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Onne Onne

From Alli Arjuna · 2001

Lyricist
Arivumathi
Singers
Sadhana Sargam, Shankar Mahadevan
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Movie name
Alli Arjuna
Movie release year
2001
Lyrics added on
6 Jun 2017

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
La la la laa
La la la laa
Ha ha ha ha
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Ha ha ha ha
Ahha ahha
Male :Taran nannaa
Female :La la la laa
Male :Toron nan nanna
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{Oonae oonae urukkuraanae
Uyirin meedhu uyirai veithu
Nasukkuraanae} (2)
Ennul oorum undhan anbai
Nenjukkul anaikkatti
Ennaalum kaappen
Kannaal ennai kudikkiraalae
Aadhaam aevaal apple thinna
Azhaikkiraalae
Oonae oonae urukkuraanae
Uyirin meedhu uyirai veithu
Nasukkuraanae
Ohoo.. kaadhalukku
Kaaichal varum neram
Kangal rendae
Aayurvedham aagum
Moththa vizhiyil uyirai vitten
Thavanai muraiyil kaadhal pettren
Ah ah aaa…..
Female :Moththa viliyil uyirai vitten
Thavanai muraiyil kaadhal pettren
Ahaaa… gazalinil
Un peyar serththen
Gazalinil un peyar serththen
Udalai kootti irandae endren
Uyirai kootti ondrae endraai
Udalai kootti irandae endren
Uyirai kootti ondrae endraai
Oonae oonae urukkuraanae
Uyirin meedhu uyirai veithu
Nasukkuraanae
Ennul oorum undhan anbai
Nenjukkul anaikkatti
Ennaalum kaappen
Aattrukkullae nee kulikkum neram
Kaaval seiya meengal karai yerum
Adiyae aattrukkullae nee kulikkum neram
Kaaval seiya meengal karai yerum
Koondhal paayil aayul siraidhaan
Oh oh oh koondhal paayil aayul siraidhaan
Male :Mullaippoovum sola poridhaan
Oh oh oh mullaippoovum sola poridhaan
Dhegathil adhai pilindhaanae
Oh oh oh dhegathil adhai pilindhaanae
Male :Moochu kaattril veppam veppam
Female :Vervai ketkkum theppam theppam
Kaadhalin kilai valaithenae..ohooo
Female :Aayulai adhil mudindhenae…ohooo
{Melae melae parakkirenae
Vaanam enghum
Unadhu peyarai kirukkurenae} (2)
La la la laa
La la la laa
Ha ha ha ha
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Ha ha ha ha
Ahha ahha
Male :Taran nannaa
Female :La la la laa
Male :Toron nan nanna
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Male :Mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
La la la la
La la la la
Ha ha ha ha
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Ha ha ha ha
Ah-ha ah-ha
Male: Tharan nanna
Female: La la la la
Male: Thoron nan nanna
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He melts my very flesh and bones,
pressing his soul against mine,
he crushes me in his embrace!
The love from you that springs within me,
I will build a dam inside my heart
and protect it forever.
She drinks me in with her eyes,
inviting me to eat the apple
just like Adam and Eve!
He melts my very flesh and bones,
pressing his soul against mine,
he crushes me in his embrace!
Oho... when love
catches a fever,
our two pairs of eyes
become the healing medicine.
I gave away my life with one full glance,
and received love in installments.
Ah ah aa...
Female: I gave away my life with one full glance,
and received love in installments.
Aha... into a ghazal poem,
I wove your name.
Into a ghazal poem, I wove your name.
Adding our bodies, I said we are two;
adding our souls, you said we are one.
Adding our bodies, I said we are two;
adding our souls, you said we are one.
He melts my very flesh and bones,
pressing his soul against mine,
he crushes me in his embrace!
The love from you that springs within me,
I will build a dam inside my heart
and protect it forever.
When you bathe in the river,
the fish climb onto the bank to stand guard.
Oh girl, when you bathe in the river,
the fish climb onto the bank to stand guard.
A mat of your hair is a life sentence in prison,
oh oh oh, a mat of your hair is a life sentence in prison!
Male: Even jasmine flowers pop like corn in this heat,
oh oh oh, even jasmine flowers pop like corn!
He showered its essence all over my body,
oh oh oh, he showered its essence all over my body!
Male: The breath we share is burning hot,
Female: our sweat calls out for a raft to float on!
I bent down the branch of love... oho!
Female: And tied my whole life to it... oho!
I fly higher and higher,
and across the wide sky,
I scribble your name!
La la la la
La la la la
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Ha ha ha ha
Ah-ha ah-ha
Male: Tharan nanna
Female: La la la la
Male: Thoron nan nanna
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from 'Alli Arjuna' is a deeply passionate romantic duet depicting the tender union of two lovers. The lyrics reflect how love transcends physical form to unite two souls as one. The couple exchanges poetic metaphors about their overwhelming feelings, describing how their love heals them, how nature itself admires their beauty, and how their affection makes them feel as though they are flying across the sky scribbling each other's names.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

Moochu kaattril veppam veppam / Vervai ketkkum theppam theppam

The words 'veppam veppam' (heat) and 'theppam theppam' (raft) rhyme at the end of consecutive lines, creating rhythmic flow.

Monai (First-letter Alliteration)

Udalai kootti irandae endren / Uyirai kootti ondrae endraai

Both lines begin with the vowel sound 'U' ('Udalai' / 'Uyirai'), exhibiting Monai in Tamil prosody.

Uyarntha Uvamai / Hyperbole

Aattrukkullae nee kulikkum neram / Kaaval seiya meengal karai yerum

An exaggerated poetic statement claiming that fish leave the water to come ashore just to guard the heroine while she bathes.

Metaphor

Koondhal paayil aayul siraidhaan

Compares the beloved's long woven hair to a mat and being entrapped in it to a life sentence in prison.

Allusion

Aadhaam aevaal apple thinna / Azhaikkiraalae

Refers to the biblical narrative of Adam and Eve eating the forbidden apple as an allusion to romantic temptation.

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