1. Sowkkiyama Kanne:
A girl is singing to her lover whom she meets after a very long separation.
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En kaatril swasam illai. En kaatril swasam illai. Athu kidakkatum vidu unakkenna aachu.
There is no breath in my air. There is no breath in my air.
But let it be, tell me what happened to you.
2. Poongatrile - Uyire
Ithayam karugum oru vaasam varugiratha?
Can you smell a heart burning to ashes?
3. Oru deivam thantha poove - Kannathil muthamittal
A father sings to his daughter who finds out that she had been adopted
Izhaitha kavithai nee, ezhuthu pizhaiyum nee
You are the poem I wrote; You are the (spelling ) mistake made (while writing it)
Iraval velicham nee. Iravin kanneer nee
You are the rented light (lamp). You are the tears of the night.
Enathu vaanam nee. Izhantha siragum nee.
You are my sky. You are the feathers I lost.
Naan thooki valartha thuyaram nee
You are the sorrow I picked up and raised ( as my own )
4. Kannalane - Uyire
Pani thuli thaan enna seyyumo, moongil kaadu theepatri eriya? Moongil kaadendru erinthanal maathu
What can a dew drop do, if the bamboo forest is aflame? The girl is burning like a bamboo forest.
5. Un paerai sonnale ( Dum dum dum )
Kaiyai sudum endralum theeyai thodum pillai pol, unnaiye meendum ninaikiren
Like the child who cannot resist touching the flame even though ( he knows ) it would sting, I keep thinking of you.
6. Para para paravai ondru ( Neer paravai )
Mazhaiyil kazhuviya manalile, tholaintha kaaladi naanadi.
I am the footsteps that got lost in the sand washed by rain.
8. Kaadu potta kaadu - Karuthamma
Vairamuthu brings a drought hit village to life with his wonderful imagery. His genius lies in the fact that all the metaphors are those commonly found in a drought hit land.
Kaatu kallikulla ulladum paala pola, ulloora kanneer pongum. Sollama ullam pongum.
Like the milk that clogs the inside of a cactus plant, tears rise inside ( me ) Heart bursts without a word.
Patta marathu mela, etti paarkum onaan pola vaazha vanthom boomi mela
Like the wild lizard that peeps out from the top of the parched tree, we came to live on this earth.
9. Agaram ippo sigaram aachu
Pasiyara paarvai pothum. Parimaara vaarthai pothum. Kanneeril paathi kaayangal aarum.
A glance is enough to satiate hunger. A word is enough to serve ( love )
With tears, half the wounds are healed
Thalai saaika idama illai? Thalai kotha virala illai? Ilangkaatru varava iillai? Ilaipparu parava illai.
Isn't there a place to rest your head? Aren't there fingers to ruffle your hair? Isn't a cool breeze blowing? Lie down and rest, it is ok ( to rest )
10. Minnale nee vanthathenadi - May Madham
My favorite. Every line is heart wrenching. Vairamuthu's best.
Kan vizhithu paartha podhu kalaintha vanname
Un kai regai ondru mattum ninaivuch chinname
( You are ) The color that disappeared when I opened my eyes.
Your finger prints are the only memory left.
Kadhari kadhari enadhu ullam sitharip ponadhe
Indru sitharip pona sillil ellaam unadhu bimbame
Wailing incessantly, my heart shattered into pieces.
Now, only your reflection remains in all the shattered pieces
Paal mazhaikkuk kaathirukkum bhoomi illaiya
Oru pandigaikku kaathirukkum saami illaiya
Doesn't the earth wait for milky rain ( to be drenched) ?
Doesn't God wait for the festival ( to be celebrated) ?
Varthai vara kaathirukkum kavignan illaiya
Naan kaathirunthaal kaadhal innum neelum illaiya
Doesn't a poet wait for words ?
If I wait ( for you ), won't love just increase?
Kanneeril thee valarthu kaathirukkiren
Un kaaladith thadathil naan poothirukkiren
Raising a fire with my tears, I am waiting.
Blossoming at your footsteps.
11. Thaiya Thaiya - Uyire
Oru Vaanavil Iru Murai Varuvadhillai
Adhu Vandhu Pøana Oru Šuvadumillai
Oru Thandavaalaraiyil Thaandippøana Kuyil
Paadippøana Kural Kalaivadhillai
The same rainbow doesn't appear twice.
There is no trace of it having appeared too.
The cuckoo that was crossed by a train on the track,
The song in its voice doesn't dissolve ever.
12. Kadhal Yogi - Thaalam
Oru siru kili paarthen vaanathile. Manam sikki kondathathan siraginile.
I saw a parrot in the sky. Heart got trapped in its feathers.
Naan vaanathil eriya nerathile kili vannam marainthathu megathile
As I climbed the sky, its colors disappeared in the clouds
Naan manam endra ondru ndri kaatil vaazhnthu kadhal yogi aanene
Left without a heart, I lived in the woods and became a Yogi ( monk ) of love
Manam tholainthum kaathaali tholaikavillai. Ada unnai pondra yogi yaarum pirakavillai.
