Thaalaatu
From Kuthiraivaal · 2022
- Lyricist
- Sathish Raja Dharmar
- Singers
- Lalitha Vijaykumar, Priyanka NK
- Music directors
- Pradeep Kumar, Maarten Visser
- Details
- Kuthiraivaal2022
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Aaraaro aariraaro | Lullaby, aariraaro |
| Aaraaro aariraaro | Lullaby, aariraaro |
| Male | |
| Aaraaro aariraaro | Lullaby, aariraaro |
| Aaraaro aariraaro | Lullaby, aariraaro |
| Female | |
| Aaraaro aariraaro | Lullaby, aariraaro |
| Aaraaro aariraaro | Lullaby, aariraaro |
| Female | |
| Neliyun kaanalila | In the rippling mirage |
| Mogangaattum senkuruthae | O red dove that shows its face |
| Veliyellaa ettu vaikka | To step into the open expanse |
| Etta pogum kaanalallo | Is it not an unreachable mirage? |
| Male | |
| Valiyaa uruveduthu | Taking shape out of pain |
| Vandha jeevan inga nikka | The soul that arrived now stands here |
| Usiraa una paakka | To look upon you as life itself |
| Uchchin vaanam nokkanumo | Must one look up at the zenith sky? |
| Female | |
| Nelatha kooru vaikka | Dividing the land into pieces |
| Nenjam kurugi poga | While the heart shrinks small |
| Pozhachen pozhachenunnu | Shouting 'I survived, I survived!' |
| Vaazhaadha indha sanamae | Oh, these people who never truly lived! |
| Male :Vaazhaadha indha sanamae | Male: Oh, these people who never truly lived! |
| Male | |
| Solla thalaikku vachu | Placing words beneath as a pillow |
| Soppanam seraiyila | In the prison of dreams |
| Nillaama nee va saami | Without stopping, come my deity |
| Vanthinga saainj orangu | Come here, lean back, and sleep |
| Vanthinga saainj orangu | Come here, lean back, and sleep |
| Nee vanthinga saainj orangu | You come here, lean back, and sleep |
| Female | |
| Karadellaam ettu vachu | Stepping across all rough terrain |
| Kaadellaam neeyodi | Running through all the wild forests |
| Siricha moga meduthu | Adopting a smiling countenance |
| Selaiya nee amainja dhenam | The day you rested peacefully like a cloth |
| Male | |
| Ettu vachu thadamellam | Every path stepped upon |
| Neelaamba poothu nikka | Stands blooming with blue water lilies |
| Inganaiyaa vaanaminnu | Thinking 'Is the sky right here?' |
| Megamellaam vanthiranga | All the clouds descend down |
| Megamellaam vanthiranga | All the clouds descend down |
| Female | |
| Rekkaiya thovalavittu | Dismantling your wings to rest |
| Verum vaanam alakkaama | Without simply measuring the empty sky |
| Erangi ingana va | Come down right here |
| Pootharaiyila nee orangu | Sleep upon the bed of flowers |
| Male :Neela pootharaiyila nee orangu | Male: Sleep upon the blue bed of flowers |
| Female :Neela pootharaiyila nee orangu | Female: Sleep upon the blue bed of flowers |
ஆராரோ ஆரிராரோ
ஆராரோ ஆரிராரோ
Lullaby, aariraaro
Lullaby, aariraaro
ஆராரோ ஆரிராரோ
ஆராரோ ஆரிராரோ
Lullaby, aariraaro
Lullaby, aariraaro
ஆராரோ ஆரிராரோ
ஆராரோ ஆரிராரோ
Lullaby, aariraaro
Lullaby, aariraaro
நெளியுங் கானலில
மொகங்காட்டும் செங்குருத்தே
வெளியெல்லா எட்டு வைக்க
எட்ட போகும் கானலல்லோ
In the rippling mirage
O red dove that shows its face
To step into the open expanse
Is it not an unreachable mirage?
வலியா உருவெடுத்து
வந்த சீவன் இங்க நிக்க
உசிரா வொனப் பாக்க உச்சி
வானம் நோக்கனுமோ
Taking shape out of pain
The soul that arrived now stands here
To look upon you as life itself
Must one look up at the zenith sky?
நெலத்த கூறு வைக்க
நெஞ்சம் குறுகிப் போக
பொழைச்சேன் பொழைச்செனுன்னு
வாழாத இந்த சனமே
வாழாத இந்த சனமே
Dividing the land into pieces
While the heart shrinks small
Shouting 'I survived, I survived!'
