Oh Shala O Shala
From Kaadhal Solla Vandhen · 2010
- Lyricist
- Sarathy
- Singer
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Kaadhal Solla Vandhen2010
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Oh shala.. oh shala.. | Oh shala.. oh shala.. |
| Kaadhalin laali laali kaetpaen | I will listen to the lullaby of love |
| Oh shala.. oh shala.. | Oh shala.. oh shala.. |
| Vaazhkaiyin thozhi naanum paarthaen | I have seen the companion of my life |
| Male | |
| Kalloori koyilaa | Is the college a temple? |
| Devathai vaasala | Is it the doorstep of an angel? |
| Un moochu kaathu pattathaalae | Because the breath of your wind touched me |
| En kaalgal panthu pola maelae | My feet bounce up like a ball |
| Oh ho ho ho….. | Oh ho ho ho….. |
| Male | |
| Kudhithaenae kushiyagavae | I jumped with sheer joy |
| Bhoomi poovai pola aanadhae | The earth became like a flower |
| Kadal vaanam adhu yaavumae | The sea, the sky, and all of it |
| Niram maarudhae | Are changing their colors |
| Male | |
| Asaiyamal unnaipparkiren | I look at you without moving |
| Vaergal kaaladiyil poothadhae | Roots have bloomed under my feet |
| Sethukkaamal silaiyaginaen | I became a statue without being carved |
| Ada naanumae | Ah, even I turned into one |
| Male | |
| Question -ai ponaval | She who left like a question |
| Answer-rai varugiraal | Is coming back as the answer |
| Kaloori kaalam moonu aandu | College life is three years long |
| Unnodu vaazha vendum neendu | I want to live with you for a long time |
| Oh oh oh.. | Oh oh oh.. |
| Laele laele laele.. | Laele laele laele.. |
| Male | |
| Mudhal Thooral adhil kaayavae | To dry off in that first drizzle |
| Jenmam nooru kodi aagumae | It will take a hundred crore lifetimes |
| Maru thooral mathiyanamae | The next drizzle is this very afternoon |
| Nyayama | Is this fair? |
| Male | |
| Thalaikkodhi aval sappida | As she adjusts her hair and eats |
| Sidharaadho oru saathamae | Won't a single grain of rice spill? |
| Yenginen | I yearned |
| Male | |
| Oh shala.. oh shala.. | Oh shala.. oh shala.. |
| Kaadhalin laali laali kaetpaen | I will listen to the lullaby of love |
| Oh shala.. oh shala.. | Oh shala.. oh shala.. |
| Vaazhkaiyin thozhi naanum paarthaen | I have seen the companion of my life |
| Male | |
| Arugae nee amarnthaaiyadi | You sat close to me, my dear |
| Tholum tholum kadhai pesuthae | Shoulder to shoulder, they speak stories |
| Urasathae uyir gopuram saayudhae | Do not brush against me, the tower of my soul is leaning |
| Male | |
| Azhagaana oru oorvalam | A beautiful procession |
| Neeyum naanum sernthu povadhaen | Why are you and I going together? |
| Paerundhae kula saamiyaai aanadhae | The bus itself became a family deity |
| Male | |
| Paerunthin puzhuthiyum | Even the dust of the bus |
| Pookkalaai maaruthae | Is turning into flowers |
| Urchaagam maelum maelum yaera | As excitement rises higher and higher |
| Manroadum megamaaga maara | My heart turns into a cloud that flies |
| Laele laele laele.. | Laele laele laele.. |
ஓ ஷாலா ஓ ஷாலா
காதலின் லாலி லாலி கேட்பேன்
ஓ ஷாலா ஓ ஷாலா
வாழ்கையின் தோழி நானும் பார்த்தேன்
Oh shala.. oh shala..
I will listen to the lullaby of love
Oh shala.. oh shala..
I have seen the companion of my life
கல்லூரி கோயிலா
தேவதை வாசலா
உன் மூச்சு காத்து பட்டதாலே
என் கால்கள் பந்து போல மேலே
ஓ ஓ...
Is the college a temple?
Is it the doorstep of an angel?
Because the breath of your wind touched me
My feet bounce up like a ball
Oh ho ho ho…..
குதிதேனே குஷியாகவே
பூமி பூவை போல ஆனதே
கடல் வானம் அது யாவுமே
நிறம் மாறுதே
I jumped with sheer joy
The earth became like a flower
The sea, the sky, and all of it
Are changing their colors
அசையாமல் உன்னை பார்க்கிறேன்
வேர்கள் காலடியில் பூத்ததே
செதுக்காமல் சிலை ஆகினேன்
அட நானுமே
I look at you without moving
Roots have bloomed under my feet
I became a statue without being carved
Ah, even I turned into one
கொஸ்டின் -னாய் போனவள்
ஆன்சர் -ராய் வருகிறாள்
கல்லூரி காலம் மூணு ஆண்டு
உன்னோடு வாழ வேண்டும் நீண்டு
ஓஹோ...
லேலே லேலே லேலே...
She who left like a question
Is coming back as the answer
College life is three years long
I want to live with you for a long time
Oh oh oh..
Laele laele laele..
முதல் தூறல் அதில் காயவே
ஜென்மம் நூறு கொடி ஆகுமே
மறு தூறல் மதியானமே
ஞாயமா?
To dry off in that first drizzle
It will take a hundred crore lifetimes
The next drizzle is this very afternoon
Is this fair?
தலை கொதி அவள் சாப்பிடும்
மேஜை மீது தடம் ஆகிறேன்
சிதராதோ ஒரு சாதமே ஏங்கினேன்
As she adjusts her hair and eats
Won't a single grain of rice spill?
