Oru Naal Mattum Sirikka
From Seedan · 2011
- Lyricist
- Yugabharathi
- Singer
- K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Dhina
- Details
- Seedan2011
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Aaahaaa…aaa….aaa…aa… | Aha... ah... ah... ah... |
| Oru naal mattum sirikka | To smile for just a single day, |
| Oru naal mattum sirikka | To smile for just a single day, |
| Female | |
| Oru naal mattum sirikka | To smile for just a single day, |
| En padaithaan andha iraivan | Why did God create us? |
| Endru kettadhu pookkalin idhayam | Thus asked the heart of the flowers. |
| Female | |
| Marunaal andha chediyil | The next day, on that plant, |
| Andha malar vaadiyapozhudhil | When that flower withered away, |
| Pattukkidandhadhae iraivanin manamum | Even God's heart lay broken with grief. |
| Female | |
| Oru naal mattum sirikka | To smile for just a single day, |
| En padaithaan andha iraivan | Why did God create us? |
| Endru kettadhu pookkalin idhayam | Thus asked the heart of the flowers. |
| Chorus | |
| ……………………………. | |
| Female | |
| Kanpaarvai parithu | Snatching away my eyesight, |
| Enai kaana solgiraai | You ask me to see you. |
| Ven neerai ootri | Pouring boiling hot water, |
| Yen pookka solgiraai | Why do you ask me to bloom? |
| Female | |
| Oomaiyaai maatriyae | Having turned me mute, |
| Paadavum ketkiraai | You ask me to sing as well. |
| Naan sariya illai thavara | Am I right or am I wrong? |
| Naan kanavu eludhi | Am I a story written like a dream, |
| Kalaindhu pona kadhaiyaa | That dissolved and faded away? |
| Female | |
| Oru naal mattum sirikka | To smile for just a single day, |
| En padaithaan andha iraivan | Why did God create us? |
| Endru kettadhu pookkalin idhayam | Thus asked the heart of the flowers. |
| Chorus | |
| ……………………………… | |
| Female | |
| Hooo… un meedhu sindhum | Oh... the water spilled over you |
| Neer theertham aanadhae | Has become sacred holy water. |
| Unnai serum saambal | The ash that reaches you |
| Thiruneerum aagudhae | Becomes holy ash. |
| Female | |
| Urugiyae ketkiren | I ask you with a melting heart, |
| Aduthu en piraviyil | In my next birth, |
| Manam irangi arul vazhangi | Have mercy and bestow your grace, |
| Un kaalil padigalaaga | To be born as the steps, |
| Pirakkum varam thaa… | At your divine feet, grant me this boon... |
| Female | |
| Murugaa en salanam salanam | Oh Muruga, resolve my turmoil and agitation, |
| Theerkka vendum murugaa…. | You must put an end to it, oh Muruga... |
| Indha janajam jananam | This endless cycle of births, |
| Podhum podhum murugaa….aaa… | Is enough, it is enough, oh Muruga... |
| Female | |
| Un saranam saranam | I surrender to your feet, surrender, |
| Saranam saranam saranam saranam | Surrender, surrender, surrender, surrender, |
| Saranam saranam saranam saranam.. murugaa… | Surrender, surrender, surrender, surrender... oh Muruga... |
ஆஹா ஆஆ
ஆஆ ஆஆ ஒரு நாள்
மட்டும் சிரிக்க ஒரு நாள்
மட்டும் சிரிக்க
Aha... ah... ah... ah...
To smile for just a single day,
To smile for just a single day,
ஒரு நாள்
மட்டும் சிரிக்க ஏன்
படைத்தான் அந்த
இறைவன் என்று
கேட்டது பூக்களின்
இதயம்
To smile for just a single day,
Why did God create us?
Thus asked the heart of the flowers.
மறு நாள் அந்த
செடியில் அந்த மலர்
வாடிய பொழுதில்
பட்டுக் கிடந்ததே
இறைவனின் மனமும்
The next day, on that plant,
When that flower withered away,
Even God's heart lay broken with grief.
ஒரு நாள்
மட்டும் சிரிக்க ஏன்
படைத்தான் அந்த
இறைவன் என்று
கேட்டது பூக்களின்
இதயம்
To smile for just a single day,
Why did God create us?
Thus asked the heart of the flowers.
.........................
கண் பார்வை
பறித்து எனைக் காணச்
சொல்கிறாய் வெந்நீரை
ஊற்றி ஏன் பூக்கச்
சொல்கிறாய்
Snatching away my eyesight,
You ask me to see you.
Pouring boiling hot water,
Why do you ask me to bloom?
ஊமையாய்
மாற்றியே பாடவும்
கேட்கிறாய் நான் சரியா
இல்லை தவறா நான்
கனவு எழுதி கலைந்து
போன கதையா
Having turned me mute,
You ask me to sing as well.
Am I right or am I wrong?
Am I a story written like a dream,
That dissolved and faded away?
ஒரு நாள்
மட்டும் சிரிக்க ஏன்
படைத்தான் அந்த
இறைவன் என்று
கேட்டது பூக்களின்
இதயம்
To smile for just a single day,
Why did God create us?
Thus asked the heart of the flowers.
.........................
