Athuvutta
From Pokkiri Raja · 2016
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Aththuvutta aththuvutta | She let go, she let go |
| Appadiyae aththuvutta | She completely abandoned me like that |
| Male | |
| Ye kaththimela | Hey, on a knife's edge |
| Kanna katti | Blindfolding my eyes |
| Nikka vachchi | Making me stand |
| Suththavuttaa | She spun me around |
| Male | |
| Daa…. | Hey friend... |
| Thottuputtaa | When she touched me |
| Current adikkudhu | An electric shock hit me |
| Vittuputta | Now that she left me |
| Iruttadaikkudhu. | Darkness is surrounding me. |
| Ayyayyyoo | Oh dear! |
| Manda vedikkudhu | My head is bursting |
| Male | |
| Dhukkam vandhu | Sorrow comes |
| Thonda adaikkudhu | And chokes my throat |
| Male | |
| {Adichi pirichchi | {She beat me and ripped me apart |
| Mansa kilichchaa | She tore my heart |
| Aathaaa…. | Oh Mother... |
| Avala nenachchi | Thinking of her |
| Polambi aludhen | I wailed and cried |
| Aathaaa…..} (2) | Oh Mother...} (Repeated twice) |
| Male | |
| Aththuvutta aththuvutta | She let go, she let go |
| Appadiyae aththuvutta | She completely abandoned me like that |
| Male | |
| Ye kaththimela | Hey, on a knife's edge |
| Kanna katti | Blindfolding my eyes |
| Nikka vachchi | Making me stand |
| Suththavuttaa | She spun me around |
| Male | |
| Yei…daa…. | Hey man... |
| Nenjukulla ambu | Inside my heart an arrow |
| Adikkudhu | Is striking |
| Ava illa | She isn't there |
| Romba valikkudhu | It hurts so much |
| Male | |
| Love-ku indha | For love, why this |
| Chinnam edhukkudaa | Symbol, man? |
| Puttukittaa | If it breaks up |
| Love-a odhukkudaa | Just push love aside, man |
| Chorus | |
| …………………….. | (Instrumental / Pause) |
| Male | |
| Kadhal current-nu | Love is like electricity |
| Sonnavan vingnani machi | The one who said that is a scientist, mate |
| Vandhadhumae | As soon as it arrived |
| Poyidichchu irunden | It went off and left me in the dark |
| Male | |
| Uyira kodukkum | A girl who gives her life |
| Ponnu eththana | How many such girls |
| Irukku machi | Are there, mate? |
| Kulithaedi kuppuraanaa | Searching for a pond, headfirst |
| Kavundhen | I fell into it |
| Male | |
| Pakisthan border idhu | This is like the Pakistan border |
| Oppukku order idhu | This order is just for formality |
| Warning-u board-a | A warning board |
| Ava tharala | She didn't give me |
| Male | |
| Kannukulla enakku | Inside my eyes, for me |
| Kattiputta kallara | She built a grave |
| Kanna moodi thorandhaa | If I blink my eyes |
| En neththiyila sillara | Small change on my forehead |
| Male | |
| Izhukkuraa midhikkuraa | She drags me, stomps on me |
| Podhaikkuraadaa | And buries me, man |
| Male | |
| {Adichi pirichchi | {She beat me and ripped me apart |
| Mansa kilichchaa | She tore my heart |
| Aathaaa…. | Oh Mother... |
| Avala nenachchi | Thinking of her |
| Polambi aludhen | I wailed and cried |
| Aathaaa…..} (2) | Oh Mother...} (Repeated twice) |
| Male | |
| Aththuvutta aththuvutta | She let go, she let go |
| Appadiyae aththuvutta | She completely abandoned me like that |
| Male | |
| Ye kaththimela | Hey, on a knife's edge |
| Kanna katti | Blindfolding my eyes |
| Nikka vachchi | Making me stand |
| Suththavuttaa | She spun me around |
| Male | |
| Yei…daa…. | Hey man... |
| Male | |
| Kadavulum | Even God |
| Kannu mulikkanum | Should keep his eyes open |
| Avanukkum | For him too |
| Ponnu kedaikkanum | He should get a woman |
| Appo namma | Only then our |
| Kashtam puriyumdaa | Suffering will he understand, man |
| Avan making-la | In his creation |
| Thappu kuraiyumdaa | Errors will decrease, man |
| Male | |
| {Adichchi pirichchi | {Beating and tearing apart |
| Adichchi pirichchi }(3) | Beating and tearing apart} (Repeated 3 times) |
| Male | |
| {Adichi pirichchi | {She beat me and ripped me apart |
| Mansa kilichchaa | She tore my heart |
| Aathaaa…. | Oh Mother... |
| Avala nenachchi | Thinking of her |
| Polambi aludhen | I wailed and cried |
| Aathaaa…..} (2) | Oh Mother...} (Repeated twice) |
| Male | |
| Aathaa…Aathaa | Mother... Mother |
| Aathaaa…. | Oh Mother... |
| Aththuvutta…. | She let go... |
அத்துவுட்டா
அத்துவுட்டா அப்படியே
அத்துவுட்டா
She let go, she let go
She completely abandoned me like that
ஏ கத்திமேல
கண்ணக்கட்டி நிக்க
வச்சி சுத்தவுட்டா
Hey, on a knife's edge
Blindfolding my eyes
Making me stand
She spun me around
டா
தொட்டுப்புட்டா
கரண்ட் அடிக்குது
விட்டுப்புட்டா
இருட்டடிக்குது
அய்யய்யோ மண்டை
வெடிக்குது
Hey friend...
