Jal Jal Jal Osai
From Manam Kothi Paravai · 2012
- Lyricist
- Yugabharathi
- Singers
- Aalap Raju, Surmukhi
- Music director
- D. Imman
- Details
- Manam Kothi Paravai2012
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Ha ha ha ha | Ha ha ha ha |
| Male | |
| Jal jal jal osai nenju nenju nenjukulla | A tinkling sound 'jal jal jal' rings deep within my heart |
| Jal jal jal osai nil nil nee pesa | A tinkling sound... stop, stop, for you to speak |
| Konjam konjam konjam pulla | Just a little bit, my dear girl |
| Nil nil nee pesa | Stop, stop, for you to speak |
| Male | |
| Iru vizhi thanthiyadikudhu | Both my eyes are sending telegraphic signals |
| Enna nadakudhu theriyala | I do not understand what is happening |
| Irudhayam kummi adikudhu | My heart is clapping and dancing Kummi |
| Solli mudikavum mudiyala | I am unable to express it fully in words |
| Male | |
| Raavagi ponalae kannu muzhi thoongala | Once night falls, my open eyes cannot sleep |
| Pesama nee pona nenjukuzhi thaangala | If you leave without talking, my chest cannot bear the pain |
| Unnala thannaala sokuren sokuren naan | Because of you, I am automatically swooning and mesmerized |
| Male | |
| Jal jal jal osai nenju nenju nenjukulla | A tinkling sound 'jal jal jal' rings deep within my heart |
| Jal jal jal osai hey nil nil nee pesa | A tinkling sound... hey, stop, stop, for you to speak |
| Konjam konjam konjam pulla | Just a little bit, my dear girl |
| Nil nil nee pesa | Stop, stop, for you to speak |
| Female | |
| Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha | Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha |
| Male | |
| Vaanavillae thevaiyilla | A rainbow is not needed |
| Nee irundha podhum pulla | It is enough if you are here, my girl |
| Male | |
| Sandhiranum neeyae sooriyanum neeyae | You are the moon, and you are the sun |
| Nandavana poovellam neeyae neeyae | You are all the flowers in the garden |
| Natchathira meenellam neeyae neeyae | You are all the star-fishes in the sky |
| Male | |
| Eppothum theeradha selvam neeyae | You are the treasure that never depletes |
| Engeyum kaanaadha dheivam neeyae | You are the deity unseen anywhere else |
| Munnadi pinnadi sikuren sokuren naan | Trapped back and forth, I am captivated and swooning |
| Male | |
| Jal jal jal osai nenju nenju nenjukulla | A tinkling sound 'jal jal jal' rings deep within my heart |
| Jal jal jal osai hey nil nil nee pesa | A tinkling sound... hey, stop, stop, for you to speak |
| Konjam konjam konjam pulla | Just a little bit, my dear girl |
| Nil nil pesa chorus : Pesa | Stop, stop to speak (Chorus: To speak) |
| Female | |
| …………………………………………. | ... |
| Male | |
| ……………………………………………. | ... |
| Male | |
| Nee nadanthu poga kanda | Seeing you walk by |
| Boomi panthae noolukulla | The globe of the Earth, spun around a thread |
| Suthidumae unna vachidumae kanna | Would rotate and keep an eye on you, my dear |
| Vanda vazhi maarama neeyum pona | If you walk away along the same path without changing |
| Nikirenae aadama koil thoona | I stand motionlessly like a temple pillar |
| Male | |
| Engae nee ninnalum ellai kodu | Wherever you stand becomes a marked boundary line |
| Unnalae poo pookum pottal kaadu | Because of you, even barren wasteland blossoms with flowers |
| Otaram pannatha sokuren sokuren naan | Do not be distant; I am swooning for you |
| Male | |
| Jal jal jal osai aahaa aahaa aahaa aahaa | A tinkling sound 'jal jal jal' (aahaa aahaa aahaa aahaa) |
| Jal jal jal osai | A tinkling sound 'jal jal jal' |
| Male | |
| Iru vizhi thanthiyadikudhu | Both my eyes are sending telegraphic signals |
| Enna nadakudhu theriyala | I do not understand what is happening |
| Irudhayam kummi adikudhu | My heart is clapping and dancing Kummi |
| Solli mudikavum mudiyala | I am unable to express it fully in words |
| Male | |
| Raavagi ponalae kannu muzhi thoongala | Once night falls, my open eyes cannot sleep |
| Pesama nee pona nenjukuzhi thaangala | If you leave without talking, my chest cannot bear the pain |
| Unnala thannaala sokuren sokuren naan | Because of you, I am automatically swooning and mesmerized |
ஹா ஹா
ஹா ஹா
Ha ha ha ha
ஜல் ஜல் ஜல் ஓசை
நெஞ்சு நெஞ்சு நெஞ்சுகுள்ள
ஜல் ஜல் ஜல் ஓசை நில் நில்
நீ பேச கொஞ்சம் கொஞ்சம்
கொஞ்சம் புள்ள நில் நில் நீ
