Yaar Yaar Sivam
From Anbe Sivam · 2003
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Kamal Haasan, Karthik
- Music director
- Vidyasagar
- Details
- Anbe Sivam2003
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Yaar yaar sivam | Who all are Shiva? |
| Nee naan sivam | You and I are Shiva. |
| Vaazhvae thavam | Life itself is penance. |
| Anbae sivam | Love is Shiva. |
| Male | |
| Aathigam pesum adiyaarkellaam | For all devout believers who speak of faith, |
| Sivanae anbaagum | Shiva manifests as love. |
| Naathigam pesum nallavarkkellaam | For all good people who speak of atheism, |
| Anbae sivamagum | Love itself becomes Shiva. |
| Chorus | |
| Anbae sivam anbae sivam enbom | We shall say Love is Shiva, Love is Shiva. |
| Anbae sivam anbae sivam enbom | We shall say Love is Shiva, Love is Shiva. |
| Anbae sivam anbae sivam enbom | We shall say Love is Shiva, Love is Shiva. |
| Anbae sivam anbae sivam enbom | We shall say Love is Shiva, Love is Shiva. |
| Male | |
| Yaar yaar sivam | Who all are Shiva? |
| Nee naan sivam | You and I are Shiva. |
| Vaazhvae thavam | Life itself is penance. |
| Anbae sivam | Love is Shiva. |
| Male | |
| Yaar yaar sivam | Who all are Shiva? |
| Nee naan sivam | You and I are Shiva. |
| Vaazhvae thavam | Life itself is penance. |
| Anbae sivam | Love is Shiva. |
| Male | |
| Idhayam enbathu | If the heart |
| Sathaithaan endraal | is made merely of flesh, |
| Erithalal thindruvidum | cremation fire will consume it. |
| Anbin karuvi | If the heart is an instrument |
| Idhayam endraal | of pure love, |
| Saavai vendruvidum | it will conquer death itself. |
| Chorus | |
| Anbae sivam anbae sivam enbom | We shall say Love is Shiva, Love is Shiva. |
| Anbae sivam anbae sivam enbom | We shall say Love is Shiva, Love is Shiva. |
| Anbae sivam anbae sivam enbom | We shall say Love is Shiva, Love is Shiva. |
| Anbae sivam anbae sivam enbom | We shall say Love is Shiva, Love is Shiva. |
| Male | |
| Yaar yaar sivam | Who all are Shiva? |
| Nee naan sivam | You and I are Shiva. |
| Anbin paadhai serthavanukku | For the one who treads the path of love, |
| Mudivae illaiyadaa | there is no end, my friend! |
| Manathiin neelam ethuvo athuvae | Whatever is the depth of the mind, |
| Vaazhvin neelamadaa | that alone is the span of life, my friend! |
| Chorus | |
| Anbae sivam anbae sivam enbom | We shall say Love is Shiva, Love is Shiva. |
| Anbae sivam anbae sivam enbom | We shall say Love is Shiva, Love is Shiva. |
| Anbae sivam anbae sivam enbom | We shall say Love is Shiva, Love is Shiva. |
| Anbae sivam anbae sivam enbom | We shall say Love is Shiva, Love is Shiva. |
யார் யார் சிவம்
நீ நான் சிவம் வாழ்வே
தவம் அன்பே சிவம்
Who all are Shiva?
You and I are Shiva.
Life itself is penance.
Love is Shiva.
ஆத்திகம் பேசும்
அடியார்க்கெல்லாம் சிவனே
அன்பாகும் நாத்திகம் பேசும்
நல்லவர்க்கெல்லாம் அன்பே
சிவமாகும்
For all devout believers who speak of faith,
Shiva manifests as love.
For all good people who speak of atheism,
Love itself becomes Shiva.
அன்பே சிவம்
அன்பே சிவம் என்போம்
அன்பே சிவம் அன்பே
சிவம் என்போம் அன்பே
சிவம் அன்பே சிவம்
என்போம் அன்பே சிவம்
அன்பே சிவம் என்போம்
We shall say Love is Shiva, Love is Shiva.
We shall say Love is Shiva, Love is Shiva.
We shall say Love is Shiva, Love is Shiva.
We shall say Love is Shiva, Love is Shiva.
யார் யார் சிவம்
நீ நான் சிவம் வாழ்வே
தவம் அன்பே சிவம்
Who all are Shiva?
You and I are Shiva.
Life itself is penance.
Love is Shiva.
யார் யார் சிவம்
நீ நான் சிவம் வாழ்வே
தவம் அன்பே சிவம்
Who all are Shiva?
You and I are Shiva.
Life itself is penance.
Love is Shiva.
இதயம் என்பது
சதைதான் என்றால்
எறித்தலால் தின்றுவிடும்
அன்பின் கருவி இதயம்
என்றால் சாவை வென்றுவிடும்
If the heart
is made merely of flesh,
cremation fire will consume it.
If the heart is an instrument
of pure love,
it will conquer death itself.
