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Thoongum Podhu

From CICADA · 2023

Lyricist
Navin Kannan
Singers
Kapil Kapilan, Aparna Rajeev
Music director
Sreejith Edavana
Movie name
CICADA
Movie release year
2023
Lyrics added on
1 Aug 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thungum bothun nyabagam
Thedi parthen un mugam
Neril unnai parthathum
Kangal mooda marakkiren…
Haiyaiyo
Unnale endhan
Kaalangal ellam aaruthae
Indrodu
Ennoda vaanil
Vannangal ellam kooduthae
En swasam nee
Un thedal naan
En aazhi nee
Neendhum meenaai naan
Thungum bothun nyabagam
Thedi parthen un mugam
Neril unnai parthathum
Kangal mooda marakkiren
Maalai saarthinaal
Kodhai maalai maatrinaal
Maiyalai thaiyalaal
Maamalar karathinaal
Ilayai theendum paniyai pol
Viralgal unnai theendum theendum
Maalai nera thaeneer pol
Anbe anbe nee vendum
Idhazhe nee nerunga
Boomi vegam kooduthey
Adhil undhan veppam sera
Ellam sorgamaaguthae…
Haiyaiyo
Unnale endhan
Kaalangal ellam maaruthae
Indrodu
Ennoda vaanil
Vannangal ellam kooduthae…
Iraiyai thedum paravai pol
Idhayam unnai thedum thedum
Karaiyai thedum padagai pol
Anbe unnai vizhigal thedum
Azhage nee nadantha paadhai
Pookkal aaguthae
Adhil undhan paadham theenda
Poovin vaasam kooduthae…
Haiyaiyo
Unnale endhan
Kaalangal ellam maaruthae
Indrodu
Ennoda vaanil
Vannangal ellam kooduthae
En swasam nee
Un thedal naan
En aazhi nee
Neendhum meenaai naan
Thungum bothun nyabagam
Thedi parthen un mugam
Neril unnai parthathum
Kangal mooda marakkiren
Even as I sleep, I think of you,
I searched for your face.
The moment I see you before me,
I forget to close my eyes...
Oh my...
Because of you,
All my days find healing.
Starting today,
In my sky,
All the colors come together.
You are my breath,
I am the one you seek.
You are my ocean,
I am the fish swimming in it.
Even as I sleep, I think of you,
I searched for your face.
The moment I see you before me,
I forget to close my eyes.
She offered the garland,
The lovely girl exchanged garlands,
Filled with sweet love,
With her flower-soft hands.
Like dew touching a leaf,
My fingers gently touch you again and again.
Like a cup of evening tea,
My love, my love, I need you.
As your lips draw close,
The earth spins faster.
When your warmth joins mine,
Everything turns into heaven...
Oh my...
Because of you,
All my days are changing.
Starting today,
In my sky,
All the colors come together...
Like a bird searching for its food,
My heart keeps searching for you.
Like a boat searching for the shore,
My love, my eyes search for you.
The path you walked on, my beauty,
Turns into blossoms.
When your feet touch them,
The fragrance of the flowers grows richer...
Oh my...
Because of you,
All my days are changing.
Starting today,
In my sky,
All the colors come together.
You are my breath,
I am the one you seek.
You are my ocean,
I am the fish swimming in it.
Even as I sleep, I think of you,
I searched for your face.
The moment I see you before me,
I forget to close my eyes.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This soulful romantic song expresses the deep affection, longing, and ecstasy experienced by lovers. The protagonist contemplates how thoughts of their beloved persist even during sleep, and how seeing them in person fills their life with vibrant warmth, transforming their world into a blissful paradise. Metaphors of nature, breath, and ocean illustrate an inseparable emotional bond.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“En swasam nee / En aazhi nee”

Compares the beloved directly to essential elements like breath ('En swasam nee') and the vast ocean ('En aazhi nee').

Simile (Upamai)

“Ilayai theendum paniyai pol”

Compares gentle physical touch to dew resting on a leaf using the comparative marker 'pol'.

Simile (Upamai)

“Iraiyai thedum paravai pol / Karaiyai thedum padagai pol”

Compares the intense inner search of the heart to a bird hunting for prey and a boat seeking the shore.

Rhyme / End Rhyme (Iyaibu Toudui)

“Maalai saarthinaal / Kodhai maalai maatrinaal / Maiyalai thaiyalaal / Maamalar karathinaal”

The rhythmic repetition of the suffix '-aal' across consecutive classical lines creates melodic harmony.

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Trivia

'CICADA' (2023) is a multilingual survival thriller film released across Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, and Kannada languages. Composed by Sreejith Edavana, this romantic track features vocal performances by Kapil Kapilan and Aparna Rajeev.

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