Vaanil Irul
From Nerkonda Paarvai · 2019
- Lyricist
- Uma Devi
- Singer
- Dhee
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Nerkonda Paarvai2019
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Vaanil irul soozhumbothu | When darkness surrounds the sky, |
| Minnum minnal thunaiyae | The flashing lightning is the companion. |
| Naanum neeyum serumbothu | When you and I come together, |
| Vidaiyaagidumae vaazhvae | Life itself becomes an answer. |
| Female | |
| Veezhadhadha veezhadhadha | Will it not fall? Will it not fall? |
| Unaiyaalum siraigal veezhadhadhaagumo | Will the prisons that rule over you not crumble? |
| Aaraadhatha aaraadhadha | Will it not heal? Will it not heal? |
| Unaiyae thunaiyaai nee maatridu… | Make yourself your own source of support... |
| Female | |
| Vidhigal thaandi | Transcending rules and fate, |
| Kadalil aadum | Dancing across the ocean, |
| Irulgal keeri oligal paayum | Piercing through darkness, light surges, |
| Naan andha kathiraagiren | I become that ray of light. |
| Female | |
| Agandru odum | Running far and wide, |
| Nadhigal aagi | Becoming rivers, |
| Aruvi paadum kadhaigalaagi | Becoming stories sung by waterfalls, |
| Naan indha nilamaagiren | I become this land. |
| Female | |
| Pizhaigalin kolangal | The patterns of mistakes, |
| En tholil thaanae | Are borne upon my shoulders. |
| Sarigalin vari ingu yaardhaan | Who is here to decide the tax on righteousness? |
| Thirakakkaadha kaadellaam | Forests that never open up, |
| Poo pookaathu pennae | Will never bloom with flowers, oh woman. |
| Female | |
| Vaanil irul soozhumbothu | When darkness surrounds the sky, |
| Minnum minnal thunaiyae | The flashing lightning is the companion. |
| Naanum neeyum serumbothu | When you and I come together, |
| Vidaiyaagidumae vaazhvae | Life itself becomes an answer. |
| Female | |
| Veezhadhadha veezhadhadha | Will it not fall? Will it not fall? |
| Unaiyaalum siraigal veezhadhadhaagumo | Will the prisons that rule over you not crumble? |
| Aaraadhatha aaraadhadha | Will it not heal? Will it not heal? |
| Unaiyae thunaiyaai nee maatridu… | Make yourself your own source of support... |
வானில் இருள் சூழும்போது
மின்னும் மின்னல் துணையே
நானும் நீயும் சேரும்போது
விடையாகிடுமே வாழ்வே
When darkness surrounds the sky,
The flashing lightning is the companion.
When you and I come together,
Life itself becomes an answer.
பெண்
: வீழாததா வீழாததா
உனையாளும் சிறைகள் வீழாததாகுமோ
ஆறாததா ஆறாததா
உனையே துணையாய் நீ மாற்றிடு....
Will it not fall? Will it not fall?
Will the prisons that rule over you not crumble?
Will it not heal? Will it not heal?
Make yourself your own source of support...
விதிகள் தாண்டி
கடலில் ஆடும்
இருள்கள் கீறி ஒளிகள் பாயும்
நான் அந்தக் கதிராகிறேன்
Transcending rules and fate,
Dancing across the ocean,
Piercing through darkness, light surges,
I become that ray of light.
அகன்று ஓடும்
நதிகள் ஆகி
அருவி பாடும் கதைகளாகி
நான் இந்த நிலமாகிறேன்
Running far and wide,
Becoming rivers,
Becoming stories sung by waterfalls,
I become this land.
பிழைகளின் கோலங்கள்
என் தோளில்தானே
சரிகளின் வரி இங்கு யார்தான்
திறக்காதக் காடெல்லாம்
பூ பூக்காது பெண்னே
The patterns of mistakes,
Are borne upon my shoulders.
Who is here to decide the tax on righteousness?
