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Lyrics & meaning

Naan Thoda

From Album Songs 2021 · 2021

Lyricist
A. Pa. Raja
Singer
Shakthisree Gopalan
Music director
Santhosh Dhayanidhi
Movie name
Album Songs 2021
Movie release year
2021
Lyrics added on
29 Sept 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Naan thoda nee maraivadhu yen
Neer kumizh ena udaivadhu yen
Un dhisai enai marandhathu yen
Kaatrilae enai azhaipadhu yen
Aruginil vaasam tholaivadhu yen
Uyirinil yedho urulvadhu yen
Viralgalil regai vizhagavudhen
Kanavinil vergal karuguvadhen
Minnal pattu pootha mottu
Noguthu kanneer vittu
Verai pola paadham thedi pogindratho
Ullangaiyil veppam illai
Kanneerin thaththu pillai
Ullukullae yengi yengi theigindratho
Naan thoda nee maraivadhu yen
Neer kumizh ena udaivadhu yen
Viral korthu kadhaigal kadhaikka
Unai manam thedidudhae
Ennai thaandi neeyum ponaal
Idhayam medhuvaai mezhugena anainthidum
Vazhi pookka viralgal etharkku
Ozhi kaattum kadhal agal vizhakku
Ondrae ondru solven indru
Nenjam indru thundu thundu
Sendru vidum ennai kondru
Thedi dhinam dhinam
Naanum tholaigiren
Uyir malar indru
Sarugena uthirndhidum
Minnal pattu pootha mottu
Noguthu kanneer vittu
Verai pola paadham thedi pogindratho
Ullangaiyil veppam illai
Kanneerin thaththu pillai
Ullukullae yengi yengi theigindratho
Naan thoda nee maraivadhu yen
Neer kumizh ena udaivadhu yen
Un dhisai enai marandhathu yen
Kaatrilae enai azhaipadhu yen
Aruginil vaasam tholaivadhu yen
Uyirinil yedho urulvadhu yen
Viralgalin regai vizhagavudhen
Kanavinil vergal karuguvadhen
Minnal pattu pootha mottu
Noguthu kanneer vittu
Verai pola paadham thedi pogindratho
Ullangaiyil veppam illai
Kanneerin thaththu pillai
Ullukullae yengi yengi theigindratho
Naan …
Why do you disappear when I reach to touch you?
Why do you burst like a water bubble?
Why has your path forgotten me?
Why do you call out to me in the wind?
Why does your fragrance fade when you are near?
Why does something churn within my soul?
Why do the lines drift away from my fingers?
Why do the roots burn in my dreams?
A bud that bloomed when struck by lightning,
aches and sheds tears.
Is it searching for your feet like spreading roots?
There is no warmth in my palms.
An adopted child of tears,
is it wasting away, longing deep within?
Why do you disappear when I reach to touch you?
Why do you burst like a water bubble?
To hold hands and share stories,
my heart keeps searching for you.
If you walk past me and go away,
my heart will slowly go out like a candle.
Why do I need fingers to guide the path,
when love is the oil lamp that shows the light?
I will tell you just one thing today:
my heart is shattered into pieces today,
it will kill me and walk away.
Searching day after day,
I too am losing myself.
The flower of my life today
will wither and fall like a dry leaf.
A bud that bloomed when struck by lightning,
aches and sheds tears.
Is it searching for your feet like spreading roots?
There is no warmth in my palms.
An adopted child of tears,
is it wasting away, longing deep within?
Why do you disappear when I reach to touch you?
Why do you burst like a water bubble?
Why has your path forgotten me?
Why do you call out to me in the wind?
Why does your fragrance fade when you are near?
Why does something churn within my soul?
Why do the lines drift away from my fingers?
Why do the roots burn in my dreams?
A bud that bloomed when struck by lightning,
aches and sheds tears.
Is it searching for your feet like spreading roots?
There is no warmth in my palms.
An adopted child of tears,
is it wasting away, longing deep within?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This poignant song conveys the intense agony of heartbreak, separation, and unrequited longing. The protagonist questions the elusive nature of their beloved, who seems as fragile as a water bubble and as transient as a passing breeze. Every sensory experience—from missing warmth in the palm to feeling like a flower scorched by lightning—emphasizes the depth of emotional pain and existential loss felt after being abandoned.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uwamai)

“Neer kumizh ena udaivadhu yen”

Compares the fragile and fleeting presence of the lover to a delicate water bubble ('Neer kumizh ena').

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

“Kanneerin thaththu pillai”

Metaphorically describes grief or the suffering heart as an adopted child born out of tears ('Kanneerin thaththu pillai').

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

“Ozhi kaattum kadhal agal vizhakku”

Metaphorically compares love to an earthen oil lamp that guides through darkness ('Ozhi kaattum kadhal agal vizhakku').

Alliteration (Monaai)

“Minnal pattu pootha mottu”

Repetition of the initial 'M' sound in 'Minnal' and 'Mottu'.

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Trivia

This track features soulful vocals by Shakthisree Gopalan, known for expressing deep melancholy in contemporary Tamil album tracks and film soundtracks composed by Santhosh Dhayanidhi.

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