Ulagam Oru Vaadagai
From Thaiyalkaran · 1991
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Details
- Thaiyalkaran1991
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ulagam oru vaadaga veedu | The world is a rented house |
| Varalaam adhil aayiram peru | A thousand people may come into it |
| Vandha perellaam en sondhamaa | Are all those who came my own kin? |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal oru kaanalai polae | Love is like a mirage |
| Nenachaen adhai kaaviri polae | I thought of it like the Cauvery river |
| Thoondil pottdhae en paavamaa | Is it my sin that hooked me? |
| Male | |
| Irundhadhu oru kili | There was a parrot |
| Parandhadhu thani vazhi | It flew away on its own path |
| Ammamaa ammamaaa amammaa ammmaaa | Oh mother, oh mother, oh mother, oh mother |
| Male | |
| Ulagam oru vaadaga veedu | The world is a rented house |
| Varalaam adhil aayiram peru | A thousand people may come into it |
| Vandha perellaam en sondhamaa | Are all those who came my own kin? |
| Male | |
| Yaeaeae… | Yeah... |
| Thannanaa thannaaaa | Thannanaa thannaaaa |
| Thananaann thannananan | Thananaann thannananan |
| Thannanana thannananan | Thannanana thannananan |
| Thannanan aa | Thannanan aa |
| Ho hoiiii… | Oh ho... |
| Thanananthananna thannananan thannaa haan | Thanananthananna thannananan thannaa haan |
| Male | |
| Vaendaadha paasam varavaetra paavam | Unwanted affection, the sin of welcoming it |
| Vidiyaamal pochae en vaanam dhaan | My sky failed to dawn |
| Meettaadha veenai naan meettum vaelai | I am an unplayed veena, at the time I am played |
| Mudiyaamal pochae en gaanam dhaan | My song ended unfinished |
| Thaen vaartha mullai ennodu illai | The honey-dripping jasmine is not with me |
| Kadandhaachu ellaai netrodudhaan | The boundary was crossed yesterday itself |
| Irundhadhu oru kili parandhadhu thani vazhi | There was a parrot, it flew away on its own path |
| Ammamaa ammamaaa amammaa ammmaaa | Oh mother, oh mother, oh mother, oh mother |
| Male | |
| Ulagam oru vaadaga veedu | The world is a rented house |
| Varalaam adhil aayiram peru | A thousand people may come into it |
| Vandha perellaam en sondhamaa | Are all those who came my own kin? |
| Male | |
| Eeraezhu jenmam idhu ondru podhum | Out of fourteen births, this one is enough |
| Inimaelum kaadhal vaendam ammaa | No more love for me, oh mother |
| Sugam vaanga ponaen sumai thaangi aanen | I went to buy happiness, but became a load-bearer |
| Ini melum baaram thangaadhammaa | I cannot bear any more weight, oh mother |
| Male | |
| Engae un veedu angae un vaazhvu | Wherever your home is, there lies your life |
| Nalamaaga thaanae naan vaazhthuvaen | I will wish you well with goodness |
| Irundhadhu oru kili parandhadhu thani vazhi | There was a parrot, it flew away on its own path |
| Ammamaa ammamaaa amammaa ammmaaa | Oh mother, oh mother, oh mother, oh mother |
| Male | |
| Ulagam oru vaadaga veedu | The world is a rented house |
| Varalaam adhil aayiram peru | A thousand people may come into it |
| Vandha perellaam en sondhamaa | Are all those who came my own kin? |
| Vandha perellaam en sondhamaa | Are all those who came my own kin? |
உலகம் ஒரு வாடகை வீடு
வரலாம் அதில் ஆயிரம் பேரு
வந்த பேரெல்லாம் என் சொந்தமா
The world is a rented house
A thousand people may come into it
Are all those who came my own kin?
காதல் ஒரு கானலை போலே
நெனச்சேன் அதை காவேரி போலே
தூண்டில் போட்டதே என் பாவமா
Love is like a mirage
I thought of it like the Cauvery river
Is it my sin that hooked me?
இருந்தது ஒரு கிளி
பறந்தது தனி வழி
அம்மம்மா அம்மம்மா அம்மம்மா அம்மம்மா
There was a parrot
It flew away on its own path
Oh mother, oh mother, oh mother, oh mother
உலகம் ஒரு வாடகை வீடு
வரலாம் அதில் ஆயிரம் பேரு
வந்த பேரெல்லாம் என் சொந்தமா
The world is a rented house
A thousand people may come into it
Are all those who came my own kin?
..........................
Yeah...
Thannanaa thannaaaa
Thananaann thannananan
Thannanana thannananan
Thannanan aa
Oh ho...
Thanananthananna thannananan thannaa haan
வேண்டாத பாசம் வரவேற்ற பாவம்
விடியல் போச்சே என் வானம் தான்
மீட்டாத வீணை நான் மீட்டும் வேளை
முடியாமல் போச்சே என் கானம் தான்
தேன் வார்த்த முல்லை என்னோடு இல்லை
கடந்தாச்சு எல்லை நேற்றோடு தான்
இருந்தது ஒரு கிளி பறந்தது தனி வழி
அம்மம்மா அம்மம்மா அம்மம்மா அம்மம்மா
Unwanted affection, the sin of welcoming it
My sky failed to dawn
I am an unplayed veena, at the time I am played
My song ended unfinished
The honey-dripping jasmine is not with me
The boundary was crossed yesterday itself
There was a parrot, it flew away on its own path
Oh mother, oh mother, oh mother, oh mother
உலகம் ஒரு வாடகை வீடு
வரலாம் அதில் ஆயிரம் பேரு
வந்த பேரெல்லாம் என் சொந்தமா
The world is a rented house
A thousand people may come into it
Are all those who came my own kin?
