Chinmayi Sripada and Raghul Nambiar perform “Endha Pakkam” for the film Dharmadurai, starring Vijay Sethupathi and Tamannaah. Vairamuthu’s lyrics begin with a calming observation that no matter which way one looks, the sky is one. The song, with music by Yuvan Shankar Raja, offers a blueprint for emotional survival.
Released: August 26, 2016
Endha Pakkam
Chinmayi Sripada | Raghul Nambiar • From “Dharmadurai”
Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Composer
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Dharmadurai’s Endha Pakkam Lyrics Translation
The verses reframe pain as a necessary process for growth. One direct line argues that if a cockroach can live after losing its head, so can a human. Crying is presented not as a weakness but as the only tool able to cleanse the mind.
Yentha Pakkam KaanumbothuNo matter which way you look,
Vaanam Ondruthe sky is one.
Nee Yentha Paadhai YegumbothumNo matter which path you climb,
Oorgal Unduyou’ll find towns along the way.
Oru Kaadhal Tholvi KaanumbothumWhen you face the failure of a love,
Paadal Unduthere is a song.
Siru Karappan Poochi Thalai PonaalumEven if a small cockroach loses its head,
Vaazhvu Unduthere is still life.
Ada Roja Pookkal AzhuthaalHey, when rose flowers weep,
Adhu Thenai Sindhumthey shed honey.
Yen Raja Paiyan Nee AzhuthaalMy dear boy, when you cry,
Adhil Nyaanam Minjumwisdom will shine from it.
Sogam Oru MegamSorrow is just a cloud.
Naan Sonnal Adhu PogumIf I say so, it will pass.
Un Kanneer Yendhum Kannam NaanagumI will become the cheek that holds your tears.
Yentha Pakkam KaanumbothuNo matter which way you look,
Vaanam Ondruthe sky is one.
Nee Yentha Paadhai YegumbothumNo matter which path you climb,
Oorgal Unduyou’ll find towns along the way.
Yeppothume Inbam YendraalIf there is only happiness all the time,
Munnetrame Yethuwhere is the progress?
Yeppothume Pagalaai PonaalIf it’s always daytime,
Vetpam Thaangathuthe heat will become unbearable.
Manasai Salavai SeiyaTo cleanse the mind,
Oru Kanneer Thuli Thaan Unduthere is a teardrop.
Un Uyirai Salavai SeiyaTo cleanse your very soul,
Oru Kaadhal Nadhi Unduthere is a river of love.
Un Swaasa Paiyai MaatruChange out your very lungs.
Adhil Sutha Kaatrai YetruFill them with pure air.
Nee Innor UyirilIn another life,
Innoru Peyaril Vaazhndhu Vidulive on under another name.
Sandharpame Theemai SeithaalWhen circumstances themselves do you harm,
Santhoshame Thettuhappiness feels like a mistake.
Saladaiyil Thanneer AlliScooping water in a sieve,
Dhaagam Theeradhuwill not quench your thirst.
Dhaagam Theeradhano NeeTo quench that very thirst,
Thaai Paal Mazhaiyaai Vandhaaiyou came like a rain of mother’s milk.
Nam Uravin Peyare TheriyadhammaWe don’t even know the name of our bond,
Uyirai Tharugindraaiyet you give your life to me.
Un Uchan Thalaiyai TheendaTo touch the crown of your head,
Oor Urimai Unda Pennedoes anyone in the world have the right, my girl?
Un Ullangaalil Thalaiyai SaaithaalIf I could just rest my head at the soles of your feet,
Podhum Kannethat would be enough, my dear.
Yentha Pakkam KaanumbothuNo matter which way you look,
Vaanam Ondruthe sky is one.
Nee Yentha Paadhai YegumbothumNo matter which path you climb,
Oorgal Unduyou’ll find towns along the way.
Nee Thaavi Thaavi ThaluvumbothumWhen you leap to embrace me,
Thaaimai Unduthere is motherhood in it.
Naan Nenjaankootil SaayumbothumWhen I lean against your chest,
Nermai Unduthere is honesty in it.
Un Vaarthaiku MunnalBefore your words,
Yen Vaazhve Un Pinnalmy whole life follows behind you.
Un Madiyil Yendhan Kanneer ValiyumadiMy tears will flow onto your lap.
Un Sogam Oru MegamYour sorrow is just a cloud.
Naan Sonnal Adhu PogumIf I say so, it will pass.
Un Kanneer Yendhum Kannam NaanagumI will become the cheek that holds your tears.
The track unfolds as a series of gentle instructions, building from simple truths to radical commands. A speaker instructs the listener to change their lungs and fill them with pure air. This “Endha Pakkam” lyrics analysis shows the song functions as a pragmatic guide to healing.
