Neerile Theecharam
From Maayakoothu · 2025
- Lyricist
- Nagarajan Kannan
- Singer
- Saindhavi
- Music director
- Anjana Rajagopalan
- Details
- Maayakoothu2025
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Aasaigal yaavum aahaa nijamaagudhe… | All desires are wondrously becoming reality... |
| Avar ketta nyaayangal… | The justice they asked for... |
| Thirai meedhu oduthe | Runs across the screen. |
| Kaatrinil eeram yeno indru koodudhe | Why does the moisture in the breeze increase today? |
| En yaettin osaiyum… | Even the sound of my turning pages... |
| Suga paadal aanadhe! | Has become a sweet song! |
| Female | |
| Neerile theecharam… | A string of fire in water... |
| Poovile or valai… | A trap within a flower... |
| Maayndhidum maayaigal | Illusions that vanish, |
| Mounamaai adhil naanum | And I am silently within them. |
| Female | |
| Neerile theecharam… | A string of fire in water... |
| Poovile or valai… | A trap within a flower... |
| Maayndhidum maayaigal | Illusions that vanish, |
| Mounamaai adhil naanum | And I am silently within them. |
| Female | |
| Yaetriya theeyil | In the fire that was ignited, |
| Poovum indru poothadhe | A flower has blossomed today. |
| En paalai mannile… | Upon my desert land... |
| Pani porvai porthudhae | A blanket of dew drapes over. |
| Vaazhkaiyum maaya koothaai | Life itself into a magical dance, |
| Ingu aanadhe | Has turned here. |
| Vidigindra gyaanathil | In the dawning wisdom, |
| Vidhi maari ponadhe | Fate has changed path. |
| Female | |
| Neerile theecharam… | A string of fire in water... |
| Poovile or valai… | A trap within a flower... |
| Maayndhidum maayaigal | Illusions that vanish, |
| Mounamaai adhil naanum | And I am silently within them. |
| Female | |
| : Evar potta paadhai | Whichever path was laid, |
| Naanum neeyum | When you and I |
| Adhai maatrumbodhu | Change it, |
| Kaalam maarum | Time itself will change. |
| Vidhi meerumbodhu | When fate is defied, |
| Nerangal ornaal maarum | Times will change one day, |
| Maayum…. | It will fade away... |
| Female | |
| Evar kaiyil | In whose hands |
| Aadaadha noolaanadhu | Has it become an unswaying thread? |
| Yaaraalum naeraadha | An unexpected |
| Saavaanadhu | Death it has become. |
| Vidivelli vaanil indru | In the morning star's sky today, |
| Nyaayatheerppu | A verdict of justice. |
| Karai kaanum odam | A boat that finds its shore, |
| Idhu maayakoothu…uuuuuu | This is a magical dance... |
ஆசைகள் யாவும் ஆஹா நிஜமாகுதே.....
அவர் கேட்ட நியாயங்கள்....
திரைமீது ஓடுதே
காற்றினில் ஈரம் ஏனோ இன்று கூடுதே
என் ஏட்டின் ஓசையும்...
சுக பாடல் ஆனாதே
All desires are wondrously becoming reality...
The justice they asked for...
Runs across the screen.
Why does the moisture in the breeze increase today?
Even the sound of my turning pages...
Has become a sweet song!
நீரிலே தீச்சரம்...
பூவிலே ஓர் வாழை...
மாய்ந்திடும் மாயைகள்
மௌனமாய் அதில் நானும்
A string of fire in water...
A trap within a flower...
Illusions that vanish,
And I am silently within them.
நீரிலே தீச்சரம்...
பூவிலே ஓர் வாழை...
மாய்ந்திடும் மாயைகள்
மௌனமாய் அதில் நானும்
A string of fire in water...
A trap within a flower...
Illusions that vanish,
And I am silently within them.
ஏற்றிய தீயில்
பூவும் இன்று பூத்ததே
என் பாலை மண்ணிலே...
பணி போர்வை போர்த்துதே
வாழ்க்கையும் மாய கூத்தாய்
இங்கு ஆனாதே
விடிகின்றர ஞானத்தில்
விதி மாறி போனதே
In the fire that was ignited,
A flower has blossomed today.
Upon my desert land...
A blanket of dew drapes over.
Life itself into a magical dance,
Has turned here.
In the dawning wisdom,
Fate has changed path.
