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Lyrics & meaning

Otha Satti Soru

From Vaazhai · 2024

Lyricist
Vivek
Singers
Kapil Kapilan, Aditya Ravindran
Music director
Santhosh Narayanan
Movie name
Vaazhai
Movie release year
2024
Lyrics added on
9 Jun 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ae pasangothi ye
Thuli anba chuthum eee
Seevana sethu kattum thee
Vekkaikku alangattti
Kaasu pottikulla
Asaa kollaadhe
Vesa salladaiyil
Thean nikkadhe
Oru kodi vamba thaandi
Anba vachom
Adha thooki odathaane
Themba vachom
Suma thaangum nerathilum
Nesam vachom
Andha kallum kaal mullum
Ippo vaikalaiye
Oru kalli chedi pookka
Ippo manakudhu kaade
Ae alli thotti
Chorus :Kooda seraadho
Male :Vazhi attukutti
Chorus :Tholoda vaaraadhao
Kaadhora paattu potti
Paadha veyilukku aalam nikkaadho
Paadham pothalukku pul sikkaadho
Oru dhoora sirippu seenikallu
Varapporam idhicha vairakallu
Oli kootti perukkum otha sollu
Nooraanda varum kaayam
Konjam koranjidudhe
Indha koonde theriyaadhe
Oru thona varubodhe
Hey….hey….
Sirichidudhe… sirichidudhe…
Un mela patta kaathum
En verva thanni aathum
Un kannu patta maadum
Dhaan kannukutti konjum
Un mela patta kaathum
En verva thanni aathum
Un kannu patta maadum
Dhaan kannukutti konjum
Inga nitham oru aagaayam
Nenjil kasiyira eeran aaraagum
Inga nitham oru aagaayam
Nenjil kasiyira eeran aaraagum
Sirichidudhe
Sirichidudhe…
Hey, Pasangodhi (tender soul),
A fly buzzing around like a tiny drop of love,
A flame that gathers and warms our lives,
A hailstone in the scorching heat.
Inside a money box,
do not place your heart's longing;
In a poisonous sieve,
honey will never stay.
Crossing ten million hardships,
we held on to love;
And just to carry it and run,
we held on to our strength.
Even while bearing heavy burdens,
we held on to our affection.
Those stones and thorns underfoot
do not hurt us anymore.
With a single cactus in bloom,
the whole forest smells sweet now.
Hey, water lily trough,
Chorus: Won't it come join together?
Male: A little lamb along the path,
Chorus: Won't it come ride upon the shoulder?
A playful singing contest by the ear,
Won't the banyan tree stand as shade against the burning path?
Won't a patch of soft grass cover blistered feet?
A distant smile is like rock candy,
A diamond stumbled upon along the field ridge,
A single word that echoes and multiplies,
The wound that has lingered for a hundred years
eases just a little bit now.
This cage isn't felt at all,
the moment a companion walks beside us.
Hey... hey...
It smiles... it smiles...
Even the breeze that brushed past you
cools down my sweat.
Even the cow your eyes fall upon
cuddles its own calf with love.
Even the breeze that brushed past you
cools down my sweat.
Even the cow your eyes fall upon
cuddles its own calf with love.
Here, a new sky dawns every single day,
and the moisture seeping from the heart turns into a river.
Here, a new sky dawns every single day,
and the moisture seeping from the heart turns into a river.
It smiles,
it smiles...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song is a deeply poignant, folk-infused ballad from the film 'Vaazhai', portraying resilience, innocent affection, and mutual comfort amidst intense economic hardship and backbreaking labor. Set in rural Southern Tamil Nadu, the lyrics describe young workers carrying heavy burdens under the scorching heat, yet finding immense comfort in simple companionship and shared love.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

“Oru kalli chedi pookka / Ippo manakudhu kaade”

Compares marginalized, struggling children blossoming in harsh conditions to a thorny cactus blooming and filling an entire forest with fragrance.

Metaphor

“Oru dhoora sirippu seenikallu”

Compares a warm, distant smile to sweet sugar candy that relieves pain.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

“Anba vachom / Themba vachom / Nesam vachom”

Repetition of the ending suffix 'vachom' creates a rhythmic, musical harmony expressing collective emotional strength.

Ethugai (Second-letter rhyme)

“Paadha veyilukku / Paadham pothalukku”

The second consonant 'dh' matches in consecutive lines, adding classical Tamil rhythmic resonance.

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Trivia

'Vaazhai' (2024) is an autobiographical Tamil drama directed by Mari Selvaraj, recounting his childhood struggles as a plantain (banana stalk) loader in rural Southern Tamil Nadu. Composed by Santhosh Narayanan with lyrics by Vivek, the soundtrack beautifully blends authentic regional folk textures with contemporary orchestration, highlighting the innocent world of young boys juxtaposed against systemic labor exploitation.

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