ஈரேழு ஜென்மம் இது இன்று போதும்
இனிமேலும் காதல் வேண்டாம் அம்மா
சுகம் வாங்க போனேன் சுமை தாங்கி ஆனேன்
இனி மேலும் பாரம் தாங்காதம்மா
எங்கே உன் வீடு அங்கே உன் வாழ்வு
நலமாக தானே நான் வாழ்த்துவேன்
இருந்தது ஒரு கிளி பறந்தது தனி வழி
அம்மம்மா அம்மம்மா அம்மம்மா அம்மம்மா
Out of fourteen births, this one is enough
No more love for me, oh mother
I went to buy happiness, but became a load-bearer
I cannot bear any more weight, oh mother
உலகம் ஒரு வாடகை வீடு
வரலாம் அதில் ஆயிரம் பேரு
வந்த பேரெல்லாம் என் சொந்தமா
Wherever your home is, there lies your life
I will wish you well with goodness
There was a parrot, it flew away on its own path
Oh mother, oh mother, oh mother, oh mother
The world is a rented house
A thousand people may come into it
Are all those who came my own kin?
Are all those who came my own kin?
Ulagam oru vaadaga veedu
The world is a rented house
Varalaam adhil aayiram peru
A thousand people may come into it
Vandha perellaam en sondhamaa
Are all those who came my own kin?
Kaadhal oru kaanalai polae
Love is like a mirage
Nenachaen adhai kaaviri polae
I thought of it like the Cauvery river
Thoondil pottdhae en paavamaa
Is it my sin that hooked me?
Irundhadhu oru kili
There was a parrot
Parandhadhu thani vazhi
It flew away on its own path
Ammamaa ammamaaa amammaa ammmaaa
Oh mother, oh mother, oh mother, oh mother
Ulagam oru vaadaga veedu
The world is a rented house
Varalaam adhil aayiram peru
A thousand people may come into it
Vandha perellaam en sondhamaa
Are all those who came my own kin?
Yaeaeae…
Yeah...
Thannanaa thannaaaa
Thannanaa thannaaaa
Thananaann thannananan
Thananaann thannananan
Thannanana thannananan
Thannanana thannananan
Thannanan aa
Thannanan aa
Ho hoiiii…
Oh ho...
Thanananthananna thannananan thannaa haan
Thanananthananna thannananan thannaa haan
Vaendaadha paasam varavaetra paavam
Unwanted affection, the sin of welcoming it
Vidiyaamal pochae en vaanam dhaan
My sky failed to dawn
Meettaadha veenai naan meettum vaelai
I am an unplayed veena, at the time I am played
Mudiyaamal pochae en gaanam dhaan
My song ended unfinished
Thaen vaartha mullai ennodu illai
The honey-dripping jasmine is not with me
Kadandhaachu ellaai netrodudhaan
The boundary was crossed yesterday itself
Irundhadhu oru kili parandhadhu thani vazhi
There was a parrot, it flew away on its own path
Ammamaa ammamaaa amammaa ammmaaa
Oh mother, oh mother, oh mother, oh mother
Ulagam oru vaadaga veedu
The world is a rented house
Varalaam adhil aayiram peru
A thousand people may come into it
Vandha perellaam en sondhamaa
Are all those who came my own kin?
Eeraezhu jenmam idhu ondru podhum
Out of fourteen births, this one is enough
Inimaelum kaadhal vaendam ammaa
No more love for me, oh mother
Sugam vaanga ponaen sumai thaangi aanen
I went to buy happiness, but became a load-bearer
Ini melum baaram thangaadhammaa
I cannot bear any more weight, oh mother
Engae un veedu angae un vaazhvu
Wherever your home is, there lies your life
Nalamaaga thaanae naan vaazhthuvaen
I will wish you well with goodness
Irundhadhu oru kili parandhadhu thani vazhi
There was a parrot, it flew away on its own path
Ammamaa ammamaaa amammaa ammmaaa
Oh mother, oh mother, oh mother, oh mother
Ulagam oru vaadaga veedu
The world is a rented house
Varalaam adhil aayiram peru
A thousand people may come into it
Vandha perellaam en sondhamaa
Are all those who came my own kin?
Vandha perellaam en sondhamaa
Are all those who came my own kin?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This melancholic and philosophical track from Thaiyalkaran reflects on the transient nature of human relationships and the pain of lost love. The song opens with a powerful metaphor comparing the world to a rented house where many people enter and leave, emphasizing that not everyone who crosses our path belongs in our life permanently. The protagonist laments how love turned out to be a deceptive mirage rather than a life-giving river like the Cauvery. Despite feeling burdened by sorrow and betrayed by fate, the singer chooses graceful acceptance over bitterness, wishing his beloved well in her new life while coming to terms with his own solitary journey.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai (Simile) / Metaphor
“Ulagam oru vaadaga veedu”
Compares the temporary nature of world and human attachments to a rented house.
Simile (Polae)
“Kaadhal oru kaanalai polae / Nenachaen adhai kaaviri polae”
Contrasts love as a illusionary mirage versus a nourishing river.
Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)
“Irundhadhu oru kili parandhadhu thani vazhi”
Refers to the departed loved one or fleeting joy as a parrot that flew away on its own path.
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyming)
“Vaendaadha paasam / Vidiyaamal pochae”
Rhyming of the second letter 'ndha' in sequential lines for poetic flow.
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Trivia
Composed by Deva for the 1991 Parthiban-starrer 'Thaiyalkaran', this song features lyrics by Vaali and vocals by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam. It remains a popular Tamil philosophical song reflecting heartbreak and life's impermanence.
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