Nagaraatha Nodiyodu
From The Road · 2023
- Lyricist
- Karthik Netha
- Singer
- Kapil Kapilan
- Music director
- Sam C. S
- Details
- The Road2023
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Nagaraatha nodiyodu | With an unmoving moment |
| Naan vaazhgiren | I live |
| Iyangaatha sirakodu | With motionless wings |
| Vaan paarkiren.. | I look at the sky.. |
| Male | |
| Yeno yeno kaneero.. | Why oh why these tears..? |
| Yaarai naan ketpen..? | Whom shall I ask..? |
| Veeno veeno ellame.. | Is everything in vain, in vain..? |
| Yaarai naan noven..? | Whom shall I blame..? |
| Male | |
| Vazhve enmel yen vanmam | Why does life hold malice towards me? |
| Yaarin kobam en vaazhkaiyo..? | Is my life the result of someone's anger..? |
| Kaanum ellam thee endraal enge | If everything I see is fire, then where |
| Enge en deepamo..? | Where is my lamp of light..? |
| Male | |
| Nermaiye saabam endraal | If honesty itself is a curse |
| Naanum enge poovatho..? | Where am I to go..? |
| Oor ellam poo poo endraal | If the whole town is full of blossoms |
| Yarin tholil naan saaivatho..? | On whose shoulder shall I lean..? |
| Male | |
| Vidiyaatha iravodu naan vazhgiren | I live with a night that never dawns |
| Puriyaadha ulagodu pooradinen.. | I struggled with an incomprehensible world.. |
| Male | |
| Vaanil undu vinmeengal | There are stars in the sky |
| Enge en vaazhvil..? | Where are they in my life..? |
| Pogum ellam peitheril | Everything moves in a phantom chariot |
| Kaneer en poovil.. | Tears on my flower.. |
| Male | |
| Naal ondru ellorukkum undu | There is a good day for everyone |
| Endraal naan thedum naal enge..? | If so, where is the day I seek..? |
| Male | |
| Noolil aadum bommai pola | Like a puppet dancing on a string |
| Aadum en vazhvin ver enge..? | Where is the root of my dancing life..? |
| Male | |
| Pizhaiye needhi adhuve sedhi endraal | If error is justice and that is the news |
| Inge arangal yeno..? | Why do virtues exist here..? |
| Ini naan ini naan yaaro..? | Who am I from now on..? |
| Male | |
| Vidiyaatha iravodu naan vazhkiren | I live with a night that never dawns |
| Puriyaatha ulakodu pooradinen.. | I struggled with an incomprehensible world.. |
| Male | |
| Vaanil undu vinmeengal | There are stars in the sky |
| Enge en vaazhvil..? | Where are they in my life..? |
| Pogum ellam peitheril | Everything moves in a phantom chariot |
| Enge en kovil.. | Where is my sanctuary..? |
நகராத நொடியோடு
நான் வாழ்கிறேன்
இயங்காத சீறகோடு
வான் பார்க்கிறேன்..
With an unmoving moment
I live
With motionless wings
I look at the sky..
ஏனோ ஏனோ கண்ணீரோ..
யாரை நான் கேட்பேன்..?
வீணோ வீணோ எல்லாமே..
யாரை நான் நோவேன்..?
Why oh why these tears..?
Whom shall I ask..?
Is everything in vain, in vain..?
Whom shall I blame..?
வாழ்வே என்மேல் ஏன் வன்மம்
யாரின் கோபம் என் வாழ்கையோ..?
காணும் எல்லாம் தீ என்றால் எங்கே
எங்கே எங்கே என் தீபமோ..?
Why does life hold malice towards me?
Is my life the result of someone's anger..?
If everything I see is fire, then where
Where is my lamp of light..?
நேர்மையே சாபம் என்றால்
நானும் எங்க போவதோ..?
ஊர் எல்லாம் போ போ என்றால்
யாரின் தோளில் நான் சாய்வதோ..?
If honesty itself is a curse
Where am I to go..?
If the whole town is full of blossoms
On whose shoulder shall I lean..?
விடியாத இரவோடு நான் வாழ்கிறேன்
புரியாத உலகோடு போராடினேன்..
I live with a night that never dawns
I struggled with an incomprehensible world..
வானில் உண்டு விண்மீன்கள்
எங்கே என் வாழ்வில்..?
போகும் எல்லாம் பேய்தேரில்
கண்ணீர் என் பூவில்..
There are stars in the sky
Where are they in my life..?
Everything moves in a phantom chariot
Tears on my flower..
