Aruvi Onnu
From Seevalaperi Pandi · 1994
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Swarnalatha
- Music director
- Adithyan
- Details
- Seevalaperi Pandi1994
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Aruvi onnu kudhikuthu | A waterfall is leaping down, |
| Vanthu paarunga | Come and take a look! |
| Kuruvi onnu kulikkudhu | A little bird is taking a bath, |
| Kanna moodunga | Close your eyes! |
| Female | |
| Paatu katti paadidum | I can weave a song and sing, |
| Natu kattai naanunga | I am a sturdy country girl. |
| Selai ennun kootukkul | Inside the nest of my saree, |
| Serthu vecha thaenunga | Is honey stored away. |
| Female | |
| Aruvi onnu kudhikuthu | A waterfall is leaping down, |
| Vanthu paarunga | Come and take a look! |
| Kuruvi onnu kulikkudhu | A little bird is taking a bath, |
| Kanna moodunga | Close your eyes! |
| Female | |
| Aan thodatha meniyai | On a body untouched by a man, |
| Meen thottu paarkaiyil | When a fish brushes against it, |
| Mella mella noguthu | It slowly aches with sensation, |
| Melum konjam verkuthu | And breaks out into a sweet sweat. |
| Female | |
| Enakkul engo engo | Somewhere deep within me, |
| Neerthuli sendraduthu | A drop of water dances, |
| Nimmathi undaaguthu | Bringing a sense of relief. |
| Thaana sirichu thaniya kulichen | I laughed to myself and bathed alone, |
| Thaavani ennanathu… | Oh, what happened to my half-saree... |
| Female | |
| Aruvi onnu kudhikuthu | A waterfall is leaping down, |
| Vanthu paarunga | Come and take a look! |
| Kuruvi onnu kulikkudhu | A little bird is taking a bath, |
| Kanna moodunga | Close your eyes! |
| Female | |
| Azhaga thaniya aalanum | I want to enjoy this beauty all alone, |
| Aasai theera kulikanum | I want to bathe to my heart's content. |
| Inba vaasal thurakanum | The doors of bliss should open, |
| Ella narambum thudikanum | Every nerve should throb with joy. |
| Female | |
| Paasamum nee paarkanum | You must show your love, |
| Paruvamum theerum munnae | Before youth slips away, |
| Panthikku paai podanum | We must lay the mat for the feast. |
| Vellari pinjukku vidhaiyae illa | A tender cucumber has no seeds, |
| Muzhusaa nee thinganum | You should devour it whole! |
| Female | |
| Aruvi onnu kudhikuthu | A waterfall is leaping down, |
| Vanthu paarunga | Come and take a look! |
| Kuruvi onnu kulikkudhu | A little bird is taking a bath, |
| Kanna moodunga | Close your eyes! |
| Female | |
| Paatu katti paadidum | I can weave a song and sing, |
| Natu kattai naanunga | I am a sturdy country girl. |
| Selai ennun kootukkul | Inside the nest of my saree, |
| Serthu vecha thaenunga | Is honey stored away. |
| Female | |
| Aruvi onnu kudhikuthu | A waterfall is leaping down, |
| Vanthu paarunga | Come and take a look! |
| Kuruvi onnu kulikkudhu | A little bird is taking a bath, |
| Kanna moodunga | Close your eyes! |
அருவி ஒன்னு குதிக்குது
வந்து பாருங்க
குருவி ஒன்னு குளிக்குது
கண்ண மூடுங்க
பாட்டு கட்டி பாடிடும்
நாட்டு கட்டை நானுங்க
சேலை என்னும் கூட்டுக்குள்
சேர்த்து வச்ச தேனுங்க
A waterfall is leaping down,
Come and take a look!
A little bird is taking a bath,
Close your eyes!
அருவி ஒன்னு குதிக்குது
வந்து பாருங்க
குருவி ஒன்னு குளிக்குது
கண்ணா மூடுங்க
I can weave a song and sing,
I am a sturdy country girl.
Inside the nest of my saree,
Is honey stored away.
ஆண் தொடாத மேனியை
மீன்கள் தொட்டு பார்க்கையில்
மெல்ல மெல்ல நோகுது
மேலும் கொஞ்சம் வேற்குது
எனக்குள் எங்கோ எங்கோ
நீர்த்துளி சென்றாடுது
நிம்மதி உண்டாகுது
தான சிரிச்சு தனியா குளிச்சேன்
தாவணி என்னானது.
A waterfall is leaping down,
Come and take a look!
A little bird is taking a bath,
Close your eyes!
அருவி ஒன்னு குதிக்குது
வந்து பாருங்க
குருவி ஒன்னு குளிக்குது
கண்ணா மூடுங்க
பாட்டு கட்டி பாடிடும்
நாட்டு கட்டை நானுங்க
சேலை என்னும் கூட்டுக்குள்
சேர்த்து வச்ச தேனுங்க
On a body untouched by a man,
When a fish brushes against it,
It slowly aches with sensation,
And breaks out into a sweet sweat.
அருவி ஒன்னு குதிக்குது
வந்து பாருங்க
குருவி ஒன்னு குளிக்குது
கண்ணா மூடுங்க
Somewhere deep within me,
A drop of water dances,
Bringing a sense of relief.
I laughed to myself and bathed alone,
Oh, what happened to my half-saree...
