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Isaimozhi
Lyrics & meaning

Theendum Dhooram

From Album Songs 2020 · 2020

Lyricist
Raymond Pius
Singer
Mervin Solomon
Music director
Ritchie
Details
Album Songs 20202020

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Theendum dhooram thaandi ponaaiYou went beyond the reach of my touch
Naan azhugiren nee sirikkiraaiI cry, while you laugh
Veru vaanam soodi kondaaiYou adorned yourself with a different sky
En maruvamae yen kalaigiraaiMy reflection, why do you fade away?
Male
Un nyabagam ennai theeyidaAs your memories set me ablaze
Unakkaai naan yenginenI longed only for you
Vazhikkamalae ennai kolgiraaiYou kill me without pain
En siragai erikkiraaiYou burn down my wings
Male
Theendum dhooram thaandi ponaaiYou went beyond the reach of my touch
Naan azhugiren nee sirikkiraaiI cry, while you laugh
Male
Aaaa…..aaa…..Aaaa...aaa...
Male
Bodhai pol thondrumIt feels like an intoxication
Naam vaazhntha kaalangalThe times that we lived together
Kanneeril paarthen avai yaavum mayangalI saw through my tears that all of it was an illusion
Neer illaa thoottam verum mutkal thaanadiA garden without water is merely full of thorns, my dear
Nee illa vaazhvil aan vidhavai naanadiIn a life without you, I am a male widow, my dear
Male
Aaraadha ranamai en kaalai maarudhaeMy morning transforms into an unhealable wound
Thee kullae nilavaai en iravum neezhuthaeMy night stretches out like a moon inside a fire
Nee indru vendumI need you today
Un kaadhal ondrae podhumYour love alone is enough
Vazhithaalum inbam neeyadiEven if it brings pain, you are my bliss, my dear
Male
Theendum dhooram thaandi ponaaiYou went beyond the reach of my touch
Naan azhugiren nee sirikkiraaiI cry, while you laugh
Veru vaanam soodi kondaaiYou adorned yourself with a different sky
En maruvamae yen kalaigiraaiMy reflection, why do you fade away?
Male
Un nyabagam ennai theeyidaAs your memories set me ablaze
Unakkaai naan yenginenI longed only for you
Vazhikkamalae ennai kolgiraaiYou kill me without pain
En siragai erikkiraaiYou burn down my wings
Male
Hooo hoo ooo hoo oooHooo hoo ooo hoo ooo
Hooo hoo oo hoo oooHooo hoo oo hoo ooo
Hooo hooo oo hoo oooHooo hooo oo hoo ooo

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song expresses the deep anguish and sorrow of a lover who has been abandoned by his partner. The protagonist reflects on the painful contrast between his ongoing grief and her apparent indifference, feeling as though she has moved on to a completely different world. He describes the memories of their shared past as an intoxicating illusion and compares his current life without her to a waterless garden filled with thorns and himself to a male widow. Despite the intense suffering and emotional destruction, he still craves her love, finding a strange solace and joy even in the pain she causes.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Nee illa vaazhvil aan vidhavai naanadi

The speaker compares himself to a male widow ('aan vidhavai') and a life without love to a waterless garden filled with thorns ('Neer illaa thoottam verum mutkal').

Antithesis / Contrast

Naan azhugiren nee sirikkiraai

Juxtaposes his own weeping with her laughter to emphasize the painful emotional disconnect.

Hyperbole

Thee kullae nilavaai en iravum neezhuthae

Exaggerates the agonizing duration and intensity of night as a moon caught inside fire.

Paradox

Vazhithaalum inbam neeyadi

Expresses that even the agony caused by the beloved feels like happiness or bliss.

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Trivia

This song is an independent Tamil track written by lyricist Raymond Pius, released as part of the 2020 album singles wave, capturing modern themes of heart-wrenching romantic separation through intense poetic imagery like 'aan vidhavai' (male widow).

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