Nyaayamthana
From Sughamaai Subbulakshmi · 2018
- Lyricist
- Yuwaji
- Singers
- Samhita Mira, Varmman Elangkovan
- Music director
- Shameshan Mani Maran
- Details
- Sughamaai Subbulakshmi2018
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Nyaayamthaana nyaayamthaana | Is it fair? Is it fair? |
| Anbae unnai maranthu vittaal | My love, if I forget you? |
| Nyaayamthaana nyaayamthaana | Is it fair? Is it fair? |
| Naanum naalum marakka vittaal | If I let the days forget as well? |
| Female | |
| Yekkam unthan thaakam | Yearning and your thirst |
| Ennai mennu thinnaa | Chews and consumes me |
| Kenjum manam konjum | The begging heart fondles |
| Unnai alli kolla | To embrace you tight |
| Kaayam patta nenjam | A wounded heart |
| Sila kaalam thaembum | Sobs for a while |
| Kaathal kathai koorum | It tells the story of love |
| Kannil thondrum eeram | The moisture appearing in the eyes |
| Female | |
| Naan thanimaiyilae | In solitude, shall I |
| Unnil tholainthidavaa | Get lost within you? |
| Nitham munu munuthaenae | I muttered every single day |
| Ooo… anbai vazhi maraithanae | Oh... I blocked the path of love |
| Micham vazhi mattum minja | As only the remaining path was left |
| Manam nonthu pathai pathaithaenae | My heart ached and panicked in fear |
| Female | |
| Nyaayamthaana nyaayamthaana | Is it fair? Is it fair? |
| Anbae unnai maranthu vittaal | My love, if I forget you? |
| Nyaayamthaana nyaayamthaana | Is it fair? Is it fair? |
| Naanum naalum marakka vittaal | If I let the days forget as well? |
| Male | |
| Aasai kanavellaam | All desires and dreams |
| Nijamaagum vazhi thedi | Searching for a path to come true |
| Pogum en padhai thavaraa | Is the path I walk wrong? |
| Paasam uyir neesam | Affection, soul's fondness |
| Irunthalum payan illai | Even if present, it is useless |
| Kaathal thunai vazhvin thadaiya | Is a loving companion an obstacle in life? |
| Male | |
| Saetham ini pothum | Enough of the damage now |
| Ena ullam sonnalum | Even if the heart says so |
| Kaathal tharunangal | Moments of love |
| En kan munnae thondrum | Appear right before my eyes |
| Aasai niraiverum varai | Until desires are fulfilled |
| Anbai kolvenoo | Will I kill this love? |
| Anbin siluvaikkul | Within the cross of love |
| En aasai madiyaatho | Will my desires not perish? |
| Male | |
| Nyaayamthaana… | Is it fair? |
| Nyaayamthaana… | Is it fair? |
| Unnil ennai sirai eduththaai | You imprisoned me inside you |
| Nyaayamthaana | Is it fair? |
| Nyaayamthaana | Is it fair? |
| Nenjai indru sithara vittaai…. | Today you shattered my heart into pieces... |
| Female | |
| Senja paavam thaan enna | What sin did I commit |
| Manam ranamaai maari vathaikka | For my heart to turn into a wound and torment me? |
| Thaayai enai naan ninaikka | While I consider myself a mother |
| Oru uyir thuli sernthida marukka | A drop of life refuses to join |
| Female | |
| Kaalam varum vazhi therinthae | Knowing the path time will take |
| Kanavum poguthu kadanthae | Dreams pass away too |
| Karaiyai thediyae alainthae | Wandering in search of the shore |
| Kadal alaiyo poguthu pirinthae | The ocean wave departs, drifting away |
நியாயம்தானா
நியாயம்தானா அன்பே
உன்னை மறந்து விட்டால்
நியாயம்தானா நியாயம்
தானா நானும் நாளும்
மறக்க விட்டால்
Is it fair? Is it fair?
My love, if I forget you?
Is it fair? Is it fair?
If I let the days forget as well?
