Thaiyare Thaiya
From Velli Thirai · 2008
- Lyricist
- Yugabharathi
- Singer
- Shreya Ghoshal
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Details
- Velli Thirai2008
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Thaiyaarae thaiyaa | Rhythm chant (Thaiyaare thaiyaa) |
| Hey thaiyaarae thaiyaa | Hey rhythm chant (Thaiyaare thaiyaa) |
| Kai veesi povum | As I walk swinging my hands |
| Oru kavithai naan | I am a living poem |
| Female | |
| En pola yaaro | Is there anyone like me? |
| Ada ennodu yaaro | Ah, who is there with me? |
| Yaar paaduvaaro | Who will sing |
| En alagaiyae | Of my beauty? |
| Female | |
| Minmini serthu vaitha | Gathering fireflies together |
| Kolusu matti nadakka vendum | I want to wear them as an anklet and walk |
| Kizhigalin kaluthil ulla | Taking the ring around the parrot's neck |
| Valaiyal vaangi aniya vendum | I want to wear it as a bangle |
| Female | |
| Megamaai imaigal vendum | I want my eyelids to be like clouds |
| Minnalaai kangal vendum | I want my eyes to be like lightning |
| Ulagamae en paarvaiyae | The whole world is within my gaze |
| Female | |
| Thaiyaarae thaiyaa | Rhythm chant (Thaiyaare thaiyaa) |
| Hey thaiyaarae thaiyaa | Hey rhythm chant (Thaiyaare thaiyaa) |
| Kai veesi povum | As I walk swinging my hands |
| Oru kavithai naan | I am a living poem |
| Female | |
| En pola yaaro | Is there anyone like me? |
| Ada ennodu yaaro | Ah, who is there with me? |
| Yaar paaduvaaro | Who will sing |
| En alagaiyae..hey hey heyyy | Of my beauty... hey hey hey |
| Female | |
| Othaiyil naan poga | When I walk alone |
| Athanai aangalum | All the men |
| Uthuthaan ennalagai | Amazed by my beauty |
| Paarkka vendum | Should watch in wonder |
| Female | |
| Paarthavar yaavarum | Everyone who sees me |
| Yekkathil moolgiyae | Drowned in deep longing |
| Thookkathil en perai | In their sleep, my name |
| Solla vendum | Should be spoken |
| Female | |
| Silanthiyaai vaanam engum | Like a spider across the whole sky |
| Valaiyai katti vaazha vendum | I want to build a web and live |
| Malargalaai boomi engum | Like flowers across the entire earth |
| Vaasam thoovi malara vendum | I want to spread fragrance and blossom |
| Female | |
| Vidhaigalaai puthaiya vendum | I want to be buried as seeds |
| Marangaalai uyara vendum | And rise up high as trees |
| Ulagamae en thaai madi | The whole world is my mother's lap |
| Female | |
| Thaiyaarae thaiyaa | Rhythm chant (Thaiyaare thaiyaa) |
| Hey thaiyaarae thaiyaa | Hey rhythm chant (Thaiyaare thaiyaa) |
| Kai veesi povum | As I walk swinging my hands |
| Oru kavithai naan | I am a living poem |
| Female | |
| En pola yaaro | Is there anyone like me? |
| Ada ennodu yaaro | Ah, who is there with me? |
| Yaar paaduvaaro | Who will sing |
| En alagaiyae..hey hey heyyy | Of my beauty... hey hey hey |
| Chorus | |
