Oh Vennila
From Kushi · 2000
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Unnikrishnan, Anuradha Sriram
- Music director
- Deva
- Details
- Kushi2000
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Oh vennila | Oh white moon |
| En mel kobam yen | Why are you angry with me? |
| Aagyam seraamal | Without joining the sky |
| Thaniyae vazhvathu | Why living all alone |
| Yeno yeno yeno | Why, why, why? |
| Male | |
| Oh kaadhalae… | Oh love... |
| Female :Aahaaa… | Female vocalization: Aahaaa... |
| Un per mounama… | Is your name silence? |
| Female :Aahaaaa… | Female vocalization: Aahaaaa... |
| Nenjodu poi solli | Lying to one's own heart |
| Nimidam valarpathu | And letting minutes pass by |
| Sariya sariya sariya | Is it right, is it right, is it right? |
| Female | |
| Tholaivil thodu vaan | The horizon in the distance |
| Karaiyai thodum thodum | Seems to touch the shore |
| Arugil nerunga | As you draw closer to it |
| Vilagi vidum vidum | It recedes far away |
| Iruvar manathil | In the hearts of both |
| Yeno adam adam | Why is there this stubbornness? |
| Oruvar paarthaal | If one looks closely |
| Moodum odaipadum | The reserve breaks away |
| Male | |
| Ye penmaiyae | Oh womanhood |
| Garvam ennadi | What is this pride? |
| Vaivarai vanthaalum | Even when reaching the edge of the lips |
| Varthai maripathu | Why do words change and disappear? |
| Yeno yeno yeno… | Why, why, why? |
| Male | |
| Ye swasamae… | Oh my breath... |
| Female :Aahaaa… | Female vocalization: Aahaaa... |
| Udal mel oodala… | Are you sulking with the body? |
| Female :Aahaaa… | Female vocalization: Aahaaa... |
| En jeevan theendamal | Without touching my soul |
| Veliyae sellaathae | Do not leave outside |
| Male | |
| Nee vetri kolla | In order to win |
| Unnai tholaikaathae | Do not lose yourself |
| Yar sirithaalum | Whichever of you smiles |
| Paalaivanagal malarum | Deserts will bloom into gardens |
| Chorus | |
| Aahhaaa…aaahaaa…aaahaaa.. | Female vocalization: Aahhaaa... aaahaaa... aaahaaa.. |
| Female | |
| Oh Kaadhala | Oh lover |
| Un per mounama | Is your name silence? |
| Sollondru illamal | Without a single word spoken |
| Mozhiyum kaadhalum | Language and love |
| Illai illai illai | Do not exist, do not exist, do not exist |
| Female | |
| Oh Kaadhala | Oh lover |
| Orr varthai sollada | Speak just one word |
| Muthal varthai nee sonnal | If you utter the first word |
| Naan maru varthai solven | I will utter the response word |
| Naam dhinam solven | I will speak every day |
| Enthan kaadhal solven | I will express my love |
| Oodalil aliyaamal | Without being destroyed in lovers' quarrels |
| Vazhum kaadhal solven…. | I will express an enduring love.... |
ஓ வெண்ணிலா
என் மேல் கோபம் ஏன்
ஆகாயம் சேராமல் தனியே
வாழ்வது ஏனோ ஏனோ ஏனோ
Oh white moon
Why are you angry with me?
Without joining the sky
Why living all alone
Why, why, why?
ஓ காதலே
ஆஹா உன்
போ் மௌனமா
ஆஹா
நெஞ்சோடு பொய்
சொல்லி நிமிடம்
வளா்ப்பது சாியா
சாியா சாியா
Oh love...
Female vocalization: Aahaaa...
Is your name silence?
Female vocalization: Aahaaaa...
Lying to one's own heart
And letting minutes pass by
Is it right, is it right, is it right?
தொலைவில்
தொடு வான் கரையை
தொடும் தொடும் அருகில்
நெருங்க விலகி விடும் விடும்
இருவா் மனதில் ஏனோ அடம்
அடம் ஒருவா் பாா்த்தால் மூடும்
உடைபடும்
The horizon in the distance
Seems to touch the shore
As you draw closer to it
It recedes far away
In the hearts of both
Why is there this stubbornness?
If one looks closely
The reserve breaks away
ஏ பெண்மையே
கா்வம் என்னடி வாய்வரை
வந்தாலும் வாா்த்தை மாிப்பது
ஏனோ ஏனோ ஏனோ
Oh womanhood
What is this pride?
Even when reaching the edge of the lips
Why do words change and disappear?
Why, why, why?
ஏ சுவாசமே
ஆஹா
உடல் மேல் ஊடலா
ஆஹா
என் ஜீவன் தீண்டாமல்
வெளியே செல்லாதே
Oh my breath...
Female vocalization: Aahaaa...
Are you sulking with the body?
Female vocalization: Aahaaa...
