Nee Tholai Thoorathil
From Mangai Maanvizhi Ambugal · 2018
- Lyricist
- VNO
- Singers
- Aalaap Raju, Padmalatha
- Music director
- Thameem Ansari
- Details
- Mangai Maanvizhi Ambugal2018
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Nee tholai thoorathil | You are far away |
| Unai naan thedinen | I searched for you |
| Yen kanavaaginaai | Why did you become a dream |
| Enthan vazhvilae | In my life? |
| Male | |
| Nee tholai thoorathil | You are far away |
| Unai naan thedinen | I searched for you |
| Yen kanavaaginaai | Why did you become a dream |
| Enthan vazhvilae | In my life? |
| Male | |
| En kangal ellaam | My eyes everywhere |
| Neer vazhigindradhae | Are overflowing with tears |
| Endhan nenjil | In my heart |
| Vali koodudhae | Pain is increasing |
| Male | |
| Kurinji poovae | Oh Kurinji flower |
| Nee enakkillaiyae | Are you not meant for me? |
| Irundhum manam | Even so, my heart |
| Thavikindrathae | Is yearning deeply |
| Male | |
| {Ovvoru asaivilum | {In every movement |
| Kaadhalai sonnen | I expressed my love |
| Unakadhu puriyavillai | You did not understand it |
| Purindhum yeno vilagi sendraai | Even after understanding, why did you walk away? |
| Unakkul naan illaiyaa} (2) | Am I not within your heart?} (2) |
| Female | |
| Ennai nee thaan | You are the one who |
| Yenga vaithaai | Made me yearn |
| Arugil illai nee | You are not nearby |
| Tholaindhaai nee | You are lost |
| Unnai theda malar vaaduthae | Searching for you, the flower wilts |
| Male | |
| {Thediya malargalum | {The flowers I searched for |
| Engo sendru poothathae | Went elsewhere and bloomed |
| Pesiya vaarthaigal | The spoken words |
| Kanavaai ponathu} (2) | Turned into a dream} (2) |
| Male | |
| Un ninaivaal enai vathaithen | I tormented myself with your memories |
| Ninaivae uyirai thindrathu | The memory itself consumed my soul |
| Udal mattum thaan kidakindren | Only my body lies here |
| Uyirae nee illai | My soul, you are not here |
| Male | |
| En kangal ellaam | My eyes everywhere |
| Neer vazhigindradhae | Are overflowing with tears |
| Endhan nenjil | In my heart |
| Vali koodudhae | Pain is increasing |
| Male | |
| Kurinji poovae | Oh Kurinji flower |
| Nee enakkillaiyae | Are you not meant for me? |
| Irundhum manam | Even so, my heart |
| Thavikindrathae | Is yearning deeply |
| Male | |
| Nee tholai thoorathil | You are far away |
| Chorus :Thoorathil | Chorus: Far away |
| Male :Unai naan thedinen | Male: I searched for you |
| Chorus :Thedinen | Chorus: I searched |
| Male :Yen kanavaaginaai | Male: Why did you become a dream |
| Chorus :Kanavaaginaai | Chorus: Become a dream |
| Male :Enthan vazhvilae | Male: In my life |
| Chorus :Vazhvilae | Chorus: In my life |
| Chorus | |
| …………………………………… | ... |
நீ தொலை
தூரத்தில் உன்னை
நான் தேடினேன் ஏன்
கனவாகினாய் எந்தன்
வாழ்விலே
You are far away
I searched for you
Why did you become a dream
In my life?
நீ தொலை
தூரத்தில் உன்னை
நான் தேடினேன் ஏன்
கனவாகினாய் எந்தன்
வாழ்விலே
You are far away
I searched for you
Why did you become a dream
In my life?
என் கண்கள்
எல்லாம் நீர் வழிகின்றதே
எந்தன் நெஞ்சில் வலி
கூடுதே
My eyes everywhere
Are overflowing with tears
In my heart
Pain is increasing
குறிஞ்சி பூவே
நீ எனக்கில்லையே
இருந்தும் மனம்
தவிக்கின்றதே
Oh Kurinji flower
Are you not meant for me?
Even so, my heart
Is yearning deeply
{ ஒவ்வொரு
அசைவிலும் காதலை
சொன்னேன் உனக்கது
புரியவில்லை புரிந்தும்
ஏனோ விலகி சென்றாய்
உனக்குள் நான்
இல்லையா } (2)
{In every movement
I expressed my love
You did not understand it
Even after understanding, why did you walk away?
