Yethanai Yethanai
From Ji · 2005
- Lyricist
- Lyricist Not Known
- Singer
- Shankar Sampoke
- Music director
- Vidyasagar
- Details
- Ji2005
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Yethanai yethanai | How many, how many |
| Neenda iravugal | Long nights |
| Endraikaavadhu vidiyaadhaa | Will it not dawn someday? |
| Yethanai yethanai | How many, how many |
| Kodi kavalaigal | Crores of worries |
| Endraikkaavadhu mudiyaadha | Will they not end someday? |
| Male | |
| Azhudhu azhudhu | Crying and crying |
| Thoorndha vizhiyil | In eyes dried out from tears |
| Eppadi eppadi kanavu varum | How, how can dreams arrive? |
| Pozhudhu muzhudhum | After all the time |
| Theerndha piragu | Has run out |
| Eppadi eppadi nilai uyarum | How, how will our status rise? |
| Inaiyum kaigal velukkum podhu | When united hands work hard till they pale |
| Iravil kooda vidiyal varum | Even in the dark night, a dawn will come |
| Chorus | |
| Achcham thavira pazhagu | Practice shedding fear |
| Pazhagu | Practice |
| Thuchcham thuyar ena pazhagu | Practice treating sorrow as trivial |
| Pazhagu | Practice |
| Ucham thaayagam endru | Holding the motherland as the highest peak |
| Latchiyam adaya pazhagu | Practice to reach your goal |
| Pazhagu pazhagu | Practice, practice |
| Chorus | |
| Anuvai udaikka pazhagu | Practice splitting the atom |
| Pazhagu | Practice |
| Pudhumai padaikka pazhagu | Practice creating innovation |
| Pazhagu | Practice |
| Vithhai pazhagum pozhudhu | While learning a skill or art |
| Vizhu punnum pazhagu | Practice bearing the wounds that fall upon you |
| Pazhagu pazhagu | Practice, practice |
| Male | |
| Irugi irugi pona iravai | To a night that has grown darker and harder |
| Innum poruththal murai illai | Tolerating it further is not right |
| Irudhi varayil vaazhvai nondhu | Lamenting about life until the very end |
| Irandhu povadhil palan illai | And dying has no value |
| Urudhiodu naalum uzhaiththaal | If we toil every day with determination |
| Ulagam namakku peridhillai | The world is not too big for us |
| Male | |
| Innoru innoru | Another and another |
| Thooya vidudhalai | Pure liberation |
| Annai bhooomiyai thazhuvaadhaa | Will it not embrace Mother Earth? |
| Thannalam atravar | A political system where |
| Thondrum arasiyal | Selfless people emerge |
| Mannil poovena malaraadhaa | Will it not bloom on this earth like a flower? |
| Male | |
| Seyalai mudhalil nee thodanghu | You first initiate the action |
| Imayam unnakku keezhirukkum | The Himalayas will lie beneath you |
| Puyalai manadhil nee ezhuppu | Rouse a storm inside your mind |
| Pudhiya dhisaigal thaal thirakkum | New directions will unlock their doors |
| Ulagam unadhu perai cholla | For the world to speak your name |
| Vetri sangu isai amaikkum | The conch of victory will play its music |
| Chorus | |
| Achcham thavira pazhagu | Practice shedding fear |
| Pazhagu | Practice |
| Thuchcham thuyar ena pazhagu | Practice treating sorrow as trivial |
| Pazhagu | Practice |
| Ucham thaayagam endru | Holding the motherland as the highest peak |
| Latchiyam adaya pazhagu | Practice to reach your goal |
| Pazhagu pazhagu | Practice, practice |
| Male | |
| Namadhu namadhu | Ours, ours |
| Naalai namadhae | 'Tomorrow is ours' |
| Ennum poigal vilagividum | Such empty lies will fade away |
| Yemadhu yemadhu | Ours, ours |
| Yaavum yemadhae | 'Everything is ours' |
| Ennum unmai arugil varum | Such truth will draw near |
| Inidhu inidhu | Sweet, sweet |
| Vaazhvum inidhae | Life too is sweet |
| Ingae indrae theriyavarum | Will become evident right here, today |
எத்தனை
எத்தனை நீண்ட
இரவுகள் என்றைக்காவது
விடியாதா எத்தனை எத்தனை
கோடி கவலைகள் என்றைக்காவது
முடியாதா
How many, how many
Long nights
Will it not dawn someday?
