Ulagam Kadasivara
From Rail · 2024
- Lyricist
- Ramesh Vaidya
- Singer
- Thenisai Thendral Deva
- Music director
- S. J. Jananiy
- Details
- Rail2024
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ulagom kadasi varai | Until the very end of the world, |
| Kanna moochi thaane | It is just a game of hide and seek. |
| Jeyippu thoppu ellam | Victory and defeat, |
| Maarum katchi than | Are merely changing scenes. |
| Pala thiruppam | With many twists, |
| Serum katha pola | Like a story coming together, |
| Urumaarume | Life transforms itself. |
| Siru kanavu athu | A small dream, |
| Kalanje pogume | Will just dissolve and disappear. |
| Irukum pothu verukum | We despise something when we have it, |
| Onnu maraiyum pothu thavikum | And long for it when it disappears. |
| Nenje oru nilaiyilla korangu than | The heart is like an restless, unstable monkey. |
| Elakku ethum illa | There is no destination, |
| Nalla nadakka theriyala | I do not know how to walk properly. |
| Alayil aadum padago | Like a boat dancing on the waves, |
| Ithu karai serala | This fails to reach the shore. |
| Dhesaiyum valiyum puripadala | Neither the direction nor the path is clear. |
| Dhesaiyum valiyum puripadala | Neither the direction nor the path is clear. |
| Male | |
| Ulagom kadasi varai | Until the very end of the world, |
| Kanna moochi thaane | It is just a game of hide and seek. |
| Jeyippu thoppu ellam | Victory and defeat, |
| Maarum katchi than | Are merely changing scenes. |
| Pala thiruppam | With many twists, |
| Serum katha pola | Like a story coming together, |
| Urumaarume | Life transforms itself. |
| Siru kanavu athu | A small dream, |
| Kalanje pogume | Will just dissolve and disappear. |
| Male | |
| Karutha maari megam | Like a dark, heavy cloud, |
| Athu polunjudama pogum | It will pass away without raining. |
| Pinnala nee oda than mudiyuma | Can you keep running behind it? |
| Piriyum oravu than | Relationships separate, |
| Ulla urugum manasu than | And the heart inside melts in pain. |
| Iniyum vera thona varum | Yet, another companion will come in the future, |
| Adha varaverkalaam | We can welcome them. |
| Oravum pirivum nirandharama | Are relationships and separations permanent? |
| Oravum pirivum nirandharama | Are relationships and separations permanent? |
பாடல் ஆசிரியர் : ரமேஷ்வைத்யா
Until the very end of the world,
It is just a game of hide and seek.
Victory and defeat,
Are merely changing scenes.
With many twists,
Like a story coming together,
Life transforms itself.
A small dream,
Will just dissolve and disappear.
We despise something when we have it,
And long for it when it disappears.
The heart is like an restless, unstable monkey.
There is no destination,
I do not know how to walk properly.
Like a boat dancing on the waves,
This fails to reach the shore.
Neither the direction nor the path is clear.
Neither the direction nor the path is clear.
உலகம் கடைசி வரை கண்ணாம்பூச்சி தானே
ஜெய்ப்பு தோப்பு எல்லாம் மாறும்காட்சி தான்
பல திருப்பம் சேரும் காத்த போல உருமாறுமெ
சிறு கனவு அது கலைஞ்சு போகுமே
இருக்கும்போது வெறுக்கும்
ஒன்னு மறையும்போது தவிக்கும்
நெஞ்சே ஒரு நிலை இல்லா கொரங்கு தான்
இலக்கு ஏதுமில்லா நல்லா நடக்க தெரியல
இது கரை சேரல
திசையும் வழியும் புரிபடல
திசையும் வழியும் புரிபடல
Until the very end of the world,
It is just a game of hide and seek.
Victory and defeat,
Are merely changing scenes.
With many twists,
Like a story coming together,
Life transforms itself.
A small dream,
Will just dissolve and disappear.
