Thalladum Nenje
From Idumbankaari · 2023
- Lyricist
- Viky
- Singer
- Jagadeesh Kumar Balraj
- Music director
- Karthick Harsha
- Details
- Idumbankaari2023
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Thalladumm nenje thalladumm nenje | Staggering heart, o staggering heart |
| Yaarumillai inge enakena | There is no one here for me |
| Theeramal odum kanneerum inge | My tears flow endlessly here |
| Thaayum illai adhai thudaithida | There is no mother to wipe them away |
| Naan saaiyum tholgal kaanamal nindren | I stood without finding shoulders to lean on |
| Thandhai illai ennai sumanthida | There is no father to carry me |
| Male | |
| Inaiyaga nindre enai kaatha annan | My brother who stood beside me and protected me |
| Uyirindri unai kaana aalaneno | Have I become someone who sees you lifeless? |
| Karuvagha ennai sumakadha annai | Like a mother who did not carry me in her womb |
| Unai indru izhanthaae naan veenaneno | Having lost you today, have I become useless? |
| Male | |
| Veenaaneno naan veenaaneno | Have I been ruined? Am I wasted? |
| Un paadhayil naan serveno | Will I join you on your path? |
| Male | |
| Yaar iniyen vedhanaigal ketiruppaaro | Who will listen to my pain anymore? |
| Punnagaikkum neram enai paarthirupaaro | Who would have seen me during my times of smiles? |
| Thaavarangal noorirunthaal orr vanamaagum | If there are a hundred plants, it becomes a forest |
| Oar ilai naan en nilayo ini irulaagum | I am a single leaf, my state from now on is darkness |
| Male | |
| Maayaulagilae enai vaattum thanimaiye | Oh loneliness that torments me in this illusionary world |
| Podhum enaiyum maaithiduvaayo | Enough, will you kill me too? |
| Male | |
| Thalladumm nenje thalladumm nenje | Staggering heart, o staggering heart |
| Podhum podhum ini purapadu | Enough, enough, depart now |
| Ellamum ingae illamal ponaal | When everything here has vanished |
| Paadhai varum adhil uyir vidu | A path will appear, give up your life on it |
| Male | |
| Pogathae endru sonnalum kaalam | Even if time asks you not to go |
| Dhooram sella neeyum thuninthidu | Dare to go a long distance away |
| Varnangal illa vaanavil pola | Like a rainbow without any colors |
| Kalainthenae naanum thaan ulagilae | I faded away in this world |
| Oli indri naalum irulaagi ponen | Without light, every day I turned into darkness |
| Ini endhan vazhi thedi naan pogiren | Now, searching for my own path, I am going |
| Naan pogiren naan pogiren | I am going, I am going |
| Un paadhayil thaan naan veezhgiren | It is on your path that I am falling |
தள்ளாடும் நெஞ்சே தள்ளாடும் நெஞ்சே
யாருமில்லை இங்கு எனக்கென
தீராமல் ஓடும் கண்ணீரும் இங்கே
தாயும் இல்லை அதை துடைத்திட
நான் சாயும் தோள்கள் காணாமல் நின்றேன்
தந்தை இல்லை என்னை சுமந்திட
Staggering heart, o staggering heart
There is no one here for me
My tears flow endlessly here
There is no mother to wipe them away
I stood without finding shoulders to lean on
There is no father to carry me
இணையாக நின்ற எனை காத்த அண்ணன்
உயிர்ன்றி உனை காண ஆளனேனோ
கருவாக என்னை சுமக்காத அன்னை
உனை இன்று இழந்தே நான் வீணானேனோ
My brother who stood beside me and protected me
Have I become someone who sees you lifeless?
Like a mother who did not carry me in her womb
Having lost you today, have I become useless?
வீணானேனோ நான் வீணானேனோ
உன் பாதையில் நான் சேர்வேனோ
Have I been ruined? Am I wasted?
Will I join you on your path?
யார் இனியென் வேதனைகள் கேட்டிருப்பாரோ
புன்னகைக்கும் நேரம் எனை பார்த்திருப்பாரோ
தாவரங்கள் நூறிருந்தால் ஓர் வனமாகும்
ஓர் இலை நான் என் நிலையோ இனி இருளாகும்
Who will listen to my pain anymore?
Who would have seen me during my times of smiles?
If there are a hundred plants, it becomes a forest
I am a single leaf, my state from now on is darkness
மாயஉலகிலே எனை வாட்டும் தனிமையே
போதும் எனையும் மாய்த்திடுவாயோ
Oh loneliness that torments me in this illusionary world
Enough, will you kill me too?
