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Adhirudha

From Navarasa · 2021

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singer
Karthik
Music director
Karthik
Movie name
Navarasa
Movie release year
2021
Lyrics added on
29 May 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Sara rara rara rara rara
Tara te tara te tata te
Sara re tara te
Adhirudha adhirudhaa
Enadhu nenjai polae un nenjum
Adhirudha adhirudhaa
Enadhu nenjai polae un nenjum
Nun boogambama
Nun boogambama
Maiyal konden endru sonnaal
Knan nambumaa…woh
Sara rara rara rara rara
Tara te tara te tata te
Tari rara rana tati te tati te
Arugilae arugilae
Unadhu mounam ennai kondada
Arugilae arugilae
Unadhu mounam ennai kondada
Naan naanathilae
Oh naan naanathilae
En dhegam man melae
Naan ingu vaanathilae…hooo
Sara rara rara rara rara
Tara dhe tara dhe thadha dhe
Sara re tara dhe
Is it trembling? Is it trembling?
Just like my heart, is your heart...
Trembling? Is it trembling?
Just like my heart, is your heart...
Is it a tiny earthquake?
Is it a tiny earthquake?
If I say I have fallen in love,
Will these eyes believe it... oh?
Sara rara rara rara rara
Tara dhe tara dhe thadha dhe
Thari rara rana thadhi dhe thadhi dhe
Close by, so close by,
As your silence celebrates me,
Close by, so close by,
As your silence celebrates me,
Lost in my shyness,
Oh, lost in my shyness,
My body is on the ground,
While I am up here in the sky... hoo
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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