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Mandhaigal

From Aramudaitha Kombu · 2023

Lyricist
Vinoth Singh
Singer
Al Rufian
Music director
Al Rufian
Movie name
Aramudaitha Kombu
Movie release year
2023
Lyrics added on
1 Apr 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Mandhaigal arivadhillai
Than kaalgalaal nasukkapadum
Pulukalin valiyai
Vindhaigal viduvadhillai
Than vidhigalin vilaiyattaal
Vidupatta vaazhvai
Karuvaraiyil uruvagi
Kallaraiyil uruvizhandhom
Idaiyil yennada
Vetrumai unarvada
Arathinai udaitha kombu munai
Than uyiraiyum unarvaiyum
Eduthuthaan sendrathae
Uyirvidum nerathil
Indha unarvugal oomaiyaana
Kadhaithaan idhuvae
Humming …..
Sei ivan thediya thaai ival
Kalaindhu pona kaatchigal
Thaai madi sindhiya paal thuli
Nirangal maarum saatchigal
Pulukkalai pirandha piravi
Ivargal thavarum illai
Dharumam illai yedhum illai iraivaa
Nasungidum kaalgal ellaam
Pulukkal valigalai
Unarathaan marukkudhae iraivaa
Karuvaraiyil uruvagi
Kallaraiyil uruvizhandhom
Idaiyil yennada
Vetrumai unarvada
Mandhaigal unarattumae
Than kaalgalaal nasukkapadum
Pulukkalin valiyai
Mandhaigal unarattumae
Than kaalgalaal nasukkapadum
Pulukkalin valiyai
The herds do not know
Crushed under their feet,
The pain of the worms.
Strange twists of fate never spare,
In the games played by destiny,
A life left behind.
Formed inside a womb,
We lose our form in the grave.
In between, why, my friend,
Must there be division?
The horn that broke righteousness
Took away life and feeling
As it carried them away.
At the moment life is lost,
These feelings turned silent—
This is that very story.
[Humming...]
He is the child, she the mother he sought,
Visions now scattered and gone.
Drops of milk spilled on a mother's lap,
Witnesses changing their colors.
Being born as humble worms
Is not their fault at all.
There is no justice, there is nothing, O God.
All the feet that trample
The pain of the worms,
Refuse to even feel it, O God.
Formed inside a womb,
We lose our form in the grave.
In between, why, my friend,
Must there be division?
Let the herds realize
Crushed under their feet,
The pain of the worms.
Let the herds realize
Crushed under their feet,
The pain of the worms.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a deeply philosophical and poignant commentary on existential human struggles, social empathy, and mortality. Using metaphors like 'mandhaigal' (herds) for the uncaring majority/oppressors and 'pulukkal' (worms) for the marginalized or helpless, the lyricist laments how those in power unknowingly or knowingly crush the vulnerable without acknowledging their pain.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Extended Metaphor

“Mandhaigal arivadhillai / Than kaalgalaal nasukkapadum / Pulukalin valiyai”

The lyrics use 'Mandhaigal' (herds) and 'Pulukkal' (worms) as metaphorical representations of society's powerful majority and the crushed, vulnerable victims respectively.

Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyming)

“Karuvaraiyil uruvagi / Kallaraiyil uruvizhandhom”

In Tamil prosody, Ethukai involves the rhyming of the second letter across lines ('ru' in Karuvaraiyil and Kallaraiyil).

Contrast / Antithesis

“Karuvaraiyil uruvagi / Kallaraiyil uruvizhandhom / Idaiyil yennada / Vetrumai unarvada”

Juxtaposition of the beginning of life (womb) and the end of life (grave) to question the point of intermediate human vanity and discrimination.

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Trivia

The track 'Aramudaitha Kombu' (2023) features music and vocals by Al Rufian with lyrics by Vinoth Singh. The song serves as a central thematic piece exploring morality, destiny, and human suffering, carrying an intense ambient acoustic atmosphere.

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