Oru Thuli
From Eetti · 2015
- Lyricist
- Annamalai
- Singer
- Siddharth Mahadevan
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Details
- Eetti2015
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Oru thuli mazhaiyinal | With a single drop of rain |
| Thodangudhu perungadal dhan | Begins a vast ocean |
| Un mudhal adiyai | Take your very first step |
| Nee vaithida daa | Go on and place it, my friend |
| Male | |
| Thadai thadai thadai thadai | Obstacle, obstacle, obstacle, obstacle |
| Irupadhai thaandidadhaan | To cross over every barrier that stands |
| Nee kaatrinilae | You are in the wind |
| Paayum eetiya daa | A darting spear, my friend |
| Male | |
| Kadigaaram mullai polae | Like the hands of a clock |
| Nirkaamal nee odu | Run without stopping |
| Kaal theendum dhooram dhanae | Just within the reach of your stride |
| Vetri kodu | Is the finish line of victory |
| Male | |
| Oru thuli mazhaiyinal | With a single drop of rain |
| Thodangudhu perungadal dhan | Begins a vast ocean |
| Un mudhal adiyai | Take your very first step |
| Nee vaithida daa… | Go on and place it, my friend... |
| Aaa….aahaa..aahaa… | Aaa... aahaa... aahaa... |
| Male | |
| Kuri vachu adi | Aim and strike |
| Vetri varumbadi | So that victory arrives |
| Un muthirayai padhi | Stamp your seal of legacy |
| Nee oyaadhae | Do not rest |
| Male | |
| Mannai keeri vidhai | A seed breaking through the soil |
| Melae varum varai | Until it emerges above |
| Boomikullae adhu | Inside the earth |
| Ahinam poraadum | Struggles quietly every single day |
| Male | |
| Uzhaithidum viral | Your hardworking fingers |
| Un valithidum udal | Your aching body |
| Vaangum thanga medal | Will win a gold medal |
| Nee kalangaadhae | Do not lose heart |
| Male | |
| Unakoru ellai | A boundary for you |
| Ulagathil illai | Does not exist in this world |
| Kadavullin pillai | A child of God |
| Ingu nee dhaanae | Is who you truly are here |
| Male | |
| Paadham patta | Wherever your feet step |
| Idam yaavum | Every single place |
| Paadhai endrae | As a new path |
| Maatrida odu | Run to transform it |
| Male | |
| Thadukki nee vizhu | Even if you stumble and fall |
| Thirumba nee yezhu | Rise right back up again |
| Adhil ondrum | In doing so |
| Pizhai ingu kidayaadhu | There is no mistake at all |
| Male | |
| Oru siru pirai | A small crescent moon |
| Therikindra karai | With a visible mark on it |
| Nilavuku kurai | Is not considered a flaw |
| Adhu kidayaadhu | In the beauty of the moon |
| Male | |
| Pasikonda puli | A hungry tiger |
| Maanai vaikum kuri | Fixing its target on a deer |
| Vettayaadum podhu | When it sets out to hunt |
| Irai thappadhu | Its prey will never escape |
| Male | |
| Aagayathai thira | Unfold the sky |
| Nee adhai thaandi para | Fly high beyond it |
| Vaanavillum maalai | A garland made of rainbows |
| Adhu unakaaga | Is waiting just for you |
| Male | |
| Paadham patta | Wherever your feet step |
| Idam yaavum | Every single place |
| Paadhai endrae | As a new path |
| Maatrida odu | Run to transform it |
| Male | |
| Oru thuli mazhaiyinal | With a single drop of rain |
| Thodangudhu perungadal dhan | Begins a vast ocean |
| Un mudhal adiyai | Take your very first step |
| Nee vaithida daa | Go on and place it, my friend |
| Male | |
| Thadai thadai thadai thadai | Obstacle, obstacle, obstacle, obstacle |
| Irupadhai thaandidadhaan | To cross over every barrier that stands |
| Nee kaatrinilae | You are in the wind |
| Paayum eetiya daa | A darting spear, my friend |
| Male | |
| Kadigaaram mullai polae | Like the hands of a clock |
| Nirkaamal nee odu | Run without stopping |
| Kaal theendum dhooram dhanae | Just within the reach of your stride |
| Vetri kodu | Is the finish line of victory |
| Male | |
| Oru thuli mazhaiyinal | With a single drop of rain |
| Thodangudhu perungadal dhan | Begins a vast ocean |
| Un mudhal adiyai | Take your very first step |
| Nee vaithida daa… | Go on and place it, my friend... |
விஷ்லிங் :
...........................
