Vaartha Onnu
From Thaamirabharani · 2007
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- KK
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Thaamirabharani2007
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Vaartha onnu vaartha onnu | A single word, a single word |
| Kollappaakkuthae | Is trying to kill me |
| Athu vaal eduthu vaal eduthu | Taking up a sword, taking up a sword |
| Vetta paakkuthae | It is trying to strike me |
| Male | |
| Vaartha onnu vaartha onnu | A single word, a single word |
| Kollappaakkuthae | Is trying to kill me |
| Athu vaal eduthu vaal eduthu | Taking up a sword, taking up a sword |
| Vetta paakkuthae | It is trying to strike me |
| Male | |
| Naan thimira senja | Done out of my arrogance |
| Kaariyam onnu | One deed |
| Thappa ponathae | Has gone terribly wrong |
| En thaamirabarani thanni ippo | The sweet water of my Thaamirabharani river |
| Uppa ponathae | Has now turned salty |
| Male | |
| Nee enakku sontham illai | You are not my kin |
| Endru sonna udan | The moment you said that |
| Manasu venthu pochchae | My heart burned to ashes |
| En nizhalil kooda ippo | Even from my shadow now |
| Raththam kottuthadi | Blood bleeds, my dear |
| Idhayam surungi pochchae | My heart has shriveled up |
| Male | |
| Vaartha onnu vaartha onnu | A single word, a single word |
| Kollappaakkuthae | Is trying to kill me |
| Athu vaal eduthu vaal eduthu | Taking up a sword, taking up a sword |
| Vetta paakkuthae | It is trying to strike me |
| Male | |
| Oo hey hey… | Oo hey hey... |
| Oo la la la lae…lae lae | Oo la la la lae...lae lae |
| Lae lae lae lae lae | Lae lae lae lae lae |
| Oo lae lae lae lae lae | Oo lae lae lae lae lae |
| Oo la la la lae…lae lae | Oo la la la lae...lae lae |
| Lae lae lae lae lae | Lae lae lae lae lae |
| Oo lae lae lae lae lae | Oo lae lae lae lae lae |
| oo laelae oo lae lae | Oo laelae oo lae lae |
| Male | |
| Uravugal enakkathu puriyala | I could not understand relationships |
| Sila unarvugal enakkathu velangala | Certain emotions I could not comprehend |
| Kalangara velakkamae iruttilae | Even the lighthouse is lost in darkness |
| Male | |
| Peththathukku thandanaiya | As punishment for giving birth to me |
| Koduththutten | I have inflicted pain on my parents |
| Mamman raththathula thukkatha | In my uncle's blood, sorrow |
| Theluchitten | I have sprinkled |
| Anbula araliya vethachutten | In love, I have sown poisonous oleander seeds |
| Male | |
| Attakaththithaannu | Thinking it was just a wooden play-sword |
| Naan aadi paaththen vilaiyaattu | I played along in fun |
| Vettukaththiyaaga | As a real sharp cutting blade |
| Athu maari ippo venaiyaachu | It transformed and became a fateful tragedy |
| Male | |
| Pattaampoochi melae oru | Over a delicate butterfly |
| Kottankuchchi moodiyathae | A coconut shell has closed down |
| Kannaamoochi aattathilae | In this game of hide and seek |
| Kanna ippo kaanaliyae | I cannot see my eyes now |
| Male | |
| Vaartha onnu | A single word |
| Vaartha onnu | A single word |
| Male | |
| Padachavan potta mudichithu | The knot tied by the Creator |
| En kazhuthila maatti irukkuthu | Is hanging around my neck |
| Pagaiyilae manasuthaan patharuthu | My heart trembles in enmity |
| Male | |
| Kanavula peyara mazhai ithu | This is rain that falls in a dream |
| Naan kai thodum pothu maraiyuthu | It vanishes when I reach out to touch it |
| Megamae sogamaai uraiyuthu | The cloud freezes in sorrow |
| Male | |
| Soorathaenga pola | Like a coconut smashed for ritual |
| Enna sukku noora udaikkaathae | Do not break me into a thousand pieces |
| Sokkapana mela | Over the bonfire |
| Nee theeya alli veesaathae | Do not throw more fire |
| Male | |
| Etti etti pogaiyilae | As you walk further away from me |
| Eera kula vegirathae | My tender entrails burn |
| Kootaanchoru aakkaiyilae | While cooking a communal pot of rice |
| Thee kaaththu veesiyathae | A stormy fire blew over it |
| Male | |
| Vaartha onnu vaartha onnu | A single word, a single word |
| Kollappaakkuthae | Is trying to kill me |
| Athu vaal eduthu vaal eduthu | Taking up a sword, taking up a sword |
