Thooral Nindralum
From Chikku Bukku · 2010
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- Hariharan, Wadali Brothers, Anuradha Sriram
- Music director
- Pravin Mani
- Details
- Chikku Bukku2010
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Unnai unnidam thanthu vitten | I have given you back to yourself |
| Nee ennai ennidam thanthu vidu | You give me back to myself |
| Pothum….. pothum enai poga vidu | Enough... enough, let me go |
| Male | |
| Kanmani….ee….ee…. | Oh my beloved... |
| Enai poga vidu aehhe….hae…. | Let me go... ah... |
| Male | |
| Kanmani | My beloved |
| Male :Aaah….aaahh…..aaahh…. | Male: Aaah....aaahh.....aaahh.... |
| Aaah….aaahh….. | Aaah....aaahh..... |
| Kanmani | My beloved |
| Chorus | |
| Thooral nindralum saaral nindraalum | Even if the drizzle stops and the fine mist ceases |
| Eeram mannile | The moisture remains on the soil |
| Dhoora sendralum tholaivil nindralum | Even if I go far away or stand at a distance |
| Ennam unnile | My thoughts remain with you |
| Male | |
| Iravil thoongatha imaigal oram | At the edges of my sleepless eyelids at night |
| Neethan nirkiraai | You stand there |
| Enathu thookkathai neethaan vaangi | Taking away my sleep, where do you |
| Engey virkiraai | Sell it off? |
| Chorus | |
| Thooral nindralum saaral nindraalum | Even if the drizzle stops and the fine mist ceases |
| Eeram mannile | The moisture remains on the soil |
| Dhoora sendralum tholaivil nindralum | Even if I go far away or stand at a distance |
| Ennam unnile | My thoughts remain with you |
| Male | |
| Uyi……ee…..ee….ee….Uyire.. | My life... my soul... |
| Male | |
| Unnai ketkamal | Without asking you |
| Ennai ketkamal kadhal undanathey | Without asking me, love was born |
| Male | |
| Enai poga vidu…ae…. | Let me go... ah... |
| Aa…..kanmani | Ah... my beloved |
| Male | |
| Vizhigal engindra vaasal vazhiyaga | Through the entrance called the eyes |
| Kadhal utsendrathey | Love walked right in |
| Iniyum un perai en nenjodu | From now on, should I stick your name |
| Otti vaippathaa | Close to my heart? |
| Enathu porul alla neethaan endru | Or thinking you are not my belonging, |
| Etti vaippatha Vidaigal illaa vinaakkal thaanadi | Should I keep it away? These are questions with no answers, my dear |
| Chorus | |
| Thooral nindralum saaral nindraalum | Even if the drizzle stops and the fine mist ceases |
| Eeram mannile | The moisture remains on the soil |
| Dhoora sendralum tholaivil nindralum | Even if I go far away or stand at a distance |
| Ennam unnile | My thoughts remain with you |
| Male | |
| Iravil thoongatha imaigal oram | At the edges of my sleepless eyelids at night |
| Neethan nirkiraai | You stand there |
| Ènathu thookkathai neethaan vaangi | Taking away my sleep, where do you |
| Engey virkiraai | Sell it off? |
| Chorus | |
| Thooral nindralum saaral nindraalum | Even if the drizzle stops and the fine mist ceases |
| Eeram mannile | The moisture remains on the soil |
உன்னை உன்னிடம் தந்து விட்டேன்
நீ என்னை என்னிடம் தந்து விடு
போதும்......போதும் எனை போக விடு
I have given you back to yourself
You give me back to myself
Enough... enough, let me go
கண்மணி.......ஈ.....ஈ.....
எனை போக விடு....ஏஹே....ஹே.....
Oh my beloved...
Let me go... ah...
கண்மணி
ஆஅஹ்.....ஆஅஹ்.......ஆஅஹ்......
ஆஅஹ்.......ஆஅஹ்......
கண்மணி.......
My beloved
Male: Aaah....aaahh.....aaahh....
Aaah....aaahh.....
My beloved
தூறல் நின்றாலும் சாரல் நின்றாலும்
ஈரம் மண்ணிலே
தூரச் சென்றாலும் தொலைவில் நின்றாலும்
எண்ணம் உன்னிலே
Even if the drizzle stops and the fine mist ceases
The moisture remains on the soil
Even if I go far away or stand at a distance
My thoughts remain with you
இரவில் தூங்காத இமைகள் ஓரம்
நீதான் நிற்கிறாய்
எனது தூக்கத்தை நீதான் வாங்கி
எங்கே விற்கிறாய்
At the edges of my sleepless eyelids at night
You stand there
Taking away my sleep, where do you
Sell it off?
தூறல் நின்றாலும் சாரல் நின்றாலும்
ஈரம் மண்ணிலே
தூரச் சென்றாலும் தொலைவில் நின்றாலும்
எண்ணம் உன்னிலே
Even if the drizzle stops and the fine mist ceases
The moisture remains on the soil
Even if I go far away or stand at a distance
My thoughts remain with you
உயி......ஈ......ஈ.......ஈ...... உயிரே
My life... my soul...
உன்னை கேட்காமல்
என்னை கேட்காமல் காதல் உண்டானதே
Without asking you
Without asking me, love was born
எனை போக விடு.....ஏ.......
ஆ......கண்மணி
Let me go... ah...
