Theeye Dhaagamo
From Dhoomam · 2023
- Lyricist
- Madhurakavi
- Singer
- Pradeep Kumar
- Music director
- Poornachandra Tejaswi SV
- Details
- Dhoomam2023
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Theeye dhaagamo | Is fire thirsting? |
| Theeraadha mogamo | Is it an unquenchable desire? |
| Pogum dhooram eellam | All the distance traversed, |
| Azhiya paavamo | Is it an immortal sin? |
| Male | |
| Saambal meattilum | Even on the mound of ashes, |
| Pugaiyaai neeludhae | It lingers as smoke. |
| Ullae thee ranam | Inside, the fire is an open wound, |
| Adhu aaralaiyo | Has it not healed yet? |
| Male | |
| Neattraya thee | Yesterday's fire |
| Chidhaiyil pularum | Dawns upon the funeral pyre. |
| Naalaienum vidiyalae | O dawn called tomorrow! |
| Indru eludhum | Whatever history |
| Saridham edhuvum | Is written today, |
| Mei vizhungum poigalae | They are lies swallowing the truth. |
| Male | |
| Vizhi neer thelithaal | If tear drops are sprinkled, |
| Analdhaan kedumo | Will the blazes go out? |
| Nee pogum veedhiyil | On the street you walk, |
| Pala kaalam | For ages to come, |
| Neelum paava theeye nee | You remain the long-enduring fire of sin! |
| Male | |
| Vann mugilaal | By a cloud in the sky, |
| Nilai maaridumo | Will the state change? |
| Kaattralaiyaal adangumo | Will it be subdued by gusts of wind? |
| Senganalin sinam | The fury of the red embers, |
| Theerndhidumo | Will it ever end? |
| Ooindhidumo un aattam | Will your dance cease? |
| Oyumvarai | Until it stops, |
| Male | |
| Thodarum nizhalae | O shadow that follows endlessly! |
| Unnai pirindhae | Separating from you, |
| Varumo varumo | Will it come? Will it come? |
| Vandhal thagumo | Even if it comes, would it be proper? |
| Male | |
| Kayiraai pinaiyum | Intertwining like a rope, |
| Kai reagaigal pol | Like the palm lines on a hand, |
| Ninaivil thodarum | Continuing in memory, |
| Nyaabagangal | Are the recollections. |
| Male | |
| Vidhiyaa madhiyaa | Is it fate or intellect? |
| Vizhanga sadhiya | An incomprehensible conspiracy? |
| Agamum puramum | Both inside and outside, |
| Nidhamum pizhaiya | Every day is a fault. |
| Male | |
| Pala gangai | Even if immersed |
| Neeril muzhgai | In the waters of many holy Ganges rivers |
| Meendaalum | And one emerges again, |
| Paavangale | The sins, |
| Kazhindhodidumo | Will they wash away and run? |
| Kaaladiyai neengaadhe | Never leaving your footsteps. |
| Male | |
| Theern-dhidumo | Will it be quenched, |
| Uyir dhaagam adhu | That thirst of the soul? |
| Ooindhidumo | Will it cease, |
| Un mogam theera | Before your intense craving ends? |
| Male | |
| Theeye dhaagamo | Is fire thirsting? |
| Theeraadha mogamo | Is it an unquenchable desire? |
| Pogum dhooram eellam | All the distance traversed, |
| Azhiya paavamo | Is it an immortal sin? |
தீயே தாகமோ
தீராத மோகமோ
போகும் தூரம் எல்லாம்
ஆழியா பாவமோ
Is fire thirsting?
Is it an unquenchable desire?
All the distance traversed,
Is it an immortal sin?
சாம்பல் மேட்டிலும்
புகையாய் நீளுதே
உள்ளே தீரணம்
அது ஆறலையோ
Even on the mound of ashes,
It lingers as smoke.
Inside, the fire is an open wound,
Has it not healed yet?
நேற்றைய தீ சிதையில் புலரும்
நாளை எனும் விடியலே
இன்று எழுதும் சரிதம் எதுவும்
மெய் விழுங்கும் பொய்களே
Yesterday's fire
Dawns upon the funeral pyre.
O dawn called tomorrow!
Whatever history
Is written today,
They are lies swallowing the truth.
விழி நீர் தெளித்தால்
அனல்-தான் கெடுமோ
பல காலம்
நீளும் பாவ தீயே நீ
If tear drops are sprinkled,
Will the blazes go out?
On the street you walk,
For ages to come,
You remain the long-enduring fire of sin!
வான் முகிலால்
நிலை மாறிடுமோ
காற்றலையால் அடங்குமோ
செங்கனலின் சினம் தீர்ந்திடுமோ
ஓய்ந்திடுமோ உன் ஆட்டம்
ஓயும் வரை
By a cloud in the sky,
Will the state change?
Will it be subdued by gusts of wind?
The fury of the red embers,
Will it ever end?
Will your dance cease?
Until it stops,
தொடரும் நிழலே
உன்னை பிரிந்தே
வருமோ வருமோ
வந்தால் தகுமோ
O shadow that follows endlessly!
Separating from you,
Will it come? Will it come?
Even if it comes, would it be proper?
கயிறாய் பிணையும்
கை ரேகைகள் போல்
நினைவில் தொடரும்
நியாபகங்கள்
Intertwining like a rope,
Like the palm lines on a hand,
Continuing in memory,
Are the recollections.
விதியா மதியா
விழங்கா சாதியா
அகமும் புறமும்
நிதமும் பிழையா
Is it fate or intellect?
