Poi Vazhva
From Manithan · 2016
- Lyricist
- Vivek
- Singers
- Vijay Narain, Santhosh Narayanan
- Music director
- Santhosh Narayanan
- Details
- Manithan2016
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Poi vazhva valiyae theerva | Is life a lie? Is pain the only solution? |
| Illa un vazhvil arththam undu | No, your life has a meaning. |
| Poi vazhva valiyae theerva | Is life a lie? Is pain the only solution? |
| Illa un vazhvil arththam undu | No, your life has a meaning. |
| Male | |
| Mei unarum munbae sorva | Will you tire before realizing the truth? |
| Poru nee oru nal | Wait, one day |
| Puriyum endru | You will understand. |
| Male | |
| Intha veruma vidadha | Won't this emptiness leave? |
| Oru siragu vizhadha | Doesn't a wing fall? |
| Siru parava ezhadha | Doesn't a small bird rise? |
| Adhu kanava thodadha | Won't it touch its dream? |
| Male | |
| Indha ekkangal ellam veenaa | Are all these longings in vain? |
| Manam payanam sellum engum | Wherever the mind goes on a journey, |
| Oyivedukkum nizhal inbam | The resting shadow gives pleasure, |
| Nijam porattam mattum dhaana | Is struggle the only reality? |
| Male | |
| Poi vazhva valiyae theerva | Is life a lie? Is pain the only solution? |
| Illa un vazhvil arththam undu | No, your life has a meaning. |
| Mei unarum munbae sorva | Will you tire before realizing the truth? |
| Poru nee oru nal | Wait, one day |
| Puriyum endru | You will understand. |
| Male | |
| Vettri verum muttrupulli | Victory is merely a full stop, |
| Tholvigalae sellumvazhi | Failures are the path forward. |
| Yarukinga illa vali | Who here does not have pain? |
| Akkam pakkam ada nee gavani | Hey, look around you! |
| Male | |
| Intha veruma vidadha | Won't this emptiness leave? |
| Oru siragu vizhadha | Doesn't a wing fall? |
| Siru parava ezhadha | Doesn't a small bird rise? |
| Adhu kanava thodadha | Won't it touch its dream? |
| Male | |
| Indha ekkangal ellam veenaa | Are all these longings in vain? |
| Manam payanam sellum engum | Wherever the mind goes on a journey, |
| Oyivedukkum nizhal inbam | The resting shadow gives pleasure, |
| Nijam porattam mattum dhaana | Is struggle the only reality? |
| Male | |
| Poi vazhva valiyae theerva | Is life a lie? Is pain the only solution? |
| Illa un vazhvil arththam undu | No, your life has a meaning. |
| Mei unarum munbae sorva | Will you tire before realizing the truth? |
| Poru nee oru nal | Wait, one day |
| Puriyum endru | You will understand. |
பொய் வாழ்வா
வலியே தீா்வா இல்ல
உன் வாழ்வில் அா்த்தம்
உண்டு பொய் வாழ்வா
வலியே தீா்வா இல்ல
உன் வாழ்வில் அா்த்தம்
உண்டு
Is life a lie? Is pain the only solution?
No, your life has a meaning.
Is life a lie? Is pain the only solution?
No, your life has a meaning.
மெய் உணரும்
முன்பே சோா்வா பொறு
நீ ஒருநாள் புாியும் என்று
Will you tire before realizing the truth?
Wait, one day
You will understand.
இந்த வெறுமை
விடாதா ஒரு சிறகு விழாதா
சிறு பறவை எழாதா அது
கனவத் தொடாதா
Won't this emptiness leave?
Doesn't a wing fall?
Doesn't a small bird rise?
Won't it touch its dream?
இந்த ஏக்கங்கள்
எல்லாம் வீணா மனம்
பயணம் செல்லும் எங்கும்
ஓய்வெடுக்கும் நிழல் இன்பம்
நிஜம் போராட்டம் மட்டும் தானா
Are all these longings in vain?
Wherever the mind goes on a journey,
The resting shadow gives pleasure,
Is struggle the only reality?
பொய் வாழ்வா
வலியே தீா்வா இல்ல
உன் வாழ்வில் அா்த்தம்
உண்டு மெய் உணரும்
முன்பே சோா்வா பொறு
நீ ஒருநாள் புாியும் என்று
Is life a lie? Is pain the only solution?
No, your life has a meaning.
Will you tire before realizing the truth?
Wait, one day
You will understand.
வெற்றி வெறும்
முற்றுப்புள்ளி தோல்விகளே
செல்லும் வழி யாருக்கிங்க
இல்ல வலி அக்கம் பக்கம்
அட நீ கவனி
Victory is merely a full stop,
Failures are the path forward.
