Oppari
From Kalan · 2025
- Lyricist
- Kumarivijayan
- Singer
- Karna Prabhakaran
- Music director
- Gersan
- Details
- Kalan2025
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Maruthu aanda boomiyadaa | This is the land ruled by Maruthu Pandiyars, my man! |
| Nee manna kaaththa samiyadaa | You are the god who protected this land! |
| Semmannu boomiyilae | In the land of red soil, |
| Sevantha raththam oduthaiyaa | Red blood flows, sir. |
| Male | |
| Valarththa aadu adippattaalae | If a goat we raised gets injured, |
| Vayiru kanji ketkaathu | The stomach loses its appetite even for gruel; |
| Arai usuru pogummaiyaa | Half our life ebbs away, sir. |
| Azhagu muthukon vamsaththilae | In the noble lineage of Azhagu Muthu Kone, |
| Male | |
| Karu megam kanneer sintha | As dark clouds shed tears, |
| Kazhugu koottam vaanam suththa | And a flock of eagles circles in the sky, |
| Karuvelam kaattukkulla | Inside the babool forest, |
| Naan kanda katchi kanavaagaathaa | Can't the sight I witnessed turn out to be a dream? |
| Male | |
| Aiyaa aiyaa aiyaa | Oh lord, oh lord, oh lord! |
| Panjamunnaa theriyaathu | We never knew what famine was |
| Pasumponnu boomiyilae | In this golden land of Pasumpon; |
| Pasiyaatrum vamsaththula | In the dynasty that fed the hungry, |
| Patta maramaai ponaayae | You withered away like a dead tree. |
| Pasiyaattrum vamsaththula | In the dynasty that fed the hungry, |
| Nee patta maramaai ponaayae | You withered away like a dead tree. |
| Patta maramaai ponaayae | You withered away like a dead tree. |
| Male | |
| Iyyanaaru saami pola | Just like Lord Ayyanar, |
| Oora kaakka vanthavanae aiyaa | You came to guard our village, sir. |
| Nee kadanthu ponathengae | Where have you departed to? |
| Nee kadanthu ponathengae | Where have you departed to? |
| Male | |
| Iyyanaaru saami pola | Just like Lord Ayyanar, |
| Oora kaakka vanthavanae aiyaa | You came to guard our village, sir. |
| Nee kadanthu ponathengae | Where have you departed to? |
| Nee kadanthu ponathengae | Where have you departed to? |
| Male | |
| Chella sirippazhagaa | Oh handsome one with a sweet smile, |
| Seemai thurai nadaiyazhagaa | Oh one with the majestic walk of a lord, |
| Nee kadanthu ponathengae | Where have you departed to? |
| Nee kadanthu ponathengae | Where have you departed to? |
| Male | |
| Chella sirippazhagaa | Oh handsome one with a sweet smile, |
| Seemai thurai nadaiyazhagaa | Oh one with the majestic walk of a lord, |
| Nee kadanthu ponathengae | Where have you departed to? |
| Nee kadanthu ponathengae | Where have you departed to? |
| Male | |
| Sediyil pooppathu ellaam | Not every flower that blooms on a plant |
| Saami kitta searvathillai | Reaches the divine lord; |
| Saamikitta saeranumnnu | And to reach the divine lord, |
| Poo edhuvum pooppathillai | No flower blooms purely for that purpose. |
| Poo edhuvum pooppathillai | No flower blooms purely for that purpose. |
| Male | |
| Maasillaa malligai poo | Like the pure, flawless jasmine flower |
| Vaasam pola vanthavanae | You came like its gentle fragrance. |
| Maasillaa malligai poo | Like the pure, flawless jasmine flower |
| Vaasam pola vanthavanae | You came like its gentle fragrance. |
| Aiyaa nee kadanthu ponathengae | Oh lord, where have you departed to? |
| Nee kadanthu ponathengae | Where have you departed to? |