Ah... my beloved
விழிகள் என்கின்ற வாசல் வழியாக
காதல் உட் சென்றதே
இனியும் உன் பேரை என் நெஞ்சோடு
ஒட்டி வைப்பதா
எனது பொருள் அல்ல நீதான் என்று
எட்டி வைப்பதா
விடைகள் இல்லா வினாக்கள் தானடி
Through the entrance called the eyes
Love walked right in
From now on, should I stick your name
Close to my heart?
Or thinking you are not my belonging,
Should I keep it away? These are questions with no answers, my dear
தூறல் நின்றாலும் சாரல் நின்றாலும்
ஈரம் மண்ணிலே
தூரச் சென்றாலும் தொலைவில் நின்றாலும்
எண்ணம் உன்னிலே
Even if the drizzle stops and the fine mist ceases
The moisture remains on the soil
Even if I go far away or stand at a distance
My thoughts remain with you
இரவில் தூங்காத இமைகள் ஓரம்
நீதான் நிற்கிறாய்
எனது தூக்கத்தை நீதான் வாங்கி
எங்கே விற்கிறாய்
At the edges of my sleepless eyelids at night
You stand there
Taking away my sleep, where do you
Sell it off?
தூறல் நின்றாலும் சாரல் நின்றாலும்
ஈரம் மண்ணிலே
Even if the drizzle stops and the fine mist ceases
The moisture remains on the soil
Unnai unnidam thanthu vitten
I have given you back to yourself
Nee ennai ennidam thanthu vidu
You give me back to myself
Pothum….. pothum enai poga vidu
Enough... enough, let me go
Kanmani….ee….ee….
Oh my beloved...
Enai poga vidu aehhe….hae….
Let me go... ah...
Kanmani
My beloved
Male :Aaah….aaahh…..aaahh….
Male: Aaah....aaahh.....aaahh....
Aaah….aaahh…..
Aaah....aaahh.....
Kanmani
My beloved
Thooral nindralum saaral nindraalum
Even if the drizzle stops and the fine mist ceases
Eeram mannile
The moisture remains on the soil
Dhoora sendralum tholaivil nindralum
Even if I go far away or stand at a distance
Ennam unnile
My thoughts remain with you
Iravil thoongatha imaigal oram
At the edges of my sleepless eyelids at night
Neethan nirkiraai
You stand there
Enathu thookkathai neethaan vaangi
Taking away my sleep, where do you
Engey virkiraai
Sell it off?
Thooral nindralum saaral nindraalum
Even if the drizzle stops and the fine mist ceases
Eeram mannile
The moisture remains on the soil
Dhoora sendralum tholaivil nindralum
Even if I go far away or stand at a distance
Ennam unnile
My thoughts remain with you
Uyi……ee…..ee….ee….Uyire..
My life... my soul...
Unnai ketkamal
Without asking you
Ennai ketkamal kadhal undanathey
Without asking me, love was born
Enai poga vidu…ae….
Let me go... ah...
Aa…..kanmani
Ah... my beloved
Vizhigal engindra vaasal vazhiyaga
Through the entrance called the eyes
Kadhal utsendrathey
Love walked right in
Iniyum un perai en nenjodu
From now on, should I stick your name
Otti vaippathaa
Close to my heart?
Enathu porul alla neethaan endru
Or thinking you are not my belonging,
Etti vaippatha Vidaigal illaa vinaakkal thaanadi
Should I keep it away? These are questions with no answers, my dear
Thooral nindralum saaral nindraalum
Even if the drizzle stops and the fine mist ceases
Eeram mannile
The moisture remains on the soil
Dhoora sendralum tholaivil nindralum
Even if I go far away or stand at a distance
Ennam unnile
My thoughts remain with you
Iravil thoongatha imaigal oram
At the edges of my sleepless eyelids at night
Neethan nirkiraai
You stand there
Ènathu thookkathai neethaan vaangi
Taking away my sleep, where do you
Engey virkiraai
Sell it off?
Thooral nindralum saaral nindraalum
Even if the drizzle stops and the fine mist ceases
Eeram mannile
The moisture remains on the soil
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This soulful track expresses the helplessness and persistent echo of love. The protagonist begs to be released from the emotional hold of his beloved, while acknowledging that just as the wetness remains in the earth long after the rain has stopped, his thoughts remain tethered to her regardless of physical distance.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai / Nature Metaphor
“Thooral nindralum saaral nindraalum / Eeram mannile”
Compares lingering love after separation to soil retaining moisture long after the drizzle and rain spray stop.
Rhetorical Question & Personification
“Enathu thookkathai neethaan vaangi / Engey virkiraai”
Playfully personifies sleep as a stolen commodity, asking where the beloved sells the singer's stolen sleep.
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Vizhigal engindra vaasal vazhiyaga / Kadhal utsendrathey”
Metaphorically describes the eyes as a doorway through which love enters the soul.
Edukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Thooral nindralum... / Dhoora sendralum...”
The second consonant sound 'ra' matches across lines ('Thooral' and 'Dhoora'), creating traditional Tamil poetic harmony.
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Trivia
The soundtrack for Chikku Bukku (2010) was composed by the duo Colonial Cousins (Hariharan and Leslie Lewis). This song features Hariharan's distinctive vocals, capturing deep romantic angst penned by legendary lyricist Vaali.
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