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Theera Kadhal Song Lyrics – Striker

From Striker · 2023

Lyricist
Harishankar Ravindren
Singers
Karthik, Keerthana Vaidyanathan
Music director
Vijay Siddharth
Details
Striker2023

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Thanimai indru mudigindratheSolitude ends today
Thavippil vizhi alaigindratheEyes wander in yearning
Thanithu vita siru pillai poleLike a small child left alone
Anaithu kolla thudikindratheIt aches to embrace you
Male
Suzhal vegathin visai neeyadiYou are the force behind the swirling speed, my girl
Neeyindri vazhnthidum naalilOn the days lived without you
Manam yengiye unai theduvenMy heart yearns and searches for you
Neengatha jenmamum neethaanYou are my everlasting destiny
Male
Iravin mozhi purigindratheThe language of the night is now understood
Idhazhin vazhi kasigindratheIt seeps out through the lips
Imaiyin asai kurainthaalum anbeEven if the fluttering of eyelids lessens, my love
Kanavil thinam thodargindratheIt continues daily in dreams
Male
Thodum dhoorathil pirai oviyamA crescent painting within touching distance
Thaal oorum salladai silaaiA sieve-like statue soaked on paper
Urumaarinen uyir neevinenI transformed and relinquished my soul
Meelaadha kangalum neethaanYou are also the unescapable eyes
Male
Unaal ullam thulluthadiBecause of you, my heart leaps, my girl
Unnai theduthadiIt searches for you
Dhinamum thanthidum mutham thaaGive me the kiss you offer every day
Mogam theerumadiPassion will subside, my girl
Male
Dhegam thannal veguthadiThe body burns on its own
Kalveri aaguthadiIt turns into an intoxicating frenzy
Yennai thindrathum micham thaaGive me what remains after consuming me
Thaagam theerthida va..Come to quench this thirst..
Female
Idhamaai sugamaai kudai pidithidaTo comfortably and pleasantly hold an umbrella
Odum mazhaiyaai agalaai uyir tharuvenI will give my soul endlessly as running rain
Unai sethukidum kaadhal silaiyaaiAs a love statue sculpted for you
Siru pillai pole nan madi saaigirenLike a little child, I lean on your lap
Idar thaandi vaazhvil naan thodaraagirenCrossing hurdles, I become a continuation in life
Female
Idaiveli neram thanEven if the gap of time
Oru nodiyaanalum siruvidai kooral polIs just a second, like answering a brief call
Unai kaakkirenI will protect you
Naanaaga naan thinam irunthida paarkirenI try to be myself every day
Thaanaagathaan nee ularida cheigiraaiYet you make me babble unintentionally
Oru ganam viral ennai meetathaanFor a moment your fingers strum me
Adhai anuthinam ketkutheAnd my soul listens to it every day
Oru varam thara nammai polathaanTo grant a boon, just like us
Poo ondru pookumeA flower will bloom
Female
Theeraa kaadhalNever-ending love
Nee thol saaiyave naanAs you lean on my shoulder, I
Ilai ondrin meleUpon a leaf
Thullum mazhaiyaagirenBecome the bouncing raindrop
Male
Sorgam ponaalumEven if I go to heaven
Unai meetkave naanTo rescue you, I
Kadavul kondavathuBy taking God's form
Meendum unai seruvenWill reach you again
Female
Thanimai indru mudigindrathe..aaSolitude ends today.. ah
Thavippil vizhi alaigindrathe..aaEyes wander in yearning.. ah
Thanithu vita siru pillai poleLike a small child left alone
Anaithu kolla thudikindratheIt aches to embrace you
Male
Suzhal vegathin visai neeyadiYou are the force behind the swirling speed, my girl
Neeyindri vazhnthidum naalilOn the days lived without you
Female : Manam yengiye unai theduvenFemale : My heart yearns and searches for you
Neengatha jenmamum neethaanYou are my everlasting destiny

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This romantic song captures the profound emotional and physical longing between two lovers. It depicts the end of solitude as their lives intertwine, portraying love as a transformative force that awakens deep desires, intoxication, and comfort. The lyrics transition from intimate reflections on longing to expressions of protective devotion and eternal union that transcends time and space.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Thanithu vita siru pillai pole

Compares the vulnerable longing of the heart to an isolated small child crying for comfort using the comparative marker 'pole'.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Suzhal vegathin visai neeyadi

Directly equates the lover to the driving energy or force ('visai') behind a swirling momentum.

Alliteration (Monai)

Thanimai indru mudigindrathe / Thavippil vizhi alaigindrathe

Repetition of the initial 'Th' consonant sound across consecutive lines creating rhythmic harmony.

Visual Imagery

Ilai ondrin mele Thullum mazhaiyaagiren

Evokes vivid visual imagination of a bouncing raindrop resting gently on a leaf to represent tender closeness.

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Trivia

Featured in the 2023 Tamil movie 'Striker', the track highlights a soulful duet composed by Vijay Siddharth, blending traditional melodious lyricism by Harishankar Ravindren with contemporary romantic arrangements.

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