Thaye Unnaiye
From Pandavar Bhoomi · 2001
- Lyricist
- Snehan
- Singer
- Bharathwaj
- Music director
- Bharathwaj
- Details
- Pandavar Bhoomi2001
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Thaayae unnai iththanai kaalam | Mother, all this time, |
| Eppadi pirindhu vaazhndheno..oo | How did I live separated from you? |
| Kaal patta idamellaam | Wherever my feet touched, |
| Karuvarai polae | Just like a mother's womb, |
| Thaangi kondadhum needhaano..oo | Was it you who held and supported me? |
| Male | |
| Neerum nilalum | Giving water and shade, |
| Unavum thanthu | And providing food, |
| Uyirai kaathaai nee | You protected my life. |
| Vendaam endru ennai neeyum | Saying that you do not want me, |
| Thalla maattaai nee | You will never push me away. |
| Maram sedi pol manidhanaiyum | Like trees and plants, humanity too, |
| Valarthu kaathaval needhaanae | You are the one who nurtured and protected. |
| Male | |
| Aivathu nilangalai | Making the five types of land, |
| Angangal aakki | Into your very body parts, |
| Azhukkalai kooda sumakkindraai | You even bear all our filth and burden. |
| Kola vadivil sumaithaangi aagi | Becoming a load-bearer in a spherical form, |
| Oivae indri suttrugiraai | You rotate ceaselessly without rest. |
| Male | |
| Unnai vittaal vaazhvedhu | Without you, what is life? |
| Unnai polae oravethu | What relationship is like yours? |
| Vaazhndhaalum veezhndhaalum | Whether living or falling, |
| Pirandhaalum irandhaalum | Whether being born or dying, |
| Nilaiyaana sondham needhaanae | You are the eternal relative. |
| Unnai iniyum piriyenae | I will never separate from you again. |
| Unnai iniyum piriyenae… | I will never separate from you again... |
தாயே உன்னை
இத்தனை காலம் எப்படி
பிரிந்து வாழ்ந்தேனோ
கால் பட்ட இடமெல்லாம்
கருவறை போல தாங்கி
கொண்டதும் நீதானோ
Mother, all this time,
How did I live separated from you?
Wherever my feet touched,
Just like a mother's womb,
Was it you who held and supported me?
நீரும் நிழலும்
உணவும் தந்து உயிரை
காத்தாய் நீ வேண்டாம்
என்று என்னை நீயும்
தள்ள மாட்டாய் நீ மரம்
செடி போல் மனிதனையும்
வளர்த்து காத்தவள்
நீதானே
Giving water and shade,
And providing food,
You protected my life.
Saying that you do not want me,
You will never push me away.
Like trees and plants, humanity too,
You are the one who nurtured and protected.
ஐவது நிலங்களை
அங்கங்கள் ஆக்கி அழுக்களை
கூட சுமக்கின்றாய் கோல
வடிவில் சுமைதாங்கியாகி
ஓய்வே இன்றி சுற்றுகிறாய்
Making the five types of land,
Into your very body parts,
You even bear all our filth and burden.
Becoming a load-bearer in a spherical form,
You rotate ceaselessly without rest.
உன்னை விட்டால்
வாழ்வேது உன்னை போல
உறவேது வாழ்ந்தாலும்
வீழ்ந்தாலும் பிறந்தாலும்
இறந்தாலும் நிலையான
சொந்தம் நீதானே உன்னை
இனியும் பிரியேனே உன்னை
இனியும் பிரியேனே
Without you, what is life?
What relationship is like yours?
Whether living or falling,
Whether being born or dying,
You are the eternal relative.
I will never separate from you again.
I will never separate from you again...
Thaayae unnai iththanai kaalam
Mother, all this time,
Eppadi pirindhu vaazhndheno..oo
How did I live separated from you?
Kaal patta idamellaam
Wherever my feet touched,
Karuvarai polae
Just like a mother's womb,
Thaangi kondadhum needhaano..oo
Was it you who held and supported me?
Neerum nilalum
Giving water and shade,
Unavum thanthu
And providing food,
Uyirai kaathaai nee
You protected my life.
Vendaam endru ennai neeyum
Saying that you do not want me,
Thalla maattaai nee
You will never push me away.
Maram sedi pol manidhanaiyum
Like trees and plants, humanity too,
Valarthu kaathaval needhaanae
You are the one who nurtured and protected.
Aivathu nilangalai
Making the five types of land,
Angangal aakki
Into your very body parts,
Azhukkalai kooda sumakkindraai
You even bear all our filth and burden.
Kola vadivil sumaithaangi aagi
Becoming a load-bearer in a spherical form,
Oivae indri suttrugiraai
You rotate ceaselessly without rest.
Unnai vittaal vaazhvedhu
Without you, what is life?
Unnai polae oravethu
What relationship is like yours?
Vaazhndhaalum veezhndhaalum
Whether living or falling,
Pirandhaalum irandhaalum
Whether being born or dying,
Nilaiyaana sondham needhaanae
You are the eternal relative.
Unnai iniyum piriyenae
I will never separate from you again.
Unnai iniyum piriyenae…
I will never separate from you again...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from Pandavar Bhoomi is a poignant tribute to Mother Earth, addressing her as the ultimate nurturing mother. The speaker marvels at how Earth unconditionally supports all human life—providing water, shade, and sustenance, and accepting human beings just like plants and trees without ever rejecting them. The lyrics highlight how the Earth converts her five classic Tamil landscapes (Ainthinai) into her limbs, bearing human impurities while rotating endlessly in space without rest. Ultimately, the speaker recognizes Earth as the only permanent bond in life and death, pledging never to be separated from her again.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Karuvarai polae”
Compares the comforting support of the ground underfoot to a mother's womb ('Karuvarai polae').
Personification
“Unavum thanthu / Uyirai kaathaai nee”
Attributes human motherly qualities such as feeding, forgiving, and nurturing to the planet Earth.
Metaphor
“Kola vadivil sumaithaangi aagi”
Metaphorically describes the spherical Earth as a 'sumaithaangi' (a traditional stone load-rest for travelers).
Antithesis / Rhyming Opposites (Edugai & Monai)
“Vaazhndhaalum veezhndhaalum / Pirandhaalum irandhaalum”
Uses contrasting paired conditions (living/falling, born/dying) to emphasize the absolute constancy of Mother Earth across all phases of existence.
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Trivia
The song is from Cheran's critically acclaimed 2001 film 'Pandavar Bhoomi'. The music was composed by Bharathwaj, with lyrics written by Snehan. The lyrics deeply tie into the film's central themes of ancestral roots, village heritage, and attachment to land.
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