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Lyrics & meaning

Mei Nigara

From 24 · 2016

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singers
Sid Sriram, Sanah Moidutty, Jonita Gandhi
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Movie name
24
Movie release year
2016
Lyrics added on
26 Jun 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Oodathae thithikkari
Oodathae pottukkari
Oodathae sittukkari
Oodathae thithik
Oodathae sittu
Ooda oodathae
Ooda oodathae
Oodathae thithikkari oo
Oodathae pottukkari oo
Chellam oodathae
Mei nigara mellidaiyae
Female :Aa..aaa…oodathae
Male :Poi nigara poongodiyae
Female :Oodathae pottukkari
Oodathae thithikkari
Oodathae pottukkari
Oodathae thithikkari
Arasiyae
Adimaiyae
Azhagiyae…
Arakkiyae
Un vizhiyal mozhiyaal
Pozhinthaal ennaaven
Un azhagaal siripaal
Adiththaal ennaaven
Enakkenna aayinum
Sirippathai niruthathae
Oodathae thithikkari
Oodathae pottukkari
Arasiyae
Adimaiyae
Azhagiyae
Arakkiyae
Mei nigara mellidaiyae
Poi nigara poongodiyae
Arasanae
Adimaiyae
Kirukanae
Eh…eh…eh arakkanae
En imaiyae imaiyae
Imaiyae imaikathae
Ithu kanava nanava
Kulappam samamikkathae
Arasiyae
Adimaiyae…
Azhagiyae…
Arakkiyae…
Ohh..oh..ohh..
Oodathae pottukkari
Oodathae thithikkari
Oodathae pottukkari
Oodathae thithikkari
Oodathae oodathae
Ooda ohh oodathae
Yeh.. unnai siru sirithai
Eithenae ohh…ohh…ohh
Female :Naan unthan
Valaiyil vizhunthenae ohh…ohh…ohh
Pullanguzhalae
Vellai vayalae
Female :Pattam puliyae
Guitar oliyae
Mittai kuyilae
Ohh…ohh rekkai muyalae
Oodathae pottukkari
Oodathae thithikkari
Arasiyae
Female :Kadhalil paninthidu
Male :Adimaiyae
Female :Viduthalai seithidu
Male :Azhagiyae
Female :Nee vanthu paravidu
Male :Arakkiyae
Female :Naan naan adangida
Un vizhiyaal mozhiyaal
Pozhinthaal ennaven
Un azhagaal siripaal
Adiththaal ennaaven
Enakkenna aayinum
Sirippathai niruthathae
Ohh..Ohh…Ohh..Ohh…
Female :Oodathae
Mm…mm… mmmm…mm..
Mm…mm…mm..
Thinam puthithai pudhu pudhithai
Aavaayaa ohh…ohh..ohh..
Female :Ovvor nodyium nodiyum
Thik thik thik ohh…ohh..ohh..
Pesum pani nee
Aasai pini nee
Female :Vinmeen nuni nee
En meen ini nee
Hey inbakkani nee
Kamban veetukkani nee
Arasanae
Male :Kalangalai jeyiththidu
Female :Adimaiyae
Male :Sangili udaiththidu
Female :Arakkanae
Male :En kobam irakkidu
Female :Kik kik kirukkanae
Male :Kik kik kirukkidi
En imaiyae imaiyae…
Imaiyae imaiyaaga
Ival karainthaal pirinthaal
Vaalvae amaiyathae
Enakkenna aanalum
Padaippathai thalarthathae
Male :Enakkenna aayinum
Sirippathai niruthathae
Oodathae thithikkari
Oodathae thithikkari
Oodathae thithikkari
Oodathae thithikkari
Oodathae thithik
Oodathae thithik
Oodathae oodathae
Oodathae oodathae thithikkari
Oodathae thithikkari oo
Oodathae pottukkari oo
Chellam oodathae
Don't sulk, my sweet girl
Don't sulk, my bindi-wearing beauty
Don't sulk, my little bird
Don't sulk, sweet...
Don't sulk, little bird...
Don't sulk, don't sulk
Don't sulk, don't sulk
Don't sulk, my sweet girl, oh
Don't sulk, my bindi-wearing beauty, oh
Darling, don't sulk
O slender-waisted girl of virtual reality
Female: Ah.. aah... don't sulk
Male: O delicate vine like a dream
Female: Don't sulk, my bindi-wearing beauty
Don't sulk, my sweet girl
Don't sulk, my bindi-wearing beauty
Don't sulk, my sweet girl
My queen
My captive
My beauty...
My sweet demoness
If with your eyes and words
You shower me, what will become of me?
If with your beauty and smile
You strike me, what will become of me?
Whatever happens to me,
Don't stop smiling
Don't sulk, my sweet girl
Don't sulk, my bindi-wearing beauty
My queen
My captive
My beauty
My sweet demoness
O slender-waisted girl of virtual reality
O delicate vine like a dream
My king
My captive
My crazy boy
Hey... hey... hey, my monster
My eyelids, oh eyelids
O eyelids, do not blink
Is this a dream or reality?
Do not let this confusion end
My queen
My captive...
My beauty...
My sweet demoness...
Oh.. oh.. oh..
Don't sulk, my bindi-wearing beauty
Don't sulk, my sweet girl
Don't sulk, my bindi-wearing beauty
