Ora Kannu
From Cold Call · 2025
- Lyricist
- Pa. Aravindhan
- Singers
- Padmaja Sreenivasan, Pranav Giridharan
- Music director
- Pranav Giridharan
- Details
- Cold Call2025
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ora kannu paarvayil | With just a side-glance from your eyes, |
| Enna mayakuriyae | You mesmerize me. |
| Vaarthai vitta mouname | The silence left behind by unsaid words, |
| mozhiyaagiradhae | Becomes a language of its own. |
| Male | |
| Kooru minnal neeyadi | You are a sharp flash of lightning, my girl, |
| Thona iru arugae | Stay near me as my companion. |
| Paarkum indha vizhiyilae | In these gazing eyes, |
| Nodi karaigiradhae…hooo | Every second melts away... hooo. |
| Female | |
| Jannal veliyae varum mazhai saaral | The drizzle of rain outside the window, |
| Ennai nanaikka thayangadhae | Does not hesitate to drench me. |
| Yetti pidikkum tholaivinil vandhe sellaadhae | Don't just come and go within arm's reach, |
| Ennai seendaadhae | Don't tease me. |
| Male | |
| Nitham unaiyae | Every single day, |
| Ninaithu kadandhean | I passed by thinking only of you. |
| Motha ulagai | The entire world, |
| Naan marandhean | I completely forgot. |
| Male | |
| Aasa theera | To my heart's desire, |
| Naan onna paarthadhum | The moment I looked at you, |
| Onaaraen thundaaraen | I became whole yet shattered into pieces, |
| Thannaale | All on my own. |
| Male | |
| Hey..mittaaiya nee enna thinna | Hey, did you eat me like sweet candy? |
| Yean unmayathaan konjon menna? | Why did you chew a bit on the truth? |
| Yethum sollaama maraikira | You hide without saying anything, |
| Kannaala pesi thaan | Talking only through your eyes, |
| Vaarthaiyelaam thirudaadha | Don't steal all the words! |
| Female | |
| Yaar? endruthaan | "Who is he?", |
| Manam ketkum | My heart keeps asking, |
| Ivan dhaan endru naan solvaene | And I will reply, "He is the one!" |
| Male | |
| Unna thaandi veraarum illa | There is no one else beyond you, |
| Ennakkaaga neeyum vaadi pulla | Come to me, girl, you are meant for me. |
| Chorus | |
| Ora kannu paarvayil | With just a side-glance from your eyes, |
| Enna mayakuriyae | You mesmerize me. |
| Paarkum un vizhiyile | In your eyes that gaze at me, |
| Naan karainthene | I melted away. |
| Female | |
| Ennamellaam solla thaan | Just to share all my thoughts, |
| Un thollil naanum thalai saainthean | I rested my head upon your shoulder. |
| Vaarthai ellaam theerndha podhum | Even when all words run out, |
| Pesum kadhaigal mudiyaadhae | The stories we speak will never end. |
| Female | |
| Naanum indru kanaadi paarthaal | Even today, if I look into the mirror, |
| Nee pinaale therigindraai | You appear right behind me. |
| Indha neram thodaraadho? | Won't this moment continue forever? |
| Ninaivae en aasai kannaa | O memory, my sweet darling! |
| Male | |
| Romba naala illa | It hasn't been for too long, |
| Indha mattram ellam | All this transformation, |
| Ingu unaaladi …hey | Happened here because of you, my girl... hey. |
| Konjam neram kooda | Not even for a short while, |
| Unna vittu enna | Don't tell me, |
| Poga sollaadadi | To go away from you, girl. |
| Male | |
| Nooru vaati kekkun paatta pola | Like a song played a hundred times, |
| Nyabagathil vandhaal enna? | Why don't you keep coming back to my memory? |
| Naanum kanna moodavilla | I haven't even closed my eyes, |
| Neeyun paarthadhaala | Just because you looked at me. |
| Yaarun onna pola | No one like you, |
| Enna thaaki ponadhilla | Has ever struck my heart this way. |
| Male | |
| Kannu kuzhiyila thalli vittavale | O girl who pushed me into your dimples, |
| Sirikkiriyae mayakuriyae | You smile and captivate me, |
| Bodha yethi pora | Leaving me intoxicated, |
| Kaadhalikkun vela | At the hour of love, |
| Thedi vandha en dhevadha | You are my angel who came searching for me. |
| Chorus | |
| Ora kannu paarvayil | With just a side-glance from your eyes, |
| Enna mayakuriyae | You mesmerize me. |
| Vaarthai vitta mounamae | The silence left behind by unsaid words, |
| Mozhiyaagiradhae | Becomes a language of its own. |
| Female | |
| Jannal veliyae varum mazhai saaral | The drizzle of rain outside the window, |
| Ennai nanaikka thayangadhae | Does not hesitate to drench me. |
| Yetti pidikkum tholaivinil vandhe sellaadhae | Don't just come and go within arm's reach, |
| Ennai seendaadhae | Don't tease me. |
ஓர கண்ணு பார்வையில்
என்ன மயக்குறியே
வார்த்தை விட்ட மௌனமே
மொழியாகிறதே
With just a side-glance from your eyes,
You mesmerize me.
