Thathuvathil Naan Lyrics English Meaning – Thiru Neelakandar | K. M. Mani Rajan
K.M. Mani Rajan’s philosophical vocals anchor ‘Thathuvathil Naan’ from the album Thiru Neelakandar. Lyricist Panchu Arunachalam and composer C.N. Pandurangan frame existence as fluid roles—monk and householder blend through Mani Rajan’s delivery. The track rejects rigid self-definition.
Panchu Arunachalam writes about water hiding in stone and stone submerged in water. K.M. Mani Rajan describes raising children who later forget their parents. These contrasts reject surface-level understanding of identity and relationships.
VilaiyaattukaaranukkuFor the one who plays this cosmic game,
Sivan Endru Per VaiththuThey named him ‘Shiva’.
Vilaiyaada Sonnavar YaaroBut who was it that told him to play?
Vilaiyaada Sonnavar YaaroWho was it that told him to play?
Thaththuvaththil Naan Orr SanniyaasiIn philosophy, I’m a renunciant monk.
En Sakthi Varai Naan Orr SamsaariBut within my capacity, I’m a worldly family man.
Thaththuvaththil Naan Orr SanniyaasiIn philosophy, I’m a renunciant monk.
En Sakthi Varai Naan Orr SamsaariBut within my capacity, I’m a worldly family man.
Baktharukku Naan Orr ParathesiTo the devotee, I’m just a wandering stranger.
Antha Paramanukku Naan Orr UbanyaasiTo that Supreme Lord, I’m a storyteller.
Thaththuvaththil Naan Orr SanniyaasiIn philosophy, I’m a renunciant monk.
En Sakthi Varai Naan Orr SamsaariBut within my capacity, I’m a worldly family man.
Neerukkul Kallum UnduThere is a stone submerged in the water,
Kallukkul Neerum UnduAnd there is water hidden within the stone.
Neerukkul Kallum UnduThere is a stone submerged in the water,
Kallukkul Neerum UnduAnd there is water hidden within the stone.
Paarvaikku TheriyaathuThis isn’t visible to the naked eye.
Bhoomikkul Naanum UnduI exist within this earth,
Enakkullum BhoomiyunduAnd the earth exists within me too.
Kelvikku PuriyaathuQuestions won’t help you understand this.
Thaththuvaththil Naan Orr SanniyaasiIn philosophy, I’m a renunciant monk.
En Sakthi Varai Naan Orr SamsaariBut within my capacity, I’m a worldly family man.
Uravinil Thaai ThagappanIn kinship, a mother and father
Oru Thulithaan TharuvaarProvide only a single drop of life.
Uravinil Thaai ThagappanIn kinship, a mother and father
Oru Thulithaan TharuvaarProvide only a single drop of life.
Valarppathu En PaaduRaising that life is my burden alone.
Valarntha Piragu SilarYet after they grow up, some people,
Mamathaiyinaa EnnaiBlinded by their own ego,
Marappathu Panpaadu Marappathu PanpaaduForget me as a matter of custom.
Thaththuvaththil Naan Orr SanniyaasiIn philosophy, I’m a renunciant monk.
En Sakthi Varai Naan Orr SamsaariBut within my capacity, I’m a worldly family man.
Maranthavar Mattum AllaIt’s not just those who forgot,
Ninaiththavarum KoodaBut even those who remembered me.
Maranthavar Mattum AllaIt’s not just those who forgot,
Ninaiththavarum KoodaBut even those who remembered me.
Maraivathu KankooduIt is a visible truth that they vanish.
En Madiyil Vizhuntha Pinbu IruvaraiyumOnce they fall into my lap,
Samamaai Anaippathu En VeeduMy home embraces both of them equally.
Anaippathu En VeeduMy home embraces them.
Thaththuvaththil Naan Orr SanniyaasiIn philosophy, I’m a renunciant monk.
En Sakthi Varai Naan Orr SamsaariBut within my capacity, I’m a worldly family man.
Thaththuvaththil Naan Orr SanniyaasiIn philosophy, I’m a renunciant monk.
En Sakthi Varai Naan Orr SamsaariBut within my capacity, I’m a worldly family man.
Thiru Neelakandar’s Thathuvathil Naan lyrics meaning examines coexistence through paradoxes. A complete English lyrics translation shows how opposites merge in human experience. The song resolves contradictions by accepting layered truths.
