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Lyrics & meaning

Avizhaadha Kaalai

From Theenkirai · 2022

Lyricist
Mohan Rajan
Singer
Sid Sriram
Music director
Prakash Nikki
Details
Theenkirai2022

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Haa..aaaa…haa..aaa..Haa..aaaa…haa..aaa..
Haa..aa..haaa..haa..Haa..aa..haaa..haa..
Male
Avizhaadha kaalaiAn unravelling morning
Pirazhaadha paarvaiAn unwavering gaze
Amizhaadha aasai thanthaayaeYou gave me an un-sinking desire
Thuyilaadha velaiA sleepless time
Tholaiyaadha leelaiAn undiminishing playfulness
Theliyaadha vaadhai kondenae..haaaI suffered an unclear anguish..haaa
Male
Maasuzhal manadhilaeIn a mind spinning with turmoil
Un ninaivinilIn your memory
Dhinam dhinamDay after day
Uzhandridum neramThe time I struggle
Male
Thee thiral uyirilaeIn a soul filled with fire
Nee tholaivinil enai vittuWhen you move far away
Vilagidum neramLeaving me behind
Male
Vaanam thaandi pogum megamA cloud that travels beyond the sky
Indha bhoomi kandathum illaiHas never been seen by this earth
Unnai thaandi pogum ennamA thought that travels beyond you
Endhan manadhu kondathum illaiMy mind has never harbored
Male
Avizhaadha kaalaiAn unravelling morning
Pirazhaadha paarvaiAn unwavering gaze
Amizhaadha aasai thanthaayaeYou gave me an un-sinking desire
Thuyilaadha velaiA sleepless time
Tholaiyaadha leelaiAn undiminishing playfulness
Theliyaadha vaadhai kondenae..I suffered an unclear anguish..
Male
Kaalai nerathilIn the morning time
Unadhiru vizhiyilIn your two eyes
Sooriyan kaattugiraaiYou show me the sun
Maalai nerathilIn the evening time
Unadhiru idhazhilUpon your two lips
Thoongida thoondugiraaiYou entice me to sleep
Male
Enai vaan melaeTaking me up to the sky
Yetruthu imai visiriThe fan of your eyelashes
Un anbaalaeThrough your love
Kaangiren agapulariI witness an inner dawn
Male
Manam pogaamalWithout the mind wandering
Pogum dhooramThe distance it travels
Mazhai thooraamalWithout rain drizzling
Thoovuthu uyir varamaeIt showers the boon of life
Male
Veesum swaasathilIn the gentle breath
Paravaiyai polaLike a bird
Mithandhida thontrumadiI feel like floating, my dear
Paarkkum dhoorathilWithin sight
Yugam pala vaazhaTo live for many epochs
Idhayamum yengumadiMy heart yearns, my dear
Male
Enai kanmoodi paarkirenI close my eyes and see myself
Mudhan mudhalaaiFor the very first time
Un ninaivennai saaikkuthaeYour memory knocks me over
KarunchuzhalaaiLike a dark whirlwind
Male
Unai neengaamalWithout leaving you
Vaazhum megamA floating cloud
Edai koodaamalWithout gaining weight
Aagiren kaatrena naanI become like the wind
Male
Avizhaadha kaalaiAn unravelling morning
Pirazhaadha paarvai..paarvaiAn unwavering gaze.. gaze
Amizhaadha aasai thanthaayaeYou gave me an un-sinking desire
ThanthaayaeYou gave me
Thuyilaadha velaiA sleepless time
Tholaiyaadha leelaiAn undiminishing playfulness
Theliyaadha vaadhai kondenae..I suffered an unclear anguish..
KondenaeI suffered

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song depicts the intoxicating and overwhelming emotions of love, where the lover experiences an agonizing yet beautiful restlessness. Every aspect of the day—from dawn to dusk—is defined by the beloved's presence, eyes, and loving warmth. The lyrics capture a deep state of yearning where memories swirl like a tempest and love brings an inner awakening.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Avizhaadha kaalai / Pirazhaadha paarvai / Amizhaadha aasai thanthaayae

Rhyming of the second character across lines such as 'Avizhaadha', 'Pirazhaadha', and 'Amizhaadha'.

Metaphor

Enai vaan melae / Yetruthu imai visiri / Un anbaalae / Kaangiren agapulari

Comparing the movement of eyelashes to a cooling fan ('imai visiri') and emotional awakening to an inner dawn ('agapulari').

Simile

Veesum swaasathil / Paravaiyai pola / Mithandhida thontrumadi

Comparing the sensation of breathing in love to floating effortlessly like a bird ('paravaiyai pola').

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Trivia

The track 'Theenkirai' features soulful vocals by Sid Sriram, composed by Prakash Nikki with evocative poetic Tamil lyrics penned by Mohan Rajan.

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