ஹோ உன் மீது
சிந்தும் நீர் தீர்த்தம் ஆனதே
உனைச் சேரும் சாம்பல்
திருநீறும் ஆகுதே
Oh... the water spilled over you
Has become sacred holy water.
The ash that reaches you
Becomes holy ash.
உருகியே கேட்கிறேன்
அடுத்து என் பிறவியில்
மனம் இறங்கி அருள்
வழங்கி உன் காலில்
படிகளாக பிறக்கும்
வரம் தா
I ask you with a melting heart,
In my next birth,
Have mercy and bestow your grace,
To be born as the steps,
At your divine feet, grant me this boon...
முருகா என்
சலனம் சலனம் தீர்க்க
வேண்டும் முருகா இந்த
ஜனனம் ஜனனம் போதும்
போதும் முருகா
Oh Muruga, resolve my turmoil and agitation,
You must put an end to it, oh Muruga...
This endless cycle of births,
Is enough, it is enough, oh Muruga...
உன் சரணம்
சரணம் சரணம் சரணம்
சரணம் சரணம் சரணம்
சரணம் சரணம் சரணம்
முருகா
I surrender to your feet, surrender,
Surrender, surrender, surrender, surrender,
Surrender, surrender, surrender, surrender... oh Muruga...
Aaahaaa…aaa….aaa…aa…
Aha... ah... ah... ah...
Oru naal mattum sirikka
To smile for just a single day,
Oru naal mattum sirikka
To smile for just a single day,
Oru naal mattum sirikka
To smile for just a single day,
En padaithaan andha iraivan
Why did God create us?
Endru kettadhu pookkalin idhayam
Thus asked the heart of the flowers.
Marunaal andha chediyil
The next day, on that plant,
Andha malar vaadiyapozhudhil
When that flower withered away,
Pattukkidandhadhae iraivanin manamum
Even God's heart lay broken with grief.
Oru naal mattum sirikka
To smile for just a single day,
En padaithaan andha iraivan
Why did God create us?
Endru kettadhu pookkalin idhayam
Thus asked the heart of the flowers.
…………………………….
Kanpaarvai parithu
Snatching away my eyesight,
Enai kaana solgiraai
You ask me to see you.
Ven neerai ootri
Pouring boiling hot water,
Yen pookka solgiraai
Why do you ask me to bloom?
Oomaiyaai maatriyae
Having turned me mute,
Paadavum ketkiraai
You ask me to sing as well.
Naan sariya illai thavara
Am I right or am I wrong?
Naan kanavu eludhi
Am I a story written like a dream,
Kalaindhu pona kadhaiyaa
That dissolved and faded away?
Oru naal mattum sirikka
To smile for just a single day,
En padaithaan andha iraivan
Why did God create us?
Endru kettadhu pookkalin idhayam
Thus asked the heart of the flowers.
………………………………
Hooo… un meedhu sindhum
Oh... the water spilled over you
Neer theertham aanadhae
Has become sacred holy water.
Unnai serum saambal
The ash that reaches you
Thiruneerum aagudhae
Becomes holy ash.
Urugiyae ketkiren
I ask you with a melting heart,
Aduthu en piraviyil
In my next birth,
Manam irangi arul vazhangi
Have mercy and bestow your grace,
Un kaalil padigalaaga
To be born as the steps,
Pirakkum varam thaa…
At your divine feet, grant me this boon...
Murugaa en salanam salanam
Oh Muruga, resolve my turmoil and agitation,
Theerkka vendum murugaa….
You must put an end to it, oh Muruga...
Indha janajam jananam
This endless cycle of births,
Podhum podhum murugaa….aaa…
Is enough, it is enough, oh Muruga...
Un saranam saranam
I surrender to your feet, surrender,
Saranam saranam saranam saranam
Surrender, surrender, surrender, surrender,
Saranam saranam saranam saranam.. murugaa…
Surrender, surrender, surrender, surrender... oh Muruga...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This deeply emotional and philosophical song depicts a soul's existential anguish, grief, and ultimate surrender to Lord Murugan. The lyricist compares human existence to the short life of a flower that blooms for just a day before withering, questioning the creator's cruel ironies—demanding sight from the blind, song from the mute, and growth amidst pain.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Personification / உருவகம்
“Endru kettadhu pookkalin idhayam”
Giving human emotions and a heart to flowers ('pookkalin idhayam'), portraying them as questioning their brief creation.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Enai kaana solgiraai / Yen pookka solgiraai / Paadavum ketkiraai”
The lines end with rhythmic matching verb endings ('solgiraai', 'ketkiraai'), accentuating the emotional plea.
Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Kanpaarvai parithu / Ven neerai ootri”
The second letter 'n' (ன்) matches in 'Kanpaarvai' and 'Ven neerai', creating melodic structure in Tamil poetry.
Metaphor / உருவகம்
“Naan kanavu eludhi kalaindhu pona kadhaiyaa”
Life is metaphorically compared to a story written in a fleeting dream that dissolves away.
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Trivia
This song belongs to the 2011 Tamil film 'Seedan', which is an official remake of the acclaimed 2002 Malayalam movie 'Nandanam'. Composed by Dhina with lyrics by Yugabharathi, the song highlights the devotional relationship between the protagonist and Lord Murugan, played in an extended cameo appearance by actor Dhanush.
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