Azhagennum Oviyam
From Oorukku Uzhaippavan · 1976
- Lyricist
- Muthulingam
- Singers
- K. J. Yesudas, P. Susheela
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Oorukku Uzhaippavan1976
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Azhagenum oviyam ingae | Here is a painting named beauty. |
| Unnai ezhudhiya ravivarman engae | Where is Raja Ravi Varma who painted you? |
| Azhagenum oviyam ingae | Here is a painting named beauty. |
| Unnai ezhudhiya ravivarman engae | Where is Raja Ravi Varma who painted you? |
| Female | |
| Ilakkiya kaaviyam ingae | Here is a literary epic. |
| Unnai iyattriya paavalan engae | Where is the poet who created you? |
| Ilakkiya kaaviyam ingae | Here is a literary epic. |
| Unnai iyattriya paavalan engae…. | Where is the poet who created you? |
| Female | |
| Ilakkiya kaaviyam ingae | Here is a literary epic. |
| Unnai iyattriya paavalan engae | Where is the poet who created you? |
| Male | |
| Kaaman kalaikkor kalloori | A college for the art of Kamadeva, |
| Kanden iru vizhiyil | I saw in both your eyes. |
| Kavi kamban ezhudhaa paattellaam | Songs that the great poet Kamban never wrote, |
| Ketten kili mozhiyil | I heard in your parrot-like sweet voice. |
| Male | |
| Muthu charangal sindhaamal | Without scattering strings of pearls, |
| Sindhum kuru nagaiyil | In the gentle smile that spills forth, |
| Naan moondraam thamizhai paarkkindren | I behold Natakam, the third form of Tamil, |
| Kannae unadhan idai asaivil | My dear, in the sway of your slender waist. |
| Male | |
| Azhagenum oviyam ingae | Here is a painting named beauty. |
| Unnai ezhudhiya ravivarman engae | Where is Raja Ravi Varma who painted you? |
| Female | |
| Endrum ilamai maaraamal | With eternal youthfulness unchanged, |
| Vaazhum sarithiramae | Oh living history! |
| Nee endhan thalaivan endrennum | The constant thought that you are my leader, |
| Ennam inithidumae | That thought makes my heart sweet. |
| Ondraa irandaa en aasai | Is my desire just one or two? |
| Sollil varuvadhillai | It cannot be expressed in words. |
| Naan unnaal adaiyum paerinbam | The supreme bliss I attain because of you, |
| Andha sorgam tharuvadhillai | Even that heaven cannot bestow upon me. |
| Female | |
| Ilakkiya kaaviyam ingae | Here is a literary epic. |
| Unnai iyattriya paavalan engae | Where is the poet who created you? |
| Male | |
| Azhagenum oviyam ingae | Here is a painting named beauty. |
| Unnai ezhudhiya ravivarman engae | Where is Raja Ravi Varma who painted you? |
அழகெனும் ஓவியம் இங்கே
உன்னை எழுதிய ரவி வர்மன் எங்கே
அழகெனும் ஓவியம் இங்கே
உன்னை எழுதிய ரவி வர்மன் எங்கே
Here is a painting named beauty.
Where is Raja Ravi Varma who painted you?
Here is a painting named beauty.
Where is Raja Ravi Varma who painted you?
இலக்கிய காவியம் இங்கே
உன்னை இயற்றிய பாவலன் எங்கே
இலக்கிய காவியம் இங்கே
உன்னை இயற்றிய பாவலன் எங்கே
Here is a literary epic.
Where is the poet who created you?
Here is a literary epic.
Where is the poet who created you?
இலக்கிய காவியம் இங்கே
உன்னை இயற்றிய பாவலன் எங்கே
Here is a literary epic.
Where is the poet who created you?
காமன் கலைக்கோர் கல்லூரி
கண்டேன் இரு விழியில்
கவி கம்பன் எழுதா பாட்டெல்லாம்
கேட்டேன் கிளி மொழியில்
A college for the art of Kamadeva,
I saw in both your eyes.
Songs that the great poet Kamban never wrote,
I heard in your parrot-like sweet voice.
முத்து சரங்கள் சிந்தாமல்
சிந்தும் குறு நகையில்
நான் மூன்றாம் தமிழை பார்க்கிறேன்
கண்ணே உந்தன் இடை அசைவில்
Without scattering strings of pearls,
In the gentle smile that spills forth,
I behold Natakam, the third form of Tamil,
My dear, in the sway of your slender waist.
அழகெனும் ஓவியம் இங்கே
உன்னை எழுதிய ரவி வர்மன் எங்கே
Here is a painting named beauty.
Where is Raja Ravi Varma who painted you?
