Goppurane
From Kannagi · 2023
- Lyricist
- Karthik Netha
- Singer
- Srinidhi Sriprakash
- Music director
- Shaan Rahman
- Details
- Kannagi2023
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Goppuranae goppuranae | Oh tall temple tower, oh majestic one |
| Thedi poren maaya maanae | I am going in search of the illusionary deer |
| Thamburanae thamburanae | Oh Lord, oh supreme ruler |
| Ponnu porapae thappu dhaanae | Is being born a woman a mistake itself? |
| Female | |
| Indha elavukuthaan | For this miserable plight |
| Enna anupitiya | Did you send me here? |
| Sondha sogathukuthaan | Just to suffer in my own sorrow |
| Ponna padachitiyaa | Did you create womanhood? |
| Female | |
| Yo andha saamy kanna kuthum | Hey, that God will pierce your eyes |
| Needhi kanna kuthum | Justice will pierce your eyes |
| Saathi kanna kuthum | Caste will pierce your eyes |
| Thaali enga kuthum | Where will the sacred marital thread pierce? |
| Vaadi indha pakkam | Come to this side |
| Venam andha pakkam | Don't go to that side |
| Thengi ninnayinna | If you stand still and stagnate |
| Oore kuppa kottum | The whole town will dump garbage on you |
| Female | |
| Indha elavukuthaan | For this miserable plight |
| Enna anupitiya | Did you send me here? |
| Sondha sogathukuthaan | Just to suffer in my own sorrow |
| Ponna padachitiyaa | Did you create womanhood? |
| Female | |
| Om hariom hariom | Om Hari Om, Hari Om |
| hariom hariom | Hari Om, Hari Om |
| hariom hariom | Hari Om, Hari Om |
| Female | |
| Om hariom hariom | Om Hari Om, Hari Om |
| hariom hariom | Hari Om, Hari Om |
| hariom hariom | Hari Om, Hari Om |
| Female | |
| Vidathu uravu vidathu thuravu | Relationships won't leave, renunciation won't leave |
| Vidathu kanavu vidathu ninaivu | Dreams won't leave, memories won't leave |
| Vidathu manathu vidathu vayathu | The mind won't leave, age won't leave |
| Vidathu mayakkam ohh | Infatuation won't leave, ohh |
| Female | |
| Sattam maaradhae thittam maaradhae | The law won't change, the plan won't change |
| Eenam pudicha kena ulagam | This wretched, foolish world |
| Endrum maaradhae | Will never change |
| Kuttram paarthalae suttram seradhae | If you keep finding faults, kin won't stay with you |
| Suttram paarthae suttram paarthae | Looking around at society, looking around at society |
| Muttrum nogadhae | Do not get hurt completely |
| Female | |
| Ingedhu nenaivo en udal kanavo | Is this a memory here, or is my body a dream? |
| Puludhiyil kidapathan peyar nilavo | Is that which lies in the dust called the moon? |
| Thirumanamo ada oru varamo | Is marriage a boon? |
| Viralgalai kadithidum serupidhuvo | Or is it a shoe that bites your toes? |
| Female | |
| Indha raja sattamita oora kattupata | The king laid down laws, the town was bound by them |
| Jorra mottuvitta roja maatikitta | The rose that bloomed vibrantly got trapped |
| Raja sattamita oora kattupata | The king laid down laws, the town was bound by them |
| Jorra mottuvitta roja maatikitta | The rose that bloomed vibrantly got trapped |
| Female | |
| Padukayil uruguthu | It melts in bed |
| Vidinjadhum verukkudhu | It despises once dawn arrives |
| Vilugira thuligalil | In the falling drops |
| Suyanalam sirikudhu | Selfishness laughs |
| Sanam sanam kalakudhu | People gather in crowds |
| Kanam kanam thudikudhu | Every moment aches with pain |
| Mala mala malavena | Rapidly like a cascade |
| Adimagal pirakudhu | Slaves are being born |
| Female | |
| Uyir onnu thavikudhu | A soul suffers in anguish |
| Uravukku ninaikudhu | Longing for a true relationship |
| Udal onnu thavikudhu | A body suffers in distress |
| Udalukku mayanguthu | Swooning for physical desires |
| Edhu varai idhu idhu | How long will this continue? |
| Nadakattum vidu vidu | Let it happen, let it go |
| Manidhanin manam adhu | That human mind |
| Ada verum kuranginame | Ah, it is merely a monkey species |
