Oh Vennila
From Ninaivirukkum Varai · 1999
- Lyricist
- Pazhani Bharathi
- Singer
- Hariharan
- Music director
- Deva
- Details
- Ninaivirukkum Varai1999
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Oh vennilaa | Oh silver moon, |
| Kadhal orr minnalaa | Is love a flash of lightning? |
| Poo meedhilae thoongum poonthendralaa | Is it a gentle breeze sleeping upon a flower? |
| Male | |
| Oh vennilaa | Oh silver moon, |
| Kadhal orr minnalaa | Is love a flash of lightning? |
| Poo meedhilae thoongum poonthendralaa | Is it a gentle breeze sleeping upon a flower? |
| Female | |
| Thaalaattidum tholgalthaan kadhalaa | Is love the comforting shoulders that cradle you like a lullaby? |
| Poraaditum vaazhkkaithaan kadhalaa | Is love the life itself that struggles? |
| Kaalangal thorum vaalipam seiyyum | Is love the penance performed by youth |
| Thavangalthaan kadhalaa | Across all eras of time? |
| Male | |
| Oh vennilaa | Oh silver moon, |
| Kadhal orr minnalaa | Is love a flash of lightning? |
| Poo meedhilae thoongum poonthendralaa | Is it a gentle breeze sleeping upon a flower? |
| Male | |
| Siluvai thantha pothum | Even when given a cross to bear, |
| Siragai pola ninaikkum | It considers it to be wings, |
| Megam pola midhakkum | Floating like a soft cloud, |
| Kadhalae kadhalae | Oh love, oh love! |
| Male | |
| Kadhal roja mullaai maarum | The rose of love turns into a thorn, |
| Soodum kooda maranthaai | You even forgot the heat/wearing it, |
| Sooriyan kooda niaippathenna | Why ponder even about the sun, |
| Kadhal pesinaai | When you spoke of love? |
| Male | |
| Oh vennilaa | Oh silver moon, |
| Kadhal orr minnalaa | Is love a flash of lightning? |
| Poo meedhilae thoongum poonthendralaa | Is it a gentle breeze sleeping upon a flower? |
| Male | |
| Un kadhal ullam | Your loving heart |
| Taj mahalin vannam | Has the pure beauty of the Taj Mahal, |
| En nenjai neethaan | It was you who opened |
| Thiranthaai thiranthaai | My heart, opened it wide. |
| Male | |
| Kadhal nenjai yaeno maranthaai | Why did you forget that loving heart? |
| Unnil neeyae olinthaai | You hid inside yourself, |
| Jannalai mattum thiranthu vaiththu | Keeping only the window open, |
| Vaasalai yaen aaiththaai | Why did you close the main entrance? |
| Female | |
| Thaalaattidum tholgalthaan kadhalaa | Is love the comforting shoulders that cradle you like a lullaby? |
| Poraaditum vaazhkkaithaan kadhalaa | Is love the life itself that struggles? |
| Kaalangal thorum vaalipam seiyyum | Is love the penance performed by youth |
| Thavangalthaan kadhalaa | Across all eras of time? |
| Male | |
| Oh vennilaa | Oh silver moon, |
| Kadhal orr minnalaa | Is love a flash of lightning? |
| Poo meedhilae thoongum poonthendralaa | Is it a gentle breeze sleeping upon a flower? |
ஓ வெண்ணிலா
காதல் ஓர் மின்னலா
பூ மீதிலே தூங்கும் பூந்தென்றலா
Oh silver moon,
Is love a flash of lightning?
Is it a gentle breeze sleeping upon a flower?
ஓ வெண்ணிலா
காதல் ஓர் மின்னலா
பூ மீதிலே தூங்கும் பூந்தென்றலா
Oh silver moon,
Is love a flash of lightning?
Is it a gentle breeze sleeping upon a flower?
தாலாட்டிடும் தோள்கள்தான் காதலா
போராடிடும் வாழ்க்கைதான் காதலா
காலங்கள் தோறும் வாலிபம் செய்யும்
தவங்கள்தான் காதலா
Is love the comforting shoulders that cradle you like a lullaby?
Is love the life itself that struggles?
Is love the penance performed by youth
Across all eras of time?
ஓ வெண்ணிலா
காதல் ஓர் மின்னலா
பூ மீதிலே தூங்கும் பூந்தென்றலா
Oh silver moon,
Is love a flash of lightning?
Is it a gentle breeze sleeping upon a flower?
சிலுவை தந்த போதும்
சிறகை போல நினைக்கும்
மேகம் போல மிதக்கும்
காதலே காதலே
Even when given a cross to bear,
It considers it to be wings,
Floating like a soft cloud,
Oh love, oh love!
காதல் ரோஜா முள்ளாய் மாறும்
சூடும் கூட மறந்தாய்
சூரியன் கூட நினைப்பதென்ன
காதல் பேசினாய்
The rose of love turns into a thorn,
You even forgot the heat/wearing it,
Why ponder even about the sun,
When you spoke of love?
ஓ வெண்ணிலா
காதல் ஓர் மின்னலா
பூ மீதிலே தூங்கும் பூந்தென்றலா
Oh silver moon,
Is love a flash of lightning?
Is it a gentle breeze sleeping upon a flower?
