Oho Nilarani Ullam
From Chittoor Rani Padmini · 1963
- Lyricist
- Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam
- Singer
- Seerkazhi Govindarajan
- Music director
- G. Ramanathan
- Details
- Chittoor Rani Padmini1963
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ohoo nila raani | Oh moon queen! |
| Ullamae kavarndhaai nee | You stole my heart. |
| Ezhil ootragavae ilan kaatragavae | Like a fountain of beauty, like a gentle breeze, |
| Inbam mootum roopavaani | Oh beautiful woman who kindles joy! |
| Ohoo nilaa raani | Oh moon queen! |
| Ullamae kavarndhaai nee | You stole my heart. |
| Ezhil ootragavae ilan kaatragavae | Like a fountain of beauty, like a gentle breeze, |
| Inbam mootum roopavaani | Oh beautiful woman who kindles joy! |
| Male | |
| Neela odaiyil alliyai polae | Like a water lily in a blue stream, |
| Neendhum penn annamae | Oh female swan swimming along! |
| Neela odaiyil alliyai polae | Like a water lily in a blue stream, |
| Neendhum penn annamae | Oh female swan swimming along! |
| Unai soozhum ennilaa aa…aa…haa.. | Surrounding you, endless... aa... aa... haa.. |
| Unai soozhum ennilaa thaaragai ellam | Are all the countless stars surrounding you |
| Thozhi maadhar thaamo | Your female friends and companions? |
| Unai soozhum ennilaa thaaragai ellam | Are all the countless stars surrounding you |
| Thozhi maadhar thaamo | Your female friends and companions? |
| Ulagam yaavumae unnaasaiyaalae | Due to longing for you, the whole world, |
| Ulagam yaavumae unnaasaiyaalae | Due to longing for you, the whole world, |
| Ullam suzhandraadudhae | My mind spins and dances in bliss. |
| Male | |
| Ohoo nila raani | Oh moon queen! |
| Ullamae kavarndhaai nee | You stole my heart. |
| Ezhil ootragavae ilan kaatragavae | Like a fountain of beauty, like a gentle breeze, |
| Inbam mootum roopavaani | Oh beautiful woman who kindles joy! |
| Male | |
| Pudhumai oli vellamaai | Like a flood of novel light, |
| Haa…aaa…aa…aa…aa… | Haa... aaa... aa... aa... aa... |
| Boologam engumae | Across the entire earth, |
| Pozhigindra amudha mazhaiyae | Oh rain of nectar showering down! |
| Haa….aaa….aa….aa….haa…aa… | Haa.... aaa.... aa.... aa.... haa... aa... |
| Pudhumai oli vellamaai | Like a flood of novel light, |
| Boologam engumae | Across the entire earth, |
| Pozhigindra amudha mazhaiyae | Oh rain of nectar showering down! |
| Nee mudhal iravu pen polae | Like a bride on her wedding night, |
| Mugilendra thiraiyilae | Behind the veil of clouds, |
| Mugathai maraipadhaenoo yaenoo | Why do you hide your face, oh why? |
| Male | |
| Vaana veedhiyil oorvalam polae | Like a procession in the pathways of the sky, |
| Vandha penn deivamae | Oh divine woman who arrived! |
| Vaana veedhiyil oorvalam polae | Like a procession in the pathways of the sky, |
| Vandha penn deivamae | Oh divine woman who arrived! |
| Unai kaanum ennaiyae thannoli ennum | Can your cool rays of light reach out and touch |
| Kaigal theendalaamoo | Me, who is gazing upon you? |
| Azhagin jyothiyae unnaal enn nenjil | Oh light of beauty, because of you, in my heart |
| Aavaal alai modhudhae | Waves of desire crash continuously! |
| Male | |
| Ohoo nila raani | Oh moon queen! |
| Ullamae kavarndhaai nee | You stole my heart. |
| Ezhil ootragavae ilan kaatragavae | Like a fountain of beauty, like a gentle breeze, |
| Inbam mootum roopavaani | Oh beautiful woman who kindles joy! |
ஓஹோ நிலா ராணி உள்ளம் கவர்ந்தாய் நீ
எழில் ஊற்றாகவே இளங் காற்றாகவே
இன்பம் மூட்டும் ரூபவாணி
ஓஹோ நிலா ராணி உள்ளம் கவர்ந்தாய் நீ
எழில் ஊற்றாகவே இளங் காற்றாகவே
இன்பம் மூட்டும் ரூபவாணி
Oh moon queen!
