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Lyrics & meaning

Manithan Enbavan Dheivamaagalam

From Japan · 2023

Lyricist
Yugabharathi
Singer
Pradeep Kumar
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Movie name
Japan
Movie release year
2023
Lyrics added on
28 Oct 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Manithan enbavan
Deivamagalaam
Idhuvum kadanthu pogum
Edhuvum aagaalaam
Manithan enbavan
Deivamagalaam
Idhuvum kadanthu pogum
Edhuvum aagaalaam
Paadhai konjam maarum podhu
Bakthan aagalaam
Bodhai konjam yerum podhu
Vallal aagalaam
Pogum paadhai poga poga
Neelam aagalaam
Un paavam kooda naalai ingu
Vaedham aagalaam
Kan kalangi nirkkum bodhu
Thaaiyai thedalam
Thaayin vadivil yaaroo vandhu
Unnai seralaam
Maatram vandhu serum endru
Kaathirukalam
Masadaintha manidha nenjil
Thorkadikalam
Irutillamal velicham illai
Unmai sollalaam
Azhukillamal punidham illai
Enna sollalaam
Karunai ondru theeyai pola
Manadhai theendalam
Eriyum melugil seidha paavam
Urugi theeralaam
Nadhiyil moolgi eluntha ullam
Motcham kaanalaam
Nadanthidadha nadhiyum ingae
Asutham aagalaam
Karuppu illamal kadalum illai
Kaalgal nirkalam
Kalakka mutraal edhuvum illai
Naam sikkalam
Manithan enbavan
Deivamagalaam
Idhuvum kadanthu pogum
Edhuvum aagaalaam
Manithan enbavan
Deivamagalaam
Idhuvum kadanthu pogum
Edhuvum aagaalaam
Paadhai konjam maarum podhu
Bakthan aagalaam
Bodhai konjam yerum podhu
Vallal aagalaam
Pogum paadhai poga poga
Neelam aagalaam
Un paavam kooda naalai ingu
Vaedham aagalaam
A human being
can become divine.
This too shall pass,
anything can happen.
A human being
can become divine.
When this too passes,
anything can happen.
When the path shifts a little,
one can become a devotee.
When intoxication rises a bit,
one can become a generous giver.
As the road goes on and on,
it can grow longer.
Even your sin, tomorrow,
can become sacred scripture.
When standing with tearful eyes,
one might search for a mother.
Someone like a mother
might come to your side.
Believing that change will come,
one can keep waiting.
A tainted human heart
can defeat you.
There is no light without darkness,
to speak the truth.
There is no purity without dirt,
what more can be said?
Compassion, like a flame,
can touch the heart.
Sins, like burning wax,
can melt away completely.
A soul that dips in the river and rises
can find salvation.
Even a river that does not flow
can turn dirty.
There is no sea without darkness,
yet feet can stand firm.
If confusion takes over, nothing remains,
and we might get trapped.
A human being
can become divine.
This too shall pass,
anything can happen.
A human being
can become divine.
When this too passes,
anything can happen.
When the path shifts a little,
one can become a devotee.
When intoxication rises a bit,
one can become a generous giver.
As the road goes on and on,
it can grow longer.
Even your sin, tomorrow,
can become sacred scripture.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song explores the fluid, ever-changing nature of human existence, morality, and redemption. It posits that humans possess the capacity for both flaw and divinity, and that life's circumstances shape who one becomes. Through philosophical metaphors, lyricist Yugabharathi emphasizes that dualities such as light and dark, purity and dirt, sin and virtue are inherently connected and essential to the human journey.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaibu (Rhyme / Monorhyme Ending)

“Deivamagalaam / Edhuvum aagaalaam”

The suffix '-aagalaam' or '-laam' is used repeatedly at the end of lines to create a rhythmic, contemplative musical effect.

Paradox / Antithesis

“Irutillamal velicham illai / Azhukillamal punidham illai”

Contrasting light with dark, purity with dirt, and sin with sacred scriptures to show that life's dualities are interdependent.

Upamai (Simile)

“Karunai ondru theeyai pola”

Comparing the transformative quality of compassion to a fire touching the human heart.

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Trivia

The opening lines pay homage to the classic Tamil song 'Manithan Enbavan Deivamagalaam' from the 1974 movie 'Sumaithangi', penned by Kannadasan. In Karthi's 2023 film 'Japan', G. V. Prakash Kumar and Yugabharathi recontextualize this classic philosophical motif to match the protagonist's eccentric and gray-shaded personality.

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