An incomprehensible conspiracy?
Both inside and outside,
Every day is a fault.
பல கங்கை
நீரில் முழ்கி மீண்டாலும்
பாவங்களே
கழிந்தோடிடுமோ
காலடியை நீங்காதே
Even if immersed
In the waters of many holy Ganges rivers
And one emerges again,
The sins,
Will they wash away and run?
Never leaving your footsteps.
தீர்ந்திடுமோ
உயிர் தாகம் அது
ஓய்ந்திடுமோ
உன் மோகம் தீர
Will it be quenched,
That thirst of the soul?
Will it cease,
Before your intense craving ends?
தீயே தாகமோ
தீராத மோகமோ
போகும் தூரம் எல்லாம்
ஆழியா பாவமோ
Is fire thirsting?
Is it an unquenchable desire?
All the distance traversed,
Is it an immortal sin?
Theeye dhaagamo
Is fire thirsting?
Theeraadha mogamo
Is it an unquenchable desire?
Pogum dhooram eellam
All the distance traversed,
Azhiya paavamo
Is it an immortal sin?
Saambal meattilum
Even on the mound of ashes,
Pugaiyaai neeludhae
It lingers as smoke.
Ullae thee ranam
Inside, the fire is an open wound,
Adhu aaralaiyo
Has it not healed yet?
Neattraya thee
Yesterday's fire
Chidhaiyil pularum
Dawns upon the funeral pyre.
Naalaienum vidiyalae
O dawn called tomorrow!
Indru eludhum
Whatever history
Saridham edhuvum
Is written today,
Mei vizhungum poigalae
They are lies swallowing the truth.
Vizhi neer thelithaal
If tear drops are sprinkled,
Analdhaan kedumo
Will the blazes go out?
Nee pogum veedhiyil
On the street you walk,
Pala kaalam
For ages to come,
Neelum paava theeye nee
You remain the long-enduring fire of sin!
Vann mugilaal
By a cloud in the sky,
Nilai maaridumo
Will the state change?
Kaattralaiyaal adangumo
Will it be subdued by gusts of wind?
Senganalin sinam
The fury of the red embers,
Theerndhidumo
Will it ever end?
Ooindhidumo un aattam
Will your dance cease?
Oyumvarai
Until it stops,
Thodarum nizhalae
O shadow that follows endlessly!
Unnai pirindhae
Separating from you,
Varumo varumo
Will it come? Will it come?
Vandhal thagumo
Even if it comes, would it be proper?
Kayiraai pinaiyum
Intertwining like a rope,
Kai reagaigal pol
Like the palm lines on a hand,
Ninaivil thodarum
Continuing in memory,
Nyaabagangal
Are the recollections.
Vidhiyaa madhiyaa
Is it fate or intellect?
Vizhanga sadhiya
An incomprehensible conspiracy?
Agamum puramum
Both inside and outside,
Nidhamum pizhaiya
Every day is a fault.
Pala gangai
Even if immersed
Neeril muzhgai
In the waters of many holy Ganges rivers
Meendaalum
And one emerges again,
Paavangale
The sins,
Kazhindhodidumo
Will they wash away and run?
Kaaladiyai neengaadhe
Never leaving your footsteps.
Theern-dhidumo
Will it be quenched,
Uyir dhaagam adhu
That thirst of the soul?
Ooindhidumo
Will it cease,
Un mogam theera
Before your intense craving ends?
Theeye dhaagamo
Is fire thirsting?
Theeraadha mogamo
Is it an unquenchable desire?
Pogum dhooram eellam
All the distance traversed,
Azhiya paavamo
Is it an immortal sin?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Theeye Dhaagamo' serves as a haunting philosophical contemplation on guilt, inescapable karma, and unquenchable human desire. Using fire, smoke, ashes, and wounds as central metaphors, the lyrics depict an internal conflict where past sins and inner turmoil burn endlessly like an unextinguishably hot blaze. The speaker reflects on how superficial cleansing—such as weeping or washing oneself in holy rivers—cannot erase deep-seated mistakes that follow a person like their own shadow. Written for the suspense thriller Dhoomam, the song captures the psychological descent of a character consumed by their own actions. The lyricist continuously questions fate, human intelligence, and truth, emphasizing that time and self-deception only obscure reality without offering true redemption until the soul's fire is finally subdued.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Theeye dhaagamo / Theeraadha mogamo”
Repetition of the initial consonant sound 'Thee' across consecutive lines creates rhythmic flow.
Edugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Indru eludhum / Saridham edhuvum”
Agreement of the second letter 'dhu' sound in 'Indru' and 'Saridham' (or internal assonance patterns across lines).
Simile (Upamai)
“Kayiraai pinaiyum Kai reagaigal pol”
Comparing memories following a person continuously to lines on a palm and twisted ropes using 'pol' (like).
Rhetorical Question (Vinaa Aani)
“Vizhi neer thelithaal Analdhaan kedumo”
Frequent use of interrogative endings ('-mo', '-o') to challenge the possibility of redemption or escape from guilt.
Extended Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Neelum paava theeye nee”
Fire ('Thee') and smoke ('Pugai') are used as metaphors for persistent sin, guilt, and destructive passion.
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Trivia
This song is from the Tamil dubbed version of the 2023 psychological thriller 'Dhoomam', directed by Pawan Kumar and produced by Hombale Films. Composed by Poornachandra Tejaswi SV, the track features vocals by Pradeep Kumar, whose soulful and melancholic delivery accentuates the dark, atmospheric tone of the film's narrative on corporate greed and addiction.
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