Theekari
From Dasara · 2022
- Lyricist
- Vivek
- Singer
- Santhosh Narayanan
- Music director
- Santhosh Narayanan
- Details
- Dasara2022
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Theekaari dhooram aakuriyaadi | You fire-woman, you are moving away, girl |
| Thadumaara vittu paakuriyaadi | You are watching me stumble, girl |
| Unakkaaga kannu verkuranedi | My eyes are sweating tears for you, girl |
| Oruvaatti yennu kekkuriyaadi | Why don't you ask me why, even once, girl? |
| Male | |
| Nethu naan paathanae | Yesterday when I looked... |
| Indha kaayamillaye | This wound was not there |
| Nenja thottu paathanae | I touched my heart and checked... |
| Sevappu saayamillayae | There was no red stain of blood |
| Male | |
| Ulla ninnu pochudi | Something inside has stopped, girl |
| Pechu moochu illaye | There is no speech or breath left |
| Satham kekkudhaannu | To check if a heart beat is heard... |
| Thottu paaka neeyum illayae | You are not here to touch and feel |
| Male | |
| Theekaari dhooram aakuriyaadi | You fire-woman, you are moving away, girl |
| Thadumaara vittu paakuriyaadi | You are watching me stumble, girl |
| Male | |
| En kili nee illayae | You are no longer my beloved bird |
| Unma suttaalum | Even if the truth burns me |
| Unna nenju thedum | My heart still searches for you |
| Buthiyae illaamalae | Without any logic or sense |
| Uravaada vandha | Coming to share affection |
| En nenappu varum | Thoughts of me will return to you |
| Male | |
| Paasamaa vandhava | She who arrived with love |
| Paadhiyil parakkuraa | Flies away halfway through the journey |
| Kaathula uyir aadudhae | My soul quivers in the wind |
| Kannerula kaalam pogudhae | Time drifts away in tears |
| Manam saaya edam thedudhae | My heart searches for a place to rest |
| Male | |
| Vettu patta rekka pola | Like a severed wing |
| Sirippo thara kotta kotta | As laughter spills all over the ground |
| Katti vacha nyabagathil | In the bundle of bound memories |
| Onnu rendu ratham sotta | A drop or two of blood drips |
| Male | |
| Un muttu katta thedi | Seeking obstacles from you |
| Naan enna kolli vaikka | Should I set fire to myself? |
| Un manasu mattum vaazhattum | May only your heart live on happily |
| Manasum illa madiyum illa | There is no heart left, nor a lap to rest on |
| Idhukku mela valiyum illa | There is no pain deeper than this |
| Puzhudhiyaaga porandha jeevan naanae | I am a soul born merely as dust |
தீக்காரி தூரம் ஆக்குறியாடி
தடுமாற விட்டு பாக்குறியடி
உனக்காக கண்ணு வேற்குறனேடி
ஒருவாட்டி ஏன்னு கேக்குறியடி
You fire-woman, you are moving away, girl
You are watching me stumble, girl
My eyes are sweating tears for you, girl
Why don't you ask me why, even once, girl?
நேத்து நான் பாத்தனே
இந்த காயமில்லையே
நெஞ்ச தொட்டு பாத்தனே
சிவப்பு சாயமில்லையே
Yesterday when I looked...
This wound was not there
I touched my heart and checked...
There was no red stain of blood
உள்ள நின்னு போச்சுடி
பேச்சு மூச்சு இல்லையே
சத்தம் கேக்குதான்னு
தொட்டு பாக்க நீயும் இல்லயே
Something inside has stopped, girl
There is no speech or breath left
To check if a heart beat is heard...
You are not here to touch and feel
தீக்காரி தூரம் ஆக்குறியாடி
தடுமாற விட்டு பாக்குறியடி
You fire-woman, you are moving away, girl
You are watching me stumble, girl
முனகல் :
ஹோ ஓ ஓ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஓ
You are no longer my beloved bird
Even if the truth burns me
My heart still searches for you
Without any logic or sense
Coming to share affection
Thoughts of me will return to you
என் கிளி நீ இல்லையே
உண்ம சுட்டாலும்
உன்ன நெஞ்சு தேடும்
புத்தியே இல்லாமலே
உறவாடா வந்த
என் நெனப்பு வரும்
She who arrived with love
Flies away halfway through the journey
My soul quivers in the wind
Time drifts away in tears
My heart searches for a place to rest
பாசமா வந்தவ
பாதியில் பறக்குறா
காத்துல உயிர் ஆடுதே
கண்ணீருல காலம் போகுதே
மனம் சாய இடம் தேடுதே
Like a severed wing
As laughter spills all over the ground
In the bundle of bound memories
A drop or two of blood drips
வெட்டு பட்ட றெக்க போல
சிரிப்போ தர கொட்ட கொட்ட
கட்டி வச்ச ஞாபகத்தில்
ஒன்னு ரெண்டு ரத்தம் சொட்ட
Seeking obstacles from you
Should I set fire to myself?
