Vaanodum Mannodum
From Varma · 2018
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Vignesh G
- Music director
- Radhan
- Details
- Varma2018
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| ………………………….. | ... |
| Chorus | |
| ……………………… | ... |
| Male | |
| Vaanodum mannodum | With the sky and with the earth, |
| Mudivumillai | There is no end. |
| Indha vaazhvodum irudhi illai | Even for this life, there is no final end. |
| Male | |
| Nee siragaanaal | If you become wings, |
| Indha vaan peridhillaiyae | This sky is not too vast. |
| Ullamae ezhuga | O heart, arise! |
| Uyaram thoduga | Touch the heights! |
| Male | |
| Nettrai indrai | Yesterday and today, |
| Eruvaakkavaa | Shall I turn them into fertilizer? |
| Naalai ondrai | A new tomorrow, |
| Uruvaakkavaa | Shall I create? |
| Male | |
| Saer endraal… | If it is mud... |
| Nee poovaayiru | You become a flower! |
| Kadal endraal… | If it is the ocean... |
| Nee theevaayiru | You become an island! |
| Male | |
| Hei….ulipatta malaidhaan | Hey... only a mountain sculpted by a chisel |
| Silaiyaagum | Becomes a statue. |
| Udaipatta vidhaidhaan | Only a seed that splits open |
| Maramaagum | Becomes a tree. |
| Nadanthathai maranthidu | Forget what happened, |
| Kavalaigal maarum | Worries will change. |
| Male | |
| Oru muttrupulli undu | There is a full stop |
| Vaakkiyathil | In a sentence, |
| Endha vaazhkaiyum | But no life ever |
| Muttrupulli peruvadhillai | Gets a full stop. |
| Ilai veezhndhu pona pinnum | Even after a leaf falls, |
| Kilai theerndhu povadhillai | The branch does not perish. |
| Ullamae ezhuga | O heart, arise! |
| Uyaram thoduga | Touch the heights! |
| Male | |
| Nettrai indrai | Yesterday and today, |
| Eruvaakkavaa | Shall I turn them into fertilizer? |
| Naalai ondrai | A new tomorrow, |
| Uruvaakkavaa | Shall I create? |
| Male | |
| Aaaa….aaa….aaa…..aaa….aaa…. | Aaaa... aaa... aaa... aaa... aaa... |
| Aaaaa….aaa….aaa…..aaa….aaa… | Aaaaa... aaa... aaa... aaa... aaa... |
| Aaaa…..aaa….aaa….aa…… | Aaaa... aaa... aaa... aa... |
| Male | |
| Vaanodum mannodum | With the sky and with the earth, |
| Mudivumillai | There is no end. |
| Indha vaazhvodum irudhi illai | Even for this life, there is no final end. |
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வானோடும் மண்ணோடும்
முடிவுமில்லை
இந்த வாழ்வோடும் இறுதி இல்லை
With the sky and with the earth,
There is no end.
Even for this life, there is no final end.
நீ சிறகானால்
இந்த வான் பெரிதில்லையே
உள்ளமே எழுக
உயரம் தொடுக
If you become wings,
This sky is not too vast.
O heart, arise!
Touch the heights!
நேற்றை இன்றை
எருவாக்கவா
நாளை ஒன்றை
உருவாக்கவா
Yesterday and today,
Shall I turn them into fertilizer?
A new tomorrow,
Shall I create?
சேற் என்றால்....
நீ பூவாய் இரு
கடல் என்றால்....
நீ தீவாய் இரு
If it is mud...
You become a flower!
If it is the ocean...
You become an island!
ஹேய்...உள்பட்ட மலைதான்
சிலையாகும்
உடைபட்ட விதைதான்
மரமாகும்
நடந்ததை மறந்திடு
கவலைகள் மாறும்
Hey... only a mountain sculpted by a chisel
Becomes a statue.
Only a seed that splits open
Becomes a tree.
Forget what happened,
Worries will change.
ஒரு முற்றுப்புள்ளி உண்டு
வாக்கியத்தில்
எந்த வாழ்க்கையும்
முற்றுப்புள்ளி பெறுவதில்லை
இலை வீழ்ந்து போன பின்னும்
கிளை தீர்ந்து போவதில்லை
உள்ளமே எழுக
உயரம் தொடுக
There is a full stop
In a sentence,
But no life ever
Gets a full stop.
Even after a leaf falls,
The branch does not perish.
O heart, arise!
Touch the heights!
