Oru Kannadiya
From Ya Ya · 2013
- Lyricist
- Lyricist Not Known
- Singer
- Karthik
- Music director
- Vijay Ebenezer
- Details
- Ya Ya2013
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Friend o pirinju pona | My friend got separated and left, |
| Figure um vittu pona | My lover (figure) also dumped me and left. |
| Engae povom ada..engae povom ada | Where shall we go, man... where shall we go, man? |
| Engae povom.. | Where shall we go... |
| Male | |
| Theriyatha…sarakkadika thaan | Don't you know? To go grab a drink! |
| Male | |
| Oru kannadiya ennodaiya | Like a glass mirror, my... |
| Kaadhalatha pottu odachaalae | ...love was smashed and broken by her, |
| En kannu munnala | Right before my eyes! |
| Oru kaagithama ennodaiya | Like a piece of paper, my... |
| Natpaiyum pottu erichaanae | ...friendship was thrown and burnt by him, |
| Avan rendu kanaala | Right in front of his two eyes. |
| Male | |
| Natpu perisu sonathu yaaru | Who said friendship is supreme? |
| Ellam poiya oodipochuda.. | It all proved to be a lie and vanished, man... |
| Kaadhal usuru endru vaazhnthen | I lived believing love was my life, |
| Ellam ingae kanaamoochi thaan kaatuthada | Now everything here is playing hide-and-seek, man. |
| Male | |
| Othaiyila poren oothaiyila poren | I am walking alone, heading towards ruins, |
| Sathiyama nanum baakiyavanda | Swear on God, I am truly a 'blessed' man! |
| Rendu peraala ellam pochu.. ella ennaalathan | Everything was ruined by those two... no, it was all because of me. |
| Chorus | |
| Friend o pirinju pona | My friend got separated and left, |
| Figure um vittu pona | My lover also dumped me and left. |
| Engae povom ada..engae povom ada | Where shall we go, man... where shall we go, man? |
| Engae povom..engae povom..engae povom.. | Where shall we go... where shall we go... where shall we go... |
| Male | |
| Nanban oruthan iruntha pothum | "Having just one good friend is enough," |
| Naatula ellarum sonaangada | ...that's what everyone in the town used to say, man. |
| Enakum oruthan friend ah irunthan | I too had one person as a friend, |
| Avanaiyum ippo kaanomada | Now he too is nowhere to be found, man. |
| Thunaiya nenachen venaiya mudichae | I thought you'd be my support, but you turned out to be a disaster; |
| Thozha unnakellaam manasae illa | My friend, you don't have a heart at all! |
| Kanneer thodaika uthavum nanba | A friend is meant to help wipe tears, my friend, |
| En kannil mannalli pottutiyae daa | Instead, you threw dirt right into my eyes, man! |
| Male | |
| Othaiyila poren oothaiyila poren | I am walking alone, heading towards ruins, |
| Sathiyama nanum baakiyavanda | Swear on God, I am truly a 'blessed' man! |
| Rendu peraala ellam pochu.. ella ennaalathan | Everything was ruined by those two... no, it was all because of me. |
| Male | |
| Oru kannadiya ennodaiya | Like a glass mirror, my... |
| Kaadhalatha pottu odachaalae | ...love was smashed and broken by her, |
| Chorus :Un kannu munnala | Chorus: Right in front of your eyes! |
| Male :Oru kaagithama ennodaiya | Male: Like a piece of paper, my... |
| Natpaiyum pottu erichaanae | ...friendship was thrown and burnt by him, |
| Chorus :Avan rendu kanaala | Chorus: Right in front of his two eyes. |
| Male | |
| Kaadhali oruthi kidacha pothum | "Finding just one true girlfriend is enough," |
| Ellaam kaviyum sonaangada | ...that's what all the poets said, man. |
| Kanavula avala kadavula nenachen | In my dreams, I revered her like a goddess, |
| Ellam maayam maayamthaanda | It turned out to be nothing but a grand illusion, man. |
| Avala nenachi paithiyam aanen | Obsessing over her, I went mad, |
| Kaadhal uyarnthathunnu sonathu yaru | Who said love is exalted and noble? |
| Vecha anbellaam vinaapochu | All the love I poured out went in vain, |
| En nenju theyaaga kothikuthadi | My heart is boiling like a raging fire, girl! |
| Male | |
| Hey oothaiyila poren oothaiyila poren | Hey, I am walking alone, heading towards ruins, |
| Sathiyama nanum baakiyavanda | Swear on God, I am truly a 'blessed' man! |
| Rendu perala ellam pochu.. ella ennaalathan | Everything was ruined by those two... no, it was all because of me. |
| Male | |
| Oru kannadiya ennodaiya | Like a glass mirror, my... |
| Kaadhalatha pottu odachaalae.. | ...love was smashed and broken by her.. |
| Whistling :…………………… | [Whistling] |
| Male & Chorus :Avan rendu kanaala | Male & Chorus: Right in front of his two eyes. |
ப்ரண்டோ பிரிஞ்சு போனா
பிகர்ரும் விட்டு போனா
எங்கே போவோம் அட....எங்கே போவோம் அட
எங்கே போவோம்....
