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Ore Oru Kanpaarvai

From Nedunalvaadai · 2017

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Yazin Nizar, Purnima Krishnan
Music director
Jose Franklin
Movie name
Nedunalvaadai
Movie release year
2017
Lyrics added on
7 Aug 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Orae oru kannpaarvai
Orae oru mei theendal
Athai yenni
Uyirvaazhven anbae
Orae oru kannpaarvai
Orae oru mei theendal
Athai yenni
Uyirvaazhven anbae
Pirivu illaadha kaadhal
Athu suvargal illatha veedu
Indha uravum vazhga
Pirivum vazhga
Valigal vazhgavae
Pirivu illaadha kaadhal
Athu suvargal illatha veedu
Indha uravum vazhga
Pirivum vazhga
Valigal vazhgavae
Orae oru kannpaarvai
Orae oru mei theendal
Athai yenni
Uyirvaazhven anbae
Mmm..mmm…mmm…
Veyyil kaayum sedigal thanae
Mazhai thannai nesikkum
Udal thaandum kaadhal thanae
Unmai anbai yaasikkum
Oorai vittu ponal enna
Ullam unnai poosikkum
Siragondru vendum endru
Chinna ullam nesikkum
Un perai sollikondu
Uyirai naan killikondu
Kaatrodu pesikkondu
Vaazhven rasathi
Kanneerai moodikkondu
Kanavodu paadikkondu
Kaatrodu thedikkondu
Vaazhven kannaala…
Idaiveligalin veliyilae
Iru idhayangal eriyuthae
Female :Erivathilum sugamirukku
Eriyum melugum oli veesum
Adi nammaikkandu
Kanner sinthi
Karainthae ponathu megam
Mmm..mmm…mmm…
Male :Mmm…mmm…mmm…
Orae oru kannpaarvai
Orae oru mei theendal
Athai yenni
Uyirvaazhven anbae
Male :Aaahaaaa…aaaa…..
Entha pakkam
Parkum podhum
Anbae unthan bimbangal
Kannil yethum kolaarillai
Kanna ennai nambungal
Megam ethum sinthamal
Mannil enna eerangal
Kannae unnai kaanamal
Kanneer seitha sarangal
Oor enna sonnaal enna
Yaar enna sonnaal enna
Idhayathin aasai osai
Endrum nillathu
Kaitheendal vendam pennae
Kantheendal pothum kannae
Kalathin kadaisi varaiyil
Jeevan pogathu
Unai oru murai kaanavae
Uyir muzhuvathum yenguthae
Male :Nenjadiyil kaanugiren
Ninaivae ninaivae neengaathae
Ada nenjae
Unvasam aagiya pothu
Ninaivum kanavum yethu.
Mmm..mmm…mmm…
Male :Mmm…mmm…mmm…
Just a single glance from your eyes,
Just a single touch of your body,
Thinking of that,
I will keep living, my love.
Just a single glance from your eyes,
Just a single touch of your body,
Thinking of that,
I will keep living, my love.
A love without separation
Is like a house without walls.
Long live this bond,
Long live this separation,
Long live all the pain!
A love without separation
Is like a house without walls.
Long live this bond,
Long live this separation,
Long live all the pain!
Just a single glance from your eyes,
Just a single touch of your body,
Thinking of that,
I will keep living, my love.
Mmm.. mmm... mmm...
Isn't it the plants scorched by the sun
That truly love the rain?
Isn't it love that goes beyond the physical body
That yearns for true love?
What does it matter if you leave this town?
My heart will still worship you.
Longing for a pair of wings,
This little heart yearns for you.
Whispering your name,
Bearing the sweet ache in my soul,
Talking to the breeze,
I will live on, my princess.
Hiding my tears,
Singing along with my dreams,
Searching through the breeze,
I will live on, my beloved...
In the vast expanse of distance between us,
Two hearts are burning.
Female: There is pleasure even in burning,
For even a burning candle gives off light.
Looking at us,
Shedding tears,
Even the clouds have dissolved away.
Mmm.. mmm... mmm...
Male: Mmm... mmm... mmm...
Just a single glance from your eyes,
Just a single touch of your body,
Thinking of that,
I will keep living, my love.
Male: Aahaha... aa...
Whichever way
I look,
I see only your reflection, my love.
There is nothing wrong with my eyes,
Believe me, my darling.
Without any rain falling from the clouds,
Why is the ground damp?
Because not seeing you, my love,
It is the stream of my falling tears.
What does it matter what the town says?
What does it matter what anyone says?
The voice of the heart's longing
Will never cease.
A touch of hands is not needed, my girl,
The touch of your eyes is enough, my dear.
Until the very end of time,
My breath will not leave me.
Just to see you once,
My whole soul yearns.
Male: I see you in the depths of my heart,
O memory, do not ever fade away.
Oh, when my heart
Has become completely yours,
What need is there for memories or dreams?
Mmm.. mmm... mmm...
Male: Mmm... mmm... mmm...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Orae Oru Kannpaarvai' from Nedunalvaadai explores the poignant beauty and bittersweet nature of love tested by separation. The lovers express that a single fleeting glance or tender touch is enough sustenance to keep their spirits alive despite physical distance. They reflect on how pain and longing give love its true depth, famously observing that love without separation is akin to a house without walls.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile / Analogy

Pirivu illaadha kaadhal / Athu suvargal illatha veedu

Compares love without separation to a house without walls, illustrating that hardship and boundaries define and strengthen love.

Metaphor

Eriyum melugum oli veesum

Metaphorically compares burning with emotional longing to a burning candle, which continues to illuminate even as it melts away.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

Un perai sollikondu / Uyirai naan killikondu / Kaatrodu pesikkondu

Uses the repeating end suffix '-kondu' across consecutive lines to establish rhythmic harmony.

Muran (Antithesis)

Kaitheendal vendam pennae / Kantheendal pothum kannae

Contrasts physical touch ('Kaitheendal') with visual touch ('Kantheendal'), prioritizing spiritual connection over physical contact.

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Trivia

The film 'Nedunalvaadai' takes its title from the classical Sangam literature poem 'Nedunalvaadai' by Nakkeerar, which revolves around the theme of long separation and yearning between lovers during the cold winter season. The film's soundtrack was composed by Jose Franklin, with lyrics written by legendary lyricist Vairamuthu.

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