நேற்றை இன்றை
எருவாக்கவா
நாளை ஒன்றை
உருவாக்கவா
Yesterday and today,
Shall I turn them into fertilizer?
A new tomorrow,
Shall I create?
ஆஆஆஆ....ஆஆஆ...
ஆஆஆ...ஆஆஆ...ஆஆஆ....
ஆஆஆஆ....ஆஆஆ...
ஆஆஆ...ஆஆஆ...ஆஆஆ....
ஆஆஆஆ....ஆஆஆ...ஆஆஆ...ஆஆ
Aaaa... aaa... aaa... aaa... aaa...
Aaaaa... aaa... aaa... aaa... aaa...
Aaaa... aaa... aaa... aa...
வானோடும் மண்ணோடும்
முடிவுமில்லை
இந்த வாழ்வோடும் இறுதி இல்லை
With the sky and with the earth,
There is no end.
Even for this life, there is no final end.
…………………………..
...
………………………
...
Vaanodum mannodum
With the sky and with the earth,
Mudivumillai
There is no end.
Indha vaazhvodum irudhi illai
Even for this life, there is no final end.
Nee siragaanaal
If you become wings,
Indha vaan peridhillaiyae
This sky is not too vast.
Ullamae ezhuga
O heart, arise!
Uyaram thoduga
Touch the heights!
Nettrai indrai
Yesterday and today,
Eruvaakkavaa
Shall I turn them into fertilizer?
Naalai ondrai
A new tomorrow,
Uruvaakkavaa
Shall I create?
Saer endraal…
If it is mud...
Nee poovaayiru
You become a flower!
Kadal endraal…
If it is the ocean...
Nee theevaayiru
You become an island!
Hei….ulipatta malaidhaan
Hey... only a mountain sculpted by a chisel
Silaiyaagum
Becomes a statue.
Udaipatta vidhaidhaan
Only a seed that splits open
Maramaagum
Becomes a tree.
Nadanthathai maranthidu
Forget what happened,
Kavalaigal maarum
Worries will change.
Oru muttrupulli undu
There is a full stop
Vaakkiyathil
In a sentence,
Endha vaazhkaiyum
But no life ever
Muttrupulli peruvadhillai
Gets a full stop.
Ilai veezhndhu pona pinnum
Even after a leaf falls,
Kilai theerndhu povadhillai
The branch does not perish.
Ullamae ezhuga
O heart, arise!
Uyaram thoduga
Touch the heights!
Nettrai indrai
Yesterday and today,
Eruvaakkavaa
Shall I turn them into fertilizer?
Naalai ondrai
A new tomorrow,
Uruvaakkavaa
Shall I create?
Aaaa….aaa….aaa…..aaa….aaa….
Aaaa... aaa... aaa... aaa... aaa...
Aaaaa….aaa….aaa…..aaa….aaa…
Aaaaa... aaa... aaa... aaa... aaa...
Aaaa…..aaa….aaa….aa……
Aaaa... aaa... aaa... aa...
Vaanodum mannodum
With the sky and with the earth,
Mudivumillai
There is no end.
Indha vaazhvodum irudhi illai
Even for this life, there is no final end.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a highly motivational anthem that inspires resilience, hope, and relentless progress in the face of adversity. It emphasizes that life is an endless journey without true finality or permanent defeat. Drawing profound metaphors from nature—such as chiseling a rock to make a statue, breaking a seed to grow a tree, and leaves falling without destroying the branch—it conveys that pain and failure are merely stepping stones toward growth. The lyrics urge the listener to treat past struggles as nourishment (fertilizer) to build a brighter tomorrow.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamaani (Metaphor)
“Nettrai indrai Eruvaakkavaa Naalai ondrai Uruvaakkavaa”
Compares past experiences (yesterday and today) to fertilizer ('eru') that nourishes the creation of a better future (tomorrow).
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Ulipatta malaidhaan Silaiyaagum / Udaipatta vidhaidhaan Maramaagum”
The second consonant sound matches across adjacent lines ('li' in Ulipatta and 'dai' in Udaipatta, sharing poetic rhythm).
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Saer endraal… Nee poovaayiru / Kadal endraal… Nee theevaayiru”
Consecutive lines end with the rhyming suffix 'ayiru' ('poovaayiru' / 'theevaayiru').
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Trivia
Varma (2018) was the original Tamil adaptation of the Telugu hit Arjun Reddy, directed by Bala and starring Dhruv Vikram. Radhan composed the soundtrack, and the philosophical lyrics were written by legendary poet Vairamuthu.
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