Uchathila
From Vettaiyan · 2024
- Lyricist
- Yugabharathi
- Singers
- Anirudh Ravichander, Sean Roldan
- Music director
- Anirudh Ravichander
- Details
- Vettaiyan2024
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Utchathila sooriyana | Like the sun at its peak, |
| Ninnurundha devadha nee | You were an angel who stood high. |
| Male | |
| Utchathila sooriyana | Like the sun at its peak, |
| Ninnurundha devadha nee | You were an angel who stood high. |
| Kann maranju paonadhu thaan | That you disappeared from our eyes, |
| Enna vidhiyoo | Oh, what cruel fate is this? |
| Natchathira oonjalila | On a swing made of stars, |
| Aadi vandha thamara nee | You were a lotus that swayed gently. |
| Ver arundhu saanjadhu thaan | That you fell over with broken roots, |
| Enna kadhaiyo | Oh, what tragic story is this? |
| Male | |
| Kanna nee moodi | Closing your eyes, my child, |
| Endha kanava kanava paappa | What dream are you looking at now? |
| Kathuthe ooru | The whole town cries out for you, |
| Eppo elundhu kurala keppa | When will you wake up and hear their voice? |
| Male | |
| Vathiye pooche..eyyy..haa | It has completely dried up... oh... |
| Vathiye pooche thulli kudichu | Completely dried up, the river that once |
| Nadantha aaru | Flowed leaping with joy. |
| Enna thaan aachoo | What on earth has happened? |
| Achchu murunji kedaku thaeru | Like a temple chariot lying with a broken axle. |
| Male | |
| Utchathila sooriyana | Like the sun at its peak, |
| Ninnurundha devadha nee | You were an angel who stood high. |
| Kann maranju paonadhu thaan | That you disappeared from our eyes, |
| Enna vidhiyoo | Oh, what cruel fate is this? |
| Male | |
| Muthu mani maala | A necklace of precious pearls, |
| Adha kuppaiyila veesa | To throw it away into the trash... |
| Ennum indha boomiyilae | In this world that keeps going on, |
| Innum yedhu pesa | What else is left to speak? |
| Male | |
| Pacha viraghu thaan | Like green, unseasoned wood, |
| Pathi erivathu eppadiyoo | How can it burn halfway through? |
| Patta valiyumae vendhu | How can the pain endured |
| Thanivathu eppadiyoo | Ever burn away and subside? |
| Male | |
| Utchathila sooriyana | Like the sun at its peak, |
| Ninnurundha devadha nee | You were an angel who stood high. |
| Kann maranju paonadhu thaan | That you disappeared from our eyes, |
| Enna vidhiyoo | Oh, what cruel fate is this? |
| Male | |
| Kanna nee moodi | Closing your eyes, my child, |
| Endha kanava kanava paappa | What dream are you looking at now? |
| Kathuthe ooru | The whole town cries out for you, |
| Eppo elundhu kurala keppa | When will you wake up and hear their voice? |
| Male | |
| Vathiye pooche..eyyy..haa | It has completely dried up... oh... |
| Male | |
| Utchathila sooriyana | Like the sun at its peak, |
| Ninnurundha devadha nee | You were an angel who stood high. |
| Kann maranju paonadhu thaan | That you disappeared from our eyes, |
| Enna vidhiyoo | Oh, what cruel fate is this? |
உச்சத்தில சூரியனா
நின்னுருந்தா தேவத நீ
Like the sun at its peak,
You were an angel who stood high.
உச்சத்தில சூரியனா
நின்னுருந்தா தேவத நீ
கண் மறைஞ்சு போனது தான்
என்ன விதியோ
நட்சத்திர ஊஞ்சலிலா
ஆடி வந்த தாமர நீ
வேர் அறுந்து சாஞ்சது தான்
என்ன கதையோ
Like the sun at its peak,
You were an angel who stood high.
That you disappeared from our eyes,
Oh, what cruel fate is this?
On a swing made of stars,
You were a lotus that swayed gently.
That you fell over with broken roots,
Oh, what tragic story is this?
கண்ணா நீ மூடி
எந்த கனவ கனவா பாப்பா
கத்துதே ஊரு
எப்போ எழுந்து குரல கேப்ப
Closing your eyes, my child,
What dream are you looking at now?
The whole town cries out for you,
When will you wake up and hear their voice?
வத்தியே போச்சே..ஏ...ஹா
வத்தியே போச்சே துள்ளி குடிச்சு
நடந்த ஆறு
என்னா தான் ஆச்சோ
அச்சு முறுஞ்சி கெடக்கு தேரு
It has completely dried up... oh...
Completely dried up, the river that once
Flowed leaping with joy.
What on earth has happened?
Like a temple chariot lying with a broken axle.
உச்சத்தில சூரியனா
நின்னுருந்தா தேவத நீ
கண் மறைஞ்சு போனது தான்
என்ன விதியோ
Like the sun at its peak,
You were an angel who stood high.
That you disappeared from our eyes,
Oh, what cruel fate is this?
முத்து மணி மால
அத குப்பையில வீச
என்னும் இந்த பூமியிலே
இன்னும் ஏது பேச
A necklace of precious pearls,
To throw it away into the trash...
