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Santhosam Santhosam

From Youth · 2002

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Mani Sharma
Movie name
Youth
Movie release year
2002
Lyrics added on
18 Feb 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{ Santhosam santhosam
Vaazhkaiyin paathi balam
Santhosam illai endral
Manitharku yethu balam
Puyal maiyam kondaal
Mazhai mannil undu
Entha theemai kullum
Siru nanmai undu } (2)
Ooh oooh oooh ooooh ooh
Vetriyai polaevae
Oru thozhviyum nallathadi
Vepam poovilum
Siru thaenthuli ullathadi
Kutram sollaamal
Oru sutram illaiyadi
Ilaiyum punnagaiyaal
Nee irutuku vellaiyadi
Thavarugal panni panni
Thirunthiya piraguthaan
Naagarigam piranthadhadi
Thavarugal kutram alla
Sarivugal veezhchi illa
Paadampadi pavala kodi
Ullam enbathu kavalaigal
Nirapum kuppai thotti illai
Ullam enbathu poonthotti aanaal
Naazhai thunbam illai
Puyal maiyam kondaal
Mazhai mannil undu
Entha theemai kullum
Siru nanmai undu
Ooh oooh oooh ooooh ooh
Aadhiyil aandavan
Indha boomiyai padaithaanae
Avan aasaiyai polaevae
Indha boomi amaiyalaiyae
Aandavan aasaiyae
Ingu poiyai poividil
Manithanin aasaigal
Meiyavathu saathiyama
Nanmai endrum theemai endrum
Naalu pergal solluvathu
Nammudaiya pizhai illaiyae
Thoonbamendra sirpikulthaan
Inbamendra muthu varum
Thuninthapin bayam illaiyae
Kanneer thuliyil vairangal
Seiyum kalaigal kandukol
Kaaluku serupu eppadi vanthadhu
Mulluku nandri sol
Puyal maiyam kondaal
Mazhai mannil undu
Entha theemai kullum
Siru nanmai undu
Ooh oooh oooh ooooh ooh
Santhosam santhosam
Vaazhkaiyin paathi balam
Santhosam illai endral
Manitharku yethu balam
Happiness, happiness is
half the strength in life.
If there is no happiness,
what strength does a person have?
When a storm forms,
rain pours onto the earth.
Inside every bad thing,
there is always a little good.
Oh oh oh oh oh...
Just like success,
even failure has its good, my girl.
Even in a bitter neem flower,
there is a tiny drop of honey, my girl.
Without finding fault,
no relatives or friends exist, my girl.
With a gentle, warm smile,
paint bright over the darkness.
Only after making mistakes
and learning to correct them,
was civilization born, my girl.
Mistakes are not crimes,
and stumbles are not defeat.
Learn the lesson, my dear girl!
The human heart is not
a trash bin to fill with worries.
If the heart is made a flowerpot,
there will be no sorrow tomorrow.
When a storm forms,
rain pours onto the earth.
Inside every bad thing,
there is always a little good.
Oh oh oh oh oh...
In the beginning, God
created this earth,
yet just the way he wished,
this earth did not turn out.
If even God's own desire
failed to come true here,
is it really possible
for human wishes to come true?
Judging things as good and bad,
whatever people around us say,
is really not our fault.
Only inside the oyster shell of sorrow
will the pearl of joy emerge.
Once you take courage, there is no fear.
Learn the art of turning
drops of tears into diamonds.
How did footwear come to our feet?
Say thank you to the thorn!
When a storm forms,
rain pours onto the earth.
Inside every bad thing,
there is always a little good.
Oh oh oh oh oh...
Happiness, happiness is
half the strength in life.
If there is no happiness,
what strength does a person have?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Santhosam Santhosam from the movie Youth (2002) is a celebrated motivational song written by Vairamuthu and sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam under Mani Sharma's musical composition. The song serves as a practical philosophy on life, urging listeners to maintain an optimistic spirit and view failures not as fatal downfalls, but as necessary stepping stones for human progress and civilization.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvam)

“Thoonbamendra sirpikulthaan / Inbamendra muthu varum”

Compares sorrow to an oyster that yields the pearl of happiness, and the mind to a flowerpot rather than a dustbin.

Contrast / Imagery

“Vepam poovilum / Siru thaenthuli ullathadi”

Uses the bitter neem flower holding a sweet drop of honey to show that every unpleasant experience carries good within it.

Irony / Cause-and-Effect Logic

“Kaaluku serupu eppadi vanthadhu / Mulluku nandri sol”

Attributes the invention of shoes for human protection directly to the pain inflicted by thorns, teaching gratitude towards hardships.

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Trivia

This track was originally composed by Mani Sharma for the Telugu film Chiru Navvuto (2000) as 'Sonthamite' and was recreated for its Tamil remake Youth starring Vijay. S. P. Balasubrahmanyam's energetic rendition combined with Vairamuthu's insightful lyrics made it a widely cited inspirational anthem across Tamil Nadu.

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