Ayya
From Seethakaathi · 2018
- Lyricist
- Thiagarajan Kumaraja
- Singer
- Vijay Prakash
- Music director
- Govind Vasantha
- Details
- Seethakaathi2018
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Sutrum puvi mutrum | Across the entire spinning earth |
| Pugazh yettum | His fame reaches far and wide |
| Ivan mugam kaatta | When his face is revealed |
| Pattrum uyir attrum | It heals catching souls |
| Thiran thirai mevidum | Skill shines brightly on the screen |
| Munnum ithan pinnum | Before this and after this |
| Inaiyillathoru vinaiyattra | An incomparable, faultless act |
| Kottum vizhi kaattum | Expressive eyes show the story |
| Kalai arangeridum | Art takes the stage |
| Male | |
| Katrai ozhi patri | Grasping the sound of the wind |
| Thigal viththai athil kalainthutta | He mastered and dissolved into that shining art |
| Kattum kai thattum | The hands that applaud |
| Ozhi kadal meeridum | Exceed an ocean of sound |
| Kattum karai muttum | Impacting the shore it binds |
| Peru vellam ivar purandoda | As his grand flood overflows |
| Muttra ver pattraa varai | Until reaching the absolute root |
| Arandrodidum | It flows powerfully like a shield |
| Male | |
| Theera oottraaga | Like an unending spring |
| Maara mattraaga | Like an unchangeable truth |
| Seraa aalangal sendru sernthaan | He reached unreachable depths |
| Theera oottraaga | Like an unending spring |
| Maara mattraaga | Like an unchangeable truth |
| Vazhaamal vazhvanaan…naan naan | Without living, he lived... I am, I am |
| Chorus | |
| {Ayya… | {Sir... |
| Athavanai kaiyalae maraippan yevan | Who can hide the sun with a hand? |
| Ayya… | Sir... |
| Athiyin nookkathai arinthaan yevan | Who understood the purpose of the Beginning? |
| Ayya… | Sir... |
| Irappai kadanthu irulai kizhithu | Crossing death and tearing through darkness |
| Vidiyal thanthu yezhuvan ivan | He will rise giving a new dawn |
| Ayya…hahahahaha} (2) | Sir... hahahahaha} (2) |
| Male | |
| Meen konda vaanathil | In the sky holding fish-like stars |
| (Meen konda vaanathil) | (In the sky holding fish-like stars) |
| Min konda mugilaga | Like a cloud bearing lightning |
| (Min konda mugilaga) | (Like a cloud bearing lightning) |
| Soozhali ozhiyellaam | All the surrounding sounds |
| (Soozhali ozhiyellaam) | (All the surrounding sounds) |
| Soozh konda sangaaga | Like a conch shell carrying life inside |
| (Soozh konda sangaaga) | (Like a conch shell carrying life inside) |
| Kaan konda maramellaam | All the trees in the forest |
| (Kaan konda maramellaam) | (All the trees in the forest) |
| Than konda vithaiyaaga | Like the seed contained within itself |
| (Than konda vithaiyaaga) | (Like the seed contained within itself) |
| Misai veesum kaatrai | The wind blowing across the mustache |
| (Misai veesum kaatrai) | (The wind blowing across the mustache) |
| Thean isaiyaakum kuzhalaaga | Like a flute converting it to sweet music |
| Male | |
| Meen konda vaanathil | In the sky holding fish-like stars |
| Min konda mugilaga | Like a cloud bearing lightning |
| Soozhali ozhiyellaam | All the surrounding sounds |
