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Lyrics & meaning

Kaalai Maalai

From Paper Rocket · 2022

Lyricist
Vivek
Singer
Sid Sriram
Music director
Dharan Kumar
Movie name
Paper Rocket
Movie release year
2022
Lyrics added on
7 Feb 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kaalai maalai eppodhume
Enakaga varum pogum
Vaanam vaanam tharum punnagai
Azhagaaga mazhai thoovum
Mazhlaiyai mazhlaiyai
Nindru thodarndhal
Padhai salipadhillai
Mudive ariyaa paathai adhile
Rasanai niraivadhillai
Kaalai maalai eppodhume
Enakaga varum pogum
Vaanam vaanam tharum punnagai
Azhagaaga mazhai thoovum
Pogathee…..
Kaayam
Pogum pogum pogum
Maayam
Neeyum neeyum neeyum
Kaanum
Neram neram
Oru thunbam ellam
Manam nambum varai dhaan
Naalai enbadhu nilavaaga
Kooda varum medhuvaaga
Kaiyil pidikka nan ninaithaale
Adhu odume
Indru enbadhu nijamaaga
Nam kaiyil alagakaa
Kaalathin parisaagume
Kaalai maalai eppodhume
Enakaga varum pogum
Vaanam vaanam tharum punnagai
Azhagaaga mazhai thoovum
Mazhlaiyai mazhlaiyai
Nindru thodarndhal
Padhai salipadhillai
Mudive ariyaa paathai adhile
Rasanai niraivadhillai
Vaazhvai vaazhvai kondaadave
Pirandhoma pirandhoma
Pookkal paarkka nindraalume
Adhu kuda payanam dhaan
Naalai enbadhu nilavaaga
Kooda varum medhuvaaga
Kaiyil pidikka nan ninaithaale
Adhu odume
Indru enbadhu nijamaaga
Nam kaiyil alagakaa
Kaalathin parisaagume
Aaaa………….
Morning, evening, and at all times,
They come and go just for me.
The sky's gentle smile
Beautifully drizzles down as rain.
Like rain, like rain,
If it pauses and carries on,
The journey never grows tiring.
On a road that knows no end,
The wonder of it never fades.
Morning, evening, and at all times,
They come and go just for me.
The sky's gentle smile
Beautifully drizzles down as rain.
Don't go...
Every wound
Will fade, fade, fade away.
A magic,
You, you, you too
Will witness,
In time, in time.
Any sorrow lasts
Only as long as the heart believes in it.
Tomorrow is like the moon,
Following gently beside us.
If I try to hold it in my hands,
It will only slip away.
Today is real,
Placed beautifully in our hands
As a gift from time.
Morning, evening, and at all times,
They come and go just for me.
The sky's gentle smile
Beautifully drizzles down as rain.
Like rain, like rain,
If it pauses and carries on,
The journey never grows tiring.
On a road that knows no end,
The wonder of it never fades.
To celebrate life,
Were we born, were we born?
Even pausing just to look at flowers
Is a journey in itself.
Tomorrow is like the moon,
Following gently beside us.
If I try to hold it in my hands,
It will only slip away.
Today is real,
Placed beautifully in our hands
As a gift from time.
Aah.. aah....
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from the web series 'Paper Rocket' is a soulful and philosophical meditation on living in the present moment and embracing life as an endless journey. The lyrics highlight how natural phenomena like morning, evening, and rain bring effortless joy when observed with child-like fascination. It reminds us that sorrows are merely mental constructs that fade away with time.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Naalai enbadhu nilavaaga”

Compares 'tomorrow' to the moon which accompanies us gently from afar, but eludes us if we try to grasp it directly.

Adukkuthodar (Repetition for Emphasis)

“Pogum pogum pogum”

Repetition of words like 'Pogum' and 'Neeyum' enhances the rhythmic flow and reinforces the transient nature of pain.

Personification

“Vaanam vaanam tharum punnagai”

Attributes human emotions and actions to the sky, describing it as smiling and gifting rain.

Iyaibu (Rhyme)

“Kooda varum medhuvaaga”

Use of matching end sounds with '-aaga' across successive lines creating a melodious poetic cadence.

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Trivia

Paper Rocket is a 2022 Tamil web series directed by Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi. The track composed by Dharan Kumar and sung by Sid Sriram perfectly underscores the show's core road-trip narrative, where six protagonists travel together to heal from personal trauma and rediscover joy.

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