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Theeraadha

From Animal · 2023

Lyricist
Mohan Rajan
Singers
Shreya Ghoshal, Yazin Nizar
Music director
Manan Bhardwaj
Details
Animal2023

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Theeradha perungaadhalUnending boundless love
Un meedhu naan konden anbaeI have fallen for you, my darling
Un kaigal seraTo join hands with you
Ketkaadha oru paadalAn unheard song
Nee paada naan ketten anbaeI listened as you sang it, my darling
Namm kaadhal pesaFor our love to speak
Female
Konjidum vaarthaiyaale azhagaagum manameMy heart becomes beautiful through affectionate words
Pesa pesa neelamaagum kanameAs we keep speaking, the moment stretches endlessly
Kashmirin niram thee pola maarumThe color of Kashmir changes like fire
Rasithenae naanum endhan uyireI admired it too, my life
Female
Maaradha mogamAn unchanging passion
Ennai naal dhorum soozhumSurrounds me every day
Midhandhenae nanaum en uravaeI floated away too, my dearest relative
Female
Hoo oo unnodu serndhuHoo oo, together with you
Untholil saaindhuLeaning on your shoulder
Yugam nooru vaazhvenae naan thanadaI will live for a hundred eras, my dear
Urangaamal konjugiraai kenjalaai pesiWithout sleeping you fondle me, speaking pleadingly
Naan kaanum dhisaiyae nee thanadaEvery direction I look, it is only you
Female
Naam vaazhum ulagathilIn the world we inhabit
Verondrum vendamNothing else is needed
Vilagadhae nee endrum dhooramDo not ever move far away
Muthamitaai idhamaaiYou kissed me gently
Pitham konden thaagamaaiI became mad with thirst
Female
En kaadhal mel ongi urugugirenI melt intensely over my love
Un paarvai podhumYour glance is enough
Undhan swasam podhumYour breath is enough
En bomi nee endru ularugirenI babble deliriously that you are my world
Male
Imaigal veesinaayaeYou fluttered your eyelids
Idhayam vaanginaayaeYou captured my heart
Unaalae thaan sarindhenae naanIt is only because of you that I fell
Oru kodi minnal enai thakkuthaeA crore lightning bolts strike me
Un paarvaiyaalae en nenjin oramThrough your gaze at the edge of my heart
Female
Un perai en peraiYour name and my name
Naan serthu konden anbaeI linked together, my love
En vaazhkai neelaFor my life to endure
Un moochil en moochaiMy breath with your breath
Nee serthu vaithaaai anbaeYou merged together, my love
Nam kaadhal vaazhaFor our love to live on
Male
Kangalai nee eerkkum neramThe moment you attract my eyes
Puthidhaagum dhinamaeEvery day becomes brand new
Sera sera aazhamaagum sugamaeAs we unite further, the bliss grows deeper
Nee vaazhum dhooramAs long as you live
Naan vaazha vendumI want to live
Idhu ondru podhum endhan ulagaeThis one thing is enough, my world
Neengaadha nesam nee veesu podhumIt is enough if you shower your unceasing love
Imaikkamal kaanum en kanaveMy dream that I behold without blinking
Female
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Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song is a deeply passionate romantic duet expressing overwhelming affection, intimacy, and eternal devotion between two lovers. The lyrics describe how love transforms ordinary moments into extraordinary ones, where even the cold landscapes of Kashmir seem to glow like fire with their warmth and passion. The protagonists describe leaning on each other, merging their breaths and names, and finding complete emotional fulfillment solely in each other's presence.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Kashmirin niram thee pola maarum

Compares the changing colors and warmth of Kashmir under love's glow to fire ('thee pola').

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)

Oru kodi minnal enai thakkuthae

Exaggerates the sensory impact of the beloved's glance as being struck by ten million lightning bolts.

Anaphora / Repetition (Edukku Thodar)

Pesa pesa neelamaagum kaname / Sera sera aazhamaagum sugamae

Repetition of 'pesa' and 'sera' to emphasize continuous interaction and growing emotional closeness.

Etukai (Second letter rhyming)

Maaradha mogam / Midhandhenae nanaum en uravae

The second letter 'ma' matches in 'Maaradha' and 'Midhandhenae', creating Tamil poetic harmony.

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Trivia

This track is the official Tamil version of the song 'Pehle Bhi Main' from Sandeep Reddy Vanga's blockbuster movie 'Animal' (2023). While the Hindi original was composed and sung by Manan Bhardwaj, the Tamil rendition features vocals by Shreya Ghoshal and Yazin Nizar, with Tamil lyrics penned by Mohan Rajan.

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