When she touched me
An electric shock hit me
Now that she left me
Darkness is surrounding me.
Oh dear!
My head is bursting
துக்கம் வந்து
தொண்டை அடைக்குது
Sorrow comes
And chokes my throat
{ அடிச்சு பிரிச்சு
மனசக் கிழிச்சா ஆத்தா
அவள நினைச்சு புலம்பி
அழுதேன் ஆத்தா } (2)
{She beat me and ripped me apart
She tore my heart
Oh Mother...
Thinking of her
I wailed and cried
Oh Mother...} (Repeated twice)
அத்துவுட்டா
அத்துவுட்டா அப்படியே
அத்துவுட்டா
She let go, she let go
She completely abandoned me like that
ஏ கத்திமேல
கண்ணக்கட்டி நிக்க
வச்சி சுத்தவுட்டா
Hey, on a knife's edge
Blindfolding my eyes
Making me stand
She spun me around
ஏய் டா
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள அம்பு
அடிக்குது அவ இல்ல
ரொம்ப வலிக்குது
Hey man...
Inside my heart an arrow
Is striking
She isn't there
It hurts so much
லவ்வுக்கு இந்த
சின்னம் எதுக்குடா
புட்டுக்கிட்டா லவ்வ
ஒதுக்குடா
For love, why this
Symbol, man?
If it breaks up
Just push love aside, man
{ அடிச்சு பிரிச்சு
மனசக் கிழிச்சா ஆத்தா
அவள நினைச்சு புலம்பி
அழுதேன் ஆத்தா } (2)
(Instrumental / Pause)
...............................
Love is like electricity
The one who said that is a scientist, mate
As soon as it arrived
It went off and left me in the dark
காதல் கரண்ட்டுன்னு
சொன்னவன் விஞ்ஞானி மச்சி
வந்ததுமே போயிடிச்சு இருண்டேன்
A girl who gives her life
How many such girls
Are there, mate?
Searching for a pond, headfirst
I fell into it
உயிரக் கொடுக்கும்
பொண்ணு எத்தன இருக்கு
மச்சி குழி தேடி குப்புற
நான் கவுந்தேன்
This is like the Pakistan border
This order is just for formality
A warning board
She didn't give me
பாகிஸ்தான்
பார்டர் இது ஒப்புக்கு
ஆர்டர் இது வார்னிங்கு
போர்ட அவ தரல
Inside my eyes, for me
She built a grave
If I blink my eyes
Small change on my forehead
கண்ணுக்குள்ள
எனக்கு கட்டிப்புட்டா
கல்லறை கண்ணமூடி
தொறந்தா என் நெத்தியில
சில்லரை
She drags me, stomps on me
And buries me, man
இழுக்குறா
மிதிக்குறா புதைக்குறாடா
{She beat me and ripped me apart
She tore my heart
Oh Mother...
Thinking of her
I wailed and cried
Oh Mother...} (Repeated twice)
{ அடிச்சு பிரிச்சு
மனசக் கிழிச்சா ஆத்தா
அவள நினைச்சு புலம்பி
அழுதேன் ஆத்தா } (2)
She let go, she let go
She completely abandoned me like that
அத்துவுட்டா
அத்துவுட்டா அப்படியே
அத்துவுட்டா
Hey, on a knife's edge
Blindfolding my eyes
Making me stand
She spun me around
ஏ கத்திமேல
கண்ணக்கட்டி நிக்க
வச்சி சுத்தவுட்டா
Hey man...
ஏய் டா
Even God
Should keep his eyes open
For him too
He should get a woman
Only then our
Suffering will he understand, man
In his creation
Errors will decrease, man
கடவுளும் கண்ணு
முழிக்கனும் அவனுக்கும்
பொண்ணு கிடைக்கனும்
அப்போ நம்ம கஷ்டம்
புரியும் டா அவன்
மேக்கிங்ல தப்பு
குறையும்டா
{Beating and tearing apart
Beating and tearing apart} (Repeated 3 times)
{ அடிச்சு பிரிச்சு
அடிச்சு பிரிச்சு } (3)
{She beat me and ripped me apart
She tore my heart
Oh Mother...
