Geetha Orunaal Pazhagum
From Aval – 1972 Film · 1972
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- P. Susheela, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Sankar Ganesh
- Details
- Aval – 1972 Film1972
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Geetha …geetha….geetha….. | Geetha… Geetha… Geetha… |
| Male | |
| Geethaa oru naal pazhagum uravalla | Geetha, this relationship is not something formed in just a single day |
| Kaadhal neeril thondrum nizhal allla | Love is not a fleeting reflection that appears in water |
| Geethaa oru naal pazhagum uravalla | Geetha, this relationship is not something formed in just a single day |
| Kaadhal neeril thondrum nizhal allla | Love is not a fleeting reflection that appears in water |
| Female | |
| Oodalil konjam | With a little feigned lover's tiff |
| Male :Lalal lalal lalalaa | Male: Lalal lalal lalalaa |
| Female :Poivara ennum | Female: Pretending to say goodbye |
| Male :Lalal lalal lalalaa | Male: Lalal lalal lalalaa |
| Male | |
| Poovaiyur ullam | A woman's tender heart |
| Female :Aaa aa aa aa | Female: Aaa aa aa aa |
| Male :Pudhu malar vannam | Male: Has the hue of a fresh blossom |
| Female :Aa aa aa aa | Female: Aa aa aa aa |
| Unakkaaga pirandhenae | I was born only for you |
| Uyirodu kalandhenae vaa | I have merged into your soul, come to me |
| Female | |
| Kanna oru naal pazhagum uravalla | Oh Kanna, this relationship is not something formed in just a single day |
| Male :Kaadhal neeril thondrum nizhal alla | Male: Love is not a fleeting reflection that appears in water |
| Male | |
| {Naan thodum vaelaiyil mella | {When I touch you gently |
| Female | |
| Thulla …. | To leap with joy… |
| Naalvagai gunangalum sella.. | As the four traditional virtues of maidenhood melt away… |
| Male | |
| Alla} (2) | To embrace in affection} (2) |
| Male | |
| Saelaiyitta chithirathin maeni thottu konjavoo | Shall I touch and caress the body of this saree-clad portrait of beauty? |
| Female :Modhugindra kaadhal vellam | Female: Should I tell this surging flood of love |
| Podhum endru sollavoo | To stop, saying 'that is enough'? |
| Male :Innum enna chinnanchiru | Male: Do you still think of me |
| Pillai endra ennamoo | As a mere little child? |
| Female :Kannam enna mannan vandhu | Female: Is my cheek a golden cup where the king comes |
| Thaen arundhum kinnamoo | To sip sweet honey? |
| Naanaaga tharum neram thaanaaga uruvaagum vaa | The right time for me to yield will happen naturally, come! |
| Female | |
| Kanna oru naal pazhagum uravalla | Oh Kanna, this relationship is not something formed in just a single day |
| Male :Kaadhal neeril thondrum nizhal alla | Male: Love is not a fleeting reflection that appears in water |
| Male | |
| {Kaal mudhl thalai varai thazhuva | {To embrace gently from head to toe |
| Female :Nazhuva | Female: To slip away shyly |
| Kodiyidai podi nadai pazhaga … | As the slender vine-like waist learns a delicate walk… |
| Male :Uruga} (2) | Male: To melt in devotion} (2) |
| Male | |
| Ottikondu ondrirendu kattukadhai sollavoo | Shall I snuggle close and tell a couple of playful stories? |
| Female :Indru alla naalai endru etti etti sellavoo | Female: Or should I step away shyly, saying 'not today, but tomorrow'? |
| Male :Thennanjolai thannai vittu | Male: Does the gentle southern breeze ever leave |
| Thendral endrum oodumoo | The coconut grove and run away? |
| Female :Kanni penmai thaane vandhu | Female: Will youthful maidenhood come on its own |
| Pinni kondu aadumoo | And entwine in a dance of love? |
| Manamaalai thara vendum marunaalil pera vendum vaa | You must present the wedding garland, and I shall accept it the next day, come! |
| Female | |
| Kanna oru naal pazhagum uravalla | Oh Kanna, this relationship is not something formed in just a single day |
| Male :Kaadhal neeril thondrum nizhal alla | Male: Love is not a fleeting reflection that appears in water |
கீதா....கீதா......கீதா..........
