Thoonga Kangal
From Maya · 2015
- Lyricist
- Kutti Revathy
- Singer
- Shakthisree Gopalan
- Music director
- Ron Ethan Yohann
- Details
- Maya2015
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Thoonga kangal | Sleepless eyes |
| Yengum unnaal | Longing because of you |
| Neengum unnaal | Leaving because of you |
| Thengum kanneer | Stagnant tears |
| Thuliyil needhaan | In that drop, it is you |
| Neeraai neeyo | Are you like water? |
| Female | |
| Oonaa uyira | Flesh or life force? |
| Rendum ondru | Both are one |
| Ondril ondrai | Merging one into another |
| Urugum nenjam | The melting heart |
| Nenjil needhaan | In my heart, it is you |
| Theeraai neeyo | Are you an unquenchable urge? |
| Female | |
| Mugathinai moodaamal | Without hiding your face |
| Agathinai thaa | Give me your inner soul |
| Virumbinen vaazha | I desired to live |
| Thirumbi neeyum vaa | You too return back |
| Kaadhal maari oodal aagi | Love turned into a quarrel |
| Kaanal aanaai nyayama | You became a mirage, is this fair? |
| Female | |
| Pon vidiyalai | A golden dawn |
| Unnil kanden | I saw in you |
| Podhum endrum | Forever sufficient |
| Thoora vaanathai | Distant sky |
| Kannil konden | I held in my eyes |
| Kaalam urugum munn | Before time melts away |
| Vaanam viriyum tharunam | The moment the sky expands |
| Female | |
| Siragugalai virikkum baarathil | Under the burden of spreading wings |
| Naalum neelum | Days stretch on |
| Kanavugalil karainthu pogaiyil | As I dissolve in dreams |
| Aagayam moodinaal thaanduveno | If the sky closes, will I cross it? |
| Aagayam thaan ellaiyo | Is the sky truly the limit? |
| Nee…. vaa | You... come |
| Female | |
| Thoonga kangal | Sleepless eyes |
| Yengum unnaal | Longing because of you |
| Neengum unnaal | Leaving because of you |
| Thengum kanneer | Stagnant tears |
| Thuliyil needhaan | In that drop, it is you |
| Neeraai neeyo | Are you like water? |
| Female | |
| Agathinai moodaamal | Without concealing the inner soul |
| Mugathinai thaaraai | Show me your face |
| Thirumbinen vaazha | I returned to live |
| Virumbi neeyum vaa | Desiring it, you too come |
| Kaayam maara | For wounds to heal |
| Naanum neeyum | You and I |
| Koodal aanaal | If we unite |
| Sogam Theerum | Sorrow will end |
| Oodal aagi | Becoming a conflict |
| Kaadhal maari | Changing away from love |
| Thoonga kangal thoonguma…. | Will these sleepless eyes ever sleep? |
தூங்கா கண்கள்
ஏங்கும் உன்னால் நீங்கும்
உன்னால் தேங்கும் கண்ணீர்
துளியில் நீதான் நீராய் நீயோ
Sleepless eyes
Longing because of you
Leaving because of you
Stagnant tears
In that drop, it is you
Are you like water?
ஊனா உயிரா
ரெண்டும் ஒன்று ஒன்றில்
ஒன்றாய் உருகும் நெஞ்சம்
நெஞ்சில் நீதான் தீராய் நீயோ
Flesh or life force?
Both are one
Merging one into another
The melting heart
In my heart, it is you
Are you an unquenchable urge?
முகத்தினை
மூடாமல் அகத்திணை
தா விரும்பினேன் வாழ
திரும்பி நீயும் வா காதல்
மாறி ஊடல் ஆகி கானல்
ஆனாய் நியாயமா
Without hiding your face
Give me your inner soul
I desired to live
You too return back
Love turned into a quarrel
You became a mirage, is this fair?
பொன் விடியலை
உன்னில் கண்டேன் போதும்
என்றும் தூர வானத்தை
கண்ணில் கண்டேன் காலம்
உருகும் முன் வானம் விரியும்
தருணம்
A golden dawn
I saw in you
Forever sufficient
Distant sky
I held in my eyes
Before time melts away
The moment the sky expands
சிறகுகளை
விரிக்கும் பாரத்தில்
நாளும் நீளும் கனவுகளில்
கரைந்து போகையில்
ஆகாயம் மூடினால்
தாண்டுவேனோ ஆகாயம்
தான் எல்லையோ நீ வா
Under the burden of spreading wings
Days stretch on
As I dissolve in dreams
If the sky closes, will I cross it?