Who here does not have pain?
Hey, look around you!
இந்த வெறுமை
விடாதா ஒரு சிறகு விழாதா
சிறு பறவை எழாதா அது
கனவத் தொடாதா
Won't this emptiness leave?
Doesn't a wing fall?
Doesn't a small bird rise?
Won't it touch its dream?
இந்த ஏக்கங்கள்
எல்லாம் வீணா மனம்
பயணம் செல்லும் எங்கும்
ஓய்வெடுக்கும் நிழல் இன்பம்
நிஜம் போராட்டம் மட்டும் தானா
Are all these longings in vain?
Wherever the mind goes on a journey,
The resting shadow gives pleasure,
Is struggle the only reality?
பொய் வாழ்வா
வலியே தீா்வா இல்ல
உன் வாழ்வில் அா்த்தம்
உண்டு மெய் உணரும்
முன்பே சோா்வா பொறு
நீ ஒருநாள் புாியும் என்று
Is life a lie? Is pain the only solution?
No, your life has a meaning.
Will you tire before realizing the truth?
Wait, one day
You will understand.
Poi vazhva valiyae theerva
Is life a lie? Is pain the only solution?
Illa un vazhvil arththam undu
No, your life has a meaning.
Poi vazhva valiyae theerva
Is life a lie? Is pain the only solution?
Illa un vazhvil arththam undu
No, your life has a meaning.
Mei unarum munbae sorva
Will you tire before realizing the truth?
Poru nee oru nal
Wait, one day
Puriyum endru
You will understand.
Intha veruma vidadha
Won't this emptiness leave?
Oru siragu vizhadha
Doesn't a wing fall?
Siru parava ezhadha
Doesn't a small bird rise?
Adhu kanava thodadha
Won't it touch its dream?
Indha ekkangal ellam veenaa
Are all these longings in vain?
Manam payanam sellum engum
Wherever the mind goes on a journey,
Oyivedukkum nizhal inbam
The resting shadow gives pleasure,
Nijam porattam mattum dhaana
Is struggle the only reality?
Poi vazhva valiyae theerva
Is life a lie? Is pain the only solution?
Illa un vazhvil arththam undu
No, your life has a meaning.
Mei unarum munbae sorva
Will you tire before realizing the truth?
Poru nee oru nal
Wait, one day
Puriyum endru
You will understand.
Vettri verum muttrupulli
Victory is merely a full stop,
Tholvigalae sellumvazhi
Failures are the path forward.
Yarukinga illa vali
Who here does not have pain?
Akkam pakkam ada nee gavani
Hey, look around you!
Intha veruma vidadha
Won't this emptiness leave?
Oru siragu vizhadha
Doesn't a wing fall?
Siru parava ezhadha
Doesn't a small bird rise?
Adhu kanava thodadha
Won't it touch its dream?
Indha ekkangal ellam veenaa
Are all these longings in vain?
Manam payanam sellum engum
Wherever the mind goes on a journey,
Oyivedukkum nizhal inbam
The resting shadow gives pleasure,
Nijam porattam mattum dhaana
Is struggle the only reality?
Poi vazhva valiyae theerva
Is life a lie? Is pain the only solution?
Illa un vazhvil arththam undu
No, your life has a meaning.
Mei unarum munbae sorva
Will you tire before realizing the truth?
Poru nee oru nal
Wait, one day
Puriyum endru
You will understand.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Poi Vazhva is a soulful and philosophical song from the movie Manithan (2016). The song addresses deep existential questioning, asking whether life is merely a painful lie. However, it quickly counters this doubt with a strong note of hope, assuring the listener that every life possesses inherent purpose and meaning. The lyrics use vivid metaphors of birds, falling wings, and resting shadows to convey that failure is not the end but a stepping stone on life's journey. It encourages resilience, reminding us that struggle is universal and that patient endurance will eventually lead to clarity and realization.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhetorical Question
“Poi vazhva valiyae theerva”
Poses philosophical questions about pain and existence to prompt reflection.
Metaphor
“Vettri verum muttrupulli Tholvigalae sellumvazhi”
Compares victory to a full stop (an endpoint) and failures to a path forward.
Symbolism
“Oru siragu vizhadha Siru parava ezhadha”
Uses the image of a bird losing a wing yet rising to symbolize human struggle and triumph.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Intha veruma vidadha / Oru siragu vizhadha / Siru parava ezhadha”
Repetition of the '-adha' ending creates a poetic rhyming scheme across lines.
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Trivia
Composed and sung by Santhosh Narayanan with lyrics written by Vivek, 'Poi Vazhva' serves as an emotional focal point in 'Manithan' (2016), reflecting the inner conflict and determination of the protagonist.
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