Oru Jeevanthan Duet
From Naan Adimai Illai · 1986
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
- Music director
- Vijay Anand
- Details
- Naan Adimai Illai1986
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Lalla lalla la la la laa | Lalla lalla la la la laa |
| Lalla lalla laa laa laa laa | Lalla lalla laa laa laa laa |
| Sa ga ri ga ri pa | Sa ga ri ga ri pa (musical notes) |
| Sa ga ri pa sa ga ri pa gaa | Sa ga ri pa sa ga ri pa gaa (musical notes) |
| Sa ga ri ga ri pa | Sa ga ri ga ri pa (musical notes) |
| Sa ga ri pa ga ri sa dha pa | Sa ga ri pa ga ri sa dha pa (musical notes) |
| Male | |
| Oru jeevan thaan un paadal thaan | A single life plays your song, |
| Ooyaamal isaikkindrathu | It plays without ever ceasing. |
| Female :Iru kannilum un gnyaabagam | Female: In both my eyes, the memory of you |
| Urangaamal irukkindrathu | Stays awake without sleeping. |
| Male | |
| Paasangalum bandhangalum | Affection and emotional bonds, |
| Pirithaalum piriyaadhathu | Do not part even if separated. |
| Female :Kaalangalum nerangalum | Female: Times and moments, |
| Kalaithaalum kalaiyaadhathu | Do not fade even if disrupted. |
| Male | |
| Oru jeevan thaan un paadal thaan | A single life plays your song, |
| Ooyaamal isaikkindrathu | It plays without ever ceasing. |
| Male | |
| Eerezhu jenmangal | Even across fourteen births, |
| Eduthaalum unai seruven hoo oo oo | I will unite with you, hoo oo oo |
| Female :Veraarum nerungaamal | Female: Without letting anyone else come close, |
| Mana vaasal thanai mooduven | I will close the doorway of my heart. |
| Male | |
| Uruvaanadhu nalla sivaranjani | A beautiful Sivaranjani raga has been born, |
| Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa… | Chorus: Haa…aaa…aaa… |
| Female :Unakkaagathaan | Female: Exclusively for you, |
| Indha geethaanjali | Is this offering of song. |
| Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa… | Chorus: Haa…aaa…aaa… |
| Male :Raagangalin aalaabanai | Male: The elaboration of melodies, |
| Female :Mogangalin aaraadhanai | Female: The worship of desires, |
| Male :Udalum manamum | Male: Body and soul, |
| Thazhuvum pozhudhil urugum | Melting as they embrace. |
| Male | |
| Oru jeevan thaan un paadal thaan | A single life plays your song, |
| Ooyaamal isaikkindrathu | It plays without ever ceasing. |
| Chorus | |
| Haa…aaa…aaa…(4) | Haa…aaa…aaa…(4) |
| Female | |
| Kaaveri kadal sera | To merge the Cauvery river with the sea, |
| Anai thaandi varavillaiyoo….hoo oo oo | Did it not cross the dam and come? hoo oo oo |
| Male :Aasaigal alaipaaya | Male: As desires surge like waves, |
| Aanandham peravillaiyo… | Have we not attained pure bliss?... |
| Female | |
| Varum naal ellaam | All the days to come, |
| Ini madhanorchavam | Will henceforth be a celebration of love. |
| Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa… | Chorus: Haa…aaa…aaa… |
| Male :Valaiyosai thaan | Male: The sound of bangles, |
| Nalla mani mandhiram | Is like a sacred chant of bells. |
| Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa… | Chorus: Haa…aaa…aaa… |
| Female :Naan thaan aiyaa neelaambari | Female: I am Neelambari, my dear, |
| Male :Thaalaattavaa | Male: Shall I sing a lullaby, |
| Hahaha.. nadu raathiri | Hahaha.. in the middle of the night? |
| Female :Suthiyum layamum | Female: When pitch and rhythm |
| Sugamaai inaiyum tharunam | Sweetly unite in this moment. |
| Female | |
| Oru jeevan thaan | A single life, |
| Male :Hmm mm mm | Male: Mmm mm mm |
| Female :Un paadal thaan | Female: Is your song, |
| Male :Haa…aaa…aa… | Male: Haa…aaa…aa… |
| Female :Ooyaamal isaikkindradhu | Female: Playing incessantly. |
| Male | |
| Iru kannilum un gnyaabagam | In both my eyes, the memory of you |
| Urangaamal irukkindrathu | Stays awake without sleeping. |
| Female :Paasangalum bandhangalum | Female: Affection and emotional bonds, |
| Pirithaalum piriyaadhathu | Do not part even if separated. |
| Male :Kaalangalum nerangalum | Male: Times and moments, |
| Kalaithaalum kalaiyaadhathu | Do not fade even if disrupted. |
லல்ல லல்ல ல ல ல லா
லல்ல லல்ல ல ல ல ல லா
ச க ரி க ரி ப
ச க ரி ப ச க ரி ப கா
ச க ரி க ரி ப
ச க ரி ப ச க ரி ப கா
Lalla lalla la la la laa
Lalla lalla laa laa laa laa
Sa ga ri ga ri pa (musical notes)
Sa ga ri pa sa ga ri pa gaa (musical notes)
Sa ga ri ga ri pa (musical notes)
Sa ga ri pa ga ri sa dha pa (musical notes)
ஒரு ஜீவன்தான் உன் பாடல்தான்
ஓயாமல் இசைக்கின்றது
இரு கண்ணிலும் உன் ஞாபகம்
உறங்காமல் இருக்கின்றது
A single life plays your song,
It plays without ever ceasing.