| Soozh konda sangaaga | Like a conch shell carrying life inside |
| Kaan konda maramellaam | All the trees in the forest |
| Than konda vithaiyaaga | Like the seed contained within itself |
| Misai veesum kaatrai | The wind blowing across the mustache |
| Thean isaiyaakum kuzhalaaga | Like a flute converting it to sweet music |
| Male | |
| Sillu theernthu silaiyaaga | Becoming a sculpture after the chill subsides |
| Sitharaidikkum puyalaaga | Like a storm shattering into pieces |
| Arparikkum alaiyaaga | Like a roaring wave |
| Meenduyirthu nilaiyaaga | Reborn into a permanent state |
| Male | |
| Theendaatha thee kuchi | Like an untouched matchstick |
| Kulluraiyum neruppaaga | That holds fire within |
| Uyir varaiyarai | The boundary of life |
| Un siraiyaraiyenum | And your prison cell |
| Palankathai dhoolaga | Turning old tales into dust |
| Chorus | |
| Athavanai kaiyalae maraippan yevan | Who can hide the sun with a hand? |
| Ayya… | Sir... |
| Athiyin nookkathai arinthaan yevan | Who understood the purpose of the Beginning? |
| Ayya… | Sir... |
| Irappai kadanthu irulai kizhithu | Crossing death and tearing through darkness |
| Vidiyal thanthu yezhuvan ivan | He will rise giving a new dawn |
| Ayya…hahahahaha | Sir... hahahahaha |
| Chorus | |
| Ayya… | Sir... |
| Athavanai kaiyalae maraippan yevan | Who can hide the sun with a hand? |
| Ayya… | Sir... |
| Athiyin nookkathai arinthaan yevan | Who understood the purpose of the Beginning? |
| Ayya… | Sir... |
| Irappai kadanthu irulai kizhithu | Crossing death and tearing through darkness |
| Vidiyal thanthu yezhuvan ivan | He will rise giving a new dawn |
| Ayya…hahahahaha | Sir... hahahahaha |
சுற்றும் புவி முற்றும்
புகழ் எட்டும்
இவன் முகம் காட்ட
பற்றும் உயிர் அற்றும்
திறன் திரை மேவிடும்
முன்னும் இதன் பின்னும்
இனையில்லாதொரு வினையற்ற
கொட்டும் விழி காட்டும்
கலை அரங்கேரிடும்
Across the entire spinning earth
His fame reaches far and wide
When his face is revealed
It heals catching souls
Skill shines brightly on the screen
Before this and after this
An incomparable, faultless act
Expressive eyes show the story
Art takes the stage
கற்றை ஒளி பற்றி
திகழ் வித்தை அதில் கலந்துட்ட
கட்டும் கை தட்டும்
ஒளி கடல் மீறிடும்
கட்டும் கரை முட்டும்
பெரு வெள்ளம் இவர் புரண்டோட
முற்றா வேர் பட்றா வரை
அரண்றோடிடும்
Grasping the sound of the wind
He mastered and dissolved into that shining art
The hands that applaud
Exceed an ocean of sound
Impacting the shore it binds
As his grand flood overflows
Until reaching the absolute root
It flows powerfully like a shield
தீரா ஊற்றாக
மாறா மாற்றாக
சேரா ஆழங்கள் சென்று சேர்ந்தான்
தீரா ஊற்றாக
மாறா மாற்றாக
வாழாமல் வாழ்வானான்...நான் நான்
Like an unending spring
Like an unchangeable truth
He reached unreachable depths
Like an unending spring
Like an unchangeable truth
Without living, he lived... I am, I am
{அய்யா...
ஆதவனை கையாலே மறைப்பான் எவன்
அய்யா...
ஆதியின் நோக்கத்தை அறிந்தான் எவன்
அய்யா....
இறப்பை கடந்து இருளை கிழித்து
விடியல் தந்து எழுவான் இவன்
அய்யா...ஹஹஹஹா} (2)
{Sir...
Who can hide the sun with a hand?
Sir...
Who understood the purpose of the Beginning?
Sir...
