Aagayam Odanju
From Siren · 2024
- Lyricist
- Snehan
- Singer
- Harish Sivaramakrishnan
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Details
- Siren2024
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Aagayam odanji | If the sky breaks |
| Thala mela vilundha | and falls upon one's head, |
| Arugampul thanaguma aiyaa | can a tiny Bermuda grass stem sustain it, sir? |
| Male | |
| Sathigara koottam | A crowd of conspirators |
| Arangaetrrum aattam | and the deceitful game they staged, |
| Thadukkama ponenae aiyaa | I failed to prevent it, sir. |
| Male | |
| Endha saami varum ketka | Which god will come to question this |
| Indha sangadatha pokka | and remove this unbearable sorrow? |
| Vaaivittu azha kooda | To even cry out loud, |
| Ava kitta mozhiyilla | she did not have the voice or words. |
| Male | |
| Eppadi ava thangunaaloo | How did she endure it all? |
| Ennenna solla yengunaaloo | How she yearned to speak her mind! |
| Yaaridam poyi naanum ketka | Whom can I approach and ask now? |
| Eppadi indha paavma pokka | How can this sin be wiped away? |
| Male | |
| Oo ..oo …oo ho oo hoo oo | Oo ..oo …oo ho oo hoo oo |
| Oo ..oo ..oo ho oo hoo oo | Oo ..oo ..oo ho oo hoo oo |
| Male | |
| Ennai vittu poyittaalae | She has left me and gone away. |
| Vaazhvae veruppagi pochae | Life itself has turned into bitterness. |
| Vaaimai neruppagi pochae | Truth itself has turned into burning fire. |
| Male | |
| Thaai pola thooya anbu | A pure love just like a mother's, |
| Thandhavala parikoduthenae | I lost the one who gave it to me. |
| Boomi suzhalaama nikkum | The earth will stop spinning and stand still, |
| Vaanam theeyaaga kakkum | the sky will spit out fire, |
| Male | |
| Silar thinnum pinama poguthae | as some people turn into devouring corpses. |
| Ingae ennoda saami | Here lies my deity, |
| Masillaa nilavae | a spotless moon. |
| Mnasatchi indri thinnuma boomi | Will the earth mercilessly devour her without a conscience? |
| Male | |
| Usira thinnu vaazhum | Living by feeding upon another's life, |
| Usirukku perenna sollu | tell me, what name do you give to such a life? |
| Usirukku perenna sollu | Tell me, what name do you give to such a life? |
| Male | |
| Andha usirukku | To that life, |
| Usirukku perenna sollu | tell me, what name do you give to such a life? |
| Usirukku perenna sollu | Tell me, what name do you give to such a life? |
ஆகாயம் உடஞ்சி
தல மேல விழுந்தா
அருகம்புல் தாங்குமா ஐயா
If the sky breaks
and falls upon one's head,
can a tiny Bermuda grass stem sustain it, sir?
சதிகார கூட்டம்
அரங்கேற்றும் ஆட்டம்
தடுக்காம போனேனே ஐயா
A crowd of conspirators
and the deceitful game they staged,
I failed to prevent it, sir.
எந்த சாமி வரும் கேட்க
இந்த சங்கடத்த போக்க
வாய்விட்டு அழக்கூட
அவ கிட்ட மொழியில்ல
Which god will come to question this
and remove this unbearable sorrow?
To even cry out loud,
she did not have the voice or words.
எப்படி அவ தாங்குனாளோ
என்னென்ன சொல்ல ஏங்குனாளோ
யாரிடம் போயி நானும் கேட்க
எப்படி இந்த பாவம் போக்க
How did she endure it all?
How she yearned to speak her mind!
Whom can I approach and ask now?
How can this sin be wiped away?
ஓஓ…. ஓஓ…. ஓஓ….
ஓஓ…. ஓஓ…. ஓஓ….
Oo ..oo …oo ho oo hoo oo
Oo ..oo ..oo ho oo hoo oo
என்ன விட்டு போயிட்டாளே
வாழ்வே வெறுப்பாகி போச்சே
வாய்மை நெருப்பாகி போச்சே
She has left me and gone away.
Life itself has turned into bitterness.
Truth itself has turned into burning fire.
தாயப்போல தூய அன்ப
தந்தவள பறிகொடுத்தேன
பூமி சுழலாம நிக்கும்
வானம் தீயாக கக்கும்
A pure love just like a mother's,
I lost the one who gave it to me.
The earth will stop spinning and stand still,
the sky will spit out fire,
சிலர் தின்னும் பிணமா போகுதே
இங்கே என்னோட சாமி
மாசில்லா நிலவே
மனசாட்சி இன்றி தின்னுமா பூமி
as some people turn into devouring corpses.
Here lies my deity,
a spotless moon.
Will the earth mercilessly devour her without a conscience?
உசிர தின்னு வாழும்
உசிருக்கு பேரென்ன சொல்லு
உசிருக்கு பேரென்ன சொல்லு
Living by feeding upon another's life,
tell me, what name do you give to such a life?
Tell me, what name do you give to such a life?
அந்த உசிருக்கு
உசிருக்கு பேரென்ன சொல்லு
உசிருக்கு பேரென்ன சொல்லு
To that life,
tell me, what name do you give to such a life?
Tell me, what name do you give to such a life?
Aagayam odanji
If the sky breaks
Thala mela vilundha
and falls upon one's head,
Arugampul thanaguma aiyaa
can a tiny Bermuda grass stem sustain it, sir?
Sathigara koottam
A crowd of conspirators
Arangaetrrum aattam
and the deceitful game they staged,
Thadukkama ponenae aiyaa
I failed to prevent it, sir.
Endha saami varum ketka
Which god will come to question this
Indha sangadatha pokka
and remove this unbearable sorrow?
Vaaivittu azha kooda
To even cry out loud,
Ava kitta mozhiyilla
she did not have the voice or words.
Eppadi ava thangunaaloo
How did she endure it all?
Ennenna solla yengunaaloo
How she yearned to speak her mind!
Yaaridam poyi naanum ketka
Whom can I approach and ask now?
Eppadi indha paavma pokka
How can this sin be wiped away?
Oo ..oo …oo ho oo hoo oo
Oo ..oo …oo ho oo hoo oo
Oo ..oo ..oo ho oo hoo oo
Oo ..oo ..oo ho oo hoo oo
Ennai vittu poyittaalae
She has left me and gone away.
Vaazhvae veruppagi pochae
Life itself has turned into bitterness.
Vaaimai neruppagi pochae
Truth itself has turned into burning fire.
Thaai pola thooya anbu
A pure love just like a mother's,
Thandhavala parikoduthenae
I lost the one who gave it to me.
Boomi suzhalaama nikkum
The earth will stop spinning and stand still,
Vaanam theeyaaga kakkum
the sky will spit out fire,
Silar thinnum pinama poguthae
as some people turn into devouring corpses.
Ingae ennoda saami
Here lies my deity,
Masillaa nilavae
a spotless moon.
Mnasatchi indri thinnuma boomi
Will the earth mercilessly devour her without a conscience?
Usira thinnu vaazhum
Living by feeding upon another's life,
Usirukku perenna sollu
tell me, what name do you give to such a life?
Usirukku perenna sollu
Tell me, what name do you give to such a life?
Andha usirukku
To that life,
Usirukku perenna sollu
tell me, what name do you give to such a life?
Usirukku perenna sollu
Tell me, what name do you give to such a life?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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