Vaanamey Kaanamey
From Teenz · 2024
- Lyricist
- Radhakrishnan Parthiban
- Singer
- Harish Sivaramakrishnan
- Music director
- D. Imman
- Details
- Teenz2024
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Vaanamae kaanamae | The sky has vanished, |
| Yaavumae maayamae | Everything is an illusion, |
| Vaanamae kaanamae | The sky has vanished, |
| Yaavumae maayamae | Everything is an illusion, |
| Male | |
| Natpaiyaa nampikkaiyaa | Is it friendship or trust |
| Ivargal tholaiththathu | That they have lost? |
| Naalaiyae kelvikkuri | Tomorrow itself has become |
| Aagivittathu | A question mark. |
| Male | |
| Thuyaranga yaavum uyaramaanaal | If all sorrows reach great heights, |
| Payanangal yyaavumae bayameyaanaal | If all journeys turn into fear, |
| Male | |
| Ini vaazhthenna payan | What is the point of living anymore? |
| Seththu tholaiyalaamae | Might as well die and be gone. |
| Ada seththu enna payan | But wait, what is the point of dying? |
| Vaazhnthe tholaiyalaamae | Might as well live through it all. |
| Male | |
| Vaanamae kaanamae | The sky has vanished, |
| Yaavumae maayamae | Everything is an illusion, |
| Vaanamae kaanamae | The sky has vanished, |
| Yaavumae maayamae | Everything is an illusion, |
| Male | |
| Vaa pira vaa ira vaa | Come, be born, come, die, come, |
| Yaar iravaa piravi | Whose life is not a borrowed existence? |
| Pagalum mudiya | As the day ends, |
| Iravum vidiya | And the night dawns, |
| Vidithal mudiyaththaan | The dawning comes to an end |
| Male | |
| Maaradaippaal maranam | With death by a heart attack. |
| Yaar azhaippaar thuyaram | Who invites grief? |
| Azhavena silar | Some say to weep, |
| Ezhuvena silar | Some say to rise, |
| Udalai sumakkaththaan | Just to carry the physical body. |
| Male | |
| Nee iranthidudaa | Go ahead and die, |
| Pudhainthidudaa | Get buried, |
| Piranthu meendum vaa | Be born again and return, |
| Oor azhuthida vaa | Return so the town can weep, |
| Amuthidavaa | Return to quiet the pain, |
| Pirarkkuthavi sei vaa | Return to help others. |
| Male | |
| Anaathaiyena yaarum illaiyae | No one is an orphan, |
| Innoru manithan irukka | When another human exists. |
| Anaathaiyena yaarum illaiyae | No one is an orphan, |
| Innoru manithan irukkum varaiyil | As long as another human being exists! |
| Male | |
| Vaanamae kaanamae | The sky has vanished, |
| Yaavumae maayamae | Everything is an illusion, |
| Vaanamae kaanamae | The sky has vanished, |
| Yaavumae maayamae | Everything is an illusion, |
| Male | |
| Natpaiyaa nampikkaiyaa | Is it friendship or trust |
| Ivargal tholaiththathu | That they have lost? |
| Naalaiyae kelvikkuri | Tomorrow itself has become |
| Aagivittathu | A question mark. |
| Male | |
| Thuyaranga yaavum uyaramaanaal | If all sorrows reach great heights, |
| Payanangal yyaavumae bayameyaanaal | If all journeys turn into fear, |
| Male | |
| Ini vaazhthenna payan | What is the point of living anymore? |
| Seththu tholaiyalaamae | Might as well die and be gone. |
| Ada seththu enna payan | But wait, what is the point of dying? |
| Vaazhnthe tholaiyalaamae | Might as well live through it all. |
வானமே கானமே
யாவுமே மாயமே
வானமே கானமே
யாவுமே மாயமே
The sky has vanished,
Everything is an illusion,
The sky has vanished,
Everything is an illusion,
நட்பையா நம்பிக்கையா
இவர்கள் தொலைத்தது
நாளையே கேள்விக்குறி
ஆகி விட்டது
Is it friendship or trust
That they have lost?
Tomorrow itself has become
A question mark.
துயரங்கள் யாவும் உயரமானால்
பயணங்கள் யாவுமே பயமேயானால்
If all sorrows reach great heights,
If all journeys turn into fear,
இனி வாழ்ந்தென்ன பயன்
செத்து தொலையாலமே
அட செத்து என்ன பயன்
வாழ்ந்தே தொலையலாமே
What is the point of living anymore?
Might as well die and be gone.
But wait, what is the point of dying?
Might as well live through it all.
வானமே கானமே
யாவுமே மாயமே
வானமே கானமே
யாவுமே மாயமே
The sky has vanished,
Everything is an illusion,
The sky has vanished,
Everything is an illusion,
வா பிற வா இற வா
யார் இறவா பிறவி
பகலும் முடிய
இரவும் விடிய
விடிதல் முடியத்தான்
Come, be born, come, die, come,
Whose life is not a borrowed existence?
As the day ends,
And the night dawns,
The dawning comes to an end
மாரடைப்பால் மரணம்
யார் அழைப்பார் துயரம்
அழவென சிலர்
எழுவென சிலர்
உடலை சுமக்கத்தான்
With death by a heart attack.
Who invites grief?
Some say to weep,
Some say to rise,
Just to carry the physical body.
நீ இறந்திடுடா
புதைந்திடுடா
பிறந்து மீண்டும் வா
ஊர் அழுதிட வா
அமுதிட வா
பிறர்க்குதவி செய் வா......
Go ahead and die,
Get buried,
Be born again and return,
Return so the town can weep,
Return to quiet the pain,
Return to help others.
