- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singers
- Jayachandran, S. Janaki
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Deiva Vaakku
- Movie release year
- 1992
- Lyrics added on
- 29 Nov 2018
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
"Oorellaam Saamiyaaga" is a poignant, thematic duet from the 1992 film 'Deiva Vaakku', featuring music composed by Ilaiyaraaja and lyrics penned by Gangai Amaran. The song centers on the psychological and social barrier separating two lovers: the heroine is worshiped by her entire village as a divine oracle, making the hero hesitate to express his mortal love for her, fearing it would be sacrilegious to claim a living goddess as his wife.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)
“Jeevan ulla vaan nilaavai / Naanum sera koodumoo….”
The male protagonist compares the heroine to an untouchable 'living moon in the sky', highlighting her unattainable spiritual status.
Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyming)
“Ennai deivam endraal enthan / Vaakkum deiva vaakkuthaan”
The second letter 'n' (ன) in 'Ennai' and 'enthan' matches, creating a pleasing rhythmic assonance typical of classical Tamil poetic structure.
Iyaipu (End Rhyming)
“Vanna kiliyae sollu kiliyae oo oo / Vanna kiliyae sollu kiliyae”
The repetition of 'sollu kiliyae' at the end of consecutive refrain lines creates end rhyme (Iyaipu).
Irony / Rhetorical Paradox
“Ennai deivam endraal enthan / Vaakkum deiva vaakkuthaan / Deiva vakkai yetru kondu / Vaazhkai ondru nee kodu”
The heroine uses logical irony: if the hero insists on treating her as a goddess, then her request to marry him becomes a 'Deiva Vaakku' (divine command) that he is religiously obligated to obey.
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Trivia
The song is composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and sung by legendary vocalists K. J. Yesudas and S. Janaki. Set in a rural backdrop, the film 'Deiva Vaakku' stars Karthik and Revathi, where Revathi plays a young woman burdened by the burden of being treated as a divine village oracle.
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