Pularaadha
From Dear Comrade · 2019
- Lyricist
- Karthik Netha
- Singers
- Sid Sriram, Aishwarya Ravichandran
- Music director
- Justin Prabhakaran
- Details
- Dear Comrade2019
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Pularaadha kaalai thanilae | In the morning that has not yet dawned |
| Nilavodu pesum mazhaiyil | In the rain that speaks with the moon |
| Male | |
| : Mazhai mazhai mazhai mazhai…(2) | Rain rain rain rain... |
| Male | |
| Pularaadha kaalai thanilae | In the morning that has not yet dawned |
| Nilavodu pesum mazhaiyil | In the rain that speaks with the moon |
| Nanaiyaadha nizhalai polae…ae…. | Like a shadow that does not get wet... |
| Nanaiyaadha nizhalai polae | Like a shadow that does not get wet |
| Yengum yengum kaadhal | Love yearns everywhere |
| Chorus | |
| Pularaa kaadhalae | Unfading love |
| Punarum kaadhalae | Embracing love |
| Alaraai kaadhalae | Love as a gentle blossom |
| Alarum kaadhalae | Love that blooms aloud |
| Male | |
| Mutham ennum kambalaiyai | Carrying the blanket made of kisses |
| Yendhi vanthae | Having brought it along |
| Un idhazhai en idhazhum | My lips shall cover |
| Porthi vidum | Your lips |
| Ullunarvil per amaidhi | A deep inner peace |
| Kaninthu varum | Ripens and unfolds |
| Namm udalil bootham ainthum | All five elements within our bodies |
| Karaindhu vidum | Will melt away |
| Male | |
| Theeramal thooruthae | It drizzles endlessly |
| Female :Theeramal thooruthae | Female: It drizzles endlessly |
| Male :Kaamathin megangal | Male: Clouds of passion |
| Female :Kaamathin megangal | Female: Clouds of passion |
| Male | |
| Malaikkaadu pookkumae | Will blossom into a mountain forest |
| Nammodu ini ini… | With us from now on... |
| Chorus | |
| Pularaa kaadhalae | Unfading love |
| Punarum kaadhalae | Embracing love |
| Alaraai kaadhalae | Love as a gentle blossom |
| Alarum kaadhalae | Love that blooms aloud |
| Female | |
| Pularaadha kaalai thanilae | In the morning that has not yet dawned |
| Nilavodu pesum mazhaiyil | In the rain that speaks with the moon |
| Pularaadha kaalai thanilae | In the morning that has not yet dawned |
| Nilavodu pesum mazhaiyil | In the rain that speaks with the moon |
| Male | |
| Aaaa…..aaa…..aa…. | Aaaa.....aaa.....aa.... |
| Female | |
| Aaa…..aaa….aa…. | Aaa.....aaa....aa.... |
| Male | |
| Kanane kannae keecholiyae | Oh beloved eye, sound of bird chirps |
| Chorus :Keecholiyae | Chorus: Sound of bird chirps |
| Male :Nenjil sottum moocholiyae | Male: The sound of breath dripping into the heart |
| Ullae ullae per isaiyaai | Deep inside as grand music |
| Ketkkudhae | Is being heard |
| Male | |
| Oppanaigal yedhumattra | Devoid of any pretense or makeup |
| Undhan iyalbum | Your natural self |
| Karppanaiyil aazthugindra | Immersing one in imagination |
| Kalla chirippum | Your innocent mischievous smile |
| Innum innum venda chollum | Asking for more and more |
| Kutti kurumbum | Your playful little pranks |
| Kaalam ulla kaalam varai | As long as time endures |
| Nenjil inikkum | Will remain sweet in the heart |
| Female | |
| Pesaatha baashaiyaai | As an unspoken language |
| Male :Pesaatha baashaiyaai | Male: As an unspoken language |
| Female :Un theendal aaguthae | Female: Your touch becomes |
| Male :Un theendal aaguthae | Male: Your touch becomes |
| Female :Thaanaga pesumae | Female: It will speak on its own |
| En mounam ini ini | My silence from now on |
| Male | |
| Hoo oo ooo hoo ooo hoo oo | Hoo oo ooo hoo ooo hoo oo |
புலராத காலைதனிலே
நிலவோடு பேசும் மழையில்
In the morning that has not yet dawned
In the rain that speaks with the moon
மழை மழை மழை மழை ....(2)
Rain rain rain rain...
