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Innum Sila Naatkalil

From Vellai Pookkal · 2019

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singers
Sarath Santosh, Jothi Lingam, Pratap, Deepika Parthasarathy, Kiran Sravan
Music director
Ramgopal Krishnaraju
Movie name
Vellai Pookkal
Movie release year
2019
Lyrics added on
8 Mar 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Innum sila naatkalil
Indha mugangal pazhagividum
Innum sila naatkalil
Indha saalaigal vilangividum
Idharkku munnae
Unaraa unarvugal
Male :En naavukku pidithuvidum
Chorus :Anniyan
Male :Endra mugamoodi naalai
En mugam vittu kazhandru vidum
Innum sila naatkalil
Indha mugangal pazhagividum
Innum sila naatkalil
Indha saalaigal vilangividum
Saalai ora thaeneer kadaiyum
Maalai naera nanbar padaiyum
Vaagana nerisal
Horn oligal
Vetkam kollum kaadhal kiligal
Suvarotti engum
Thalaivar padam
Metro lorry pin
Negizhi kudam
Suvarotti engum
Thalaivar padam
Metro lorry pin
Negizhi kudam
Ethuvum ingae illai
Aanaal adhu thaan thollai
Males : Ellam pazhagividum
Innum sila naatkalil
Indha mugangal pazhagividum
Innum sila naatkalil
Indha saalaigal vilangividum
Thoosi illaa kaatrai
Naasi yetru kollum
Paasam illaa sorkal
Seviyum yetru kollum
Thoosi illaa kaatrai
Naasi yetru kollum
Paasam illaa sorkal
Seviyum yetru kollum
Thinathanthi padikkaa kaalai
Kisukisu illaa velai
Males :Ellam pazhagividum
Innum sila naatkalil
Indha mugangal pazhagividum
Innum sila naatkalil
Indha saalaigal vilangividum
Kadavulum madhamum veru
Vendhudhal engum ondrae
Kaasin madhippu veru
Aasai engum ondrae
Mozhigal veru
Manidhar ondrae
Nirangal veru
Kaadhal ondrae
Innum sila naatkalil
Indha mugangal pazhagividum
Innum sila naatkalil
Indha saalaigal vilangividum
Idharkku munnae
Unaraa unarvugal
En naavukku pidithuvidum
Anniyan endra mugamoodi naalai
En mugam vittu kazhandru vidum
Innum sila naatkalil
Indha mugangal pazhagividum
Innum sila naatkalil
Indha saalaigal vilangividum
In a few more days,
these faces will become familiar.
In a few more days,
these roads will make sense to me.
Flavours and feelings
never tasted before,
Male: my tongue will grow to like them.
Chorus: The tag of "stranger"—
Male: that mask, tomorrow,
will slip away from my face.
In a few more days,
these faces will become familiar.
In a few more days,
these roads will make sense to me.
The roadside tea shop,
the evening gathering of friends,
traffic jams,
blaring vehicle horns,
shy young lovers,
wall posters everywhere
with a leader's portrait,
behind the water tanker truck,
rows of plastic pots,
wall posters everywhere
with a leader's portrait,
behind the water tanker truck,
rows of plastic pots,
none of these are here,
and that itself is the trouble!
Males: I will get used to it all.
In a few more days,
these faces will become familiar.
In a few more days,
these roads will make sense to me.
The dust-free air,
my nose will learn to accept.
Words without warmth,
my ears will learn to accept.
The dust-free air,
my nose will learn to accept.
Words without warmth,
my ears will learn to accept.
Mornings without reading the Daily Thanthi newspaper,
hours spent without any friendly gossip,
Males: I will get used to it all.
In a few more days,
these faces will become familiar.
In a few more days,
these roads will make sense to me.
God and religion may differ,
but prayers everywhere are the same.
The value of currency may differ,
but human desire everywhere is the same.
Languages may differ,
humankind is one.
Skin colours may differ,
love is one.
In a few more days,
these faces will become familiar.
In a few more days,
these roads will make sense to me.
Flavours and feelings
never tasted before,
my tongue will grow to like.
Tomorrow, the mask of being a stranger
will slip away from my face.
In a few more days,
these faces will become familiar.
In a few more days,
these roads will make sense to me.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from the film 'Vellai Pookkal' explores the psychological journey of an Indian immigrant or traveler adapting to a foreign land (specifically the USA in the movie context). The protagonist reflects on missing the chaotic charm of home—the roadside tea stalls, traffic noise, political posters, and community gossip—while adjusting to a clean, orderly, yet emotionally distant new environment. Over time, the speaker realizes that human nature, desires, and love remain universal across all cultures despite differences in language, currency, and religion.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Monoreyme / Second-letter Rhyme)

“Kadavulum madhamum veru / Vendhudhal engum ondrae”

Matching second consonants across lines, such as 'Kadavulum' and 'Vendhudhal', or 'Mozhigal' and 'Nirangal'.

Antithesis / Contrast (Ehirinai)

“Thoosi illaa kaatrai / Naasi yetru kollum”

Contrasting local chaos with clean alien order ('Thoosi illaa kaatrai' vs 'Paasam illaa sorkal') to highlight nostalgia and emotional disconnect.

Metaphor

“Anniyan endra mugamoodi naalai / En mugam vittu kazhandru vidum”

Describing the feeling of being an outsider as wearing a mask ('Anniyan endra mugamoodi') that will eventually slip off once acclimated.

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Trivia

The song features in the 2019 crime thriller 'Vellai Pookkal', starring Vivekh in a lead dramatic role as a retired Indian police officer visiting his son in Seattle, USA. The lyrics by Madhan Karky poignantly capture the experience of an elderly Indian parent navigating life in the West.

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