Crossing death and tearing through darkness
He will rise giving a new dawn
Sir... hahahahaha} (2)
ஆண்
: மீன் கொண்ட வானத்தில்
(மீன் கொண்ட வானத்தில்)
மின் கொண்ட முகிலாக
(மின் கொண்ட முகிலாக)
சூழாலி ஒலியெல்லாம்
(சூழாலி ஒலியெல்லாம்)
சூழ் கொண்ட சங்காக
(சூழ் கொண்ட சங்காக)
கான் கொண்ட மரமெல்லாம்
(கான் கொண்ட மரமெல்லாம்)
தான் கொண்ட விதையாக
(தான் கொண்ட விதையாக)
மிசை வீசும் காற்றை
(மிசை வீசும் காற்றை)
தேன் இசையாக்கும் குழலாக
In the sky holding fish-like stars
(In the sky holding fish-like stars)
Like a cloud bearing lightning
(Like a cloud bearing lightning)
All the surrounding sounds
(All the surrounding sounds)
Like a conch shell carrying life inside
(Like a conch shell carrying life inside)
All the trees in the forest
(All the trees in the forest)
Like the seed contained within itself
(Like the seed contained within itself)
The wind blowing across the mustache
(The wind blowing across the mustache)
Like a flute converting it to sweet music
மீன் கொண்ட வானத்தில்
மின் கொண்ட முகிலாக
சூழாலி ஒலியெல்லாம்
சூழ் கொண்ட சங்காக
கான் கொண்ட மரமெல்லாம்
தான் கொண்ட விதையாக
மிசை வீசும் காற்றை
தேன் இசையாக்கும் குழலாக
In the sky holding fish-like stars
Like a cloud bearing lightning
All the surrounding sounds
Like a conch shell carrying life inside
All the trees in the forest
Like the seed contained within itself
The wind blowing across the mustache
Like a flute converting it to sweet music
சில்லு தீர்ந்து சிலையாக
சிதறடிக்கும் புயலாக
ஆர்பரிக்கும் அலையாக
மீண்டுயிர்த்து நிலையாக
Becoming a sculpture after the chill subsides
Like a storm shattering into pieces
Like a roaring wave
Reborn into a permanent state
தீண்டாத தீ குச்சி
குளிரையும் நெருப்பாக
உயிர் வரையறை
உன் சிறையறையேனும்
பழங்கதை தூளாக
Like an untouched matchstick
That holds fire within
The boundary of life
And your prison cell
Turning old tales into dust
ஆதவனை கையாலே மறைப்பான்
எவன்
அய்யா...
ஆதியின் நோக்கத்தை அறிந்தான் எவன்
அய்யா....
இறப்பை கடந்து இருளை கிழித்து
விடியல் தந்து எழுவான் இவன்
அய்யா...ஹஹஹஹா
Who can hide the sun with a hand?
Sir...
Who understood the purpose of the Beginning?
Sir...
Crossing death and tearing through darkness
He will rise giving a new dawn
Sir... hahahahaha
அய்யா...
ஆதவனை கையாலே மறைப்பான் எவன்
அய்யா...
ஆதியின் நோக்கத்தை அறிந்தான் எவன்
அய்யா....
இறப்பை கடந்து இருளை கிழித்து
விடியல் தந்து எழுவான் இவன்
அய்யா...ஹஹஹஹா
Sir...
Who can hide the sun with a hand?
Sir...
Who understood the purpose of the Beginning?
Sir...
Crossing death and tearing through darkness
He will rise giving a new dawn
Sir... hahahahaha
Sutrum puvi mutrum
Across the entire spinning earth
Pugazh yettum
His fame reaches far and wide
Ivan mugam kaatta
When his face is revealed
Pattrum uyir attrum
It heals catching souls
Thiran thirai mevidum
Skill shines brightly on the screen
Munnum ithan pinnum
Before this and after this
Inaiyillathoru vinaiyattra
An incomparable, faultless act
Kottum vizhi kaattum
Expressive eyes show the story
Kalai arangeridum
Art takes the stage
Katrai ozhi patri
Grasping the sound of the wind
Thigal viththai athil kalainthutta
He mastered and dissolved into that shining art
Kattum kai thattum
The hands that applaud
Ozhi kadal meeridum
Exceed an ocean of sound
Kattum karai muttum
Impacting the shore it binds
Peru vellam ivar purandoda
As his grand flood overflows
Muttra ver pattraa varai
Until reaching the absolute root
Arandrodidum
It flows powerfully like a shield
Theera oottraaga
Like an unending spring
Maara mattraaga
Like an unchangeable truth
Seraa aalangal sendru sernthaan
He reached unreachable depths
Theera oottraaga
Like an unending spring
Maara mattraaga
Like an unchangeable truth
Vazhaamal vazhvanaan…naan naan
Without living, he lived... I am, I am
{Ayya…
{Sir...
Athavanai kaiyalae maraippan yevan
Who can hide the sun with a hand?
Ayya…
Sir...
Athiyin nookkathai arinthaan yevan
Who understood the purpose of the Beginning?
Ayya…
Sir...
