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Aasa Orave

From Lubber Pandhu · 2023

Lyricist
Mohan Rajan
Singer
Sean Roldan
Music director
Sean Roldan
Movie name
Lubber Pandhu
Movie release year
2023
Lyrics added on
20 Jan 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Enna vittu povennuthaan
Naanum nenaikala
Ellam kaiya meeri pochche
Manasu kekkala
Enna vittu povennuthaan
Ellam kaiya meeri pochche
Ellam kaiya meeri pochche
Manasu kekkala
Etta vandhu ninnu
En buddhi etti pathuchu
Kaththi theva illa
Un mounam kuthi saachuchu
Orave en aasa orave
Pirinjaalu en nenappula needhandi
Koraiyedhum vaikkavllla
Enathaangum boomi needhandi
Oooooo…
Neeyillama naanum
Neelamilla vaanam
Manna vandhu muttum
Noolaruntha pattam
Koodaruntha neram
Sollipaatha neeyum
Thalli vandhu ippo
Kenji enna laabam
Ada paarangal nenjukkulla
Eram konjam poothaakka
Indha vekkattu vennla konjam
Saaral etti paakkadha
Naa kattara vazhthutten
Ena dhesa paaththu vazhi maathu
Adi unna vitta yaarumillai
Orave en aasa orave
Pirinjaalu en nenappula needhandi
Koraiyedhum vaikkavllla
Enathaangum boomi needhandi
Enna vittu povennuthaan
Ellam kaiya meeri pochche
Enna vittu povennuthaan
Naanum nenaikala
Ellam kaiya meeri pochche
Manasu kekkala
Etta vandhu ninnu
En buddhi etti pathuchu
Kaththi theva illa
Un mounam kuthi saachuchu
Orave en aasa orave
Orave en aasa orave
Naa kattara vazhthutten
Ena dhesa paaththu vazhi maathu
Adi unna vitta yaarumillai
That you would ever leave me,
I never thought.
Everything got out of hand,
and my heart refuses to accept it.
That you would ever leave me,
I never thought.
Everything got out of hand,
and my heart refuses to accept it.
Standing at a distance,
my senses finally woke up to realize.
There was no need for a knife;
your silence alone stabbed and broke me.
My dearest bond, my beloved soul,
even if we are apart, you are always in my thoughts.
You never fell short in loving me;
you are the earth that bears me patiently.
Oh...
Without you, I am
like a sky drained of its blue,
crashing straight to the ground
like a kite whose thread has snapped.
Back when we were together,
you tried so hard to advise me.
Now that you have walked away,
what is the use of begging?
Inside this heavy rock of a heart,
to make a little tenderness bloom,
in this scorching, suffocating heat,
won't a cool drizzle peek in?
I have lived like a wild, unchecked river;
show me the right direction and guide my path.
Oh, I have no one in this world but you.
My dearest bond, my beloved soul,
even if we are apart, you are always in my thoughts.
You never fell short in loving me;
you are the earth that bears me patiently.
That you would ever leave me...
Everything got out of hand.
That you would ever leave me,
I never thought.
Everything got out of hand,
and my heart refuses to accept it.
Standing at a distance,
my senses finally woke up to realize.
There was no need for a knife;
your silence alone stabbed and broke me.
My dearest bond, my beloved soul,
my dearest bond, my beloved soul.
I have lived like a wild, unchecked river;
show me the right direction and guide my path.
Oh, I have no one in this world but you.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This soulful track from Lubber Pandhu captures the intense grief, remorse, and longing of a lover coping with an unforeseen separation. The protagonist reflects on how situation and misunderstandings spiraled beyond control, leaving them heartbroken. Describing the lover's silence as sharper than any weapon, the protagonist expresses helplessness through vivid imagery of a sky without blue and a kite severed from its string. Despite the painful distance, the song conveys deep gratitude towards the partner's forgiving nature, comparing them to mother earth who bears all burdens. Ultimately, it remains an earnest plea for reconciliation and a declaration that no one else can ever replace the beloved.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Neeyillama naanum / Neelamilla vaanam / Manna vandhu muttum / Noolaruntha pattam”

Compares the protagonist's aimless and empty existence without their beloved to a sky that has lost its blue color and a kite with a snapped thread.

Hyperbole (Uvarchchi Aani)

“Kaththi theva illa / Un mounam kuthi saachuchu”

Exaggerates the emotional impact of the lover's complete silence by comparing it to a physical stabbing.

Simile / Earth Imagery (Uvamai)

“Koraiyedhum vaikkavllla / Enathaangum boomi needhandi”

Compares the beloved's endless patience and faultless endurance to Mother Earth.

Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

“Neelamilla vaanam / Noolaruntha pattam”

The second consonant sound 'll' matches across lines ('Neelamilla' and 'Noolaruntha'), giving a rhythmic Tamil poetic structure.

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Trivia

'Aasa Orave' is an emotional track composed and sung by Sean Roldan for the 2024 Tamil sports-drama film Lubber Pandhu, directed by Tamizharasan Pachamuthu. The song's rustic lyrics by Mohan Rajan paired with Sean Roldan's raw, expressive vocal delivery gained wide appreciation for capturing authentic rural emotional drama.

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