Usuru Narambula Nee
From Irudhi Suttru · 2016
- Lyricist
- Vivek
- Singer
- Dhee
- Music director
- Santhosh Narayanan
- Details
- Irudhi Suttru2016
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Usuru narambula nee | You are in the nerve of my life, |
| Yen oosi yethura | Why do you pierce me like a needle? |
| Manasa padukka vachi | Making my heart lie down, |
| Vella porva pothura | You cover it with a white shroud. |
| Female | |
| Kaathoda en kanna kokadha nee | Do not hook my eyes into the wind, |
| Mugam kaatama thee mooti vatadha Nee | Do not kindle a fire without showing your face. |
| Female | |
| Yen sirippu odanji sethari kedakku | My laughter lies broken and scattered, |
| Eppo varuva eduthukka | When will you come to gather it up? |
| Un nenappil manasu kadhari kedakku | My heart lies weeping in your thoughts, |
| Enna konjam sethukka | Please accept me a little. |
| Female | |
| Manasu vaasanai veesum thesaiyila | In the direction where the heart's fragrance blows, |
| Unna thedi oodunen | I ran in search of you. |
| Kalanja kaathula endha moochu | In the swirling wind, which breath |
| Unna katum thedunen | would point to you? I searched. |
| Unna katum thedunen | I searched for what points to you. |
| Unna katum thedunen | I searched for what points to you. |
| Female | |
| Kaathoda en kanna kokadha nee | Do not hook my eyes into the wind, |
| Mugam kaatama thee mooti vatadha Nee | Do not kindle a fire without showing your face. |
| Female | |
| Yen sirippu odanji sethari kedakku | My laughter lies broken and scattered, |
| Eppo varuva eduthukka | When will you come to gather it up? |
| Un nenappil manasu kadhari kedakku | My heart lies weeping in your thoughts, |
| Enna konjam sethukka | Please accept me a little. |
உசுரு நரம்புல நீ
ஏன் ஊசி ஏத்துற மனசப்
படுக்க வச்சி வெள்ள போா்வ
போத்துற
You are in the nerve of my life,
Why do you pierce me like a needle?
Making my heart lie down,
You cover it with a white shroud.
காத்தோட என்
கண்ண கோக்காத நீ
முகம் காட்டாம தீமூட்டி
வாட்டாத நீ பாக்காம என்
மூச்ச தேய்க்காத நீ மனம்
கேட்காம நான் வந்தேன் சாய்க்காத நீ
Do not hook my eyes into the wind,
Do not kindle a fire without showing your face.
என் சிாிப்பு உடைஞ்சி
சிதறிக்கெடக்கு எப்போ வருவ
எடுத்துக்க உன் நினைப்பில்
மனசு கதறிக்கெடக்கு என்னக்
கொஞ்சம் சேத்துக்க…
My laughter lies broken and scattered,
When will you come to gather it up?
My heart lies weeping in your thoughts,
Please accept me a little.
மனசு வாசனை
வீசும் திசையில உன்னத்
தேடி ஓடுனேன் கலைஞ்ச
காத்துல எந்த மூச்சு
உன்னக்காட்டும் தேடுனேன்
உன்னக்காட்டும் தேடுனேன்
உன்னக்காட்டும் தேடுனேன்
In the direction where the heart's fragrance blows,
I ran in search of you.
In the swirling wind, which breath
would point to you? I searched.
I searched for what points to you.
I searched for what points to you.
காத்தோட என்
கண்ண கோக்காத நீ
முகம் காட்டாம தீமூட்டி
வாட்டாத நீ பாக்காம என்
மூச்ச தேய்க்காத நீ மனம்
கேட்காம நான் வந்தேன் சாய்க்காத நீ
Do not hook my eyes into the wind,
Do not kindle a fire without showing your face.
என் சிாிப்பு உடைஞ்சி
சிதறிக்கெடக்கு எப்போ வருவ
எடுத்துக்க உன் நினைப்பில்
மனசு கதறிக்கெடக்கு என்னக்
கொஞ்சம் சேத்துக்க…
My laughter lies broken and scattered,
When will you come to gather it up?
My heart lies weeping in your thoughts,
Please accept me a little.
Usuru narambula nee
You are in the nerve of my life,
Yen oosi yethura
Why do you pierce me like a needle?
Manasa padukka vachi
Making my heart lie down,
Vella porva pothura
You cover it with a white shroud.
Kaathoda en kanna kokadha nee
Do not hook my eyes into the wind,
Mugam kaatama thee mooti vatadha Nee
Do not kindle a fire without showing your face.
Yen sirippu odanji sethari kedakku
My laughter lies broken and scattered,
Eppo varuva eduthukka
When will you come to gather it up?
Un nenappil manasu kadhari kedakku
My heart lies weeping in your thoughts,
Enna konjam sethukka
Please accept me a little.
Manasu vaasanai veesum thesaiyila
In the direction where the heart's fragrance blows,
Unna thedi oodunen
I ran in search of you.
Kalanja kaathula endha moochu
In the swirling wind, which breath
Unna katum thedunen
would point to you? I searched.
Unna katum thedunen
I searched for what points to you.
Unna katum thedunen
I searched for what points to you.
Kaathoda en kanna kokadha nee
Do not hook my eyes into the wind,
Mugam kaatama thee mooti vatadha Nee
Do not kindle a fire without showing your face.
Yen sirippu odanji sethari kedakku
My laughter lies broken and scattered,
Eppo varuva eduthukka
When will you come to gather it up?
Un nenappil manasu kadhari kedakku
My heart lies weeping in your thoughts,
Enna konjam sethukka
Please accept me a little.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song conveys the raw, intense longing and emotional angst of a young woman madly in love. She describes her affection as both painful and life-giving, using stark imagery like needles piercing nerves, a heart covered in a shroud, and laughter lying broken on the floor. Her love is an all-consuming passion where even the wind holds the scent and breath of her beloved.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Yen sirippu odanji sethari kedakku”
Laughter ('sirippu') is compared to a fragile object that has fallen, broken, and lies scattered on the ground.
Visceral Imagery
“Usuru narambula nee Yen oosi yethura”
The feeling of love is described painfully through physical sensation—a needle being inserted directly into the life nerve.
Morbid Symbolism
“Manasa padukka vachi Vella porva pothura”
Putting the mind to bed and covering it with a white sheet symbolizes grief, stasis, and metaphorically treats the heart as a dead body.
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Yen sirippu odanji... / Un nenappil manasu kadhari...”
The second consonant sound 'ri' repeats in 'sirippu' and 'kadhari' across lines, giving a poetic rhythm to the distress.
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Trivia
This track (commonly known as 'Ey Sandakaara' / 'Usuru Narambula') from 'Irudhi Suttru' (2016) was composed by Santhosh Narayanan and sung by Dhee. It served as a breakout track for Dhee, showcasing her distinctive, raspy vocal texture that perfectly captured the rustic and fiercely passionate personality of the lead character, Madhi (played by Ritika Singh).
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