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Lyrics & meaning

Ragasiyam Ondru

From Vaaranam Aayiram · 2008

Lyricist
Thamarai
Singers
Manjari, V. V. Prasanna
Music director
Harris Jayaraj
Movie name
Vaaranam Aayiram
Movie release year
2008
Lyrics added on
18 May 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ragasiyam ondru sonaanadi
Kaadhal vanthathendru
Oru nodi en idhayamae
Nindru thudithathu indru
Enakullae pesum palakam
Ithu eppadi vanthathu enakum
Vizhikalukku yenintha pulukam
Avan kulir mugam paarthathum thulirkum
Kaanil paruvam
Thuyarillai sugam sugam
Kaadhal sumanthaal
Enna aagum pennae
Unnil puguntha
Thookam kolai kaaran
Thookam tholaithaai
Ragasiyam ondru sonaanadi
Kaadhal vanthathendru
Oru nodi en idhayamae
Nindru thudithathu indru
Alagaai maarinen
Kanavukul vaalgiren
Enakul muzhgiyae
Naan ennai thedinen
Kaatril kalantha aval swaasam
Ennai mattum theenda
Kollai kondu aval ponaal
Pirintha nenjam ondrai
Kangal kalanguthae vidai kodu
Kaanil therinthal
Thuyarillai sugam sugam
Kaadhal sumanthaal
Enna aagum pennum
Unnil puguntha
Thookam kolai kaari
Thookam tholaithaai
He told me a secret, my friend,
That love has arrived.
For a single moment, my heart
Paused and skipped a beat today.
This habit of talking to myself,
How did I end up getting it too?
Why this sudden thrill in my eyes?
It blooms the moment I see his soothing face.
In this blossoming season of youth,
There is no sorrow, only pure joy.
When you carry love inside,
What happens to a girl?
The one who has entered you
Is a killer of sleep;
You have lost your sleep.
He told me a secret, my friend,
That love has arrived.
For a single moment, my heart
Paused and skipped a beat today.
I have become beautiful,
I am living inside a dream.
Diving deep within myself,
I searched for who I am.
Her breath, mingled in the breeze,
Touched only me,
And she stole away
A lonely, aching heart.
My eyes well with tears, bid me goodbye.
When it is seen before your eyes,
There is no sorrow, only pure joy.
When you carry love inside,
What happens to a girl too?
The one who has entered you
Is a killer of sleep;
You have lost your sleep.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song captures the sweet confusion, intense joy, and physical restlessness associated with falling in love. The lyrics describe how love suddenly pauses time, creates habits of soliloquy and daydreaming, and deprives the lover of sleep, transforming sorrow into absolute bliss.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Paradox / Oxymoron

“Nindru thudithathu indru”

Describing the heart as stopping ('nindru') and beating ('thudithathu') simultaneously conveys the overwhelming shock of love.

Personification / Metaphor

“Thookam kolai kaaran”

Sleep is metaphorically characterized as a 'murderer' (kolai kaaran/kaari) that steals rest from the lover.

Anaphora / Emonai

“Thookam kolai kaaran / Thookam tholaithaai”

Repetition of the starting word 'Thookam' across consecutive lines emphasizes the theme of sleeplessness.

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Trivia

Vaaranam Aayiram (2008) featured a timeless romantic soundtrack composed by Harris Jayaraj with lyrics by Thamarai, depicting various shades of love across different life stages.

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