Oru Devathai Varum
From Naan Ungal Rasigan · 1985
- Lyricist
- Mu. Metha
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
- Music director
- Gangai Amaran
- Details
- Naan Ungal Rasigan1985
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Oru devathai varum neramae | It is the time when an angel arrives |
| Suga raagamae uruvaagumae | A pleasant melody takes shape |
| Mullai manakkum vandu mayakkum | Jasmine smells sweet, enticing the bee |
| Thulli ezhum poongaattru | The gentle breeze leaps and dances |
| Female | |
| Oru devathai varum neramae | It is the time when an angel arrives |
| Suga raagamae uruvaagumae | A pleasant melody takes shape |
| Mullai manakkum vandu mayakkum | Jasmine smells sweet, enticing the bee |
| Thulli ezhum poongaattru | The gentle breeze leaps and dances |
| Male | |
| Oru devathai varum neramae | It is the time when an angel arrives |
| Female :Suga raagamae uruvaagumae | Female: A pleasant melody takes shape |
| Male | |
| Hae haeiiiiiiiiii yaa aaa | Hae haeiiiiiiiiii yaa aaa |
| Haeiiiiiiiiiii haehaehae | Haeiiiiiiiiiii haehaehae |
| Female | |
| Orae | Just one |
| Male :Aahaah | Male: Aahaah |
| Female :Murai | Female: Time |
| Male :Aahaah | Male: Aahaah |
| Female :Orae oru murai | Female: Just a single time |
| Male :Aahaah | Male: Aahaah |
| Female :Oru viral unnai thoda varavaa | Female: Shall one finger come to touch you? |
| Male | |
| Orae | Only one |
| Male :Aahaah | Male: Aahaah |
| Male :Vilai | Male: Price |
| Female :Aahaah | Female: Aahaah |
| Male :Adhan oraey vilai | Male: Its only price |
| Female :Aahaah | Female: Aahaah |
| Male :Unakku intha ulaginai tharavaa | Male: Shall I give this world to you? |
| Female | |
| Nee kaanum kanavul varuvenae | I will appear in the dreams you see |
| Male :Naan unthan rasigan kalai maanae | Male: I am your admirer, oh artistic deer! |
| Female :Aadum ponnoonjal podum poo panthal | Female: The golden swing sways, making a canopy of flowers |
| Male | |
| Oru devathai varum neramae | It is the time when an angel arrives |
| Female :Suga raagamae uruvaagumae | Female: A pleasant melody takes shape |
| Male | |
| Varum | Coming |
| Female :Mhhmm | Female: Mhhmm |
| Male :Varum | Male: Coming |
| Female :Aahaa | Female: Aahaa |
| Male :Nilaavilae varum | Male: Coming in the moonlight |
| Female :Aahaa | Female: Aahaa |
| Male :Arasilankumaariyin radhamae | Male: The chariot of the young princess |
| Female | |
| Nalam | Well-being |
| Male :Aahaa | Male: Aahaa |
| Female :Nalam | Female: Well-being |
| Male :Aahaa | Male: Aahaa |
| Female :Ulaa varum vanam | Female: The garden where beauty strolls |
| Male :Mhaa…aa… | Male: Mhaa…aa… |
| Female :Pudhumugam arimugam dhinamae | Female: A new face introduced every day |
| Male | |
| Aahaa poo meththai virippen vazhi melae | Aahaa, I will spread a bed of flowers along the way |
| Female :Oorellaam rasikkum vizhiyaalae | Female: With eyes that the whole town admires |
| Male :Kaanbom naam ingae | Male: Let us witness right here |
| Kadhal raajangam…. | The kingdom of love... |
| Female | |
| Oru devathai varum neramae | It is the time when an angel arrives |
| Suga raagamae uruvaagumae | A pleasant melody takes shape |
| Mullai manakkum vandu mayakkum | Jasmine smells sweet, enticing the bee |
| Thulli ezhum poongaattru | The gentle breeze leaps and dances |
| Male | |
| Oru devathai varum neramae | It is the time when an angel arrives |
| Suga raagamae uruvaagumae | A pleasant melody takes shape |
| Mullai manakkum vandu mayakkum | Jasmine smells sweet, enticing the bee |
| Thulli ezhum poongaattru | The gentle breeze leaps and dances |
| Male | |
| Oru devathai varum neramae | It is the time when an angel arrives |
| Female :Aa…suga raagamae uruvaagumae | Female: Ah… a pleasant melody takes shape |
ஒரு தேவதை வரும் நேரமே
சுக ராகமே உருவாகுமே
முல்லை மணக்கும் வண்டு மயக்கும்
துள்ளி எழும் பூங்காற்று.....