ஏக்கம் உந்தன் தாக்கம்
என்னை மென்னு தின்ன
கெஞ்சும் மனம் கொஞ்சும்
உன்னை அள்ளி கொள்ள
காயம் பட்ட நெஞ்சம் சில
காலம் தேம்பும் காதல் கதை
கூறும் கண்ணில் தோன்றும்
ஈரம்
Yearning and your thirst
Chews and consumes me
The begging heart fondles
To embrace you tight
A wounded heart
Sobs for a while
It tells the story of love
The moisture appearing in the eyes
நான் தனிமையிலே
உன்னில் தொலைந்திடவா
நித்தம் முனு முனுத்தேனே
ஓஓ அன்பை வழி மறித்தேனே
மிச்சம் வழி மட்டும் மிஞ்ச
மனம் நொந்து பதை
பதைத்தேனே
In solitude, shall I
Get lost within you?
I muttered every single day
Oh... I blocked the path of love
As only the remaining path was left
My heart ached and panicked in fear
நியாயம்தானா
நியாயம்தானா அன்பே
உன்னை மறந்து விட்டால்
நியாயம்தானா நியாயம்
தானா நானும் நாளும்
மறக்க விட்டால்
Is it fair? Is it fair?
My love, if I forget you?
Is it fair? Is it fair?
If I let the days forget as well?
ஆசை கனவெல்லாம்
நிஜமாகும் வழி தேடி போகும்
என் பாதை தவறா பாசம் உயிர்
நேசம் இருந்தாலும் பயன்
இல்லை காதல் துணை
வாழ்வின் தடையா
All desires and dreams
Searching for a path to come true
Is the path I walk wrong?
Affection, soul's fondness
Even if present, it is useless
Is a loving companion an obstacle in life?
சேதம் இனி போதும்
என உள்ளம் சொன்னாலும்
காதல் தருணங்கள் என் கண்
முன்னே தோன்றும் ஆசை
நிறைவேறும் வரை அன்பை
கொல்வேனோ அன்பின்
சிலுவைக்குள் என் ஆசை
மடியாதோ
Enough of the damage now
Even if the heart says so
Moments of love
Appear right before my eyes
Until desires are fulfilled
Will I kill this love?
Within the cross of love
Will my desires not perish?
நியாயம்தானா
நியாயம்தானா உன்னில்
என்னை சிறை எடுத்தாய்
நியாயம்தானா நியாயம்
தானா நெஞ்சை இன்று
சிதற விட்டாய்
Is it fair?
Is it fair?
You imprisoned me inside you
Is it fair?
Is it fair?
Today you shattered my heart into pieces...
செஞ்ச பாவம் தான்
என்ன மனம் ரணமாய் மாறி
வதைக்க தாயாய் என்னை
நான் நினைக்க ஒரு உயிர்
துளி சேர்ந்திட மறுக்க
What sin did I commit
For my heart to turn into a wound and torment me?
While I consider myself a mother
A drop of life refuses to join
காலம் வரும் வழி
தெரிந்தே கனவும் போகுது
கடந்தே கரையை தேடியே
அலைந்தே கடல் அலையோ
போகுது பிரிந்தே
Knowing the path time will take
Dreams pass away too
Wandering in search of the shore
The ocean wave departs, drifting away
ஆண் & பெண் :
கருவினில்
உயிராகி காதல் பிறந்திடவே
கருணை கிடையாதோ விதியே
விதியே துயரங்கள் வரமாகி
வாழ்வும் இனித்திடவே வழி
ஒன்று தருவாயோ விதியே
விதியே
ஆண் & பெண் :
நியாயம்தானா
நியாயம்தானா மாய வாழ்வே
நடப்பதெல்லாம் நியாயம்தானா
நியாயம்தானா நானும் ஆனேன்
நடை பிணமாய்
Nyaayamthaana nyaayamthaana
Is it fair? Is it fair?
Anbae unnai maranthu vittaal
My love, if I forget you?
Nyaayamthaana nyaayamthaana
Is it fair? Is it fair?
Naanum naalum marakka vittaal
If I let the days forget as well?
