AABAVANAN

[Oomai viligal] nilaimaarum ulagil …

Powerful lyrics, aptly delivers the agony of the poor. Something for all of us to ponder about, stop accumulating wealth, you are not going to carry anything when you die, learn to share and alleviate poverty 

Poet: Aabavanan
Movie: Oomai viligal
Music: Manoj Gyan
Singer: K.J.Yesudas
Song Sequence: (1)-(1)-(2)-(2)-(1)-(1)-(3)-(3)-(4)-(1)-(1)-(2)-(2)-(1)-(1)-(5)-(5)-(6)-(1)-(1)-(2)-(2)-(1)

(1)nilaimaarum ulagil,
nilaikkum endra kanavil,

In this world, that constantly changes state (Ever changing world),
thinking (dreaming) that everything will persist,

(2)vaalum manidha jaadhi, 
adhil vaalvadhillai needhi

We human’s live,
In doing so, justice doesnt exist

( We human and so possessed with things (materialistic desires) and are constantly striving to attain them in this ever changing world, we forget that we came with nothing and will go back with nothing, in all our petty, self-centered pursuits we kill justice, compassion etc etc )

(3)dinamdhorum unavu,
adhu pagalil thondrum kanavu,

For a poor person, the main dream for him is that he gets food every day,

(4)kanavaana nilai,
pudhu vaalvukkenge ninaivu,

In such a state of mind (where getting a square meal a day itself is a dream), where is the time (or effort) to think about a new beginning/pursuing new fruitful things in life,

(5)aaraaro,aariraro,
pirakkindra podhe,
irakkaadha manidhan,

When a human is born, the one who does not die 
(here the poet hints that for the poor who don’t die immediately after birth (and have to face this cruel world))

(6)vaalgindra saabam,
avan munnor seidha paavam

For those people, living itself is a curse,
and is the misdeeds of his ancestors…