Othaiyila
From Iraivi · 2016
- Lyricist
- Mani Amuthavan
- Singer
- Anthony Daasan
- Music director
- Santhosh Narayanan
- Details
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Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Othaiyila nikkuren di | I stand all alone, girl |
| Un nenapil kathuren di | I scream out in your memory, girl |
| Male | |
| Patten buththi ketten | I suffered and learned my lesson |
| Un pecha ketkama | By not listening to your words |
| Male | |
| Othaiyila nikkuren di | I stand all alone, girl |
| Un nenapil kathuren di | I scream out in your memory, girl |
| Male | |
| Kannu mannu theriyama | Without looking where I was going |
| Kandabadi ponen | I went wherever I pleased recklessly |
| Kootta marandhae parandha | Forgetting my flock, I flew away |
| Koondu kili aanen | And ended up as a caged bird |
| Male | |
| Kanna moodi padutha thaan | Only when I close my eyes and lie down |
| Kanavil unna paapen | Do I get to see you in my dreams |
| Yekathula thookkam varla | I cannot sleep out of deep yearning |
| Eppo kaiya korpen | When will I hold your hands again? |
| Male | |
| Naai nariyum suththum indha | In this wicked world where |
| Polladha ulagathula | Dogs and foxes roam about |
| Aathi nee enna seiva | Oh God, what will you do alone? |
| Nenachalae thuyaram pulla | Just thinking about it brings grief, my girl |
| Male | |
| Patten buththi ketten | I suffered and learned my lesson |
| Un pecha ketkama | By not listening to your words |
| Male | |
| Othaiyila nikkuren di | I stand all alone, girl |
| Un nenapil kathuren di | I scream out in your memory, girl |
| Male | |
| Ethanaiyo paadhai inga | So many proper paths were there |
| Ponadhadi munnae | In front of me before |
| Muttu sandha thedi poyi | Yet I went looking for a dead-end alley |
| Mutti kittu ninnen | And ended up hitting a wall and standing helpless |
| Male | |
| Koththu kotha poova yellam | All those flowers blooming in bunches |
| Paakala en kannae | I failed to look at them, my darling |
| Poovunu thaan theeya mochi | Mistaking fire for a flower, I touched it |
| Suttu kitten ponnae | And burned myself, my girl |
| Male | |
| Siterumbu pondhu kulla | Like the grain collected and saved |
| Segaricha dhaaniyama | Inside a tiny ant's hole |
| Sithakathi un nenapa | Oh girl like the Sithakathi flower, your memories |
| Sethu vachen naan thaan amma | I have accumulated and stored within me, my dear |
| Male | |
| Patten buththi ketten | I suffered and learned my lesson |
| Un pecha ketkama | By not listening to your words |
| Male | |
| Othaiyila nikkuren di | I stand all alone, girl |
| Un nenapil kathuren di..eee..eee..eee.. lyrics | I scream out in your memory... |
ஒத்தையிலே நிக்குறேன்டி
உன் நினைப்பில் கத்துறேன்டி
அடியே அழகே உன் அருமை
தொியாம அலைஞ்சேன் திாிஞ்சேன்
நான் தலைகால் புாியாம
I stand all alone, girl
I scream out in your memory, girl
பட்டேன் புத்திகெட்டேன்
உன் பேச்சக் கேட்காம ஒத்தையிலே
நிக்குறேன்டி உன் நினைப்பில் கத்துறேன்டி
I suffered and learned my lesson
By not listening to your words
கண்ணு மண்ணு
தொியாம கண்டபடி போனேன்
கூட்ட மறந்தே பறந்த
கூண்டுக்கிளி ஆனேன்
I stand all alone, girl
I scream out in your memory, girl
கண்ணமூடி படுத்தாத்தான்
கனவில் உன்னப் பாப்பேன்
ஏக்கத்துல தூக்கம் வரல
எப்போ கைய கோா்ப்பேன்
Without looking where I was going
I went wherever I pleased recklessly
Forgetting my flock, I flew away
And ended up as a caged bird
நாய் நாியும் சுத்தும்
இந்த பொல்லாத உலகத்துல
ஆத்தி நீ என்ன செய்வ
நினைச்சாலே துயரம் புள்ள
Only when I close my eyes and lie down
Do I get to see you in my dreams
I cannot sleep out of deep yearning
When will I hold your hands again?
பட்டேன் புத்திகெட்டேன்
உன் பேச்சக் கேட்காம ஒத்தையிலே
நிக்குறேன்டி உன் நினைப்பில் கத்துறேன்டி
In this wicked world where
Dogs and foxes roam about
Oh God, what will you do alone?
