Ore Oru Ooril
From Saivam · 2014
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- Haricharan
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Details
- Saivam2014
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Orae oru ooril oru veedu | In a single town, there is a house |
| Uravugal koodum kili koodu | A parrot's nest where relatives gather |
| Indha anbai pola veredhu | What else is equal to this love? |
| Vaarthaigal ellaam podhaathu | All words are simply not enough |
| Male | |
| Endha ooril vaazhndhidum bothum | No matter which town one lives in |
| Paravai sontha koottai maranthiduma | Will a bird ever forget its own nest? |
| Engu sendru poothidum bothum | Wherever a flower blooms |
| Malarai vergal vittu koduthiduma | Will the roots ever give up on the flower? |
| Verengum illaadha veraarum sollaadha | Found nowhere else, told by no one else |
| Idhigaasam indha paasam thaan | This affection is an epic in itself |
| Male | |
| Orae oru ooril oru veedu | In a single town, there is a house |
| Uravugal koodum kili koodu | A parrot's nest where relatives gather |
| Thaanae naanae naanae | Thaanae naanae naanae |
| Thanae naanae naa | Thanae naanae naa |
| Thaanae naanae naanae | Thaanae naanae naanae |
| Thanae naanae naa | Thanae naanae naa |
| Male | |
| Thaerodum veedhi | A street where temple chariots process |
| Adhil mann vaasam veesum | Where the fragrance of wet earth fills the air |
| Thaazhvaaram engum | Everywhere under the portico |
| Dhinam devaaram thaan | Holy hymns resound daily |
| Male | |
| Moodaatha vaasal | A door that is never closed |
| Adhu virunthombal pesum | It speaks of warm hospitality |
| Ennaalum ingae | Every single day here |
| Ada santhosham thaan | Ah, it is pure happiness |
| Male | |
| Kanneerai kangal | Tears, these eyes |
| Endrum paarthathillaiyae | Have never ever seen |
| Mann meedhu sorgam idhuthaan | This is truly heaven on earth |
| Anilaadum muttrathil | In the courtyard where squirrels play |
| Anbennum raagathil | To the melody called love |
| Mayilaaga thulli aadipaadu | Jump, dance, and sing like a peacock |
| Male | |
| Orae oru ooril oru veedu | In a single town, there is a house |
| Uravugal koodum kili koodu | A parrot's nest where relatives gather |
| Male | |
| Panam kaasu illai | There is no immense money or wealth |
| Perum pugazh kooda illai | Nor is there grand fame |
| Edhu indha mannil | What is it on this earth |
| Ada inbam tharum | That brings true joy? |
| Male | |
| Sondhangal vandhu | When relatives come together |
| Oru siripondru thandhaal | And offer a single genuine smile |
| Adhu pothum endrum | That alone is always enough |
| Intha vaazhvae varam | This life itself becomes a divine boon |
| Male | |
| Thanthai sol vedham endru | Children who revere a father's word |
| Pottrum pillaigal | As sacred scripture |
| Varungaala vizhudhallavaa | Are they not the prop roots of the future? |
| Aagaayam veezhnthaalum | Even if the sky falls down |
| Bhoologam saainthaalum | Even if the earth collapses |
| Anbondrae nammai thaangum naalum | Love alone will uphold us every day |
| Male | |
| Orae oru ooril oru veedu | In a single town, there is a house |
| Uravugal koodum kili koodu | A parrot's nest where relatives gather |
| Thaanae naanae naanae | Thaanae naanae naanae |
| Thanae naanae naa | Thanae naanae naa |
| Thaanae naanae naanae | Thaanae naanae naanae |
| Thanae naanae naa | Thanae naanae naa |
ஒரே ஒரு ஊரில் ஒரு வீடு
உறவுகள் கூடும் கிளிக்கூடு
இந்த அன்பை போல வேறேது
வார்த்தைகள் எல்லாம் போதாது
In a single town, there is a house
A parrot's nest where relatives gather
What else is equal to this love?