I yearned
ஓ ஷாலா ஓ ஷாலா
காதலின் லாலி லாலி கேட்பேன்
ஓ ஷாலா ஓ ஷாலா
வாழ்கையின் தோழி நானும் பார்த்தேன்
Oh shala.. oh shala..
I will listen to the lullaby of love
Oh shala.. oh shala..
I have seen the companion of my life
அருகே நீ அமர்ந்தாயடி
தோளும் தோளும் கதை பேசுதே
உரசாதே உயிர் கோபுரம் சாயுதே
You sat close to me, my dear
Shoulder to shoulder, they speak stories
Do not brush against me, the tower of my soul is leaning
அழகான ஒரு ஊர்வலம்
நீயும் நானும் சேர்ந்து போவதே
பெருந்தே குல சாமியை ஆனதே
A beautiful procession
Why are you and I going together?
The bus itself became a family deity
பேருந்தின் புழுதியும்
பூக்களாய் மாறுதே
உற்சாகம் மேலும் மேலும் ஏற
மண் ரோடும் மேகமாக மாற
லேலே லேலே லேலே.....
Even the dust of the bus
Is turning into flowers
As excitement rises higher and higher
My heart turns into a cloud that flies
Laele laele laele..
Oh shala.. oh shala..
Oh shala.. oh shala..
Kaadhalin laali laali kaetpaen
I will listen to the lullaby of love
Oh shala.. oh shala..
Oh shala.. oh shala..
Vaazhkaiyin thozhi naanum paarthaen
I have seen the companion of my life
Kalloori koyilaa
Is the college a temple?
Devathai vaasala
Is it the doorstep of an angel?
Un moochu kaathu pattathaalae
Because the breath of your wind touched me
En kaalgal panthu pola maelae
My feet bounce up like a ball
Oh ho ho ho…..
Oh ho ho ho…..
Kudhithaenae kushiyagavae
I jumped with sheer joy
Bhoomi poovai pola aanadhae
The earth became like a flower
Kadal vaanam adhu yaavumae
The sea, the sky, and all of it
Niram maarudhae
Are changing their colors
Asaiyamal unnaipparkiren
I look at you without moving
Vaergal kaaladiyil poothadhae
Roots have bloomed under my feet
Sethukkaamal silaiyaginaen
I became a statue without being carved
Ada naanumae
Ah, even I turned into one
Question -ai ponaval
She who left like a question
Answer-rai varugiraal
Is coming back as the answer
Kaloori kaalam moonu aandu
College life is three years long
Unnodu vaazha vendum neendu
I want to live with you for a long time
Oh oh oh..
Oh oh oh..
Laele laele laele..
Laele laele laele..
Mudhal Thooral adhil kaayavae
To dry off in that first drizzle
Jenmam nooru kodi aagumae
It will take a hundred crore lifetimes
Maru thooral mathiyanamae
The next drizzle is this very afternoon
Nyayama
Is this fair?
Thalaikkodhi aval sappida
As she adjusts her hair and eats
Sidharaadho oru saathamae
Won't a single grain of rice spill?
Yenginen
I yearned
Oh shala.. oh shala..
Oh shala.. oh shala..
Kaadhalin laali laali kaetpaen
I will listen to the lullaby of love
Oh shala.. oh shala..
Oh shala.. oh shala..
Vaazhkaiyin thozhi naanum paarthaen
I have seen the companion of my life
Arugae nee amarnthaaiyadi
You sat close to me, my dear
Tholum tholum kadhai pesuthae
Shoulder to shoulder, they speak stories
Urasathae uyir gopuram saayudhae
Do not brush against me, the tower of my soul is leaning
Azhagaana oru oorvalam
A beautiful procession
Neeyum naanum sernthu povadhaen
Why are you and I going together?
Paerundhae kula saamiyaai aanadhae
The bus itself became a family deity
Paerunthin puzhuthiyum
Even the dust of the bus
Pookkalaai maaruthae
Is turning into flowers
Urchaagam maelum maelum yaera
As excitement rises higher and higher
Manroadum megamaaga maara
My heart turns into a cloud that flies
Laele laele laele..
Laele laele laele..
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Oh Shala' from Kaadhal Solla Vandhen (2010) is an upbeat, youthful romantic song sung and composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. It portrays the dizzying euphoria of a young college student falling deeply in love. Everyday college occurrences and simple commutes on a bus transform into magical experiences in the protagonist's eyes as he feels completely mesmerized by his love interest. The emotional arc captures his excitement, sense of wonder, and longing to spend a lifetime with her, turning mundane reality into a surreal dreamscape.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“En kaalgal panthu pola maelae”
Compares the bouncy feeling of his feet in excitement to a ball bouncing up.
Simile (Upamai)
“Bhoomi poovai pola aanadhae”
Compares the transformation of the earth to a delicate, blooming flower.
Antithesis (Muran)
“Question -ai ponaval / Answer-rai varugiraal”
Contrasts the girl leaving like an unsolved question and returning as a satisfying answer.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Paerundhae kula saamiyaai aanadhae”
Metaphorically elevates an ordinary public bus to the status of a revered family deity because she is riding in it.
Hyperbole (Uyirvunavchi)
“Paerunthin puzhuthiyum pookkalaai maaruthae”
Exaggerates the dust kicked up by the bus turning into fragrant flowers due to his euphoric mood.
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Trivia
'Kaadhal Solla Vandhen' (2010), directed by Boopathy Pandian, featured a widely popular soundtrack composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. Yuvan sang 'Oh Shala' himself, and the track became an instant anthem among college students in Tamil Nadu due to its modern arrangement and energetic vocals.
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