Azhaipaya
From Dear Comrade · 2019
- Lyricist
- Justin Prabhakaran
- Singer
- Justin Prabhakaran
- Music director
- Justin Prabhakaran
- Details
- Dear Comrade2019
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Azhaipaaya… | Will you call me... |
| Manam nidhamum | My mind daily |
| Urigi urigi urigi uraigirenae | Melts, melts, melts and freezes |
| Pizhaippena… | Will I survive... |
| Yena kanavu | What a dream this is |
| Kathari kathari kathari karaigirenae | Screaming, screaming, screaming, I dissolve |
| Ae….ae….ae…ae…. | Ae....ae....ae…ae…. |
| Male | |
| Tholai thooram thedinen | I searched far away |
| Thodum thooram aaivida | For it to become a touchable distance |
| Kulir thaedum manalum naan | I am the sand seeking coldness |
| Enai azhaipaaya | Will you call me? |
| Male | |
| Imai illaa meengalaai | Like fish without eyelids |
| Venneeril vaazhgiren | I live in hot water |
| Kadalil nee ennaiyum | In the ocean, will you call me |
| Vida azhaipaaya…aaa…aaa.. | To let me go as well...aaa...aaa.. |
| Male | |
| Vaal arundha pothilum | Even when the tail is snapped |
| Noola vidaa kaiyena | Like a hand that doesn't let go of the thread |
| Pattam viduren un nenappula | I fly a kite in your thoughts |
| Etta thooramaa thaan | Just at an unreachable distance |
| Etta thooramaa thaan | Just at an unreachable distance |
| Male | |
| Unai kaakaama | Without protecting you |
| Thoongaama naan | Without sleeping, I |
| Thoongaama thaan | Indeed without sleeping |
| Adi yengurenae noogurenae.. | Oh, I yearn and suffer.. |
| Ae….aaa….hoo…ooo.. | Ae....aaa....hoo…ooo.. |
| Male | |
| Thadumaarum saalaigalil | On these stumbling roads |
| Manam maara pogirenae | I am going to change my mind |
| Payanangal aatrum | Journeys will heal |
| Chorus :Kaayangalai kaayangalai | Chorus: The wounds, the wounds |
| Male | |
| Theeraadha vazhigalilae | On endless paths |
| Sugam thaeda kilambugiren | I set out seeking comfort |
| Peranbae yerkkum | Great love will accept |
| Chorus :Koobangalai koobangalai | Chorus: The angers, the angers |
| Male | |
| Pogaathae pogaathae karai | Shore, do not fade away, do not fade away |
| Chorus :Pogaathae karai | Chorus: Shore, do not fade away |
| Male :Thaandaadha aranaagi | Male: Becoming an impenetrable shield |
| Chorus :Aranaagi | Chorus: Becoming a shield |
| Male :Maara thaan pera paakkuren | Male: I try hard to transform myself |
| Nela nee thaeiyatha | Moon, don't you wane |
| Male | |
| Netrae illaa nalaiya naan | Am I a tomorrow without a yesterday? |
| Chorus :Nalaiya naan | Chorus: Am I tomorrow? |
| Male :Thedi thedi saayurenae | Male: Searching and searching, I collapse |
| Chorus :Saayurenae | Chorus: I collapse |
| Male :Sutram illa puyalaa naan | Male: Am I a storm without surroundings? |
| Chorus :Puyalaa naan | Chorus: Am I a storm? |
| Male :Maari varuven varuven | Male: I will change and return, I will return |
| Male | |
| Thaedhi illa maadhama | Like a month without a date |
| Naadhi illa kedhama | Like a destitute person with no support |
| Oda vidura un nenappula | You make me run in your thoughts |
| Etta thooramaa nee | You are at an unreachable distance |
| Etta thooramaa thaan | Just at an unreachable distance |
| Male | |
| Azhaipaaya… | Will you call me... |
| Manam nidhamum | My mind daily |
| Urigi urigi urigi uraigirenae | Melts, melts, melts and freezes |
| Pizhaippena… | Will I survive... |
| Yena kanavu | What a dream this is |
| Kathari kathari kathari karaigirenae | Screaming, screaming, screaming, I dissolve |
| Ae….ae….ae…ae…. | Ae....ae....ae…ae…. |
அழைப்பாயா
மனம் நிதமும்
உருகி உருகி உருகி உறைகிறேனே
பிழைப்பேனா.....
என கனவு
கதறி கதறி கதறி கரைகிறேனே
ஏ.......ஏ.......ஏ......ஏ......
Will you call me...
