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Vaartha Onnu

From Thaamirabharani · 2007

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singer
KK
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Thaamirabharani
Movie release year
2007
Lyrics added on
19 May 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vaartha onnu vaartha onnu
Kollappaakkuthae
Athu vaal eduthu vaal eduthu
Vetta paakkuthae
Vaartha onnu vaartha onnu
Kollappaakkuthae
Athu vaal eduthu vaal eduthu
Vetta paakkuthae
Naan thimira senja
Kaariyam onnu
Thappa ponathae
En thaamirabarani thanni ippo
Uppa ponathae
Nee enakku sontham illai
Endru sonna udan
Manasu venthu pochchae
En nizhalil kooda ippo
Raththam kottuthadi
Idhayam surungi pochchae
Vaartha onnu vaartha onnu
Kollappaakkuthae
Athu vaal eduthu vaal eduthu
Vetta paakkuthae
Oo hey hey…
Oo la la la lae…lae lae
Lae lae lae lae lae
Oo lae lae lae lae lae
Oo la la la lae…lae lae
Lae lae lae lae lae
Oo lae lae lae lae lae
oo laelae oo lae lae
Uravugal enakkathu puriyala
Sila unarvugal enakkathu velangala
Kalangara velakkamae iruttilae
Peththathukku thandanaiya
Koduththutten
Mamman raththathula thukkatha
Theluchitten
Anbula araliya vethachutten
Attakaththithaannu
Naan aadi paaththen vilaiyaattu
Vettukaththiyaaga
Athu maari ippo venaiyaachu
Pattaampoochi melae oru
Kottankuchchi moodiyathae
Kannaamoochi aattathilae
Kanna ippo kaanaliyae
Vaartha onnu
Vaartha onnu
Padachavan potta mudichithu
En kazhuthila maatti irukkuthu
Pagaiyilae manasuthaan patharuthu
Kanavula peyara mazhai ithu
Naan kai thodum pothu maraiyuthu
Megamae sogamaai uraiyuthu
Soorathaenga pola
Enna sukku noora udaikkaathae
Sokkapana mela
Nee theeya alli veesaathae
Etti etti pogaiyilae
Eera kula vegirathae
Kootaanchoru aakkaiyilae
Thee kaaththu veesiyathae
Vaartha onnu vaartha onnu
Kollappaakkuthae
Athu vaal eduthu vaal eduthu
Vetta paakkuthae
Naan thimira senja
Kaariyam onnu
Thappa ponathae
En thaamirabarani thanni ippo
Uppa ponathae
Nee enakku sontham illai
Endru sonna udan
Manasu venthu pochchae
En nizhalil kooda ippo
Raththam kottuthadi
Idhayam surungi pochchae
A single word, just one word,
is trying to kill me.
Drawing a sword, drawing a sword,
it tries to strike me down.
A single word, just one word,
is trying to kill me.
Drawing a sword, drawing a sword,
it tries to strike me down.
Something I did
out of foolish pride
has gone terribly wrong.
The sweet water of my Thamirabharani river
has turned salty now.
The moment you said
that you are not mine,
my heart burned to ashes.
Even from my shadow now,
blood pours out, my girl,
and my heart has shriveled away.
A single word, just one word,
is trying to kill me.
Drawing a sword, drawing a sword,
it tries to strike me down.
Ooh heh heh...
Oo la la la lay... lay lay
Lay lay lay lay lay
Oo lay lay lay lay lay
Oo la la la lay... lay lay
Lay lay lay lay lay
Oo lay lay lay lay lay
Oo lay lay oo lay lay
I failed to understand relationships,
I failed to realize certain feelings.
The lighthouse itself is lost in darkness.
As a punishment to the mother who bore me,
I brought only suffering.
Into my uncle's blood,
I sprinkled deep sorrow.
In love, I sowed poisonous oleander.
Thinking it was just a fake sword,
I played around in jest,
but like a deadly blade,
it turned into a disaster.
Over a gentle butterfly,
a coconut shell has closed shut.
In this game of hide-and-seek,
I have lost my sight.
A single word,
just one word...
This is a knot tied by the Creator,
trapped tightly around my neck.
In the midst of this feud, my heart trembles.
This is a rain that falls only in dreams,
vanishing the moment my hand reaches for it.
Even the clouds freeze in sorrow.
Like a ritual coconut,
do not smash me to pieces.
Upon the burning bonfire,
do not fling more fire.
As you step further and further away,
my innermost heart is burning.
While cooking a shared meal of joy,
a fierce fiery wind swept through.
A single word, just one word,
is trying to kill me.
Drawing a sword, drawing a sword,
it tries to strike me down.
Something I did
out of foolish pride
has gone terribly wrong.
The sweet water of my Thamirabharani river
has turned salty now.
The moment you said
that you are not mine,
my heart burned to ashes.
Even from my shadow now,
blood pours out, my girl,
and my heart has shriveled away.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Vaartha Onnu from the 2007 film Thaamirabharani, composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and written by Na. Muthu Kumar, is a soul-stirring song expressing deep guilt, pain, and self-reproach. The protagonist laments how an act of foolish arrogance destroyed familial bonds and brought immense suffering to his loved ones. The lyrics compare a single harsh word of rejection to a sharp sword wounding the soul, symbolising how life's sweet innocence turned bitter and salty like sea water.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

En thaamirabarani thanni ippo Uppa ponathae

Compares the sweet river water turning salty to the protagonist's happiness turning into sorrow due to his own mistake.

Hyperbole

En nizhalil kooda ippo Raththam kottuthadi

Exaggerates emotional agony by describing blood pouring even from his shadow.

Simile

Soorathaenga pola Enna sukku noora udaikkaathae

Compares his crushed state of mind to a coconut smashed into pieces during a ritual.

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Trivia

Thaamirabharani was written and directed by Hari, starring Vishal and Muktha (Bhanu). The soundtrack, composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, was a major commercial hit, with 'Vaartha Onnu' standing out for its emotive delivery by singer KK and poignant lyrics by Na. Muthu Kumar.

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