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Lyrics & meaning

Oru Devathai

From Naan Sonnathey Sattam · 1988

Lyricist
Lyricist Not Known
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Asha Bhosle
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Naan Sonnathey Sattam
Movie release year
1988
Lyrics added on
12 Dec 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Haa…..aaa….aaa…aaa…
Aaa…aaa…aaa…aaa….
Aaa…aaa…aaa…aaa….
Aaa…aaa…aaa…aaa….
Oru dhevadhai vandhadhu
Mana chirai koondai thirandhu sendradhu
Azhagiya dhevadhai vandhadhu
Mana chirai koondai thirandhu sendradhu
En manadhil sogangal theera
Adhil inimai endrendrum saera
Pala pudhiya raagangal paada
Adhil iniya naadhangal kooda
Azhagiya dhevadhai vandhadhu
Mana chirai koondai thirandhu sendradhu
Kaattinil poo vaasam
Kaatrodu pogum
Yaettinil ezhudhaadha kavi polae
Kadalinil mazhai neerum
Veenaadhal polae
Ulaginil veenaaga irundhenae
Pan nedum kaalangal
Moodiya arai thannil
Pon vilakkum yaetra
Irul angu vilagaadho
Naan seidha paavangal
Theeraadha ondru
Nee vandhu theerthaayae
En dhevi indru
Anbae en nandri en solvaen
Oru dhevadhai vandhadhu
Mana chirai koondai thirandhu sendradhu
Azhagiya dhevadhai vandhadhu
Mana chirai koondai thirandhu sendradhu
Haa…..aaa….aaa…aaa…
Aaa…aaa…aaa…aaa….
Aaa…aaa…aaa…aaa….
Aaa…aaa…aaa…aaa….
Chandhira oorkolam kanden
Man meedhu
Pen undhan muga nilavu maelae
Penninai nilavaaga
Paarkkindra nenjam
Unmaiyai unaraadhu man maelae
Kaadhalil ularaadha
Kaalaiyum ingaedhu
Kanniyai saeraadha
Vaazhvinil niraivaedhu
Nee sollum vaedhangal
Pudhidhalla anbae
Endraalum pudhidhaaga
Kandaenae ingae
Maaraadhu maaraadhu en anbae
Oru dhevadhai vandhadhu
Mana chirai koondai thirandhu sendradhu
Pala pudhiya raagangal paada
Adhil iniya naadhangal kooda
En manadhil sogangal theera
Adhil inimai endrendrum saera
Oru dhevadhai vandhadhu
Male :Aaa….aaa….aa….aa…
Female :Mana chirai koondai thirandhu sendradhu
Male :Aaa….aaa….aaa….aa…
Oru dhevadhai vandhadhu
Female :Aaa….aaa….aa….aa…
Male :Mana chirai koondai thirandhu sendradhu
Female :Aaa….aaa….aaa….aa…aaa aaaa
Ah... ah... ah... ah...
Ah... ah... ah... ah...
Ah... ah... ah... ah...
Ah... ah... ah... ah...
An angel came by,
and opened the prison cage of my heart.
A beautiful angel came by,
and opened the prison cage of my heart.
So that the sorrows in my heart would fade,
and sweetness would stay forever,
to sing many new melodies,
with sweet sounds joining along,
a beautiful angel came by,
and opened the prison cage of my heart.
The fragrance of a forest flower
drifts away with the breeze,
like a poem never written down.
Just as rainwater falling in the ocean
goes to waste,
I lived my life wasted in this world.
For a very long time,
inside a closed room,
if a golden lamp is lit,
won't the darkness vanish?
The sins I had committed
could never be wiped away,
yet you came and cleared them all,
my goddess, today.
My love, how can I express my gratitude?
An angel came by,
and opened the prison cage of my heart.
A beautiful angel came by,
and opened the prison cage of my heart.
Ah... ah... ah... ah...
Ah... ah... ah... ah...
Ah... ah... ah... ah...
Ah... ah... ah... ah...
I saw the moon's procession
down on this earth,
upon the moon of your face, my love!
A heart that looks at a woman
and sees only the moon
does not understand the reality of this earth.
Where is a young man
who does not babble in love?
Without joining with the woman he loves,
what fulfillment is there in life?
The truths you speak
are nothing new, my love,
and yet, I see them
as brand new right here!
It will never change, never change, my love.
An angel came by,
and opened the prison cage of my heart.
To sing many new melodies,
with sweet sounds joining along,
so that the sorrows in my heart would fade,
and sweetness would stay forever,
an angel came by,
Male: Ah... ah... ah... ah...
Female: and opened the prison cage of my heart.
Male: Ah... ah... ah... ah...
An angel came by,
Female: Ah... ah... ah... ah...
Male: and opened the prison cage of my heart.
Female: Ah... ah... ah... ah... ah ah ah
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Oru Dhevadhai Vandhadhu' from 'Naan Sonnathey Sattam' (1988) is a deeply romantic and soulful track expressing profound emotional liberation brought by true love. The protagonist reflects on their past existence, comparing a lonely life without love to an unwritten poem, a flower's fragrance lost to the wind, or rainwater wasted in the vast sea. The arrival of the beloved is likened to a divine angel who unlocks the dark, imprisoned cage of the heart and brings light, joy, and melodic sweetness.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagak Ani)

“Mana chirai koondai thirandhu sendradhu”

The heart's state of deep loneliness and emotional repression is metaphorically described as a 'prison cage' (Mana chirai koondu).

Simile (Upamai Ani)

“Yaettinil ezhudhaadha kavi polae / Kadalinil mazhai neerum veenaadhal polae”

The protagonist's previous aimless life is explicitly compared using 'polae' (like/as) to an unwritten poem and rainwater going to waste in the ocean.

Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Kaattinil poo vaasam / Yaettinil ezhudhaadha / Kadalinil mazhai neerum”

The second consonant 'tt' (ட்) repeats consistently across lines 15, 17, and 18 ('Kaattinil', 'Yaettinil', 'Kadalinil').

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

“En manadhil sogangal theera / Adhil inimai endrendrum saera / Pala pudhiya raagangal paada”

Lines 9, 10, and 11 end with matching rhythmic sounds ('theera', 'saera', 'paada').

Did you know?

Trivia

Although listed in simple metadata as unknown, 'Naan Sonnathey Sattam' (1988) features a soundtrack composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, starring Vijayakanth and Rekha. The duet version of 'Oru Dhevadhai Vandhadhu' is rendered by legendary singers K. J. Yesudas and K. S. Chithra, with lyrics penned by Vaali.

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