகி நிலையாகுமே
ஊனாகி உயிராகி நானாகி நீயாகி
நாமாகி உறவாடுமே
Becoming water, multiplying a hundredfold, becoming enduring
Becoming flesh, life, me, and you
Becoming 'us', bonding as one
…………………….
What if there are a hundred gods?
Irai nooru irundhaal enna
What if a hundred religions rule?
Madham nooru aandaal enna
What if falsehood thrives?
Poi vaazhndaal enna
What if truth falls?
Mei veezhndhaal enna
Oh grand love that dwells on Earth!
Puvi vaazhum peranbile
Science is one half
Vingnaanam oru paadhi
Spiritual wisdom is one half
Meignaanam oru paadhi
Ignorance makes up an equal half
Angnaanam sari paadhiye
To save God
Kadavulai kaapaatra
Man exists
Manidhan undu
To save man
Manidhanai kaapaatra
Does God exist?
Kadavul undo
Whose scripture will reveal the answer?
Evar vedham than vidai koorumo
Arrogance in one eye
Aangaaram or kannile
Sacred divinity in the other eye
Omngaaram or kannile
Come, there is life for us to live
Vaa naam vaazha vaazhvundu
Upon this earth
Mann meedhile
Materialism and orthodoxy
Saarvaagam vaitheegam
Spirituality and divinity
Aanmeegam deiveegam
Proclaim various doctrines every single day
Naaldhorum yedhodho solgindrathe
Without listening to any of these
Ivai yedhum kelaamal
In a simple, natural love
Iyalbaana or anbil
Two souls live their lives
Iru jeevan vaalgindrathe
What if there are a hundred gods?
Irai nooru irundhaal enna
What if a hundred religions rule?
Madham nooru aandaal enna
A serenity that even an ascetic has not found
Thuraviyum kaanadha amaidhi ondru
Flows abundantly in their lives
Ivar vaazhvile nirainthoduthe
The sky is a truth
Aagayam or unmaiyae
The earth is a truth
Boologam or unmaiye
Come, the love and bonds we witness
Vaa naam kaanum paasangal
Are the ultimate truth
Per unmaiye
Becoming sky, earth, path, and light
Vaanagi mannagi valiyaagi oliyaagi
Becoming water, multiplying a hundredfold, becoming enduring
Neeragi nooraagi nilaiyaagume
Becoming flesh, life, me, and you
Oonaagi uyiraagi naanaagi nee aagi
Becoming 'us', bonding as one
Naamaagi uravaadume
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This deeply philosophical track from Vanangaan contemplates the nature of existence, religion, and true human connection. It questions the obsession with organized religion, dogma, and divinity, pointing out the paradox of humans constantly defending God while wondering if God is actually there to save human lives. It emphasizes that while science, spiritual wisdom, and ignorance divide human understanding, pure unconditional love remains the ultimate reality. The lyrics celebrate a pure bond shared between two souls who exist beyond formal doctrines, finding a quiet peace that even ascetics fail to attain. Ultimately, the song asserts that nature—the sky, earth, light, and flesh—along with human affection and unity, form the highest divine truth worth living for.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhetorical Question (Sondha Vinah)
“Manidhanai kaapaatra Kadavul undo”
The lyricist uses provocative rhetorical questions to challenge dogmatic views on religion and God.
Antithesis (Muran)
“Poi vaazhndaal enna Mei veezhndhaal enna”
Contrasting pairs such as falsehood/truth, science/spiritual wisdom, and arrogance/divinity are placed together to accentuate conflict and duality.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Vaanagi mannagi valiyaagi oliyaagi”
The repetition of the '-aagi' suffix creates a rhythmic, hypnotic cadence that reflects nature's interconnected transformations.
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Trivia
This song reunites director Bala with composer G. V. Prakash Kumar for the drama 'Vanangaan' (2025). Sung by veteran singer Madhu Balakrishnan, the lyricist Karthik Netha weaves traditional Tamil philosophical thought (echoing themes from Siddhar literature and Charvaka philosophy) into contemporary film poetry.
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