| Female | |
| Kuttram paarthalae | If you keep finding faults |
| Suttram seradhae | Kin won't stay with you |
| Suttram paarthae | Looking around |
| Suttram paarthae | Looking around |
| Muttrum nogadhae | Do not get hurt completely |
| Female | |
| Ingedhu nenaivo en udal kanavo | Is this a memory here, or is my body a dream? |
| Puludhiyil kidapathan peyar nilavo | Is that which lies in the dust called the moon? |
| Thirumanamo ada oru varamo | Is marriage a boon? |
| Viralgalai kaditthidum serupidhuvo | Or is it a shoe that bites your toes? |
| Female | |
| Goppuranae goppuranae | Oh tall temple tower, oh majestic one |
| Thedi poren maaya maanae | I am going in search of the illusionary deer |
| Thamburanae thamburanae | Oh Lord, oh supreme ruler |
| Ponnu porapae thappu dhaanae | Is being born a woman a mistake itself? |
| Female | |
| Indha elavukuthaan | For this miserable plight |
| Enna anupitiya | Did you send me here? |
| Sondha sogathukuthaan | Just to suffer in my own sorrow |
| Ponna padachitiyaa | Did you create womanhood? |
| Female | |
| Yo andha saamy kanna kuthum | Hey, that God will pierce your eyes |
| Needhi kanna kuthum | Justice will pierce your eyes |
| Saathi kanna kuthum | Caste will pierce your eyes |
| Thaali enga kuthum | Where will the sacred marital thread pierce? |
| Female | |
| Vaadi indha pakkam | Come to this side |
| Venam andha pakkam | Don't go to that side |
| Thengi ninnayina | If you stand still |
| Oore kuppa kottum | The whole town will dump garbage on you |
| Female | |
| Padukayil uruguthu | It melts in bed |
| Vidinjadhum verukkudhu | It despises once dawn arrives |
| Vilugira thuligalil | In the falling drops |
| Suyanalam sirikudhu | Selfishness laughs |
| Sanam sanam kalakudhu | People gather in crowds |
| Kanam kanam thudikudhu | Every moment aches with pain |
| Mala mala malavena | Rapidly like a cascade |
| Adimagal pirakudhu | Slaves are being born |
| Female | |
| Uyir onnu thavikudhu | A soul suffers in anguish |
| Uravukku ninaikudhu | Longing for a true relationship |
| Udal onnu thavikudhu | A body suffers in distress |
| Udalukku mayanguthu | Swooning for physical desires |
| Edhu varai idhu idhu | How long will this continue? |
| Nadakattum vidu vidu | Let it happen, let it go |
| Manidhanin manam adhu | That human mind |
| Ada verum kuranginamae | Ah, it is merely a monkey species |
கொப்பூரானே கொப்பூரானே
தேடி போறேன் மாய மானே
தம்புரானே தம்புரானே
பொண்ணு பொறப்பே தப்பு தானே
Oh tall temple tower, oh majestic one
I am going in search of the illusionary deer
Oh Lord, oh supreme ruler
Is being born a woman a mistake itself?
இந்த எளவுக்குத்தான்
என்ன அனுப்பிட்டியா
சொந்த சொகத்துக்குத்தான்
பொண்ண படச்சிட்டியா
For this miserable plight
Did you send me here?
Just to suffer in my own sorrow
Did you create womanhood?
யோ! அந்த சாமி கண்ண குத்தும்
நீதி கண்ண குத்தும்
சாதி கண்ண குத்தும்
தாலி எங்க குத்தும்
Hey, that God will pierce your eyes
Justice will pierce your eyes
Caste will pierce your eyes
Where will the sacred marital thread pierce?
Come to this side
Don't go to that side
If you stand still and stagnate
The whole town will dump garbage on you
வாடி இந்த பக்கம்
வேணாம் அந்த பக்கம்
தேங்கி நின்னயின்னா
ஊரே குப்ப கொட்டும்
For this miserable plight
Did you send me here?
Just to suffer in my own sorrow
Did you create womanhood?
இந்த எளவுக்குத்தான்
என்ன அனுப்பிட்டியா
சொந்த சொகத்துக்குத்தான்
பொண்ண படச்சிட்டியா
Om Hari Om, Hari Om
Hari Om, Hari Om
Hari Om, Hari Om
ஓம் ஹரிஓம் ஹரிஓம்
ஹரிஓம் ஹரிஓம்
ஹரிஓம் ஹரிஓம்
Om Hari Om, Hari Om
Hari Om, Hari Om
Hari Om, Hari Om
ஓம் ஹரிஓம் ஹரிஓம்
ஹரிஓம் ஹரிஓம்
ஹரிஓம் ஹரிஓம்
Relationships won't leave, renunciation won't leave
Dreams won't leave, memories won't leave
The mind won't leave, age won't leave
Infatuation won't leave, ohh
விடாது உறவு
விடாது துறவு
விடாது கனவு
விடாது நினைவு
விடாது மனது
விடாது வயது
விடாது மயக்கம் ஓஹோ!
