Skip to content
Isaimozhi
Dhanusu Raasi Neyargalae album cover
Lyrics & meaning

Come Back

From Dhanusu Raasi Neyargalae · 2019

Lyricist
Chandru
Singer
Gold Devaraj
Music director
Ghibran
Movie name
Dhanusu Raasi Neyargalae
Movie release year
2019
Lyrics added on
25 Oct 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ponaa pottum ponaa pottum
Vadaa nee rajaa
Thanaa neeyo thaedi poi
Pannaadha thaaja
Ponaa pottum ponaa pottum
Vadaa nee rajaa
Thanaa neeyo thaedi poi
Pannaadha thaaja
Irukudaa vaazhkkai
Namma kannu munnaadi…
Edhukuda kalangura
Mugam kaattum kannaadi…
Unna vida sigaram
Inga uyaram illadaa…
Siraga neeyum virichi putta
Adhudhaan ellaidaa…
{Come back come back
Come back maamu…
Come back come back
Come back maamu…} (2)
Neerukkul neendhidum
Neruppena vandhidu
Perukku vaazhvathu
Vaazhkkai illadaa
Ponadhai kaalathin
Kanakkena kollada…
Vaanaththai vetti neeyum
Vannam theettada…
Ada nondi saakku nee solli
Thaandi poga nee ennadhaa
Vandi illaa sakkaramaa
Vaazhkkai venaanda…
{Come back come back
Come back maamu…
Come back come back
Come back maamu…} (2)
Let it go, just let it go!
Come on, you are a king!
Don't go running after it yourself
And plead or flatter anyone!
Let it go, just let it go!
Come on, you are a king!
Don't go running after it yourself
And plead or flatter anyone!
Life is right here,
Right before our eyes!
Why do you get clouded with worry,
O mirror that reflects the face?
No mountain peak here
Is taller than you, my friend!
Once you spread your wings,
Only the sky is your limit!
Come back, come back,
Come back, buddy!
Come back, come back,
Come back, buddy!
Like a blazing fire that swims
Through deep waters, rise up!
Just living for the name of it
Is not a life at all!
Whatever has been lost,
Just write it off to time!
Carve out the vast sky
And paint it with your own colors!
Don't make lame excuses
And try to merely slip by!
Like a wheel without a cart,
You don't need a pointless life!
Come back, come back,
Come back, buddy!
Come back, come back,
Come back, buddy!
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This energetic youth-oriented song serves as a motivational pep talk to someone recovering from setbacks, heartbreak, or disappointment. It urges the listener to leave the past behind, stop begging for external validation or love, and realize their own worth. The lyrics emphasize that true living isn't merely surviving, but rising up like fire even in adversity and reaching for the sky without making lame excuses.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

Ponaa pottum ponaa pottum

Repetition of the initial 'P' sound creates a rhythmic beat across the line.

Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyming)

Neerukkul neendhidum / Perukku vaazhvathu

The second consonant 'ru' sound rhymes across both lines.

Simile / Imagery

Neerukkul neendhidum neruppena vandhidu

Uses the paradoxical imagery of fire burning inside water ('Neerukkul neendhidum neruppena') to symbolize passion amidst adversity.

Metaphor

Vandi illaa sakkaramaa vaazhkkai venaanda…

Compares an aimless, rejected life to a wheel separated from its vehicle.

Did you know?

Trivia

This track features music composed by Ghibran for the 2019 romantic comedy 'Dhanusu Raasi Neyargalae', starring Harish Kalyan. The song was sung by popular composer-singer Anirudh Ravichander, giving it a high-energy youth appeal.

Keep listening

Songs with a similar feeling

From the same album

More songs from Dhanusu Raasi Neyargalae

View album

Spot an issue?

Help us improve the lyrics or English translation.