உலகம் கடைசி வரை கண்ணாம்பூச்சி தானே
ஜெய்ப்பு தோப்பு எல்லாம் மாறும்காட்சி தான்
பல திருப்பம் சேரும் காத்த போல உருமாறுமெ
சிறு கனவு அது கலைஞ்சு போகுமே
Like a dark, heavy cloud,
It will pass away without raining.
Can you keep running behind it?
Relationships separate,
And the heart inside melts in pain.
Yet, another companion will come in the future,
We can welcome them.
Are relationships and separations permanent?
Are relationships and separations permanent?
கருத்த மாறி மேகம்
அது பொழிஞ்சிடாம போகும்
பின்னாலே நீ ஓடத்தான் முடியுமா
பிரியும் உறவு தான் உள்ள
உருகும் மனசு தான்
இனியும் வேற தோண வரும்
அத வரவேற்கலாம்
உறவும் பிரிவும் நிரந்தரமா நிரந்தரமா
Ulagom kadasi varai
Until the very end of the world,
Kanna moochi thaane
It is just a game of hide and seek.
Jeyippu thoppu ellam
Victory and defeat,
Maarum katchi than
Are merely changing scenes.
Pala thiruppam
With many twists,
Serum katha pola
Like a story coming together,
Urumaarume
Life transforms itself.
Siru kanavu athu
A small dream,
Kalanje pogume
Will just dissolve and disappear.
Irukum pothu verukum
We despise something when we have it,
Onnu maraiyum pothu thavikum
And long for it when it disappears.
Nenje oru nilaiyilla korangu than
The heart is like an restless, unstable monkey.
Elakku ethum illa
There is no destination,
Nalla nadakka theriyala
I do not know how to walk properly.
Alayil aadum padago
Like a boat dancing on the waves,
Ithu karai serala
This fails to reach the shore.
Dhesaiyum valiyum puripadala
Neither the direction nor the path is clear.
Dhesaiyum valiyum puripadala
Neither the direction nor the path is clear.
Ulagom kadasi varai
Until the very end of the world,
Kanna moochi thaane
It is just a game of hide and seek.
Jeyippu thoppu ellam
Victory and defeat,
Maarum katchi than
Are merely changing scenes.
Pala thiruppam
With many twists,
Serum katha pola
Like a story coming together,
Urumaarume
Life transforms itself.
Siru kanavu athu
A small dream,
Kalanje pogume
Will just dissolve and disappear.
Karutha maari megam
Like a dark, heavy cloud,
Athu polunjudama pogum
It will pass away without raining.
Pinnala nee oda than mudiyuma
Can you keep running behind it?
Piriyum oravu than
Relationships separate,
Ulla urugum manasu than
And the heart inside melts in pain.
Iniyum vera thona varum
Yet, another companion will come in the future,
Adha varaverkalaam
We can welcome them.
Oravum pirivum nirandharama
Are relationships and separations permanent?
Oravum pirivum nirandharama
Are relationships and separations permanent?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song presents a deeply philosophical contemplation on the fleeting and unpredictable nature of human life. Comparing life to a game of hide-and-seek, a theatrical stage of changing scenes, and a boat tossed on turbulent waves, the lyricist highlights how success, failure, and dreams are impermanent. It addresses the irony of human psychology—how people undervalue what they possess in the moment and grieve only after losing it.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvameya / Rupaka)
“Nenje oru nilaiyilla korangu than”
Compares the mind's restless, unfocused state directly to a monkey ('korangu').
Simile (Uvamai)
“Alayil aadum padago”
Compares an aimless life or mind to a boat tossed around on ocean waves.
Metaphor
“Karutha maari megam athu polunjudama pogum”
Compares fleeting troubles or unfulfilled promises to a dark cloud that passes without bestowing rain.
Repetition (Epanalepsis / Anaphora)
“Dhesaiyum valiyum puripadala”
Repeats lines to emphasize confusion and the uncertainty of direction in life.
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Trivia
This philosophical track from 'Rail' (2024) features vocals by veteran composer-singer 'Thenisai Thendral' Deva. Deva's rustic, seasoned voice brings an authentic, weary wisdom to lyricist Ramesh Vaidya's introspective lines, set to music composed by classical-fusion composer S. J. Jananiy.
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