Ucchathula
From Velaiilla Pattadhari 2 · 2017
- Lyricist
- Dhanush
- Singer
- Dhanush
- Music director
- Sean Roldan
- Details
- Velaiilla Pattadhari 22017
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| En pachcha manam pichikichu | My innocent heart has been torn apart |
| Eppo ithu aarum | When will this wound ever heal? |
| Naan pattathellam solli thaaren | I will teach you everything I suffered |
| Kathukada neeyum | You learn it too, my friend |
| Male | |
| {Raghuvaran konjam peppyana | { Raghuvaran, if there's a slightly peppy track... |
| Track iruntha better ah irukumae nu | ...it would be much better... |
| Boys lam feel panranga | ...that is what the boys feel. |
| Male | |
| Yen da oppari kuda | Why man, should even an elegy... |
| Kuthu paatula vaikanuma da | ...be set to a fast folk dance beat? |
| Male | |
| Well! you know | Well! You know... |
| The reach is better | ...the reach is much better! |
| Male | |
| Oh my God….sari da…}(Dialogue) | Oh my God... alright then... } (Dialogue) |
| Male | |
| Ucchathula kathuranae naanum | I am screaming at the top of my lungs |
| Sruthi inum konjam venum | I need a little more pitch |
| Kathiyila nikuranae naanum | I am standing on the edge of a knife |
| Ada kalyanam than | Oh, it's marriage! |
| Kattikita poidumae maanam | If you get married, your dignity is gone |
| En vazhkaya than kaanam | My life itself is missing now |
| Ipo vanthuruchu gnyanam | Now wisdom has finally dawned upon me |
| Male | |
| En pachcha manam pichikichu | My innocent heart has been torn apart |
| Eppo ithu aarum | When will this wound ever heal? |
| Naan pattathellam solli thaaren | I will teach you everything I suffered |
| Kathukada neeyum | You learn it too, my friend |
| Male | |
| Kalyanam is the danger than maama | Marriage is pure danger, my friend |
| Damage-ah neeyum eththuko calm-ah | Accept the damage calmly |
| Pondati vantha life eh oru coma | Once a wife enters, life becomes a coma |
| Santhosam ellam aiyudum dream-ah | All happiness becomes just a dream |
| Male | |
| Enna senjum pothavilla | Whatever I do, it is never enough |
| Enna venum onnum puriyavilla | I don't understand what she really wants |
| Thappu thanda seiyavilla | I haven't committed any wrong |
| Sathiyama naan nalla pulla | Swear on God, I am a good boy |
| Male | |
| Sinthatha kanneer sinthatha | Don't shed tears, don't shed tears |
| Onna senjaalum thembaaga nee nikanum | Whatever happens, you must stand strong |
| Thedatha nimathi thedatha | Don't search for peace, don't search |
| Athu confirm-ah mudinjathu nee ethuko | Accept that it's permanently gone |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal kaalathil ava than karpooram | During courtship, she was pure camphor |
| Kalyanam mudinjaka avalae than bootham | After marriage, she turned into a ghost |
| KaadhalChorus :Pagal kanavu | Love (Chorus): A daydream |
| KalyanamChorus :Ketta kanavu | Marriage (Chorus): A nightmare |
| Chorus :Ketta kanavu ketta kanavu | Chorus: A nightmare, a nightmare |
| Ketta kanavu ketta kanavu | A nightmare, a nightmare |
| Male | |
| Ucchathula kathuranae naanum | I am screaming at the top of my lungs |
| Sruthi inum konjam venum | I need a little more pitch |
| Kathiyila nikuranae naanum | I am standing on the edge of a knife |
| Ada kalyanam than | Oh, it's marriage! |
| Kattikita poidumae maanam | If you get married, your dignity is gone |
| En vazhkaya than kaanam | My life itself is missing now |
| Ipo vanthuruchu gnyanam | Now wisdom has finally dawned upon me |
| Male | |
| En pachcha manam pichikichu | My innocent heart has been torn apart |
| Eppo ithu aarum | When will this wound ever heal? |
| Naan pattathellam solli thaaren | I will teach you everything I suffered |
| Kathukada neeyum | You learn it too, my friend |
| Male | |
| Kalyanam is the danger than maama | Marriage is pure danger, my friend |
| Damage-ah neeyum eththuko calm-ah | Accept the damage calmly |
| Pondati vantha life eh oru coma | Once a wife enters, life becomes a coma |
| Santhosam ellam aiyudum dream-ah | All happiness becomes just a dream |
| Male | |
| Pondati moonjiya paathalae scary | Looking at the wife's face is scary |
| Tragedy achu ennoda story | My story has turned into a tragedy |
| Oh my God | Oh my God |
| Chorus :…………………………………. | Chorus: (Fading instrumental and vocal chorus) |
என் பச்ச மனம்
பிச்சிக்கிச்சி எப்போ இது
ஆறும் நான் பட்டதெல்லாம்
சொல்லித்தாறேன் கத்துக்கடா
நீயும்
My innocent heart has been torn apart
When will this wound ever heal?