புலராத காலைதனிலே
நிலவோடு பேசும் மழையில்
நனையாத நிழலை போலே....ஏ...
நனையாத நிழலை போலே
ஏங்கும் ஏங்கும் காதல்..
In the morning that has not yet dawned
In the rain that speaks with the moon
Like a shadow that does not get wet...
Like a shadow that does not get wet
Love yearns everywhere
புலரா காதலே
புணரும் காதலே
அலராய் காதலே
அலறும் காதலே
Unfading love
Embracing love
Love as a gentle blossom
Love that blooms aloud
முத்தம் என்னும் கம்பளியை
ஏந்தி வந்தே
உன் இதழும் என் இதழும்
போர்த்தி விடும்
உள்ளுணர்வில் பேர் அமைதி
கனிந்து வரும்
நம் உடலில் பூதம் ஐந்தும்
கனிந்து விடும்
Carrying the blanket made of kisses
Having brought it along
My lips shall cover
Your lips
A deep inner peace
Ripens and unfolds
All five elements within our bodies
Will melt away
தீராமல் தூறுதே
தீராமல் தூறுதே
காமத்தின் மேகங்கள்
காமத்தின் மேகங்கள்
It drizzles endlessly
Female: It drizzles endlessly
Male: Clouds of passion
Female: Clouds of passion
மழைக்காடு பூக்குமே
நம்மோடு இனி இனி...
Will blossom into a mountain forest
With us from now on...
புலரா காதலே
புணரும் காதலே
அலராய் காதலே
அலறும் காதலே
Unfading love
Embracing love
Love as a gentle blossom
Love that blooms aloud
புலராத காலைதனிலே
நிலவோடு பேசும் மழையில்
புலராத காலைதனிலே
நிலவோடு பேசும் மழையில்
In the morning that has not yet dawned
In the rain that speaks with the moon
In the morning that has not yet dawned
In the rain that speaks with the moon
ஆஆ.....ஆஅ....ஆ...
Aaaa.....aaa.....aa....
ஆஅ...ஆஅ...ஆ...
Aaa.....aaa....aa....
கண்ணே கண்ணே கீச்சொலியே
குழு :
கீச்சொலியே
நெஞ்சில் சொட்டும் மூச்சொலியே
உள்ளே உள்ளே பேரிசையாய்
கேட்குதே
Oh beloved eye, sound of bird chirps
Chorus: Sound of bird chirps
Male: The sound of breath dripping into the heart
Deep inside as grand music
Is being heard
ஒப்பனைகள் ஏதுமற்ற
உந்தன் இயல்பும்
கற்பனையில் ஆழ்த்துகின்ற
கள்ள சிரிப்பும்
இன்னும் இன்னும் வேண்ட சொல்லும்
குட்டி குறும்பும்
காலம் உள்ள காலம் வரை
நெஞ்சில் இனிக்கும்
Devoid of any pretense or makeup
Your natural self
Immersing one in imagination
Your innocent mischievous smile
Asking for more and more
Your playful little pranks
As long as time endures
Will remain sweet in the heart
பேசாத பாஷையாய்
பேசாத பாஷையாய்
உன் தீண்டல் ஆகுதே
உன் தீண்டல் ஆகுதே
தானாக பேசுமே
என் மௌனம் இனி இனி
As an unspoken language
Male: As an unspoken language
Female: Your touch becomes
Male: Your touch becomes
Female: It will speak on its own
My silence from now on
ஹோ ஓ ஓஓ ஹோ ஓஒ ஹோ ஓ
Hoo oo ooo hoo ooo hoo oo
Pularaadha kaalai thanilae
In the morning that has not yet dawned
Nilavodu pesum mazhaiyil
In the rain that speaks with the moon
: Mazhai mazhai mazhai mazhai…(2)
Rain rain rain rain...
Pularaadha kaalai thanilae
In the morning that has not yet dawned
Nilavodu pesum mazhaiyil
In the rain that speaks with the moon
Nanaiyaadha nizhalai polae…ae….
Like a shadow that does not get wet...
