- Lyricist
- Madhan Karky
- Singer
- Gopal Rao
- Music director
- Gopla Rao
- Movie name
- Thiravam
- Movie release year
- 2019
- Lyrics added on
- 5 Apr 2019
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thirai minnathaan
Tharai minnathaan
Pudhu vinmeenaai
Ival vandhaalae
Aan singangal thalai thookkithaan
Thanai paarkkathaan ival nindraalae
Vizhiyaal edhaiyum
Mozhivaal ival
Mozhigal kadandhum
Olirvaal ival
Oliyaai azhagai pozhivaal ival
Nilavaai nilavaai kaaigindraal
Ilainjar kanavil
Dhinamum ival
Palarin manadhil
Manamum ival
Silarin vizhiyil panamum ival
Karaigal kadandhae paaigindraal
Mahaanadhi… mahaanadhi…
Mahaanadhi… mahaanadhi…
Mahaanadhi… mahaanadhi…
Mahaanadhi… mahaanadhi…
Pugazhai thurathi
Palarum alaivaarae
Ivalaith thurathi
Pugazh alaiya kandaal
Uyara uyara
Thimir valarum ooril
Vaanai adaindhum
Panivai ival kondaal
Ival thangai magal
Annai ena
Vedam ellaamae eduppaal
Oru thaanam ena
Yaarum vara
Theivam ondraagi koduppaal
Mahaanadhi… mahaanadhi…
Mahaanadhi… mahaanadhi…
Mahaanadhi… mahaanadhi…
Mahaanadhi… mahaanadhi…
Veliyil ivaloo
Kalangaraiyin theeyaai
Veettil ivaloo
Agal malarum theeyaai
Thiraiyai kadandhum
Valarum oru kaadhal
Arangai kadandhum
Thodarum oru paadal
Azhagaai orr kanaa
Kaadhal kanaa
Adhuvae vaazhvendru irundhaal
Thannullae chiru
Vinmeen karu
Kondae vinnaaga virindhaal
Mahaanadhi… mahaanadhi…
Mahaanadhi… mahaanadhi…
Mahaanadhi… mahaanadhi…
Mahaanadhi… mahaanadhi…
Manamae sol manamae
Sila poigalae
Endhan vaazhkkaiyaa
Manamae sol manamae
Uyir indriyae
Endhan yaakkaiyaa
Oru oviyam
Endrendhan naettrai
Theetti kaattinaai
Adhan meedhilae
Karunjaayam yenoo kottinaai
Adhu nijamaa..
Idhu nijamaa…
Unnai unmai ketkkiren…
Adhai koorinaal
Ranam aarinaal
Adhan pinbu saagiren
Adhu kanavaa..
Idhu kanavaa..
Thookkam neekka ketkkiren…
Thodaraamalae…
Mudiyaamalae…
Ingu vaazhgiren…
En kaadhal vaanam
Ennaanadhoo
Naan valartha mooligai
Ennai thindradhoo
Mannai maatra thaanae
Ennai naan seidhaen
Adhil enai erikkaiyil
Enna naan seiven
Adhu nijamaa..
Idhu nijamaa…
Unnai unmai ketkkiren…
Adhai koorinaal
Ranam aarinaal
Adhan pinbu saagiren
Adhu kanavaa..
Idhu kanavaa..
Thookkam neekka ketkkiren…
Thodaraamalae…
Mudiyaamalae…
Ingu vaazhgiren…
Manamae sol manamae
Edhai nambuven
Yaarai nambuven
Oru kaaviyam
Endrendhan vaazhvai
Neeyum pesinaai
Adhan meedhilae
Eri amilam yeno veesinaai..
Erindhidavaa
Anaindhidavaa
Unnai kelvi ketkiren…
Adhai koorinaal
Ranam aarinaal
Adhan pinbu saagiren
Karaindhidavoo
Marandhidavoo
Paadhai enna ketkkiren…
Mun chellavoo
Pin chellavoo
Vazhi paarkkiren
To make the screen sparkle,
To make the screen sparkle,
Like a brand new star,
She arrived!
Lions raised their heads in awe
As she stood for everyone to gaze at her.
