Neerkumizho
From Kolai · 2022
- Lyricist
- Karthik Netha
- Singer
- Sid Sriram
- Music director
- Girishh Gopalakrishnan
- Details
- Kolai2022
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Neerkumizho nedungkanavo | Is it a water bubble or a long dream? |
| Theeyinil veezhum ponthooral ivvaazhvo | Is this life a golden shower falling into fire? |
| Yen pirivo edhu mudivo | Why this separation? What is the end? |
| Neerinil moozhgum man bommaigal naamo | Are we clay dolls drowning in water? |
| Male | |
| Osai illaamal uravum illaamal | Without sound and without a relationship, |
| Oomai en nenjin thaalattum neeyo | Are you the lullaby to my mute heart? |
| Thoodhum illaamal thanimai thaangamal | Without a message and unable to bear solitude, |
| Koondukkul moochuvidum thendral neeyo | Are you the breeze breathing inside a cage? |
| Male | |
| Theeraadha kaatril | In the endless wind, |
| Unai maaraadha netril | In yesterday that never changes because of you, |
| Adaithenae thudithenae | I trapped myself and trembled, |
| Azhagae oh.. oh.. | Oh beauty, oh.. oh.. |
| Maayaadha nokkil | In an undying gaze, |
| Puyal oyaadha pokkil | In a course where the storm does not cease, |
| Alainthenae kumainthenae | I wandered and grieved, |
| Uyirae oh.. oh.. | Oh my life, oh.. oh.. |
| Male | |
| Haa…aaa…hoo oooo | Haa…aaa…hoo oooo |
| Yaar valaiyo evar iraiyo | Whose net is it, who is the prey? |
| Iraichalin ullaadum paadalgal naamo | Are we songs swaying amidst the noise? |
| Yaar pizhaiyo edhu sariyo | Whose fault is it, what is right? |
| Kaanalin neerukkul vinmeengal naamo | Are we stars caught inside mirage water? |
| Male | |
| Vaanam sella | To fly into the sky, |
| Neeyum kettaayae | You too asked, |
| Anbenum thoondil thanil | In the hook called love, |
| Naan unnai maatti vaithen | I trapped you. |
| Viduthalai ketkiraai | You ask for freedom, |
| Valiyudan paarkkiraai | You look at me with pain, |
| Edhai edhai naan naan seiyya | What all should I do? |
| Male | |
| Theeraadha kaatril | In the endless wind, |
| Unai maaraadha netril | In yesterday that never changes because of you, |
| Adaithenae thudithenae | I trapped myself and trembled, |
| Azhagae oh.. oh.. | Oh beauty, oh.. oh.. |
| Maayaadha nokkil | In an undying gaze, |
| Puyal oyaadha pokkil | In a course where the storm does not cease, |
| Alainthenae kumainthenae | I wandered and grieved, |
| Uyirae oh.. oh.. | Oh my life, oh.. oh.. |
| Male | |
| {Per isaiyae peru nilayae | Oh grand music! Oh supreme state! |
| Eerangal kaayaatha yegaantham neeyae | You are the solitude where moisture never dries! |
| Mee mesaiyae migumathiyae | Oh exalted melody! Oh heightened wisdom! |
| Maarbinil maataadha vaasangal neeyae} (2) | You are the fragrances that cannot be changed on my chest! |
| Male | |
| Kaar irul melae | Upon the deep darkness, |
| Vizhum seeroli neeyae | You are the divine ray of light that falls, |
| Unarndhenae unarndhenae | I realized it, I realized it, |
| Uyirae oh.. | Oh my life, oh.. |
நீர்குமிழோ நெடுங்கனவோ
தீயினில் வீழும் பொன்தூறல் இவ்வாழ்வோ
ஏன் பிரிவோ எது முடிவோ
நீரினில் மூழ்கும் மண் பொம்மைகள் நாமோ
Is it a water bubble or a long dream?
