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Lyrics & meaning

Thalli Pogathey

From Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada · 2016

Lyricist
Thamarai
Singer
Sid Sriram
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Movie name
Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada
Movie release year
2016
Lyrics added on
8 Mar 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Yeno vaanilai maarudhae
Mani thuli pogudhae
Maarbin vegam koodudhae
Manamo yetho solla vaarthai thedudhae
Kannellam neeyae thaan nirkindraai
Vizhiyin mel naan kobam konden
Imai moodidu endren
Nagarum nodigal kasaiyadi polae
Muthugin melae vizhuvathinaalae
Vari vari kavidhai
Ezhudhum valigal ezhudha mozhigal enadhu
Kadal polae peridhaaga nee nindraai
Siruvan naan siru alai matum dhaan
Paarkiren paarkiren
Eriyum theeyil ennai nee ootru
Naan vandhu neeraadum neerootru
Oh oorellam kanmoodi thoongum
Osaigal illaadha iravae
Oh naan matum thoonkamal
Yengi un polae kaaigindren nilavae
Kalaabam polaadum kanavil vaazhgindrenae
Kai neeti unnai theendavae paarthen
Yen adhil thorthen yen mudhal mutham
Thara thaamadham aaguthu
Thaamarai veguthu
……………………………………
{ Thalli pogadhae enaiyum
Thalli poga solladhae
Iruvar idhazhum malar enum multhaanae } (2)
Dhegam thadai illai ena naanum
Oru vaarthai solgindren
Aanaal athu poi dhaan
Yena neeyum arivaai engindren
Aruginil vaa
……………………………………………
Kanavilae therinthaai
Vizhithadhum olinthaai
Kanavinil dhinam dhinam mazhai
Thuliyaai pozhinthaai
Thalli Pogadhae ………….
Kangalil yekam kaadhalin mayakam
Aanaal paartha nimidam
Oru vidhamaana thayakam
Nodi nodiyaai neram kuraiya
En kaadhal aayul karaiya
Yeno yeno maarbil vegam kooda
Vidhiyin sadhi vilaiyaadudhae
{ Enai vittu piriyadhanbae } (2)
……………………………………………….
Yeno yeno yeno yeno yeno yeno
Anbae
...
Why is the weather changing so?
The minutes are slipping away,
The heartbeat in my chest grows faster,
My heart searches for words to say something.
Wherever my eyes turn, you alone stand,
I grew angry with my own eyes,
And told my eyelids to close.
The passing moments are like lashings of a whip,
As they fall upon my back,
Line after line of poetry,
The pain that writes them and unwritten words are mine.
You stood vast and grand like the ocean,
I am but a boy, merely a tiny wave.
I gaze, I gaze,
Pour me into the burning fire,
Be the water spring in which I bathe.
Oh, while the whole town sleeps with closed eyes,
In this night devoid of sound,
Oh, I alone stay awake,
Longing and burning like you, oh moon.
I live in a dream that dances like a peacock's plumage,
I reached out my hand trying to touch you,
Why did I fail in that? Why is my first kiss...
...delayed in being given?
...the lotus is burning hot.
...
Do not move far away from me,
Nor ask me to move away.
Are the lips of us both a flower or a thorn?
Saying that physical touch is no barrier, I too...
...utter a word,
But that it is a lie,
...you too know, I say.
Come close to me.
...
You appeared in my dreams,
And vanished the moment I awoke.
In my dreams, day after day,
You showered down like raindrops.
Do not move far away...
Longing in the eyes, the ecstasy of love,
Yet the moment I saw you,
A strange kind of hesitation arose.
As time dwindles second by second,
And the lifespan of my love dissolves,
Why, oh why, does my heart beat faster?
The treacherous game of fate plays on.
Do not leave my side and part from me, my love.
...
Why, oh why, oh why, oh why, oh why, oh why,
My love?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Thalli Pogadhae' from the movie Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada captures the agony of physical separation and intense emotional yearning between two lovers. The protagonist describes the agony of time passing slowly like whip lashes, comparing his beloved to a vast ocean and himself to a humble wave. The song paints a vivid picture of restlessness during a quiet night, where hesitation and destiny prevent the lovers from uniting despite their deep passion. Through poetic imagery of fire, water, and dreams, the song portrays love as both a healing touch and an intoxicating, painful passion that defies physical boundaries yet succumbs to hesitation and fate.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

“Nagarum nodigal kasaiyadi polae”

Compares passing seconds to whip lashes falling on his back to show the excruciating pain of waiting.

Contrast / Metaphor

“Kadal polae peridhaaga nee nindraai / Siruvan naan siru alai matum dhaan”

Contrasts the lover as a vast, grand ocean and the protagonist as a small, humble wave.

Oxymoron / Paradox

“Iruvar idhazhum malar enum multhaanae”

Describes lips as delicate flowers that act like painful thorns, highlighting how desire brings both bliss and pain.

Metaphorical Imagery

“Thaamarai veguthu”

Uses 'Thaamarai' (lotus) metaphorically for yearning/passion wilting under heat, cleverly playing on lyricist Thamarai's own name.

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Trivia

'Thalli Pogadhae' was composed by A. R. Rahman with lyrics by Thamarai, and sung by Sid Sriram along with rap verses by ADK and Aaryan Dinesh Kanagaratnam. The single's promo release in early 2016 created an unprecedented viral storm in Tamil music, making it one of the biggest chartbusters of the decade prior to the film's release.

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