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Oray Muraithan

From Thanippiravi · 1966

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name
Thanippiravi
Movie release year
1966
Lyrics added on
23 Oct 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Orae murai thaan
Unnodu pesi paarthaen
Nee oru thani piravi
Orae mayakkam ammammaa
Podhum podhum
Yen ini maru piravi
Orae murai thaan
Unnodu pesi paarthaen
Nee oru thani piravi
Orae mayakkam ammammaa
Podhum podhum
Yen ini maru piravi
Orae murai thaan…
Vaanam paartha boomiyin melae
Mazhaiyena vizhundhaayae
Neelam pootha vizhighalinaalae
Nee enai azhaithaayae
Vaanam paartha boomiyin melae
Mazhaiyena vizhundhaayae
Neelam pootha vizhighalinaalae
Nee enai azhaithaayae
Vasantha kaala pookkalin melae
Vandena amarndhaayae
Amarndha vandu parandhu vidaamal
Aasaiyil anaithaayae… ohohoho
Orae murai thaan
Unnodu pesi paarthaen
Nee oru thani piravi
Orae mayakkam ammammaa
Podhum podhum
Yen ini maru piravi
Male :Orae murai thaan…
Kaalaiyar tholai thaedi maghizhndhaal
Kaadhal suvaiyaagum
Kanni pennin kannadi vizhundhaal
Kallum malaraagum
Aa…aaa….aaa…..
Kaalaiyar tholai thaedi maghizhndhaal
Kaadhal suvaiyaagum
Kanni pennin kannadi vizhundhaal
Kallum malaraagum
Pollaa manadhil aasai pugundhaal
Pozhudhum kadhaiyaagum…
Pullaanguzhalil kaattru nuzhaindhaal
Pudhuppudhu isaiyaagum… ohohoho
Orae murai thaan
Unnodu pesi paarthaen
Nee oru thani piravi
Male :Orae mayakkam ammammaa
Podhum podhum
Yen ini maru piravi
Just once,
I spoke with you,
and found you are truly one of a kind!
What a sweet enchantment, oh my!
This is enough, more than enough!
Why would I ever need another rebirth?
Just once,
I spoke with you,
and found you are truly one of a kind!
What a sweet enchantment, oh my!
This is enough, more than enough!
Why would I ever need another rebirth?
Just once...
Upon the parched earth longing for the sky,
you showered down like rain.
With your blossoming blue eyes,
you called out to me.
Upon the parched earth longing for the sky,
you showered down like rain.
With your blossoming blue eyes,
you called out to me.
Upon the blossoms of spring,
you settled like a honeybee.
Without letting that settled bee fly away,
you held it close with loving desire... ohohoho
Just once,
I spoke with you,
and found you are truly one of a kind!
What a sweet enchantment, oh my!
This is enough, more than enough!
Why would I ever need another rebirth?
Just once...
Finding joy resting on a young man's shoulder,
makes love taste so sweet.
When a young woman's reflection falls upon it,
even a stone turns into a flower.
Aa... aah... aah...
Finding joy resting on a young man's shoulder,
makes love taste so sweet.
When a young woman's reflection falls upon it,
even a stone turns into a flower.
When desire enters a mischievous heart,
every passing hour turns into a romance...
When the gentle breath flows through a bamboo flute,
it turns into brand-new music... ohohoho
Just once,
I spoke with you,
and found you are truly one of a kind!
What a sweet enchantment, oh my!
This is enough, more than enough!
Why would I ever need another rebirth?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Orae Murai Thaan' from the 1966 film Thanippiravi is a romantic duet expressing the profound ecstasy and sense of completeness found in love. The song portrays how a single conversation with a soulmate brings an overwhelming spell of bliss, convincing the lovers that their existence is fully satisfied to the point where they no longer desire another rebirth. Through rich poetic imagery, Kannadasan compares love to refreshing rain falling on dry earth, a bee resting on spring blossoms, and wind turning into sweet melody inside a bamboo flute. The song highlights love's power to soften hard hearts and turn every fleeting moment into an enduring story.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamaani (Simile)

“Mazhaiyena vizhundhaayae / Vandena amarndhaayae”

Compares the beloved's arrival to rain quenching dry earth ('Mazhaiyena') and a bee settling on blossoms ('Vandena').

Metaphor / Muran (Contrast)

“Kallum malaraagum”

Literally 'a stone becomes a flower', symbolizing how a hard heart softens under a maiden's loving glance.

Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Vaanam paartha... / Neelam pootha...”

The second consonant ('la' / 'la' sound) matches across consecutive lines, creating rhythmic harmony.

Analogy

“Pullaanguzhalil kaattru nuzhaindhaal / Pudhuppudhu isaiyaagum”

Draws an analogy between breath creating melody in a flute and love bringing fresh meaning to life.

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Trivia

'Thanippiravi' (1966) stars M. G. Ramachandran (MGR) and J. Jayalalithaa. The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, with vocals rendered by T. M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela. The song's title line incorporates the movie title 'Thanippiravi' directly into the lyrics written by Kannadasan.

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