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Lyrics & meaning

Aasai Oviyam

From Manjal Veyil · 2009

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singers
Bharathwaj, Subhiksha
Music director
Bharathwaj
Details
Manjal Veyil2009

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Aasai oviyam pesum oviyamDesired portrait, speaking portrait
Unai varaiyavendumbadi varuvaayaaWill you come so I can draw you?
Oviyam varaiya unnidam irundhuTo draw a painting, from you
Varnangal konjam tharuvaayaaWill you give me a few colors?
Female
Kai viral enbadhu thoorigaiyaanaalIf my finger becomes a paintbrush
Kaagidhamaagavum varuvenaeI will come as the paper canvas
Varngangal enna nee vandhukkettaalIf you come and ask for colors
Uyirai vazhiththu tharuvenaeI will scrape and give my very soul
Male
Adadaa adadaa ulagathil illaiOh my, oh my, there is no one in this world
Evanum idhupol varaindhadhumillaiNo one has ever painted like this
Kaadhaliyae nee nirangalin pillaiMy lover, you are the child of colors
Kaadhaliyae nee nirangalin pillaiMy lover, you are the child of colors
Male
Aasai oviyam pesum oviyamDesired portrait, speaking portrait
Unai varaiyavendumbadi varuvaayaaWill you come so I can draw you?
Chorus
Hmm hmm hmmm mmm mmmHmm hmm hmmm mmm mmm
Hmm hmm hmmm mmm mmmHmm hmm hmmm mmm mmm
Male
Vinnai vizhungiyaWhich swallowed the sky
Vizhigalil irundhuFrom those eyes
Neela varnam tharuvaayaaWill you give me blue color?
Female
Neela varnamBlue color
Irundha vizhiyilIn those very eyes
Neeyae vizhundhuviduvaayaaWill you fall into them yourself?
Male
Udhadugal ennumIn the red flower field
Sevvandhi nilathilCalled lips
Sivappu varnam tharuvaayaaWill you give me red color?
Female
Udhattil varnamColor on the lips
Edukkum neramWhen taking it
Udambae sivakka vaippaayaaWill you make my whole body blush red?
Male
Koondhal nelivilIn the curves of hair
Koocham marandhuForgetting shyness
Karuppu varnam tharuvaayaaWill you give me black color?
Female
Kondhalin nirathilIn the dark shade of hair
Kann theriyaamalWithout eyes being able to see
Neeyae tholaindhu poavaayaaWill you get lost yourself?
Male
Adadaa adadaa ulagathil illaiOh my, oh my, there is no one in this world
Evanum idhupol varaindhadhumillaiNo one has ever painted like this
Ennavalae nee oviya cholaiMy girl, you are a grove of paintings
Male
Magarandham oorumOozing with pollen
Meniyil irundhuFrom your body
Manjal varnam tharuvaayaaWill you give me yellow color?
Female
Manjal varnamYellow color
Pongum meniyilIn the overflowing body
Neeyae karaindhuviduvaayaaWill you dissolve yourself?
Male
Ichchai nilavaeMoon of desire
Pachchai narambilIn the green vein
Pasumai varnam tharuvaayaaWill you give me green color?
Female
Narambu vazhiyaeThrough the veins
Kasiya kasiyaSlowly trickling
Kaadhal vazhiya cheivaayaaWill you make love flow out?
Male
Valaiyum vayasaeCurving age of youth
Manasil irundhuFrom the heart
Vvellai varnam tharuvaayaaWill you give me white color?
Female
Vellai varnamWhite color
Irukkum manasaiThe heart that exists
Kollaiyadiththu chelvaayaaWill you rob it and go?
Male
Adadaa adadaa ulagathil illaiOh my, oh my, there is no one in this world
Evanum idhupol varaindhadhumillaiNo one has ever painted like this
Iniyavalae nee azhagukku ellaiSweet girl, you are the boundary of beauty
Male
Aasai oviyam pesum oviyamDesired portrait, speaking portrait
Unai varaiyavendumbadi varuvaayaaWill you come so I can draw you?

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Aasai Oviyam is a deeply romantic song centered on the metaphor of creating a masterpiece painting. The lover requests various colors directly from his beloved's body and soul—blue from her expressive sky-like eyes, red from her flower-like lips, black from her cascading hair, yellow from her glowing skin, green from her passionate veins, and white from her pure heart. In response, the beloved surrenders completely, offering her body as the canvas and her very soul as the paint, celebrating an artistic union of unconditional love.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Udhadugal ennum Sevvandhi nilathil

The lover portrays various anatomical features as sources of vivid colors and artistic elements, such as comparing her eyes to the blue sky and lips to a red chrysanthemum field.

Anaphora / Repetition (Ettugai / Esonance)

Sivappu varnam tharuvaayaa

Repeated line structures across stanzas asking for specific colors ('varnam tharuvaayaa') creating a rhythmic, hypnotic poetic structure.

Alliteration (Monai)

Vinnai vizhungiya Vizhigalil irundhu

Consonant matching at the beginning of words in the same line, such as 'Vinnai' and 'Vizhigalil'.

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Trivia

The song is from the movie 'Manjal Veyil' (2009), featuring music composed by Bharadwaj with poetic lyrics written by Pa. Vijay.

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