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Lyrics & meaning

Oh Shanthi Shanthi

From Vaaranam Aayiram · 2008

Lyricist
Thamarai
Singer
S. P. B. Charan
Music director
Harris Jayaraj
Movie name
Vaaranam Aayiram
Movie release year
2008
Lyrics added on
26 Apr 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Nee indri naanum
Illai en kaadhal poiyum illai
Vazhi engum undhan mugam
Thaan vali kooda ingae sugam thaan
Thoduvaanam
Sivanthu pogum
Tholai thooram
Kurainthu pogum
Karaigindra
Nodigalil naan
Nerungi vanthenae
Ini unnai piriya
Maaten tholai thooram
Nagara maaten
Mugam paarka
Thavikiren en iniya poongaatrae
Oh shanthi
Shanthi oh shanthi
En uyirai uyirai nee yenthi
Yen sendrai
Sendrai enai neengi
Naan vanthen
Vanthen unai thedi
Nee indri
Naanum illai en
Kaadhal poiyum illai
Unai kaanum
Neram varuma varumaa
Iru kangal motcham peruma
Viralodu
Vizhiyum vaadum
Viraigindra kaalam nogum
Irunthaalum varugiren
Un madiyil naan thoonka
Enai vanthu urasum kaatrae
Avalodu kanavil netrae
Kaikorthu nerunginen
Kan adithu nee yenga
{ Oh shanthi
Shanthi oh shanthi
En uyirai uyirai nee yenthi
Yen sendrai
Sendrai enai neengi
Naan vanthen
Vanthen unai thedi } (2)
…………………………………
Without you, I
do not exist, and my love is not a lie.
Everywhere along the path, it is your face
alone; even the pain feels sweet here.
The horizon
turns red,
the long distance
keeps shrinking away,
and with the fleeting
seconds that melt away,
I have drawn closer to you.
From now on, I will not
leave you, nor will I move
far away.
I am yearning
to see your face, my sweet gentle breeze.
Oh Shanthi,
Shanthi, oh Shanthi!
Carrying my very life in your hands,
why did you go,
why did you leave me?
I have come,
I have come searching for you.
Without you,
I do not exist, and
my love is not a lie.
Will the time to see you
come, will it ever come?
Will my two eyes find their salvation?
Along with my fingers,
my eyes also wither,
and the rushing time aches with pain.
Even so, I am coming
to sleep on your lap.
Oh breeze that brushes against me,
just yesterday in a dream with her,
I held hands and drew close,
as you winked in yearning.
Oh Shanthi,
Shanthi, oh Shanthi!
Carrying my very life in your hands,
why did you go,
why did you leave me?
I have come,
I have come searching for you.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from Vaaranam Aayiram expresses deep grief, emotional longing, and spiritual search after a beloved's sudden departure/absence. The protagonist travels through distant lands while carrying the painful memory of his lost love, admitting that his very existence feels empty without her and that his devotion is absolute and unfading.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Muran (Oxymoron)

“Thaan vali kooda ingae sugam thaan”

Contrasts 'vali' (pain) with 'sugam' (pleasure) to describe how agony borne out of deep love becomes a comforting experience.

Adukku Thodar (Repetition)

“En uyirai uyirai nee yenthi”

The word 'uyirai' (life) is repeated consecutively to emphasize the profound depth of emotional attachment.

Metaphor / Personification

“Thavikiren en iniya poongaatrae”

Compares the beloved to a gentle breeze ('poongaatru') that brings comfort and freshness to his troubled soul.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

“Sivanthu pogum / Kurainthu pogum”

Lines ending with the matching phonetic suffix 'pogum', creating a rhythmic cadence.

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