The law won't change, the plan won't change
This wretched, foolish world
Will never change
If you keep finding faults, kin won't stay with you
Looking around at society, looking around at society
Do not get hurt completely
சட்டம் மாறாதே திட்டம் மாறாதே
ஈனம் புடிச்ச கென உலகம்
என்றும் மாறாதே
Is this a memory here, or is my body a dream?
Is that which lies in the dust called the moon?
Is marriage a boon?
Or is it a shoe that bites your toes?
குற்றம் பார்த்தாலே
சுற்றம் சேராதே
சுற்றம் பார்த்தே சுற்றம் பார்த்தே
முற்றும் நோகாதே
The king laid down laws, the town was bound by them
The rose that bloomed vibrantly got trapped
The king laid down laws, the town was bound by them
The rose that bloomed vibrantly got trapped
இங்கெது நெனைவோ
என் உடல் கனவோ
புழுதியில் கிடப்பது
பெயர் நிலவோ
திருமணமோ
அட ஒரு வரமோ
விரல்களை கடித்திடும்
செருப்பெதுவோ
It melts in bed
It despises once dawn arrives
In the falling drops
Selfishness laughs
People gather in crowds
Every moment aches with pain
Rapidly like a cascade
Slaves are being born
இந்த ராஜா சட்டமிட
ஊரா கட்டுப்பட்ட
ஜோரா மொட்டுவிட்ட
ரோஜா மாட்டிகிட்ட
ராஜா சட்டமிட
ஊரா கட்டுப்பட்ட
ஜோரா மொட்டுவிட்ட
ரோஜா மாட்டிகிட்ட
A soul suffers in anguish
Longing for a true relationship
A body suffers in distress
Swooning for physical desires
How long will this continue?
Let it happen, let it go
That human mind
Ah, it is merely a monkey species
படுக்கையில் உருகுது
விடிஞ்சதும் வெறுக்குது
விழுகிற துளிகளில்
சுயநலம் சிறிக்குது
If you keep finding faults
Kin won't stay with you
Looking around
Looking around
Do not get hurt completely
சனம் சனம் கலக்குது
கனம் கனம் துடிக்குது
மல மல மலவென
அடிமைகள் பிறக்குது
Is this a memory here, or is my body a dream?
Is that which lies in the dust called the moon?
Is marriage a boon?
Or is it a shoe that bites your toes?
உயிர் ஒன்னு தவிக்குது
உறவுக்கு நினைக்குது
உடல் ஒண்ணு தவிக்குது
உடலுக்கு மயங்குது
Oh tall temple tower, oh majestic one
I am going in search of the illusionary deer
Oh Lord, oh supreme ruler
Is being born a woman a mistake itself?
எது வரை இது இது
நடக்கட்டும் விடு விடு
மனிதனின் மனம் அது
அட வெறும் குரங்கினமே
For this miserable plight
Did you send me here?
Just to suffer in my own sorrow
Did you create womanhood?
குற்றம் பார்த்தாலே
சுற்றம் சேராதே
சுற்றம் பார்த்தே சுற்றம் பார்த்தே
முற்றும் நோகாதே
Hey, that God will pierce your eyes
Justice will pierce your eyes
Caste will pierce your eyes
Where will the sacred marital thread pierce?
இங்கெது நெனைவோ
என் உடல் கனவோ
புழுதியில் கிடப்பது
பெயர் நிலவோ
திருமணமோ
அட ஒரு வரமோ
விரல்களை கடித்திடும்
செருப்பெதுவோ
Come to this side
Don't go to that side
If you stand still
The whole town will dump garbage on you
கொப்பூரானே கொப்பூரானே
தேடி போறேன் மாய மானே
தம்புரானே தம்புரானே
பொண்ணு பொறப்பே தப்பு தானே
It melts in bed
It despises once dawn arrives
In the falling drops
Selfishness laughs
People gather in crowds
Every moment aches with pain
Rapidly like a cascade
Slaves are being born
இந்த எளவுக்குத்தான்
என்ன அனுப்பிட்டியா
சொந்த சொகத்துக்குத்தான்
பொண்ண படச்சிட்டியா
A soul suffers in anguish
Longing for a true relationship
A body suffers in distress
Swooning for physical desires
How long will this continue?
