Ottha Kannula
From Thanne Vandi · 2021
- Lyricist
- Kadhirmozhi
- Singers
- Rakshita Suresh, Ananthu
- Music director
- Moses
- Details
- Thanne Vandi2021
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Otha kannula thoosiya pola | Like dust in a single eye |
| Rendu kannulaiyum kuththuraiyae | You prick both of my eyes |
| Kallu erinja kolaththu thanniyaa | Like water in a pond hit by a thrown stone |
| Enna kalanga nee vaikkuraiyae | You make me get stirred up and troubled |
| Female | |
| Kaththi munaiyilae naththaiyaa nimisham | Like a snail on the edge of a knife |
| Nagarnthu nagarntha poguthunga | Every moment slowly moves away |
| Kannu kuzhiyila vizhuntha thanneer | The tears that fell into the eye sockets |
| samuththiramaa maaruthunga | Are turning into an ocean |
| Female | |
| Yuththamaa raththamaa nithamaa venaa | Is it war or blood daily? I don't want it |
| Moththamaa naan thaaraen kann muzhidaa | I will give everything to you, open your eyes |
| Kannaadi thottikkul meenaaga vaazhntha | Having lived as a fish inside a glass bowl |
| Kadala kaatturaen enthiridaa | I will show you the ocean, get up |
| Female | |
| Vedha manalaa iruntha manam | My mind that was like sacred sand |
| Potha manalaa izhukkuthadaa | Is pulling me like intoxicating quicksand |
| Vedha manalaa iruntha manam | My mind that was like sacred sand |
| Potha manalaa izhukkuthadaa | Is pulling me like intoxicating quicksand |
| Female | |
| Vaanaththa urasum pattathukku | For a kite that brushes against the sky |
| Tharaiyila oru pidi undu | There is a hold on the ground |
| Kallaththanam seiyum | Engaged in deceitful affection |
| Unnil naanum kollai pona | I realized the exact moment |
| Nodi kandukittaen | I got stolen and lost inside you |
| Female | |
| Vaarthaigal ellaam thaandi ulla | Beyond all words that exist |
| Mounaththil oru paashai undu | There is a language in silence |
| Kallippoo kalladi thaangikittu | Like a cactus flower enduring stone strikes |
| Kaayaththil sirikkum katrukkollu | Learn to smile through the wound |
| Female | |
| Sila neram enakkaga | Sometimes for me |
| Pala neram unakkaga | Many times for you |
| Inimelum namakkaaga vaazhnthidanum | From now on we must live for us |
| Veyilodum mazhaiyodum | In heat and in rain |
| Paniyodum kulirodum | In frost and in cold |
| Nizhalaaga enkooda vanthidanum | You must come with me as my shadow |
| Female | |
| Vazhipariyaa vizhipariyaa | Is it highway robbery or eye robbery? |
| Theriyala onnum piriyalayae | I don't know, I don't understand anything |
| Kadavulthaan kandathumilla | I have never seen God |
| Kandukondaen | I found Him |
| Naan kadhalukkulla | Inside my love |
| Male | |
| Kadhalukkullae | Inside love |
| Male | |
| Kaayaththa kothum kaakkaiyena | Like a crow pecking at a wound |
| Kaalangal ennai thoraththuthae | Time keeps chasing after me |
| Theevaaga enna nee soozhntha pinnae | After you surrounded me like an island |
| Aaraatha kaayangal aariduthae | Unhealing wounds are now healing |
| Eththanai thunbangal vanthathundu | Though so many troubles came |
| Thaayinmadi theda thonalaiyae | I didn't feel like seeking my mother's lap |
| Male | |
| Intha nodi neeyum thaayumadi | At this moment you are also a mother |
| Paththu viral enthan thoppul kodi | Your ten fingers are my umbilical cord |
| Kalankaththa sumanthaalum | Even while carrying blemishes |
| Oli veesa marukkaatha | Without refusing to spread light |
| Nilavaaga en vaazhvil vanthaayadi | You came into my life like the moon |
| Male | |
| Eravaana elipola | Like a rat in the night |
| Enakkulla neeyodi | Running inside me |
| En thookkam ippothu kalaiththaayadi | You have now disturbed my sleep |
| Male | |
| Thanni vandiyaa irunthavana | To me who was known as a drunkard |
| Thallivida nee ninaikkalaiyae | You did not think of pushing me away |
| Tharikettuthaan thirinjavana | To me who roamed without restraint |
| Onakkullathaan karaikiraiyae | You are dissolving me inside yourself |
| Female | |
| Otha kannula thoosiya pola | Like dust in a single eye |
| Rendu kannulaiyum kuththuraiyae | You prick both of my eyes |
| Kallu erinja kolaththu thanniyaa | Like water in a pond hit by a thrown stone |
| Enna kalanga nee vaikkuraiyae | You make me get stirred up and troubled |