| Vetta paakkuthae | It is trying to strike me |
| Male | |
| Naan thimira senja | Done out of my arrogance |
| Kaariyam onnu | One deed |
| Thappa ponathae | Has gone terribly wrong |
| En thaamirabarani thanni ippo | The sweet water of my Thaamirabharani river |
| Uppa ponathae | Has now turned salty |
| Male | |
| Nee enakku sontham illai | You are not my kin |
| Endru sonna udan | The moment you said that |
| Manasu venthu pochchae | My heart burned to ashes |
| En nizhalil kooda ippo | Even from my shadow now |
| Raththam kottuthadi | Blood bleeds, my dear |
| Idhayam surungi pochchae | My heart has shriveled up |
வார்த்த ஒன்னு
வார்த்த ஒன்னு
கொல்ல பாக்குதே
அது வாள் எடுத்து
வாள் எடுத்து வெட்ட
பாக்குதே
A single word, a single word
Is trying to kill me
Taking up a sword, taking up a sword
It is trying to strike me
வார்த்த ஒன்னு
வார்த்த ஒன்னு
கொல்ல பாக்குதே
அது வாள் எடுத்து
வாள் எடுத்து வெட்ட
பாக்குதே
A single word, a single word
Is trying to kill me
Taking up a sword, taking up a sword
It is trying to strike me
நான் திமிரா
செஞ்ச காரியம் ஒன்னு
தப்பா போனதே என்
தாமிரபரணி தண்ணி
இப்போ உப்பா போனதே
Done out of my arrogance
One deed
Has gone terribly wrong
The sweet water of my Thaamirabharani river
Has now turned salty
நீ எனக்கு
சொந்தமில்லை என்று
சொன்ன உடன் மனசு
வெந்து போச்சே என்
நிழலில் கூட இப்போ
ரத்தம் கொட்டுதடி
இதயம் சுருங்கி போச்சே
You are not my kin
The moment you said that
My heart burned to ashes
Even from my shadow now
Blood bleeds, my dear
My heart has shriveled up
வார்த்த ஒன்னு
வார்த்த ஒன்னு
கொல்ல பாக்குதே
அது வாள் எடுத்து
வாள் எடுத்து வெட்ட
பாக்குதே
A single word, a single word
Is trying to kill me
Taking up a sword, taking up a sword
It is trying to strike me
....................
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
உறவுகள் எனக்கது
புரியல சில உணர்வுகள்
எனக்கது விளங்கல
கலங்கரை விளக்கமே
இருட்டிலே
I could not understand relationships
Certain emotions I could not comprehend
Even the lighthouse is lost in darkness
பெத்ததுக்கு
தண்டனைய
கொடுத்துட்டேன்
மாமன் ரத்தத்துல
துக்கத்த தெளிச்சிட்டேன்
அன்புல அரளிய
வெதைச்சுட்டேன்
As punishment for giving birth to me
I have inflicted pain on my parents
In my uncle's blood, sorrow
I have sprinkled
In love, I have sown poisonous oleander seeds
அட்ட கத்தி தான்னு
நான் ஆடி பாத்தேன்
விளையாட்டு வெட்டு
கத்தியாக அது மாறி
இப்போ வினையாச்சு
Thinking it was just a wooden play-sword
I played along in fun
As a real sharp cutting blade
It transformed and became a fateful tragedy
பட்டாம்பூச்சி மேலே
ஒரு கொட்டாங்குச்சி
மூடியதே கண்ணாமூச்சி
ஆட்டத்திலே கண்ண
இப்போ காணலியே
Over a delicate butterfly
A coconut shell has closed down
In this game of hide and seek
I cannot see my eyes now
வார்த்த ஒன்னு
வார்த்த ஒன்னு
A single word
A single word
படைச்சவன்
போட்ட முடிச்சிது என்
கழுத்துல மாட்டி இறுக்குது
பகையிலே மனசு தான்
பதறுது
The knot tied by the Creator
Is hanging around my neck
My heart trembles in enmity
கனவுல பெய்யிற
மழையிது நான் கை
தொடும் போது மறையுது
மேகமே சோகமாய்
உறையுது
This is rain that falls in a dream
It vanishes when I reach out to touch it
The cloud freezes in sorrow
சூரத்தேங்காய்
போல என்னை சுக்கு
நூறா உடைக்காதே
சொக்கப் பனைமேல
நீ தீய அள்ளி வீசாதே
Like a coconut smashed for ritual
Do not break me into a thousand pieces
Over the bonfire
Do not throw more fire
எட்டி எட்டிப்
போகையிலே ஈரக்குலை
வேகிறதே கூட்டாஞ்சோறு
ஆக்கையிலே தீ காத்து
வீசியதே
As you walk further away from me
My tender entrails burn
While cooking a communal pot of rice
A stormy fire blew over it
வார்த்த ஒன்னு
வார்த்த ஒன்னு
கொல்ல பாக்குதே
அது வாள் எடுத்து
வாள் எடுத்து வெட்ட
பாக்குதே
A single word, a single word
Is trying to kill me
Taking up a sword, taking up a sword
It is trying to strike me
நான் திமிரா
செஞ்ச காரியம் ஒன்னு
தப்பா போனதே என்
தாமிரபரணி தண்ணி
இப்போ உப்பா போனதே
Done out of my arrogance
One deed
Has gone terribly wrong
The sweet water of my Thaamirabharani river
Has now turned salty
நீ எனக்கு
சொந்தமில்லை என்று
சொன்ன உடன் மனசு
வெந்து போச்சே என்
நிழலில் கூட இப்போ
ரத்தம் கொட்டுதடி
இதயம் சுருங்கி போச்சே
You are not my kin
The moment you said that
My heart burned to ashes
Even from my shadow now
Blood bleeds, my dear
My heart has shriveled up
