Naalai Oru Kaalam Varum
From Thiramai · 1985
- Lyricist
- Na. Kamarasan
- Singer
- Vani Jairam
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Details
- Thiramai1985
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Om om om om om | Om, Om, Om, Om, Om |
| Om sakthi om om sakthi om | Om Sakthi Om, Om Sakthi Om |
| Om sakthi om om sakthi om | Om Sakthi Om, Om Sakthi Om |
| Om sakthi om om sakthi om…. | Om Sakthi Om, Om Sakthi Om... |
| Female | |
| Naalai oru kaalam varum kaatrum pugazh paadum | A time will come tomorrow when even the wind will sing praises |
| Aasai alai paayum manam buththan vasamaagum | The mind, where desires surge like waves, will achieve Buddha-like calmness |
| Ninaivae nee kudaiyaanaal kanavellaam nijamaagum | If your resolve becomes a protective umbrella, all dreams will turn into reality |
| Female | |
| Om en sooriyan ezhugiraan | My sun named 'Om' is rising |
| Chorus :Om…om…. | Chorus: Om... Om... |
| Female | |
| Om en sooriyan ezhugiraan | My sun named 'Om' is rising |
| Ilai thazhai meedhilae panithuli polavae | Just like a dewdrop resting upon leaves and green foliage |
| Niram maari vilaiyaadum sabalangal marainthodum | Temptations that shift colors and play around will fade and run away |
| Aa….aaa…..aaa…..aaa……aaa……aaa….. | Ah... ah... ah... ah... ah... ah... |
| Chorus | |
| …………………… | ... |
| Female | |
| Aasaiyenum orr kudhirai | The wild horse called desire |
| Alaiyum paayum arivil odum | Wanders, surges, and runs through intellect |
| Ennam thaerottam pogindrathae | Thoughts move along like a grand chariot procession |
| Ilamai poraadi saaigindrathae | Youth struggles and bends under pressure |
| Female | |
| Iravil oru ninaivu malara | As a memory blossoms in the night |
| Pagalil oru ninaivu valara | As a thought grows during the day |
| Idhyam adhil thaviththu kidakka | Leaving the heart languishing within it |
| Sugamum thurarum kadhaigal ezhuthum | Writing stories where pleasure and pain coexist |
| Manithan manam idhuthaanae | Is this not the nature of the human mind? |
| Female | |
| Naalai oru kaalam varum kaatrum pugazh paadum | A time will come tomorrow when even the wind will sing praises |
| Aasai alai paayum manam buththan vasamaagum | The mind, where desires surge like waves, will achieve Buddha-like calmness |
| Ninaivae nee kudaiyaanaal kanavellaam nijamaagum | If your resolve becomes a protective umbrella, all dreams will turn into reality |
| Female | |
| Aayiram naal tholvigalum | Even after a thousand days of failure |
| Oru naal pookkum thirunaal serum | A festive day will arrive when success blossoms |
| Vaazhkkai engengo pogindrathi | Wherever life takes its course |
| Vasantham angellaam varugindrathu | Spring arrives in all those places |
| Female | |
| Aadum alai kadalil thavazhum | Dancing waves crawl across the sea |
| Vaanil pala paravai parakkum | Many birds fly across the vast sky |
| Naalum oru thirami valarum | Every day, a new talent will grow |
| Thadaigal udaiyum nadanthu nadanthu | Obstacles will break as you keep walking forward |
| Thalaimai perum anupavaae | Experience will eventually gain leadership |
| Female | |
| Naalai oru kaalam varum kaatrum pugazh paadum | A time will come tomorrow when even the wind will sing praises |
| Aasai alai paayum manam buththan vasamaagum | The mind, where desires surge like waves, will achieve Buddha-like calmness |
| Ninaivae nee kudaiyaanaal kanavellaam nijamaagum | If your resolve becomes a protective umbrella, all dreams will turn into reality |
| Female | |
| Om en sooriyan ezhugiraan | My sun named 'Om' is rising |
| Ilai thazhai meedhilae panithuli polavae | Just like a dewdrop resting upon leaves and green foliage |
| Niram maari vilaiyaadum sabalangal marainthodum | Temptations that shift colors and play around will fade and run away |
| Aa….aaa…..aaa…..aaa……aaa……aaa….. | Ah... ah... ah... ah... ah... ah... |
| Chorus | |
| Om sakthi om om sakthi om | Om Sakthi Om, Om Sakthi Om |
| Om sakthi om om sakthi om….. | Om Sakthi Om, Om Sakthi Om... |
ஓம் ஓம் ஓம் ஓம் ஓம்
ஓம் சக்தி ஓம் ஓம் சக்தி ஓம்
ஓம் சக்தி ஓம் ஓம் சக்தி ஓம்....
ஓம் சக்தி ஓம் ஓம் சக்தி ஓம்...
Om, Om, Om, Om, Om
Om Sakthi Om, Om Sakthi Om
Om Sakthi Om, Om Sakthi Om
Om Sakthi Om, Om Sakthi Om...
