Naatpadu Theral features Vairamuthu’s lyrics, Vagu Mazan’s composition, and Anthony Daasan’s vocals. This 2021 folk ballad creates a rustic, nostalgic voice that revisits past emotions.
Released: May 30, 2021
Adaiyalam Yeralam
Vagu Mazan | Vairamuthu • From “Naatpadu Theral”
Naatpadu Theral’s Adaiyalam Yeralam Tamil Lyrics English Meaning
Vairamuthu describes a streetlight where the singer fell while fleeing dogs, marking a memory of fear. He also notes a lightning-struck banyan tree as a landmark for tears and loss.
Adaiyalam YeralamThere are so many landmarks,
Aalenga Perengaso many people, so many names.
Nenapirukku NenjamellamMy heart remembers it all,
Neeyenga Nengabut you’re the one who isn’t here.
Kumbhi EriyuthadiMy stomach burns with longing,
Kondhalikkum Emmanasiland my heart is in turmoil.
Thumbhi ParakkudhadiMemories flutter like dragonflies,
Thonudhadi Pazhaiyakadhaand that old story comes back to me.
Adaiyalam YeralamThere are so many landmarks,
Aalenga Perengaso many people, so many names.
Nenapirukku NenjamellamMy heart remembers it all,
Neeyenga Nengabut you’re the one who isn’t here.
Kumbhi EriyuthaiyaMy stomach burns with this ache,
Kondhalikkum Emmanasilmy heart is in complete turmoil.
Thumbhi ParakkudhaiyaDragonflies seem to stir inside me,
Thonudhaiya Pazhaiyakadhaand the old story comes to mind again.
Ohh Minnal Vettum RathiriyilOh, on a night split by lightning,
Sannal Pakkam Nee Azhaikkayou called me over to the window.
Anneram ParthuAt that very moment,
Anjaru Nai Kolaikkafive or six dogs began to howl.
Verichodi PoirundhaAs I ran wild with fear,
Veedhiyile Nan VizhundhuI fell right there in the street.
Therichodi PonadhukkuFor that moment I fled, completely startled,
Theruvilakku Adaiyalamthe streetlight is the landmark.
Oh Sottangallu OnnuOh, one pebble from our game of ‘sottangal’,
Enthoda Pakkam Thavari Vizhahappened to fall over on my side.
Kalledukkum SakkulaUnder the excuse of picking up the stone,
Nee Kallathanam Pannayou made your secret move.
Aadi VizhundhadhukkumFor the time I stumbled and fell,
Aazha Vidu Samiyinnuand you’d plead, ‘Let it be, for God’s sake!’,
Oodi Olinchadhukkumand for the time we ran and hid,
Oodai Karai Adaiyalamthe stream bank is the landmark.
Adaiyalam YeralamThere are so many landmarks,
Aalenga Perengaso many people, so many names.
Nenapirukku NenjamellamMy heart remembers it all,
Neeyenga Nengabut you’re the one who isn’t here.
Kumbhi EriyuthadiMy stomach burns with longing,
Kondhalikkum Emmanasiland my heart is in turmoil.
Thumbhi ParakkudhadiMemories flutter like dragonflies,
Thonudhadi Pazhaiyakadhaand that old story comes back to me.
Seelakatta TheriyadhaIgnoring that I was just a young girl,
Sirimiyinnu Parkkamawho didn’t even know how to drape a saree,
Velaketta Velaiyilaat such an ungodly hour,
Verikondu Nee Anaikkayou held me with a fiery passion.
Mamannu MerandathukumFor the moment I called you ‘my love’ in a daze,
Manamalai Kettadhukkufor asking you for a wedding garland,
Aamannu Sonnadhukkumand for the ‘yes’ that you said,
Amman Kovil Adaiyalamthe ‘Amman’ temple is the landmark.
Ohh Oorukke TheriyamaOh, without anyone in our town knowing,
Yarukko Pendagiyou became someone else’s bride.
Kudhirai Vandi YeriClimbing into a horse-drawn carriage,
Kodikal Kadakaiyileas you passed by the vineyards.
Madi Vizhundha KanneeruFor the tears that fell onto my lap,
Mazhaiyagi Ponathukkuwhich turned into a heavy rain,
Idi Vizhundha Aazhamaramthat lightning-struck banyan tree,
Innaikkum Adaiyalamis still the landmark today.
Adaiyalam YeralamThere are so many landmarks,
Aalenga Perengaso many people, so many names.
Nenapirukku NenjamellamMy heart remembers it all,
Neeyenga Nengabut you’re the one who isn’t here.
Kumbhi EriyuthadiMy stomach burns with longing,
Kondhalikkum Emmanasiland my heart is in turmoil.
Thumbhi ParakkudhadiMemories flutter like dragonflies,
Thonudhadi Pazhaiyakadhaand that old story comes back to me.
Adaiyalam Yeralam Music Video
Vairamuthu’s work in Naatpadu Theral shows how places hold love’s history, making the lyrics meaning of Adaiyalam Yeralam a clear look at memory’s power.