All words are simply not enough
எந்த ஊரில் வாழ்ந்திடும் போதும்
பறவை சொந்த கூட்டை மறந்திடுமா
எங்கு சென்று பூத்திடும் போதும்
மலரை வேர்கள் விட்டுக் கொடுத்திடுமா
வேறெங்கும் இல்லாத வேராரும் சொல்லாத
இதிகாசம் இந்த பாசம் தான்
No matter which town one lives in
Will a bird ever forget its own nest?
Wherever a flower blooms
Will the roots ever give up on the flower?
Found nowhere else, told by no one else
This affection is an epic in itself
ஒரே ஒரு ஊரில் ஒரு வீடு
உறவுகள் கூடும் கிளிக்கூடு
தானே நானே நானே தானே நானே நா
தானே நானே நானே தானே நானே நா
In a single town, there is a house
A parrot's nest where relatives gather
Thaanae naanae naanae
Thanae naanae naa
Thaanae naanae naanae
Thanae naanae naa
தேரோடும் வீதி
அதில் மண் வாசம் வீசும்
தாழ்வாரம் எங்கும்
தினம் தேவாரம் தான்
A street where temple chariots process
Where the fragrance of wet earth fills the air
Everywhere under the portico
Holy hymns resound daily
மூடாத வாசல்
அது விருந்தோம்பல் பேசும்
எந்நாளும் இங்கே
அட சந்தோசம் தான்
A door that is never closed
It speaks of warm hospitality
Every single day here
Ah, it is pure happiness
கண்ணீரை கண்கள்
என்றும் பார்த்ததில்லையே
மண்மீது சொர்க்கம் இது தான்
அணில் ஆடும் முற்றத்தில்
அன்பென்னும் ராகத்தில்
மயிலாக துள்ளி ஆடிப்பாடு
Tears, these eyes
Have never ever seen
This is truly heaven on earth
In the courtyard where squirrels play
To the melody called love
Jump, dance, and sing like a peacock
ஒரே ஒரு ஊரில் ஒரு வீடு
உறவுகள் கூடும் கிளிக்கூடு
In a single town, there is a house
A parrot's nest where relatives gather
பணம் காசு இல்லை
பெரும் புகழ் கூட இல்லை
எது இந்த மண்ணில்
அட இன்பம் தரும்
There is no immense money or wealth
Nor is there grand fame
What is it on this earth
That brings true joy?
சொந்தங்கள் வந்து ஒரு
சிரிப்பொன்று தந்தால்
அது போதும் என்றும்
இந்த வாழ்வே வரம்
When relatives come together
And offer a single genuine smile
That alone is always enough
This life itself becomes a divine boon
ஆண்
: தந்தை சொல் வேதம் என்று
போற்றும் பிள்ளைகள்
வருங்கால விழுதல்லவா
ஆகாயம் வீழ்ந்தாலும்
பூலோகம் சாய்ந்தாலும்
அன்பொன்றே நம்மை தாங்கும் நாலும்
Children who revere a father's word
As sacred scripture
Are they not the prop roots of the future?
Even if the sky falls down
Even if the earth collapses
Love alone will uphold us every day
ஒரே ஒரு ஊரில் ஒரு வீடு
உறவுகள் கூடும் கிளிக்கூடு
தானே நானே நானே தானே நானே நா
தானே நானே நானே தானே நானே நா
In a single town, there is a house
A parrot's nest where relatives gather
Thaanae naanae naanae
Thanae naanae naa
Thaanae naanae naanae
Thanae naanae naa
Orae oru ooril oru veedu
In a single town, there is a house
Uravugal koodum kili koodu
A parrot's nest where relatives gather
Indha anbai pola veredhu
What else is equal to this love?
Vaarthaigal ellaam podhaathu
All words are simply not enough
Endha ooril vaazhndhidum bothum
No matter which town one lives in
Paravai sontha koottai maranthiduma
Will a bird ever forget its own nest?
Engu sendru poothidum bothum
Wherever a flower blooms
Malarai vergal vittu koduthiduma
Will the roots ever give up on the flower?