Oh, these people who never truly lived!
Male: Oh, these people who never truly lived!
வசனம் :
........................
Placing words beneath as a pillow
In the prison of dreams
Without stopping, come my deity
Come here, lean back, and sleep
Come here, lean back, and sleep
You come here, lean back, and sleep
சொல்ல தலைக்கு வச்சு
சொப்பனம் சேரையில
நில்லாம நீ வா சாமி
வந்திங்க சாய்ஞ் சொறங்கு
வந்திங்க சாய்ஞ் சொறங்கு
நீ வந்திங்க சாய்ஞ் சொறங்கு
Stepping across all rough terrain
Running through all the wild forests
Adopting a smiling countenance
The day you rested peacefully like a cloth
கரடெல்லாம் எட்டு வச்சு
காடெல்லாம் நீயோடி
சிரிச்ச மொக மெடுத்து
செலையா நீ அமைஞ்ச தெனம்
Every path stepped upon
Stands blooming with blue water lilies
Thinking 'Is the sky right here?'
All the clouds descend down
All the clouds descend down
எட்டு வச்ச தடமெல்லாம்
நீலாம்ப பூத்து நிக்க
இங்கனையா வானமின்னு
மேகமெல்லாம் வந்திறங்க
மேகமெல்லாம் வந்திறங்க
Dismantling your wings to rest
Without simply measuring the empty sky
Come down right here
Sleep upon the bed of flowers
Male: Sleep upon the blue bed of flowers
Female: Sleep upon the blue bed of flowers
ரெக்கைய தொவளவிட்டு
வெறும் வானம் அளக்காம
யெறங்கி இங்கன வா
பூந்தரையில நீ ஒறங்கு
நீல பூந்தரையில நீ ஒறங்கு
நீல பூந்தரையில நீ ஒறங்கு
வசனம் :
.....................
Aaraaro aariraaro
Lullaby, aariraaro
Aaraaro aariraaro
Lullaby, aariraaro
Aaraaro aariraaro
Lullaby, aariraaro
Aaraaro aariraaro
Lullaby, aariraaro
Aaraaro aariraaro
Lullaby, aariraaro
Aaraaro aariraaro
Lullaby, aariraaro
Neliyun kaanalila
In the rippling mirage
Mogangaattum senkuruthae
O red dove that shows its face
Veliyellaa ettu vaikka
To step into the open expanse
Etta pogum kaanalallo
Is it not an unreachable mirage?
Valiyaa uruveduthu
Taking shape out of pain
Vandha jeevan inga nikka
The soul that arrived now stands here
Usiraa una paakka
To look upon you as life itself
Uchchin vaanam nokkanumo
Must one look up at the zenith sky?
Nelatha kooru vaikka
Dividing the land into pieces
Nenjam kurugi poga
While the heart shrinks small
Pozhachen pozhachenunnu
Shouting 'I survived, I survived!'
Vaazhaadha indha sanamae
Oh, these people who never truly lived!
Male :Vaazhaadha indha sanamae
Male: Oh, these people who never truly lived!
Solla thalaikku vachu
Placing words beneath as a pillow
Soppanam seraiyila
In the prison of dreams
Nillaama nee va saami
Without stopping, come my deity
Vanthinga saainj orangu
Come here, lean back, and sleep
Vanthinga saainj orangu
Come here, lean back, and sleep
Nee vanthinga saainj orangu
You come here, lean back, and sleep
Karadellaam ettu vachu
Stepping across all rough terrain
Kaadellaam neeyodi
Running through all the wild forests
Siricha moga meduthu
Adopting a smiling countenance
Selaiya nee amainja dhenam
The day you rested peacefully like a cloth
Ettu vachu thadamellam
Every path stepped upon
Neelaamba poothu nikka
Stands blooming with blue water lilies
Inganaiyaa vaanaminnu
Thinking 'Is the sky right here?'
Megamellaam vanthiranga
All the clouds descend down
Megamellaam vanthiranga
All the clouds descend down
Rekkaiya thovalavittu
Dismantling your wings to rest
Verum vaanam alakkaama
Without simply measuring the empty sky
Erangi ingana va
Come down right here
Pootharaiyila nee orangu
Sleep upon the bed of flowers
Male :Neela pootharaiyila nee orangu
Male: Sleep upon the blue bed of flowers
Female :Neela pootharaiyila nee orangu
Female: Sleep upon the blue bed of flowers
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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.
Did you know?
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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