Adhirudha
From Navarasa · 2021
- Lyricist
- Madhan Karky
- Singer
- Karthik
- Music director
- Karthik
- Details
- Navarasa2021
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Sara rara rara rara rara | (Vocalizing / Scatting) |
| Tara te tara te tata te | (Vocalizing / Scatting) |
| Sara re tara te | (Vocalizing / Scatting) |
| Male | |
| Adhirudha adhirudhaa | Is it trembling? Is it trembling? |
| Enadhu nenjai polae un nenjum | Your heart, just like my heart, |
| Adhirudha adhirudhaa | Is it trembling? Is it trembling? |
| Enadhu nenjai polae un nenjum | Your heart, just like my heart, |
| Male | |
| Nun boogambama | Is it a micro-earthquake? |
| Nun boogambama | Is it a micro-earthquake? |
| Maiyal konden endru sonnaal | If I say that I have fallen in love, |
| Knan nambumaa…woh | Will it believe it? Woh... |
| Male | |
| Sara rara rara rara rara | (Vocalizing / Scatting) |
| Tara te tara te tata te | (Vocalizing / Scatting) |
| Tari rara rana tati te tati te | (Vocalizing / Scatting) |
| Male | |
| Arugilae arugilae | Close by, close by, |
| Unadhu mounam ennai kondada | As your silence celebrates me, |
| Arugilae arugilae | Close by, close by, |
| Unadhu mounam ennai kondada | As your silence celebrates me, |
| Male | |
| Naan naanathilae | In my bashfulness, |
| Oh naan naanathilae | Oh, in my bashfulness, |
| En dhegam man melae | My body rests upon the earth, |
| Naan ingu vaanathilae…hooo | While I am up here in the sky... hooo |
சரரரரரரர...தரதடே
தரதடே
ததரதடே
சரரரரரரர...ததரதடே
(Vocalizing / Scatting)
(Vocalizing / Scatting)
(Vocalizing / Scatting)
ததரதடே
தரரடே தரரடே
ஹுஹூம்ம்..
Is it trembling? Is it trembling?
Your heart, just like my heart,
Is it trembling? Is it trembling?
Your heart, just like my heart,
அதிருதா அதிருதா
எனது நெஞ்சை போலே
உன் நெஞ்சும்
அதிருதா அதிருதா
எனது நெஞ்சை போலே
உன் நெஞ்சும்
Is it a micro-earthquake?
Is it a micro-earthquake?
If I say that I have fallen in love,
Will it believe it? Woh...
நுண் பூகம்பமா
ஹோ..நுண் பூகம்பமா
மையல் கொண்டேன் என்று
சொன்னால் கண் நம்புமா....
ஓ....
(Vocalizing / Scatting)
(Vocalizing / Scatting)
(Vocalizing / Scatting)
சரரரரரரர...தரதடே
தரதடே
ததரதடே
சரரரரரரர...ததரதடே
ததரதடே
Close by, close by,
As your silence celebrates me,
Close by, close by,
As your silence celebrates me,
அருகிலே அருகிலே
உனது மௌனம் என்னை கொண்டாட
அருகிலே அருகிலே
உனது மௌனம் என்னை கொண்டாட
In my bashfulness,
Oh, in my bashfulness,
My body rests upon the earth,
While I am up here in the sky... hooo
நான் நாணத்திலே
ஓ..
நான் நாணத்திலே
என் தேகம் மண் மேலே
நான் இங்கு வானத்திலே..ஹூ…
Sara rara rara rara rara
(Vocalizing / Scatting)
Tara te tara te tata te
(Vocalizing / Scatting)
Sara re tara te
(Vocalizing / Scatting)
Adhirudha adhirudhaa
Is it trembling? Is it trembling?
Enadhu nenjai polae un nenjum
Your heart, just like my heart,
Adhirudha adhirudhaa
Is it trembling? Is it trembling?
Enadhu nenjai polae un nenjum
Your heart, just like my heart,
Nun boogambama
Is it a micro-earthquake?
Nun boogambama
Is it a micro-earthquake?
Maiyal konden endru sonnaal
If I say that I have fallen in love,
Knan nambumaa…woh
Will it believe it? Woh...
Sara rara rara rara rara
(Vocalizing / Scatting)
Tara te tara te tata te
(Vocalizing / Scatting)
Tari rara rana tati te tati te
(Vocalizing / Scatting)
Arugilae arugilae
Close by, close by,
Unadhu mounam ennai kondada
As your silence celebrates me,
Arugilae arugilae
Close by, close by,
Unadhu mounam ennai kondada
As your silence celebrates me,
Naan naanathilae
In my bashfulness,
Oh naan naanathilae
Oh, in my bashfulness,
En dhegam man melae
My body rests upon the earth,
Naan ingu vaanathilae…hooo
While I am up here in the sky... hooo
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This romantic track captures the subtle, overwhelming physical and emotional sensations of love. The speaker ponders whether their beloved experiences the same nervous excitement, metaphorically describing the trembling of their heart as a 'micro-earthquake'. The track explores how proximity and intimate silence can induce a state of blissful euphoria, making one feel physically grounded on Earth while emotionally floating in the sky.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Scientific Metaphor / Neologism
“Nun boogambama”
Lyricist Madhan Karky frequently blends science and poetry; 'Nun boogambam' translates to micro-earthquake, serving as a metaphor for the subtle yet deep vibration felt in the heart due to love.
Personification
“Unadhu mounam ennai kondada”
Silence ('mounam') is personified as an active entity capable of celebrating ('kondada') the speaker.
Juxtaposition / Hyperbole
“En dhegam man melae / Naan ingu vaanathilae…hooo”
Contrasts the physical body on earth ('dhegam man melae') with the emotional state soaring in the sky ('vaanathilae') to convey extreme romantic ecstasy.
Anaphora / Repetition (Epanalepsis)
“Adhirudha adhirudhaa”
The repetition of 'Adhirudha' and 'Arugilae' reinforces the pulse-like, rhythmic intensity of love and closeness.
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Trivia
Featured in the Netflix Tamil anthology 'Navarasa' (2021), this track was composed and sung by Karthik. Lyricist Madhan Karky is well known for introducing unique, coined Tamil words derived from scientific terminology into mainstream film music.
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