In this world that keeps going on,
What else is left to speak?
பச்சை விறகு தான்
பத்தி எரிவது எப்படியோ
பட்ட வலியுமே வெந்து
தனிவது எப்படியோ
Like green, unseasoned wood,
How can it burn halfway through?
How can the pain endured
Ever burn away and subside?
உச்சத்தில சூரியனா
நின்னுருந்தா தேவத நீ
கண் மறைஞ்சு போனது தான்
என்ன விதியோ
Like the sun at its peak,
You were an angel who stood high.
That you disappeared from our eyes,
Oh, what cruel fate is this?
கண்ணா நீ மூடி
எந்த கனவ கனவா பாப்பா
கத்துதே ஊரு
எப்போ எழுந்து குரல கேப்ப
Closing your eyes, my child,
What dream are you looking at now?
The whole town cries out for you,
When will you wake up and hear their voice?
வத்தியே போச்சே..ஏ...ஹா
It has completely dried up... oh...
உச்சத்தில சூரியனா
நின்னுருந்தா தேவத நீ
கண் மறைஞ்சு போனது தான்
என்ன விதியோ
Like the sun at its peak,
You were an angel who stood high.
That you disappeared from our eyes,
Oh, what cruel fate is this?
Utchathila sooriyana
Like the sun at its peak,
Ninnurundha devadha nee
You were an angel who stood high.
Utchathila sooriyana
Like the sun at its peak,
Ninnurundha devadha nee
You were an angel who stood high.
Kann maranju paonadhu thaan
That you disappeared from our eyes,
Enna vidhiyoo
Oh, what cruel fate is this?
Natchathira oonjalila
On a swing made of stars,
Aadi vandha thamara nee
You were a lotus that swayed gently.
Ver arundhu saanjadhu thaan
That you fell over with broken roots,
Enna kadhaiyo
Oh, what tragic story is this?
Kanna nee moodi
Closing your eyes, my child,
Endha kanava kanava paappa
What dream are you looking at now?
Kathuthe ooru
The whole town cries out for you,
Eppo elundhu kurala keppa
When will you wake up and hear their voice?
Vathiye pooche..eyyy..haa
It has completely dried up... oh...
Vathiye pooche thulli kudichu
Completely dried up, the river that once
Nadantha aaru
Flowed leaping with joy.
Enna thaan aachoo
What on earth has happened?
Achchu murunji kedaku thaeru
Like a temple chariot lying with a broken axle.
Utchathila sooriyana
Like the sun at its peak,
Ninnurundha devadha nee
You were an angel who stood high.
Kann maranju paonadhu thaan
That you disappeared from our eyes,
Enna vidhiyoo
Oh, what cruel fate is this?
Muthu mani maala
A necklace of precious pearls,
Adha kuppaiyila veesa
To throw it away into the trash...
Ennum indha boomiyilae
In this world that keeps going on,
Innum yedhu pesa
What else is left to speak?
Pacha viraghu thaan
Like green, unseasoned wood,
Pathi erivathu eppadiyoo
How can it burn halfway through?
Patta valiyumae vendhu
How can the pain endured
Thanivathu eppadiyoo
Ever burn away and subside?
Utchathila sooriyana
Like the sun at its peak,
Ninnurundha devadha nee
You were an angel who stood high.
Kann maranju paonadhu thaan
That you disappeared from our eyes,
Enna vidhiyoo
Oh, what cruel fate is this?
Kanna nee moodi
Closing your eyes, my child,
Endha kanava kanava paappa
What dream are you looking at now?
Kathuthe ooru
The whole town cries out for you,
Eppo elundhu kurala keppa
When will you wake up and hear their voice?
Vathiye pooche..eyyy..haa
It has completely dried up... oh...
Utchathila sooriyana
Like the sun at its peak,
Ninnurundha devadha nee
You were an angel who stood high.
Kann maranju paonadhu thaan
That you disappeared from our eyes,
Enna vidhiyoo
Oh, what cruel fate is this?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from Vettaiyan (2024) is a deeply moving elegiac track expressing profound grief, disbelief, and heartache over the tragic and sudden loss of an innocent young soul. The deceased is remembered as a bright angel who shone like the peak sun and bloomed like a celestial lotus, whose life was unfairly cut short by cruel fate.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamaani (Metaphor & Simile)
“Utchathila sooriyana Ninnurundha devadha nee”
Compares the deceased girl to a radiant angel standing under the noon sun and a lotus swinging among stars, emphasizing her purity and elevated presence.
Metaphor of Devastation
“Achchu murunji kedaku thaeru”
Compares the broken life to a grand temple chariot whose axle has snapped, rendering it motionless and useless.
Edukku (Second-Letter Rhyming)
“Utchathila sooriyana / Natchathira oonjalila”
Rhythmic Tamil rhyming structure between lines like 'Utchathila' and 'Natchathira' enhancing the mournful cadence.
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Trivia
Composed by Anirudh Ravichander for the Rajinikanth-starrer 'Vettaiyan' (2024), this emotional track features vocals by Sean Roldan, whose raw acoustic delivery captures the authentic pathos of traditional Tamil mourning elegies (Oppari).
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