Don't sulk, my sweet girl
Don't sulk, don't sulk
Don't sulk, oh don't sulk
Hey, with a little smile
You struck my heart, oh... oh... oh
Female: And into your
Net, I have fallen, oh... oh... oh
O flute of bamboo
O white open meadow
Female: O fierce tiger kite
O guitar melody
O sweet candy cuckoo
Oh... oh, winged rabbit
Don't sulk, my bindi-wearing beauty
Don't sulk, my sweet girl
My queen
Female: Surrender to love
Male: My captive
Female: Set me free
Male: My beauty
Female: Come and envelop me
Male: My sweet demoness
Female: So that I yield to you
If with your eyes and words
You shower me, what will become of me?
If with your beauty and smile
You strike me, what will become of me?
Whatever happens to me,
Don't stop smiling
Oh.. oh... oh.. oh...
Female: Don't sulk
Mmm... mm... mmmm... mm..
Mmm... mm... mm..
Every day, brand new and fresh,
Will you become? Oh... oh.. oh..
Female: Every single second,
My heart goes thud-thud-thud, oh... oh.. oh..
You are speaking mist
You are the sweet fever of desire
Female: You are the sparkle of a star
You are my guiding star now
Hey, you are a fruit of pure joy
You are a sweet fruit from poet Kamban's home
My king
Male: Conquer time
Female: My captive
Male: Break the chains
Female: My monster
Male: Soothe my temper
Female: You crazy, crazy boy
Male: You crazy, playful girl
My eyelids, oh eyelids...
Like eyelids staying close together,
If she melts away or leaves me,
Life itself will never come together
Whatever happens to me,
Do not stop creating wonders
Male: Whatever happens to me,
Don't stop smiling
Don't sulk, my sweet girl
Don't sulk, my sweet girl
Don't sulk, my sweet girl
Don't sulk, my sweet girl
Don't sulk, sweet...
Don't sulk, sweet...
Don't sulk, don't sulk
Don't sulk, don't sulk, my sweet girl
Don't sulk, my sweet girl, oh
Don't sulk, my bindi-wearing beauty, oh
Darling, don't sulk
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Mei Nigara' (Oodathae Thithikkari) from the science-fiction film '24' is a playful, romantic duet featuring whimsical, modern Tamil wordplay by Madhan Karky. The male protagonist playfully chases his lover, addressing her with contrasting endearments such as 'Arasiyae' (Queen), 'Adimaiyae' (Slave), 'Azhagiyae' (Beautiful woman), and 'Arakkiyae' (Demoness), capturing the chaotic yet delightful emotional swings of romantic obsession. The lyricist weaves vivid imagery, modern metaphors, and rhythmic oxymorons to portray love as a mix of illusion, excitement, and endless joy. The song celebrates youthful passion where time, space, and emotion blur together, urging the lover never to stop smiling or running into his arms.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Oxymoron / Paradox (Ethirmarai Sorkal)

Arasiyae / Adimaiyae / Azhagiyae / Arakkiyae

Contradictory terms like 'Arasiyae' (Queen) paired immediately with 'Adimaiyae' (Slave), and 'Azhagiyae' (Beautiful lady) paired with 'Arakkiyae' (Demoness) are used to emphasize total emotional surrender and playful teasing.

Monorhyme and Alliteration (Monai and Ethukai)

Oodathae thithikkari / Oodathae pottukkari / Oodathae sittukkari

The repetitive rhyme scheme featuring 'Oodathae' paired with rhyming descriptors ending in '-kari' (thithikkari, pottukkari, sittukkari) creates a rhythmic driving pulse.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Pesum pani nee / Aasai pini nee

Comparing the beloved to abstract and sensory objects such as 'Pesum pani' (speaking dew) and 'Aasai pini' (illness of desire).

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Trivia

The track 'Mei Nigara' was composed by A.R. Rahman for Vikram K. Kumar's time-travel sci-fi thriller '24' (2016). Sung by Sid Sriram, Sanah Moidutty, and Jonita Gandhi, Madhan Karky coined unique modern Tamil compound words and rhyming combinations like 'Mei nigara' (Virtual / Real-like) to fit the futuristic yet romantic aesthetic of the film.

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