| ……………………… | ... |
| Female | |
| Ilaigalin kaigalil | In the hands of leaves |
| Kai regai ullathu | There are palm lines |
| Aayinum kai regai | Yet nobody has ever |
| Paarthathillai | Read those palm lines |
| Female | |
| Mutkalin koottilae | Even inside a nest of thorns |
| Vaalgira pothilum | While living there |
| Kaakkaigal kaalani | Crows have never |
| Kettathillai | Asked for footwear |
| Female | |
| Iyarkkaiyai irandu kannil | Nature with my two eyes |
| Eluthu kootti padikka vendum | I want to spell out and read |
| Padithathai ninaivu vaithu | Remembering what I learned |
| Manitharkkellam solla vendum | I want to recite it to all human beings |
| Female | |
| Malaiyai pol therikka vendum | I want to burst forth like a mountain stream |
| Aruviyaai kuthikka vendum | I want to leap like a waterfall |
| Nathiyai pol naan | Like a river, I |
| Odiyae ye ye ye…. | Want to run free... |
| Female | |
| Thaiyaarae thaiyaa | Rhythm chant (Thaiyaare thaiyaa) |
| Hey thaiyaarae thaiyaa | Hey rhythm chant (Thaiyaare thaiyaa) |
| Kai veesi povum | As I walk swinging my hands |
| Oru kavithai naan | I am a living poem |
| Female | |
| En pola yaaro | Is there anyone like me? |
| Ada ennodu yaaro | Ah, who is there with me? |
| Yaar paaduvaaro | Who will sing |
| En alagaiyae..hey hey heyyy | Of my beauty... hey hey hey |
| Female | |
| Minmini serthu vaitha | Gathering fireflies together |
| Kolusu matti nadakka vendum | I want to wear them as an anklet and walk |
| Kizhigalin kaluthil ulla | Taking the ring around the parrot's neck |
| Valaiyal vaangi aniya vendum | I want to wear it as a bangle |
| Female | |
| Megamaai imaigal vendum | I want my eyelids to be like clouds |
| Minnalaai kangal vendum | I want my eyes to be like lightning |
| Ulagamae en paarvaiyae | The whole world is within my gaze |
தையாரே தையா
ஹே தையாரே தையா
கை வீசிப் போவும்
ஒரு கவிதை தான்
Rhythm chant (Thaiyaare thaiyaa)
Hey rhythm chant (Thaiyaare thaiyaa)
As I walk swinging my hands
I am a living poem
என் போல யாரோ
அட என்னது யாரோ
யார் பாடுவாரோ
என் அழகையே
Is there anyone like me?
Ah, who is there with me?
Who will sing
Of my beauty?
மின்மினி சேர்த்து வைத்த
கொலுசு மாட்டி நடக்க வேண்டும்
கிளிகளின் கழுத்தில் உள்ள
வளையல் வாங்கி அணிய வேண்டும்
Gathering fireflies together
I want to wear them as an anklet and walk
Taking the ring around the parrot's neck
I want to wear it as a bangle
மேகமாய் இமைகள் வேண்டும்
மின்னலாய் கண்கள் வேண்டும்
உலகமே என் பார்வையே
I want my eyelids to be like clouds
I want my eyes to be like lightning
The whole world is within my gaze
தையாரே தையா
ஹே தையாரே தையா
கை வீசிப் போவும்
ஒரு கவிதை தான்
Rhythm chant (Thaiyaare thaiyaa)
Hey rhythm chant (Thaiyaare thaiyaa)
As I walk swinging my hands
I am a living poem
என் போல யாரோ
அட என்னது யாரோ
யார் பாடுவாரோ
என் அழகையே..ஹே ஹே ஹே
Is there anyone like me?
Ah, who is there with me?
