Pirar Vaada
From Mahanadhi · 1994
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- Kamal Haasan
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Mahanadhi1994
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Pirar vaada pala seyalgal seidhu | Doing many deeds that make others suffer, |
| Narai koodi kizha paruvameidhi | Growing grey-haired and reaching old age, |
| Kodum kootrukku irai yena pin | Becoming food for the cruel god of death, |
| Maayum pala vedikkai manidharai polae | Like many curious men who perish, |
| Naan veezhven endru ninaithaayo | Did you think that I too would fall? |
| Ini ennai pudhiya uyiraakki | Now, make me into a new life, |
| Madhi thannai miga thelivu seidhu | Make my intellect extremely clear, |
| Endrum sandhosham kondirukka cheivaai | Ensure that I remain happy forever, |
| Endrum sandhosham kondirukka cheivaai | Ensure that I remain happy forever, |
| (Dialogue) | (Dialogue) |
| Male | |
| Thanmaanam ulla nenjam | A heart that possesses self-respect |
| Ennaalum thaazhaadhu | Will never bow down on any day. |
| Sevvaanam minnal vetti | The red sky struck by lightning |
| Mann meedhu veezhaazhu | Does not fall upon the earth. |
| Male | |
| Kaaveri thaai madiyil | I am a child who lived |
| Vaazhndha pillaiyadi | In the lap of Mother Kaveri. |
| Kaatraadi pol arundhu | Like a kite whose string is cut, |
| Veezhvadhillaiyadi | I will not fall down. |
| Anbaana uravu kandu | Finding loving relationships, |
| Koodu katti aaduven | I will build a nest and dance. |
| Annaalil naanirundha | I will search for the life |
| Vaazhakkaiyai thaan theduvaen | That I had back in those days. |
| Andru sonnaan bhaarathi | Bharathi said it back then, |
| Solliya vaarthaigal thotradhillaiyadi | And the words he spoke have never failed. |
| Endhan ennam endraikkum | My thoughts and mind have never |
| Tholvi enbadhai yaetradhillaiyadi | Accepted defeat at any time. |
| Chorus | |
| Hae thaiyai theeyam thakku | Hae thaiyai theeyam thakku |
| Theeyam thakku | Theeyam thakku |
| Hae thaiyai theeyam thakku theeyam thakku | Hae thaiyai theeyam thakku theeyam thakku |
| Hae thaiyai theeyam thakku theeyam thakku | Hae thaiyai theeyam thakku theeyam thakku |
| Ho thaiyai theeyam thakku theeyam thakku | Ho thaiyai theeyam thakku theeyam thakku |
பிறர் வாட பல செயல்கள் செய்து
நரை கூடி கிழ பருவமெய்தி
கொடும் கூற்றுக்கு இறை என பின்
மாயும் பல வேடிக்கை மனிதரை போலே
நான் வீழ்வேன் என்று நினைத்தாயோ
இனி என்னை புதிய உயிராக்கி
மதி தன்னை மிக தெளிவி செய்து
என்றும் சந்தோசம் கொண்டிருக்க செய்வாய்
என்றும் சந்தோசம் கொண்டிருக்க செய்வாய் (வசனம்)
Doing many deeds that make others suffer,
Growing grey-haired and reaching old age,
Becoming food for the cruel god of death,
Like many curious men who perish,
Did you think that I too would fall?
Now, make me into a new life,
Make my intellect extremely clear,
Ensure that I remain happy forever,
Ensure that I remain happy forever,
(Dialogue)
தன்மானம் உள்ள நெஞ்சம்
எந்நாளும் தாழாது
செவ்வானம் மின்னல் வெட்டி
மண் மீது வீழாது
A heart that possesses self-respect
Will never bow down on any day.
The red sky struck by lightning
Does not fall upon the earth.
காவேரி தாய் மடியில்
வாழ்ந்த பிள்ளையடி
காற்றாடி போல் அறுந்து
வீழ்வதில்லையடி
அன்பான உறவு கண்டு
கூடு கட்டி ஆடுவேன்
அந்நாளில் நானிருந்த
வாழ்கையைதான் தேடுவேன்
அன்று சொன்னான் பாரதி
சொல்லிய வார்த்தைகள் தோற்றதில்லையடி
எந்தன் எண்ணம் என்றைக்கும்
தோல்வி என்பதை ஏற்றதில்லையடி
I am a child who lived
In the lap of Mother Kaveri.
Like a kite whose string is cut,
I will not fall down.
Finding loving relationships,
I will build a nest and dance.
I will search for the life
That I had back in those days.
