En Nilavugalai Segarithaen
From Kuththu · 2004
- Lyricist
- Thamarai
- Singer
- Prasanna Rao
- Music director
- Srikanth Deva
- Details
- Kuththu2004
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| En nilavugalai segarithen | I gathered my moons |
| Aval uthiththaal pournamiyaai | She arose like a full moon |
| En kanavugalai naan kazhuviyathum | When I washed away my dreams |
| Aval therinthaal devathaiyaai | She appeared like an angel |
| Male | |
| Kadalin oram manalil eeram | At the edge of the sea, moisture in the sand |
| Aval nindraal neer alaiyaai | She stood like a wave of water |
| Ilavenil ilangkaatril | In the gentle spring breeze |
| Aval asainthaal aazhilaiyaai | She swayed like a delicate leaf |
| Male | |
| Kodiyil pookkal kudhiththa pothu | When flowers leaped from the creeper |
| Aval vaazhnthaal vaan mazhaiyaai | She lived like rain from the sky |
| Manathoram gana neram | At the corner of the heart, for a fleeting moment |
| Aval iniththaal thaen thuliyaai | She felt sweet like a drop of honey |
என் நிலவுகளை நான் சேகரித்தேன்
அவள் உதித்தாள் பௌர்ணமியாய்
என் கனவுகளை நான் கழுவியதும்
அவள் தெரிந்தால் தேவதையாய்
I gathered my moons
She arose like a full moon
When I washed away my dreams
She appeared like an angel
கடலின் ஓரம் மணலில் ஈரம்
அவள் நின்றால் நீர் அலையாய்
இளவேனில் இளங்காற்றில்
அவள் அசைந்தால் ஆழிலையாய்
At the edge of the sea, moisture in the sand
She stood like a wave of water
In the gentle spring breeze
She swayed like a delicate leaf
கோடியில் பூக்கள் குதித்த போது
அவள் வாழ்ந்தால் வான் மழையாய்
மனதோரம் கண நேரம்
அவள் இனித்தால் தேன் துளியாய்
When flowers leaped from the creeper
She lived like rain from the sky
At the corner of the heart, for a fleeting moment
She felt sweet like a drop of honey
En nilavugalai segarithen
I gathered my moons
Aval uthiththaal pournamiyaai
She arose like a full moon
En kanavugalai naan kazhuviyathum
When I washed away my dreams
Aval therinthaal devathaiyaai
She appeared like an angel
Kadalin oram manalil eeram
At the edge of the sea, moisture in the sand
Aval nindraal neer alaiyaai
She stood like a wave of water
Ilavenil ilangkaatril
In the gentle spring breeze
Aval asainthaal aazhilaiyaai
She swayed like a delicate leaf
Kodiyil pookkal kudhiththa pothu
When flowers leaped from the creeper
Aval vaazhnthaal vaan mazhaiyaai
She lived like rain from the sky
Manathoram gana neram
At the corner of the heart, for a fleeting moment
Aval iniththaal thaen thuliyaai
She felt sweet like a drop of honey
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This stanza expresses a protagonist's deep romantic idealization of his beloved using vivid, nature-inspired metaphors. The arrival and presence of the woman are portrayed as transformative, elevating his thoughts and dreams to something divine and majestic. Through references to the full moon, gentle waves, spring breezes, sky-born rain, and honey, the lyrics capture the ethereal grace and overwhelming sweetness she brings into his life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Aval uthiththaal pournamiyaai”
Compares the beloved's emergence to a full moon (Pournami) using the simile suffix '-aai'.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Aval asainthaal aazhilaiyaai”
Compares her movement in the spring breeze to a gently swaying leaf.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Aval iniththaal thaen thuliyaai”
Compares her sweet emotional presence in the protagonist's heart to a drop of pure honey.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Aval uthiththaal pournamiyaai”
Repeated use of the suffix '-aai' at the end of alternating lines (pournamiyaai, devathaiyaai, neer alaiyaai, aazhilaiyaai) creates a rhythmic, musical flow.
Internal Rhyme (Irandam Ezhuthu Edhugai)
“Manathoram gana neram”
Rhyming sound of '-oram' and '-neram' in the same line creates internal musical symmetry.
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Trivia
Written by acclaimed lyricist Thamarai, this verse highlights her signature aesthetic of using pure Tamil terms and serene natural imagery to depict love, standing in artistic contrast to the predominantly high-octane folk tracks in the album of Kuththu (2004).
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