Uyir Koottula
From Yamakaathaghi · 2025
- Lyricist
- S. Gnanakaravel
- Singer
- Gowtham Bharadwaj
- Music director
- Jecin George
- Details
- Yamakaathaghi2025
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Uyir koottula vaazhura | You live in the cage of my soul, |
| Nee en kaadhal chittukkuruvi | You are my love sparrow. |
| Vaazhkkaiye neethaanadi | You are my very life, |
| Maarbil paanji kottum aruvi | A waterfall rushing into my chest. |
| Male | |
| Vizhi urutti orathil paarkkaiyila | When you roll your eyes and glance sideways, |
| Enna surutti veesiriye | You roll me up and blow me away. |
| Uyir puratti podura un sirippil | In your smile that turns my soul upside down, |
| Idhayam katti aalura | You bind and rule over my heart, |
| Male | |
| Azhage | My beauty! |
| Nee vaikkum nethi pottu | The bindi you place on your forehead, |
| Naanaaga ottikittu | Sticking on as if it were me, |
| Un kannu naduvula | In the center of your eye, |
| Vaazhven thookam kettu | I will live, losing my sleep. |
| Male | |
| Koondhalil soodikkolla | To adorn in your hair, |
| Thoattathil nee parikkum | The flower you pluck in the garden, |
| Poovukkul naa irundhu | I will be inside that flower, |
| Unna naan parippen | And I will pluck you! |
| Male | |
| Unna meeri kannil vera kaatchi illa | Beyond you, there is no other sight for my eyes, |
| Ulagame un mugam dhaanadi | The whole world is just your face. |
| Thudukku pechila saachitta | You knocked me down with your cheeky talk, |
| Innum naan ezhumbalaye | I haven't gotten back up yet. |
| Male | |
| Nee sindhum vetkam | The shyness you shed, |
| Korthadhil naalum vaanavil vadippene | By stringing it together, I will shape a rainbow every day, |
| En uyire | Oh my life! |
| Or nodi pirivilum kollaama | Without killing me even in a moment of separation, |
| Kooda vaazhndhidu kogilamae | Live together with me, oh sweet cuckoo bird! |
| Male | |
| Nee vaikkum nethi pottu | The bindi you place on your forehead, |
| Naanaaga ottikittu | Sticking on as if it were me, |
| Un kannu naduvula | In the center of your eye, |
| Vaazhven thookam kettu | I will live, losing my sleep. |
| Male | |
| Koondhalil soodikkolla | To adorn in your hair, |
| Thoattathil nee parikkum | The flower you pluck in the garden, |
| Poovukkul naa irudthu | I will be inside that flower, |
| Unna naan parippen | And I will pluck you! |
| Male | |
| Uyir koottula vaazhura | You live in the cage of my soul, |
| Nee en kaadhal chittukkuruvi | You are my love sparrow. |
| Vaazhkkaiye neethaanadi | You are my very life, |
| Maarbil paanji kottum aruvi | A waterfall rushing into my chest. |
உயிர் கூட்டுல வாழுற
நீ என் காதல் சிட்டுகுருவி
வாழ்க்கையே நீதானடி
மார்பில் பாஞ்சி கொட்டும் அருவி
You live in the cage of my soul,
You are my love sparrow.
You are my very life,
A waterfall rushing into my chest.
விழி உருட்டி ஓரத்தில் பார்கையில
என்ன சுருட்டி வீசுறியே
உயிர் புரட்டி போடுற உன் சிரிப்பில்
இதயம் கட்டி ஆளுற
When you roll your eyes and glance sideways,
You roll me up and blow me away.
In your smile that turns my soul upside down,
You bind and rule over my heart,
அழகே
நீ வைக்கும் நெத்தி பொட்டு
நானாக ஒட்டிகிட்டு
உன் கண்ணு நடுவுல
வாழ்வேன் தூக்கம் கெட்டு
My beauty!
The bindi you place on your forehead,
Sticking on as if it were me,
In the center of your eye,
I will live, losing my sleep.
கூந்தலில் சூடிக்கொள்ள
தோட்டத்தில் நீ பறிக்கும்
பூவுக்குள் நா இருந்து
உன்ன நான் பறிப்பேன்
To adorn in your hair,
The flower you pluck in the garden,
I will be inside that flower,
And I will pluck you!
உன்ன மீறி கண்ணில் வேற காட்சி
உலகமே உன் முகம் தானடி
துடுக்கு பேச்சிலே சாச்சிட்டா
இன்னும் நான் எலும்பலையே
Beyond you, there is no other sight for my eyes,
The whole world is just your face.
You knocked me down with your cheeky talk,
I haven't gotten back up yet.
நீ சிந்தும் வெட்கம்
கோர்த்ததில் நாளும் வானவில் வடிப்பேன்
என் உயிரே
ஒரு நொடி பிரிவிலும் கொல்லாம
கூட வாழ்ந்திடு கோகிலமே
The shyness you shed,
By stringing it together, I will shape a rainbow every day,
Oh my life!
