Ullukulla Theekaadu
From Adiyae · 2023
- Lyricist
- Maathevan
- Singers
- Romy, Padmaja Sreenivasan
- Music director
- Justin Prabhakaran
- Details
- Adiyae2023
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Adiyae adiyae | Oh girl, oh girl |
| Adiyae adiyae | Oh girl, oh girl |
| Male | |
| Ullukulla theekaadu | A forest fire burns inside me |
| En kaadhal ippa verumkoodu | My love is now just an empty shell |
| Chorus | |
| Nee kodutha muthatha | The kisses that you gave me |
| Serthu vachadhillaiyae | I haven't saved them up |
| Kanner vizhum sathatha | The sound of falling tears |
| Yaarum kaetadhillaiye | Nobody has ever heard |
| Male | |
| Adiyae adiyae | Oh girl, oh girl |
| Adiyae adiyae | Oh girl, oh girl |
| Male | |
| Dhoorathu nilavu neerukkuthaan | Can a distant moon ever become |
| Jodi aagidumaa | A partner to the water? |
| Raathiri muzhuka yendhiyumdhaan | Even after holding it through the entire night |
| Vaadi pogidumaa | Will it wither away? |
| Male | |
| Or ilai polae | Like a single leaf |
| Un madi maele vaazhdhenae | I lived upon your lap |
| Noolizhai polae Or pizhaiyaalae | Like a thin thread, because of one mistake |
| Paadhiyil veezhndhenae | I fell down mid-way |
| Male | |
| Ullukulla theekaadu | A forest fire burns inside me |
| En kaadhal ippa verumkoodu | My love is now just an empty shell |
| Chorus | |
| Nee kodutha muthatha | The kisses that you gave me |
| Serthu vachadhillaiyae | I haven't saved them up |
| Kanner vizhum sathatha | The sound of falling tears |
| Yaarum kaetadhillaiye | Nobody has ever heard |
| Male | |
| Adiyae adiyae | Oh girl, oh girl |
| Adiyae adiyae | Oh girl, oh girl |
| Chorus | |
| Nee kodutha muthatha | The kisses that you gave me |
| Serthu vachadhillaiyae | I haven't saved them up |
| Kanner vizhum sathatha | The sound of falling tears |
| Yaarum kaetadhillaiye | Nobody has ever heard |
| Chorus | |
| Nee kodutha muthatha | The kisses that you gave me |
| Serthu vachadhillaiyae | I haven't saved them up |
| Kanner vizhum sathatha | The sound of falling tears |
| Yaarum kaetadhillaiye | Nobody has ever heard |
| Chorus | |
| Kanner vizhum sathatha | The sound of falling tears |
| Yaarum kaetadhillaiye | Nobody has ever heard |
| Chorus | |
| Kanner vizhum sathatha | The sound of falling tears |
| Yaarum kaetadhillaiye | Nobody has ever heard |
| Male | |
| Adiyae adiyae | Oh girl, oh girl |
| Adiyae adiyae | Oh girl, oh girl |
ரோமி மற்றும் பத்மஜா ஸ்ரீனிவாசன்
Oh girl, oh girl
Oh girl, oh girl
அடியே அடியே
அடியே அடியே
A forest fire burns inside me
My love is now just an empty shell
உள்ளுக்குள்ள தீக்காடு
என் காதல் இப்ப வெறும்கூடு
The kisses that you gave me
I haven't saved them up
The sound of falling tears
Nobody has ever heard
நீ கொடுத்த முத்தத்த
சேர்த்து வச்சதில்லையே
கண்ணீர் விழும் சத்தத்த
யாரும் கேட்டதில்லையே
Oh girl, oh girl
Oh girl, oh girl
அடியே அடியே
அடியே அடியே
Can a distant moon ever become
A partner to the water?
Even after holding it through the entire night
Will it wither away?
முனகல் :
.................