Even after losing the heart, you didn't lose your love. There has been no other Yogi like you.
Manam tholainthum ninaivugal marakavillai. Avai tholainthal enuyir enakillai. Naan kadhal mattum patri kondu kaanum ulagam vitta yogi aanene
Even after losing the heart, I didn't lose the memories. If I lose them, my life is not mine.
Clutching just my love, losing the world I could see, I became a Yogi
12. Iravu pagalai theda - Kannukkul Nilavu
Another favorite. A poignant song about solitude.
Iravu Pagalai theda, Ithayam ondrai theda
With night searching for the day, searching for a heart
Alaigal amaithi theda, vizhigal vazhiyai theda
With waves searchng for peace, eyes searching for the path
Sutrugindrathe thendral thinam thinam. Enthan manathai konjam sumakkumo?
The breeze is wandering every day. Will it carry my heart for some time?
Vimmugindrathe vinnil natchathiram, enthan kanavai solli azhaikumo?
The star sobbing in the night sky. Will it call out to me, saying my dream?
Vaazhkai ennum payanam inge thooram thooram.
Enge maarum enge serum sollum kaalam
The journey of life goes very far here.
Where it splits, where it joins, only time will say
Thendral vanthu pookal aadum, athu oru kaalam
Mannil sinthi pookal vadum, ilaiyuthir kaalam
Flowers dance to the breeze in one season.
They wilt after falling to the ground in another.
Kolangal aadum vaasalgal vendum. Thaniyaga azhagillaye
We need peacocks to dance at our doorsteps. Solitude is not beautiful.
Kadalai seraa nadhiyai kandal, tharaiyil aadum meenai kandaal,
Otrai kuyilin sogam kandaal achacho
Seeing a river that cannot reach the sea, a fish that struggles on land, a solitary cuckoo's sorrow, heart weeps.
Veesum kaatru oyvai thedi enge pogum? Pookal pesa vaai irunthal enna pesum?
Where does the blowing wind go in search of rest?What will flowers speak if they had tongues?
Maalai neram paravai kootam kootai thedum. Paravai ponal paravai koodu yaarai thedum
At dusk, birds flock in search of their nests. Who will the nest search when the bird leaves it?
Naadodi megam, ododi ingae yaarodu uravaadumo?
Nomadic cloud, always running away, who does it mingle with?
Annai illa pillai kandaal, pillai illa annai kandaal, anbe illa ulagam kandaal achacho
Seeing a mother without a child, a child without a mother, a world without love, heart weeps.
A girl is singing to her lover whom she meets after a very long separation.
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En kaatril swasam illai. En kaatril swasam illai. Athu kidakkatum vidu unakkenna aachu.
There is no breath in my air. There is no breath in my air.
But let it be, tell me what happened to you.
2. Poongatrile - Uyire
Ithayam karugum oru vaasam varugiratha?
Can you smell a heart burning to ashes?
3. Oru deivam thantha poove - Kannathil muthamittal
A father sings to his daughter who finds out that she had been adopted
Izhaitha kavithai nee, ezhuthu pizhaiyum nee
You are the poem I wrote; You are the (spelling ) mistake made (while writing it)
Iraval velicham nee. Iravin kanneer nee
You are the rented light (lamp). You are the tears of the night.
Enathu vaanam nee. Izhantha siragum nee.
You are my sky. You are the feathers I lost.
Naan thooki valartha thuyaram nee
You are the sorrow I picked up and raised ( as my own )
4. Kannalane - Uyire
Pani thuli thaan enna seyyumo, moongil kaadu theepatri eriya? Moongil kaadendru erinthanal maathu
What can a dew drop do, if the bamboo forest is aflame? The girl is burning like a bamboo forest.
5. Un paerai sonnale ( Dum dum dum )
Kaiyai sudum endralum theeyai thodum pillai pol, unnaiye meendum ninaikiren
Like the child who cannot resist touching the flame even though ( he knows ) it would sting, I keep thinking of you.
6. Para para paravai ondru ( Neer paravai )
Mazhaiyil kazhuviya manalile, tholaintha kaaladi naanadi.
I am the footsteps that got lost in the sand washed by rain.
8. Kaadu potta kaadu - Karuthamma
Vairamuthu brings a drought hit village to life with his wonderful imagery. His genius lies in the fact that all the metaphors are those commonly found in a drought hit land.
Kaatu kallikulla ulladum paala pola, ulloora kanneer pongum. Sollama ullam pongum.
Like the milk that clogs the inside of a cactus plant, tears rise inside ( me ) Heart bursts without a word.
Patta marathu mela, etti paarkum onaan pola vaazha vanthom boomi mela
Like the wild lizard that peeps out from the top of the parched tree, we came to live on this earth.
9. Agaram ippo sigaram aachu
Pasiyara paarvai pothum. Parimaara vaarthai pothum. Kanneeril paathi kaayangal aarum.
