Devathai
From Poojai · 2014
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- Nivas
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Poojai2014
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Adi azhagae azhagae | Oh beautiful one, beautiful one |
| Medhuvai tholaindhen naanae.. | I slowly got lost myself.. |
| En idhayam uruga | For my heart to melt |
| Theeyai vaithaai neeyae… | You set it on fire... |
| Male | |
| O devathaiyai theda | To search for an angel |
| Theva illaiyae | There is no need |
| Nee ennudaiya devathai | You are my angel |
| Poiyae illaiyae | That is no lie |
| Male | |
| Kannethirae ennai | Right in front of my eyes |
| Kaanavillaiyae | I could not see myself |
| Indru ennai theda | Today to search for myself |
| Enakku thonavillaiyae | I did not feel like it |
| Male | |
| Poo polae neeyum pesa | As you spoke like a flower |
| Pennae naanum thoongalayae | Girl, I could not sleep |
| Thee pole paarvai veesa | As your gaze cast like fire |
| Thinari ponen thaangalayae | I struggled, unable to bear it |
| Male | |
| Nooyaaga pennae | Like an illness, girl |
| En ullae vandhaayae | You entered inside me |
| Thaayagi pinnae | Becoming a mother later |
| Enai thaangi kondaayae | You held and supported me |
| Female | |
| Ahaaa…aaa…aaa…haa..aa.. | Ahaaa…aaa…aaa…haa..aa.. |
| Ahaaa…aaa…aaa…haa..aa.. | Ahaaa…aaa…aaa…haa..aa.. |
| Male | |
| Yaaridamum nenjam | To anyone else, my heart |
| Saayavillaiyae | Did not lean |
| Perazhagi unnai kanden | Great beauty, I saw you |
| Mizha villaiyae | I could not escape |
| Yaridamum naanum | To anyone else, I |
| Thorkka villaiyae | Never lost |
| Paarvaiyaalae thaaki sendraai | You struck me with your gaze and left |
| Thaangavillayae | I could not bear it |
| Male | |
| Nee pessum bommaiya | Are you a talking doll? |
| En vaazhvin nanmaiyaa | Are you the goodness of my life? |
| Nee kaadhal deivama | Are you the deity of love? |
| Anbil seidha varama | Are you a boon made of affection? |
| Adi azhagae azhagae | Oh beautiful one, beautiful one |
| Medhuvaai tholaindhen naanae | I slowly got lost myself |
| Female | |
| ……………………… | ... |
| Male | |
| Kaalai neram inum | The morning time still |
| Maaravillaiyae | Has not changed |
| Kangal ooram un kanavu | At the corner of my eyes, your dream |
| Theera villaiyae | Has not ended |
| Velaiyedhum seiyya | To do any work |
| Thonavillaiyae | I do not feel like it |
| Unnudaiya ennam nenjil | Your thoughts in my heart |
| Neengavillaiyae | Do not leave |
| Male | |
| Mudhal kaadhal enbadhae | First love itself |
| Oru vali allava | Isn't it a pain? |
| Adhu thandha valiyoo | But the pain it gave |
| Konjam sugam allava | Isn't it a little sweet? |
| En idhayam uruga | For my heart to melt |
| Theeyai vaithai neeyae | You set it on fire |
| Female | |
| Ahaaa…aaa…aaa…haa..aa.. | Ahaaa…aaa…aaa…haa..aa.. |
| Ahaaa…aaa…aaa…haa..aa.. | Ahaaa…aaa…aaa…haa..aa.. |
| Male | |
| Poo polae neeyum pesa | As you spoke like a flower |
| Pennae naanum thoongalayae | Girl, I could not sleep |
| Thee pole paarvai veesa | As your gaze cast like fire |
| Thinari ponen thaangalayae | I struggled, unable to bear it |
| Male | |
| Nooyaaga pennae | Like an illness, girl |
| En ullae vandhaayae | You entered inside me |
| Thaayagi pinnae | Becoming a mother later |
| Enai thaangi kondaayae | You held and supported me |
அடி அழகே அழகே
மெதுவாய் தொலைந்தேன் நானே
என் இதயம் உருக
தீயை வைத்தாய் நீயே
Oh beautiful one, beautiful one
I slowly got lost myself..
