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Azhagennum Oviyam

From Oorukku Uzhaippavan · 1976

Lyricist: Muthulingam
Singers: K. J. Yesudas, P. Susheela
Music director: M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name: Oorukku Uzhaippavan
Movie release year: 1976
Lyrics added on: 17 Dec 2019

Lyrics & meaning

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Azhagenum oviyam ingae

Unnai ezhudhiya ravivarman engae

Azhagenum oviyam ingae

Unnai ezhudhiya ravivarman engae

Ilakkiya kaaviyam ingae

Unnai iyattriya paavalan engae

Ilakkiya kaaviyam ingae

Unnai iyattriya paavalan engae….

Ilakkiya kaaviyam ingae

Unnai iyattriya paavalan engae

Kaaman kalaikkor kalloori

Kanden iru vizhiyil

Kavi kamban ezhudhaa paattellaam

Ketten kili mozhiyil

Muthu charangal sindhaamal

Sindhum kuru nagaiyil

Naan moondraam thamizhai paarkkindren

Kannae unadhan idai asaivil

Azhagenum oviyam ingae

Unnai ezhudhiya ravivarman engae

Endrum ilamai maaraamal

Vaazhum sarithiramae

Nee endhan thalaivan endrennum

Ennam inithidumae

Ondraa irandaa en aasai

Sollil varuvadhillai

Naan unnaal adaiyum paerinbam

Andha sorgam tharuvadhillai

Ilakkiya kaaviyam ingae

Unnai iyattriya paavalan engae

Azhagenum oviyam ingae

Unnai ezhudhiya ravivarman engae

Here is a painting called beauty,

where is the Ravi Varma who painted you?

Here is a painting called beauty,

where is the Ravi Varma who painted you?

Here is a literary epic,

where is the poet who composed you?

Here is a literary epic,

where is the poet who composed you?

Here is a literary epic,

where is the poet who composed you?

A college for the art of love,

I see in your two eyes.

All the verses the poet Kamban never wrote,

I hear in your sweet, parrot-like voice.

Without spilling strings of pearls,

in the gentle smile you offer,

I see the third Tamil (the art of dance and drama),

my love, in the sway of your waist.

Here is a painting called beauty,

where is the Ravi Varma who painted you?

Never losing its youthful charm,

you are living history!

The thought that you are my man,

brings such sweetness to my heart.

Are my desires just one or two?

They cannot be put into words.

The supreme joy I find with you,

even heaven itself cannot give.

Here is a literary epic,

where is the poet who composed you?

Here is a painting called beauty,

where is the Ravi Varma who painted you?

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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