Geetha… Geetha… Geetha…
கீதா ஒருநாள் பழகும் உறவல்ல
காதல் நீரில் தோன்றும் நிழலல்ல
கீதா ஒருநாள் பழகும் உறவல்ல
காதல் நீரில் தோன்றும் நிழலல்ல
Geetha, this relationship is not something formed in just a single day
Love is not a fleeting reflection that appears in water
Geetha, this relationship is not something formed in just a single day
Love is not a fleeting reflection that appears in water
ஊடலில் கொஞ்சம்
லல்ல லல்ல லலலா
போய்வர என்னும்
லல்ல லல்ல லலலா
With a little feigned lover's tiff
Male: Lalal lalal lalalaa
Female: Pretending to say goodbye
Male: Lalal lalal lalalaa
பூவையர் உள்ளம்
ஆ...ஆ...ஆ....ஆ....
புதுமலர் வண்ணம்
ஓ.....ஓ....ஓ...ஓ...
உனக்காக பிறந்தேனே
உயிரோடு கலந்தேனே வா......
A woman's tender heart
Female: Aaa aa aa aa
Male: Has the hue of a fresh blossom
Female: Aa aa aa aa
I was born only for you
I have merged into your soul, come to me
கண்ணா ஒருநாள் பழகும் உறவல்ல
காதல் நீரில் தோன்றும் நிழலல்ல
Oh Kanna, this relationship is not something formed in just a single day
Male: Love is not a fleeting reflection that appears in water
{நான் தொடும் வேளையில் மெல்ல.....
{When I touch you gently
துள்ள........
நால்வகை குணங்களும் செல்ல....
To leap with joy…
As the four traditional virtues of maidenhood melt away…
அள்ள} (2)
To embrace in affection} (2)
சேலையிட்ட சித்திரத்தின்
மேனி தொட்டு கொஞ்சவோ
மோதுகின்ற காதல் வெள்ளம்
போதும் என்று சொல்லவோ
இன்னும் என்ன சின்னஞ்சிறு
பிள்ளை என்ற எண்ணமோ
கன்னம் என்ன மன்னன் வந்து
தேன் அருந்தும் கிண்ணமோ
நானாக தரும் நேரம் தானாக உருவாகும் வா.....
Shall I touch and caress the body of this saree-clad portrait of beauty?
Female: Should I tell this surging flood of love
To stop, saying 'that is enough'?
Male: Do you still think of me
As a mere little child?
Female: Is my cheek a golden cup where the king comes
To sip sweet honey?
The right time for me to yield will happen naturally, come!
கண்ணா ஒருநாள் பழகும் உறவல்ல
காதல் நீரில் தோன்றும் நிழலல்ல
Oh Kanna, this relationship is not something formed in just a single day
Male: Love is not a fleeting reflection that appears in water
{கால் முதல் தலை வரை தழுவ......
நழுவ
கொடியிடை பொடி நடை பழக ......
உருக....} (2)
{To embrace gently from head to toe
Female: To slip away shyly
As the slender vine-like waist learns a delicate walk…
Male: To melt in devotion} (2)
ஒட்டிக்கொண்டு ஒன்றிரண்டு
கட்டுக்கதை சொல்லவோ
இன்று அல்ல நாளை என்று
எட்டி எட்டி செல்லவோ
தென்னஞ்சோலை தன்னை விட்டு
தென்றல் என்றும் ஓடுமோ
கன்னி பெண்மை தானே வந்து
பின்னிக் கொண்டு ஆடுமோ
மணமாலை தரவேண்டும் மறுநாளில்
பெறவேண்டும் வா......
Shall I snuggle close and tell a couple of playful stories?
Female: Or should I step away shyly, saying 'not today, but tomorrow'?
Male: Does the gentle southern breeze ever leave
The coconut grove and run away?
Female: Will youthful maidenhood come on its own
And entwine in a dance of love?
You must present the wedding garland, and I shall accept it the next day, come!
கண்ணா ஒருநாள் பழகும் உறவல்ல
காதல் நீரில் தோன்றும் நிழலல்ல
Oh Kanna, this relationship is not something formed in just a single day
Male: Love is not a fleeting reflection that appears in water
Geetha …geetha….geetha…..
