Adho Mega Oorvalam
From Eeramaana Rojavae · 1991
- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Eeramaana Rojavae1991
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Aaaaa….aaaaa….aaaa…aaa | Aaaaa....aaaaa....aaaa...aaa |
| Male | |
| Adho mega oorvalam | There goes the procession of clouds, |
| Adho minnal thoranam angae | There hangs the festoon of lightning over there. |
| Idho kaadhal oorvalam | Here goes the procession of love, |
| Idho kaaman urchavam ingae | Here is the festival of Kamadeva (god of love) over here. |
| Male | |
| Orae naal azhagiya | Just in a single day, your beautiful |
| Mugam paarththen | Face I saw, |
| Idho naan uyirinil | Here, within my very soul |
| Unai cherththen vaa | I embraced you, come! |
| Male | |
| Adho mega oorvalam | There goes the procession of clouds, |
| Adho minnal thoranam angae | There hangs the festoon of lightning over there. |
| Male | |
| Unadhu paadham | Your feet, |
| Adadada ilavam panju | Oh my, are like soft silk-cotton! |
| Nadakkum bothu | When you walk, |
| Thudithadhu enadhu nenju | My heart throbbed. |
| Male | |
| Irandu vaazhai thandilae | Upon two banana-stem-like thighs, |
| Raaja gopuram | Rests a grand royal tower. |
| Naanum indru ketkiren | Today I too ask |
| Unnai orr varam | A single boon from you. |
| Male | |
| Dhegam thannai moodavae | To cover your body, |
| Koondhal podhum podhumae | Your long tresses are more than enough. |
| Aadai ingu vendumaa | Is clothing needed here? |
| Naanam enna vaa vaa | Why this shyness? Come, come! |
| Male | |
| Adho mega oorvalam | There goes the procession of clouds, |
| Adho minnal thoranam angae | There hangs the festoon of lightning over there. |
| Female | |
| Aaa..aaaa…aaaa…aa.aa..aaa… | Aaa..aaaa...aaaa...aa.aa..aaa... |
| Aaaaa..aaa..aaa..aaaaaaaa….. | Aaaaa..aaa..aaa..aaaaaaaa..... |
| Male | |
| Kuzhalai paarththu | Looking at your hair, |
| Mugilena mayilgal aadum | Mistaking it for dark clouds, peacocks dance. |
| Mugathai paarthu | Looking at your face, |
| Adikkadi nilavu theiyum | The moon wanes frequently out of envy. |
| Male | |
| Thennam paandi muththai pol | Like the pearl of the southern Pandya kingdom, |
| Devi punnagai | Is the goddess-like smile. |
| Vandu aada chollumae | Inviting the beetle to dance, |
| Sendu malligai | Is the cluster of jasmine flowers. |
| Male | |
| Unnai cheidha bhrammanae | Even Lord Brahma who created you, |
| Unnai paarthu yenguvaan | Would yearn upon looking at you, |
| Kaadhal pichchai vaanguvaan | And beg for alms of love. |
| Innum enna solla | What more is there to say? |
| Male | |
| Adho mega oorvalam | There goes the procession of clouds, |
| Adho minnal thoranam angae | There hangs the festoon of lightning over there. |
| Idho kaadhal oorvalam | Here goes the procession of love, |
| Idho kaaman urchavam ingae | Here is the festival of Kamadeva over here. |
| Male | |
| Orae naal azhagiya | Just in a single day, your beautiful |
| Mugam paarththen | Face I saw, |
| Idho naan uyirinil | Here, within my very soul |
| Unai cherththen vaa | I embraced you, come! |
| Male | |
| Adho mega oorvalam | There goes the procession of clouds, |
| Adho minnal thoranam angae | There hangs the festoon of lightning over there. |
ஆஆ ஆஆ
ஆஆ ஆஆ
Aaaaa....aaaaa....aaaa...aaa
அதோ மேக
ஊர்வலம் அதோ
மின்னல் தோரணம்
அங்கே இதோ காதல்
ஊர்வலம் இதோ காமன்
உற்சவம் இங்கே
There goes the procession of clouds,
There hangs the festoon of lightning over there.
