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Yettil Ezhuthi Vaithen

From Vanambadi · 1963

Lyricist: Kannadasan
Singers: T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari
Music director: K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name: Vanambadi
Movie release year: 1963
Lyrics added on: 22 Jul 2018

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation

Ahaa..aaahaaa…

Ohooo….ooo….ooo….

Yettil ezhuthi vaithen

Ezhuthiyathai solli vaithen

Kettavalai kaanomadaa iraivaa

Kooti sendra idam yedhadaa

Ohooo…hooo…ooo…ooo

Ooo….hoo…oooo….ahaa…aaaa…..

Yettil ezhuthi vaithen

Ezhuthiyathai solli vaithen

Yettil ezhuthi vaithen

Ezhuthiyathai solli vaithen

Kettavalai kaanomadaa iraivaa

Kooti sendra idam yedhadaa

Aaa..aa..haa…

Ha ha haa haaa….aaaa..haa..

Ahaa ha ha haaa haa haaa

Aaaa…haa haaa…..

Thirumbi varum nerathilae

Arumbi nirpaal kanniyendru..

Thirumbi varum nerathilae

Arumbi nirpaal kanniyendru..

Virumbi naanum vanthenadaa iraivaa

Vinveliyil maraithaaiyadaa

Kaadu vetti thottamitten

Kanneeraal kodi valarthen

Thottathai azhithaaiyadaa iraivaa

Aattathai mudithaaiyadaa

Yettil ezhuthi vaithen

Ezhuthiyathai solli vaithen

Kettavalai kaanomadaa iraivaa

Kooti sendra idam yedhadaa

Paruvaththai koduthuvittu

Uruvaththai eduthukkondaai..

Paruvaththai koduthuvittu

Uruvaththai eduthukkondaai

Dharmathin thalaivanallavaa iraivaa

Saagasa kalainjanallavaa

Yettil ezhuthi vaithen

Ezhuthiyathai solli vaithen

Kettavalai kaanomadaa iraivaa

Kooti sendra idam yedhadaa

Aha... aaha...

Oho... oh... oh...

I wrote it down in my book,

and recited what I had written.

I cannot find the girl who listened, O God!

Where have you taken her away?

Oho... ho... oh... oh...

Oh... ho... oh... aaha... aa...

I wrote it down in my book,

and recited what I had written.

I wrote it down in my book,

and recited what I had written.

I cannot find the girl who listened, O God!

Where have you taken her away?

Ah... ah... ha...

Ha ha ha ha... ah... ha...

Aaha ha ha ha ha ha

Ah... ha ha...

Thinking that by the time I returned,

she would be waiting, blooming with youth...

Thinking that by the time I returned,

she would be waiting, blooming with youth...

I came back longing for her, O God,

yet you hid her away in the open sky!

I cleared the wild brush and made a garden,

and nurtured the creeping vines with my tears.

You destroyed that garden, O God,

and brought the whole game to an end!

I wrote it down in my book,

and recited what I had written.

I cannot find the girl who listened, O God!

Where have you taken her away?

You gave her the beauty of youth,

and then snatched away her living form...

You gave her the beauty of youth,

and then snatched away her living form!

Aren't you the guardian of justice, O God?

Aren't you a master of dramatic illusions?

I wrote it down in my book,

and recited what I had written.

I cannot find the girl who listened, O God!

Where have you taken her away?

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from 'Vanambadi' (1963) is a deeply tragic lament of a grieving lover questioning God after the death or sudden disappearance of his beloved. He reflects on how he documented his thoughts and love in poetry, sharing them with her, only to have destiny snatch her away. He uses evocative metaphors—comparing his efforts to clearing a wilderness to grow a garden nurtured by tears, only for God to ruthlessly destroy it. The song reaches its emotional peak as the protagonist challenges divine justice. He accuses God of giving youth and beauty to a maiden only to steal away her life, asking if the Almighty is truly a champion of righteousness or merely a trickster playing cruel games with human lives.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

“Thirumbi varum nerathilae / Arumbi nirpaal kanniyendru..”

The second consonant 'ru' (ரு) in 'Thirumbi' and 'Arumbi' creates a soothing poetic rhythm.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Kaadu vetti thottamitten / Kanneeraal kodi valarthen”

Life and romance are metaphorically described as clearing a forest to cultivate a garden and watering a creeper with tears.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

“Thottathai azhithaaiyadaa iraivaa / Aattathai mudithaaiyadaa”

Both lines end with the suffix '-aaiyadaa', producing an empathetic sound scheme that accentuates sorrow.

Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

“Paruvaththai koduthuvittu / Uruvaththai eduthukkondaai”

The second consonant sound 'ru' (ரு) rhymes across both lines ('Paruvaththai' and 'Uruvaththai').

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Trivia

'Yettil Ezhuthi Vaithen' is a famous melancholy track from the 1963 film 'Vanambadi', composed by K. V. Mahadevan and rendered passionately by T. M. Soundararajan (TMS). Written by legendary lyricist Kannadasan, the song is celebrated for its philosophical grief ('irangal') and bold direct questioning of God, a signature motif in Kannadasan's tragic writings.

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