The silence left behind by unsaid words,
Becomes a language of its own.
கூறு மின்னல் நீயடி
தொனை இரு அருகே
பார்க்கும் இந்த விழியிலே
நொடி கரைகிரதே....ஹோ....
You are a sharp flash of lightning, my girl,
Stay near me as my companion.
In these gazing eyes,
Every second melts away... hooo.
ஜன்னல் வெளியே வரும் மழை சாரல்
என்னை நனைக்க தயங்காதே
எட்டி பிடிக்கும் தொலைவினில் வந்தே செல்லாதே
என்னை சீண்டாதே
The drizzle of rain outside the window,
Does not hesitate to drench me.
Don't just come and go within arm's reach,
Don't tease me.
நித்தம் உனையே
நினைத்து கடந்தேன்
மொத்த உலகை
நான் மறந்தேன்
Every single day,
I passed by thinking only of you.
The entire world,
I completely forgot.
ஆசை தீர
நான் ஒண்ணா பார்த்ததும்
ஒன்னாறேன் துண்டாறேன்
தன்னாலே
To my heart's desire,
The moment I looked at you,
I became whole yet shattered into pieces,
All on my own.
ஏய்.....மிட்டாய்யா என்ன தின்ன
ஏன் உண்மைதான் கொஞ்சோம் மென்ன
ஏதும் சொல்லாம மறைக்கிற
கண்ணால பேசிதான்
வார்தையெல்லாம் திருடாத
Hey, did you eat me like sweet candy?
Why did you chew a bit on the truth?
You hide without saying anything,
Talking only through your eyes,
Don't steal all the words!
யார் என்றுதான்
மனம் கேட்கும்
இவன்தான் என்று நான் சொல்வேனே
"Who is he?",
My heart keeps asking,
And I will reply, "He is the one!"
உன்ன தான்டி வேறாரும் இல்ல
எனக்காக நீயும் வாடி புள்ள
There is no one else beyond you,
Come to me, girl, you are meant for me.
மாட்டி முழிக்குறேன்
மூச்ச தொலைக்கிறேன்
உன் அழகாலே ஏன் மயக்குறியே
காதலிக்க நானும்
காத்து கெடக்குறேன்
கண்ணே என்ன நீ பாரடி
With just a side-glance from your eyes,
You mesmerize me.
In your eyes that gaze at me,
I melted away.
ஓ.....ஓர கண்ணு பார்வையில்
என்ன மயக்குறியே
பார்க்கும் உன் விழியிலே
நான் கரைந்தேனே
Just to share all my thoughts,
I rested my head upon your shoulder.
Even when all words run out,
The stories we speak will never end.
எண்ணமெல்லாம் சொல்லத்தானுன்
தோளில் நானும் தலை சாய்ந்தேன்
வார்த்தை எல்லாம் தீர்ந்த போதும்
பேசும் கதைகள் முடியாதே
Even today, if I look into the mirror,
You appear right behind me.