I will teach you everything I suffered
You learn it too, my friend
ரகுவரன் கொஞ்சம்
பெப்பியான டிராக் இருந்தா
பெட்டரா இருக்குமேன்னு
பாய்ஸ் எல்லாம் ஃபீல் பன்றாங்க
{ Raghuvaran, if there's a slightly peppy track...
...it would be much better...
...that is what the boys feel.
ஏன்டா ஒப்பாரி
கூட குத்துப் பாட்டுல
வைக்கணுமா டா
Why man, should even an elegy...
...be set to a fast folk dance beat?
வெல் யு னோ
த ரீச் இஸ் பெட்டர்
Well! You know...
...the reach is much better!
ஓ மை காட் சாிடா
Oh my God... alright then... } (Dialogue)
உச்சத்துல கத்துறேனே
நானும் ஸ்ருதி இன்னும்
கொஞ்சம் வேணும் கத்தியில
நிக்குறேனே நானும் அட
கல்யாணம் தான் கட்டிக்கிட்டா
போயிடுமே மானம் என்
வாழ்க்கையத்தான் காணம்
இப்போ வந்துருச்சு ஞானம்
I am screaming at the top of my lungs
I need a little more pitch
I am standing on the edge of a knife
Oh, it's marriage!
If you get married, your dignity is gone
My life itself is missing now
Now wisdom has finally dawned upon me
என் பச்ச மனம்
பிச்சிக்கிச்சி எப்போ இது
ஆறும் நான் பட்டதெல்லாம்
சொல்லித்தாறேன் கத்துக்கடா
நீயும்
My innocent heart has been torn apart
When will this wound ever heal?
I will teach you everything I suffered
You learn it too, my friend
கல்யாணம் இஸ்
த டேஞ்சர் தான் மாமா
டேமேஜ்ஜ நீயும் ஏத்துக்கோ
காமா பொண்டாட்டி வந்தா
லைஃபே ஒரு கோமா
சந்தோஷம் எல்லாம்
ஆயிடும் ட்ரீம்மா
Marriage is pure danger, my friend
Accept the damage calmly
Once a wife enters, life becomes a coma
All happiness becomes just a dream
என்ன செஞ்சும்
போதவில்ல என்ன வேணும்
ஒன்னும் புரியவில்ல தப்பு தன்டா
செய்யவில்ல சத்தியமா நான்
நல்லப்புள்ள
Whatever I do, it is never enough
I don't understand what she really wants
I haven't committed any wrong
Swear on God, I am a good boy
சிந்தாத கண்ணீர்
சிந்தாத ஒன்ன செஞ்சாலும்
தெம்பாக நீ நிக்கனும் தேடாத
நிம்மதி தேடாத அது கன்ஃபாமா
முடிஞ்சது நீ ஏத்துக்கோ
Don't shed tears, don't shed tears
Whatever happens, you must stand strong
Don't search for peace, don't search
Accept that it's permanently gone
காதல் காலத்தில்
அவதான் கற்பூரம் கல்யாணம்
முடிஞ்சாக்கா அவளேதான் பூதம்
காதல் குழு :
பகல் கனவு
கல்யாணம் குழு :
கெட்ட கனவு
குழு :
கெட்ட கனவு கெட்ட கனவு
கெட்ட கனவு கெட்ட கனவு
During courtship, she was pure camphor
After marriage, she turned into a ghost
Love (Chorus): A daydream
Marriage (Chorus): A nightmare
Chorus: A nightmare, a nightmare
A nightmare, a nightmare
உச்சத்துல கத்துறேனே
நானும் ஸ்ருதி இன்னும்
கொஞ்சம் வேணும் கத்தியில
நிக்குறேனே நானும் அட
கல்யாணம் தான் கட்டிக்கிட்டா
போயிடுமே மானம் என்
வாழ்க்கையத்தான் காணம்
இப்போ வந்துருச்சு ஞானம்
I am screaming at the top of my lungs
I need a little more pitch
I am standing on the edge of a knife
Oh, it's marriage!
