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Lyrics & meaning

Ettu Thesa

From Custody · 2023

Lyricist
Gangai Amaran
Singers
Yuvan Shankar Raja, Vijay Yesudas
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Custody
Movie release year
2023
Lyrics added on
20 Apr 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ettu dhesa ellaam
Enga kadha paesum
Patti thotti engum
Paatu manam veesum
Otti porandha
Retta piravi poal
Katti porandu
Kalanthu magizhalam
Vittu pogum sondham illai
Idhu dhaan saami aasi
Ettu dhesa ellaam
Enga kadha paesum
Enga kadha paesum
Ezhezhu jenmam porandhaalum
Innum konjang kaeppom
Namma thaai vaithila dhaan
Onnaa porakka thavamiruppoam
Onna vittu onnum illa
Othumaiyaa aavom
Kai irandum saendhapadi
Kadaisi vara povom
Oorulagil nammai pola yaaru
Unamaiyilla engum illiyae
Ettu dhesa ellaam
Enga kadha paesum
Patti thotti engum
Paatu manam veesum
Otti porandha
Retta piravi poal
Katti porandu
Kalanthu magizhalam
Vittu pogum sondham illai
Idhu dhaan saami aasi
Ettu dhesa ellaam
Enga kadha paesum
Enga kadha paesum
In all eight directions,
people will speak of our story.
Across every town and village,
the fragrance of our song will spread.
Born attached to each other,
like twin brothers,
bound together from birth,
let us celebrate as one.
Ours is not a bond that will ever break,
this is truly God's blessing.
In all eight directions,
people will speak of our story.
People will speak of our story.
Even if we are born across seven lifetimes,
we will still ask for more.
From our mother's womb,
we will pray to be born together.
Without you, there is nothing for me,
we will always stay united.
Holding hands together,
we will go on until the very end.
In this wide world, who is there like us?
Truly, there is no one anywhere.
In all eight directions,
people will speak of our story.
Across every town and village,
the fragrance of our song will spread.
Born attached to each other,
like twin brothers,
bound together from birth,
let us celebrate as one.
Ours is not a bond that will ever break,
this is truly God's blessing.
In all eight directions,
people will speak of our story.
People will speak of our story.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This energetic folk-style song celebrates an unbreakable bond of brotherhood and deep companionship. The lyrics reflect a devotion and loyalty between two people that goes beyond a single lifetime, declaring that their story will be sung across all eight directions and in every small town and village.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Otti porandha / Retta piravi poal”

Compares the closeness of their bond to conjoined twins using the comparative word 'poal'.

Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Ettu dhesa ellaam / Patti thotti engum”

The second consonant sound 'tti' matches in 'Ettu' and 'Patti', creating rhythmic harmony across lines.

Monai (Initial Rhyme)

“Patti thotti engum / Paatu manam veesum”

The repetition of the initial 'Pa' sound in 'Patti' and 'Paatu' establishes initial alliteration.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

“Othumaiyaa aavom / Kadaisi vara povom”

The end of both lines share the rhyming suffix '-om' ('aavom', 'povom').

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Trivia

This song from 'Custody' (2023) brings together multiple generations of the iconic Ilaiyaraaja musical family: the master Ilaiyaraaja composed the music, his brother Gangai Amaran wrote the lyrics, and his son Yuvan Shankar Raja sang the track alongside Vijay Yesudas.

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