Ippadiyum Oruthan Undu
From Oru Oorla · 2014
- Lyricist
- Mu. Metha
- Singer
- Velmurugan
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Oru Oorla2014
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ippadiyum oruthan undu | There exists a man like this as well |
| Adhai eppadi naan solluvadhu | How do I even explain that? |
| Male | |
| Ippadiyum oruthan undu | There exists a man like this as well |
| Adhai eppadi naan solluvadhu | How do I even explain that? |
| Thappu yedhu sari yaedhu | What is wrong and what is right |
| Sonna oppukkavum theriyaadhu | Even if told, he does not know how to accept it |
| Vidinjaa podhum kudikkanum | Once dawn breaks, he needs to drink |
| Male | |
| Pozhudhu saanjaa podhum kudikkanum | Once dusk falls, he needs to drink |
| Male | |
| Vidinjaa podhum kudikkanum | Once dawn breaks, he needs to drink |
| Pozhudhu saanjaa podhum kudikkanum | Once dusk falls, he needs to drink |
| Ada endha paya yekkaedu | Hey, whatever ruin happens to whichever guy |
| Kettu ponaa enakkenna | What do I care if they go bad? |
| Endriurkkum ivan pola yaaru undu | Who else exists like him, who lives with such an attitude? |
| Male | |
| Ippadiyum oruthan undu | There exists a man like this as well |
| Adhai eppadi naan solluvadhu | How do I even explain that? |
| Thappu yedhu sari yaedhu | What is wrong and what is right |
| Sonna oppukkavum theriyaadhu | Even if told, he does not know how to accept it |
| Male | |
| Velaiya senjaa laabamum illa | If he works, there is no profit |
| Seiyaa vittaa nashtamum illa | If he does not work, there is no loss |
| Sambalam vandhaa sariyaa pogum kudi kanakku | When his salary arrives, it goes straight to paying his liquor debt |
| Vaazhkkaiyil oru latchiyam illa | He has no goal or ambition in life |
| Paadhaiya thaedum avasiyam illa | There is no need for him to seek a path |
| Than vazhiyil poradhanaal ivan thalaivanappaa | Because he travels his own path, he is a leader, my friend! |
| Male | |
| Sollugira josiyam palikkaadhivanidam | Astrology predicted by others will not work on him |
| Ivan sollum josiyam pudusaagum | The astrology he predicts becomes something brand new |
| Aiyanaaru saamikkunnu padaikkiradhellaam | Everything offered devoutly to Lord Ayyanaar |
| Paiya paiya ivan kaiyil maatti kollum | Slowly and steadily ends up in his hands |
| Suthi suthi veedhiyila thirigira sudhandhiram | The freedom to roam around every street |
| Mothamaa kedachadhu ivanukkappaa | He has received it in full, my friend! |
| Male | |
| Ippadiyum oruthan undu | There exists a man like this as well |
| Adhai eppadi naan solluvadhu | How do I even explain that? |
| Thappu yedhu sari yaedhu | What is wrong and what is right |
| Sonna oppukkavum theriyaadhu | Even if told, he does not know how to accept it |
| Male | |
| Odamil thuni irundhaal enna | What does it matter if there are clothes on his body? |
| Illaa vittaal ivanukkenna | What does it matter to him if there are none? |
| Thalaiyl thanni pattaal thaanae salava thuni | Only when water hits the head do clothes get washed! |
| Yaeruna bodha eranga vidaama | Without letting his high fade away once he gets drunk |
| Adhula romba gavanam vaippaan | He pays extreme attention to maintaining it |
| Erangichunnaa panjula theeyaa paraparappaan | If the high subsides, he flares up like fire on cotton |
| Male | |
| Thaan pora pokkula pogura ivanukku | For him who moves along in his own whim |
| Than pokku yedhu innu theriyaadhu | He does not even know where his path leads |
| Pollaappu ivanuku pudhusaa pazhasaa | Is trouble something new or old to him? |
