K. J. Yesudas delivers a somber performance in ‘Aandavan Potta’ from the album ‘Thennangkeetru’. Lyricist Kannadasan and composer G. K. Venkatesh craft a resigned meditation on fate.
Aandavan Potta
K. J. Yesudas • From “Thennangkeetru”
Aandavan Potta Lyrics Translation K. J. Yesudas | Thennangkeetru
Kannadasan writes about completing life rituals like marriage without experiencing joy. The character identifies as a solitary ascetic despite living in a household setting.
Aandavan Potta Pulliyai MaattraTo change the mark that God has placed,
Arugathai Enakku KidaiyaathuI don’t have the authority to do so.
Aandavan Potta Pulliyai MaattraTo change the mark that God has placed,
Arugathai Enakku KidaiyaathuI don’t have the authority to do so.
Aasaigal Nenjil Aayiram OonjalDesires are like a thousand swings in my heart;
Aadida Seithaal Thuyar YaethuIf they were allowed to sway, where would the sorrow be?
Aandavan Potta Pulliyai MaattraTo change the mark that God has placed.
Medai Yaerinaen PaadinaenI climbed the stage and sang my songs,
Inimai IllaamalBut there wasn’t any sweetness in them.
Maalai Soodinaen Kanavan AaginaenI wore the wedding garland and became a husband,
Mangalam KaanaamalWithout ever finding any ‘auspicious’ joy.
Poovoduthaan Pirappathu Thene TheneHoney is born only within the flower,
Arumpaaga Nee Iruppathu Veene VeeneIt’s useless for you to remain just a bud.
Thanimara Vaazhkkai VaazhugindromaeWe’re living a life like a solitary tree.
Aandavan Potta Pulliyai MaattraTo change the mark that God has placed,
Arugathai Enakku KidaiyaathuI don’t have the authority to do so.
Aasaigal Nenjil Aayiram OonjalDesires are like a thousand swings in my heart;
Aadida Seithaal Thuyar YaethuIf they were allowed to sway, where would the sorrow be?
Aandavan Potta Pulliyai MaattraTo change the mark that God has placed.
Kettu Paarkkiraen ThavikkiraenI plead and I suffer in my struggle,
Deivam Tharum EndruHoping that God will grant my wish.
Kootti Kazhiththavan Kanakkai SolgiraanThe one who calculates my deeds tells me the score,
Vithiyae PerithendruDeclaring that destiny is greater than all.
Kettu Paarkkiraen ThavikkiraenI ask again and I continue to suffer,
Deivam Tharum EndruBelieving that God will provide.
Kootti Kazhiththavan Kanakkai SolgiraanThe record-keeper tallies my accounts,
Vithiyae PerithendruStating that fate remains supreme.
Uyir Vaazha Nee Koduththaai Piravi PiraviYou gave me this birth just to keep me alive,
Ill Vaazhvil Naan Thanimai Thuravi ThuraviWithin this family life, I’m a lonely ‘ascetic’.
Thendralin Paathai ThaedugindraeneI’m still searching for the path of the gentle breeze.
Aandavan Potta Pulliyai MaattraTo change the mark that God has placed,
Arugathai Enakku KidaiyaathuI don’t have the authority to do so.
Aasaigal Nenjil Aayiram OonjalDesires are like a thousand swings in my heart;
Aadida Seithaal Thuyar YaethuIf they were allowed to sway, where would the sorrow be?
Aandavan Potta Pulliyai MaattraTo change the mark that God has placed.
Aandavan Potta Music Video
Accepting an unchangeable destiny anchors the Aandavan Potta lyrics meaning. Yesudas gives voice to Kannadasan’s examination of resignation.