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Lyrics & meaning

Usure

From Sivappu Manjal Pachai · 2019

Lyricist
Mohan Rajan
Singers
Sudharshan Ashok, Jothi Pushpa
Music director
Siddhu Kumar
Details
Sivappu Manjal Pachai2019

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Thandhaa raraaVocalizing (Thandhaa raraa)
Thandhaa raraaaVocalizing (Thandhaa raraaa)
Thandhaa raraaa hmm mmmVocalizing (Thandhaa raraaa hmm mmm)
Male
Usurae vittu poiyittaMy life has left me and gone
Manasa vetti veesittaYou chopped my heart and threw it away
Usurae vittu poiyittaMy life has left me and gone
Oh… manasa vetti veesittaOh... you chopped my heart and threw it away
Male
Nee thandha kaayamumThe wound you gave me
Nee thandha kobamumAnd the anger you gave me
Ennodu irukkirathae hoo oooStill remain with me, hoo ooo
Naan thandha paasamumThe affection I gave you
Naan konda nesamumAnd the love I harbored for you
Unnodu irukkiratha….aaa…Do they still remain with you?
Male
Thandhaa raraaVocalizing (Thandhaa raraa)
Thandhaa raraaaVocalizing (Thandhaa raraaa)
Thandhaa raraaa hmm mmmVocalizing (Thandhaa raraaa hmm mmm)
Male
Usurae vittu poiyittaMy life has left me and gone
Manasa vetti veesittaYou chopped my heart and threw it away
Female
Haa….aaa….aa…aa…Vocalizing (Haa...aaa...)
Haa…..aaa…..aa….aa.a…..Vocalizing (Haa...aaa...)
Male
Yaarodum pesaamaWithout speaking to anyone
Oru theeva polaLike an isolated island
Naal ellaam vazhnthenaeI lived through all my days
Verodu seraathaDisconnected from the roots
Oru poova nambi veezhthenaeI trusted a flower and fell down
Hoo oo oooVocalizing (Hoo oo ooo)
Male
Adi thannoda iragellaamHey, even if all its feathers
Kanmunnae vizhunthaalumFall down right before its eyes
Paravaigal thedaathaeBirds do not search for them
Adi aanalum iragukkuYet for those fallen feathers
Paravaiyin nyabagamThe memory of the bird
Eppothum pogaathaeWill never fade away
Chorus
YenoMale :Vazhigalum maraiyalaWhy is it that the pains do not fade away?
Chorus :YenoMale :Azhuthida thonalaWhy don't I feel like crying?
Chorus :NaanoMale :Sethariya kannadiI am like shattered glass
Chorus
Poo pooBackground refrain (Poo poo)
Male :Thani maram naandiI am a lonely standing tree
Chorus :Poo pooBackground refrain (Poo poo)
Male :Enakkini yaaradiWho is left for me now, my girl?
Chorus :Poo pooBackground refrain (Poo poo)
Male :Evalum venaandiI don't want any woman anymore
Male
Usurae vittu poiyittaMy life has left me and gone
Manasa vetti veesittaYou chopped my heart and threw it away
Male
Nee thandha kaayamumThe wound you gave me
Nee thandha kobamumAnd the anger you gave me
Ennodu irukkirathae hoo oooStill remain with me, hoo ooo
Naan thandha paasamumThe affection I gave you
Naan konda nesamumAnd the love I harbored for you
Unnodu irukkiratha….aaa…Do they still remain with you?
Male
Hoo ooo oooVocalizing (Hoo ooo ooo)
Hoo ooo ooVocalizing (Hoo ooo oo)
Male
Thandhaa raraaVocalizing (Thandhaa raraa)
Thandhaa raraaaVocalizing (Thandhaa raraaa)
Thandhaa raraaa hmm mmmVocalizing (Thandhaa raraaa hmm mmm)
Male
En usurae ..ae….Oh my life...
En manasae….Oh my heart...
Male
Thandhaa raraaVocalizing (Thandhaa raraa)
Thandhaa raraaaVocalizing (Thandhaa raraaa)
Thandhaa raraaa hmm mmmVocalizing (Thandhaa raraaa hmm mmm)
Male
Hoo oo oo ooo.. ooo usuraeVocalizing (Hoo oo oo ooo.. ooo usurae)

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song 'Usure' from Sivappu Manjal Pachai expresses deep heartbreak, betrayal, and melancholic isolation following a painful separation. The protagonist grieves how his love was discarded like a severed heart, leaving behind wounds and memories that linger relentlessly. Through vivid imagery of an island, shed bird feathers, and shattered glass, he reflects on his complete emotional devastation and inability to move forward.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

Oru theeva pola

Compares living in isolation to an isolated island ('Oru theeva pola').

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

Chorus :NaanoMale :Sethariya kannadi

Compares his fragile state of mind to shattered glass ('Sethariya kannadi').

Analogy

Paravaiyin nyabagam Eppothum pogaathae

Uses the poignant image of fallen feathers retaining the memory of the bird to illustrate how he holds on to memories even if the loved one moves on.

Did you know?

Trivia

Composed by Siddhu Kumar for the 2019 emotional drama film 'Sivappu Manjal Pachai' directed by Sasi, this song 'Usure' is sung by Sudharshan Ashok and features poignant lyrics penned by Mohan Rajan.

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