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Lyrics & meaning

Thoorigai Indri

From Ajantha · 2012

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singer
Manjari
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Ajantha
Movie release year
2012
Lyrics added on
18 Feb 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thoorigai indri vannangal indri
Ulaginai varaindhavan yaar
Vaenguzhal indri veenaigal indri
Isai mozhi padaithavan yaar
Thoorigai indri vannangal indri
Ulaginai varaindhavan yaar
Vaenguzhal indri veenaigal indri
Isai mozhi padaithavan yaar
Yaarena nee kaettaal badhil ondru irukkiradhae
Ajanthaa kaetkiradhae ajanthaa kaetkiradhae
Thoorigai indri vannangal indri
Ulaginai varaindhavan yaar
Vaenguzhal indri veenaigal indri
Isai mozhi padaithavan yaar
Iravil vizhithidum minminigal
Pagalinil urangida poi vidumaa
Naru manam parappidum
Kulir thendral
Isayinil urangida poi vidumaa
Malaiyai udaippavanum kalainjan endraal
Silai yena adharkkoru uyir varudhae
Silaiyai vadithavanum maraindhaalum
Kalai yena ulaginil nilaithidudhae
Parakkum paravai siragugal
Nirangalil naattiyam padaithidudhae
Uyirai izhukkum osaigal
Iyarkkai thalai asaikka idhayam magizhudhae
Thoorigai indri vannangal indri
Ulaginai varaindhavan yaar
Vaenguzhal indri veenaigal indri
Isai mozhi padaithavan yaar
Yaarena nee kaettaal badhil ondru irukkiradhae
Ajanthaa kaetkiradhae ajanthaa kaetkiradhae
Thoorigai indri vannangal indri
Ulaginai varaindhavan yaar
Vaenguzhal indri veenaigal indri
Isai mozhi padaithavan yaar
Kangal illaamal arindhadhellaam
Karpanaiyaai ingu aanadhammaa
Unmaiyin vizhigal thirandhidavae
Karpanai kurudaai ponadhammaa
Enakku iru vizhiyai thandhavarkku
Adharkkoru nandri enna undu
Ninaikka kannil varum neer thuliyae
Idharkkum mael ingu yaedhu undu
Kangal illaa manidhar ellaam
Vizhi pera vaazhavae vazhi sonnaan
Unmaiyil endhan aasai ellaam
Puviyin vazhi thodarum isaiyin vazhiyammaa
Thoorigai indri vannangal indri
Ulaginai varaindhavan yaar
Vaenguzhal indri veenaigal indri
Isai mozhi padaithavan yaar
Yaarena nee kaettaal badhil ondru irukkiradhae
Ajanthaa kaetkiradhae ajanthaa kaetkiradhae
Thoorigai indri vannangal indri
Ulaginai varaindhavan yaar
Vaenguzhal indri veenaigal indri
Isai mozhi padaithavan yaar
Without a paintbrush, without any colors,
who is it that painted this world?
Without a flute, without a veena,
who created the language of music?
Without a paintbrush, without any colors,
who is it that painted this world?
Without a flute, without a veena,
who created the language of music?
If you ask who, there is an answer;
Ajantha asks, Ajantha asks!
Without a paintbrush, without any colors,
who is it that painted this world?
Without a flute, without a veena,
who created the language of music?
Do the fireflies that wake at night
go away to sleep when daytime comes?
Spreading its sweet fragrance,
does the cool breeze
go to sleep inside this music?
If even the one who chisels a mountain is an artist,
it comes to life as a sculpture.
Even after the sculptor passes away,
his art endures in this world.
The wings of flying birds
create a dance in vivid colors.
The soul-stirring sounds
make nature nod along, and the heart delights.
Without a paintbrush, without any colors,
who is it that painted this world?
Without a flute, without a veena,
who created the language of music?
If you ask who, there is an answer;
Ajantha asks, Ajantha asks!
Without a paintbrush, without any colors,
who is it that painted this world?
Without a flute, without a veena,
who created the language of music?
Everything I understood without eyes
turned out to be only my imagination.
When the eyes of truth opened,
imagination itself became blind.
To the one who gave me two eyes,
how can I ever show my gratitude?
The teardrop that wells up in my eyes when I think of him—
what could ever be greater than that?
For all the sightless people,
he showed the way to gain vision and live.
Truly, all of my desires
follow the path of music across this world.
Without a paintbrush, without any colors,
who is it that painted this world?
Without a flute, without a veena,
who created the language of music?
If you ask who, there is an answer;
Ajantha asks, Ajantha asks!
Without a paintbrush, without any colors,
who is it that painted this world?
Without a flute, without a veena,
who created the language of music?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

minimal philosophical and poetic reflection on nature, creation, and vision. The song wonders at the grand architect of the cosmos who painted the world without physical paintbrushes and created music without instruments. It celebrates nature's eternal artistry, comparing sculptor and sculpture to how divine art outlasts human life.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Rhetorical Question

Thoorigai indri vannangal indri Ulaginai varaindhavan yaar

The lyrics continuously pose rhetorical questions about who created the universe and music without physical tools.

Personification

Iyarkkai thalai asaikka idhayam magizhudhae

Nature is personified as nodding its head in enjoyment of music and beauty.

Metaphor

Unmaiyin vizhigal thirandhidavae Karpanai kurudaai ponadhammaa

The transition from physical blindness to gaining vision is used as a metaphor for enlightenment and moving from pure imagination to reality.

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Trivia

Ajantha (2012) is a multilingual film featuring music composed by Ilaiyaraaja. Lyricist Pa. Vijay crafts evocative imagery around vision, art, and nature, aligning closely with the film's theme surrounding sight and inner perception.

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