என்றும் இளமை மாறாமல்
வாழும் சரித்திரமே
நீ எந்தன் தலைவன் என்றெண்ணும்
எண்ணம் இனித்திடுமே
ஒன்றா இரண்டா என்னாசை
சொல்லில் வருவதில்லை
நான் உன்னால் அடையும் பேரின்பம்
அந்த சொர்க்கம் தருவதில்லை
With eternal youthfulness unchanged,
Oh living history!
The constant thought that you are my leader,
That thought makes my heart sweet.
Is my desire just one or two?
It cannot be expressed in words.
The supreme bliss I attain because of you,
Even that heaven cannot bestow upon me.
இலக்கிய காவியம் இங்கே
உன்னை இயற்றிய பாவலன் எங்கே
Here is a literary epic.
Where is the poet who created you?
அழகெனும் ஓவியம் இங்கே
உன்னை எழுதிய ரவி வர்மன் எங்கே
Here is a painting named beauty.
Where is Raja Ravi Varma who painted you?
Azhagenum oviyam ingae
Here is a painting named beauty.
Unnai ezhudhiya ravivarman engae
Where is Raja Ravi Varma who painted you?
Azhagenum oviyam ingae
Here is a painting named beauty.
Unnai ezhudhiya ravivarman engae
Where is Raja Ravi Varma who painted you?
Ilakkiya kaaviyam ingae
Here is a literary epic.
Unnai iyattriya paavalan engae
Where is the poet who created you?
Ilakkiya kaaviyam ingae
Here is a literary epic.
Unnai iyattriya paavalan engae….
Where is the poet who created you?
Ilakkiya kaaviyam ingae
Here is a literary epic.
Unnai iyattriya paavalan engae
Where is the poet who created you?
Kaaman kalaikkor kalloori
A college for the art of Kamadeva,
Kanden iru vizhiyil
I saw in both your eyes.
Kavi kamban ezhudhaa paattellaam
Songs that the great poet Kamban never wrote,
Ketten kili mozhiyil
I heard in your parrot-like sweet voice.
Muthu charangal sindhaamal
Without scattering strings of pearls,
Sindhum kuru nagaiyil
In the gentle smile that spills forth,
Naan moondraam thamizhai paarkkindren
I behold Natakam, the third form of Tamil,
Kannae unadhan idai asaivil
My dear, in the sway of your slender waist.
Azhagenum oviyam ingae
Here is a painting named beauty.
Unnai ezhudhiya ravivarman engae
Where is Raja Ravi Varma who painted you?
Endrum ilamai maaraamal
With eternal youthfulness unchanged,
Vaazhum sarithiramae
Oh living history!
Nee endhan thalaivan endrennum
The constant thought that you are my leader,
Ennam inithidumae
That thought makes my heart sweet.
Ondraa irandaa en aasai
Is my desire just one or two?
Sollil varuvadhillai
It cannot be expressed in words.
Naan unnaal adaiyum paerinbam
The supreme bliss I attain because of you,
Andha sorgam tharuvadhillai
Even that heaven cannot bestow upon me.
Ilakkiya kaaviyam ingae
Here is a literary epic.
Unnai iyattriya paavalan engae
Where is the poet who created you?
Azhagenum oviyam ingae
Here is a painting named beauty.
Unnai ezhudhiya ravivarman engae
Where is Raja Ravi Varma who painted you?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This romantic song from the film 'Oorukku Uzhaippavan' (1976) expresses deep admiration between lovers by comparing human beauty to timeless fine arts. The male lead marvels at his beloved's beauty, comparing her to a painting by the legendary master Raja Ravi Varma and an epic crafted by a master poet. He sees divine romance and unwritten poetry in her eyes, voice, and graceful posture. In turn, the female lead praises her lover as living history and declares that the joy derived from his love surpasses the heavenly pleasures of paradise.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai (Metaphor / Comparison)
“Azhagenum oviyam ingae / Unnai ezhudhiya ravivarman engae”
Compares the heroine's physical beauty to a painting by Ravi Varma and a grand literary epic.
Hyperbole (Uruvagandhu / Atisayokthi)
“Naan unnaal adaiyum paerinbam / Andha sorgam tharuvadhillai”
Exaggerates the lovers' bliss by stating that even heaven (sorgam) cannot offer the supreme happiness found in their love.
Monai (Alliteration)
“Ilakkiya kaaviyam ingae / Unnai iyattriya paavalan engae”
Repetition of the initial letter 'I' in 'Ilakkiya' and 'Iyattriya'.
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Trivia
The song features iconic imagery referencing the legendary Indian painter Raja Ravi Varma and the classical Tamil epic poet Kavi Kamban, emphasizing traditional aesthetic sensibilities in Tamil cinema lyrics.
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