Oru Velai Sotrukkaga
From Pichaikkaran · 2016
- Lyricist
- Annamalai
- Singer
- Yazin Nizar
- Music director
- Vijay Antony
- Details
- Pichaikkaran2016
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Oru velai sotrukkaga udal vaadida | As the body withers for a single meal's worth of food, |
| Kai yendhi odugindrom uyir vaazhndhida | We run around with outstretched hands just to stay alive. |
| Pasi endra theeyil iraippai saambal aaguthae | In the fire called hunger, the stomach turns to ashes. |
| Manithaneyam engae.. ingae sethuponathae | Where is humanity? Here, it has died. |
| Irupavan konjam thanthaal ilaatha yezhai illaiyae | If those who have share a little, no poor person would exist. |
| Kan thiranthu iraivaa paaru ellorum un pillaiyae | Open Your eyes and look, Oh God, everyone is Your child! |
| Male | |
| Oru velai sotrukkaga udal vaadida | As the body withers for a single meal's worth of food, |
| Kai yendhi odugindrom uyir vaazhndhida | We run around with outstretched hands just to stay alive. |
| Male | |
| Illaatha yedho ondrai | For something that is missing, |
| Thedum vaazhvillae | in this life of searching, |
| Pirantha manithan ellorumae | every human born into this world |
| Ulagil pichaikaaranae | is ultimately a beggar. |
| Male | |
| Pirakaatha peranuku | For a grandson who isn't even born yet, |
| Soththu serkkum vaazhvillae | in a life spent accumulating wealth, |
| Pasikindra ezhaikellam | for all the poor who suffer from hunger, |
| Kadavul mattum thaan kaavalae | God alone is the ultimate protector. |
| Male | |
| Kidaithaalum nee thedum edhuvum | Whether you attain whatever you seek, |
| Kidaikaamal ponaalum | or fail to get it, |
| Avamanam yematram unnai | even if insult and disappointment |
| Thinandhorum thodarnthaalum | haunt you every single day, |
| Thiruvodum illamal nee oor | even if you lie without even a begging bowl |
| Theruvoram kidanthaalum | by the side of a street in town, |
| Anjaathae ulagathin mudivil | fear not, at the end of the world, |
| Avanunduu ennalum | He is always there for you forever. |
| Male | |
| Haaa…aaa….aaa….aaa…. | Haaa…aaa….aaa….aaa…. |
| Male | |
| Oru velai sotrukkaga udal vaadida | As the body withers for a single meal's worth of food, |
| Kai yendhi odugindrom uyir vaazhndhida | We run around with outstretched hands just to stay alive. |
| Pasi endra theeyil iraippai saambal aaguthae | In the fire called hunger, the stomach turns to ashes. |
| Manithaneyam engae.. ingae sethuponathae | Where is humanity? Here, it has died. |
| Irupavan konjam thanthaal ilaatha yezhai illayae | If those who have share a little, no poor person would exist. |
| Kan thiranthu iraivaa paaru ellorum un pillaiyae | Open Your eyes and look, Oh God, everyone is Your child! |
| Ae….ae…..ae….. | Ae….ae…..ae….. |
ஏ
ஹே… ஹே… ஹே… ஹே…
ஆ… ஆ… ஆ…
As the body withers for a single meal's worth of food,
We run around with outstretched hands just to stay alive.
In the fire called hunger, the stomach turns to ashes.
Where is humanity? Here, it has died.
If those who have share a little, no poor person would exist.
Open Your eyes and look, Oh God, everyone is Your child!
ஒரு வேலை சோற்றுக்காக
உடல் வாடிட
கையேந்தி ஓடுகின்றோம்
உயிர் வாழ்ந்திட
பசியென்ற தீயில் இறைப்பை
சாம்பல் ஆகுதே
மனிதநேயம் எங்கே
இங்கே செத்துப்போனதே
இருப்பவன் கொஞ்சம் தந்தால்
இல்லாத ஏழை இல்லையே
கண் திறந்து இறைவா பாரு
எல்லோரும் உன் பிள்ளையே……
As the body withers for a single meal's worth of food,
We run around with outstretched hands just to stay alive.
ஒரு வேலை சோற்றுக்காக
உடல் வாடிட
கையேந்தி ஓடுகின்றோம்
உயிர் வாழ்ந்திட
For something that is missing,
in this life of searching,
every human born into this world
is ultimately a beggar.
இல்லாத ஏதோ ஒன்றை
தேடும் வாழ்விலே
பிறந்த மனிதன் எல்லோருமே
உலகில் பிச்சைக்காரனே
For a grandson who isn't even born yet,
in a life spent accumulating wealth,
for all the poor who suffer from hunger,
God alone is the ultimate protector.
பிறக்காத பேரனுக்கு
சொத்து சேர்க்கும் வாழ்விலே
பசிக்கின்ற ஏழைக்கெல்லாம்
கடவுள் மட்டும் தான் காவலே
Whether you attain whatever you seek,
or fail to get it,
even if insult and disappointment
haunt you every single day,
even if you lie without even a begging bowl
by the side of a street in town,
fear not, at the end of the world,
He is always there for you forever.
