Theera Nadhi
From Padai Veeran · 2017
- Lyricist
- Dhana
- Singer
- Prithvi
- Music director
- Karthik Raja
- Details
- Padai Veeran2017
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Theera nadhiyum | The endless river, |
| Endhan vazhi maari | Changing its path away from me, |
| Povathaa | Is it leaving? |
| Male | |
| Po po podi | Go, go away, girl! |
| Thanimai theevil | On an island of solitude, |
| Naan vaazhvathaa | Am I to live? |
| Male | |
| Engae povaai | Where will you go? |
| Nenjam ariyaathaa | Doesn't the heart know? |
| Vaanam polae | Like the vast sky, |
| Kangal thodaraathaa | Won't my eyes follow you? |
| Male | |
| Vidinthavudan vinmeen | Once dawn arrives, does a star |
| Kannil theriyumaa | Remain visible to the eyes? |
| Muzhumathiyum iravil | Does the full moon in the night |
| Odi oliyumaa | Run away and hide? |
| Male | |
| Ohooo..ohooo..ohhhoooo… | Ohooo..ohooo..ohhhoooo… |
| Male | |
| Thee sudarae | Oh flame of fire, |
| Thagiyaai thagithen | I burned like a blazing heat! |
| Un orr paarvai | Just one glance from you, |
| Athu thee porvai | Is like a blanket of fire. |
| Intha porattam perinbamae | This struggle is absolute bliss, |
| Sugamaai sudugindrathae | It burns so pleasantly! |
| Male | |
| Nee odu oduvaai pennae | Run, run away, girl, |
| En kaadhal virattidum kannae | My love will chase you, my dear! |
| En kattu meerum kaalam | The time that breaks all bounds, |
| Male | |
| Enai thedi thedivaa endraai | Asked you to come searching for me! |
| En dhegam kothikkuthu pennae | My body boils, girl, |
| Un meni theendum neram | The moment it touches your body. |
| Male | |
| Nee alanthaalum | Even if you measure it, |
| Theeraathu vaanam | The sky never ends; |
| Athu polae enthan mogam | Just like that is my desire! |
| Male | |
| Un nenjil adanguven pennae | I will surrender inside your heart, girl, |
| En kaalam muzhuvathum kannae | For my entire lifetime, my dear. |
| Athu thaanae enthan thaagam | That indeed is my thirst, |
| Athu thaanae enthan thaagam | That indeed is my thirst, |
| Kanikirathae thanigirathae… | It melts and subsides... |
தீரா நதியும்
எந்தன் வழி மாறி
போவதா
The endless river,
Changing its path away from me,
Is it leaving?
போ போ
போடி தனிமை
தீவில் நான் வாழ்வதா
Go, go away, girl!
On an island of solitude,
Am I to live?
எங்கே
போவாய் நெஞ்சம்
அறியாதா வானம்
போலே கண்கள்
தொடராதா
Where will you go?
Doesn't the heart know?
Like the vast sky,
Won't my eyes follow you?
விடிந்தவுடன்
விண்மீன் கண்ணில்
தெரியுமா முழுமதியும்
இரவில் ஓடி ஒளியுமா
Once dawn arrives, does a star
Remain visible to the eyes?
Does the full moon in the night
Run away and hide?
ஓஹோ
ஓஹோ ஓஹோ
Ohooo..ohooo..ohhhoooo…
தீ சுடரே தகியாய்
தகித்தேன் உன் ஓர் பார்வை
அது தீ போர்வை இந்த
போராட்டம் பேரின்பமே
சுகமாய் சுடுகின்றதே
Oh flame of fire,
I burned like a blazing heat!
Just one glance from you,
Is like a blanket of fire.
This struggle is absolute bliss,
It burns so pleasantly!
நீ ஓடு ஓடுவாய்
பெண்ணே என் காதல்
விரட்டிடும் கண்ணே
என் கட்டு மீறும் காலம்
Run, run away, girl,
My love will chase you, my dear!