அழக தனியா ஆளனும்
ஆச தீர குளிக்கணும்
இன்ப வாசல் துறக்கணும்
எல்லா நரம்பும் துடிக்கணும்
பாசமும் நீ பார்க்கணும்
பருவமும் தீரும் முன்னே
பந்திக்கு பாய் போடணும்
வெள்ளரி பிஞ்சுக்கு விதையே
இல்ல முழுசா நீ திங்கணும்
A waterfall is leaping down,
Come and take a look!
A little bird is taking a bath,
Close your eyes!
அருவி ஒன்னு குதிக்குது
வந்து பாருங்க
குருவி ஒன்னு குளிக்குது
கண்ணா மூடுங்க
பாட்டு கட்டி பாடிடும்
நாட்டு கட்டை நானுங்க
சேலை என்னும் கூட்டுக்குள்
சேர்த்து வச்ச தேனுங்க
I want to enjoy this beauty all alone,
I want to bathe to my heart's content.
The doors of bliss should open,
Every nerve should throb with joy.
அருவி ஒன்னு குதிக்குது
வந்து பாருங்க
குருவி ஒன்னு குளிக்குது
கண்ணா மூடுங்க
You must show your love,
Before youth slips away,
We must lay the mat for the feast.
A tender cucumber has no seeds,
You should devour it whole!
A waterfall is leaping down,
Come and take a look!
A little bird is taking a bath,
Close your eyes!
I can weave a song and sing,
I am a sturdy country girl.
Inside the nest of my saree,
Is honey stored away.
A waterfall is leaping down,
Come and take a look!
A little bird is taking a bath,
Close your eyes!
Aruvi onnu kudhikuthu
A waterfall is leaping down,
Vanthu paarunga
Come and take a look!
Kuruvi onnu kulikkudhu
A little bird is taking a bath,
Kanna moodunga
Close your eyes!
Paatu katti paadidum
I can weave a song and sing,
Natu kattai naanunga
I am a sturdy country girl.
Selai ennun kootukkul
Inside the nest of my saree,
Serthu vecha thaenunga
Is honey stored away.
Aruvi onnu kudhikuthu
A waterfall is leaping down,
Vanthu paarunga
Come and take a look!
Kuruvi onnu kulikkudhu
A little bird is taking a bath,
Kanna moodunga
Close your eyes!
Aan thodatha meniyai
On a body untouched by a man,
Meen thottu paarkaiyil
When a fish brushes against it,
Mella mella noguthu
It slowly aches with sensation,
Melum konjam verkuthu
And breaks out into a sweet sweat.
Enakkul engo engo
Somewhere deep within me,
Neerthuli sendraduthu
A drop of water dances,
Nimmathi undaaguthu
Bringing a sense of relief.
Thaana sirichu thaniya kulichen
I laughed to myself and bathed alone,
Thaavani ennanathu…
Oh, what happened to my half-saree...
Aruvi onnu kudhikuthu
A waterfall is leaping down,
Vanthu paarunga
Come and take a look!
Kuruvi onnu kulikkudhu
A little bird is taking a bath,
Kanna moodunga
Close your eyes!
Azhaga thaniya aalanum
I want to enjoy this beauty all alone,
Aasai theera kulikanum
I want to bathe to my heart's content.
Inba vaasal thurakanum
The doors of bliss should open,
Ella narambum thudikanum
Every nerve should throb with joy.
Paasamum nee paarkanum
You must show your love,
Paruvamum theerum munnae
Before youth slips away,
Panthikku paai podanum
We must lay the mat for the feast.
Vellari pinjukku vidhaiyae illa
A tender cucumber has no seeds,
Muzhusaa nee thinganum
You should devour it whole!
Aruvi onnu kudhikuthu
A waterfall is leaping down,
Vanthu paarunga
Come and take a look!
Kuruvi onnu kulikkudhu
A little bird is taking a bath,
Kanna moodunga
Close your eyes!
Paatu katti paadidum
I can weave a song and sing,
Natu kattai naanunga
I am a sturdy country girl.
Selai ennun kootukkul
Inside the nest of my saree,
Serthu vecha thaenunga
Is honey stored away.
Aruvi onnu kudhikuthu
A waterfall is leaping down,
Vanthu paarunga
Come and take a look!
Kuruvi onnu kulikkudhu
A little bird is taking a bath,
Kanna moodunga
Close your eyes!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Aruvi Onnu Kudhikuthu from the film Seevalaperi Pandi (1994) is a playful and sensual folk song celebrating youth, freedom, and intimacy. Sung from the perspective of a young village woman bathing at a river waterfall, the song uses vivid natural imagery to reflect her inner sensations and burgeoning desires as water and aquatic life touch her skin.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Selai ennun kootukkul / Serthu vecha thaenunga”
The speaker compares herself to a bathing sparrow ('kuruvi') and describes her saree as a nest concealing stored honey ('selai ennun kootukkul serthu vecha thaen').
Second-letter Rhyme (Ethirai)
“Aruvi onnu kudhikuthu ... Kuruvi onnu kulikkudhu”
The second consonant sound 'ru' rhymes in 'Aruvi' and 'Kuruvi', creating a classic Tamil poetic rhythm.
End Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Azhaga thaniya aalanum / Aasai theera kulikanum”
Successive verbal adverbs end with matching 'anum' sounds ('aalanum', 'kulikanum', 'thurakanum', 'thudikanum').
Repetition for Emphasis (Adukku Thodar)
“Mella mella noguthu”
Words like 'mella mella' and 'engo engo' are repeated to heighten the sensory experience.
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Trivia
Seevalaperi Pandi (1994) was a landmark village-action film starring Napoleon. The iconic music score was composed by Adithyan, whose rural folk compositions contributed significantly to the film's massive box-office success.
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