Odura Nari
From Echcharikkai – Idhu Manidhargal Nadamaadum Idam · 2018
- Lyricist
- Gkb
- Singer
- Vijaynarain Rangarajan
- Music director
- Sundaramurthy KS
- Details
- Echcharikkai – Idhu Manidhargal Nadamaadum Idam2018
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Mei athu poiyodu | Let truth live truthfully along with falsehood |
| Meiyaaga vaalattum | Let truth truly flourish |
| Poi athu thee pola | Let falsehood, like a flame |
| Meiyodu serattum | Merge with the truth |
| Thee athu poiyaana | Let that fire become |
| Meiyaaga maarattum | A false reality turned true |
| Entha oru irulukkum | For any darkness that prevails |
| Vidiyalgal pirakkum | A dawn will surely be born |
| Male | |
| Thalai keelai | Upside down |
| Pirakkum maanidaa | O human born into this world |
| Thalai kanam thaan | Why do you still hold onto |
| Innum yenadaa | This ego and arrogance? |
| Unnodu thiriyum poigalil | Among the web of lies wandering with you |
| Neeyum oru thugaladaa | You too are just a tiny particle, man |
| Female | |
| {Odura nariyila | {Among the running foxes |
| Oru nari kulla nari | One fox is a sly fox |
| Kulla nari mudiyila | In that sly fox's fur |
| Oru mudi vella mudi} (4) | One strand is a white hair} (4) |
| Male | |
| Velichangal viraigaiyil | When light speeds away |
| Natchathiram thoovalum | Stars sprinkle down like dust |
| Iravugal velipada | As nights unfold |
| Minminigal sitharum | Fireflies scatter across the dark |
| Unakkena pirakkira | Born specifically for you |
| Ovvoru nodiyum | Every single moment |
| Unnai vittu unnai vittu | Leaving you step by step |
| Kaalathil karaiyum | Dissolves away into time |
| Male | |
| Porkalamaai | Like a battlefield |
| Nagarum naatkalil | In these passing days |
| Punnagaiyum | Are you forgetting |
| Maranthu pogutha | Even how to smile? |
| Munnerum paathaiyil | On the path to progress |
| Varum thadaikalai | The obstacles that arise |
| Nee thaandadaa | Leap right over them, man! |
| Female | |
| {Odura nariyila | {Among the running foxes |
| Oru nari kulla nari | One fox is a sly fox |
| Kulla nari mudiyila | In that sly fox's fur |
| Oru mudi vella mudi} (4) | One strand is a white hair} (4) |
| Male | |
| Mei athu poiyodu | Let truth live truthfully along with falsehood |
| Meiyaaga vaalattum | Let truth truly flourish |
| Poi athu thee pola | Let falsehood, like a flame |
| Meiyodu serattum | Merge with the truth |
| Thee athu poiyaana | Let that fire become |
| Meiyaaga maarattum | A false reality turned true |
| Entha oru irulukkum | For any darkness that prevails |
| Vidiyalgal pirakkum | A dawn will surely be born |
மெய் அது பொய்யோடு
மெய்யாக வாழட்டும்
பொய் அது தீ போல
மெய்யோடு சேரட்டும்
தீ அது பொய்யான
மெய்யாக மாறட்டும்
எந்த ஒரு இருளுக்கும்
விடியல்கள் பிறக்கும்
Let truth live truthfully along with falsehood
Let truth truly flourish
Let falsehood, like a flame
Merge with the truth
Let that fire become
A false reality turned true
For any darkness that prevails
A dawn will surely be born
தலை கீழாய்
பிறக்கும் மானிடா
தலை கணம் தான்
இன்னும் ஏனடா
உன்னோடு திரியும்
பொய்களில் நீயும் ஒரு துகளடா
Upside down
O human born into this world
Why do you still hold onto
This ego and arrogance?
Among the web of lies wandering with you
You too are just a tiny particle, man
{ஓடுற நரியில
ஒரு நரி குள்ள நரி
குள்ள நரி முடியில
ஒரு முடி வெள்ள முடி} (4)
{Among the running foxes
One fox is a sly fox
In that sly fox's fur
One strand is a white hair} (4)
வெளிச்சங்கள் விரைகையில்
நட்சத்திரம் துவளும்
இரவுகள் வெளிப்பட
மின்மினிகள் சிதறும்
உனக்கென பிறக்கிற
ஒவ்வொரு நொடியும்
உன்னை விட்டு உன்னை விட்டு
காலத்தில் கரையும்
When light speeds away
Stars sprinkle down like dust
As nights unfold
Fireflies scatter across the dark
Born specifically for you
Every single moment
Leaving you step by step
Dissolves away into time
போர்க்களமாய்
நகரும் நாட்களில்
புன்னகையும்
மறந்து போகுதா
முன்னேறும் பாதையில்
வரும் தடைகளை
நீ தாண்டடா
Like a battlefield
In these passing days
Are you forgetting
Even how to smile?