பேச
A tinkling sound 'jal jal jal' rings deep within my heart
A tinkling sound... stop, stop, for you to speak
Just a little bit, my dear girl
Stop, stop, for you to speak
இரு விழி தந்தியடிக்குது
என்ன நடக்குது தெரியல இருதயம்
கும்மியடிக்குது சொல்லி முடிக்கவும்
முடியல
Both my eyes are sending telegraphic signals
I do not understand what is happening
My heart is clapping and dancing Kummi
I am unable to express it fully in words
ராவாகி போனாலே
கண்ணு முழி தூங்கல
பேசாம நீ போனா நெஞ்சு
குழி தாங்கல உன்னால
தன்னால சொக்குறேன்
சொக்குறேன் நான்
Once night falls, my open eyes cannot sleep
If you leave without talking, my chest cannot bear the pain
Because of you, I am automatically swooning and mesmerized
ஜல் ஜல் ஜல் ஓசை
நெஞ்சு நெஞ்சு நெஞ்சுகுள்ள
ஜல் ஜல் ஜல் ஓசை ஹே நில்
நில் நீ பேச கொஞ்சம் கொஞ்சம்
கொஞ்சம் புள்ள நில் நில் நீ
பேச
A tinkling sound 'jal jal jal' rings deep within my heart
A tinkling sound... hey, stop, stop, for you to speak
Just a little bit, my dear girl
Stop, stop, for you to speak
ஹா ஹா
ஹா ஹா ஹா ஹா
ஹா ஹா
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
வானவில்லே தேவையில்ல
நீ இருந்தா போதும் புள்ள
A rainbow is not needed
It is enough if you are here, my girl
சந்திரனும் நீயே
சூரியனும் நீயே நந்தவன
பூவெல்லாம் நீயே நீயே
நட்சத்திர மீன் எல்லாம்
நீயே நீயே
You are the moon, and you are the sun
You are all the flowers in the garden
You are all the star-fishes in the sky
எப்போதும் தீராத
செல்வம் நீயே எங்கேயும்
காணாத தெய்வம் நீயே
முன்னாடி பின்னாடி
சொக்குறேன் சொக்குறேன்
நான்
You are the treasure that never depletes
You are the deity unseen anywhere else
Trapped back and forth, I am captivated and swooning
ஜல் ஜல் ஜல் ஓசை
நெஞ்சு நெஞ்சு நெஞ்சுகுள்ள
ஜல் ஜல் ஜல் ஓசை ஹே நில்
நில் நீ பேச கொஞ்சம் கொஞ்சம்
கொஞ்சம் புள்ள நில் நில் நீ
பேச குழு :
பேச
A tinkling sound 'jal jal jal' rings deep within my heart
A tinkling sound... hey, stop, stop, for you to speak
Just a little bit, my dear girl
Stop, stop to speak (Chorus: To speak)
...........................
...........................
...
நீ நடந்து போக கண்டா
பூமி பந்தே நூலு குள்ள சுத்திடுமே
உன்ன வச்சிடுமே கண்ண வந்த
வழி மாறாம நீயும் போனா
நிக்கிறேனே ஆடாம கோயில்
தூணா
...
எங்கே நீ நின்னாலும்
எல்லை கோடு உன்னாலே
பூ பூக்கும் பொட்டல் காடு
ஒட்டாரம் பண்ணாத
சொக்குறேன் சொக்குறேன்
நான்
Seeing you walk by
The globe of the Earth, spun around a thread
Would rotate and keep an eye on you, my dear
If you walk away along the same path without changing
I stand motionlessly like a temple pillar
ஜல் ஜல் ஜல் ஓசை
ஆஹா ஆஹா ஆஹா ஆஹா
ஜல் ஜல் ஜல் ஓசை
Wherever you stand becomes a marked boundary line
Because of you, even barren wasteland blossoms with flowers
Do not be distant; I am swooning for you
இரு விழி தந்தியடிக்குது
என்ன நடக்குது தெரியல இருதயம்
கும்மியடிக்குது சொல்லி முடிக்கவும்
முடியல
A tinkling sound 'jal jal jal' (aahaa aahaa aahaa aahaa)
A tinkling sound 'jal jal jal'
ராவாகி போனாலே
கண்ணு முழி தூங்கல
பேசாம நீ போனா நெஞ்சு
குழி தாங்கல உன்னால
தன்னால சொக்குறேன்
சொக்குறேன் நான்
Both my eyes are sending telegraphic signals
I do not understand what is happening
My heart is clapping and dancing Kummi
I am unable to express it fully in words
Once night falls, my open eyes cannot sleep
If you leave without talking, my chest cannot bear the pain
Because of you, I am automatically swooning and mesmerized
Ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha
Jal jal jal osai nenju nenju nenjukulla
A tinkling sound 'jal jal jal' rings deep within my heart
Jal jal jal osai nil nil nee pesa
A tinkling sound... stop, stop, for you to speak
Konjam konjam konjam pulla
Just a little bit, my dear girl
Nil nil nee pesa
Stop, stop, for you to speak
Iru vizhi thanthiyadikudhu
Both my eyes are sending telegraphic signals
Enna nadakudhu theriyala
I do not understand what is happening
Irudhayam kummi adikudhu
My heart is clapping and dancing Kummi
Solli mudikavum mudiyala
I am unable to express it fully in words
Raavagi ponalae kannu muzhi thoongala
Once night falls, my open eyes cannot sleep
Pesama nee pona nenjukuzhi thaangala
If you leave without talking, my chest cannot bear the pain
Unnala thannaala sokuren sokuren naan
Because of you, I am automatically swooning and mesmerized
Jal jal jal osai nenju nenju nenjukulla
A tinkling sound 'jal jal jal' rings deep within my heart
Jal jal jal osai hey nil nil nee pesa
