Kaalam Oodum
From BLACKMAIL · 2025
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kaalam oodum podum | As time runs by |
| Oru kolam…kolam | A pattern... a design |
| Vaazhkka aadum aadum | Life dances and moves |
| Thaayam pora…thaayam | Like a game of dice... dice |
| Male | |
| Kaalam oodum podum | As time runs by |
| Oru kolam…kolam | A pattern... a design |
| Yaarum paarthidaadha goram | A horrific sight unseen by anyone |
| Gorammm…. | Horrific... |
| Male | |
| Kaalam oodum podum | As time runs by |
| Oru kolam…kolam | A pattern... a design |
| Yaarum paarthidaadha goram | A horrific sight unseen by anyone |
| Gorammm…. goram | Horrific... horrific |
| Male | |
| Noolil than aadum bommaigal ellaam | All the puppets that dance on a string |
| Aadum aattangal adhil …….aadum | Dance the dances set for them... dance |
| Thedi thedi pogum noolattum arakkanai | Seeking out the demon who pulls the strings |
| Thedum varia aadum aattam | The dance continues until he is found |
| Male : Aattam mudive….. | Male: The end of the game... |
| Male | |
| Por nilathil ingu | Here on this battlefield |
| Ratham thedi ratham thedi | Seeking blood, seeking blood |
| Nadagam nadakkudha | Is a theatrical drama taking place? |
| Yaar arakkan endru | Asking who the true demon is |
| Thedi thedi odi odi | Searching and running endlessly |
| Neramum kadakkudhaa | Is time passing away? |
| Soozhnilaigalukkullae | Within these overwhelming circumstances |
| Sikki sikki manam | Trapped repeatedly, does the mind |
| Nondhu nondhu pogudhaa | Get deeply wounded and broken? |
| Yaarai ingu nallavannu namba | Whom to trust here as a good person, |
| Kaalam thadukkudhaa | Is time preventing it? |
| Soozhal marukkudhaa | Are circumstances denying it? |
| Male | |
| Pogaadha irulukkul | Inside the unrelenting darkness |
| Puliondru kanden | I spotted a tiger |
| Ariyaaadha kelvikku | For an unknown question |
| Vidai thedi sendren | I went searching for an answer |
| Pudhidhaana puyalukkul | Inside a new storm |
| Puluvaaga nindren | I stood fragile like a worm |
| Veezhvena veezhvena | Will I fall? Will I fall? |
| Male | |
| Kaalam oodum podum | As time runs by |
| Oru kolam…kolam | A pattern... a design |
| Yaarum paarthidaadha goram | A horrific sight unseen by anyone |
| Gorammm…. goram | Horrific... horrific |
ஹம்மிங் :
………………………
As time runs by
A pattern... a design
Life dances and moves
Like a game of dice... dice
காலம் ஓடும் போது
ஒரு கோலம்…கோலம்
வாழ்க ஆடும் ஆடும்
தாயம் போற...தாயம்
As time runs by
A pattern... a design
A horrific sight unseen by anyone
Horrific...
காலம் ஓடும் போது
ஒரு கோலம்…கோலம்
யாரும் பார்த்திடாத கோரம்
கோரம்ம்ம்….
As time runs by
A pattern... a design
A horrific sight unseen by anyone
Horrific... horrific
காலம் ஓடும் போது
ஒரு கோலம்…கோலம்
யாரும் பார்த்திடாத கோரம்
கோரம்ம்ம்…. கோரம்
All the puppets that dance on a string
Dance the dances set for them... dance
Seeking out the demon who pulls the strings
The dance continues until he is found
Male: The end of the game...
நூலில்தான்
ஆடும் பொம்மைகள் எல்லாம்
ஆடும் ஆட்டங்கள் அதில் யாவரே
தேடி தேடி போகும் நூலாட்டும் அரக்கனை
தேடும் வரை ஆடும் ஆட்டம்
ஆட்டம் முடிவே....
Here on this battlefield
Seeking blood, seeking blood
Is a theatrical drama taking place?
Asking who the true demon is
Searching and running endlessly
Is time passing away?
Within these overwhelming circumstances
Trapped repeatedly, does the mind
Get deeply wounded and broken?
Whom to trust here as a good person,
Is time preventing it?
Are circumstances denying it?
ஹம்மிங் :
……………
Inside the unrelenting darkness
I spotted a tiger
For an unknown question
I went searching for an answer
Inside a new storm
I stood fragile like a worm
Will I fall? Will I fall?
