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Sofia

From 99 Songs · 2021

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singer
Sreekanth Hariharan
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Movie name
99 Songs
Movie release year
2021
Lyrics added on
15 Mar 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Yavarum kela en paadal ondrai
Nee mattum ketkkiraai
Thanimai thaan en thunai endru vaazhndhen
Ellamae neeyaagiraai
Udainthae kidanthen sofia
Aayiram thundena
Anaithae inaithaai sofia
Aaginen ondrena
Soodamalae theendiya thee polae
Kaadhal pesugiraai
Irulin kadaisi thuligai kaaya
Yerigindraai
Soodamalae theendiya thee polae
Kaadhal pesugiraai
Irulin kadaisi thuligai kaaya
Yerigindraai dheebamaai
Un mounamthilae sofia
Thaai mozhi ketkkiren
Un kangalinal sofia
Unmaiyaai aagiren
Azhagal uyiraai thoduval
Sirippaal ennai panthaduval
Inimai imaiyaal manadhul veesuval
Isaiyin saaral amudhaai maatruval
Dhinam nenjilae thularaai malarval
Viralgal korkkaiyil sofiaa
Boomiyae kaiyilae
Idhazhgal korkkaiyil sofia
Vaanamae naavilae
Soodamalae theendiya thee polae
Kaadhal pesugiraai
Irulin kadaisi thuligai kaaya
Yerigindraai vegamaai
Sofia….sofia sofia…(8)
Soodamalae theendiya thee polae
Kaadhal pesugiraai
Irulin kadaisi thuligai kaaya
Yerigindraai
Udainthae kidanthen sofia
Aayiram thundena
Anaithae inaithaai sofia
Aaginen ondrena
A song of mine that no one has heard,
you alone listen to.
I lived thinking loneliness was my only companion,
now you have become everything to me.
I lay broken, Sofia,
into a thousand pieces.
You embraced and put me back together, Sofia,
and I became whole.
Like a flame that touches without burning,
you speak of love.
To dry up the last drops of darkness,
you burn bright.
Like a flame that touches without burning,
you speak of love.
To dry up the last drops of darkness,
you burn fiercely.
In your silence, Sofia,
I hear my mother tongue.
Through your eyes, Sofia,
I become real.
With her beauty, she touches my soul,
with her laughter, she tosses me around like a ball,
with her sweet eyelashes, she blows a breeze into my heart,
she turns the drizzle of music into sweet nectar.
Every day, she blooms like a flower in my heart.
When our fingers interlock, Sofia,
the earth is in my hands.
When our lips meet, Sofia,
the sky is on my tongue.
Like a flame that touches without burning,
you speak of love.
To dry up the last drops of darkness,
you burn fiercely.
Sofia, Sofia, Sofia...
Like a flame that touches without burning,
you speak of love.
To dry up the last drops of darkness,
you burn bright.
I lay broken, Sofia,
into a thousand pieces.
You embraced and put me back together, Sofia,
and I became whole.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Sofia' from '99 Songs' is a soulful romantic ode expressed by the protagonist to his lover, Sofia, who serves as his emotional savior and musical inspiration. He reflects on his past shattered state and solitude, crediting Sofia's gentle love for bringing him back to wholeness. Her presence illuminates the darkness in his life without inflicting pain, elevating his world to a cosmic realm of beauty and emotional restoration.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamaani)

“Soodamalae theendiya thee polae”

Compares love to a fire ('thee polae') that can touch without burning, highlighting its soothing, non-destructive warmth.

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

“Irulin kadaisi thuligai kaaya yerigindraai dheebamaai”

Metaphorically describes the beloved as a lamp ('dheebamaai') burning to dry up the final drops of dark grief ('irulin kadaisi thuligai').

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)

“Boomiyae kaiyilae / Vaanamae naavilae”

Exaggerates emotional connection by stating that holding hands brings the earth into one's grip and kissing places the sky on one's tongue.

Second-Letter Rhyme (Edhukai)

“Udainthae kidanthen sofia / Anaithae inaithaai sofia”

Rhyming scheme where the second consonant matches across adjacent lines ('Udainthae' / 'Anaithae').

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Trivia

99 Songs (2021) marked A. R. Rahman's debut as a film writer and producer. The soundtrack is deeply integral to the story of a musician's quest, featuring 14 original compositions, with 'Sofia' serving as a key emotional anchor in the narrative.

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