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Lyrics & meaning

Theera Oru

From Kadikara Manithargal · 2018

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singer
Sam C. S
Music director
Sam C. S
Movie name
Kadikara Manithargal
Movie release year
2018
Lyrics added on
25 Oct 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Theeraa oru aanandhamae
Kann munnilae therigiradhae
Ul nenjilae inbangalum
Adaipattu yeno tholaigiradhae
Nam kanavugalai yaar thiruduvadho….
Nam vidhivalaigal yaar ezhudhuvaro
Naam idam peyarum or paravaigalo…
Naam kudi peyara sondha koodum
Namakkillaiyo
Naadoodi polae vaazhkkai
Nagarudhae nagarudhae
Anbennum koottukkullae
Oru vidha sugam
Varudhae varudhae……
Nee pirandhidavae
Ingu veridam illaiyoo
Yen naragam idhil vandhu
Nee pirandhanaiyo
Oor vittu vandhae
Vaazhathudikkudhae or inam
Adhu silandhi valaiyin koottil
Vizhundhingu nelindhidudhae
Neelum…..
An unending joy
appears right before our eyes,
yet the happiness inside our hearts
somehow gets trapped and lost.
Who is stealing our dreams?
Who is writing the web of our fate?
Are we just migratory birds?
To move into, a nest of our own...
do we not even have that?
Like a nomad, this life
keeps moving on and on.
Inside this nest of love,
a gentle peace
keeps coming to us...
For you to be born,
was there no other place?
Why did you come to this hell
and take birth?
Leaving their hometown behind,
a people struggle desperately to survive;
trapped inside a spider's web,
they fall and writhe here in pain.
It goes on and on...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This poignant song reflects on the plight of displaced people and migrants who wander like birds without a permanent nest. It questions the cruelty of fate that forces innocent lives, especially newborns, into harsh conditions akin to a web of struggles or hell. Despite the bleak nomadic existence and lost dreams, the song acknowledges a small solace found within the warmth of love and human connection.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Anbennum koottukkullae

Compares love to a protective nest ('Anbennum koottukkullae') and fate/suffering to a spider's web ('silandhi valaiyin koottil').

Simile (Uvamai)

Naadoodi polae vaazhkkai

Compares human life to that of a nomad ('Naadoodi polae vaazhkkai') moving constantly without stability.

Anaphora / Repetition (Edukkiyal)

Nagarudhae nagarudhae

The repetition of words 'nagarudhae nagarudhae' and 'varudhae varudhae' emphasizes the rhythmic, unstoppable movement of time and emotions.

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Trivia

The song is from the movie 'Kadikara Manithargal' (2018), directed by Vaigarai Balan. The movie revolves around the real estate hardships, housing struggles, and displacement faced by middle-class families in urban spaces. The lyrics were penned by late legendary lyricist Na. Muthukumar.

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