| Nal vaakku kedachaa selvaakku | If he gets good wishes, that is his true clout |
| Vaendiyadhu yaedhum illa | There is nothing he desperately needs |
| Vaendaadhadhu yaedhum illa | There is nothing he actively rejects |
| Ivan endha kanakkilum illaiyappaa | He fits into nobody's standard accounting, my friend! |
| Male | |
| Ippadiyum oruthan undu | There exists a man like this as well |
| Adhai eppadi naan solluvadhu | How do I even explain that? |
| Male | |
| Ippadiyum oruthan undu | There exists a man like this as well |
| Adhai eppadi naan solluvadhu | How do I even explain that? |
| Thappu yedhu sari yaedhu | What is wrong and what is right |
| Sonna oppukkavum theriyaadhu | Even if told, he does not know how to accept it |
| Male | |
| Vidinjaa podhum kudikkanum | Once dawn breaks, he needs to drink |
| Pozhudhu saanjaa podhum kudikkanum | Once dusk falls, he needs to drink |
| Ada endha paya yekkaedu | Hey, whatever ruin happens to whichever guy |
| Kettu ponaa enakkenna | What do I care if they go bad? |
| Endriurkkum ivan pola yaaru undu | Who else exists like him, who lives with such an attitude? |
| Male | |
| Ippadiyum oruthan undu | There exists a man like this as well |
| Adhai eppadi naan solluvadhu | How do I even explain that? |
| Thappu yedhu sari yaedhu | What is wrong and what is right |
| Sonna oppukkavum theriyaadhu | Even if told, he does not know how to accept it |
இப்படியும் ஒருத்தன் உண்டு
அதை எப்படி நான் சொல்லுவது
There exists a man like this as well
How do I even explain that?
இப்படியும் ஒருத்தன் உண்டு
அதை எப்படி நான் சொல்லுவது
தப்பு எது சரி ஏது
சொன்னா ஒப்புக்கவும் தெரியாது
விடிஞ்சா போதும் குடிக்கணும்
There exists a man like this as well
How do I even explain that?
What is wrong and what is right
Even if told, he does not know how to accept it
Once dawn breaks, he needs to drink
பொழுது சாஞ்சா போதும் குடிக்கணும்
Once dusk falls, he needs to drink
விடிஞ்சா போதும் குடிக்கணும்
பொழுது சாஞ்சா போதும் குடிக்கணும்
அட எந்தப் பய எக்கேடு
கெட்டுப் போனா எனக்கென்ன
என்றிருக்கும் இவன் போல யாரு உண்டு
Once dawn breaks, he needs to drink
Once dusk falls, he needs to drink
Hey, whatever ruin happens to whichever guy
What do I care if they go bad?
Who else exists like him, who lives with such an attitude?
இப்படியும் ஒருத்தன் உண்டு
அதை எப்படி நான் சொல்லுவது
ஆ தப்பு எது சரி ஏது
சொன்னா ஒப்புக்கவும் தெரியாது
There exists a man like this as well
How do I even explain that?
What is wrong and what is right
Even if told, he does not know how to accept it
வேலைய செஞ்சா லாபமும் இல்ல
செய்யா விட்டா நஷ்டமும் இல்ல
சம்பளம் வந்தா சரியா போகும் குடிக் கணக்கு
வாழ்க்கையில் ஒரு லட்சியம் இல்ல
பாதைய தேடும் அவசியம் இல்ல
தன் வழியில் போறதனால் இவன் தலைவனப்பா
If he works, there is no profit
If he does not work, there is no loss
When his salary arrives, it goes straight to paying his liquor debt
He has no goal or ambition in life
There is no need for him to seek a path
Because he travels his own path, he is a leader, my friend!
சொல்லுகிற ஜோசியம் பலிக்காதிவனிடம்
இவன் சொல்லும் ஜோசியம் புதுசாகும்
அய்யனாரு சாமிக்குன்னு படைக்கிறதெல்லாம்
பையப் பைய இவன் கையில் மாட்டிக் கொள்ளும்
சுத்திச் சுத்தி வீதியில திரிகிற சுதந்திரம்
மொத்தமா கெடச்சது இவனுக்கப்பா
Astrology predicted by others will not work on him
The astrology he predicts becomes something brand new
Everything offered devoutly to Lord Ayyanaar
Slowly and steadily ends up in his hands
The freedom to roam around every street
He has received it in full, my friend!
இப்படியும் ஒருத்தன் உண்டு
அதை எப்படி நான் சொல்லுவது
தப்பு எது சரி ஏது
சொன்னா ஒப்புக்கவும் தெரியாது
There exists a man like this as well
How do I even explain that?