The time that breaks all bounds,
என்னை தேடி
தேடிவா என்றாய் என்
தேகம் கொதிக்குது
பெண்ணே உன் மேனி
தீண்டும் நேரம்
Asked you to come searching for me!
My body boils, girl,
The moment it touches your body.
நீ அளந்தாலும்
தீராது வானம் அது
போலே எந்தன் மோகம்
Even if you measure it,
The sky never ends;
Just like that is my desire!
உன் நெஞ்சில்
அடங்குவேன் பெண்ணே
என் காலம் முழுவதும்
கண்ணே அது தானே
எந்தன் தாகம் அது தானே
எந்தன் தாகம் கனிகிறதே
தணிகிறதே
I will surrender inside your heart, girl,
For my entire lifetime, my dear.
That indeed is my thirst,
That indeed is my thirst,
It melts and subsides...
Theera nadhiyum
The endless river,
Endhan vazhi maari
Changing its path away from me,
Povathaa
Is it leaving?
Po po podi
Go, go away, girl!
Thanimai theevil
On an island of solitude,
Naan vaazhvathaa
Am I to live?
Engae povaai
Where will you go?
Nenjam ariyaathaa
Doesn't the heart know?
Vaanam polae
Like the vast sky,
Kangal thodaraathaa
Won't my eyes follow you?
Vidinthavudan vinmeen
Once dawn arrives, does a star
Kannil theriyumaa
Remain visible to the eyes?
Muzhumathiyum iravil
Does the full moon in the night
Odi oliyumaa
Run away and hide?
Ohooo..ohooo..ohhhoooo…
Ohooo..ohooo..ohhhoooo…
Thee sudarae
Oh flame of fire,
Thagiyaai thagithen
I burned like a blazing heat!
Un orr paarvai
Just one glance from you,
Athu thee porvai
Is like a blanket of fire.
Intha porattam perinbamae
This struggle is absolute bliss,
Sugamaai sudugindrathae
It burns so pleasantly!
Nee odu oduvaai pennae
Run, run away, girl,
En kaadhal virattidum kannae
My love will chase you, my dear!
En kattu meerum kaalam
The time that breaks all bounds,
Enai thedi thedivaa endraai
Asked you to come searching for me!
En dhegam kothikkuthu pennae
My body boils, girl,
Un meni theendum neram
The moment it touches your body.
Nee alanthaalum
Even if you measure it,
Theeraathu vaanam
The sky never ends;
Athu polae enthan mogam
Just like that is my desire!
Un nenjil adanguven pennae
I will surrender inside your heart, girl,
En kaalam muzhuvathum kannae
For my entire lifetime, my dear.
Athu thaanae enthan thaagam
That indeed is my thirst,
Athu thaanae enthan thaagam
That indeed is my thirst,
Kanikirathae thanigirathae…
It melts and subsides...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Theera Nadhi' expresses intense passion, longing, and the chaotic sweetness of love. The protagonist compares his beloved and love to an unending river and a blazing fire. Though faced with feelings of isolation and distance, he affirms that his love is relentless and omnipresent, following her like the vast sky.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai (Simile)
“Vaanam polae”
Compares the scope of the protagonist's eyes and love to the boundless sky ('Vaanam polae').
Uruvagamy (Metaphor)
“Athu thee porvai”
Metaphorically compares a glance from the beloved to a warm blanket made of fire ('thee porvai').
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Thee sudarae / Thagiyaai thagithen”
Repetition of the 'Th' consonant sound across consecutive words ('Thee', 'Thagiyaai', 'thagithen').
Rhetorical Question
“Vidinthavudan vinmeen / Kannil theriyumaa”
Asks rhetorical questions about stars disappearing at dawn to highlight natural yet painful truths about separation.
Did you know?
Trivia
The soundtrack for 'Padai Veeran' (2017) was composed by veteran music director Karthik Raja, son of Maestro Ilaiyaraaja. The lyrics were penned by Dhana, who also wrote and directed the movie.
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