Is the sky truly the limit?
You... come
தூங்கா கண்கள்
ஏங்கும் உன்னால் நீங்கும்
உன்னால் தேங்கும் கண்ணீர்
துளியில் நீதான் நீராய் நீயோ
Sleepless eyes
Longing because of you
Leaving because of you
Stagnant tears
In that drop, it is you
Are you like water?
அகத்திணை
மூடாமல் முகத்தினை
தாராய் திரும்பினேன்
வாழ விரும்பி நீயும்
வா காயம் மாற நானும்
நீயும் கூடல் ஆனால்
சோகம் தீரும் ஊடல்
ஆகி காதல் மாறி தூங்கா
கண்கள் தூங்குமா
Without concealing the inner soul
Show me your face
I returned to live
Desiring it, you too come
For wounds to heal
You and I
If we unite
Sorrow will end
Becoming a conflict
Changing away from love
Will these sleepless eyes ever sleep?
Thoonga kangal
Sleepless eyes
Yengum unnaal
Longing because of you
Neengum unnaal
Leaving because of you
Thengum kanneer
Stagnant tears
Thuliyil needhaan
In that drop, it is you
Neeraai neeyo
Are you like water?
Oonaa uyira
Flesh or life force?
Rendum ondru
Both are one
Ondril ondrai
Merging one into another
Urugum nenjam
The melting heart
Nenjil needhaan
In my heart, it is you
Theeraai neeyo
Are you an unquenchable urge?
Mugathinai moodaamal
Without hiding your face
Agathinai thaa
Give me your inner soul
Virumbinen vaazha
I desired to live
Thirumbi neeyum vaa
You too return back
Kaadhal maari oodal aagi
Love turned into a quarrel
Kaanal aanaai nyayama
You became a mirage, is this fair?
Pon vidiyalai
A golden dawn
Unnil kanden
I saw in you
Podhum endrum
Forever sufficient
Thoora vaanathai
Distant sky
Kannil konden
I held in my eyes
Kaalam urugum munn
Before time melts away
Vaanam viriyum tharunam
The moment the sky expands
Siragugalai virikkum baarathil
Under the burden of spreading wings
Naalum neelum
Days stretch on
Kanavugalil karainthu pogaiyil
As I dissolve in dreams
Aagayam moodinaal thaanduveno
If the sky closes, will I cross it?
Aagayam thaan ellaiyo
Is the sky truly the limit?
Nee…. vaa
You... come
Thoonga kangal
Sleepless eyes
Yengum unnaal
Longing because of you
Neengum unnaal
Leaving because of you
Thengum kanneer
Stagnant tears
Thuliyil needhaan
In that drop, it is you
Neeraai neeyo
Are you like water?
Agathinai moodaamal
Without concealing the inner soul
Mugathinai thaaraai
Show me your face
Thirumbinen vaazha
I returned to live
Virumbi neeyum vaa
Desiring it, you too come
Kaayam maara
For wounds to heal
Naanum neeyum
You and I
Koodal aanaal
If we unite
Sogam Theerum
Sorrow will end
Oodal aagi
Becoming a conflict
Kaadhal maari
Changing away from love
Thoonga kangal thoonguma….
Will these sleepless eyes ever sleep?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This haunting track expresses deep emotional pain, yearning, and philosophical existentialism caused by separation from a loved one. The protagonist suffers from sleeplessness, reflecting on how love has turned into conflict and their beloved has become as elusive as a mirage. Through rich poetic metaphors involving sky, wings, flesh, and tears, the song portrays a heart longing for reunion and emotional healing.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Mugathinai moodaamal / Agathinai thaa”
Rhyming of the second letter across lines (Mugathinai / Agathinai) creates poetic symmetry.
Metaphor
“Kaanal aanaai nyayama”
Compares the elusive beloved to a illusionary mirage ('Kaanal').
Antithesis / Wordplay
“Agathinai moodaamal / Mugathinai thaaraai”
Contrasts 'Mugam' (outer face/appearance) with 'Agam' (inner soul/mind).
Rhetorical Question
“Thoonga kangal thoonguma….”
Ends the song with a poignant question about whether pain will ever allow sleep.
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Trivia
The song is composed by Ron Ethan Yohann for the 2015 Tamil horror-thriller film 'Maya', starring Nayanthara. The evocative lyrics were written by prominent Tamil poet Kutti Revathy, known for her feminist literature and deep lyrical imagery.
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