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Lyrics & meaning

Netru Varai

From Siren · 2024

Lyricist: Thamarai
Singer: Sid Sriram
Music director: G. V. Prakash Kumar
Movie name: Siren
Movie release year: 2024
Lyrics added on: 11 Dec 2023

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation

Netru varai netru varai

Thaniththirunden yarum illai

Indru mudhal thodangiyathe

Ulagin mudhal kadhal kathai

Analagave vegum panipola modhum

Mazhai kaala megam kanden

Karai sera vendum kadal endru theiyum

Unai thedi kandu konden

Pesum pothile kelaa oli

Parvai aagumae deepavali

Unnai pola yaarumillai

En iravi

Netru varai netru varai

Thaniththirunden yarum illai

Indru mudhal thodangiyathe

Ulagin mudhal kadhal kathai

Mounam ennum un mozhiyil

Malalaiyai aagi pesugiraai

Oligal illa nam ulagil

Kavithai saayam pusukiraai

Kanava nanava theriya nilaiyae

Pagalai iravaai pazhagum kalaiyae

Netru varai netru varai

Thaniththirunden yarum illai

Indru mudhal thodangiyathe

Ulagin mudhal kadhal kathai

Enadhu kaatril nee karaindhaai

Enadhu vaanam nee alandhaai

Enadhu vaasal nee thirandhaai

Enadhu osai nee unarndhaai

Oru naal nizhalaai

Tharaiyil irundhaai

Piragu en manadhil

Nilavaai niraindhaai

Netru varai netru varai

Thaniththirunden yarum illai

Indru mudhal thodangiyathe

Ulagin mudhal kadhal kathai

Until yesterday, until yesterday,

I was all alone, with no one by my side.

Starting today, it has begun—

the world's very first love story.

Burning hot like fire, touching softly like snow,

I saw a cloud bringing the rain.

Longing to reach the shore, wearing away like the sea,

I searched for you and found you.

When you speak, it is an unheard sound;

your gaze turns into Diwali.

There is no one like you,

my bright sun.

Until yesterday, until yesterday,

I was all alone, with no one by my side.

Starting today, it has begun—

the world's very first love story.

In that language of yours called silence,

you speak to me like an innocent child.

In our world without any sounds,

you paint the colors of poetry.

Lost in a state where I can't tell dream from reality,

you are the art of making day feel like night.

Until yesterday, until yesterday,

I was all alone, with no one by my side.

Starting today, it has begun—

the world's very first love story.

You dissolved into the air I breathe,

you spanned across my sky,

you opened the doorway to my heart,

you sensed the silent voice within me.

One day, like a shadow,

you were walking on the ground,

and then inside my heart,

you filled me like the moon.

Until yesterday, until yesterday,

I was all alone, with no one by my side.

Starting today, it has begun—

the world's very first love story.

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Netru Varai' captures a profound romantic awakening and the transition from deep solitude to fulfilling companionship. The protagonist reflects on a life that was quiet and lonely 'until yesterday,' which suddenly transforms into what feels like the universe's original love story. The beloved's arrival brings life, warmth, and vibrant poetic colors into a previously silent and dark existence.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Muran (Contrast / Oxymoron)

“Analagave vegum panipola modhum”

Pits extreme heat ('Anal') against freezing ice/snow ('Pani') to illustrate intense emotional passion and contrasting feeling.

Metaphor

“Parvai aagumae deepavali”

Directly compares a glance from the beloved to Deepavali (the festival of lights), expressing how her look brightens up his life.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

“Enadhu kaatril nee karaindhaai / Enadhu vaanam nee alandhaai”

Rhyming line endings ('karaindhaai', 'alandhaai', 'thirandhaai', 'unarndhaai') create a rhythmic flow across consecutive lines.

Simile / Visual Imagery

“Piragu en manadhil / Nilavaai niraindhaai”

Compares the beloved filling the speaker's heart to the brightness and completeness of a full moon ('Nilavaai').

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Trivia

The track from the movie 'Siren' (2024) features music composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar with lyrics penned by veteran lyricist Thamarai. Sung by Sid Sriram, known for his expressive vocal renditions, the song highlights Thamarai's signature style of using pure Tamil vocabulary to evoke deep romantic emotion without relying on English words.

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