Thooral Thedum
From Uthama Puthiran · 2010
- Lyricist
- Annamalai
- Singers
- Ajeesh, Janaki Iyer
- Music director
- Vijay Antony
- Details
- Uthama Puthiran2010
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Thooral thedum megam nee | You are the cloud searching for drizzle |
| Megam thedum vaanam nee | You are the sky searching for clouds |
| Female :Thooram thedum vegam nee | You are the speed searching for distance |
| Mogam thedum raagam nee | You are the melody searching for passion |
| Male | |
| En kaadhal nangooram nee | You are the anchor of my love |
| Adhikaalai ponvelai nee | You are the golden hour of early morning |
| Female :En kaadhal nangooram | Anchor of my love |
| Nee uyirae | You are my life |
| Adhikaalai ponvelai nee | You are the golden hour of early morning |
| Male | |
| Thooral thedum megam nee | You are the cloud searching for drizzle |
| Megam thedum vaanam nee | You are the sky searching for clouds |
| Female :Thooram thedum vegam nee | You are the speed searching for distance |
| Mogam thedum raagam nee | You are the melody searching for passion |
| Male | |
| Nee mudhal.. naan varai | From you to me |
| Yaavumae mayakkam | Everything is pure enchantment |
| Female :Neerilae moozhgidum | Drowning deep in water |
| Vedhanai enakkum | I too feel the pain |
| Male | |
| Kadal serum nadhiyinilae | In the river flowing into the sea |
| Karai serum padagu idhu | This is a boat reaching the shore |
| Female :Adhil neeyum naanum | In that, both you and I |
| Sernthu midhappom | Will float together side by side |
| Male | |
| Thooral thedum megam nee | You are the cloud searching for drizzle |
| Megam thedum vaanam nee | You are the sky searching for clouds |
| Female :Thooram thedum vegam nee | You are the speed searching for distance |
| Mogam thedum raagam nee | You are the melody searching for passion |
| Male | |
| Maalaiyil raavinil | In the evening and through the night |
| Porvaiyil inaiya | Uniting beneath the blanket |
| Female :Kaalaiyil un nenjil | In the morning on your chest |
| Thookkangal kalaiya | As sleep slowly dissolves away |
| Male | |
| Thaniyaaga oru ulagam | A private world for just us |
| Parimaara iru idhayam | Two hearts exchanging affection |
| Idhu podhum mattum | Until this feels complete |
| Kaadhal valarppom | We shall nurture our love |
| Male | |
| Kaalgal thedum paadhai nee | You are the path that feet search for |
| Paadham thedum oorum nee | You are the town that feet seek |
| Female :Odai thedum thaagam nee | You are the thirst searching for a stream |
| Thaagam thedum kodai nee | You are the summer searching for thirst |
| Male | |
| En kaadhal nangooram nee | You are the anchor of my love |
| Adhikaalai ponvelai nee | You are the golden hour of early morning |
| Female :En kaadhal nangooram | Anchor of my love |
| Nee uyirae | You are my life |
| Adhikaalai ponvelai nee | You are the golden hour of early morning |
தூறல் தேடும் மேகம் நீ
மேகம் தேடும் வானம் நீ
தூரம் தேடும் வேகம் நீ
மோகம் தேடும் ராகம் நீ
You are the cloud searching for drizzle
You are the sky searching for clouds
You are the speed searching for distance
You are the melody searching for passion
என் காதல் நங்கூரம் நீ
அதிகாலை பொன்வேளை நீ
என் காதல் நங்கூரம்
நீ உயிரே
அதிகாலை பொன்வேளை நீ
You are the anchor of my love
You are the golden hour of early morning
Anchor of my love
You are my life
You are the golden hour of early morning
தூறல் தேடும் மேகம் நீ
மேகம் தேடும் வானம் நீ
தூரம் தேடும் வேகம் நீ
மோகம் தேடும் ராகம் நீ
You are the cloud searching for drizzle
You are the sky searching for clouds
You are the speed searching for distance
You are the melody searching for passion
நீ முதல் நான் வரை
யாவுமே மயக்கம்
நீரிலே மூழ்கிடும்
வேதனை எனக்கும்
From you to me
Everything is pure enchantment
Drowning deep in water
I too feel the pain
கடல் சேரும் நதியினிலே
கரை சேரும் படகு இது
அதில் நீயும் நானும்
சேர்ந்து மிதப்போம்
In the river flowing into the sea
This is a boat reaching the shore
In that, both you and I
Will float together side by side
தூறல் தேடும் மேகம் நீ
மேகம் தேடும் வானம் நீ
தூரம் தேடும் வேகம் நீ
மோகம் தேடும் ராகம் நீ
You are the cloud searching for drizzle
You are the sky searching for clouds
You are the speed searching for distance
You are the melody searching for passion
மாலையில் ராவினில்
போர்வையில் இணைய
காலையில் உன் நெஞ்சில்
தூக்கங்கள் களைய
In the evening and through the night
Uniting beneath the blanket
In the morning on your chest
As sleep slowly dissolves away
தனியாக ஒரு உலகம்
பரிமாற இரு இதயம்
இது போதும் மட்டும்
