Vinaiyale Vandha Theemai
From Asai Magan · 1953
- Lyricist
- Kuyilan
- Singer
- Ghantasala
- Music director
- V. Dakshinamurthy
- Details
- Asai Magan1953
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Vinaiyaalae….ae…ae…ae….vantha theemai | The evil that resulted from one's own actions... |
| Thanai ninainthae novathaeno | Why suffer inside by repeatedly thinking about it? |
| Male | |
| Vinaiyaalae vantha thaeemai | The evil that resulted from one's own actions, |
| Thanai ninainthae novathaeno | Why suffer inside by repeatedly thinking about it? |
| Vinaiyaalae vantha thaeemai | The evil that resulted from one's own actions, |
| Thanai ninainthae novathaeno | Why suffer inside by repeatedly thinking about it? |
| Male | |
| Azhuvathaale aavathenna…aa…aa…aa… | What can be achieved by weeping...? |
| Azhuvathaale aavathenna… | What can be achieved by weeping? |
| Andru seitha vinaiyaalae | Because of the deeds committed back then, |
| Male | |
| Vinaiyaalae vantha thaeemai | The evil that resulted from one's own actions, |
| Thanai ninainthae novathaeno | Why suffer inside by repeatedly thinking about it? |
| Male | |
| Alavu meriya anbu seithanai | You showered boundless, excessive affection, |
| Amuthamae visham aagi vittathu | And so, even nectar has turned into poison, |
| Adhanai neeyum arigilaayo…. | Do you not even realize this truth? |
| Male | |
| Vinaiyaalae vantha thaeemai | The evil that resulted from one's own actions, |
| Thanai ninainthae novathaeno | Why suffer inside by repeatedly thinking about it? |
| Male | |
| Kalippudanae thaalaattiyae | Lulling him to sleep with joy, |
| Karunaiyodu paaloottiyae | Nurturing him with compassionate milk, |
| Kannin mani polae | Guarding him like the pupil of your eye, |
| Iravu pagal kaaththu vantha maganivano | Is this the son you protected day and night? |
| Male | |
| Nanmai enum nalla vidhaiyaalae | With the good seed called virtue, |
| Thaayae nee un maganai uruvaakkavillaiyae | O mother, you did not shape your son, |
| Nanmai enum nalla vidhaiyaalae | With the good seed called virtue, |
| Thaayae nee un maganai uruvaakkavillaiyae | O mother, you did not shape your son, |
| Male | |
| Theemai enum neeroottri paapamaam eru vaiththae | Watering him with evil and fertilizing with sin, |
| Thaaimai enum peranbu oliyinaalae valaththae | While raising him under the bright light of immense maternal love, |
| Nanmagal anugaathu veliyum thaanaagi | Acting as a fence yourself so good qualities could not reach him, |
| Nee kaaththu vanthathin palanitho thaayae | Is this the ultimate result of your protective rearing, O mother? |
| Nee seithathaal vantha vinaiyae…. | This is the inevitable karma born of your own actions... |
வினையாலே....ஏ....ஏ....ஏ.......வந்த தீமை
தனை நினைந்தே நோவதேனோ
The evil that resulted from one's own actions...
Why suffer inside by repeatedly thinking about it?
வினையாலே வந்த தீமை
தனை நினைந்தே நோவதேனோ
வினையாலே வந்த தீமை
தனை நினைந்தே நோவதேனோ
The evil that resulted from one's own actions,
Why suffer inside by repeatedly thinking about it?
The evil that resulted from one's own actions,
Why suffer inside by repeatedly thinking about it?
அழுவதாலே ஆவதென்ன....ஆ....ஆ....ஆ.....
அழுவதாலே ஆவதென்ன
அன்று செய்த வினையாலே
What can be achieved by weeping...?
What can be achieved by weeping?
Because of the deeds committed back then,
வினையாலே வந்த தீமை
தனை நினைந்தே நோவதேனோ
The evil that resulted from one's own actions,
Why suffer inside by repeatedly thinking about it?
அளவு மீறிய அன்பு செய்தனை
அமுதமே விஷம் ஆகி விட்டது
அதனை நீயும் அறிகிலாயோ......
You showered boundless, excessive affection,
And so, even nectar has turned into poison,
Do you not even realize this truth?
வினையாலே வந்த தீமை
தனை நினைந்தே நோவதேனோ
The evil that resulted from one's own actions,
Why suffer inside by repeatedly thinking about it?
களிப்புடனே தாலாட்டியே
கருணையோடு பாலூட்டியே
கண்ணின் மணி போலே
இரவு பகல் காத்து வந்த மகனிவனோ
Lulling him to sleep with joy,
Nurturing him with compassionate milk,
Guarding him like the pupil of your eye,
Is this the son you protected day and night?