Here goes the procession of love,
Here is the festival of Kamadeva (god of love) over here.
ஒரே நாள்
அழகிய முகம்
பார்த்தேன் இதோ
நான் உயிரினில்
உனைச் சேர்த்தேன்
வா
Just in a single day, your beautiful
Face I saw,
Here, within my very soul
I embraced you, come!
அதோ மேக
ஊர்வலம் அதோ
மின்னல் தோரணம்
அங்கே
There goes the procession of clouds,
There hangs the festoon of lightning over there.
உனது பாதம்
அடடடா இலவம்
பஞ்சு நடக்கும் போது
துடித்தது எனது நெஞ்சு
Your feet,
Oh my, are like soft silk-cotton!
When you walk,
My heart throbbed.
இரண்டு வாழைத்
தண்டிலே ராஜ கோபுரம்
நானும் இன்று கேட்கிறேன்
உன்னை ஓர் வரம்
Upon two banana-stem-like thighs,
Rests a grand royal tower.
Today I too ask
A single boon from you.
தேகம் தன்னை
மூடவே கூந்தல் போதும்
போதுமே ஆடை இங்கு
வேண்டுமா நாணம்
என்ன வா வா
To cover your body,
Your long tresses are more than enough.
Is clothing needed here?
Why this shyness? Come, come!
அதோ மேக
ஊர்வலம் அதோ
மின்னல் தோரணம்
அங்கே
There goes the procession of clouds,
There hangs the festoon of lightning over there.
........................
Aaa..aaaa...aaaa...aa.aa..aaa...
Aaaaa..aaa..aaa..aaaaaaaa.....
குழலைப்
பார்த்து முகிலென
மயில்கள் ஆடும்
முகத்தைப் பார்த்து
அடிக்கடி நிலவு தேயும்
Looking at your hair,
Mistaking it for dark clouds, peacocks dance.
Looking at your face,
The moon wanes frequently out of envy.
தென்னம்பாண்டி
முத்தைப் போல் தேவி
புன்னகை வண்டு ஆடச்
சொல்லுமே செண்டு
மல்லிகை
Like the pearl of the southern Pandya kingdom,
Is the goddess-like smile.
Inviting the beetle to dance,
Is the cluster of jasmine flowers.
உன்னைச்
செய்த பிரம்மனே
உன்னைப் பார்த்து
ஏங்குவான் காதல்
பிச்சை வாங்குவான்
இன்னும் என்ன சொல்ல
Even Lord Brahma who created you,
Would yearn upon looking at you,
And beg for alms of love.
What more is there to say?
அதோ மேக
ஊர்வலம் அதோ
மின்னல் தோரணம்
அங்கே இதோ காதல்
ஊர்வலம் இதோ காமன்
உற்சவம் இங்கே
There goes the procession of clouds,
There hangs the festoon of lightning over there.
Here goes the procession of love,
Here is the festival of Kamadeva over here.
ஒரே நாள்
அழகிய முகம்
பார்த்தேன் இதோ
நான் உயிரினில்
உனைச் சேர்த்தேன்
வா
Just in a single day, your beautiful
Face I saw,
Here, within my very soul
I embraced you, come!
அதோ மேக
ஊர்வலம் அதோ
மின்னல் தோரணம்
அங்கே
There goes the procession of clouds,
There hangs the festoon of lightning over there.
Aaaaa….aaaaa….aaaa…aaa
Aaaaa....aaaaa....aaaa...aaa
Adho mega oorvalam
There goes the procession of clouds,
Adho minnal thoranam angae
There hangs the festoon of lightning over there.
Idho kaadhal oorvalam
Here goes the procession of love,
Idho kaaman urchavam ingae
Here is the festival of Kamadeva (god of love) over here.
Orae naal azhagiya
Just in a single day, your beautiful
Mugam paarththen
Face I saw,
Idho naan uyirinil
Here, within my very soul
Unai cherththen vaa
I embraced you, come!
Adho mega oorvalam
There goes the procession of clouds,
Adho minnal thoranam angae
There hangs the festoon of lightning over there.
