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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
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Ha ha ha ha[Vocalizing] Ha ha ha ha
Ahha ahha[Vocalizing] Ahha ahha
Male :Taran nannaaMale: [Vocalizing] Taran nannaa
Female :La la la laaFemale: [Vocalizing] La la la laa
Male :Toron nan nannaMale: [Vocalizing] Toron nan nanna
Female :Mm mm mm mmFemale: [Vocalizing] Mm mm mm mm
Male :Mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mmMale: [Vocalizing] Mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
Female
{Oonae oonae urukkuraanaeHe melts my flesh and bone,
Uyirin meedhu uyirai veithuPlacing a soul upon another soul,
Nasukkuraanae} (2)He crushes me with love! (2)
Female
Ennul oorum undhan anbaiThe love for you that wells up within me,
Nenjukkul anaikkattiI will build a dam around it in my heart,
Ennaalum kaappenAnd protect it forever.
Male
Kannaal ennai kudikkiraalaeShe drinks me in with her eyes,
Aadhaam aevaal apple thinnaLike Adam and Eve partaking in the apple,
AzhaikkiraalaeShe invites me.
Female
Oonae oonae urukkuraanaeHe melts my flesh and bone,
Uyirin meedhu uyirai veithuPlacing a soul upon another soul,
NasukkuraanaeHe crushes me with love!
Female
Ohoo.. kaadhalukkuOh, when love catches
Kaaichal varum nerama fever,
Kangal rendaeboth our eyes
Aayurvedham aagumbecome the Ayurvedic remedy.
Moththa vizhiyil uyirai vittenI surrendered my life to her complete gaze,
Thavanai muraiyil kaadhal pettrenAnd received love back in installments.
Male
Ah ah aaa…..Ah ah aaa...
Female :Moththa viliyil uyirai vittenFemale: I surrendered my life to his complete gaze,
Thavanai muraiyil kaadhal pettrenAnd received love back in installments.
Male
Ahaaa… gazalinilAha... into a ghazal,
Un peyar serththenI added your name.
Gazalinil un peyar serththenInto a ghazal, I added your name.
Female
Udalai kootti irandae endrenI added our bodies together and said we are two,
Uyirai kootti ondrae endraaiYou added our souls together and said we are one.
Udalai kootti irandae endrenI added our bodies together and said we are two,
Uyirai kootti ondrae endraaiYou added our souls together and said we are one.
Female
Oonae oonae urukkuraanaeHe melts my flesh and bone,
Uyirin meedhu uyirai veithuPlacing a soul upon another soul,
NasukkuraanaeHe crushes me with love!
Female
Ennul oorum undhan anbaiThe love for you that wells up within me,
Nenjukkul anaikkattiI will build a dam around it in my heart,
Ennaalum kaappenAnd protect it forever.
Male
Aattrukkullae nee kulikkum neramWhen you bathe inside the river,
Kaaval seiya meengal karai yerumThe fish come ashore to guard you.
Adiyae aattrukkullae nee kulikkum neramHey girl, when you bathe inside the river,
Kaaval seiya meengal karai yerumThe fish come ashore to guard you.
Female
Koondhal paayil aayul siraidhaanBeing trapped on the mat of your long hair is a life sentence!
Oh oh oh koondhal paayil aayul siraidhaanOh oh oh, being trapped on the mat of your long hair is a life sentence!
Male :Mullaippoovum sola poridhaanMale: Even a jasmine flower brings a battlefield of fragrance,
Oh oh oh mullaippoovum sola poridhaanOh oh oh, even a jasmine flower brings a battlefield of fragrance!
Female
Dhegathil adhai pilindhaanaeHe crushed and squeezed it onto my body,
Oh oh oh dhegathil adhai pilindhaanaeOh oh oh, he squeezed it onto my body!
Male :Moochu kaattril veppam veppamMale: There is heat in our warm breath,
Female :Vervai ketkkum theppam theppamFemale: Our sweat asks for a raft to navigate it!
Male
Kaadhalin kilai valaithenae..ohoooI bent the branch of love...
Female :Aayulai adhil mudindhenae…ohoooFemale: And tied my whole life to it...
Male
{Melae melae parakkirenaeI fly higher and higher,
Vaanam enghumAcross 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
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Ha ha ha ha[Vocalizing] Ha ha ha ha
Ahha ahha[Vocalizing] Ahha ahha
Male :Taran nannaaMale: [Vocalizing] Taran nannaa
Female :La la la laaFemale: [Vocalizing] La la la laa
Male :Toron nan nannaMale: [Vocalizing] Toron nan nanna
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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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