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Lyrics & meaning

Ooty Malai Roja Chediyil

From Ooty · 1999

Lyricist
Pulamaipithan
Singers
Harini, Unnikrishnan
Music director
Deva
Movie name
Ooty
Movie release year
1999
Lyrics added on
27 Mar 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ooty malai roja sediyil
Un mugam thondraathaa
Female :Kaatru vanthu paadum isaiyil
Un kuralum ketkaathaa
Mazhai mega thoolial engum
Female :Adhil minnal sangili thongum
Male :Azhagae nee pakkam vanthaal
Aagaayam keezhirangum
Female :Madi meedhu saayum pothu
Sorkkamthaan thaal thirakkum
Saiyaarae saiyaarae saiyaa
Saiyaarae saiyaarae saiyaa
Saiyaarae saiyaarae….mmmm
Saiyaarae saiyaarae saiyaa
Saiyaarae saiyaarae saiyaa
Saiyaarae saiyaarae….mmmm
Chinna chinna paarvaigal pothum
Kangal pesum vaarththaigal pothum
Innumenna vaazhkkaiyil vendum
Sol sol sol sol sol
Saiyaarae saiyaarae saiyaarae
Thendral pola nee thoda vendum
Naanum poovai pooththida vendum
Veru enna vaazhkkaiyil vendum
Sol sol sol sol sol
Enthan maathai thirudi kondu
Illai endru sollaathae
Female :Enthan uyirai thirudi kondu
Ennai vittu sellaathae
Nee kannai moodi kondaal
Irulaagum en ulagam
Female :Un kadhal illai endraal
Iyangaathu en idhayam
Saiyaarae saiyaarae saiyaa
Saiyaarae saiyaarae saiyaa
Saiyaarae saiyaarae saiyaarae….mmmm
Saiyaarae saiyaarae saiyaarae saiyaarae…
Ennai enakke nyaabagam illai
Unnai marantha neramum illai
Enna endrae puriyavum illai
Yaen yaen yaen yaen…..
Unnai vittu poga sonnaal
Uyirai vittu pogindren
Female :Unnai enni Dhinamum ingu
Kadhal theeyil vegindren
Udal enna rojaa poovin
Idhazh kondu pinniyathaa
Female :Madi meedhu saayum pothu
Mazhai minnal minniyathaa
Saiyaarae saiyaarae saiyaa
Saiyaarae saiyaarae saiyaa
Saiyaarae saiyaarae….mmmm
Ooty malai roja sediyil
Un mugam thondraathaa
Female :Kaatru vanthu paadum isaiyil
Un kuralum ketkaathaa
Mazhai mega thoolial engum
Female :Adhil minnal sangili thongum
Male :Azhagae nee pakkam vanthaal
Aagaayam keezhirangum
Female :Madi meedhu saayum pothu
Sorkkamthaan thaal thirakkum
Saiyaarae saiyaarae saiyaa
Saiyaarae saiyaarae saiyaa
Saiyaarae saiyaarae….mmmm
Saiyaarae saiyaarae saiyaa
Saiyaarae saiyaarae saiyaa
Saiyaarae saiyaarae….mmmm
In the rose bushes of the Ooty hills,
Won't your face appear?
Female: In the music sung by the passing breeze,
Won't your voice be heard as well?
Everywhere, in the cradle of rain clouds,
Female: Chains of lightning hang from them.
Male: My beauty, if you come near me,
The sky itself will descend.
Female: When I rest upon your lap,
Heaven itself will unlock its doors.
Saiyaare saiyaare saiyaa
Saiyaare saiyaare saiyaa
Saiyaare saiyaare... mmm
Saiyaare saiyaare saiyaa
Saiyaare saiyaare saiyaa
Saiyaare saiyaare... mmm
A few sweet glances are enough,
The words spoken by your eyes are enough,
What else is needed in life?
Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me!
Saiyaare saiyaare saiyaare
You must touch me like a gentle breeze,
And I must blossom like a flower.
What else is needed in life?
Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me!
Having stolen my heart,
Don't deny that you did.
Female: Having stolen my very soul,
Don't leave me and walk away.
If you close your eyes,
My world will go dark.
Female: If I don't have your love,
My heart will stop beating.
Saiyaare saiyaare saiyaa
Saiyaare saiyaare saiyaa
Saiyaare saiyaare saiyaare... mmm
Saiyaare saiyaare saiyaare saiyaare...
I don't even remember myself anymore,
Nor has there been a moment I forgot you.
I don't even understand what this is,
Why, why, why, why...
If you tell me to leave you,
I would rather leave this life behind.
Female: Thinking of you here every day,
I burn in the fire of love.
Was your body woven
Out of rose petals?
Female: When resting upon your lap,
Did a flash of lightning strike?
Saiyaare saiyaare saiyaa
Saiyaare saiyaare saiyaa
Saiyaare saiyaare... mmm
In the rose bushes of the Ooty hills,
Won't your face appear?
Female: In the music sung by the passing breeze,
Won't your voice be heard as well?
Everywhere, in the cradle of rain clouds,
Female: Chains of lightning hang from them.
Male: My beauty, if you come near me,
The sky itself will descend.
Female: When I rest upon your lap,
Heaven itself will unlock its doors.
Saiyaare saiyaare saiyaa
Saiyaare saiyaare saiyaa
Saiyaare saiyaare... mmm
Saiyaare saiyaare saiyaa
Saiyaare saiyaare saiyaa
Saiyaare saiyaare... mmm
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a romantic duet set against the picturesque backdrop of the Ooty hill station. The lovers express their deep, intoxicating affection by attributing the beauty of nature—the mountain wind, rain droplets, rose bushes, and lightning—to their partner's presence and appearance. They sing about how love has consumed their identities, making life without each other unimaginable.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

Un mugam thondraathaa / Un kuralum ketkaathaa

The matching rhyming ends ('thondraathaa' and 'ketkaathaa') create a rhythmic flow across lines 2 and 4.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navirtchi Ani)

Azhagae nee pakkam vanthaal / Aagaayam keezhirangum

Exaggerating the effect of the beloved's presence by claiming that the sky itself will descend when she comes close.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Kadhal theeyil vegindren

Love is directly equated to a fire ('Kadhal theeyil') in which the speaker burns.

Simile (Uvamaani)

Thendral pola nee thoda vendum

Comparing the gentle touch of the lover to a cool breeze ('thendral pola').

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Trivia

The song is from the 1999 Tamil movie 'Ooty' starring Murali and Simran in lead roles. The music for the film was composed by Deva, with lyrics penned by the veteran Tamil scholar and lyricist Pulamaipithan. The song beautifully incorporates Hindi refrain words like 'Saiyaarae' to add a catchy, contemporary feel to the classic hill-station romance duet.

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