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Lyrics & meaning

Yaavum Ingu

From Maayanadhi · 2020

Lyricist
Yugabharathi
Singer
Srisha
Music director
Raja Bhavatharini
Movie name
Maayanadhi
Movie release year
2020
Lyrics added on
5 Dec 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Anbae mazhaiyaai
Pozhindhavanae
Un athanai cellilum naanirundhen
Kannae maniyae kalangidudhae
Naan innamum enganam vaazhndhiduven
Kaalam thandhaa kodaiyaaga
En kelvikkellaam vidaiyaaga
Serndha deivam
Nee andro nee andro…
Yaavum ingu needhaanae
Appa appaa
Neeyillaamal naan yedhu
Appa appaa
Yaavum ingu needhaanae
Appa appaa
Neeyillaamal naan yedhu
Appa appaa
Gangai neerum
Punidham endru
Nambum koottam undu
Vaigai aarum amudham endru
Pesum aatkal undu
Thandhai sindhum
Vervai pola
Enna undu bhoomiyil
Thaayin paalai vidavum adharkae
Sakthiyundu unmaiyil
Appa unpol yaarum illai
Unnai pirindhaal naanae illai
Yaavum ingu needhaanae
Appa appaa
Neeyillaamal naan yedhu
Appa appaa
Yaavum ingu needhaanae
Appa appaa
Neeyillaamal naan yedhu
Appa appaa
Singam pola sirikkum unnai
Pesida vaarthai illai
Sindhidaamal unnai naan nenjil
Yendhida yedhu thollai
Nilaivai kaatti sorai ootta
Thaayilaatha podhilum
Nilai pola neeyae irundhaai
Amavaasai naalilum
Appa unpol yaarum illai
Unnai pirindhaal naanae illai
Yaavum ingu needhaanae
Appa appaa
Neeyillaamal naan yedhu
Appa appaa
Yaavum ingu needhaanae
Appa appaa
Neeyillaamal naan yedhu
Appa appaa
You who showered your love
Like pouring rain,
I lived in every single cell of yours.
My precious one, my heart is crying with sorrow,
How can I ever live without you anymore?
As a precious gift given by time,
As the answer to all my questions,
The god who arrived in my life,
Was it not you? Was it not you?
You are everything to me here,
Father, oh father,
Without you, what am I?
Father, oh father.
You are everything to me here,
Father, oh father,
Without you, what am I?
Father, oh father.
That the waters of the Ganges
Are sacred and pure,
There are crowds of people who believe.
That the Vaigai river is sweet nectar,
There are people who say.
Yet, like the sweat
A father sheds,
What else is there on this earth?
Even more than a mother's milk,
It truly has greater power.
Father, there is no one like you,
Separated from you, I cannot exist.
You are everything to me here,
Father, oh father,
Without you, what am I?
Father, oh father.
You are everything to me here,
Father, oh father,
Without you, what am I?
Father, oh father.
To speak of you, who smile bravely like a lion,
I have no words left to say.
Without letting you slip, inside my heart,
How could it ever be a burden to carry you?
To show me the moon and feed me,
Even though I did not have a mother,
You were like the moon to me,
Even on a dark new moon night.
Father, there is no one like you,
Separated from you, I cannot exist.
You are everything to me here,
Father, oh father,
Without you, what am I?
Father, oh father.
You are everything to me here,
Father, oh father,
Without you, what am I?
Father, oh father.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from 'Maayanadhi' (2020) is an emotional ode dedicated to a father's selfless love, sacrifices, and guiding presence in a child's life. The speaker expresses deep gratitude and anguish, acknowledging that every cell of their existence is tied to their father. The lyrics exalt a father's hard work, stating that the sweat shed by a father holds greater sacredness and life-giving power than holy rivers like the Ganges or even a mother's milk. The emotional arc captures how the father filled the void of a mother, acting as a constant light and pillar of strength even during the darkest times (metaphorically represented by a new moon night). The song reiterates that without the father, the speaker's identity and world hold no meaning.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Upamai (Simile)

“Anbae mazhaiyaai Pozhindhavanae”

Compares the father's love to rain showering upon the child.

Upamai (Simile)

“Singam pola sirikkum unnai”

Compares the father's smile/demeanor to that of a lion using the comparison word 'pola'.

Muran (Oxymoron / Contrast)

“Nilai pola neeyae irundhaai Amavaasai naalilum”

Contrasts the full moon's light/presence with 'Amavaasai' (new moon/darkness), depicting how the father acted as light in complete darkness.

Ethugai (Second-letter rhyme)

“Gangai neerum / Vaigai aarum”

Rhyming of the second letter ('ng' sounds) across corresponding lines.

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Trivia

The soundtrack for Maayanadhi (2020) was composed by Bhavatharini, the singer-composer and daughter of the legendary Maestro Ilaiyaraaja. Lyricist Yugabharathi crafted the emotional lines focusing on the profound bond between a father and child.

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