If you get married, your dignity is gone
My life itself is missing now
Now wisdom has finally dawned upon me
என் பச்ச மனம்
பிச்சிக்கிச்சி எப்போ இது
ஆறும் நான் பட்டதெல்லாம்
சொல்லித்தாறேன் கத்துக்கடா
நீயும்
My innocent heart has been torn apart
When will this wound ever heal?
I will teach you everything I suffered
You learn it too, my friend
கல்யாணம் இஸ்
த டேஞ்சர் தான் மாமா
டேமேஜ்ஜ நீயும் ஏத்துக்கோ
காமா பொண்டாட்டி வந்தா
லைஃபே ஒரு கோமா
சந்தோஷம் எல்லாம்
ஆயிடும் ட்ரீம்மா
Marriage is pure danger, my friend
Accept the damage calmly
Once a wife enters, life becomes a coma
All happiness becomes just a dream
பொண்டாட்டி மூஞ்சிய
பாத்தாலே ஸ்கேரி ட்ராஜடி
ஆச்சு என்னோட ஸ்டோரி
ஓ மை காட்
Looking at the wife's face is scary
My story has turned into a tragedy
Oh my God
Chorus: (Fading instrumental and vocal chorus)
...................................
En pachcha manam pichikichu
My innocent heart has been torn apart
Eppo ithu aarum
When will this wound ever heal?
Naan pattathellam solli thaaren
I will teach you everything I suffered
Kathukada neeyum
You learn it too, my friend
{Raghuvaran konjam peppyana
{ Raghuvaran, if there's a slightly peppy track...
Track iruntha better ah irukumae nu
...it would be much better...
Boys lam feel panranga
...that is what the boys feel.
Yen da oppari kuda
Why man, should even an elegy...
Kuthu paatula vaikanuma da
...be set to a fast folk dance beat?
Well! you know
Well! You know...
The reach is better
...the reach is much better!
Oh my God….sari da…}(Dialogue)
Oh my God... alright then... } (Dialogue)
Ucchathula kathuranae naanum
I am screaming at the top of my lungs
Sruthi inum konjam venum
I need a little more pitch
Kathiyila nikuranae naanum
I am standing on the edge of a knife
Ada kalyanam than
Oh, it's marriage!
Kattikita poidumae maanam
If you get married, your dignity is gone
En vazhkaya than kaanam
My life itself is missing now
Ipo vanthuruchu gnyanam
Now wisdom has finally dawned upon me
En pachcha manam pichikichu
My innocent heart has been torn apart
Eppo ithu aarum
When will this wound ever heal?