நாளை ஒரு காலம் வரும் காற்றும் புகழ் பாடும்
ஆசை அலை பாயும் மனம் புத்தன் வசமாகும்
நினைவே நீ குடையானால் கனவெல்லாம் நிஜமாகும்
A time will come tomorrow when even the wind will sing praises
The mind, where desires surge like waves, will achieve Buddha-like calmness
If your resolve becomes a protective umbrella, all dreams will turn into reality
ஓம் என சூரியன் எழுகிறான்
குழு :
ஓம்....ஓம்.....
My sun named 'Om' is rising
Chorus: Om... Om...
ஓம் என சூரியன் எழுகிறான்
இலை தழை மீதிலே பனித்துளி போலவே
நிறம் மாறி விளையாடும் சபலங்கள் மறைந்தோடும்
ஆஆ......ஆஆ......ஆஆ.....ஆஆ.....ஆஆ......ஆஆ........
My sun named 'Om' is rising
Just like a dewdrop resting upon leaves and green foliage
Temptations that shift colors and play around will fade and run away
Ah... ah... ah... ah... ah... ah...
...........................
...
ஆசையெனும் ஓர் குதிரை
அலையும் பாயும் அறிவில் ஓடும்
எண்ணம் தேரோட்டம் போகின்றதே
இளமை போராடி சாய்கின்றதே
The wild horse called desire
Wanders, surges, and runs through intellect
Thoughts move along like a grand chariot procession
Youth struggles and bends under pressure
இரவில் ஒரு நினைவு மலர
பகலில் ஒரு நினைவு வளர
இதயம் அதில் தவித்து கிடக்க
சுகமும் துயரும் கதைகள் எழுதும்
மனிதன் மனம் இதுதானே......
As a memory blossoms in the night
As a thought grows during the day
Leaving the heart languishing within it
Writing stories where pleasure and pain coexist
Is this not the nature of the human mind?
நாளை ஒரு காலம் வரும் காற்றும் புகழ் பாடும்
ஆசை அலை பாயும் மனம் புத்தன் வசமாகும்
நினைவே நீ குடையானால் கனவெல்லாம் நிஜமாகும்
A time will come tomorrow when even the wind will sing praises
The mind, where desires surge like waves, will achieve Buddha-like calmness
If your resolve becomes a protective umbrella, all dreams will turn into reality
ஆயிரம் நாள் தோல்விகளும்
ஒரு நாள் பூக்கும் திருநாள் சேரும்
வாழ்க்கை எங்கெங்கே போகின்றதோ
வசந்தம் அங்கெல்லாம் வருகின்றது
Even after a thousand days of failure
A festive day will arrive when success blossoms
Wherever life takes its course
Spring arrives in all those places
ஆடும் அலை கடலில் தவழும்
வானில் பல பறவை பறக்கும்
நாளும் ஒரு திறமை வளரும்
தடைகள் உடையும் நடந்து நடந்து
தலைமை பெறும் அனுபவமே
Dancing waves crawl across the sea
Many birds fly across the vast sky
Every day, a new talent will grow
Obstacles will break as you keep walking forward
Experience will eventually gain leadership
நாளை ஒரு காலம் வரும் காற்றும் புகழ் பாடும்
ஆசை அலை பாயும் மனம் புத்தன் வசமாகும்
நினைவே நீ குடையானால் கனவெல்லாம் நிஜமாகும்
A time will come tomorrow when even the wind will sing praises
The mind, where desires surge like waves, will achieve Buddha-like calmness
If your resolve becomes a protective umbrella, all dreams will turn into reality
ஓம் என சூரியன் எழுகிறான்
இலை தழை மீதிலே பனித்துளி போலவே
நிறம் மாறி விளையாடும் சபலங்கள் மறைந்தோடும்
ஆஆ......ஆஆ......ஆஆ.....ஆஆ.....ஆஆ......ஆஆ........
My sun named 'Om' is rising
Just like a dewdrop resting upon leaves and green foliage
Temptations that shift colors and play around will fade and run away
Ah... ah... ah... ah... ah... ah...
ஓம் சக்தி ஓம் ஓம் சக்தி ஓம்
ஓம் சக்தி ஓம் ஓம் சக்தி ஓம்....
Om Sakthi Om, Om Sakthi Om
Om Sakthi Om, Om Sakthi Om...
Om om om om om
Om, Om, Om, Om, Om
Om sakthi om om sakthi om
Om Sakthi Om, Om Sakthi Om
Om sakthi om om sakthi om
Om Sakthi Om, Om Sakthi Om
Om sakthi om om sakthi om….
Om Sakthi Om, Om Sakthi Om...
Naalai oru kaalam varum kaatrum pugazh paadum
A time will come tomorrow when even the wind will sing praises
Aasai alai paayum manam buththan vasamaagum
The mind, where desires surge like waves, will achieve Buddha-like calmness
Ninaivae nee kudaiyaanaal kanavellaam nijamaagum
If your resolve becomes a protective umbrella, all dreams will turn into reality
Om en sooriyan ezhugiraan
My sun named 'Om' is rising
Chorus :Om…om….
