JK, Vanee Rajendra, and Shivakamy Shyamaprasad sing Noolamala from the 2023 album Thrishanku. Lyricist Manu Manjith writes about a mysterious search for a vanished girl. Composer Jay Unnithan brings urgency through music that mirrors this desperate chase across bridges and thorny paths.
Released: May 25, 2023
Noolamala
Jk | Vanee Rajendra • From “Thrishanku”
Noolamala Lyrics Translation (from “Thrishanku”)
Manjith asks fireflies and parrots for clues about the missing ‘kalli pennu’. The song describes running through stones and thorns until exhaustion. One line mentions how she hides her face even when nearby, deepening the mystery.
Noolamaala Paalam KeriCrossing the Noolamala bridge
Vayyaavelikkullil ChaadiJumping into a thorny predicament
Kannum Kaattum Chuttum NeettiWith eyes and ears stretched all around
Aare KaanuvaanTo see whom?
Vere Etho Dhoor NaattilIn some other distant land
Aalum Kolum Koodum NeramWhen people and celebrations gather
Naalum Koodi PokunnalloThe days just keep passing by
Aare TheruvanSearching for whom?
Minnaaminni Ninne NinneOh firefly, you, you
Ninnodonnu ChodikkamLet me ask you something
Enko Maayum Kalli PenninOf that mischievous girl who disappears somewhere
Padengaanum Kando NeeDid you happen to see a glimpse of her?
Kooraakkooriruttum ThaandiCrossing the pitch-black darkness
Aarum Kaanatthodi PorumShe comes running, unseen by anyone
Vaayaadiyo Ana Utharam TharoOh chatterbox, please give an answer
Where Are You GoingWhere are you going?
Ullasamaay UthsaahathoduJoyfully, with enthusiasm
Matathil Kadannu ChaadiLeaping over the wall
Aagoshathin Aaksham MeleAbove the sky of celebration
Edam ThiranjoraleThe one who was searching for a space
Kannin Munnil Undengil PolumEven though she is right before my eyes
Arinjitaatha PolAs if she doesn’t know
Mindaan Vayya Pollappinte OppamUnable to speak, along with this wickedness
Mukham Maracche PonShe went, hiding her face
Unnam Thetti Thanna ThaaneMissing its mark, all on its own
Channam Pinnam PaarunnalloIt flies about chaotically
Ponnay Muthaay KaathoraaleThe one who was cherished like gold, like a pearl
Thirichethumo VegamWill she return soon?
Noolamaala Paalam KeriCrossing the Noolamala bridge
Vayyaavelikkullil ChaadiJumping into a thorny predicament
Kannum Kaattum Chuttum NeettiWith eyes and ears stretched all around
Aare KaanuvaanTo see whom?
Bhootham Bhaavi Chollum ThatheOh parrot that tells the past and future
Ninnodonnu ChodikkamLet me ask you something
Vattam Chuttum KaalakkedinOf this bewildering, bad time
Dosham Theerum NaaleWill the misfortune end tomorrow?
Kallum Mullum Kollum KombilOn a branch that pricks with stones and thorns
Oodi Keri VayyaandaiI’ve run and climbed till I’m exhausted
Kaanthaari Ningal Oru Utharam TharooOh fiery one, you give me an answer
Where Are You GoingWhere are you going?
Noolamala Music Video
The Noolamala lyrics translation shows a baffling quest where every answer leads to new questions. Explore how love and longing mix with frustration in this Tamil search narrative.