Who will sing
Of my beauty... hey hey hey
ஒத்தையில் நான் போக
அதனை ஆண்களும் உத்துதான்
என்னழகை பார்க்க வேண்டும்
When I walk alone
All the men
Amazed by my beauty
Should watch in wonder
பார்த்தவர் யாவரும்
ஏக்கத்தில் மூழ்கியே
தூக்கத்தில் என் பேரை
சொல்ல வேண்டும்
Everyone who sees me
Drowned in deep longing
In their sleep, my name
Should be spoken
சிலந்தியாய் வான் எங்கும்
வலையை கட்டி வாழ வேண்டும்
மலர்களாய் பூமி எங்கும்
வாசம் தூவி மலர வேண்டும்
Like a spider across the whole sky
I want to build a web and live
Like flowers across the entire earth
I want to spread fragrance and blossom
விதைகளாய் புதைய வேண்டும்
மரங்களாய் உயர வேண்டும்
உலகமே என் தாய் மடி
I want to be buried as seeds
And rise up high as trees
The whole world is my mother's lap
தையாரே தையா
ஹே தையாரே தையா
கை வீசிப் போவும்
ஒரு கவிதை தான்
Rhythm chant (Thaiyaare thaiyaa)
Hey rhythm chant (Thaiyaare thaiyaa)
As I walk swinging my hands
I am a living poem
என் போல யாரோ
அட என்னது யாரோ
யார் பாடுவாரோ
என் அழகையே..ஹே ஹே ஹே
Is there anyone like me?
Ah, who is there with me?
Who will sing
Of my beauty... hey hey hey
............................................
...
இலைகளின் கைகளில்
கை ரேகை உள்ளது
ஆயினும் கை ரேகை பார்த்ததில்லை
In the hands of leaves
There are palm lines
Yet nobody has ever
Read those palm lines
முட்களின் கூட்டிலே
வாழ்கிற போதிலும்
காக்கைகள் காலணி கேட்டதில்லை
Even inside a nest of thorns
While living there
Crows have never
Asked for footwear
இயற்க்கையை ரெண்டு கண்ணில்
எழுத்து கூட்டி படிக்க வேண்டும்
படித்ததை நினைவு வைத்து
மனிதற்க்கெல்லாம் சொல்ல வேண்டும்
Nature with my two eyes
I want to spell out and read
Remembering what I learned
I want to recite it to all human beings
மலையைப் போல் தெறிக்க வேண்டும்
அருவியாய் குதிக்க வேண்டும்
நதியைப் போல் நான்
ஓடியே ஏ ஏ ஏ
I want to burst forth like a mountain stream
I want to leap like a waterfall
Like a river, I
Want to run free...
தையாரே தையா
ஹே தையாரே தையா
கை வீசிப் போவும்
ஒரு கவிதை தான்
Rhythm chant (Thaiyaare thaiyaa)
Hey rhythm chant (Thaiyaare thaiyaa)
As I walk swinging my hands
I am a living poem
என் போல யாரோ
அட என்னது யாரோ
யார் பாடுவாரோ
என் அழகையே ஹே ஹே ஹே
Is there anyone like me?
Ah, who is there with me?
Who will sing
Of my beauty... hey hey hey
கொலுசு மாட்டி நடக்க வேண்டும்
கிளிகளின் கழுத்தில் உள்ள
வளையல் வாங்கி அணிய வேண்டும்
Gathering fireflies together
I want to wear them as an anklet and walk
Taking the ring around the parrot's neck
I want to wear it as a bangle
மேகமாய் இமைகள் வேண்டும்
மின்னலாய் கண்கள் வேண்டும்
உலகமே என் பார்வையே
I want my eyelids to be like clouds
I want my eyes to be like lightning
The whole world is within my gaze
Thaiyaarae thaiyaa
Rhythm chant (Thaiyaare thaiyaa)
Hey thaiyaarae thaiyaa
Hey rhythm chant (Thaiyaare thaiyaa)
Kai veesi povum
As I walk swinging my hands
Oru kavithai naan
I am a living poem
En pola yaaro
Is there anyone like me?
Ada ennodu yaaro
Ah, who is there with me?
Yaar paaduvaaro
Who will sing
En alagaiyae
Of my beauty?
