Aagayam Thee Pidicha
From Madras · 2014
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| {Aagayam thee pidicha nila thoonguma | {If the sky catches fire, can the moon sleep? |
| Nee illa neram ellam nenjam thaanguma} (2) | Can my heart endure the moments without you?} (2) |
| Male | |
| Sola kaatu bommaikoru sontham yaarumilla | A scarecrow in the field has no relatives to call its own. |
| Kaiya vittu kaathal pona kaiyil rega illa | When love slips out of hand, even the lines on the palm vanish. |
| Male | |
| Kannukulla ipo kadal kasivatha paaru | Look at an ocean leaking inside my eyes now. |
| Onnukulla onna vanthu seru | Come and merge into me as one. |
| Kannukulla ipo kadal kasivatha paaru | Look at an ocean leaking inside my eyes now. |
| Onnukulla onna vanthu seru | Come and merge into me as one. |
| Male | |
| Vaadagaiku kaadhal vaangi vaazhavilla yaarum | No one lives by borrowing love on rent. |
| Enna mattum vaazha sollaathae | Do not tell me alone to live like that. |
| Udambu kulla usira vittu poga sollu neethaan | You can ask my soul to leave my body, |
| Unna vittu poga sollaathae | but do not ask me to leave you. |
| Kaanugindra kaatchi ellam unthan poo mugam | Every sight I see reveals your flower-like face, |
| Athu enthan nyabagam | that remains as my cherished memory. |
| Male | |
| Kannukulla ipo kadal kasivatha paaru | Look at an ocean leaking inside my eyes now. |
| Onnukulla onna vanthu seru | Come and merge into me as one. |
| Kannukulla ipo kadal kasivatha paaru | Look at an ocean leaking inside my eyes now. |
| Onnukulla onna vanthu seru | Come and merge into me as one. |
| Male | |
| Kaadhaluku kangal illai kaalgal undu thaanae | Love may be blind without eyes, but it surely has legs; |
| Sollaamalae oodi ponaalae | she ran away without saying a word. |
| Vedanthaangal paravai kellam veru veru naadu | The migratory birds of Vedanthangal belong to different distant lands, |
| Unnudaya koodu naanadi | yet I am your true nest, my dear. |
| Annaanthu paarkinra kokku naanadi | I am the crane looking up at the sky, |
| Antha vinmeen neeyadi | and you are that distant star, my dear. |
| Male | |
| Kannukulla ipo kadal kasivatha paaru | Look at an ocean leaking inside my eyes now. |
| Onnukulla onna vanthu seru | Come and merge into me as one. |
| Kannukulla ipo kadal kasivatha paaru | Look at an ocean leaking inside my eyes now. |
| Onnukulla onna vanthu seru | Come and merge into me as one. |
| Male | |
| {Aagayam thee pidicha nila thoonguma | {If the sky catches fire, can the moon sleep? |
| Nee illa neram ellam nenjam thaanguma} (2) | Can my heart endure the moments without you?} (2) |
| Male | |
| Sola kaatu bommaikoru sontham yaarumilla | A scarecrow in the field has no relatives to call its own. |
| Kaiya vittu kaathal pona kaiyil rega illa | When love slips out of hand, even the lines on the palm vanish. |
| Male | |
| Kannukulla ipo kadal kasivatha paaru | Look at an ocean leaking inside my eyes now. |
| Onnukulla onna vanthu seru | Come and merge into me as one. |
| Kannukulla ipo kadal kasivatha paaru | Look at an ocean leaking inside my eyes now. |
| Onnukulla onna vanthu seru | Come and merge into me as one. |
{ ஆகாயம் தீ பிடிச்சா
நிலா தூங்குமா நீ இல்லா
நேரம் எல்லாம் நெஞ்சம் தாங்குமா } (2)
{If the sky catches fire, can the moon sleep?
Can my heart endure the moments without you?} (2)
சோள காட்டு
பொம்மைக்கொரு சொந்தம்
யாருமில்ல கைய விட்டு காதல்
போன கையில் ரேக இல்ல
A scarecrow in the field has no relatives to call its own.
When love slips out of hand, even the lines on the palm vanish.