My friend got separated and left,
My lover (figure) also dumped me and left.
Where shall we go, man... where shall we go, man?
Where shall we go...
தெரியாதா.....சரகடிக்கதான் போவோம்
Don't you know? To go grab a drink!
ஒரு கண்ணாடியா என்னுடைய
காதலைத்தான் போட்டு ஒடைச்சாளே
என் கண்ணு முன்னால
ஒரு காகிதமா என்னுடைய
நட்பையும்தான் போட்டு எரிச்சானே
அவன் ரெண்டு கண்ணால
Like a glass mirror, my...
...love was smashed and broken by her,
Right before my eyes!
Like a piece of paper, my...
...friendship was thrown and burnt by him,
Right in front of his two eyes.
நட்பு பெரிசு சொன்னது யாரு
எல்லாம் பொய்யா ஓடி போச்சுடா
காதல் உசுரு என்று வாழ்ந்தேன்
எல்லாம் இங்கே கண்ணாமூச்சிதான் காட்டுதடா
Who said friendship is supreme?
It all proved to be a lie and vanished, man...
I lived believing love was my life,
Now everything here is playing hide-and-seek, man.
ஒத்தையில் போறேன் ஒத்தையில போறேன்
சத்தியமா நானும் பாக்கியவான்டா
ரெண்டு பேரால எல்லாம் போச்சு....
எல்லா என்னாலதான்
I am walking alone, heading towards ruins,
Swear on God, I am truly a 'blessed' man!
Everything was ruined by those two... no, it was all because of me.
ப்ரண்டோ பிரிஞ்சு போனா
பிகர்ரும் விட்டு போனா
எங்கே போவோம் அட....எங்கே போவோம் அட
எங்கே போவோம்....எங்கே போவோம்....எங்கே போவோம்....
My friend got separated and left,
My lover also dumped me and left.
Where shall we go, man... where shall we go, man?
Where shall we go... where shall we go... where shall we go...
நண்பன் ஒருத்தன் இருந்தா போதும்
நாட்டுல எல்லோரும் சொன்னாங்கடா
எனக்கும் ஒருத்தன் ப்ரண்டா இருந்தான்
அவனையும் இப்போ கானோம்மடா
துணையா நினைச்சேன் வெனையா முடிச்சே
தோழா உனக்கெல்லாம் மனசே இல்ல
கண்ணீர் தொடைக்க உதவும் நண்பா
என் கண்ணில் மண்ணள்ளி போட்டுட்டியேடா
"Having just one good friend is enough,"
...that's what everyone in the town used to say, man.
I too had one person as a friend,
Now he too is nowhere to be found, man.
I thought you'd be my support, but you turned out to be a disaster;
My friend, you don't have a heart at all!
A friend is meant to help wipe tears, my friend,
Instead, you threw dirt right into my eyes, man!
ஒத்தையில் போறேன் ஒத்தையில போறேன்
சத்தியமா நானும் பாக்கியவான்டா
ரெண்டு பேரால எல்லாம் போச்சு....
எல்லா என்னாலதான்
I am walking alone, heading towards ruins,
Swear on God, I am truly a 'blessed' man!
Everything was ruined by those two... no, it was all because of me.
