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Lyrics & meaning

Uchathila

From Vettaiyan · 2024

Lyricist
Yugabharathi
Singers
Anirudh Ravichander, Sean Roldan
Music director
Anirudh Ravichander
Movie name
Vettaiyan
Movie release year
2024
Lyrics added on
22 Aug 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Utchathila sooriyana
Ninnurundha devadha nee
Utchathila sooriyana
Ninnurundha devadha nee
Kann maranju paonadhu thaan
Enna vidhiyoo
Natchathira oonjalila
Aadi vandha thamara nee
Ver arundhu saanjadhu thaan
Enna kadhaiyo
Kanna nee moodi
Endha kanava kanava paappa
Kathuthe ooru
Eppo elundhu kurala keppa
Vathiye pooche..eyyy..haa
Vathiye pooche thulli kudichu
Nadantha aaru
Enna thaan aachoo
Achchu murunji kedaku thaeru
Utchathila sooriyana
Ninnurundha devadha nee
Kann maranju paonadhu thaan
Enna vidhiyoo
Muthu mani maala
Adha kuppaiyila veesa
Ennum indha boomiyilae
Innum yedhu pesa
Pacha viraghu thaan
Pathi erivathu eppadiyoo
Patta valiyumae vendhu
Thanivathu eppadiyoo
Utchathila sooriyana
Ninnurundha devadha nee
Kann maranju paonadhu thaan
Enna vidhiyoo
Kanna nee moodi
Endha kanava kanava paappa
Kathuthe ooru
Eppo elundhu kurala keppa
Vathiye pooche..eyyy..haa
Utchathila sooriyana
Ninnurundha devadha nee
Kann maranju paonadhu thaan
Enna vidhiyoo
Like the sun shining high at its peak,
you stood like an angel.
Like the sun shining high at its peak,
you stood like an angel.
But now you have vanished from our sight—
what cruel fate is this?
On a swing of stars,
you swayed like a lotus flower.
To have your roots severed and fall,
what tragic story is this?
With your eyes closed,
what dream are you seeing, child?
The whole town is crying out,
when will you wake up and hear their voices?
It has completely run dry... ah...
Completely run dry, the river that once leaped
and flowed with life.
What on earth has happened?
The chariot lies broken with a snapped axle.
Like the sun shining high at its peak,
you stood like an angel.
But now you have vanished from our sight—
what cruel fate is this?
A necklace of precious pearls,
to throw it into the trash—
in a world that would do such a thing,
what more is left to say?
Just as green firewood
somehow catches fire and burns,
how will this burning pain
ever soothe and subside?
Like the sun shining high at its peak,
you stood like an angel.
But now you have vanished from our sight—
what cruel fate is this?
With your eyes closed,
what dream are you seeing, child?
The whole town is crying out,
when will you wake up and hear their voices?
It has completely run dry... ah...
Like the sun shining high at its peak,
you stood like an angel.
But now you have vanished from our sight—
what cruel fate is this?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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