Yaezhaikku Ettatha Lyrics English Meaning | Aalai Kandu Mayangathe | Seerkazhi Govindarajan
Seerkazhi Govindarajan’s ‘Yaezhaikku Ettatha’ from the album ‘Aalai Kandu Mayangathe’ delivers a sorrowful critique of injustice. Lyricist Thanjai Ramaiya Dass and composer S. M. Subbaih Naidu craft a resonant lament about societal neglect. The song presents a world where the poor face systematic exclusion.
Yaezhaikku Ettatha
Seerkazhi Govindarajan • From “Aalai Kandu Mayangathe”
Lyricist
Thanjai Ramaiya Dass
Composer
S. M. Subbaih Naidu
Aalai Kandu Mayangathe’s Yaezhaikku Ettatha Tamil Lyrics English Meaning
Thanjai Ramaiya Dass describes a society mocking moral contradictions. Key lines note thieves and saints coexisting while the world laughs. Dass observes power handed to cowards as vulnerable people suffer ruin.
Yaezhaikku Ettaatha UlagamA world that’s out of the poor man’s reach
Yaezhaikku Ettaatha UlagamA world that’s out of the poor man’s reach
Idhu Yaezhaikku Ettaatha UlagamThis world is beyond the poor man’s grasp
Idhu Yaezhaikku Ettaatha UlagamThis world is beyond the poor man’s grasp
Eliyaar Manathai Uliyaal UdhaiththuIt chisels away at the hearts of the weak
Yaemaattri Vaazhgira Anjaatha UlagamA fearless world that thrives on deceit
Yaezhaikku Ettaatha UlagamA world that’s out of the poor man’s reach
Thikkattra Yaezhaikku DeivamumEven God turns away from the destitute
Thunai SeiyyaRefusing to lend a helping hand
Maruththathum Vidhithaan AmmaIt’s just fate that denies us, mother
Deivam MaruththathumWhen God Himself rejects us
Vidhithaan AmmaIt’s nothing but cruel fate, mother
DeivamaanaYour husband, pure as a deity
Un Kanavanai SiraiyilWas thrown behind prison bars
Pottathum Sathithaan AmmaA wicked conspiracy put him there, mother
Yaezhaikku Ettaatha UlagamA world that’s out of the poor man’s reach
Thirudanum ThiyaagiyumThe thief and the noble martyr
Ooridam IruppathaalLive side by side in this town
Sirikkuuthamma Intha UlagamThis world just laughs at the irony, mother
Sirikkuuthamma Intha UlagamThis world just laughs at the irony, mother
Arivillaa Maanthar Anji SaeiyidamThe world hands power to ignorant cowards
Kodukkuthammaa Intha UlagamGiving them everything they ask for
Nammai Kedukkuthammaa Intha UlagamWhile it ruins people like us, mother
Idhu Yaezhaikku Ettaatha UlagamThis world is beyond the poor man’s grasp
Inbamum ThunbamumJoy and sorrow are twins
Oru Thaai KuzhanthaigalBorn of the very same mother
Endrae Unarnthidu NeeyaeYou must realize this truth yourself
Indru Unarnthidu NeeyaeUnderstand this clearly today
Inbamum ThunbamumJoy and sorrow are twins
Oru Thaai KuzhanthaigalBorn of the very same mother
Endrae Unarnthidu NeeyaeYou must realize this truth yourself
Indru Unarnthidu NeeyaeUnderstand this clearly today
Iraivanin KangalilEven if they blindfold God’s eyes
Thirai PottaalumCovering his sight with a veil
Saththiyam Nilaiththidum ThaayaeThe truth will still prevail, mother
Saththiyam Nilaiththidum ThaayaeThe truth will still prevail, mother
Padhi Sakthiyai Ninaiththidum ThaayaeTrust in the power of the Divine
Saththiyam Nilaiththidum ThaayaeAnd truth shall stand tall, mother
Thanjai Ramaiya Dass asserts truth endures despite divine blindness. This Tamil track’s lyrics translation addresses persistent inequality. Final verses insist joy and sorrow share common roots.