அனாதையென யாரும் இல்லையே
இன்னொரு மனிதன் இருக்க
அனாதையென யாரும் இல்லையே
இன்னொரு மனிதன் இருக்கும் வரையில்
No one is an orphan,
When another human exists.
No one is an orphan,
As long as another human being exists!
வானமே கானமே
யாவுமே மாயமே
வானமே கானமே
யாவுமே மாயமே
The sky has vanished,
Everything is an illusion,
The sky has vanished,
Everything is an illusion,
நட்பையா நம்பிக்கையா
இவர்கள் தொலைத்தது
நாளையே கேள்விக்குறி
ஆகி விட்டது
Is it friendship or trust
That they have lost?
Tomorrow itself has become
A question mark.
துயரங்கள் யாவும் உயரமானால்
பயணங்கள் யாவுமே பயமேயானால்
If all sorrows reach great heights,
If all journeys turn into fear,
இனி வாழ்ந்தென்ன பயன்
செத்து தொலையாலமே
அட செத்து என்ன பயன்
வாழ்ந்தே தொலையலாமே
What is the point of living anymore?
Might as well die and be gone.
But wait, what is the point of dying?
Might as well live through it all.
Vaanamae kaanamae
The sky has vanished,
Yaavumae maayamae
Everything is an illusion,
Vaanamae kaanamae
The sky has vanished,
Yaavumae maayamae
Everything is an illusion,
Natpaiyaa nampikkaiyaa
Is it friendship or trust
Ivargal tholaiththathu
That they have lost?
Naalaiyae kelvikkuri
Tomorrow itself has become
Aagivittathu
A question mark.
Thuyaranga yaavum uyaramaanaal
If all sorrows reach great heights,
Payanangal yyaavumae bayameyaanaal
If all journeys turn into fear,
Ini vaazhthenna payan
What is the point of living anymore?
Seththu tholaiyalaamae
Might as well die and be gone.
Ada seththu enna payan
But wait, what is the point of dying?
Vaazhnthe tholaiyalaamae
Might as well live through it all.
Vaanamae kaanamae
The sky has vanished,
Yaavumae maayamae
Everything is an illusion,
Vaanamae kaanamae
The sky has vanished,
Yaavumae maayamae
Everything is an illusion,
Vaa pira vaa ira vaa
Come, be born, come, die, come,
Yaar iravaa piravi
Whose life is not a borrowed existence?
Pagalum mudiya
As the day ends,
Iravum vidiya
And the night dawns,
Vidithal mudiyaththaan
The dawning comes to an end
Maaradaippaal maranam
With death by a heart attack.
Yaar azhaippaar thuyaram
Who invites grief?
Azhavena silar
Some say to weep,
Ezhuvena silar
Some say to rise,
Udalai sumakkaththaan
Just to carry the physical body.
Nee iranthidudaa
Go ahead and die,
Pudhainthidudaa
Get buried,
Piranthu meendum vaa
Be born again and return,
Oor azhuthida vaa
Return so the town can weep,
Amuthidavaa
Return to quiet the pain,
Pirarkkuthavi sei vaa
Return to help others.
Anaathaiyena yaarum illaiyae
No one is an orphan,
Innoru manithan irukka
When another human exists.
Anaathaiyena yaarum illaiyae
No one is an orphan,
Innoru manithan irukkum varaiyil
As long as another human being exists!
Vaanamae kaanamae
The sky has vanished,
Yaavumae maayamae
Everything is an illusion,
Vaanamae kaanamae
The sky has vanished,
Yaavumae maayamae
Everything is an illusion,
Natpaiyaa nampikkaiyaa
Is it friendship or trust
Ivargal tholaiththathu
That they have lost?
Naalaiyae kelvikkuri
Tomorrow itself has become
Aagivittathu
A question mark.
Thuyaranga yaavum uyaramaanaal
If all sorrows reach great heights,
Payanangal yyaavumae bayameyaanaal
If all journeys turn into fear,
Ini vaazhthenna payan
What is the point of living anymore?
Seththu tholaiyalaamae
Might as well die and be gone.
Ada seththu enna payan
But wait, what is the point of dying?
Vaazhnthe tholaiyalaamae
Might as well live through it all.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Vaanamae Kaanamae' delves into existential dread, despair, and the search for purpose amidst despair. Written by director-lyricist Radhakrishnan Parthiban, the lyrics capture the inner turmoil of youngsters facing uncertainty, loss of trust, and fear of the future. It ponders the futility of both life and death, eventually pivoting toward hope and human connection. Through philosophical questioning, the song concludes that no human is truly alone as long as another person exists to offer empathy and support. It encourages resilience—choosing to live and help others rather than giving in to fatalism.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Emoni / Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Vaanamae kaanamae / Yaavumae maayamae”
End-rhyme created by repeating '-amae' across lines to establish a melancholic, chanting rhythm.
Paradox / Irony
“Seththu tholaiyalaamae / Ada seththu enna payan / Vaazhnthe tholaiyalaamae”
Juxtaposes the futility of death against the futility of life to highlight the speaker's existential dilemma.
Etukai (Second Letter Assonance)
“Azhavena silar / Ezhuvena silar”
Tamil poetic device where the second consonant sound of consecutive lines match ('zh' / 'z' sounds).
Rhetorical Question
“Natpaiyaa nampikkaiyaa / Ivargal tholaiththathu”
Questions used to emphasize helplessness and reflection rather than seeking literal answers.
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Trivia
Written and directed by Radhakrishnan Parthiban for his film 'Teenz' (2024), the song features vocals by popular Carnatic-rock vocalist Harish Sivaramakrishnan (lead singer of Agam band), adding an intense emotional resonance to D. Imman's composition.
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