ஒத்த கண்ணுல தூசிய போல
ரெண்டு கண்ணுலையும் குத்துறையே
கல்லு எரிஞ்ச கொளத்து தண்ணியா
என்ன கலங்க நீ வைக்குறையே
Like dust in a single eye
You prick both of my eyes
Like water in a pond hit by a thrown stone
You make me get stirred up and troubled
கத்தி முனையிலே நத்தையா நிமிஷம்
நகர்ந்து நகர்ந்த போகுதுங்க
கண்ணு குழியில விழுந்த தண்ணீர்
சமுத்திரமா மாறுதுங்க
Like a snail on the edge of a knife
Every moment slowly moves away
The tears that fell into the eye sockets
Are turning into an ocean
யுத்தமா ரத்தமா நித்தமா வேணா
மொத்தமா நான் தாரேன் கண் முழிடா
கண்ணாடி தொட்டிக்குள் மீனாக வாழ்ந்த
கடல காட்டுறேன் எந்திரிடா
Is it war or blood daily? I don't want it
I will give everything to you, open your eyes
Having lived as a fish inside a glass bowl
I will show you the ocean, get up
வெத மணலா இருந்த மனம்
பொத மணலா இழுக்குதடா
வெத மணலா இருந்த மனம்
பொத மணலா இழுக்குதடா
My mind that was like sacred sand
Is pulling me like intoxicating quicksand
My mind that was like sacred sand
Is pulling me like intoxicating quicksand
வானத்த உரசும் பட்டத்துக்கு
தரையில ஒரு பிடி உண்டு
கள்ளத்தனம் செய்யும்
உன்னில் நானும் கொள்ளை போன
நொடி கண்டுகிட்டேன்
For a kite that brushes against the sky
There is a hold on the ground
Engaged in deceitful affection
I realized the exact moment
I got stolen and lost inside you
வார்த்தைகள் எல்லாம் தாண்டி உள்ள
மௌனத்தில் ஒரு பாஷை உண்டு
கள்ளிப்பூ கல்லடி தாங்கிகிட்டு
காயத்தில் சிரிக்கும் கற்றுக்கொள்ளு
Beyond all words that exist
There is a language in silence
Like a cactus flower enduring stone strikes
Learn to smile through the wound
சில நேரம் எனக்காக
பல நேரம் உனக்காக
இனிமேலும் நமக்காக வாழ்ந்திடனும்
வெயிலோடும் மழையோடும்
பனியோடும் குளிரோடும்
நிழலாக என்கூட வந்திடனும்
Sometimes for me
Many times for you
From now on we must live for us
In heat and in rain
In frost and in cold
You must come with me as my shadow
வழிபறியா விழிபறியா
தெரியல ஒன்னும் புரியலயே
கடவுள்தான் கண்டதுமில்ல
கண்டுகொண்டேன்
நான் காதலுக்குள்ள
Is it highway robbery or eye robbery?
I don't know, I don't understand anything
I have never seen God
I found Him
Inside my love
காதலுக்குள்ளே.....
Inside love
காயத்த கொத்தும் காக்கையென
காலங்கள் என்னை தொரத்துதே
தீவாக என்ன நீ சூழ்ந்த பின்னே
ஆறாத காயங்கள் ஆரிடுதே
எத்தனை துன்பங்கள் வந்ததுண்டு
தாயின்மடி தேட தோணலையே
Like a crow pecking at a wound
Time keeps chasing after me
After you surrounded me like an island
Unhealing wounds are now healing
Though so many troubles came
I didn't feel like seeking my mother's lap
இந்த நொடி நீயும் தாயுமடி
பத்து விரல் எந்தன் தொப்புள் கொடி
கலங்கத்த சுமந்தாலும்
ஒளி வீச மறுக்காத
நிலவாக என் வாழ்வில் வந்தாயடி
At this moment you are also a mother
Your ten fingers are my umbilical cord
Even while carrying blemishes
Without refusing to spread light
You came into my life like the moon
எரவான எலிபோல
எனக்குள்ள நீயோடி
என் தூக்கம் இப்போது கலைத்தாயடி
Like a rat in the night
Running inside me
You have now disturbed my sleep
தண்ணி வண்டியா இருந்தவன
தள்ளிவிட நீ நினைக்கலையே
தறிகெட்டுதான் திரிஞ்சவன
ஒனக்குள்ளதான் கரைக்கிரையே
To me who was known as a drunkard
You did not think of pushing me away
To me who roamed without restraint
You are dissolving me inside yourself
ஒத்த கண்ணுல தூசிய போல
ரெண்டு கண்ணுலையும் குத்துறையே
கல்லு எரிஞ்ச கொளத்து தண்ணியா
என்ன கலங்க நீ வைக்குறையே
Like dust in a single eye
You prick both of my eyes
Like water in a pond hit by a thrown stone
You make me get stirred up and troubled
Otha kannula thoosiya pola
Like dust in a single eye
Rendu kannulaiyum kuththuraiyae
You prick both of my eyes
Kallu erinja kolaththu thanniyaa
Like water in a pond hit by a thrown stone
Enna kalanga nee vaikkuraiyae
You make me get stirred up and troubled
Kaththi munaiyilae naththaiyaa nimisham
Like a snail on the edge of a knife
Nagarnthu nagarntha poguthunga
Every moment slowly moves away
Kannu kuzhiyila vizhuntha thanneer
The tears that fell into the eye sockets
samuththiramaa maaruthunga
Are turning into an ocean
Yuththamaa raththamaa nithamaa venaa
Is it war or blood daily? I don't want it
Moththamaa naan thaaraen kann muzhidaa
I will give everything to you, open your eyes
Kannaadi thottikkul meenaaga vaazhntha
Having lived as a fish inside a glass bowl
Kadala kaatturaen enthiridaa
I will show you the ocean, get up
Vedha manalaa iruntha manam
My mind that was like sacred sand
Potha manalaa izhukkuthadaa