My mind daily
Melts, melts, melts and freezes
Will I survive...
What a dream this is
Screaming, screaming, screaming, I dissolve
Ae....ae....ae…ae….
தொலைத்தூரம் தேடினேன்
தொடும் தூரம் ஆய்விட
குளிர் தேடும் மணலும் நான்
எனை அழைப்பாயா
I searched far away
For it to become a touchable distance
I am the sand seeking coldness
Will you call me?
இமை இல்லா மீன்களாய்
வெந்நீரில் வாழ்கிறேன்
கடலில் நீ என்னையும்
விட அழைப்பாயா.....ஆஅ.....ஆஅ....
Like fish without eyelids
I live in hot water
In the ocean, will you call me
To let me go as well...aaa...aaa..
வால் அறுந்த போதிலும்
நூல விடா கையென
பட்டம் விடுறேன் உன் நெனப்புல
எட்டா தூராமாதான்
எட்டா தூராமாதான்
Even when the tail is snapped
Like a hand that doesn't let go of the thread
I fly a kite in your thoughts
Just at an unreachable distance
Just at an unreachable distance
உன்னை காண்காம
தூங்காம நான்
தூங்காமதான்
அடி ஏங்குறேனே நோகுறேனே
ஏ.......ஆஅ....ஹோ......ஓஒ.....
Without protecting you
Without sleeping, I
Indeed without sleeping
Oh, I yearn and suffer..
Ae....aaa....hoo…ooo..
தடுமாறும் சாலைகளில்
மனம் மாற போகிறேனே
பயணங்கள் ஆற்றும்
குழு :
காயங்களை காயங்களை
On these stumbling roads
I am going to change my mind
Journeys will heal
Chorus: The wounds, the wounds
தீராத வழிகளிலே
சுகம் தேட கிளம்புகிறேன்
பேரன்பே ஏற்கும்
குழு :
கோபங்களை கோபங்களை
On endless paths
I set out seeking comfort
Great love will accept
Chorus: The angers, the angers
போகாத போகாத கரை
குழு :
போகாதே கரை
தாண்டாத அரணாகி
குழு :
அரணாகி
மாறத்தான் பெற பாக்குறேன்
நெலா நீ தேயாத
Shore, do not fade away, do not fade away
Chorus: Shore, do not fade away
Male: Becoming an impenetrable shield
Chorus: Becoming a shield
Male: I try hard to transform myself
Moon, don't you wane
நேற்றே இல்லா நாளையா நான்
குழு :
நாளையா நான்
தேடி தேடி சாயுறேன் நான்
குழு :
சாயுறேன் நான்
சுற்றம் இல்லா புயலா நான்
குழு :
புயலா நான்
மாறி வருவேன் வருவேன்
Am I a tomorrow without a yesterday?
Chorus: Am I tomorrow?
Male: Searching and searching, I collapse
Chorus: I collapse
Male: Am I a storm without surroundings?
Chorus: Am I a storm?
Male: I will change and return, I will return
தேதி இல்லா மாதமா
நாதி இல்லா கேதமா
ஓட விடுற உன் நெனப்புல
எட்டா தூரமா நீ
எட்ட தூரமாதான்
Like a month without a date
Like a destitute person with no support
You make me run in your thoughts
You are at an unreachable distance
Just at an unreachable distance
அழைப்பாயா
மனம் நிதமும்
உருகி உருகி உருகி உறைகிறேனே
பிழைப்பேனா.....
என கனவு
கதறி கதறி கதறி கரைகிறேனே
ஏ.......ஏ.......ஏ......ஏ......
Will you call me...
My mind daily
Melts, melts, melts and freezes
Will I survive...
What a dream this is
Screaming, screaming, screaming, I dissolve
Ae....ae....ae…ae….
Azhaipaaya…
Will you call me...
Manam nidhamum
My mind daily
Urigi urigi urigi uraigirenae
Melts, melts, melts and freezes
Pizhaippena…
Will I survive...
Yena kanavu
What a dream this is
Kathari kathari kathari karaigirenae
Screaming, screaming, screaming, I dissolve
Ae….ae….ae…ae….
Ae....ae....ae…ae….
Tholai thooram thedinen
I searched far away
Thodum thooram aaivida
For it to become a touchable distance
Kulir thaedum manalum naan
I am the sand seeking coldness
Enai azhaipaaya
Will you call me?
Imai illaa meengalaai
Like fish without eyelids
Venneeril vaazhgiren
I live in hot water
Kadalil nee ennaiyum
In the ocean, will you call me
Vida azhaipaaya…aaa…aaa..
