Vaal Veesum Vaazhkai
From Kirumi · 2015
- Lyricist
- S. Gnanakaravel
- Singer
- Gana Bala
- Music directors
- Not listed
- Details
- Kirumi2015
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Vaal veesum vaazhkai | Life is like a brandished sword |
| Nee nimirndhaal thalai illai | If you hold your head high, you lose your head |
| Nee unnai kaakka | To protect yourself |
| Panindhaal pizhai illai | There is no wrong in bowing down |
| Male | |
| Un pookkil ponaal | If you go on your own way |
| Oor seendaathae | The town will not bother you |
| Unna don pola kaati kondaal | If you show yourself off like a don |
| Kai kaal irukaathae | Your hands and legs will not remain intact |
| Male | |
| Vaal veesum vaazhkai | Life is like a brandished sword |
| Nee nimirndhaal thalai illai | If you hold your head high, you lose your head |
| Nee unnai kaakka | To protect yourself |
| Panindhaal pizhai illai | There is no wrong in bowing down |
| Male | |
| Nee pogum | That the road you walk on |
| Saalai un peril | Will turn into your name |
| Indrae maara | Today itself |
| Ennaathae thollai | Do not think and invite trouble |
| Male | |
| Un velai | Your work |
| Mattum seithaalae | If you just mind and do |
| Un naatkal | Your days |
| Azhagaagum naalai | Will become beautiful tomorrow |
| Male | |
| Vedikkai paarthu | Just watching the spectacle |
| Veenaai thirigindraai | You wander around in vain |
| Vettai naai polae | Like a hunting dog |
| Nakkai neeti yeno alaigindrai | Why do you wander around panting with your tongue out? |
| Male | |
| Yaar ingae | Whoever here |
| Enna seithaalum | Does whatever |
| Kangal rendai | Your two eyes |
| Thirai pottu moodu | Cover them with a curtain |
| Male | |
| Time ketaal | If someone asks for the time |
| Yaarkum sollathae | Do not tell anyone |
| Un time-ai | Your own time |
| Saripaarthu oodu | Check it and run |
| Male | |
| Naai vesham podum | A dog wearing a dog costume |
| Naai ingillai | Is not here |
| Vesham podamal manithan vaazha | Without wearing a disguise, for a human to live |
| Engum vazhi illai | There is no way anywhere |
| Male | |
| Vaal veesum vaazhkai | Life is like a brandished sword |
| Nee nimirndhaal thalai illai | If you hold your head high, you lose your head |
| Nee unnai kaakka | To protect yourself |
| Panindhaal pizhai illai | There is no wrong in bowing down |
| Male | |
| Un pookkil ponaal | If you go on your own way |
| Oor seendaathae | The town will not bother you |
| Inge nee unnum sotril kooda | Here, even on the rice you eat |
| Un per kidaiyaathae…. | Your name is not written.... |
விஷ்லிங் :
.......................
Life is like a brandished sword
If you hold your head high, you lose your head
To protect yourself
There is no wrong in bowing down
வால் வீசும்
வாழ்க்கை நீ நிமிர்ந்தால்
தலை இல்லை நீ உன்னை
காக்க பணிந்தால் பிழை
இல்லை
If you go on your own way
The town will not bother you
If you show yourself off like a don
Your hands and legs will not remain intact
உன் போக்கில்
போனால் ஊர் சீண்டாதே
உன்ன டான் போல காட்டி
கொண்டால் கை கால்
இருக்காதே
Life is like a brandished sword
If you hold your head high, you lose your head
To protect yourself
There is no wrong in bowing down
வால் வீசும்
வாழ்க்கை நீ நிமிர்ந்தால்
தலை இல்லை நீ உன்னை
காக்க பணிந்தால் பிழை
இல்லை
That the road you walk on
Will turn into your name
Today itself
Do not think and invite trouble
நீ போகும்
சாலை உன் பேரில்
இன்றே மாற எண்ணாதே
தொல்லை
Your work
If you just mind and do
Your days
Will become beautiful tomorrow
உன் வேலை
மட்டும் செய்தாலே
உன் நாட்கள் அழகாகும்
நாளை
Just watching the spectacle
You wander around in vain
Like a hunting dog
Why do you wander around panting with your tongue out?