கிடைத்தாலும் நீ தேடும் எதுவும்
கிடைக்காமல் போனாலும்
அவமானம் ஏமாற்றம் உன்னை
தினந்தோறும் தொடர்ந்தாலும்
திருவோடும் இல்லாமல் நீ ஓர்
தெருவோரம் கிடந்தாலும்
அஞ்சாதே உலகத்தின் முடிவில்
அவனுண்டு எந்நாளும்
Haaa…aaa….aaa….aaa….
ஏ ஆ…… ஆ…… ஆ…… ஆ…ஆ…
As the body withers for a single meal's worth of food,
We run around with outstretched hands just to stay alive.
In the fire called hunger, the stomach turns to ashes.
Where is humanity? Here, it has died.
If those who have share a little, no poor person would exist.
Open Your eyes and look, Oh God, everyone is Your child!
Ae….ae…..ae…..
ஒரு வேலை சோற்றுக்காக
உடல் வாடிட
கையேந்தி ஓடுகின்றோம்
உயிர் வாழ்ந்திட
பசியென்ற தீயில் இறைப்பை
சாம்பல் ஆகுதே
மனிதநேயம் எங்கே
இங்கே செத்துப்போனதே
இருப்பவன் கொஞ்சம் தந்தால்
இல்லாத ஏழை இல்லையே
கண் திறந்து இறைவா பாரு
எல்லோரும் உன் பிள்ளையே……
Oru velai sotrukkaga udal vaadida
As the body withers for a single meal's worth of food,
Kai yendhi odugindrom uyir vaazhndhida
We run around with outstretched hands just to stay alive.
Pasi endra theeyil iraippai saambal aaguthae
In the fire called hunger, the stomach turns to ashes.
Manithaneyam engae.. ingae sethuponathae
Where is humanity? Here, it has died.
Irupavan konjam thanthaal ilaatha yezhai illaiyae
If those who have share a little, no poor person would exist.
Kan thiranthu iraivaa paaru ellorum un pillaiyae
Open Your eyes and look, Oh God, everyone is Your child!
Oru velai sotrukkaga udal vaadida
As the body withers for a single meal's worth of food,
Kai yendhi odugindrom uyir vaazhndhida
We run around with outstretched hands just to stay alive.
Illaatha yedho ondrai
For something that is missing,
Thedum vaazhvillae
in this life of searching,
Pirantha manithan ellorumae
every human born into this world
Ulagil pichaikaaranae
is ultimately a beggar.
Pirakaatha peranuku
For a grandson who isn't even born yet,
Soththu serkkum vaazhvillae
in a life spent accumulating wealth,
Pasikindra ezhaikellam
for all the poor who suffer from hunger,
Kadavul mattum thaan kaavalae
God alone is the ultimate protector.
Kidaithaalum nee thedum edhuvum
Whether you attain whatever you seek,
Kidaikaamal ponaalum
or fail to get it,
Avamanam yematram unnai
even if insult and disappointment
Thinandhorum thodarnthaalum
haunt you every single day,
Thiruvodum illamal nee oor
even if you lie without even a begging bowl
Theruvoram kidanthaalum
by the side of a street in town,
Anjaathae ulagathin mudivil
fear not, at the end of the world,
Avanunduu ennalum
He is always there for you forever.
Haaa…aaa….aaa….aaa….
Haaa…aaa….aaa….aaa….
Oru velai sotrukkaga udal vaadida
As the body withers for a single meal's worth of food,
Kai yendhi odugindrom uyir vaazhndhida
We run around with outstretched hands just to stay alive.
Pasi endra theeyil iraippai saambal aaguthae
In the fire called hunger, the stomach turns to ashes.
Manithaneyam engae.. ingae sethuponathae
Where is humanity? Here, it has died.
Irupavan konjam thanthaal ilaatha yezhai illayae
If those who have share a little, no poor person would exist.
Kan thiranthu iraivaa paaru ellorum un pillaiyae
Open Your eyes and look, Oh God, everyone is Your child!
Ae….ae…..ae…..
Ae….ae…..ae…..
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant track highlights the harsh reality of poverty, hunger, and the erosion of human empathy in society. It questions a world where affluent individuals endlessly hoard wealth for unborn future generations while ignoring the immediate life-threatening hunger of the poor right beside them.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Pasi endra theeyil iraippai saambal aaguthae”
Hunger is explicitly metaphorized as a consuming fire ('Pasi endra theeyil') that burns the stomach into ashes.
Philosophical Metaphor
“Pirantha manithan ellorumae Ulagil pichaikaaranae”
The lyricist equates every human being to a beggar ('pichaikaaran'), suggesting that everyone in life is constantly begging or yearning for something they lack.
Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyming)
“Thiruvodum illamal nee oor / Theruvoram kidanthaalum”
The second letters of 'Thiruvodum' (ri) and 'Theruvoram' (ru) share a soft rhyming resonance, adding poetic rhythm.
Personification
“Manithaneyam engae.. ingae sethuponathae”
Humanity ('Manithaneyam') is personified as a living entity that has died ('sethuponathae').
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Trivia
Although listed as unknown in the provided prompt, *Pichaikkaran* (2016) was composed by Vijay Antony, who also starred as the lead actor. The film tells the story of a rich businessman who accepts a secret religious vow to live as an anonymous beggar for 48 days in order to save his comatose mother's life. This song encapsulates the film's core thematic heart and social message.
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