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Lyrics & meaning

Tholaidhoora Nilave

From Chinna · 2005

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singer
D. Imman
Music director
D. Imman
Movie name
Chinna
Movie release year
2005
Lyrics added on
16 Jul 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Tholaithoora nilavae nilavae
Thoduvena unai thoduvena …
Ganamaana ninaivae ninaivae
Viduvena unai viduvena …
Tholai tholai…ganam
Tholaidhoora ..ganamaana
Tholaidhoora tholaidhoora nilavae
Thoduvena thoduvena …
Kolaikaara kolaikaara kanavae
Viduvena viduvena …
Kadal thalamaa ……aaa
Seitha kaadhal karainthu vidumaa
Asura thalamaa…..aaa…
Konda asai adangi vidumaa
Poi vidu ..poi vidu
Vilagidu vilagidu pennae ..
Poi vidu.. poi vidu
Vilagidu vilagidu pennae..
Tholaithoora nilavae nilavae
Thoduvena unai thoduvena …
Ganamaana ninaivae ninaivae
Viduvena unai viduvena …
Tholai..ganam
Valiyae.. valiyae..
En kannai paar
Poiyae ..poiyae..
En nenjai paar
Uyirae en idhayam paar
Nee nambi kedutha nyabagamaa
En moochu thinara vaikum
Male & Chorus :Kaattraanaai ..
Male :Aayul erikka vantha
Male & Chorus :Nerupaanai ..
Male :Ninaivae puthikka oru
Male & Chorus :Mann aanaai
Male :Siragai parakka vaitha
Male & Chorus :Vinn aanaai ..
Uyirae en idhayam paar
Athil kettkum isai nee allavaa..
Tholaidhoora tholaidhoora nilavae
Thoduvena thoduvena …
Pothum niruthu
Uun ponn sirippai
Athilae kanden
Oru pudhu neruppai
Uyirae en idhayam paar ….
Un perai athil sethiki vaippen …
Nee thirumba thirumba vanthu
Male & Chorus :Yutham sei ..
Male :Naadi thudipil vanthu
Male & Chorus :Satham sei ..
Male :Meendum meendum vandhu
Male & Chorus :Mutham sei..
Male :Nambi vantha ennai
Male & Chorus :Ratham sei..
Uyirae en idhayam paar ..
Nee vanthu pona kaalthadangal..
Tholaidhoora tholaidhoora nilavae
Thoduvena thoduvena …
Kolaikaara kolaikaara kanavae
Viduvena viduvena …
Kadal thalamaa ……aaa
Male :Seitha kaadhal karainthu vidumaa
Chorus :Asura thalamaa…..aaa…
Male :Konda asai adangi vidumaa
Poi vidu ..poi vidu
Vilagidu vilagidu pennae ..
Poi vidu.. poi vidu
Vilagidu vilagidu pennae..
Poi vidu ..poi vidu
Poividu pennae
Vilagidu vilagidu vilagidu pennae ..
Poi vidu ..poi vidu
Poividu pennae
Vilagidu vilagidu vilagidu pennae ..
Faraway moon, O moon...
Will I ever touch you, will I touch you?
Heavy memory, O memory...
Will I ever let you go, will I let you go?
Far, far... heavy...
Faraway... heavy...
Faraway, faraway moon...
Will I touch you, will I touch you?
Ruthless, ruthless dream...
Will I let you go, will I let you go?
Is this an ocean floor? Ah...
Will the love we shared dissolve away?
Is this a demon's realm? Ah...
Will the deep desire within ever fade away?
Go away... go away...
Move away, stay away, girl...
Go away... go away...
Move away, stay away, girl...
Faraway moon, O moon...
Will I ever touch you, will I touch you?
Heavy memory, O memory...
Will I ever let you go, will I let you go?
Distant... heavy...
O pain... pain...
Look into my eyes...
O lie... lie...
Look at my heart...
My life, look at my heart...
Are these memories of you betraying my trust?
To choke my breath...
You became the air...
Coming to burn down my lifetime...
You became the fire...
Just to bury these memories...
You became the earth...
Giving wings for me to fly...
You became the sky...
My life, look at my heart...
Aren't you the music heard inside it?
Faraway, faraway moon...
Will I touch you, will I touch you?
Enough, put a stop to...
your golden smile...
Inside it, I saw...
a brand new fire...
My life, look at my heart...
I will carve your name inside it...
Come again and again...
and wage a war...
Step into my heartbeat...
and make your noise...
Come again and again...
and give me kisses...
To me who came trusting you...
make me bleed...
My life, look at my heart...
These are the footprints of you coming and going...
Faraway, faraway moon...
Will I touch you, will I touch you?
Ruthless, ruthless dream...
Will I let you go, will I let you go?
Is this an ocean floor? Ah...
Will the love we shared dissolve away?
Is this a demon's realm? Ah...
Will the deep desire within ever fade away?
Go away... go away...
Move away, stay away, girl...
Go away... go away...
Move away, stay away, girl...
Go away... go away...
Go away, girl...
Move away, stay away, move away, girl...
Go away... go away...
Go away, girl...
Move away, stay away, move away, girl...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from the movie Chinna depicts the passionate yet agonizing internal conflict of a lover caught between intense devotion and betrayal. Addressing his beloved as an unreachable distant moon and a killer dream, the protagonist struggles with memories that both elevate and destroy him. He feels consumed by her presence while desperately asking her to leave his life to spare him further heartbreak. The imagery weaves natural elements—wind, fire, earth, and sky—to illustrate how completely the lover encompasses his world, transforming affection into a battlefield of emotional turmoil, longing, and pain.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

Tholaithoora nilavae nilavae

Compares the beloved to an unreachable 'distant moon' (Tholaithoora nilavae) and a 'killer dream' (Kolaikaara kanavae).

Elemental Imagery (Pancha Bhutam)

Kaattraanaai... Nerupaanai... Mann aanaai... Vinn aanaai..

Uses nature elements (wind, fire, soil, sky) sequentially to depict the intense and destructive nature of love.

Repetition (Adukkuthodar / Anaphora)

Poi vidu ..poi vidu / Vilagidu vilagidu pennae ..

Repeats phrases like 'poi vidu' (go away) and 'vilagidu' (step away) to emphasize the urgency of rejection and pain.

Rhetorical Question

Seitha kaadhal karainthu vidumaa

Asks reflective questions about whether love will dissolve like water in the ocean or if desire will ever subside.

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Trivia

The soundtrack for the 2005 Tamil film 'Chinna' was composed by D. Imman, starring Vijayakanth and Kamalinee Mukherjee. Pa. Vijay penned the lyrics, capturing high emotional stakes that contrast with the film's action-drama backdrop.

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