Yaavum Needhaane
From Thiri · 2017
- Lyricist
- Mani Amuthavan
- Singer
- Ajeesh Ashok
- Music director
- Ajeesh Ashok
- Details
- Thiri2017
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Yaavum neethaanae | You are everything to me |
| Nee ponaal ennaaven | What will become of me if you leave? |
| Yedhum puriyaamal | Understanding nothing, |
| Kanneeril karaindhenae | I dissolved in my tears. |
| Male | |
| Thaai ennai thol mel sumanthaalae | My mother carried me on her shoulders; |
| Thaayum serthae un tholil sumanthaayae | You carried both my mother and me on your shoulders. |
| Naal ellaam thunbam nirainthaalum | Even if every day is filled with sorrow, |
| Thanthai nenjai ulagangal ariyaathae | The world never understands a father's heart. |
| Male | |
| Uyirae unaiyae unarnthen naanae | Oh my life, I have finally understood you. |
| Uyirae unaiyae unarnthen naanae | Oh my life, I have finally understood you. |
| Male | |
| Vanthen pizhaiyaaga | I came into this world like a mistake, |
| Vazhi engum sumaiyaaga | Becoming a burden along every path. |
| Innaal vali unthan kannil | Today, this pain in your eyes— |
| Ada ingae ithu poga | Ah, let it go away right here! |
| Ivai ellaam sariyaaga | For all of these things to be set right, |
| Nindren vazhi illai munnil | I stood waiting, but there is no way forward. |
| Male | |
| Kaalamae neeyo maaravae thalayin | Oh Time, will you change? The fate... |
| Vithiyai naanum enna seiya | ...written on my head, what can I do about it? |
| Kaayamae yeno pothumae | Why these wounds? Enough! |
| En thanthai kanda thunbam ingu pothum | The suffering my father endured here is enough. |
| Male | |
| Uyirae unaiyae unarnthen naanae | Oh my life, I have finally understood you. |
| Uyirae unaiyae unarnthen naanae | Oh my life, I have finally understood you. |
யாவும் நீதானே
நீ போனால் என்னாவேன்
ஏதும் புரியாமல் கண்ணீரில்
கரைந்தேனே
You are everything to me
What will become of me if you leave?
Understanding nothing,
I dissolved in my tears.
தாய் என்னை
தோள் மேல் சுமந்தாலே
தாயும் சேர்த்தே உன்
தோளில் சுமந்தாயே
நாள் எல்லாம் துன்பம்
நிறைந்தாலும் தந்தை
நெஞ்சை உலகங்கள்
அறியாதே
My mother carried me on her shoulders;
You carried both my mother and me on your shoulders.
Even if every day is filled with sorrow,
The world never understands a father's heart.
உயிரே உனையே
உணர்ந்தேன் நானே உயிரே
உனையே உணர்ந்தேன் நானே
Oh my life, I have finally understood you.
Oh my life, I have finally understood you.
வந்தேன் பிழையாக
வழி எங்கும் சுமையாக
இந்நாள் வலி உந்தன்
கண்ணில் அட இங்கே
இது போக இவை எல்லாம்
சரியாக நின்றேன் வழி
இல்லை முன்னில்
I came into this world like a mistake,
Becoming a burden along every path.
Today, this pain in your eyes—
Ah, let it go away right here!
For all of these things to be set right,
I stood waiting, but there is no way forward.
காலமே நீயோ
மாறவே தலையின்
விதியை நானும் என்ன
செய்ய காயமே ஏனோ
போதுமே என் தந்தை
கண்ட துன்பம் இங்கு
போதும்
Oh Time, will you change? The fate...
...written on my head, what can I do about it?
Why these wounds? Enough!
The suffering my father endured here is enough.
உயிரே உனையே
உணர்ந்தேன் நானே உயிரே
உனையே உணர்ந்தேன் நானே
Oh my life, I have finally understood you.
Oh my life, I have finally understood you.
Yaavum neethaanae
You are everything to me
Nee ponaal ennaaven
What will become of me if you leave?
Yedhum puriyaamal
Understanding nothing,
Kanneeril karaindhenae
I dissolved in my tears.
Thaai ennai thol mel sumanthaalae
My mother carried me on her shoulders;
Thaayum serthae un tholil sumanthaayae
You carried both my mother and me on your shoulders.
Naal ellaam thunbam nirainthaalum
Even if every day is filled with sorrow,
Thanthai nenjai ulagangal ariyaathae
The world never understands a father's heart.
Uyirae unaiyae unarnthen naanae
Oh my life, I have finally understood you.
Uyirae unaiyae unarnthen naanae
Oh my life, I have finally understood you.
Vanthen pizhaiyaaga
I came into this world like a mistake,
Vazhi engum sumaiyaaga
Becoming a burden along every path.
Innaal vali unthan kannil
Today, this pain in your eyes—
Ada ingae ithu poga
Ah, let it go away right here!
Ivai ellaam sariyaaga
For all of these things to be set right,
Nindren vazhi illai munnil
I stood waiting, but there is no way forward.
Kaalamae neeyo maaravae thalayin
Oh Time, will you change? The fate...
Vithiyai naanum enna seiya
...written on my head, what can I do about it?
Kaayamae yeno pothumae
Why these wounds? Enough!
En thanthai kanda thunbam ingu pothum
The suffering my father endured here is enough.
Uyirae unaiyae unarnthen naanae
Oh my life, I have finally understood you.
Uyirae unaiyae unarnthen naanae
Oh my life, I have finally understood you.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant track explores the deep reverence, gratitude, and emotional turmoil a son feels toward his self-sacrificing father. The speaker realizes that while a mother carries a child, the father carries the entire family's burden on his shoulders without expecting recognition from the world. Feeling guilty for being a burden and bringing pain to his father, the protagonist prays for his father's suffering to end, lamenting the cruelties of fate and time while expressing a profound awakening to the true value of life and fatherhood.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Kaalamae neeyo maaravae thalayin / Kaayamae yeno pothumae”
The second consonant 'ya' matches in 'Kaalamae' and 'Kaayamae' across consecutive stanzas.
Monai (First Letter Alliteration)
“Vanthen pizhaiyaaga / Vazhi engum sumaiyaaga”
The starting letter 'Va' is repeated in 'Vanthen' and 'Vazhi'.
Personification
“Kaalamae neeyo maaravae thalayin”
Time ('Kaalamae') is directly addressed as if it were a conscious entity capable of changing human fate.
Anaphora / Repetition
“Uyirae unaiyae unarnthen naanae”
The line is repeated as a refrain to emphasize the emotional climax and spiritual realization.
Did you know?
Trivia
The song 'Yaavum Neethaanae' is from the 2017 Tamil drama film 'Thiri', starring Ashwin Kakumanu and Swathi Reddy. The film's soundtrack marked the music directorial debut of singer Ajesh (winner of Super Singer Season 2), and the lyrics for this touching father-centric track were written by Mani Amuthavan.
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