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Lyrics & meaning

Dhooram

From Adithya Varma · 2019

Lyricist
Viveka
Singer
Dhvani Bhanushali
Music director
Radhan
Movie name
Adithya Varma
Movie release year
2019
Lyrics added on
8 Sept 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Paap paap pararara raaa paara rara raa
Paap paap pararara raaa paara rara raa
Dhooram andraadam solluthae
Eeram kannooram minnudhae
Neeyum vaazhum bhoomi meedhilae
Naanum vaazhndhaal podhum kaadhalae
Oyaamal unnai thaan
Ullam thaedi porada
Paarthaena maattena
Paavai nenjam thindaada
Vaa vaa vaa…en uyirae…
Vaa vaa vaa…en uravae…
Vaa vaa vaa…en ulagae…
Naan naan naan…unadhae…
Veesum kaattrellam un manam
Kaanum vazhi engum un thadam
Dhooram dhooram vaazhum nodigalae
Paarai pola baaram aagudhae
Nee illai endraalae
Naanum kooda ingillai
Vaan megam theendatha
Nilavin naatkal en thollai
Vaa vaa vaa…en uyirae…
Vaa vaa vaa…en uravae…
Vaa vaa vaa…en ulagae…
Naan naan naan…unadhae…
Vaa vaa vaa…en uyirae…
Vaa vaa vaa…en uravae…
Vaa vaa vaa…en ulagae…
Naan naan naan…unadhae…
Pa pa pararara ra para rara ra
Pa pa pararara ra para rara ra
The distance speaks to me every day,
Tears glisten in the corners of my eyes.
On this very earth where you live,
It is enough if I just get to live too, my love.
Searching restlessly for you,
My heart struggles endlessly.
Wondering if I will see you or not,
This poor heart of mine suffers in pain.
Come, come, come... my life...
Come, come, come... my soulmate...
Come, come, come... my whole world...
I am, I am, I am... only yours...
Every breeze that blows carries your fragrance,
Every path I see holds your footprints.
These seconds spent living far away,
Weigh down on me heavily like a rock.
If you are not here with me,
Even I do not truly exist.
Like the lonely moon untouched by clouds,
My days are spent in painful longing.
Come, come, come... my life...
Come, come, come... my soulmate...
Come, come, come... my whole world...
I am, I am, I am... only yours...
Come, come, come... my life...
Come, come, come... my soulmate...
Come, come, come... my whole world...
I am, I am, I am... only yours...
Chorus
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song expresses the intense ache of separation and love's unbearable distance experienced by the female protagonist. Every daily moment away from her partner feels endlessly long and burdensome, causing tears to well up in her eyes. She feels his presence everywhere—in the scent carried by the wind and in the paths she walks upon—making his absence all the more agonizing. Through pleading lyrics, she calls out to her beloved to return, declaring that her life, world, and existence are entirely tied to his presence. Without him, her life feels meaningless, like a lonely moon hidden behind clouds, reaffirming her complete devotion to him.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Paarai pola baaram aagudhae

Compares the emotional burden of moments spent in separation to the weight of a heavy rock ('Paarai pola baaram aagudhae').

Anaphora / Repetition

Vaa vaa vaa…en uyirae…

Repetition of words like 'Vaa vaa vaa' and 'Naan naan naan' creates rhythmic urgency and emphasizes deep emotional yearning.

End Rhyme (Iyaibu)

Dhooram andraadam solluthae / Eeram kannooram minnudhae

Use of rhyming end syllables such as 'solluthae' and 'minnudhae' creates a melodious and soothing poetic flow.

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Trivia

Adithya Varma (2019) is the official Tamil remake of the blockbuster Telugu film Arjun Reddy (2017). The soundtrack was composed by Radhan, who also composed the original Telugu music. Lyricist Viveka penned these poignant lines to convey the female lead's emotional anguish during their period of separation.

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