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Lyrics & meaning

Oru Azhagaana

From Perazhagan · 2004

Lyricist
Thamarai
Singers
Suriya, Ganga Sitharasu, Mathangi, Savitha Reddy
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Details
Perazhagan2004

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Oru azhagaanaThere was a beautiful
PonnuirunthaaGirl
Adhavida oru azhagaanaAnd even more handsome than her,
Paiyan irunthaanThere was a boy
Avanga oru naal santhichaangaThey met one day
Female :EnnathuFemale: What?
Male
Avalukku tamilae varaladiShe didn't even know Tamil, girl!
Female :PodaaFemale: Go away!
Male :Ye ok okMale: Hey, ok ok
Avanukku avala pudichadhuHe liked her
Aana sollalaBut he didn't tell her
Yennu theriyalaDon't know why
Hahahaha hahaHahahaha haha
Female :EnnaFemale: What?
Male :OnnullaMale: Nothing
Female :SolluFemale: Tell me
Male
Andha ponnu pesuva pesuvaThat girl would talk and talk
Pesikittae iruppaShe would just keep talking
Aana athu thaan avanukkuBut that was to him
Pudicha raagamA favorite melody
Avalukku thoorathula irunthaalumEven if she was far away
Theriyathu parava illaDoesn't matter if it wasn't clear
Male
Thannoda ulagathaiyaeHis entire world
Avaloda periya periyaIn her big, big
Kannula paarthaanEyes, he saw
Ava kai eluthu kirukkalHer handwriting was scribbly
Aana antha ezhuthukkal melaBut over those letters
Paithiyama irunthaanHe was head over heels
Male
Ava nadanthaWhen she walked
Konjam kasamusa irukkumIt was a bit clumsy
Aana ava mudi asaiyuratha paarthaBut seeing her hair sway
Andha kaathukkae poramai varumEven the wind would get jealous
Female :Yei niruthuFemale: Hey, stop it
Male :You know priyaMale: You know Priya
Male
He just loved everythingHe just loved everything
About herAbout her
Ava mudiHer hair
Ava neththiHer forehead
Ava kannuHer eyes
Ava mookkuHer nose
Ava kannamHer cheek
Ava udhaduHer lips
Ava kaluthuHer neck
Ava ……..Her...
Female
Naa naa naa naaaaNaa naa naa naaaa
Naa naa naa naaa naaNaa naa naa naaa naa
Nana na naa naa nana naa naa naaNana na naa naa nana naa naa naa
Naa naa naa naa naa naa naaa…Naa naa naa naa naa naa naaa…
Male
Avana pathinaAbout him
Neriya vishyangalMany things
Avalukku pudikkalaShe didn't like
Avan pesura vidhamThe way he talks
Avan smokingHis smoking
The way he behavesThe way he behaves
Ippadi neriyaLike this, so many
Neriya kindal pannirukkaanHe teased her a lot
Azha vechirukkaanHe made her cry
Avana yaarkkum pidikkalaNobody liked him
He was really bad priyaHe was really bad, Priya
Aana thaniyaBut alone
Eppavum thaniyaa irunthaanHe was always alone
Male
Avalukku avanaShe liked him
Pudichuthu priyaShe liked him, Priya
I dont know yI don't know why
Oi priya en priyaHey Priya, my Priya
Nee yen ennaWhy don't you
Enna kalyanam pannikkooMarry me?
Male
Eppaiyum unAlways with you
Koodayae irukanumI want to be
Unna kaadhalikkanumI want to love you
Unna tholla pannanumI want to pester you
Unakaaga veetukku varanumI want to come home for you
Un madiyila thoonganumI want to sleep in your lap
Idhae maadhiri enakkuJust like this, I want
Rendu kutti priya venumTwo little Priyas
Yei unna paarthukittaeHey, looking at you
Enakku vayasaairanumI want to grow old
Naan unnoda thaan saaganumI want to die only with you
Appadi illanaIf not
Saaganum inga ippoI want to die right here, right now
Female
Nanana naa naa naa naaNanana naa naa naa naa
Naa naa naaaaNaa naa naaaa
Nana na naa naa nana naa naa naaNana na naa naa nana naa naa naa
Nana naa naa naa naaNana naa naa naa naa
Naa naa naa naa naa naa naaa…Naa naa naa naa naa naa naaa…
Naa naa naa naa naaNaa naa naa naa naa

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This track is a playful and deeply intimate narrative monologue where the male protagonist (Kaarthik) tells a story to the female protagonist (Priya). He recounts the tale of a boy who fell in love with a girl's every nuance—her constant chatter, her clumsy walk, her scribbly handwriting, and her blowing hair. He acknowledges his own flaws, how he teased her, and how misunderstood he was, yet highlights the genuine affection they shared.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Personification

Andha kaathukkae poramai varum

Attributing the human emotion of jealousy (poramai) to the natural element of wind (kaathu) as it watches her hair sway.

Metaphor

Andha ponnu pesuva pesuva... Pudicha raagam

Comparing the heroine's endless chatting to a sweet musical melody (raagam) that the protagonist loves to listen to.

Anaphora / Adukkuthodar

Ava mudi / Ava neththi / Ava kannu / Ava mookku...

The repetitive line starter 'Ava' (Her) builds rhythm and highlights the protagonist's obsession with every detail of her appearance.

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Trivia

Perazhagan (2004) features actor Suriya in dual roles alongside Jyothika. The film's musical score was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics written by Thamarai. This specific track serves as a charming dialogue-driven proposal scene in the film, highlighting the real-life off-screen chemistry between Suriya and Jyothika, who later married in 2006.

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