Tugalai Tugalai
From Thalaivii · 2021
- Lyricist
- Madhan Karky
- Singer
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Details
- Thalaivii2021
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Thugalaai thugalaai udaigira idhayathai | Who will come to hold in their hands this heart breaking into tiny specks? |
| Kaigalil yenthida yaar varuvaaroo | Who will come to hold it in their hands? |
| Thugalaai thugalaai udhirgira bhoomiyai | The earth that crumbles into tiny specks... |
| Ondrena inaithae yaar tharuvaar | Who will unite it back as one and give it to me? |
| Male | |
| Ondrin pinnae ondranavae | One right after another in continuous sequence, |
| Thunbam ennai thodargiradho | Is sorrow relentlessly following me? |
| Oru thuli kanneer piriyumunnae | Before one drop of tear departs, |
| Maru thuli kanneer thulirkkiradho | Does another drop of tear sprout again? |
| Maru thuli kanneer thulirkkiradho…oo | Does another drop of tear sprout again? |
| Male | |
| Thugalaai thugalaai udaigira idhayathai | Who will come to hold in their hands this heart breaking into tiny specks? |
| Kaigalil yenthida yaar varuvaaroo | Who will come to hold it in their hands? |
| Thugalaai thugalaai udhirgira bhoomiyai | The earth that crumbles into tiny specks... |
| Ondrena inaithae yaar tharuvaar | Who will unite it back as one and give it to me? |
| Male | |
| Nadigaiyin azhugai pudhiyathillai | An actress weeping is nothing new, |
| Ena ninaithaal aval kadavul illai | If one thinks so, she is not an unfeeling deity, |
| Magizhchigal edhuvumae nilaipathillai | None of the moments of happiness remain permanent, |
| Thuyarangal mattum yen mudivathillai | Why do sorrows alone never come to an end? |
| Male | |
| Yen kuduthayo pazh idumbai | Why did you grant such pointless affliction? |
| Yen aruthayo yazh narambai | Why did you sever the strings of the lute? |
| Nodiyil nodiyil vaazhvae mudiya | With life coming to an end second by second, |
| Muzhudhaai ulagae norunguthuvo | Is the entire world shattering completely? |
| Muzhudhaai ulage norunguthuvo | Is the entire world shattering completely? |
| Male | |
| Thugalaai thugalaai udaigira idhayathai | Who will come to hold in their hands this heart breaking into tiny specks? |
| Kaigalil yenthida yaar varuvaaro | Who will come to hold it in their hands? |
| Thugalaai thugalaai udhirgira bhoomiyai | The earth that crumbles into tiny specks... |
துகளாய் துகளாய் உடைகிற இதயத்தை
கைகளில் ஏந்திட யார் வருவார்
துகளாய் துகளாய் உதிர்கிற பூமியை
ஒன்றென இணைத்து யார் தருவார்
Who will come to hold in their hands this heart breaking into tiny specks?
Who will come to hold it in their hands?
The earth that crumbles into tiny specks...
Who will unite it back as one and give it to me?
ஒன்றன் பின்னே ஒன்றெனவே
துன்பம் என்னை தொடர்கிறதோ
ஒரு துளி கண்ணீர் பிரியும் முன்னே
மறு துளி கண்ணீர் துளிர்க்கிறதோ
மறு துளி கண்ணீர் துளிர்க்கிறதோ..ஓ
One right after another in continuous sequence,
Is sorrow relentlessly following me?
Before one drop of tear departs,
Does another drop of tear sprout again?
Does another drop of tear sprout again?
துகளாய் துகளாய் உடைகிற இதயத்தை
கைகளில் ஏந்திட யார் வருவார்
துகளாய் துகளாய் உதிர்கிற பூமியை
ஒன்றென இணைத்து யார் தருவார்
Who will come to hold in their hands this heart breaking into tiny specks?
Who will come to hold it in their hands?
The earth that crumbles into tiny specks...
Who will unite it back as one and give it to me?
நடிகையின் அழுகை புதியதில்லை
என நினைத்தால் அவள் கடவுள் இல்லை
மகிழ்ச்சிகள் எதுவுமே நிலைப்பதில்லை
துயரங்கள் மட்டும் ஏன் முடிவதில்லை
An actress weeping is nothing new,
If one thinks so, she is not an unfeeling deity,
None of the moments of happiness remain permanent,
Why do sorrows alone never come to an end?
