Naan Aada Vandhean
From Varam · 1989
- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Singer
- K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Varam1989
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Naan aada vandhen | I came to dance |
| En kaal irandil katti veitha salangai illai | There are no anklets tied to my two feet |
| Naan paada vanthen | I came to sing |
| En paattukku enna raagaminnu vilangavillai | I do not understand what ragam my song is set to |
| Female | |
| Manasukkullae nerunji mullu | There are puncture-vine thorns inside my heart |
| Edutheriya ingu neram illai | There is no time here to pluck them out and throw them away |
| Manasukkullae nerunji mullu | There are puncture-vine thorns inside my heart |
| Edutheriya ingu neram illai | There is no time here to pluck them out and throw them away |
| Female | |
| Naan aada vandhen | I came to dance |
| En kaal irandil katti veitha salangai illai | There are no anklets tied to my two feet |
| Female | |
| Andha aagasa pandhalilae malligapoo | Jasmine flowers in that sky-canopy |
| Adhai kondaanthu maalai kattum en nenappu | My thoughts bring them to weave a garland |
| Andha aagasa pandhalilae malligapoo | Jasmine flowers in that sky-canopy |
| Adhai kondaanthu maalai kattum en nenappu | My thoughts bring them to weave a garland |
| Female | |
| Ippa ennaachu thappu endraachu | What happened now? It turned out to be a mistake |
| Ippa kaagitha poovila vaasanai kandu konden | Now I have found scent in a paper flower |
| Ingae javvadhu vaasam selladhu | The perfume of javvadhu does not work here |
| Paavam sandhana maalaiyaisethula veesi vitten | Pity, I threw a sandalwood garland into the mud |
| Female | |
| Naan aada vandhen | I came to dance |
| En kaal irandil katti veitha salangai illai | There are no anklets tied to my two feet |
| Female | |
| Nenjil kolladha aasaigalai kondu vandhen | I brought desires that could not fit in my heart |
| Adhu selladha kaasunnu naan kondu konden | I realized that they were like invalid coins |
| Nenjil kolladha aasaigalai kondu vandhen | I brought desires that could not fit in my heart |
| Adhu selladha kaasunnu naan kondu konden | I realized that they were like invalid coins |
| Female | |
| Indha yemattram nenjil thee moottum | This disappointment lights a fire in my heart |
| Maangal maamisam thingindra kaalamum vandhadhamma | Oh mother, a time has come when deer eat meat |
| Vaazhkai porattam thunbha thaerottam | Life is a struggle, a chariot procession of sorrow |
| Indru atchaya paathiram pichaikku vandhadhamma | Today, the inexhaustible vessel has come to beg, oh mother |
| Female | |
| Naan aada vandhen | I came to dance |
| En kaal irandil katti veitha salangai illai | There are no anklets tied to my two feet |
| Naan paada vanthen | I came to sing |
| En paattukku enna raagaminnu vilangavillai | I do not understand what ragam my song is set to |
நான் ஆட வந்தேன் என் கால் இரண்டில்
கட்டி வைத்த சலங்கை இல்லை
நான் பாட வந்தேன் என் பாட்டுக்கு
என்ன ராகமின்னு விளங்கவில்லை
I came to dance
There are no anklets tied to my two feet
I came to sing
I do not understand what ragam my song is set to
மனசுக்குள்ளே நெருஞ்சி முள்ளு
எடுத்தெறிய இங்கு நேரமில்லை
மனசுக்குள்ளே நெருஞ்சி முள்ளு
எடுத்தெறிய இங்கு நேரமில்லை
There are puncture-vine thorns inside my heart
There is no time here to pluck them out and throw them away
There are puncture-vine thorns inside my heart
There is no time here to pluck them out and throw them away
நான் ஆட வந்தேன் என் கால் இரண்டில்
கட்டி வைத்த சலங்கை இல்லை
I came to dance
There are no anklets tied to my two feet
அந்த ஆகாச பந்தலிலே மல்லிகைப்பூ
அதை கொண்டாந்து மாலைக் கட்டும் என் நினைப்பு
அந்த ஆகாச பந்தலிலே மல்லிகைப்பூ
அதை கொண்டாந்து மாலைக் கட்டும் என் நினைப்பு
Jasmine flowers in that sky-canopy
My thoughts bring them to weave a garland
Jasmine flowers in that sky-canopy
My thoughts bring them to weave a garland
இப்ப என்னாச்சு தப்பு என்றாச்சு
இப்ப காகிதப் பூவில வாசனை கண்டு கொண்டேன்
இங்கே ஜவ்வாது வாசம் செல்லாது
பாவம் சந்தன மாலையை சேத்துல வீசிவிட்டேன்
What happened now? It turned out to be a mistake
Now I have found scent in a paper flower
The perfume of javvadhu does not work here
Pity, I threw a sandalwood garland into the mud
நான் ஆட வந்தேன் என் கால் இரண்டில்
கட்டி வைத்த சலங்கை இல்லை
I came to dance
There are no anklets tied to my two feet
நெஞ்சில் கொள்ளாத ஆசைகளை கொண்டு வந்தேன்
அது செல்லாத காசுன்னு நான் கண்டு கொண்டேன்
நெஞ்சில் கொள்ளாத ஆசைகளை கொண்டு வந்தேன்
அது செல்லாத காசுன்னு நான் கண்டு கொண்டேன்
I brought desires that could not fit in my heart
I realized that they were like invalid coins
I brought desires that could not fit in my heart
I realized that they were like invalid coins
இந்த ஏமாற்றம் நெஞ்சில் தீ மூட்டும்
மான்கள் மாமிசம் தின்கிற காலமும் வந்ததம்மா
வாழ்க்கை போராட்டம் துன்ப தேரோட்டம்
இன்று அட்சய பாத்திரம் பிச்சைக்கு வந்ததம்மா