Like a single leaf
I lived upon your lap
Like a thin thread, because of one mistake
I fell down mid-way
தூரத்து நிலவு நீருக்குத்தான்
ஜோடி ஆகிடுமா
ராத்திரி முழக்க ஏந்தியும்தான்
வாடி போகிடுமா
A forest fire burns inside me
My love is now just an empty shell
ஓர் இலை போலே
உன் மடி மேலே வாழ்தேனே
நூலிழை போலே ஓர் பிழையாலே
பாதியில் வீழ்ந்தேனே
The kisses that you gave me
I haven't saved them up
The sound of falling tears
Nobody has ever heard
உள்ளுக்குள்ள தீக்காடு
என் காதல் இப்ப வெறும்கூடு
Oh girl, oh girl
Oh girl, oh girl
நீ கொடுத்த முத்தத்த
சேர்த்து வச்சதில்லையே
கண்ணீர் விழும் சத்தத்த
யாரும் கேட்டதில்லையே
The kisses that you gave me
I haven't saved them up
The sound of falling tears
Nobody has ever heard
அடியே அடியே
அடியே அடியே
The kisses that you gave me
I haven't saved them up
The sound of falling tears
Nobody has ever heard
நீ கொடுத்த முத்தத்த
சேர்த்து வச்சதில்லையே
கண்ணீர் விழும் சத்தத்த
யாரும் கேட்டதில்லையே
The sound of falling tears
Nobody has ever heard
நீ கொடுத்த முத்தத்த
சேர்த்து வச்சதில்லையே
கண்ணீர் விழும் சத்தத்த
யாரும் கேட்டதில்லையே
The sound of falling tears
Nobody has ever heard
கண்ணீர் விழும் சத்தத்த
யாரும் கேட்டதில்லையே
கண்ணீர் விழும் சத்தத்த
யாரும் கேட்டதில்லையே
Oh girl, oh girl
Oh girl, oh girl
அடியே அடியே
அடியே அடியே
Adiyae adiyae
Oh girl, oh girl
Adiyae adiyae
Oh girl, oh girl
Ullukulla theekaadu
A forest fire burns inside me
En kaadhal ippa verumkoodu
My love is now just an empty shell
Nee kodutha muthatha
The kisses that you gave me
Serthu vachadhillaiyae
I haven't saved them up
Kanner vizhum sathatha
The sound of falling tears
Yaarum kaetadhillaiye
Nobody has ever heard
Adiyae adiyae
Oh girl, oh girl
Adiyae adiyae
Oh girl, oh girl
Dhoorathu nilavu neerukkuthaan
Can a distant moon ever become
Jodi aagidumaa
A partner to the water?
Raathiri muzhuka yendhiyumdhaan
Even after holding it through the entire night
Vaadi pogidumaa
Will it wither away?
Or ilai polae
Like a single leaf
Un madi maele vaazhdhenae
I lived upon your lap
Noolizhai polae Or pizhaiyaalae
Like a thin thread, because of one mistake
Paadhiyil veezhndhenae
I fell down mid-way
Ullukulla theekaadu
A forest fire burns inside me
En kaadhal ippa verumkoodu
My love is now just an empty shell
Nee kodutha muthatha
The kisses that you gave me
Serthu vachadhillaiyae
I haven't saved them up
Kanner vizhum sathatha
The sound of falling tears
Yaarum kaetadhillaiye
Nobody has ever heard
Adiyae adiyae
Oh girl, oh girl
Adiyae adiyae
Oh girl, oh girl
Nee kodutha muthatha
The kisses that you gave me
Serthu vachadhillaiyae
I haven't saved them up
Kanner vizhum sathatha
The sound of falling tears
Yaarum kaetadhillaiye
Nobody has ever heard
Nee kodutha muthatha
The kisses that you gave me
Serthu vachadhillaiyae
I haven't saved them up
Kanner vizhum sathatha
The sound of falling tears
Yaarum kaetadhillaiye
Nobody has ever heard
Kanner vizhum sathatha
The sound of falling tears
Yaarum kaetadhillaiye
Nobody has ever heard
Kanner vizhum sathatha
The sound of falling tears
Yaarum kaetadhillaiye
Nobody has ever heard
Adiyae adiyae
Oh girl, oh girl
Adiyae adiyae
Oh girl, oh girl
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Adiyae' captures the deep grief and aching solitude following a painful heartbreak. The protagonist expresses how his inner world feels burned down like a forest fire, leaving his heart as nothing more than a hollow, empty nest. He mourns the loss of intimate moments and the quiet, unheard tears he shed after their separation. He reflects on how fragile their relationship was, comparing his peaceful time with her to a leaf resting on her lap, which was abruptly cut short like a fine thread by a single misstep.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvam)
“Ullukulla theekaadu”
Comparing the inner emotional agony of heartbreak to a burning forest fire ('theekaadu').
Metaphor (Uruvam)
“En kaadhal ippa verumkoodu”
Describing love as a deserted shell or empty nest ('verumkoodu') after the lover's departure.
Simile (Uwamai)
“Or ilai polae Un madi maele vaazhdhenae”
Comparing peaceful dependency on the beloved to a gentle leaf ('or ilai polae') lying on her lap.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)
“Kanner vizhum sathatha Yaarum kaetadhillaiye”
Poetic amplification suggesting tears falling with a sound that remains unheard by anyone.
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Trivia
The song is from the 2023 Tamil alternate-reality sci-fi romantic comedy film 'Adiyae', starring G.V. Prakash Kumar and Gouri G. Kishan. Composed by Justin Prabhakaran, the track features soulful vocals by Romy and Padmaja Srinivasan, effectively conveying the film's multiverse-spanning emotional core.
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