You stole my heart.
Like a fountain of beauty, like a gentle breeze,
Oh beautiful woman who kindles joy!
Oh moon queen!
You stole my heart.
Like a fountain of beauty, like a gentle breeze,
Oh beautiful woman who kindles joy!
நீல ஓடையில் அல்லியைப் போலே
நீந்தும் பெண் அன்னமே
நீல ஓடையில் அல்லியைப் போலே
நீந்தும் பெண் அன்னமே
உனை சூழும் எண்ணிலா...ஆஅ.....
உனை சூழும் எண்ணிலா தாரகை எல்லாம்
தோழி மாதர் தானோ
உனை சூழும் எண்ணிலா தாரகை எல்லாம்
தோழி மாதர் தானோ
உலகம் யாவுமே உன்னாசையாலே
உலகம் யாவுமே உன்னாசையாலே
உள்ளம் சுழன்றாடுதே......
Like a water lily in a blue stream,
Oh female swan swimming along!
Like a water lily in a blue stream,
Oh female swan swimming along!
Surrounding you, endless... aa... aa... haa..
Are all the countless stars surrounding you
Your female friends and companions?
Are all the countless stars surrounding you
Your female friends and companions?
Due to longing for you, the whole world,
Due to longing for you, the whole world,
My mind spins and dances in bliss.
ஓஹோ நிலா ராணி உள்ளம் கவர்ந்தாய் நீ
எழில் ஊற்றாகவே இளங் காற்றாகவே
இன்பம் மூட்டும் ரூபவாணி
Oh moon queen!
You stole my heart.
Like a fountain of beauty, like a gentle breeze,
Oh beautiful woman who kindles joy!
புதுமை ஒளி வெள்ளமாய்
ஹா...ஆஅ....ஆஅ....
பூலோகமெங்குமே
பொழிகின்ற அமுத மழையே
ஹா...ஆஅ....ஆஅ....ஆஅ...ஹா...ஆஅ.....
புதுமை ஒளி வெள்ளமாய் பூலோகமெங்குமே
பொழிகின்ற அமுத மழையே
நீ முதலிரவு பெண் போலே முகிலென்ற திரையிலே
முகத்தை மறைப்பதேனோ ஏனோ.....
Like a flood of novel light,
Haa... aaa... aa... aa... aa...
Across the entire earth,
Oh rain of nectar showering down!
Haa.... aaa.... aa.... aa.... haa... aa...
Like a flood of novel light,
Across the entire earth,
Oh rain of nectar showering down!
Like a bride on her wedding night,
Behind the veil of clouds,
Why do you hide your face, oh why?
வானவீதியில் ஊர்வலம் போலே
வந்த பெண் தெய்வமே
வானவீதியில் ஊர்வலம் போலே
வந்த பெண் தெய்வமே
உனை காணும் என்னையே தண்ணொளி என்னும்
கைகள் தீண்டலாமோ
அழகின் ஜோதியே உன்னால் என்னுள்
ஆவல் அலை மோதுதே......
Like a procession in the pathways of the sky,
Oh divine woman who arrived!
Like a procession in the pathways of the sky,
Oh divine woman who arrived!
Can your cool rays of light reach out and touch
Me, who is gazing upon you?
Oh light of beauty, because of you, in my heart
Waves of desire crash continuously!
ஓஹோ நிலா ராணி உள்ளம் கவர்ந்தாய் நீ
எழில் ஊற்றாகவே இளங் காற்றாகவே
இன்பம் மூட்டும் ரூபவாணி
Oh moon queen!
You stole my heart.
Like a fountain of beauty, like a gentle breeze,
Oh beautiful woman who kindles joy!
Ohoo nila raani
Oh moon queen!
Ullamae kavarndhaai nee
You stole my heart.
Ezhil ootragavae ilan kaatragavae
Like a fountain of beauty, like a gentle breeze,
Inbam mootum roopavaani
Oh beautiful woman who kindles joy!
Ohoo nilaa raani
Oh moon queen!
Ullamae kavarndhaai nee
You stole my heart.
Ezhil ootragavae ilan kaatragavae
Like a fountain of beauty, like a gentle breeze,
Inbam mootum roopavaani
Oh beautiful woman who kindles joy!
Neela odaiyil alliyai polae
Like a water lily in a blue stream,
Neendhum penn annamae
Oh female swan swimming along!
Neela odaiyil alliyai polae
Like a water lily in a blue stream,
Neendhum penn annamae
Oh female swan swimming along!
