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Lyrics & meaning

Aagayam Odanju

From Siren · 2024

Lyricist
Snehan
Singer
Harish Sivaramakrishnan
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Movie name
Siren
Movie release year
2024
Lyrics added on
2 Jan 2024

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
Aagayam odanji
Thala mela vilundha
Arugampul thanaguma aiyaa
Sathigara koottam
Arangaetrrum aattam
Thadukkama ponenae aiyaa
Endha saami varum ketka
Indha sangadatha pokka
Vaaivittu azha kooda
Ava kitta mozhiyilla
Eppadi ava thangunaaloo
Ennenna solla yengunaaloo
Yaaridam poyi naanum ketka
Eppadi indha paavma pokka
Oo ..oo …oo ho oo hoo oo
Oo ..oo ..oo ho oo hoo oo
Ennai vittu poyittaalae
Vaazhvae veruppagi pochae
Vaaimai neruppagi pochae
Thaai pola thooya anbu
Thandhavala parikoduthenae
Boomi suzhalaama nikkum
Vaanam theeyaaga kakkum
Silar thinnum pinama poguthae
Ingae ennoda saami
Masillaa nilavae
Mnasatchi indri thinnuma boomi
Usira thinnu vaazhum
Usirukku perenna sollu
Usirukku perenna sollu
Andha usirukku
Usirukku perenna sollu
Usirukku perenna sollu
If the sky shatters
and falls upon its head,
can a blade of grass endure it, oh sir?
The evil game
staged by a crowd of schemers,
I failed to stop it, oh sir.
Which god will come to question this,
to take away this suffering?
Even to weep out loud,
she had no voice to speak.
How did she ever bear it?
What all did she yearn to say?
Whom can I go to and ask?
How do I wash away this guilt?
Oh... Oh... Oh...
Oh... Oh... Oh...
She has left me and gone,
life has become so bitter.
Truth has turned into fire.
Pure love like a mother's,
I have lost the one who gave me that.
The earth stands still without spinning,
the sky spits out fire.
Left like a corpse torn apart by monsters,
here lies my goddess.
Oh spotless moon,
will the earth swallow you without a conscience?
Living by feeding on other lives,
tell me, what do you call such a creature?
Tell me, what do you call such a creature?
For that creature,
tell me, what name do you give?
Tell me, what name do you give?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a heartbreaking lamentation of a man grieving the tragic loss of a loved one who fell victim to a cruel conspiracy. He expresses deep remorse over his inability to protect her, comparing her delicate innocence to a blade of grass crushed under the weight of a falling sky. He questions god, justice, and the conscience of the world for letting an innocent soul suffer silently.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Hyperbole & Metaphor

Aagayam odanji Thala mela vilundha Arugampul thanaguma aiyaa

Comparing catastrophic tragedy to the sky breaking and falling on a tiny blade of grass (Arugampul).

Metaphor

Masillaa nilavae Mnasatchi indri thinnuma boomi

Comparing the victim to a 'spotless moon' (Masillaa nilavae) to highlight her absolute purity and innocence.

Anaphora / Repetition

Usirukku perenna sollu Usirukku perenna sollu

Repetition of 'Usirukku perenna sollu' to emphasize the philosophical existential crisis and anger towards cold-hearted perpetrators.

Monai (Initial Assonance/Alliteration)

Vaazhvae veruppagi pochae / Vaaimai neruppagi pochae

Matching of initial letters across words in Tamil poetry ('Vaazhvae' and 'Vaaimai').

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Trivia

This emotional track from the 2024 Tamil film 'Siren' features vocals by Harish Sivaramakrishnan, the lead vocalist of the popular Carnatic progressive rock band Agam. Composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar with lyrics by Snehan, the song underlines the emotional core and vengeance motif of the movie.

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