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Lyrics & meaning

Athuvutta

From Pokkiri Raja · 2016

Lyricist
Vivek
Singer
D. Imman
Music director
D. Imman
Movie name
Pokkiri Raja
Movie release year
2016
Lyrics added on
31 Mar 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aththuvutta aththuvutta
Appadiyae aththuvutta
Ye kaththimela
Kanna katti
Nikka vachchi
Suththavuttaa
Daa….
Thottuputtaa
Current adikkudhu
Vittuputta
Iruttadaikkudhu.
Ayyayyyoo
Manda vedikkudhu
Dhukkam vandhu
Thonda adaikkudhu
{Adichi pirichchi
Mansa kilichchaa
Aathaaa….
Avala nenachchi
Polambi aludhen
Aathaaa…..} (2)
Aththuvutta aththuvutta
Appadiyae aththuvutta
Ye kaththimela
Kanna katti
Nikka vachchi
Suththavuttaa
Yei…daa….
Nenjukulla ambu
Adikkudhu
Ava illa
Romba valikkudhu
Love-ku indha
Chinnam edhukkudaa
Puttukittaa
Love-a odhukkudaa
……………………..
Kadhal current-nu
Sonnavan vingnani machi
Vandhadhumae
Poyidichchu irunden
Uyira kodukkum
Ponnu eththana
Irukku machi
Kulithaedi kuppuraanaa
Kavundhen
Pakisthan border idhu
Oppukku order idhu
Warning-u board-a
Ava tharala
Kannukulla enakku
Kattiputta kallara
Kanna moodi thorandhaa
En neththiyila sillara
Izhukkuraa midhikkuraa
Podhaikkuraadaa
{Adichi pirichchi
Mansa kilichchaa
Aathaaa….
Avala nenachchi
Polambi aludhen
Aathaaa…..} (2)
Aththuvutta aththuvutta
Appadiyae aththuvutta
Ye kaththimela
Kanna katti
Nikka vachchi
Suththavuttaa
Yei…daa….
Kadavulum
Kannu mulikkanum
Avanukkum
Ponnu kedaikkanum
Appo namma
Kashtam puriyumdaa
Avan making-la
Thappu kuraiyumdaa
{Adichchi pirichchi
Adichchi pirichchi }(3)
{Adichi pirichchi
Mansa kilichchaa
Aathaaa….
Avala nenachchi
Polambi aludhen
Aathaaa…..} (2)
Aathaa…Aathaa
Aathaaa….
Aththuvutta….
She cut the cord, she cut me loose,
she just cut me loose completely!
Hey, on the edge of a knife,
she blindfolded me,
made me stand,
and spun me around!
Oh man...
If she touches me,
it shocks like electricity.
If she leaves me,
darkness closes in.
Oh no,
my head is bursting!
Grief rushes up
and chokes my throat.
Beating and tearing me apart,
she ripped my heart to shreds...
Oh mother!
Thinking of her,
I wept and cried out,
oh mother!
She cut the cord, she cut me loose,
she just cut me loose completely!
Hey, on the edge of a knife,
she blindfolded me,
made me stand,
and spun me around!
Hey... man...!
An arrow through my chest
is piercing me,
she is gone,
it hurts so bad!
Why even have a symbol
for love, man?
If it breaks apart,
just throw love away, man!
...
The one who said love is like electricity
was a true scientist, my friend!
The moment it arrived,
the power was gone, and I sat in darkness!
There are so many girls
who would give their life for you,
my friend,
yet looking for a pit,
I fell flat on my face!
"This is the Pakistan border,
this ceasefire order is just for show"—
not even such a warning board
did she put up for me!
Right inside her eyes,
she built a graveyard for me!
In the blink of an eye,
coins are placed on my forehead (funeral rite)!
She drags me, stomps on me,
and buries me alive, man!
Beating and tearing me apart,
she ripped my heart to shreds...
Oh mother!
Thinking of her,
I wept and cried out,
oh mother!
She cut the cord, she cut me loose,
she just cut me loose completely!
Hey, on the edge of a knife,
she blindfolded me,
made me stand,
and spun me around!
Hey... man...!
Even God
needs to wake up and see;
he too needs to
get tangled with a girl!
Only then will he understand
our suffering, man!
In the way he creates them,
the mistakes will reduce, man!
Beating and tearing apart,
beating and tearing apart!
Beating and tearing me apart,
she ripped my heart to shreds...
Oh mother!
Thinking of her,
I wept and cried out,
oh mother!
Oh mother... oh mother...
Oh mother!
She cut me loose...!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Aththuvutta' is a raw, emotional breakup song from the 2016 Tamil movie Pokkiri Raja, penned by lyricist Vivek. The protagonist expresses intense heart-wrenching pain following betrayal and sudden abandonment by his lover. Through vivid local slang and striking metaphors, he compares love to electricity that suddenly cuts off, leaving him in complete darkness and torment.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Kadhal current-nu

'Kadhal current' compares love to electricity, highlighting how sudden love enters and how abruptly darkness envelops when it ends.

Hyperbole (Uyarnavu Navitchi)

En neththiyila sillara

'En neththiyila sillara' uses the death ritual imagery of placing small coins on a corpse's forehead to dramatize the pain of heartbreak.

Rhyme (Edhugai)

Thottuputtaa / Vittuputta

Rhyming second consonants in lines like 'Thottuputtaa' and 'Vittuputta' creates a rhythmic beat reflecting emotional turmoil.

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Trivia

Written by lyricist Vivek, the track features folk-infused contemporary beats composed by D. Imman for the film Pokkiri Raja starring Jiiva and Sibiraj.

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