அன்பே சிவம்
அன்பே சிவம் என்போம்
அன்பே சிவம் அன்பே
சிவம் என்போம் அன்பே
சிவம் அன்பே சிவம்
என்போம் அன்பே சிவம்
அன்பே சிவம் என்போம்
We shall say Love is Shiva, Love is Shiva.
We shall say Love is Shiva, Love is Shiva.
We shall say Love is Shiva, Love is Shiva.
We shall say Love is Shiva, Love is Shiva.
யார் யார் சிவம்
நீ நான் சிவம் அன்பின்
பாதை சேர்த்தவனுக்கு
முடிவே இல்லையடா
மனதின் நீளம் எதுவோ
அதுவே வாழ்வின் நீளமடா
Who all are Shiva?
You and I are Shiva.
For the one who treads the path of love,
there is no end, my friend!
Whatever is the depth of the mind,
that alone is the span of life, my friend!
அன்பே சிவம்
அன்பே சிவம் என்போம்
அன்பே சிவம் அன்பே
சிவம் என்போம் அன்பே
சிவம் அன்பே சிவம்
என்போம் அன்பே சிவம்
அன்பே சிவம் என்போம்
We shall say Love is Shiva, Love is Shiva.
We shall say Love is Shiva, Love is Shiva.
We shall say Love is Shiva, Love is Shiva.
We shall say Love is Shiva, Love is Shiva.
Yaar yaar sivam
Who all are Shiva?
Nee naan sivam
You and I are Shiva.
Vaazhvae thavam
Life itself is penance.
Anbae sivam
Love is Shiva.
Aathigam pesum adiyaarkellaam
For all devout believers who speak of faith,
Sivanae anbaagum
Shiva manifests as love.
Naathigam pesum nallavarkkellaam
For all good people who speak of atheism,
Anbae sivamagum
Love itself becomes Shiva.
Anbae sivam anbae sivam enbom
We shall say Love is Shiva, Love is Shiva.
Anbae sivam anbae sivam enbom
We shall say Love is Shiva, Love is Shiva.
Anbae sivam anbae sivam enbom
We shall say Love is Shiva, Love is Shiva.
Anbae sivam anbae sivam enbom
We shall say Love is Shiva, Love is Shiva.
Yaar yaar sivam
Who all are Shiva?
Nee naan sivam
You and I are Shiva.
Vaazhvae thavam
Life itself is penance.
Anbae sivam
Love is Shiva.
Yaar yaar sivam
Who all are Shiva?
Nee naan sivam
You and I are Shiva.
Vaazhvae thavam
Life itself is penance.
Anbae sivam
Love is Shiva.
Idhayam enbathu
If the heart
Sathaithaan endraal
is made merely of flesh,
Erithalal thindruvidum
cremation fire will consume it.
Anbin karuvi
If the heart is an instrument
Idhayam endraal
of pure love,
Saavai vendruvidum
it will conquer death itself.
Anbae sivam anbae sivam enbom
We shall say Love is Shiva, Love is Shiva.
Anbae sivam anbae sivam enbom
We shall say Love is Shiva, Love is Shiva.
Anbae sivam anbae sivam enbom
We shall say Love is Shiva, Love is Shiva.
Anbae sivam anbae sivam enbom
We shall say Love is Shiva, Love is Shiva.
Yaar yaar sivam
Who all are Shiva?
Nee naan sivam
You and I are Shiva.
Anbin paadhai serthavanukku
For the one who treads the path of love,
Mudivae illaiyadaa
there is no end, my friend!
Manathiin neelam ethuvo athuvae
Whatever is the depth of the mind,
Vaazhvin neelamadaa
that alone is the span of life, my friend!
Anbae sivam anbae sivam enbom
We shall say Love is Shiva, Love is Shiva.
Anbae sivam anbae sivam enbom
We shall say Love is Shiva, Love is Shiva.
Anbae sivam anbae sivam enbom
We shall say Love is Shiva, Love is Shiva.
Anbae sivam anbae sivam enbom
We shall say Love is Shiva, Love is Shiva.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Anbe Sivam' serves as the philosophical core of the movie, asserting that true divinity lies in human love and compassion rather than idol worship or religious dogmatism. It bridges the divide between believers and atheists by positing that whether one believes in God or not, living with love makes one divine.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Muran (Antithesis)
“Aathigam pesum ... / Naathigam pesum ...”
Contrasts belief in God (Aathigam) with atheism (Naathigam) to show that love transcends both worldviews.
Ethugai (Second Letter Assonance)
“Aathigam / Naathigam”
The second consonant sound 'thi' matches in consecutive lines, adding rhythm and rhyme.
Metaphor
“Anbae sivam”
Directly equates love (Anbu) to the divine ultimate reality (Sivam).
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Trivia
Composed by Vidyasagar and sung by Kamal Haasan along with Karthik, 'Anbe Sivam' encapsulates the core socialist and humanist philosophy of Kamal Haasan's iconic 2003 film.
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