Chorus: Om... Om...
Om en sooriyan ezhugiraan
My sun named 'Om' is rising
Ilai thazhai meedhilae panithuli polavae
Just like a dewdrop resting upon leaves and green foliage
Niram maari vilaiyaadum sabalangal marainthodum
Temptations that shift colors and play around will fade and run away
Aa….aaa…..aaa…..aaa……aaa……aaa…..
Ah... ah... ah... ah... ah... ah...
……………………
...
Aasaiyenum orr kudhirai
The wild horse called desire
Alaiyum paayum arivil odum
Wanders, surges, and runs through intellect
Ennam thaerottam pogindrathae
Thoughts move along like a grand chariot procession
Ilamai poraadi saaigindrathae
Youth struggles and bends under pressure
Iravil oru ninaivu malara
As a memory blossoms in the night
Pagalil oru ninaivu valara
As a thought grows during the day
Idhyam adhil thaviththu kidakka
Leaving the heart languishing within it
Sugamum thurarum kadhaigal ezhuthum
Writing stories where pleasure and pain coexist
Manithan manam idhuthaanae
Is this not the nature of the human mind?
Naalai oru kaalam varum kaatrum pugazh paadum
A time will come tomorrow when even the wind will sing praises
Aasai alai paayum manam buththan vasamaagum
The mind, where desires surge like waves, will achieve Buddha-like calmness
Ninaivae nee kudaiyaanaal kanavellaam nijamaagum
If your resolve becomes a protective umbrella, all dreams will turn into reality
Aayiram naal tholvigalum
Even after a thousand days of failure
Oru naal pookkum thirunaal serum
A festive day will arrive when success blossoms
Vaazhkkai engengo pogindrathi
Wherever life takes its course
Vasantham angellaam varugindrathu
Spring arrives in all those places
Aadum alai kadalil thavazhum
Dancing waves crawl across the sea
Vaanil pala paravai parakkum
Many birds fly across the vast sky
Naalum oru thirami valarum
Every day, a new talent will grow
Thadaigal udaiyum nadanthu nadanthu
Obstacles will break as you keep walking forward
Thalaimai perum anupavaae
Experience will eventually gain leadership
Naalai oru kaalam varum kaatrum pugazh paadum
A time will come tomorrow when even the wind will sing praises
Aasai alai paayum manam buththan vasamaagum
The mind, where desires surge like waves, will achieve Buddha-like calmness
Ninaivae nee kudaiyaanaal kanavellaam nijamaagum
If your resolve becomes a protective umbrella, all dreams will turn into reality
Om en sooriyan ezhugiraan
My sun named 'Om' is rising
Ilai thazhai meedhilae panithuli polavae
Just like a dewdrop resting upon leaves and green foliage
Niram maari vilaiyaadum sabalangal marainthodum
Temptations that shift colors and play around will fade and run away
Aa….aaa…..aaa…..aaa……aaa……aaa…..
Ah... ah... ah... ah... ah... ah...
Om sakthi om om sakthi om
Om Sakthi Om, Om Sakthi Om
Om sakthi om om sakthi om…..
Om Sakthi Om, Om Sakthi Om...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Naalai Oru Kaalam Varum from the 1985 movie Thiramai is an uplifting philosophical and motivational track penned by lyricist Na. Kamarasan, composed by Shankar-Ganesh, and sung by Vani Jairam. The song reflects on the turbulent nature of the human mind, comparing desire to a restless horse and ephemeral temptations to dewdrops on leaves. It stresses that through determination, inner clarity, and spiritual grounding, one can transcend chaos and achieve serene, Buddha-like peace. The lyrics offer deep encouragement to overcome hardship, reminding the listener that failure is temporary and continuous effort (nadanthu nadanthu) shatters all barriers. Ultimately, wisdom gained through experience leads to mastery over oneself, transforming dreams into reality as a bright new day dawns.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Aasaiyenum orr kudhirai”
Desire is directly metaphorized as a running horse ('Aasaiyenum orr kudhirai') to symbolize its fast, uncontrollable nature.
Uwamai (Simile)
“Ilai thazhai meedhilae panithuli polavae”
Fleeting worldly temptations are compared to fragile dewdrops resting on leaves ('panithuli polavae').
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Aasai alai paayum manam buththan vasamaagum”
Repetition of initial phonetic sounds across words in the line ('Aasai' / 'alai').
Anaphora / Repetition
“Thadaigal udaiyum nadanthu nadanthu”
Repetition of the action 'nadanthu nadanthu' emphasizes continuous, persistent effort.
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Trivia
Featured in the 1985 film 'Thiramai' (meaning 'Talent'), this song showcases Na. Kamarasan's signature lyrical style, blending spiritual chants ('Om Sakthi') with modern motivational philosophy. Vani Jairam's classical vocal delivery adds a meditative quality to the track.
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