G Balasubramanian composed ‘Theemai’ for the album ‘Infinity’, with Haja’s lyrics and vocals by Sivam and Haja. The track presents stark philosophy through sparse instrumentation. Its Tamil verses question moral assumptions about existence.
Released: September 2, 2022
Theemai
Balasubramanian G | Sivam • From “Infinity”
Infinity’s Theemai Tamil Lyrics English Meaning
Haja argues harm predates human consciousness in one couplet. Another states every smile causes someone’s pain. Balasubramanian’s arrangement emphasizes these claims with hollow percussion and distant vocal layers.
Ella JeevanukkumFor every living creature,
Indha Bhoomiyilaon this planet,
Vazha Podhumanato have enough to live,
Theengu Thevaiharm is what’s needed.
Arivum Thondrum MunneLong before knowledge appeared,
Theengu Thondriyathuharm had already emerged.
Yetrukkollave Mudiya UnmaiIt’s a truth that you just can’t accept.
Kaduvai ServatharkkuTo bring an embryo to life,
Podhuvai Avadhuand make it whole,
Kodi Anukkalaiis a destructive act,
Kondra Theenguthat kills millions of cells.
Undhan PunnagaiYour smile,
Oruvan Vedhanaiis someone else’s pain.
Kannottathil ThanIn that point of view,
Nangum Theenguharm itself is anchored.
Jananam Maranam Rendu IdaiyilumBetween birth and death,
Theengu Thodaruthuthe harm continues on.
Mudivili Jananam MaranamIn the endlessness of birth and death,
Eppozhuthum Theengu Thodaruthuthe harm always follows.
Jananam Maranam Rendu IdaiyilumBetween birth and death,
Theengu Thodaruthuthe harm continues on.
Mudivili Jananam MaranamIn the endlessness of birth and death,
Eppozhuthum Theengu Thodaruthuthe harm always follows.
Otta PanaiIt’s like a leaky pot,
Senja Dheivamthat a god has made.
Athula Neera SerthuHe filled it with water,
Dhagam Theera Paruga Sonnaand told us to drink until our thirst was gone.
Aasaigal Ulla BodhuAs long as you have desires,
Pavam Oyindhirathusin doesn’t just go away.
Yaradhu Meendathu UndaTell me, who has ever escaped it?
Oorum Nandri MarandhidumThe world will forget gratitude,
Theemai Thangi Vidumbut harm is what it holds onto.
Marum Indha UlaginilIn this world that’s always changing,
Theemai Thodarndhidumharm is the one thing that will remain.
Theemai Music Video
The ‘Infinity’ album frames harm as unavoidable within universal systems. Listeners examining Theemai lyrics translation will find direct statements about life’s dependence on destruction.