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Lyrics & meaning

Pookum

From Shyam Singha Roy · 2021

Lyricist
Soundara Rajan
Singer
Karthik
Music director
Mickey J. Meyer
Movie name
Shyam Singha Roy
Movie release year
2021
Lyrics added on
4 Dec 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Nirath theevae
Ozhi poovae
Kalanthaayae enilae
Pookum punnagaiyil oorum
Engum padarnthodum pachai niram
Kobam thoondilidum neram
Senganalaai maarum manjal mugam
Thuli vannam thaan unai
Mella urumaatrumae
Adhu meendum oor vannathil unai kaattumae
Ointhidaamal unnilae ennilae pongumae
Oor click-il life-oda tone yerudhae
Romba azhagaai aaguthae
Innum pudhidhaai thondrudhae
Focus-u maarama nee odina
Success thaan ippodhum eppodhum
……………………
Mugizhinam ellaam theendidum neelam
Siragugal eriyae unai vandhu serum
Ilaveyil pesum malargalin vaasam
Manadhinul mothida mothida
Sattena vaanilai maaradho
Thanneerilae senthaamarai
Ada engae vannam thekkudho
Adhikaalaiyin udai meethilae
Athan vetkan alli poosudho
Kadivalam illaamal kaatchi engegum
Thulli nillaamal odum
Oor click-il life-oda tone yerudhae
Romba azhagaai aaguthae
Innum pudhidhaai thondrudhae
Focus-u maarama nee odina
Success thaan ippodhum eppodhum
……………………
...
O island of colors,
O flower of light,
You have blended into me.
In your blooming smile,
a shade of green spreads everywhere.
Whenever anger is stirred,
your golden face turns into red embers.
Just a drop of color
gently transforms you,
and reveals you in yet another shade.
Without resting, it overflows within you and me.
With a single click, life's tone gets brighter,
it becomes so beautiful,
and feels completely brand new.
If you run without losing your focus,
success is yours, now and forever.
...
The blue that touches every cloud
takes wing and arrives at your doorstep.
The scent of flowers chatting with the mild morning sun—
as it gently brushes the heart again and again,
won't the weather suddenly change?
The red lotus in the water,
ah, where does it gather all its color?
Across the robe of early dawn,
does it splash all its shy blushes?
Without any reins to hold it back,
the scenery everywhere leaps and rushes on.
With a single click, life's tone gets brighter,
it becomes so beautiful,
and feels completely brand new.
If you run without losing your focus,
success is yours, now and forever.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Nirath Theevae is a vibrant song centered around photography, color perception, and life's artistic drive from the movie Shyam Singha Roy. The lyrics metaphorically associate dynamic emotional states with various hues—green representing vibrant life, yellow shifting to red symbolizing anger, and blue reflecting endless skyward ambitions. By capturing these shades, one reveals the evolving beauty of life. Interweaving modern photography terminology such as click, tone, and focus, the song encourages maintaining unwavering focus on one's journey. It highlights how clarity of purpose and artistic passion guarantee continuous beauty and success, both present and future.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

“Nirath theevae / Ozhi poovae”

Addressing the subject metaphorically as 'Nirath theevae' (Island of colors) and 'Ozhi poovae' (Flower of light).

Imagery (Kaatchi Aniyiyal)

“Kobam thoondilidum neram / Senganalaai maarum manjal mugam”

Paints a vivid, colorful visual of dynamic emotional shifts represented through changing hues.

Personification (Tharkurippettra Ani)

“Ilaveyil pesum malargalin vaasam”

Attributes the human trait of speech to the soft morning sunlight.

Code-Mixing & Modern Imagery

“Oor click-il life-oda tone yerudhae”

Seamlessly blends camera and film terms like 'click', 'tone', and 'focus' with poetic Tamil to portray the art of capturing moments.

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Trivia

This track is the Tamil equivalent of 'Eedo Eedo' from the 2021 film Shyam Singha Roy, composed by Mickey J Meyer. The song underlines the modern timeline protagonist Vasu's (Nani) passionate life as an aspiring film director and photographer, celebrating visual arts and cinematic perspective.

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