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Oru Devathai Vanthu Vittaal

From Nee Varuvai Ena · 1999

Lyricist
Ravishankar
Singers
Hariharan, K. S. Chithra
Music director
S. A. Rajkumar
Details
Nee Varuvai Ena1999

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Oru devathai vanthu vitaalAn angel has arrived
Unnai thediyaeIn search of you
Vanna maalaigal sooda vandhaalShe came to adorn colorful garlands
Thanga therilaeIn a golden chariot
Male
Oru devathai vanthu vitaalAn angel has arrived
Ennai thediyaeIn search of me
Vanna maalaigal sooda vandhaalShe came to adorn colorful garlands
Thanga therilaeIn a golden chariot
Male
Nooru nooru jenmam vaazhndhirukaTo live together for hundreds of lifetimes
Noozhil poovaipolae serndhirukaTo be joined together like flowers on a thread
Deepam yetri vaithu therizhukaTo light a lamp and pull the temple chariot
Selai solai kondu serthanaikaTo embrace warmly with a garden of sarees
Punnagayil pooparikaTo pluck flowers through a smile
Male
Oru devathai vanthu vitaalAn angel has arrived
Ennai thediyaeIn search of me
Vanna maalaigal sooda vandhaalShe came to adorn colorful garlands
Thanga therilaeIn a golden chariot
Male
Pookum sediyai ellamFrom every flowering plant
Sirikum poovai ellamFrom every smiling flower
Un peyarai kettirundhenI was asking for your name
Male
Ettu dhisaiyum serthuCombining all eight directions
Otrai dhisaiyai maatriTurning them into a single direction
Un varavai paarthirunthenI was watching out for your arrival
Male
Kannukul kannukul undhan bimbamInside my eyes, inside my eyes is your reflection
Nenjukul nenjukul undhan sandhamInside my heart, inside my heart is your rhythm
Male
Ullathai ullathai alli thanthenI gave away my entire heart generously
Unnidam unnidam ennai thanthenI gave myself completely to you
Male
En nizhalil nee nadakaFor you to walk in my shadow
En uyiril unnai vaithenI placed you within my life force
Male
Oru devathai vanthu vitaalAn angel has arrived
Ennai thediyaeIn search of me
Vanna maalaigal sooda vandhaalShe came to adorn colorful garlands
Thanga therilaeIn a golden chariot
Female
Aaaa aaaa aaa ahaAaaa aaaa aaa aha
Aaaha haaa aaahAaaha haaa aaah
Male
Roja chedigal nattuPlanting rose bushes
Uyirai neeraai vittuPouring my life force like water
Koonthaluku poo valarpenI will grow flowers for your hair
Male
Vetkam veesum rojaWhen the blushing rose
Veliyil varum nerathilSteps out into the open
Veyiluku thadai vidhipenI will place a ban on the sunlight
Male
Anbae un paathangal nogum endruMy love, fearing your feet might hurt
Angangae poovalae paathai seivenHere and there, I will make a pathway of flowers
Kannae un vaasathil naan irukaMy darling, so that I can live in your fragrance
Kaatridam yosanai kettuvaipenI will ask the wind for its advice
Male
En nizhalil nee nadakaFor you to walk in my shadow
En uyiril unnai vaithenI placed you within my life force
Female
Oru devathai vanthu vitaalAn angel has arrived
Unnai thediyeaIn search of you
Vanna maalaigal sooda vandhaalShe came to adorn colorful garlands
Thanga therilaeIn a golden chariot
Female
Nooru nooru jenmam vaazhndhirukaTo live together for hundreds of lifetimes
Noozhil poovaipolae serndhirukaTo be joined together like flowers on a thread
Deepam yetri vaithu therizhukaTo light a lamp and pull the temple chariot
Selai solai kondu serthanaikaTo embrace warmly with a garden of sarees
Punnagayil pooparikaTo pluck flowers through a smile
Female
{ La la laala laala laa …. la la laa la la } (2){ La la laala laala laa …. la la laa la la } (2)

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'Oru Devathai Vanthu Vitaal' is a melodious romantic track that captures deep passion, adoration, and poetic devotion. The protagonist describes his beloved as a divine angel arriving in a golden chariot to fill his life with vibrant joy. He envisions an enduring bond that spans a hundred lifetimes, comparing their emotional unity to flowers woven inextricably together on a single thread.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Oru devathai vanthu vitaal

Compares the beloved directly to a divine angel (devathai) arriving to bless his life.

Simile (Uwamai Ani)

Noozhil poovaipolae serndhiruka

Uses 'polae' (like) to compare the unity of the couple to flowers tied together on a single thread.

Personification

Sirikum poovai ellam

Attributes the human act of 'smiling' (sirikum) to flowers in nature.

Repetition / Anaphora (Adukku Thodar)

Kannukul kannukul undhan bimbam

Repeats 'kannukul' (inside the eyes) to intensify the vividness of her image imprinted in his gaze.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)

Veyiluku thadai vidhipen

Exaggerates placing a ban or restriction on the sun's rays to protect the beloved from heat.

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Trivia

The song is featured in the 1999 romantic drama film 'Nee Varuvai Ena', directed by Rajakumaran and starring Parthiban, Devayani, and Ajith Kumar (in an extended special role). Composed by S. A. Rajkumar, the soundtrack was immensely popular across Tamil Nadu for its soft, melodic compositions, with this particular song sung beautifully by Hariharan and K. S. Chithra.

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