Thaayai Thedi
From Richie · 2017
- Lyricist
- Vel Murugan
- Music director
- Ajaneesh Loknath
- Details
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Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Thaayai thedi.. vaasal paaththu.. | Searching for mother.. looking towards the entrance.. |
| Naanum varum indha neram.. | At this time when I am coming.. |
| Ennai neeyum.. yaaro endrae.. | Do not look at me.. as if I am a stranger.. |
| Paarthidaadhae.. adhu saabam.. | Do not look at me that way.. that is a curse.. |
| Male | |
| Urakkamae illa kannilae.. | In these eyes that have no sleep.. |
| Naan kedakkanum un anbilae.. | I wish to lie down bathed in your love.. |
| En jeevan vaazhum.. | My life will endure.. |
| Male | |
| Uyira unavaakki.. | Turning your soul into food.. |
| Enakku nee ootta | For you to feed me |
| Vaasal thaandi theruvilum.. | Beyond the doorstep and in the streets.. |
| Engum thedi dhan naanum illaama.. | Searching everywhere, and with me gone.. |
| Ponenae nenachu azhudiyaa.. | Did you weep thinking that I was gone? |
| Male | |
| Nenjodudhan neraya.. | Deep inside your heart.. |
| Naan thandhenae valiya.. | I gave you so much pain.. |
| Innor vaaippu dhaan.. | If just one more chance.. |
| Thandhaal naanum dhan.. | Is given to me.. |
| Vaazhven naalum | I will live forever |
| Nalla maganaai unakkae.. | As a good son to you.. |
| Male | |
| Udharudhae endhan kaalgalum.. | My legs are trembling.. |
| Adha unarudha undhan kangalum.. | Do your eyes sense that?.. |
| En sondha thaayae..ae…. | Oh my own mother.. |
| Chorus | |
| Naanum pona paadha.. | The path that I walked upon.. |
| Kallum mullummaa.. | Was full of stones and thorns.. |
| Ada iruttum thiruttummaa.. | Ah, filled with darkness and crime.. |
| Oru vetta veliyil patta marama | Like a withered tree in an open wasteland |
| Makki ponenmaa.. | I rotted away, mother.. |
| Chorus | |
| Nanjaagi nindrenmaa.. | I stood tainted like poison, mother.. |
| Naariya poovammaa.. | Like a flower that turned foul, mother.. |
| Alaikadalil tholanja udalapola | Like a corpse lost in the tempestuous sea |
| Odhungi ponenmaa.. | I washed ashore, mother.. |
| Female | |
| Baaramae athu kuranjathae.. | That heavy burden has lightened now.. |
| Male :Thaai paarkkavae | Male: Just to see my mother |
| Varam kedaichadhae.. | A boon has been granted.. |
| Male & Female :En jeevan vaazhum.. | Male & Female: My life will endure.. |
| Female | |
| Aaaa….aaaa….aaa….. | Aaaa….aaaa….aaa….. |
| Male :…………………………………. | (Vocalizing) |
| Female :…………………………………. | (Vocalizing) |
| Female | |
| Kanaaa….aaa…. | Dream….aaa…. |
| Male :Amaaaa…..aaaa…. | Male: Mother….aaaa…. |
தாயை தேடி
வாசல் பாத்து நானும்
வரும் இந்த நேரம்
என்னை நீயும் யாரோ
என்றே பார்த்திடாதே
அது சாபம்
Searching for mother.. looking towards the entrance..
At this time when I am coming..
Do not look at me.. as if I am a stranger..
Do not look at me that way.. that is a curse..
உறக்கமே இல்ல
கண்ணிலே நான்
கெடக்கணும் உன்
அன்பிலே என் ஜீவன்
வாழும்
In these eyes that have no sleep..
I wish to lie down bathed in your love..
My life will endure..
உயிர உணவாக்கி
எனக்கு நீ ஊட்ட வாசல்
தாண்டி தெருவிலும்
எங்கும் தேடி தான்
நானும் இல்லாம
போனேனே நெனச்சு
அழுதியா
Turning your soul into food..
For you to feed me
Beyond the doorstep and in the streets..
Searching everywhere, and with me gone..
Did you weep thinking that I was gone?
நெஞ்சோடுதான்
நிறைய நான் தந்தேனே
வலிய இன்னோர் வாய்ப்பு
தான் தந்தால் நானும் தான்
வாழ்வேன் நாளும் நல்ல
மகனாய் உனக்கே
Deep inside your heart..
I gave you so much pain..
If just one more chance..
Is given to me..
I will live forever
As a good son to you..
உதறுதே எந்தன்
கால்களும் அத உணருதா
உந்தன் கண்களும்
என் சொந்த தாயே
My legs are trembling..
Do your eyes sense that?..
Oh my own mother..
நானும் போன
பாத கல்லும் முள்ளுமா
அட இருட்டும் திருட்டுமா
ஒரு வெட்ட வெளியில்
பட்ட மரமா மக்கி
போனேன்மா
The path that I walked upon..