Unai soozhum ennilaa aa…aa…haa..
Surrounding you, endless... aa... aa... haa..
Unai soozhum ennilaa thaaragai ellam
Are all the countless stars surrounding you
Thozhi maadhar thaamo
Your female friends and companions?
Unai soozhum ennilaa thaaragai ellam
Are all the countless stars surrounding you
Thozhi maadhar thaamo
Your female friends and companions?
Ulagam yaavumae unnaasaiyaalae
Due to longing for you, the whole world,
Ulagam yaavumae unnaasaiyaalae
Due to longing for you, the whole world,
Ullam suzhandraadudhae
My mind spins and dances in bliss.
Ohoo nila raani
Oh moon queen!
Ullamae kavarndhaai nee
You stole my heart.
Ezhil ootragavae ilan kaatragavae
Like a fountain of beauty, like a gentle breeze,
Inbam mootum roopavaani
Oh beautiful woman who kindles joy!
Pudhumai oli vellamaai
Like a flood of novel light,
Haa…aaa…aa…aa…aa…
Haa... aaa... aa... aa... aa...
Boologam engumae
Across the entire earth,
Pozhigindra amudha mazhaiyae
Oh rain of nectar showering down!
Haa….aaa….aa….aa….haa…aa…
Haa.... aaa.... aa.... aa.... haa... aa...
Pudhumai oli vellamaai
Like a flood of novel light,
Boologam engumae
Across the entire earth,
Pozhigindra amudha mazhaiyae
Oh rain of nectar showering down!
Nee mudhal iravu pen polae
Like a bride on her wedding night,
Mugilendra thiraiyilae
Behind the veil of clouds,
Mugathai maraipadhaenoo yaenoo
Why do you hide your face, oh why?
Vaana veedhiyil oorvalam polae
Like a procession in the pathways of the sky,
Vandha penn deivamae
Oh divine woman who arrived!
Vaana veedhiyil oorvalam polae
Like a procession in the pathways of the sky,
Vandha penn deivamae
Oh divine woman who arrived!
Unai kaanum ennaiyae thannoli ennum
Can your cool rays of light reach out and touch
Kaigal theendalaamoo
Me, who is gazing upon you?
Azhagin jyothiyae unnaal enn nenjil
Oh light of beauty, because of you, in my heart
Aavaal alai modhudhae
Waves of desire crash continuously!
Ohoo nila raani
Oh moon queen!
Ullamae kavarndhaai nee
You stole my heart.
Ezhil ootragavae ilan kaatragavae
Like a fountain of beauty, like a gentle breeze,
Inbam mootum roopavaani
Oh beautiful woman who kindles joy!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Ohoo Nila Raani is a poetic, romantic song from the 1963 historical drama Chittoor Rani Padmini. Sung with deep resonance by Seerkazhi Govindarajan under G. Ramanathan's musical direction, the protagonist serenades the full moon as an embodiment of ultimate feminine beauty. He compares the celestial beauty to a queen traversing the night sky, surrounded by stars as her maiden companions. Throughout the track, rich imagery portrays the moon's light as a shower of sweet nectar and a stream of soft breezes. The lyricist Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam masterfully weaves metaphors comparing the moon hiding behind clouds to a bashful bride concealing her face, expressing how her radiant sight creates endless waves of longing and enchantment in his heart.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Personification (Uruvagam / Manithamayam)
“Nee mudhal iravu pen polae / Mugilendra thiraiyilae”
The moon is personified as a queen ('Nila raani') and a bashful bride ('Mudhal iravu pen') hiding her face behind a veil of clouds.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Neela odaiyil alliyai polae / Neendhum penn annamae”
Compares the subject swimmingly graceful to a water lily in a blue stream and a female swan.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Boologam engumae / Pozhigindra amudha mazhaiyae”
Moonlight showering over the earth is metaphorically described as a rain of divine nectar ('amudha mazhai').
Second-letter Rhyme (Edhugai)
“Neela odaiyil alliyai polae / Neendhum penn annamae”
The second consonant 'la' matches across consecutive lines (Neela / Neendhum / Unai / Thozhi).
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Trivia
Chittoor Rani Padmini (1963) featured music composed by legendary maestro G. Ramanathan. The film starred Sivaji Ganesan and Vyjayanthimala. Seerkazhi Govindarajan's rendition of 'Ohoo Nila Raani' remains one of the finest classical-pop crossover serenades in early Tamil cinema history.
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