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Lyrics & meaning

Ooh Kanave

From Jarugandi · 2018

Lyricist
A. N. Pitchumani
Singer
Jesse Samuel
Music director
Bobo Shashi
Movie name
Jarugandi
Movie release year
2018
Lyrics added on
16 Aug 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ooh kanavae
Minnum keetraaga
Orr ganamae
Vanthu sendraiyae
Nenjodu nee
Nindraiyae nee
Sollal ennai kondrathaen
Engeyum nee
Eppothum nee endraanathae
Ennodu naanae naanae
Thannan thaniyanen
Ennodu naanae naanae
Thannan thaniyanen
Sellaatha thooram
Ooh selgindra neram
Thanthaaiyadi thanthaaiyadi
Barangal yen
Vesham indri
Nesam kondu
Unnai kandu kondenadi
Veril serum veyil polae
Unnai sera vanthenadi
Theerathathu
Antha naatkal
Neeyum indriyae
Neeyum indri thani maaram aanen
Naanae naanae naanae naanae naan…
Ooh…
Ennodu naanae naanae
Thannan thaniyanen
Ennodu naanae naanae
Thannan thaniyanen
Sellaatha thooram
Selgindra neram
Thanthaaiyadi thanthaaiyadi
Barangal yen…
O dream,
Like a gleaming ray of light,
Just for a single moment,
You came and went away.
Deep in my heart,
You stayed behind.
Why did you kill me with your words?
Everywhere it is you,
Always, it has become only you.
Left with only myself,
I became completely alone.
Left with only myself,
I became completely alone.
An unreachable distance,
Oh, as time passes by,
You gave me, oh girl, you gave me,
Why did you give me these heavy burdens?
Without any pretense,
With pure love,
I found you, girl.
Like sunlight reaching the roots,
I came to unite with you, girl.
Endless were
those days,
yet without you now,
Without you, I have become a lonely tree.
All alone, all by myself...
Oh...
Left with only myself,
I became completely alone.
Left with only myself,
I became completely alone.
An unreachable distance,
Oh, as time passes by,
You gave me, oh girl, you gave me,
Why did you give me these heavy burdens?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song expresses the poignant grief and overwhelming solitude felt by a lover after a brief, beautiful romance. The protagonist reflects on how his beloved entered his life like a fleeting ray of light, leaving behind indelible memories that now haunt him everywhere he goes.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai Ani)

“Veril serum veyil polae”

Compares his desire to connect deeply with his beloved to sunlight seeping into the roots of a plant.

Metaphor (Uruvagak Katchi)

“Neeyum indri thani maaram aanen”

Metaphorically compares the protagonist's extreme isolation without his beloved to a single, desolate tree.

Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

“Vesham indri / Nesam kondu”

The second letter sound ('sha'/'sa') matches across consecutive lines, creating a rhythmic harmony.

Adukkuthodar (Repetition)

“Naanae naanae naanae naanae naan…”

Repetition of the word 'Naan' (I) to intensely emphasize total isolation and self-pity.

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Trivia

The song is part of the 2018 Tamil film 'Jarugandi', directed by A.N. Pitchumani (who also penned the lyrics for this song). The film features music composed by Bobo Shashi and stars Jai alongside Reba Monica John.

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