Was full of stones and thorns..
Ah, filled with darkness and crime..
Like a withered tree in an open wasteland
I rotted away, mother..
நஞ்சாகி நின்றேன்மா
நாறிய பூவம்மா அலைகடலில்
தொலைஞ்ச உடல போல
ஒதுங்கி போனேன்மா
I stood tainted like poison, mother..
Like a flower that turned foul, mother..
Like a corpse lost in the tempestuous sea
I washed ashore, mother..
பாரமே அது
குறைஞ்சதே
தாய் பார்க்கவே
வரம் கெடைச்சதே
ஆண் & பெண் :
என்
ஜீவன் வாழும்
That heavy burden has lightened now..
Male: Just to see my mother
A boon has been granted..
Male & Female: My life will endure..
ஆஆ ஆஆ ஆஆ
...............................
..............................
Aaaa….aaaa….aaa…..
(Vocalizing)
(Vocalizing)
கானா ஆஆ
ஆமா ஆஆ
Dream….aaa….
Male: Mother….aaaa….
Thaayai thedi.. vaasal paaththu..
Searching for mother.. looking towards the entrance..
Naanum varum indha neram..
At this time when I am coming..
Ennai neeyum.. yaaro endrae..
Do not look at me.. as if I am a stranger..
Paarthidaadhae.. adhu saabam..
Do not look at me that way.. that is a curse..
Urakkamae illa kannilae..
In these eyes that have no sleep..
Naan kedakkanum un anbilae..
I wish to lie down bathed in your love..
En jeevan vaazhum..
My life will endure..
Uyira unavaakki..
Turning your soul into food..
Enakku nee ootta
For you to feed me
Vaasal thaandi theruvilum..
Beyond the doorstep and in the streets..
Engum thedi dhan naanum illaama..
Searching everywhere, and with me gone..
Ponenae nenachu azhudiyaa..
Did you weep thinking that I was gone?
Nenjodudhan neraya..
Deep inside your heart..
Naan thandhenae valiya..
I gave you so much pain..
Innor vaaippu dhaan..
If just one more chance..
Thandhaal naanum dhan..
Is given to me..
Vaazhven naalum
I will live forever
Nalla maganaai unakkae..
As a good son to you..
Udharudhae endhan kaalgalum..
My legs are trembling..
Adha unarudha undhan kangalum..
Do your eyes sense that?..
En sondha thaayae..ae….
Oh my own mother..
Naanum pona paadha..
The path that I walked upon..
Kallum mullummaa..
Was full of stones and thorns..
Ada iruttum thiruttummaa..
Ah, filled with darkness and crime..
Oru vetta veliyil patta marama
Like a withered tree in an open wasteland
Makki ponenmaa..
I rotted away, mother..
Nanjaagi nindrenmaa..
I stood tainted like poison, mother..
Naariya poovammaa..
Like a flower that turned foul, mother..
Alaikadalil tholanja udalapola
Like a corpse lost in the tempestuous sea
Odhungi ponenmaa..
I washed ashore, mother..
Baaramae athu kuranjathae..
That heavy burden has lightened now..
Male :Thaai paarkkavae
Male: Just to see my mother
Varam kedaichadhae..
A boon has been granted..
Male & Female :En jeevan vaazhum..
Male & Female: My life will endure..
Aaaa….aaaa….aaa…..
Aaaa….aaaa….aaa…..
Male :………………………………….
(Vocalizing)
Female :………………………………….
(Vocalizing)
Kanaaa….aaa….
Dream….aaa….
Male :Amaaaa…..aaaa….
Male: Mother….aaaa….
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This emotional song from the film 'Richie' captures the deep remorse and longing of a son returning to his mother after wandering down a dark, crime-ridden path. Ashamed of his past actions, the protagonist pleads with his mother not to look at him as a stranger or a villain. He describes how his life crumbled like a withered tree in a barren land and a body lost at sea, acknowledging the immense pain he inflicted upon her heart. Despite his broken state, being in his mother's presence brings relief to his heavy heart. He desperately seeks a second chance to redeem himself and live as a good son, viewing the opportunity to see his mother once again as a divine blessing.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Oru vetta veliyil patta marama”
Compares the protagonist's ruined life to a withered tree in an open, barren field.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Alaikadalil tholanja udalapola”
Compares his feeling of helplessness and isolation to a lost body drifting ashore from a turbulent ocean.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Uyira unavaakki..”
Metaphorically describes the mother turning her own life and soul into nourishment to feed her child.
Imagery (Kaatchi Uruvagamb)
“Kallum mullummaa.. / Ada iruttum thiruttummaa..”
Paints a vivid picture of a hard, treacherous life filled with pain and deceit through sensory words like stones, thorns, darkness, and theft.
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Trivia
Richie (2017) is an action crime drama film directed by Gautham Ramachandran, starring Nivin Pauly in his Tamil debut alongside Natarajan Subramaniam. The soundtrack was composed by B. Ajaneesh Loknath, marking his entry into Tamil cinema.
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