Suzhalum Irulil
From Andhaghaaram · 2020
- Lyricist
- Sivam
- Singers
- Shahul Hameed, Sivam, Pradeep Kumar
- Music director
- Pradeep Kumar
- Details
- Andhaghaaram2020
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Suzhalum…suzhalum… | Swirling... swirling... |
| Irulil…irulil | In the darkness... in the darkness |
| Urangum…urangum | Sleeping... sleeping |
| Kanavai… | Like a dream... |
| Male | |
| Or ninaivum…or ninaivum… | Or a memory... or a memory... |
| Kadhari…kadhari | Screaming... screaming |
| Azhaithal…azhaithaal | If called upon... if called upon |
| Kavidhai… | It becomes poetry... |
| Male | |
| Haaa….aaaa….(6) | Haaa....aaaa.... |
| Male | |
| Manidhan kaaka manidhan odi | Running to save another human, |
| Madiyum neram vidiyal ketpaan | At the moment of death, man pleads for dawn. |
| Vidintha pagalil kalakkam theenda | Touched by turmoil in the break of day, |
| Kalagam theetti nizhaiyai poipaan | He stirs up chaos and vanishes like a shadow. |
| Male | |
| Nodiyil valiyai marakkum uyirai | A soul that forgets pain in a mere moment, |
| Dhinamum varuthi theduvadhaeno | Why torment it daily in relentless search? |
| Pirappum irappum kaniyum nodiyil | In the instant where birth and death reach fruition, |
| Thuyarkkum thunbam thelindha neero | Is the agony of sorrow as clear as water? |
| Male | |
| Suzhalum…suzhalum… | Swirling... swirling... |
| Irulil…irulil | In the darkness... in the darkness |
| Urangum…urangum | Sleeping... sleeping |
| Kanavai… | Like a dream... |
| Male | |
| Or ninaivum…or ninaivum… | Or a memory... or a memory... |
| Kadhari…kadhari | Screaming... screaming |
| Azhaithal…azhaithaal | If called upon... if called upon |
| Kavidhai… | It becomes poetry... |
| Male | |
| Ninaindhae ganam karaigiren ariyaamalae | Thinking of it, I melt away every moment unknowingly. |
| Purindhum nidham marukkiren vidaikaanalae | Even upon understanding, I endlessly deny, unable to find an answer. |
| Udaindhae manam kadharinen kani theendalae | With a broken heart, I wailed, untouched by fruitfulness. |
| Male | |
| Irulil…irulil | In the darkness... in the darkness |
| Urangum…urangum | Sleeping... sleeping |
| Kanavai… | Like a dream... |
| Male | |
| Or ninaivum…or ninaivum… | Or a memory... or a memory... |
| Kadhari…kadhari | Screaming... screaming |
| Azhaithal…azhaithaal | If called upon... if called upon |
| Kavidhai… | It becomes poetry... |
சுழலும்.....சுழலும்
இருளில்.....இருளில்
உறங்கும் உறங்கும்
கனவை.....
Swirling... swirling...
In the darkness... in the darkness
Sleeping... sleeping
Like a dream...
ஓர் நினைவும்.....ஓர் நினைவும்....
கதறி......கதறி
அழைத்தாள்.....அழைத்தாள்
கவிதை.....
Or a memory... or a memory...
Screaming... screaming
If called upon... if called upon
It becomes poetry...
ஹா......ஆஅ......(6)
Haaa....aaaa....
மனிதம் காக்க மனிதன் ஓடி
மடியும் நேரம் விடியல் கேட்பான்
விடிந்த பகலில் கலக்கம் தீண்ட
கழகம் தீட்டி நிலையை பொய்பான்
Running to save another human,
At the moment of death, man pleads for dawn.
Touched by turmoil in the break of day,
He stirs up chaos and vanishes like a shadow.
நொடியில் வழியை மறக்கும் உயிரை
தினமும் வருத்தி தேடுவதேனோ
பிறப்பும் இறப்பும் கனியும் நொடியில்
துயர்க்கும் துன்பம் தெளிந்த நீரோ
A soul that forgets pain in a mere moment,
Why torment it daily in relentless search?
In the instant where birth and death reach fruition,
Is the agony of sorrow as clear as water?
சுழலும்.....சுழலும்
இருளில்.....இருளில்
உறங்கும் உறங்கும்
கனவை.....
Swirling... swirling...
In the darkness... in the darkness
Sleeping... sleeping
Like a dream...
ஓர் நினைவும்.....ஓர் நினைவும்....