Won't this moment continue forever?
O memory, my sweet darling!
நானும் இன்று கண்ணாடி பார்த்தால்
நீ பின்னாலே தெரிகின்றாய்
இந்த நேரம் தொடராதோ
நினைவே என் ஆசை கண்ணா
It hasn't been for too long,
All this transformation,
Happened here because of you, my girl... hey.
Not even for a short while,
Don't tell me,
To go away from you, girl.
ரொம்ப நாளா இல்ல
இந்த மாற்றம் எல்லாம்
இங்கு உன்னாலடி.....
ஏய் கொஞ்சம் நேரம் கூட
உன்ன விட்டு என்ன
போக சொல்லாதடி
Like a song played a hundred times,
Why don't you keep coming back to my memory?
I haven't even closed my eyes,
Just because you looked at me.
No one like you,
Has ever struck my heart this way.
நூறு வாட்டி கேட்க்கும் பாட்ட போல
ஞாபகத்தில் வந்தால் என்ன
நானும் கண்ண மூடவில்ல
நீயும் பார்த்ததால
யாரும் உன்ன போல
என்ன தாக்கி போனதில்ல
O girl who pushed me into your dimples,
You smile and captivate me,
Leaving me intoxicated,
At the hour of love,
You are my angel who came searching for me.
கண்ணு குழியில தள்ளி விட்டவளே
சிரிக்கிறியே மயக்குறியே
போத ஏத்தி போற
காதலிக்கும் வேளை
தேடி வந்தா என் தேவதை
With just a side-glance from your eyes,
You mesmerize me.
The silence left behind by unsaid words,
Becomes a language of its own.
ஓர கண்ணு பார்வையில்
என்ன மயக்குறியே
வார்த்தை விட்ட மௌனமே
மொழியாகிறதே
The drizzle of rain outside the window,
Does not hesitate to drench me.
Don't just come and go within arm's reach,
Don't tease me.
ஜன்னல் வெளியே வரும் மழை சாரல்
என்னை நனைக்க தயங்காதே
எட்டி பிடிக்கும் தொலைவினில் வந்தே செல்லாதே
என்னை சீண்டாதே
Ora kannu paarvayil
With just a side-glance from your eyes,
Enna mayakuriyae
You mesmerize me.
Vaarthai vitta mouname
The silence left behind by unsaid words,
mozhiyaagiradhae
Becomes a language of its own.
Kooru minnal neeyadi
You are a sharp flash of lightning, my girl,
Thona iru arugae
Stay near me as my companion.
Paarkum indha vizhiyilae
In these gazing eyes,
Nodi karaigiradhae…hooo
Every second melts away... hooo.
Jannal veliyae varum mazhai saaral
The drizzle of rain outside the window,
Ennai nanaikka thayangadhae
Does not hesitate to drench me.
Yetti pidikkum tholaivinil vandhe sellaadhae
Don't just come and go within arm's reach,
Ennai seendaadhae
Don't tease me.
Nitham unaiyae
Every single day,
Ninaithu kadandhean
I passed by thinking only of you.
Motha ulagai
The entire world,
Naan marandhean
I completely forgot.
Aasa theera
To my heart's desire,
Naan onna paarthadhum
The moment I looked at you,
Onaaraen thundaaraen
I became whole yet shattered into pieces,
Thannaale
All on my own.
Hey..mittaaiya nee enna thinna
Hey, did you eat me like sweet candy?
Yean unmayathaan konjon menna?
Why did you chew a bit on the truth?
Yethum sollaama maraikira
You hide without saying anything,
Kannaala pesi thaan
Talking only through your eyes,
Vaarthaiyelaam thirudaadha
Don't steal all the words!
Yaar? endruthaan
"Who is he?",
Manam ketkum
My heart keeps asking,
Ivan dhaan endru naan solvaene
And I will reply, "He is the one!"
Unna thaandi veraarum illa
There is no one else beyond you,
Ennakkaaga neeyum vaadi pulla
Come to me, girl, you are meant for me.
Ora kannu paarvayil
With just a side-glance from your eyes,
Enna mayakuriyae
You mesmerize me.