Female: In both my eyes, the memory of you
Stays awake without sleeping.
பாசங்களும் பந்தங்களும்
பிரித்தாலும் பிரியாதது
காலங்களும் நேரங்களும்
கலைத்தாலும் கலையாதது
Affection and emotional bonds,
Do not part even if separated.
Female: Times and moments,
Do not fade even if disrupted.
ஒரு ஜீவன்தான் உன் பாடல்தான்
ஓயாமல் இசைக்கின்றது
A single life plays your song,
It plays without ever ceasing.
ஈரேழு ஜென்மங்கள்
எடுத்தாலும் உனைச் சேருவேன் ஹோ ஓ ஓ
வேறாரும் நெருங்காமல்
மனவாசல் தனை மூடுவேன்
Even across fourteen births,
I will unite with you, hoo oo oo
Female: Without letting anyone else come close,
I will close the doorway of my heart.
உருவானது நல்ல சிவரஞ்சனி
குழு :
ஹா....ஆஅ....ஆஅ....
உனக்காகத்தான்
இந்த கீதாஞ்சலி
குழு :
ஹா....ஆஅ....ஆஅ....
ராகங்களின் ஆலாபனை
மோகங்களின் ஆராதனை
உடலும் மனமும்
தழுவும் பொழுதில் உருகும்
A beautiful Sivaranjani raga has been born,
Chorus: Haa…aaa…aaa…
Female: Exclusively for you,
Is this offering of song.
Chorus: Haa…aaa…aaa…
Male: The elaboration of melodies,
Female: The worship of desires,
Male: Body and soul,
Melting as they embrace.
ஒரு ஜீவன்தான் உன் பாடல்தான்
ஓயாமல் இசைக்கின்றது
A single life plays your song,
It plays without ever ceasing.
ஹா....ஆஅ....ஆஅ.... (4)
Haa…aaa…aaa…(4)
காவேரி கடல்சேர
அணைதாண்டி வரவில்லையோ....ஹோ ஓ ஓ
ஆசைகள் அலைபாய
ஆனந்தம் பெறவில்லையோ....
To merge the Cauvery river with the sea,
Did it not cross the dam and come? hoo oo oo
Male: As desires surge like waves,
Have we not attained pure bliss?...
வரும் நாளெல்லாம்
இனி மதனோற்சவம்
குழு :
ஹா....ஆஅ....ஆஅ....
வளையோசைதான்
நல்ல மணிமந்திரம்
குழு :
ஹா....ஆஅ....ஆஅ....
நான்தானைய்யா நீலாம்பரி
தாலாட்டவா
ஹஹஹா....நடுராத்திரி
ஸ்ருதியும் லயமும்
சுகமாய் இணையும் தருணம்
All the days to come,
Will henceforth be a celebration of love.
Chorus: Haa…aaa…aaa…
Male: The sound of bangles,
Is like a sacred chant of bells.
Chorus: Haa…aaa…aaa…
Female: I am Neelambari, my dear,
Male: Shall I sing a lullaby,
Hahaha.. in the middle of the night?
Female: When pitch and rhythm
Sweetly unite in this moment.
ஒரு ஜீவன்தான்
ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம்
உன் பாடல்தான்
ஹா...ஆஅ....ஆ....
ஓயாமல் இசைக்கின்றது
A single life,
Male: Mmm mm mm
Female: Is your song,
Male: Haa…aaa…aa…
Female: Playing incessantly.
இரு கண்ணிலும் உன் ஞாபகம்
உறங்காமல் இருக்கின்றது
பாசங்களும் பந்தங்களும்
பிரித்தாலும் பிரியாதது
காலங்களும் நேரங்களும்
கலைத்தாலும் கலையாதது
In both my eyes, the memory of you
Stays awake without sleeping.
Female: Affection and emotional bonds,
Do not part even if separated.
Male: Times and moments,
Do not fade even if disrupted.
Lalla lalla la la la laa
Lalla lalla la la la laa
Lalla lalla laa laa laa laa
Lalla lalla laa laa laa laa
Sa ga ri ga ri pa
Sa ga ri ga ri pa (musical notes)
Sa ga ri pa sa ga ri pa gaa
Sa ga ri pa sa ga ri pa gaa (musical notes)
Sa ga ri ga ri pa
Sa ga ri ga ri pa (musical notes)
Sa ga ri pa ga ri sa dha pa
Sa ga ri pa ga ri sa dha pa (musical notes)
Oru jeevan thaan un paadal thaan
A single life plays your song,
Ooyaamal isaikkindrathu
It plays without ever ceasing.
