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Kulirudha Pulla

From Oththa Seruppu · 2018

Lyricist
Vivek
Singers
Sid Sriram, Sangeetha Karuppiah
Music director
Santhosh Narayanan
Movie name
Oththa Seruppu
Movie release year
2018
Lyrics added on
5 May 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Oththa usuru unnala
Niththam kasiyum kannala
Thanandh thaniyaa thoongura
Kulurudha pulla
Mannuppattu keerumaennu
Vachirunthaen maaru mela
Keezhapatta paadham yedhum
Uruthutha pulla
Kaaththadichaa bayappaduva
Maan valaiyil agappaduva
Poththi vachi paathukitten
Purinjitha pulla
Vaasang konjam pudichikiren
Kaathumadal kadichikiren
Unchirippa gnyabagathil
Adachikren
Adhukku mattum thirumbi vaa pulla
Thirumbi vaa pulla
Vekkaththula ravika thachi
Muththathula jimikki vachaa
Podhatho poongothaiyae
Oo.. Chandirana tholuruchi
Oththa pakkam thoadu vacha
Podhatho poongothaiyae
Pagala paakadha koondhal
Female :Nethi chutti muthamidhuthae
Male :Irava paakadha dhaegam
Female :Thanga thaugalena minnal vidudhae
Male :Poopotta vaervai
Magarandhamae mazhaiyaacho
Kochikittu nee nadandhu
Mochikittu naan kedandhu
Naalaachu thaembavani
Unna konjam pesa vittu
Thean theratti seathu vachu
Naalaachu theambavani
Kazhuthu kottoram yeri
Female :Azhagula vandhu vizhu nee
Male :Kavidha maarbodu modhi
Female :Paththu valaivula pithu pudi nee
Male :Naan paatha vaanam
Sadhuradiyaa vilai poche
Oththa usuru unnala
Niththam kasiyum kannala
Thanandh thaniyaa thoongura
Kulurudha pulla
Mannuppattu keerumaennu
Vachirunthaen maaru mela
Keezhapatta paatham yedhum
Uruthutha pulla
Because of you, this lone soul
Weeps every day through these eyes.
You are sleeping all alone—
Are you feeling cold, my girl?
Fearing the sand would scratch you,
I held you safe against my chest.
Did your feet resting on the ground
Hurt or prick you, my girl?
You would get scared if the wind blew,
Like a deer trapped in a net.
I kept you protected and close—
Did you know that, my girl?
Let me take in a bit of your scent,
Let me gently nibble your earlobe,
And lock your sweet laughter away
Inside my memories...
Just for that, please come back, my girl,
Come back, my girl!
If a blouse is stitched out of shyness,
And earrings are made out of kisses,
Isn't that enough, my blossoming love?
Ooh... if I peel the moon
And make an earring for one side,
Isn't that enough, my blossoming love?
Hair that has never seen daylight
Female: Kisses the forehead ornament.
Male: A body that has never seen the night
Female: Flashes bright like specks of gold dust.
Male: Sweat dotting like little flowers,
Has the pollen turned into rain?
With you walking away in a sulk,
And me lying down, yearning for you—
It has been so long, my sweet love.
Letting you talk for a while,
And gathering the honey of your words—
It has been so long, my sweet love.
Climbing along the curve of your neck,
Female: Come and tumble into my beauty!
Male: Crashing poetry against your chest,
Female: Lose your mind across every curve!
Male: The open sky I once gazed at
Has been sold away by the square foot.
Because of you, this lone soul
Weeps every day through these eyes.
You are sleeping all alone—
Are you feeling cold, my girl?
Fearing the sand would scratch you,
I held you safe against my chest.
Did your feet resting on the ground
Hurt or prick you, my girl?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Kulirudha Pulla from the movie Oththa Seruppu Size 7 is a hauntingly intimate and poignant romantic song that conveys intense love, protective tenderness, and unbearable longing. The protagonist reminisces about how delicately he cherished his beloved—protecting her like a delicate deer from even a light breeze or a speck of dust—and yearns deeply for her presence as he endures solitude. The lyrics combine surreal poetic hyperboles (such as crafting jewelry out of moon skin and kisses) with raw sensory details of intimacy. The track highlights the pain of separation where cherished memories become both a sanctuary and a source of aching vulnerability.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Etugai) / Second-letter Rhyme

“Oththa usuru unnala / Niththam kasiyum kannala”

The second consonant sound matches across consecutive lines ('th' in Oththa and Niththam), creating rhythmic Tamil prosody.

Hyperbole (Atisayokthi)

“Oo.. Chandirana tholuruchi / Oththa pakkam thoadu vacha”

An extreme poetic exaggeration describing peeling the moon to make an earring for his beloved.

Metaphor (Rupaka)

“Poopotta vaervai / Magarandhamae mazhaiyaacho”

Compares sweat beads to floral pollen raining down, elevating physical intimacy into sensory nature imagery.

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Trivia

Oththa Seruppu Size 7 (2019) is a unique Tamil drama film written, directed, produced by, and starring R. Parthiban as the sole actor onscreen. 'Kulirudha Pulla', composed by Santhosh Narayanan with lyrics by Vivek and rendered by Sid Sriram and Sangeetha Karuppiah, serves as an emotional cornerstone for the film's solitary protagonist.

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