Oru Devathai Paarkum
From Vaamanan · 2009
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- Roop Kumar Rathod
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Vaamanan2009
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| …………. | |
| Male | |
| Oru devathai paarkum | This is the moment an angel looks. |
| Neram ithu | This is the time. |
| Miga aruginil irunthum | Even though she is very near, |
| Dhooram ithu | there is still a distance. |
| Male | |
| Ithayamae ohh | Oh my heart... |
| Ivalidam ohh | towards her... |
| Uruguthae ohhoo hoo | it melts away. |
| Intha kaadhal ninaivugal | These memories of love, |
| Thaangaathae | are unbearable. |
| Athu thoongum pothilum | Even when I sleep, |
| Thoongaathae | they do not sleep. |
| Paarkaathae ohh yendraalum ohh | Even if I say 'do not look', |
| Ketkkaathae ohhoo hoo | it does not listen. |
| Male | |
| Yeii aaahaaa…aaa.. | Hey... ah... |
| Ennai enna seithaai pennae | What have you done to me, girl? |
| Neram kaalam maranthenae | I forgot time and tide. |
| Kaalgal irandum tharaiyil irunthum | Even though both my feet are on the ground, |
| Vaanil parakkiren | I am flying in the sky. |
| Ennavaagiren engu pogiren | What am I becoming? Where am I going? |
| Vazhigal therinthum | Even though I know the paths, |
| Tholainthu pogiren | I am getting lost. |
| Kaadhal endraal ohh | If this is love, |
| Pollaathathu…uu | it is treacherous... |
| Purigindrathu ohhoo hoo | I understand now. |
| Male | |
| ohhoo hoo kangal irukkum | The reason why eyes exist... |
| Kaaranam enna | what is the reason? |
| Ennai naanae kettenae | I asked myself. |
| Unathu azhagai kaana thaanae | Is it only to see your beauty? |
| Kangal vaazhuthae | My eyes live for that. |
| Marana nerathil | At the moment of my death, |
| Un madiyin orathil | at the corner of your lap, |
| Idamum kidaithaal | if I get a place, |
| Iranthum vaazhuven… | I will live even after dying... |
| Un paathathil mudigindrathae | Ending at your feet, |
| En saalaigal ohhoo hoo | are all my roads. |
| Male | |
| Intha kaadhal ninaivugal | These memories of love, |
| Thaangaathae | are unbearable. |
| Athu thoongum pothilum | Even when I sleep, |
| Thoongaathae | they do not sleep. |
| Male | |
| Oru devathai paarkkum | An angel looks, |
| Neram ithu…aaa…aaahh | this is the moment... |
| Miga aruginil irunthum | Even though she is very near, |
| Thooram ithu ..aahh | there is still a distance. |
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ஒரு தேவதை பார்க்கும்
நேரம் இது
மிக அருகினில் இருந்தும்
தூரம் இது
This is the moment an angel looks.
This is the time.
Even though she is very near,
there is still a distance.
இதயமே...ஓ.
இவளிடம்...ஓ
உருகுதே...ஓ...ஹோ ஓ
இந்த காதல் நினைவுகள்
தாங்காதே...
அது தூங்கும் போதிலும்
தூங்காதே...
பார்க்காதே...ஓ..என்றாலும் ஓ..
கேட்காதே .ஓ ஹோ ஓ...
Oh my heart...
towards her...
it melts away.
These memories of love,
are unbearable.
Even when I sleep,
they do not sleep.
Even if I say 'do not look',
it does not listen.
என்னை என்ன
செய்தாய் பெண்ணே
நேரம் காலம் மறந்தேனே
கால்கள் இரண்டும்
தரையில் இருந்தும்
வானில் பறக்கிறேன்
என்ன ஆகிறேன் எங்கு போகிறேன்
வழிகள் தெரிந்தும்
தொலைந்து போகிறேன்
காதல் என்றால் ஓ..
பொல்லாதது.....
புரிகின்றது.....ஓ..ஹோ ஓ..
Hey... ah...
What have you done to me, girl?
I forgot time and tide.
Even though both my feet are on the ground,
I am flying in the sky.
What am I becoming? Where am I going?
Even though I know the paths,
I am getting lost.
If this is love,
it is treacherous...
I understand now.
ஓ....ஓ....கண்கள் இருக்கும்
காரணம் என்ன
என்னை நானே கேட்டேனே
உனது அழகை காணத்தானே
கண்கள் வாழுதே
The reason why eyes exist...
what is the reason?
I asked myself.
Is it only to see your beauty?
My eyes live for that.