ஏன் கொடுத்தாயோ பாழ் இடும்பை
ஏன் அறுத்தாயோ யாழ் நரம்பை
நொடியில் நொடியில் வாழ்வே முடிய
முழுதாய் உலகே நொறுங்குவதோ
முழுதாய் உலகே நொறுங்குவதோ
Why did you grant such pointless affliction?
Why did you sever the strings of the lute?
With life coming to an end second by second,
Is the entire world shattering completely?
Is the entire world shattering completely?
துகளாய் துகளாய் உடைகிற இதயத்தை
கைகளில் ஏந்திட யார் வருவார்
துகளாய் துகளாய் உதிர்கிற பூமியை
Who will come to hold in their hands this heart breaking into tiny specks?
Who will come to hold it in their hands?
The earth that crumbles into tiny specks...
Thugalaai thugalaai udaigira idhayathai
Who will come to hold in their hands this heart breaking into tiny specks?
Kaigalil yenthida yaar varuvaaroo
Who will come to hold it in their hands?
Thugalaai thugalaai udhirgira bhoomiyai
The earth that crumbles into tiny specks...
Ondrena inaithae yaar tharuvaar
Who will unite it back as one and give it to me?
Ondrin pinnae ondranavae
One right after another in continuous sequence,
Thunbam ennai thodargiradho
Is sorrow relentlessly following me?
Oru thuli kanneer piriyumunnae
Before one drop of tear departs,
Maru thuli kanneer thulirkkiradho
Does another drop of tear sprout again?
Maru thuli kanneer thulirkkiradho…oo
Does another drop of tear sprout again?
Thugalaai thugalaai udaigira idhayathai
Who will come to hold in their hands this heart breaking into tiny specks?
Kaigalil yenthida yaar varuvaaroo
Who will come to hold it in their hands?
Thugalaai thugalaai udhirgira bhoomiyai
The earth that crumbles into tiny specks...
Ondrena inaithae yaar tharuvaar
Who will unite it back as one and give it to me?
Nadigaiyin azhugai pudhiyathillai
An actress weeping is nothing new,
Ena ninaithaal aval kadavul illai
If one thinks so, she is not an unfeeling deity,
Magizhchigal edhuvumae nilaipathillai
None of the moments of happiness remain permanent,
Thuyarangal mattum yen mudivathillai
Why do sorrows alone never come to an end?
Yen kuduthayo pazh idumbai
Why did you grant such pointless affliction?
Yen aruthayo yazh narambai
Why did you sever the strings of the lute?
Nodiyil nodiyil vaazhvae mudiya
With life coming to an end second by second,
Muzhudhaai ulagae norunguthuvo
Is the entire world shattering completely?
Muzhudhaai ulage norunguthuvo
Is the entire world shattering completely?
Thugalaai thugalaai udaigira idhayathai
Who will come to hold in their hands this heart breaking into tiny specks?
Kaigalil yenthida yaar varuvaaro
Who will come to hold it in their hands?
Thugalaai thugalaai udhirgira bhoomiyai
The earth that crumbles into tiny specks...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Thugalaai Thugalaai is a deeply sorrowful track from the biographical film Thalaivii, encapsulating a moment of profound personal loss, vulnerability, and despair. The protagonist laments how her heart is shattering into microscopic particles and her world is collapsing around her, wondering if anyone will ever hold her broken self or bring back stability to her life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Adukkuthodar (Repetition)
“Thugalaai thugalaai udaigira idhayathai”
The repetition of 'Thugalaai thugalaai' (into specks) intensifies the degree of fragmentation and emotional heartbreak.
Etukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Yen kuduthayo pazh idumbai / Yen aruthayo yazh narambai”
The second letter 'zha' in 'pazh' and 'yazh' rhymes, creating a traditional Tamil prosodic harmony.
Metaphor
“Yen aruthayo yazh narambai”
Life's shattered harmony is metaphorically compared to snapping the delicate strings of a 'yazh' (a ancient Tamil stringed instrument).
Antithesis / Contrast
“Magizhchigal edhuvumae nilaipathillai / Thuyarangal mattum yen mudivathillai”
Contrasts transient happiness with endless, lingering sorrow to highlight the tragic weight of existence.
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Trivia
Thalaivii (2021) is a biographical drama detailing the life of actor and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa. Composer G. V. Prakash Kumar lent his own vocals to this soulful track to convey raw, tragic emotion during one of the most turning moments in the protagonist's life story.
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