How many, how many
Crores of worries
Will they not end someday?
அழுது அழுது
தூர்ந்த விழியில் எப்படி
எப்படி கனவு வரும் பொழுது
முழுதும் தீர்ந்த பிறகு எப்படி
எப்படி நிலை உயரும் இணையும்
கைகள் வெளுக்கும் போது இரவில்
கூட விடியல் வரும்
Crying and crying
In eyes dried out from tears
How, how can dreams arrive?
After all the time
Has run out
How, how will our status rise?
When united hands work hard till they pale
Even in the dark night, a dawn will come
அச்சம் தவிர
பழகு பழகு துச்சம்
துயர் என பழகு பழகு
உச்சம் தாயகம் என்று
லட்சியம் அடைய பழகு
பழகு பழகு
Practice shedding fear
Practice
Practice treating sorrow as trivial
Practice
Holding the motherland as the highest peak
Practice to reach your goal
Practice, practice
அணுவை உடைக்க
பழகு பழகு புதுமை படைக்க
பழகு பழகு வித்தை பழகும்
பொழுது விழு புண்ணும் பழகு
பழகு பழகு
Practice splitting the atom
Practice
Practice creating innovation
Practice
While learning a skill or art
Practice bearing the wounds that fall upon you
Practice, practice
இறுகி இறுகி
போன இரவை இன்னும்
பொறுத்தல் முறை இல்லை
இறுதி வரையில் வாழ்வை
நொந்து இறந்து போவதில்
பலன் இல்லை உறுதியோடு
நாளும் உழைத்தால் உலகம்
நமக்கு பெரிதில்லை
To a night that has grown darker and harder
Tolerating it further is not right
Lamenting about life until the very end
And dying has no value
If we toil every day with determination
The world is not too big for us
இன்னொரு
இன்னொரு தூய விடுதலை
அன்னை பூமியை தழுவாதா
தன்னலம் அற்றவர் தோன்றும்
அரசியல் மண்ணில் பூவென
மலராதா
Another and another
Pure liberation
Will it not embrace Mother Earth?
A political system where
Selfless people emerge
Will it not bloom on this earth like a flower?
செயலை முதலில்
நீ தொடங்கு இமயம் உனக்கு
கீழ் இருக்கும் புயலை மனதில்
நீ எழுப்பு புதிய திசைகள் தாள்
திறக்கும் உலகம் உனது பேரை
சொல்ல வெற்றி சங்கு இசை
அமைக்கும்
You first initiate the action
The Himalayas will lie beneath you
Rouse a storm inside your mind
New directions will unlock their doors
For the world to speak your name
The conch of victory will play its music
அச்சம் தவிர
பழகு பழகு துச்சம்
துயர் என பழகு பழகு
உச்சம் தாயகம் என்று
லட்சியம் அடைய பழகு
பழகு பழகு
Practice shedding fear
Practice
Practice treating sorrow as trivial
Practice
Holding the motherland as the highest peak
Practice to reach your goal
Practice, practice
நமது நமது
நாளை நமதே என்னும்
பொய்கள் விலகிவிடும்
எமது எமது யாவும் எமதே
என்னும் உண்மை அருகில்
வரும் இனிது இனிது வாழ்வும்
இனிதே இங்கே இன்றே தெரியவரும்
Ours, ours
'Tomorrow is ours'
Such empty lies will fade away
Ours, ours
'Everything is ours'
Such truth will draw near
Sweet, sweet
Life too is sweet
Will become evident right here, today
Yethanai yethanai
How many, how many
Neenda iravugal
Long nights
Endraikaavadhu vidiyaadhaa
Will it not dawn someday?
Yethanai yethanai
How many, how many
Kodi kavalaigal
Crores of worries
Endraikkaavadhu mudiyaadha
Will they not end someday?
Azhudhu azhudhu
Crying and crying
Thoorndha vizhiyil
In eyes dried out from tears
Eppadi eppadi kanavu varum
How, how can dreams arrive?
Pozhudhu muzhudhum
After all the time
Theerndha piragu
Has run out
Eppadi eppadi nilai uyarum
How, how will our status rise?