Vaartha onnu vaartha onnu
A single word, a single word
Kollappaakkuthae
Is trying to kill me
Athu vaal eduthu vaal eduthu
Taking up a sword, taking up a sword
Vetta paakkuthae
It is trying to strike me
Vaartha onnu vaartha onnu
A single word, a single word
Kollappaakkuthae
Is trying to kill me
Athu vaal eduthu vaal eduthu
Taking up a sword, taking up a sword
Vetta paakkuthae
It is trying to strike me
Naan thimira senja
Done out of my arrogance
Kaariyam onnu
One deed
Thappa ponathae
Has gone terribly wrong
En thaamirabarani thanni ippo
The sweet water of my Thaamirabharani river
Uppa ponathae
Has now turned salty
Nee enakku sontham illai
You are not my kin
Endru sonna udan
The moment you said that
Manasu venthu pochchae
My heart burned to ashes
En nizhalil kooda ippo
Even from my shadow now
Raththam kottuthadi
Blood bleeds, my dear
Idhayam surungi pochchae
My heart has shriveled up
Vaartha onnu vaartha onnu
A single word, a single word
Kollappaakkuthae
Is trying to kill me
Athu vaal eduthu vaal eduthu
Taking up a sword, taking up a sword
Vetta paakkuthae
It is trying to strike me
Oo hey hey…
Oo hey hey...
Oo la la la lae…lae lae
Oo la la la lae...lae lae
Lae lae lae lae lae
Lae lae lae lae lae
Oo lae lae lae lae lae
Oo lae lae lae lae lae
Oo la la la lae…lae lae
Oo la la la lae...lae lae
Lae lae lae lae lae
Lae lae lae lae lae
Oo lae lae lae lae lae
Oo lae lae lae lae lae
oo laelae oo lae lae
Oo laelae oo lae lae
Uravugal enakkathu puriyala
I could not understand relationships
Sila unarvugal enakkathu velangala
Certain emotions I could not comprehend
Kalangara velakkamae iruttilae
Even the lighthouse is lost in darkness
Peththathukku thandanaiya
As punishment for giving birth to me
Koduththutten
I have inflicted pain on my parents
Mamman raththathula thukkatha
In my uncle's blood, sorrow
Theluchitten
I have sprinkled
Anbula araliya vethachutten
In love, I have sown poisonous oleander seeds
Attakaththithaannu
Thinking it was just a wooden play-sword
Naan aadi paaththen vilaiyaattu
I played along in fun
Vettukaththiyaaga
As a real sharp cutting blade
Athu maari ippo venaiyaachu
It transformed and became a fateful tragedy
Pattaampoochi melae oru
Over a delicate butterfly
Kottankuchchi moodiyathae
A coconut shell has closed down
Kannaamoochi aattathilae
In this game of hide and seek
Kanna ippo kaanaliyae
I cannot see my eyes now
Vaartha onnu
A single word
Vaartha onnu
A single word
Padachavan potta mudichithu
The knot tied by the Creator
En kazhuthila maatti irukkuthu
Is hanging around my neck
Pagaiyilae manasuthaan patharuthu
My heart trembles in enmity
Kanavula peyara mazhai ithu
This is rain that falls in a dream
Naan kai thodum pothu maraiyuthu
It vanishes when I reach out to touch it
Megamae sogamaai uraiyuthu
The cloud freezes in sorrow
Soorathaenga pola
Like a coconut smashed for ritual
Enna sukku noora udaikkaathae
Do not break me into a thousand pieces
Sokkapana mela
Over the bonfire
Nee theeya alli veesaathae
Do not throw more fire
Etti etti pogaiyilae
As you walk further away from me
Eera kula vegirathae
My tender entrails burn
Kootaanchoru aakkaiyilae
While cooking a communal pot of rice
Thee kaaththu veesiyathae
A stormy fire blew over it
Vaartha onnu vaartha onnu
A single word, a single word
Kollappaakkuthae
Is trying to kill me
Athu vaal eduthu vaal eduthu
Taking up a sword, taking up a sword
Vetta paakkuthae
It is trying to strike me
Naan thimira senja
Done out of my arrogance
Kaariyam onnu
One deed
Thappa ponathae
Has gone terribly wrong
En thaamirabarani thanni ippo
The sweet water of my Thaamirabharani river
Uppa ponathae
Has now turned salty
Nee enakku sontham illai
You are not my kin
Endru sonna udan
The moment you said that
Manasu venthu pochchae
My heart burned to ashes
En nizhalil kooda ippo
Even from my shadow now
Raththam kottuthadi
Blood bleeds, my dear
Idhayam surungi pochchae
My heart has shriveled up
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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.
Did you know?
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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