Petha Usuru
From Thulam · 2018
- Lyricist
- Nadhi. Vijaykumar
- Singer
- Vijay Prakash
- Music director
- Alex Premnath
- Details
- Thulam2018
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Peththa usuru | The soul/life that gave birth to me |
| Raththa usuru ponadhae | The blood life has gone away |
| Pachchai maram thaan | The vibrant green tree |
| Pattai maramaai aanadhae | Has turned into dry bark/dead wood |
| Male | |
| Peththa usuru | The soul/life that gave birth to me |
| Raththa usuru ponadhae | The blood life has gone away |
| Pachchai maram thaan | The vibrant green tree |
| Pattai maramaai aanadhae | Has turned into dry bark/dead wood |
| Male | |
| Undhan ninaivu | Your cherished memories |
| Nenjukuliyil vaattudhae | Torment me deep inside my heart |
| Kangal azhudhu | My crying eyes |
| Undhan ninaivil yengudhae | Long for you in your memory |
| Male | |
| Kannukkullae unnai veithu | Holding you inside my eyes |
| Vaazhnthavanthaan naanamma | I was the one who lived, oh Mother |
| Kaal kazhi kattililae | On this wooden funeral cot |
| Povadhengae sollammma | Where are you going, tell me Mother? |
| Male | |
| Enna ninaithaaiyoo | What did you think? |
| Ennai padaithaaiyoo | Did you create me? |
| Ennai maranthaaiyoo | Did you forget me? |
| Uyir thuranthaaiyoo | Did you abandon your life? |
| Male | |
| Peththa usuru | The soul/life that gave birth to me |
| Raththa usuru ponadhae | The blood life has gone away |
| Pachchai maram thaan | The vibrant green tree |
| Pattai maramaai aanadhae | Has turned into dry bark/dead wood |
| Male | |
| Thaai indri uyirgal | Without a mother, lives |
| Ulagil yedhamma | Where do they exist in this world, Mother? |
| Neeyindri naanum | Without you, can I |
| Vaazha koodumaa | Even continue to live? |
| Male | |
| Thottililae thaalatiya thaaiyamma | Oh Mother who rocked me in the cradle |
| Kattililae kannuranguvathu yen amma | Why are you sleeping on the cot (funeral bier), Mother? |
| Kattililae kann urangum poovamma | Oh flower-like Mother sleeping on the cot |
| Vittu vittu ponadhu thaan nyaayamaa | Is it fair that you abandoned me and left? |
| Male | |
| Adi thaangalaiyae | I cannot bear this pain |
| Kannirandum thoongalaiyae | My two eyes cannot sleep |
| Nenjam athu aaralaiyae | My grieving heart does not heal |
| Uyir thaan kaanalaiyae | My life spirit cannot be found |
| En uyir thaan kaanalaiyae ..ae | My very life spirit cannot be found |
| Male | |
| Peththa usuru | The soul/life that gave birth to me |
| Raththa usuru ponadhae | The blood life has gone away |
| Pachchai maram thaan | The vibrant green tree |
| Pattai maramaai aanadhae | Has turned into dry bark/dead wood |
| Male | |
| Undhan ninaivu | Your cherished memories |
| Nenjukuliyil vaattudhae | Torment me deep inside my heart |
| Kangal azhudhu | My crying eyes |
| Undhan ninaivil yengudhae | Long for you in your memory |
பெத்த உசுரு ரத்த உசுரு போனதே
பச்சை மரம்தான் பட்டை மரமாய் ஆனதே
The soul/life that gave birth to me
The blood life has gone away
The vibrant green tree
Has turned into dry bark/dead wood
பெத்த உசுரு ரத்த உசுரு போனதே
பச்சை மரம்தான் பட்டை மரமாய் ஆனதே
The soul/life that gave birth to me
The blood life has gone away
The vibrant green tree
Has turned into dry bark/dead wood
உந்தன் நினைவு
நெஞ்சுக்குழியில் வாட்டுதே
கண்கள் அழுது உந்தன்
நினைவில் ஏங்குதே
Your cherished memories
Torment me deep inside my heart
My crying eyes
Long for you in your memory
கண்ணுக்குள்ளே உன்னை வைத்து
வாழ்ந்தவன்தான் நானம்மா
கால்களி கட்டிலிலே போவதெங்கே
சொல்லம்மா
Holding you inside my eyes
I was the one who lived, oh Mother
On this wooden funeral cot
Where are you going, tell me Mother?
என்ன நினைத்தாயோ
என்னை படைத்தாயோ
என்னை மறந்தாயோ
உயிர் துறந்தாயோ
What did you think?
Did you create me?
Did you forget me?
Did you abandon your life?
பெத்த உசுரு ரத்த உசுரு போனதே
பச்சை மரம்தான் பட்டை மரமாய் ஆனதே
The soul/life that gave birth to me
The blood life has gone away
The vibrant green tree
Has turned into dry bark/dead wood
தாயின்றி உயிர்கள் உலகில் ஏதம்மா
நீயின்றி நானும் வாழக் கூடுமா....
Without a mother, lives
Where do they exist in this world, Mother?
Without you, can I
Even continue to live?
தொட்டிலிலே தாலாட்டிய தாயம்மா
கட்டிலிலே கண்ணுறங்குவது ஏன்னம்மா
கட்டிலிலே கண்ணுறங்கும் பூவம்மா
விட்டு விட்டு போனதுதான் நியாயம்மா
Oh Mother who rocked me in the cradle
Why are you sleeping on the cot (funeral bier), Mother?