Nanaiyaadha nizhalai polae
Like a shadow that does not get wet
Yengum yengum kaadhal
Love yearns everywhere
Pularaa kaadhalae
Unfading love
Punarum kaadhalae
Embracing love
Alaraai kaadhalae
Love as a gentle blossom
Alarum kaadhalae
Love that blooms aloud
Mutham ennum kambalaiyai
Carrying the blanket made of kisses
Yendhi vanthae
Having brought it along
Un idhazhai en idhazhum
My lips shall cover
Porthi vidum
Your lips
Ullunarvil per amaidhi
A deep inner peace
Kaninthu varum
Ripens and unfolds
Namm udalil bootham ainthum
All five elements within our bodies
Karaindhu vidum
Will melt away
Theeramal thooruthae
It drizzles endlessly
Female :Theeramal thooruthae
Female: It drizzles endlessly
Male :Kaamathin megangal
Male: Clouds of passion
Female :Kaamathin megangal
Female: Clouds of passion
Malaikkaadu pookkumae
Will blossom into a mountain forest
Nammodu ini ini…
With us from now on...
Pularaa kaadhalae
Unfading love
Punarum kaadhalae
Embracing love
Alaraai kaadhalae
Love as a gentle blossom
Alarum kaadhalae
Love that blooms aloud
Pularaadha kaalai thanilae
In the morning that has not yet dawned
Nilavodu pesum mazhaiyil
In the rain that speaks with the moon
Pularaadha kaalai thanilae
In the morning that has not yet dawned
Nilavodu pesum mazhaiyil
In the rain that speaks with the moon
Aaaa…..aaa…..aa….
Aaaa.....aaa.....aa....
Aaa…..aaa….aa….
Aaa.....aaa....aa....
Kanane kannae keecholiyae
Oh beloved eye, sound of bird chirps
Chorus :Keecholiyae
Chorus: Sound of bird chirps
Male :Nenjil sottum moocholiyae
Male: The sound of breath dripping into the heart
Ullae ullae per isaiyaai
Deep inside as grand music
Ketkkudhae
Is being heard
Oppanaigal yedhumattra
Devoid of any pretense or makeup
Undhan iyalbum
Your natural self
Karppanaiyil aazthugindra
Immersing one in imagination
Kalla chirippum
Your innocent mischievous smile
Innum innum venda chollum
Asking for more and more
Kutti kurumbum
Your playful little pranks
Kaalam ulla kaalam varai
As long as time endures
Nenjil inikkum
Will remain sweet in the heart
Pesaatha baashaiyaai
As an unspoken language
Male :Pesaatha baashaiyaai
Male: As an unspoken language
Female :Un theendal aaguthae
Female: Your touch becomes
Male :Un theendal aaguthae
Male: Your touch becomes
Female :Thaanaga pesumae
Female: It will speak on its own
En mounam ini ini
My silence from now on
Hoo oo ooo hoo ooo hoo oo
Hoo oo ooo hoo ooo hoo oo
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Pularaadha is a deeply poetic romantic ballad depicting the quiet intimacy between two lovers amidst a serene, mystical dawn. The song compares love to rain interacting with the moon and a shadow that remains dry, symbolizing how love exists beyond physical constraints and creates a world of its own.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvam)
“Mutham ennum kambalaiyai”
Compares a kiss to a warm blanket ('Mutham ennum kambalai') covering the lovers' lips.
Imagery (Kaatchi Bimbam)
“Pularaadha kaalai thanilae Nilavodu pesum mazhaiyil”
Evokes vivid visual and auditory imagery of a dawn that has not yet broken, with rain conversing with the moon.
Alliteration (Moonaith Thodai)
“Pularaa kaadhalae / Punarum kaadhalae”
Repetition of the initial 'P' sound across consecutive lines ('Pularaa', 'Punarum').
Paradox
“Nanaiyaadha nizhalai polae”
Describes a shadow that doesn't get wet even in rain ('Nanaiyaadha nizhal'), highlighting the ethereal nature of love.
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Trivia
Composed by Justin Prabhakaran for 'Dear Comrade' (2019), 'Pularaadha' was originally written in Telugu ('Kadalalle') and dubbed into Tamil with lyrics by Karthik Netha. The song features vocals by Sid Sriram and Aishwarya Ravichandran and became an instant chartbuster across South India.
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