Nee Irundha
From Pizhai · 2020
- Lyricist
- R. Damodaran
- Singer
- Kesav
- Music director
- F. S. Faizal
- Details
- Pizhai2020
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Nee irundha veedu ippo | The house where you used to live now |
| Thavikkudhey ada thenamum | Suffers every single day |
| Neeyum seiyum chinna settaiyaththaan | It is for the little mischiefs that you do |
| Thedi manam thudikkiradhey …. | That my heart thuds while searching... |
| Male | |
| Nee thookkum pallikooda paikooda | Even the school bag that you carry |
| Unna paththi kaatrodu kadhai solli | Tells stories about you to the wind |
| Veettoda nikkudhey | And stands still inside the house |
| Male | |
| Nam veettu tv kooda | Even the television set in our home |
| Unnoda pesanunnu | Wanting to talk with you |
| Pesama moolaiyile | Silently in the corner |
| Naallellaam vaadudhey | Withers away all day long |
| Male | |
| Thookkaththil nee pesum | The talking you do in your sleep |
| Pechchathan naan ketkka | Just to listen to those words |
| Thoongama irukkum en usirey | My very soul remains awake without sleeping |
| Male | |
| Ulagame irundadhey | The whole world has turned pitch dark |
| Un mugam indru marainthadhey | Your face has disappeared today |
| Kadavule karunai sei | O God, please show mercy |
| Kann munne vandhu katchi sei | Appear before my eyes and grant me your sight |
| Male | |
| Kathirum karaikindradhey | Even the sunlight is melting away |
| Kaalagal theikindradhey | Time is eroding away |
| Kanavu kaanavillaiye | I am not dreaming |
| Thookkam marandhu ponadhey | Sleep has been completely forgotten |
| Male | |
| Kallinul sirpangalai | The sculptures inside the stone |
| Kaana ninaithom | We wished to see |
| Uliyin valiyinaal binnamanadho | Did it break into pieces due to the pain of the chisel? |
| Ulagame irundadhey | The whole world has turned pitch dark |
| Un mugam indru marainthadhey | Your face has disappeared today |
நீ இருந்த வீடு இப்போ
தவிக்குதே அட தெனமும்
நீயும் செய்யும் சின்ன சேட்டையத்தான்
தேடி மனம் துடிக்கிறதே....
The house where you used to live now
Suffers every single day
It is for the little mischiefs that you do
That my heart thuds while searching...
நீ தூக்கும் பள்ளிக்கூட பைக்கூட
உன்னப்பத்தி காற்றோடு கதை சொல்லி
வீட்டோட நிக்குதே
Even the school bag that you carry
Tells stories about you to the wind
And stands still inside the house
நம் வீட்டு டிவி கூட
உன்னோட பேசனுன்னு
பேசாம மூலையிலே
நாளெல்லாம் வாடுதே
Even the television set in our home
Wanting to talk with you
Silently in the corner
Withers away all day long
தூக்கத்தில் நீ பேசும்
பேச்சத்தான் நான் கேட்க
தூங்காம இருக்கும் என் உசிரே
The talking you do in your sleep
Just to listen to those words
My very soul remains awake without sleeping
உலகமே இருண்டதே......
உன் முகம் இன்று மறைந்ததே
கடவுளே கருணை செய்
கண் முன்னே வந்து காட்சி செய்
The whole world has turned pitch dark
Your face has disappeared today
O God, please show mercy
Appear before my eyes and grant me your sight
கதிரும் கரைகின்றதே
கால்கள் தேய்கின்றதே
கனவு காணவில்லையே
தூக்கம் மறந்து போனதே
Even the sunlight is melting away
Time is eroding away
I am not dreaming
Sleep has been completely forgotten
கல்லினுள் சிற்பங்களை
காண நினைத்தோம்
உளியின் வலியினால் பின்னமானதோ
உலகமே இருண்டதே
உன் முகம் இன்று மறைந்ததே
The sculptures inside the stone
We wished to see
Did it break into pieces due to the pain of the chisel?
The whole world has turned pitch dark
Your face has disappeared today
Nee irundha veedu ippo
The house where you used to live now
Thavikkudhey ada thenamum
Suffers every single day
Neeyum seiyum chinna settaiyaththaan
It is for the little mischiefs that you do
Thedi manam thudikkiradhey ….
That my heart thuds while searching...
Nee thookkum pallikooda paikooda
Even the school bag that you carry
Unna paththi kaatrodu kadhai solli
Tells stories about you to the wind
Veettoda nikkudhey
And stands still inside the house
Nam veettu tv kooda
Even the television set in our home
Unnoda pesanunnu
Wanting to talk with you
Pesama moolaiyile
Silently in the corner
Naallellaam vaadudhey
Withers away all day long
Thookkaththil nee pesum
The talking you do in your sleep
Pechchathan naan ketkka
Just to listen to those words
Thoongama irukkum en usirey
My very soul remains awake without sleeping
Ulagame irundadhey
The whole world has turned pitch dark
Un mugam indru marainthadhey
Your face has disappeared today
Kadavule karunai sei
O God, please show mercy
Kann munne vandhu katchi sei
Appear before my eyes and grant me your sight
Kathirum karaikindradhey
Even the sunlight is melting away
Kaalagal theikindradhey
Time is eroding away
Kanavu kaanavillaiye
I am not dreaming
Thookkam marandhu ponadhey
Sleep has been completely forgotten
Kallinul sirpangalai
The sculptures inside the stone
Kaana ninaithom
We wished to see
Uliyin valiyinaal binnamanadho
Did it break into pieces due to the pain of the chisel?
Ulagame irundadhey
The whole world has turned pitch dark
Un mugam indru marainthadhey
Your face has disappeared today
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Pizhai' is a poignant lament about the void left behind by a missing child. Every corner of the house and mundane objects like the child's school bag and the television set are personified as yearning for the child's innocent chatter and playful mischief. The parents endure agonizing, sleepless nights as their world feels plunged into absolute darkness without the sight of their child's face.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Personification
“Nee thookkum pallikooda paikooda / Unna paththi kaatrodu kadhai solli”
Inanimate objects like the school bag ('paikooda... kaatrodu kadhai solli') and the TV ('tv kooda... pesama moolaiyile naallellaam vaadudhey') are given human attributes of storytelling and grieving.
Metaphor
“Kallinul sirpangalai kaana ninaithom uliyin valiyinaal binnamanadho”
Child-rearing and shaping a future are metaphorically compared to carving a sculpture out of stone ('Kallinul sirpangalai kaana ninaithom'), with fate's hardships being the pain of the chisel.
Hyperbole
“Ulagame irundadhey un mugam indru marainthadhey”
Exaggeration of grief where the entire world is felt as completely darkened and sunlight is melting away due to sorrow.
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Trivia
The word 'Pizhai' translates to 'mistake', 'flaw', or 'fault'. In the context of the story, it reflects the cruel twist of fate and the heartbreak of parents searching for their lost child, questioning what fault of theirs led to such tragedy.
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