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Lyrics & meaning

Suzhalum Irulil

From Andhaghaaram · 2020

Lyricist
Sivam
Singers
Shahul Hameed, Sivam, Pradeep Kumar
Music director
Pradeep Kumar
Movie name
Andhaghaaram
Movie release year
2020
Lyrics added on
30 Sept 2020

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
Suzhalum…suzhalum…
Irulil…irulil
Urangum…urangum
Kanavai…
Or ninaivum…or ninaivum…
Kadhari…kadhari
Azhaithal…azhaithaal
Kavidhai…
Haaa….aaaa….(6)
Manidhan kaaka manidhan odi
Madiyum neram vidiyal ketpaan
Vidintha pagalil kalakkam theenda
Kalagam theetti nizhaiyai poipaan
Nodiyil valiyai marakkum uyirai
Dhinamum varuthi theduvadhaeno
Pirappum irappum kaniyum nodiyil
Thuyarkkum thunbam thelindha neero
Suzhalum…suzhalum…
Irulil…irulil
Urangum…urangum
Kanavai…
Or ninaivum…or ninaivum…
Kadhari…kadhari
Azhaithal…azhaithaal
Kavidhai…
Ninaindhae ganam karaigiren ariyaamalae
Purindhum nidham marukkiren vidaikaanalae
Udaindhae manam kadharinen kani theendalae
Irulil…irulil
Urangum…urangum
Kanavai…
Or ninaivum…or ninaivum…
Kadhari…kadhari
Azhaithal…azhaithaal
Kavidhai…
Swirling... swirling...
In the darkness... in the darkness...
Sleeping, sleeping...
The dream...
A memory... a memory...
Crying out... crying out...
Called out... called out...
Poetry...
Haa... Aaa...
Running to protect humanity,
At the moment he falls, he begs for a new dawn.
When daylight breaks and confusion strikes,
He stirs up chaos and denies the truth.
For a soul that forgets its path in an instant,
Why torment yourself searching for it every day?
In the moment when birth and death come together,
Is the sorrow that hurts ever like clear water?
Swirling... swirling...
In the darkness... in the darkness...
Sleeping, sleeping...
The dream...
A memory... a memory...
Crying out... crying out...
Called out... called out...
Poetry...
Just thinking of it, I dissolve each moment without knowing,
Even though I understand, I deny it every day, finding no answer,
Broken inside, I cried aloud, never reaching the fruit.
In the darkness... in the darkness...
Sleeping, sleeping...
The dream...
A memory... a memory...
Crying out... crying out...
Called out... called out...
Poetry...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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