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Lyrics & meaning

Onnavitta Yaarum Yenakilla

From Seema Raja · 2018

Lyricist
Yugabharathi
Singers
Shreya Ghoshal, Sathya Prakash
Music director
D. Imman
Details
Seema Raja2018

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Onna vitta yaarum enakillaExcept for you, I have no one else
Paaru paaru…Look, look...
Ennai kanden naanum unakkullaI found myself within you
Female
Onna vitta yaarum enakillaExcept for you, I have no one else
Paaru paaru…Look, look...
Ennai kanden naanum unakkullaI found myself within you
Female
Uravaga neeyum seraAs you unite with me in relationship
Usurula veesum soorakaathuA whirlwind blows inside my soul
Pala nooru kodi aanduFor hundreds of millions of years
Nelavula podavenum koothuWe should celebrate and dance on the moon
Male
Adiyae kootta thaandiHey girl, break out of your cage
Paranthu vaa veliyila…Fly out into the open world...
Veliyila…aaa……aaa…Into the open... aaa... aaa...
Male
Onna vitta yaarum enakillaExcept for you, I have no one else
Paaru paaru…Look, look...
Ennai kanden naanum unakkullaI found myself within you
Female
Aaa….aaa….Aaa... aaa...
Male
Unna vitta yaarum enakillaExcept for you, I have no one else
Paaru paaru…Look, look...
Ennai kanden naanum unakkullaI found myself within you
Female
Aaa….aaa….aaa…Aaa... aaa... aaa...
Uravaga neeyum seraAs you unite with me in relationship
Usurula veesum soorakaathuA whirlwind blows inside my soul
Pala nooru kodi aanduFor hundreds of millions of years
Nelavula podavenum koothuWe should celebrate and dance on the moon
Male
Adiyae kootta thaandiHey girl, break out of your cage
Paranthu vaa veliyila…Fly out into the open world...
Veliyila…aaa……aaa…Into the open... aaa... aaa...
Female
Vaanam…nee vanthu nikkaThe sky... when you come and stand
Nallapadi vidiyumae vidiyumae…Will break into dawn beautifully, will break into dawn...
Boomi…un kannukulla sonnapadiThe earth... just as your eyes command
Sozhalumae sozhalumae…Will spin around, will spin around...
Male
Anthi pagal yedhuWhat significance is day or night
Onna maranthaalaeIf I ever forget you?
Athanaiyum pesaTo express everything I feel
Pathalaiyae naalaeA single day is not enough
Female
Manasae thaangamaUnable to bear the heart's yearning
Naan un madiyil thoongaamaWithout sleeping peacefully on your lap
Koyil mani osaiThe serene chime of a temple bell
Nedham ketpen rendu vizhiyilI hear daily looking into your two eyes
Male
Onna vitta yaarum enakillaExcept for you, I have no one else
Paaru paaru…Look, look...
Ennai kanden naanum unakkullaI found myself within you
Female
Aaaa…aaa….aaa….Aaa... aaa... aaa...
Onna vitta yaarum enakillaExcept for you, I have no one else
Paaru paaru…Look, look...
Ennai kanden naanum unakkullaI found myself within you
Chorus
…………………………………….
Male
Nekka nee kann asaikkaWhen you subtly blink your eyes
Kandapadi methakkuren methakkuren…I float aimlessly in bliss, I float...
Kaatha naan ulla vanthu onna saeraLike the gentle wind, I enter inside to join you
Edukkuren edukkuren…Taking deep breaths, taking breaths...
Female
Oththa nodi neeyumEven if for a single moment
Thalli irunthaalaeYou stay away from me
Kanna iva moodiShe (I) will close her eyes forever
Poyiduven melaeAnd pass away to the heavens above
Male
Kadalae kaanjalumEven if the ocean dries up completely
Ezhu malaiyum saanjalumEven if the seven mountains collapse
Kaappen onna naanaeI will protect you myself
Kalangathae kannumaniyaeDo not worry, my precious darling
Female
Aaa….aaaa…..aaa….Aaa... aaa... aaa...
Onna vitta yaarum enakillaExcept for you, I have no one else
Paaru paaru…Look, look...
Ennai kanden naanum unakkullaI found myself within you
Male
Hooo…ooo…oooHooo... ooo... ooo
Onna vitta yaarum enakillaExcept for you, I have no one else
Paaru paaru…Look, look...
Ennai kanden naanum unakkullaI found myself within you
Female
Aaa….aaaa…..aaa….Aaa... aaa... aaa...
Aaa….aaaa…..aaa….Aaa... aaa... aaa...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'Onna Vitta Yaarum Enakilla' from the movie Seema Raja is a romantic duet expressing complete emotional immersion, devotion, and soul connection between two lovers. The song portrays how both partners view each other as their entire universe, finding their true identities in one another. Through rural poetic imagery and grandeur, they declare that life has no meaning without the other, and that their love surpasses earthly boundaries, reaching cosmic scales.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyming)

Kadalae kaanjalum / Ezhu malaiyum saanjalum

The second consonant sound 'd/zh' and the end-rhyming structure of 'kaanjalum' and 'saanjalum' create a rhythmic harmony across consecutive lines.

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Uravaga neeyum sera / Usurula veesum soorakaathu

The initial vowel sound 'U' is repeated in 'Uravaga' and 'Usurula', providing a pleasant poetic flow.

Hyperbole

Pala nooru kodi aandu / Nelavula podavenum koothu

The lyricist exaggerates the longevity and intensity of their love by speaking of dancing on the moon for hundreds of millions of years.

Metaphor

Koyil mani osai / Nedham ketpen rendu vizhiyil

The lover's eyes are metaphorically compared to the sacred, peaceful sound of a ringing temple bell.

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Trivia

'Onna Vitta Yaarum Enakilla' was composed by D. Imman and sung by D. Imman alongside Shreya Ghoshal, featuring lyrics by Yugabharathi. The track became one of the standout melody chartbusters from 'Seema Raja' (2018), starring Sivakarthikeyan and Samantha Ruth Prabhu, marking another successful collaboration between Sivakarthikeyan, director Ponram, and D. Imman.

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