Orasaadha
From 7 UP Madras Gig · 2018
- Lyricist
- Ku. Karthik
- Singer
- Vivek-Mervin
- Music director
- Vivek-Mervin
- Details
- 7 UP Madras Gig2018
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Oru murai ennai paarthu | Look at me once, |
| Oora kannil pesu | Speak with the corner of your eyes. |
| Oru murai ennai paarthu | Look at me once, |
| Oora kannil pesu | Speak with the corner of your eyes. |
| Male | |
| Nee nerungi vandhaa | If you come close, |
| Kaadhal vaasam | There is a fragrance of love. |
| En usuru moththam | My entire soul, |
| Unna pesum | Will talk about you. |
| Male | |
| Orasaadha usuraththaan | Don't brush against my soul, |
| Urukkaadha manasathan | Don't melt my heart. |
| Alasaadha en sattai kizhinchu | Don't disturb me, my shirt tears, |
| Veliya parakkum idhayam | And my heart flies outside. |
| Male | |
| Kedukaadha kanavellaam | Don't ruin my innocent dreams, |
| Sirikaadha yena vittu | Don't leave me without a smile. |
| Velagaadha thariketta manasu | Don't move away, this wild heart, |
| Unna thedi alaiyum | Will wander around looking for you. |
| Male | |
| Adiyae…adiyae…adiyae… | Hey girl… hey girl… hey girl… |
| Male | |
| Adiyae…adiyae…adiyae… | Hey girl… hey girl… hey girl… |
| Male | |
| Adiyae…adiyae…adiyae… | Hey girl… hey girl… hey girl… |
| Adiyae…Adiyae… | Hey girl… hey girl… |
| Male | |
| Otti irundha nizhal | The shadow that was once attached, |
| Ottaama un pinna alaiyum | Wanders behind you without sticking. |
| Un mutta muzhi moracha | If you glare with your round eyes, |
| Munnooru oosi ulla erangum | Three hundred needles pierce inside me. |
| Male | |
| Kattuveriyanukum kaadhal | Even a wild beast, |
| Ulla vandhaa adangum | Calms down when love enters inside. |
| En kutti idhayathula | Inside my tiny heart, |
| Nee thonda paakura surangam | You are trying to dig a tunnel. |
| Male | |
| Neeyum enna neengi pona | If you leave and walk away from me, |
| Neela vaanam kanneer sindhum | The blue sky will shed tears. |
| Pesama thaan pogathaadi | Don't walk away without speaking, |
| Paasanguthaan pannaathadi | Don't pretend to be distant. |
| Male | |
| Sathiyama un nenappil | Swear upon everything, in your thoughts, |
| Moochu mutti thikkuren di | I am suffocating and faltering for breath. |
| Kovam yethi kollathaadi | Don't kill me by provoking anger, |
| Kothi kothi thinnaa….. | Pecking and eating away at me… |
| Male | |
| Adiyae…adiyae…adiyae… | Hey girl… hey girl… hey girl… |
| Male | |
| Adiyae… | Hey girl… |
| Male | |
| Adiyae…adiyae…adiyae… | Hey girl… hey girl… hey girl… |
ஒரு முறை என்னை பார்த்து
ஓர கண்ணில் பேசு
ஒரு முறை என்னை பார்த்து
ஓர கண்ணில் பேசு
Look at me once,
Speak with the corner of your eyes.
Look at me once,
Speak with the corner of your eyes.
நீ நெருங்கி வந்தா
காதல் வாசம்
என் உசுரு மொத்தம்
உன்ன பேசும்
If you come close,
There is a fragrance of love.
My entire soul,
Will talk about you.
ஒரசாத......
உசுரத்தான் உருக்காத
மனசத்தான் அலசாத
என் சட்டை கிழிஞ்சு
வெளிய பறக்கும் இதயம்
Don't brush against my soul,
Don't melt my heart.
Don't disturb me, my shirt tears,
And my heart flies outside.
கெடுக்காத......
கனவெல்லாம் சிரிக்காத
என விட்டு வெலகாத
தறிகெட்ட மனசு
உன்ன தேடி அலையும்
Don't ruin my innocent dreams,
Don't leave me without a smile.
Don't move away, this wild heart,
Will wander around looking for you.
அடியே.....அடியே.....அடியே....
Hey girl… hey girl… hey girl…
அடியே.....அடியே.....அடியே....
Hey girl… hey girl… hey girl…
அடியே.....அடியே.....அடியே....
அடியே.....அடியே....
Hey girl… hey girl… hey girl…
Hey girl… hey girl…
ஒட்டி இருந்த நிழல்
ஒட்டாம உன் பின்ன அலையும்
உன் முட்ட முழி மொறச்சா
முந்நூறு ஊசி உள்ள எறங்கும்
The shadow that was once attached,
Wanders behind you without sticking.
If you glare with your round eyes,
Three hundred needles pierce inside me.
கட்டுவெறியனுக்கும் காதல்
உள்ள வந்தா அடங்கும்
என் குட்டி இதயத்துல
நீ தோண்ட பாக்குற சுரங்கம்
Even a wild beast,
Calms down when love enters inside.
Inside my tiny heart,
You are trying to dig a tunnel.
நீயும் என்ன நீங்கி போனா
நீல வானம் கண்ணீர் சிந்தும்
பேசாமத்தான் போகாதடி
பாசாங்குதான் பண்ணாதடி
If you leave and walk away from me,
The blue sky will shed tears.
Don't walk away without speaking,
Don't pretend to be distant.
சத்தியமா உன் நினைப்பில்
மூச்சு முட்டி திக்குறேன்டி
கோவம் ஏத்தி கொல்லாதடி
கொத்தி கொத்தி தின்னாத....
