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Edhira Pudhira

From Once More – 2024 Film · 2024

Lyricist
Vignesh Srikanth
Singer
Sathya Prakash
Music director
Hesham Abdul Wahab
Movie name
Once More – 2024 Film
Movie release year
2024
Lyrics added on
25 Mar 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Edhira pudhira pudhidhaa
Adhira kaadhal idhuvaa
Kadalil oru naan karaiyil oru nee
Idhu ondraaga serumaa
Idhu ondraaga serumaa
Idhu ondraaga serumaa
Humming …..
Buddhanin araiyil
Atharin manamaa
Sithanin iravil
Chithirai nilavaa
Kannadi pol naanadi
Bimbam nee aagiraai
Kal meerum ver polave
Ennil nee pookkiraai
Yaaridam yaar manam
Yaar solvadhoo
Edhira pudhira pudhidhaa
Adhira kaadhal idhuvaa
Kadalil oru naan karaiyil oru nee
Idhu ondraaga serumaa
Idhu ondraaga serumaa
Idhu ondraaga serumaa
Humming …..
A rival? A riddle? Something new?
Is this a quiet, deep love?
I am in the ocean, you are on the shore,
Will we ever come together?
Will we ever come together?
Will we ever come together?
(Humming...)
In the chamber of the Buddha,
Is that the scent of attar (perfume)?
In the night of a quiet sage,
Is that the bright Chithirai (spring) moon?
I am like a mirror, my girl,
And you become the reflection.
Like a root breaking through stone,
You blossom inside me.
Whose heart belongs to whom,
Who can really say?
A rival? A riddle? Something new?
Is this a quiet, deep love?
I am in the ocean, you are on the shore,
Will we ever come together?
Will we ever come together?
Will we ever come together?
(Humming...)
Male
Female
Male
Male
Female

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This soulful track delves into the enigmatic and contrasting nature of romantic attraction. The narrator contemplates whether two fundamentally different individuals—symbolized as the vast sea and the steadfast shore—can overcome their differences to form a single, unified bond. Through vivid poetic imagery of unexpected beauty, such as rich fragrance in a serene room or a plant blooming through hard stone, the lyrics capture the quiet yet irresistible power of love that seamlessly reflects one soul in another.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Edhira pudhira pudhidhaa / Adhira kaadhal idhuvaa

The second consonant 'dh' in 'Edhira' and 'Adhira' creates a melodious Tamil poetic rhythm across the opening lines.

Simile (Uvamai)

Kannadi pol naanadi / Bimbam nee aagiraai

The speaker explicitly compares himself to a mirror ('Kannadi pol') while portraying the beloved as the dynamic image inside it.

Metaphor & Imagery

Kal meerum ver polave / Ennil nee pookkiraai

The line 'Kal meerum ver' uses powerful natural imagery comparing love's persistence to a plant root overcoming a hard rock to bloom.

Juxtaposition / Contrast

Kadalil oru naan karaiyil oru nee

Contrasts the vastness and motion of the sea ('Kadalil oru naan') with the static shore ('karaiyil oru nee') to highlight contrasting personalities.

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Trivia

This romantic melody is composed by Hesham Abdul Wahab for the 2024 Tamil romantic film 'Once More', featuring vocals by Sathyaprakash with lyrics penned by Vignesh Srikanth.

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