Deivam Thantha Veedu

This is a slightly philosophical song. His sister is the breadwinner of the family and he is a ‘good for nothing’ alcoholic, she treats him with contempt. He is drunk and retaliates against her with larger deeper questions.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmRolavyukg

**Deivam thandha veedu veedhiyirukku

Indha oorenna sondha veedenna njaana pennae

Vaazhvin porulenna nee vandha kadhai enna**

I have the streets god gave me as my home

What do I care about this town or my house, wise girl

What is the objective of life? What makes you think you are so special?

**Naan kaettuth thaaythandhai padaitharaa

Illai en pillai enai kaettu pirandhaanaa

Dheyvam seydha paavam idhu podi thangachi

Kondraal paavam thinraal poachu idhudhaan en katchi

Aadhi veedu andham kaadu

Idhil naan enna adiyae nee enna njaana penne

Vaazhvin porulenna nee vandha kadhai enna

(Deivam thandha veedu)**

Did I ask my parents to create me?

Or did my son ask my permission to be born?

This is the sin of god, my younger sister!

The sin of killing [an animal] is redeemed by eating it; that is my philosophy

The beginning is home, end is the forest

So how is it that you or I could be important in this process, wise girl?

What is the objective of life? What makes you think you are so special?

**Verum koavil idhilenna abhishaekam

Un manam engum therukkooththu pagal vaesham

Kallikkenna mullil vaeli poadi thangachchi

Kaatukkaedhu thoattakkaaran idhudhaan en katchi

Kondadhenna koduppadhenna

Idhil thaay enna, manandha thaaram enna njaana penne

Vaazhvin porulenna nee vandha kadhai enna

(Deivam thandha veedu)**

In a temple without a deity, there seems to be a shower offering to god [but it is not possible]

But your mind is filled with profanity and hypocrisy

Weeds don’t need protection

The forest needs no minder; that is my philosophy

What is it to have? What is it to give?

In all this, what is the point of a mother? Or a wedded wife, wise girl?

What is the objective of life? What makes you think you are so special?

**Thelivaagath therindhaalae chiththaandham

Adhu theriyaamal poanaalae vedhaandham

Mannaith thoandith thanneer thaedum anbuth thangachi

Ennai thoandi nyaanam kanden idhudhaan en katchi

Unmai enna poymai enna

Idhil thaen enna kadikkum thael enna nyaana penne

Vaazhvin porul enna nee vandha kadhai enna

(Deivam thandha veedu)**

If you can understand it clearly, it is a doctorine

If it defies understanding, it is like philosophy

Just like one digs the earth for water, dear sister,

I damaged myself (with alcohol) to find wisedom

What is truth and what is falsehood?

And in this, what is the difference between honey and stinging scorpion, wise girl?

What is the objective of life? What makes you think you are so special?


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