Verengum illaadha veraarum sollaadha
Found nowhere else, told by no one else
Idhigaasam indha paasam thaan
This affection is an epic in itself
Orae oru ooril oru veedu
In a single town, there is a house
Uravugal koodum kili koodu
A parrot's nest where relatives gather
Thaanae naanae naanae
Thaanae naanae naanae
Thanae naanae naa
Thanae naanae naa
Thaanae naanae naanae
Thaanae naanae naanae
Thanae naanae naa
Thanae naanae naa
Thaerodum veedhi
A street where temple chariots process
Adhil mann vaasam veesum
Where the fragrance of wet earth fills the air
Thaazhvaaram engum
Everywhere under the portico
Dhinam devaaram thaan
Holy hymns resound daily
Moodaatha vaasal
A door that is never closed
Adhu virunthombal pesum
It speaks of warm hospitality
Ennaalum ingae
Every single day here
Ada santhosham thaan
Ah, it is pure happiness
Kanneerai kangal
Tears, these eyes
Endrum paarthathillaiyae
Have never ever seen
Mann meedhu sorgam idhuthaan
This is truly heaven on earth
Anilaadum muttrathil
In the courtyard where squirrels play
Anbennum raagathil
To the melody called love
Mayilaaga thulli aadipaadu
Jump, dance, and sing like a peacock
Orae oru ooril oru veedu
In a single town, there is a house
Uravugal koodum kili koodu
A parrot's nest where relatives gather
Panam kaasu illai
There is no immense money or wealth
Perum pugazh kooda illai
Nor is there grand fame
Edhu indha mannil
What is it on this earth
Ada inbam tharum
That brings true joy?
Sondhangal vandhu
When relatives come together
Oru siripondru thandhaal
And offer a single genuine smile
Adhu pothum endrum
That alone is always enough
Intha vaazhvae varam
This life itself becomes a divine boon
Thanthai sol vedham endru
Children who revere a father's word
Pottrum pillaigal
As sacred scripture
Varungaala vizhudhallavaa
Are they not the prop roots of the future?
Aagaayam veezhnthaalum
Even if the sky falls down
Bhoologam saainthaalum
Even if the earth collapses
Anbondrae nammai thaangum naalum
Love alone will uphold us every day
Orae oru ooril oru veedu
In a single town, there is a house
Uravugal koodum kili koodu
A parrot's nest where relatives gather
Thaanae naanae naanae
Thaanae naanae naanae
Thanae naanae naa
Thanae naanae naa
Thaanae naanae naanae
Thaanae naanae naanae
Thanae naanae naa
Thanae naanae naa
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Orae Oru Ooril' from the movie Saivam (2014) is a soulful ode to the traditional Tamil joint family system, ancestral homes, and unconditional love. It captures the warmth of a household where relatives gather, emphasizing that true happiness stems from shared bonds, smiles, and hospitality rather than material wealth or fame. The lyrics compare the ancestral home to a sanctuary where traditions thrive and generations remain connected just as roots stay tethered to a blooming flower.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Uravugal koodum kili koodu”
Compares a bustling family home to a cozy parrot's nest ('kili koodu') where loved ones gather.
Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Orae oru ooril... / Uravugal koodum...”
The second letter 'ra' (ர) rhymes across consecutive lines ('Orae' and 'Uravugal').
Metaphor & Imagery
“Varungaala vizhudhallavaa”
Compares well-reared children to the strong prop roots ('vizhudhu') of a banyan tree that uphold the family's future.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)
“Aagaayam veezhnthaalum / Bhoologam saainthaalum”
Exaggerates extreme apocalyptic scenarios (the sky falling or earth collapsing) to emphasize that family love will withstand anything.
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Trivia
Composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar with lyrics by National Award-winning lyricist Na. Muthu Kumar, 'Saivam' (2014) is a family drama directed by A. L. Vijay. The song 'Orae Oru Ooril' (sung by Haricharan) celebrates village roots, family values, and joint family culture. The movie's soundtrack won critical acclaim, with another song from the album ('Azhagu') earning 8-year-old Uthara Unnikrishnan a National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer.
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