For my heart to melt
You set it on fire...
ஓ தேவதையை தேட
தேவை இல்லையே
நீ என்னுடைய தேவதை
பொய்யே இல்லையே
To search for an angel
There is no need
You are my angel
That is no lie
கண்ணெதிரே என்னை
காணவில்லையே
இன்று என்னை தேட
எனக்கு தோணவில்லையே
Right in front of my eyes
I could not see myself
Today to search for myself
I did not feel like it
பூ போல நீயும் பேச
பெண்ணே நானும் தூங்கலையே
தீ போல பார்வை வீச
திணறி போனேன் தாங்கலையே
As you spoke like a flower
Girl, I could not sleep
As your gaze cast like fire
I struggled, unable to bear it
நோயாக பெண்ணே
என் உள்ளே வந்தாயே
தாயாகி பின்னே
என்னை தாங்கி கொண்டாயே
Like an illness, girl
You entered inside me
Becoming a mother later
You held and supported me
....................................
Ahaaa…aaa…aaa…haa..aa..
Ahaaa…aaa…aaa…haa..aa..
யாரிடமும் நெஞ்சம்
சாயவில்லையே
பேரழகி உன்னை கண்டேன்
மீளவில்லையே
To anyone else, my heart
Did not lean
Great beauty, I saw you
I could not escape
To anyone else, I
Never lost
You struck me with your gaze and left
I could not bear it
யாரிடமும் நானும்
தோற்க வில்லையே
பார்வையாலே தாக்கி சென்றாய்
தாங்கவில்லையே
Are you a talking doll?
Are you the goodness of my life?
Are you the deity of love?
Are you a boon made of affection?
Oh beautiful one, beautiful one
I slowly got lost myself
நீ பேசும் பொம்மையா
என் வாழ்வின் நன்மையா
நீ காதல் தெய்வமா
அன்பில் செய்த வரமா
அடி அழகே அழகே
மெதுவாய் தொலைந்தேன் நானே
...
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The morning time still
Has not changed
At the corner of my eyes, your dream
Has not ended
To do any work
I do not feel like it
Your thoughts in my heart
Do not leave
காலை நேரம் இன்னும்
மாறவில்லையே
கண்கள் ஓரம் உன் கனவு
தீரவில்லையே
First love itself
Isn't it a pain?
But the pain it gave
Isn't it a little sweet?
For my heart to melt
You set it on fire
வேலையேதும் செய்ய
தோணவில்லையே
உன்னுடைய எண்ணம் நெஞ்சில்
நீங்கவில்லையே
Ahaaa…aaa…aaa…haa..aa..
Ahaaa…aaa…aaa…haa..aa..
முதல் காதல் என்பதே
ஒரு வலி அல்லவா
அது தந்த வலியோ
கொஞ்சம் சுகம் அல்லவா
என் இதயம் உருக
தீயை வைத்தாய் நீயே
As you spoke like a flower
Girl, I could not sleep
As your gaze cast like fire
I struggled, unable to bear it
...................................
Like an illness, girl
You entered inside me
Becoming a mother later
You held and supported me
பூ போல நீயும் பேச
பெண்ணே நானும் தூங்கலையே
தீ போலபார்வை வீச
திணறி போனேன் தாங்கலையே
நோயாக பெண்ணே
என் உள்ளே வந்தாயே
தாயாகி பின்னே என்னை
தாங்கி கொண்டாயே
Adi azhagae azhagae
Oh beautiful one, beautiful one
Medhuvai tholaindhen naanae..
I slowly got lost myself..
En idhayam uruga
For my heart to melt
Theeyai vaithaai neeyae…
You set it on fire...