Is pulling me like intoxicating quicksand
Vedha manalaa iruntha manam
My mind that was like sacred sand
Potha manalaa izhukkuthadaa
Is pulling me like intoxicating quicksand
Vaanaththa urasum pattathukku
For a kite that brushes against the sky
Tharaiyila oru pidi undu
There is a hold on the ground
Kallaththanam seiyum
Engaged in deceitful affection
Unnil naanum kollai pona
I realized the exact moment
Nodi kandukittaen
I got stolen and lost inside you
Vaarthaigal ellaam thaandi ulla
Beyond all words that exist
Mounaththil oru paashai undu
There is a language in silence
Kallippoo kalladi thaangikittu
Like a cactus flower enduring stone strikes
Kaayaththil sirikkum katrukkollu
Learn to smile through the wound
Sila neram enakkaga
Sometimes for me
Pala neram unakkaga
Many times for you
Inimelum namakkaaga vaazhnthidanum
From now on we must live for us
Veyilodum mazhaiyodum
In heat and in rain
Paniyodum kulirodum
In frost and in cold
Nizhalaaga enkooda vanthidanum
You must come with me as my shadow
Vazhipariyaa vizhipariyaa
Is it highway robbery or eye robbery?
Theriyala onnum piriyalayae
I don't know, I don't understand anything
Kadavulthaan kandathumilla
I have never seen God
Kandukondaen
I found Him
Naan kadhalukkulla
Inside my love
Kadhalukkullae
Inside love
Kaayaththa kothum kaakkaiyena
Like a crow pecking at a wound
Kaalangal ennai thoraththuthae
Time keeps chasing after me
Theevaaga enna nee soozhntha pinnae
After you surrounded me like an island
Aaraatha kaayangal aariduthae
Unhealing wounds are now healing
Eththanai thunbangal vanthathundu
Though so many troubles came
Thaayinmadi theda thonalaiyae
I didn't feel like seeking my mother's lap
Intha nodi neeyum thaayumadi
At this moment you are also a mother
Paththu viral enthan thoppul kodi
Your ten fingers are my umbilical cord
Kalankaththa sumanthaalum
Even while carrying blemishes
Oli veesa marukkaatha
Without refusing to spread light
Nilavaaga en vaazhvil vanthaayadi
You came into my life like the moon
Eravaana elipola
Like a rat in the night
Enakkulla neeyodi
Running inside me
En thookkam ippothu kalaiththaayadi
You have now disturbed my sleep
Thanni vandiyaa irunthavana
To me who was known as a drunkard
Thallivida nee ninaikkalaiyae
You did not think of pushing me away
Tharikettuthaan thirinjavana
To me who roamed without restraint
Onakkullathaan karaikiraiyae
You are dissolving me inside yourself
Otha kannula thoosiya pola
Like dust in a single eye
Rendu kannulaiyum kuththuraiyae
You prick both of my eyes
Kallu erinja kolaththu thanniyaa
Like water in a pond hit by a thrown stone
Enna kalanga nee vaikkuraiyae
You make me get stirred up and troubled
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song expresses deep emotional intimacy, redemption, and the healing power of love. One partner reflects on how the other brought solace to a troubled life, acting as a motherly figure, an island of safety, and a comforting light amidst life's struggles. Through vivid metaphors of nature, pain, and recovery, the lyrics describe a transformative bond that turns isolation into togetherness and heals longstanding wounds.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai (Simile)
“Otha kannula thoosiya pola / Rendu kannulaiyum kuththuraiyae”
Compares the sharp emotional impact of the lover's gaze to dust pricking both eyes.
Ethiridai (Contrast / Antithesis)
“Vedha manalaa iruntha manam / Potha manalaa izhukkuthadaa”
Contrasts sacred sand (Vedha manal) with intoxicating or sinking sand (Potha manal) to illustrate the turmoil in the mind.
Uvamaani (Metaphor)
“Theevaaga enna nee soozhntha pinnae / Aaraatha kaayangal aariduthae”
Metaphorically equates the partner's comforting presence to an island surrounding the speaker in a sea of trouble.
Uvamai (Simile)
“Kaayaththa kothum kaakkaiyena / Kaalangal ennai thoraththuthae”
Compares time relentlessly attacking old wounds to a crow pecking at a wound.
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Trivia
'Thanne Vandi' (2021) is a Tamil comedy-drama starring Udhaya and Reshma Pasupuleti, featuring music composed by Moses. The song title 'Thanne Vandi' colloquially refers to a heavy drinker or water tanker, playing on double meanings in the film's theme.
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