Thuli Thuli Mazhaiyaai
From Paiyaa · 2010
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singers
- Tanvi Shah, Haricharan
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Paiyaa2010
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Thuli thuli thuli mazhayaai vandhalae | She came drop by drop like gentle rain |
| Suda suda suda maraindhae ponaalae | She vanished warmly and softly |
| Paarthal parka thondrum | Looking at her makes me want to keep looking |
| Perai ketka thondrum | Makes me want to ask her name |
| Poopol sirikum podhu kaatrai parandhida thondrum . | When she smiles like a flower, I feel like flying in the wind. |
| Sel sel avalidam sel endrae kalgal solludhada | My feet tell me, 'Go, go to her' |
| Sol sol avalidam sol endrae nenjam kolludhada | My heart plagues me, 'Tell her, tell her' |
| Azhagai manadhai parithuvitaalae … | She stole my heart with her beauty... |
| Male | |
| Thuli thuli thuli mazhayaai vandhalae..ehhhh | She came drop by drop like gentle rain..ehhhh |
| Suda suda suda maraindhae ponaalae..ehhh | She vanished warmly and softly..ehhh |
| Male | |
| Devadhai aval oru devadhai | She is an angel, an angel |
| Azhagiya poomugam kanavae aayul thaan podhumo | Is a whole lifetime enough just to dream of her beautiful flower-like face? |
| Katrilae avaladhu vaasanai | Her fragrance drifts in the wind |
| Avalidam yosannai ketuthan pookalum pookumo | Do flowers bloom only after seeking advice from her? |
| Netri mela otraimudi aadum podhu | When a single strand of hair sways over her forehead |
| Nenjukulale minnal pookum parvai aalai thookum | Lightning blooms inside my heart, her gaze sweeps me off my feet |
| Kanam parthal muthangalal theenda thondrum | Looking at her for a moment makes me want to touch her with kisses |
| Padham rendu parkum podhu golusai marathondrum | Seeing her two feet makes me want to transform into her anklet |
| Male | |
| Azhagai manadhai parithuvitaalae … | She stole my heart with her beauty... |
| Sel sel avalidam sel endrae kalgal solludhada | My feet tell me, 'Go, go to her' |
| Sol sol avalidam sol endrae nenjam kolludhada | My heart plagues me, 'Tell her, tell her' |
| Male | |
| Salayil azhagiya mazhayil | On the road, in the beautiful rain |
| Avaludan pogavae yenguven thozgalil saayuven | I long to walk with her, leaning on her shoulders |
| Boomiyil vizhugira velayil | As she steps on the earth |
| Nizhalayum odipoi yendhuven nenjilae thanguven | I will run to catch even her shadow and keep it in my heart |
| Kanum podhae kanaal yennai katti potal | Just looking at me, she bound me with her gaze |
| Kayamindri vetti potal uyirai edho seidhal | She wounded me without a mark and did something to my soul |
| Mounamaga ullukulae pesum podhum | Even when I talk silently inside myself |
| Angae vandhu ottu ketal kanvil koochal potal | She eavesdrops there and makes a commotion in my dreams |
| Male | |
| Azhagai manadhai parithuvitaalae … | She stole my heart with her beauty... |
| Sel sel avalidam sel endrae kalgal solludhada | My feet tell me, 'Go, go to her' |
| Sol sol avalidam sol endrae nenjam kolludhada | My heart plagues me, 'Tell her, tell her' |
| Male | |
| {Thuli thuli thuli mazhayaai vandhalae | She came drop by drop like gentle rain |
| Suda suda suda maraindhae ponaalae} (2) | She vanished warmly and softly (Repeated twice) |
இசை அமைப்பாளா் :
யுவன் ஷங்கா் ராஜா
She came drop by drop like gentle rain
She vanished warmly and softly
Looking at her makes me want to keep looking
Makes me want to ask her name
When she smiles like a flower, I feel like flying in the wind.
My feet tell me, 'Go, go to her'
My heart plagues me, 'Tell her, tell her'
She stole my heart with her beauty...
