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Lyrics & meaning

Oru Kanam

From Album Songs 2023 · 2023

Lyricist
Nepolian Desappan
Singer
Lokeshwaran
Music director
Raghul VR
Details
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Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Oru kanam oru nodiJust a single moment, a single second
Idhu nam vaazhvilaeThis moment in our lives
Kanavilum unai seraTo unite with you even in my dreams
Manam yengudhaeMy heart yearns deeply
Male
Mazhalaiyin manadhilIn a child's tender heart
Dhinam puriya valiA pain that is felt every day
Adhu polae enakkullaeJust like that, within me
UruvagudhaeIt is taking shape
Male
Nenjil kaadhalumLove inside the heart
Oru mayabimbamIs a magical illusion
Aanmaiyum penmaiyumMasculinity and femininity
Adhil theera inbamFind endless bliss in it
Male
Kangalil uravu kollaTo establish a bond through the eyes
Or unarvu vendumA deep feeling is required
Mounamae kaadhalin oligalaaiSilence itself becomes the sounds of love
Male
Oru kanam oru nodiJust a single moment, a single second
Idhu nam vaazhvilaeThis moment in our lives
Kanavilum unai seraTo unite with you even in my dreams
Manam yengudhaeMy heart yearns deeply
Male
Nee pogum paadhaiyilOn the path that you walk
Unnodu naan sellaFor me to walk along with you
Vazhigal kadanthuOvercoming all the struggles
Nam kaadhal kadhai sollaTo narrate our love story
Male
Kaadhal poi endraThe claim that love is a lie
Vaarthaigal nijam allaThose words are not true
En aasa unai theduthaeMy desire keeps searching for you
Male
Yeno oru vidhi seiyuraWhy do you play a trick of destiny?
Neeyae en mazhai aaguraYou yourself become my refreshing rain
Imaiyae nee vizhi aaguraYou become the eyelid and the eye
Asaivil oru mozhi aaguraIn every movement, you become a language
Male
Mayakkam pirkka thayakkam marakkamEnticement is born, hesitation is forgotten
Endrae naan undhan kai korkkavaShall I hold your hand right now?
Yekkam maraindhu uravu pirakkumLonging fades and a bond is born
Pennae naan unai paarkkavaOh girl, shall I look into your eyes?
Male
Nee pogum paadhaiyilOn the path that you walk
Unnodu naan sellaFor me to walk along with you
Vazhigal kadanthuOvercoming all the struggles
Nam kaadhal kadhai sollaTo narrate our love story
Male
Kaadhal poi endraThe claim that love is a lie
Vaarthaigal nijam allaThose words are not true
En aasa unai theduthaeMy desire keeps searching for you
Male
Nee pogum paadhaiyilOn the path that you walk
Unnodu naan sellaFor me to walk along with you
Vazhigal kadanthu nam kaadhalOvercoming all the struggles, our love
Kadhai sollaTo narrate the story
Male
Kaadhal poi endraThe claim that love is a lie
Vaarthaigal nijam allaThose words are not true
En aasa unai theduthaeMy desire keeps searching for you
Male
Oru kanam oru nodiJust a single moment, a single second
Idhu nam vaazhvilaeThis moment in our lives
Kanavilum unai seraTo unite with you even in my dreams
Manam yengudhaeMy heart yearns deeply

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song is a soulful romantic ballad expressing intense emotional yearning, intimacy, and the transformative power of love. The narrator speaks of an overwhelming longing to unite with his beloved, describing love as a tender, almost childlike feeling that takes shape inside him. He reflects on how silence between lovers speaks louder than words and how true love dispels the cynical notion that romance is an illusion.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Neeyae en mazhai aagura

Compares the beloved directly to rain ('mazhai'), symbolizing emotional comfort, refreshing life, and joy.

Iyaipu (Rhyming Endings)

Neeyae en mazhai aagura / Imaiyae nee vizhi aagura / Asaivil oru mozhi aagura

Sequential lines end with the rhyming verb form 'aagura', creating rhythmic flow and musical harmony.

Internal Rhyme

Mayakkam pirkka thayakkam marakkam

The words 'Mayakkam', 'thayakkam', and 'marakkam' rhyme internally within the line, adding acoustic beauty.

Ethugai (Second Letter Agreement)

Vaarthaigal nijam alla / En aasa unai theduthae

Repetition of consonantal sounds across related line segments to structure the lyrical rhythm.

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Trivia

This track is an independent Tamil single from 2023 featuring music composed by Raghul VR, soulful vocals by Lokeshwaran, and evocative lyrics penned by Nepolian Desappan.

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