It is the time when an angel arrives
A pleasant melody takes shape
Jasmine smells sweet, enticing the bee
The gentle breeze leaps and dances
ஒரு தேவதை வரும் நேரமே
சுக ராகமே உருவாகுமே
முல்லை மணக்கும் வண்டு மயக்கும்
துள்ளி எழும் பூங்காற்று.....
It is the time when an angel arrives
A pleasant melody takes shape
Jasmine smells sweet, enticing the bee
The gentle breeze leaps and dances
ஒரு தேவதை வரும் நேரமே
சுக ராகமே உருவாகுமே
It is the time when an angel arrives
Female: A pleasant melody takes shape
ஹெ ஹேய்ய்ய்ய்ய்ய்ய் யாஆஆ
ஹேய்ய்ய்ய்ய்ய் ஹெஹெஹெ
Hae haeiiiiiiiiii yaa aaa
Haeiiiiiiiiiii haehaehae
ஒரே
ஆஹாஹ்
முறை
ஆஹாஹ்
ஒரே ஒரு முறை
ஆஹாஹ்
ஒரு விரல் உன்னை தொட வரவா
Just one
Male: Aahaah
Female: Time
Male: Aahaah
Female: Just a single time
Male: Aahaah
Female: Shall one finger come to touch you?
ஒரே
ஆஹாஹ்
விலை
ஆஹாஹ்
அதன் ஒரே விலை
ஆஹாஹ்
உனக்கு இந்த உலகினை தரவா
Only one
Male: Aahaah
Male: Price
Female: Aahaah
Male: Its only price
Female: Aahaah
Male: Shall I give this world to you?
நீ காணும் கனவில் வருவேனே
நான் உந்தன் ரசிகன் கலை மானே
ஆடும் பொன்னூஞ்சல் போடும் பூப்பந்தல்
I will appear in the dreams you see
Male: I am your admirer, oh artistic deer!
Female: The golden swing sways, making a canopy of flowers
ஒரு தேவதை வரும் நேரமே
சுக ராகமே உருவாகுமே
It is the time when an angel arrives
Female: A pleasant melody takes shape
வரும்
ம்ஹ்ம்
வரும்
ஆஹா
நிலாவிலே வரும்
ஆஹா
அரசிளங்குமரியின் ரதமே
Coming
Female: Mhhmm
Male: Coming
Female: Aahaa
Male: Coming in the moonlight
Female: Aahaa
Male: The chariot of the young princess
நலம்
ஆஹா
நலம்
ஆஹா
உலா வரும் வனம்
ம்ஹா...ஆஆ
புதுமுகம் அறிமுகம் தினமே
Well-being
Male: Aahaa
Female: Well-being
Male: Aahaa
Female: The garden where beauty strolls
Male: Mhaa…aa…
Female: A new face introduced every day
ஆஹா பூ மெத்தை விரிப்பேன் வழி மேலே
ஊரெல்லாம் ரசிக்கும் விழியாலே
காண்போம் நாம் இங்கே
காதல் ராஜாங்கம்........
Aahaa, I will spread a bed of flowers along the way
Female: With eyes that the whole town admires
Male: Let us witness right here
The kingdom of love...
ஒரு தேவதை வரும் நேரமே
சுக ராகமே உருவாகுமே
முல்லை மணக்கும் வண்டு மயக்கும்
துள்ளி எழும் பூங்காற்று.....
It is the time when an angel arrives
A pleasant melody takes shape
Jasmine smells sweet, enticing the bee
The gentle breeze leaps and dances
ஒரு தேவதை வரும் நேரமே
சுக ராகமே உருவாகுமே
முல்லை மணக்கும் வண்டு மயக்கும்
துள்ளி எழும் பூங்காற்று.....
It is the time when an angel arrives
A pleasant melody takes shape
Jasmine smells sweet, enticing the bee
The gentle breeze leaps and dances
ஒரு தேவதை வரும் நேரமே
ஆ....சுக ராகமே உருவாகுமே
It is the time when an angel arrives
Female: Ah… a pleasant melody takes shape
Oru devathai varum neramae
It is the time when an angel arrives
Suga raagamae uruvaagumae
A pleasant melody takes shape
Mullai manakkum vandu mayakkum
Jasmine smells sweet, enticing the bee
Thulli ezhum poongaattru
The gentle breeze leaps and dances
Oru devathai varum neramae
It is the time when an angel arrives
Suga raagamae uruvaagumae
A pleasant melody takes shape
Mullai manakkum vandu mayakkum
Jasmine smells sweet, enticing the bee
Thulli ezhum poongaattru
The gentle breeze leaps and dances
Oru devathai varum neramae
It is the time when an angel arrives
Female :Suga raagamae uruvaagumae
Female: A pleasant melody takes shape
Hae haeiiiiiiiiii yaa aaa
Hae haeiiiiiiiiii yaa aaa
Haeiiiiiiiiiii haehaehae
Haeiiiiiiiiiii haehaehae
Orae
Just one
Male :Aahaah
Male: Aahaah
Female :Murai
Female: Time
Male :Aahaah
Male: Aahaah
Female :Orae oru murai
Female: Just a single time
Male :Aahaah
Male: Aahaah
Female :Oru viral unnai thoda varavaa
Female: Shall one finger come to touch you?