Just thinking about it brings grief, my girl
எத்தனையோ பாதை
இங்க போனதடி முன்னே
முட்டுச்சந்தத் தேடிப் போயி
முட்டிக்கிட்டு நின்னேன்
I suffered and learned my lesson
By not listening to your words
கொத்துக் கொத்தா
பூவை எல்லாம் பாக்கல
என் கண்ணே பூவூன்னுதான்
தீய மொச்சி சுட்டுக்கிட்டேன் பொன்னே
I stand all alone, girl
I scream out in your memory, girl
சிட்டெறும்பு பொந்துக்குள்ள
சேகாிச்ச தானியமா சித்தகத்தி உன்
நினைப்ப சேத்து வச்சேன் நான்தானம்மா
So many proper paths were there
In front of me before
Yet I went looking for a dead-end alley
And ended up hitting a wall and standing helpless
பட்டேன் புத்திகெட்டேன்
உன் பேச்சக் கேட்காம ஒத்தையிலே
நிக்குறேன்டி உன் நினைப்பில் கத்துறேன்டி.....
All those flowers blooming in bunches
I failed to look at them, my darling
Mistaking fire for a flower, I touched it
And burned myself, my girl
Like the grain collected and saved
Inside a tiny ant's hole
Oh girl like the Sithakathi flower, your memories
I have accumulated and stored within me, my dear
I suffered and learned my lesson
By not listening to your words
I stand all alone, girl
I scream out in your memory...
Othaiyila nikkuren di
I stand all alone, girl
Un nenapil kathuren di
I scream out in your memory, girl
Patten buththi ketten
I suffered and learned my lesson
Un pecha ketkama
By not listening to your words
Othaiyila nikkuren di
I stand all alone, girl
Un nenapil kathuren di
I scream out in your memory, girl
Kannu mannu theriyama
Without looking where I was going
Kandabadi ponen
I went wherever I pleased recklessly
Kootta marandhae parandha
Forgetting my flock, I flew away
Koondu kili aanen
And ended up as a caged bird
Kanna moodi padutha thaan
Only when I close my eyes and lie down
Kanavil unna paapen
Do I get to see you in my dreams
Yekathula thookkam varla
I cannot sleep out of deep yearning
Eppo kaiya korpen
When will I hold your hands again?
Naai nariyum suththum indha
In this wicked world where
Polladha ulagathula
Dogs and foxes roam about
Aathi nee enna seiva
Oh God, what will you do alone?
Nenachalae thuyaram pulla
Just thinking about it brings grief, my girl
Patten buththi ketten
I suffered and learned my lesson
Un pecha ketkama
By not listening to your words
Othaiyila nikkuren di
I stand all alone, girl
Un nenapil kathuren di
I scream out in your memory, girl
Ethanaiyo paadhai inga
So many proper paths were there
Ponadhadi munnae
In front of me before
Muttu sandha thedi poyi
Yet I went looking for a dead-end alley
Mutti kittu ninnen
And ended up hitting a wall and standing helpless
Koththu kotha poova yellam
All those flowers blooming in bunches
Paakala en kannae
I failed to look at them, my darling
Poovunu thaan theeya mochi
Mistaking fire for a flower, I touched it
Suttu kitten ponnae
And burned myself, my girl
Siterumbu pondhu kulla
Like the grain collected and saved
Segaricha dhaaniyama
Inside a tiny ant's hole
Sithakathi un nenapa
Oh girl like the Sithakathi flower, your memories
Sethu vachen naan thaan amma
I have accumulated and stored within me, my dear
Patten buththi ketten
I suffered and learned my lesson
Un pecha ketkama
By not listening to your words
Othaiyila nikkuren di
I stand all alone, girl
Un nenapil kathuren di..eee..eee..eee.. lyrics
I scream out in your memory...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from 'Iraivi' is a poignant expression of remorse, isolation, and painful self-realization. The singer laments his past recklessness, acknowledging that ignoring his partner's wise advice led to his tragic downfall. He compares his current state to a caged bird that flew away from its flock, now stranded in a dead-end alley of his own making.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Koondu kili aanen”
Compares his self-inflicted loss of freedom to becoming a bird trapped inside a cage ('Koondu kili aanen').
Metaphor
“Poovunu thaan theeya mochi / Suttu kitten ponnae”
Compares dangerous, destructive temptations to a fire that was mistaken for a gentle flower.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Siterumbu pondhu kulla / Segaricha dhaaniyama”
Compares the way he carefully preserves her memories in his heart to an ant meticulously storing grains inside its nest.
Assonance / Rhyme (Kannu Mannu)
“Kannu mannu theriyama”
Rhythmic pairing of Tamil words 'Kannu' (eye) and 'Mannu' (earth) to idiomatically convey acting blindly or recklessly.
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Trivia
'Othaiyila Nikkuren' features in the critically acclaimed film 'Iraivi' (2016), composed by Santhosh Narayanan with lyrics penned by Mani Amuthavan. The lyrics reflect the central thematic thread of the movie—how men's reckless actions, ego, and refusal to listen to the women in their lives lead to ruin and regret.
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