நன்மையெனும் நல்ல விதையாலே
தாயே நீ உன் மகனை உருவாக்கவில்லையே
நன்மையெனும் நல்ல விதையாலே
தாயே நீ உன் மகனை உருவாக்கவில்லையே
With the good seed called virtue,
O mother, you did not shape your son,
With the good seed called virtue,
O mother, you did not shape your son,
தீமையெனும் நீரூற்றி பாபமாம் எரு வைத்தே
தாய்மையெனும் பேரன்பு ஒளியினாலே வளர்த்தே
நன்மைகள் அணுகாது வேலியும் தானாகி
நீ காத்து வந்ததின் பலனிதோ தாயே
நீ செய்ததால் வந்த வினையே.....
Watering him with evil and fertilizing with sin,
While raising him under the bright light of immense maternal love,
Acting as a fence yourself so good qualities could not reach him,
Is this the ultimate result of your protective rearing, O mother?
This is the inevitable karma born of your own actions...
Vinaiyaalae….ae…ae…ae….vantha theemai
The evil that resulted from one's own actions...
Thanai ninainthae novathaeno
Why suffer inside by repeatedly thinking about it?
Vinaiyaalae vantha thaeemai
The evil that resulted from one's own actions,
Thanai ninainthae novathaeno
Why suffer inside by repeatedly thinking about it?
Vinaiyaalae vantha thaeemai
The evil that resulted from one's own actions,
Thanai ninainthae novathaeno
Why suffer inside by repeatedly thinking about it?
Azhuvathaale aavathenna…aa…aa…aa…
What can be achieved by weeping...?
Azhuvathaale aavathenna…
What can be achieved by weeping?
Andru seitha vinaiyaalae
Because of the deeds committed back then,
Vinaiyaalae vantha thaeemai
The evil that resulted from one's own actions,
Thanai ninainthae novathaeno
Why suffer inside by repeatedly thinking about it?
Alavu meriya anbu seithanai
You showered boundless, excessive affection,
Amuthamae visham aagi vittathu
And so, even nectar has turned into poison,
Adhanai neeyum arigilaayo….
Do you not even realize this truth?
Vinaiyaalae vantha thaeemai
The evil that resulted from one's own actions,
Thanai ninainthae novathaeno
Why suffer inside by repeatedly thinking about it?
Kalippudanae thaalaattiyae
Lulling him to sleep with joy,
Karunaiyodu paaloottiyae
Nurturing him with compassionate milk,
Kannin mani polae
Guarding him like the pupil of your eye,
Iravu pagal kaaththu vantha maganivano
Is this the son you protected day and night?
Nanmai enum nalla vidhaiyaalae
With the good seed called virtue,
Thaayae nee un maganai uruvaakkavillaiyae
O mother, you did not shape your son,
Nanmai enum nalla vidhaiyaalae
With the good seed called virtue,
Thaayae nee un maganai uruvaakkavillaiyae
O mother, you did not shape your son,
Theemai enum neeroottri paapamaam eru vaiththae
Watering him with evil and fertilizing with sin,
Thaaimai enum peranbu oliyinaalae valaththae
While raising him under the bright light of immense maternal love,
Nanmagal anugaathu veliyum thaanaagi
Acting as a fence yourself so good qualities could not reach him,
Nee kaaththu vanthathin palanitho thaayae
Is this the ultimate result of your protective rearing, O mother?
Nee seithathaal vantha vinaiyae….
This is the inevitable karma born of your own actions...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant philosophical song addresses a mother who is lamenting the ruinous state or misdeeds of her son. The narrator questions the futility of weeping over a predicament born entirely of her own past actions and choices in raising him. It highlights how blind, unrestrained affection can corrupt even the best intentions, turning sweet nectar into poison. Using agricultural metaphors, the song admonishes the mother for failing to plant the seeds of virtue and morality. Instead, through overindulgence and misguided protection, she nurtured vice and sin under the banner of maternal love. Ultimately, the song serves as a stern reminder of karma—that one reaps precisely what one sows in character and parenting.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai (Simile)
“Kannin mani polae”
Compares the mother's intense care for her son to protecting the precious pupil of one's eye ('Kannin mani polae').
Uruvagamy (Metaphor)
“Nanmai enum nalla vidhaiyaalae”
Extensive use of agricultural metaphors comparing virtues to seeds ('Nanmai enum nalla vidhai'), bad deeds to water ('Theemai enum neeroottri'), and sins to fertilizer ('paapamaam eru').
Paradox / Oxymoron
“Amuthamae visham aagi vittathu”
Contrasts divine nectar turning into deadly poison to illustrate how excessive unguided love leads to negative outcomes.
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Kalippudanae thaalaattiyae”
Repetition of the initial 'Ka' sound in consecutive lines ('Kalippudanae', 'Karunaiyodu', 'Kannin').
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Trivia
The film 'Aasai Magan' (1953) featured music originally composed by C. R. Subbaraman and finished by the legendary duo Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy after Subbaraman's untimely demise. Lyricist Kuyilan penned these deeply philosophical lines reflecting traditional Tamil notions of karma and moral upbringing.
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