What is wrong and what is right
Even if told, he does not know how to accept it
ஒடம்பில் துணி இருந்தால் என்ன
இல்லா விட்டால் இவனுக்கென்ன
தலையில் தண்ணி பட்டால் தானே சலவத் துணி
ஏறுன போத எறங்க விடாம
அதுல ரொம்ப கவனம் வைப்பான்
எறங்கிச்சுன்னா பஞ்சுல தீயா பறபறப்பான்
What does it matter if there are clothes on his body?
What does it matter to him if there are none?
Only when water hits the head do clothes get washed!
Without letting his high fade away once he gets drunk
He pays extreme attention to maintaining it
If the high subsides, he flares up like fire on cotton
தான் போற போக்குல போகுற இவனுக்கு
தன் போக்கு எது இன்னு தெரியாது
பொல்லாப்பு இவனுக்கு புதுசா பழசா
நல் வாக்கு கெடச்சா செல்வாக்கு
வேண்டியது ஏதும் இல்ல
வேண்டாதது ஏதும் இல்ல
இவன் எந்த கணக்கிலும் இல்லையப்பா
For him who moves along in his own whim
He does not even know where his path leads
Is trouble something new or old to him?
If he gets good wishes, that is his true clout
There is nothing he desperately needs
There is nothing he actively rejects
He fits into nobody's standard accounting, my friend!
இப்படியும் ஒருத்தன் உண்டு
அதை எப்படி நான் சொல்லுவது
There exists a man like this as well
How do I even explain that?
இப்படியும் ஒருத்தன் உண்டு
அதை எப்படி நான் சொல்லுவது
தப்பு எது சரி ஏது
சொன்னா ஒப்புக்கவும் தெரியாது
There exists a man like this as well
How do I even explain that?
What is wrong and what is right
Even if told, he does not know how to accept it
விடிஞ்சா போதும் குடிக்கணும்
பொழுது சாஞ்சா போதும் குடிக்கணும்
அட எந்தப் பய எக்கேடு
கெட்டுப் போனா எனக்கென்ன
என்றிருக்கும் இவன் போல யாரு உண்டு
Once dawn breaks, he needs to drink
Once dusk falls, he needs to drink
Hey, whatever ruin happens to whichever guy
What do I care if they go bad?
Who else exists like him, who lives with such an attitude?
இப்படியும் ஒருத்தன் உண்டு
அதை எப்படி நான் சொல்லுவது
தப்பு எது சரி ஏது
சொன்னா ஒப்புக்கவும் தெரியாது
There exists a man like this as well
How do I even explain that?
What is wrong and what is right
Even if told, he does not know how to accept it
Ippadiyum oruthan undu
There exists a man like this as well
Adhai eppadi naan solluvadhu
How do I even explain that?
Ippadiyum oruthan undu
There exists a man like this as well
Adhai eppadi naan solluvadhu
How do I even explain that?
Thappu yedhu sari yaedhu
What is wrong and what is right
Sonna oppukkavum theriyaadhu
Even if told, he does not know how to accept it
Vidinjaa podhum kudikkanum
Once dawn breaks, he needs to drink
Pozhudhu saanjaa podhum kudikkanum
Once dusk falls, he needs to drink
Vidinjaa podhum kudikkanum
Once dawn breaks, he needs to drink
Pozhudhu saanjaa podhum kudikkanum
Once dusk falls, he needs to drink
Ada endha paya yekkaedu
Hey, whatever ruin happens to whichever guy
Kettu ponaa enakkenna
What do I care if they go bad?
Endriurkkum ivan pola yaaru undu
Who else exists like him, who lives with such an attitude?
Ippadiyum oruthan undu
There exists a man like this as well
Adhai eppadi naan solluvadhu
How do I even explain that?
Thappu yedhu sari yaedhu
What is wrong and what is right
Sonna oppukkavum theriyaadhu
Even if told, he does not know how to accept it
Velaiya senjaa laabamum illa
If he works, there is no profit
Seiyaa vittaa nashtamum illa
If he does not work, there is no loss
Sambalam vandhaa sariyaa pogum kudi kanakku
When his salary arrives, it goes straight to paying his liquor debt
Vaazhkkaiyil oru latchiyam illa
He has no goal or ambition in life
Paadhaiya thaedum avasiyam illa
There is no need for him to seek a path
Than vazhiyil poradhanaal ivan thalaivanappaa
Because he travels his own path, he is a leader, my friend!
