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Lyrics & meaning

Neelangarayil

From Pulivaal · 2014

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Karthik, Shreya Ghoshal
Music director
N. R. Raghunanthan
Movie name
Pulivaal
Movie release year
2014
Lyrics added on
29 Jan 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Neelangaraiyil kaanaanguruvi
Thaanaa thavikudhae
Vaanam thirandhu vaiyam kadandhu
Parapom kaatrilae
Udambilirundhu usura matum
Uruvi uruvi edukadhae
Maasam maasam diesel vilaipol
Aasa paasam yethaadhae
Pudava thuvaikum thuraviyapolae
Muliyaa mulikuren
Pulivaal pudicha eliyapolae
Thaviyaa thavikuren
Neelangaraiyil kaanaanguruvi
Thaanaa thavikudhae
Vaanam thirandhu vaiyam kadandhu
Parapom kaatrilae
Pattaa potta thanga katti
Pattaam poochi potta kutti
Othupogum kaadhali ellam
Fifty fifty pondati
Kanni ponna oramkatti
Kannagilli kanna katti
Kaadhal pannum poona kutti
Yetti nillu naan ketti
Kaadhal erumbu oorum podhu
Kallum kooda theiyumae
Dhooram paarthu nindra penmai
Thozhil vandhu saaiyumae
Nee thoda thoda uchan thala kodhikudhu
Viral pada pada ullankaal kulirudhu
Ne sandakaari aagum podhu padharudhu
En mandakulla natchathiram sidharudhu
Pulivaal pudicha eliyapolae
Thaviyaa thavikuren
Pudava thuvaikum thuraviyapolae
Muliyaa mulikuren
Neelangaraiyil kaanaanguruvi
Thaanaa thavikudhae
Vaanam thirandhu vaiyam kadandhu
Parapom kaatrilae
Cellphone mozhi pesi pesi
Chinna ponna kedukadhae
Noolaampada noolakatti
Koyil thera ilukaadhae
Vellakaran pogumpodhae
Vetkam kooda poyae pochae
Kaalam ippo high tech aachae
Kaiya vittu pogadhae
Ooh pengal konda aasai ellam
Fridge-il vaitha apple polae
Aangal konda aasai ellam
Veyilil vaitha vennai polae
Nee vara vara vakkiluku padikura
Nee vaadham panni vaadham panni jeikura
Nee muttalunu nambavachi nadikura
Un mutta kannil rettamuyal pudikura
Pudava thuvaikum thuraviyapolae
Muliyaa mulikuren
Female :Pulivaal pudicha eliyapolae
Thaviyaa thavikuren
Neelangaraiyil kaanaanguruvi
Thaanaa thavikudhae
Vaanam thirandhu vaiyam kadandhu
Parapom kaatrilae
In Neelangarai, a little bird
Yearns all by itself.
Opening the sky and crossing the world,
Let's fly away on the breeze.
From my body, just my life,
Don't keep pulling it out of me.
Like the price of diesel every month,
Don't keep raising my desire and love.
Like a monk washing a woman's saree,
I blink in utter confusion.
Like a mouse holding a tiger's tail,
I squirm in frantic panic.
In Neelangarai, a little bird
Yearns all by itself.
Opening the sky and crossing the world,
Let's fly away on the breeze.
A certified bar of pure gold,
A pretty girl born of a butterfly,
Any girlfriend who gets along with you
Is practically half a wife!
Pushing a young girl into a corner,
Winking and playing blindfold games,
You're a little cat trying to romance me!
Stand back, I'm sharp and clever!
When the ant of love crawls steadily,
Even a hard rock will wear away.
A girl who stood at a distance
Will eventually lean upon your shoulder.
As you touch me, the top of my head heats up;
As your fingers brush me, the soles of my feet turn cold.
When you turn into a feisty fighter, my heart panics;
Inside my head, stars scatter and flash!
Like a mouse holding a tiger's tail,
I squirm in frantic panic.
Like a monk washing a woman's saree,
I blink in utter confusion.
In Neelangarai, a little bird
Yearns all by itself.
Opening the sky and crossing the world,
Let's fly away on the breeze.
Talking smoothly in cellphone slang,
Don't lead a young girl astray.
Tying a flimsy cobweb thread,
Don't try to pull a temple chariot!
When the white man packed up and left,
Shyness went away along with him!
Times have become high-tech now,
Don't let me slip away from your hands.
All the desires women hold inside
Are like apples kept in a fridge.
All the desires men hold inside
Are like butter left in the hot sun.
Lately, you sound like you're studying law;
You argue and argue until you win.
You pretend to be a fool to make me believe it,
While catching twin rabbits with your wide, round eyes!
Like a monk washing a woman's saree,
I blink in utter confusion.
Like a mouse holding a tiger's tail,
I squirm in frantic panic.
In Neelangarai, a little bird
Yearns all by itself.
Opening the sky and crossing the world,
Let's fly away on the breeze.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Neelangaraiyil' from Pulivaal is a playful, energetic romantic duet featuring witty banter between lovers. The lyrics draw upon quirky daily life metaphors—comparing rising emotions to monthly diesel price hikes, trapped dilemmas to holding a tiger's tail, and contrasting women's steady desires to refrigerated apples against men's melting desires like butter in the hot sun. The song captures the thrill, confusion, and passionate push-and-pull of modern romance set against urban high-tech times.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Upamai (Simile)

“Pulivaal pudicha eliyapolae”

Compares holding onto a risky love affair to a mouse catching a tiger's tail ('Pulivaal pudicha eliyapolae').

Upamai (Simile)

“Fridge-il vaitha apple polae / Veyilil vaitha vennai polae”

Compares female desires to a preserved apple in a fridge and male desires to butter melting under the sun.

Edugai (Second-letter rhyme)

“Udambilirundhu usura matum / Uruvi uruvi edukadhae”

Rhyming of second consonant 'da' in consecutive lines ('Udambilirundhu' / 'Uruvi uruvi').

Monaif (Alliteration / First-letter harmony)

“Pattaa potta thanga katti / Pattaam poochi potta kutti”

Matching starting letters 'P' across phrases ('Pattaa', 'Pattaam', 'Pondati').

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Trivia

Pulivaal (2014) is a Tamil comedy thriller directed by Marimuthu, starring Vimal and Prasanna. The song 'Neelangaraiyil' features music composed by N. R. Raghunanthan with lyrics written by Vairamuthu. The title 'Pulivaal' translates literally to 'Tiger's Tail', symbolizing getting stuck in a situation that is dangerous to hold onto but impossible to let go.

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