With just her eyes,
She can express anything.
Beyond all languages,
She shines bright.
She showers light and beauty,
Shining gently like the moonlight.
In the dreams of young men,
She is there every day.
In the hearts of many,
She is the sweet fragrance.
In the eyes of some, she is wealth.
She flows, breaking past every shore.
Mahanadhi... Mahanadhi...
Mahanadhi... Mahanadhi...
Mahanadhi... Mahanadhi...
Mahanadhi... Mahanadhi...
Chasing after fame,
Many wander around.
Chasing after her,
Fame itself wanders, look!
Rising higher and higher,
In a world where arrogance grows,
Even after touching the skies,
She held onto her humility.
As a sister, as a daughter,
And as a mother,
She played every role with grace.
Seeking charity,
If anyone came to her,
She gave like a goddess.
Mahanadhi... Mahanadhi...
Mahanadhi... Mahanadhi...
Mahanadhi... Mahanadhi...
Mahanadhi... Mahanadhi...
To the outside world,
She is like the light of a lighthouse.
Inside her home,
She is like the gentle flame of a clay lamp.
Going beyond the silver screen,
Comes a love like hers.
Going beyond the theatre,
Her song lives on.
A lovely dream,
A dream of love—
If that alone were life,
Bearing within herself
The tiny spark of a star,
She spread open wide like the sky.
Mahanadhi... Mahanadhi...
Mahanadhi... Mahanadhi...
Mahanadhi... Mahanadhi...
Mahanadhi... Mahanadhi...
Tell me, my heart, tell me,
Are a few lies
All that my life is?
Tell me, my heart, tell me,
Is it without any life,
This body of mine?
Like a beautiful painting,
You painted and showed me
My yesterday.
Then over it,
Why did you spill black dye?
Was that real...
Or is this real...
I am asking you the truth...
If you tell me that,
And if this wound heals,
I will die in peace after that.
Was that a dream...
Or is this a dream...
I ask you to wake me from this sleep...
Without moving forward...
Without coming to an end...
I go on living here...
What has become
Of my sky of love?
Did the herbal plant I nurtured
Consume me instead?
Only to change the world,
I created this fuel.
When it burns me instead,
What am I supposed to do?
Was that real...
Or is this real...
I am asking you the truth...
If you tell me that,
And if this wound heals,
I will die in peace after that.
Was that a dream...
Or is this a dream...
I ask you to wake me from this sleep...
Without moving forward...
Without coming to an end...
I go on living here...
Tell me, my heart, tell me,
What shall I believe?
Whom shall I trust?
Like an epic story,
You spoke
About my life.
Then over it,
Why did you throw burning acid?
Should I burn away?
Should I be put out?
I ask you this question...
If you tell me that,
And if this wound heals,
I will die in peace after that.
Should I dissolve away?
Should I forget everything?
I ask, what is the right path?
Should I move forward?
Should I turn back?
I search for a way...
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song presents a deep dual dynamic. The first half celebrates a majestic woman depicted metaphorically as a 'Mahaanadhi' (Great River), radiant and star-like, bringing light both publicly on screen/stage and privately at home while retaining humility despite her fame. The second half shifts into a poignant existential monologue where the speaker questions reality, betrayal, emotional pain, and identity, asking whether past joy was merely an illusion spoiled by dark paints and burning acidity.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)
“Karaigal kadandhae paaigindraal / Mahaanadhi… mahaanadhi…”
Comparing the female protagonist to a great river (Mahaanadhi) flowing across boundaries and a lighthouse fire (Kalangaraiyin theeyai).
Anaphora / Rhyme (Edhukai / Monai)
“Thirai minnathaan / Tharai minnathaan”
Repetition of sound patterns and initial letter rhyming in 'Thirai minnathaan' and 'Tharai minnathaan'.
Rhetorical Question
“Adhu nijamaa.. Idhu nijamaa… Unnai unmai ketkkiren…”
The speaker asks profound questions to their mind and destiny, questioning reality versus dream.
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Trivia
Thiravam is a 2019 ZEE5 original web series starring Prasanna in the lead role, exploring the life of a scientist who claims to have invented a miracle liquid fuel.
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