O devathaiyai theda
To search for an angel
Theva illaiyae
There is no need
Nee ennudaiya devathai
You are my angel
Poiyae illaiyae
That is no lie
Kannethirae ennai
Right in front of my eyes
Kaanavillaiyae
I could not see myself
Indru ennai theda
Today to search for myself
Enakku thonavillaiyae
I did not feel like it
Poo polae neeyum pesa
As you spoke like a flower
Pennae naanum thoongalayae
Girl, I could not sleep
Thee pole paarvai veesa
As your gaze cast like fire
Thinari ponen thaangalayae
I struggled, unable to bear it
Nooyaaga pennae
Like an illness, girl
En ullae vandhaayae
You entered inside me
Thaayagi pinnae
Becoming a mother later
Enai thaangi kondaayae
You held and supported me
Ahaaa…aaa…aaa…haa..aa..
Ahaaa…aaa…aaa…haa..aa..
Ahaaa…aaa…aaa…haa..aa..
Ahaaa…aaa…aaa…haa..aa..
Yaaridamum nenjam
To anyone else, my heart
Saayavillaiyae
Did not lean
Perazhagi unnai kanden
Great beauty, I saw you
Mizha villaiyae
I could not escape
Yaridamum naanum
To anyone else, I
Thorkka villaiyae
Never lost
Paarvaiyaalae thaaki sendraai
You struck me with your gaze and left
Thaangavillayae
I could not bear it
Nee pessum bommaiya
Are you a talking doll?
En vaazhvin nanmaiyaa
Are you the goodness of my life?
Nee kaadhal deivama
Are you the deity of love?
Anbil seidha varama
Are you a boon made of affection?
Adi azhagae azhagae
Oh beautiful one, beautiful one
Medhuvaai tholaindhen naanae
I slowly got lost myself
………………………
...
Kaalai neram inum
The morning time still
Maaravillaiyae
Has not changed
Kangal ooram un kanavu
At the corner of my eyes, your dream
Theera villaiyae
Has not ended
Velaiyedhum seiyya
To do any work
Thonavillaiyae
I do not feel like it
Unnudaiya ennam nenjil
Your thoughts in my heart
Neengavillaiyae
Do not leave
Mudhal kaadhal enbadhae
First love itself
Oru vali allava
Isn't it a pain?
Adhu thandha valiyoo
But the pain it gave
Konjam sugam allava
Isn't it a little sweet?
En idhayam uruga
For my heart to melt
Theeyai vaithai neeyae
You set it on fire
Ahaaa…aaa…aaa…haa..aa..
Ahaaa…aaa…aaa…haa..aa..
Ahaaa…aaa…aaa…haa..aa..
Ahaaa…aaa…aaa…haa..aa..
Poo polae neeyum pesa
As you spoke like a flower
Pennae naanum thoongalayae
Girl, I could not sleep
Thee pole paarvai veesa
As your gaze cast like fire
Thinari ponen thaangalayae
I struggled, unable to bear it
Nooyaaga pennae
Like an illness, girl
En ullae vandhaayae
You entered inside me
Thaayagi pinnae
Becoming a mother later
Enai thaangi kondaayae
You held and supported me
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song expresses the deep feelings of love and passion felt by the protagonist towards his beloved. He compares her entrance into his life to an overwhelming phenomenon that makes him lose his sense of self and consume his every waking thought. Through contrasting imagery of soft flowers and burning fire, he describes the delicate yet powerful impact of her presence. Towards the end, he reflects on the sweet pain of first love, acknowledging how her comforting presence eventually nurtures and anchors him like a mother's care.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Poo polae neeyum pesa / Thee pole paarvai veesa”
Compares her gentle speech to a soft flower and her sharp gaze to an intense fire using the comparative marker 'pole'.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Nooyaaga pennae / En ullae vandhaayae / Thaayagi pinnae / Enai thaangi kondaayae”
Directly equates her entry into his heart first to a disease/affliction that takes over him, and later to a mother who cradles and supports him.
Oxymoron
“Adhu thandha valiyoo / Konjam sugam allava”
Juxtaposes the pain of love with pleasure, describing it as 'sweet pain' (sugam-vali).
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Trivia
'Devathai' from Poojai (2014) features music composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics written by late lyricist Na. Muthukumar. The song is well-remembered for its soul-stirring melody and deep emotional lyrical imagery.
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