Am I not within your heart?} (2)
என்னை நீ தான்
ஏங்க வைத்தாய் அருகில்
இல்லை நீ தொலைந்தாய்
நீ உன்னை தேட மலர்
வாடுதே
You are the one who
Made me yearn
You are not nearby
You are lost
Searching for you, the flower wilts
{ தேடிய மலர்களும்
எங்கோ சென்று பூத்ததே
பேசிய வார்த்தைகள்
கனவாய் போனது } (2)
{The flowers I searched for
Went elsewhere and bloomed
The spoken words
Turned into a dream} (2)
உன் நினைவால்
என்னை வதைத்தேன்
நினைவே உயிரை
தின்றது உடல் மட்டும்
தான் கிடக்கின்றேன்
உயிரே நீ இல்லை
I tormented myself with your memories
The memory itself consumed my soul
Only my body lies here
My soul, you are not here
என் கண்கள்
எல்லாம் நீர் வழிகின்றதே
எந்தன் நெஞ்சில் வலி
கூடுதே
My eyes everywhere
Are overflowing with tears
In my heart
Pain is increasing
குறிஞ்சி பூவே
நீ எனக்கில்லையே
இருந்தும் மனம்
தவிக்கின்றதே
Oh Kurinji flower
Are you not meant for me?
Even so, my heart
Is yearning deeply
நீ தொலை தூரத்தில்
குழு :
தூரத்தில்
உன்னை நான் தேடினேன்
குழு :
தேடினேன்
ஏன் கனவாகினாய்
குழு :
கனவாகினாய்
எந்தன் வாழ்விலே
குழு :
வாழ்விலே
You are far away
Chorus: Far away
Male: I searched for you
Chorus: I searched
Male: Why did you become a dream
Chorus: Become a dream
Male: In my life
Chorus: In my life
...................................
...
Nee tholai thoorathil
You are far away
Unai naan thedinen
I searched for you
Yen kanavaaginaai
Why did you become a dream
Enthan vazhvilae
In my life?
Nee tholai thoorathil
You are far away
Unai naan thedinen
I searched for you
Yen kanavaaginaai
Why did you become a dream
Enthan vazhvilae
In my life?
En kangal ellaam
My eyes everywhere
Neer vazhigindradhae
Are overflowing with tears
Endhan nenjil
In my heart
Vali koodudhae
Pain is increasing
Kurinji poovae
Oh Kurinji flower
Nee enakkillaiyae
Are you not meant for me?
Irundhum manam
Even so, my heart
Thavikindrathae
Is yearning deeply
{Ovvoru asaivilum
{In every movement
Kaadhalai sonnen
I expressed my love
Unakadhu puriyavillai
You did not understand it
Purindhum yeno vilagi sendraai
Even after understanding, why did you walk away?
Unakkul naan illaiyaa} (2)
Am I not within your heart?} (2)
Ennai nee thaan
You are the one who
Yenga vaithaai
Made me yearn
Arugil illai nee
You are not nearby
Tholaindhaai nee
You are lost
Unnai theda malar vaaduthae
Searching for you, the flower wilts
{Thediya malargalum
{The flowers I searched for
Engo sendru poothathae
Went elsewhere and bloomed
Pesiya vaarthaigal
The spoken words
Kanavaai ponathu} (2)
Turned into a dream} (2)
Un ninaivaal enai vathaithen
I tormented myself with your memories
Ninaivae uyirai thindrathu
The memory itself consumed my soul
Udal mattum thaan kidakindren
Only my body lies here
Uyirae nee illai
My soul, you are not here
En kangal ellaam
My eyes everywhere
Neer vazhigindradhae
Are overflowing with tears
Endhan nenjil
In my heart
Vali koodudhae
Pain is increasing
Kurinji poovae
Oh Kurinji flower
Nee enakkillaiyae
Are you not meant for me?
Irundhum manam
Even so, my heart
Thavikindrathae
Is yearning deeply
Nee tholai thoorathil
You are far away
Chorus :Thoorathil
Chorus: Far away
Male :Unai naan thedinen
Male: I searched for you
Chorus :Thedinen
Chorus: I searched
Male :Yen kanavaaginaai
Male: Why did you become a dream
Chorus :Kanavaaginaai
Chorus: Become a dream
Male :Enthan vazhvilae
Male: In my life
Chorus :Vazhvilae
Chorus: In my life
……………………………………
...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song depicts the sorrow and longing of an unrequited or separated lover. The protagonist reflects on searching for their beloved who has drifted far away, turning promised happiness into distant dreams. Despite expressing love in every movement, the protagonist feels misunderstood and abandoned, comparing the lover to a rare Kurinji flower that remains elusive.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Kurinji poovae”
Compares the beloved to a Kurinji flower, a rare flower in Tamil literature that blooms once every twelve years, signifying extreme rarity and unattainability.
Hyperbole / Personification
“Ninaivae uyirai thindrathu”
Describes memories as a living creature consuming the singer's soul to emphasize unbearable emotional agony.
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Trivia
The imagery of 'Kurinji poovu' borrows heavily from Classical Tamil Sangam poetry, where the Kurinji landscape and flower traditionally symbolize mountain regions, romantic union, and rare love.
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