A glance is enough to satiate hunger. A word is enough to serve ( love )
With tears, half the wounds are healed
Thalai saaika idama illai? Thalai kotha virala illai? Ilangkaatru varava iillai? Ilaipparu parava illai.
Isn't there a place to rest your head? Aren't there fingers to ruffle your hair? Isn't a cool breeze blowing? Lie down and rest, it is ok ( to rest )
10. Minnale nee vanthathenadi - May Madham
My favorite. Every line is heart wrenching. Vairamuthu's best.
Kan vizhithu paartha podhu kalaintha vanname
Un kai regai ondru mattum ninaivuch chinname
( You are ) The color that disappeared when I opened my eyes.
Your finger prints are the only memory left.
Kadhari kadhari enadhu ullam sitharip ponadhe
Indru sitharip pona sillil ellaam unadhu bimbame
Wailing incessantly, my heart shattered into pieces.
Now, only your reflection remains in all the shattered pieces
Paal mazhaikkuk kaathirukkum bhoomi illaiya
Oru pandigaikku kaathirukkum saami illaiya
Doesn't the earth wait for milky rain ( to be drenched) ?
Doesn't God wait for the festival ( to be celebrated) ?
Varthai vara kaathirukkum kavignan illaiya
Naan kaathirunthaal kaadhal innum neelum illaiya
Doesn't a poet wait for words ?
If I wait ( for you ), won't love just increase?
Kanneeril thee valarthu kaathirukkiren
Un kaaladith thadathil naan poothirukkiren
Raising a fire with my tears, I am waiting.
Blossoming at your footsteps.
11. Thaiya Thaiya - Uyire
Oru Vaanavil Iru Murai Varuvadhillai
Adhu Vandhu Pøana Oru Šuvadumillai
Oru Thandavaalaraiyil Thaandippøana Kuyil
Paadippøana Kural Kalaivadhillai
The same rainbow doesn't appear twice.
There is no trace of it having appeared too.
The cuckoo that was crossed by a train on the track,
The song in its voice doesn't dissolve ever.
12. Kadhal Yogi - Thaalam
Oru siru kili paarthen vaanathile. Manam sikki kondathathan siraginile.
I saw a parrot in the sky. Heart got trapped in its feathers.
Naan vaanathil eriya nerathile kili vannam marainthathu megathile
As I climbed the sky, its colors disappeared in the clouds
Naan manam endra ondru ndri kaatil vaazhnthu kadhal yogi aanene
Left without a heart, I lived in the woods and became a Yogi ( monk ) of love
Manam tholainthum kaathaali tholaikavillai. Ada unnai pondra yogi yaarum pirakavillai.
Even after losing the heart, you didn't lose your love. There has been no other Yogi like you.
Manam tholainthum ninaivugal marakavillai. Avai tholainthal enuyir enakillai. Naan kadhal mattum patri kondu kaanum ulagam vitta yogi aanene
Even after losing the heart, I didn't lose the memories. If I lose them, my life is not mine.
Clutching just my love, losing the world I could see, I became a Yogi
12. Iravu pagalai theda - Kannukkul Nilavu
Another favorite. A poignant song about solitude.
Iravu Pagalai theda, Ithayam ondrai theda
With night searching for the day, searching for a heart
Alaigal amaithi theda, vizhigal vazhiyai theda
With waves searchng for peace, eyes searching for the path
Sutrugindrathe thendral thinam thinam. Enthan manathai konjam sumakkumo?
The breeze is wandering every day. Will it carry my heart for some time?
Vimmugindrathe vinnil natchathiram, enthan kanavai solli azhaikumo?
The star sobbing in the night sky. Will it call out to me, saying my dream?
Vaazhkai ennum payanam inge thooram thooram.
Enge maarum enge serum sollum kaalam
The journey of life goes very far here.
Where it splits, where it joins, only time will say
Thendral vanthu pookal aadum, athu oru kaalam
Mannil sinthi pookal vadum, ilaiyuthir kaalam
Flowers dance to the breeze in one season.
They wilt after falling to the ground in another.
Kolangal aadum vaasalgal vendum. Thaniyaga azhagillaye
We need peacocks to dance at our doorsteps. Solitude is not beautiful.
Kadalai seraa nadhiyai kandal, tharaiyil aadum meenai kandaal,
Otrai kuyilin sogam kandaal achacho
Seeing a river that cannot reach the sea, a fish that struggles on land, a solitary cuckoo's sorrow, heart weeps.
Veesum kaatru oyvai thedi enge pogum? Pookal pesa vaai irunthal enna pesum?
Where does the blowing wind go in search of rest?What will flowers speak if they had tongues?
Maalai neram paravai kootam kootai thedum. Paravai ponal paravai koodu yaarai thedum
At dusk, birds flock in search of their nests. Who will the nest search when the bird leaves it?
Naadodi megam, ododi ingae yaarodu uravaadumo?
Nomadic cloud, always running away, who does it mingle with?
Annai illa pillai kandaal, pillai illa annai kandaal, anbe illa ulagam kandaal achacho
Seeing a mother without a child, a child without a mother, a world without love, heart weeps.
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