Oororam Kadu
From Rooban · 2024
- Lyricist
- Kamalamanogaran
- Singer
- Aravindbabu
- Music director
- Aravindbabu
- Details
- Rooban2024
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Oororam kaadu oorurangathu | The forest at the edge of the town never sleeps, |
| Oororam kaadu oorurangathu | The forest at the edge of the town never sleeps. |
| Nee illamal ponaal pala uyirgal ingethu | If you are gone, where would so many living beings go? |
| Kaadana kaadu en thaai veedu | This dense, wild forest is my mother's home, |
| Thaayanadhu inge poongaadu | Here, the flower-laden forest has become a mother. |
| Kaadana kaadu en thaai veedu | This dense, wild forest is my mother's home, |
| Thaayanadhu inge poongaadu | Here, the flower-laden forest has become a mother. |
| Oororam kaadu oorurangathu | The forest at the edge of the town never sleeps, |
| Nee illamal ponaal pala uyirgal ingethu | If you are gone, where would so many living beings go? |
| Male | |
| Alagaana vandu satham | The beautiful sound of the beetles |
| Iravellam ketkuthu | is heard throughout the night. |
| Pagalaana paatu satham | When day comes, the sound of music |
| Kuyil koovi paaduthu | arises as the cuckoo bird sings. |
| Male | |
| Megamellam mazhaiyaguthe | All the clouds gather and transform into rain, |
| Mayil thogai ellam kudaiyaguthe | All the peacock feathers open up like umbrellas. |
| Un perai sollum pothe | Just as your name is spoken, |
| Vaasam kooduthe | the fragrance blossoms even more. |
| Un kaatil vaazhum pothe | While living within your forest, |
| Pudhu nesam kooduthe | a fresh affection deepens. |
| Male | |
| Oororam kaadu oorurangathu | The forest at the edge of the town never sleeps, |
| Nee illamal ponaal pala uyirgal ingethu | If you are gone, where would so many living beings go? |
ஊரோரம் காடு ஊர் உறங்காது
ஊரோரம் காடு ஊர் உறங்காது
நீ இல்லாமல் போனால்
பல உயிர்கள் இங்கேது
The forest at the edge of the town never sleeps,
The forest at the edge of the town never sleeps.
If you are gone, where would so many living beings go?
This dense, wild forest is my mother's home,
Here, the flower-laden forest has become a mother.
This dense, wild forest is my mother's home,
Here, the flower-laden forest has become a mother.
The forest at the edge of the town never sleeps,
If you are gone, where would so many living beings go?
காடான காடு என் தாய் வீடு
தாயானது இங்கே பூங்காடு
காடான காடு என் தாய் வீடு
தாயானது இங்கே பூங்காடு
The beautiful sound of the beetles
is heard throughout the night.
When day comes, the sound of music
arises as the cuckoo bird sings.
ஊரோரம் காடு ஊர் உறங்காது
நீ இல்லாமல் போனால்
பல உயிர்கள் இங்கேது
All the clouds gather and transform into rain,
All the peacock feathers open up like umbrellas.
Just as your name is spoken,
the fragrance blossoms even more.
While living within your forest,
a fresh affection deepens.
அழகான வண்டு சத்தம்
இரவெல்லாம் கேட்க்குது
பகலானா பாட்டு சத்தம்
குயில் கூவி பாடுது
The forest at the edge of the town never sleeps,
If you are gone, where would so many living beings go?
மேகமெல்லாம் மழையாகுதே
மயில் தோகை எல்லாம் குடையாகுதே
உன் பேரை சொல்லும் போதே
வாசம் கூடுதே
உன் காட்டில் வாழும் போதே
புது நேசம் கூடுதே
ஊரோரம் காடு ஊர் உறங்காது
நீ இல்லாமல் போனால்
பல உயிர்கள் இங்கேது
Oororam kaadu oorurangathu
The forest at the edge of the town never sleeps,
Oororam kaadu oorurangathu
The forest at the edge of the town never sleeps.
Nee illamal ponaal pala uyirgal ingethu
If you are gone, where would so many living beings go?
Kaadana kaadu en thaai veedu
This dense, wild forest is my mother's home,
Thaayanadhu inge poongaadu
Here, the flower-laden forest has become a mother.
Kaadana kaadu en thaai veedu
This dense, wild forest is my mother's home,
Thaayanadhu inge poongaadu
Here, the flower-laden forest has become a mother.
Oororam kaadu oorurangathu
The forest at the edge of the town never sleeps,
Nee illamal ponaal pala uyirgal ingethu
If you are gone, where would so many living beings go?
Alagaana vandu satham
The beautiful sound of the beetles
Iravellam ketkuthu
is heard throughout the night.
Pagalaana paatu satham
When day comes, the sound of music
Kuyil koovi paaduthu
arises as the cuckoo bird sings.
Megamellam mazhaiyaguthe
All the clouds gather and transform into rain,
Mayil thogai ellam kudaiyaguthe
All the peacock feathers open up like umbrellas.
Un perai sollum pothe
Just as your name is spoken,
Vaasam kooduthe
the fragrance blossoms even more.
Un kaatil vaazhum pothe
While living within your forest,
Pudhu nesam kooduthe
a fresh affection deepens.
Oororam kaadu oorurangathu
The forest at the edge of the town never sleeps,
Nee illamal ponaal pala uyirgal ingethu
If you are gone, where would so many living beings go?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a serene, nature-centric ballad celebrating the forest as a nurturing mother figure that sustains all forms of life. It emphasizes how the forest remains endlessly alive and watchful, harboring a vibrant ecosystem—from beetles humming through the night to cuckoos singing at daytime and peacocks unfurling their feathers like umbrellas when rain falls.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monaip (Initial Alliteration)
“Oororam kaadu oorurangathu”
Repetition of the initial sound 'Oor' across words ('Oororam' and 'oorurangathu') creates a melodic rhythm in Tamil poetry.
Personification / Metaphor
“Thaayanadhu inge poongaadu”
The flower-filled forest ('poongaadu') is personified as a mother ('Thaayanadhu') who shelters and nourishes all creatures.
Iyaipu (Rhyming Endings)
“Megamellam mazhaiyaguthe / Mayil thogai ellam kudaiyaguthe”
The matching rhyming suffix '-aguthe' at the end of consecutive lines builds a rhythmic cadence.
Metaphor
“Mayil thogai ellam kudaiyaguthe”
The unfurled feathers of peacocks are poetically equated to protective umbrellas during the rain.
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Trivia
'Oororam Kaadu' from the 2024 film 'Rooban' is composed and sung by Aravindbabu with lyrics penned by Kamalamanogaran. The song highlights ecological preservation, portraying nature and forests as irreplaceable lifelines for countless living species.
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