துளி துளி துளி மழையாய் வந்தாளே
சுட சுட சுட மறைந்தே போனாளே
பாா்த்தால் பாா்க்க தோன்றும்
பேரை கேட்க தோன்றும்
பூப்போல் சிரிக்கும்போது
காற்றாய் பறந்திட தோன்றும்
She came drop by drop like gentle rain..ehhhh
She vanished warmly and softly..ehhh
செல் செல் அவளிடம் செல் என்றே கால்கள் சொல்லுதடா
சொல் சொல் அவளிடம் சொல் என்றே நெஞ்சம் கொல்லுதடா
அழகாய் மனதை பறித்துவிட்டாளே
She is an angel, an angel
Is a whole lifetime enough just to dream of her beautiful flower-like face?
Her fragrance drifts in the wind
Do flowers bloom only after seeking advice from her?
When a single strand of hair sways over her forehead
Lightning blooms inside my heart, her gaze sweeps me off my feet
Looking at her for a moment makes me want to touch her with kisses
Seeing her two feet makes me want to transform into her anklet
துளி துளி துளி மழையாய் வந்தாளே ....
சுட சுட சுட மறைந்தே போனாளே ....
She stole my heart with her beauty...
My feet tell me, 'Go, go to her'
My heart plagues me, 'Tell her, tell her'
தேவதை அவள் ஒரு தேவதை
அழகிய பூ முகம் காணவே ஆயுள் தான் போதுமோ
காற்றிலே அவளது வாசனை
அவளிடம் யோசனை கேட்டு தான் பூக்களும் பூக்குமோ
நெற்றி மேலே
ஒற்றை முடி ஆடும்போது
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ளே மின்னல் பூக்கும்
பாா்வை ஆளை தூக்கும்
கன்னம் பாா்த்தால்
முத்தங்களால் தீண்ட தோன்றும்
பாதம் ரெண்டு பாா்க்கும் போது
கொலுசாய் மாற தோன்றும்
On the road, in the beautiful rain
I long to walk with her, leaning on her shoulders
As she steps on the earth
I will run to catch even her shadow and keep it in my heart
Just looking at me, she bound me with her gaze
She wounded me without a mark and did something to my soul
Even when I talk silently inside myself
She eavesdrops there and makes a commotion in my dreams
அழகாய் மனதை பறித்துவிட்டாளே
செல் செல் அவளிடம் செல் என்றே கால்கள் சொல்லுதடா
சொல் சொல் அவளிடம் சொல் என்றே நெஞ்சம் கொல்லுதடா
அழகாய் மனதை பறித்துவிட்டாளே
She stole my heart with her beauty...
My feet tell me, 'Go, go to her'
My heart plagues me, 'Tell her, tell her'
சாலையில் அழகிய மாலையில்
அவளுடன் போகவே ஏங்குவேன் தோள்களில் சாயுவேன்
பூமியில் விழுகிற வேளையில்
நிழலையும் ஓடிப்போய் ஏந்துவேன் நெஞ்சிலே தாங்குவேன்
காணும்போதே
கண்ணால் என்னை கட்டி போட்டாள்
காயம் இன்றி வெட்டி போட்டாள்
உயிரை ஏதோ செய்தாள்
மௌனமாக உள்ளுக்குள்ளே பேசும்போதும்
அங்கே வந்து ஒட்டுக்கேட்டாள்
கனவில் கூச்சல் போட்டாள்
She came drop by drop like gentle rain
She vanished warmly and softly (Repeated twice)
அழகாய் மனதை பறித்துவிட்டாளே
செல் செல் அவளிடம் செல் என்றே கால்கள் சொல்லுதடா
சொல் சொல் அவளிடம் சொல் என்றே நெஞ்சம் கொல்லுதடா
{ துளி துளி துளி மழையாய் வந்தாளே
சுட சுட சுட மறைந்தே போனாளே } (2)
Thuli thuli thuli mazhayaai vandhalae
She came drop by drop like gentle rain
Suda suda suda maraindhae ponaalae
She vanished warmly and softly
Paarthal parka thondrum
Looking at her makes me want to keep looking
Perai ketka thondrum
Makes me want to ask her name
Poopol sirikum podhu kaatrai parandhida thondrum .
When she smiles like a flower, I feel like flying in the wind.
Sel sel avalidam sel endrae kalgal solludhada
My feet tell me, 'Go, go to her'
Sol sol avalidam sol endrae nenjam kolludhada
My heart plagues me, 'Tell her, tell her'
Azhagai manadhai parithuvitaalae …
She stole my heart with her beauty...
