Onne Onne
From Alli Arjuna · 2001
- Lyricist
- Arivumathi
- Singers
- Sadhana Sargam, Shankar Mahadevan
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Alli Arjuna2001
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| La la la laa | [Vocalizing] La la la laa |
| La la la laa | [Vocalizing] La la la laa |
| Ha ha ha ha | [Vocalizing] Ha ha ha ha |
| Mm mm mm mm mm mm | [Vocalizing] Mm mm mm mm mm mm |
| Ha ha ha ha | [Vocalizing] Ha ha ha ha |
| Ahha ahha | [Vocalizing] Ahha ahha |
| Male :Taran nannaa | Male: [Vocalizing] Taran nannaa |
| Female :La la la laa | Female: [Vocalizing] La la la laa |
| Male :Toron nan nanna | Male: [Vocalizing] Toron nan nanna |
| Female :Mm mm mm mm | Female: [Vocalizing] Mm mm mm mm |
| Male :Mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm | Male: [Vocalizing] Mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm |
| Female | |
| {Oonae oonae urukkuraanae | He melts my flesh and bone, |
| Uyirin meedhu uyirai veithu | Placing a soul upon another soul, |
| Nasukkuraanae} (2) | He crushes me with love! (2) |
| Female | |
| Ennul oorum undhan anbai | The love for you that wells up within me, |
| Nenjukkul anaikkatti | I will build a dam around it in my heart, |
| Ennaalum kaappen | And protect it forever. |
| Male | |
| Kannaal ennai kudikkiraalae | She drinks me in with her eyes, |
| Aadhaam aevaal apple thinna | Like Adam and Eve partaking in the apple, |
| Azhaikkiraalae | She invites me. |
| Female | |
| Oonae oonae urukkuraanae | He melts my flesh and bone, |
| Uyirin meedhu uyirai veithu | Placing a soul upon another soul, |
| Nasukkuraanae | He crushes me with love! |
| Female | |
| Ohoo.. kaadhalukku | Oh, when love catches |
| Kaaichal varum neram | a fever, |
| Kangal rendae | both our eyes |
| Aayurvedham aagum | become the Ayurvedic remedy. |
| Moththa vizhiyil uyirai vitten | I surrendered my life to her complete gaze, |
| Thavanai muraiyil kaadhal pettren | And received love back in installments. |
| Male | |
| Ah ah aaa….. | Ah ah aaa... |
| Female :Moththa viliyil uyirai vitten | Female: I surrendered my life to his complete gaze, |
| Thavanai muraiyil kaadhal pettren | And received love back in installments. |
| Male | |
| Ahaaa… gazalinil | Aha... into a ghazal, |
| Un peyar serththen | I added your name. |
| Gazalinil un peyar serththen | Into a ghazal, I added your name. |
| Female | |
| Udalai kootti irandae endren | I added our bodies together and said we are two, |
| Uyirai kootti ondrae endraai | You added our souls together and said we are one. |
| Udalai kootti irandae endren | I added our bodies together and said we are two, |
| Uyirai kootti ondrae endraai | You added our souls together and said we are one. |
| Female | |
| Oonae oonae urukkuraanae | He melts my flesh and bone, |
| Uyirin meedhu uyirai veithu | Placing a soul upon another soul, |
| Nasukkuraanae | He crushes me with love! |
| Female | |
| Ennul oorum undhan anbai | The love for you that wells up within me, |
| Nenjukkul anaikkatti | I will build a dam around it in my heart, |
| Ennaalum kaappen | And protect it forever. |
| Male | |
| Aattrukkullae nee kulikkum neram | When you bathe inside the river, |
| Kaaval seiya meengal karai yerum | The fish come ashore to guard you. |
| Adiyae aattrukkullae nee kulikkum neram | Hey girl, when you bathe inside the river, |
| Kaaval seiya meengal karai yerum | The fish come ashore to guard you. |
| Female | |
| Koondhal paayil aayul siraidhaan | Being trapped on the mat of your long hair is a life sentence! |
| Oh oh oh koondhal paayil aayul siraidhaan | Oh oh oh, being trapped on the mat of your long hair is a life sentence! |
