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Lyrics & meaning

Moving On

From Parundhagadhu Oor Kuruvi · 2023

Lyricist
Georgina Mathew
Singer
Aparna Narayanan
Music director
Renjith Unni
Details
Parundhagadhu Oor Kuruvi2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics↻ English translation
Female
Moving onமுன்னேறிச் செல்கிறேன்
Through the cloudsமேகங்களின் வழியாக
Like a lifeless soul with a flowஓட்டத்தோடு உயிரற்ற ஒரு ஆன்மாவைப் போல
Moving onமுன்னேறிச் செல்கிறேன்
With the crowdகூட்டத்தோடு
I’m walking all aloneநான் முற்றிலும் தனியாக நடக்கிறேன்
Female
Realityயதார்த்தம்
Has hit meஎன்னை அறைந்துவிட்டது
My memories are all very sweetஎன் நினைவுகள் அனைத்துமே மிகவும் இனிமையானவை
Female
Am i bornநான் பிறந்தேனா
To fall alone?தனியாக வீழ்வதற்கா?
And where do i belongநான் எங்கு சேர்ந்தவள்?
Female
Feeling The painவலியை உணர்கிறேன்
The betrayal and the hateதுரோகத்தையும் வெறுப்பையும்
Higher than the raptersவேட்டைப் பறவைகளை விட உயரமாக
Can i fly?என்னால் பறக்க முடியுமா?
Female
Am i a preyநான் ஓர் இரையா
A victim of betray?துரோகத்தின் பலியா?
My life wanna liberateஎன் வாழ்க்கை விடுதலை பெற விரும்புகிறது
And i flyமேலும் நான் பறக்கிறேன்
Ho ho ho ho….ஹோ ஹோ ஹோ ஹோ....

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This English track from the survival thriller 'Parundhagadhu Oor Kuruvi' conveys deep feelings of isolation, heartbreak, and emotional endurance. The protagonist navigates a world filled with betrayal and hostility, feeling like an isolated soul adrift in a crowd. Despite the pain of reality striking hard, there is a yearning to transcend current suffering and soar high above life's predators.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile

“Like a lifeless soul with a flow”

Compares the speaker's emotional numbness and aimless movement to a lifeless soul floating along.

Paradox / Antithesis

“With the crowd / I’m walking all alone”

Contrasts being physically surrounded by a crowd with feeling completely alone inside.

Metaphor & Film Title Connection

“Higher than the rapters / Can i fly?”

References 'raptors' (birds of prey like hawks), directly contrasting with the film's title 'Parundhagadhu Oor Kuruvi' (a sparrow cannot become a hawk) as the speaker questions if they can fly higher than the predators.

Rhyme

“Am i a prey / A victim of betray?”

Use of end rhyme between 'prey' and 'betray'.

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Trivia

The film's title 'Parundhagadhu Oor Kuruvi' is inspired by a Tamil proverb emphasizing that a sparrow cannot emulate a hawk/eagle. This westernized track composed by Renjith Unni serves as a thematic backdrop to the survival struggles faced by the protagonists in a dense forest setting.

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