At the moment of my death,
at the corner of your lap,
if I get a place,
I will live even after dying...
Ending at your feet,
are all my roads.
மரண நேரத்தில்
உன் மடியின் ஓரத்தில்
இடமும் கிடைத்தால்
இறந்தும் வாழுவேன்...
உன் பாதத்தில் முடிகின்றதே
என் சாலைகள் ஓ....ஓ...
These memories of love,
are unbearable.
Even when I sleep,
they do not sleep.
இந்தக்காதல் நினைவுகள்
தாங்காதே.....
அது தூங்கும் போதிலும்
தூங்காதே
An angel looks,
this is the moment...
Even though she is very near,
there is still a distance.
ஒரு தேவதைப் பார்க்கும்
நேரம் இது
மிக அருகினில் இருந்தும்
தூரம் இது...
………….
Oru devathai paarkum
This is the moment an angel looks.
Neram ithu
This is the time.
Miga aruginil irunthum
Even though she is very near,
Dhooram ithu
there is still a distance.
Ithayamae ohh
Oh my heart...
Ivalidam ohh
towards her...
Uruguthae ohhoo hoo
it melts away.
Intha kaadhal ninaivugal
These memories of love,
Thaangaathae
are unbearable.
Athu thoongum pothilum
Even when I sleep,
Thoongaathae
they do not sleep.
Paarkaathae ohh yendraalum ohh
Even if I say 'do not look',
Ketkkaathae ohhoo hoo
it does not listen.
Yeii aaahaaa…aaa..
Hey... ah...
Ennai enna seithaai pennae
What have you done to me, girl?
Neram kaalam maranthenae
I forgot time and tide.
Kaalgal irandum tharaiyil irunthum
Even though both my feet are on the ground,
Vaanil parakkiren
I am flying in the sky.
Ennavaagiren engu pogiren
What am I becoming? Where am I going?
Vazhigal therinthum
Even though I know the paths,
Tholainthu pogiren
I am getting lost.
Kaadhal endraal ohh
If this is love,
Pollaathathu…uu
it is treacherous...
Purigindrathu ohhoo hoo
I understand now.
ohhoo hoo kangal irukkum
The reason why eyes exist...
Kaaranam enna
what is the reason?
Ennai naanae kettenae
I asked myself.
Unathu azhagai kaana thaanae
Is it only to see your beauty?
Kangal vaazhuthae
My eyes live for that.
Marana nerathil
At the moment of my death,
Un madiyin orathil
at the corner of your lap,
Idamum kidaithaal
if I get a place,
Iranthum vaazhuven…
I will live even after dying...
Un paathathil mudigindrathae
Ending at your feet,
En saalaigal ohhoo hoo
are all my roads.
Intha kaadhal ninaivugal
These memories of love,
Thaangaathae
are unbearable.
Athu thoongum pothilum
Even when I sleep,
Thoongaathae
they do not sleep.
Oru devathai paarkkum
An angel looks,
Neram ithu…aaa…aaahh
this is the moment...
Miga aruginil irunthum
Even though she is very near,
Thooram ithu ..aahh
there is still a distance.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Oru Devathai Paarkum' is a soulful romantic song that captures the tender, intoxicating, and overwhelming emotions of falling deeply in love. The song portrays a lover comparing his beloved to an angel whose glance instantly spellbinds him. He feels an agonizing contrast between physical closeness and emotional depth, expressing how love distorts his sense of reality—making him feel like he is flying in the clouds even while standing firmly on the earth.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Oru devathai paarkum”
The beloved is metaphorically described as an angel ('devathai') whose look brings divine bliss.
Paradox (Muran)
“Miga aruginil irunthum / Dhooram ithu”
Juxtaposes physical proximity ('aruginil' / near) with perceived emotional or spiritual distance ('dhooram' / far).
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi Ani)
“Kaalgal irandum tharaiyil irunthum / Vaanil parakkiren”
Exaggerates the euphoric feeling of love as literally flying in the sky while standing on the ground.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Thaangaathae / Thoongaathae / Ketkkaathae”
Repeated use of the suffix '-aathae' at the end of consecutive lines creates a rhythmic end rhyme.
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Trivia
'Oru Devathai Paarkum' is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja for the 2009 Tamil action thriller film 'Vaamanan'. Written by the legendary lyricist Na. Muthu Kumar and rendered by singer Rahul Nambiar, the song was widely acclaimed for its rich melody, acoustic arrangements, and evocative lyrics, becoming one of the standout romantic tracks of Yuvan Shankar Raja's discography in that era.
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