Arali Vidhayil Mulacha
From Kovil · 2003
- Lyricist
- Snehan
- Singer
- Sriram
- Music director
- Harris Jayaraj
- Details
- Kovil2003
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Arali vidhaiyil mulacha | Sprouted from a poisonous oleander seed, |
| Thulasi chediyaa kaadhal | Is love a sacred basil plant? |
| Thulasi chediya kaadhal | Is love a sacred basil plant? |
| Chorus | |
| Ohh..haaa… | Ohh..haaa… |
| Male | |
| Uravai manadhu valarkkuthae | The heart nurtures the relationship, |
| Chorus :Ohh..haaa… | Chorus :Ohh..haaa… |
| Male :Uyirai aruththu edukkuthae | Male :It severs and tears life apart, |
| Chorus :Ohh..haaa… | Chorus :Ohh..haaa… |
| Male :Kannil kaadhal vidhaikkuthae | Male :It sows love in the eyes, |
| Chorus :Ohh..haaa… | Chorus :Ohh..haaa… |
| Male :Kadaisiyil usurai kolluthae | Male :In the end, it kills the soul. |
| Chorus :Ohh..haaa… | Chorus :Ohh..haaa… |
| Male | |
| Arali vidhaiyil mulacha | Sprouted from a poisonous oleander seed, |
| Thulasi chediyaa kaadhal | Is love a sacred basil plant? |
| Thulasi chediya kadhal | Is love a sacred basil plant? |
| Chorus :Ohh..haaa… | Chorus :Ohh..haaa… |
| Chorus | |
| Uravai manadhu valarkkuthae | The heart nurtures the relationship, |
| Ohh..haaa… | Ohh..haaa… |
| Uyirai aruththu edukkuthae | It severs and tears life apart, |
| Ohh..haaa… | Ohh..haaa… |
| Kannil kaadhal vidhaikkuthae | It sows love in the eyes, |
| Ohh..haaa… | Ohh..haaa… |
| Male :Kadaisiyil usurai kolluthae | Male :In the end, it kills the soul. |
| Chorus :Kadaisiyil usurai kolluthae | Chorus :In the end, it kills the soul. |
| Male :Kadaisiyil usurai kolluthae | Male :In the end, it kills the soul. |
| Male | |
| Ullathil kaadhalai sumanthu kondu | Carrying love deep inside your heart, |
| Udhattil maraichaal maraiyaathae | It won't stay hidden if you deny it with your lips. |
| Uravin nizhalil nindru kondu | Standing under the shadow of a bond, |
| Veyilil kaadhalai veesaathae | Do not cast love into the burning sun. |
| Male | |
| Manadhil aasaiyai pudhaithu vittu | Burying your desires in your mind, |
| Marainju marainju vaazhaathae | Do not live in hiding. |
| Ennai marakka ninaithu vittu | Trying to forget me, |
| Unnai neeyae izhakkaathae | Do not lose yourself. |
| Male | |
| Yaaroda sadhi …. | Whose conspiracy is this... |
| Nee vacha pori | The trap you laid, |
| Nenjukkul vali | The agony inside the chest, |
| Vali vali vali vali | Pain, pain, pain, pain, |
| Vali vali vali valiyae | Oh pain, pain, pain, pain! |
| Male | |
| Arali vidhaiyil mulacha | Sprouted from a poisonous oleander seed, |
| Thulasi chediyaa kaadhal | Is love a sacred basil plant? |
| Thulasi chediyaa kaadhal | Is love a sacred basil plant? |
| Chorus | |
| Ohh..haaa… | Ohh..haaa… |
| Chorus | |
| Uravai manadhu valarkkuthae | The heart nurtures the relationship, |
| Ohh..haaa… | Ohh..haaa… |
| Uyirai aruththu edukkuthae | It severs and tears life apart, |
| Ohh..haaa… | Ohh..haaa… |
| Kannil kaadhal vidhaikkuthae | It sows love in the eyes, |
| Ohh..haaa… | Ohh..haaa… |
| Male :Kadaisiyil usurai kolluthae | Male :In the end, it kills the soul. |
| Chorus :Kadaisiyil usurai kolluthae | Chorus :In the end, it kills the soul. |
| Male :Kadaisiyil usurai kolluthae | Male :In the end, it kills the soul. |
அரளி விதையில் முளைச்ச
துளசி செடியா காதல்
துளசி செடியா காதல்
குழு :
ஓ ஹா
Sprouted from a poisonous oleander seed,
Is love a sacred basil plant?