May only your heart live on happily
There is no heart left, nor a lap to rest on
There is no pain deeper than this
I am a soul born merely as dust
உன் முட்டு கட்ட தேடி
நான் என்ன கொள்ளி வைக்க
உன் மனசு மட்டும் வாழட்டும்
மனசும் இல்ல மடியும் இல்ல
இதுக்கு மேல வலியும் இல்ல
புழுதியாகப் புறந்த ஜீவன் நானே
முனகல் :
ஹோ ஓ ஓ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஓ
Theekaari dhooram aakuriyaadi
You fire-woman, you are moving away, girl
Thadumaara vittu paakuriyaadi
You are watching me stumble, girl
Unakkaaga kannu verkuranedi
My eyes are sweating tears for you, girl
Oruvaatti yennu kekkuriyaadi
Why don't you ask me why, even once, girl?
Nethu naan paathanae
Yesterday when I looked...
Indha kaayamillaye
This wound was not there
Nenja thottu paathanae
I touched my heart and checked...
Sevappu saayamillayae
There was no red stain of blood
Ulla ninnu pochudi
Something inside has stopped, girl
Pechu moochu illaye
There is no speech or breath left
Satham kekkudhaannu
To check if a heart beat is heard...
Thottu paaka neeyum illayae
You are not here to touch and feel
Theekaari dhooram aakuriyaadi
You fire-woman, you are moving away, girl
Thadumaara vittu paakuriyaadi
You are watching me stumble, girl
En kili nee illayae
You are no longer my beloved bird
Unma suttaalum
Even if the truth burns me
Unna nenju thedum
My heart still searches for you
Buthiyae illaamalae
Without any logic or sense
Uravaada vandha
Coming to share affection
En nenappu varum
Thoughts of me will return to you
Paasamaa vandhava
She who arrived with love
Paadhiyil parakkuraa
Flies away halfway through the journey
Kaathula uyir aadudhae
My soul quivers in the wind
Kannerula kaalam pogudhae
Time drifts away in tears
Manam saaya edam thedudhae
My heart searches for a place to rest
Vettu patta rekka pola
Like a severed wing
Sirippo thara kotta kotta
As laughter spills all over the ground
Katti vacha nyabagathil
In the bundle of bound memories
Onnu rendu ratham sotta
A drop or two of blood drips
Un muttu katta thedi
Seeking obstacles from you
Naan enna kolli vaikka
Should I set fire to myself?
Un manasu mattum vaazhattum
May only your heart live on happily
Manasum illa madiyum illa
There is no heart left, nor a lap to rest on
Idhukku mela valiyum illa
There is no pain deeper than this
Puzhudhiyaaga porandha jeevan naanae
I am a soul born merely as dust
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song captures the profound anguish of heartbreaking separation and grief. The protagonist feels completely shattered as the woman he loved drifts away, leaving him to crumble in pain. He describes his inner state as being lifeless, where his heart feels wounded without physical marks and his life quivers fragilely like a flame or leaf in the wind. Despite the agonizing reality, his heart still longs for her, even while resigning himself to a fate of utter insignificance and despair.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Unakkaaga kannu verkuranedi”
'Kannu verkuranedi' metaphors tears as the eyes sweating due to intense emotional stress.
Simile
“Vettu patta rekka pola”
'Vettu patta rekka pola' compares the protagonist's helpless state to a bird's severed wing.
Metaphor
“Puzhudhiyaaga porandha jeevan naanae”
'Puzhudhiyaaga porandha jeevan naanae' metaphors the protagonist's fragile existence as mere dust.
Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Thadumaara vittu paakuriyaadi”
The second consonant sound 'dhu' (thadumaara / dhooram) forms rhythmic harmony.
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Trivia
This track is featured in the Tamil dub of the 2023 period action-drama film 'Dasara', starring Nani and Keerthy Suresh. Composed by Santhosh Narayanan with lyrics penned by Vivek, the song reflects the raw emotional turning point of the protagonist's character arc.
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