| Nee kadanthu ponathengae | Where have you departed to? |
| Nee kadanthu ponathengae | Where have you departed to? |
| Male | |
| Saamikitta ponaayo | Did you go to join the Almighty? |
| Saami aagi ponaayo | Or did you become a deity yourself? |
| Saamikitta ponaayo | Did you go to join the Almighty? |
| Saami aagi ponaayo | Or did you become a deity yourself? |
| Male | |
| Saagaa varam onnu | To fetch the boon of immortality, |
| Vaangi vara ponayo | Did you go away? |
| Saagaa varam onnu | To fetch the boon of immortality, |
| Vaangi vara ponayo | Did you go away? |
| Male | |
| Nalla manam thanga ingae | For a good heart to reside, |
| Boomiyila idam illa | There is no place left on this earth. |
| Saththiyaththa kaaththidaththaan | Just to uphold truth and righteousness, |
| Uyiraiyum koduththavane | You gave up your very life! |
| Uyiraiyum koduththavane | You gave up your very life! |
| Iyaa nee kadanthu ponathengae | Oh lord, where have you departed to? |
| Nee kadanthu ponathengae | Where have you departed to? |
| Nee kadanthu ponathengae | Where have you departed to? |
| Nee kadanthu ponathengae | Where have you departed to? |
மருது ஆன்ட பூமியடா
நீ மண்ண காத்த சாமியடா
செம்மண்ணு பூமியிலே
செவந்த ரத்தம் ஓடுதைய்யா
This is the land ruled by Maruthu Pandiyars, my man!
You are the god who protected this land!
In the land of red soil,
Red blood flows, sir.
வளர்த்த ஆடு அடிப்பட்டாலே
வயிறு கஞ்சி கேட்காது
அரை உசுரு போகும்மையா
அழகு முத்துகோன் வம்சத்திலே
If a goat we raised gets injured,
The stomach loses its appetite even for gruel;
Half our life ebbs away, sir.
In the noble lineage of Azhagu Muthu Kone,
கரு மேகம் கண்ணீர் சிந்த
கழுகு கூட்டம் வானம் சுத்த
கருவேலம் காட்டுக்குள்ள
நான் கண்ட காட்சி கனவாகாதா
As dark clouds shed tears,
And a flock of eagles circles in the sky,
Inside the babool forest,
Can't the sight I witnessed turn out to be a dream?
ஐயா ஐயா ஐயா
பஞ்சமுன்னா தெரியாது
பசும்பொன்னு பூமியிலே
பசியாற்றும் வம்சத்துல
பட்ட மரமாய் போனாயே
பசியாற்றும் வம்சத்துல
நீ பட்ட மரமாய் போனாயே
பட்ட மரமாய் நீ போனாயே
Oh lord, oh lord, oh lord!
We never knew what famine was
In this golden land of Pasumpon;
In the dynasty that fed the hungry,
You withered away like a dead tree.
In the dynasty that fed the hungry,
You withered away like a dead tree.
You withered away like a dead tree.
அய்யனாறு சாமி போல
ஊர காக்க வந்தவனே ஐயா
நீ கடந்து போனதெங்கே
நீ கடந்து போனதெங்கே
Just like Lord Ayyanar,
You came to guard our village, sir.
Where have you departed to?
Where have you departed to?
அய்யனாறு சாமி போல
ஊர காக்க வந்தவனே ஐயா
நீ கடந்து போனதெங்கே
நீ கடந்து போனதெங்கே
Just like Lord Ayyanar,
You came to guard our village, sir.
Where have you departed to?
Where have you departed to?
செல்லச் சிரிப்பழகா
சீமைத் துரை நடையழகா
நீ கடந்து போனதெங்கே
நீ கடந்து போனதெங்கே
Oh handsome one with a sweet smile,
Oh one with the majestic walk of a lord,
Where have you departed to?
Where have you departed to?
செல்லச் சிரிப்பழகா
சீமைத் துரை நடையழகா
நீ கடந்து போனதெங்கே
நீ கடந்து போனதெங்கே
Oh handsome one with a sweet smile,
Oh one with the majestic walk of a lord,
Where have you departed to?
Where have you departed to?
செடியில பூப்பது எல்லாம்
சாமிக் கிட்ட சேர்வதில்லை
சாமிக் கிட்ட சேரனும்னு
பூ எதுவும் பூப்பதில்லை
Not every flower that blooms on a plant
Reaches the divine lord;
And to reach the divine lord,
No flower blooms purely for that purpose.
