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Lyrics & meaning

Tharai Irangiya

From Eeram · 2009

Lyricist
Viveka
Singer
Suchitra
Music director
S. Thaman
Movie name
Eeram
Movie release year
2009
Lyrics added on
23 Dec 2016

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Tharai irangiya paravai polavae
Manam mella mella asainthu poguthae
Karai odhungiya nuraiyai polavae
En uyir thaniyae odhungukirathae
Thoda thoda thoda tholainthu pogiren
Edai edai miga kurainthu pogiren
Ada idhu enna udainthu sergiren
Nagathin nuniyil silirthu vida kanden
Oh maaya oh maaya nee illaamal naan illai maaya
Oh maaya oh maaya nee illaamal naan illai maaya
Nadhiyil midhakkum odam ena
Vaanil alaiyum megham ena
Maara thudikkum dhegam kanden
Idhuvum pudhiya unarvu allava
Kaadhal pechil poi poosuvaai
Mayangum velaiyil mei poosuvaai
Vilagha ninaithaal kan veesuvaai
Thavithen thavithen kidanthu thavithen
Thavithen thavithen thavithen thavithen
Edhu edhu ennai varudi povathu
Edhu edhu ennai thirudi povathu
Edhu edhu ennai muzhuthum saaithathu
Neruppum paniyum nerungukirathae
Thiru thiruvena vizhithu paarkiren
Thisai anaithilum unnai kaangiren
Nodikkoru murai thudithu pogiren
Enathu peraiyum maranthu nadakkindren
Oh maaya oh maaya nee illaamal naan illai maaya
Oh maaya oh maaya nee illaamal naan illai maaya
Arugil irunthaal un vaasanai
Tholaivil irunthaal un yosanai
Enakkul dhinamum un baavanai
Inimel enadhu payanam sugamae
Idhamaai unarndhen un kaadhalai
Muzhuthaai maarudhu en vaanilai
Iruvaril yaarum yaaro illai
Kanavum ninaivum inaindhu varuthae
Varuthae varuthae …
Like a bird that has landed on the ground,
My heart gently sways and drifts away.
Like sea foam washed up on the shore,
My soul pulls back in solitude.
With every touch, I keep losing myself.
I feel lighter and lighter, as if weightless.
Ah, what is this? I shatter and come together again.
I felt a shiver run all the way to the tip of my nails.
Oh Maya, oh Maya, without you I am nothing, Maya.
Oh Maya, oh Maya, without you I am nothing, Maya.
Like a boat floating down a river,
Like a cloud wandering across the sky,
I feel my body longing to transform.
Isn't this a brand new feeling?
In your romantic talk, you spread playful lies,
And in moments of passion, you show what is true.
If I try to pull away, you cast a teasing glance.
I tossed and turned, aching in deep longing,
Aching, aching, longing and yearning.
What is this that caresses me and passes by?
What is this that steals me away?
What is this that has swept me off my feet?
Fire and ice are drawing close together.
I look around with wide, bewildered eyes,
And in every direction, I see only you.
With every passing second, my heart flutters,
I walk along, forgetting even my own name.
Oh Maya, oh Maya, without you I am nothing, Maya.
Oh Maya, oh Maya, without you I am nothing, Maya.
When you are near, it is your fragrance,
When you are far, it is thoughts of you,
Inside me every day, it is your sweet presence.
From now on, my journey is pure joy.
I felt the soothing warmth of your love,
The weather inside my world is changing completely.
Neither of us is a stranger to the other anymore.
Dreams and reality merge together,
Merging and flowing along...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Oh Maaya from the film Eeram (2009) is a deeply evocative romantic track expressing the surreal and intoxicating emotions of love. The protagonist describes how love alters physical and psychological perception, causing a feeling of weightlessness, continuous shuddering, and obsession. Similes comparing the soul to a bird landing on earth or foam drifting to the shore capture the fragile, ethereal nature of love.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Upamai (Simile)

“Tharai irangiya paravai polavae / Karai odhungiya nuraiyai polavae”

Comparing the restless heart to a bird landing on the ground and foam washed ashore using 'polavae'.

Anaphora / Repetition (Adukkuthodar)

“Thoda thoda thoda tholainthu pogiren”

Repetition of words like 'thoda thoda thoda' and 'thavithen thavithen' to accentuate intensity of touch and yearning.

Oxymoron / Paradox

“Neruppum paniyum nerungukirathae”

Juxtaposition of opposing elements like fire and ice coming together to describe contradictory feelings in love.

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Trivia

Eeram marked the directorial debut of Arivazhagan and was produced by Shankar's S Pictures. The soundtrack was composed by S. Thaman, marking his breakthrough debut in Tamil cinema, with Viveka penning the lyrical metaphors centered around water, weather, and romantic devotion.

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