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Piriyathiru

From Irugapatru · 2023

Lyricist
Karthik Netha
Singer
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Music director
Justin Prabhakaran
Movie name
Irugapatru
Movie release year
2023
Lyrics added on
24 Jul 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Mazhai neerin koottile
Siru virusal vizhundhathe osaiyindri
Alaipayum kaatrile adhu
Karainthu poguthe paaradi
Azhagana nesame
Pudhirana kelviyai aanadhe
Puriyadha thedalae naam
Vaazhkai aanadhe yenadi
Nadhi illa kaadaga
Madhi illa vaanaga
Alai illa kadalaga
Aavadho piriyathiru
Vazhi illa veedaga
Nilai illa koodaga
Kural illa kuyilaga
Aavadho piriyathiru
Piriyathiru piriyathiru
Piriyathiru piriyathiru
Piriyathiru piriyathiru
Piriyathiru piriyathiru
Hoo ooo ooo oo
Piriyathiru piriyathiru
Piriyathiru piriyathiru
Piriyathiru piriyathiru
Piriyathiru piriyathiru
Mazhai neerin koottile
Siru virusal vizhundhathe osaiyindri
Alaipayum kaatrile adhu
Karainthu poguthe paaradi
Azhagana nesame
Pudhirana kelviyai aanadhe
Puriyadha thedalae naam
Vaazhkai aanadhe yenadi
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Pizhaiyana netrukku
Parigaram vaaradha
Pudhidhaga or vazhvai
Vazhdhiruppoma anbe?
Vazhi thedum nenjukku
Vidai vandhu seraadha
Nilai maarum varai naanum
Kaathiruppoma anbe?
Oodal illa kaadhal
Kaadhal illa koodal
Vaasal illa kudilaai
Aagadho sol anbe
Oru kannil kovam
Maru kaanil thaabam
Adi idhu enna vedam
Pizhaikkatho kaadhal
Nadhi illa kaadaga
Madhi illa vaanaga
Alai illa kadalaga
Aavadho piriyathiru
Vazhi illa veedaga
Nilai illa koodaga
Kural illa kuyilaga
Aavadho piriyathiru
Piriyathiru piriyathiru
Piriyathiru piriyathiru
Piriyathiru piriyathiru
Piriyathiru piriyathiru
Hoo ooo ooo oo
Piriyathiru piriyathiru
Piriyathiru piriyathiru
Piriyathiru piriyathiru
Piriyathiru piriyathiru
Pizhaikkatho kaadhal
Pizhaikkatho kaadhal
Pizhaikkatho kaadhal
Kaadhal…
Pizhaikkatho kaadhal
Pizhaikkatho…
Pizhaikkatho…
Pizhaikkatho…
Pizhaikkatho kaadhal
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In this nest of raindrops,
a silent crack has formed.
In the restless wind,
look, it is dissolving away.
Our beautiful love,
has it become a puzzling question?
Into a confusing search,
why has our life turned, my dear?
Like a forest without a river,
like a sky without the moon,
like a sea without waves,
is that what we'll become? Do not part.
Like a house without a path,
like an unstable nest,
like a songbird without a voice,
is that what we'll become? Do not part.
Do not part, do not part,
do not part, do not part.
Do not part, do not part,
do not part, do not part.
Oh oh oh oh oh
Do not part, do not part,
do not part, do not part.
Do not part, do not part,
do not part, do not part.
In this nest of raindrops,
a silent crack has formed.
In the restless wind,
look, it is dissolving away.
Our beautiful love,
has it become a puzzling question?
Into a confusing search,
why has our life turned, my dear?
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For the mistakes of yesterday,
can there be no remedy?
Starting completely anew,
shall we live our life, my love?
For a heart searching for a way,
will no answer arrive?
Until this state changes,
shall we wait, my love?
Love without lovers' quarrels,
intimacy without true love,
won't it become like a hut
without a doorway? Tell me, my love.
In one eye, there is anger;
in the other, there is longing.
Tell me, what kind of rule is this?
Won't our love survive?
Like a forest without a river,
like a sky without the moon,
like a sea without waves,
is that what we'll become? Do not part.
Like a house without a path,
like an unstable nest,
like a songbird without a voice,
is that what we'll become? Do not part.
Do not part, do not part,
do not part, do not part.
Do not part, do not part,
do not part, do not part.
Oh oh oh oh oh
Do not part, do not part,
do not part, do not part.
Do not part, do not part,
do not part, do not part.
Won't this love survive?
Won't this love survive?
Won't this love survive?
Love…
Won't this love survive?
Won't it survive…
Won't it survive…
Won't it survive…
Won't this love survive?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Piriyathiru' from the film Irugapatru (2023) is a poignant plea for reconciliation and emotional endurance in a strained relationship. The speaker reflects on how quiet, unnoticed cracks have formed in their once-beautiful bond, turning their shared life into a confusing puzzle. Using evocative metaphors of nature—a forest without a river, a sky without a moon, an ocean without waves, and a songbird without a voice—the song underscores how incomplete and meaningless life becomes when lovers part ways.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile / Metaphor (Uwamai)

“Nadhi illa kaadaga / Madhi illa vaanaga / Alai illa kadalaga”

Comparing a life without love/togetherness to incomplete natural elements like a riverless forest or moonless sky.

Anaphora (Repetition for Emphasis)

“Piriyathiru piriyathiru”

The repeated plea 'Piriyathiru' (Do not separate) reinforces the desperate emotional urgency of keeping the relationship alive.

Contrast / Antithesis

“Oru kannil kovam / Maru kaanil thaabam”

Juxtaposing opposing emotions—anger in one eye and yearning in the other—to capture the complex conflict inside lovers.

Rhyme / Assonance (Edhukai / Monai)

“Nadhi illa kaadaga / Madhi illa vaanaga”

The Tamil poetic tradition of matching second letters across adjacent lines ('Nadhi', 'Madhi', 'Alai').

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Trivia

Composed by Justin Prabhakaran for the relationship drama film 'Irugapatru' (2023), this tracks features vocals by celebrated music composer Yuvan Shankar Raja, whose soulful rendition adds deep emotional weight to Karthik Netha's expressive lyrics.

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