போர் நிலத்தில் இங்கு
ரத்தம் தேடி ரத்தம் தேடி
நாடகம் நடக்குதா
யார் அரக்கன் என்று
தேடி தேடி ஓடி ஓடி
நேரமும் கடக்குதா
சூழ்நிலைகளுக்குள்ளே
சிக்கி சிக்கி மனம்
நொந்து நொந்து போகுதா
யாரையும் இங்கு நல்லவன்னு நம்ப
காலம் தடுக்குதா
சூழல் மறுக்குதா
As time runs by
A pattern... a design
A horrific sight unseen by anyone
Horrific... horrific
போகாதா இருளுக்குள்
புலியொன்று கண்டேன்
அறியாத கேள்விக்கு
விடை தேடி சென்றேன்
புதிதான புயலுக்குள்
புழுவாக நின்றேன்
வீழ்வேனா வீழ்வேனா
ஹம்மிங் :
………………………
காலம் ஓடும் போது
ஒரு கோலம்…கோலம்
யாரும் பார்த்திடாத கோரம்
கோரம்ம்ம்…. கோரம்
ஹம்மிங் :
………………………
Kaalam oodum podum
As time runs by
Oru kolam…kolam
A pattern... a design
Vaazhkka aadum aadum
Life dances and moves
Thaayam pora…thaayam
Like a game of dice... dice
Kaalam oodum podum
As time runs by
Oru kolam…kolam
A pattern... a design
Yaarum paarthidaadha goram
A horrific sight unseen by anyone
Gorammm….
Horrific...
Kaalam oodum podum
As time runs by
Oru kolam…kolam
A pattern... a design
Yaarum paarthidaadha goram
A horrific sight unseen by anyone
Gorammm…. goram
Horrific... horrific
Noolil than aadum bommaigal ellaam
All the puppets that dance on a string
Aadum aattangal adhil …….aadum
Dance the dances set for them... dance
Thedi thedi pogum noolattum arakkanai
Seeking out the demon who pulls the strings
Thedum varia aadum aattam
The dance continues until he is found
Male : Aattam mudive…..
Male: The end of the game...
Por nilathil ingu
Here on this battlefield
Ratham thedi ratham thedi
Seeking blood, seeking blood
Nadagam nadakkudha
Is a theatrical drama taking place?
Yaar arakkan endru
Asking who the true demon is
Thedi thedi odi odi
Searching and running endlessly
Neramum kadakkudhaa
Is time passing away?
Soozhnilaigalukkullae
Within these overwhelming circumstances
Sikki sikki manam
Trapped repeatedly, does the mind
Nondhu nondhu pogudhaa
Get deeply wounded and broken?
Yaarai ingu nallavannu namba
Whom to trust here as a good person,
Kaalam thadukkudhaa
Is time preventing it?
Soozhal marukkudhaa
Are circumstances denying it?
Pogaadha irulukkul
Inside the unrelenting darkness
Puliondru kanden
I spotted a tiger
Ariyaaadha kelvikku
For an unknown question
Vidai thedi sendren
I went searching for an answer
Pudhidhaana puyalukkul
Inside a new storm
Puluvaaga nindren
I stood fragile like a worm
Veezhvena veezhvena
Will I fall? Will I fall?
Kaalam oodum podum
As time runs by
Oru kolam…kolam
A pattern... a design
Yaarum paarthidaadha goram
A horrific sight unseen by anyone
Gorammm…. goram
Horrific... horrific
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song delves into the existential and chaotic nature of human life, comparing individuals to helpless puppets dancing on strings controlled by invisible forces and fate. Set against a dark, tense backdrop, the lyrics explore a relentless search for truth and the true identity of the monster orchestrating the misery, as moral boundaries blur and trust becomes impossible in dire circumstances.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Noolil than aadum bommaigal ellaam”
Human beings are metaphorically compared to puppets ('bommaigal') manipulated by strings held by a demon ('arakkan').
Simile / Contrast
“Pudhidhaana puyalukkul / Puluvaaga nindren”
The speaker contrasts their smallness as a worm ('puluvaaga') inside a ferocious storm ('puyalukkul').
Repetition (Adukkuthodar)
“Thedi thedi odi odi”
Emphasis through repeated words such as 'Thedi thedi', 'Sikki sikki', and 'Nondhu nondhu' to highlight continuous agony and searching.
Rhetorical Questioning
“Yaarai ingu nallavannu namba / Kaalam thadukkudhaa”
Using questions to express internal turmoil regarding whom to trust and whether time itself impedes goodness.
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Trivia
Composed, written, and performed by Sam C.S., the song utilizes his characteristic atmospheric and orchestral thriller sounds to mirror the high-stakes suspense and psychological tension of the film.
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