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Lyrics & meaning

Usure Usure

From Karuppan · 2017

Lyricist
Yugabharathi
Singer
Ananya Bhat
Music director
D. Imaan
Movie name
Karuppan
Movie release year
2017
Lyrics added on
28 Jul 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Usurae usurae…
Naanthaanae..ae…
Muzhusaa odanchae ponenae…ae….
Azhavae theriyaathanaa
Pozhuthum vizhi neerila
Nananja veragaa kedakken..aan…
Thimirum puli vaalaiyum
Pudikkum oru ambala
Pozhambum puzhuvaa irukken..aan…
Selanthi kooda
Sedhanja veedaa
Idi vaangi thudichenae
Valiyoda naa…aaaaa….aaaa…aaa……
Usurae usurae…
Naanthaanae..ae…
Muzhusaa odanchae ponenae…ae….
Kuzhanthaiya pola
Madiyila pottu
Thungaama nee yenna
Thaalaattuva
Medhumedhuvaa naa
Urangida paaththaa
Thaayaa nee unkaiyaal
Soruttuva
Pasiyae illannu palavaati solla
Ozhungaa thinnunnu gunangaattuva
Pudava pottunnu yedhaiyum kekkama
Pudida anbannu porai ethuva
Kolasamy thanthitta poova
Vanangaama vachitten nova
Ozhungaa naa aava
Neethaan theva..
Usurae usurae…
Naanthaanae..ae…
Muzhusaa odanchae ponenae…ae….
Yelae yelae yelae yelaelae…
Yela yela yela yelaelae…
Yela yela yela yelaelae…
Yelaelae……
Idi vizhunthalum
Sirikiren naanum
Nee pona naal thottu
Poochudala
Vidincha pinnalum
Urangura aalu
Sethaaram nee seiya
Kan moodala
Una naa nenjukkul
Ada kaaththu vachen
Adha nee poiyinnaa
Manam thangala
Olagae kan vaikkum
Oravaana unna
Odhunga ennaikkum
Iva yengala
Vidhiyaala
Sambangi maala
Velangaama innaikki keezha
Vizhunthenae
Yeno paavam pola
Usurae usurae…
Naanthaanae..ae…
Muzhusaa odanchae ponenae…ae….
Azhavae theriyaathanaa
Pozhuthum vizhi neerila
Nananja veragaa kedakken..aan…
Thimirum puli vaalaiyum
Pudikkum oru ambala
Pozhambum puzhuvaa irukken..aan…
Selanthi kooda
Sedhanja veedaa
Idi vaangi thudichenae
Valiyoda naa…aaaaa….aaaa…aaa
Usurae…….ae….usurae…
My life, my breath...
Look at me now...
I am completely broken...
I, who never even knew how to cry,
with tears in my eyes all day long,
lie here like soaked firewood...
Even the tail of a raging tiger
I could hold in front of everyone,
yet now I writhe like a weeping worm...
Like a fragile spiderweb,
like a ruined house,
struck by thunder, I shuddered
in deep pain, I...
My life, my breath...
Look at me now...
I am completely broken...
Like a little child,
resting me on your lap,
staying awake yourself,
you used to sing me lullabies.
As I slowly
tried to drift off to sleep,
like a mother, with your own hands,
you would feed me food.
Even when I said many times I wasn't hungry,
you would sternly insist, "Eat properly!"
Without asking for sarees or anything,
you would overwhelm me with all your love.
The sacred flower given by my family deity,
I failed to cherish and only caused it pain.
For me to heal and become whole,
I need only you...
My life, my breath...
Look at me now...
I am completely broken...
Ele ele ele elele...
Ela ela ela elele...
Ela ela ela elele...
Elele...
Even if thunder struck,
I used to just laugh it off,
but since the day you left,
I haven't worn flowers in my hair.
Even long after dawn,
I used to be someone who slept,
but from the heartbreak you caused,
I haven't closed my eyes.
Deep within my heart,
I treasured and protected you.
If you call that a lie,
my heart cannot bear it.
A bond envied by the whole world,
having you as my beloved,
to ever push you away,
this girl never wished.
By the play of fate,
like a garland of sampangi (sweet fragrant flowers),
helplessly today, down
I have fallen to the ground,
like a pitiable soul.
My life, my breath...
Look at me now...
I am completely broken...
I, who never even knew how to cry,
with tears in my eyes all day long,
lie here like soaked firewood...
Even the tail of a raging tiger
I could hold in front of everyone,
yet now I writhe like a weeping worm...
Like a fragile spiderweb,
like a ruined house,
struck by thunder, I shuddered
in deep pain, I...
My life... oh, my breath...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This poignant song expresses the agony of separation and severe heartbreak experienced by the protagonists. A once-fearless man who could tackle any danger now finds himself completely broken, weeping helplessly like wet firewood that refuses to catch fire, reduced from a brave figure to a squirming worm due to the absence of his beloved. He reminisces about how tenderly she cared for him like a mother, feeding him and singing lullabies.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamai (Simile)

Nananja veragaa kedakken..aan…

Compares the protagonist's helpless state to wet firewood ('Nananja veragaa') that cannot burn, symbolizing uselessness and sorrow.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)

Thimirum puli vaalaiyum Pudikkum oru ambala

Exaggerates the protagonist's courage by stating he could catch a fierce tiger by its tail, contrasting it with his current vulnerable state.

Ethirai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Sedhanja veedaa / Idi vaangi thudichenae

Rhyming of the second letter 'di' in 'Idi' and 'Sedi' / 'Sedhanja' across consecutive lines.

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Trivia

Featured in the 2017 Tamil action-drama film 'Karuppan', starring Vijay Sethupathi and Tanya Ravichandran. The soundtrack was composed by D. Imman, known for integrating rural folk melodies with poignant orchestral arrangements.

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