Inaiyum kaigal velukkum podhu
When united hands work hard till they pale
Iravil kooda vidiyal varum
Even in the dark night, a dawn will come
Achcham thavira pazhagu
Practice shedding fear
Pazhagu
Practice
Thuchcham thuyar ena pazhagu
Practice treating sorrow as trivial
Pazhagu
Practice
Ucham thaayagam endru
Holding the motherland as the highest peak
Latchiyam adaya pazhagu
Practice to reach your goal
Pazhagu pazhagu
Practice, practice
Anuvai udaikka pazhagu
Practice splitting the atom
Pazhagu
Practice
Pudhumai padaikka pazhagu
Practice creating innovation
Pazhagu
Practice
Vithhai pazhagum pozhudhu
While learning a skill or art
Vizhu punnum pazhagu
Practice bearing the wounds that fall upon you
Pazhagu pazhagu
Practice, practice
Irugi irugi pona iravai
To a night that has grown darker and harder
Innum poruththal murai illai
Tolerating it further is not right
Irudhi varayil vaazhvai nondhu
Lamenting about life until the very end
Irandhu povadhil palan illai
And dying has no value
Urudhiodu naalum uzhaiththaal
If we toil every day with determination
Ulagam namakku peridhillai
The world is not too big for us
Innoru innoru
Another and another
Thooya vidudhalai
Pure liberation
Annai bhooomiyai thazhuvaadhaa
Will it not embrace Mother Earth?
Thannalam atravar
A political system where
Thondrum arasiyal
Selfless people emerge
Mannil poovena malaraadhaa
Will it not bloom on this earth like a flower?
Seyalai mudhalil nee thodanghu
You first initiate the action
Imayam unnakku keezhirukkum
The Himalayas will lie beneath you
Puyalai manadhil nee ezhuppu
Rouse a storm inside your mind
Pudhiya dhisaigal thaal thirakkum
New directions will unlock their doors
Ulagam unadhu perai cholla
For the world to speak your name
Vetri sangu isai amaikkum
The conch of victory will play its music
Achcham thavira pazhagu
Practice shedding fear
Pazhagu
Practice
Thuchcham thuyar ena pazhagu
Practice treating sorrow as trivial
Pazhagu
Practice
Ucham thaayagam endru
Holding the motherland as the highest peak
Latchiyam adaya pazhagu
Practice to reach your goal
Pazhagu pazhagu
Practice, practice
Namadhu namadhu
Ours, ours
Naalai namadhae
'Tomorrow is ours'
Ennum poigal vilagividum
Such empty lies will fade away
Yemadhu yemadhu
Ours, ours
Yaavum yemadhae
'Everything is ours'
Ennum unmai arugil varum
Such truth will draw near
Inidhu inidhu
Sweet, sweet
Vaazhvum inidhae
Life too is sweet
Ingae indrae theriyavarum
Will become evident right here, today
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a high-energy motivational anthem urging youth and individuals to overcome despair, fear, and passive suffering. It begins by questioning endless sorrow and dark times, pointing out that passive tears cannot bring about change. Real transformation occurs when people unite, shed their fears, treat grief as trivial, and actively work toward innovation, self-improvement, and social justice.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyming)
“Achcham thavira pazhagu / Thuchcham thuyar ena pazhagu”
The second letter 'ch' (ச்ச) rhymes in 'Achcham' and 'Thuchcham', giving a strong rhythmic cadence to the motivational refrain.
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Inidhu inidhu / Vaazhvum inidhae / Ingae indrae theriyavarum”
Repetition of the initial vowel sound 'I' (இ) across lines creates a musical flow in the concluding verses.
Metaphor
“Imayam unnakku keezhirukkum”
Comparing huge achievements to having the towering Himalayas beneath one's feet emphasizes the boundless power of initiative.
Anaphora / Epizeuxis (Repetition)
“Pazhagu”
The word 'Pazhagu' (Practice/Learn) is repeated rhythmically throughout the chorus to strongly reinforce the message of continuous practice and perseverance.
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Trivia
The song comes from the 2005 Tamil political action film 'Ji', directed by N. Lingusamy and starring Ajith Kumar. The soundtrack was composed by Vidyasagar. The song's lyrical theme draws strong inspiration from the revolutionary poetry of Mahakavi Subramania Bharati, specifically borrowing the spirit of 'Achcham Illai Achcham Illai' to inspire student activism within the film's narrative.
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