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Isaimozhi
Lyrics & meaning

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From Album Songs 2021 · 2021

Lyricist
Ahamed Shyam
Singer
Sathyaprakash Dharmar
Music director
Sathyaprakash Dharmar
Details
Album Songs 20212021

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Hmmm aaa tarararaaaHmmm aaa tarararaaa (Melodic vocalization)
Turururu ta ta ta taTurururu ta ta ta ta (Melodic vocalization)
Dhara ararararara…aaa….heyDhara ararararara…aaa….hey (Melodic vocalization)
Dhara ri raa…hmmDhara ri raa…hmm (Melodic vocalization)
Male
Hey kavithaiyae kuril nedil kalavayaeOh poem, a blend of short and long vowels!
Un varigalil vizhugiren mayangiyaeI fall entranced into your lines.
Paakalaa… venbakalaaAre they classical verses... or Venba meters?
Edhai naan padippenWhich one shall I read?
Male
Vinmeengala ..nilavaaAre you the stars... or the moon?
Nee yaaradiWho are you, my girl?
Minminigala minnalgalaaAre you fireflies or flashes of lightning?
Sirithaai nee yaaradiYou smiled, who are you?
Sollaamal nee ingu vandhaaiYou arrived here without a word,
Nillaamal nee engu sendraai……Where did you go without halting?
Kanavae…ae….ae….Oh dream...
Male
Naan nerungavaeTo draw closer to you,
Dhinam dhinam thayanginenEvery day I hesitated.
Naal nijam edhu…Which is reality...
Nizhal edhu kuzhambinen….Which is a shadow? I got confused...
Kaathiru kanmaniWait for me, my darling,
Unai naan peruven…I will surely win your heart...
Turururur tuuuuTurururur tuuuu (Melodic vocalization)

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song is a romantic, poetic expression of a lover's enchantment with his beloved. He addresses her metaphorically as a living poem composed of rhythm, short and long vowels, and poetic meters. Captivated by her mysterious presence, he compares her to radiant cosmic and natural sights like stars, the moon, lightning, and fireflies.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Hey kavithaiyae kuril nedil kalavayae

The speaker directly addresses his beloved as a poem ('kavithaiyae') composed of short and long Tamil vowels ('kuril nedil kalavayae').

Rhetorical Questioning & Imagery

Vinmeengala ..nilavaa / Minminigala minnalgalaa

A series of poetic queries comparing the woman to celestial and natural illuminations (stars, moon, fireflies, lightning).

Antithesis / Contrast (Ethir-inai)

Naal nijam edhu… Nizhal edhu kuzhambinen….

Contrasting 'Nijam' (reality) with 'Nizhal' (shadow/illusion) to highlight his emotional confusion.

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Trivia

Sathyaprakash Dharmar, a renowned Carnatic-trained playback singer known for his work in Tamil cinema, composed and sang this independent single featuring lyricist Ahamed Shyam's deeply poetic classical Tamil references.

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