Irai Thandha
From Kasada Tabara · 2021
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singer
- Deepthi Suresh
- Music director
- Ghibran
- Details
- Kasada Tabara2021
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Irai thandha kodai neeyae | You are the gift given by God |
| En vaazhvin uyir neeyae | You are the very life of my existence |
| Maraiyadha oli neeyae | You are the light that never fades |
| Madi meedhu thuyilvayae | Sleep peacefully upon my lap |
| Female | |
| Unai petrathanalae | Because I gave birth to you |
| Naan arpudhamaanen | I became miraculous and blessed |
| Unai vetridamaaga | To leave you as an empty void |
| Naan vida maaten | I will never allow it |
| Female | |
| Irai thandha kodai neeyae | You are the gift given by God |
| En vaazhvin uyir neeyae | You are the very life of my existence |
| Female | |
| Thavamai thavamirundhu | Having performed penance like a prayer |
| Pala naal sumanthirundhu | Having carried you inside for many days |
| Uthithadhu oli vilaku | A lamp of divine light bloomed |
| Unathannai vayitrinilae | Inside your mother's womb |
| Vali yedhum kodukaamal | Without causing any trouble |
| Vali kandu pirandha pillai | A child born witnessing pain |
| Veli vandha pinnalae | Once you came out into the open |
| Vidindhathu en ulagu | My entire world dawned with light |
| Female | |
| Uravae nee irundhaal | My dear relation, if you are there with me |
| Podhum podhum | That is more than enough |
| Uyirae en uyiraai | My life, becoming my soul |
| Aagum aagum | It will happen, it indeed will happen |
| Female | |
| Irai thandha kodai neeyae | You are the gift given by God |
| En vaazhvin uyir neeyae | You are the very life of my existence |
| Female | |
| Ennai ninaipadhilai | I no longer think about myself |
| Endrum un ninaivu | Thoughts of you are all I ever have |
| Munnai piravi thottu | Connected since our previous birth |
| Mudindhathu namm uravu | Our bond was destined from the past |
| Unakaedhum illai kanna | Nothing bad will touch you, my dear child |
| Unai vittu naan piriyen | I will never separate from you |
| Enakkena yedhum illai | There is nothing that belongs solely to me |
| En uyirai naan maraven | I will never forget my own life (you) |
| Female | |
| Iraivan enaku alitha | Bestowed upon me by God Almighty |
| Jeevan jeevan | A precious life, a living soul |
| Endrum ennudan | Forever with me |
| Ondraagum aagum | It becomes merged into one |
| Female | |
| Irai thandha kodai neeyae | You are the gift given by God |
| En vaazhvin uyir neeyae | You are the very life of my existence |
| Female | |
| Unai petrathanalae | Because I gave birth to you |
| Naan arpudhamaanen | I became miraculous and blessed |
| Unai vetridamaaga | To leave you as an empty void |
| Naan vida maatten | I will never allow it |
| Female | |
| Irai thandha kodai neeyae | You are the gift given by God |
| En vaazhvin uyir neeyae | You are the very life of my existence |
| Uyir neeyae | You are my life |
| Uyir neeyae | You are my life |
இறை தந்த கொடை நீயே
என் வாழ்வின் உயிர் நீயே
மறையாத ஒளி நீயே
மடிமீது துயில்வாயே
You are the gift given by God
You are the very life of my existence
You are the light that never fades
Sleep peacefully upon my lap
உனை பெற்றதனாலே
நான் அற்புதமானேன்
உனை வெற்றிடமாக
நான் விடமாட்டேன்
பெண் : இறை தந்த கொடை நீயே
என் வாழ்வின் உயிர் நீயே
Because I gave birth to you
I became miraculous and blessed
To leave you as an empty void
I will never allow it
தவமாய் தவமிருந்து
பலநாள் சுமந்திருந்து
உதித்தது ஒளி விளக்கு
உனதன்னை வயிற்றினிலே
வலியேதும் கொடுக்காமல்
வலிகண்டு பிறந்த பிள்ளை
வெளிவந்த பின்னாலே
விடிந்தது என் உலகு
You are the gift given by God
You are the very life of my existence
உறவே நீ இருந்தால்
போதும் போதும்
உயிரே என் உயிராய்
ஆகும் ஆகும்
Having performed penance like a prayer
Having carried you inside for many days
A lamp of divine light bloomed
Inside your mother's womb
Without causing any trouble
A child born witnessing pain
Once you came out into the open
My entire world dawned with light
இறை தந்த கொடை நீயே
என் வாழ்வின் உயிர் நீயே
My dear relation, if you are there with me
That is more than enough
My life, becoming my soul
It will happen, it indeed will happen
என்னை நினைப்பதில்லை
என்றும் உன் நினைவு
முன்னைப் பிறவி தொட்டு
முடிந்தது நம் உறவு
உனக்கெதும் இல்லை கண்ணா
உனை விட்டு நான் பிரியேன்
எனக்கென ஏதும் இல்லை
என் உயிரை நான் மறவேன்
You are the gift given by God
You are the very life of my existence
இறைவன் எனக்களித்த
ஜீவன் ஜீவன்
என்றும் என்னுடன்
ஒன்றாகும் ஆகும்
I no longer think about myself
Thoughts of you are all I ever have
Connected since our previous birth
Our bond was destined from the past
Nothing bad will touch you, my dear child
I will never separate from you
There is nothing that belongs solely to me
I will never forget my own life (you)
இறை தந்த கொடை நீயே
என் வாழ்வின் உயிர் நீயே
Bestowed upon me by God Almighty
A precious life, a living soul
Forever with me
It becomes merged into one
உனை பெற்றதனாலே
நான் அற்புதமானேன்
உனை வெற்றிடமாக
நான் விடமாட்டேன்
You are the gift given by God
You are the very life of my existence
இறை தந்த கொடை நீயே
என் வாழ்வின் உயிர் நீயே
உயிர் நீயே... உயிர் நீயே …….
