Oorengum Unnai Thedutho Duet
From Kai Naattu · 1988
- Lyricist
- Mu. Metha
- Singers
- P. Jayachandran, Vani Jairam
- Music director
- Chandrabose
- Details
- Kai Naattu1988
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Oorengum unnai thedutho | Is the whole town searching for you, |
| Megangal andha vaanilae | Like the clouds up in that sky? |
| Mazhai naalilae kudaiaanaval | She who became an umbrella on a rainy day, |
| Nanaigindrathae kangalae | Her eyes are getting drenched now. |
| Female | |
| Oorengum unnai thedutho | Is the whole town searching for you, |
| Megangal andha vaanilae | Like the clouds up in that sky? |
| Mazhai naalilae kudaipolavae | Just like an umbrella on a rainy day, |
| Nanaigindrathen penmaiyae | Why is my womanhood getting drenched? |
| Female | |
| Andha naalin gnaabagam | The sweet memory of those past days, |
| Engal anbin thaayagam | Is the true homeland of our love. |
| Male :Ezhai nenjil vaazhum | Male: Living inside this humble heart, |
| Undhan poo mugam | Is your flower-like face. |
| Female :Un veenaithaan pon veenaithaan | Female: I am your veena, indeed a golden veena, |
| Nee illaiyel oomai naan | Without you, I am completely mute. |
| Male | |
| Oorengum unnai thedutho | Is the whole town searching for you, |
| Megangal andha vaanilae | Like the clouds up in that sky? |
| Female :Mazhai naalilae kudaipolavae | Female: Just like an umbrella on a rainy day, |
| Nanaigindrathen penmaiyae | Why is my womanhood getting drenched? |
| Male | |
| Koovum kaadhal gokilam | The singing cuckoo of love, |
| Ingu endhan gokulam | My Gokulam is right here. |
| Female :Kannan ennum kalvan | Female: The thief named Kannan (Krishna), |
| Kaiyil porkalam | Holds a golden arena in his hand. |
| Male :Senthaamarai en verthatho | Male: Why did my red lotus break into a sweat? |
| En thaamarai poothatho | Has my lotus blossomed completely? |
| Female | |
| Oorengum unnai thedutho | Is the whole town searching for you, |
| Megangal andha vaanilae | Like the clouds up in that sky? |
| Mazhai naalilae kudaipolavae | Just like an umbrella on a rainy day, |
| Nanaigindrathen penmaiyae | Why is my womanhood getting drenched? |
| Male | |
| Oorengum unnai thedutho | Is the whole town searching for you, |
| Megangal andha vaanilae | Like the clouds up in that sky? |
| Mazhai naalilae kudaiaanaval | She who became an umbrella on a rainy day, |
| Nanaikkindrathae kangalae | Her eyes are getting drenched now. |
ஊரெங்கும் உன்னைத் தேடுதோ
மேகங்கள் அந்த வானிலே
மழை நாளிலே குடையானவள்
நனைகின்றதே கண்களே
Is the whole town searching for you,
Like the clouds up in that sky?
She who became an umbrella on a rainy day,
Her eyes are getting drenched now.
ஊரெங்கும் உன்னைத் தேடுதோ
மேகங்கள் அந்த வானிலே
மழை நாளிலே குடைபோலவே
நனைகின்றதென் பெண்மையே
Is the whole town searching for you,
Like the clouds up in that sky?
Just like an umbrella on a rainy day,
Why is my womanhood getting drenched?
அந்த நாளின் ஞாபகம்
எங்கள் அன்பின் தாயகம்
ஏழை நெஞ்சில் வாழும் உந்தன் பூ முகம்
உன் வீணைதான் பொன் வீணைதான்
நீ இல்லையேல் ஊமை நான்
The sweet memory of those past days,
Is the true homeland of our love.
Male: Living inside this humble heart,
Is your flower-like face.
Female: I am your veena, indeed a golden veena,
Without you, I am completely mute.
ஊரெங்கும் உன்னைத் தேடுதோ
மேகங்கள் அந்த வானிலே
மழை நாளிலே குடைபோலவே
நனைகின்றதென் பெண்மையே
Is the whole town searching for you,
Like the clouds up in that sky?
Female: Just like an umbrella on a rainy day,
Why is my womanhood getting drenched?
கூவும் காதல் கோகிலம்
இங்கு எந்தன் கோகுலம்
கண்ணன் என்னும் கள்வன்
கையில் போர்க்களம்
செந்தாமரை ஏன் வேர்த்ததோ
என் தாமரை பூத்ததோ
The singing cuckoo of love,
My Gokulam is right here.