A tinkling sound... hey, stop, stop, for you to speak
Konjam konjam konjam pulla
Just a little bit, my dear girl
Nil nil nee pesa
Stop, stop, for you to speak
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Vaanavillae thevaiyilla
A rainbow is not needed
Nee irundha podhum pulla
It is enough if you are here, my girl
Sandhiranum neeyae sooriyanum neeyae
You are the moon, and you are the sun
Nandavana poovellam neeyae neeyae
You are all the flowers in the garden
Natchathira meenellam neeyae neeyae
You are all the star-fishes in the sky
Eppothum theeradha selvam neeyae
You are the treasure that never depletes
Engeyum kaanaadha dheivam neeyae
You are the deity unseen anywhere else
Munnadi pinnadi sikuren sokuren naan
Trapped back and forth, I am captivated and swooning
Jal jal jal osai nenju nenju nenjukulla
A tinkling sound 'jal jal jal' rings deep within my heart
Jal jal jal osai hey nil nil nee pesa
A tinkling sound... hey, stop, stop, for you to speak
Konjam konjam konjam pulla
Just a little bit, my dear girl
Nil nil pesa chorus : Pesa
Stop, stop to speak (Chorus: To speak)
………………………………………….
...
…………………………………………….
...
Nee nadanthu poga kanda
Seeing you walk by
Boomi panthae noolukulla
The globe of the Earth, spun around a thread
Suthidumae unna vachidumae kanna
Would rotate and keep an eye on you, my dear
Vanda vazhi maarama neeyum pona
If you walk away along the same path without changing
Nikirenae aadama koil thoona
I stand motionlessly like a temple pillar
Engae nee ninnalum ellai kodu
Wherever you stand becomes a marked boundary line
Unnalae poo pookum pottal kaadu
Because of you, even barren wasteland blossoms with flowers
Otaram pannatha sokuren sokuren naan
Do not be distant; I am swooning for you
Jal jal jal osai aahaa aahaa aahaa aahaa
A tinkling sound 'jal jal jal' (aahaa aahaa aahaa aahaa)
Jal jal jal osai
A tinkling sound 'jal jal jal'
Iru vizhi thanthiyadikudhu
Both my eyes are sending telegraphic signals
Enna nadakudhu theriyala
I do not understand what is happening
Irudhayam kummi adikudhu
My heart is clapping and dancing Kummi
Solli mudikavum mudiyala
I am unable to express it fully in words
Raavagi ponalae kannu muzhi thoongala
Once night falls, my open eyes cannot sleep
Pesama nee pona nenjukuzhi thaangala
If you leave without talking, my chest cannot bear the pain
Unnala thannaala sokuren sokuren naan
Because of you, I am automatically swooning and mesmerized
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Jal Jal Jal Osai is a playful folk-pop romantic track from the 2012 Tamil movie Manam Kothi Paravai, composed by D. Imman with lyrics written by Yugabharathi. The protagonist captures the fluttering emotions and excitement in his heart whenever he sees his beloved and yearns for her to speak to him. He poetically elevates her presence above all earthly wonders, describing her as his sun, moon, garden flowers, and endless treasure. The song incorporates colorful rural imagery and metaphors—comparing heartbeats to folk dances (Kummi) and standing captivated like a motionless temple pillar—to reflect the innocent, overwhelming nature of young love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Onomatopoeia
“Jal jal jal osai nenju nenju nenjukulla”
Use of 'Jal jal jal' to mimic the sound of anklets ringing or the rhythmic fluttering inside the heart.
Metaphor
“Sandhiranum neeyae sooriyanum neeyae”
Directly equating the beloved to the cosmic elements of the moon and the sun.
Hyperbole
“Unnalae poo pookum pottal kaadu”
An exaggeration claiming that even barren land blossoms into a flower field because of her presence.
Simile / Imagery
“Nikirenae aadama koil thoona”
Comparing standing motionless in captivating love to an unmoving pillar of a temple.
Anaphora / Repetition
“Konjam konjam konjam pulla”
Repetition of words like 'Sokuren sokuren' and 'Konjam konjam' to emphasize intensity of emotion and maintain rhythmic cadence.
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Trivia
Manam Kothi Paravai marked Sivakarthikeyan's debut as a lead actor in Tamil cinema. The soundtrack composed by D. Imman was a major commercial hit, laying the foundation for a highly successful collaborative streak between Sivakarthikeyan and D. Imman in subsequent years.
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