Paarkum un vizhiyile
In your eyes that gaze at me,
Naan karainthene
I melted away.
Ennamellaam solla thaan
Just to share all my thoughts,
Un thollil naanum thalai saainthean
I rested my head upon your shoulder.
Vaarthai ellaam theerndha podhum
Even when all words run out,
Pesum kadhaigal mudiyaadhae
The stories we speak will never end.
Naanum indru kanaadi paarthaal
Even today, if I look into the mirror,
Nee pinaale therigindraai
You appear right behind me.
Indha neram thodaraadho?
Won't this moment continue forever?
Ninaivae en aasai kannaa
O memory, my sweet darling!
Romba naala illa
It hasn't been for too long,
Indha mattram ellam
All this transformation,
Ingu unaaladi …hey
Happened here because of you, my girl... hey.
Konjam neram kooda
Not even for a short while,
Unna vittu enna
Don't tell me,
Poga sollaadadi
To go away from you, girl.
Nooru vaati kekkun paatta pola
Like a song played a hundred times,
Nyabagathil vandhaal enna?
Why don't you keep coming back to my memory?
Naanum kanna moodavilla
I haven't even closed my eyes,
Neeyun paarthadhaala
Just because you looked at me.
Yaarun onna pola
No one like you,
Enna thaaki ponadhilla
Has ever struck my heart this way.
Kannu kuzhiyila thalli vittavale
O girl who pushed me into your dimples,
Sirikkiriyae mayakuriyae
You smile and captivate me,
Bodha yethi pora
Leaving me intoxicated,
Kaadhalikkun vela
At the hour of love,
Thedi vandha en dhevadha
You are my angel who came searching for me.
Ora kannu paarvayil
With just a side-glance from your eyes,
Enna mayakuriyae
You mesmerize me.
Vaarthai vitta mounamae
The silence left behind by unsaid words,
Mozhiyaagiradhae
Becomes a language of its own.
Jannal veliyae varum mazhai saaral
The drizzle of rain outside the window,
Ennai nanaikka thayangadhae
Does not hesitate to drench me.
Yetti pidikkum tholaivinil vandhe sellaadhae
Don't just come and go within arm's reach,
Ennai seendaadhae
Don't tease me.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from 'Cold Call' (2025) is an intimate, romantic duet expressing the profound and intoxicating experience of falling in love. The lyrics trace the internal emotional shifts of two lovers who find themselves mesmerized by unspoken gazes, subtle gestures, and shared moments of vulnerability. The song portrays love as a quiet language where silences speak louder than words, comparing romantic longing to rain drizzles and favourite songs on repeat. Throughout the track, both voices exchange playfulness and deep affection. The protagonist expresses how their world has transformed, rendering them blissfully lost in memories of their beloved. From resting a head on a shoulder to seeing the lover's reflection in mirrors, the song captures the essence of romantic obsession and the sweet agony of wanting time to stand still.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Kooru minnal neeyadi”
Compares the lover's swift and dazzling presence directly to a sharp flash of lightning.
Simile
“Nooru vaati kekkun paatta pola / Nyabagathil vandhaal enna?”
Compares recurring memories of the beloved to listening to a favourite song a hundred times.
Iyaipu (Rhyming end syllables)
“Enna mayakuriyae / mozhiyaagiradhae / Nodi karaigiradhae”
The lines end with rhythmic, rhyming verbal suffixes ('-uriyae', '-iradhae') enhancing the musical flow.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Nitham unaiyae / Ninaithu kadandhean”
Repetition of the initial 'Ni-' sound in consecutive lines, adding structural rhythm.
Hyperbole
“Motha ulagai / Naan marandhean”
An exaggerated claim of forgetting the entire world upon seeing the beloved to emphasize overwhelming love.
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Trivia
This track is featured in the 2025 film 'Cold Call'. The music composer Pranav Giridharan also performs as one of the lead singers alongside Padmaja Sreenivasan, bringing an authentic personal musical interpretation to Pa. Aravindhan's evocative Tanglish lyrics.
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