“Oru Chillupaathram” by Bijibal, Sithara Krishnakumar, and B.K. Harinarayanan is from the album “Vivekanandan Vairalaanu,” starring Shine Tom Chacko and Grace Antony. The song begins by asking if a heart has broken apart like a delicate glass vessel. This question establishes a feeling of irreversible and fragile damage.
Released: January 15, 2024
Oru Chillupaathram
Bijibal | Sithara Krishnakumar • From “Vivekanandan Vairalaanu”
Lyricist
Bijibal, B.K. Harinarayanan, Sithara Krishnakumar
Vivekanandan Vairalaanu’s Oru Chillupaathram Lyrics Translation
The verses continue to question the path forward, asking what flame might offer hope in a silent night. A later line states a deep sadness has completely filled the person’s core. This confirms the feeling is not a passing mood but an overwhelming presence.
Oru Chillupaathramudayunna Pole Maanasam MurinjoHas my heart broken like shattering glass?
Pularaan Maranna Nishapole Veendum Ormmakal PunarnnoHave memories embraced me again, like a night that forgot to dawn?
Mozhi Nerthuvo Mizhi VaarthuvoHave words faded? Have tears filled my eyes?
Maunamukil MoodiyoHas a cloud of silence covered everything?
Naale Ithethu Naalam Vimooka Raavil PratheekshayaayTomorrow, what flame will become my hope in this silent night?
Thaane Parannu Pokaan Ithethu Vaanam VidooramaayWhat distant sky is this, for me to fly away to on my own?
Ore Irul Ore Nizhal Ore AzhalmizhiThe same darkness, the same shadow, the same grieving eye.
Kedaaveyil Chudum Vazhi Sadaa NadannuvoHave I always walked this path, burning in the lingering sun?
Kanalormmathan Karimullinaal Karal PidanjuvoDid my soul writhe from the sharp thorn of smoldering memories?
Kathayithu ThudarnnuvoHas this story simply continued on?
Kaalam Thuzhanjupokaan Thunaykkithaarum VarillayoWill no one come to help me row through time?
Kaatte Thalodidaamo Murinju Neerum ManangalilOh wind, can you soothe this broken, aching heart?
Agaadhamaam Vishaadamo Akam NiranjithaA profound sadness has now filled my very core.
Ashaanthamaam Vichaaramo Dinam PadarnnithaRestless thoughts have now spread through my days.
Pularaathoraa Iravennapol Udal PukanjuvoDid my body smolder like a night that would never dawn?
Marukara ThiranjuvoDid it search for a distant shore?
Nerin Nilaavu Polum Maranju PokunnidangalilIn these places where even the moonlight of truth fades away,
Thaaram Ithethu Thaaram Prakaashamekaan VarunniniWhat star will now arrive to offer its light?
Oru Chillupaathramudayunna Pole Maanasam MurinjoHas my heart broken like shattering glass?
Pularaan Maranna Nishapole Veendum Ormmakal PunarnnoHave memories embraced me again, like a night that forgot to dawn?
Mozhi Nerthuvo Mizhi VaarthuvoHave words faded? Have tears filled my eyes?
Maunamukil MoodiyoHas a cloud of silence covered everything?
Naale Ithethu Naalam Vimooka Raavil PratheekshayaayTomorrow, what flame will become my hope in this silent night?
Thaane Parannu Pokaan Ithethu Vaanam VidooramaayWhat distant sky is this, for me to fly away to on my own?
The song’s progression is a quiet documentation of being lost in sorrow without providing a solution. It moves from one question to another, detailing a world where even moonlight fades. The lyrics provide a clear picture of someone consumed by grief and searching for a distant light.