Bharathi said it back then,
And the words he spoke have never failed.
My thoughts and mind have never
Accepted defeat at any time.
ஹே தையை தீயம் தக்கு தீயம் தக்கு
ஹே தையை தீயம் தக்கு தீயம் தக்கு
ஹே தையை தீயம் தக்கு தீயம் தக்கு
ஹோ தையை தீயம் தக்கு தீயம் தக்கு
Hae thaiyai theeyam thakku
Theeyam thakku
Hae thaiyai theeyam thakku theeyam thakku
Hae thaiyai theeyam thakku theeyam thakku
Ho thaiyai theeyam thakku theeyam thakku
Pirar vaada pala seyalgal seidhu
Doing many deeds that make others suffer,
Narai koodi kizha paruvameidhi
Growing grey-haired and reaching old age,
Kodum kootrukku irai yena pin
Becoming food for the cruel god of death,
Maayum pala vedikkai manidharai polae
Like many curious men who perish,
Naan veezhven endru ninaithaayo
Did you think that I too would fall?
Ini ennai pudhiya uyiraakki
Now, make me into a new life,
Madhi thannai miga thelivu seidhu
Make my intellect extremely clear,
Endrum sandhosham kondirukka cheivaai
Ensure that I remain happy forever,
Endrum sandhosham kondirukka cheivaai
Ensure that I remain happy forever,
(Dialogue)
(Dialogue)
Thanmaanam ulla nenjam
A heart that possesses self-respect
Ennaalum thaazhaadhu
Will never bow down on any day.
Sevvaanam minnal vetti
The red sky struck by lightning
Mann meedhu veezhaazhu
Does not fall upon the earth.
Kaaveri thaai madiyil
I am a child who lived
Vaazhndha pillaiyadi
In the lap of Mother Kaveri.
Kaatraadi pol arundhu
Like a kite whose string is cut,
Veezhvadhillaiyadi
I will not fall down.
Anbaana uravu kandu
Finding loving relationships,
Koodu katti aaduven
I will build a nest and dance.
Annaalil naanirundha
I will search for the life
Vaazhakkaiyai thaan theduvaen
That I had back in those days.
Andru sonnaan bhaarathi
Bharathi said it back then,
Solliya vaarthaigal thotradhillaiyadi
And the words he spoke have never failed.
Endhan ennam endraikkum
My thoughts and mind have never
Tholvi enbadhai yaetradhillaiyadi
Accepted defeat at any time.
Hae thaiyai theeyam thakku
Hae thaiyai theeyam thakku
Theeyam thakku
Theeyam thakku
Hae thaiyai theeyam thakku theeyam thakku
Hae thaiyai theeyam thakku theeyam thakku
Hae thaiyai theeyam thakku theeyam thakku
Hae thaiyai theeyam thakku theeyam thakku
Ho thaiyai theeyam thakku theeyam thakku
Ho thaiyai theeyam thakku theeyam thakku
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song expresses resilience, self-respect, and unyielding determination in the face of intense personal tragedy and hardship. Opening with Mahakavi Subramania Bharathiyar's iconic verse ('Vedikkai Manidharai Polae Naan Veezhven Endru Ninaithaayo'), the protagonist declares that he will not perish or break like ordinary men who succumb to fate. Instead, he vows to rejuvenate his spirit and retain clarity of mind. The song reinforces his roots as a proud child of Mother Kaveri, asserting that a self-respecting soul will never bow down or crash like a severed kite. He strives to rebuild his broken family life and reclaim past happiness, inspired by the eternal truth of Bharathiyar's motivating words.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Literary Allusion (இலக்கியக் குறிப்பு)
“Naan veezhven endru ninaithaayo”
The opening lines directly quote Mahakavi Subramania Bharathiyar's famous poem 'Nalladhore Veenai Seidhe', using it to evoke invincible willpower.
Simile (உவமை)
“Kaatraadi pol arundhu Veezhvadhillaiyadi”
Compares the protagonist's resilience to a kite whose string has broken, emphasizing that even cut free, he will not simply crash and fall.
Ethirai / Rhyme (எதுகை)
“Thanmaanam ulla nenjam / Ennaalum thaazhaadhu”
Use of second-letter rhyming across line pairs such as 'Thanmaanam' and 'Ennaalum', or 'Anbaana' and 'Annaalil'.
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Trivia
The opening lines of this track feature the famous immortal poetry of Mahakavi Subramania Bharathiyar. Music for the 1994 film 'Mahanadhi' was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics for the remaining portion written by Vaali and sung by Kamal Haasan along with Ilaiyaraaja.
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