Minmini serthu vaitha
Gathering fireflies together
Kolusu matti nadakka vendum
I want to wear them as an anklet and walk
Kizhigalin kaluthil ulla
Taking the ring around the parrot's neck
Valaiyal vaangi aniya vendum
I want to wear it as a bangle
Megamaai imaigal vendum
I want my eyelids to be like clouds
Minnalaai kangal vendum
I want my eyes to be like lightning
Ulagamae en paarvaiyae
The whole world is within my gaze
Thaiyaarae thaiyaa
Rhythm chant (Thaiyaare thaiyaa)
Hey thaiyaarae thaiyaa
Hey rhythm chant (Thaiyaare thaiyaa)
Kai veesi povum
As I walk swinging my hands
Oru kavithai naan
I am a living poem
En pola yaaro
Is there anyone like me?
Ada ennodu yaaro
Ah, who is there with me?
Yaar paaduvaaro
Who will sing
En alagaiyae..hey hey heyyy
Of my beauty... hey hey hey
Othaiyil naan poga
When I walk alone
Athanai aangalum
All the men
Uthuthaan ennalagai
Amazed by my beauty
Paarkka vendum
Should watch in wonder
Paarthavar yaavarum
Everyone who sees me
Yekkathil moolgiyae
Drowned in deep longing
Thookkathil en perai
In their sleep, my name
Solla vendum
Should be spoken
Silanthiyaai vaanam engum
Like a spider across the whole sky
Valaiyai katti vaazha vendum
I want to build a web and live
Malargalaai boomi engum
Like flowers across the entire earth
Vaasam thoovi malara vendum
I want to spread fragrance and blossom
Vidhaigalaai puthaiya vendum
I want to be buried as seeds
Marangaalai uyara vendum
And rise up high as trees
Ulagamae en thaai madi
The whole world is my mother's lap
Thaiyaarae thaiyaa
Rhythm chant (Thaiyaare thaiyaa)
Hey thaiyaarae thaiyaa
Hey rhythm chant (Thaiyaare thaiyaa)
Kai veesi povum
As I walk swinging my hands
Oru kavithai naan
I am a living poem
En pola yaaro
Is there anyone like me?
Ada ennodu yaaro
Ah, who is there with me?
Yaar paaduvaaro
Who will sing
En alagaiyae..hey hey heyyy
Of my beauty... hey hey hey
………………………
...
Ilaigalin kaigalil
In the hands of leaves
Kai regai ullathu
There are palm lines
Aayinum kai regai
Yet nobody has ever
Paarthathillai
Read those palm lines
Mutkalin koottilae
Even inside a nest of thorns
Vaalgira pothilum
While living there
Kaakkaigal kaalani
Crows have never
Kettathillai
Asked for footwear
Iyarkkaiyai irandu kannil
Nature with my two eyes
Eluthu kootti padikka vendum
I want to spell out and read
Padithathai ninaivu vaithu
Remembering what I learned
Manitharkkellam solla vendum
I want to recite it to all human beings
Malaiyai pol therikka vendum
I want to burst forth like a mountain stream
Aruviyaai kuthikka vendum
I want to leap like a waterfall
Nathiyai pol naan
Like a river, I
Odiyae ye ye ye….
Want to run free...
Thaiyaarae thaiyaa
Rhythm chant (Thaiyaare thaiyaa)
Hey thaiyaarae thaiyaa
Hey rhythm chant (Thaiyaare thaiyaa)
Kai veesi povum
As I walk swinging my hands
Oru kavithai naan
I am a living poem
En pola yaaro
Is there anyone like me?
Ada ennodu yaaro
Ah, who is there with me?
Yaar paaduvaaro
Who will sing
En alagaiyae..hey hey heyyy
Of my beauty... hey hey hey
Minmini serthu vaitha
Gathering fireflies together
Kolusu matti nadakka vendum
I want to wear them as an anklet and walk
Kizhigalin kaluthil ulla
Taking the ring around the parrot's neck
Valaiyal vaangi aniya vendum
I want to wear it as a bangle
Megamaai imaigal vendum
I want my eyelids to be like clouds
Minnalaai kangal vendum
I want my eyes to be like lightning
Ulagamae en paarvaiyae
The whole world is within my gaze
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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