- Lyricist
- Ku. Karthik
- Music director
- Nivas K. Prasanna
- Movie name
- Takkar
- Movie release year
- 2020
- Lyrics added on
- 9 Jan 2020
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Niraa niraa nee en niraa
Thiraa thiraa ninaithiraa
Nodi sugam tharaa
Vazhi yugam vidaa
Vizhiyilae oru keeralae
Vizhundhaathae theriyaamalae
Tharaiyilae nizhal veguthae
Thanimayai ariyaamalae
Ninaivugal vilaiyaaduthae
Nijam adhu puriyaamalae
Idhazhgalum thirakaamalae
Idhayangal inainthida uyir pizhaithidum
Pogaathae azhagae
Ini thaangaathae uyirae
Enai thondaathae thimirae
Pagal vesham podaathae
Unai theeramal pidithen
Uyirin ullae maraithen
Veliyil konjam nadithenae
Niraa niraa nee en niraa
Thiraa thiraa ninaithiraa
Nodi sugam tharaa
Vazhi yugam vidaa
Niraa…
Thiraa….
Niraa…thiraa
Niraa…aaa
Nodigal thaavi odum
Mutkalodu sandaiyittu
Vandha padhai poga solli
Netrai meendum ketten
Urugi urugi neeyum
Ularipona vaarthai yaavum
Nyabagathil thedi thedi
Kadhil kettu paarthen
Undhan madiyil naanum
Urangi pona tharunam thannai
Padam piditha minnalodu
Pugai padangal ketten
Udhadum udhadum
Urasi uyir paritha
Saththam yaavum padhivu seidhu
Serthu vaitha ilaigal thulaiyil
Etti paarthen
Mezhugin thiriyil eriyum
Theeyai vandhaai
Mezhugin udalai mella
Yeno thindraai
Undhan moochu kaatrai
Oodhi ponaai pizhaithiduven adi
Tharaiyil thavazhum kaadhal
Paarthaal enna
Konjam pesi pesi theerthaal enna
Indha kaalam neram ellaam
Oru murai kanavaai kalainthiduma
Unai theeramal pidithen
Uyirin ullae maraithen
Veliyil konjam nadithenae
Vizhiyilae oru keeralae
Vizhundhaathae theriyaamalae
Tharaiyilae nizhal veguthae
Thanimayai ariyaamalae
Ninaivugal vilaiyaaduthae
Nijam adhu puriyaamalae
Idhazhgalum thirakaamalae
Idhayangal inainthida uyir pizhaithidum
Pogaathae azhagae
Ini thaangaathae uyirae
Enai thondaathae thimirae
Pagal vesham podaathae
Male : Vesham podaathae
Unai theeramal pidithen
Male :Theeramal pidithen
Female :Uyirin ullae maraithen
Male :Maraithen
Female :Veliyil konjam nadithenae
Male :Nadithenae
Niraa
Male :Niraa
Female :Niraa
Male :Niraa
Female :Nee en niraa
Male :Nee en niraa
Female :ThiraaMale :Thiraa
Female :ThiraaMale :Thiraa
Female :NinaithiraaMale :Ninaithiraa
Female :Nodi sugam tharaa
Male :Tharaa
Female :Vazhi yugam vidaa
Male :Vidaa
I’ts not her face
It’s something about her
It’s just being in the right place with her
It’s just the moment
It’s everything about her man
I don’t know what to say
It’s everything about her
No it’s not her face
It’s beyond that
Nira, Nira, you are my Nira
Thira, Thira, did you ever imagine?
Giving a moment of joy,
leaving a pain that lingers for ages.
A scratch across the eyes
appeared without even knowing.
My shadow burns on the ground,
unaware of the loneliness.
Memories keep playing tricks,
without understanding what is real.
Without even opening our lips,
if our hearts unite, our lives will be saved.
Don't go, my beautiful one.
My soul cannot bear this anymore.
Don't torment me, stubborn pride.
Don't put on an act by day.
I loved you endlessly,
I hid you deep inside my soul,
yet I pretended a little on the outside.
Nira, Nira, you are my Nira.
Thira, Thira, did you ever imagine?
Giving a moment of joy,
leaving a pain that lingers for ages.
Nira...
Thira...
Nira... Thira...
Nira... ah...
As the seconds leap and run away,
fighting against the clock hands,
I asked it to return the way it came,
pleading with yesterday once again.
Melting with love,
all the tender words you babbled—
searching for them in my memories,
I tried listening to them again.
The moment when I fell asleep
resting upon your lap,
from the lightning that flashed a picture,
I asked for the photographs.
When lips touched lips
and stole my breath away,
recording all those sounds,
through the holes in gathered leaves,
I peeked through.
Like a flame burning on a candle wick,
you arrived like fire.
Slowly, the body of wax—
why did you consume it?
Blowing your warm breath,
you walked away; will I survive, girl?
This love crawling on the ground,
why don't you look at it?
Why don't we talk and sort it all out?
Will all this time and distance
fade away just once like a dream?
I loved you endlessly,
I hid you deep inside my soul,
yet I pretended a little on the outside.
A scratch across the eyes
appeared without even knowing.
My shadow burns on the ground,
unaware of the loneliness.
Memories keep playing tricks,
without understanding what is real.
Without even opening our lips,
if our hearts unite, our lives will be saved.
Don't go, my beautiful one.
My soul cannot bear this anymore.
Don't torment me, stubborn pride.
Don't put on an act by day.
Male: Don't put on an act.
I loved you endlessly,
Male: Loved you endlessly,
Female: I hid you deep inside my soul,
Male: Hid you inside,
Female: yet I pretended a little on the outside.
Male: Pretended on the outside.
Nira
Male: Nira
Female: Nira
Male: Nira
Female: You are my Nira
Male: You are my Nira
Female: Thira / Male: Thira
Female: Thira / Male: Thira
Female: Did you imagine? / Male: Did you imagine?
Female: Giving a moment of joy,
Male: Giving it,
Female: a pain that lingers for ages won't leave,
Male: Won't leave.
It's not her face
It's something about her
It's just being in the right place with her
It's just the moment
It's everything about her, man
I don't know what to say
It's everything about her
No, it's not her face
It's beyond that
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Niraa is a tender and melancholic romantic track from Takkar that captures the bittersweet agony of separation, unspoken feelings, and overwhelming passion. The protagonist reflects on how love brings fleeting moments of sweet joy while leaving behind eons of persistent emotional pain. Despite putting up an exterior front of indifference or pride, the heart remains deeply attached to precious memories of intimacy and quiet togetherness.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Muran (Contrast)
“Nodi sugam tharaa / Vazhi yugam vidaa”
Contrasts a single moment ('nodi') of pleasure with eons ('yugam') of lingering pain.
Metaphor
“Mezhugin thiriyil eriyum / Theeyai vandhaai”
Compares the beloved's arrival to a fire burning on a candle's wick, slowly consuming the speaker's body and soul.
Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyming)
“Vizhiyilae oru keeralae / Vizhundhaathae theriyaamalae”
The second consonant 'zhi' (ழ) rhymes in consecutive lines.
Monai (First Letter Alliteration)
“Urugi urugi neeyum / Ularipona vaarthai yaavum”
The starting vowel 'U' (உ) is repeated across the phrases for rhythmic harmony.
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Trivia
The song 'Niraa' from Takkar was composed by Nivas K. Prasanna with lyrics by Ku. Karthik. Rendered soulfully by Sid Sriram alongside Sanjana Kalmanje, the track also features a popular spoken-word outro performed by acclaimed filmmaker Gautham Vasudev Menon.
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