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Lyrics & meaning

Nee Dhooramaai

From Naan Aval Adhu · 2007

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singer
Sunitha Sarathy
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Details
Naan Aval Adhu2007

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Nee dhooramaai ponaalumEven if you go far away
Un kaaladi nizhalaai varuvenI will come as the shadow at your footsteps
Unswaasa kaatrin puyalaagaAs the storm of your breathing air
Unnai thurathi varuvenaeI will chase after you
Female
Nee dhooramaai ponaalumEven if you go far away
Un kaaladi nizhalaai varuvenI will come as the shadow at your footsteps
Unswaasa kaatrin puyalaagaAs the storm of your breathing air
Unnai thurathi varuvenaeI will chase after you
Female
Nee odi ponaalumEven if you run away
Unnai thedi varuvenaeI will come searching for you
Female
Theeyai moodi vaiththaalIf you conceal the fire
Theriyaamal poi vidumaaWill it remain unseen?
Theemaigal kaalai sutrumSins around the feet
Paambaai sutridumaWill they coil like a snake?
Female
Unmai puthaiththu vaithaalIf you bury the truth
Mannodu poi vidumaWill it dissolve into the earth?
Ullae urangaamalWithout sleeping inside
Oosigal kuththidumaWill needles pierce?
Female
Un saabam thodarnthidumaWill your curse continue?
En kaalam thodangidumaWill my time begin?
Female
Nee dhooramaai ponaalumEven if you go far away
Un kaaladi nizhalaai varuvenI will come as the shadow at your footsteps
Unswaasa kaatrin puyalaagaAs the storm of your breathing air
Unnai thurathi varuvenaeI will chase after you
Female
Nee dhooramaai ponaalumEven if you go far away
Un kaaladi nizhalaai varuvenI will come as the shadow at your footsteps
Unswaasa kaatrin puyalaagaAs the storm of your breathing air
Unnai thurathi varuvenaeI will chase after you
Female
Nee odi ponaalumEven if you run away
Unnai thedi varuvenaeI will come searching for you
Female
Anbae en peraiMy love, my name
Azhagendru solvaargalThey say is beauty
Aanaal enakkendruBut for me
Uruvam yedhum illaiThere is no physical form
Female
Mounam endhan mozhiSilence is my language
Endraalum koochal varumYet a clamor will arise
Manathil ennam thaanaeThe thoughts in the mind alone
Endrum yuththam tharumAlways bring about war
Female
En vaetkai vendridumaWill my desire win?
Un vaazhkai vendridumaWill your life win?
Female
Nee dhooramaai ponaalumEven if you go far away
Un kaaladi nizhalaai varuvenI will come as the shadow at your footsteps
Unswaasa kaatrin puyalaagaAs the storm of your breathing air
Unnai thurathi varuvenaeI will chase after you
Female
Nee dhooramaai ponaalumEven if you go far away
Un kaaladi nizhalaai varuvenI will come as the shadow at your footsteps
Unswaasa kaatrin puyalaagaAs the storm of your breathing air
Unnai thurathi varuvenaeI will chase after you

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This haunting song from Naan Aval Adhu explores themes of relentless pursuit, inescapable guilt, and moral retribution. The speaker serves as a haunting presence or conscience that follows the subject everywhere, emphasizing that no matter how far one runs or buries the truth, evil actions will return to coil around them like a serpent. The lyrics contrast intangible forms and quiet thoughts with overwhelming internal conflict and psychological war.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Un kaaladi nizhalaai varuven

Comparing the speaker's relentless presence to a shadow following footsteps and a storm in breath.

Simile

Theemaigal kaalai sutrum Paambaai sutriduma

Comparing evil deeds coiling around the feet to a serpent.

Rhetorical Question

Unmai puthaiththu vaithaal Mannodu poi viduma

Asking if buried truth will simply vanish with the soil to highlight its inevitability.

Paradox / Imagery

Mounam endhan mozhi Endraalum koochal varum

Juxtaposing silence as a language with an inevitable loud clamor and internal war.

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Trivia

'Naan Aval Adhu' was a horror thriller film project directed by G. S. Mani (produced by Elred Kumar), starring Vinay Rai, Sadha, and Charmy Kaur. Though delayed/shelved, its haunting track written by Na. Muthu Kumar captures supernatural suspense and atmospheric horror themes.

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