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Lyrics & meaning

Oru Ilavam Panju

From Madurai Sambavam · 2009

Lyricist
Yurekha
Singers
Harish Raghavendra, Sadhana Sargam
Music director
Jhon Peter
Movie name
Madurai Sambavam
Movie release year
2009
Lyrics added on
11 Jan 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Oru ilavam panju polae
Idhayam parakkuthu melae
Oru ilavam panju polae
Idhayam parakkuthu melae
Oru iragu panthu polae
Bhomiyum nazhuvuthu keezhae
Melae melae melae melae
Vaanam thaandi melae
Melae melae melae melae
Nilavum kaalin keezhae
Pianthaen marumurai
Nee en irandaam karuvarai
……………..
Oru ilavam panju polae
Idhayam parakkuthu melae
Oru iragu panthu polae
Bhoomiyum nazhuvuthu keezhae
Verillaa siluvaiyil
Pooththathu poo ondru
Adhu polae pooththaenae
Unnil indru
Oomaikkum kadhalum
Vanthathu pol indru
Sollaamal thaviththaenae
Un munn indru
Thodargira rayil saththam pola
Thookkaththai kalaikkiraai
Female :Midhi vandi pazhagidum
Oru siruvanaai modhi vizhugiraai
Vaazhkkaiyai rasiththida
Kattru koduththaai
Kadhal thaththu eduththaai
En nenjukkullae meththaiyittu
Neeyum paduththaai
Oru ilavam panju polae
Idhayam parakkuthu melae
Oru iragu panthu polae
Bhoomiyum nazhuvuthu keezhae
……………..
Thalaikku melae
Oru kadhalin megam ondru
Adhu unthan veppaththaal mazhaiyaanathae
Saalaiyin saththathilum
Unathu perai sonnaal
Adhu enthan sangeetha isaiyaanathae
Thiruvizhaa nerisalil
Manam tholaigindra kuzhanthaiyaai
Male :kanneerum inikkithae
Kadhal vedhiyal vinthaiyaa
Kadhalum vendaamena
Thittamittaenae suttri vattamittaenae
Indru unnai mattum
Ullae vara yaedho naanum vittuvittaenae…ae….
{Oru ilavam panju polae
Female :Oru ilavam panju polae
Male :Idhayam parakkuthu melae
Female :Idhayam parakkuthu melae} (2)
Oru iragu panthu polae
Female :Oru iragu panthu polae
Male :Bhoomiyum nazhuvuthu keezhae
Female :Bhoomiyum nazhuvuthu keezhae
Melae melae melae melae
Vaanam thaandi melae
Melae melae melae melae
Nilavum kaalin keezhae
Piranthaen marumurai
Enai naan izhanthaen mudhal murai
……………..
Like a tuft of silk-cotton,
My heart is flying high above.
Like a tuft of silk-cotton,
My heart is flying high above.
Like a feather ball,
The earth is slipping down below.
Higher, higher, higher, higher,
Beyond the skies and way up high.
Higher, higher, higher, higher,
Even the moon is beneath my feet.
I was born once again;
You are my second womb.
...
Like a tuft of silk-cotton,
My heart is flying high above.
Like a feather ball,
The earth is slipping down below.
On a rootless cross,
A flower has blossomed.
Just like that, I blossomed
Within you today.
Like a mute person
Who has fallen in love,
I struggled, unable to speak,
Before you today.
Like the continuous rumble of a train,
You disturb my sleep.
Female: Like a boy learning to ride a bicycle,
You crash into me and fall.
To relish and enjoy this life,
You taught me how.
You adopted this love,
And making a soft bed in my heart,
You lay down to rest.
Like a tuft of silk-cotton,
My heart is flying high above.
Like a feather ball,
The earth is slipping down below.
...
High above my head,
There was a cloud of love;
Your warmth turned it into rain.
Even amidst the noise of the road,
If your name is spoken,
It turns into sweet music to my ears.
Like a little child
Lost in a bustling festival crowd...
Male: Even tears taste sweet now;
Is this the wonder of love's chemistry?
Deciding that I didn't want love,
I made careful plans and drew boundaries around myself.
Yet today, you alone,
Somehow, I let you step inside...
Like a tuft of silk-cotton,
Female: Like a tuft of silk-cotton,
Male: My heart is flying high above.
Female: My heart is flying high above.
Like a feather ball,
Female: Like a feather ball,
Male: The earth is slipping down below.
Female: The earth is slipping down below.
Higher, higher, higher, higher,
Beyond the skies and way up high.
Higher, higher, higher, higher,
Even the moon is beneath my feet.
I was born once again;
I lost myself for the very first time.
...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Oru Ilavam Panju Polae' from the movie 'Madurai Sambavam' (2009) is a whimsical, romantic duet celebrating the exhilaration and emotional lightness of falling in love. The lovers describe their emotional state as feeling weightless, as if floating high above the earth like soft silk-cotton or a light shuttlecock. Love gives them a feeling of rebirth, transforming mundane everyday surroundings into magical musical experiences.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uwamai Ani)

“Oru ilavam panju polae / Idhayam parakkuthu melae”

Compares the lightness and joy of a heart in love to a floating ball of soft silk cotton.

Simile (Uwamai Ani)

“Oru iragu panthu polae / Bhoomiyum nazhuvuthu keezhae”

Compares the feeling of the earth slipping away to a light feather shuttlecock.

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

“Nee en irandaam karuvarai”

Directly compares the lover to a 'second womb' that gives a new birth to one's life.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

“Idhayam parakkuthu melae / Bhoomiyum nazhuvuthu keezhae”

Rhyming of line-ending words 'melae' and 'keezhae'.

Oxymoron / Paradox

“kanneerum inikkithae / Kadhal vedhiyal vinthaiyaa”

Juxtaposes 'tears' (associated with sadness/bitterness) with 'sweetness' to express the overwhelming chemical joy of love.

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Trivia

The film 'Madurai Sambavam' (2009) stars Harikumar and Anuya Bhagvath in lead roles. The music for the film was composed by John Peter, with lyrics written by Yurekha. The song features expressive, poetic Tamil metaphors describing the sensation of love as weightlessness.

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