Urikka Urikka
From Idhaya Thirudan · 2006
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Ceylon Manohar, Mukesh
- Music director
- Bharathwaj
- Details
- Idhaya Thirudan2006
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Haa….aa…aan…..aaan…… | Haa….aa…aan…..aaan…… |
| Haan …..aaan……aaa….aaan…. | Haan …..aaan……aaa….aaan…. |
| Male | |
| Urikka urikka vengaayam uriyum | As you peel and peel, an onion strips away, |
| Kaadhal vandha manasum uriyum | When love arrives, the heart strips away too, |
| Kadaisiyil onnum illaiyae | In the end, nothing remains! |
| Vilakkil muttum vittil pola | Like a moth bumping into a flame, |
| Paiyan vaazhka maarumae | A boy's life will change. |
| Chorus :Maarumae…yemaarumae…(2) | Chorus: Will change... will get cheated...(2) |
| Male | |
| Paiyan manasu sattiya pola | A boy's heart is like a solid pot, |
| Ponnu manasu salladai pola | A girl's heart is like a sieve, |
| Aayiram thondi irukkuda | It has a thousand holes, my friend! |
| Thondi vazhiya saaram poga | As the essence drains through the holes, |
| Mandi mattum therumae | Only the sediment remains. |
| Chorus :Maarumae…yemaarumae…(2) | Chorus: Will change... will get cheated...(2) |
| Male | |
| Paiyan kanavil ponnu varuvaa | A girl appears in the boy's dream, |
| Thaavani uruvi tharuvaa | She pulls off her scarf and gives it, |
| Ponnu kanavil yaaro varuvaan | Someone random comes in the girl's dream, |
| Usura thirugi tharuvaan | Wringing her life and giving it, |
| Endha puththil endha paambo | Which snake resides in which anthill? |
| Etti paarthaal siva siva sambo | If you peep inside, Oh Lord Shiva Shiva Sambo! |
| Kaala suththi kadikkumae | It will wrap around your leg and bite. |
| Buththi kulla puththu katti | Building an anthill inside your mind, |
| Kothi kothi thinnumae | It will peck and consume you piece by piece. |
| Chorus :Maarumae…yemaarumae…(2) | Chorus: Will change... will get cheated...(2) |
| Male | |
| Ponnu oruthi thanakkae sondham | That one girl belongs solely to him, |
| Enbadhu paiyan kanakku | Is the boy's naive calculation. |
| Ponnuga nenjil ettra thaazhvu | Inequality exists in a girl's heart, |
| Engeyum eppovum irukku | Everywhere and at all times! |
| Maraikka maraikka maaya jaalam | The more it is hidden, it's magical trickery, |
| Thirakka thirakka ellam maayam | The more it is revealed, it's all an illusion, |
| Veliyae poiyaa pogumae | It turns out to be a lie on the outside. |
| Kollai kollum azhagaai vandhu | Arriving as a captivating beauty, |
| Kollum noiyaai maarumae | It turns into a fatal disease. |
| Chorus :Maarumae…yemaarumae…(2) | Chorus: Will change... will get cheated...(2) |
| Male | |
| Ponnuga mela paithiyam aagi | Going crazy over women, |
| Purandu suththuthu boomi | The earth spins upside down. |
| Saakadai oram pookura poovukku | For a flower blooming beside a drain, |
| Sandai edhukku saami | Why fight over it, Oh Lord? |
| Kaanum azhagu ellam poyi | All visible beauty is fake, |
| Kaathadacha gaali paiyi | Just an inflated empty bag, |
| Kaamam pona vilangumae | Once lust recedes, reality becomes clear. |
| Aalai ilai pol thondriya azhagu | Beauty that appeared fresh like a banyan leaf, |
| Arasan sarugaai maarumae | Will dry up into a withered leaf. |
| Chorus :Maarumae…yemaarumae…(2) | Chorus: Will change... will get cheated...(2) |
| Male | |
| Butharum sitharam | Buddhas and Siddhars, |
| Latchiya bhaktharum | And devoted idealists, |
| Sonnadhu sonnadhu thuravu | What they preached repeatedly was renunciation! |
| Uravukkendru oru ponna paartha | If you seek a woman for a relationship, |
| Thuravukkae oru thuravu | Even renunciation gets renounced! |
| Theendum varaikkum guppunnu irukkum | Until touched, it glows brightly, |
| Theernthu pona gappunnu irukkum | Once over, it vanishes into silence, |
| Sakkara uppu karikkumae | Sugar starts tasting salty like salt! |
| Katru thanthu theraadha manasu | A heart that would not learn from advice, |
| Pattu therinthu maarumae | Will learn through painful experience and change! |
| Chorus :Maarumae…yemaarumae…(2) | Chorus: Will change... will get cheated...(2) |
ஹா....ஆஅ...அஆன்....ஆஅன்.....
ஹான்....ஆன்....ஆ....ஆன்......
Haa….aa…aan…..aaan……
Haan …..aaan……aaa….aaan….
