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Lyrics & meaning

Thaalaatu

From Kuthiraivaal · 2022

Lyricist
Sathish Raja Dharmar
Singers
Lalitha Vijaykumar, Priyanka NK
Music directors
Pradeep Kumar, Maarten Visser
Movie name
Kuthiraivaal
Movie release year
2022
Lyrics added on
30 Jan 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aaraaro aariraaro
Aaraaro aariraaro
Aaraaro aariraaro
Aaraaro aariraaro
Aaraaro aariraaro
Aaraaro aariraaro
Neliyun kaanalila
Mogangaattum senkuruthae
Veliyellaa ettu vaikka
Etta pogum kaanalallo
Valiyaa uruveduthu
Vandha jeevan inga nikka
Usiraa una paakka
Uchchin vaanam nokkanumo
Nelatha kooru vaikka
Nenjam kurugi poga
Pozhachen pozhachenunnu
Vaazhaadha indha sanamae
Male :Vaazhaadha indha sanamae
Solla thalaikku vachu
Soppanam seraiyila
Nillaama nee va saami
Vanthinga saainj orangu
Vanthinga saainj orangu
Nee vanthinga saainj orangu
Karadellaam ettu vachu
Kaadellaam neeyodi
Siricha moga meduthu
Selaiya nee amainja dhenam
Ettu vachu thadamellam
Neelaamba poothu nikka
Inganaiyaa vaanaminnu
Megamellaam vanthiranga
Megamellaam vanthiranga
Rekkaiya thovalavittu
Verum vaanam alakkaama
Erangi ingana va
Pootharaiyila nee orangu
Male :Neela pootharaiyila nee orangu
Female :Neela pootharaiyila nee orangu
Aararo, aareeraro
Aararo, aareeraro
Aararo, aareeraro
Aararo, aareeraro
Aararo, aareeraro
Aararo, aareeraro
In the rippling mirage,
Oh red colt, showing fleeting desire,
As you step across the open plains,
The mirage only drifts further away.
Taking shape as pain,
As a living soul stands waiting here,
To look upon you as my own life,
Must I gaze at the peak of the sky?
Dividing the land into pieces,
With their hearts shrinking small,
Saying, "I survived, I survived,"
These people who never truly live...
These people who never truly live...
Resting your head upon mere words,
Inside the prison of dreams,
Don't linger there, come to me, my dear,
Come lean here and sleep,
Come lean here and sleep,
Just come lean on me and sleep.
Stepping over rugged hills,
Running through all the forests,
With a smiling enchantment,
If you settle still like a statue every day,
Everywhere you leave a footprint,
Blue lilies bloom and stand tall,
Wondering, "Is the sky right here?"
All the clouds come descending down,
All the clouds come descending down.
Letting your weary wings droop,
Without roaming the empty sky,
Come down right here,
Sleep upon this bed of flowers,
Sleep upon this bed of blue flowers,
Sleep upon this bed of blue flowers.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song is a haunting, surreal lullaby from the movie Kuthiraivaal. It reflects themes of existential longing, mirages, and the human condition of merely surviving rather than living. The narrator calls out to a troubled soul, urging them to find solace, rest their weary wings, and escape from the illusionary matrix of dreams into a peaceful slumber atop a bed of flowers.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamai / Uruvagathil)

Soppanam seraiyila

'Soppanam seraiyila' metaphors dreams as a prison, and 'Solla thalaikku vachu' metaphors words as a pillow for rest.

Imagery (Katchi Inbam)

Neelaamba poothu nikka

Creates vivid visual imagery of clouds descending, blue flowers blooming along footprints, and mirages shimmering in hot air.

Emoni / Alliteration (Monaai & Etukai)

Aaraaro aariraaro

Repetition of initial consonant and vowel sounds ('Aaraaro aariraaro', 'Pozhachen pozhachenunnu') adding traditional lullaby rhythmic cadence.

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Trivia

Kuthiraivaal (2022) is a Tamil magic-realism drama film directed by Manoj Leonel Jahson and Shyam Sunder. The music score, composed jointly by Pradeep Kumar and Dutch musician Maarten Visser, fuses traditional Tamil folk lullaby motifs with avant-garde orchestral ambient textures.

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