கண்ணுக்குள்ள இப்போ
கடல் கசிவத பாரு ஒன்னுக்குள்ள
ஒன்னா வந்து சேரு கண்ணுக்குள்ள
இப்போ கடல் கசிவத பாரு ஒன்னுக்குள்ள
ஒன்னா வந்து சேரு
Look at an ocean leaking inside my eyes now.
Come and merge into me as one.
Look at an ocean leaking inside my eyes now.
Come and merge into me as one.
வாடகைக்கு காதல்
வாங்கி வாழவில்லை யாரும்
என்ன மட்டும் வாழ சொல்லாதே
உடம்பு குள்ள உசிர விட்டு போக
சொல்லு நீதான் உன்ன விட்டு
போக சொல்லாதே காணுகின்ற
காட்சி எல்லாம் உந்தன் பூ முகம்
அது எந்தன் ஞாபகம்
No one lives by borrowing love on rent.
Do not tell me alone to live like that.
You can ask my soul to leave my body,
but do not ask me to leave you.
Every sight I see reveals your flower-like face,
that remains as my cherished memory.
கண்ணுக்குள்ள இப்போ
கடல் கசிவத பாரு ஒன்னுக்குள்ள
ஒன்னா வந்து சேரு கண்ணுக்குள்ள
இப்போ கடல் கசிவத பாரு ஒன்னுக்குள்ள
ஒன்னா வந்து சேரு
Look at an ocean leaking inside my eyes now.
Come and merge into me as one.
Look at an ocean leaking inside my eyes now.
Come and merge into me as one.
காதலுக்கு கண்கள்
இல்லை கால்கள் உண்டு
தானே சொல்லாமலே ஓடி
போனாலே வேடந்தாங்கல்
பறவைக்கெல்லாம் வேறு
வேறு நாடு உன்னுடையே
கூடு நானடி அண்ணாந்து
பாா்க்கின்ற கொக்கு நானடி
அந்த விண்மீன் நீயடி
Love may be blind without eyes, but it surely has legs;
she ran away without saying a word.
The migratory birds of Vedanthangal belong to different distant lands,
yet I am your true nest, my dear.
I am the crane looking up at the sky,
and you are that distant star, my dear.
கண்ணுக்குள்ள இப்போ
கடல் கசிவத பாரு ஒன்னுக்குள்ள
ஒன்னா வந்து சேரு கண்ணுக்குள்ள
இப்போ கடல் கசிவத பாரு ஒன்னுக்குள்ள
ஒன்னா வந்து சேரு
Look at an ocean leaking inside my eyes now.
Come and merge into me as one.
Look at an ocean leaking inside my eyes now.
Come and merge into me as one.
{ ஆகாயம் தீ பிடிச்சா
நிலா தூங்குமா நீ இல்லா
நேரம் எல்லாம் நெஞ்சம் தாங்குமா } (2)
{If the sky catches fire, can the moon sleep?
Can my heart endure the moments without you?} (2)
சோள காட்டு
பொம்மைக்கொரு சொந்தம்
யாருமில்ல கைய விட்டு காதல்
போன கையில் ரேக இல்ல
A scarecrow in the field has no relatives to call its own.
When love slips out of hand, even the lines on the palm vanish.
கண்ணுக்குள்ள இப்போ
கடல் கசிவத பாரு ஒன்னுக்குள்ள
ஒன்னா வந்து சேரு கண்ணுக்குள்ள
இப்போ கடல் கசிவத பாரு ஒன்னுக்குள்ள
ஒன்னா வந்து சேரு
Look at an ocean leaking inside my eyes now.
Come and merge into me as one.
Look at an ocean leaking inside my eyes now.
Come and merge into me as one.
{Aagayam thee pidicha nila thoonguma
{If the sky catches fire, can the moon sleep?
Nee illa neram ellam nenjam thaanguma} (2)
Can my heart endure the moments without you?} (2)
Sola kaatu bommaikoru sontham yaarumilla
A scarecrow in the field has no relatives to call its own.
Kaiya vittu kaathal pona kaiyil rega illa
When love slips out of hand, even the lines on the palm vanish.
Kannukulla ipo kadal kasivatha paaru
Look at an ocean leaking inside my eyes now.
Onnukulla onna vanthu seru
Come and merge into me as one.