உறிக்க உறிக்க வெங்காயம் உறியும்
காதல் வந்தா மனசும் உறியும்
கடைசியில் ஒன்னும் இல்லையே
விளக்கில் முட்டும் விட்டில் போல
பையன் வாழ்க்கை மாறுமே
குழு :
மாறுமே....ஏமாறுமே....(2)
As you peel and peel, an onion strips away,
When love arrives, the heart strips away too,
In the end, nothing remains!
Like a moth bumping into a flame,
A boy's life will change.
Chorus: Will change... will get cheated...(2)
பையன் மனசு சட்டிய போல
பொண்ணு மனசு சல்லடை போல
ஆயிரம் தொண்டி இருக்குடா
தொண்டி வழியா சாரம் போக
மண்டி மட்டும் தேறுமே
குழு :
மாறுமே....ஏமாறுமே....(2)
A boy's heart is like a solid pot,
A girl's heart is like a sieve,
It has a thousand holes, my friend!
As the essence drains through the holes,
Only the sediment remains.
Chorus: Will change... will get cheated...(2)
பையன் கனவில் பொண்ணு வருவா
தாவணி உருவி தருவா
பொண்ணு கனவில் யாரோ வருவான்
உசுர திருகி தருவான்
எந்த புத்தில் எந்த பாம்போ
எட்டி பார்த்தால் சிவ சிவ சம்போ
காலை சுத்தி கிடைக்குமே
புத்திக்குள்ள புத்து கட்டி
கொத்தி கொத்தி தின்னுமே
குழு :
மாறுமே....ஏமாறுமே....(2)
A girl appears in the boy's dream,
She pulls off her scarf and gives it,
Someone random comes in the girl's dream,
Wringing her life and giving it,
Which snake resides in which anthill?
If you peep inside, Oh Lord Shiva Shiva Sambo!
It will wrap around your leg and bite.
Building an anthill inside your mind,
It will peck and consume you piece by piece.
Chorus: Will change... will get cheated...(2)
பொண்ணு ஒருத்தி தனக்கே சொந்தம்
என்பது பையன் கணக்கு
பொண்ணுக நெஞ்சில் ஏற்ற தாழ்வு
எங்கேயும் எப்போவும் இருக்கு
மறைக்க மறைக்க மாயா ஜாலம்
திறக்க திறக்க எல்லாம் மாயம்
வெளியே பொய்யா போகுமே
கொள்ளை கொள்ளும் அழகாய் வந்து
கொல்லும் நோயாய் மாறுமே
குழு :
மாறுமே....ஏமாறுமே....(2)
That one girl belongs solely to him,
Is the boy's naive calculation.
Inequality exists in a girl's heart,
Everywhere and at all times!
The more it is hidden, it's magical trickery,
The more it is revealed, it's all an illusion,
It turns out to be a lie on the outside.
Arriving as a captivating beauty,
It turns into a fatal disease.
Chorus: Will change... will get cheated...(2)
பொண்ணுக மேல பைத்தியம் ஆகி
புரண்டு சுத்துது பூமி
சாக்கடை ஓரம் பூக்குற பூவுக்கு
சண்டை எதுக்கு சாமி
காணும் அழகு எல்லாம் பொய்யி
காத்தடைச்ச காலி பையி
காமம் போனா விளங்குமே
ஆலை இலை போல் தோன்றியா அழகு
அரசன் சருகாய் மாறுமே
குழு :
மாறுமே....ஏமாறுமே....(2)
Going crazy over women,
The earth spins upside down.
For a flower blooming beside a drain,
Why fight over it, Oh Lord?
All visible beauty is fake,
Just an inflated empty bag,
Once lust recedes, reality becomes clear.
Beauty that appeared fresh like a banyan leaf,
Will dry up into a withered leaf.
Chorus: Will change... will get cheated...(2)
புத்தரும் சித்தரும்
லட்சிய பக்தரும்
சொன்னது சொன்னது துறவு
உறவுக்கென்று ஒரு பொண்ண பார்த்தா
துறவுக்கே ஒரு துறவு
தீண்டும் வரைக்கும் குப்புன்னு இருக்கும்
தீர்ந்து போனா கப்புன்னு இருக்கும்
சக்கரை உப்பு கரிக்குமே
கற்று தந்து தேறாத மனசு
பட்டு தெரிஞ்சு மாறுமே
குழு :
மாறுமே....ஏமாறுமே....(2)
Buddhas and Siddhars,
And devoted idealists,
What they preached repeatedly was renunciation!
If you seek a woman for a relationship,
Even renunciation gets renounced!
Until touched, it glows brightly,
Once over, it vanishes into silence,
Sugar starts tasting salty like salt!
A heart that would not learn from advice,
Will learn through painful experience and change!
Chorus: Will change... will get cheated...(2)
Haa….aa…aan…..aaan……
Haa….aa…aan…..aaan……
Haan …..aaan……aaa….aaan….
Haan …..aaan……aaa….aaan….
Urikka urikka vengaayam uriyum
As you peel and peel, an onion strips away,
Kaadhal vandha manasum uriyum
When love arrives, the heart strips away too,
Kadaisiyil onnum illaiyae
In the end, nothing remains!
Vilakkil muttum vittil pola
Like a moth bumping into a flame,
Paiyan vaazhka maarumae
A boy's life will change.