கதறி......கதறி
அழைத்தாள்.....அழைத்தாள்
கவிதை.....
Or a memory... or a memory...
Screaming... screaming
If called upon... if called upon
It becomes poetry...
நினைத்தே கணம் கரைகிறேன் அறியாமலே
புரிந்தும் நிதம் மறுக்கிறேன் விடைகானலே
உடைந்தே மனம் கதறினேன் கனி தீண்டலே
Thinking of it, I melt away every moment unknowingly.
Even upon understanding, I endlessly deny, unable to find an answer.
With a broken heart, I wailed, untouched by fruitfulness.
இருளில்.....இருளில்
உறங்கும் உறங்கும்
கனவை.....
In the darkness... in the darkness
Sleeping... sleeping
Like a dream...
ஓர் நினைவும்.....ஓர் நினைவும்....
கதறி......கதறி
அழைத்தாள்.....அழைத்தாள்
கவிதை.....
Or a memory... or a memory...
Screaming... screaming
If called upon... if called upon
It becomes poetry...
Suzhalum…suzhalum…
Swirling... swirling...
Irulil…irulil
In the darkness... in the darkness
Urangum…urangum
Sleeping... sleeping
Kanavai…
Like a dream...
Or ninaivum…or ninaivum…
Or a memory... or a memory...
Kadhari…kadhari
Screaming... screaming
Azhaithal…azhaithaal
If called upon... if called upon
Kavidhai…
It becomes poetry...
Haaa….aaaa….(6)
Haaa....aaaa....
Manidhan kaaka manidhan odi
Running to save another human,
Madiyum neram vidiyal ketpaan
At the moment of death, man pleads for dawn.
Vidintha pagalil kalakkam theenda
Touched by turmoil in the break of day,
Kalagam theetti nizhaiyai poipaan
He stirs up chaos and vanishes like a shadow.
Nodiyil valiyai marakkum uyirai
A soul that forgets pain in a mere moment,
Dhinamum varuthi theduvadhaeno
Why torment it daily in relentless search?
Pirappum irappum kaniyum nodiyil
In the instant where birth and death reach fruition,
Thuyarkkum thunbam thelindha neero
Is the agony of sorrow as clear as water?
Suzhalum…suzhalum…
Swirling... swirling...
Irulil…irulil
In the darkness... in the darkness
Urangum…urangum
Sleeping... sleeping
Kanavai…
Like a dream...
Or ninaivum…or ninaivum…
Or a memory... or a memory...
Kadhari…kadhari
Screaming... screaming
Azhaithal…azhaithaal
If called upon... if called upon
Kavidhai…
It becomes poetry...
Ninaindhae ganam karaigiren ariyaamalae
Thinking of it, I melt away every moment unknowingly.
Purindhum nidham marukkiren vidaikaanalae
Even upon understanding, I endlessly deny, unable to find an answer.
Udaindhae manam kadharinen kani theendalae
With a broken heart, I wailed, untouched by fruitfulness.
Irulil…irulil
In the darkness... in the darkness
Urangum…urangum
Sleeping... sleeping
Kanavai…
Like a dream...
Or ninaivum…or ninaivum…
Or a memory... or a memory...
Kadhari…kadhari
Screaming... screaming
Azhaithal…azhaithaal
If called upon... if called upon
Kavidhai…
It becomes poetry...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This haunting track from the film 'Andhaghaaram' explores existential agony, dark obsessions, and the delicate line between human pain and spiritual release. The lyrics suggest that memories and dreams sleeping in pitch darkness, when called out in desperate cries, transform into haunting poetry.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Adukku Thodar (Repetition for emphasis)
“Suzhalum…suzhalum…”
Words like 'Suzhalum... suzhalum', 'Irulil... irulil', and 'Kadhari... kadhari' are repeated consecutively to enhance the haunting, echoing rhythm and emotional urgency.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Ninaindhae ganam karaigiren ariyaamalae”
The lines end with rhythmic rhyming suffixes '-alae' ('ariyaamalae', 'vidaikaanalae', 'theendalae'), creating a lyrical flow.
Simile / Metaphor
“Thuyarkkum thunbam thelindha neero”
Compares deep sorrow and grief to clear water ('thelindha neero'), evoking a sense of pure, transparent pain.
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Trivia
This track is an integral atmospheric piece in the 2020 Tamil neo-noir supernatural thriller 'Andhaghaaram', directed by V. Vignarajan. Composed by Pradeep Kumar with lyrics by Sivam, the song mirrors the protagonist's psychological struggle and the movie's dark, non-linear storyline.
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