With a single drop of rain
Begins a vast ocean
Take your very first step
Go on and place it, my friend
ஒரு துளி
மழையினால் தொடங்குது
பெருங்கடல் தான் உன்
முதல் அடியை நீ
வைத்திட டா
Obstacle, obstacle, obstacle, obstacle
To cross over every barrier that stands
You are in the wind
A darting spear, my friend
தடை தடை
தடை தடை இருப்பதை
தாண்டிடதான் நீ காற்றினிலே
பாயும் ஈட்டியா டா
Like the hands of a clock
Run without stopping
Just within the reach of your stride
Is the finish line of victory
கடிகாரம் முள்ளை
போலே நிற்காமல் நீ ஓடு
கால் தீண்டும் தூரம் தானே
வெற்றி கொடு
With a single drop of rain
Begins a vast ocean
Take your very first step
Go on and place it, my friend...
Aaa... aahaa... aahaa...
ஒரு துளி
மழையினால் தொடங்குது
பெருங்கடல் தான் உன்
முதல் அடியை நீ
வைத்திட டா ஆ ஆஹா
ஆஹா
Aim and strike
So that victory arrives
Stamp your seal of legacy
Do not rest
குறி வச்சு அடி
வெற்றி வரும்படி உன்
முத்திரையை பாதி நீ
ஓயாதே
A seed breaking through the soil
Until it emerges above
Inside the earth
Struggles quietly every single day
மண்ணை கீறி
விதை மேலே வரும்
வரை பூமிக்குள்ளே அது
அஹீனம் போராடும்
Your hardworking fingers
Your aching body
Will win a gold medal
Do not lose heart
உழைத்திடும்
வரை உன் வலித்திடும்
உடல் வாங்கும் தங்க
மெடல் நீ கலங்காதே
A boundary for you
Does not exist in this world
A child of God
Is who you truly are here
உனக்கொரு
எல்லை உலகத்தில்
எல்லை கடவுளின்
பிள்ளை இங்கு நீ தானே
Wherever your feet step
Every single place
As a new path
Run to transform it
பாதம் பட்ட
இடம் யாவும் பாதை
என்றே மாற்றிட ஓடு
Even if you stumble and fall
Rise right back up again
In doing so
There is no mistake at all
தடுக்கி நீ விழு
திரும்ப நீ எழு அதில்
ஒன்றும் பிழை இங்கு
கிடையாது
A small crescent moon
With a visible mark on it
Is not considered a flaw
In the beauty of the moon
ஒரு சிறு பிறை
தெரிகின்ற கரை நிலவுக்கு
குறை அது கிடையாது
A hungry tiger
Fixing its target on a deer
When it sets out to hunt
Its prey will never escape
பசிக்கொண்ட
புலி மானை வைக்கும்
குறி வேட்டையாடும்
போது இரை தப்பாது
Unfold the sky
Fly high beyond it
A garland made of rainbows
Is waiting just for you
ஆகாயத்தை
திற நீ அதை தாண்டி
பற வானவில்லும்
மாலை அது உனக்காக
Wherever your feet step
Every single place
As a new path
Run to transform it
பாதம் பட்ட
இடம் யாவும் பாதை
என்றே மாற்றிட ஓடு
With a single drop of rain
Begins a vast ocean
Take your very first step
Go on and place it, my friend
ஒரு துளி
மழையினால் தொடங்குது
பெருங்கடல் தான் உன்
முதல் அடியை நீ
வைத்திட டா
Obstacle, obstacle, obstacle, obstacle
To cross over every barrier that stands
You are in the wind
A darting spear, my friend
தடை தடை
தடை தடை இருப்பதை
தாண்டிடதான் நீ காற்றினிலே
பாயும் ஈட்டியா டா
Like the hands of a clock
Run without stopping
Just within the reach of your stride
Is the finish line of victory
கடிகாரம் முள்ளை
போலே நிற்காமல் நீ ஓடு
கால் தீண்டும் தூரம் தானே
வெற்றி கொடு
With a single drop of rain
Begins a vast ocean
Take your very first step
Go on and place it, my friend...
ஒரு துளி
மழையினால் தொடங்குது
பெருங்கடல் தான் உன்
முதல் அடியை நீ
வைத்திட டா
Oru thuli mazhaiyinal
With a single drop of rain
Thodangudhu perungadal dhan
Begins a vast ocean
Un mudhal adiyai
Take your very first step
Nee vaithida daa
Go on and place it, my friend
Thadai thadai thadai thadai
Obstacle, obstacle, obstacle, obstacle
Irupadhai thaandidadhaan
To cross over every barrier that stands
Nee kaatrinilae
You are in the wind
Paayum eetiya daa
A darting spear, my friend
Kadigaaram mullai polae
Like the hands of a clock
Nirkaamal nee odu
Run without stopping
Kaal theendum dhooram dhanae
Just within the reach of your stride
Vetri kodu
Is the finish line of victory
Oru thuli mazhaiyinal
With a single drop of rain
Thodangudhu perungadal dhan
Begins a vast ocean
Un mudhal adiyai
Take your very first step
Nee vaithida daa…
Go on and place it, my friend...
