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Lyrics & meaning

Artha Rathiri

From Yaar Andha Karupu Aadu · 2018

Lyricist
ST Senthil Guhan
Singer
Tippu
Music director
Sathya C
Details
Yaar Andha Karupu Aadu2018

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Artha raathiriMidnight
Artham ennadiWhat is the meaning?
Thalai keezhaaiUpside down
Maari nirkkuthaeIt stands transformed
Male
Manam maaruthaeThe mind is changing
Maanam poguthaeHonor is vanishing
Thappu thappaaiWrong after wrong
Thappu nadakkuthaeMistakes keep happening
Male
Hey bothaiyaeHey intoxication!
Neethaan en thevaiyaeYou alone are my need
Thedi thaan pogirenI go searching
Thengi thaan nirkkirenI stand stagnant
Male
Ennai naan marakkirenI forget myself
Odainthu naan nadakkirenI walk around broken
Thannaala naan pinnala thaanOn my own, moving backwards
Sorry thaan solgirenI just say sorry
Enaaveno yethaavenoWhat will become of me, what will happen
Irunthu thaan paarkkirenI am staying to watch
Chorus
{Nan naananaaNan naananaa
Nan naananaaNan naananaa
Naa naa naa nana naa} (2)Naa naa naa nana naa
Male
Arai manidhanaagaAs half a human being
Naan irukkirenI exist
Ohoo oo mulu manidhanaagaOhoo oo as a complete human being
Naan kudikkirenI drink
Male
Kuppai mettilOn a pile of trash
Meththai pottu thoonginenI slept placing a mattress
Ohoo oo pookalaiOhoo oo flowers
Saakadaiyil veesinenI threw into the gutter
Male
Ohh ennaOhh what
Oh ho hoo nee ennaOh ho hoo what are you
Male
En vaasamaeMy fragrance
Oho madhuvil mattumOho in alcohol alone
Naan irukkirenI exist
En neramaeMy time
Oh hoo iravil mattumOh hoo at night time only
Thaan vaazhgirenI live
Chorus
Nan naananaaNan naananaa
Nan naananaaNan naananaa
Naa naa naa nana naaNaa naa naa nana naa
Male
Artha raathiriMidnight
Artham ennadiWhat is the meaning?
Thalai keezhaaiUpside down
Maari nirkkuthaeIt stands transformed

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song portrays a dark, introspective dive into addiction, loss of control, and existential crisis late at night. The narrator grapples with moral erosion and a fractured identity, seeking solace in alcohol while fully aware of their self-destruction.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monaai (Initial Rhyme)

Artha raathiri / Artham ennadi

Edukku / Rhyme Suffix

Manam maaruthae / Maanam poguthae

Paradox

Arai manidhanaaga Naan irukkiren / mulu manidhanaaga Naan kudikkiren

Juxtaposition

Kuppai mettil Meththai pottu thoonginen / Ohoo oo pookalai Saakadaiyil veesinen

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Trivia

This track explores dark psychological themes and intoxication through surreal imagery, contrasting luxury (flowers, mattress) with decay (trash, gutter) to emphasize the protagonist's chaotic mindset.

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