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Lyrics & meaning

Moodu Panikkul

From Thirudan Police · 2014

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
Naresh Iyer, Roshini
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Details
Thirudan Police2014

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Moodu panikkulInside the thick fog
Oodi thiriyumWandering around running
Megam pola mayakka nilaiA dizzying state like a cloud
Male
Thedi alaindhumEven after searching and wandering
Neril kidaithumEven when found in person
Thenpadatha uravu muraiA relationship that remains intangible
Male
Inaidhirundhum seradhuEven if united, it does not merge
Serndhirundhum inayadhuEven if joined, it does not connect
Kanavu varum urangadhuDreams arrive, yet there is no sleep
Male
Moodu panikkulInside the thick fog
Oodi thiriyumWandering around running
Megam pola mayakka nilaiA dizzying state like a cloud
Male
Thedi alaindhumEven after searching and wandering
Neril kidaithumEven when found in person
Thenpadatha uravu muraiA relationship that remains intangible
Male
Maayai PolaLike an illusion
Yaavum thondrumEverything appears
Maari pogumAnd changes away
Manam muzhudhumThroughout the entire mind
Male
Poga pogaAs time goes by
Kai thodaamalWithout hands touching
Dhooram pogumIt drifts far away
Thodum pozhuthumEven when touched
Female
Vazhi theriyum puriyadhuThe path is visible, yet incomprehensible
Pagal irundhum vidiyadhuThough it is day, dawn does not break
Intha mayakkam theliyadhuThis trance does not clear
Male
Haa…aaa…aaa…aaaHaa…aaa…aaa…aaa
Haa…aaa…aaa…aaa…aaa…Haa…aaa…aaa…aaa…aaa…
Haa…aaa…aaa…aaaHaa…aaa…aaa…aaa
Haa…aaa…aaa…aaa…aaa…Haa…aaa…aaa…aaa…aaa…
Female
Thana nan nanThana nan nan
Thanna nanna naana naaThanna nanna naana naa
Thana naa nanThana naa nan
Thanna nanna naana naaThanna nanna naana naa
Male
Haa…aaa…aaa..Haa…aaa…aaa..
Haa…aaa…aaa…aaa…aaa…Haa…aaa…aaa…aaa…aaa…
Haa…aaa…aaa…aaa aaaHaa…aaa…aaa…aaa aaa
Haa…aaa…aaa…Haa…aaa…aaa…
Male
Poovil vizhunthaFallen on a flower
Neerai polaLike water droplets
Poothathenna paravasangalWhy did ecstasies blossom?
Male
Naavil ezhundhaArising on the tongue
Naadha alaigalWaves of sound
Naanam illa arusuvaigalUnabashed six tastes of life
Female
Vizhunthadhanaal melugaanomBecause of falling, we melted like wax
Ezhunthadhanaal ezhuthaanomBecause of rising, we became written words
Karaigalinaal karuthaanomBecause of shores, we became deep thoughts
Male
Haa…aaa…aaa…aaaHaa…aaa…aaa…aaa
Haa…aaa…aaa…aaa…aaa…Haa…aaa…aaa…aaa…aaa…
Haa…aaa…aaa…aaaHaa…aaa…aaa…aaa
Haa…aaa…aaa…aaa…aaa…Haa…aaa…aaa…aaa…aaa…

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Moodu Panikkul from Thirudan Police is a melancholic and atmospheric song capturing a state of emotional disorientation and elusive love. The song portrays feelings that are trapped like a cloud lost inside heavy fog—ever-present yet intangible. Despite being close, the lovers experience a paradoxical distance where dreams exist without sleep, and light brings no clarity. Na. Muthu Kumar's poetic verses emphasize the illusionary nature of emotions, comparing them to water on a flower petal and melting wax, capturing the bitter-sweet intoxication of unspoken affection.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamai (Simile)

Megam pola mayakka nilai

Compares the state of mental confusion and emotional intoxication to a cloud lost in heavy mist using the word 'pola'.

Muran (Paradox / Antithesis)

Inaidhirundhum seradhu / Serndhirundhum inayadhu

Uses contrasting ideas in succession (united yet unmerged, joined yet unconnected) to highlight emotional dissonance.

Uvamai (Simile)

Poovil vizhuntha / Neerai pola

Compares blissful emotional awakening to water droplets alighting upon delicate petals.

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Trivia

Although listed in the prompt context with unknown credits, the soundtrack for Thirudan Police (2014) was actually composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, with lyrics penned by the acclaimed late lyricist Na. Muthu Kumar, known for his signature introspective and nature-inspired metaphors.

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