Because I gave birth to you
I became miraculous and blessed
To leave you as an empty void
I will never allow it
You are the gift given by God
You are the very life of my existence
You are my life
You are my life
Irai thandha kodai neeyae
You are the gift given by God
En vaazhvin uyir neeyae
You are the very life of my existence
Maraiyadha oli neeyae
You are the light that never fades
Madi meedhu thuyilvayae
Sleep peacefully upon my lap
Unai petrathanalae
Because I gave birth to you
Naan arpudhamaanen
I became miraculous and blessed
Unai vetridamaaga
To leave you as an empty void
Naan vida maaten
I will never allow it
Irai thandha kodai neeyae
You are the gift given by God
En vaazhvin uyir neeyae
You are the very life of my existence
Thavamai thavamirundhu
Having performed penance like a prayer
Pala naal sumanthirundhu
Having carried you inside for many days
Uthithadhu oli vilaku
A lamp of divine light bloomed
Unathannai vayitrinilae
Inside your mother's womb
Vali yedhum kodukaamal
Without causing any trouble
Vali kandu pirandha pillai
A child born witnessing pain
Veli vandha pinnalae
Once you came out into the open
Vidindhathu en ulagu
My entire world dawned with light
Uravae nee irundhaal
My dear relation, if you are there with me
Podhum podhum
That is more than enough
Uyirae en uyiraai
My life, becoming my soul
Aagum aagum
It will happen, it indeed will happen
Irai thandha kodai neeyae
You are the gift given by God
En vaazhvin uyir neeyae
You are the very life of my existence
Ennai ninaipadhilai
I no longer think about myself
Endrum un ninaivu
Thoughts of you are all I ever have
Munnai piravi thottu
Connected since our previous birth
Mudindhathu namm uravu
Our bond was destined from the past
Unakaedhum illai kanna
Nothing bad will touch you, my dear child
Unai vittu naan piriyen
I will never separate from you
Enakkena yedhum illai
There is nothing that belongs solely to me
En uyirai naan maraven
I will never forget my own life (you)
Iraivan enaku alitha
Bestowed upon me by God Almighty
Jeevan jeevan
A precious life, a living soul
Endrum ennudan
Forever with me
Ondraagum aagum
It becomes merged into one
Irai thandha kodai neeyae
You are the gift given by God
En vaazhvin uyir neeyae
You are the very life of my existence
Unai petrathanalae
Because I gave birth to you
Naan arpudhamaanen
I became miraculous and blessed
Unai vetridamaaga
To leave you as an empty void
Naan vida maatten
I will never allow it
Irai thandha kodai neeyae
You are the gift given by God
En vaazhvin uyir neeyae
You are the very life of my existence
Uyir neeyae
You are my life
Uyir neeyae
You are my life
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Irai Thandha Kodai Neeyae from Kasada Tabara is a heartfelt lullaby celebrating the sacred bond between a mother and her child. The mother regards her child as a divine gift from God, reflecting on the long days of pregnancy and the pain endured during childbirth, which dissolved the moment she held her child. The arrival of the child brings light and purpose to her world, rendering everything else secondary. The lyrics express absolute selfless devotion, stating that the mother forgets her own identity in her love for the child. Believing their bond to be a continuation from past lives, she vows to protect her child and stay united forever, emphasizing that the child is the true essence of her life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Epiphora (Iyaibu - End Rhyme)
“Irai thandha kodai neeyae / En vaazhvin uyir neeyae / Maraiyadha oli neeyae”
Successive lines end with the identical word/suffix 'neeyae' creating a musical and rhythmic cadence.
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Uthithadhu oli vilaku / Unathannai vayitrinilae”
The unborn child is poetically compared to a 'lamp of light' blooming inside the womb.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Vali yedhum kodukaamal / Vali kandu pirandha pillai / Veli vandha pinnalae / Vidindhathu en ulagu”
Repetition of the 'V' sound across initial words in adjacent lines (Vali / Vali / Veli / Vidindhathu).
Anaphora (Repetition for Emphasis)
“Uyir neeyae / Uyir neeyae”
Repetition of the phrase 'Uyir neeyae' at the end of the song reinforces the central theme of maternal devotion.
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Trivia
Kasada Tabara (2021) is a unique Tamil anthology film directed by Chimbudeven featuring six distinct technical crews (six music directors, cinematographers, and editors) across six short stories. Music director Ghibran composed this poignant track, which features soulful vocals by Deepthi Suresh and lyrics by veteran songwriter Gangai Amaran.
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