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The Karma Theme

From U Turn · 2018

Lyricist
Subu
Singer
Anirudh Ravichander
Music director
Anirudh Ravichander
Movie name
U Turn
Movie release year
2018
Lyrics added on
17 Jul 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thisai thirumbi naalum
Kadal malai kadanthu ponaalum
Manam thirunthi naalum
Vazhi ranam maranthu ponaalum
Sagaaa…aaa…aaa….aa…
Kaalam thooram engae sendraalum
Sagaaa…aaa….aaa…aaa…
Vinai unai thodum
Un sirippukku vithai…
Neethan
Un kanneerikkum ore vinai
Neethan
Ambu vitta velan…neethan
Ambai thaanga pogum nenjam
Neethan
Manam thirunthi naalum…
Kanaa kalaintha pothum
Yetho vinaa enai panthadum
Yevan varaintha maayam
Ival ivan verum athyaiyam
Sagaaa…aaa…aaa…aaa….
Vegam odum kaalam theeratha
Sagaaa…aa….aaaa….aaa….
Ellai illaathathaa
Thedi chellum kangal…
Neethan
Kannil kaanum bimbam yethum
Neethan
Bimbam kaattum paathai…neethan
Pathai sendru serum idam
Neethan
Yevan varaintha maayam…
Neeyae vithai
Neeyae mazhai
Maram nee
Neeyae kizhai
Neeyae kani marupadi
Neeyae vithai
Neeyae mazhai
Maram nee
Neeyae kizhai
Neeyae kani marupadi
Sagaaa…aaa…aaa…aaa…
Kaalam thooram engae sendraalum
Sagaaa…aaa…aaa….aaa…
Vinai unai thodum
Manam thirunthi naalum…
Even if you change your direction,
and cross over oceans and mountains,
even if you have a change of heart,
and the wounds along the way are forgotten,
O friend...
no matter where time and distance go,
O friend...
your karma will catch up to you.
The seed of your smile...
is you.
The only cause of your tears...
is you.
You are the one who shot the arrow...
and the chest that will take the arrow...
is you.
Even if your heart has reformed...
Even when the dream is shattered,
some question keeps tossing me around.
Whose magical design is this?
She and he are merely chapters.
O friend...
Will this swiftly racing time never end?
O friend...
Is there no boundary?
The eyes that go searching...
are you.
Whatever reflection you see in them...
is you.
The path shown by that reflection is you...
and the destination that path reaches...
is you.
Whose magical design is this...
You are the seed,
you are the rain,
you are the tree,
you are the branch,
and you are the fruit once again.
You are the seed,
you are the rain,
you are the tree,
you are the branch,
and you are the fruit once again.
O friend...
No matter where time and distance take you,
O friend...
your karma will catch up to you.
Even if your heart has reformed...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The Karma Theme from U Turn centers on the inescapable law of cause and effect (Karma). It philosophically asserts that an individual is solely responsible for their own joys, sorrows, actions, and consequences. Regardless of how far one runs, repents, or tries to escape past deeds, time ensures that karma eventually catches up to them. Using the cyclical metaphor of a seed growing into a rain-fed tree, branch, fruit, and returning to a seed, the song highlights the continuous cycle of cause and consequence. Humans are both the perpetrator and the victim, the archer and the target, reinforcing the mystery and destiny-driven narrative of the film.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Anaphora / Repetition

Neethan

The word 'Neethan' (Is you alone) and 'Neeyae' (You yourself) are repeatedly used at the beginning or end of consecutive lines to emphasize absolute self-responsibility.

Metaphor

Neeyae vithai / Neeyae mazhai / Maram nee...

Comparing a person's choices and consequences to the full biological life cycle: seed, rain, tree, branch, and fruit.

Rhetorical Question

Vegam odum kaalam theeratha... Ellai illaathathaa

Asking whether time ever runs out or has boundaries, highlighting human helplessness against temporal progression.

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Trivia

The promotional 'Karma Theme' for U Turn was composed and performed by Anirudh Ravichander, featuring actress Samantha Akkineni in a distinct dance video, while the movie's main background score and soundtrack were composed by Poornachandra Tejaswi.

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