ஒரு கண்ணாடியா என்னுடைய
காதலைத்தான் போட்டு ஒடைச்சாளே
குழு :
உன் கண்ணு முன்னால
ஒரு காகிதமா என்னுடைய
நட்பையுதான் போட்டு எரிச்சானே
குழு :
அவன் ரெண்டு கண்ணால
Like a glass mirror, my...
...love was smashed and broken by her,
Chorus: Right in front of your eyes!
Male: Like a piece of paper, my...
...friendship was thrown and burnt by him,
Chorus: Right in front of his two eyes.
விசில் :
...............................
"Finding just one true girlfriend is enough,"
...that's what all the poets said, man.
In my dreams, I revered her like a goddess,
It turned out to be nothing but a grand illusion, man.
Obsessing over her, I went mad,
Who said love is exalted and noble?
All the love I poured out went in vain,
My heart is boiling like a raging fire, girl!
காதலி ஒருத்தி கிடைச்சா போதும்
எல்லாம் காவியம் சொன்னாங்கடா
கனவுல அவல கடவுள நினைச்சேன்
எல்லாம் மாயம் மாயம்தானடா
அவள நினைச்சி பைத்தியம் ஆனேன்
காதல் உயர்ந்ததுன்னு சொன்னது யாரு
வெச்ச அன்பெல்லாம் வீணாபோச்சு
என் நெஞ்சு தீயாக கொதிக்குதடி
Hey, I am walking alone, heading towards ruins,
Swear on God, I am truly a 'blessed' man!
Everything was ruined by those two... no, it was all because of me.
ஓ....ஒத்தையில் போறேன் ஒத்தையில போறேன்
சத்தியமா நானும் பாக்கியவான்டா
ரெண்டு பேரால எல்லாம் போச்சு....
எல்லா என்னாலதான்
Like a glass mirror, my...
...love was smashed and broken by her..
[Whistling]
Male & Chorus: Right in front of his two eyes.
ஒரு கண்ணாடியா என்னுடைய
காதலைத்தா போட்டு ஒடைச்சாளே
விசில் :
....................
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
அவன் ரெண்டு கண்ணால
Friend o pirinju pona
My friend got separated and left,
Figure um vittu pona
My lover (figure) also dumped me and left.
Engae povom ada..engae povom ada
Where shall we go, man... where shall we go, man?
Engae povom..
Where shall we go...
Theriyatha…sarakkadika thaan
Don't you know? To go grab a drink!
Oru kannadiya ennodaiya
Like a glass mirror, my...
Kaadhalatha pottu odachaalae
...love was smashed and broken by her,
En kannu munnala
Right before my eyes!
Oru kaagithama ennodaiya
Like a piece of paper, my...
Natpaiyum pottu erichaanae
...friendship was thrown and burnt by him,
Avan rendu kanaala
Right in front of his two eyes.
Natpu perisu sonathu yaaru
Who said friendship is supreme?
Ellam poiya oodipochuda..
It all proved to be a lie and vanished, man...
Kaadhal usuru endru vaazhnthen
I lived believing love was my life,
Ellam ingae kanaamoochi thaan kaatuthada
Now everything here is playing hide-and-seek, man.
Othaiyila poren oothaiyila poren
I am walking alone, heading towards ruins,
Sathiyama nanum baakiyavanda
Swear on God, I am truly a 'blessed' man!
Rendu peraala ellam pochu.. ella ennaalathan
Everything was ruined by those two... no, it was all because of me.
Friend o pirinju pona
My friend got separated and left,
Figure um vittu pona
My lover also dumped me and left.
Engae povom ada..engae povom ada
Where shall we go, man... where shall we go, man?
Engae povom..engae povom..engae povom..
Where shall we go... where shall we go... where shall we go...
Nanban oruthan iruntha pothum
"Having just one good friend is enough,"
Naatula ellarum sonaangada
...that's what everyone in the town used to say, man.
Enakum oruthan friend ah irunthan
I too had one person as a friend,
Avanaiyum ippo kaanomada
Now he too is nowhere to be found, man.
Thunaiya nenachen venaiya mudichae
I thought you'd be my support, but you turned out to be a disaster;
Thozha unnakellaam manasae illa
My friend, you don't have a heart at all!
