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Lyrics & meaning

Othaiyaaga

From Theera Kaadhal · 2023

Lyricist
Vignesh Ramakrishna
Singer
Anand Aravindakshan
Music director
Siddhu Kumar
Movie name
Theera Kaadhal
Movie release year
2023
Lyrics added on
10 May 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Othaiyaaga nikkurenae naan
Pithu yeri suthurenae
Nenja keeri kooru pottu tha
Thalli pora saavurenae
Kannnoram kaayudhae
Kanneerum naalumae
Kaayadha eerathil
Theeradha kaadhalae
O satham illadha vaarthigal
En kaadhilae
O ..nitham un ennam
Unnalae thaan kolludhae
O malai en vannam
Vandhaale theeyagudhae
Kaalai aanaalum thoongamal
Kan kaayudhae
Naal ellaam
Naan unnai theda
Yenoo un kangal mooda
Naan thedi naatkkal oda
Un kobam thookki pottu
Vandhu seru…
Vandhu seru…
Haa..aa
Othaiyaaga nikkurenae naan
Pithu yeri suthurenae
Nenja keeri kooru pottu tha
Thalli pora saavurenae
Kannnoram kaayudhae
Kanneerum naalumae
Kaayadha eerathil
Theeradha kaadhalae
I am standing here all alone
Wandering around, driven out of my mind
Tear open my heart and cut it to pieces
As you walk away, I am dying
Drying at the corner of my eyes
Tears flow every single day
In this moisture that never dries
This endless love
Oh, soundless words
Echo in my ears
Oh, thoughts of you every day
Are killing me just because of you
Oh, like a mountain, my colours
Turn into fire as they come
Even when morning arrives, sleepless
My eyes burn and dry up
All day long
As I keep searching for you
Why do your eyes stay closed?
As the days slip by while I search
Throw your anger away
And come back to me...
Come back to me...
Haa... aa
I am standing here all alone
Wandering around, driven out of my mind
Tear open my heart and cut it to pieces
As you walk away, I am dying
Drying at the corner of my eyes
Tears flow every single day
In this moisture that never dries
This endless love
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song portrays the deep sorrow and yearning of a lover suffering from separation. The protagonist describes feeling completely abandoned and driven to madness by the emotional distance between them and their beloved. Sleep deprivation, persistent tears, and painful memories consume their daily existence as they plead for their partner to drop their anger and return. Despite the overwhelming anguish, the underlying emotion is an immortal, boundless love that refuses to fade away.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyming)

Kannnoram kaayudhae

The second letter 'n' in 'Kannnoram' rhymes with 'Kanneerum' in the subsequent line, following traditional Tamil poetic meter.

Paradox

Kaayadha eerathil

The phrase 'Kaayadha eerathil' (in wetness that never dries) creates a paradox describing eternal grief and unfading emotion.

Hyperbole

Nenja keeri kooru pottu tha

Exaggerates emotional grief to physical destruction ('Nenja keeri kooru pottu tha') and dying every moment ('saavurenae').

Metaphor

Vandhaale theeyagudhae

Compares emotional turmoil to rain turning into fire ('Vandhaale theeyagudhae').

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Trivia

The song features in the 2023 Tamil romantic drama 'Theera Kaadhal', directed by Rohin Venkatesan starring Jai, Aishwarya Rajesh, and Sshivada. The soundtrack composed by Siddhu Kumar was praised for its soulful melody and emotional orchestration.

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