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Nerinji Mulla

From Sir · 2024

Lyricist
Viveka
Singer
Lakshmikanth M
Music director
Siddhu Kumar
Movie name
Sir
Movie release year
2024
Lyrics added on
28 Nov 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Nerunji mullaa
Manasukkulla nirappi ponaalae
Ninaippu thee pola
Usurodainja valiyilathaan
Thavichaen thaangaama
Thudichaen thoongaama
Antha perazhagu
Kannukkulla padamaa irukka
Eppai naan kanneerai adhula niraikka
Oru vaarththai illaama
Nikkuraen veedhiyila
Adhu yaennu sollaama
Thaniyaa ponaalae paathiyila
Like sharp thorns,
she filled my heart and left.
Her memory burns like fire;
with the pain of a broken soul,
I suffered, unable to bear it,
I struggled, unable to sleep.
When that breathtaking beauty of hers
stays like a picture in my eyes,
how can I fill those eyes with tears?
Without a single word,
I stand stranded on the street;
without even telling me why,
she left me all alone midway.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This poignant song excerpt conveys the immense emotional torment of a lover left heartbroken without any explanation. He compares the memories left behind to sharp caltrop thorns embedded in his heart and a burning fire that destroys his peace. Unable to sleep or find solace, he feels stranded in life, holding onto the vivid image of her beauty while drowning in tears.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

Ninaippu thee pola

Compares memories to fire using the explicit comparative word 'pola' (like).

Metaphor / Simile (Uvamai)

Nerunji mullaa

Compares emotional pain to being pierced by a sharp Nerunji (caltrop) thorn.

Rhyme & Rhythm (Iyaibu & Monai)

Thavichaen thaangaama / Thudichaen thoongaama

Uses matching initial consonants (Thavichaen/Thudichaen) and rhyming line endings (thaangaama/thoongaama) to emphasize rhythmic despair.

Visual Imagery

Kannukkulla padamaa irukka

Evokes the image of her beauty being permanently frozen as a picture inside his eyes.

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Trivia

'Sir' (2024) is a Tamil drama film written and directed by Bose Venkat starring Vimal, featuring a soulful soundtrack composed by Siddhu Kumar with lyrics by Viveka.

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