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Kurai Ondrumillai

From Rendu · 2006

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singers
Adharsh, JEY
Music director
D. Imman
Movie name
Rendu
Movie release year
2006
Lyrics added on
22 Mar 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thalli thalli thalli
Enna vittutaalae
Intha kaadhal kadalil
Killi killi killi
Pagai vachutaalae
Udal nogum varaiyil
Kurai ondrum illai
En kaadhaliyae
Kurai ondrum illai
Kurai ondrum illai
En kaadhaliyae
Kurai ondrum illai
Naan paarthathum paarthaai
Naan sirithathum sirithaai
Naan azhuthathum vanthaai
En aruginil nindraai
Naan kaadhalai sonnathum
Yetru kondaai namba mudiyavillai
Kurai ondrum illai
En kaadhaliyae
Kurai ondrum illai
Oru naal muzhuvathum unnai
Imaikkaamal paarkka vendum
Ithuvae en kangalin mudhal aasai
Vazhnaal muzhvathum unnai
Kannaaga kaakka vendum
Ithuvae en imaigalin mudhal aasai
Unnakagaa oyaamal
Kadigaram paarkaamal
Uzhaipathae en kaigalin aasai
Adai mazhai kaala..
Thavazhai pola
Vidiya vidiya un peyarai cholla
Vendum enbathae en kural aasai
Kurai ondrum illai
En kaadhaliyae
Kurai ondrum illai
……………………………….
Jenmam muzhavathum unthan
Thunai aaga vazha vendum
Ithuvae en udalin muzhu aasai
Oru yugam muzhuvathum undhan
Nizhalaaga maara vendum
Ithuvae en pirappin maru aasai
Unakagavae vaazhnthu
Unn meethu naan sainthu
Irapathae en uyirin aasai
Kovil kulam suttrum
Bhakkthai pola
Thinam thinam naan unnai suttra ….
Vendum enbathae en per aasai
Kurai ondrum illai
En kaadhaliyae
Kurai ondrum illai
Naan paarthathum paarthaai
Naan sirithathum sirithaai
Naan azhuthathum vanthaai
En aruginil nindraai
Naan kaadhalai sonnathum
Yetru kondaai namba mudiyavillai
Aaaa…aaa…aaa…aaa…aaa…
Aaaa…aaa…aaa…aaa…aaa…
Aaa…aaa…aaa…
She pushed, pushed, and pushed me away,
and left me stranded
in this sea of love!
She pinched, pinched, and pinched me,
and held a grudge,
until my whole body ached!
I have no complaints,
my beloved!
I have no complaints at all.
I have no complaints,
my beloved!
I have no complaints at all.
When I looked at you, you looked back;
when I smiled, you smiled too;
when I cried, you came to me
and stood right beside me.
When I confessed my love,
you accepted it—I still cannot believe it!
I have no complaints,
my beloved!
I have no complaints at all.
To look at you for an entire day
without blinking even once—
this is the first wish of my eyes.
Throughout my lifetime,
to protect you like my own eyes—
this is the first wish of my eyelids.
To work tirelessly for you
without ever checking the clock—
this is the desire of my hands.
Like in the pouring monsoon rains,
just like a frog,
to call out your name until dawn—
this is the desire of my voice.
I have no complaints,
my beloved!
I have no complaints at all.
...
Throughout this entire lifetime,
to live as your companion—
this is the full wish of my body.
For an entire era,
to turn into your shadow—
this is another wish of this birth.
Living only for you,
leaning upon you,
to die is the wish of my soul.
Like a devotee who circles
the temple and its holy pond,
to go around you every single day—
this is my greatest wish.
I have no complaints,
my beloved!
I have no complaints at all.
When I looked at you, you looked back;
when I smiled, you smiled too;
when I cried, you came to me
and stood right beside me.
When I confessed my love,
you accepted it—I still cannot believe it!
Aaaa... aa... aa... aa... aa...
Aaaa... aa... aa... aa... aa...
Aa... aa... aa...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Kurai Ondrum Illai from the 2006 film Rendu expresses a lover's complete contentment and happiness upon having his affection reciprocated. The singer playfully mentions the sweet turmoil of love before declaring that he has no grievances whatsoever because his beloved has warmly accepted his heart. The lyrics systematically dedicate every sense and body part—eyes, eyelids, hands, voice, body, and soul—to serving, worshipping, and standing alongside the beloved forever, comparing his devotion to a pilgrim dutifully circumambulating a holy temple.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Anaphora / Repetition

“Kurai ondrum illai”

The phrase 'Kurai ondrum illai' (I have no complaints at all) is repeated as a refrain throughout the song to emphasize utter contentment in love.

Simile (Uvamaani)

“Adai mazhai kaala.. Thavazhai pola”

Compares calling out the lover's name continuously through the night to a frog croaking relentlessly during heavy monsoons.

Simile (Uvamaani)

“Kovil kulam suttrum Bhakkthai pola”

Compares walking around the lover continuously to a devout pilgrim circumambulating temples and sacred tanks.

Parallelism / Structural Rhyme

“Naan paarthathum paarthaai / Naan sirithathum sirithaai”

Parallel sentence structuring ('Naan paarthathum... Naan sirithathum... Naan azhuthathum...') creates rhythmic balance while describing mutual emotional responses.

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Trivia

The song 'Kurai Ondrum Illai' features in the 2006 Tamil film 'Rendu', directed by Sundar C. and starring R. Madhavan alongside Anushka Shetty and Reema Sen. The music was composed by D. Imman with lyrics written by Pa. Vijay, and vocals performed by Naresh Iyer.

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