Is love a sacred basil plant?
உறவை மனது வளர்க்குதே
குழு :
ஓ ஹா
உயிரை அறுத்து எடுக்குதே
குழு :
ஓ ஹா
கண்ணில் காதல் விதைக்குதே
குழு :
ஓ ஹா
கடைசியில் உசுரை கொல்லுதே
குழு :
ஓ ஹா
Ohh..haaa…
அரளி விதையில் முளைச்ச
துளசி செடியா காதல்
துளசி செடியா காதல்
குழு :
ஓ ஹா
The heart nurtures the relationship,
Chorus :Ohh..haaa…
Male :It severs and tears life apart,
Chorus :Ohh..haaa…
Male :It sows love in the eyes,
Chorus :Ohh..haaa…
Male :In the end, it kills the soul.
Chorus :Ohh..haaa…
உறவை மனது வளர்க்குதே
ஓ ஹா
உயிரை அறுத்து எடுக்குதே
ஓ ஹா
கண்ணில் காதல் விதைக்குதே
ஓ ஹா
கடைசியில் உசுரை கொல்லுதே
குழு :
கடைசியில் உசுரை கொல்லுதே
கடைசியில் உசுரை கொல்லுதே
Sprouted from a poisonous oleander seed,
Is love a sacred basil plant?
Is love a sacred basil plant?
Chorus :Ohh..haaa…
உள்ளத்தில் காதலை சுமந்துக் கொண்டு
உதட்டில் மறைச்சால் மறையாதே
உறவின் நிழலில் நின்றுக் கொண்டு
வெயிலில் காதலை வீசாதே
The heart nurtures the relationship,
Ohh..haaa…
It severs and tears life apart,
Ohh..haaa…
It sows love in the eyes,
Ohh..haaa…
Male :In the end, it kills the soul.
Chorus :In the end, it kills the soul.
Male :In the end, it kills the soul.
மனதில் ஆசையை புதைத்து விட்டு
மறைஞ்சு மறைஞ்சு வாழாதே
என்னை மறக்க நினைத்து விட்டு
உன்னை நீயே இழக்காதே
Carrying love deep inside your heart,
It won't stay hidden if you deny it with your lips.
Standing under the shadow of a bond,
Do not cast love into the burning sun.
யாரோட சதி நீ வச்ச பொறி
நெஞ்சுக்குள் வலி
வலி வலி வலி வலி
வலி வலி வலி வலியே
Burying your desires in your mind,
Do not live in hiding.
Trying to forget me,
Do not lose yourself.
அரளி விதையில் முளைச்ச
துளசி செடியா காதல்
துளசி செடியா காதல்
Whose conspiracy is this...
The trap you laid,
The agony inside the chest,
Pain, pain, pain, pain,
Oh pain, pain, pain, pain!
உறவை மனது வளர்க்குதே
ஓ ஹா
உயிரை அறுத்து எடுக்குதே
ஓ ஹா
கண்ணில் காதல் விதைக்குதே
ஓ ஹா
கடைசியில் உசுரை கொல்லுதே
குழு :
கடைசியில் உசுரை கொல்லுதே
கடைசியில் உசுரை கொல்லுதே
Sprouted from a poisonous oleander seed,
Is love a sacred basil plant?
Is love a sacred basil plant?
Ohh..haaa…
The heart nurtures the relationship,
Ohh..haaa…
It severs and tears life apart,
Ohh..haaa…
It sows love in the eyes,
Ohh..haaa…
Male :In the end, it kills the soul.
Chorus :In the end, it kills the soul.
Male :In the end, it kills the soul.
Arali vidhaiyil mulacha
Sprouted from a poisonous oleander seed,
Thulasi chediyaa kaadhal
Is love a sacred basil plant?
Thulasi chediya kaadhal
Is love a sacred basil plant?
Ohh..haaa…
Ohh..haaa…
Uravai manadhu valarkkuthae
The heart nurtures the relationship,
Chorus :Ohh..haaa…
Chorus :Ohh..haaa…
Male :Uyirai aruththu edukkuthae
Male :It severs and tears life apart,
Chorus :Ohh..haaa…
Chorus :Ohh..haaa…
Male :Kannil kaadhal vidhaikkuthae
Male :It sows love in the eyes,
Chorus :Ohh..haaa…
Chorus :Ohh..haaa…
Male :Kadaisiyil usurai kolluthae
Male :In the end, it kills the soul.