Unadhu paadham
Your feet,
Adadada ilavam panju
Oh my, are like soft silk-cotton!
Nadakkum bothu
When you walk,
Thudithadhu enadhu nenju
My heart throbbed.
Irandu vaazhai thandilae
Upon two banana-stem-like thighs,
Raaja gopuram
Rests a grand royal tower.
Naanum indru ketkiren
Today I too ask
Unnai orr varam
A single boon from you.
Dhegam thannai moodavae
To cover your body,
Koondhal podhum podhumae
Your long tresses are more than enough.
Aadai ingu vendumaa
Is clothing needed here?
Naanam enna vaa vaa
Why this shyness? Come, come!
Adho mega oorvalam
There goes the procession of clouds,
Adho minnal thoranam angae
There hangs the festoon of lightning over there.
Aaa..aaaa…aaaa…aa.aa..aaa…
Aaa..aaaa...aaaa...aa.aa..aaa...
Aaaaa..aaa..aaa..aaaaaaaa…..
Aaaaa..aaa..aaa..aaaaaaaa.....
Kuzhalai paarththu
Looking at your hair,
Mugilena mayilgal aadum
Mistaking it for dark clouds, peacocks dance.
Mugathai paarthu
Looking at your face,
Adikkadi nilavu theiyum
The moon wanes frequently out of envy.
Thennam paandi muththai pol
Like the pearl of the southern Pandya kingdom,
Devi punnagai
Is the goddess-like smile.
Vandu aada chollumae
Inviting the beetle to dance,
Sendu malligai
Is the cluster of jasmine flowers.
Unnai cheidha bhrammanae
Even Lord Brahma who created you,
Unnai paarthu yenguvaan
Would yearn upon looking at you,
Kaadhal pichchai vaanguvaan
And beg for alms of love.
Innum enna solla
What more is there to say?
Adho mega oorvalam
There goes the procession of clouds,
Adho minnal thoranam angae
There hangs the festoon of lightning over there.
Idho kaadhal oorvalam
Here goes the procession of love,
Idho kaaman urchavam ingae
Here is the festival of Kamadeva over here.
Orae naal azhagiya
Just in a single day, your beautiful
Mugam paarththen
Face I saw,
Idho naan uyirinil
Here, within my very soul
Unai cherththen vaa
I embraced you, come!
Adho mega oorvalam
There goes the procession of clouds,
Adho minnal thoranam angae
There hangs the festoon of lightning over there.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Adho Mega Oorvalam is a classic romantic song from the 1991 Tamil film Eeramaana Rojavae. The song celebrates the visual grandeur of nature alongside the intense beauty and allure of the beloved. The protagonist parallels the natural phenomena—clouds marching like a procession and lightning forming festive arches—with the arrival of love and passion. He praises her delicate step, her soft hair, her radiant smile, and her ethereal charm, declaring that even her creator Brahma would be mesmerized by her beauty.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Adho mega oorvalam / Adho minnal thoranam angae”
Comparing clouds to a procession ('mega oorvalam') and lightning to decorative festoons ('minnal thoranam').
Simile (Upamai)
“Adadada ilavam panju”
Comparing the softness of her feet to silk-cotton ('ilavam panju') and her smile to a southern Pandyan pearl ('Thennam paandi muththai pol').
Hyperbole (Uyarchiyani)
“Unnai cheidha bhrammanae / Unnai paarthu yenguvaan / Kaadhal pichchai vaanguvaan”
Exaggerating her beauty by claiming that peacocks mistake her hair for storm clouds and that Brahma himself would beg her for love.
Anaphora / Antithesis (Monaai & Edhugai)
“Adho mega oorvalam ... Idho kaadhal oorvalam”
Contrasting 'Adho... angae' (There... over there) with 'Idho... ingae' (Here... over here) to create rhythm and symmetry.
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Trivia
'Adho Mega Oorvalam' is a hit song composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja for the film 'Eeramaana Rojavae' (1991), directed by Keyaar. The song features iconic renditions by legendary singers K. J. Yesudas and S. Janaki, with rich lyricism penned by Pulamaipithan.
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