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Lyrics & meaning

Alli Kodiye Song Lyics

From Kaala Koothu · 2017

Lyricist
Justin Prabhakaran
Singer
Sathya Prakash
Music director
Justin Prabhakaran
Movie name
Kaala Koothu
Movie release year
2017
Lyrics added on
11 Feb 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Allikodiyae…
Allikodiyae…
Nee en molacha
Thannanthaniyae
Enthan vazhiyae
Kaadhala vethacha
Nee illaa pagalum..mmm..
Irutena irukae ..aaee…
Nee illa iravum…mmm…
Nelavingae suduthae..aee…
Vetta veliyaa vaaduren
Neeyum… vandha vazhiyae yenguren..
Hmmm.mmmm…hmmmm .mmm…hmmm..mmm..
Mmm mmm
Hmmm.mmmm…hmmmm .mmm…hmmm..mmm..
Mmm mmm
Allikodiyae…
Allikodiyae…
Nee en molacha
Thannanthaniyae
Enthan vazhiyae
Kaadhala vethacha
Pazhaiya ninaivodu
Uyir odum
Oru odai polae
Dhinamum athil neendha
Manam illai
Irunthaalum moozhgum
Maraithaalum maraivathillai
Nijam polae vaazhum
Kaadhal pirinthaalum viduvathillai
Nizhal polae thodarum
Uyirudanae saagiren
Vali irundhum sirikiren
Nyabagangal thoduruthae
Aval mugam marakka marakkiren
Ithu thaanae nelavaram
En manasukkulla kalavaram
Allikodiyae…
Allikodiyae…
Naana nana naa naa
Thannanthaniyae
Enthan vazhiyae…
Naana nana naa naa…
My water-lily vine...
My water-lily vine...
Why did you take root,
all alone,
along my path,
and sow the seeds of love?
A day without you, mmm...
feels like pitch darkness... ah...
A night without you, mmm...
even the moonlight burns here... ah...
I am withering in the open emptiness,
longing along the path you once walked...
Mmm... mmm...
Mmm mmm
Mmm... mmm...
Mmm mmm
My water-lily vine...
My water-lily vine...
Why did you take root,
all alone,
along my path,
and sow the seeds of love?
With old memories,
my life flows on
like a stream.
To swim in it every day,
my heart has no wish,
yet it drowns all the same.
Even if I hide them, they do not disappear;
they live on just like reality.
Even if love separates, it never leaves;
it follows like a shadow.
I am dying while still breathing,
I smile through the pain.
Memories keep following me,
yet I refuse to forget her face.
This is my condition now,
there is turmoil inside my heart.
My water-lily vine...
My water-lily vine...
Naana nana naa naa
All alone,
along my path...
Naana nana naa naa...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Allikodiyae' expresses the deep grief and emotional agony of a lover coping with separation. Addressing his beloved metaphorically as a tender water lily vine, the protagonist recalls how she unexpectedly entered his lonely life and sowed the seeds of love. In her absence, the world loses its natural comfort—daytime feels dark like night, and the soothing moonlight feels as hot as fire. He feels trapped in a stream of old memories that he does not wish to swim in, yet finds himself drowning in anyway. Despite his efforts to conceal his pain and forget her face, her memory pursues him relentlessly like a shadow, causing an overwhelming internal turmoil.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamai)

Allikodiyae…

Addressing the beloved as 'Allikodiyae' (water lily vine) metaphorically underscores her delicate beauty and deep connection to his emotional landscape.

Paradox / Oxymoron

Nelavingae suduthae..aee…

The line presents a poetic paradox where the moonlight, which is naturally cool, feels scorching hot due to the anguish of separation.

Simile (Uvamai)

Oru odai polae

Life and memories flowing endlessly are explicitly compared to a stream ('Oru odai polae').

Simile (Uvamai)

Nizhal polae thodarum

Love that refuses to leave even after separation is compared to a shadow ('Nizhal polae thodarum').

Rhyme (Edhukai)

Ithu thaanae nelavaram / En manasukkulla kalavaram

The words 'nelavaram' (situation/state) and 'kalavaram' (turmoil) rhyme at the line endings, enhancing the rhythmic flow and emphasizing the distress.

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Trivia

Kaala Koothu (2017) is a Tamil romantic drama film written and directed by M. Nagarajan. The soundtrack and score were composed by Justin Prabhakaran, who also wrote the lyrics for this soulful track.

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