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Lyrics & meaning

Oorengum Thedinen

From Then Nilavu · 1961

Lyricist: Kannadasan
Singer: Jikki
Music director: A. M. Rajah
Movie name: Then Nilavu
Movie release year: 1961
Lyrics added on: 13 May 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics

↻ English translation

Oorengum thedinen

Oruvarai kanden

Oorengum thedinen

Oruvarai kanden andha

Oruvaridam thedinen

Ullathai kanden

Oorengum thedinen

Oruvarai kanden

Ullamengum thedinen

Uravinai kanden andha

Uravinilae moozhginen

Pirivinai kanden

Ullamengum thedinen

Uravinai kanden andha

Uravinilae moozhginen

Pirivinai kanden

Oorengum thedinen

Oruvarai kanden

{Kai kodutha dheivam indru

Engu sendradho

Ennai kaathirukka vaithuvittu

Engae nindradho} (2)

Indru kann kalanga nindrirundhen

Sedhi vandhadhu

Naan kadandhu vandha vaanil

Vidi velli mulaithadhu

Oorengum thedinen

Oruvarai kanden

{Kaana endra maaligaiyin

Kadhavu thirandhadhu

Perum karunaiyodu arul vilangum

Kann thirandhadhu} (2)

Aatru vellam pola nenjil

Madai thirandhadhu

Nalla amara deepam pola vaazhvil

Oli pirandhadhu

Oorengum thedinen

Oruvarai kanden

{Thazhvenilum vazhvenilum

Ungal kaiyilae

En sanjalamum nimadhiyum

Ungal sollilae} (2)

Vaazhga endru neengal sonnaal

Vaazhum en manam

Vaazhga endru neengal sonnaal

Vaazhum en manam

Illai maraiga endru varam koduthaal

Maraiya sammatham

Oorengum thedinen

Oruvarai kanden

Oorengum thedinen

Oruvarai kanden andha

Oruvaridam thedinen

Ullathai kanden

Oorengum thedinen

Oruvarai kanden

I searched all over town,

and I found someone.

I searched all over town,

and I found someone; in that

one person I searched,

and found a true heart.

I searched all over town,

and I found someone.

I searched deep within my heart,

and found a bond of love; in that

bond I lost myself,

and found only separation.

I searched deep within my heart,

and found a bond of love; in that

bond I lost myself,

and found only separation.

I searched all over town,

and I found someone.

Where has the god who supported me

gone today?

Leaving me waiting,

where has he stopped?

Today, as I stood with tearful eyes,

a message arrived.

In the sky I had crossed,

the morning star arose.

I searched all over town,

and I found someone.

The doors of the palace I longed to see

opened wide;

glowing with great kindness and grace,

his eyes opened.

Like a rushing river, in my heart

the floodgates opened.

Like an eternal lamp, in my life

light was born.

I searched all over town,

and I found someone.

Whether I fall or whether I live,

it is in your hands.

My sorrow and my peace of mind

lie in your words.

If you tell me to live,

my heart will live.

If you tell me to live,

my heart will live.

If you give me your blessing to fade away,

I will willingly fade away.

I searched all over town,

and I found someone.

I searched all over town,

and I found someone; in that

one person I searched,

and found a true heart.

I searched all over town,

and I found someone.

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic song from Then Nilavu (1961) depicts the emotional journey of a devoted soul searching for love, experiencing painful separation, and ultimately surrendering to unconditional devotion. The narrator recounts searching everywhere to find a soulmate, discovering deep love only to be tested by distance and longing. When hope returns like a morning star, her spirit overflows with joy and light. The climax of the song emphasizes total dedication and surrender, where the narrator leaves her happiness, peace, and very existence entirely in the hands and words of her beloved.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Moonaal / Initial Alliteration (மோனை)

“Oorengum thedinen / Oruvarai kanden”

Repetition of initial vowels/consonants in words within the same line, such as 'Oorengum' and 'Oruvarai'.

Upamai / Simile (உவமை)

“Aatru vellam pola nenjil / Madai thirandhadhu”

Comparing the rush of joy in the heart to a river overflowing its floodgates using the word 'pola'.

Metaphor / Light Imagery (உருவகம்)

“Nalla amara deepam pola vaazhvil / Oli pirandhadhu”

Comparing renewed hope in life to an eternal lamp ('amara deepam') bringing illumination.

Anaphora / Repetition (இரட்டைக்கிளவி / அடுக்குத்தொடர்)

“Vaazhga endru neengal sonnaal / Vaazhum en manam”

Repetition of lines expressing total devotion and readiness to live or perish upon the beloved's word.

Did you know?

Trivia

Then Nilavu (1961), directed by C. V. Sridhar and starring Gemini Ganesan and Vyjayanthimala, was notably one of the earliest Tamil films to be extensively shot on location in Jammu & Kashmir. The film's evergreen soundtrack was composed by A. M. Rajah, with vocals by P. Susheela and poignant lyrics penned by Kannadasan.

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