| Male :Mullaippoovum sola poridhaan | Male: Even a jasmine flower brings a battlefield of fragrance, |
| Oh oh oh mullaippoovum sola poridhaan | Oh oh oh, even a jasmine flower brings a battlefield of fragrance! |
| Female | |
| Dhegathil adhai pilindhaanae | He crushed and squeezed it onto my body, |
| Oh oh oh dhegathil adhai pilindhaanae | Oh oh oh, he squeezed it onto my body! |
| Male :Moochu kaattril veppam veppam | Male: There is heat in our warm breath, |
| Female :Vervai ketkkum theppam theppam | Female: Our sweat asks for a raft to navigate it! |
| Male | |
| Kaadhalin kilai valaithenae..ohooo | I bent the branch of love... |
| Female :Aayulai adhil mudindhenae…ohooo | Female: And tied my whole life to it... |
| Male | |
| {Melae melae parakkirenae | I fly higher and higher, |
| Vaanam enghum | Across the entire sky |
| Unadhu peyarai kirukkurenae} (2) | I scribble your name! (2) |
| Female | |
| La la la laa | [Vocalizing] La la la laa |
| La la la laa | [Vocalizing] La la la laa |
| Ha ha ha ha | [Vocalizing] Ha ha ha ha |
| Mm mm mm mm mm mm | [Vocalizing] Mm mm mm mm mm mm |
| Ha ha ha ha | [Vocalizing] Ha ha ha ha |
| Ahha ahha | [Vocalizing] Ahha ahha |
| Male :Taran nannaa | Male: [Vocalizing] Taran nannaa |
| Female :La la la laa | Female: [Vocalizing] La la la laa |
| Male :Toron nan nanna | Male: [Vocalizing] Toron nan nanna |
| Female :Mm mm mm mm | Female: [Vocalizing] Mm mm mm mm |
| Male :Mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm | Male: [Vocalizing] Mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm |
லா லா லா லா லா
லா லா லா ஹா ஹா ஹா
ஹா ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம்
ம்ம் ஹா ஹா ஹா ஹா
ஆஹா ஆஹா
டரன் நன்னா
லா லா லா லா
டரன் நன் நன்னா
ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம்
ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம்
ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம்
[Vocalizing] La la la laa
[Vocalizing] La la la laa
[Vocalizing] Ha ha ha ha
[Vocalizing] Mm mm mm mm mm mm
[Vocalizing] Ha ha ha ha
[Vocalizing] Ahha ahha
Male: [Vocalizing] Taran nannaa
Female: [Vocalizing] La la la laa
Male: [Vocalizing] Toron nan nanna
Female: [Vocalizing] Mm mm mm mm
Male: [Vocalizing] Mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
{ ஊனே ஊனே
உருக்குறானே உயிரின்
மீது உயிரை வைத்து
நசுக்குறானே } (2)
He melts my flesh and bone,
Placing a soul upon another soul,
He crushes me with love! (2)
என்னுள் ஊரும்
உந்தன் அன்பை
நெஞ்சுக்குள் அணைகட்டி
எந்நாளும் காப்பேன்
The love for you that wells up within me,
I will build a dam around it in my heart,
And protect it forever.
கண்ணால் என்னை
குடிக்கிறாளே ஆதாம் ஏவால்
ஆப்பிள் தின்ன
அழைக்கிறாளே
She drinks me in with her eyes,
Like Adam and Eve partaking in the apple,
She invites me.
ஊனே ஊனே
உருக்குறானே உயிரின்
மீது உயிரை வைத்து
நசுக்குறானே
He melts my flesh and bone,
Placing a soul upon another soul,
He crushes me with love!
ஓஹோ காதலுக்கு
காய்ச்சல் வரும் நேரம்
கண்கள் ரெண்டே
ஆயுர்வேதம் ஆகும்
மொத்த விழியில்
உயிரை விட்டேன்
தவணை முறையில்
காதல் பெற்றேன்
Oh, when love catches
a fever,
both our eyes
become the Ayurvedic remedy.
I surrendered my life to her complete gaze,
And received love back in installments.
ஆஆ ஆஆ ஆஆ
மொத்த விழியில்
உயிரை விட்டேன்
தவணை முறையில்
காதல் பெற்றேன்
Ah ah aaa...
Female: I surrendered my life to his complete gaze,
And received love back in installments.
ஆஹா கசலினில்
உன் பெயர் சேர்த்தேன்
கசலினில் உன் பெயர்
சேர்த்தேன்
Aha... into a ghazal,
I added your name.
Into a ghazal, I added your name.
உடலை கூட்டி
இரண்டே என்றேன்
உயிரை கூட்டி ஒன்றே
என்றாய் உடலை கூட்டி
இரண்டே என்றேன்
உயிரை கூட்டி ஒன்றே
என்றாய்
I added our bodies together and said we are two,
You added our souls together and said we are one.
