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Lyrics & meaning

Oorai Kootti

From Idhu Namma Bhoomi · 1992

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
Music director
Ilayaraja
Details
Idhu Namma Bhoomi1992

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Chorus
…………………………….
Female
Oorai kootti solven kaadhal paattuI will gather the town and sing a love song
Vaa vaa kannaa neeyum kaadhil kettuCome, my dear, listen to it with your ears
Female
Aasai arumbugalThe buds of desire
Chorus :Wow wowChorus: Wow wow
Female :Malarum naal idhuFemale: Today is the day they bloom
Chorus :Wow wowChorus: Wow wow
Female :Veenai narambugalFemale: The strings of the veena
Chorus :Wow wowChorus: Wow wow
Female :Meettum naal idhuFemale: Today is the day they are plucked
Chorus :Wow wowChorus: Wow wow
Female
I love you i love you i love youI love you, I love you, I love you
I love you i love you i love youI love you, I love you, I love you
Male
Oorai kootti solven kaadhal paattuI will gather the town and sing a love song
Vaa vaa kannae neeyum kaadhil kettuCome, my dear, listen to it with your ears
Chorus
…………………………
Female
Unnodu parandhu varumFlying along with you
Ullaasa paravai idhuThis is a bird of joy
Sandhosha swaram eduthuCatching a happy musical note
Sangeetham padikkiradhuIt is singing a melody
Male
Andraadam muzhangattumaeLet it echo every single day
Indha aandaalin thiruppaavaiThis sacred Thiruppaavai of Andal
Pen maanum thazhuvattumaeLet the female deer embrace
Indha ammaanin thiruttholaiThe divine shoulders of this lord
Female
Nee indri naan illai i love youWithout you I do not exist, I love you
Male
Naan vandhen un ellai i love youI have entered your realm, I love you
Female
Oorai kootti solven kaadhal paattuI will gather the town and sing a love song
Vaa vaa kannaa neeyum kaadhil kettuCome, my dear, listen to it with your ears
Male
Aasai arumbugalThe buds of desire
Chorus :Wow wowChorus: Wow wow
Male :Malarum naal idhuMale: Today is the day they bloom
Chorus :Wow wowChorus: Wow wow
Male :Veenai narambugalMale: The strings of the veena
Chorus :Wow wowChorus: Wow wow
Male :Meettum naal idhuMale: Today is the day they are plucked
Chorus :Wow wowChorus: Wow wow
Male
I love you i love you i love youI love you, I love you, I love you
I love you i love you i love youI love you, I love you, I love you
Male
Kannae un udhadugal thaanMy dear, are your lips
Pon vanna thagadugalaaPlates crafted in a golden hue?
Un nenjil nuzhaivadharkkuTo enter into your heart,
Undaana kadhavugalaaAre they the doors created?
Female
Nam veettu nadaimuraiyilIn our household's traditions,
Idhu pollaadha uravaagumThis might be seen as a taboo relationship,
Endraalum nam varaiyilEven so, as far as we are concerned,
Idhu ponnaana varavaagumThis is a golden blessing.
Male
Yaar enna sonnaalum i love youNo matter who says what, I love you
Female
Oor enna sonnaalum i love youNo matter what the town says, I love you
Male
Oorai kootti solven kaadhal paattuI will gather the town and sing a love song
Vaa vaa kannae neeyum kaadhil kettuCome, my dear, listen to it with your ears
Female
Aasai arumbugalThe buds of desire
Chorus :Wow wowChorus: Wow wow
Female :Malarum naal idhuFemale: Today is the day they bloom
Chorus :Wow wowChorus: Wow wow
Female :Veenai narambugalFemale: The strings of the veena
Chorus :Wow wowChorus: Wow wow
Female :Meettum naal idhuFemale: Today is the day they are plucked
Chorus :Wow wowChorus: Wow wow
Female
I love you i love you i love youI love you, I love you, I love you
Male :I love you i love you i love youMale: I love you, I love you, I love you
Female
I love you i love you i love youI love you, I love you, I love you
Male :I love you i love you i love youMale: I love you, I love you, I love you

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song is an exuberant romantic duet from the film 'Idhu Namma Bhoomi' (1992) where the lead lovers boldly declare their love to each other and the entire world. Unfazed by societal expectations, family rules, or traditional constraints, they proudly proclaim their affection as a sacred and golden blessing ('Ponnaana varavaagum'). They metaphorically describe their blooming desires as flowers and musical notes played on a veena, comparing the sanctity of their emotional bond to classic literature like Andal's Thiruppaavai. Throughout the track, the lyrics seamlessly blend classic Tamil poetic imagery—such as golden doors to the heart and sacred devotional texts—with catchy, modern pop expressions like 'I love you'. Ultimately, the song captures the joyful, resilient spirit of lovers who choose to celebrate their bond openly regardless of what the town or society thinks.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Aasai arumbugal ... Malarum naal idhu

Desires are metaphorically described as flower buds ('arumbugal') that bloom on this special day.

Metaphor

Kannae un udhadugal thaan / Pon vanna thagadugalaa

The lover's lips are poetically envisioned as crafted golden plates that serve as entry doors to her heart.

Allusion

Indha aandaalin thiruppaavai

Refers to Andal's Thiruppaavai, a celebrated 9th-century devotional Tamil poetic work, drawing a parallel between divine devotion and pure romantic love.

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Unnodu parandhu varum / Ullaasa paravai idhu

Both lines start with the matching initial vowel sound 'U' ('Unnodu' / 'Ullaasa').

Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Endraalum nam varaiyil / Idhu ponnaana varavaagum

The second letter in 'nam' and 'ponnaana' shares the consonant sound 'na' (ந்/ன் sound alignment).

Did you know?

Trivia

Although listed as Unknown in the prompt metadata, the music for the film 'Idhu Namma Bhoomi' (1992) was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, starring Vijayakanth and Sukanya. Legendary lyricist Vaali cleverly merged classical Tamil literary motifs (like Andal's Thiruppaavai) with contemporary Western pop refrain hooks ('I love you') to match the film's early 90s commercial aesthetic.

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