Is this life a golden shower falling into fire?
Why this separation? What is the end?
Are we clay dolls drowning in water?
ஓசை இல்லாமல் உறவும் இல்லாமல்
ஊமை என் நெஞ்சின் தாலாட்டும் நீயோ
தூதும் இல்லாமல் தனிமை தாங்காமல்
கூண்டுக்குள் மூச்சுவிடும் தென்றல் நீயோ
Without sound and without a relationship,
Are you the lullaby to my mute heart?
Without a message and unable to bear solitude,
Are you the breeze breathing inside a cage?
தீராத காற்றில் உனை மாறாத நேற்றில்
அடைத்தேனே துடித்தேனே அழகே ஓ.. ஓ..
மாயாத நோக்கில் புயல் ஓயாத போக்கில்
அலைந்தேனே குமைந்தேனே உயிரே ஓ.. ஓ..
In the endless wind,
In yesterday that never changes because of you,
I trapped myself and trembled,
Oh beauty, oh.. oh..
In an undying gaze,
In a course where the storm does not cease,
I wandered and grieved,
Oh my life, oh.. oh..
ஹா ஆஅ ..ஹோ ஓ
யார் வலையோ எவர் இரையோ
இரைச்சலின் உள்ளாடும் பாடல்கள் நாமோ
யார் பிழையோ எது சரியோ
கானலின் நீருக்குள் விண்மீன்கள் நாமோ
Haa…aaa…hoo oooo
Whose net is it, who is the prey?
Are we songs swaying amidst the noise?
Whose fault is it, what is right?
Are we stars caught inside mirage water?
வானம் செல்ல நீயும் கேட்டாயே
அன்பெனும் தூண்டில் தனில் நான்
உன்னை மாட்டி வைத்தேன்
விடுதலை கேட்கிறாய் வலியுடன் பார்க்கிறாய்
எதை எதை நான் நான் செய்ய
To fly into the sky,
You too asked,
In the hook called love,
I trapped you.
You ask for freedom,
You look at me with pain,
What all should I do?
தீராத காற்றில் உனை மாறாத நேற்றில்
அடைத்தேனே துடித்தேனே அழகே ஓ.. ஓ..
மாயாத நோக்கில் புயல் ஓயாத போக்கில்
அலைந்தேனே குமைந்தேனே உயிரே ஓ.. ஓ..
In the endless wind,
In yesterday that never changes because of you,
I trapped myself and trembled,
Oh beauty, oh.. oh..
In an undying gaze,
In a course where the storm does not cease,
I wandered and grieved,
Oh my life, oh.. oh..
{பேர் இசையே பெரு நிலையே
ஈரங்கள் காயாத ஏகாந்தம் நீயே
மீ மிசையே மிகுமதியே
மார்பில் மாறாத வாசங்கள் நீயே} (2)
Oh grand music! Oh supreme state!
You are the solitude where moisture never dries!
Oh exalted melody! Oh heightened wisdom!
You are the fragrances that cannot be changed on my chest!
கார் இருள் மேலே
விழும் சீரொளி நீயே
உணர்ந்தேனே உணர்ந்தேனே
உயிரே ஓ..
Upon the deep darkness,
You are the divine ray of light that falls,
I realized it, I realized it,
Oh my life, oh..
Neerkumizho nedungkanavo
Is it a water bubble or a long dream?
Theeyinil veezhum ponthooral ivvaazhvo
Is this life a golden shower falling into fire?
Yen pirivo edhu mudivo
Why this separation? What is the end?
Neerinil moozhgum man bommaigal naamo
Are we clay dolls drowning in water?
Osai illaamal uravum illaamal
Without sound and without a relationship,
Oomai en nenjin thaalattum neeyo
Are you the lullaby to my mute heart?
Thoodhum illaamal thanimai thaangamal
Without a message and unable to bear solitude,
Koondukkul moochuvidum thendral neeyo
Are you the breeze breathing inside a cage?