I added our bodies together and said we are two,
You added our souls together and said we are one.
ஆண் & பெண் :
காதலில்
நாம் தொலைத்தோமே
ஓஹோ
ஆண் & பெண் :
தீயினில்
நாம் விளைந்தோமே
He melts my flesh and bone,
Placing a soul upon another soul,
He crushes me with love!
ஊனே ஊனே
உருக்குறானே உயிரின்
மீது உயிரை வைத்து
நசுக்குறானே
The love for you that wells up within me,
I will build a dam around it in my heart,
And protect it forever.
என்னுள் ஊரும்
உந்தன் அன்பை
நெஞ்சுக்குள் அணைகட்டி
எந்நாளும் காப்பேன்
When you bathe inside the river,
The fish come ashore to guard you.
Hey girl, when you bathe inside the river,
The fish come ashore to guard you.
ஆற்றுக்குள்ளே நீ
குளிக்கும் நேரம் காவல்
செய்ய மீன்கள் கரை ஏறும்
அடியே ஆற்றுக்குள்ளே நீ
குளிக்கும் நேரம் காவல்
செய்ய மீன்கள் கரை ஏறும்
Being trapped on the mat of your long hair is a life sentence!
Oh oh oh, being trapped on the mat of your long hair is a life sentence!
Male: Even a jasmine flower brings a battlefield of fragrance,
Oh oh oh, even a jasmine flower brings a battlefield of fragrance!
கூந்தல் பாயில்
ஆயுள் சிறைதான் ஓ ஓ
ஓ கூந்தல் பாயில் ஆயுள்
சிறைதான்
முல்லைப்பூவும்
சோள பொறிதான் ஓ ஓ
ஓ முல்லைப்பூவும்
சோள பொறிதான்
He crushed and squeezed it onto my body,
Oh oh oh, he squeezed it onto my body!
Male: There is heat in our warm breath,
Female: Our sweat asks for a raft to navigate it!
தேகத்தில் அதை
பிழிந்தானே ஓ ஓ ஓ
தேகத்தில் அதை
பிழிந்தானே
மூச்சு காற்றில்
வெப்பம் வெப்பம்
வேர்வை கேட்கும்
தெப்பம் தெப்பம்
I bent the branch of love...
Female: And tied my whole life to it...
காதலின் கிளை
வளைத்தேனே ஓஹோ
ஆயுளை அதில்
முடிந்தேனே ஓஹோ
I fly higher and higher,
Across the entire sky
I scribble your name! (2)
{ மேலே மேலே
பறக்கிறேனே வானம்
எங்கும் உனது பெயரை
கிறுக்குறேனே } (2)
[Vocalizing] La la la laa
[Vocalizing] La la la laa
[Vocalizing] Ha ha ha ha
[Vocalizing] Mm mm mm mm mm mm
[Vocalizing] Ha ha ha ha
[Vocalizing] Ahha ahha
Male: [Vocalizing] Taran nannaa
Female: [Vocalizing] La la la laa
Male: [Vocalizing] Toron nan nanna
Female: [Vocalizing] Mm mm mm mm
Male: [Vocalizing] Mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
லா லா லா லா லா
லா லா லா ஹா ஹா ஹா
ஹா ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம்
ம்ம் ஹா ஹா ஹா ஹா
ஆஹா ஆஹா
டரன் நன்னா
லா லா லா லா
டரன் நன் நன்னா
ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம்
ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம்
ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம்
La la la laa
[Vocalizing] La la la laa
La la la laa
[Vocalizing] La la la laa
Ha ha ha ha
[Vocalizing] Ha ha ha ha
Mm mm mm mm mm mm
[Vocalizing] Mm mm mm mm mm mm
Ha ha ha ha
[Vocalizing] Ha ha ha ha
Ahha ahha
[Vocalizing] Ahha ahha
Male :Taran nannaa
Male: [Vocalizing] Taran nannaa
Female :La la la laa
Female: [Vocalizing] La la la laa
Male :Toron nan nanna
Male: [Vocalizing] Toron nan nanna
Female :Mm mm mm mm
Female: [Vocalizing] Mm mm mm mm
Male :Mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
Male: [Vocalizing] Mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
{Oonae oonae urukkuraanae
He melts my flesh and bone,
Uyirin meedhu uyirai veithu
Placing a soul upon another soul,
Nasukkuraanae} (2)
He crushes me with love! (2)
Ennul oorum undhan anbai
The love for you that wells up within me,
Nenjukkul anaikkatti
I will build a dam around it in my heart,
Ennaalum kaappen
And protect it forever.
