Vetri Kani Nam Kaikalil
From Unnidathil Naan · 1986
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Thayanban
- Details
- Unnidathil Naan1986
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Vettri kani nam kaigalil vara vendum | The fruit of victory must reach our hands |
| Edhirkaalam namakkaagaththaan | The future belongs to us alone |
| Vettri kani nam kaigalil vara vendum | The fruit of victory must reach our hands |
| Edhirkaalam namakkaagaththaan | The future belongs to us alone |
| Male | |
| Thaanaai kanivathillai | It does not ripen on its own |
| Muyandraal tholvi illai | If you try, there is no failure |
| Athu thaanaai kanivathillai | It does not ripen on its own |
| Muyandraal tholvi illai | If you try, there is no failure |
| Male | |
| Vettri kani nam kaigalil vara vendum | The fruit of victory must reach our hands |
| Edhirkaalam namakkaagaththaan | The future belongs to us alone |
| Male | |
| Ulagil nadakkum nadappu | The occurrences in this world |
| Thalaiyil varaintha ezhuththaa | Are they lines of destiny written on the forehead? |
| Ulagil nadakkum nadappu | The occurrences in this world |
| Thalaiyil varaintha ezhuththaa | Are they lines of destiny written on the forehead? |
| Yaetra thaazhvu irandum | Are inequality and social disparity |
| Iraivan ninaiththa karuththaa | Ideas intended by God? |
| Male | |
| Vaazhlaam yaarum vaazhalaam | Anyone can live well |
| Valaralaam neeyum valaralaam | You too can grow and succeed |
| Sinthidum nettri vervai | The sweat dripping from the forehead |
| Saernthidum pudhiya vaazhvai | Will bring forth a new life |
| Male | |
| Vettri kani nam kaigalil vara vendum | The fruit of victory must reach our hands |
| Edhirkaalam namakkaagaththaan | The future belongs to us alone |
| Male | |
| Vithiyai edhirththu neenthu ini | Swim against fate from now on |
| Vilagi pogum thadaigal | Obstacles will step aside |
| Vithiyai edhirththu neenthu ini | Swim against fate from now on |
| Vilagi pogum thadaigal | Obstacles will step aside |
| Viraivil thondra koodum | Soon they will appear |
| Vasantha vaazhvin karaigal | The shores of a spring-like prosperous life |
| Male | |
| Arivuthaan manithaan aayutham | Intellect is human's true weapon |
| Idhayamthaan unathu kedayam | The heart is your protective shield |
| Ullangal uruthiyaanaal | If the mind becomes resolute |
| Oonangal odipogum | Defects and disabilities will run away |
| Nee kettathu kidaikkumae | You will obtain whatever you ask for |
| Male | |
| Vettri kani nam kaigalil vara vendum | The fruit of victory must reach our hands |
| Edhirkaalam namakkaagaththaan | The future belongs to us alone |
| Athu thaanaai kanivathillai | It does not ripen on its own |
| Muyandraal tholvi illai | If you try, there is no failure |
| Male | |
| Vettri kani nam kaigalil vara vendum | The fruit of victory must reach our hands |
| Edhirkaalam namakkaagaththaan | The future belongs to us alone |
வெற்றிக் கனி நம் கைகளில் வரவேண்டும்
எதிர்காலம் நமக்காகத்தான்
வெற்றிக் கனி நம் கைகளில் வரவேண்டும்
எதிர்காலம் நமக்காகத்தான்
The fruit of victory must reach our hands
The future belongs to us alone
The fruit of victory must reach our hands
The future belongs to us alone
தானாய் கனிவதில்லை
முயன்றால் தோல்வி இல்லை..
அது தானாய் கனிவதில்லை
முயன்றால் தோல்வி இல்லை......
It does not ripen on its own
If you try, there is no failure
It does not ripen on its own
If you try, there is no failure
வெற்றிக் கனி நம் கைகளில் வரவேண்டும்
எதிர்காலம் நமக்காகத்தான்
The fruit of victory must reach our hands
The future belongs to us alone
உலகில் நடக்கும் நடப்பு
தலையில் வரைந்த எழுத்தா
உலகில் நடக்கும் நடப்பு
தலையில் வரைந்த எழுத்தா
ஏற்ற தாழ்வு இரண்டும்
இறைவன் நினைத்த கருத்தா
The occurrences in this world
Are they lines of destiny written on the forehead?
The occurrences in this world
Are they lines of destiny written on the forehead?
Are inequality and social disparity
Ideas intended by God?
வாழலாம் யாரும் வாழலாம்
வளரலாம் நீயும் வளரலாம்
சிந்திடும் நெற்றி வேர்வை
சேர்த்திடும் புதிய வாழ்வை
நீ போட்டது முளைக்குமே...
Anyone can live well
You too can grow and succeed
The sweat dripping from the forehead
Will bring forth a new life
வெற்றிக் கனி நம் கைகளில் வரவேண்டும்
எதிர்காலம் நமக்காகத்தான்
The fruit of victory must reach our hands
The future belongs to us alone
விதியை எதிர்த்து நீந்து இனி
விலகி போகும் தடைகள்
விதியை எதிர்த்து நீந்து இனி
விலகி போகும் தடைகள்
விரைவில் தோன்றக் கூடும்
வசந்த வாழ்வின் கரைகள்
Swim against fate from now on
Obstacles will step aside
Swim against fate from now on
Obstacles will step aside
Soon they will appear
The shores of a spring-like prosperous life
அறிவுதான் மனிதன் ஆயுதம்
இதயம் தான் உனது கேடயம்
உள்ளங்கள் உறுதியானால்
ஊனங்கள் ஓடிப் போகும்
நீ கேட்டது கிடைக்குமே...
