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Ottha Kannula

From Thanne Vandi · 2021

Lyricist
Kadhirmozhi
Singers
Rakshita Suresh, Ananthu
Music director
Moses
Movie name
Thanne Vandi
Movie release year
2021
Lyrics added on
31 Jan 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Otha kannula thoosiya pola
Rendu kannulaiyum kuththuraiyae
Kallu erinja kolaththu thanniyaa
Enna kalanga nee vaikkuraiyae
Kaththi munaiyilae naththaiyaa nimisham
Nagarnthu nagarntha poguthunga
Kannu kuzhiyila vizhuntha thanneer
samuththiramaa maaruthunga
Yuththamaa raththamaa nithamaa venaa
Moththamaa naan thaaraen kann muzhidaa
Kannaadi thottikkul meenaaga vaazhntha
Kadala kaatturaen enthiridaa
Vedha manalaa iruntha manam
Potha manalaa izhukkuthadaa
Vedha manalaa iruntha manam
Potha manalaa izhukkuthadaa
Vaanaththa urasum pattathukku
Tharaiyila oru pidi undu
Kallaththanam seiyum
Unnil naanum kollai pona
Nodi kandukittaen
Vaarthaigal ellaam thaandi ulla
Mounaththil oru paashai undu
Kallippoo kalladi thaangikittu
Kaayaththil sirikkum katrukkollu
Sila neram enakkaga
Pala neram unakkaga
Inimelum namakkaaga vaazhnthidanum
Veyilodum mazhaiyodum
Paniyodum kulirodum
Nizhalaaga enkooda vanthidanum
Vazhipariyaa vizhipariyaa
Theriyala onnum piriyalayae
Kadavulthaan kandathumilla
Kandukondaen
Naan kadhalukkulla
Kadhalukkullae
Kaayaththa kothum kaakkaiyena
Kaalangal ennai thoraththuthae
Theevaaga enna nee soozhntha pinnae
Aaraatha kaayangal aariduthae
Eththanai thunbangal vanthathundu
Thaayinmadi theda thonalaiyae
Intha nodi neeyum thaayumadi
Paththu viral enthan thoppul kodi
Kalankaththa sumanthaalum
Oli veesa marukkaatha
Nilavaaga en vaazhvil vanthaayadi
Eravaana elipola
Enakkulla neeyodi
En thookkam ippothu kalaiththaayadi
Thanni vandiyaa irunthavana
Thallivida nee ninaikkalaiyae
Tharikettuthaan thirinjavana
Onakkullathaan karaikiraiyae
Otha kannula thoosiya pola
Rendu kannulaiyum kuththuraiyae
Kallu erinja kolaththu thanniyaa
Enna kalanga nee vaikkuraiyae
Like a speck of dust caught in one eye,
You sting and pierce both my eyes.
Like water in a pond when a stone is thrown,
You stir my heart and leave me unsettled.
Like a snail creeping on the edge of a blade,
Each minute drags along so slowly.
The tears pooled in the hollows of my eyes
Are turning into an ocean.
No more constant fighting and bleeding!
I will give you everything, just open your eyes!
You lived like a fish trapped in a glass bowl;
Wake up, I will show you the sea!
My heart that was once like loose sand
Now pulls me in like quicksand.
My heart that was once like loose sand
Now pulls me in like quicksand.
For a kite that brushes against the sky,
There is still a grip holding it from the ground.
Through all your playful mischief,
I realized the very moment
That my heart was completely stolen by you.
Far beyond all spoken words,
There is a language hidden in silence.
The cactus flower endures blows from stones
And still smiles through its wounds—learn from it!
Sometimes for my sake,
Most times for your sake,
From now on, we must live for each other.
Through burning heat and pouring rain,
Through chilly mist and freezing cold,
You must walk beside me like my shadow.
Was it a highway robbery or a theft by your eyes?
I do not know, I cannot understand a thing.
I have never seen God before,
Yet I have found Him,
Right inside this love.
Deep inside this love...
Like a crow pecking at an open wound,
Time keeps chasing after me.
Ever since you surrounded me like an island,
Wounds that never healed are finally healing.
Through all the sorrows I have known,
I never thought to look for my mother's lap.
Yet at this moment, you are a mother to me,
And your ten fingers are my umbilical cord.
Even while bearing dark spots,
It never refuses to shine its light—
Like the moon, you walked into my life.
Like a rat scurrying across the roof,
You run wild inside me,
And you have stolen away my sleep.
I was just a reckless drunkard,
Yet you never thought to push me away.
I was a drifter who had lost his way,
Yet you dissolved me completely into yourself.
Like a speck of dust caught in one eye,
You sting and pierce both my eyes.
Like water in a pond hit by a stone,
You stir my heart and leave me unsettled.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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