தள்ளாடும் நெஞ்சே தள்ளாடும் நெஞ்சே
போதும் போதும் இனி புறப்படு
எல்லாமும் இங்கே இல்லாமல் போனால்
பாதை வரும் அதில் உயிர் விடு
Staggering heart, o staggering heart
Enough, enough, depart now
When everything here has vanished
A path will appear, give up your life on it
போகாதே என்று சொன்னாலும் காலம்
தூரம் செல்ல நீயும் துணிந்திடு
வர்ணங்கள் இல்லா வானவில் போல
கலைந்தேனே நானும் தான் உலகிலே
ஒளி இன்றி நாளும் இருளாகி போனேன்
இனி எந்தன் வழி தேடி நான் போகிறேன்
நான் போகிறேன் நான் போகிறேன்
உன் பாதையில் தான் நான் வீழ்கிறேன்
Even if time asks you not to go
Dare to go a long distance away
Like a rainbow without any colors
I faded away in this world
Without light, every day I turned into darkness
Now, searching for my own path, I am going
I am going, I am going
It is on your path that I am falling
Thalladumm nenje thalladumm nenje
Staggering heart, o staggering heart
Yaarumillai inge enakena
There is no one here for me
Theeramal odum kanneerum inge
My tears flow endlessly here
Thaayum illai adhai thudaithida
There is no mother to wipe them away
Naan saaiyum tholgal kaanamal nindren
I stood without finding shoulders to lean on
Thandhai illai ennai sumanthida
There is no father to carry me
Inaiyaga nindre enai kaatha annan
My brother who stood beside me and protected me
Uyirindri unai kaana aalaneno
Have I become someone who sees you lifeless?
Karuvagha ennai sumakadha annai
Like a mother who did not carry me in her womb
Unai indru izhanthaae naan veenaneno
Having lost you today, have I become useless?
Veenaaneno naan veenaaneno
Have I been ruined? Am I wasted?
Un paadhayil naan serveno
Will I join you on your path?
Yaar iniyen vedhanaigal ketiruppaaro
Who will listen to my pain anymore?
Punnagaikkum neram enai paarthirupaaro
Who would have seen me during my times of smiles?
Thaavarangal noorirunthaal orr vanamaagum
If there are a hundred plants, it becomes a forest
Oar ilai naan en nilayo ini irulaagum
I am a single leaf, my state from now on is darkness
Maayaulagilae enai vaattum thanimaiye
Oh loneliness that torments me in this illusionary world
Podhum enaiyum maaithiduvaayo
Enough, will you kill me too?
Thalladumm nenje thalladumm nenje
Staggering heart, o staggering heart
Podhum podhum ini purapadu
Enough, enough, depart now
Ellamum ingae illamal ponaal
When everything here has vanished
Paadhai varum adhil uyir vidu
A path will appear, give up your life on it
Pogathae endru sonnalum kaalam
Even if time asks you not to go
Dhooram sella neeyum thuninthidu
Dare to go a long distance away
Varnangal illa vaanavil pola
Like a rainbow without any colors
Kalainthenae naanum thaan ulagilae
I faded away in this world
Oli indri naalum irulaagi ponen
Without light, every day I turned into darkness
Ini endhan vazhi thedi naan pogiren
Now, searching for my own path, I am going
Naan pogiren naan pogiren
I am going, I am going
Un paadhayil thaan naan veezhgiren
It is on your path that I am falling
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a deeply melancholic reflection on profound grief, isolation, and loss. Having lost his family—his mother, father, and especially the brother who served as his sole protector and pillar of support—the protagonist struggles to find a reason to continue living. He feels completely abandoned in a world that offers him no comfort or companionship.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile / Visual Imagery
“Varnangal illa vaanavil pola”
Compares the speaker's faded life to a rainbow devoid of colors, highlighting the loss of vibrancy and joy.
Extended Metaphor
“Thaavarangal noorirunthaal orr vanamaagum / Oar ilai naan en nilayo ini irulaagum”
Uses the metaphor of a forest built of a hundred plants versus a single solitary leaf to contrast a thriving support system with extreme personal isolation.
Personification
“Maayaulagilae enai vaattum thanimaiye / Podhum enaiyum maaithiduvaayo”
Loneliness ('thanimaiye') is personified as a tormentor who is directly asked to end the protagonist's life.
Anaphora / Adukku Thodar (Repetition)
“Thalladumm nenje thalladumm nenje”
Repetition of words like 'thalladumm nenje', 'podhum podhum', and 'naan pogiren' reinforces the protagonist's emotional devastation and tragic determination.
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Trivia
Featured in the Tamil film 'Idumbankaari' (2023), this emotional track composed by Karthick Harsha captures the psychological collapse of a character following the loss of key family relationships, delivered with raw vocal pathos by Jagadeesh Kumar Balraj.
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