Let it happen, let it go
That human mind
Ah, it is merely a monkey species
யோ! அந்த சாமி கண்ண குத்தும்
நீதி கண்ண குத்தும்
சாதி கண்ண குத்தும்
தாலி எங்க குத்தும்
வாடி இந்த பக்கம்
வேணாம் அந்த பக்கம்
தேங்கி நின்னயின்னா
ஊரே குப்ப கொட்டும்
படுக்கையில் உருகுது
விடிஞ்சதும் வெறுக்குது
விழுகிற துளிகளில்
சுயநலம் சிறிக்குது
சனம் சனம் கலக்குது
கனம் கனம் துடிக்குது
மல மல மலவென
அடிமைகள் பிறக்குது
உயிர் ஒன்னு தவிக்குது
உறவுக்கு நினைக்குது
உடல் ஒண்ணு தவிக்குது
உடலுக்கு மயங்குது
எது வரை இது இது
நடக்கட்டும் விடு விடு
மனிதனின் மனம் அது
அட வெறும் குரங்கினமே
Goppuranae goppuranae
Oh tall temple tower, oh majestic one
Thedi poren maaya maanae
I am going in search of the illusionary deer
Thamburanae thamburanae
Oh Lord, oh supreme ruler
Ponnu porapae thappu dhaanae
Is being born a woman a mistake itself?
Indha elavukuthaan
For this miserable plight
Enna anupitiya
Did you send me here?
Sondha sogathukuthaan
Just to suffer in my own sorrow
Ponna padachitiyaa
Did you create womanhood?
Yo andha saamy kanna kuthum
Hey, that God will pierce your eyes
Needhi kanna kuthum
Justice will pierce your eyes
Saathi kanna kuthum
Caste will pierce your eyes
Thaali enga kuthum
Where will the sacred marital thread pierce?
Vaadi indha pakkam
Come to this side
Venam andha pakkam
Don't go to that side
Thengi ninnayinna
If you stand still and stagnate
Oore kuppa kottum
The whole town will dump garbage on you
Indha elavukuthaan
For this miserable plight
Enna anupitiya
Did you send me here?
Sondha sogathukuthaan
Just to suffer in my own sorrow
Ponna padachitiyaa
Did you create womanhood?
Om hariom hariom
Om Hari Om, Hari Om
hariom hariom
Hari Om, Hari Om
hariom hariom
Hari Om, Hari Om
Om hariom hariom
Om Hari Om, Hari Om
hariom hariom
Hari Om, Hari Om
hariom hariom
Hari Om, Hari Om
Vidathu uravu vidathu thuravu
Relationships won't leave, renunciation won't leave
Vidathu kanavu vidathu ninaivu
Dreams won't leave, memories won't leave
Vidathu manathu vidathu vayathu
The mind won't leave, age won't leave
Vidathu mayakkam ohh
Infatuation won't leave, ohh
Sattam maaradhae thittam maaradhae
The law won't change, the plan won't change
Eenam pudicha kena ulagam
This wretched, foolish world
Endrum maaradhae
Will never change
Kuttram paarthalae suttram seradhae
If you keep finding faults, kin won't stay with you
Suttram paarthae suttram paarthae
Looking around at society, looking around at society
Muttrum nogadhae
Do not get hurt completely
Ingedhu nenaivo en udal kanavo
Is this a memory here, or is my body a dream?
Puludhiyil kidapathan peyar nilavo
Is that which lies in the dust called the moon?
Thirumanamo ada oru varamo
Is marriage a boon?
Viralgalai kadithidum serupidhuvo
Or is it a shoe that bites your toes?
Indha raja sattamita oora kattupata
The king laid down laws, the town was bound by them
Jorra mottuvitta roja maatikitta
The rose that bloomed vibrantly got trapped
Raja sattamita oora kattupata
The king laid down laws, the town was bound by them
Jorra mottuvitta roja maatikitta
The rose that bloomed vibrantly got trapped
Padukayil uruguthu
It melts in bed
Vidinjadhum verukkudhu
It despises once dawn arrives
Vilugira thuligalil
In the falling drops
Suyanalam sirikudhu
Selfishness laughs
Sanam sanam kalakudhu
People gather in crowds
Kanam kanam thudikudhu
Every moment aches with pain
Mala mala malavena
Rapidly like a cascade
Adimagal pirakudhu
Slaves are being born
Uyir onnu thavikudhu
A soul suffers in anguish
Uravukku ninaikudhu
Longing for a true relationship
Udal onnu thavikudhu
A body suffers in distress
Udalukku mayanguthu
Swooning for physical desires
Edhu varai idhu idhu
How long will this continue?
