Nilathil Nadakkum
From Adangathey · 2018
- Lyricist
- Parvathi
- Singer
- Santhosh
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Details
- Adangathey2018
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Nilathil nadakkum | Walking on the ground |
| Nilavai kanden | I saw the moon |
| Siragu irandu | Two wings |
| Mulaithu nindren | Sprouted, and I stood |
| Etharku piragu | Why, after that, |
| Vedhanai konden | Did I endure pain? |
| Sirikka marutha | Refusing to smile, |
| Amutham thindren | I consumed nectar |
| Male | |
| Nilavin ozhiyai | The light of the moon, |
| Maraippathethu | What conceals it? |
| Manathil iruttai iraikkirathu | It scatters darkness in my mind |
| En pournami engena thedugiren | Where is my full moon, I search |
| En vaanathil thoondilai veesugiren | I cast a fishing line into my sky |
| Male | |
| Piraiyena athu theigiratha | Is it waning like a crescent moon? |
| En kanavinai vetti saikiratha | Is it chopping down my dream? |
| Mulaitha siragum muriyum endraal | If the wings that sprouted break, |
| Paravaiyin gadhi enna… | What will be the bird's fate? |
| Male | |
| Idhayamum indru | Even the heart today |
| Ganakkirathae | Feels heavy |
| Balu ennai sutri izhukkirathae | Weight pulls me down from all around |
| Marathal iniyum saathiyam thaana | Is forgetting even possible anymore? |
| Nadakkum nilaiyum pogavaithena | Has my ability to walk gone too? |
| Male | |
| Uyirai thurantha | Renounced life, |
| Uyir anuvae | O tiny soul of life! |
| Thinamum varum | That arrives every day, |
| En pagar kanave | My daydream! |
| Iniyum etharkkum velai illai | There is no purpose for anything anymore |
| Un panigal enakku thevai illai | I do not need your deeds |
| Male | |
| Vazhi ondru varum velaiyilae | When a path finally opens up |
| Ennai kaanavillai endru norunguven | I will shatter, realizing I am missing |
| Vazhiyai thirakka mudiyuma… | Can the path be opened? |
| Uyirae en uyirae | My life, oh my life! |
நிலத்தில் நடக்கும்
நிலவை கண்டேன்
சிறகு இரண்டு
முளைத்து நின்றேன்
எதற்கு பிறகு
வேதனை கொண்டேன்
சிரிக்க மறுத்த
அமுதம் தின்றேன்
Walking on the ground
I saw the moon
Two wings
Sprouted, and I stood
Why, after that,
Did I endure pain?
Refusing to smile,
I consumed nectar
நிலவின் ஒளியை
மறைப்பதேது
மனதில் இருட்டை இறைக்கிறது
என் பௌர்ணமி
எங்கெ தேடுகிறேன்
என் வானத்தில்
தூண்டிலை வீசுகிறேன்
The light of the moon,
What conceals it?
It scatters darkness in my mind
Where is my full moon, I search
I cast a fishing line into my sky
பிறையென அது தெரிகிறதா
என் கனவினை வெட்டி சாய்க்கிறதா
முளைத்த சிறகும் முறியும் என்றால்
பறவையின் கதி என்ன…
Is it waning like a crescent moon?
Is it chopping down my dream?
If the wings that sprouted break,
What will be the bird's fate?
இதயமும் இன்று
கணக்கிறதே
பழு என்னை சுற்றி இழுக்கிறதே
மறத்தல் இனியும் சாத்தியம் தானா
நடக்கும் நிலையும் போகவைத்தெனா
Even the heart today
Feels heavy
Weight pulls me down from all around
Is forgetting even possible anymore?
Has my ability to walk gone too?
உயிரை துறந்த
உயிர் அணுவே
தினமும் வரும்
என் பகற் கனவே
இனியும் எதற்கும் வேலை இல்லை
உன் பணிகள்
எனக்கு தேவை இல்லை
Renounced life,
O tiny soul of life!
That arrives every day,
My daydream!
There is no purpose for anything anymore
I do not need your deeds
வழி ஒன்று வரும்
வேளையிலே
என்னை காணவில்லை
என்று நொறுங்குவேன்
வழியை திறக்க முடியுமா…
உயிரே என் உயிரே
When a path finally opens up
I will shatter, realizing I am missing
Can the path be opened?
My life, oh my life!
Nilathil nadakkum
Walking on the ground
Nilavai kanden
I saw the moon
Siragu irandu
Two wings
Mulaithu nindren
Sprouted, and I stood
Etharku piragu
Why, after that,
Vedhanai konden
Did I endure pain?
Sirikka marutha
Refusing to smile,
Amutham thindren
I consumed nectar
Nilavin ozhiyai
The light of the moon,
Maraippathethu
What conceals it?
Manathil iruttai iraikkirathu
It scatters darkness in my mind
En pournami engena thedugiren
Where is my full moon, I search
En vaanathil thoondilai veesugiren
I cast a fishing line into my sky
Piraiyena athu theigiratha
Is it waning like a crescent moon?
En kanavinai vetti saikiratha
Is it chopping down my dream?
Mulaitha siragum muriyum endraal
If the wings that sprouted break,
Paravaiyin gadhi enna…
What will be the bird's fate?
Idhayamum indru
Even the heart today
Ganakkirathae
Feels heavy
Balu ennai sutri izhukkirathae
Weight pulls me down from all around
Marathal iniyum saathiyam thaana
Is forgetting even possible anymore?
Nadakkum nilaiyum pogavaithena
Has my ability to walk gone too?
Uyirai thurantha
Renounced life,
Uyir anuvae
O tiny soul of life!
Thinamum varum
That arrives every day,
En pagar kanave
My daydream!
Iniyum etharkkum velai illai
There is no purpose for anything anymore
Un panigal enakku thevai illai
I do not need your deeds
Vazhi ondru varum velaiyilae
When a path finally opens up
Ennai kaanavillai endru norunguven
I will shatter, realizing I am missing
Vazhiyai thirakka mudiyuma…
Can the path be opened?
Uyirae en uyirae
My life, oh my life!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This melancholic song portrays deep grief, heartbreak, and emotional turmoil. The speaker reminisces about a time when joy felt like walking beside the moon and sprouting wings. However, that joy quickly turned into suffering as darkness eclipsed their mind and their hopeful dreams began to wane like a crescent moon.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Nilathil nadakkum Nilavai kanden”
Compares the beloved or beloved presence to the moon walking upon the ground.
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Nilathil nadakkum / Nilavai kanden”
Repetition of the 'Ni' sound at the beginning of consecutive lines.
Imagery
“En vaanathil thoondilai veesugiren”
Creates a vivid surreal image of casting a fishing hook into one's own sky to capture lost hope.
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Trivia
Adangathey is an unreleased Tamil action thriller film starring G. V. Prakash Kumar and Surbhi, directed by Shanmugam Muthusamy, with music composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar himself.
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