Thalli Pogathae
From Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada · 2016
- Lyricist
- Thamarai
- Singer
- Sid Sriram
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada2016
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Yeno vaanilai maaruthe | Why is the weather changing? |
| Mani thuli poguthe | The minutes are ticking away. |
| Maarbin vegam kooduthey | My heart rate is quickening. |
| Manamo yetho solla vaarthai thedutheee | My mind searches for words to express something. |
| Male | |
| : Kannellam neeye thaan nirkindraai | Wherever I look, only you stand before me. |
| Vizhiyin mel naan kobam konden | I grew angry at my own eyes. |
| Imai moodidu endren | And told them to close their eyelids. |
| Nagarum nodigal | The passing seconds, |
| Kasaiyadi pole | Are like the lashes of a whip, |
| Mudhugin mele | Falling upon my back. |
| Vizhuvathinaale | Because they fall on me, |
| Vari vari kavithai.. | Line upon line of poetry... |
| Male | |
| Ezhuthum valigal | The pains that write them, |
| Ezhuthaa mozhigal | Languages left unwritten, |
| Enadhu.. | Are mine... |
| Kadal pola perithaaga nee nindrai | You stood vast like the ocean. |
| Siruvan naan siru alai | I am a young boy, a small wave, |
| Mattum thaan paarkiren paarkiren | Is all that I keep seeing, seeing. |
| Male | |
| Yeriyum theeyil ennai nee ootru | Pour me into the burning fire. |
| Naan vanthu neeraadum neerootru.. | Be the water fountain in which I come to bathe... |
| Oh oorellam kan moodi thoongum oosaigal illadha irave oohh | Oh night without sound, where the whole town sleeps with eyes closed! |
| Naan mattum thoongaamal yengi un pola kaaigindren nilaveee | I alone stay awake yearning, burning like you, oh moon! |
| Male | |
| Kalaabam polaadum kanavil vaazhgindrene | I live in a dream that sways like a peacock's plumage. |
| Kai neeti unnai theendave paarthen | I reached out my hand trying to touch you. |
| Yen athil thotren | Why did I fail in that? |
| En mudhal mutham thara thaamatham aaguthu.. | There is a delay in giving my first kiss... |
| Thamarai veguthu.. | The lotus is burning... |
| Male | |
| {Thalli pogaadhe | Don't go far away, |
| Enaiyum thalli poga solladhe | Don't ask me to go away either, |
| Iruvar idhazhum malar enum multhaane} (2) | Both our lips are flowers that act like thorns. |
| Male | |
| Dhegam thadai illai | Physical distance is no barrier, |
| Ena naanum oru vaarthai solgindren | I say these words to myself. |
| Aanal athu poi thaan ena neeyum arivaai engindren | But I know you also realize that it is a lie. |
| Aruginil vaa.. | Come closer.. |
| Male | |
| Kanavile therinthaai | You appeared in my dreams. |
| Vilithathum olinthaai | You hid the moment I woke up. |
| Kanavinil dhinam dhinam | In my dreams every single day, |
| Mazhai thuliyaai pozhinthaai | You showered like raindrops. |
| Male | |
| {Thalli pogaadhe…Enaiyum thalli poga solladhe | Don't go far away... Don't ask me to go away either / Both our lips are flowers that act like thorns. |
| Iruvar idhazhum malar enum multhaane} (3) | Both our lips are flowers that act like thorns. |
| Male | |
| Nodi nodiyai neram kuraiya | As time decreases second by second, |
| En kaadhal aayul karaiya | As the lifespan of my love melts away, |
| Yeno yeno maarbil vegam kooda | For some reason my heart beat quickens, |
| Vidhiyin sadhi vilaiyaaduthey | Destiny's conspiracy plays out. |
| Enai vittu piriyaadhey anbe | Do not separate from me, my love. |
| Enai vittu piriyaadhey anbe | Do not separate from me, my love. |
| Yeno yeno.. | Why, oh why... |
| Yeno yeno.. | Why, oh why... |
| Yeno yeno.. | Why, oh why... |
| Anbey | My love. |
Why is the weather changing?
The minutes are ticking away.
My heart rate is quickening.
My mind searches for words to express something.
Wherever I look, only you stand before me.
I grew angry at my own eyes.
And told them to close their eyelids.
The passing seconds,
Are like the lashes of a whip,
Falling upon my back.
Because they fall on me,
Line upon line of poetry...
The pains that write them,
Languages left unwritten,
Are mine...
You stood vast like the ocean.
I am a young boy, a small wave,
Is all that I keep seeing, seeing.
Pour me into the burning fire.
Be the water fountain in which I come to bathe...
Oh night without sound, where the whole town sleeps with eyes closed!
I alone stay awake yearning, burning like you, oh moon!
I live in a dream that sways like a peacock's plumage.
I reached out my hand trying to touch you.
Why did I fail in that?
There is a delay in giving my first kiss...
The lotus is burning...
Don't go far away,
Don't ask me to go away either,
Both our lips are flowers that act like thorns.
Physical distance is no barrier,
I say these words to myself.
But I know you also realize that it is a lie.
Come closer..
You appeared in my dreams.
You hid the moment I woke up.
In my dreams every single day,
You showered like raindrops.
Don't go far away... Don't ask me to go away either / Both our lips are flowers that act like thorns.
Both our lips are flowers that act like thorns.