Orae
Only one
Male :Aahaah
Male: Aahaah
Male :Vilai
Male: Price
Female :Aahaah
Female: Aahaah
Male :Adhan oraey vilai
Male: Its only price
Female :Aahaah
Female: Aahaah
Male :Unakku intha ulaginai tharavaa
Male: Shall I give this world to you?
Nee kaanum kanavul varuvenae
I will appear in the dreams you see
Male :Naan unthan rasigan kalai maanae
Male: I am your admirer, oh artistic deer!
Female :Aadum ponnoonjal podum poo panthal
Female: The golden swing sways, making a canopy of flowers
Oru devathai varum neramae
It is the time when an angel arrives
Female :Suga raagamae uruvaagumae
Female: A pleasant melody takes shape
Varum
Coming
Female :Mhhmm
Female: Mhhmm
Male :Varum
Male: Coming
Female :Aahaa
Female: Aahaa
Male :Nilaavilae varum
Male: Coming in the moonlight
Female :Aahaa
Female: Aahaa
Male :Arasilankumaariyin radhamae
Male: The chariot of the young princess
Nalam
Well-being
Male :Aahaa
Male: Aahaa
Female :Nalam
Female: Well-being
Male :Aahaa
Male: Aahaa
Female :Ulaa varum vanam
Female: The garden where beauty strolls
Male :Mhaa…aa…
Male: Mhaa…aa…
Female :Pudhumugam arimugam dhinamae
Female: A new face introduced every day
Aahaa poo meththai virippen vazhi melae
Aahaa, I will spread a bed of flowers along the way
Female :Oorellaam rasikkum vizhiyaalae
Female: With eyes that the whole town admires
Male :Kaanbom naam ingae
Male: Let us witness right here
Kadhal raajangam….
The kingdom of love...
Oru devathai varum neramae
It is the time when an angel arrives
Suga raagamae uruvaagumae
A pleasant melody takes shape
Mullai manakkum vandu mayakkum
Jasmine smells sweet, enticing the bee
Thulli ezhum poongaattru
The gentle breeze leaps and dances
Oru devathai varum neramae
It is the time when an angel arrives
Suga raagamae uruvaagumae
A pleasant melody takes shape
Mullai manakkum vandu mayakkum
Jasmine smells sweet, enticing the bee
Thulli ezhum poongaattru
The gentle breeze leaps and dances
Oru devathai varum neramae
It is the time when an angel arrives
Female :Aa…suga raagamae uruvaagumae
Female: Ah… a pleasant melody takes shape
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Oru Devathai Varum Neramae' is a soulful romantic duet from the 1985 film 'Naan Ungal Rasigan'. The song portrays the romantic fantasy and deep admiration between two lovers. The lyrics metaphorically equate the arrival of the beloved to a divine angel whose presence sets off a sweet musical melody in nature, surrounded by blooming jasmines, buzzing bees, and cool breezes. Throughout the song, the lovers engage in playful vocal exchanges. The male protagonist declares his devotion, offering the entire world in exchange for her touch, while calling himself her ultimate fan. Together, they dream of building a grand kingdom of love where every day brings fresh joy and romance.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Mullai manakkum vandu mayakkum”
Repetition of the 'M' sound at the beginning of 'Mullai', 'manakkum', and 'mayakkum' creates rhythmic harmony.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Oru devathai varum neramae / Suga raagamae uruvaagumae”
The lines end with matching vowel sounds ('neramae' and 'uruvaagumae'), giving a melodic flow.
Metaphor
“Naan unthan rasigan kalai maanae”
The woman is gracefully compared to an artistic, elegant deer ('kalai maanae').
Personification
“Thulli ezhum poongaattru”
The gentle breeze is personified as a playful creature leaping and bouncing with joy.
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Trivia
'Naan Ungal Rasigan' (1985) features music composed by Gangai Amaran with lyrics penned by the renowned Tamil poet Mu. Metha. The song features the classic vocal pairing of S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and P. Susheela, who were known for delivering iconic duets together throughout the 1970s and 1980s.
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