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Lyrics & meaning

Hey Puyale

From Kalaga Thalaivan · 2022

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singers
Shreya Ghoshal, Sathya Prakash
Music director
Arrol Corelli
Movie name
Kalaga Thalaivan
Movie release year
2022
Lyrics added on
28 Sept 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Hey puyalae!
Enai nee kalaippathu yean?
Or alaaiyaai
Idhayam ezhuvadhu yean?
Vaan melae naan yaeri
Iragena alaivadhu yean
En paadhai naan maari
Inimaiyil tholaivadhu yean
Endrum alaipaainthaen illai
Idhan munnae
Unnai ethirpaarthaen illai
Ho vegam koodum kaattril aadum
Theeviral ival
Megam soozhum vaanin keezhae
Oviyam ival
Oru sila thooral theeyendraaga
Nanaigira oviyangal pookka
Niramaninthae uyirezhunthae
Malarvanam kaattrilaadi kulunga
Iruvizhiyum irudhayamum
Uyirveli vaanum innum viriya
Virindhanaiyo! vizhithanaiyo!
Keezhmael endru vaazhkayinai
Maatri pogum puyalae!
Hey puyalae!
Enai nee kalaippathu yean?
Or alaaiyaai
Idhayam ezhuvathu yean?
Kannil modhi koondhal kodhi
Kaadhal veesinaai
Kaigal meeri maaribil yaeri
Kaamam pesinaai
Muthuginil
Kaal viralgal theeyai
Mugathinil
Un idhazhgal neerai
Erindhidaya! nanaindhidava!
Kuzhappathil endhan dhegam thinara
Magizhnthidava! azhuthidava!
Valiyinil kodi inbam unara
Pothumena vendumena
Endhan nenjai irandaakki
Thookki pogum puyalae
Hey puyalae!
Enai nee kalaippathu yean?
Male :Or alaaiyaai
Idhayam ezhuvadhu yean?
Haa..vaan melae naan yeri
Iragena alaivadhu yean?
Male :En paadhai naan maari
Inimaiyil tholaivadhu yean..
Hey, storm!
Why do you stir me up?
Like a wave,
why does my heart rise?
Rising high into the sky,
why do I drift like a feather?
Straying from my path,
why do I get lost in sweetness?
I have never drifted like this
before this moment.
I never expected you.
Dancing in the rising wind,
she is a spark of fire.
Beneath the cloud-filled sky,
she is a living painting.
As a gentle drizzle turns into fire,
and soaked paintings bloom,
taking on color and coming alive,
while the garden of flowers sways in the wind,
as both eyes, the heart,
and the sky of the soul expand even wider,
Did you open up? Did you wake up?
Turning life upside down,
oh storm that sweeps through and changes all!
Hey, storm!
Why do you stir me up?
Like a wave,
why does my heart rise?
Meeting my eyes, stroking my hair,
you showered me with love.
Slipping past hands, resting on my chest,
you spoke of passion.
On my back,
your toes leave fire;
on my face,
your lips leave water.
Should I burn? Should I get drenched?
In confusion, my body gasps for breath.
Should I rejoice? Should I cry?
Feeling endless joy inside the pain,
saying 'enough' and yet 'I want more',
tearing my heart in two,
oh storm that sweeps me away!
Hey, storm!
Why do you stir me up?
Male: Like a wave,
why does my heart rise?
Ah, rising high into the sky,
why do I drift like a feather?
Male: Straying from my path,
why do I get lost in sweetness?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Hey Puyalae' is an emotionally intense romantic track that metaphorically equates love to a powerful storm ('puyal'). The song explores the sensory overload and sweet disorientation that comes with falling deeply in love. The protagonist feels swept off their feet, wandering weightlessly like a feather in the sky, while experiencing contrasting physical and emotional sensations—fire and water, pain and pleasure, crying and rejoicing.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

“Hey puyalae!”

The lover/love interest is directly addressed as a 'puyal' (storm), representing a sudden, uncontrollable force sweeping through life.

Simile

“Iragena alaivadhu yean”

The speaker compares their weightless, floating state to a feather ('iragena').

Muran (Oxymoron/Antithesis)

“Erindhidaya! nanaindhidava!”

Contrasts burning ('erindhidaya') with getting drenched ('nanaindhidava'), capturing the conflicting sensory emotions of love.

Monai (Initial Rhyme/Alliteration)

“Kannil modhi koondhal kodhi / Kaadhal veesinaai”

Repetition of the initial 'Ka' sound across words creates an aesthetic rhythmic cadence in Tamil poetry.

Personification

“Keezhmael endru vaazhkayinai / Maatri pogum puyalae!”

The storm is personified as a conscious actor capable of turning one's life upside down.

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Trivia

'Hey Puyalae' is featured in the 2022 Tamil action thriller 'Kalaga Thalaivan', starring Udhayanidhi Stalin and Nidhhi Agerwal. Composed by Arrol Corelli, the song stands out for its atmospheric instrumentation, paired with Madhan Karky's vivid, poetry-rich lyrics and expressive vocal delivery by Shreya Ghoshal and Sathyaprakash.

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