Kannukulla ipo kadal kasivatha paaru
Look at an ocean leaking inside my eyes now.
Onnukulla onna vanthu seru
Come and merge into me as one.
Vaadagaiku kaadhal vaangi vaazhavilla yaarum
No one lives by borrowing love on rent.
Enna mattum vaazha sollaathae
Do not tell me alone to live like that.
Udambu kulla usira vittu poga sollu neethaan
You can ask my soul to leave my body,
Unna vittu poga sollaathae
but do not ask me to leave you.
Kaanugindra kaatchi ellam unthan poo mugam
Every sight I see reveals your flower-like face,
Athu enthan nyabagam
that remains as my cherished memory.
Kannukulla ipo kadal kasivatha paaru
Look at an ocean leaking inside my eyes now.
Onnukulla onna vanthu seru
Come and merge into me as one.
Kannukulla ipo kadal kasivatha paaru
Look at an ocean leaking inside my eyes now.
Onnukulla onna vanthu seru
Come and merge into me as one.
Kaadhaluku kangal illai kaalgal undu thaanae
Love may be blind without eyes, but it surely has legs;
Sollaamalae oodi ponaalae
she ran away without saying a word.
Vedanthaangal paravai kellam veru veru naadu
The migratory birds of Vedanthangal belong to different distant lands,
Unnudaya koodu naanadi
yet I am your true nest, my dear.
Annaanthu paarkinra kokku naanadi
I am the crane looking up at the sky,
Antha vinmeen neeyadi
and you are that distant star, my dear.
Kannukulla ipo kadal kasivatha paaru
Look at an ocean leaking inside my eyes now.
Onnukulla onna vanthu seru
Come and merge into me as one.
Kannukulla ipo kadal kasivatha paaru
Look at an ocean leaking inside my eyes now.
Onnukulla onna vanthu seru
Come and merge into me as one.
{Aagayam thee pidicha nila thoonguma
{If the sky catches fire, can the moon sleep?
Nee illa neram ellam nenjam thaanguma} (2)
Can my heart endure the moments without you?} (2)
Sola kaatu bommaikoru sontham yaarumilla
A scarecrow in the field has no relatives to call its own.
Kaiya vittu kaathal pona kaiyil rega illa
When love slips out of hand, even the lines on the palm vanish.
Kannukulla ipo kadal kasivatha paaru
Look at an ocean leaking inside my eyes now.
Onnukulla onna vanthu seru
Come and merge into me as one.
Kannukulla ipo kadal kasivatha paaru
Look at an ocean leaking inside my eyes now.
Onnukulla onna vanthu seru
Come and merge into me as one.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Aagayam Thee Pidicha from the film Madras (2014) is a poignant reflection on the grief of separation and unfulfilled love. Lyricist Kabilan uses striking natural imagery and rural metaphors to capture the weight of heartbreak, illustrating how absence creates an unbearable emptiness in the protagonist's life. The protagonist feels abandoned, comparing his loneliness to a solitary scarecrow in a field or a crane staring wistfully at an unreachable star. Through vivid expressions of tears flowing like an ocean and a soul being asked to part from its body, the song depicts love not merely as an emotion, but as the very vital force sustaining existence.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Hyperbole & Cosmic Imagery
“Aagayam thee pidicha nila thoonguma”
Comparing grief and restlessness to the sky catching fire and preventing the moon from sleeping.
Metaphor
“Kannukulla ipo kadal kasivatha paaru”
Comparing continuous overflowing tears from grief to an ocean leaking from the eyes.
Simile & Symbolism
“Sola kaatu bommaikoru sontham yaarumilla”
Comparing the protagonist's complete isolation after losing love to a scarecrow in an empty field that owns no relationships.
Personification & Irony
“Kaadhaluku kangal illai kaalgal undu thaanae”
Personifying love as an entity that lacks eyes to see but has legs to run away quietly.
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Trivia
Composed by Santhosh Narayanan for Pa. Ranjith's critically acclaimed political drama Madras (2014), the song is rendered by Pradeep Kumar and Shakthisree Gopalan. The acoustic track received widespread praise for Kabilan's evocative local Tamil phrasing and its seamless integration into the film's emotional narrative.
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