- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singers
- Aalap Raja, Sunitha Sarathy, Hemachandra
- Music director
- Harris Jayaraj
- Movie name
- Oru Kal Oru Kannadi
- Movie release year
- 2012
- Lyrics added on
- 3 Feb 2018
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
: Vantha thottuko thottuko
Paniva pattuko pattuko
Mudinja ottiko ottiko
Kannaal othiko othiko
Tholaal thothiko thothiko
Thaniya kathiko kathiko
Kaadhal oru butterflyaai
Pola varum
Chorus :Hmm..mmm…ohoo..oo..
Male :Vanthaal adhu kannamoochi
Aadi vidum
Chorus :Oho…oo
Siru pillai polae pinnalae oodu
Kaanamal ponaal kannalae thedu
Yemaatra paarkum pala murai
Endraalum maatum oru murai
Engaedhan pogum adhu varai
Poda nee kaadhal varum varai
Vantha thottuko thottuko
Paniva pattuko pattuko
Mudinja ottiko ottiko
Ohuu..uu..huu..uuu
Kannaal othiko othiko
Tholaal thothiko thothiko
Thaniya kathiko kathiko
Ohuu..uu..huu..uuu
Kaadhal oru butterflyaai
Pola varum
Ohuu..uu..ohuu..uu..
Vanthaal adhu kannamoochi
Aadi vidum
Ohuu..uu..ohuu..uu..
Nee ennai paarkum
Kudhookalathil
Naan unnai paarpen
Paravasathil
Mazhai pozhiyaatho
Nenjam ninaiyaatho
Mana kadalukullae
Alai adikaatho
Manathai solla
Vantha nerathil
En nenjai kattinaai
Adai kamabathil
Kulir paarvai vanthu
Ennai anaikaatho
Andha anaipinilae
Uyir pizhaikaatho
Minsaaram melae
Kai vaithu vitten
Aanalum pennae
Virumbi thaan thottaen
Kadikaaram polae
Nam snegam enbaen
Iru ullam serum neram
Ethirpaathu nindrenae
Kaadhal oru butterflyaai
Pola varum
Ohuu..uu..ohuu..uu..
Vanthaal adhu kannamoochi
Aadi vidum
Ohuu..uu..ohuu..uu..
Kaadhal butterfly
U walk into my life
Tuturu turu nana
Nana nana tara taraa
U walk into my life…eehhh..
Ur lucky aaiiii….
Thondaikkul sikkuthae
Oru vaarthai
Sollamal pookuthae
En vaazhkai
Unnai thoda vanthen
Naan theenda villai
Manjal kottai vittu
Kaal thaandavillai
Paneerai thuvuthae
Oru paarvai
Vinmeenai thuvuthae
Maru paarvai
Intha idaiveligal
Yen kuraiya villai
Un kadai vizhiyil
Yen karunai illai
Ketkaamal unnai
Naan kaadhal seithen
Karum paarai meethu
Mazhaiyaaga peithen
Pennae un ullam ennendru solven
Pala kallai veesi paarthum
Udaiyatha kannaadi
Kaadhal oru butterflyaai
Pola varum
Female :Ohuu..uu..ohuu..uu..heii
Chorus :Vanthaal adhu kannamoochi
Aadi vidum
Female :Ohuu..uu..ohuu..uu..
Heii heiii hei….
Siru pillai polae pinnalae oodu
Kaanamal ponaal kannalae thedu
Yemaatra paarkum pala murai
Endraalum maatum oru murai
Engaedhan pogum adhu varai
Poda nee kaadhal varum varai
Come, touch me, touch me
Softly brush against me
Stick close to me if you can
Dab my eyes with your care
Lean against my shoulder
Shout out all you want in private
Love comes
fluttering like a butterfly
Chorus: Hmmm... mmm... oho... oo...
Male: Once it arrives, it will play
hide-and-seek!