Thuli thuli thuli mazhayaai vandhalae..ehhhh
She came drop by drop like gentle rain..ehhhh
Suda suda suda maraindhae ponaalae..ehhh
She vanished warmly and softly..ehhh
Devadhai aval oru devadhai
She is an angel, an angel
Azhagiya poomugam kanavae aayul thaan podhumo
Is a whole lifetime enough just to dream of her beautiful flower-like face?
Katrilae avaladhu vaasanai
Her fragrance drifts in the wind
Avalidam yosannai ketuthan pookalum pookumo
Do flowers bloom only after seeking advice from her?
Netri mela otraimudi aadum podhu
When a single strand of hair sways over her forehead
Nenjukulale minnal pookum parvai aalai thookum
Lightning blooms inside my heart, her gaze sweeps me off my feet
Kanam parthal muthangalal theenda thondrum
Looking at her for a moment makes me want to touch her with kisses
Padham rendu parkum podhu golusai marathondrum
Seeing her two feet makes me want to transform into her anklet
Azhagai manadhai parithuvitaalae …
She stole my heart with her beauty...
Sel sel avalidam sel endrae kalgal solludhada
My feet tell me, 'Go, go to her'
Sol sol avalidam sol endrae nenjam kolludhada
My heart plagues me, 'Tell her, tell her'
Salayil azhagiya mazhayil
On the road, in the beautiful rain
Avaludan pogavae yenguven thozgalil saayuven
I long to walk with her, leaning on her shoulders
Boomiyil vizhugira velayil
As she steps on the earth
Nizhalayum odipoi yendhuven nenjilae thanguven
I will run to catch even her shadow and keep it in my heart
Kanum podhae kanaal yennai katti potal
Just looking at me, she bound me with her gaze
Kayamindri vetti potal uyirai edho seidhal
She wounded me without a mark and did something to my soul
Mounamaga ullukulae pesum podhum
Even when I talk silently inside myself
Angae vandhu ottu ketal kanvil koochal potal
She eavesdrops there and makes a commotion in my dreams
Azhagai manadhai parithuvitaalae …
She stole my heart with her beauty...
Sel sel avalidam sel endrae kalgal solludhada
My feet tell me, 'Go, go to her'
Sol sol avalidam sol endrae nenjam kolludhada
My heart plagues me, 'Tell her, tell her'
{Thuli thuli thuli mazhayaai vandhalae
She came drop by drop like gentle rain
Suda suda suda maraindhae ponaalae} (2)
She vanished warmly and softly (Repeated twice)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Thuli Thuli' from the movie Paiyaa (2010) is a romantic song capturing the ecstatic feeling of first love and infatuation. The protagonist compares the girl's sudden appearance and impact on his life to gentle raindrops that bring warmth and wonder. Every detail of her presence—from her floral smile to a stray strand of hair—mesmerizes him, creating an irresistible urge to follow her and express his feelings. Written by Na. Muthu Kumar, the song uses vivid imagery and personification to convey a young man's hyper-romanticized state of mind. He imagines nature responding to her beauty and dreams of being intimately close to her, highlighting how love turns mundane reality into a surreal, poetic journey.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai Ani)
“Thuli thuli thuli mazhayaai vandhalae”
Compares the girl's gentle and refreshing arrival to raindrops ('mazhayaai vandhalae') and her smile to a blooming flower ('poopol sirikum').
Adukkuthodar (Repetition for emphasis)
“Thuli thuli thuli mazhayaai vandhalae”
Repetition of words like 'thuli', 'suda', 'sel', and 'sol' enhances the musical rhythm and emphasizes the emotional intensity.
Hyperbole (Uyarvunavchi Ani)
“Avalidam yosannai ketuthan pookalum pookumo”
Exaggerates her beauty by poetically suggesting that flowers wait for her permission or advice before blooming.
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Nenjukulale minnal pookum parvai aalai thookum”
Metaphorically compares her captivating gaze to a sudden flash of lightning blooming within his heart.
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Trivia
'Thuli Thuli' became an instant sensation across Tamil Nadu upon its release in 2010, composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and sung by Haricharan. Na. Muthu Kumar's accessible yet deeply poetic lyrics made it one of the most celebrated love anthems of the 2010s Tamil cinema era.
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