Kanneer thodaika uthavum nanba
A friend is meant to help wipe tears, my friend,
En kannil mannalli pottutiyae daa
Instead, you threw dirt right into my eyes, man!
Othaiyila poren oothaiyila poren
I am walking alone, heading towards ruins,
Sathiyama nanum baakiyavanda
Swear on God, I am truly a 'blessed' man!
Rendu peraala ellam pochu.. ella ennaalathan
Everything was ruined by those two... no, it was all because of me.
Oru kannadiya ennodaiya
Like a glass mirror, my...
Kaadhalatha pottu odachaalae
...love was smashed and broken by her,
Chorus :Un kannu munnala
Chorus: Right in front of your eyes!
Male :Oru kaagithama ennodaiya
Male: Like a piece of paper, my...
Natpaiyum pottu erichaanae
...friendship was thrown and burnt by him,
Chorus :Avan rendu kanaala
Chorus: Right in front of his two eyes.
Kaadhali oruthi kidacha pothum
"Finding just one true girlfriend is enough,"
Ellaam kaviyum sonaangada
...that's what all the poets said, man.
Kanavula avala kadavula nenachen
In my dreams, I revered her like a goddess,
Ellam maayam maayamthaanda
It turned out to be nothing but a grand illusion, man.
Avala nenachi paithiyam aanen
Obsessing over her, I went mad,
Kaadhal uyarnthathunnu sonathu yaru
Who said love is exalted and noble?
Vecha anbellaam vinaapochu
All the love I poured out went in vain,
En nenju theyaaga kothikuthadi
My heart is boiling like a raging fire, girl!
Hey oothaiyila poren oothaiyila poren
Hey, I am walking alone, heading towards ruins,
Sathiyama nanum baakiyavanda
Swear on God, I am truly a 'blessed' man!
Rendu perala ellam pochu.. ella ennaalathan
Everything was ruined by those two... no, it was all because of me.
Oru kannadiya ennodaiya
Like a glass mirror, my...
Kaadhalatha pottu odachaalae..
...love was smashed and broken by her..
Whistling :……………………
[Whistling]
Male & Chorus :Avan rendu kanaala
Male & Chorus: Right in front of his two eyes.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a painful yet satirical lamentation of a young man who feels double-crossed and abandoned simultaneously by his best friend and his romantic partner. Expressed through casual local Tamil slang and Tanglish idioms, the protagonist expresses the deep sorrow of dual betrayal. He sarcastically proclaims himself 'blessed' (baakiyavanda) while drowning his sorrow in alcohol, reflecting on how societal sayings about noble friendship and true love crumbled in his reality. Throughout the track, vivid comparisons illustrate the emotional devastation—comparing his shattered romance to a broken glass mirror and his discarded friendship to burnt paper. The narrator moves between self-pity, anger, and self-blame, summarizing the heartbreak of realizing that both love and friendship, which he treasured as life itself, turned out to be illusive and fragile.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai Ani)
“Oru kannadiya ennodaiya kaadhalatha pottu odachaalae”
Compares fragile romantic love directly to a glass mirror ('kannadi') that gets carelessly dropped and shattered.
Simile (Upamai Ani)
“Oru kaagithama ennodaiya natpaiyum pottu erichaanae”
Compares friendship ('natpu') to a piece of paper ('kaagitham') easily thrown into fire and burned to ashes.
Idiom / Hyperbole
“En kannil mannalli pottutiyae daa”
Uses the Tamil colloquial idiom 'kannil mann allipodu' (throwing dirt into one's eyes) to describe extreme betrayal and deceit by a trusted friend.
Irony / Sarcasm
“Sathiyama nanum baakiyavanda”
The protagonist calls himself 'baakiyavan' (blessed/lucky man) in an intensely sarcastic tone after losing both his love and friendship.
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Trivia
This track is featured in the 2013 Tamil comedy film 'Ya Ya', starring Shiva (Agila Ulaga Super Star) and Santhanam as the lead characters. The soundtrack was composed by V. Thashi. The song uses casual Chennai street slang to represent a quintessential '3-S' (Sarakku, Soga, Song - Alcohol, Sadness, Song) format popular in Tamil cinema comedy-dramas.
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