Theeraadha kaatril
In the endless wind,
Unai maaraadha netril
In yesterday that never changes because of you,
Adaithenae thudithenae
I trapped myself and trembled,
Azhagae oh.. oh..
Oh beauty, oh.. oh..
Maayaadha nokkil
In an undying gaze,
Puyal oyaadha pokkil
In a course where the storm does not cease,
Alainthenae kumainthenae
I wandered and grieved,
Uyirae oh.. oh..
Oh my life, oh.. oh..
Haa…aaa…hoo oooo
Haa…aaa…hoo oooo
Yaar valaiyo evar iraiyo
Whose net is it, who is the prey?
Iraichalin ullaadum paadalgal naamo
Are we songs swaying amidst the noise?
Yaar pizhaiyo edhu sariyo
Whose fault is it, what is right?
Kaanalin neerukkul vinmeengal naamo
Are we stars caught inside mirage water?
Vaanam sella
To fly into the sky,
Neeyum kettaayae
You too asked,
Anbenum thoondil thanil
In the hook called love,
Naan unnai maatti vaithen
I trapped you.
Viduthalai ketkiraai
You ask for freedom,
Valiyudan paarkkiraai
You look at me with pain,
Edhai edhai naan naan seiyya
What all should I do?
Theeraadha kaatril
In the endless wind,
Unai maaraadha netril
In yesterday that never changes because of you,
Adaithenae thudithenae
I trapped myself and trembled,
Azhagae oh.. oh..
Oh beauty, oh.. oh..
Maayaadha nokkil
In an undying gaze,
Puyal oyaadha pokkil
In a course where the storm does not cease,
Alainthenae kumainthenae
I wandered and grieved,
Uyirae oh.. oh..
Oh my life, oh.. oh..
{Per isaiyae peru nilayae
Oh grand music! Oh supreme state!
Eerangal kaayaatha yegaantham neeyae
You are the solitude where moisture never dries!
Mee mesaiyae migumathiyae
Oh exalted melody! Oh heightened wisdom!
Maarbinil maataadha vaasangal neeyae} (2)
You are the fragrances that cannot be changed on my chest!
Kaar irul melae
Upon the deep darkness,
Vizhum seeroli neeyae
You are the divine ray of light that falls,
Unarndhenae unarndhenae
I realized it, I realized it,
Uyirae oh..
Oh my life, oh..
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Neerkumizho from the film Kolai (2022) is a deeply melancholic, existential song exploring the fragility of human existence, destiny, and love. Lyricist Karthik Netha uses vivid natural imagery—water bubbles, clay dolls drowning in water, and stars trapped in a mirage—to question the illusion of control humans hold over their lives and relationships.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)
“Neerinil moozhgum man bommaigal naamo”
Compares human beings to fragile clay dolls that melt and sink when immersed in water.
Rhetoric / Metaphor
“Neerkumizho nedungkanavo”
Contemplates whether human life is merely an ephemeral water bubble or a long dream.
Emonai / Rhyme
“Theeraadha kaatril / Unai maaraadha netril”
Uses matching rhythmic patterns and end-rhymes (Kaatril / Netril) to accentuate the poetic cadence.
Oxymoron / Surreal Metaphor
“Kaanalin neerukkul vinmeengal naamo”
Pairs 'vinmeengal' (stars) inside 'kaanalin neer' (mirage water), evoking a feeling of poetic impossibility and illusion.
Metaphor
“Anbenum thoondil thanil”
Frames love as a fishing hook ('Anbenum thoondil') that unintentionally traps and hurts the loved one.
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Trivia
Kolai (2022) is a neo-noir murder mystery inspired by a real-life unsolved 1923 murder case in New York. Composer Girishh Gopalakrishnan infused 1940s jazz and classical elements into this song, perfectly matching Sid Sriram's expressive vocal delivery and Karthik Netha's meditative lyrics.
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