Thinking of her
I wailed and cried
Oh Mother...} (Repeated twice)
{ அடிச்சு பிரிச்சு
மனசக் கிழிச்சா ஆத்தா
அவள நினைச்சு புலம்பி
அழுதேன் ஆத்தா } (2)
Mother... Mother
Oh Mother...
She let go...
ஆத்தா
ஆத்தா ஆத்தா
அத்துவுட்டா
Aththuvutta aththuvutta
She let go, she let go
Appadiyae aththuvutta
She completely abandoned me like that
Ye kaththimela
Hey, on a knife's edge
Kanna katti
Blindfolding my eyes
Nikka vachchi
Making me stand
Suththavuttaa
She spun me around
Daa….
Hey friend...
Thottuputtaa
When she touched me
Current adikkudhu
An electric shock hit me
Vittuputta
Now that she left me
Iruttadaikkudhu.
Darkness is surrounding me.
Ayyayyyoo
Oh dear!
Manda vedikkudhu
My head is bursting
Dhukkam vandhu
Sorrow comes
Thonda adaikkudhu
And chokes my throat
{Adichi pirichchi
{She beat me and ripped me apart
Mansa kilichchaa
She tore my heart
Aathaaa….
Oh Mother...
Avala nenachchi
Thinking of her
Polambi aludhen
I wailed and cried
Aathaaa…..} (2)
Oh Mother...} (Repeated twice)
Aththuvutta aththuvutta
She let go, she let go
Appadiyae aththuvutta
She completely abandoned me like that
Ye kaththimela
Hey, on a knife's edge
Kanna katti
Blindfolding my eyes
Nikka vachchi
Making me stand
Suththavuttaa
She spun me around
Yei…daa….
Hey man...
Nenjukulla ambu
Inside my heart an arrow
Adikkudhu
Is striking
Ava illa
She isn't there
Romba valikkudhu
It hurts so much
Love-ku indha
For love, why this
Chinnam edhukkudaa
Symbol, man?
Puttukittaa
If it breaks up
Love-a odhukkudaa
Just push love aside, man
……………………..
(Instrumental / Pause)
Kadhal current-nu
Love is like electricity
Sonnavan vingnani machi
The one who said that is a scientist, mate
Vandhadhumae
As soon as it arrived
Poyidichchu irunden
It went off and left me in the dark
Uyira kodukkum
A girl who gives her life
Ponnu eththana
How many such girls
Irukku machi
Are there, mate?
Kulithaedi kuppuraanaa
Searching for a pond, headfirst
Kavundhen
I fell into it
Pakisthan border idhu
This is like the Pakistan border
Oppukku order idhu
This order is just for formality
Warning-u board-a
A warning board
Ava tharala
She didn't give me
Kannukulla enakku
Inside my eyes, for me
Kattiputta kallara
She built a grave
Kanna moodi thorandhaa
If I blink my eyes
En neththiyila sillara
Small change on my forehead
Izhukkuraa midhikkuraa
She drags me, stomps on me
Podhaikkuraadaa
And buries me, man
{Adichi pirichchi
{She beat me and ripped me apart
Mansa kilichchaa
She tore my heart
Aathaaa….
Oh Mother...
Avala nenachchi
Thinking of her
Polambi aludhen
I wailed and cried
Aathaaa…..} (2)
Oh Mother...} (Repeated twice)
Aththuvutta aththuvutta
She let go, she let go
Appadiyae aththuvutta
She completely abandoned me like that
Ye kaththimela
Hey, on a knife's edge
Kanna katti
Blindfolding my eyes
Nikka vachchi
Making me stand
Suththavuttaa
She spun me around
Yei…daa….
Hey man...
Kadavulum
Even God
Kannu mulikkanum
Should keep his eyes open
Avanukkum
For him too
Ponnu kedaikkanum
He should get a woman
Appo namma
Only then our
Kashtam puriyumdaa
Suffering will he understand, man
Avan making-la
In his creation
Thappu kuraiyumdaa
Errors will decrease, man
{Adichchi pirichchi
{Beating and tearing apart
Adichchi pirichchi }(3)
Beating and tearing apart} (Repeated 3 times)
{Adichi pirichchi
{She beat me and ripped me apart
Mansa kilichchaa
She tore my heart
Aathaaa….
Oh Mother...
Avala nenachchi
Thinking of her
Polambi aludhen
I wailed and cried
Aathaaa…..} (2)
Oh Mother...} (Repeated twice)
Aathaa…Aathaa
Mother... Mother
Aathaaa….
Oh Mother...
Aththuvutta….
She let go...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'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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