Theera Theera
From Sarbath · 2019
- Lyricist
- Ku. Karthik
- Music director
- Ajeesh
- Details
- Sarbath2019
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Theera theera ennai kolladhae | Do not kill me incessantly |
| Ullae sirikkadhae | Do not laugh inside yourself |
| Kangal endrum poigal solladhae | Eyes never tell lies |
| Ullae nadikkadhae | Do not pretend inside |
| Female | |
| Kaigal podum naththai kolam | The snail-like pattern drawn by hands |
| Kaadhal pesum vaarthai aagum | Becomes words spoken by love |
| Kaalgal podum thaththai thaalam | The rhythm tapped by feet |
| Unnai thaedi thaavudhae | Leaps searching for you |
| Male | |
| Or nodiyil nuzhainthai uyiril | In a single second, you entered my soul |
| Ini naan siraiyil | From now on, I am in prison |
| Enai kaidhu seidhu pogum kangal | The eyes that arrest me and leave |
| Or mazhaiyil karaindhen thuliyil | In a rain, I dissolved in a drop |
| Izhuthaai nadhiyil | You pulled me into the river |
| Mudhal kaadhal sollu vaattadhae | Don't torment me, declare your first love |
| Male | |
| Kurunthagaval thiraiyil | On the text message screen |
| Kavidhaigalaga | As romantic poems |
| Kuru kuru punnagaiyai thoovudhae | It scatters a playful, mischievous smile |
| Thoduthiraiyil thavazhum | Crawling on the touchscreen |
| Peruviralaaga | Like the thumb |
| Karuvizhi un azhagai theendudhae | My pupil touches your beauty |
| Male | |
| Yedhedho thedum ullam | The heart searches for various things |
| Eduvarai mounam valarpaaiyo | How long will you nurture this silence? |
| Yeraalam pesaamal nee | Without remaining silent with so much left unsaid |
| Oru murai un kaadhalai sollividu | Express your love just once |
| Female | |
| Yaarodum nenjam | My heart with anyone else |
| Nerungiyadhae illai | Has never grown close |
| Un pinnaal vandhindru | Following behind you today |
| Mayangudhu needhan ellai | It swoons, you alone are my boundary |
| Male | |
| Minnalin osai minmini aasai | The sound of lightning, the desire of a firefly |
| Min thadaiyaalae ooyuma | Will it cease just because of a power cut? |
| Un vizhi podum atcharam ellaam | All the letters written by your eyes |
| Innisai polae paayuma | Will they flow like sweet music? |
| Female | |
| Vidaa mazhaiyil | In the relentless rain |
| Nanaindhae nadappomaa | Shall we walk while getting drenched? |
| Idhayam sarindhu | As the heart leans in |
| Irukaigal sera kaadhal koodum | As two hands join, love comes together |
| Male | |
| Or nodiyil nuzhainthai uyiril | In a single second, you entered my soul |
| Ini naan siraiyil | From now on, I am in prison |
| Enai kaidhu seidhu pogum kangal | The eyes that arrest me and leave |
| Or mazhaiyil karaindhen thuliyil | In a rain, I dissolved in a drop |
| Izhuthaai nadhiyil | You pulled me into the river |
| Mudhal kaadhal sollu vaattadhae | Don't torment me, declare your first love |
தீர தீர என்னை கொல்லாதே
உள்ளே சிரிக்காதே
கண்கள் என்றும் பொய்கள் சொல்லாதே
உள்ளே நடிக்காதே
Do not kill me incessantly
Do not laugh inside yourself
Eyes never tell lies
Do not pretend inside
கைகள் போடும் நத்தை கோலம்
காதல் பேசும் வார்த்தை ஆகும்
கால்கள் போடும் தத்தை தாளம்
உன்னை தேடி தாவுதே
The snail-like pattern drawn by hands
Becomes words spoken by love
The rhythm tapped by feet
Leaps searching for you
ஓர் நொடியில் நுழைந்தாய் உயிரில்
இனி நான் சிறையில்
எனை கைது செய்து போகும் கண்கள்
ஓர் மழையில் கரைந்தேன் துளியில்
இழுத்தாய் நதியில்
முதல் காதல் சொல்லு வாட்டாதே
In a single second, you entered my soul
From now on, I am in prison
The eyes that arrest me and leave
In a rain, I dissolved in a drop
You pulled me into the river
Don't torment me, declare your first love
குறுந்தகவல் திரையில்
கவிதைகளாக
குறு குறு புன்னகையை தூவுதே
தொடுதிரையில் தவழும்
பெருவிரலாக
கருவிழி உன் அழகை தீண்டுதே
On the text message screen
As romantic poems
It scatters a playful, mischievous smile
Crawling on the touchscreen
Like the thumb
My pupil touches your beauty
ஏதேதோ தேடும் உள்ளம்
எதுவரை மௌனம் வளர்பாயோ
ஏராளம் பேசாமல் நீ
ஒரு முறை உன் காதலை சொல்லிவிடு
The heart searches for various things
How long will you nurture this silence?
Without remaining silent with so much left unsaid
Express your love just once
யாரோடும் நெஞ்சம்
நெருங்கியதே இல்லை
உன் பின்னால் வந்தின்று
மயங்குதே நீதான் எல்லை
My heart with anyone else
Has never grown close
Following behind you today
It swoons, you alone are my boundary
மின்னலின் ஓசை மின்மினி ஆசை
மின் தடையாலே ஓயுமா
உன் விழி போடும் அட்சரம் எல்லாம்
இன்னிசை போலே பாயுமா
The sound of lightning, the desire of a firefly
Will it cease just because of a power cut?