This disappointment lights a fire in my heart
Oh mother, a time has come when deer eat meat
Life is a struggle, a chariot procession of sorrow
Today, the inexhaustible vessel has come to beg, oh mother
நான் ஆட வந்தேன் என் கால் இரண்டில்
கட்டி வைத்த சலங்கை இல்லை
நான் பாட வந்தேன் என் பாட்டுக்கு
என்ன ராகமின்னு விளங்கவில்லை
I came to dance
There are no anklets tied to my two feet
I came to sing
I do not understand what ragam my song is set to
Naan aada vandhen
I came to dance
En kaal irandil katti veitha salangai illai
There are no anklets tied to my two feet
Naan paada vanthen
I came to sing
En paattukku enna raagaminnu vilangavillai
I do not understand what ragam my song is set to
Manasukkullae nerunji mullu
There are puncture-vine thorns inside my heart
Edutheriya ingu neram illai
There is no time here to pluck them out and throw them away
Manasukkullae nerunji mullu
There are puncture-vine thorns inside my heart
Edutheriya ingu neram illai
There is no time here to pluck them out and throw them away
Naan aada vandhen
I came to dance
En kaal irandil katti veitha salangai illai
There are no anklets tied to my two feet
Andha aagasa pandhalilae malligapoo
Jasmine flowers in that sky-canopy
Adhai kondaanthu maalai kattum en nenappu
My thoughts bring them to weave a garland
Andha aagasa pandhalilae malligapoo
Jasmine flowers in that sky-canopy
Adhai kondaanthu maalai kattum en nenappu
My thoughts bring them to weave a garland
Ippa ennaachu thappu endraachu
What happened now? It turned out to be a mistake
Ippa kaagitha poovila vaasanai kandu konden
Now I have found scent in a paper flower
Ingae javvadhu vaasam selladhu
The perfume of javvadhu does not work here
Paavam sandhana maalaiyaisethula veesi vitten
Pity, I threw a sandalwood garland into the mud
Naan aada vandhen
I came to dance
En kaal irandil katti veitha salangai illai
There are no anklets tied to my two feet
Nenjil kolladha aasaigalai kondu vandhen
I brought desires that could not fit in my heart
Adhu selladha kaasunnu naan kondu konden
I realized that they were like invalid coins
Nenjil kolladha aasaigalai kondu vandhen
I brought desires that could not fit in my heart
Adhu selladha kaasunnu naan kondu konden
I realized that they were like invalid coins
Indha yemattram nenjil thee moottum
This disappointment lights a fire in my heart
Maangal maamisam thingindra kaalamum vandhadhamma
Oh mother, a time has come when deer eat meat
Vaazhkai porattam thunbha thaerottam
Life is a struggle, a chariot procession of sorrow
Indru atchaya paathiram pichaikku vandhadhamma
Today, the inexhaustible vessel has come to beg, oh mother
Naan aada vandhen
I came to dance
En kaal irandil katti veitha salangai illai
There are no anklets tied to my two feet
Naan paada vanthen
I came to sing
En paattukku enna raagaminnu vilangavillai
I do not understand what ragam my song is set to
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Naan Aada Vandhen' from the film Varam (1989) is a sorrowful song reflecting on life's bitter ironies, tragedy, and unmet hopes. The protagonist expresses coming to perform life's dance and song, yet lacking the necessary foundation—dancing without anklets and singing without knowing the raga. The song captures the internal pain of carrying emotional thorns that one has no time to remove due to relentless life struggles. Through vivid visual imagery and metaphors—such as expecting fragrance from paper flowers or an inexhaustible divine bowl (Akshaya Patra) reduced to begging—lyricist Pulamaipithan describes the complete inverted nature of an unforgiving reality where pure hopes become worthless currency. Rendered with deep emotional resonance by K. S. Chithra under M. S. Vishwanathan's composition, the track stands as a poignant expression of grief and disillusionment.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Ippa kaagitha poovila vaasanai kandu konden”
Comparing futile hopes to finding fragrance in a fake paper flower.
Hyperbole / Surreal Metaphor
“Maangal maamisam thingindra kaalamum vandhadhamma”
An extreme image depicting an unnaturally harsh era where gentle herbivorous deer eat meat.
Mythological Allusion & Paradox
“Indru atchaya paathiram pichaikku vandhadhamma”
Referencing the Akshaya Patra (the mythological vessel that provides endless food) begging, symbolizing total downfall and helplessness.
Rhyme & Parallelism (Edhugai / Monai)
“Vaazhkai porattam thunbha thaerottam”
Rhyming ending structures ('porattam' / 'thaerottam') conveying the dramatic cadence of life's endless grief.
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Trivia
Composed by the veteran maestro M. S. Vishwanathan with lyrics by renowned poet Pulamaipithan, this tragic song relies on classical metaphors to highlight life's helplessness, showcasing K. S. Chithra's mastery over evocative pathos.
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