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Otrai Iravukkai

From Spyder · 2017

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singers
Sathya Prakash, Christopher Stanley, Pravin Saivi
Music director
Harris Jayaraj
Movie name
Spyder
Movie release year
2017
Lyrics added on
16 Sept 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
………………………
Otrai iravukkaai
Palapala pagalinai izhandhenae
Blind date pogathaan
Vizhigalai vizhigalai tholaithenae
……………………
Ullae thee endru
Azhaithadhu azhaithadhu avalthaandaa
Theeyae poi endraal
Aval ival aval ival ival thaadaa
Aval miss mysterious
Ival bloody gorgeous
Avalo obscurious
Ivano confuscious
Aval miss mysterious
Ival bloody gorgeous
Avalo obscurious
Ivano confuscious
………………………..
Woah ..hooo..
Veppam kaattathaan
Thermometer thermometer irukkudhadi
Highta kaattathaan
Altimeter altimeter ulladhadi
Aazham paakathaan
Fathometer fathometer irukkudhadi
Pennae heartukkul
Matter sollum meter onnu kandupidi
…………………………
Aval miss mysterious
Ival bloody gorgeous
Avalo obscurious
Ivano confuscious
Aval miss mysterious
Ival bloody gorgeous
Avalo obscurious
Ivano confuscious
…………………………
Neela kanavugalai
Ragasiya iravinil yaasithaal
Kaalai vidindhavudan
Thiruppugazh thiruppugazh vaasithaal
Kaamam sottathaan
Iravinil iravinil yosithaal
Kaalai vandhaalo
Iraivanai iraivanai poosithaal
Pudhir polae neelgiraal
Kadhir polae veezhgiraal
Veliyae naan thedinen
Ennullae vaazhgiraal
Aval miss mysterious
Ival bloody gorgeous
Avalo obscurious
Ivano confuscious…
…………………………….
...
For a single night,
I lost many a bright day.
Just to go on a blind date,
I lost my eyes, I lost my eyes.
...
Saying there is a fire inside,
It was she who called out, she who called out, man!
If that fire turned out to be a lie,
Is she that girl or this girl? She is this girl, man!
She is Miss Mysterious,
She is bloody gorgeous,
She is so obscure,
And he is so Confucius!
She is Miss Mysterious,
She is bloody gorgeous,
She is so obscure,
And he is so Confucius!
...
Woah.. hooo..
To measure the heat,
A thermometer, thermometer exists, my girl!
To show the height,
An altimeter, altimeter is there, my girl!
To check the depth,
A fathometer, fathometer exists, my girl!
Girl, to read the heart,
Invent a meter that tells what is inside!
...
She is Miss Mysterious,
She is bloody gorgeous,
She is so obscure,
And he is so Confucius!
She is Miss Mysterious,
She is bloody gorgeous,
She is so obscure,
And he is so Confucius!
...
Shedding blue dreams,
She pleaded in the secret night.
As soon as morning dawned,
She recited, recited the holy hymns.
Dripping with passion,
She pondered in the night, in the night.
When morning arrived,
She worshipped, worshipped God Almighty.
She stretches out like a puzzle,
She beams down like a ray of light.
I searched for her outside,
Yet she lives right inside me!
She is Miss Mysterious,
She is bloody gorgeous,
She is so obscure,
And he is so Confucius...
...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Ciciliya' from Spyder portrays a man utterly enchanted and confused by a mysterious woman who possesses a striking dual personality. During secret nights, she is alluring, romantic, and sensual, while by daylight, she transforms into a devoutly religious and pious person who recites sacred scriptures like Thiruppugazh.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

“Ragasiya iravinil yaasithaal / Thiruppugazh thiruppugazh vaasithaal”

Matching end sounds in consecutive lines like yaasithaal, vaasithaal, yosithaal, and poosithaal.

Antithesis (Contrast)

“Kaamam sottathaan iravinil iravinil yosithaal / Kaalai vandhaalo iraivanai iraivanai poosithaal”

Juxtaposition of sensual thoughts at night versus devotional prayer in the morning to highlight her dual nature.

Invented Rhyme Scheme

“Aval miss mysterious / Ival bloody gorgeous / Avalo obscurious / Ivano confuscious”

Lyricist Madhan Karky blends English words and invents pseudo-English variations to create playful monorime endings.

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Trivia

Composed by Harris Jayaraj for Spyder (2017), the song features playful wordplay by lyricist Madhan Karky who invented portmanteau words like 'obscurious' and 'confuscious' to match 'mysterious' and 'gorgeous'.

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