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Oho Nilarani Ullam

From Chittoor Rani Padmini · 1963

Lyricist
Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam
Singer
Seerkazhi Govindarajan
Music director
G. Ramanathan
Movie name
Chittoor Rani Padmini
Movie release year
1963
Lyrics added on
7 Aug 2021

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
Ohoo nila raani
Ullamae kavarndhaai nee
Ezhil ootragavae ilan kaatragavae
Inbam mootum roopavaani
Ohoo nilaa raani
Ullamae kavarndhaai nee
Ezhil ootragavae ilan kaatragavae
Inbam mootum roopavaani
Neela odaiyil alliyai polae
Neendhum penn annamae
Neela odaiyil alliyai polae
Neendhum penn annamae
Unai soozhum ennilaa aa…aa…haa..
Unai soozhum ennilaa thaaragai ellam
Thozhi maadhar thaamo
Unai soozhum ennilaa thaaragai ellam
Thozhi maadhar thaamo
Ulagam yaavumae unnaasaiyaalae
Ulagam yaavumae unnaasaiyaalae
Ullam suzhandraadudhae
Ohoo nila raani
Ullamae kavarndhaai nee
Ezhil ootragavae ilan kaatragavae
Inbam mootum roopavaani
Pudhumai oli vellamaai
Haa…aaa…aa…aa…aa…
Boologam engumae
Pozhigindra amudha mazhaiyae
Haa….aaa….aa….aa….haa…aa…
Pudhumai oli vellamaai
Boologam engumae
Pozhigindra amudha mazhaiyae
Nee mudhal iravu pen polae
Mugilendra thiraiyilae
Mugathai maraipadhaenoo yaenoo
Vaana veedhiyil oorvalam polae
Vandha penn deivamae
Vaana veedhiyil oorvalam polae
Vandha penn deivamae
Unai kaanum ennaiyae thannoli ennum
Kaigal theendalaamoo
Azhagin jyothiyae unnaal enn nenjil
Aavaal alai modhudhae
Ohoo nila raani
Ullamae kavarndhaai nee
Ezhil ootragavae ilan kaatragavae
Inbam mootum roopavaani
Oh, Queen of the Moon!
You have captured my heart!
Like a spring of beauty, like a gentle breeze,
O radiant beauty who brings such joy!
Oh, Queen of the Moon!
You have captured my heart!
Like a spring of beauty, like a gentle breeze,
O radiant beauty who brings such joy!
Like a water lily in a blue stream,
O graceful swan swimming along!
Like a water lily in a blue stream,
O graceful swan swimming along!
Surrounding you, the countless... ah... aa... ha...
Are all the countless stars that surround you
your closest friends?
Are all the countless stars that surround you
your closest friends?
Out of longing for you,
out of longing for you, the entire world's
heart spins and dances!
Oh, Queen of the Moon!
You have captured my heart!
Like a spring of beauty, like a gentle breeze,
O radiant beauty who brings such joy!
Like a fresh flood of light,
Ha... aa... aa... aa... aa...
across the entire earth,
O sweet rain of nectar showering down!
Ha... aa... aa... aa... ha... aa...
Like a fresh flood of light,
across the entire earth,
O sweet 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?
Like a procession down the avenue of the sky,
O goddess who has arrived!
Like a procession down the avenue of the sky,
O goddess who has arrived!
As I gaze at you, can the hands
of your cool moonlight touch me?
O radiant flame of beauty, because of you,
waves of longing surge in my heart!
Oh, Queen of the Moon!
You have captured my heart!
Like a spring of beauty, like a gentle breeze,
O radiant beauty who brings such joy!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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