Othaiyaaga
From Theera Kaadhal · 2023
- Lyricist
- Vignesh Ramakrishna
- Singer
- Anand Aravindakshan
- Music director
- Siddhu Kumar
- Details
- Theera Kaadhal2023
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Othaiyaaga nikkurenae naan | I am standing all alone |
| Pithu yeri suthurenae | I am wandering around as if driven mad |
| Nenja keeri kooru pottu tha | Tear my heart open and slice it into pieces |
| Thalli pora saavurenae | I am dying as you walk away |
| Kannnoram kaayudhae | The corners of my eyes dry up |
| Kanneerum naalumae | Yet tears flow every single day |
| Kaayadha eerathil | In this wetness that never dries |
| Theeradha kaadhalae | Endless, unquenchable love |
| Male | |
| O satham illadha vaarthigal | Oh, silent words |
| En kaadhilae | Echo in my ears |
| O ..nitham un ennam | Oh, thoughts of you every day |
| Unnalae thaan kolludhae | Kill me because of you |
| Male | |
| O malai en vannam | Oh, even the rain on my colors |
| Vandhaale theeyagudhae | Turns into fire when it comes |
| Kaalai aanaalum thoongamal | Even when morning arrives, without sleeping |
| Kan kaayudhae | My eyes dry up |
| Male | |
| Naal ellaam | All day long |
| Naan unnai theda | As I search for you |
| Yenoo un kangal mooda | Why do your eyes close? |
| Naan thedi naatkkal oda | As days run by while I keep searching |
| Un kobam thookki pottu | Cast aside your anger |
| Vandhu seru… | Come and join me... |
| Male | |
| Vandhu seru… | Come and join me... |
| Haa..aa | Ah... aa... |
| Male | |
| Othaiyaaga nikkurenae naan | I am standing all alone |
| Pithu yeri suthurenae | I am wandering around as if driven mad |
| Nenja keeri kooru pottu tha | Tear my heart open and slice it into pieces |
| Thalli pora saavurenae | I am dying as you walk away |
| Kannnoram kaayudhae | The corners of my eyes dry up |
| Kanneerum naalumae | Yet tears flow every single day |
| Kaayadha eerathil | In this wetness that never dries |
| Theeradha kaadhalae | Endless, unquenchable love |
ஒத்தையாக நிக்கிறேனே நான்
பித்து ஏறி சுத்துறேனே
நெஞ்ச கீறி கூறு போட்டு தா
தள்ளிபோற சாவுறேனே
கண்ணோரம் காயுதே
கண்ணீரும் நானுமே
காயாத ஈரத்தில் தீராத காதலே
I am standing all alone
I am wandering around as if driven mad
Tear my heart open and slice it into pieces
I am dying as you walk away
The corners of my eyes dry up
Yet tears flow every single day
In this wetness that never dries
Endless, unquenchable love
ஓ சத்தம் இல்லாத வார்த்தைகள்
என் காதிலே
ஓ… நித்தம் உன் எண்ணம்
உன்னாலே தான் கொல்லுதே
Oh, silent words
Echo in my ears
Oh, thoughts of you every day
Kill me because of you
ஓ… மாலை என் வானம்
வந்தாலே தீயாகுதே
காலை ஆனாலும் தூங்காமல்
கண் காயுதே
Oh, even the rain on my colors
Turns into fire when it comes
Even when morning arrives, without sleeping
My eyes dry up
நாளெல்லாம் நான் உன்னை தேட
ஏனோ என் கண்கள் மூட
நான் தேடி நாட்கள் ஓட
உன் கோபம் தூக்கி போட்டு
வந்து சேரு
All day long
As I search for you
Why do your eyes close?
As days run by while I keep searching
Cast aside your anger
Come and join me...
வந்து சேரு..ஹா..ஆஅ
Come and join me...
Ah... aa...
ஒத்தையாக நிக்கிறேனே நான்
பித்து ஏறி சுத்துறேனே
நெஞ்ச கீறி கூறு போட்டு தா
தள்ளிபோற சாவுறேனே
கண்ணோரம் காயுதே
கண்ணீரும் நானுமே
காயாத ஈரத்தில் தீராத காதலே
I am standing all alone
I am wandering around as if driven mad
Tear my heart open and slice it into pieces
I am dying as you walk away
The corners of my eyes dry up
Yet tears flow every single day
In this wetness that never dries
Endless, unquenchable love
Othaiyaaga nikkurenae naan
I am standing all alone
Pithu yeri suthurenae
I am wandering around as if driven mad
Nenja keeri kooru pottu tha
Tear my heart open and slice it into pieces
Thalli pora saavurenae
I am dying as you walk away
Kannnoram kaayudhae
The corners of my eyes dry up
Kanneerum naalumae
Yet tears flow every single day
Kaayadha eerathil
In this wetness that never dries
Theeradha kaadhalae
Endless, unquenchable love
O satham illadha vaarthigal
Oh, silent words
En kaadhilae
Echo in my ears
O ..nitham un ennam
Oh, thoughts of you every day
Unnalae thaan kolludhae
Kill me because of you
O malai en vannam
Oh, even the rain on my colors
Vandhaale theeyagudhae
Turns into fire when it comes
Kaalai aanaalum thoongamal
Even when morning arrives, without sleeping
Kan kaayudhae
My eyes dry up
Naal ellaam
All day long
Naan unnai theda
As I search for you
Yenoo un kangal mooda
Why do your eyes close?
Naan thedi naatkkal oda
As days run by while I keep searching
Un kobam thookki pottu
Cast aside your anger
Vandhu seru…
Come and join me...
Vandhu seru…
Come and join me...
Haa..aa
Ah... aa...
Othaiyaaga nikkurenae naan
I am standing all alone
Pithu yeri suthurenae
I am wandering around as if driven mad
Nenja keeri kooru pottu tha
Tear my heart open and slice it into pieces
Thalli pora saavurenae
I am dying as you walk away
Kannnoram kaayudhae
The corners of my eyes dry up
Kanneerum naalumae
Yet tears flow every single day
Kaayadha eerathil
In this wetness that never dries
Theeradha kaadhalae
Endless, unquenchable love
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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').
Did you know?
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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