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Thaiyare Thaiya

From Velli Thirai · 2008

Lyricist
Yugabharathi
Singer
Shreya Ghoshal
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Movie name
Velli Thirai
Movie release year
2008
Lyrics added on
4 Oct 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thaiyaarae thaiyaa
Hey thaiyaarae thaiyaa
Kai veesi povum
Oru kavithai naan
En pola yaaro
Ada ennodu yaaro
Yaar paaduvaaro
En alagaiyae
Minmini serthu vaitha
Kolusu matti nadakka vendum
Kizhigalin kaluthil ulla
Valaiyal vaangi aniya vendum
Megamaai imaigal vendum
Minnalaai kangal vendum
Ulagamae en paarvaiyae
Thaiyaarae thaiyaa
Hey thaiyaarae thaiyaa
Kai veesi povum
Oru kavithai naan
En pola yaaro
Ada ennodu yaaro
Yaar paaduvaaro
En alagaiyae..hey hey heyyy
Othaiyil naan poga
Athanai aangalum
Uthuthaan ennalagai
Paarkka vendum
Paarthavar yaavarum
Yekkathil moolgiyae
Thookkathil en perai
Solla vendum
Silanthiyaai vaanam engum
Valaiyai katti vaazha vendum
Malargalaai boomi engum
Vaasam thoovi malara vendum
Vidhaigalaai puthaiya vendum
Marangaalai uyara vendum
Ulagamae en thaai madi
Thaiyaarae thaiyaa
Hey thaiyaarae thaiyaa
Kai veesi povum
Oru kavithai naan
En pola yaaro
Ada ennodu yaaro
Yaar paaduvaaro
En alagaiyae..hey hey heyyy
………………………
Ilaigalin kaigalil
Kai regai ullathu
Aayinum kai regai
Paarthathillai
Mutkalin koottilae
Vaalgira pothilum
Kaakkaigal kaalani
Kettathillai
Iyarkkaiyai irandu kannil
Eluthu kootti padikka vendum
Padithathai ninaivu vaithu
Manitharkkellam solla vendum
Malaiyai pol therikka vendum
Aruviyaai kuthikka vendum
Nathiyai pol naan
Odiyae ye ye ye….
Thaiyaarae thaiyaa
Hey thaiyaarae thaiyaa
Kai veesi povum
Oru kavithai naan
En pola yaaro
Ada ennodu yaaro
Yaar paaduvaaro
En alagaiyae..hey hey heyyy
Minmini serthu vaitha
Kolusu matti nadakka vendum
Kizhigalin kaluthil ulla
Valaiyal vaangi aniya vendum
Megamaai imaigal vendum
Minnalaai kangal vendum
Ulagamae en paarvaiyae
Thaiyaare thaiya,
Hey, thaiyaare thaiya!
Swinging my arms as I walk,
I am a living poem.
Who else is like me?
Ah, who will come with me?
Who will sing
of my beauty?
Strung with fireflies,
I want to wear anklets and walk.
From around the necks of parrots,
I want to take their rings and wear them as bangles.
I want eyelids like clouds,
I want eyes like lightning,
and the whole world within my sight!
Thaiyaare thaiya,
Hey, thaiyaare thaiya!
Swinging my arms as I walk,
I am a living poem.
Who else is like me?
Ah, who will come with me?
Who will sing
of my beauty? Hey hey hey!
When I walk by all alone,
every single man
must gaze intently
and look at my beauty.
Everyone who sees me
must drown in longing,
and in their sleep,
they must speak my name.
Like a spider, across the whole sky,
I want to weave a web and live.
Like flowers across the earth,
I want to bloom and spread sweet fragrance.
I want to be buried like seeds,
and rise up tall like trees.
The whole world is my mother's lap!
Thaiyaare thaiya,
Hey, thaiyaare thaiya!
Swinging my arms as I walk,
I am a living poem.
Who else is like me?
Ah, who will come with me?
Who will sing
of my beauty? Hey hey hey!
...
In the hands of the leaves,
there are palm lines,
yet they have never
had their fortunes read.
Though they live
in a nest made of thorns,
crows have never
asked for shoes.
With both my eyes,
I want to spell out and read nature.
Remembering all I have read,
I want to share it with everyone.
I want to burst forth like a mountain spring,
I want to leap like a waterfall,
and like a river,
I want to keep running on and on...
Thaiyaare thaiya,
Hey, thaiyaare thaiya!
Swinging my arms as I walk,
I am a living poem.
Who else is like me?
Ah, who will come with me?
Who will sing
of my beauty? Hey hey hey!
Strung with fireflies,
I want to wear anklets and walk.
From around the necks of parrots,
I want to take their rings and wear them as bangles.
I want eyelids like clouds,
I want eyes like lightning,
and the whole world within my sight!
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Chorus
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song is a joyful celebration of female freedom, self-love, and uninhibited connection with nature. The protagonist views herself as a living poem, expressing a desire to merge completely with the elements—wearing firefly anklets, cloud eyelids, and parrot-ring bangles. She embraces her individuality and envisions herself freely expanding across the earth like seeds growing into tall trees.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamai (Simile / Metaphor)

Megamaai imaigal vendum / Minnalaai kangal vendum

Comparing elements of nature directly to personal adornments and features, such as 'Megamaai imaigal' ( eyelids like clouds) and 'Minnalaai kangal' (eyes like lightning).

Metaphor

Kai veesi povum / Oru kavithai naan

Describing oneself as a poem ('Oru kavithai naan') to represent grace, art, and beauty in motion.

Personification

Ilaigalin kaigalil / Kai regai ullathu

Attributing human traits like palm lines ('kai regai') to leaves.

Emoni / Anaphora (Repetition)

Kolusu matti nadakka vendum / Valaiyal vaangi aniya vendum

Repetition of rhythm and desire phrase structures ending with 'vendum' to create rhythmic cadence and emphasize desires.

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Trivia

The soundtrack of 'Velli Thirai' (2008) was composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, with lyrics penned by Yugabharathi. The film is an official remake of the acclaimed Malayalam hit film 'Udayananu Tharam'.

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