உன் காதல் உள்ளம்
தாஜ் மஹாலின் வண்ணம்
என் நெஞ்சை நீதான்
திறந்தாய் திறந்தாய்
Your loving heart
Has the pure beauty of the Taj Mahal,
It was you who opened
My heart, opened it wide.
காதல் நெஞ்சை ஏனோ மறைத்தாய்
உன்னில் நீயே ஒளிந்தாய்
ஜன்னலை மட்டும் திறந்துவைத்து
வாசலை ஏன் அடைத்தாய்
Why did you forget that loving heart?
You hid inside yourself,
Keeping only the window open,
Why did you close the main entrance?
ஓ வெண்ணிலா
காதல் ஓர் மின்னலா
பூ மீதிலே தூங்கும் பூந்தென்றலா
Is love the comforting shoulders that cradle you like a lullaby?
Is love the life itself that struggles?
Is love the penance performed by youth
Across all eras of time?
தாலாட்டிடும் தோள்கள்தான் காதலா
போராடிடும் வாழ்க்கைதான் காதலா
காலங்கள் தோறும் வாலிபம் செய்யும்
தவங்கள்தான் காதலா
Oh silver moon,
Is love a flash of lightning?
Is it a gentle breeze sleeping upon a flower?
ஓ வெண்ணிலா
காதல் ஓர் மின்னலா
பூ மீதிலே தூங்கும் பூந்தென்றலா
Oh vennilaa
Oh silver moon,
Kadhal orr minnalaa
Is love a flash of lightning?
Poo meedhilae thoongum poonthendralaa
Is it a gentle breeze sleeping upon a flower?
Oh vennilaa
Oh silver moon,
Kadhal orr minnalaa
Is love a flash of lightning?
Poo meedhilae thoongum poonthendralaa
Is it a gentle breeze sleeping upon a flower?
Thaalaattidum tholgalthaan kadhalaa
Is love the comforting shoulders that cradle you like a lullaby?
Poraaditum vaazhkkaithaan kadhalaa
Is love the life itself that struggles?
Kaalangal thorum vaalipam seiyyum
Is love the penance performed by youth
Thavangalthaan kadhalaa
Across all eras of time?
Oh vennilaa
Oh silver moon,
Kadhal orr minnalaa
Is love a flash of lightning?
Poo meedhilae thoongum poonthendralaa
Is it a gentle breeze sleeping upon a flower?
Siluvai thantha pothum
Even when given a cross to bear,
Siragai pola ninaikkum
It considers it to be wings,
Megam pola midhakkum
Floating like a soft cloud,
Kadhalae kadhalae
Oh love, oh love!
Kadhal roja mullaai maarum
The rose of love turns into a thorn,
Soodum kooda maranthaai
You even forgot the heat/wearing it,
Sooriyan kooda niaippathenna
Why ponder even about the sun,
Kadhal pesinaai
When you spoke of love?
Oh vennilaa
Oh silver moon,
Kadhal orr minnalaa
Is love a flash of lightning?
Poo meedhilae thoongum poonthendralaa
Is it a gentle breeze sleeping upon a flower?
Un kadhal ullam
Your loving heart
Taj mahalin vannam
Has the pure beauty of the Taj Mahal,
En nenjai neethaan
It was you who opened
Thiranthaai thiranthaai
My heart, opened it wide.
Kadhal nenjai yaeno maranthaai
Why did you forget that loving heart?
Unnil neeyae olinthaai
You hid inside yourself,
Jannalai mattum thiranthu vaiththu
Keeping only the window open,
Vaasalai yaen aaiththaai
Why did you close the main entrance?
Thaalaattidum tholgalthaan kadhalaa
Is love the comforting shoulders that cradle you like a lullaby?
Poraaditum vaazhkkaithaan kadhalaa
Is love the life itself that struggles?
Kaalangal thorum vaalipam seiyyum
Is love the penance performed by youth
Thavangalthaan kadhalaa
Across all eras of time?
Oh vennilaa
Oh silver moon,
Kadhal orr minnalaa
Is love a flash of lightning?
Poo meedhilae thoongum poonthendralaa
Is it a gentle breeze sleeping upon a flower?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Oh Vennilaa' from the movie Ninaivirukkum Varai explores the bittersweet nuances, mysteries, and emotional conflicts of love. The narrator addresses the moon, questioning whether love is a fleeting spark of lightning, a soothing breeze, or a painful penance that youth undergoes. Through poetic metaphors of crosses turned into wings and closed doors with open windows, the song depicts how love brings both immense lightness and profound emotional struggle.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamaani (Simile)
“Kadhal orr minnalaa”
Comparing love to a flash of lightning ('Kadhal orr minnalaa') and a breeze sleeping on a flower.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Siragai pola ninaikkum”
Comparing a burdensome cross to wings ('Siluvai thantha pothum, Siragai pola ninaikkum') to emphasize how love lightens life's hardships.
Anaphora / Rhetorical Questioning
“Poo meedhilae thoongum poonthendralaa”
Repeated questioning ending with '-aa' ('minnalaa', 'poonthendralaa', 'kadhalaa') to express existential wonder about the nature of love.
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Trivia
'Ninaivirukkum Varai' (1999) featured music composed by Deva, with Prabhu Deva and Keerthi Reddy in lead roles. The song highlights Pazhani Bharathi's signature poetic lyricism dealing with romantic melancholy.
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