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Lyrics & meaning

Siragugal Vanthathu

From Sarvam · 2009

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singers
Javed Ali, Madhushree
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Details
Sarvam2009

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Siragugal vanthathu yengo sellaWings have grown to fly somewhere
Iravugal theernthathu kannil mellaNights slowly ended in my eyes
Ninaivugal yenguthu unnai kaanavaeMemories yearn to see you
Male
Kanavugal ponguthu yethilae allaDreams overflow, with what can I gather them?
Valigalum serndhathu ullae killaPain joins in to pinch from within
Sugangalum kooduthu unnai theydiyaeJoys increase searching for you
Female
Unnai unnai thaandi sellaTo go beyond you
Konja kaalam konja thooramFor a little time, a little distance
Konja neram kooda yennal aagumoOr even a short moment, can I manage?
Female
Unnai unnai thedi thaanaeSearching only for you
Intha yekam intha paathai inthaThis longing, this path, this
Payanam intha vazhkai aanathoJourney, has my life become this?
Male
Kanavugal ponguthu yethilae allaDreams overflow, with what can I gather them?
Valigalum serndhathu ullae killaPain joins in to pinch from within
Sugangalum kooduthu unnai thediyaeJoys increase searching for you
Female
Aaahhh…..aahh…aaahh…Aaahhh... aahh... aaahh...
Aahhaah..aaahhaah..aaahhahAahhaah.. aaahhaah.. aaahhah
Aaaaahaaahhhh….Aaaaahaaahhhh....
Male
Oh nadhiyae nee enghae endruOh river, asking where you are
Karaigal theda koodaathaCan't the riverbanks search for you?
Nilavae nee enghae endruMoon, asking where you are
Mugilgal theda koodaathaaCan't the clouds search for you?
Female
Oh mazhai iravinil kuyilin geethamOh, on a rainy night, the song of a cuckoo
Thudipathai yaar arivaarWho knows its throbbing pain?
Kadal madiyinil kidakkumLying in the lap of the ocean
Palarin kanavugal ivar arivarWho knows the dreams of many lying there?
Male
Azhage nee yengirukiraaiOh beauty, where are you?
Valithaal anbae nee angirukiraaiWhen it hurts, my love, you are right there
Uyirae nee enna seigiraaiMy life, what are you doing?
Uyirin ullae vanthu selgiraaiYou keep entering and leaving my soul
Female
Anbae enthan nenjam enghae..My love, where is my heart?
Poovin ullae.. nilavin melae..Inside a flower.. above the moon..
Theeyin keezhae ..Beneath the fire..
Kattrin veliyae illaiyae..Outside the wind, it is not there..
Female
Unthan kannil unthan moochilIn your eyes, in your breath
Unthan iravil unthan nenjilIn your night, in your heart
Unthan kaiyil unthan uyiril ullathae ..In your hands, in your soul, it resides..
Male
Ohhhhh….Enakke naan sumaiyaai maariOhhhhh... Becoming a burden to myself
Yennai sumanthu vanthenae..I came carrying myself..
Unakke naan nizhalaai maariBecoming a shadow for you
Unnai thedi vanthenae..I came searching for you..
Female
Vizhi nanainthidum neram paarthuWatching the moment eyes get soaked
Imai vizhagi vidaathuThe eyelids will not drift apart
Uyir thudithidum unnai yenthan..Throbbing with life, my soul
Uyir othukki vidaathuWill not push you away
Male
Ulagam oru pulli aaguthey..The world is becoming a single dot..
Nenjam yengo mithanthu poguthey..My heart is floating away somewhere..
Uyiril oru poo vedikkuthey..A flower explodes within my soul..
Sughamo vazhiyo ellai meeruthey..Whether pleasure or pain, it crosses all boundaries..
Male
Siragugal vanthathu yengo sellaWings have grown to fly somewhere
Iravugal theernthathu kannil mellaNights slowly ended in my eyes
Ninaivugal yenguthu unnai kaanavaeMemories yearn to see you
Male
Oru imai engilum thaenil moozhghaEven if one eyelid drowns in honey
Oru imaii mathiram valiyil noghaaAnd one eyelid hurts in pain
Idaiyinil eppadi kanavum kanumoo..How can dreams be dreamt in between?
Female
Unnai unnai thaandi sellaTo go beyond you
Konja kaalam konja thooramFor a little time, a little distance
Konja neram kooda yennal aagumoOr even a short moment, can I manage?
Female
Unnai unnai thedi thaanaeSearching only for you
Intha yekam intha paathai inthaThis longing, this path, this
Payanam intha vazhkai aanatho….Journey, has my life become this?...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Siragugal is an emotionally resonant romantic track from the 2009 Tamil film Sarvam. The song delves into the agonizing yet beautiful experience of profound love, longing, and separation. The lyrics convey how the protagonist's entire existence—their dreams, pain, joy, and physical perception—has become completely intertwined with their beloved, rendering them unable to function or move forward without them.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Siragugal vanthathu yengo sella / Iravugal theernthathu kannil mella / Ninaivugal yenguthu unnai kaanavae / Kanavugal ponguthu yethilae alla000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000:

Personification

Karaigal theda koodaatha / Mugilgal theda koodaathaa

Asking if nature (the riverbanks and clouds) can search for the lost loved one as if they possess human emotions and agency.

Anaphora (Repetition for Emphasis)

Unthan kannil unthan moochil / Unthan iravil unthan nenjil / Unthan kaiyil unthan uyiril ullathae ..

Metaphor

Ulagam oru pulli aaguthey..

Describing the vast world shrinking into a tiny point due to the overwhelming intensity of emotion.

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Trivia

Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja for the film Sarvam (2009), 'Siragugal' became one of the biggest hit songs of the year. The song features vocals by Yuvan Shankar Raja alongside Javed Ali, with lyrics crafted by Pa. Vijay. The song is widely acclaimed for its melancholic mood, acoustic guitar arrangements, and dramatic string sections.

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