Yekkam unthan thaakam
Yearning and your thirst
Ennai mennu thinnaa
Chews and consumes me
Kenjum manam konjum
The begging heart fondles
Unnai alli kolla
To embrace you tight
Kaayam patta nenjam
A wounded heart
Sila kaalam thaembum
Sobs for a while
Kaathal kathai koorum
It tells the story of love
Kannil thondrum eeram
The moisture appearing in the eyes
Naan thanimaiyilae
In solitude, shall I
Unnil tholainthidavaa
Get lost within you?
Nitham munu munuthaenae
I muttered every single day
Ooo… anbai vazhi maraithanae
Oh... I blocked the path of love
Micham vazhi mattum minja
As only the remaining path was left
Manam nonthu pathai pathaithaenae
My heart ached and panicked in fear
Nyaayamthaana nyaayamthaana
Is it fair? Is it fair?
Anbae unnai maranthu vittaal
My love, if I forget you?
Nyaayamthaana nyaayamthaana
Is it fair? Is it fair?
Naanum naalum marakka vittaal
If I let the days forget as well?
Aasai kanavellaam
All desires and dreams
Nijamaagum vazhi thedi
Searching for a path to come true
Pogum en padhai thavaraa
Is the path I walk wrong?
Paasam uyir neesam
Affection, soul's fondness
Irunthalum payan illai
Even if present, it is useless
Kaathal thunai vazhvin thadaiya
Is a loving companion an obstacle in life?
Saetham ini pothum
Enough of the damage now
Ena ullam sonnalum
Even if the heart says so
Kaathal tharunangal
Moments of love
En kan munnae thondrum
Appear right before my eyes
Aasai niraiverum varai
Until desires are fulfilled
Anbai kolvenoo
Will I kill this love?
Anbin siluvaikkul
Within the cross of love
En aasai madiyaatho
Will my desires not perish?
Nyaayamthaana…
Is it fair?
Nyaayamthaana…
Is it fair?
Unnil ennai sirai eduththaai
You imprisoned me inside you
Nyaayamthaana
Is it fair?
Nyaayamthaana
Is it fair?
Nenjai indru sithara vittaai….
Today you shattered my heart into pieces...
Senja paavam thaan enna
What sin did I commit
Manam ranamaai maari vathaikka
For my heart to turn into a wound and torment me?
Thaayai enai naan ninaikka
While I consider myself a mother
Oru uyir thuli sernthida marukka
A drop of life refuses to join
Kaalam varum vazhi therinthae
Knowing the path time will take
Kanavum poguthu kadanthae
Dreams pass away too
Karaiyai thediyae alainthae
Wandering in search of the shore
Kadal alaiyo poguthu pirinthae
The ocean wave departs, drifting away
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Nyaayamthaana' from Sughamaai Subbulakshmi (2018) is a poignant reflection on heartbreak, emotional conflict, and deep-seated pain. The speaker continuously questions the fairness of fate, love, and separation, wrestling with memories of a relationship while dealing with the harsh reality of loneliness. The internal agony is conveyed through vivid metaphors of a wounded heart, carrying a heavy cross, and wandering aimlessly like ocean waves drifting away from the shore.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (உருவகம்)
“Anbin siluvaikkul”
Compares the suffering in love to bearing a cross ('siluvai').
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“therinthae / kadanthae / alainthae / pirinthae”
The lines end with identical rhyming suffixes ('-ae'), creating a melancholic rhythmic cadence.
Personification
“Kenjum manam konjum”
Attributes human behaviors like begging ('kenjum') and fondling ('konjum') to the abstract heart ('manam').
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Karaiyai thediyae alainthae / Kadal alaiyo poguthu pirinthae”
Repetition of the initial sound 'Ka' ('Karaiyai' and 'Kadal') across consecutive lines.
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Trivia
'Nyaayamthaana' features lyrics penned by Yuwaji for the 2018 emotional drama film *Sughamaai Subbulakshmi*. The song serves as a key emotional moment in the narrative, depicting deep soul-searching and grief.
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