No flower blooms purely for that purpose.
செடியில பூப்பது எல்லாம்
சாமிக் கிட்ட சேர்வதில்லை
சாமிக் கிட்ட சேரனும்னு
பூ எதுவும் பூப்பதில்லை
பூ எதுவும் பூப்பதில்லை
Like the pure, flawless jasmine flower
You came like its gentle fragrance.
Like the pure, flawless jasmine flower
You came like its gentle fragrance.
Oh lord, where have you departed to?
Where have you departed to?
Where have you departed to?
Where have you departed to?
மாசில்லா மல்லிகை பூ
வாசம் போல வந்தவனே
மாசில்லா மல்லிகை பூ
வாசம் போல வந்தவனே
ஐயா நீ கடந்து போனதேங்கே
நீ கடந்து போனதேங்கே
நீ கடந்து போனதேங்கே
நீ கடந்து போனதேங்கே
Did you go to join the Almighty?
Or did you become a deity yourself?
Did you go to join the Almighty?
Or did you become a deity yourself?
சாமி கிட்ட போனாயோ
சாமி ஆகி போனயோ
சாமி கிட்ட போனாயோ
சாமி ஆகி போனயோ
To fetch the boon of immortality,
Did you go away?
To fetch the boon of immortality,
Did you go away?
சாகா வரம் ஒன்னு
வாங்கி வர போனயோ
சாகா வரம் ஒன்னு
வாங்கி வர போனயோ
For a good heart to reside,
There is no place left on this earth.
Just to uphold truth and righteousness,
You gave up your very life!
You gave up your very life!
Oh lord, where have you departed to?
Where have you departed to?
Where have you departed to?
Where have you departed to?
நல்ல மனம் தங்க இங்கே
பூமியில இடம் இல்ல
சத்தியத்த காத்திடத்தான்
உயிரையும் கொடுத்தவனே
உயிரையும் கொடுத்தவனே
ஐயா நீ கடந்து போனதேங்கே
நீ கடந்து போனதெங்கே
நீ கடந்து போனதெங்கே
நீ கடந்து போனதெங்கே
Maruthu aanda boomiyadaa
This is the land ruled by Maruthu Pandiyars, my man!
Nee manna kaaththa samiyadaa
You are the god who protected this land!
Semmannu boomiyilae
In the land of red soil,
Sevantha raththam oduthaiyaa
Red blood flows, sir.
Valarththa aadu adippattaalae
If a goat we raised gets injured,
Vayiru kanji ketkaathu
The stomach loses its appetite even for gruel;
Arai usuru pogummaiyaa
Half our life ebbs away, sir.
Azhagu muthukon vamsaththilae
In the noble lineage of Azhagu Muthu Kone,
Karu megam kanneer sintha
As dark clouds shed tears,
Kazhugu koottam vaanam suththa
And a flock of eagles circles in the sky,
Karuvelam kaattukkulla
Inside the babool forest,
Naan kanda katchi kanavaagaathaa
Can't the sight I witnessed turn out to be a dream?
Aiyaa aiyaa aiyaa
Oh lord, oh lord, oh lord!
Panjamunnaa theriyaathu
We never knew what famine was
Pasumponnu boomiyilae
In this golden land of Pasumpon;
Pasiyaatrum vamsaththula
In the dynasty that fed the hungry,
Patta maramaai ponaayae
You withered away like a dead tree.
Pasiyaattrum vamsaththula
In the dynasty that fed the hungry,
Nee patta maramaai ponaayae
You withered away like a dead tree.
Patta maramaai ponaayae
You withered away like a dead tree.
Iyyanaaru saami pola
Just like Lord Ayyanar,
Oora kaakka vanthavanae aiyaa
You came to guard our village, sir.
Nee kadanthu ponathengae
Where have you departed to?
Nee kadanthu ponathengae
Where have you departed to?
Iyyanaaru saami pola
Just like Lord Ayyanar,
Oora kaakka vanthavanae aiyaa
You came to guard our village, sir.
Nee kadanthu ponathengae
Where have you departed to?