Irappai kadanthu irulai kizhithu
Crossing death and tearing through darkness
Vidiyal thanthu yezhuvan ivan
He will rise giving a new dawn
Ayya…hahahahaha} (2)
Sir... hahahahaha} (2)
Meen konda vaanathil
In the sky holding fish-like stars
(Meen konda vaanathil)
(In the sky holding fish-like stars)
Min konda mugilaga
Like a cloud bearing lightning
(Min konda mugilaga)
(Like a cloud bearing lightning)
Soozhali ozhiyellaam
All the surrounding sounds
(Soozhali ozhiyellaam)
(All the surrounding sounds)
Soozh konda sangaaga
Like a conch shell carrying life inside
(Soozh konda sangaaga)
(Like a conch shell carrying life inside)
Kaan konda maramellaam
All the trees in the forest
(Kaan konda maramellaam)
(All the trees in the forest)
Than konda vithaiyaaga
Like the seed contained within itself
(Than konda vithaiyaaga)
(Like the seed contained within itself)
Misai veesum kaatrai
The wind blowing across the mustache
(Misai veesum kaatrai)
(The wind blowing across the mustache)
Thean isaiyaakum kuzhalaaga
Like a flute converting it to sweet music
Meen konda vaanathil
In the sky holding fish-like stars
Min konda mugilaga
Like a cloud bearing lightning
Soozhali ozhiyellaam
All the surrounding sounds
Soozh konda sangaaga
Like a conch shell carrying life inside
Kaan konda maramellaam
All the trees in the forest
Than konda vithaiyaaga
Like the seed contained within itself
Misai veesum kaatrai
The wind blowing across the mustache
Thean isaiyaakum kuzhalaaga
Like a flute converting it to sweet music
Sillu theernthu silaiyaaga
Becoming a sculpture after the chill subsides
Sitharaidikkum puyalaaga
Like a storm shattering into pieces
Arparikkum alaiyaaga
Like a roaring wave
Meenduyirthu nilaiyaaga
Reborn into a permanent state
Theendaatha thee kuchi
Like an untouched matchstick
Kulluraiyum neruppaaga
That holds fire within
Uyir varaiyarai
The boundary of life
Un siraiyaraiyenum
And your prison cell
Palankathai dhoolaga
Turning old tales into dust
Athavanai kaiyalae maraippan yevan
Who can hide the sun with a hand?
Ayya…
Sir...
Athiyin nookkathai arinthaan yevan
Who understood the purpose of the Beginning?
Ayya…
Sir...
Irappai kadanthu irulai kizhithu
Crossing death and tearing through darkness
Vidiyal thanthu yezhuvan ivan
He will rise giving a new dawn
Ayya…hahahahaha
Sir... hahahahaha
Ayya…
Sir...
Athavanai kaiyalae maraippan yevan
Who can hide the sun with a hand?
Ayya…
Sir...
Athiyin nookkathai arinthaan yevan
Who understood the purpose of the Beginning?
Ayya…
Sir...
Irappai kadanthu irulai kizhithu
Crossing death and tearing through darkness
Vidiyal thanthu yezhuvan ivan
He will rise giving a new dawn
Ayya…hahahahaha
Sir... hahahahaha
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This powerful track from Seethakaathi serves as a grand philosophical anthem celebrating the eternal spirit and immortal artistry of the protagonist, 'Ayya' (an legendary veteran stage actor). The lyrics portray him not merely as a mortal human, but as an undeniable force of nature whose talent and soul transcend physical death. Through rich metaphors of nature—light, ocean floods, lightning clouds, and seeds—the song emphasizes that true art cannot be contained or destroyed.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Emonai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Theera oottraaga / Maara mattraaga”
Matching first letters/sounds across consecutive lines, such as 'Sutrum' and 'Pugazh' / 'Theera' and 'Maara'.
Metaphor (Uvamai / Uruvagamm)
“Theendaatha thee kuchi / Kulluraiyum neruppaaga”
Comparing the actor's inner soul to hidden fire inside an unlit matchstick ('Theendaatha thee kuchi kulluraiyum neruppaaga').
Rhetorical Question
“Athavanai kaiyalae maraippan yevan”
Asking who can hide the sun with a hand to symbolize the impossibility of suppressing true genius.
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Trivia
Seethakaathi (2018), directed by Balaji Tharaneetharan, was Vijay Sethupathi's milestone 25th film. Although the music composed for the film is by Govind Vasantha, director Thiagarajan Kumaraja penned lyrics for key thematic tracks in the film.
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