நாள் ஒன்று எல்லோர்க்கும் உண்டு
என்றால் நான் தேடும் நாள் எங்கே..?
There is a good day for everyone
If so, where is the day I seek..?
நூலில் ஆடும் பொம்மை போல
ஆடும் என் வாழ்வின் வேர் எங்கே..?
Like a puppet dancing on a string
Where is the root of my dancing life..?
பிழையே நீதி அதுவே சேதி என்றால்
இங்கே அறங்கள் ஏனோ..?
இனி நான் இனி நான் யாரோ..?
If error is justice and that is the news
Why do virtues exist here..?
Who am I from now on..?
விடியாத இரவோடு நான் வாழ்கிறேன்
விரியாத சீறகொடு வான் பார்க்கிறேன்.
I live with a night that never dawns
I struggled with an incomprehensible world..
வானில் உண்டு விண்மீன்கள்
எங்கே என் வாழ்வில்..?
போகும் எல்லாம் பொய்த்தேரில்
எங்கே என் கோயில்..?
There are stars in the sky
Where are they in my life..?
Everything moves in a phantom chariot
Where is my sanctuary..?
Nagaraatha nodiyodu
With an unmoving moment
Naan vaazhgiren
I live
Iyangaatha sirakodu
With motionless wings
Vaan paarkiren..
I look at the sky..
Yeno yeno kaneero..
Why oh why these tears..?
Yaarai naan ketpen..?
Whom shall I ask..?
Veeno veeno ellame..
Is everything in vain, in vain..?
Yaarai naan noven..?
Whom shall I blame..?
Vazhve enmel yen vanmam
Why does life hold malice towards me?
Yaarin kobam en vaazhkaiyo..?
Is my life the result of someone's anger..?
Kaanum ellam thee endraal enge
If everything I see is fire, then where
Enge en deepamo..?
Where is my lamp of light..?
Nermaiye saabam endraal
If honesty itself is a curse
Naanum enge poovatho..?
Where am I to go..?
Oor ellam poo poo endraal
If the whole town is full of blossoms
Yarin tholil naan saaivatho..?
On whose shoulder shall I lean..?
Vidiyaatha iravodu naan vazhgiren
I live with a night that never dawns
Puriyaadha ulagodu pooradinen..
I struggled with an incomprehensible world..
Vaanil undu vinmeengal
There are stars in the sky
Enge en vaazhvil..?
Where are they in my life..?
Pogum ellam peitheril
Everything moves in a phantom chariot
Kaneer en poovil..
Tears on my flower..
Naal ondru ellorukkum undu
There is a good day for everyone
Endraal naan thedum naal enge..?
If so, where is the day I seek..?
Noolil aadum bommai pola
Like a puppet dancing on a string
Aadum en vazhvin ver enge..?
Where is the root of my dancing life..?
Pizhaiye needhi adhuve sedhi endraal
If error is justice and that is the news
Inge arangal yeno..?
Why do virtues exist here..?
Ini naan ini naan yaaro..?
Who am I from now on..?
Vidiyaatha iravodu naan vazhkiren
I live with a night that never dawns
Puriyaatha ulakodu pooradinen..
I struggled with an incomprehensible world..
Vaanil undu vinmeengal
There are stars in the sky
Enge en vaazhvil..?
Where are they in my life..?
Pogum ellam peitheril
Everything moves in a phantom chariot
Enge en kovil..
Where is my sanctuary..?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Nagaraatha Nodiyodu from the movie The Road expresses deep angst, grief, and emotional existential crisis. The song portrays a protagonist trapped in time and despair, comparing their situation to flying with immobile wings and living through a night that refuses to dawn. Through vivid questioning of life's cruelty, moral invertedness, and isolation, the lyricist captures the struggle of maintaining righteousness in a world that feels unyielding and hostile.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Vidiyaatha iravodu naan vazhgiren”
Comparing grief and endless suffering to a night that never dawns (Vidiyaatha iravu).
Simile
“Noolil aadum bommai pola”
Comparing the protagonist's helpless existence to a marionette controlled by strings.
Rhetorical Question
“Yaarin kobam en vaazhkaiyo..?”
Using repeated questioning to highlight helpless despair and existential longing.
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Nagaraatha nodiyodu / Iyangaatha sirakodu”
Repetition of the second consonant sound 'd' across consecutive lines (Nagaraatha / Iyangaatha).
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Trivia
Featured in the 2023 revenge-thriller 'The Road' starring Trisha Krishnan, this melancholic song composed by Sam C. S. highlights the emotional depth of the narrative using Kapil Kapilan's expressive vocal delivery and Karthik Netha's deeply poetic Tamil lines.
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