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Lyrics & meaning

Vaanam Enge Mudikiradhu Female

From Paaimarakkappal · 1988

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
Vani Jairam
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name
Paaimarakkappal
Movie release year
1988
Lyrics added on
17 Apr 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vaanam engae mudigirathu
Kandu pidithavar sollungal
Vaazhkai engae mudigirathu
Kandu pidikka sollungal
Paaimarakappal ingae paruva kaattru engae
Paaimarakappal ingae paruva kaattru engae
Vaanam engae mudigirathu
Kandu pidithavar sollungal
Nadhiyin mudivai naam arivom
Vidhiyin mudivai yaar arivaar
Iravin mudivai naam arivom
Uravin mudivai yaar arivaar
Nadhiyin mudivai naam arivom
Vidhiyin mudivai yaar arivaar
Iravin mudivai naam arivom
Uravin mudivai yaar arivaar
Naetrugal inimel varuvathillai
Naalaigal innum varavillai
Naetrugal inimel varuvathillai
Naalaigal innum varavillai
Paadhaigal ingae therivadhillai
Payanangal mattum mudiyavillai
Vaanam engae mudigirathu
Kandu pidithavar sollungal
Imaiyae unakku urakkam illai
Iravae unakku irakkam illai
Idhayam pirivai porukkavillai
Enakkoo azhudhu palakkam illai
Imaiyae unakku urakkam illai
Iravae unakku irakkam illai
Idhayam pirivai porukkavillai
Enakkoo azhudhu palakkam illai
Deivathai engae theduvathu
Dhisaigal engae seruvadhu
Deivathai engae theduvathu
Dhisaigal engae seruvadhu
Nadhi vazhi pogum bommaiyai pol
Vidhi vazhi pogum penmai idhu
Vaanam engae mudigirathu
Kandu pidithavar sollungal
Vaazhkai engae mudigirathu
Kandu pidikka sollungal
Paaimarakappal ingae paruva kaattru engae
Paaimarakappal ingae paruva kaattru engae
Where does the sky end?
Whoever has found it, please tell me.
Where does life end?
Ask someone to find out.
The sailboat is here, but where is the seasonal breeze?
The sailboat is here, but where is the seasonal breeze?
Where does the sky end?
Whoever has found it, please tell me.
We know where a river ends,
but who knows the end of destiny?
We know when the night ends,
but who knows the end of a relationship?
We know where a river ends,
but who knows the end of destiny?
We know when the night ends,
but who knows the end of a relationship?
Yesterdays will never come again,
and tomorrows have not yet arrived.
Yesterdays will never come again,
and tomorrows have not yet arrived.
No paths are visible here,
yet the journeys never end.
Where does the sky end?
Whoever has found it, please tell me.
O eyelids, you have no sleep;
O night, you have no mercy.
My heart cannot endure this parting,
and I am not used to crying.
O eyelids, you have no sleep;
O night, you have no mercy.
My heart cannot endure this parting,
and I am not used to crying.
Where should I search for God?
Where do all directions meet?
Where should I search for God?
Where do all directions meet?
Like a doll drifting down a river,
this woman goes where fate leads.
Where does the sky end?
Whoever has found it, please tell me.
Where does life end?
Ask someone to find out.
The sailboat is here, but where is the seasonal breeze?
The sailboat is here, but where is the seasonal breeze?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a deeply philosophical and melancholic contemplation on life, destiny, and unanswered existential questions. Using vivid maritime and nature imagery, the protagonist compares herself to a sailboat stranded without a favorable wind, or a helpless doll drifting downstream along the river of fate. The lyricist delves into the uncertainties of human relationships and time, noting that while natural boundaries like night's end or river mouths are known, human destiny and emotional bonds end unpredictably.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Paaimarakappal ingae paruva kaattru engae”

Life and the protagonist's state are metaphorically depicted as a stranded sailboat ('Paaimarakappal') waiting for a seasonal wind ('paruva kaattru') that never arrives.

Simile (Uwamai)

“Nadhi vazhi pogum bommaiyai pol / Vidhi vazhi pogum penmai idhu”

Womanhood following fate is explicitly compared using 'pol' (like) to a doll floating helplessly downstream along a river.

Second-letter Assonance (Eskai / Ethirai)

“Nadhiyin mudivai naam arivom / Vidhiyin mudivai yaar arivaar”

The second letters of consecutive lines rhyme, creating a harmonious rhythmic structure (Nadhiyin / Vidhiyin, Iravin / Uravin).

Rhyme / End Rhyme (Iyaibu)

“Imaiyae unakku urakkam illai / Iravae unakku irakkam illai”

The endings of lines match poetically with repeated phrases like 'urakkam illai' and 'irakkam illai'.

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Trivia

Composed by legendary music director K. V. Mahadevan with poignant lyrics by Vairamuthu, this philosophical track features the expressive vocals of Vani Jayaram. The film Paaimarakkappal (1988) uses the sailboat as a primary symbol of human life adrift on unpredictable waters.

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