வேடிக்கை பார்த்து
வீணாய் திரிகின்றாய்
வேட்டை நாய் போலே
நாக்கை நீட்டி ஏனோ
அலைகின்றாய்
Whoever here
Does whatever
Your two eyes
Cover them with a curtain
யார் இங்கே
என்ன செய்தாலும்
கண்கள் ரெண்டை
திரை போட்டு மூடு
If someone asks for the time
Do not tell anyone
Your own time
Check it and run
டைம் கேட்டால்
யார்க்கும் சொல்லாதே
உன் டைம்ஐ சரி பார்த்து
ஓடு
A dog wearing a dog costume
Is not here
Without wearing a disguise, for a human to live
There is no way anywhere
நாய் வேஷம்
போடும் நாய் இங்கில்லை
வேஷம் போடாமல் மனிதன்
வாழ எங்கும் வழி இல்லை
Life is like a brandished sword
If you hold your head high, you lose your head
To protect yourself
There is no wrong in bowing down
வால் வீசும்
வாழ்க்கை நீ நிமிர்ந்தால்
தலை இல்லை நீ உன்னை
காக்க பணிந்தால் பிழை
இல்லை
If you go on your own way
The town will not bother you
Here, even on the rice you eat
Your name is not written....
உன் போக்கில்
போனால் ஊர் சீண்டாதே
இங்கே நீ உண்ணும் சோற்றில்
கூட உன் பேர் கிடையாதே
Vaal veesum vaazhkai
Life is like a brandished sword
Nee nimirndhaal thalai illai
If you hold your head high, you lose your head
Nee unnai kaakka
To protect yourself
Panindhaal pizhai illai
There is no wrong in bowing down
Un pookkil ponaal
If you go on your own way
Oor seendaathae
The town will not bother you
Unna don pola kaati kondaal
If you show yourself off like a don
Kai kaal irukaathae
Your hands and legs will not remain intact
Vaal veesum vaazhkai
Life is like a brandished sword
Nee nimirndhaal thalai illai
If you hold your head high, you lose your head
Nee unnai kaakka
To protect yourself
Panindhaal pizhai illai
There is no wrong in bowing down
Nee pogum
That the road you walk on
Saalai un peril
Will turn into your name
Indrae maara
Today itself
Ennaathae thollai
Do not think and invite trouble
Un velai
Your work
Mattum seithaalae
If you just mind and do
Un naatkal
Your days
Azhagaagum naalai
Will become beautiful tomorrow
Vedikkai paarthu
Just watching the spectacle
Veenaai thirigindraai
You wander around in vain
Vettai naai polae
Like a hunting dog
Nakkai neeti yeno alaigindrai
Why do you wander around panting with your tongue out?
Yaar ingae
Whoever here
Enna seithaalum
Does whatever
Kangal rendai
Your two eyes
Thirai pottu moodu
Cover them with a curtain
Time ketaal
If someone asks for the time
Yaarkum sollathae
Do not tell anyone
Un time-ai
Your own time
Saripaarthu oodu
Check it and run
Naai vesham podum
A dog wearing a dog costume
Naai ingillai
Is not here
Vesham podamal manithan vaazha
Without wearing a disguise, for a human to live
Engum vazhi illai
There is no way anywhere
Vaal veesum vaazhkai
Life is like a brandished sword
Nee nimirndhaal thalai illai
If you hold your head high, you lose your head
Nee unnai kaakka
To protect yourself
Panindhaal pizhai illai
There is no wrong in bowing down
Un pookkil ponaal
If you go on your own way
Oor seendaathae
The town will not bother you
Inge nee unnum sotril kooda
Here, even on the rice you eat
Un per kidaiyaathae….
Your name is not written....
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Vaal Veesum Vaazhkai' from the movie Kirumi offers a gritty, pragmatic reflection on surviving in a dangerous and unforgiving world. It likens life to a brandished sword, warning that pride, posturing, or trying to act like a boss ('don') will only invite self-destruction. To stay safe, one must embrace humility, stay out of other people's affairs, and focus strictly on one's own livelihood. It paints a cynical yet realistic picture of society, noting that honesty alone is rarely enough to survive without adopting protective disguises or caution.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Vaal veesum vaazhkai”
Compares life to a brandished sword ('Vaal veesum vaazhkai'), expressing its constant threat and sharpness.
Simile
“Vettai naai polae”
Compares a restless, meddling person to a hunting dog panting with its tongue out ('Vettai naai polae').
Monaai (Alliteration)
“Vaal veesum vaazhkai”
Repetition of the 'Va' sound across words creates rhythmic emphasis.
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Nee nimirndhaal thalai illai / Panindhaal pizhai illai”
Rhyming of the second letter 'mi' in 'Nimirndhaal' and 'ni' in 'Panindhaal'.
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Trivia
Kirumi (2015) is a critically acclaimed Tamil realistic drama-thriller directed by Anucharan and co-written by Manikandan (director of Kaaka Muttai). The film's musical score was composed by K.
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