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Lyrics & meaning

Saaral En

From Eeram · 2009

Lyricist
Viveka
Singer
Ranjith
Music director
S. Thaman
Details
Eeram2009

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Saaral en adiyeO drizzle, my dear
En jannal udaigiradhuIt breaks my window pane
Saaral en adiyeO drizzle, my dear
En jannal udaigiradhuIt breaks my window pane
Thooral en adiyeO light shower, my dear
En kanavai kalaikkirathuIt shatters my dream
Male
Kollaamal kollaamal kondraaiYou killed me without actually killing me
Illaamal illaamal sendraaiYou vanished into nothingness and left
Kollaamal kollaamal kondraaiYou killed me without actually killing me
Illaamal illaamal sendraaiYou vanished into nothingness and left
Male
Saaralaa thooralaaIs it a drizzle or a shower?
En uyirai nanaithavalaeOh girl who drenched my soul
Puyalaai naan maariTransforming into a storm myself
Povadhu yenadiWhy am I going away, my dear?
Male
Vizhiyae vizhiyae vizhiyaeO eyes, O eyes, O eyes
Vendam oru kova paarvaiDo not give me an angry glare
Thaviyaai thaviyaaiIn deep agony, in deep agony
Thavithen vizhiyaeI suffered, O eyes
Male
Manamae manamaeO heart, O heart
Theeyai kodhikkumBoiling like fire
Oru kaaichal polaLike a intense fever
Pirivin valiyoo thoonudhu uyiraeThe pain of separation pierces my soul

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song captures the intense grief and inner turmoil of a lover enduring the pain of separation. Rain, traditionally a symbol of love and romance, instead acts as a trigger that shatters his dreams and peace. He feels tormented by the memory of the woman who drenched his soul with love, comparing his emotional angst to a boiling fever and a rising storm.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukkuthodar (Repetition for Emphasis)

Kollaamal kollaamal kondraai

The word 'Kollaamal' is repeated consecutively to intensify the feeling of emotional agony and heartbreak.

Metaphor (Rain as Love)

Saaralaa thooralaa En uyirai nanaithavalae

The lyrics metaphorically connect rain and drizzle with the beloved's soul-drenching affection.

Upamai (Simile)

Theeyai kodhikkum Oru kaaichal pola

The explicit comparison word 'pola' (like) is used to equate the burning pain of heart-wrenching separation to a high fever.

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Trivia

Eeram (2009) was a hit supernatural romantic thriller directed by Arivazhagan and produced by Director Shankar. This album marked the debut of S. Thaman as a music composer in Tamil cinema, where water and rain played a central theme visually and musically.

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