Oru Arai Unathu
From Maara · 2020
- Lyricist
- Thamarai
- Singers
- Yazin Nizar, Sanah Moidutty
- Music director
- Ghibran
- Details
- Maara2020
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Oru arai unathu | One room is yours |
| Oru arai enathu | One room is mine |
| Idaiyinil kathavu thiranthidumaa | Will the door between us open? |
| Male | |
| Oru alai unathu | One wave is yours |
| Oru alai enathu | One wave is mine |
| Idaiyinil kadalum karainthidumaa | Will the ocean between us dissolve? |
| Male | |
| Oru munai unathu | One pole is yours |
| Oru munai enathu | One pole is mine |
| Iruvarin dhuruvam inainthidumaa | Will the two poles ever unite? |
| Male | |
| Oru mugil unathu | One cloud is yours |
| Oru mugil enathu | One cloud is mine |
| Idaiyinil nilavu kadanthidumaa | Will the moon cross between them? |
| Male | |
| Oru kadhai unathu | One story is yours |
| Oru kadhai enathu | One story is mine |
| Vidukathai mudiyumaa | Will this riddle ever find an end? |
| Male | |
| Oru arai unathu | One room is yours |
| Oru arai enathu | One room is mine |
| Idaiyinil kathavu thiranthidumaa | Will the door between us open? |
| Male | |
| Oru alai unathu | One wave is yours |
| Oru alai enathu | One wave is mine |
| Idaiyinil kadalum karainthidumaa | Will the ocean between us dissolve? |
| Male | |
| Ae…..aehae……ae…..aehae…… | Ae…..aehae……ae…..aehae…… |
| Ae…..aehae……ae…..aehae…… | Ae…..aehae……ae…..aehae…… |
| Male | |
| Vannam nooru vaasal nooru | A hundred colors, a hundred doorways |
| Both :Kan munnae kaangindren | I see right before my eyes |
| Male :Vaanampaadi polae maari | Transforming like a skylark |
| Both :Engaeyum pogindraen | I go everywhere |
| Male | |
| Vaanathukkum megathukkum | Between the sky and the clouds |
| Oode ulla veedondril | In a house situated right in between |
| Yaarum vanthu aadi pogum | Where anyone can come and swing |
| Oonjal vaitha en mundril | In my front yard with a swing |
| Both :Pogum pokkil porvai portham poonthendral | The gentle breeze wraps a blanket over itself as it passes by |
| Female | |
| Oru pagal unathu | One day is yours |
| Oru pagal enathu | One day is mine |
| Idaiyinil iravu urangidumaa | Will the night sleep between us? |
| Female | |
| Oru imai unathu | One eyelid is yours |
| Oru imai enathu | One eyelid is mine |
| Idaiyinil kanavu nigazhnthidumaa | Will a dream unfold between them? |
| Female | |
| Oru malar unathu | One flower is yours |
| Oru malar enathu | One flower is mine |
| Irandilum idhazhgal oru niramaa | Are the petals of both the same color? |
| Female | |
| Oru mugam unathu | One face is yours |
| Oru mugam enathu | One face is mine |
| Iruvarum nilavin irupuramaa | Are we two sides of the same moon? |
| Female | |
| Oru badhil unathu | One answer is yours |
| Oru badhil enathu | One answer is mine |
| Puthirgalum udayumaa | Will these mysteries break open? |
| Male | |
| Oru arai unathu | One room is yours |
| Oru arai enathu | One room is mine |
| Idaiyinil kathavu thiranthidumaa | Will the door between us open? |
| Male | |
| Oru alai unathu | One wave is yours |
| Oru alai enathu | One wave is mine |
| Idaiyinil kadalum karainthidumaa | Will the ocean between us dissolve? |
| Male | |
| Oru munai unathu | One pole is yours |
| Oru munai enathu | One pole is mine |
| Iruvarin dhuruvam inainthidumaa | Will the two poles ever unite? |
| Male | |
| Oru mugil unathu | One cloud is yours |
| Oru mugil enathu | One cloud is mine |
| Idaiyinil nilavu kadanthidumaa | Will the moon cross between them? |
| Male | |
| Oru kadhai unathu | One story is yours |
| Oru kadhai enathu | One story is mine |
| Vidukathai mudiyumaa | Will this riddle ever find an end? |
ஒரு அறை உனது
ஒரு அறை எனது
இடையினில் கதவு திறந்திடுமா
One room is yours
One room is mine
Will the door between us open?
