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Lyrics & meaning

Azhagana Kolaikaari

From Ninaithathu Yaaro · 2014

Lyricist
Lyricist Not Known
Singer
Harish Raghavendra
Music director
X. Paulraj
Movie name
Ninaithathu Yaaro
Movie release year
2014
Lyrics added on
4 Feb 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Azhagaana kolaikaari
Kolaikaari
Sugamaana sadhigaari
Sadhigaari
Uyirae pogaamal
Nee ennai kondraiyae
Asaindhadum silaiya nee
Manam pakkum alaiyaa nee
Valaiyae veesaamal
Enai alli sendrayae
Oru nodiyil unnaalae
Erimalaiyil vendhenae
Marunodiyil thannalae
Panithuliyil nindrenae
Azhagaana kolaikaari
Kolaikaari
Sugamaana sadhigaari
Sadhigaari
Uyirae pogaamal
Nee ennai kondraiyae
Enai naanum thedi thedi
Kaanamal ponnen
Unai kaanum neram ellaam
Naan ennai kanden
Imai rendum kannai kuththum
Vindhaigal parthen
Mazhai thooral theeyaai theendum
Maayangal kanden
Poovin meedhu idiyai polae
Nenjil undhan ennam modha
Nooraai sukku nooraai
Naanae aagi ponnen
Iruvagalil yethyetho
Kalavarathil verthaeno
Iruthayathil poo pookum
Adhisiyathai paartheno
Azhagaana kolaikaari
Sugamaana sadhigaari
Uyirae pogaamal
Nee ennai kondraiyae
Aaa…aaaa…..aa…
Aaa….aaa…
Malar ondru manathai killa
Naan vaadi nindren
Mayil thogai puyalai veesa
Naan aadi ponnen
Ahaa…gadigaara mullai unnai
Naan suttri vandhen
Ganam neram maranam ondrai
Kan paarka kanden
Yekkam thandhu
Thookam thindraai
Thaagam thandhu thalli nindraai
Thaelaai kottum thaelaai
Aanaai neeyum aanaai
Thanimayilae naan nindru
Kadharum badi seithayae
Kanavugalil nee vandhu
Kanni vedi veithaayae
Azhagaana kolaikaari
Kolaikaari
Sugamaana sadhigaari
Sadhigaari
Uyirae pogaamal
Nee ennai kondraiyae
Asaindhadum silaiya nee…aa…
Manam pakkum alaiyaa nee..aa…
Valaiyae veesaamal
Enai alli sendrayae
Oru nodiyil unnaalae
Erimalaiyil vendhenae
Marunodiyil thannalae
Panithuliyil nindrenae
...
You beautiful killer,
killer!
Sweet conspirator,
conspirator!
Without taking my life away,
you killed me.
Are you a swaying statue?
Are you a wave looking into my heart?
Without casting a net,
you swept me away.
In a single second, because of you,
I burned in a volcano.
In the very next second, all at once,
I stood in a drop of dew.
You beautiful killer,
killer!
Sweet conspirator,
conspirator!
Without taking my life away,
you killed me.
Searching and searching for myself,
I lost who I was.
Whenever I looked at you,
I found myself.
Eyelids piercing the eyes—
I saw such strange wonders.
A drizzle touching like fire—
I saw such magic.
Like thunder striking a flower,
your thoughts crashed against my heart,
Into hundreds of shattered pieces,
I fell apart completely.
Day and night in constant turmoil,
did I sweat with anxiety?
Flowers blooming inside my heart—
did I witness such a miracle?
You beautiful killer,
Sweet conspirator,
Without taking my life away,
you killed me.
Ah... aah... ah...
Ah... aah...
When a flower pinched my heart,
I stood there withered.
When a peacock feather blew a storm,
I was shaken.
Aha... like the hands of a clock,
I kept circling you.
For a single instant, a glimpse of death—
my own eyes saw it.
Giving me longing,
you stole my sleep.
Giving me thirst, you stood far away.
Like a scorpion, a stinging scorpion,
that is what you became.
Leaving me in solitude,
you made me cry out in pain.
Stepping into my dreams,
you planted a landmine.
You beautiful killer,
killer!
Sweet conspirator,
conspirator!
Without taking my life away,
you killed me.
Are you a swaying statue? Ah...
Are you a wave looking into my heart? Ah...
Without casting a net,
you swept me away.
In a single second, because of you,
I burned in a volcano.
In the very next second, all at once,
I stood in a drop of dew.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Azhagaana Kolaikaari from Ninaithathu Yaaro expresses the intense, overwhelming emotional state of a lover captivated by his beloved. He addresses her metaphorically as a beautiful murderess and a sweet conspirator whose mere presence and actions drive him to emotional extremes, metaphorically killing him without taking his physical life away. Throughout the song, paradoxical feelings are highlighted—burning in a volcano one moment and finding solace in a dewdrop the next. The lyrics capture the sweet agony of love through vivid surreal imagery like landmines planted in dreams, peacock feathers fanning storms, and eyelids piercing eyes, illustrating how love destabilizes the protagonist's world while simultaneously making him feel complete.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Oxymoron / Paradox

“Azhagaana kolaikaari / Sugamaana sadhigaari”

Combining contrasting terms 'Azhagaana' (beautiful) and 'Kolaikaari' (murderess), as well as 'Sugamaana' (pleasant) and 'Sadhigaari' (conspirator) to express the sweet pain of love.

Hyperbole / Extreme Imagery

“Oru nodiyil unnaalae erimalaiyil vendhenae / Marunodiyil thannalae panithuliyil nindrenae”

Exaggerating the emotional temperature shift from burning in a volcano to cooling in a dewdrop within a single second.

Metaphor

“Kanavugalil nee vandhu kanni vedi veithaayae”

Comparing romantic thoughts entering dreams to planting landmines, representing sudden disruptive emotional impact.

Monai / Edhugai (Tamil Rhyme Scheme)

“Yekkam thandhu / Thookam thindraai / Thaagam thandhu thalli nindraai”

Use of internal initial and second-letter rhyming across lines such as Yekkam / Thookam / Thaagam and Thaelaai / Aanaai.

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Trivia

Ninaithathu Yaaro (2014) is a Tamil romantic drama directed by veteran director Vikraman, featuring music composed by Paul J. The song vividly captures surreal modern Tamil romantic tropes where love is framed as a pleasant fatality.

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