Usurey
From Soorarai Pottru · 2020
- Lyricist
- Maya Mahalingam
- Singer
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Details
- Soorarai Pottru2020
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Hmm …hmm .. hmm …hmmm.. | Humming sounds... |
| Hmm aaa hmm aaa hmm aaa hmm aaa | Humming vocalizations... |
| Hmm …hmm .. hmm …hmmm.. | Humming sounds... |
| Male | |
| Usurae…thaanae… | Oh my life... on its own... |
| Thanananae thanananae… | Rhythmic vocal beats... |
| Thanananae thanananae… | Rhythmic vocal beats... |
| Male | |
| Naalu nimisham unna kaanama | Without seeing you for four minutes, |
| Nee kaanama…aaa | Without you being in sight... |
| En naadi narambu surungi ponenae | My nerves and veins shriveled up, |
| Naan ponenae… | I became shriveled... |
| Male | |
| Kann irunshum kabothi aanenae | Despite having eyes, I became blind, |
| Naan aanenae… | I became blind... |
| Unna paartha podhu oomaiya ponenae | When I saw you, I became mute, |
| Naan ponenae… | I became mute... |
| Male | |
| Silaiyaa ninnenae | I stood still like a statue, |
| Thavama ninnenae | I stood motionless as if in penance, |
| Ninnenae ninnenae | I stood and stood... |
| Male | |
| Naalu nimisham | Four minutes... |
| Adi naalu nimisham unna kaanama | Oh, without seeing you for four minutes, |
| Nee kaanama…aaa | Without you being in sight... |
| En naadi narambu surungi ponenae | My nerves and veins shriveled up, |
| Naan ponenae… | I became shriveled... |
| Male | |
| …………………. | ... |
| Male | |
| Iduppula vecha paana | The pot resting on your waist, |
| Un madippula nikkuthadi | Stays balanced on your hip fold, girl. |
| Andha madippula vaikkura podhae | When you place it in that fold, |
| En manasae sikkuthadi | My heart gets caught right there, girl. |
| Male | |
| Andha paanaikku kedacha motcham | The salvation that clay pot received, |
| Indha paavikku kedaikkala di | This poor sinner did not get, girl. |
| Kula saamikku kooda kannu | Even the eyes of our family deity, |
| Konjam kolara poochudha di | Seem to have gone a bit faulty, girl. |
| Male | |
| Paaladainja veeda kedakku en manasu | My heart lies abandoned like a dilapidated house, |
| Nee odi vandhu ottara adichu usura kaapathu | Run to me, clear away the cobwebs, and save my life. |
| Paaladainja veeda kedakku en manasu | My heart lies abandoned like a dilapidated house, |
| Nee odi vandhu ottara adichu usura kaapathu | Run to me, clear away the cobwebs, and save my life. |
| Male | |
| Minmini poochiya pola | Like a glowing firefly, |
| Nee minnitu poriyedi | You flash by and disappear, girl. |
| Andha kaananguruviya pola | Like that forest bird, |
| Kannil kaanama poniyadi | You vanished right out of my sight, girl. |
| Male | |
| Veppamarathu nizhalaa | Like the shade of a neem tree, |
| Nee veroonda venumadi | You need to take deep root, girl. |
| Un nizhalin arumai therinjae | Knowing the true value of your shade, |
| Naan thalai saaika venumadi | I want to lay my head down and rest. |
| Male | |
| Pathara poiyu saruga aachu en manasu | My heart dried up like withered fallen leaves, |
| Nee odi vandhu neera ninnu usurukku usuruttu | Run to me like refreshing water and breathe life into my soul. |
| Pathara poiyu saruga aachu en manasu | My heart dried up like withered fallen leaves, |
| Nee odi vandhu neera ninnu usurukku usuruttu | Run to me like refreshing water and breathe life into my soul. |
| Male | |
| Usurae…thaanae… | Oh my life... on its own... |
| Thanananae thanananae… | Rhythmic vocal beats... |
| Thanananae thanananae… | Rhythmic vocal beats... |
ஹ்ம்ம்.....ஹ்ம்ம்.....ஹ்ம்ம்....ஹ்ம்ம்...
ஹ்ம்ம் ஆஅ ஹ்ம்ம் ஆஅ ஹ்ம்ம் ஆஆ ஹ்ம்ம் ஆஅ
ஹ்ம்ம்....ஹ்ம்ம்.....ஹ்ம்ம்.....ஹ்ம்ம்...