Geetha… Geetha… Geetha…
Geethaa oru naal pazhagum uravalla
Geetha, this relationship is not something formed in just a single day
Kaadhal neeril thondrum nizhal allla
Love is not a fleeting reflection that appears in water
Geethaa oru naal pazhagum uravalla
Geetha, this relationship is not something formed in just a single day
Kaadhal neeril thondrum nizhal allla
Love is not a fleeting reflection that appears in water
Oodalil konjam
With a little feigned lover's tiff
Male :Lalal lalal lalalaa
Male: Lalal lalal lalalaa
Female :Poivara ennum
Female: Pretending to say goodbye
Male :Lalal lalal lalalaa
Male: Lalal lalal lalalaa
Poovaiyur ullam
A woman's tender heart
Female :Aaa aa aa aa
Female: Aaa aa aa aa
Male :Pudhu malar vannam
Male: Has the hue of a fresh blossom
Female :Aa aa aa aa
Female: Aa aa aa aa
Unakkaaga pirandhenae
I was born only for you
Uyirodu kalandhenae vaa
I have merged into your soul, come to me
Kanna oru naal pazhagum uravalla
Oh Kanna, this relationship is not something formed in just a single day
Male :Kaadhal neeril thondrum nizhal alla
Male: Love is not a fleeting reflection that appears in water
{Naan thodum vaelaiyil mella
{When I touch you gently
Thulla ….
To leap with joy…
Naalvagai gunangalum sella..
As the four traditional virtues of maidenhood melt away…
Alla} (2)
To embrace in affection} (2)
Saelaiyitta chithirathin maeni thottu konjavoo
Shall I touch and caress the body of this saree-clad portrait of beauty?
Female :Modhugindra kaadhal vellam
Female: Should I tell this surging flood of love
Podhum endru sollavoo
To stop, saying 'that is enough'?
Male :Innum enna chinnanchiru
Male: Do you still think of me
Pillai endra ennamoo
As a mere little child?
Female :Kannam enna mannan vandhu
Female: Is my cheek a golden cup where the king comes
Thaen arundhum kinnamoo
To sip sweet honey?
Naanaaga tharum neram thaanaaga uruvaagum vaa
The right time for me to yield will happen naturally, come!
Kanna oru naal pazhagum uravalla
Oh Kanna, this relationship is not something formed in just a single day
Male :Kaadhal neeril thondrum nizhal alla
Male: Love is not a fleeting reflection that appears in water
{Kaal mudhl thalai varai thazhuva
{To embrace gently from head to toe
Female :Nazhuva
Female: To slip away shyly
Kodiyidai podi nadai pazhaga …
As the slender vine-like waist learns a delicate walk…
Male :Uruga} (2)
Male: To melt in devotion} (2)
Ottikondu ondrirendu kattukadhai sollavoo
Shall I snuggle close and tell a couple of playful stories?
Female :Indru alla naalai endru etti etti sellavoo
Female: Or should I step away shyly, saying 'not today, but tomorrow'?
Male :Thennanjolai thannai vittu
Male: Does the gentle southern breeze ever leave
Thendral endrum oodumoo
The coconut grove and run away?
Female :Kanni penmai thaane vandhu
Female: Will youthful maidenhood come on its own
Pinni kondu aadumoo
And entwine in a dance of love?
Manamaalai thara vendum marunaalil pera vendum vaa
You must present the wedding garland, and I shall accept it the next day, come!
Kanna oru naal pazhagum uravalla
Oh Kanna, this relationship is not something formed in just a single day
Male :Kaadhal neeril thondrum nizhal alla
Male: Love is not a fleeting reflection that appears in water
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic romantic duet expresses the eternal and profound nature of true love. The lovers exchange poetic assurances that their bond is not a casual, fleeting acquaintance formed in a day, nor an impermanent shadow on water, but a deep emotional connection meant to last a lifetime. Throughout the song, playful flirting, romantic teasing, and cultural traditions are woven together. The male lover yearns for intimacy and affection, while the female lover gently demurs, expressing her modesty and steering their romantic journey toward the sacred permanence of marriage.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvam)
“Kaadhal neeril thondrum nizhal alla”
Compares superficial or temporary attraction to a unstable shadow cast on water, highlighting that genuine love has substance and permanence.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Saelaiyitta chithirathin maeni thottu konjavoo / Podhum endru sollavoo”
The lines end with matching rhyming suffixes ('konjavoo' / 'sollavoo'), creating a rhythmic flow in the conversation.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Thennanjolai thannai vittu / Thendral endrum oodumoo”
Repetition of the initial 'Th' sound ('Thennanjolai', 'thannai', 'Thendral') creates melodic alliteration.
Rhetorical Question
“Thennanjolai thannai vittu / Thendral endrum oodumoo”
The lover asks if the breeze ever leaves the coconut grove to express that he could never leave her side.
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Trivia
Written by the prolific Tamil lyricist Vaali, this song relies on traditional Tamil literary tropes—such as comparing a woman's modesty to four classic virtues (Naalvagai gunangal: Fear, Shyness, Ignorance of evil, and Modesty) and describing love through nature metaphors like the southern breeze (Thendral) and coconut groves (Thennanjolai).
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