Intellect is human's true weapon
The heart is your protective shield
If the mind becomes resolute
Defects and disabilities will run away
You will obtain whatever you ask for
வெற்றிக் கனி நம் கைகளில் வரவேண்டும்
எதிர்காலம் நமக்காகத்தான்
அது தானாய் கனிவதில்லை
முயன்றால் தோல்வி இல்லை......
The fruit of victory must reach our hands
The future belongs to us alone
It does not ripen on its own
If you try, there is no failure
வெற்றிக் கனி நம் கைகளில் வரவேண்டும்
எதிர்காலம் நமக்காகத்தான்
The fruit of victory must reach our hands
The future belongs to us alone
Vettri kani nam kaigalil vara vendum
The fruit of victory must reach our hands
Edhirkaalam namakkaagaththaan
The future belongs to us alone
Vettri kani nam kaigalil vara vendum
The fruit of victory must reach our hands
Edhirkaalam namakkaagaththaan
The future belongs to us alone
Thaanaai kanivathillai
It does not ripen on its own
Muyandraal tholvi illai
If you try, there is no failure
Athu thaanaai kanivathillai
It does not ripen on its own
Muyandraal tholvi illai
If you try, there is no failure
Vettri kani nam kaigalil vara vendum
The fruit of victory must reach our hands
Edhirkaalam namakkaagaththaan
The future belongs to us alone
Ulagil nadakkum nadappu
The occurrences in this world
Thalaiyil varaintha ezhuththaa
Are they lines of destiny written on the forehead?
Ulagil nadakkum nadappu
The occurrences in this world
Thalaiyil varaintha ezhuththaa
Are they lines of destiny written on the forehead?
Yaetra thaazhvu irandum
Are inequality and social disparity
Iraivan ninaiththa karuththaa
Ideas intended by God?
Vaazhlaam yaarum vaazhalaam
Anyone can live well
Valaralaam neeyum valaralaam
You too can grow and succeed
Sinthidum nettri vervai
The sweat dripping from the forehead
Saernthidum pudhiya vaazhvai
Will bring forth a new life
Vettri kani nam kaigalil vara vendum
The fruit of victory must reach our hands
Edhirkaalam namakkaagaththaan
The future belongs to us alone
Vithiyai edhirththu neenthu ini
Swim against fate from now on
Vilagi pogum thadaigal
Obstacles will step aside
Vithiyai edhirththu neenthu ini
Swim against fate from now on
Vilagi pogum thadaigal
Obstacles will step aside
Viraivil thondra koodum
Soon they will appear
Vasantha vaazhvin karaigal
The shores of a spring-like prosperous life
Arivuthaan manithaan aayutham
Intellect is human's true weapon
Idhayamthaan unathu kedayam
The heart is your protective shield
Ullangal uruthiyaanaal
If the mind becomes resolute
Oonangal odipogum
Defects and disabilities will run away
Nee kettathu kidaikkumae
You will obtain whatever you ask for
Vettri kani nam kaigalil vara vendum
The fruit of victory must reach our hands
Edhirkaalam namakkaagaththaan
The future belongs to us alone
Athu thaanaai kanivathillai
It does not ripen on its own
Muyandraal tholvi illai
If you try, there is no failure
Vettri kani nam kaigalil vara vendum
The fruit of victory must reach our hands
Edhirkaalam namakkaagaththaan
The future belongs to us alone
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This uplifting motivational song from the film 'Unnidathil Naan' (1986) serves as an anthem of hope, resilience, and self-reliance. Lyricist Vaali questions passive fatalism, challenging the idea that inequality or human suffering is pre-ordained by God or written on one's forehead. Instead, he asserts that the future belongs to those who actively strive to shape it. The song emphasizes that true victory does not happen by chance; it is earned through sweat, intellect, and mental resolve, encouraging everyone to swim against the current of fate to reach prosperous shores.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvam)
“Vettri kani nam kaigalil vara vendum”
Compares success to a fruit ('Vettri kani') that needs active effort to ripen.
Metaphor (Uruvam)
“Arivuthaan manithaan aayutham / Idhayamthaan unathu kedayam”
Compares human intellect to a weapon and the heart to a shield in the battle of life.
Rhetorical Question
“Thalaiyil varaintha ezhuththaa / Iraivan ninaiththa karuththaa”
Questions traditional fatalistic beliefs regarding destiny and social inequality.
Ezhukai / Rhyme
“Ullangal uruthiyaanaal / Oonangal odipogum”
Uses rhyming sound structures ('Ullangal' / 'Oonangal') to emphasize the triumph of mental strength over physical limitations.
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Trivia
Composed by Thayanban and rendered with characteristic vigor by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, this song stands out among 1980s Tamil cinema motivational tracks for Vaali's rationalist lyrics challenging fatalistic traditions.
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