Sollugira josiyam palikkaadhivanidam
Astrology predicted by others will not work on him
Ivan sollum josiyam pudusaagum
The astrology he predicts becomes something brand new
Aiyanaaru saamikkunnu padaikkiradhellaam
Everything offered devoutly to Lord Ayyanaar
Paiya paiya ivan kaiyil maatti kollum
Slowly and steadily ends up in his hands
Suthi suthi veedhiyila thirigira sudhandhiram
The freedom to roam around every street
Mothamaa kedachadhu ivanukkappaa
He has received it in full, my friend!
Ippadiyum oruthan undu
There exists a man like this as well
Adhai eppadi naan solluvadhu
How do I even explain that?
Thappu yedhu sari yaedhu
What is wrong and what is right
Sonna oppukkavum theriyaadhu
Even if told, he does not know how to accept it
Odamil thuni irundhaal enna
What does it matter if there are clothes on his body?
Illaa vittaal ivanukkenna
What does it matter to him if there are none?
Thalaiyl thanni pattaal thaanae salava thuni
Only when water hits the head do clothes get washed!
Yaeruna bodha eranga vidaama
Without letting his high fade away once he gets drunk
Adhula romba gavanam vaippaan
He pays extreme attention to maintaining it
Erangichunnaa panjula theeyaa paraparappaan
If the high subsides, he flares up like fire on cotton
Thaan pora pokkula pogura ivanukku
For him who moves along in his own whim
Than pokku yedhu innu theriyaadhu
He does not even know where his path leads
Pollaappu ivanuku pudhusaa pazhasaa
Is trouble something new or old to him?
Nal vaakku kedachaa selvaakku
If he gets good wishes, that is his true clout
Vaendiyadhu yaedhum illa
There is nothing he desperately needs
Vaendaadhadhu yaedhum illa
There is nothing he actively rejects
Ivan endha kanakkilum illaiyappaa
He fits into nobody's standard accounting, my friend!
Ippadiyum oruthan undu
There exists a man like this as well
Adhai eppadi naan solluvadhu
How do I even explain that?
Ippadiyum oruthan undu
There exists a man like this as well
Adhai eppadi naan solluvadhu
How do I even explain that?
Thappu yedhu sari yaedhu
What is wrong and what is right
Sonna oppukkavum theriyaadhu
Even if told, he does not know how to accept it
Vidinjaa podhum kudikkanum
Once dawn breaks, he needs to drink
Pozhudhu saanjaa podhum kudikkanum
Once dusk falls, he needs to drink
Ada endha paya yekkaedu
Hey, whatever ruin happens to whichever guy
Kettu ponaa enakkenna
What do I care if they go bad?
Endriurkkum ivan pola yaaru undu
Who else exists like him, who lives with such an attitude?
Ippadiyum oruthan undu
There exists a man like this as well
Adhai eppadi naan solluvadhu
How do I even explain that?
Thappu yedhu sari yaedhu
What is wrong and what is right
Sonna oppukkavum theriyaadhu
Even if told, he does not know how to accept it
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Oru Oorla' portrays a care-free, eccentric, and alcoholic character who lives completely outside social norms and expectations. He does not care about worldly success, moral judgment, or social standing. His primary routine revolves around drinking from sunrise to sunset, spending whatever money he earns straight on alcohol, and wandering the streets in total freedom. He does not conform to traditional beliefs or astrology, and lives entirely in the present moment without ambitions or regrets.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Erangichunnaa panjula theeyaa paraparappaan”
Compares his sudden agitation when losing his drunk high to fire catching on cotton ('panjula theeyaa').
Antithesis / Contrast (Muran)
“Velaiya senjaa laabamum illa / Seiyaa vittaa nashtamum illa”
Contrasts working versus not working, and profit versus loss to show complete indifference.
Edugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
Rhyming of the second letter 'pp' across consecutive lines ('Ippadiyum' /
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Trivia
'Oru Oorla' (2014) features lyrics penned by veteran Tamil poet and lyricist Mu. Metha. The song serves as a character introduction depicting a quintessential local vagrant whose carefree philosophy parodies societal conventions.
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