Oh flower-like Mother sleeping on the cot
Is it fair that you abandoned me and left?
அடி தாங்கலயே
கண்ணிரெண்டும் தூங்கலயே
நெஞ்சம் அது ஆறலையே
உயிர்தான் காணலயே
என் உயிர்தான் காணலயே...
I cannot bear this pain
My two eyes cannot sleep
My grieving heart does not heal
My life spirit cannot be found
My very life spirit cannot be found
பெத்த உசுரு ரத்த உசுரு போனதே
பச்சை மரம்தான் பட்டை மரமாய் ஆனதே
The soul/life that gave birth to me
The blood life has gone away
The vibrant green tree
Has turned into dry bark/dead wood
உந்தன் நினைவு
நெஞ்சுக்குழியில் வாட்டுதே
கண்கள் அழுது உந்தன்
நினைவில் ஏங்குதே
Your cherished memories
Torment me deep inside my heart
My crying eyes
Long for you in your memory
Peththa usuru
The soul/life that gave birth to me
Raththa usuru ponadhae
The blood life has gone away
Pachchai maram thaan
The vibrant green tree
Pattai maramaai aanadhae
Has turned into dry bark/dead wood
Peththa usuru
The soul/life that gave birth to me
Raththa usuru ponadhae
The blood life has gone away
Pachchai maram thaan
The vibrant green tree
Pattai maramaai aanadhae
Has turned into dry bark/dead wood
Undhan ninaivu
Your cherished memories
Nenjukuliyil vaattudhae
Torment me deep inside my heart
Kangal azhudhu
My crying eyes
Undhan ninaivil yengudhae
Long for you in your memory
Kannukkullae unnai veithu
Holding you inside my eyes
Vaazhnthavanthaan naanamma
I was the one who lived, oh Mother
Kaal kazhi kattililae
On this wooden funeral cot
Povadhengae sollammma
Where are you going, tell me Mother?
Enna ninaithaaiyoo
What did you think?
Ennai padaithaaiyoo
Did you create me?
Ennai maranthaaiyoo
Did you forget me?
Uyir thuranthaaiyoo
Did you abandon your life?
Peththa usuru
The soul/life that gave birth to me
Raththa usuru ponadhae
The blood life has gone away
Pachchai maram thaan
The vibrant green tree
Pattai maramaai aanadhae
Has turned into dry bark/dead wood
Thaai indri uyirgal
Without a mother, lives
Ulagil yedhamma
Where do they exist in this world, Mother?
Neeyindri naanum
Without you, can I
Vaazha koodumaa
Even continue to live?
Thottililae thaalatiya thaaiyamma
Oh Mother who rocked me in the cradle
Kattililae kannuranguvathu yen amma
Why are you sleeping on the cot (funeral bier), Mother?
Kattililae kann urangum poovamma
Oh flower-like Mother sleeping on the cot
Vittu vittu ponadhu thaan nyaayamaa
Is it fair that you abandoned me and left?
Adi thaangalaiyae
I cannot bear this pain
Kannirandum thoongalaiyae
My two eyes cannot sleep
Nenjam athu aaralaiyae
My grieving heart does not heal
Uyir thaan kaanalaiyae
My life spirit cannot be found
En uyir thaan kaanalaiyae ..ae
My very life spirit cannot be found
Peththa usuru
The soul/life that gave birth to me
Raththa usuru ponadhae
The blood life has gone away
Pachchai maram thaan
The vibrant green tree
Pattai maramaai aanadhae
Has turned into dry bark/dead wood
Undhan ninaivu
Your cherished memories
Nenjukuliyil vaattudhae
Torment me deep inside my heart
Kangal azhudhu
My crying eyes
Undhan ninaivil yengudhae
Long for you in your memory
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This deeply emotional song expresses the profound grief of a child mourning the loss of their mother. The singer reflects on the mother as the creator of their life and blood, contrasting how a once lush green tree has now withered into a lifeless trunk upon her passing. The grief is rendered unbearable as memories torment the heart and sleepless eyes long for the mother's presence. The lyrics contrast the maternal warmth of rocking a cradle with the tragic reality of seeing the mother placed on a funeral bier. Questioning the fairness of fate and the possibility of surviving without maternal love, the song captures the utter devastation and emptiness experienced when losing one's mother.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Pachchai maram thaan / Pattai maramaai aanadhae”
Comparing the loss of life/mother to a green, vibrant tree ('Pachchai maram') drying up into bare bark ('Pattai maram').
Contrast / Antithesis
“Thottililae thaalatiya thaaiyamma / Kattililae kannuranguvathu yen amma”
Contrasting the mother's role in rocking a baby's cradle ('Thottililae') with her present endless sleep on the funeral cot ('Kattililae').
Anaphora / Rhyme (Iyaibu & Etukai)
“Enna ninaithaaiyoo / Ennai padaithaaiyoo / Ennai maranthaaiyoo / Uyir thuranthaaiyoo”
Repetition of rhyming line endings ending with '-o' expressing rhetorical grief and questioning.
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Trivia
'Thulam' (2018) features poignant tracks centered around familial loss and emotional turmoil, with lyrics written by Nadhi Vijaykumar that use traditional Tamil mourning imagery (oppari style motifs).
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