Swear upon everything, in your thoughts,
I am suffocating and faltering for breath.
Don't kill me by provoking anger,
Pecking and eating away at me…
ஒரசாத......
உசுரத்தான் உருக்காத
மனசத்தான் அலசாத
என் சட்டை கிழிஞ்சு
வெளிய பறக்கும் இதயம்
Hey girl… hey girl… hey girl…
கெடுக்காத.....
கனவெல்லாம் சிரிக்காத
என விட்டு வெலகாத
தறிகெட்ட மனசு
உன்ன தேடி அலையும்
Hey girl…
அடியே.....அடியே.....அடியே....
Hey girl… hey girl… hey girl…
அடியே.....
ஒரசாத......
உசுரத்தான் உருக்காத
மனசத்தான் அலசாத
என் சட்டை கிழிஞ்சு
வெளிய பறக்கும் இதயம்
கெடுக்காத......
கனவெல்லாம் சிரிக்காத
என விட்டு வெலகாத
தறிகெட்ட மனசு
உன்ன தேடி அலையும்
அடியே.....அடியே.....அடியே....
Oru murai ennai paarthu
Look at me once,
Oora kannil pesu
Speak with the corner of your eyes.
Oru murai ennai paarthu
Look at me once,
Oora kannil pesu
Speak with the corner of your eyes.
Nee nerungi vandhaa
If you come close,
Kaadhal vaasam
There is a fragrance of love.
En usuru moththam
My entire soul,
Unna pesum
Will talk about you.
Orasaadha usuraththaan
Don't brush against my soul,
Urukkaadha manasathan
Don't melt my heart.
Alasaadha en sattai kizhinchu
Don't disturb me, my shirt tears,
Veliya parakkum idhayam
And my heart flies outside.
Kedukaadha kanavellaam
Don't ruin my innocent dreams,
Sirikaadha yena vittu
Don't leave me without a smile.
Velagaadha thariketta manasu
Don't move away, this wild heart,
Unna thedi alaiyum
Will wander around looking for you.
Adiyae…adiyae…adiyae…
Hey girl… hey girl… hey girl…
Adiyae…adiyae…adiyae…
Hey girl… hey girl… hey girl…
Adiyae…adiyae…adiyae…
Hey girl… hey girl… hey girl…
Adiyae…Adiyae…
Hey girl… hey girl…
Otti irundha nizhal
The shadow that was once attached,
Ottaama un pinna alaiyum
Wanders behind you without sticking.
Un mutta muzhi moracha
If you glare with your round eyes,
Munnooru oosi ulla erangum
Three hundred needles pierce inside me.
Kattuveriyanukum kaadhal
Even a wild beast,
Ulla vandhaa adangum
Calms down when love enters inside.
En kutti idhayathula
Inside my tiny heart,
Nee thonda paakura surangam
You are trying to dig a tunnel.
Neeyum enna neengi pona
If you leave and walk away from me,
Neela vaanam kanneer sindhum
The blue sky will shed tears.
Pesama thaan pogathaadi
Don't walk away without speaking,
Paasanguthaan pannaathadi
Don't pretend to be distant.
Sathiyama un nenappil
Swear upon everything, in your thoughts,
Moochu mutti thikkuren di
I am suffocating and faltering for breath.
Kovam yethi kollathaadi
Don't kill me by provoking anger,
Kothi kothi thinnaa…..
Pecking and eating away at me…
Adiyae…adiyae…adiyae…
Hey girl… hey girl… hey girl…
Adiyae…
Hey girl…
Adiyae…adiyae…adiyae…
Hey girl… hey girl… hey girl…
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
‘Orasaadha’ is an iconic Tamil indie-pop song from the 7UP Madras Gig platform. The track captures a young man's passionate, desperate, and flirtatious pleas to the girl he loves. He describes how her glances, anger, and proximity overwhelm his senses, making his heart leap out and his soul speak only of her. He begs her not to ignore him or act cold, using dramatic and youthful hyperboles to depict how much her subtle actions affect him. The emotional arc moves from sweet romance to intense playful desperation as he describes how her angry glares feel like hundreds of needles and how her absence makes even the sky weep. Rich in modern Tamil urban slang and hyperbole, the song portrays the turbulent ecstasy and torment of contemporary youth romance.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Orasaadha usuraththaan / Urukkaadha manasathan”
The second consonant sound 'r' ('ra' / 'ru') creates a classic Tamil rhyming structure between the lines.
Hyperbole (Exaggeration)
“Munnooru oosi ulla erangum”
Exaggerates the intense physical/emotional effect of her angry glare by comparing it to three hundred needles piercing his chest.
Hyperbole & Personification
“Neela vaanam kanneer sindhum”
Personifies the blue sky, claiming it will cry tears (rain) if she leaves him.
Metaphor
“Nee thonda paakura surangam”
Metaphorically compares her deep impact on his small heart to digging a giant tunnel.
Monai (Initial Assonance/Alliteration)
“Neeyum enna neengi pona / Neela vaanam kanneer sindhum”
The repetition of the initial 'Nee' / 'Nee' sound at the beginning of consecutive lines.
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Trivia
'Orasaadha' was composed and performed by the musical duo Vivek–Mervin (Vivek Siva and Mervin Solomon) for Season 1 of 7UP Madras Gig (2018), an initiative by Sony Music South to promote independent Tamil musicians. The song became a massive viral hit across South India, amassing over 100 million views on YouTube and solidifying Vivek-Mervin's popularity in mainstream Tamil cinema. The lyricist Ku. Karthik crafted the song using vibrant contemporary colloquial Tamil slang, which contributed heavily to its huge appeal among youth.
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