Female :Iru kannilum un gnyaabagam
Female: In both my eyes, the memory of you
Urangaamal irukkindrathu
Stays awake without sleeping.
Paasangalum bandhangalum
Affection and emotional bonds,
Pirithaalum piriyaadhathu
Do not part even if separated.
Female :Kaalangalum nerangalum
Female: Times and moments,
Kalaithaalum kalaiyaadhathu
Do not fade even if disrupted.
Oru jeevan thaan un paadal thaan
A single life plays your song,
Ooyaamal isaikkindrathu
It plays without ever ceasing.
Eerezhu jenmangal
Even across fourteen births,
Eduthaalum unai seruven hoo oo oo
I will unite with you, hoo oo oo
Female :Veraarum nerungaamal
Female: Without letting anyone else come close,
Mana vaasal thanai mooduven
I will close the doorway of my heart.
Uruvaanadhu nalla sivaranjani
A beautiful Sivaranjani raga has been born,
Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa…
Chorus: Haa…aaa…aaa…
Female :Unakkaagathaan
Female: Exclusively for you,
Indha geethaanjali
Is this offering of song.
Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa…
Chorus: Haa…aaa…aaa…
Male :Raagangalin aalaabanai
Male: The elaboration of melodies,
Female :Mogangalin aaraadhanai
Female: The worship of desires,
Male :Udalum manamum
Male: Body and soul,
Thazhuvum pozhudhil urugum
Melting as they embrace.
Oru jeevan thaan un paadal thaan
A single life plays your song,
Ooyaamal isaikkindrathu
It plays without ever ceasing.
Haa…aaa…aaa…(4)
Haa…aaa…aaa…(4)
Kaaveri kadal sera
To merge the Cauvery river with the sea,
Anai thaandi varavillaiyoo….hoo oo oo
Did it not cross the dam and come? hoo oo oo
Male :Aasaigal alaipaaya
Male: As desires surge like waves,
Aanandham peravillaiyo…
Have we not attained pure bliss?...
Varum naal ellaam
All the days to come,
Ini madhanorchavam
Will henceforth be a celebration of love.
Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa…
Chorus: Haa…aaa…aaa…
Male :Valaiyosai thaan
Male: The sound of bangles,
Nalla mani mandhiram
Is like a sacred chant of bells.
Chorus :Haa…aaa…aaa…
Chorus: Haa…aaa…aaa…
Female :Naan thaan aiyaa neelaambari
Female: I am Neelambari, my dear,
Male :Thaalaattavaa
Male: Shall I sing a lullaby,
Hahaha.. nadu raathiri
Hahaha.. in the middle of the night?
Female :Suthiyum layamum
Female: When pitch and rhythm
Sugamaai inaiyum tharunam
Sweetly unite in this moment.
Oru jeevan thaan
A single life,
Male :Hmm mm mm
Male: Mmm mm mm
Female :Un paadal thaan
Female: Is your song,
Male :Haa…aaa…aa…
Male: Haa…aaa…aa…
Female :Ooyaamal isaikkindradhu
Female: Playing incessantly.
Iru kannilum un gnyaabagam
In both my eyes, the memory of you
Urangaamal irukkindrathu
Stays awake without sleeping.
Female :Paasangalum bandhangalum
Female: Affection and emotional bonds,
Pirithaalum piriyaadhathu
Do not part even if separated.
Male :Kaalangalum nerangalum
Male: Times and moments,
Kalaithaalum kalaiyaadhathu
Do not fade even if disrupted.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Oru Jeevan Thaan' from Naan Adimai Illai (1986) is a soulful romantic duet that depicts an eternal, transcendent love between two souls. The lyrics utilize musical terminology—such as ragas (Sivaranjani, Neelambari), pitch (sruti), and rhythm (laya)—as extended metaphors to illustrate how seamlessly two lives and hearts blend together. The lovers express that their emotional attachment cannot be severed by distance, time, or even across multiple lifetimes.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Paasangalum bandhangalum / Pirithaalum piriyaadhathu”
The repetition of the initial consonant sound 'P' ('Paasangalum', 'Pirithaalum') creates a melodic flow in the rhythm.
Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Kaalangalum nerangalum / Kalaithaalum kalaiyaadhathu”
The second consonant 'la' in 'Kaalangalum' and 'Kalaithaalum' matches, fulfilling the classical Tamil Ethugai rule.
Metaphor
“Naan thaan aiyaa neelaambari”
The female speaker metaphorically equates herself to Raga Neelambari, a classical musical scale famous for soothing lullabies.
Nature Metaphor
“Kaaveri kadal sera / Anai thaandi varavillaiyoo”
The urge of the Cauvery river breaking past dams to meet the sea serves as a metaphor for love breaching all restrictions to achieve union.
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Trivia
Naan Adimai Illai (1986) was directed by Dwarkish and stands out historically as Rajinikanth's landmark 100th film (across languages) as well as his final film pairing opposite Sridevi. Although the music context lists the composer as unknown, the soundtrack was composed by Vijay Anand, featuring iconic vocal renditions by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. Janaki, with lyricist Vairamuthu penning the poetry.
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