காதல் வளர்ப்போம்
A private world for just us
Two hearts exchanging affection
Until this feels complete
We shall nurture our love
கால்கள் தேடும் பாதை நீ
பாதம் தேடும் ஊரும் நீ
ஓடை தேடும் தாகம் நீ
தாகம் தேடும் கோடை நீ
You are the path that feet search for
You are the town that feet seek
You are the thirst searching for a stream
You are the summer searching for thirst
என் காதல் நங்கூரம் நீ
அதிகாலை பொன்வேளை நீ
என் காதல் நங்கூரம்
நீ உயிரே
அதிகாலை பொன்வேளை நீ
You are the anchor of my love
You are the golden hour of early morning
Anchor of my love
You are my life
You are the golden hour of early morning
Thooral thedum megam nee
You are the cloud searching for drizzle
Megam thedum vaanam nee
You are the sky searching for clouds
Female :Thooram thedum vegam nee
You are the speed searching for distance
Mogam thedum raagam nee
You are the melody searching for passion
En kaadhal nangooram nee
You are the anchor of my love
Adhikaalai ponvelai nee
You are the golden hour of early morning
Female :En kaadhal nangooram
Anchor of my love
Nee uyirae
You are my life
Adhikaalai ponvelai nee
You are the golden hour of early morning
Thooral thedum megam nee
You are the cloud searching for drizzle
Megam thedum vaanam nee
You are the sky searching for clouds
Female :Thooram thedum vegam nee
You are the speed searching for distance
Mogam thedum raagam nee
You are the melody searching for passion
Nee mudhal.. naan varai
From you to me
Yaavumae mayakkam
Everything is pure enchantment
Female :Neerilae moozhgidum
Drowning deep in water
Vedhanai enakkum
I too feel the pain
Kadal serum nadhiyinilae
In the river flowing into the sea
Karai serum padagu idhu
This is a boat reaching the shore
Female :Adhil neeyum naanum
In that, both you and I
Sernthu midhappom
Will float together side by side
Thooral thedum megam nee
You are the cloud searching for drizzle
Megam thedum vaanam nee
You are the sky searching for clouds
Female :Thooram thedum vegam nee
You are the speed searching for distance
Mogam thedum raagam nee
You are the melody searching for passion
Maalaiyil raavinil
In the evening and through the night
Porvaiyil inaiya
Uniting beneath the blanket
Female :Kaalaiyil un nenjil
In the morning on your chest
Thookkangal kalaiya
As sleep slowly dissolves away
Thaniyaaga oru ulagam
A private world for just us
Parimaara iru idhayam
Two hearts exchanging affection
Idhu podhum mattum
Until this feels complete
Kaadhal valarppom
We shall nurture our love
Kaalgal thedum paadhai nee
You are the path that feet search for
Paadham thedum oorum nee
You are the town that feet seek
Female :Odai thedum thaagam nee
You are the thirst searching for a stream
Thaagam thedum kodai nee
You are the summer searching for thirst
En kaadhal nangooram nee
You are the anchor of my love
Adhikaalai ponvelai nee
You are the golden hour of early morning
Female :En kaadhal nangooram
Anchor of my love
Nee uyirae
You are my life
Adhikaalai ponvelai nee
You are the golden hour of early morning
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Thooral Thedum Megam Nee is a romantic duet from the movie Uthama Puthiran (2010), composed by Vijay Antony. The song expresses deep intimacy and mutual emotional reliance between two lovers. Through poetic metaphors of rain, sky, rivers, and morning light, the lovers describe how each completes the other's existence and how their lives find direction and purpose only in unison.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Anaphora / Parallelism
“Thooral thedum megam nee / Megam thedum vaanam nee”
Repeated structural phrasing using 'X thedum Y nee' creates rhythmic symmetry and lyrical emphasis.
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“En kaadhal nangooram nee”
Comparing the beloved directly to an anchor (nangooram) that stabilizes the floating boat of love.
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Thooral thedum megam nee / Thooram thedum vegam nee”
Repetition of initial 'Th' sound across adjacent lines ('Thooral' and 'Thooram').
Edukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Odai thedum thaagam nee / Thaagam thedum kodai nee”
Matching of the second consonant 'da' in 'Odai' and 'Kodai' across lines.
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Trivia
The track features music by Vijay Antony, with vocals performed by Vijay Prakash and Saindhavi. Lyricist Annamalai crafted the verses with intricate Tamil wordplay based on reciprocal craving (X searching for Y, Y searching for Z).
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