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Lyrics & meaning

Om Zaarare

From Kuselan · 2008

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Daler Mehndi, K. S. Chithra, Sadhana Sargam
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Details
Kuselan2008

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Chorus
Om jaararae jaarae jaarae jaaraarae jaaraa raeOm jaararae jaarae jaarae jaaraarae jaaraa rae
Om jaararae jaarae jaarae jaaraarae jaaraa raeOm jaararae jaarae jaarae jaaraarae jaaraa rae
Female
Pokkiri raja pollaathavan neeYou are Pokkiri Raja, the formidable one!
Annaanthu yaarum parkkum annaamalai neeYou are Annamalai, whom everyone looks up to!
Vinaanni maaveeranthaan paayum puliA brave hero like Veera, a pouncing tiger!
Chorus
Om jaararae jaarae jaarae jaaraarae jaaraa raeOm jaararae jaarae jaarae jaaraarae jaaraa rae
Om jaararae jaarae jaarae jaaraarae jaaraa raeOm jaararae jaarae jaarae jaaraarae jaaraa rae
Female
Oh pennidaththil thillu mullu pannaathavan neeOh, you are someone who never plays tricks with women!
Eppavum thappu thaalam podaathavan neeYou are someone who never steps to a wrong beat!
Unnidam sokki pona chandhiramukiChandramukhi was mesmerized by you!
Female
Enna thimiru enna thunivuWhat arrogance, what courage!
Adhu neethaan morattu kaalaiThat is you, the untamed wild bull!
Naan simmaan siru ponmaanI am a proud, delicate golden deer.
Intha maadaththu neethaan ejamaanYou are the master of this mansion!
Male
Kadhalil ennai vaiththu kadhal puriyum kannaeMy love, who holds me in love and makes love,
Vaanaththil neelam pola vanthaen un pinnaeI followed behind you like the blue in the sky.
Unnai pol pennai sera enna thavangal seithaenWhat penances did I perform to unite with a woman like you?
Endrumae unnai vittu enga selvaenWhere will I ever go leaving you behind?
Female
Oo…nee indri konja neram vaazhum naanaaOh... can I live even for a moment without you?
Neer indri tharaiyil meendum vaadum meenthaanI am like a fish wilting on dry land without water.
Unnudan saernthae vaazhnthaal vishamum thaenthaanIf I live together with you, even poison becomes honey.
Ennoda uyirum neeyaeYou are my very life!
Male
Pokkiri rani endraal pollaathavan naanthaanIf you are the Pokkiri queen, I am the formidable king!
Anbenum paalai vaarkkum annaamalai naanI am Annamalai who pours out the milk of love.
Vinaanni maaveeranthaan paayum puliA brave hero like Veera, a pouncing tiger!
Chorus
Om jaararae jaarae jaarae jaaraarae jaaraa raeOm jaararae jaarae jaarae jaaraarae jaaraa rae
Om jaararae jaarae jaarae jaaraarae jaaraa raeOm jaararae jaarae jaarae jaaraarae jaaraa rae
Male
Hae engaeyum thillu mullu pannaathavan naanHey, I am someone who does no trickery anywhere!
Eppovum thappi thaalam podaathavan naanI am someone who never steps to a wrong rhythm!
Ennidam sokki ponaal chandhiramugiChandramukhi was mesmerized by me!
Enna azhagu enna nelivuWhat beauty, what graceful curves!
Unthan nadaithaan idaithaan udaithaanYour stride, your waist, your attire...
Unnai vellum mudhalil sollum...conquers you and declares first,
Intha padaiyappaavin padaithaanThis is the army of Padayappa!
Female
Aadavar koottam thannil azhagu tamizhan neeyaeAmong all men, you are the handsome Tamilian.
Ennavo maayam seithu ennai kavizhththaayaeYou worked some magic and swept me off my feet.
Adimaiyin paarvai pattu orasi vizhunthuvidaenStruck by a servant's gaze, I brushed against it and fell.
Aadhalaal unnai theenda aasai pattaenTherefore, I longed to touch you.
Male
Oo…aadaiyil thangam thantha thaenthaanoOh... is it honey wrapped in golden attire?
Anjadi vairam vanthaa thendral thaanoIs it a gentle breeze carrying five-carat diamonds?
Aadaiyae katti konda thingal thaanoIs it the full moon that has wrapped itself in clothing?
Nee pennaa aadai ponnaaAre you a woman, or is your clothing made of gold?
Chorus
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Chorus
Om jaararae jaarae jaarae jaaraarae jaaraa raeOm jaararae jaarae jaarae jaaraarae jaaraa rae
Om jaararae jaarae jaarae jaaraarae jaaraa raeOm jaararae jaarae jaarae jaaraarae jaaraa rae
Male
Kannaadi kaasul thoni aaththodu aadaLike a boat made of glass coins dancing along the river,
Kanneeril aadaamal than thanneeril aadaDancing not in tears, but in fresh water,
Vaazhalaam neeyum naanum vaanpolaththaanYou and I can live grandly like the sky.
Chorus
Om jaararae jaarae jaarae jaaraarae jaaraa raeOm jaararae jaarae jaarae jaaraarae jaaraa rae
Om jaararae jaarae jaarae jaaraarae jaaraa raeOm jaararae jaarae jaarae jaaraarae jaaraa rae
Female
Kaavalil nammai vaiththu kaalangal pogaAs time passes holding us in its protection,
Kaanpaavai yaavum vanna kolangal aagaAs everything we see turns into colorful rangoli patterns,
En uyir endrum anbe unkoodathaanMy soul, my love, will always remain with you.
Chorus
Om jaararae jaarae jaarae jaaraarae jaaraa raeOm jaararae jaarae jaarae jaaraarae jaaraa rae
Om jaararae jaarae jaarae jaaraarae jaaraa raeOm jaararae jaarae jaarae jaaraarae jaaraa rae
Chorus
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Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'Om Zaarare' from Kuselan (2008) is an energetic, high-spirited homage track written as a romantic duet between the lead characters. Veteran lyricist Vaali ingeniously weaves iconic movie titles starring Superstar Rajinikanth—such as Pokkiri Raja, Polladhavan, Annamalai, Paayum Puli, Thillu Mullu, Thappu Thaalangal, Chandramukhi, Murattu Kaalai, Ejamaan, and Padayappa—into the courtship dialogue of the song.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Cinematic Allusion

Pokkiri raja pollaathavan nee / Annaanthu yaarum parkkum annaamalai nee

The lyrics explicitly incorporate titles of famous Rajinikanth blockbuster films (Pokkiri Raja, Polladhavan, Annamalai) as wordplay describing the lover's grand personality.

Simile (Upamai)

Neer indri tharaiyil meendum vaadum meenthaan

Compares living without the beloved to a fish suffering on dry land without water.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Unnudan saernthae vaazhnthaal vishamum thaenthaan

Metaphorically states that enduring hardships or hardship (poison) becomes sweet (honey) when shared with the loved one.

Alliteration (Monai)

Kaavalil nammai vaiththu kaalangal poga / Kaanpaavai yaavum vanna kolangal aaga

Repetition of initial consonant sounds ('K' sound) across lines creating a pleasing rhythmic flow.

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Trivia

The song 'Om Zaarare' features an unusual musical combination: Punjabi bhangra pop icon Daler Mehndi was brought in by young composer G. V. Prakash Kumar to sing alongside veteran playback legends K. S. Chithra and Sadhana Sargam. Lyricist Vaali intentionally wrote the song filled with titles of Superstar Rajinikanth's iconic movies as a meta-tribute to Rajinikanth, who played the star character Ashok Kumar in the movie Kuselan.

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