Chorus :Maarumae…yemaarumae…(2)
Chorus: Will change... will get cheated...(2)
Paiyan manasu sattiya pola
A boy's heart is like a solid pot,
Ponnu manasu salladai pola
A girl's heart is like a sieve,
Aayiram thondi irukkuda
It has a thousand holes, my friend!
Thondi vazhiya saaram poga
As the essence drains through the holes,
Mandi mattum therumae
Only the sediment remains.
Chorus :Maarumae…yemaarumae…(2)
Chorus: Will change... will get cheated...(2)
Paiyan kanavil ponnu varuvaa
A girl appears in the boy's dream,
Thaavani uruvi tharuvaa
She pulls off her scarf and gives it,
Ponnu kanavil yaaro varuvaan
Someone random comes in the girl's dream,
Usura thirugi tharuvaan
Wringing her life and giving it,
Endha puththil endha paambo
Which snake resides in which anthill?
Etti paarthaal siva siva sambo
If you peep inside, Oh Lord Shiva Shiva Sambo!
Kaala suththi kadikkumae
It will wrap around your leg and bite.
Buththi kulla puththu katti
Building an anthill inside your mind,
Kothi kothi thinnumae
It will peck and consume you piece by piece.
Chorus :Maarumae…yemaarumae…(2)
Chorus: Will change... will get cheated...(2)
Ponnu oruthi thanakkae sondham
That one girl belongs solely to him,
Enbadhu paiyan kanakku
Is the boy's naive calculation.
Ponnuga nenjil ettra thaazhvu
Inequality exists in a girl's heart,
Engeyum eppovum irukku
Everywhere and at all times!
Maraikka maraikka maaya jaalam
The more it is hidden, it's magical trickery,
Thirakka thirakka ellam maayam
The more it is revealed, it's all an illusion,
Veliyae poiyaa pogumae
It turns out to be a lie on the outside.
Kollai kollum azhagaai vandhu
Arriving as a captivating beauty,
Kollum noiyaai maarumae
It turns into a fatal disease.
Chorus :Maarumae…yemaarumae…(2)
Chorus: Will change... will get cheated...(2)
Ponnuga mela paithiyam aagi
Going crazy over women,
Purandu suththuthu boomi
The earth spins upside down.
Saakadai oram pookura poovukku
For a flower blooming beside a drain,
Sandai edhukku saami
Why fight over it, Oh Lord?
Kaanum azhagu ellam poyi
All visible beauty is fake,
Kaathadacha gaali paiyi
Just an inflated empty bag,
Kaamam pona vilangumae
Once lust recedes, reality becomes clear.
Aalai ilai pol thondriya azhagu
Beauty that appeared fresh like a banyan leaf,
Arasan sarugaai maarumae
Will dry up into a withered leaf.
Chorus :Maarumae…yemaarumae…(2)
Chorus: Will change... will get cheated...(2)
Butharum sitharam
Buddhas and Siddhars,
Latchiya bhaktharum
And devoted idealists,
Sonnadhu sonnadhu thuravu
What they preached repeatedly was renunciation!
Uravukkendru oru ponna paartha
If you seek a woman for a relationship,
Thuravukkae oru thuravu
Even renunciation gets renounced!
Theendum varaikkum guppunnu irukkum
Until touched, it glows brightly,
Theernthu pona gappunnu irukkum
Once over, it vanishes into silence,
Sakkara uppu karikkumae
Sugar starts tasting salty like salt!
Katru thanthu theraadha manasu
A heart that would not learn from advice,
Pattu therinthu maarumae
Will learn through painful experience and change!
Chorus :Maarumae…yemaarumae…(2)
Chorus: Will change... will get cheated...(2)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This philosophical track from 'Idhaya Thirudan', penned by lyricist Vairamuthu, offers a satirical and cynical critique of youthful romantic infatuation. Through humorous yet sharp analogies—such as comparing love to peeling an onion down to nothing, or contrasting a solid pot with a sieve—the song cautions young men against falling blindly into attraction. The lyrics urge youth to see past superficial charm, emphasizing that lust and superficial affection fade over time, leaving behind disillusionment. It concludes with the realistic wisdom that those who refuse to learn from preceptors' advice will eventually learn the hard truth through personal experience.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Urikka urikka vengaayam uriyum / Kaadhal vandha manasum uriyum”
Compares peeling an onion layer by layer down to nothingness with love peeling away a person's heart and leaving them with empty hands.
Contrast / Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Paiyan manasu sattiya pola / Ponnu manasu salladai pola”
Contrasts the male heart (a solid clay pot holding everything) with the female heart (a porous sieve letting essence drain away).
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Endha puththil endha paambo / Etti paarthaal siva siva sambo”
Compares deceptive romantic feelings to a hidden snake in an anthill that bites when approached.
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Trivia
The soundtrack for 'Idhaya Thirudan' (2006) was composed by Devi Sri Prasad, working with director Saran and lead actor Jayam Ravi. This song serves as a lighthearted 'kaadhal edhirppu' (anti-love) commentary popular in mid-2000s Tamil cinema.
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