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Lyrics & meaning

Paavangalai

From Taramani · 2017

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
Yuvan Shankar Raja, Mukesh, Senthil Dass
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Taramani
Movie release year
2017
Lyrics added on
7 Aug 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Paavvangalai serthu kondu
Engae selgirom
Naam vazhndha
Vazhkai puriyaamal
Mannukkul sellugirom
Enai mannippaayaa
Yaah allaah
Manam urugi
Ketkiren yaa allaah
Illai sodhippaayaa
Yaa allaah
Neeyae kooru allaah
Arrahuma arraheem
Neethan yaa allaah
Neethan yaa allaah
Uyirai nee
Padaithadhu edharkku
Idhaym adhil
Thudippadhu edharkku
Unnai thozhudhu
Ketkirenae
Paavangalai azhippavan
Neethaanae
Urakkam illai
Irakkam kaattu
Illai en
Valigalai aattru
Thavaru seidhen
Thavari seidhen
Karunaiyaalan
Neethan allah
Paavvangalai serthu kondu
Engae selgirom
Naam vazhndha
Vazhkai puriyaamal
Mannukkul sellugirom
Enai mannippaayaa
Yaah allaah
Nanjinai pola
Nenjukul irukkum
Kuttram kolgiradhae
En thondai kuliyil
Uruthum mul
Yedho solgirathae
Nee irukkum idamthaan
Yedhu allah
Adhu mannikkum manamae
Yaah allaah
Verum kazhugu koththum
Pinamaaga kidanthen
Yaah allah
Un anbai pera
Naan vendugiren
Ellam nee allaah
Ellam nee allaah
Laahilaala illallaah
Mugamadhur rasurallah
Iraivaa un irakkathinaalae
Eeramudan irukkudhu boomi
Erindhu mudindha
Vilakkil indru
Velicham ondru
Vandhae olirgiradhae
Nadungukindra
Viralgalai pidithu
Karunaiyudan
Veppathai kadathu
Unadhu adimai
Engu poven
Irundu vitta
Vaanathin vidiyal
Neeyae allaah…aaaa…
Kaayangalai katti kondu
Unnidam vandhuvitten
En paavam
Yaavum thooyavanae
Endro marandhuvitten
Laahilaala illallaah
Laahilaala illallaah
Muhammathur rasoolallaah
Sellaallaa alaihivasallam
Muhammathur rasoolallaah
Sellaallaa alaihivasallam
Sellaallaa alaihivasallam
Yaa rabbi salhee alaihivasallam
Gathering all our sins,
where are we going?
Without understanding
the life we lived,
we are going into the soil.
Will you forgive me,
Ya Allah?
With a melting heart,
I plead to you, Ya Allah.
Or will you test me,
Ya Allah?
Tell me yourself, Allah.
Ar-Rahman, Ar-Rahim,
you alone are, Ya Allah.
You alone are, Ya Allah.
Why did you
create life?
Why does a heart
beat inside it?
Bowing before you,
I am asking you.
The one who wipes away sins,
isn't that you?
I have no sleep,
show me mercy.
Or else,
soothe my pain.
I made mistakes,
I stumbled and did wrong.
The merciful one,
you are, Allah.
Gathering all our sins,
where are we going?
Without understanding
the life we lived,
we are going into the soil.
Will you forgive me,
Ya Allah?
Like poison,
inside my chest,
guilt is killing me.
In the hollow of my throat,
a pricking thorn
is trying to say something.
Where is the place
where you dwell, Allah?
It is a forgiving heart,
Ya Allah.
Like a corpse pecked by vultures,
I lay helpless,
Ya Allah.
To receive your love,
I pray.
You are everything, Allah.
You are everything, Allah.
La ilaha illallah (There is no god but Allah),
Muhammadur Rasulullah (Muhammad is the messenger of Allah).
O Lord, by your mercy,
the earth remains moist with life.
In a lamp that had
burnt out,
a light
has returned and glows today.
Holding these
trembling fingers,
with your mercy,
pass your warmth to me.
As your servant,
where else can I go?
For this darkened
sky, the dawn
is you alone, Allah...
Nursing my wounds,
I have come to you.
All my sins,
O pure one,
I had long forgotten.
La ilaha illallah,
La ilaha illallah,
Muhammadur Rasulullah,
Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam (Peace and blessings be upon him),
Muhammadur Rasulullah,
Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam,
Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam,
Ya Rabbi salli alayhi wa sallam (O Lord, send peace and blessings upon him).
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from Taramani is a deeply emotional prayer of repentance (Tawbah) and spiritual seeking. The protagonist reflects on the fragility of life, the inevitability of death, and the heavy burden of guilt and mistakes he carries. He pleads with the Almighty for mercy, warmth, and relief from his internal agony, realizing that God's true presence resides in a heart capable of forgiveness.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamaani)

“Nanjinai pola Nenjukul irukkum Kuttram kolgiradhae”

Compares guilt residing inside the heart to poison that slowly kills from within.

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

“Irundu vitta Vaanathin vidiyal Neeyae allaah”

Compares Allah to the dawn that restores light to a dark, desolate sky.

Visual Imagery

“Verum kazhugu koththum Pinamaaga kidanthen”

Evokes a stark, painful visual image of lying like a lifeless body pecked by vultures to depict absolute despair and spiritual helplessness.

Repetition / Wordplay (Adukku Thodar & Polyptoton)

“Thavaru seidhen Thavari seidhen”

Uses slight variation in verb roots ('Thavaru' and 'Thavari') to emphasize accidental stumbling leading to regretful mistakes.

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Trivia

Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics by the acclaimed late lyricist Na. Muthu Kumar, this track blends traditional Islamic spiritual chants (Kalima and Salawat) with deeply introspective Tamil poetry, reflecting director Ram's characteristic focus on human vulnerability and redemption.

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