Nee kadanthu ponathengae
Where have you departed to?
Chella sirippazhagaa
Oh handsome one with a sweet smile,
Seemai thurai nadaiyazhagaa
Oh one with the majestic walk of a lord,
Nee kadanthu ponathengae
Where have you departed to?
Nee kadanthu ponathengae
Where have you departed to?
Chella sirippazhagaa
Oh handsome one with a sweet smile,
Seemai thurai nadaiyazhagaa
Oh one with the majestic walk of a lord,
Nee kadanthu ponathengae
Where have you departed to?
Nee kadanthu ponathengae
Where have you departed to?
Sediyil pooppathu ellaam
Not every flower that blooms on a plant
Saami kitta searvathillai
Reaches the divine lord;
Saamikitta saeranumnnu
And to reach the divine lord,
Poo edhuvum pooppathillai
No flower blooms purely for that purpose.
Poo edhuvum pooppathillai
No flower blooms purely for that purpose.
Maasillaa malligai poo
Like the pure, flawless jasmine flower
Vaasam pola vanthavanae
You came like its gentle fragrance.
Maasillaa malligai poo
Like the pure, flawless jasmine flower
Vaasam pola vanthavanae
You came like its gentle fragrance.
Aiyaa nee kadanthu ponathengae
Oh lord, where have you departed to?
Nee kadanthu ponathengae
Where have you departed to?
Nee kadanthu ponathengae
Where have you departed to?
Nee kadanthu ponathengae
Where have you departed to?
Saamikitta ponaayo
Did you go to join the Almighty?
Saami aagi ponaayo
Or did you become a deity yourself?
Saamikitta ponaayo
Did you go to join the Almighty?
Saami aagi ponaayo
Or did you become a deity yourself?
Saagaa varam onnu
To fetch the boon of immortality,
Vaangi vara ponayo
Did you go away?
Saagaa varam onnu
To fetch the boon of immortality,
Vaangi vara ponayo
Did you go away?
Nalla manam thanga ingae
For a good heart to reside,
Boomiyila idam illa
There is no place left on this earth.
Saththiyaththa kaaththidaththaan
Just to uphold truth and righteousness,
Uyiraiyum koduththavane
You gave up your very life!
Uyiraiyum koduththavane
You gave up your very life!
Iyaa nee kadanthu ponathengae
Oh lord, where have you departed to?
Nee kadanthu ponathengae
Where have you departed to?
Nee kadanthu ponathengae
Where have you departed to?
Nee kadanthu ponathengae
Where have you departed to?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a deeply emotional, mournful elegy (Oppari) sung in grief over the untimely demise of a beloved village protector and righteous leader. The lyrics root the lost hero in the brave historical traditions of Southern Tamil Nadu, comparing his lineage and valor to iconic figures like the Maruthu Pandiyar brothers and Veeran Azhagumuthu Kone, and invoking guardian deities like Lord Ayyanar. The singer laments the heartbreaking sight of his demise in a babool forest, questioning why a person of such pure heart and boundless generosity had to suffer such a fate. Through poignant metaphors of flowers and withered trees, the song expresses that good souls are often too pure for this flawed world, concluding that he gave up his life to uphold truth and has transformed into a deity himself.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Iyyanaaru saami pola”
Compares the deceased hero to Lord Ayyanar, the traditional guardian deity of Tamil villages.
Metaphor (Urvagai)
“Patta maramaai ponaayae”
Metaphorically compares the sudden tragic end of a once-vibrant protector to a dry, withered tree.
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Semmannu boomiyilae / Sevantha raththam oduthaiyaa”
Repetition of the initial sound 'Se' in consecutive lines creating melodic harmony.
Personification / Cultural Metaphor
“Karu megam kanneer sintha”
Personifies the dark clouds shedding tears (rain) in mourning over the protagonist's tragic demise.
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Trivia
This song features in the 2025 movie 'Kalan', featuring music composed by Gersan, powerful vocal rendition by Karna Prabhakaran, and evocative regional lyrics penned by Kumarivijayan. The track heavily integrates Southern Tamil folk aesthetics and historical references to freedom fighters like Maruthu Pandiyar and Azhagumuthu Kone.
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