Iruppathai Yen Maranthu
From Dharma Seelan · 1993
- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Singer
- Mano
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Dharma Seelan1993
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Iruppathai yen maraithu | Why did you hide what was present, |
| Veithaai aandavaa | Oh God? |
| Male | |
| Iruppathai yen maraithu | Why did you hide what was present, |
| Veithaai aandavaa | Oh God? |
| Maraithathai yen | Why did you reveal |
| Theriya veithaai aandavaa | What was hidden, Oh God? |
| Male | |
| Enna undhan kanakku | What is your calculation? |
| Innum sondham enna enakku | What relation do I still have left? |
| Manam pol nadathu nadathu | Conduct things as per your will. |
| Male | |
| Iruppathai yen maraithu | Why did you hide what was present, |
| Veithaai aandavaa | Oh God? |
| Maraithathai yen | Why did you reveal |
| Theriya veithaai aandavaa | What was hidden, Oh God? |
| Male | |
| Annai oru dheivam endru | Saying that a mother is a deity, |
| Ooru sollum thaaiyae | The town speaks, Oh mother; |
| Unmai illai sonnadhendru | That what they said was untrue, |
| Aakalaamoo neeyae | Could you make it so yourself? |
| Male | |
| Vennilaavai kaati veithu | Showing the white moon, |
| Sooru thanthathundaa | Did you ever feed me rice? |
| Tholil oru thooli ittu | Putting up a hammock on your shoulder, |
| Paattu sonnathundaa | Did you ever sing a lullaby? |
| Male | |
| Aiirandu maathathodu | With ten months of pregnancy, |
| Undhan baaram pochu | Your burden was gone. |
| Endhan aavi kooda endrum | Even my very soul forever |
| Jenma baaram aachu | Has become a burden for a lifetime. |
| Male | |
| Indha sogamum.. | This sorrow.. |
| Thunba raagamum.. | And this tune of suffering.. |
| Aatridavum thaetridavum | To heal and to comfort, |
| Yaaro yaaro en kangalil neero | Who is there? Who is there? Are these tears in my eyes? |
| Male | |
| Iruppathai yen maraithu | Why did you hide what was present, |
| Veithaai aandavaa | Oh God? |
| Maraithathai yen | Why did you reveal |
| Theriya veithaai aandavaa | What was hidden, Oh God? |
| Male | |
| Enna undhan kanakku | What is your calculation? |
| Innum sondham enna enakku | What relation do I still have left? |
| Manam pol nadathu nadathu | Conduct things as per your will. |
| Male | |
| Iruppathai yen maraithu | Why did you hide what was present, |
| Veithaai aandavaa…aa… | Oh God? |
| Maraithathai yen | Why did you reveal |
| Theriya veithaai aandavaa..aaa… | What was hidden, Oh God? |
இருப்பதை ஏன் மறைத்து
வைத்தாய் ஆண்டவா ஆஆ....
Why did you hide what was present,
Oh God?
இருப்பதை ஏன் மறைத்து
வைத்தாய் ஆண்டவா ஆஆ.....
மறைத்ததை ஏன் தெரிய
வைத்தாய் ஆண்டவா
என்ன உந்தன் கணக்கு
இன்னும் சொந்தம் என்ன எனக்கு
மனம் போல் நடத்து நடத்து....
Why did you hide what was present,
Oh God?
Why did you reveal
What was hidden, Oh God?
இருப்பதை ஏன் மறைத்து
வைத்தாய் ஆண்டவா ஆஆ.....
மறைத்ததை ஏன் தெரிய
வைத்தாய் ஆண்டவா
What is your calculation?
What relation do I still have left?
Conduct things as per your will.
அன்னை ஒரு தெய்வம்
என்று ஊரு சொல்லும் தாயே
உண்மை இல்லை சொன்னதென்று
ஆக்கலாமோ நீயே
Why did you hide what was present,
Oh God?
Why did you reveal
What was hidden, Oh God?
வெண்ணிலவை காட்டி வைத்து
சோறு தந்ததுண்டா
தோளில் ஒரு தூளியிட்டு
பாட்டு சொன்னதுண்டா
Saying that a mother is a deity,
The town speaks, Oh mother;
That what they said was untrue,
Could you make it so yourself?
ஐயிரண்டு மாதத்தோடு
உந்தன் பாரம் போச்சு
எந்தன் ஆவி கூட என்றும்
ஜென்ம பாரம் ஆச்சு
இந்த சோகமும்...... துன்ப ராகமும்......
ஆற்றிடவும் தேற்றிடவும்
யாரோ.... யாரோ.....
என் கண்களில் நீரோ......
Showing the white moon,
Did you ever feed me rice?
Putting up a hammock on your shoulder,
Did you ever sing a lullaby?
இருப்பதை ஏன் மறைத்து
வைத்தாய் ஆண்டவா ஆஆ.....
