- Lyricist
- T. Shanmugapandian
- Singer
- Sam Vishal
- Music director
- Mohan Ram
- Movie name
- Album Songs 2023
- Movie release year
- 2023
- Lyrics added on
- 11 Jan 2023
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Pirandhadhu kuthama
Valarndhadhu kuthama
Kadal kadanthu vandhu
Ingu padura kastam thaan michama
Pirandhadhu kuthama
Valarndhadhu kuthama
Kadal kadanthu vandhu
Ingu padura kastam thaan michama
Yaara kutham solla
Enakku naanae buthi solla
Yaara kutham solla
Enakku naanae buthi solla
Pala varusham aachae
Ada kaasu thediyae
Ulachu ulachu thaan
Udambu urugi pochae
Indha ilamai tholanji pochae
Kungumatha vechi puttu
Rani pola pakka aasapattu
Thaali kayiru kooda pirikkaama
Vittu vandhavan naan
Veedu vaasalukku mogapattu
Pathae naalil vandhenae
Avalin ninaivil naanum
Dhinamdhorum urugi kidakkirenae
Santhosamae irukkaliyae
Thukkathaiyum pakkaliyae
Vedhanaiya eduthu solla
Pakkathula yaarum illa
Kaadhaluna enna solla
Illaram enna solla
Edhuvum ariyaama ippo
Whatsapp-il vaazhkai nadathurenae
Manaiviyoda vaasam illa
Kuzhandhaiyoda nesam illa
Vikki thavikkiren
En nenjukulla
Manaiviyoda vaasam illa
Kuzhandhaiyoda nesam illa
Vikki thavikkiren
En nenjukulla
Annan thangachi aravanaippum
Ammavoda kaisorum
Appavoda thunaiyum
Ingu illaama thavikkurenae
Ooru poga aasapattu
Payana seettu vaangi vandhen
Ava virumbhiyadhellam
Marakkaama naanum vaangikitten
Ammavukku onnum vangalaiyae
Appa onnum kekalaiyae
Kaasu panam podhalaiyae
Kadan kodukka nanban irukkaanae
Meesaikkaaran thailathaiyum
Thanga sangili selaiyaiyum
Aasaiyaaga vaangikittu
Pettiyila katti vechiputten
Pora vazhi theriyavilla
Vandha kadhaiyum mudiyavilla
Ilamaiya ingu tholaichiputten
Kanavula vaazhurenae
Pora vazhi theriyavilla
Vandha kadhaiyum mudiyavilla
Ilamaiya ingu tholaichiputten
Kanavula vaazhurenae
Kanavula vaazhurenae
Is being born a crime?
Is growing up a crime?
Crossing the sea to come here,
is suffering all that is left for me?
Is being born a crime?
Is growing up a crime?
Crossing the sea to come here,
is suffering all that is left for me?
Whom can I blame?
I can only counsel myself.
Whom can I blame?
I can only counsel myself.
Many years have gone by
chasing after money.
Working hard day and night,
my body has withered away,
and my youth is lost.
After putting kumkum on her forehead,
wishing to treat her like a queen,
before the sacred wedding thread was even changed,
I was the one who left her behind.
Longing to build a house and home,
I left in just ten days.
Lost in her memories,
I melt in sorrow every single day.
There is no happiness here,
nor does anyone see my grief.
To share my pain,
there is no one by my side.
What can I say of love?
What can I say of family life?
Without knowing either,
I live my life through WhatsApp now.
There is no warmth of my wife,
there is no love of a child;
I choke and suffer,
aching deep in my heart.
There is no warmth of my wife,
there is no love of a child;
I choke and suffer,
aching deep in my heart.
The embrace of brothers and sisters,
the food fed by mother's hands,
and the support of a father—
I struggle here without any of them.
Longing to visit my hometown,
I bought a travel ticket.
Everything she ever wished for,
I bought without forgetting.
I couldn't buy anything for mother,
and father didn't ask for anything.
My money was not enough,
but my friend was there to lend me some.
The mustached-man pain balm,
a gold chain, and a saree,
I bought them with all my heart
and packed them in my suitcase.
I do not know the way forward,
and the story that brought me here hasn't ended.
I have lost my youth here,
and I am living only in dreams.
I do not know the way forward,
and the story that brought me here hasn't ended.
I have lost my youth here,
and I am living only in dreams.
Living only in dreams.
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This poignant song depicts the harsh reality and emotional distress of an expatriate working overseas (often known as a Gulf migrant worker). Leaving behind his newlywed wife, elderly parents, and siblings to earn money for his family's future, he reflects on the loneliness, sacrifice, and loss of his youth far away from home.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhyming / Monorhyme (Iyaibo)
“Pirandhadhu kuthama / Valarndhadhu kuthama”
Repeated line endings with 'kuthama' in lines 1 and 2 create rhythmic emphasis.
Repetition (Anaphora)
“Manaiviyoda vaasam illa / Kuzhandhaiyoda nesam illa”
Repetition of lines to underscore the feeling of loss regarding family connection.
Metaphor
“Whatsapp-il vaazhkai nadathurenae”
Describing life as being lived entirely virtually through a social messaging app.
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Trivia
This song belongs to the modern independent Tamil migrant worker ballad genre, addressing the sacrifice of blue-collar workers in foreign lands who stay connected to their families solely via mobile technology.
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