Without touching my soul
Do not leave outside
நீ வெற்றி கொள்ள
உன்னை தொலைக்காதே
யாா் சிாித்தாலும் பாலைவனங்கள்
மலரும்
In order to win
Do not lose yourself
Whichever of you smiles
Deserts will bloom into gardens
.........................................
Female vocalization: Aahhaaa... aaahaaa... aaahaaa..
ஓ காதலா
உன் போ் மௌனமா
சொல் ஒன்று இல்லாமல்
மொழியும் காதலும் இல்லை
இல்லை இல்லை
Oh lover
Is your name silence?
Without a single word spoken
Language and love
Do not exist, do not exist, do not exist
ஓ காதலா
ஓா் வாா்த்தை
சொல்லடா முதல்
வாா்த்தை நீ சொன்னால்
நான் மறு வாா்த்தை
சொல்வேன் நாம் தினம்
சொல்வேன் எந்தன் காதல்
சொல்வேன் ஊடலில் அழியாமல்
வாழும் காதல் சொல்வேன்
Oh lover
Speak just one word
If you utter the first word
I will utter the response word
I will speak every day
I will express my love
Without being destroyed in lovers' quarrels
I will express an enduring love....
Oh vennila
Oh white moon
En mel kobam yen
Why are you angry with me?
Aagyam seraamal
Without joining the sky
Thaniyae vazhvathu
Why living all alone
Yeno yeno yeno
Why, why, why?
Oh kaadhalae…
Oh love...
Female :Aahaaa…
Female vocalization: Aahaaa...
Un per mounama…
Is your name silence?
Female :Aahaaaa…
Female vocalization: Aahaaaa...
Nenjodu poi solli
Lying to one's own heart
Nimidam valarpathu
And letting minutes pass by
Sariya sariya sariya
Is it right, is it right, is it right?
Tholaivil thodu vaan
The horizon in the distance
Karaiyai thodum thodum
Seems to touch the shore
Arugil nerunga
As you draw closer to it
Vilagi vidum vidum
It recedes far away
Iruvar manathil
In the hearts of both
Yeno adam adam
Why is there this stubbornness?
Oruvar paarthaal
If one looks closely
Moodum odaipadum
The reserve breaks away
Ye penmaiyae
Oh womanhood
Garvam ennadi
What is this pride?
Vaivarai vanthaalum
Even when reaching the edge of the lips
Varthai maripathu
Why do words change and disappear?
Yeno yeno yeno…
Why, why, why?
Ye swasamae…
Oh my breath...
Female :Aahaaa…
Female vocalization: Aahaaa...
Udal mel oodala…
Are you sulking with the body?
Female :Aahaaa…
Female vocalization: Aahaaa...
En jeevan theendamal
Without touching my soul
Veliyae sellaathae
Do not leave outside
Nee vetri kolla
In order to win
Unnai tholaikaathae
Do not lose yourself
Yar sirithaalum
Whichever of you smiles
Paalaivanagal malarum
Deserts will bloom into gardens
Aahhaaa…aaahaaa…aaahaaa..
Female vocalization: Aahhaaa... aaahaaa... aaahaaa..
Oh Kaadhala
Oh lover
Un per mounama
Is your name silence?
Sollondru illamal
Without a single word spoken
Mozhiyum kaadhalum
Language and love
Illai illai illai
Do not exist, do not exist, do not exist
Oh Kaadhala
Oh lover
Orr varthai sollada
Speak just one word
Muthal varthai nee sonnal
If you utter the first word
Naan maru varthai solven
I will utter the response word
Naam dhinam solven
I will speak every day
Enthan kaadhal solven
I will express my love
Oodalil aliyaamal
Without being destroyed in lovers' quarrels
Vazhum kaadhal solven….
I will express an enduring love....
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant musical piece captures the essence of ego and silent conflict between two lovers who deeply care for each other but hesitate to confess their feelings. The lyrics compare their elusive relationship to a horizon that appears close from afar but recedes upon approach. It questions the stubborn pride that stops them from uttering the first word of love, warning that attempting to 'win' an argument only causes one to lose themselves.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Tholaivil thodu vaan / Karaiyai thodum thodum / Arugil nerunga / Vilagi vidum vidum”
The line compares the lovers' relationship and ego to a distant horizon ('Thodu vaan') that seems to touch the shore but recedes as one gets closer.
Personification
“Ye swasamae… Udal mel oodala…”
The lyrics address 'Breath' ('Swasamae') as a living entity that is sulking ('Oodal') with the body, symbolizing emotional estrangement.
Repetition / Epizeuxis (Adukku Thodar)
“Yeno yeno yeno”
The intense repetition of words like 'Yeno yeno yeno' and 'Illai illai illai' emphasizes emotional anguish and questioning.
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Trivia
This track serves as a thematic motif in S.J. Suryah's hit romantic comedy Kushi (2000), composed by Deva with lyrics by Vairamuthu. It highlights the core narrative drive of the movie: the battle of ego ('Garvam') between Shiva (Vijay) and Jennifer (Jyothika).
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