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Lyrics & meaning

Thalli Pogathey (Female Version)

From Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada · 2016

Lyricist
Pavan Kumar
Singer
Rama Priya Sivanathan
Music director
Thanigai
Details
Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada2016

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Kannai kaarirul soozhudhaeDarkness surrounds my eyes
Kanavugal moozhgudhaeDreams are drowning
Endhan nenjam nogudhaeMy heart is aching
Female
Naanum yeno indruI wonder why today
Un mun thorkudhaeI lose before you
Oonellam uyirae neeOh my life, in every bit of flesh
TherigindraaiYou appear
Female
Uliyai pol neeLike a chisel
Ennai kandaaiYou saw me
Silai aahum paarai naanI am a rock becoming a sculpture
Female
Asaiyum vizhigalMoving eyes
Mazhaithuli polaeLike raindrops
Manadhin ullaeInside the mind
PeivadhinaalaeBecause it rains
Urugidum penmaiFemininity melts
Female
Vendum sparisamTouch is needed
Vendaam maranamDeath is not wanted
VizhiyaeOh eyes
Female
Vazhidhorum murkallaaiLike thorns along the path
VadhaikkindraaiYou torment me
Mudivil neeIn the end, you
En madi pookkiraaiBlossom on my lap
Paavai naanI am a maiden
Pavam dhaanIt is indeed a sin
Female
Piriyum neramAt the time of parting
Nenjil baarangalHeavy burdens in the heart
Kannukku theriyaadhaInvisible to the eyes
ThaabangalYearnings
Female
Ohhh…un thotram kaanamalOh... without seeing your appearance
Kannil yekkangalLonging in the eyes
Nooraagum dhinamaeBecomes a hundred each day
Female
Un moochu pattalaeIf your breath touches me
Theeraadha kaayangalUnhealing wounds
Seeraagum manamaeThe mind recovers
Female
Ullaasai thalladumJoy falters
Un paattu thaallaattumaeYour song shall lull me to sleep
Theyum oon ingaeThe flesh here wears away
Thevai nee dhaanaeOnly you are needed
Thedinen naanaeI searched for you
Female
Naan manam mudiyaadhoruAn unmarried
Kaimpen aagirenWidow I become
Venmaiyil vaazhgirenLiving in whiteness
Vaanavil ketkirenAsking for a rainbow
Female
Thalli pogathae thunaiyeDo not go far away, my companion
Kannil kobam kollaadhaeDo not hold anger in your eyes
Vayadhin pizhaigalMistakes of age
Unarndhen unnaalaeI realized through you
Female
Thalli pogathae thunaiyaeDo not go far away, my companion
Dhooram kondu kollaadhaeDo not keep a distance
Manadhin valigal maraithaaiYou hid the pains of the heart
Nee dhanaeIt was you
Female
Dhinam edhirpaarpenEvery day I look forward to
Un varavaiYour arrival
Yen vanjamWhy grudge
Thandhaai neeDid you give?
Female
Ganam thavaraamalWithout missing a moment
En vizhikkulWithin my eyes
Yen thanjamWhy refuge
Kondaai neeDid you take?
Amudhunai thaa..aaa…aaaGive me nectar
Amudhunai thaaGive me nectar
Female
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Female
Thalli pogathae thunaiyeDo not go far away, my companion
Kannil kobam kollaadhaeDo not hold anger in your eyes
Vayadhin pizhaigalMistakes of age
Unarndhen unnaalaeI realized through you
Female
Thalli pogathae thunaiyaeDo not go far away, my companion
Dhooram kondu kollaadhaeDo not keep a distance
Manadhin valigal maraithaaiYou hid the pains of the heart
Nee dhanaeIt was you

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This emotional song portrays a deep longing and vulnerability of a woman expressing her intense love, pain, and reliance on her soulmate. She compares her lover to a sculptor chiseling away her rocky exterior into a refined sculpture, while pleading with him not to distance himself from her life.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamaani (Simile)

Uliyai pol nee

Comparing the lover to a chisel ('Uliyai pol nee') and her own self to a stone that turns into a sculpture ('Silai aahum paarai naan').

Metaphor

Venmaiyil vaazhgiren

Describing her state of solitude while longing for love as living in 'whiteness' (Venmaiyil vaazhgiren) and asking for a 'rainbow' (Vaanavil ketkiren).

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Thalli pogathae thunaiye / Kannil kobam kollaadhae

Rhyming of the second letter 'll' in 'Thalli' and 'Kannil'.

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Trivia

The refrain 'Thalli Pogathey' became an iconic romantic anthem composed by A. R. Rahman for the film Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon.

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