Naan pattathellam solli thaaren
I will teach you everything I suffered
Kathukada neeyum
You learn it too, my friend
Kalyanam is the danger than maama
Marriage is pure danger, my friend
Damage-ah neeyum eththuko calm-ah
Accept the damage calmly
Pondati vantha life eh oru coma
Once a wife enters, life becomes a coma
Santhosam ellam aiyudum dream-ah
All happiness becomes just a dream
Enna senjum pothavilla
Whatever I do, it is never enough
Enna venum onnum puriyavilla
I don't understand what she really wants
Thappu thanda seiyavilla
I haven't committed any wrong
Sathiyama naan nalla pulla
Swear on God, I am a good boy
Sinthatha kanneer sinthatha
Don't shed tears, don't shed tears
Onna senjaalum thembaaga nee nikanum
Whatever happens, you must stand strong
Thedatha nimathi thedatha
Don't search for peace, don't search
Athu confirm-ah mudinjathu nee ethuko
Accept that it's permanently gone
Kaadhal kaalathil ava than karpooram
During courtship, she was pure camphor
Kalyanam mudinjaka avalae than bootham
After marriage, she turned into a ghost
KaadhalChorus :Pagal kanavu
Love (Chorus): A daydream
KalyanamChorus :Ketta kanavu
Marriage (Chorus): A nightmare
Chorus :Ketta kanavu ketta kanavu
Chorus: A nightmare, a nightmare
Ketta kanavu ketta kanavu
A nightmare, a nightmare
Ucchathula kathuranae naanum
I am screaming at the top of my lungs
Sruthi inum konjam venum
I need a little more pitch
Kathiyila nikuranae naanum
I am standing on the edge of a knife
Ada kalyanam than
Oh, it's marriage!
Kattikita poidumae maanam
If you get married, your dignity is gone
En vazhkaya than kaanam
My life itself is missing now
Ipo vanthuruchu gnyanam
Now wisdom has finally dawned upon me
En pachcha manam pichikichu
My innocent heart has been torn apart
Eppo ithu aarum
When will this wound ever heal?
Naan pattathellam solli thaaren
I will teach you everything I suffered
Kathukada neeyum
You learn it too, my friend
Kalyanam is the danger than maama
Marriage is pure danger, my friend
Damage-ah neeyum eththuko calm-ah
Accept the damage calmly
Pondati vantha life eh oru coma
Once a wife enters, life becomes a coma
Santhosam ellam aiyudum dream-ah
All happiness becomes just a dream
Pondati moonjiya paathalae scary
Looking at the wife's face is scary
Tragedy achu ennoda story
My story has turned into a tragedy
Oh my God
Oh my God
Chorus :………………………………….
Chorus: (Fading instrumental and vocal chorus)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Life of Raghuvaran' (or 'Pachcha Manam') from Velaiilla Pattadhari 2 humorous-satirically explores the protagonist's post-marital woes. Presented as a lighthearted oppari (lament) set to a energetic fast-tempo kuthu beat, the character Raghuvaran complains about how his peaceful life dissolved after getting married, comparing the pre-marriage phase of romance to sweet daydreaming and post-marriage life to a nightmare. The lyrics caution young bachelors about the chaotic realities of wedded life in a comical, exaggerated manner while passing light self-deprecating remarks on his own innocent predicament.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Kaadhal kaalathil ava than karpooram / Kalyanam mudinjaka avalae than bootham”
Compares pre-marital love to 'karpooram' (pure, sweet camphor) and post-marital existence to 'bootham' (a terrifying ghost/monster).
Emonai (Initial Rhyming / Alliteration)
“En pachcha manam pichikichu”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds 'P' in 'pachcha' and 'pichikichu' creating rhythmic emphasis.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Kalyanam is the danger than maama / Damage-ah neeyum eththuko calm-ah”
Matching end syllables using English loanwords like 'danger', 'calm-ah', 'coma', and 'dream-ah' for comic rhyme.
Contrast / Anthesis
“KaadhalChorus :Pagal kanavu / KalyanamChorus :Ketta kanavu”
Contrasting 'Pagal kanavu' (daydream) during love with 'Ketta kanavu' (nightmare) during marriage.
Did you know?
Trivia
The track opens with a meta-dialogue between Dhanush and Anirudh Ravichander discussing how an 'oppari' (traditional Tamil mourning lament) is deliberately composed as a fast 'kuthu' dance song to maximize audience reach. Although Sean Roldan composed the soundtrack for VIP 2, Anirudh Ravichander made a guest vocal appearance for this track alongside Dhanush.
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