நீரிலே தீச்சரம்...
பூவிலே ஓர் வாழை...
மாய்ந்திடும் மாயைகள்
மௌனமாய் அதில் நானும்
A string of fire in water...
A trap within a flower...
Illusions that vanish,
And I am silently within them.
எவர் போட்டபாதை
நானும் நீயும்
அதை மாற்றும்போது
காலம் மாறும்
விதி மீறும்போது
நேரங்கள் ஒருநாள் மாறும்
மாயும்......
Whichever path was laid,
When you and I
Change it,
Time itself will change.
When fate is defied,
Times will change one day,
It will fade away...
எவர் கையில்
ஆடாத நூலானது
யாராலும் நேராதா
சாவானது
விடிவெள்ளி வானில்
இன்று நியாய தீர்ப்பு
கரை காணும் ஓடம்
இது மாயகூத்து.....உ...உ...உ....
In whose hands
Has it become an unswaying thread?
An unexpected
Death it has become.
In the morning star's sky today,
A verdict of justice.
A boat that finds its shore,
This is a magical dance...
Aasaigal yaavum aahaa nijamaagudhe…
All desires are wondrously becoming reality...
Avar ketta nyaayangal…
The justice they asked for...
Thirai meedhu oduthe
Runs across the screen.
Kaatrinil eeram yeno indru koodudhe
Why does the moisture in the breeze increase today?
En yaettin osaiyum…
Even the sound of my turning pages...
Suga paadal aanadhe!
Has become a sweet song!
Neerile theecharam…
A string of fire in water...
Poovile or valai…
A trap within a flower...
Maayndhidum maayaigal
Illusions that vanish,
Mounamaai adhil naanum
And I am silently within them.
Neerile theecharam…
A string of fire in water...
Poovile or valai…
A trap within a flower...
Maayndhidum maayaigal
Illusions that vanish,
Mounamaai adhil naanum
And I am silently within them.
Yaetriya theeyil
In the fire that was ignited,
Poovum indru poothadhe
A flower has blossomed today.
En paalai mannile…
Upon my desert land...
Pani porvai porthudhae
A blanket of dew drapes over.
Vaazhkaiyum maaya koothaai
Life itself into a magical dance,
Ingu aanadhe
Has turned here.
Vidigindra gyaanathil
In the dawning wisdom,
Vidhi maari ponadhe
Fate has changed path.
Neerile theecharam…
A string of fire in water...
Poovile or valai…
A trap within a flower...
Maayndhidum maayaigal
Illusions that vanish,
Mounamaai adhil naanum
And I am silently within them.
: Evar potta paadhai
Whichever path was laid,
Naanum neeyum
When you and I
Adhai maatrumbodhu
Change it,
Kaalam maarum
Time itself will change.
Vidhi meerumbodhu
When fate is defied,
Nerangal ornaal maarum
Times will change one day,
Maayum….
It will fade away...
Evar kaiyil
In whose hands
Aadaadha noolaanadhu
Has it become an unswaying thread?
Yaaraalum naeraadha
An unexpected
Saavaanadhu
Death it has become.
Vidivelli vaanil indru
In the morning star's sky today,
Nyaayatheerppu
A verdict of justice.
Karai kaanum odam
A boat that finds its shore,
Idhu maayakoothu…uuuuuu
This is a magical dance...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Maayakoothu explores the surreal and unpredictable nature of life, fate, and justice. The protagonist observes how impossible desires turn into reality and how truth prevails over illusions. Using vivid oxymoronic imagery—like fire within water and blossoms in the desert—the song emphasizes how human resolve can alter destiny and turn life's chaotic illusion into a meaningful resolution.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Paradox (Muran)
“Neerile theecharam…”
Juxtaposes contradictory elements like fire and water ('Neerile theecharam') to create deep metaphorical resonance.
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“En paalai mannile… Pani porvai porthudhae”
Compares a dry, hopeless state of mind/life to a desert ('paalai man') being covered by a soothing blanket of dew.
Initial Rhyme / Alliteration (Monai)
“Vidigindra gyaanathil / Vidhi maari ponadhe”
Repetition of the 'Vi-' sound at the beginning of adjacent lines ('Vidigindra' and 'Vidhi').
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Trivia
'Maayakoothu' features music composed by Anjana Rajagopalan with lyrics written by Nagarajan Kannan, beautifully rendered by vocalist Saindhavi.
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