Aaa….aahaa..aahaa…
Aaa... aahaa... aahaa...
Kuri vachu adi
Aim and strike
Vetri varumbadi
So that victory arrives
Un muthirayai padhi
Stamp your seal of legacy
Nee oyaadhae
Do not rest
Mannai keeri vidhai
A seed breaking through the soil
Melae varum varai
Until it emerges above
Boomikullae adhu
Inside the earth
Ahinam poraadum
Struggles quietly every single day
Uzhaithidum viral
Your hardworking fingers
Un valithidum udal
Your aching body
Vaangum thanga medal
Will win a gold medal
Nee kalangaadhae
Do not lose heart
Unakoru ellai
A boundary for you
Ulagathil illai
Does not exist in this world
Kadavullin pillai
A child of God
Ingu nee dhaanae
Is who you truly are here
Paadham patta
Wherever your feet step
Idam yaavum
Every single place
Paadhai endrae
As a new path
Maatrida odu
Run to transform it
Thadukki nee vizhu
Even if you stumble and fall
Thirumba nee yezhu
Rise right back up again
Adhil ondrum
In doing so
Pizhai ingu kidayaadhu
There is no mistake at all
Oru siru pirai
A small crescent moon
Therikindra karai
With a visible mark on it
Nilavuku kurai
Is not considered a flaw
Adhu kidayaadhu
In the beauty of the moon
Pasikonda puli
A hungry tiger
Maanai vaikum kuri
Fixing its target on a deer
Vettayaadum podhu
When it sets out to hunt
Irai thappadhu
Its prey will never escape
Aagayathai thira
Unfold the sky
Nee adhai thaandi para
Fly high beyond it
Vaanavillum maalai
A garland made of rainbows
Adhu unakaaga
Is waiting just for you
Paadham patta
Wherever your feet step
Idam yaavum
Every single place
Paadhai endrae
As a new path
Maatrida odu
Run to transform it
Oru thuli mazhaiyinal
With a single drop of rain
Thodangudhu perungadal dhan
Begins a vast ocean
Un mudhal adiyai
Take your very first step
Nee vaithida daa
Go on and place it, my friend
Thadai thadai thadai thadai
Obstacle, obstacle, obstacle, obstacle
Irupadhai thaandidadhaan
To cross over every barrier that stands
Nee kaatrinilae
You are in the wind
Paayum eetiya daa
A darting spear, my friend
Kadigaaram mullai polae
Like the hands of a clock
Nirkaamal nee odu
Run without stopping
Kaal theendum dhooram dhanae
Just within the reach of your stride
Vetri kodu
Is the finish line of victory
Oru thuli mazhaiyinal
With a single drop of rain
Thodangudhu perungadal dhan
Begins a vast ocean
Un mudhal adiyai
Take your very first step
Nee vaithida daa…
Go on and place it, my friend...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a high-octane motivational anthem that serves as an inspiring rallying cry for perseverance, grit, and self-belief. Utilizing the imagery of nature—such as a single drop starting an ocean, a seed fighting underground to bloom, and a hungry tiger targeting its prey—the song highlights how immense achievement stems from small, relentless efforts. The listener is urged to move forward like a spear thrown through the wind and to run tirelessly like the hands of a clock. The lyricist emphasizes that failure and falling down are merely steps on the road to glory, not flaws. It encourages athletes and dreamers alike to break through physical pain and mental barriers to claim their rightful success, reassuring them that their hard work will ultimately earn them gold and leave a lasting mark on the world.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Kadigaaram mullai polae / Nirkaamal nee odu”
Compares the runner's continuous effort directly to the relentless movement of a clock's hands using 'polae' (like).
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Nee kaatrinilae / Paayum eetiya daa”
Directly identifies the protagonist as a spear slicing through the wind, symbolizing speed, sharpness, and direction.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Unakoru ellai / Ulagathil illai / Kadavullin pillai”
The lines end with rhyming sounds ('ellai', 'illai', 'pillai') creating a rhythmic flow.
Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Kuri vachu adi / Vetri varumbadi”
The second letter consonant sound ('ri') matches between 'Kuri' and 'Vetri'.
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Trivia
The song comes from the 2015 Tamil sports action drama film 'Eetti', starring Atharvaa as an athlete (javelin thrower/runner) suffering from a rare bleeding disorder. The movie's soundtrack was composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar. The title 'Eetti' translates to 'Spear' or 'Javelin', matching the central metaphor used throughout this motivational track.
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