Humming sounds...
Humming vocalizations...
Humming sounds...
உசுரே.....ஏ...தானே....
தான்னானே தான்னானே.....
தான்னானே தான்னானே....
Oh my life... on its own...
Rhythmic vocal beats...
Rhythmic vocal beats...
நாலு நிமிஷம் உன்ன காணாம
நீ காணாம......ஆ....
என் நாடி நரம்பு சுருங்கி போனேனே
நான் போனேனே....
Without seeing you for four minutes,
Without you being in sight...
My nerves and veins shriveled up,
I became shriveled...
கண் இருந்தும் கபோதி ஆனேனே
நான் ஆனேனே....
உன்னை பார்த்த போது ஊமையா போனேனே
நான் போனேனே....
Despite having eyes, I became blind,
I became blind...
When I saw you, I became mute,
I became mute...
சிலையா நின்னேனே....
தவமா நின்னேனே
நின்னேனே.......நின்னேனே......
I stood still like a statue,
I stood motionless as if in penance,
I stood and stood...
நாலு நிமிஷம்
அடி நாலு நிமிஷம் உன்ன காணாம
உன்ன காணாம......ஆ....
என் நாடி நரம்பு சுருங்கி போனேனே
நான் போனேனே....
Four minutes...
Oh, without seeing you for four minutes,
Without you being in sight...
My nerves and veins shriveled up,
I became shriveled...
...................
...
இடுப்புல வெச்ச பானை
உன் மடிப்புல நிக்குதடி
அந்த மடிப்புல வைக்குற போதே
என் மனசே சிக்குதடி
The pot resting on your waist,
Stays balanced on your hip fold, girl.
When you place it in that fold,
My heart gets caught right there, girl.
அந்த பானைக்கு கெடச்ச மோட்ச்சம்
இந்த பாவிக்கு கெடைக்கலடி
குல சாமிக்கு கூட கண்ணு
கொஞ்சம் கோளாரா போச்சுதடி
The salvation that clay pot received,
This poor sinner did not get, girl.
Even the eyes of our family deity,
Seem to have gone a bit faulty, girl.
பாழடைஞ்ச வீடா கெடக்கு என் மனசு
நீ ஓடி வந்து ஒட்டற அடிச்சு உசுர காப்பாத்து
பாழடைஞ்ச வீடா கெடக்கு என் மனசு
நீ ஓடி வந்து ஒட்டற அடிச்சு உசுர காப்பாத்து...
My heart lies abandoned like a dilapidated house,
Run to me, clear away the cobwebs, and save my life.
My heart lies abandoned like a dilapidated house,
Run to me, clear away the cobwebs, and save my life.
மின்மினி பூச்சிய போல
நீ மின்னிட்டு போறியடி
அந்த கானாங்குருவிய போல
கண்ணில் காணாம போனியடி
Like a glowing firefly,
You flash by and disappear, girl.
Like that forest bird,
You vanished right out of my sight, girl.
வேப்பமரத்து நிழலா
நீ வேர் ஊண்ட வேணுமடி
உன் நிழலின் அருமை தெரிஞ்சே
நான் தலை சாய்க்க வேணுமடி
Like the shade of a neem tree,
You need to take deep root, girl.
Knowing the true value of your shade,
I want to lay my head down and rest.
பதறா போயி சறுகா ஆச்சு என் மனசு
நீ ஓடி வந்து நீரா நின்னு உசுருக்கு உசுரூட்டு
பதறா போயி சறுகா ஆச்சு என் மனசு
நீ ஓடி வந்து நீரா நின்னு உசுருக்கு உசுரூட்டு
My heart dried up like withered fallen leaves,
Run to me like refreshing water and breathe life into my soul.
My heart dried up like withered fallen leaves,
Run to me like refreshing water and breathe life into my soul.
உசுரே.....ஏ...தானே....
தான்னானே தான்னானே.....
தான்னானே தான்னானே....
Oh my life... on its own...
Rhythmic vocal beats...
Rhythmic vocal beats...
Hmm …hmm .. hmm …hmmm..
Humming sounds...
Hmm aaa hmm aaa hmm aaa hmm aaa
Humming vocalizations...
Hmm …hmm .. hmm …hmmm..
Humming sounds...
