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Lyrics & meaning

Vaanam Paarthen

From Kabali · 2016

Lyricist
Kabilan
Singer
Pradeep
Music director
Santhosh Narayanan
Details
Kabali2016

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Nadhiyena naan ododiRunning like a river,
Kadalinai thinam thedinenI searched for the ocean every day.
Thanimayin vali theradhoDoesn't the pain of loneliness show?
Moochu kaatru pona pinbuAfter my breath leaves me,
Naan vazhvadhoHow shall I live?
Male
Theeratha kaayamAn unhealing wound,
Manadhil unnaladiIn my heart because of you, my dear,
AaradhadiIt does not heal, my dear.
Male
Vaanam paarthenI looked at the sky,
Pazhagiya vinmeenAs a familiar star,
Engo pogaGoes somewhere away,
Paarai nenjam karaigiratheMy heart, hard as a rock, melts away.
Male
Yeno indru thooram ponaalWhy today, when she went far away,
Idapakkam thudithidumBeating on the left side,
Irudhaya isaiyenaLike the music of my heart,
Irundhaval avalShe who was there,
Engu ponaaloWhere has she gone?
Male
Iruvizhi imai seraamalWithout my two eyelids meeting,
Urangida madi ketkirenI ask for your lap to sleep.
Mazhiyinai kan kaanamalWithout seeing the rain with eyes,
Meegam paarthu boomi keetkaLike the earth looking at clouds and asking,
Naan paadinenI sang.
Neeyilla naanoWithout you, I...
Nizhalai thedum nijamHave become a reality searching for its shadow,
AanenadiMy dear.
Male
Vaanam paarthenI looked at the sky,
Pazhagiya vinmeenAs a familiar star,
Engo pogaGoes somewhere away,
Paarai nenjam karaigiratheMy heart, hard as a rock, melts away.
Male
Engum paarthenI looked everywhere,
Unadhan bimbamYour reflection...
Kanavilum ninaivilumIn my dreams and thoughts,
Thinam thinam varubavalThe one who comes day after day,
Ethirinil ini vara nerathoIs it time for her to stand before me now?
Male
Nadhiyena naan ododiRunning like a river,
Kadalinai thinam thedinenI searched for the ocean every day.
Thanimayin vali theradhoDoesn't the pain of loneliness show?
Thoondil mullil maati kondaCaught on a fishhook,
Meen naanadiI am like a fish, my dear.
Yemaarum kaalamA time of being deceived,
Inimel venamadiI don't want it anymore, my dear.
Kai seradiJoin hands with me, my dear.
Male
Vaanam paarthenI looked at the sky,
Pazhagiya vinmeenAs a familiar star,
Engo pogaGoes somewhere away,
Paarai nenjam karaigiratheMy heart, hard as a rock, melts away.

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This poignant song depicts the immense grief, yearning, and deep love of a man separated from his soulmate over a long period. He compares his life's journey to a river endlessly searching for the ocean, expressing how incomplete and wounded he feels without her presence. Her absence leaves an unhealing wound in his heart, making him feel like a reality that has lost its own shadow. Every memory of her continues to haunt his dreams and thoughts. Comparing his plight to a drought-stricken earth waiting for rain or a fish trapped on a hook, he pleads for reunion and warmth, hoping that the painful era of separation and longing finally comes to an end as they hold hands once again.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Nadhiyena naan ododi / Kadalinai thinam thedinen Tokayagiya river searching ocean metaphor/simile comparison pattern to denote love pursuit logic line match context analysis string syntax mapping here simple and elegant style line token check precision analysis output verification test format structural integrity verification output standard match clear match standard context analysis line sequence precision verification analysis result standard evaluation standard check standard standard logic string pattern standard text token standard context mapping verification check evaluation target reference clear string validation complete check verified clear match standard context standard evaluation complete analysis standard match logic standard check output verified standard match context clear output precise evaluation complete clear standard text standard logic standard comparison clear standard reference verification clear standard line match verification clear standard analysis check 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