Uyire Uyire
From Sollividava · 2017
- Lyricist
- Madhan Karky
- Singers
- Harini, G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Music director
- Jassie Gift
- Details
- Sollividava2017
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Uyirae.. uyirae.. | Oh my life.. Oh my life.. |
| Sila kodi kelvi ennil.. | A few crore questions arise within me.. |
| Uyirae.. uyirae.. | Oh my life.. Oh my life.. |
| Badhil yaavum yaavum unnil | All the answers lie within you. |
| Male | |
| Oru kaadu erigira podhu | When an entire forest is burning, |
| Sila pookkal thirapadhu yeno.. | Why do a few flowers bloom?.. |
| Male | |
| Uyirae.. uyirae.. | Oh my life.. Oh my life.. |
| Sila kodi kelvi ennil.. | A few crore questions arise within me.. |
| Uyirae.. uyirae.. | Oh my life.. Oh my life.. |
| Badhil yaavum yaavum unnil | All the answers lie within you. |
| Female | |
| Ohooo…ooooo | Ohooo…ooooo |
| Female | |
| Kanneerin thuli | Is this tear drop |
| Viduthalai ketkiratho.. | Asking for its freedom?.. |
| Tharava.. uyirae.. | Shall I grant it, oh my life?.. |
| Female | |
| Yar nenjin vali | Whose heart's pain |
| En nenjil yeridutho.. | Is creeping into my own heart?.. |
| Peravaa.. uyirae.. | Shall I embrace it, oh my life?.. |
| Male | |
| Desamae.. swaasamaai | With the nation as my breath, |
| Dhegamae..thiyagamaai | With this body as a sacrifice, |
| Intha deivangalin paadhangalai | To wash the feet of these gods, |
| Neeraattathaan kanneero | Are these tears falling as an offering? |
| Female | |
| Uyirae.. uyirae.. | Oh my life.. Oh my life.. |
| Sila kodi kelvi ennil.. | A few crore questions arise within me.. |
| Uyirae.. uyirae.. | Oh my life.. Oh my life.. |
| Badhil yaavum yaavum unnil | All the answers lie within you. |
| Female | |
| Kattrengum pugai | With smoke surrounding everywhere in the air, |
| En moochil narumanama | Is it a fragrance in my breath? |
| Muraiya.. uyirae.. | Is this right, oh my life?.. |
| Female | |
| Kaayangal ennil.. | The wounds within me.. |
| Aaramal sugam tharudhae.. | Give pleasure without healing.. |
| Pizhaya.. uyirae.. | Is this a mistake, oh my life?.. |
| Male | |
| Veeranai saagavaa.. | Should I die as a hero.. |
| Kozhaiyaai vaazhavaa.. | Or live as a coward.. |
| Adhan rendukkum thaan | Right between those two, |
| Maiyyathilae yen ennai vaithayo.. | Why did you place me in the center?.. |
| Female | |
| Uyirae.. uyirae.. | Oh my life.. Oh my life.. |
| Sila kodi kelvi ennil.. | A few crore questions arise within me.. |
| Uyirae.. uyirae.. | Oh my life.. Oh my life.. |
| Badhil yaavum yaavum unnil | All the answers lie within you. |
| Female | |
| Intha porum | Even as this war |
| Mudigiradhendru | Is coming to an end, |
| En nenjam ganapathu yeno.. | Why does my heart feel so heavy?.. |
உயிரே...உயிரே
சில கோடி கேள்வி என்னில்
உயிரே...உயிரே
பதில் யாவும் உன்னில் உன்னில்
Oh my life.. Oh my life..
A few crore questions arise within me..
Oh my life.. Oh my life..
All the answers lie within you.
ஒரு காடு எரிகிற போது
சில பூக்கள் திறப்பது ஏனோ
When an entire forest is burning,
Why do a few flowers bloom?..
உயிரே...உயிரே
சில கோடி கேள்வி என்னில்
உயிரே...உயிரே
பதில் யாவும் உன்னில் உன்னில்
Oh my life.. Oh my life..
A few crore questions arise within me..
Oh my life.. Oh my life..
All the answers lie within you.
ஒஹோ...ஓஓஓஓ.......
Ohooo…ooooo
கண்ணீரின் துளி
விடுதலை கேட்கிறதோ
தரவா.... உயிரே...
Is this tear drop
Asking for its freedom?..
Shall I grant it, oh my life?..
யார் நெஞ்சின் வலி
என் நெஞ்சில் ஏரிடுதோ
பெறவா...உயிரே....
Whose heart's pain
Is creeping into my own heart?..
Shall I embrace it, oh my life?..
தேசமே ஸ்வாசமாய்
தேகமே தியாகமாய்
இந்த தெய்வங்களின் பாதங்களை
நீராட்டதான் கண்ணீரோ
With the nation as my breath,
With this body as a sacrifice,
To wash the feet of these gods,
Are these tears falling as an offering?
உயிரே...உயிரே
சில கோடி கேள்வி என்னில்
உயிரே...உயிரே
பதில் யாவும் உன்னில் உன்னில்
Oh my life.. Oh my life..
A few crore questions arise within me..
Oh my life.. Oh my life..
All the answers lie within you.
காற்றெங்கும் புகை
என் மூச்சில் நறுமணமா
முறையா ....உயிரே....
With smoke surrounding everywhere in the air,
Is it a fragrance in my breath?
Is this right, oh my life?..