Usurae…thaanae…
Oh my life... on its own...
Thanananae thanananae…
Rhythmic vocal beats...
Thanananae thanananae…
Rhythmic vocal beats...
Naalu nimisham unna kaanama
Without seeing you for four minutes,
Nee kaanama…aaa
Without you being in sight...
En naadi narambu surungi ponenae
My nerves and veins shriveled up,
Naan ponenae…
I became shriveled...
Kann irunshum kabothi aanenae
Despite having eyes, I became blind,
Naan aanenae…
I became blind...
Unna paartha podhu oomaiya ponenae
When I saw you, I became mute,
Naan ponenae…
I became mute...
Silaiyaa ninnenae
I stood still like a statue,
Thavama ninnenae
I stood motionless as if in penance,
Ninnenae ninnenae
I stood and stood...
Naalu nimisham
Four minutes...
Adi naalu nimisham unna kaanama
Oh, without seeing you for four minutes,
Nee kaanama…aaa
Without you being in sight...
En naadi narambu surungi ponenae
My nerves and veins shriveled up,
Naan ponenae…
I became shriveled...
………………….
...
Iduppula vecha paana
The pot resting on your waist,
Un madippula nikkuthadi
Stays balanced on your hip fold, girl.
Andha madippula vaikkura podhae
When you place it in that fold,
En manasae sikkuthadi
My heart gets caught right there, girl.
Andha paanaikku kedacha motcham
The salvation that clay pot received,
Indha paavikku kedaikkala di
This poor sinner did not get, girl.
Kula saamikku kooda kannu
Even the eyes of our family deity,
Konjam kolara poochudha di
Seem to have gone a bit faulty, girl.
Paaladainja veeda kedakku en manasu
My heart lies abandoned like a dilapidated house,
Nee odi vandhu ottara adichu usura kaapathu
Run to me, clear away the cobwebs, and save my life.
Paaladainja veeda kedakku en manasu
My heart lies abandoned like a dilapidated house,
Nee odi vandhu ottara adichu usura kaapathu
Run to me, clear away the cobwebs, and save my life.
Minmini poochiya pola
Like a glowing firefly,
Nee minnitu poriyedi
You flash by and disappear, girl.
Andha kaananguruviya pola
Like that forest bird,
Kannil kaanama poniyadi
You vanished right out of my sight, girl.
Veppamarathu nizhalaa
Like the shade of a neem tree,
Nee veroonda venumadi
You need to take deep root, girl.
Un nizhalin arumai therinjae
Knowing the true value of your shade,
Naan thalai saaika venumadi
I want to lay my head down and rest.
Pathara poiyu saruga aachu en manasu
My heart dried up like withered fallen leaves,
Nee odi vandhu neera ninnu usurukku usuruttu
Run to me like refreshing water and breathe life into my soul.
Pathara poiyu saruga aachu en manasu
My heart dried up like withered fallen leaves,
Nee odi vandhu neera ninnu usurukku usuruttu
Run to me like refreshing water and breathe life into my soul.
Usurae…thaanae…
Oh my life... on its own...
Thanananae thanananae…
Rhythmic vocal beats...
Thanananae thanananae…
Rhythmic vocal beats...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song expresses the intense romantic devotion and helplessness felt by the protagonist in the absence of his beloved. Even a brief separation of four minutes paralyzes him emotionally and physically—making him feel blind, mute, and turned to stone. Through earthy folk imagery, he describes his heart as a ruined, cobwebbed house that only her arrival can restore to life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Silaiyaa ninnenae”
Compares the protagonist's stillness to a statue undergoing penance ('Silaiyaa ninnenae / Thavama ninnenae') and the beloved's fleeting glance to a firefly ('Minmini poochiya pola').
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Paaladainja veeda kedakku en manasu”
Compares the speaker's neglected emotional state directly to an abandoned, cobweb-filled house ('Paaladainja veeda kedakku en manasu').
Hyperbole (Uruvagamm / Uyarthu Navirtchi)
“Naalu nimisham unna kaanama... En naadi narambu surungi ponenae”
Exaggerates the physical impact of a brief 4-minute separation by claiming his nerves shriveled up completely.
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Trivia
Featured in the critically acclaimed film Soorarai Pottru (2020), this soulful folk track features music composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar with raw, rustic lyrics penned by Maya Mahalingam.
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