Without killing me even in a moment of separation,
Live together with me, oh sweet cuckoo bird!
நீ வைக்கும் நெத்தி பொட்டு
நானாக ஒட்டிகிட்டு
உன் கண்ணு நடுவுல
வாழ்வேன் தூக்கம் கெட்டு
The bindi you place on your forehead,
Sticking on as if it were me,
In the center of your eye,
I will live, losing my sleep.
கூந்தலில் சூடிக்கொள்ள
தோட்டத்தில் நீ பறிக்கும்
பூவுக்குள் நா இருந்து
உன்ன நான் பறிப்பேன்
To adorn in your hair,
The flower you pluck in the garden,
I will be inside that flower,
And I will pluck you!
உயிர் கூட்டுல வாழுற
நீ என் காதல் சிட்டுகுருவி
வாழ்க்கையே நீதானடி
மார்பில் பாஞ்சி கொட்டும் அருவி
You live in the cage of my soul,
You are my love sparrow.
You are my very life,
A waterfall rushing into my chest.
Uyir koottula vaazhura
You live in the cage of my soul,
Nee en kaadhal chittukkuruvi
You are my love sparrow.
Vaazhkkaiye neethaanadi
You are my very life,
Maarbil paanji kottum aruvi
A waterfall rushing into my chest.
Vizhi urutti orathil paarkkaiyila
When you roll your eyes and glance sideways,
Enna surutti veesiriye
You roll me up and blow me away.
Uyir puratti podura un sirippil
In your smile that turns my soul upside down,
Idhayam katti aalura
You bind and rule over my heart,
Azhage
My beauty!
Nee vaikkum nethi pottu
The bindi you place on your forehead,
Naanaaga ottikittu
Sticking on as if it were me,
Un kannu naduvula
In the center of your eye,
Vaazhven thookam kettu
I will live, losing my sleep.
Koondhalil soodikkolla
To adorn in your hair,
Thoattathil nee parikkum
The flower you pluck in the garden,
Poovukkul naa irundhu
I will be inside that flower,
Unna naan parippen
And I will pluck you!
Unna meeri kannil vera kaatchi illa
Beyond you, there is no other sight for my eyes,
Ulagame un mugam dhaanadi
The whole world is just your face.
Thudukku pechila saachitta
You knocked me down with your cheeky talk,
Innum naan ezhumbalaye
I haven't gotten back up yet.
Nee sindhum vetkam
The shyness you shed,
Korthadhil naalum vaanavil vadippene
By stringing it together, I will shape a rainbow every day,
En uyire
Oh my life!
Or nodi pirivilum kollaama
Without killing me even in a moment of separation,
Kooda vaazhndhidu kogilamae
Live together with me, oh sweet cuckoo bird!
Nee vaikkum nethi pottu
The bindi you place on your forehead,
Naanaaga ottikittu
Sticking on as if it were me,
Un kannu naduvula
In the center of your eye,
Vaazhven thookam kettu
I will live, losing my sleep.
Koondhalil soodikkolla
To adorn in your hair,
Thoattathil nee parikkum
The flower you pluck in the garden,
Poovukkul naa irudthu
I will be inside that flower,
Unna naan parippen
And I will pluck you!
Uyir koottula vaazhura
You live in the cage of my soul,
Nee en kaadhal chittukkuruvi
You are my love sparrow.
Vaazhkkaiye neethaanadi
You are my very life,
Maarbil paanji kottum aruvi
A waterfall rushing into my chest.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This romantic track from 'Yamakaathaghi' expresses the lover's deep adoration and enchanted devotion towards his beloved. He compares her presence to a vibrant sparrow nesting inside his soul and a soothing waterfall washing over his heart. Every gesture of hers—her side-glances, cheeky chatter, playful shyness, and smiles—holds total sway over his heart and mind. He poetically imagines being as close to her as the bindi on her forehead or the blossom she plucks for her hair. To him, the entire world is reflected solely in her face, and he yearns for a life of eternal togetherness without a single moment of painful separation.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Uyir koottula vaazhura / Nee en kaadhal chittukkuruvi”
Compares the beloved directly to a sparrow residing in the cage of the lover's soul ('chittukkuruvi' in 'Uyir koottula').
Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Nee vaikkum nethi pottu / Naanaaga ottikittu”
The second consonant 'tt' rhymes in 'pottu' and 'ottikittu'.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)
“Ulagame un mugam dhaanadi”
Exaggerates the beloved's presence by claiming the entire world consists only of her face.
Personification & Imagery
“Nee sindhum vetkam / Korthadhil naalum vaanavil vadippene”
Imaginatively pictures gathering her shed shyness to weave a rainbow each day.
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Trivia
The track 'Yamakaathaghi' features music composed by Jecin George, with vocals by Gowtham Bharadwaj and lyrics penned by S.Gnanakaravel, showcasing expressive modern Tamil romantic poetry.
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