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Lyrics & meaning

Kairegai Polathan Kadhal

From Ninaithathu Yaaro · 2014

Lyricist
Lyricist Not Known
Singers
Madhushree, Haricharan
Music director
X. Paulraj
Details
Ninaithathu Yaaro2014

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Kairegai polathaan kaadhalLove is just like a fingerprint
Endrum azhiyaadhaeIt will never fade away
Anbae nam nenjilMy love, in our hearts
Male
Kann imai polathaan kaadhalLove is just like an eyelid
Endrum vilagaadhaeIt will never separate
Anbae nam kannilMy love, in our eyes
Female
Mezhugaagavae nenjam nenjamLike wax, the heart, heart
Male :Medhuvaagavae urugum konjamMale: Slowly melts a little
Sila sollaadha sogangalSome unsaid sorrows
Sugamaagum….idhamaagumWill become pleasant... will become soothing
Female
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Male
Endha paravaiWhenever any bird
Ennai kandandhuCrosses past me
Pogum pozhudhumAs it flies by
Unnai ninaithenI thought of you
Male
Engo irundhuFrom somewhere far
Neeyum ennaiYou too, about me
Ninaippaai endraeWould be thinking
Nidhamum ninaithenI thought daily
Female
Yedho baaramSome heavy weight
Idhayam sumandhaalIf my heart carries
Un nenjil saindhuLeaning on your chest
Azhavae ninaithenI wished to cry
Female
NinaivellaamAll these memories
NinaivellaamAll these memories
Nijamaaga ninaithenI wished they were real
Female
Unakkaaga oru naalilFor you, on one day
Uyir tharavum ninaithenI wished to give my life
Female
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Haaa…haaa…haaa….Haaa...haaa...haaa....
Male
Kairegai polathaan kaadhalLove is just like a fingerprint
Endrum azhiyaadhaeIt will never fade away
Anbae nam nenjilMy love, in our hearts
Female
Undhan kangalYour eyes
Kalangum nodiyilThe moment they tear up
Kaatrin viralaaiLike the wind's finger
Kanneer thudaippenI will wipe your tears
Female
Unnai ezhudhumWriting about you
Kavidhai adhilaeIn that poem
Kadaisi varthaiThe last word
Naanaai iruppenI will be that
Male
Unnai suttriSurrounding you
Kanavaai varuvenI will come as a dream
Nee vendaam endraalIf you say you don't want me
Kalaindhae viduvenI will disperse away
Female
PirindhaalumEven if we separate
Un ninaivaiFrom your memory
Piriyaamal iruppenI will remain unseparated
Male
IrandhaalumEven if I die
UnakkendrumFor you forever
Theriyaamal irappenI will stay unknown
Female
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Aaa…aaaa….aaaa…Aaa...aaaa....aaaa...
Haaa…haaa…haaa….Haaa...haaa...haaa....
Female
Kairegai polathaan kaadhalLove is just like a fingerprint
Endrum azhiyaadhaeIt will never fade away
Anbae nam nenjilMy love, in our hearts
Male
Kann imai polathaan kaadhalLove is just like an eyelid
Endrum vilagaadhaeIt will never separate
Anbae nam kannilMy love, in our eyes
Female
Mezhugaagavae nenjam nenjamLike wax, the heart, heart
Male :Medhuvaagavae urugum konjamMale: Slowly melts a little
Male & Female :Sila sollaadha sogangalMale & Female: Some unsaid sorrows
Sugamaagum….idhamaagumWill become pleasant... will become soothing

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song from the movie 'Ninaithathu Yaaro' explores the eternal and indestructible nature of true love. Comparing love to permanent fingerprints and protective eyelids, the speaker expresses a profound emotional bond that withstands time, distance, and even death. The lyrics express a deep yearning to share unspoken grief and find solace in each other's presence. The lover describes a selfless devotion—offering to gently wipe away tears like a breeze, exist as the final word in a poem dedicated to the beloved, and remain an undying memory even if life ends. Ultimately, the song captures how deep emotional connection turns unspoken painful sorrows into soothing comfort.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Kairegai polathaan kaadhal

Compares love to permanent fingerprints and eyelids using the explicit comparison word 'polathaan'.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Kaatrin viralaai Kanneer thudaippen

Personifies the wind by imagining its touch as a 'finger' that wipes away tears.

Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyming)

Pirindhaalum ... Irandhaalum

The second letters of 'Pirindhaalum' and 'Irandhaalum' match ('ri'), creating a rhythmic Tamil poetic symmetry.

Visual Imagery

Mezhugaagavae nenjam nenjam Medhuvaagavae urugum konjam

Evokes a soft, emotional visual of a heart slowly melting like a burning wax candle.

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Trivia

'Ninaithathu Yaaro' (2014) was directed by veteran filmmaker Vikraman, renowned for his family dramas and classic emotional romance films. The soundtrack for the movie was composed by Paul J.

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