[Bharathi] Nirpathuve nadapathuve parapathuve…

Wow, I feel so awed by these lines, these lines questions the validity of our perceptions/views/ beliefs/thoughts about this world… brilliance is one word which sums it! do pay attention to each word ( can be interpreted in multiple ways, this is my interpretation).

Movie: Bharathi
Poet: Subramanya Bharathi
Singer: Harish Raghavendra
Music: Ilayaraaja
Song Sequence: (1)-(1)-(2)-(3)-(3)-(4)-(1)-(5)-(5)-(6)

(1)நிற்பதுவே நடப்பதுவே பறப்பதுவே
நீங்களெல்லாம் சொப்பனந்தானோ? 
பல தோற்ற மயக்கங்களோ?

Nirpathuve nadapathuve parapathuve,
neengalellam soppanam thaano,
pala thotra mayakangalo,

what ever I perceive as standing (still), walking and flying around me,
are all of these just my dreams?
are they mere illusions that my thoughts make me beleive of this world?

(2)கற்பதுவே கேட்பதுவே கருதுவதே 
நீங்களெல்லாம் அற்ப மாயைகளோ?
 உம்முள் ஆழ்ந்த பொருளில்லையோ?

karpadhuve ketpadhuve karudhuvadhe,
neengalellam arpa maayaygalo,
ummul aalndha porul illaiyo,

what ever I learn, I hear , I imagine,
are all these petty illusions?
don’t all these thing have a deeper meaning/significance?

(3)வானகமே இளவெயிலே மரச்செறிவே 
நீங்களெல்லாம்  கானலின் நீரோ? 
வெறும் காட்சிப் பிழைதானோ? 

vaanakame ilaveyile maracharive,
neengalellam kaanalin neero,
verum kaatchi pilai thaano,

The sky, the first rays of sunlight, the trees along slopes,
are all of you merely a mirage?
are these just a result of my erroneous view?

(4)போனதெல்லாம் கனவினைப்போல் 
புதைந்தழிந்தே போனதனால் 
நானும் ஓர் கனவோ? 
இந்த ஞாலமும் பொய்தானோ?

ponathellam kanavinaipol,
pudhainthazhinthe ponathanaal,
naanum or kanavo,
intha gnalamum poi thaano,

whatever went (thoughts and also people), like a dream,
got buried and was lost in the past (also means buried under the earth – after death),
similarly am I also just a dream ( I will also be gone/forgotten one day),
isn’t this world a lie too?

(5)காலமென்றே ஒரு நினைவும் 
காட்சியென்றே பல நினைவும் 
கோலமும் பொய்களோ? 
அங்குக் குணங்களும் பொய்களோ? 

kaalam endre oru ninaivum,
kaatchi endre pala ninaivum,
kolamum poygalo,
angu gunangalum poygalo,

The thought we perceive as time,
The multiple thoughts that arise due to our power of vision (of the space around us),
are all these forms (appearances) mere lies?
there, what we perceive as characters (qualities of a person), aren’t these too lies?

(6)காண்பவெல்லாம் மறையுமென்றால் 
மறைந்ததெல்லாம் காண்பமன்றோ? 
நானும் ஓர் கனவோ? 
இந்த ஞாலமும் பொய்தானோ?

kaanpadhellam maraiyum endraal,
maraindhadhellam kaanbamandro,
naanum or kanavo,
intha gnalamum poy thaano.

if it is true that, what ever we see will vanish eventually,
wouldn’t we see all that vanished? (as our memories) ( isn’t this a paradox)
am I just a dream?
isn’t this world a lie too?