Female: The thief named Kannan (Krishna),
Holds a golden arena in his hand.
Male: Why did my red lotus break into a sweat?
Has my lotus blossomed completely?
ஊரெங்கும் உன்னைத் தேடுதோ
மேகங்கள் அந்த வானிலே
மழை நாளிலே குடைபோலவே
நனைகின்றதென் பெண்மையே
Is the whole town searching for you,
Like the clouds up in that sky?
Just like an umbrella on a rainy day,
Why is my womanhood getting drenched?
ஊரெங்கும் உன்னைத் தேடுதோ
மேகங்கள் அந்த வானிலே
மழை நாளிலே குடையானவள்
நனைகின்றதே கண்களே
Is the whole town searching for you,
Like the clouds up in that sky?
She who became an umbrella on a rainy day,
Her eyes are getting drenched now.
Oorengum unnai thedutho
Is the whole town searching for you,
Megangal andha vaanilae
Like the clouds up in that sky?
Mazhai naalilae kudaiaanaval
She who became an umbrella on a rainy day,
Nanaigindrathae kangalae
Her eyes are getting drenched now.
Oorengum unnai thedutho
Is the whole town searching for you,
Megangal andha vaanilae
Like the clouds up in that sky?
Mazhai naalilae kudaipolavae
Just like an umbrella on a rainy day,
Nanaigindrathen penmaiyae
Why is my womanhood getting drenched?
Andha naalin gnaabagam
The sweet memory of those past days,
Engal anbin thaayagam
Is the true homeland of our love.
Male :Ezhai nenjil vaazhum
Male: Living inside this humble heart,
Undhan poo mugam
Is your flower-like face.
Female :Un veenaithaan pon veenaithaan
Female: I am your veena, indeed a golden veena,
Nee illaiyel oomai naan
Without you, I am completely mute.
Oorengum unnai thedutho
Is the whole town searching for you,
Megangal andha vaanilae
Like the clouds up in that sky?
Female :Mazhai naalilae kudaipolavae
Female: Just like an umbrella on a rainy day,
Nanaigindrathen penmaiyae
Why is my womanhood getting drenched?
Koovum kaadhal gokilam
The singing cuckoo of love,
Ingu endhan gokulam
My Gokulam is right here.
Female :Kannan ennum kalvan
Female: The thief named Kannan (Krishna),
Kaiyil porkalam
Holds a golden arena in his hand.
Male :Senthaamarai en verthatho
Male: Why did my red lotus break into a sweat?
En thaamarai poothatho
Has my lotus blossomed completely?
Oorengum unnai thedutho
Is the whole town searching for you,
Megangal andha vaanilae
Like the clouds up in that sky?
Mazhai naalilae kudaipolavae
Just like an umbrella on a rainy day,
Nanaigindrathen penmaiyae
Why is my womanhood getting drenched?
Oorengum unnai thedutho
Is the whole town searching for you,
Megangal andha vaanilae
Like the clouds up in that sky?
Mazhai naalilae kudaiaanaval
She who became an umbrella on a rainy day,
Nanaikkindrathae kangalae
Her eyes are getting drenched now.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Oorengum Unnai Thedutho from Kai Naattu (1988) is a soulful romantic duet that beautifully expresses longing, emotional shelter, and deep romantic devotion between two lovers. Using nature and rain imagery, the song compares the restless search for a beloved to clouds wandering across the sky. The female protagonist views herself as a protective umbrella during life's downpours, yet finds her own emotions and eyes drenched in tearful devotion, feeling completely mute and incomplete without her partner.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Mazhai naalilae kudaipolavae”
Compares the woman's protective nature to an umbrella on a rainy day ('Kudaipolavae').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Un veenaithaan pon veenaithaan”
Compares the beloved's face directly to a flower ('poo mugam') and the speaker's voice/life to a golden instrument ('pon veenaithaan').
Paronomasia / Sound Play (Edhugai)
“Koovum kaadhal gokilam / Ingu endhan gokulam”
Uses phonetic similarity between 'gokilam' (cuckoo bird) and 'gokulam' (pastoral sanctuary of Krishna) to build poetic harmony.
Rhetorical Question
“Senthaamarai en verthatho / En thaamarai poothatho”
The male protagonist poetically questions if his lotus-like lover is sweating from bashfulness or blooming in love.
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Trivia
This track was composed by Chandrabose, a notable music director in 1980s Tamil cinema who crafted many memorable melodies for rural and family dramas. The lyrics were penned by renowned Tamil writer and Sahitya Akademi awardee Mu. Metha, bringing his signature literary grace to mainstream film music.
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