To let me go as well...aaa...aaa..
Vaal arundha pothilum
Even when the tail is snapped
Noola vidaa kaiyena
Like a hand that doesn't let go of the thread
Pattam viduren un nenappula
I fly a kite in your thoughts
Etta thooramaa thaan
Just at an unreachable distance
Etta thooramaa thaan
Just at an unreachable distance
Unai kaakaama
Without protecting you
Thoongaama naan
Without sleeping, I
Thoongaama thaan
Indeed without sleeping
Adi yengurenae noogurenae..
Oh, I yearn and suffer..
Ae….aaa….hoo…ooo..
Ae....aaa....hoo…ooo..
Thadumaarum saalaigalil
On these stumbling roads
Manam maara pogirenae
I am going to change my mind
Payanangal aatrum
Journeys will heal
Chorus :Kaayangalai kaayangalai
Chorus: The wounds, the wounds
Theeraadha vazhigalilae
On endless paths
Sugam thaeda kilambugiren
I set out seeking comfort
Peranbae yerkkum
Great love will accept
Chorus :Koobangalai koobangalai
Chorus: The angers, the angers
Pogaathae pogaathae karai
Shore, do not fade away, do not fade away
Chorus :Pogaathae karai
Chorus: Shore, do not fade away
Male :Thaandaadha aranaagi
Male: Becoming an impenetrable shield
Chorus :Aranaagi
Chorus: Becoming a shield
Male :Maara thaan pera paakkuren
Male: I try hard to transform myself
Nela nee thaeiyatha
Moon, don't you wane
Netrae illaa nalaiya naan
Am I a tomorrow without a yesterday?
Chorus :Nalaiya naan
Chorus: Am I tomorrow?
Male :Thedi thedi saayurenae
Male: Searching and searching, I collapse
Chorus :Saayurenae
Chorus: I collapse
Male :Sutram illa puyalaa naan
Male: Am I a storm without surroundings?
Chorus :Puyalaa naan
Chorus: Am I a storm?
Male :Maari varuven varuven
Male: I will change and return, I will return
Thaedhi illa maadhama
Like a month without a date
Naadhi illa kedhama
Like a destitute person with no support
Oda vidura un nenappula
You make me run in your thoughts
Etta thooramaa nee
You are at an unreachable distance
Etta thooramaa thaan
Just at an unreachable distance
Azhaipaaya…
Will you call me...
Manam nidhamum
My mind daily
Urigi urigi urigi uraigirenae
Melts, melts, melts and freezes
Pizhaippena…
Will I survive...
Yena kanavu
What a dream this is
Kathari kathari kathari karaigirenae
Screaming, screaming, screaming, I dissolve
Ae….ae….ae…ae….
Ae....ae....ae…ae….
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This soulful track from 'Dear Comrade' encapsulates the protagonist's profound emotional agony, grief, and longing following a painful separation from his lover. Trapped in a state of inner turmoil—described vividly as melting and freezing simultaneously or living in hot water like an eyelid-less fish—he wanders through long journeys seeking healing and redemption. He clings desperately to her memories like a kite owner holding a string even after the kite's tail is severed. Despite feeling lost, helpless, and isolated like a storm without a center or a month without dates, he strives to tame his inner rage and transform himself into a protective shield. Throughout his physical and psychological journey, his ultimate desire remains a single call or acceptance from his beloved to pull him back from emotional despair.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Adukku Thodar (Repetition for Emphasis)
“Urigi urigi urigi uraigirenae”
The triple repetition of words like 'Urigi urigi urigi' (melting) and 'Kathari kathari kathari' (screaming) intensifies the portrayal of extreme emotional distress.
Simile (Upamai)
“Imai illaa meengalaai Venneeril vaazhgiren”
Compares the protagonist's restless, painful existence to fish without eyelids struggling in hot water.
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Vaal arundha pothilum Noola vidaa kaiyena Pattam viduren un nenappula”
Compares clinging to love and memories despite separation to flying a kite whose tail is severed while still holding the thread tightly.
Oxymoron / Paradox
“Urigi urigi urigi uraigirenae”
Juxtaposes 'Urigi' (melting) with 'Uraigirenae' (freezing/solidifying) to reflect the confusing, conflicting state of a heartbroken mind.
Did you know?
Trivia
Composed by Justin Prabhakaran for 'Dear Comrade' (2019), the song underscores the protagonist Bobby's intense travel journey across northern India as he seeks peace and self-discovery away from his love, Lilly. The Tamil lyrics were penned by Justin Prabhakaran himself along with lyricist assistance, capturing the poetic angst of separation.
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