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Uyir Koottula

From Yamakaathaghi · 2025

Lyricist
S. Gnanakaravel
Singer
Gowtham Bharadwaj
Music director
Jecin George
Movie name
Yamakaathaghi
Movie release year
2025
Lyrics added on
26 Dec 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Uyir koottula vaazhura
Nee en kaadhal chittukkuruvi
Vaazhkkaiye neethaanadi
Maarbil paanji kottum aruvi
Vizhi urutti orathil paarkkaiyila
Enna surutti veesiriye
Uyir puratti podura un sirippil
Idhayam katti aalura
Azhage
Nee vaikkum nethi pottu
Naanaaga ottikittu
Un kannu naduvula
Vaazhven thookam kettu
Koondhalil soodikkolla
Thoattathil nee parikkum
Poovukkul naa irundhu
Unna naan parippen
Unna meeri kannil vera kaatchi illa
Ulagame un mugam dhaanadi
Thudukku pechila saachitta
Innum naan ezhumbalaye
Nee sindhum vetkam
Korthadhil naalum vaanavil vadippene
En uyire
Or nodi pirivilum kollaama
Kooda vaazhndhidu kogilamae
Nee vaikkum nethi pottu
Naanaaga ottikittu
Un kannu naduvula
Vaazhven thookam kettu
Koondhalil soodikkolla
Thoattathil nee parikkum
Poovukkul naa irudthu
Unna naan parippen
Uyir koottula vaazhura
Nee en kaadhal chittukkuruvi
Vaazhkkaiye neethaanadi
Maarbil paanji kottum aruvi
Living inside the nest of my soul,
You are my little love sparrow.
You are my entire life, my girl,
A waterfall leaping and rushing over my chest.
When you roll your eyes and look from the corner,
You sweep me up and toss me around.
With a smile that turns my soul upside down,
You capture and rule over my heart.
My beautiful girl,
The bindi you place on your forehead,
I want to become it and stick to you,
And right in front of your eyes,
I will live on, losing all my sleep.
To wear in your hair,
When you pluck a flower from the garden,
I will stay hidden inside that flower,
And I will pluck your heart instead.
Beyond you, my eyes can see nothing else,
The entire world is just your face, my girl.
You knocked me down with your cheeky words,
And I still haven't gotten back up.
Gathering the blushes you scatter,
I will shape a rainbow every day.
My very life,
Without killing me with even a second of separation,
Live together with me, my sweet songbird.
The bindi you place on your forehead,
I want to become it and stick to you,
And right in front of your eyes,
I will live on, losing all my sleep.
To wear in your hair,
When you pluck a flower from the garden,
I will stay hidden inside that flower,
And I will pluck your heart instead.
Living inside the nest of my soul,
You are my little love sparrow.
You are my entire life, my girl,
A waterfall leaping and rushing over my chest.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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