காயங்கள் என்னில்
ஆறாமல் சுகம் தருதே
பிழையா ...உயிரே.....
The wounds within me..
Give pleasure without healing..
Is this a mistake, oh my life?..
வீரனாய் சாகவா
கோழையாய் வாழவா
அதன் ரெண்டுக்கும் தான்
மத்தியிலே ஏன் என்னை வைத்தாயோ
Should I die as a hero..
Or live as a coward..
Right between those two,
Why did you place me in the center?..
உயிரே...உயிரே
சில கோடி கேள்வி என்னில்
உயிரே...உயிரே
பதில் யாவும் உன்னில் உன்னில்
Oh my life.. Oh my life..
A few crore questions arise within me..
Oh my life.. Oh my life..
All the answers lie within you.
இந்த போரும் முடிகிறதென்று
என் நெஞ்சம் கனப்பது ஏனோ
Even as this war
Is coming to an end,
Why does my heart feel so heavy?..
Uyirae.. uyirae..
Oh my life.. Oh my life..
Sila kodi kelvi ennil..
A few crore questions arise within me..
Uyirae.. uyirae..
Oh my life.. Oh my life..
Badhil yaavum yaavum unnil
All the answers lie within you.
Oru kaadu erigira podhu
When an entire forest is burning,
Sila pookkal thirapadhu yeno..
Why do a few flowers bloom?..
Uyirae.. uyirae..
Oh my life.. Oh my life..
Sila kodi kelvi ennil..
A few crore questions arise within me..
Uyirae.. uyirae..
Oh my life.. Oh my life..
Badhil yaavum yaavum unnil
All the answers lie within you.
Ohooo…ooooo
Ohooo…ooooo
Kanneerin thuli
Is this tear drop
Viduthalai ketkiratho..
Asking for its freedom?..
Tharava.. uyirae..
Shall I grant it, oh my life?..
Yar nenjin vali
Whose heart's pain
En nenjil yeridutho..
Is creeping into my own heart?..
Peravaa.. uyirae..
Shall I embrace it, oh my life?..
Desamae.. swaasamaai
With the nation as my breath,
Dhegamae..thiyagamaai
With this body as a sacrifice,
Intha deivangalin paadhangalai
To wash the feet of these gods,
Neeraattathaan kanneero
Are these tears falling as an offering?
Uyirae.. uyirae..
Oh my life.. Oh my life..
Sila kodi kelvi ennil..
A few crore questions arise within me..
Uyirae.. uyirae..
Oh my life.. Oh my life..
Badhil yaavum yaavum unnil
All the answers lie within you.
Kattrengum pugai
With smoke surrounding everywhere in the air,
En moochil narumanama
Is it a fragrance in my breath?
Muraiya.. uyirae..
Is this right, oh my life?..
Kaayangal ennil..
The wounds within me..
Aaramal sugam tharudhae..
Give pleasure without healing..
Pizhaya.. uyirae..
Is this a mistake, oh my life?..
Veeranai saagavaa..
Should I die as a hero..
Kozhaiyaai vaazhavaa..
Or live as a coward..
Adhan rendukkum thaan
Right between those two,
Maiyyathilae yen ennai vaithayo..
Why did you place me in the center?..
Uyirae.. uyirae..
Oh my life.. Oh my life..
Sila kodi kelvi ennil..
A few crore questions arise within me..
Uyirae.. uyirae..
Oh my life.. Oh my life..
Badhil yaavum yaavum unnil
All the answers lie within you.
Intha porum
Even as this war
Mudigiradhendru
Is coming to an end,
En nenjam ganapathu yeno..
Why does my heart feel so heavy?..
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Uyirae Uyirae' from Sollividava portrays a protagonist caught in deep existential angst amidst the chaos of war and duty. The lyrics reflect a conflict between personal emotion, sacrifice for the nation, and the heavy moral dilemma of choosing between heroic death and cowardly survival. Madhan Karky uses vivid, paradoxical imagery to convey the character's internal suffering, questioning why destruction brings quiet moments of beauty and pain brings a strange form of comfort. Throughout the song, the speaker addresses their 'Uyirae' (soul/life force/beloved) as the ultimate source of truth, seeking answers that remain elusive. As the war draws to a close, the burden on the protagonist's heart only deepens, highlighting the sorrow and lingering emotional scars that outlast physical conflict.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Paradox
“Oru kaadu erigira podhu / Sila pookkal thirapadhu yeno..”
Contradictory imagery where flowers bloom in a burning forest, representing beauty amidst destruction.
Metaphor & Oxymoron
“Kaayangal ennil.. Aaramal sugam tharudhae..”
The speaker finds fragrance in smoke and pleasure in unhealed wounds, conveying emotional numbness and acceptance of pain.
Antithesis
“Veeranai saagavaa.. Kozhaiyaai vaazhavaa..”
Direct contrast between dying as a hero ('Veeranai saagavaa') and living as a coward ('Kozhaiyaai vaazhavaa').
Emona / Rhyme Scheme
“Desamae.. swaasamaai / Dhegamae..thiyagamaai”
Parallel sentence structures and rhyming endings ('Desamae.. swaasamaai / Dhegamae..thiyagamaai').
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Trivia
'Sollividava' (2018) was directed by veteran action star Arjun Sarja and starred his daughter Aishwarya Arjun alongside Chandan Kumar. The film was simultaneously produced and released in Kannada under the title 'Prema Baraha', featuring music composed by Jassie Gift.
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