Chorus :Ohh..haaa…
Chorus :Ohh..haaa…
Arali vidhaiyil mulacha
Sprouted from a poisonous oleander seed,
Thulasi chediyaa kaadhal
Is love a sacred basil plant?
Thulasi chediya kadhal
Is love a sacred basil plant?
Chorus :Ohh..haaa…
Chorus :Ohh..haaa…
Uravai manadhu valarkkuthae
The heart nurtures the relationship,
Ohh..haaa…
Ohh..haaa…
Uyirai aruththu edukkuthae
It severs and tears life apart,
Ohh..haaa…
Ohh..haaa…
Kannil kaadhal vidhaikkuthae
It sows love in the eyes,
Ohh..haaa…
Ohh..haaa…
Male :Kadaisiyil usurai kolluthae
Male :In the end, it kills the soul.
Chorus :Kadaisiyil usurai kolluthae
Chorus :In the end, it kills the soul.
Male :Kadaisiyil usurai kolluthae
Male :In the end, it kills the soul.
Ullathil kaadhalai sumanthu kondu
Carrying love deep inside your heart,
Udhattil maraichaal maraiyaathae
It won't stay hidden if you deny it with your lips.
Uravin nizhalil nindru kondu
Standing under the shadow of a bond,
Veyilil kaadhalai veesaathae
Do not cast love into the burning sun.
Manadhil aasaiyai pudhaithu vittu
Burying your desires in your mind,
Marainju marainju vaazhaathae
Do not live in hiding.
Ennai marakka ninaithu vittu
Trying to forget me,
Unnai neeyae izhakkaathae
Do not lose yourself.
Yaaroda sadhi ….
Whose conspiracy is this...
Nee vacha pori
The trap you laid,
Nenjukkul vali
The agony inside the chest,
Vali vali vali vali
Pain, pain, pain, pain,
Vali vali vali valiyae
Oh pain, pain, pain, pain!
Arali vidhaiyil mulacha
Sprouted from a poisonous oleander seed,
Thulasi chediyaa kaadhal
Is love a sacred basil plant?
Thulasi chediyaa kaadhal
Is love a sacred basil plant?
Ohh..haaa…
Ohh..haaa…
Uravai manadhu valarkkuthae
The heart nurtures the relationship,
Ohh..haaa…
Ohh..haaa…
Uyirai aruththu edukkuthae
It severs and tears life apart,
Ohh..haaa…
Ohh..haaa…
Kannil kaadhal vidhaikkuthae
It sows love in the eyes,
Ohh..haaa…
Ohh..haaa…
Male :Kadaisiyil usurai kolluthae
Male :In the end, it kills the soul.
Chorus :Kadaisiyil usurai kolluthae
Chorus :In the end, it kills the soul.
Male :Kadaisiyil usurai kolluthae
Male :In the end, it kills the soul.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant song conveys the agonizing paradox of love. Love is poetically compared to a sacred Thulasi (holy basil) plant growing from a toxic Arali (oleander) seed—presenting an aura of purity and sanctity while rooted in lethal pain. The singer reflects on how love plants hope in the eyes and nurtures emotional bonds, yet ultimately destroys one's peace and kills the spirit.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Arali vidhaiyil mulacha / Thulasi chediyaa kaadhal”
Compares love to a holy basil plant (Thulasi) growing from a poisonous oleander seed (Arali vidhai), symbolizing how something pure can originate from or bring lethal pain.
Initial Alliteration (Monai)
“Ullathil kaadhalai sumanthu kondu / Udhattil maraichaal maraiyaathae”
Repetition of the initial vowel sound 'U' across words in adjacent lines (Ullathil / Udhattil, Uravin).
Repetition (Adukku Thodar)
“Vali vali vali vali”
Repeated emphasis on the word 'vali' (pain) to highlight overwhelming grief and suffering.
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Trivia
This track is from the 2004 Tamil film 'Kovil' starring Silambarasan (Simbu) and Sonia Agarwal, directed by Hari. The musical score was composed by Harris Jayaraj, with lyrics written by Snehan.
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