Dhooram
From Adithya Varma · 2019
- Lyricist
- Viveka
- Singer
- Dhvani Bhanushali
- Music director
- Radhan
- Details
- Adithya Varma2019
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Paap paap pararara raaa paara rara raa | Paap paap pararara raaa paara rara raa |
| Paap paap pararara raaa paara rara raa | Paap paap pararara raaa paara rara raa |
| Female | |
| Dhooram andraadam solluthae | Distance speaks to me every single day |
| Eeram kannooram minnudhae | Tears glisten at the corners of my eyes |
| Neeyum vaazhum bhoomi meedhilae | On this earth where you live |
| Naanum vaazhndhaal podhum kaadhalae | It is enough for me to live as well, my love |
| Female | |
| Oyaamal unnai thaan | Without ceasing, for you |
| Ullam thaedi porada | My heart searches and struggles |
| Paarthaena maattena | Will I see you or will I not? |
| Paavai nenjam thindaada | This maiden's heart falters in agony |
| Female | |
| Vaa vaa vaa…en uyirae… | Come, come, come... my life... |
| Vaa vaa vaa…en uravae… | Come, come, come... my soulmate... |
| Vaa vaa vaa…en ulagae… | Come, come, come... my world... |
| Naan naan naan…unadhae… | I am, I am, I am... yours... |
| Female | |
| Veesum kaattrellam un manam | Every breeze that blows carries your fragrance |
| Kaanum vazhi engum un thadam | Every path I see holds your footprints |
| Dhooram dhooram vaazhum nodigalae | The moments spent living in distance |
| Paarai pola baaram aagudhae | Become a heavy burden like a rock |
| Female | |
| Nee illai endraalae | If you are not here |
| Naanum kooda ingillai | I do not exist here either |
| Vaan megam theendatha | Untouched by sky clouds |
| Nilavin naatkal en thollai | The lonely days of the moon are my plight |
| Female | |
| Vaa vaa vaa…en uyirae… | Come, come, come... my life... |
| Vaa vaa vaa…en uravae… | Come, come, come... my soulmate... |
| Vaa vaa vaa…en ulagae… | Come, come, come... my world... |
| Naan naan naan…unadhae… | I am, I am, I am... yours... |
| Female | |
| Vaa vaa vaa…en uyirae… | Come, come, come... my life... |
| Vaa vaa vaa…en uravae… | Come, come, come... my soulmate... |
| Vaa vaa vaa…en ulagae… | Come, come, come... my world... |
| Naan naan naan…unadhae… | I am, I am, I am... yours... |
பாப் பாப் பரரார ரா பார ரர ரா
பாப் பாப் பரரார ரா பார ரர ரா
Paap paap pararara raaa paara rara raa
Paap paap pararara raaa paara rara raa
தூரம் அன்றாடம் சொல்லுதே
ஈரம் கண்ணோரம் மின்னுதே
நீயும் வாழும் பூமி மீதிலே
நானும் வாழ்ந்தால் போதும் காதலே
Distance speaks to me every single day
Tears glisten at the corners of my eyes
On this earth where you live
It is enough for me to live as well, my love
ஓயாமல் உன்னைத்தான்
உள்ளம் தேடி போராட
பார்த்தேனா மாட்டேனா
பாவி நெஞ்சம் திண்டாட
Without ceasing, for you
My heart searches and struggles
Will I see you or will I not?
This maiden's heart falters in agony
வா வா வா.....என் உயிரே....
வா வா வா.....என் உறவே....
வா வா வா.....என் உலகே.....
நான் நான் நான்......உனதே.....
Come, come, come... my life...
Come, come, come... my soulmate...
Come, come, come... my world...
I am, I am, I am... yours...
வீசம் காற்றெல்லாம் உன் மனம்
காணும் வழி எங்கும் உன் தடம்
தூரம் தூரம் வாழும் நொடிகளே
பாறை போல பாரம் ஆகுதே
Every breeze that blows carries your fragrance
Every path I see holds your footprints
The moments spent living in distance
Become a heavy burden like a rock
நீ இல்லை என்றாலே
நானும் கூட இங்கில்லை
வான் மேகம் தீண்டாத
நிலவின் நாட்கள் என் தொல்லை
If you are not here
I do not exist here either
Untouched by sky clouds
The lonely days of the moon are my plight
வா வா வா.....என் உயிரே....
வா வா வா.....என் உறவே....
வா வா வா.....என் உலகே.....
நான் நான் நான்......உனதே.....
Come, come, come... my life...
Come, come, come... my soulmate...
Come, come, come... my world...
I am, I am, I am... yours...
வா வா வா.....என் உயிரே....
வா வா வா.....என் உறவே....
வா வா வா.....என் உலகே.....
நான் நான் நான்......உனதே.....
Come, come, come... my life...
Come, come, come... my soulmate...
Come, come, come... my world...
I am, I am, I am... yours...
Paap paap pararara raaa paara rara raa
Paap paap pararara raaa paara rara raa
Paap paap pararara raaa paara rara raa
Paap paap pararara raaa paara rara raa
Dhooram andraadam solluthae
Distance speaks to me every single day
Eeram kannooram minnudhae
Tears glisten at the corners of my eyes
Neeyum vaazhum bhoomi meedhilae
On this earth where you live
Naanum vaazhndhaal podhum kaadhalae
It is enough for me to live as well, my love
Oyaamal unnai thaan
Without ceasing, for you
Ullam thaedi porada
My heart searches and struggles
Paarthaena maattena
Will I see you or will I not?
Paavai nenjam thindaada
This maiden's heart falters in agony
Vaa vaa vaa…en uyirae…
Come, come, come... my life...
Vaa vaa vaa…en uravae…
Come, come, come... my soulmate...
Vaa vaa vaa…en ulagae…
Come, come, come... my world...
Naan naan naan…unadhae…
I am, I am, I am... yours...
Veesum kaattrellam un manam
Every breeze that blows carries your fragrance
Kaanum vazhi engum un thadam
Every path I see holds your footprints
Dhooram dhooram vaazhum nodigalae
The moments spent living in distance
Paarai pola baaram aagudhae
Become a heavy burden like a rock
Nee illai endraalae
If you are not here
Naanum kooda ingillai
I do not exist here either
Vaan megam theendatha
Untouched by sky clouds
Nilavin naatkal en thollai
The lonely days of the moon are my plight
Vaa vaa vaa…en uyirae…
Come, come, come... my life...
Vaa vaa vaa…en uravae…
Come, come, come... my soulmate...
Vaa vaa vaa…en ulagae…
Come, come, come... my world...
Naan naan naan…unadhae…
I am, I am, I am... yours...
Vaa vaa vaa…en uyirae…
Come, come, come... my life...
Vaa vaa vaa…en uravae…
Come, come, come... my soulmate...
Vaa vaa vaa…en ulagae…
Come, come, come... my world...
Naan naan naan…unadhae…
I am, I am, I am... yours...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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