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Lyrics & meaning

Neeradum

From Yugi · 2023

Lyricist
Kabilan
Singer
Ranjin Raj
Music director
Ranjin Raj
Movie name
Yugi
Movie release year
2023
Lyrics added on
21 Mar 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Neeradum mazhaithuli polae
Yen indha vizhigalin melae
Kudai mel vaanam
Vizhi paarthida neelum
Karai mel neelam
Kadal sernthidavaenum
Neeradum mazhaithuli polae
Yen indha vizhigalin melae
Pesidum udal
Uyir saagira varai
Yen indha vinai
Nenjil aayiram kanai
Kangal serum varai
Kannil thaanguma
Unaiyae ninaithen
Dhinamum thavippen
Kudai mel vaanam
Vizhi paarthida neelum
Karai mel neelam
Kadal sernthidavaenum
Neeradum mazhaithuli polae
Yen indha vizhigalin melae
Neeradum mazhaithuli polae
Yen indha vizhigalin melae
Like bathing raindrops,
why are they upon these eyes?
The sky above the umbrella
stretches out as my eyes look on.
The blue upon the shore
must unite with the sea.
Like bathing raindrops,
why are they upon these eyes?
This body speaks,
until life fades away.
Why this cruel fate,
with a thousand arrows in the heart?
Until our eyes meet,
can these eyes endure the pain?
I thought only of you,
and I ache every single day.
The sky above the umbrella
stretches out as my eyes look on.
The blue upon the shore
must unite with the sea.
Like bathing raindrops,
why are they upon these eyes?
Like bathing raindrops,
why are they upon these eyes?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This poignant track captures deep melancholy, emotional turmoil, and persistent longing. The lyrics frame tears as raindrops resting upon the eyes, reflecting on the heavy burden of fate that feels like a thousand arrows piercing the heart. Imagery of nature, such as the vast sky extending over an umbrella and the blue shore longing to merge with the ocean, illustrates the protagonist's deep desire for reunion and peace amidst constant grief.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Neeradum mazhaithuli polae

Compares tears resting on the eyes to raindrops taking a bath.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Nenjil aayiram kanai

Compares emotional suffering and grief to a thousand arrows sticking in the heart.

Personification

Karai mel neelam Kadal sernthidavaenum

Attributes human desire to the shore/blue landscape longing to join the sea.

Anaphora / Refrain

Yen indha vizhigalin melae

The repetitive questioning of tears and fate reinforces the emotional core of the song.

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Trivia

Yugi (2023) is a bilingual mystery thriller directed by Zac Harriss, shot simultaneously in Tamil and Malayalam (under the title Adrishyam / Invisible). The song's composer, Ranjin Raj, personally rendered the vocals for this soulful track, capturing the film's tense yet emotional narrative tone.

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