All the letters written by your eyes
Will they flow like sweet music?
விடா மழையில்
நனைந்தே நடப்போமா
இதயம் சரிந்து
இருவர் :
இரு கைகள் சேர காதல் கூடும்
In the relentless rain
Shall we walk while getting drenched?
As the heart leans in
As two hands join, love comes together
ஓர் நொடியில் நுழைந்தாய் உயிரில்
இனி நான் சிறையில்
எனை கைது செய்து போகும் கண்கள்
ஓர் மழையில் கரைந்தேன் துளியில்
இழுத்தாய் நதியில்
முதல் காதல் சொல்லு வாட்டாதே
In a single second, you entered my soul
From now on, I am in prison
The eyes that arrest me and leave
In a rain, I dissolved in a drop
You pulled me into the river
Don't torment me, declare your first love
Theera theera ennai kolladhae
Do not kill me incessantly
Ullae sirikkadhae
Do not laugh inside yourself
Kangal endrum poigal solladhae
Eyes never tell lies
Ullae nadikkadhae
Do not pretend inside
Kaigal podum naththai kolam
The snail-like pattern drawn by hands
Kaadhal pesum vaarthai aagum
Becomes words spoken by love
Kaalgal podum thaththai thaalam
The rhythm tapped by feet
Unnai thaedi thaavudhae
Leaps searching for you
Or nodiyil nuzhainthai uyiril
In a single second, you entered my soul
Ini naan siraiyil
From now on, I am in prison
Enai kaidhu seidhu pogum kangal
The eyes that arrest me and leave
Or mazhaiyil karaindhen thuliyil
In a rain, I dissolved in a drop
Izhuthaai nadhiyil
You pulled me into the river
Mudhal kaadhal sollu vaattadhae
Don't torment me, declare your first love
Kurunthagaval thiraiyil
On the text message screen
Kavidhaigalaga
As romantic poems
Kuru kuru punnagaiyai thoovudhae
It scatters a playful, mischievous smile
Thoduthiraiyil thavazhum
Crawling on the touchscreen
Peruviralaaga
Like the thumb
Karuvizhi un azhagai theendudhae
My pupil touches your beauty
Yedhedho thedum ullam
The heart searches for various things
Eduvarai mounam valarpaaiyo
How long will you nurture this silence?
Yeraalam pesaamal nee
Without remaining silent with so much left unsaid
Oru murai un kaadhalai sollividu
Express your love just once
Yaarodum nenjam
My heart with anyone else
Nerungiyadhae illai
Has never grown close
Un pinnaal vandhindru
Following behind you today
Mayangudhu needhan ellai
It swoons, you alone are my boundary
Minnalin osai minmini aasai
The sound of lightning, the desire of a firefly
Min thadaiyaalae ooyuma
Will it cease just because of a power cut?
Un vizhi podum atcharam ellaam
All the letters written by your eyes
Innisai polae paayuma
Will they flow like sweet music?
Vidaa mazhaiyil
In the relentless rain
Nanaindhae nadappomaa
Shall we walk while getting drenched?
Idhayam sarindhu
As the heart leans in
Irukaigal sera kaadhal koodum
As two hands join, love comes together
Or nodiyil nuzhainthai uyiril
In a single second, you entered my soul
Ini naan siraiyil
From now on, I am in prison
Enai kaidhu seidhu pogum kangal
The eyes that arrest me and leave
Or mazhaiyil karaindhen thuliyil
In a rain, I dissolved in a drop
Izhuthaai nadhiyil
You pulled me into the river
Mudhal kaadhal sollu vaattadhae
Don't torment me, declare your first love
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Theera Theera' expresses the overwhelmed state of a protagonist deeply fallen in love. The lyrics describe how a simple glance or smile from the beloved creates a captive feeling, making the protagonist feel imprisoned by love yet yearning for more. Modern imagery, such as texting on touchscreens and thumbs scrolling, is seamlessly blended with classical romantic metaphors like rain, rivers, and eye contact. Throughout the track, the lover urges the partner to break their silence and confess their feelings. The song captures the anxiety, sweetness, and eagerness of early romance, where every gesture becomes a musical rhythm and every glance feels like a captivating sentence.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Mondhai / Alliteration & Etukai (Second-letter Rhyming)
“Minnalin osai minmini aasai”
The usage of 'Minnalin' and 'Minmini' in the same line creates a pleasing auditory rhyme using the 'nn' sound.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Enai kaidhu seidhu pogum kangal / Ini naan siraiyil”
The lover's state of being mesmerized by the beloved's eyes is metaphorically described as being arrested and locked in prison.
Modern Tech Imagery & Simile
“Thoduthiraiyil thavazhum Peruviralaaga Karuvizhi un azhagai theendudhae”
The movement of the pupil taking in beauty is poetically compared to a thumb crawling over a modern smartphone touchscreen.
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Trivia
The music for Sarbath (2021) was composed by Ajesh, who gained fame as the title winner of Airtel Super Singer Season 2 before transitioning into full-time film music composition. The lyrics were penned by Ku. Karthik.
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