Chorus: Oho... oo
Run after it like a little child
If it disappears, search for it with your eyes
It will try to trick you many times
Even so, it will get caught one day
Where can it go until then?
Keep going till love comes your way!
Come, touch me, touch me
Softly brush against me
Stick close to me if you can
Ohoo... oo... hoo... oooo
Dab my eyes with your care
Lean against my shoulder
Shout out all you want in private
Ohoo... oo... hoo... oooo
Love comes
fluttering like a butterfly
Ohoo... oo... ohoo... oo...
Once it arrives, it will play
hide-and-seek!
Ohoo... oo... ohoo... oo...
When you look at me
in pure delight,
I look back at you
in complete bliss.
Won't the rain pour down?
Won't my heart get drenched?
Within the ocean of my heart,
won't the waves crash?
When I came
to speak my feelings,
you tied my heart
to a hitching post!
Won't your soothing gaze
come and embrace me?
In that gentle hug,
won't my life be revived?
I laid my hand
on an electric wire;
yet, my girl,
I touched it of my own wish!
Like the hands of a clock,
our friendship keeps moving;
Waiting for the moment our hearts unite,
I stood full of hope!
Love comes
fluttering like a butterfly
Ohoo... oo... ohoo... oo...
Once it arrives, it will play
hide-and-seek!
Ohoo... oo... ohoo... oo...
Love butterfly
You walk into my life
Duduru duru nana
Nana nana thara thara
You walk into my life... eyhh...
You're lucky, girl...
It gets stuck in my throat,
that one word,
yet without being spoken,
my life blossoms!
I came near to touch you,
but I didn't cross the line;
beyond the yellow boundary,
I didn't step across!
One look from you sprinkles
sweet rosewater,
another look showers
sparkling stars!
Why hasn't this distance
between us lessened?
In the corner of your eyes,
why is there no kindness?
Without asking you,
I fell in love with you;
upon a hard dark rock,
I poured down like rain!
Girl, how can I describe your heart?
Even after throwing so many stones,
it is an unbreakable glass!
Love comes
fluttering like a butterfly
Female: Ohoo... oo... ohoo... oo... hey
Chorus: Once it arrives, it will play
hide-and-seek!
Female: Ohoo... oo... ohoo... oo...
Hey hey... hey...
Run after it like a little child
If it disappears, search for it with your eyes
It will try to trick you many times
Even so, it will get caught one day
Where can it go until then?
Keep going till love comes your way!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Kaadhal Oru Butterfly' from the 2012 film Oru Kal Oru Kannadi is a playful and upbeat romantic track that compares the elusive nature of love to a fluttering butterfly and a game of hide-and-seek. Written by Na. Muthu Kumar with music composed by Harris Jayaraj, the lyrics capture the youthful excitement, nervousness, and persistence of a lover chasing after affection with childlike innocence.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamaani)
“Kaadhal oru butterflyaai Pola varum”
Compares the unpredictable and gentle arrival of love directly to a butterfly.
Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)
“Karum paarai meethu Mazhaiyaaga peithen”
Compares showering unrequited love on a stubborn heart to pouring rain onto a hard black rock.
Rhyme / Alliteration (Iyaibu & Monai)
“Thottuko thottuko / Pattuko pattuko / Ottiko ottiko”
Repetitive rhyming endings create a rhythmic, playful song structure.
Paradox / Imagery
“Pala kallai veesi paarthum Udaiyatha kannaadi”
Describes a heart as a mirror that remains unbroken despite having stones thrown at it.
Did you know?
Trivia
'Oru Kal Oru Kannadi' marked the debut of Udhayanidhi Stalin as a leading actor in Tamil cinema. Composed by Harris Jayaraj, the soundtrack became a major chartbuster, with 'Kaadhal Oru Butterfly' becoming especially popular among youth for its vibrant melody and youthful blend of Tamil and English lyrics by Na. Muthu Kumar.
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