ஒரு அலை உனது
ஒரு அலை எனது
இடையினில் கடலும் கரைந்திடுமா
One wave is yours
One wave is mine
Will the ocean between us dissolve?
ஒரு முனை உனது
ஒரு முனை எனது
இருவரின் துருவம் இணைந்திடுமா
One pole is yours
One pole is mine
Will the two poles ever unite?
ஒரு முகில் உனது
ஒரு முகில் எனது
இடையினில் நிலவு கடந்திடுமா
One cloud is yours
One cloud is mine
Will the moon cross between them?
ஒரு கதை உனது
ஒரு கதை எனது
விடுகதை முடியுமா
One story is yours
One story is mine
Will this riddle ever find an end?
ஒரு அறை உனது
ஒரு அறை எனது
இடையினில் கதவு திறந்திடுமா
One room is yours
One room is mine
Will the door between us open?
ஒரு அலை உனது
ஒரு அலை எனது
இடையினில் கடலும் கரைந்திடுமா
One wave is yours
One wave is mine
Will the ocean between us dissolve?
.................................
Ae…..aehae……ae…..aehae……
Ae…..aehae……ae…..aehae……
வண்ணம் நூறு வாசல் நூறு
இருவர் :
கண் முன்னே காண்கின்றேன்
வானம்பாடி போலே மாறி
இருவர் :
எங்கேயும் போகின்றேன்
A hundred colors, a hundred doorways
I see right before my eyes
Transforming like a skylark
I go everywhere
வானத்துக்கும் மேகத்துக்கும்
ஊடே உள்ள வீடொன்றில்
யாரும் வந்து ஆடி போகும்
ஊஞ்சல் வைத்த என் முன்றில்
இருவர் :
போகும் போக்கில்
போர்வை போர்த்தும் பூந்தென்றல்
Between the sky and the clouds
In a house situated right in between
Where anyone can come and swing
In my front yard with a swing
The gentle breeze wraps a blanket over itself as it passes by
ஒரு பகல் உனது
ஒரு பகல் எனது
இடையினில் இரவு உறங்கிடுமா
One day is yours
One day is mine
Will the night sleep between us?
ஒரு இமை உனது
ஒரு இமை எனது
இடையினில் கனவு நிகழ்ந்திடுமா
One eyelid is yours
One eyelid is mine
Will a dream unfold between them?
ஒரு மலர் உனது
ஒரு மலர் எனது
இரண்டிலும் இதழ்கள் ஒரு நிறமா
One flower is yours
One flower is mine
Are the petals of both the same color?
ஒரு முகம் உனது
ஒரு முகம் எனது
இருவரும் நிலவின் இருபுறமா
One face is yours
One face is mine
Are we two sides of the same moon?
ஒரு பதில் உனது
ஒரு பதில் எனது
புதிர்களும் உடையுமா
One answer is yours
One answer is mine
Will these mysteries break open?
ஒரு அறை உனது
ஒரு அறை எனது
இடையினில் கதவு திறந்திடுமா
One room is yours
One room is mine
Will the door between us open?
ஒரு அலை உனது
ஒரு அலை எனது
இடையினில் கடலும் கரைந்திடுமா
One wave is yours
One wave is mine
Will the ocean between us dissolve?
ஒரு முனை உனது
ஒரு முனை எனது
இருவரின் துருவம் இணைந்திடுமா
One pole is yours
One pole is mine
Will the two poles ever unite?
ஒரு முகில் உனது
ஒரு முகில் எனது
இடையினில் நிலவு கடந்திடுமா
One cloud is yours
One cloud is mine
Will the moon cross between them?
ஒரு கதை உனது
ஒரு கதை எனது
விடுகதை முடியுமா
One story is yours
One story is mine
Will this riddle ever find an end?
Oru arai unathu
One room is yours
Oru arai enathu
One room is mine
Idaiyinil kathavu thiranthidumaa
Will the door between us open?
Oru alai unathu
One wave is yours
Oru alai enathu
One wave is mine
Idaiyinil kadalum karainthidumaa
Will the ocean between us dissolve?
Oru munai unathu
One pole is yours
Oru munai enathu
One pole is mine
Iruvarin dhuruvam inainthidumaa
Will the two poles ever unite?
Oru mugil unathu
One cloud is yours
Oru mugil enathu
One cloud is mine
Idaiyinil nilavu kadanthidumaa
Will the moon cross between them?
Oru kadhai unathu
One story is yours
Oru kadhai enathu
One story is mine
Vidukathai mudiyumaa
Will this riddle ever find an end?
