Aravind Venugopal’s “Thee Kulir Nilaa Veyil” from the album Meesha starts with a set of opposites. The song, with lyrics by Shabareesh Varma and music by Sooraj S Kurupp, opens with the line “Fire, coolness, moonlight, sunlight.” This establishes a space of conflicting feelings from the beginning.

Thee Kulir Nilaa Veyil
Aravind Venugopal • From “Meesha”
Meesha’s Thee Kulir Nilaa Veyil Lyrics Translation
The verses describe a deep friendship using the image of horses running together on one path. This picture of unity is broken when the lyrics state the horses scattered and went their separate ways. The song directly names the sorrow with the line about “some wounds that never heal.”
Thee Kulir Nilaa Veyil Music Video
The song moves from a past of unified strength to a present defined by separation. The meaning of the “Thee Kulir Nilaa Veyil” lyrics is about the lasting pain from a fractured bond. It shows how a memory can feel both comforting and hurtful at the same time.