- Lyricist
- V. Senthil
- Singer
- Anirban Chakraborty
- Music director
- Mithoon
- Movie name
- Aashiqui 2
- Movie release year
- 2013
- Lyrics added on
- 4 Feb 2018
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song expresses deep romantic longing, emotional yearning, and spiritual connection between two lovers. The protagonist feels completely empty without their beloved, describing how small moments of separation feel like agonizing ages (yugas). Everyday sensations like rain and gentle breezes evoke vivid memories of the beloved, who appears whenever eyes are closed but disappears upon opening them. The lyrics highlight how distance and separation serve to deepen mutual understanding and bring souls closer together. Using rich musical imagery, the protagonist compares their relationship to music and the melody of a veena—asserting that music is incomplete without its variations, just as life is incomplete without the lover. Ultimately, the song celebrates complete surrender and total union, declaring the lover to be the protagonist's very breath, vision, and existence.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani / Urvagatu)
“Nee illaadha vazhvum verumaiyadi”
Comparing life without the lover to complete void ('verumaiyadi') and comparing the lover to breath ('En swaasamum neethaanae').
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)
“Oru yugamaagavae kalikkindren”
Exaggerating a momentary separation ('oru gana nera pirivai') to spending an entire age or eon ('oru yugamaagavae kalikkindren').
Simile (Uvamai Ani)
“Veenaiyin naadham pol”
Comparing oneself to the melody of a veena ('Veenaiyin naadham pol').
Repetition / Anaphora (Adukku Thodar)
“Or thuli thuliyaai”
Repetition of words like 'thuli thuliyaai' (drop by drop) and 'Nee andro / Ini nee andro' to emphasize intense passion and continuity.
Contrast / Antithesis (Muran Ani)
“Vizhi moodinaal ... Vizhi thirakkaiyil”
Contrasting closed eyes with open eyes ('Vizhi moodinaal' vs 'Vizhi thirakkaiyil') and presence with disappearance ('varugiraai' vs 'maraigiraai').
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Trivia
This track is the Tamil dubbed rendition of the iconic Bollywood song 'Sun Raha Hai Na Tu' from the blockbuster romantic drama film Aashiqui 2 (2013). Originally composed and sung by Ankit Tiwari in Hindi, the Tamil dubbed album retained the soulful acoustic and rock arrangements, featuring lyricist V. Senthil adapting the deeply poetic romantic sentiments into Tamil.
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