Opaari
From Saithan · 2016
- Lyricist
- Chinna Ponnu
- Singer
- Chinna Ponnu
- Music director
- Vijay Antony
- Details
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Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| ……………………………… | |
| Female | |
| Naan petha makka | Oh my child whom I gave birth to, |
| Enna vittu poriyae | Are you leaving me behind? |
| Nee paradesam porathukkaa | Was it to go off to a distant foreign land |
| Paavi maga petheduthen | That I, a wretched mother, gave birth to you? |
| Female | |
| En nenjukkulla irukkum | Residing deep inside my heart |
| Unna petha inbam | Is the pure joy of having birthed you. |
| Unna konjum munnae adanga | Before I could even cuddle and cherish you, |
| Nee enna vittu poriyae | You are leaving me and going away! |
| Naan petha makka | Oh my child whom I gave birth to, |
| Enna vittu poriyae | Are you leaving me behind? |
| Enna vittu poriyae | Are you leaving me behind? |
| Female | |
| ……………………………………. | |
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நான் பெத்த மக்கா
என்ன விட்டு போறியே
நீ பரதேசம் போறதுக்கா
பாவி மக பெத்தெடுத்தேன்
Oh my child whom I gave birth to,
Are you leaving me behind?
Was it to go off to a distant foreign land
That I, a wretched mother, gave birth to you?
என் நெஞ்சுக்குள்ளே பாரம்
உன்ன பெத்த இன்பம்
உன்ன கொஞ்சும் முன்னே அடங்க
நீ என்ன விட்டு போறியே
நான் பெத்த மக்கா
என்ன விட்டு போறியே
என்ன விட்டு போறியே
Residing deep inside my heart
Is the pure joy of having birthed you.
Before I could even cuddle and cherish you,
You are leaving me and going away!
Oh my child whom I gave birth to,
Are you leaving me behind?
Are you leaving me behind?
..........................................................
………………………………
Naan petha makka
Oh my child whom I gave birth to,
Enna vittu poriyae
Are you leaving me behind?
Nee paradesam porathukkaa
Was it to go off to a distant foreign land
Paavi maga petheduthen
That I, a wretched mother, gave birth to you?
En nenjukkulla irukkum
Residing deep inside my heart
Unna petha inbam
Is the pure joy of having birthed you.
Unna konjum munnae adanga
Before I could even cuddle and cherish you,
Nee enna vittu poriyae
You are leaving me and going away!
Naan petha makka
Oh my child whom I gave birth to,
Enna vittu poriyae
Are you leaving me behind?
Enna vittu poriyae
Are you leaving me behind?
…………………………………….
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This emotional lyric represents a mother's heartbreaking lament (written in the traditional Tamil folk 'Oppari' style) as she watches her child leave or pass away. She expresses deep grief, questioning her fate as a mother who gave birth to a child only to face separation. She holds onto the maternal joy of bringing her child into the world, yet grieves that she was not given enough time to shower her love and affection before fate tore them apart. The repetition of 'Enna vittu poriyae' (Are you leaving me behind?) underscores her profound loneliness and helpless sorrow.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaipu (End Rhyme / Epiphora)
“Enna vittu poriyae / Nee enna vittu poriyae”
The deliberate repetition of the phrase 'poriyae' at the end of multiple lines creates a rhythmic, mournful cadence characteristic of Tamil folk laments.
Pathos (Sogamaruthal / Grief)
“Paavi maga petheduthen”
The speaker uses self-deprecating emotional language ('paavi maga' - wretched/sinful woman) to express intense grief and frustration over her helplessness.
Anaphora / Repetition
“Naan petha makka / Enna vittu poriyae”
Repeated lines emphasize the central emotional conflict and tragic shock of a mother being separated from her child.
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Trivia
This poignant bit from 'Saithan' (2016) reflects the film's eerie psychological atmosphere. Although Vijay Antony composed the overall soundtrack for the film, rustic folk singer Chinna Ponnu contributed her raw and authentic voice/lyrics to evoke traditional Tamil folk grief (Oppari) in key emotional sequences.
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