Oru arai unathu
One room is yours
Oru arai enathu
One room is mine
Idaiyinil kathavu thiranthidumaa
Will the door between us open?
Oru alai unathu
One wave is yours
Oru alai enathu
One wave is mine
Idaiyinil kadalum karainthidumaa
Will the ocean between us dissolve?
Ae…..aehae……ae…..aehae……
Ae…..aehae……ae…..aehae……
Ae…..aehae……ae…..aehae……
Ae…..aehae……ae…..aehae……
Vannam nooru vaasal nooru
A hundred colors, a hundred doorways
Both :Kan munnae kaangindren
I see right before my eyes
Male :Vaanampaadi polae maari
Transforming like a skylark
Both :Engaeyum pogindraen
I go everywhere
Vaanathukkum megathukkum
Between the sky and the clouds
Oode ulla veedondril
In a house situated right in between
Yaarum vanthu aadi pogum
Where anyone can come and swing
Oonjal vaitha en mundril
In my front yard with a swing
Both :Pogum pokkil porvai portham poonthendral
The gentle breeze wraps a blanket over itself as it passes by
Oru pagal unathu
One day is yours
Oru pagal enathu
One day is mine
Idaiyinil iravu urangidumaa
Will the night sleep between us?
Oru imai unathu
One eyelid is yours
Oru imai enathu
One eyelid is mine
Idaiyinil kanavu nigazhnthidumaa
Will a dream unfold between them?
Oru malar unathu
One flower is yours
Oru malar enathu
One flower is mine
Irandilum idhazhgal oru niramaa
Are the petals of both the same color?
Oru mugam unathu
One face is yours
Oru mugam enathu
One face is mine
Iruvarum nilavin irupuramaa
Are we two sides of the same moon?
Oru badhil unathu
One answer is yours
Oru badhil enathu
One answer is mine
Puthirgalum udayumaa
Will these mysteries break open?
Oru arai unathu
One room is yours
Oru arai enathu
One room is mine
Idaiyinil kathavu thiranthidumaa
Will the door between us open?
Oru alai unathu
One wave is yours
Oru alai enathu
One wave is mine
Idaiyinil kadalum karainthidumaa
Will the ocean between us dissolve?
Oru munai unathu
One pole is yours
Oru munai enathu
One pole is mine
Iruvarin dhuruvam inainthidumaa
Will the two poles ever unite?
Oru mugil unathu
One cloud is yours
Oru mugil enathu
One cloud is mine
Idaiyinil nilavu kadanthidumaa
Will the moon cross between them?
Oru kadhai unathu
One story is yours
Oru kadhai enathu
One story is mine
Vidukathai mudiyumaa
Will this riddle ever find an end?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Oru Arai Unathu' explores themes of yearning, parallel lives, and deep spiritual connection. Written by Thamarai, the lyric constructs a series of dualities—two rooms divided by a door, two waves separated by an ocean, two eyelids holding a single dream, and two sides of the same moon. It questions whether two souls, though separated by physical distance and circumstances, can eventually meet and solve the riddle of their connection. The emotional arc transitions from reflective questioning to whimsical wanderlust, imagery of houses suspended between clouds, breezes wearing blankets, and wandering like skylarks. Ultimately, it captures the essence of searching for a soulmate whose existence feels intimately entwined with one's own, waiting for the mysterious gap between them to dissolve.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Oru arai unathu / Oru arai enathu”
The words 'unathu' (yours) and 'enathu' (mine) repeat at the end of consecutive lines, creating a rhythmic end-rhyme structure symbolizing duality.
Metaphor
“Iruvarum nilavin irupuramaa”
Compares two lovers to two sides of the same moon—inseparable and part of the same celestial body, yet facing opposite directions.
Personification
“Pogum pokkil porvai portham poonthendral”
The gentle breeze (poonthendral) is personified as a person wrapping a blanket around itself as it passes by.
Simile
“Vaanampaadi polae maari”
The singer compares transforming and flying freely across spaces to a skylark ('vaanampaadi polae').
Did you know?
Trivia
The song features music composed by Ghibran, with lyrics by celebrated poet Thamarai, and vocals rendered by Yazin Nizar and Sanah Moidutty. 'Maara' (2020) is a Tamil romantic drama starring R. Madhavan and Shraddha Srinath, acting as an adaptation of the 2015 Malayalam hit 'Charlie'. This song beautifully encapsulates the protagonist Paaru's poetic search for Maara through art and fairytale-like remnants left behind in a coastal town.
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