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Aruvi Karai Orathile

From Azhagu Nila · 1962

Lyricist
A. Maruthakasi
Singer
P. Susheela
Music director
R. Sudharsanam
Movie name
Azhagu Nila
Movie release year
1962
Lyrics added on
8 Apr 2023

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
Aruvi karai orathilae
Amaidhi kollum nerathilae
Paruva kaathu veesudhu
Pala kadhaigal pesudhu
Aruvi karai orathilae
Amaidhi kollum nerathilae
Paruva kaathu veesudhu
Pala kadhaigal pesudhu hoo oo oo
Uruvamilla oruvan ulagil
Onnai padaichaanam
Andha onnukkullae pala porulai
Unara vechaanaam
Uruvamilla oruvan ulagil
Onnai padaichaanam
Andha onnukkullae pala porulai
Unara vechaanaam
Kannukkullae thullum
Meenai kaana vechaanam
Kannukkullae thullum
Meenai kaana vechaanam
Kannathilae rojaa poovai
Minna vechaanaam…
Kannathilae rojaa poovai
Minna vechaanaam..
Aruvi karai orathilae
Amaidhi kollum nerathilae
Paruva kaathu veesudhu
Pala kadhaigal pesudhu hoo oo oo
Annathaiyum nadaiyinilae
Amara vechaanaam
Kaatril aadugindra poongodi pol
Idaiya amaichanaam
Annathaiyum nadaiyinilae
Amara vechaanaam
Kaatril aadugindra poongodi pol
Idaiya amaichanaam
Vanna nila thannai pola
Mugam amaichaanaam
Vanna nila thannai pola
Mugam amaichaanaam
Vaanavillai puruvamaga
Maathi vechaanaam
Vaanavillai puruvamaga
Maathi vechaanaam
Aruvi karai orathilae
Amaidhi kollum nerathilae
Paruva kaathu veesudhu
Pala kadhaigal pesudhu hoo oo oo
Kovai kani thannai udhattil
Kulavi vittanaam
Inbam konjam kili mozhiyai
Naavil ulava vittaanaam
Kovai kani thannai udhattil
Kulavi vittanaam
Inbam konjam kili mozhiyai
Naavil ulava vittaanaam
Megathaiyum koondhalaaga
Meiya vittanaam
Megathaiyum koondhalaaga
Meiya vittanaam
Andha dhegathukku pen ennum
Perai ittaanaam
Andha dhegathukku pen ennum
Perai ittaanaam
Aruvi karai orathilae
Amaidhi kollum nerathilae
Paruva kaathu veesudhu
Pala kadhaigal pesudhu hoo oo oo
By the banks of the waterfall,
In this quiet, peaceful hour,
The youthful breeze is blowing,
Whispering many stories.
By the banks of the waterfall,
In this quiet, peaceful hour,
The youthful breeze is blowing,
Whispering many stories, ooh...
The formless God, they say,
Created a single wondrous being in this world,
And within that one creation,
Made so many wonders felt.
The formless God, they say,
Created a single wondrous being in this world,
And within that one creation,
Made so many wonders felt.
He made leaping fish
Appear within her eyes,
He made leaping fish
Appear within her eyes,
And on her cheeks, a rose
He made to glow and shine...
And on her cheeks, a rose
He made to glow and shine...
By the banks of the waterfall,
In this quiet, peaceful hour,
The youthful breeze is blowing,
Whispering many stories, ooh...
The grace of a swan
He placed into her walk,
Like a flowering vine swaying in the wind,
He shaped her waist.
The grace of a swan
He placed into her walk,
Like a flowering vine swaying in the wind,
He shaped her waist.
Just like the radiant moon,
He crafted her face,
Just like the radiant moon,
He crafted her face,
And the rainbow itself
He turned into her eyebrows.
And the rainbow itself
He turned into her eyebrows.
By the banks of the waterfall,
In this quiet, peaceful hour,
The youthful breeze is blowing,
Whispering many stories, ooh...
The crimson ivy gourd fruit
He painted onto her lips,
And the sweet chatter of a parrot
He let flow upon her tongue.
The crimson ivy gourd fruit
He painted onto her lips,
And the sweet chatter of a parrot
He let flow upon her tongue.
And the dark clouds as long hair
He allowed to softly spread,
And the dark clouds as long hair
He allowed to softly spread,
And to that wondrous form,
He gave the name "Woman".
And to that wondrous form,
He gave the name "Woman".
By the banks of the waterfall,
In this quiet, peaceful hour,
The youthful breeze is blowing,
Whispering many stories, ooh...
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Aruvi karai orathilae' from the 1962 Tamil movie 'Azhagu Nila' is a poetically evocative ode to divine craftsmanship and the beauty of womanhood. Set against the peaceful backdrop of a waterfall and a gentle seasonal breeze, the narrator muses on how a formless God crafted a singular masterpiece—woman—and adorned her with nature's finest elements.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai) / Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

Kaatril aadugindra poongodi pol

Compares female physical features directly to elements of nature, such as eyes to leaping fish, waist to a swaying vine, face to the moon, eyebrows to a rainbow, lips to ivy gourd, and hair to dark clouds.

Second-Letter Rhyme (Edhugai)

Aruvi karai orathilae / Amaidhi kollum nerathilae

Tamil poetic rhyme where the second letter of consecutive lines matches (e.g., Aruvi / Amaidhi, Uruvamilla / Onnai).

Personification

Paruva kaathu veesudhu / Pala kadhaigal pesudhu

Attributes human traits to nature, describing the seasonal wind as telling many stories.

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Trivia

Composed by R. Sudharsanam with lyrics by A. Maruthakasi and sung by P. Susheela, 'Aruvi karai orathilae' is a classic example of early 1960s Tamil film songs that blended classical nature imagery (Cangam poetry tropes like fish-eyes and swan-gaits) with soft melody.

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