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Lyrics & meaning

Kangal Thirakkum

From Romeo Juliet · 2015

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singer
Saindhavi
Music director
D. Imman
Movie name
Romeo Juliet
Movie release year
2015
Lyrics added on
12 Dec 2016

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kangal thirakkum endhan maname
Yengu nee thoongi kidanthaaii..
Idhayam than pokile avan pinne poga
Udalo oru koodena ivan munne vaazha
Irandaagi naanum saagaa..
Uyire enai meendum inaivaaya naan ketkirden
Thavarai unarnthenae nee indri naan uthirkindren
Kangal thirakkum endhan maname
Yengu nee thoongi kidanthaaii..
Idhayam than pokile avan pinne poga
Udalo oru koodena ivan munne vaazha
Irandaagi naanum saagaa..
Uyire enai meendum inaivaaya naan ketkirden
Thavarai unarnthenae nee indri naan uthirkindren
O my mind, now opening your eyes,
Where were you sleeping all this while?
As my heart goes its own way after him,
And my body lives before this man like an empty shell,
Torn in two, as I slowly die...
O my life, will you join me again? I am asking you,
I realized my mistake; without you, I am falling apart.
O my mind, now opening your eyes,
Where were you sleeping all this while?
As my heart goes its own way after him,
And my body lives before this man like an empty shell,
Torn in two, as I slowly die...
O my life, will you join me again? I am asking you,
I realized my mistake; without you, I am falling apart.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This poignant song expresses the internal turmoil and heartbreak of a protagonist torn between two people. She realizes her mistake too late, feeling that her heart remains with her true love while her physical self exists merely as an empty shell with someone else. Divided internally, she feels emotionally destroyed and pleads for her soul to become whole again.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile / Metaphor (Upamai)

Udalo oru koodena ivan munne vaazha

Comparing the physical body to an empty shell or nest (koodu), highlighting emotional numbness.

End Rhyme (Iyaibu)

Idhayam than pokile avan pinne poga / Udalo oru koodena ivan munne vaazha / Irandaagi naanum saagaa..

The lines end with rhyming suffixes 'poga', 'vaazha', and 'saagaa', creating a rhythmic cadence.

Personification

Kangal thirakkum endhan maname / Yengu nee thoongi kidanthaaii..

Addressing one's own mind ('maname') as an entity that was asleep and has now opened its eyes.

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Trivia

The soundtrack for 'Romeo Juliet' (2015) was composed by D. Imman. The lyrics were penned by Madhan Karky, capturing the central emotional conflict of the lead character played by Hansika Motwani.

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