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Usure En Usure

From Konja Naal Poruthalaiva · 2025

Lyricist
Pottuvil Asmin
Singer
Anand Aravindakshan
Music director
Shamanth Nag
Details
Konja Naal Poruthalaiva2025

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Usure en usureMy life, oh my life
Nee pirinju poraYou are parting away
Usure pari pogutheMy life is being snatched away
En thangameMy precious gold
Usure pari pogutheMy life is being snatched away
En thangameMy precious gold
Male
Urave en uraveMy beloved, oh my beloved
Nee marainju poraaYou are disappearing
Ulagam irul aavuthuThe world is turning dark
En thangameMy precious gold
Ulagam irul aavuthuThe world is turning dark
Male
Nee indri naanum thaniyaanenWithout you, I have become all alone
Vennilavilla vaan pola irul aanenLike a moonless night sky, I have become darkness
Oru naalum maravenaeNot a single day will I forget
Edhirkaalam neethaaneYou alone are my future
Male
Usure en usureMy life, oh my life
Nee pirinju poraYou are parting away
Usure pari pogutheMy life is being snatched away
En thangameMy precious gold
Usure pari pogutheMy life is being snatched away
Male
Kanne munna ninnaYou stood before my eyes
Iru kanna vechu konnaYou killed me with your two eyes
Nee enna vittu thalli pogaWhen you push me away and go
Naanum ennadi pannaWhat am I supposed to do, my dear?
Anbe nenjil vandhaLove arrived in my heart
Perum anba nee tahndhaYou gave me immense love
Nee enna vittu poga naanumAs you leave me behind, I...
Yengi kaneer sindhaLong for you and shed tears
Male
Pollaadha ratchasan naaneI was a wicked demon
Unnal raman aaneneBecause of you, I transformed into Rama
Kallaaana manasu kondirundhenI possessed a heart of stone
Un anbila karainju poneneI melted away in your love
Unna naan kaanum varaiUntil I see you again
Pasi thookam kedaiyathadiI have neither hunger nor sleep, my girl
Unna naan saerum varaiUntil I unite with you
En poluthum vidiyathadiMy dawn will not arrive
Oru naalum maraveneNot a single day will I forget
Edhirkaalam neethaaneYou alone are my future
Male
Usure en usureMy life, oh my life
Nee pirinju poraYou are parting away
Usure pari pogutheMy life is being snatched away
En thangameMy precious gold
Usure pari pogutheMy life is being snatched away
Male
Nenjil kaadhal vecha adhilI kept love in my heart, and inside it...
Unna pooti thechaI locked you securely
Un mela naan aasa vechumEven though I cherished desire for you
Kovatha kaamichaI displayed anger towards you
Male
Un kaiya lesa thottenI gently touched your hand
Anga thaandi maati kittenI crossed into love and got trapped there
Nee enna vittu dhooram pogaAs you distance yourself from me
Kanner naanum vittenI shed tears
Male
En kaadhal endrum neethaaneYou are my forever love
Unnale mental aaneneBecause of you, I went crazy
Sengaandhal poove poondhenaeOh flame lily flower, oh flower honey
Kannala unna seivenaeI will craft and cherish you with my eyes
Male
Vaadamal vaadugiren vaa kiliyeI am wilting without fading, come my parrot
En vaazhkaka unnoduMy life belongs with you
Pesaama nee irundhaIf you remain silent without speaking
En usuru pogum mannoduMy soul will go into the earth
Male
Oru naalum maravenaeNot a single day will I forget
Edhirkaalam neethaaneYou alone are my future
Male
Usure en usureMy life, oh my life
Nee pirinju poraYou are parting away
Usure pari pogutheMy life is being snatched away
En thangameMy precious gold
Usure pari pogutheMy life is being snatched away
Male
Urave en uraveMy beloved, oh my beloved
Nee marainju poraaYou are disappearing
Ulagam irul aavuthuThe world is turning dark
En thangameMy precious gold
Ulagam irul aavuthuThe world is turning dark
Male
PiriyaadhaDo not separate
Enna vittu piriyaadhaDo not separate from me
En thangameMy precious gold

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This poignant emotional ballad expresses the deep anguish of a lover facing separation from his beloved. He feels as though his very soul ('Usure') is being snatched away as she moves away from him, likening his existence without her to a dark moonless sky. He reflects on his personal transformation—how his once stone-like, demon-like nature melted into pure love and righteousness ('Raman') because of her presence.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

Vennilavilla vaan pola irul aanen

Compares his life without his lover to a dark sky lacking the bright moon.

Juxtaposition / Allusion

Pollaadha ratchasan naane / Unnal raman aanene

Contrasts 'ratchasan' (demon) with 'raman' (righteous hero) to depict his moral and emotional transformation through love.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Sengaandhal poove poondhenae

Metaphorically addresses the beloved as 'Sengaandhal poove' (Gloriosa superba / Flame lily) and 'Poondhenae' (flower honey).

Rhyme / Assonance (Edhugai)

Kanne munna ninna / Iru kanna vechu konna

Features second-letter rhyming across lines ('ninna', 'konna', 'panna').

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Trivia

Written by Sri Lankan Tamil lyricist Pottuvil Asmin, the lyrics weave classical Tamil flower metaphors like 'Sengaandhal' (the state flower of Tamil Nadu) into modern romantic angst, echoing classic Sangam themes of separation (Pirithal).

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