Nadakattum vidu vidu
Let it happen, let it go
Manidhanin manam adhu
That human mind
Ada verum kuranginame
Ah, it is merely a monkey species
Kuttram paarthalae
If you keep finding faults
Suttram seradhae
Kin won't stay with you
Suttram paarthae
Looking around
Suttram paarthae
Looking around
Muttrum nogadhae
Do not get hurt completely
Ingedhu nenaivo en udal kanavo
Is this a memory here, or is my body a dream?
Puludhiyil kidapathan peyar nilavo
Is that which lies in the dust called the moon?
Thirumanamo ada oru varamo
Is marriage a boon?
Viralgalai kaditthidum serupidhuvo
Or is it a shoe that bites your toes?
Goppuranae goppuranae
Oh tall temple tower, oh majestic one
Thedi poren maaya maanae
I am going in search of the illusionary deer
Thamburanae thamburanae
Oh Lord, oh supreme ruler
Ponnu porapae thappu dhaanae
Is being born a woman a mistake itself?
Indha elavukuthaan
For this miserable plight
Enna anupitiya
Did you send me here?
Sondha sogathukuthaan
Just to suffer in my own sorrow
Ponna padachitiyaa
Did you create womanhood?
Yo andha saamy kanna kuthum
Hey, that God will pierce your eyes
Needhi kanna kuthum
Justice will pierce your eyes
Saathi kanna kuthum
Caste will pierce your eyes
Thaali enga kuthum
Where will the sacred marital thread pierce?
Vaadi indha pakkam
Come to this side
Venam andha pakkam
Don't go to that side
Thengi ninnayina
If you stand still
Oore kuppa kottum
The whole town will dump garbage on you
Padukayil uruguthu
It melts in bed
Vidinjadhum verukkudhu
It despises once dawn arrives
Vilugira thuligalil
In the falling drops
Suyanalam sirikudhu
Selfishness laughs
Sanam sanam kalakudhu
People gather in crowds
Kanam kanam thudikudhu
Every moment aches with pain
Mala mala malavena
Rapidly like a cascade
Adimagal pirakudhu
Slaves are being born
Uyir onnu thavikudhu
A soul suffers in anguish
Uravukku ninaikudhu
Longing for a true relationship
Udal onnu thavikudhu
A body suffers in distress
Udalukku mayanguthu
Swooning for physical desires
Edhu varai idhu idhu
How long will this continue?
Nadakattum vidu vidu
Let it happen, let it go
Manidhanin manam adhu
That human mind
Ada verum kuranginamae
Ah, it is merely a monkey species
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Goppuranae' from the 2023 movie 'Kannagi' serves as a raw, emotional critique of patriarchy, hypocritical social structures, and the systemic oppression faced by women. Interrogating divine destiny and societal expectations, the speaker asks whether womanhood is inherently treated as a curse or an afterthought designed merely for suffering. The lyricist contrasts pious chanting with harsh reality—where marriage, caste, and morality act as restrictive chains rather than source of sanctity or shelter. The emotional arc explores how women are caught between bodily desires, spiritual longing, and societal condemnation. By metaphorically equating marriage to a biting shoe and characterizing the human mind as fickle as a monkey, the lyrics express a deep existential fatigue. It highlights how societal judgment waits at every corner while women endure emotional and physical entrapment within rigid traditions.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhetorical Question
“Ponnu porapae thappu dhaanae”
The lyricist poses a poignant question asking if being born a woman is inherently a fault, challenging patriarchal prejudices.
Metaphor
“Thirumanamo ada oru varamo / Viralgalai kadithidum serupidhuvo”
Compares marriage to a painful, biting shoe that pinches the toes, questioning whether it is a blessing or an instrument of torment.
Personification
“Suyanalam sirikudhu”
Attributes the human action of laughing to 'selfishness' ('suyanalam') as it triumphs over compassion.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Indha raja sattamita oora kattupata / Jorra mottuvitta roja maatikitta”
The line endings 'sattamita', 'kattupata', 'mottuvitta', and 'maatikitta' share rhyming end sounds creating a rhythmic cadence.
Metaphor
“Manidhanin manam adhu / Ada verum kuranginame”
Directly compares the unbridled, restless nature of the human mind to a monkey species.
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Trivia
The film 'Kannagi' (2023), directed by Yashwanth Kishore, is an anthology-style drama focusing on four women navigating societal taboos around marriage, divorce, pregnancy, and female autonomy. The song's soundtrack was composed by acclaimed Malayalam music director Shaan Rahman, marking one of his notable ventures into Tamil cinema, with lyrics written by Karthik Netha.
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