மறைத்ததை ஏன் தெரிய
வைத்தாய் ஆண்டவா
என்ன உந்தன் கணக்கு
இன்னும் சொந்தம் என்ன எனக்கு
மனம் போல் நடத்து நடத்து....
With ten months of pregnancy,
Your burden was gone.
Even my very soul forever
Has become a burden for a lifetime.
இருப்பதை ஏன் மறைத்து
வைத்தாய் ஆண்டவா ஆஆ.....
மறைத்ததை ஏன் தெரிய
வைத்தாய் ஆண்டவா
This sorrow..
And this tune of suffering..
To heal and to comfort,
Who is there? Who is there? Are these tears in my eyes?
Why did you hide what was present,
Oh God?
Why did you reveal
What was hidden, Oh God?
What is your calculation?
What relation do I still have left?
Conduct things as per your will.
Why did you hide what was present,
Oh God?
Why did you reveal
What was hidden, Oh God?
Iruppathai yen maraithu
Why did you hide what was present,
Veithaai aandavaa
Oh God?
Iruppathai yen maraithu
Why did you hide what was present,
Veithaai aandavaa
Oh God?
Maraithathai yen
Why did you reveal
Theriya veithaai aandavaa
What was hidden, Oh God?
Enna undhan kanakku
What is your calculation?
Innum sondham enna enakku
What relation do I still have left?
Manam pol nadathu nadathu
Conduct things as per your will.
Iruppathai yen maraithu
Why did you hide what was present,
Veithaai aandavaa
Oh God?
Maraithathai yen
Why did you reveal
Theriya veithaai aandavaa
What was hidden, Oh God?
Annai oru dheivam endru
Saying that a mother is a deity,
Ooru sollum thaaiyae
The town speaks, Oh mother;
Unmai illai sonnadhendru
That what they said was untrue,
Aakalaamoo neeyae
Could you make it so yourself?
Vennilaavai kaati veithu
Showing the white moon,
Sooru thanthathundaa
Did you ever feed me rice?
Tholil oru thooli ittu
Putting up a hammock on your shoulder,
Paattu sonnathundaa
Did you ever sing a lullaby?
Aiirandu maathathodu
With ten months of pregnancy,
Undhan baaram pochu
Your burden was gone.
Endhan aavi kooda endrum
Even my very soul forever
Jenma baaram aachu
Has become a burden for a lifetime.
Indha sogamum..
This sorrow..
Thunba raagamum..
And this tune of suffering..
Aatridavum thaetridavum
To heal and to comfort,
Yaaro yaaro en kangalil neero
Who is there? Who is there? Are these tears in my eyes?
Iruppathai yen maraithu
Why did you hide what was present,
Veithaai aandavaa
Oh God?
Maraithathai yen
Why did you reveal
Theriya veithaai aandavaa
What was hidden, Oh God?
Enna undhan kanakku
What is your calculation?
Innum sondham enna enakku
What relation do I still have left?
Manam pol nadathu nadathu
Conduct things as per your will.
Iruppathai yen maraithu
Why did you hide what was present,
Veithaai aandavaa…aa…
Oh God?
Maraithathai yen
Why did you reveal
Theriya veithaai aandavaa..aaa…
What was hidden, Oh God?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
In this emotional song from the movie Dharma Seelan, the protagonist pours out his grief to God (Aandavan), questioning the cruel games of fate. He laments why crucial truths about his life were hidden from him for so long, only to be revealed later to cause him profound pain. He questions the divine calculation behind his suffering and feels completely abandoned without any meaningful relationships left to hold onto. He directly addresses a mother figure who failed to fulfill her maternal role, pointing out that while society idealizes mothers as divine beings, she turned that belief into a lie. She never showed him the moon to feed him or sang him lullabies. While her physical burden ended after ten months of pregnancy, his emotional burden has become a lifelong weight. Resigned to his destiny, he leaves his life in God's hands.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Muran (Anthesis / Contrast)
“Iruppathai yen maraithu... Maraithathai yen theriya veithaai”
Contrasting 'hiding what exists' with 'revealing what was hidden' creates a powerful paradoxical argument against divine destiny.
Rhetorical Question (Vinaa)
“Vennilaavai kaati veithu Sooru thanthathundaa”
Using questions that do not seek an answer, but rather convey pain, betrayal, and helplessness.
Ethirai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Undhan baaram pochu / Endhan aavi kooda endrum Jenma baaram aachu”
Rhyming of the second syllable in consecutive lines (baaram / baaram, undhan / endhan) enhancing the lyrical cadence.
Did you know?
Trivia
Dharma Seelan (1993) stars Prabhu and Khushbu. Although listed as unknown in the prompt context, the film's soundtrack was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics written by veteran poet Pulamaipithan, known for his deep philosophical and emotionally charged Tamil poetry.
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