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Lyrics & meaning

O Variya

From Iruttu · 2019

Lyricist
Mohan Rajan
Singers
Syan, Anjana Rajagopalan, Shilpa Natarajan
Music director
Girishh
Details
Iruttu2019

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
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Female
O variyaa o variyaaOh coming one, oh coming one...
Nee thiriyaa…Are you the lamp's wick?
En adharangal thee poriyaa…aa…aa…And my lips, sparks of fire?
Male
Un karuvizhi thedaSearching for your dark eyes,
Un karuvizhi theda sooderaSearching for your dark eyes as heat rises,
Viral neeludhu pennaeMy fingers reach out, my girl,
Un idayai thazhuvi kodiyaai padaraTo embrace your waist and spread like a creeper vine.
Male
Un valaivugal aadaAs your curves sway,
Un valaivugal aada thadumaaraAs your curves sway and falter,
Uyir yengudhu kannaeMy soul yearns, my dear,
Un idhazhai parugi sudaraai eriyaTo drink from your lips and burn like a flame.
Female
O variyaa o variyaa..aa…aa..Oh coming one, oh coming one...
Naan thiriyaa…Am I the lamp's wick?
Un adharangal thee poriyaa…And your lips, sparks of fire?
Female
Vaayodu vaai vaithuPlacing mouth against mouth,
Vaai moodu nee saithuTilting your head to seal our lips,
Manjathil machathaiThe beauty marks on the bed,
Nee enni paarkka vaaCome to count them all!
Uchathin veppathilIn the intense heat of the climax,
Naam ottikondaalWhen we stick together,
Peraasai peyaadudhaeA overwhelming desire dances like a spirit.
Male
Podhum un punnagai podhumEnough, your smile is enough,
Mezhugena vaa urugida vendumCome, we must melt away like wax.
Nam vervayin thuliyadhu kadalaenaA single drop of our sweat,
Thondrum… thondrum…Feels like an ocean... feels like an ocean...
Yengum nam viralgalum engumEverywhere, our fingers reach everywhere,
Pazhagida manam marubadi yengumThe mind longs to become familiar all over again.
Nam udaladhu karayena alayaenaOur bodies clash like the shore and the wave,
Modhum… modhum…Clashing... clashing...
Female
O variyaa o variyaaOh coming one, oh coming one,
Nee thiriyaa…Are you the lamp's wick?
En adharangal thee poriyaa…aa…aa…And my lips, sparks of fire?
Female
En mutham theeradhuMy kisses will never end.
Male :Konjaadha… kenjaadhaa…Male: Don't coax... don't beg...
Oru manjam illayaeIs there no bed for us?
Female :Perinbam thoongadhuFemale: Supreme bliss does not sleep,
Male :Anjaadha… minjaadha…Male: Don't fear... don't resist...
Oru kaamam illayaeIs there no desire?
Female :Unnodu serndhu… ondragaFemale: Joining with you... as one,
Male :Konjaadha… kenjaadha…Male: Don't coax... don't beg...
Anjaadha… minjaadhaaDon't fear... don't resist...
Female :Nam meththai vetkam kollaFemale: Making our bed blush with shame,
Male
Kooda… nam iru udal koodaTo unite... as our two bodies unite,
Nam udayadhu tholaivinil thedaWhile our clothes lie searched for in the distance,
Kannedhirae kasadara kaamam aada…Flawless passion dances right before our eyes...
Aada vendaam… idhu mudindhida vendaam…Do not stop... let this not come to an end...
Iru udalum pirindhida vendaamLet our two bodies never part,
Indreno pudhidhaai irukkudhuWhy does it feel so delightfully new today?
Inbam… pennae…This pleasure... oh woman...
Female
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Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song 'O Variyaa' from the film 'Iruttu' (2019) is a deeply romantic and sensual duet capturing intense passion, desire, and physical intimacy between two lovers. Through rich metaphors of fire, melting wax, and ocean waves crashing on the shore, the lyrics illustrate the seamless blending of two souls and bodies in a moment of unrestrained bliss.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor / Simile (Uvamai Ani)

Mezhugena vaa urugida vendum

Compares the lovers' surrender to physical intimacy with wax melting under heat.

Metaphor (Uvamai Ani)

Nam udaladhu karayena alayaena modhum

Compares the union of their bodies to the continuous rhythm of ocean waves crashing against the shore.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

Konjaadha… kenjaadhaa… / Anjaadha… minjaadha…

Matching rhyming suffixes at the end of consecutive rhythmic phrases.

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Vaayodu vaai vaithu / Vaai moodu nee saithu

Repetition of the initial sound 'Va' across lines.

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Trivia

The song 'O Variyaa' features lyrics by Mohan Rajan and music composed by Girishh G. for the 2019 Tamil horror-thriller film 'Iruttu', directed by V. Z. Durai and starring Sundar C.

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