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Valikkirathey

From Thirudathey Papa Thirudathey · 2018

Lyricist
Oviya Oommapathy
Singer
Kumaresh Kamalakannan
Music director
Ztish
Details
Thirudathey Papa Thirudathey2018

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
ValikkirathaeIt hurts
Nenjam valikkirathaeMy heart hurts
Kannum kadharuthingaeMy eyes are crying out here
Unnai ninaikkayilaeWhen I think of you
Male
En azhu kuralWill my crying voice
Unnai vanthu seraathaNot reach you?
Thudikiren intha sogam theerathaI am squirming in pain, won't this sorrow end?
Thanimaiyum ennai vittu pogathaWon't this loneliness leave me?
Ethum pudikala intha nelai maarathaI don't like anything, won't this state change?
Nee pona enakkenna thunai irukkaIf you leave, what companion do I have?
Inga uyir onnu thavikuthu nee venumA soul is struggling here, I need you
Male
Yaarum illaiThere is no one
Indha boomiyilaeOn this earth
Ada poovum koodaAh, even a flower
Un pirivaala pinamaachaeHas turned into a corpse due to your separation
Yekkam vanthuLonging came upon me
Nenjam ranaamanathaeAnd my heart became a open wound
Intha vazhkaiyilaeIn this life
Nee thodaratha uravaaniyaeYou became an unfinished relationship
Male
Dhinam iravula azhugurenI cry every night
Nadandhadha verukkirenI hate what happened
En uyiraiyae pirinjathaThat my very life was separated
Unaruren naanaeI realize myself
Female
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Male
Enthan kaadhoram pechu sathamThe sound of your voice near my ear
En kannodu kanneer kottumTears pour from my eyes
Nee en kooda eppothumaeYou are always with me
Oru thunaiyaaga ne vaazhuraLiving as my companion
Male
Unnai eppothumaeYou, always
Ullam kondadumaeMy heart celebrates
Nee ennoda aananthamaeYou are my joy
Ennul un nyabagamYour memory inside me
Endrum neengathingaeIs here forever
Nee ennullae ennallumae pogathaeDo not ever leave from within me
Male
Yaarum illaiThere is no one
Indha boomiyilaeOn this earth
Ada poovum koodaAh, even a flower
Un pirivaala pinamaachaeHas turned into a corpse due to your separation
Yekkam vanthuLonging came upon me
Nenjam ranaamanathaeAnd my heart became a open wound
Intha vazhkaiyilaeIn this life
Nee thodaratha uravaaniyaeYou became an unfinished relationship
Male
ValikkirathaeIt hurts
Nenjam valikkirathaeMy heart hurts
Kannum kadharuthingaeMy eyes are crying out here
Unnai ninaikkayilaeWhen I think of you
Male
En azhu kuralWill my crying voice
Unnai vanthu seraathaNot reach you?
Thudikiren intha sogam theerathaI am squirming in pain, won't this sorrow end?
Thanimaiyum ennai vittu pogathaWon't this loneliness leave me?
Ethum pudikala intha nelai maarathaI don't like anything, won't this state change?
Nee pona enakkenna thunai irukkaIf you leave, what companion do I have?
Inga uyir onnu thavikuthu nee venumA soul is struggling here, I need you
Male
Yaarum illaiThere is no one
Indha boomiyilaeOn this earth
Ada poovum koodaAh, even a flower
Un pirivaala pinamaachaeHas turned into a corpse due to your separation
Yekkam vanthuLonging came upon me
Nenjam ranaamanathaeAnd my heart became a open wound
Intha vazhkaiyilaeIn this life
Nee thodaratha uravaaniyaeYou became an unfinished relationship

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song expresses the deep pain of heart-wrenching heartbreak and separation. The singer conveys intense grief, loneliness, and emotional turmoil caused by the departure of a loved one, questioning if their cries will ever reach the person who left. The lyrics capture the tragic feeling of life losing all its joy, where even delicate and beautiful things like flowers feel dead without the presence of the beloved. Throughout the song, the protagonist struggles with nighttime tears, lingering memories, and the overwhelming feeling of isolation.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Hyperbole

Ada poovum kooda / Un pirivaala pinamaachae

Describing a flower turning into a corpse (pinamaachae) due to separation exaggerates the emotional blight caused by heartbreak.

Eukai (Rhyme / Alliteration)

Valikkirathae / Nenjam valikkirathae

Repetition of the sound 'Nenjam' and 'Valikkirathae' emphasizes the physical sensation of emotional pain.

Metaphor

Nenjam ranaamanathae

Comparing heartbreak to a physical open wound (ranaamanathae) depicts the severity of emotional pain.

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Trivia

'Thirudathey Papa Thirudathey' is a 2018 Tamil movie starring Saresh D7, Shalini Balasundaram, and K.S. Maniam, directed by Shalini Balasundaram. The soundtrack was composed by Malaysian Tamil music creators.

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