On the path to progress
The obstacles that arise
Leap right over them, man!
{ஓடுற நரியில
ஒரு நரி குள்ள நரி
குள்ள நரி முடியில
ஒரு முடி வெள்ள முடி} (4)
{Among the running foxes
One fox is a sly fox
In that sly fox's fur
One strand is a white hair} (4)
மெய் அது பொய்யோடு
மெய்யாக வாழட்டும்
பொய் அது தீ போல
மெய்யோடு சேரட்டும்
தீ அது பொய்யான
மெய்யாக மாறட்டும்
எந்த ஒரு இருளுக்கும்
விடியல்கள் பிறக்கும்
Let truth live truthfully along with falsehood
Let truth truly flourish
Let falsehood, like a flame
Merge with the truth
Let that fire become
A false reality turned true
For any darkness that prevails
A dawn will surely be born
Mei athu poiyodu
Let truth live truthfully along with falsehood
Meiyaaga vaalattum
Let truth truly flourish
Poi athu thee pola
Let falsehood, like a flame
Meiyodu serattum
Merge with the truth
Thee athu poiyaana
Let that fire become
Meiyaaga maarattum
A false reality turned true
Entha oru irulukkum
For any darkness that prevails
Vidiyalgal pirakkum
A dawn will surely be born
Thalai keelai
Upside down
Pirakkum maanidaa
O human born into this world
Thalai kanam thaan
Why do you still hold onto
Innum yenadaa
This ego and arrogance?
Unnodu thiriyum poigalil
Among the web of lies wandering with you
Neeyum oru thugaladaa
You too are just a tiny particle, man
{Odura nariyila
{Among the running foxes
Oru nari kulla nari
One fox is a sly fox
Kulla nari mudiyila
In that sly fox's fur
Oru mudi vella mudi} (4)
One strand is a white hair} (4)
Velichangal viraigaiyil
When light speeds away
Natchathiram thoovalum
Stars sprinkle down like dust
Iravugal velipada
As nights unfold
Minminigal sitharum
Fireflies scatter across the dark
Unakkena pirakkira
Born specifically for you
Ovvoru nodiyum
Every single moment
Unnai vittu unnai vittu
Leaving you step by step
Kaalathil karaiyum
Dissolves away into time
Porkalamaai
Like a battlefield
Nagarum naatkalil
In these passing days
Punnagaiyum
Are you forgetting
Maranthu pogutha
Even how to smile?
Munnerum paathaiyil
On the path to progress
Varum thadaikalai
The obstacles that arise
Nee thaandadaa
Leap right over them, man!
{Odura nariyila
{Among the running foxes
Oru nari kulla nari
One fox is a sly fox
Kulla nari mudiyila
In that sly fox's fur
Oru mudi vella mudi} (4)
One strand is a white hair} (4)
Mei athu poiyodu
Let truth live truthfully along with falsehood
Meiyaaga vaalattum
Let truth truly flourish
Poi athu thee pola
Let falsehood, like a flame
Meiyodu serattum
Merge with the truth
Thee athu poiyaana
Let that fire become
Meiyaaga maarattum
A false reality turned true
Entha oru irulukkum
For any darkness that prevails
Vidiyalgal pirakkum
A dawn will surely be born
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from 'Echcharikkai – Idhu Manidhargal Nadamaadum Idam' reflects on human nature, illusion, truth, and the fleeting nature of time. It uses metaphorical imagery—such as truth coexisting with lie and a cunning fox among a pack—to highlight the deception and complexity inherent in human society. The lyrics challenge human arrogance, reminding the listener that humans are merely tiny dust particles in the grand scheme of time and existence. Despite the cynical observation of human flaws and life's battle-like hardships, the song maintains a message of hope and resilience. It urges individuals to overcome obstacles, stop losing their smiles to daily struggles, and remember that every dark period is inevitably followed by a new dawn.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Muran (Antithesis)
“Mei athu poiyodu”
Contrasting opposites 'Mei' (Truth) and 'Poi' (Lie/Falsehood) placed together to emphasize dualities in life.
Simile (Upamai)
“Poi athu thee pola”
Compares falsehood ('Poi') to fire ('Thee') using the explicit comparison word 'pola' (like).
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Thalai keelai / Thalai kanam thaan”
Repetition of the initial sound 'Thalai' across lines 9 and 11.
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Trivia
'Echcharikkai – Idhu Manidhargal Nadamaadum Idam' (2018) is a Tamil crime thriller film directed by Sarjun KM, starring Sathyaraj, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, and Kishore. The music for the film was composed by K. S. Sundaramurthy, and this reflective track features lyrics penned by Gkb.
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