Vaazh Veesum
From Vettaiyan · 2024
- Lyricist
- Yugabharathi
- Singer
- Anirudh Ravichander
- Music director
- Anirudh Ravichander
- Details
- Vettaiyan2024
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Vaazh veesum vidhiyin vettaiyile | In the hunt of destiny brandishing a sword, |
| Yaar dhaan pizhaipadho | Who will truly survive? |
| Naal dhorum nagarum vaazhkaiyilae | In life that moves forward every single day, |
| Niyaayam maripadho | Is justice dying away? |
| Thavaru nerndhadhai unardha velaiyil | At the moment of realizing that a mistake occurred, |
| Idhayam pesavum nadungudhe | Even the heart trembles to speak. |
| Veritha paarvaiyum tholaitha vaarthaiyum | A blank stare and lost words, |
| Uyirai ongiyum araiyudhe | Strike hard against one's very soul. |
| Male | |
| Kannai moodiya podhum | Even when I close my eyes, |
| Kanneer vandhenai eluppudhae | Tears come and wake me up. |
| Ullae aayiram kelvi | A thousand questions inside, |
| Unmai kaigalai virikudhae | Truth spreads its hands open wide. |
| Male | |
| Vaazh veesum vidhiyin vettaiyile | In the hunt of destiny brandishing a sword, |
| Yaar dhaan pizhaipadho | Who will truly survive? |
| Naal dhorum nagarum vaazhkaiyilae | In life that moves forward every single day, |
| Niyaayam maripadho | Is justice dying away? |
வாழ் வீசும் விதியின் வேட்டையிலே
யார் தான் பிழைப்பதோ
நாள்தோறும் நகரும் வாழ்க்கையிலே
நியாயம் மரிபதோ
தவறு நேர்ந்ததை உணர்ந்த வேலையில்
இதயம் பேசவும் நடுங்குதே
வெரித்த பார்வையும் தொலைத்த வார்த்தையும்
உயிரை ஓங்கியும் அறையுதே
In the hunt of destiny brandishing a sword,
Who will truly survive?
In life that moves forward every single day,
Is justice dying away?
At the moment of realizing that a mistake occurred,
Even the heart trembles to speak.
A blank stare and lost words,
Strike hard against one's very soul.
கண்ணை மூடிய போதும்
கண்ணீர் வந்தென்னை எழுப்புதே
உள்ளே ஆயிரம் கேள்வி
உண்மை கைகளை விரிக்குதே
Even when I close my eyes,
Tears come and wake me up.
A thousand questions inside,
Truth spreads its hands open wide.
வாழ் வீசும் விதியின் வேட்டையிலே
யார் தான் பிழைப்பதோ
நாள்தோறும் நகரும் வாழ்க்கையிலே
நியாயம் மரிபதோ
In the hunt of destiny brandishing a sword,
Who will truly survive?
In life that moves forward every single day,
Is justice dying away?
முனங்கல் :
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Vaazh veesum vidhiyin vettaiyile
In the hunt of destiny brandishing a sword,
Yaar dhaan pizhaipadho
Who will truly survive?
Naal dhorum nagarum vaazhkaiyilae
In life that moves forward every single day,
Niyaayam maripadho
Is justice dying away?
Thavaru nerndhadhai unardha velaiyil
At the moment of realizing that a mistake occurred,
Idhayam pesavum nadungudhe
Even the heart trembles to speak.
Veritha paarvaiyum tholaitha vaarthaiyum
A blank stare and lost words,
Uyirai ongiyum araiyudhe
Strike hard against one's very soul.
Kannai moodiya podhum
Even when I close my eyes,
Kanneer vandhenai eluppudhae
Tears come and wake me up.
Ullae aayiram kelvi
A thousand questions inside,
Unmai kaigalai virikudhae
Truth spreads its hands open wide.
Vaazh veesum vidhiyin vettaiyile
In the hunt of destiny brandishing a sword,
Yaar dhaan pizhaipadho
Who will truly survive?
Naal dhorum nagarum vaazhkaiyilae
In life that moves forward every single day,
Niyaayam maripadho
Is justice dying away?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This soulful theme from Vettaiyan delves deep into the internal agony, guilt, and moral conflict of a character facing the heavy consequences of their actions. It questions whether justice can truly survive when fate relentlessly pursues a person, depicting the weight of a tormented conscience and the inescapable nature of truth.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monaai (Initial Alliteration)
“Vaazh veesum vidhiyin vettaiyile”
Repetition of the 'V' sound across words ('Vaazh', 'veesum', 'vidhiyin', 'vettaiyile') enhances the lyrical cadence and rhythm.
Metaphor
“Vaazh veesum vidhiyin vettaiyile”
Destiny is metaphorically described as a dangerous hunter wielding a sword ('Vaazh veesum vidhiyin vettaiyile').
Personification
“Idhayam pesavum nadungudhe”
Abstract concepts like 'Heart' (Idhayam) and 'Truth' (Unmai) are personified as trembling to speak and spreading open hands.
Hyperbole
“Uyirai ongiyum araiyudhe”
Describes internal guilt as tears rising to wake a person from sleep and tears striking against the soul.
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Trivia
Vettaiyan (2024), directed by T. J. Gnanavel and starring Superstar Rajinikanth, revolves around the moral dilemmas of police encounters. Composed and sung by Anirudh Ravichander with lyrics by Yugabharathi, this emotionally charged track captures the core theme of justice versus conscience.
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