As time decreases second by second,
As the lifespan of my love melts away,
For some reason my heart beat quickens,
Destiny's conspiracy plays out.
Do not separate from me, my love.
Do not separate from me, my love.
Why, oh why...
Why, oh why...
Why, oh why...
My love.
Yeno vaanilai maaruthe
Why is the weather changing?
Mani thuli poguthe
The minutes are ticking away.
Maarbin vegam kooduthey
My heart rate is quickening.
Manamo yetho solla vaarthai thedutheee
My mind searches for words to express something.
: Kannellam neeye thaan nirkindraai
Wherever I look, only you stand before me.
Vizhiyin mel naan kobam konden
I grew angry at my own eyes.
Imai moodidu endren
And told them to close their eyelids.
Nagarum nodigal
The passing seconds,
Kasaiyadi pole
Are like the lashes of a whip,
Mudhugin mele
Falling upon my back.
Vizhuvathinaale
Because they fall on me,
Vari vari kavithai..
Line upon line of poetry...
Ezhuthum valigal
The pains that write them,
Ezhuthaa mozhigal
Languages left unwritten,
Enadhu..
Are mine...
Kadal pola perithaaga nee nindrai
You stood vast like the ocean.
Siruvan naan siru alai
I am a young boy, a small wave,
Mattum thaan paarkiren paarkiren
Is all that I keep seeing, seeing.
Yeriyum theeyil ennai nee ootru
Pour me into the burning fire.
Naan vanthu neeraadum neerootru..
Be the water fountain in which I come to bathe...
Oh oorellam kan moodi thoongum oosaigal illadha irave oohh
Oh night without sound, where the whole town sleeps with eyes closed!
Naan mattum thoongaamal yengi un pola kaaigindren nilaveee
I alone stay awake yearning, burning like you, oh moon!
Kalaabam polaadum kanavil vaazhgindrene
I live in a dream that sways like a peacock's plumage.
Kai neeti unnai theendave paarthen
I reached out my hand trying to touch you.
Yen athil thotren
Why did I fail in that?
En mudhal mutham thara thaamatham aaguthu..
There is a delay in giving my first kiss...
Thamarai veguthu..
The lotus is burning...
{Thalli pogaadhe
Don't go far away,
Enaiyum thalli poga solladhe
Don't ask me to go away either,
Iruvar idhazhum malar enum multhaane} (2)
Both our lips are flowers that act like thorns.
Dhegam thadai illai
Physical distance is no barrier,
Ena naanum oru vaarthai solgindren
I say these words to myself.
Aanal athu poi thaan ena neeyum arivaai engindren
But I know you also realize that it is a lie.
Aruginil vaa..
Come closer..
Kanavile therinthaai
You appeared in my dreams.
Vilithathum olinthaai
You hid the moment I woke up.
Kanavinil dhinam dhinam
In my dreams every single day,
Mazhai thuliyaai pozhinthaai
You showered like raindrops.
{Thalli pogaadhe…Enaiyum thalli poga solladhe
Don't go far away... Don't ask me to go away either / Both our lips are flowers that act like thorns.
Iruvar idhazhum malar enum multhaane} (3)
Both our lips are flowers that act like thorns.
Nodi nodiyai neram kuraiya
As time decreases second by second,
En kaadhal aayul karaiya
As the lifespan of my love melts away,
Yeno yeno maarbil vegam kooda
For some reason my heart beat quickens,
Vidhiyin sadhi vilaiyaaduthey
Destiny's conspiracy plays out.
Enai vittu piriyaadhey anbe
Do not separate from me, my love.
Enai vittu piriyaadhey anbe
Do not separate from me, my love.
Yeno yeno..
Why, oh why...
Yeno yeno..
Why, oh why...
Yeno yeno..
Why, oh why...
Anbey
My love.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Thalli Pogathey is an intense, soulful Tamil romantic ballad that captures the raw passion, anguish, and vulnerability of lovers facing impending physical and emotional distance. The protagonist details his sensory overload—his racing heart, sleepless nights, and the agony of passing time, comparing time's progression to whip lashes that carve silent poetry onto his soul. Through dramatic contrasts of fire and water, heat and cold, the lyrics explore the pain of unfulfilled longing and the sweet torture of romantic desire. The song builds into a desperate plea to his beloved not to drift away as twist of fate threatens to separate them.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Nagarum nodigal kasaiyadi pole mudhugin mele”
Compares the painful passage of moving seconds directly to the lashes of a whip upon one's back.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Iruvar idhazhum malar enum multhaane”
Compares the soft lips of lovers to sweet flowers that paradoxically inflict pain like sharp thorns.
Simile (Upamai)
“Kadal pola perithaaga nee nindrai siruvan naan siru alai”
Compares the vast, overwhelming presence of the beloved to a massive ocean, while contrasting the speaker as a tiny wave.
End Rhyme (Iyebu)
“Yeno vaanilai maaruthe / Mani thuli poguthe / Maarbin vegam kooduthey”
Rhyming endings in the opening lines creating a rhythmic, anxiety-driven tempo (maaruthe, poguthe, kooduthey, thedutheee).
Did you know?
Trivia
The track became a massive cultural phenomenon upon its release in 2016. Lyricist Thamarai cleverly incorporated her own name into the lyric 'Thamarai veguthu' (the lotus burns) as a poetic double entendre representing both the flower wilted by longing heat and a sly signature imprint.
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