Kannaal ennai kudikkiraalae
She drinks me in with her eyes,
Aadhaam aevaal apple thinna
Like Adam and Eve partaking in the apple,
Azhaikkiraalae
She invites me.
Oonae oonae urukkuraanae
He melts my flesh and bone,
Uyirin meedhu uyirai veithu
Placing a soul upon another soul,
Nasukkuraanae
He crushes me with love!
Ohoo.. kaadhalukku
Oh, when love catches
Kaaichal varum neram
a fever,
Kangal rendae
both our eyes
Aayurvedham aagum
become the Ayurvedic remedy.
Moththa vizhiyil uyirai vitten
I surrendered my life to her complete gaze,
Thavanai muraiyil kaadhal pettren
And received love back in installments.
Ah ah aaa…..
Ah ah aaa...
Female :Moththa viliyil uyirai vitten
Female: I surrendered my life to his complete gaze,
Thavanai muraiyil kaadhal pettren
And received love back in installments.
Ahaaa… gazalinil
Aha... into a ghazal,
Un peyar serththen
I added your name.
Gazalinil un peyar serththen
Into a ghazal, I added your name.
Udalai kootti irandae endren
I added our bodies together and said we are two,
Uyirai kootti ondrae endraai
You added our souls together and said we are one.
Udalai kootti irandae endren
I added our bodies together and said we are two,
Uyirai kootti ondrae endraai
You added our souls together and said we are one.
Oonae oonae urukkuraanae
He melts my flesh and bone,
Uyirin meedhu uyirai veithu
Placing a soul upon another soul,
Nasukkuraanae
He crushes me with love!
Ennul oorum undhan anbai
The love for you that wells up within me,
Nenjukkul anaikkatti
I will build a dam around it in my heart,
Ennaalum kaappen
And protect it forever.
Aattrukkullae nee kulikkum neram
When you bathe inside the river,
Kaaval seiya meengal karai yerum
The fish come ashore to guard you.
Adiyae aattrukkullae nee kulikkum neram
Hey girl, when you bathe inside the river,
Kaaval seiya meengal karai yerum
The fish come ashore to guard you.
Koondhal paayil aayul siraidhaan
Being trapped on the mat of your long hair is a life sentence!
Oh oh oh koondhal paayil aayul siraidhaan
Oh oh oh, being trapped on the mat of your long hair is a life sentence!
Male :Mullaippoovum sola poridhaan
Male: Even a jasmine flower brings a battlefield of fragrance,
Oh oh oh mullaippoovum sola poridhaan
Oh oh oh, even a jasmine flower brings a battlefield of fragrance!
Dhegathil adhai pilindhaanae
He crushed and squeezed it onto my body,
Oh oh oh dhegathil adhai pilindhaanae
Oh oh oh, he squeezed it onto my body!
Male :Moochu kaattril veppam veppam
Male: There is heat in our warm breath,
Female :Vervai ketkkum theppam theppam
Female: Our sweat asks for a raft to navigate it!
Kaadhalin kilai valaithenae..ohooo
I bent the branch of love...
Female :Aayulai adhil mudindhenae…ohooo
Female: And tied my whole life to it...
{Melae melae parakkirenae
I fly higher and higher,
Vaanam enghum
Across the entire sky
Unadhu peyarai kirukkurenae} (2)
I scribble your name! (2)
La la la laa
[Vocalizing] La la la laa
La la la laa
[Vocalizing] La la la laa
Ha ha ha ha
[Vocalizing] Ha ha ha ha
Mm mm mm mm mm mm
[Vocalizing] Mm mm mm mm mm mm
Ha ha ha ha
[Vocalizing] Ha ha ha ha
Ahha ahha
[Vocalizing] Ahha ahha
Male :Taran nannaa
Male: [Vocalizing] Taran nannaa
Female :La la la laa
Female: [Vocalizing] La la la laa
Male :Toron nan nanna
Male: [Vocalizing] Toron nan nanna
Female :Mm mm mm mm
Female: [Vocalizing] Mm mm mm mm
Male :Mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
Male: [Vocalizing] Mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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Trivia
Although listed as unknown in the prompt, the soundtrack for 'Alli Arjuna' (2001) was composed by Academy Award-winner A. R. Rahman, with lyrics penned by Arivumathi. The film was directed by K. S. Ravikumar and starred Manoj Bharathiraja and Richa Pallod. This track stands out for combining traditional Tamil lyrical metaphors with contemporary melodies.
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