Forests that never open up,
Will never bloom with flowers, oh woman.
வானில் இருள் சூழும்போது
மின்னும் மின்னல் துணையே
நானும் நீயும் சேரும்போது
விடையாகிடுமே வாழ்வே
When darkness surrounds the sky,
The flashing lightning is the companion.
When you and I come together,
Life itself becomes an answer.
வீழாததா வீழாததா
உனையாளும் சிறைகள் வீழாததாகுமோ
ஆறாததா ஆறாததா
உனையே துணையாய் நீ மாற்றிடு.....
Will it not fall? Will it not fall?
Will the prisons that rule over you not crumble?
Will it not heal? Will it not heal?
Make yourself your own source of support...
வானில் இருள் சூழும்போது
மின்னும் மின்னல் துணையே
Vaanil irul soozhumbothu
When darkness surrounds the sky,
Minnum minnal thunaiyae
The flashing lightning is the companion.
Naanum neeyum serumbothu
When you and I come together,
Vidaiyaagidumae vaazhvae
Life itself becomes an answer.
Veezhadhadha veezhadhadha
Will it not fall? Will it not fall?
Unaiyaalum siraigal veezhadhadhaagumo
Will the prisons that rule over you not crumble?
Aaraadhatha aaraadhadha
Will it not heal? Will it not heal?
Unaiyae thunaiyaai nee maatridu…
Make yourself your own source of support...
Vidhigal thaandi
Transcending rules and fate,
Kadalil aadum
Dancing across the ocean,
Irulgal keeri oligal paayum
Piercing through darkness, light surges,
Naan andha kathiraagiren
I become that ray of light.
Agandru odum
Running far and wide,
Nadhigal aagi
Becoming rivers,
Aruvi paadum kadhaigalaagi
Becoming stories sung by waterfalls,
Naan indha nilamaagiren
I become this land.
Pizhaigalin kolangal
The patterns of mistakes,
En tholil thaanae
Are borne upon my shoulders.
Sarigalin vari ingu yaardhaan
Who is here to decide the tax on righteousness?
Thirakakkaadha kaadellaam
Forests that never open up,
Poo pookaathu pennae
Will never bloom with flowers, oh woman.
Vaanil irul soozhumbothu
When darkness surrounds the sky,
Minnum minnal thunaiyae
The flashing lightning is the companion.
Naanum neeyum serumbothu
When you and I come together,
Vidaiyaagidumae vaazhvae
Life itself becomes an answer.
Veezhadhadha veezhadhadha
Will it not fall? Will it not fall?
Unaiyaalum siraigal veezhadhadhaagumo
Will the prisons that rule over you not crumble?
Aaraadhatha aaraadhadha
Will it not heal? Will it not heal?
Unaiyae thunaiyaai nee maatridu…
Make yourself your own source of support...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Vaanil Irul from Nerkonda Paarvai is a powerful anthem of female resilience, self-empowerment, and emotional healing. The song portrays adversity through metaphors of dense dark skies and metaphorical prisons, urging women to look inward for strength and become their own ray of light amidst surrounding gloom.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Moonaigal (Alliteration)
“Minnum minnal thunaiyae”
Repetition of the 'm' sound in 'Minnum minnal' enhances the rhythmic flow.
Metaphor
“Naan andha kathiraagiren”
The speaker metaphorically becomes a ray of light ('kathiraagiren') and the land ('nilamaagiren') to express expansive personal growth and endurance.
Rhetorical Question
“Unaiyaalum siraigal veezhadhadhaagumo”
Questions whether the invisible social constraints ('siraigal') and emotional wounds ('aaraadhadha') will truly remain unhealed or unbroken forever.
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Trivia
This track serves as an emotional and thematic core for Nerkonda Paarvai, the Tamil remake of the Hindi movie Pink. Singer Dhee's unique vocal texture combined with Lyricist Uma Devi's evocative Tamil poetry creates a poignant, empowering backdrop for the female protagonists fighting for justice.
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