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Lyrics & meaning

Azhaipaya

From Dear Comrade · 2019

Lyricist
Justin Prabhakaran
Singer
Justin Prabhakaran
Music director
Justin Prabhakaran
Movie name
Dear Comrade
Movie release year
2019
Lyrics added on
18 Jun 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Azhaipaaya…
Manam nidhamum
Urigi urigi urigi uraigirenae
Pizhaippena…
Yena kanavu
Kathari kathari kathari karaigirenae
Ae….ae….ae…ae….
Tholai thooram thedinen
Thodum thooram aaivida
Kulir thaedum manalum naan
Enai azhaipaaya
Imai illaa meengalaai
Venneeril vaazhgiren
Kadalil nee ennaiyum
Vida azhaipaaya…aaa…aaa..
Vaal arundha pothilum
Noola vidaa kaiyena
Pattam viduren un nenappula
Etta thooramaa thaan
Etta thooramaa thaan
Unai kaakaama
Thoongaama naan
Thoongaama thaan
Adi yengurenae noogurenae..
Ae….aaa….hoo…ooo..
Thadumaarum saalaigalil
Manam maara pogirenae
Payanangal aatrum
Chorus :Kaayangalai kaayangalai
Theeraadha vazhigalilae
Sugam thaeda kilambugiren
Peranbae yerkkum
Chorus :Koobangalai koobangalai
Pogaathae pogaathae karai
Chorus :Pogaathae karai
Male :Thaandaadha aranaagi
Chorus :Aranaagi
Male :Maara thaan pera paakkuren
Nela nee thaeiyatha
Netrae illaa nalaiya naan
Chorus :Nalaiya naan
Male :Thedi thedi saayurenae
Chorus :Saayurenae
Male :Sutram illa puyalaa naan
Chorus :Puyalaa naan
Male :Maari varuven varuven
Thaedhi illa maadhama
Naadhi illa kedhama
Oda vidura un nenappula
Etta thooramaa nee
Etta thooramaa thaan
Azhaipaaya…
Manam nidhamum
Urigi urigi urigi uraigirenae
Pizhaippena…
Yena kanavu
Kathari kathari kathari karaigirenae
Ae….ae….ae…ae….
Will you call out to me?
Every day, my heart
melts, melts, melts and freezes over...
Will I survive?
As my dreams
cry, cry, cry out and dissolve away...
Ae... ae... ae... ae...
I searched far and wide
just to come within your reach.
I am like sand longing for coolness;
will you call me?
Like a fish without eyelids
living in boiling water,
to release me into the sea,
will you call me?
Even when its tail is torn away,
like a hand that won't let go of the string,
I keep flying a kite in your memories.
From so far away,
from so far away,
unable to protect you,
without any sleep, I...
sleepless indeed,
oh girl, I yearn for you and break apart...
Ae... aa... hoo... oh...
Along these faltering roads,
I walk ahead to heal my troubled mind...
Journeys will heal
Chorus: the wounds, the wounds.
Along unending paths,
I set out looking for peace.
A great love will bear
Chorus: all the outbursts of rage, the rage.
Do not go, do not cross the edge,
Chorus: do not cross the edge...
Male: Becoming a fortress that cannot be breached,
Chorus: becoming a fortress,
Male: I am striving to change myself.
You are a moon that never wanes;
am I just a tomorrow with no yesterday?
Chorus: Am I a tomorrow?
Male: Searching and searching, I fall and collapse...
Chorus: I collapse...
Male: Like a storm with no family around,
Chorus: like a storm,
Male: I will transform and return, I will return.
Like a month without dates,
like a sorrow with no one to care,
you leave me adrift in your thoughts.
You are so far away,
so far away indeed...
Will you call out to me?
Every day, my heart
melts, melts, melts and freezes over...
Will I survive?
As my dreams
cry, cry, cry out and dissolve away...
Ae... ae... ae... ae...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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.

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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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