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Oru Kanni

From Paper Rocket · 2022

Lyricist
Mani Amuthavan
Singer
Sreekanth Hariharan
Music director
Ved Shankar
Movie name
Paper Rocket
Movie release year
2022
Lyrics added on
8 Jun 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Oru kanni mazha thanni
Pola thulli thulli vaara
Minnaa mugam minni
Ava vaara vaara
Indha ponnu inga ninnu
Elankaathoda kaadhil
Elaiyellam enna pesum
Adha kekka pora
Eh poovu vizhunthaalum
Maru naalum sedi pookkum
Megam azhudha thaan
Ada vaanavillu vaanatha azhagaakkum
Thattaan thattaan pola
Chittaan chittaan pola
Thanni thanni mela
Rekka thottaale
Oru kanni mazha thanni
Pola thulli thulli vaara
Minnaa mugam minni
Ava vaara vaara
Indha ponnu inga ninnu
Elankaathoda kaadhil
Elaiyellam enna pesum
Adha kekka pora
Eh poovu vizhunthaalum
Maru naalum sedi pookkum
Megam azhudha thaan
Ada vaanavillu vaanatha azhagaakkum
Thattaan thattaan pola
Chittaan chittaan pola
Thanni thanni mela
Rekka thottaale
Pallam medu thaandi
Kallum mullum theendi
Vaazhnthu konjam paaru
Neeyum neer pola
Kozhantha porantha nodiyila
Adhukkum pasikum vayithula
Iyarka athukku yetha unava
Thaayi nenjil surakkuthae
Manusha koottamae
Bhoomiya valachu pottumae
Paravaiyum meenum maanum
Yetho panni vaazhathan paakkuthe
Ettu ettu dhisaiyum parakkanum
Ishtam pola vaazhnthu sirikkanum
Neer thotti meen kutti aagaatha
Oru kanni mazha thanni
Pola thulli thulli vaara
Minnaa mugam minni
Ava vaara vaara
Indha ponnu inga ninnu
Elankaathoda kaadhil
Elaiyellam enna pesum
Adha kekka pora
Eh poovu vizhunthaalum
Maru naalum sedi pookkum
Megam azhudha thaan
Ada vaanavillu vaanatha azhagaakkum
Thattaan thattaan pola
Chittaan chittaan pola
Thanni thanni mela
Rekka thottaale
Pallam medu thaandi
Kallum mullum theendi
Vaazhnthu konjam paaru
Neeyum neer pola
Thattaan thattaan pola
Chittaan chittaan pola
Thanni thanni mela
Rekka thottaale
Pallam medu thaandi
Kallum mullum theendi
Vaazhnthu konjam paaru
Neeyum neer pola
Like fresh drops of rain,
She comes bouncing along with joy.
With her bright face glowing,
Here she comes, here she comes!
Standing right here, this girl,
Into the ear of the gentle breeze,
Whatever the leaves whisper,
She is going to listen to it all.
Hey, even if a flower falls,
The plant will bloom again tomorrow.
Only when the clouds shed tears,
Does a rainbow make the sky so beautiful!
Just like a dragonfly,
Just like a little bird,
Right above the water,
Brushing it with its wings...
Like fresh drops of rain,
She comes bouncing along with joy.
With her bright face glowing,
Here she comes, here she comes!
Standing right here, this girl,
Into the ear of the gentle breeze,
Whatever the leaves whisper,
She is going to listen to it all.
Hey, even if a flower falls,
The plant will bloom again tomorrow.
Only when the clouds shed tears,
Does a rainbow make the sky so beautiful!
Just like a dragonfly,
Just like a little bird,
Right above the water,
Brushing it with its wings...
Crossing every high and low,
Brushing past rocks and thorns,
Try living your life for a bit,
Flowing freely just like water.
The moment a baby is born,
Hunger strikes in its belly too.
As the perfect food for it,
Milk flows from a mother's breast.
Even though the human crowd
Has taken over the whole earth,
The birds, the fish, and the deer
Somehow still find a way to live.
Fly across all eight directions,
Live as you please and laugh with joy!
Don't become a little fish trapped in a tank.
Like fresh drops of rain,
She comes bouncing along with joy.
With her bright face glowing,
Here she comes, here she comes!
Standing right here, this girl,
Into the ear of the gentle breeze,
Whatever the leaves whisper,
She is going to listen to it all.
Hey, even if a flower falls,
The plant will bloom again tomorrow.
Only when the clouds shed tears,
Does a rainbow make the sky so beautiful!
Just like a dragonfly,
Just like a little bird,
Right above the water,
Brushing it with its wings...
Crossing every high and low,
Brushing past rocks and thorns,
Try living your life for a bit,
Flowing freely just like water.
Just like a dragonfly,
Just like a little bird,
Right above the water,
Brushing it with its wings...
Crossing every high and low,
Brushing past rocks and thorns,
Try living your life for a bit,
Flowing freely just like water.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Oru Kanni Mazha Thanni' from the web series 'Paper Rocket' (2022) is an uplifting, nature-centric track celebrating life, freedom, and emotional resilience. The lyrics compare a young woman's vibrant presence to fresh rain drops bouncing off surfaces, dragonflies gliding over water, and the gentle wind conversing with trees. It conveys a deep philosophical message that joy is found in simple, uninhibited living. The song encourages listeners to adapt to life's inevitable ups and downs—much like water flowing effortlessly over low valleys and thorny paths. It reminds us that sadness and struggles (clouds crying, flowers falling) are temporary and lead to new blooms and bright rainbows. Rather than getting trapped in self-imposed boundaries like a fish in a bowl, one should soar freely in all directions.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Oru kanni mazha thanni / Pola thulli thulli vaara”

Compares the girl's enthusiastic arrival directly to the lively bouncing of fresh rain drops.

Personification

“Elankaathoda kaadhil / Elaiyellam enna pesum”

Attributes human qualities of speaking and listening to leaves whispering into the ear of the breeze.

Metaphor / Paradox

“Megam azhudha thaan / Ada vaanavillu vaanatha azhagaakkum”

Presents a cloud's 'crying' (rain) as the essential prerequisite for creating a beautiful rainbow, metaphorically teaching that grief leads to hope and beauty.

Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Thattaan thattaan pola / Chittaan chittaan pola”

The second consonant sound ('tt') matches across consecutive lines, creating a rhythmic cadence.

Simile (Upamai)

“Neeyum neer pola”

Encourages the listener to be like water ('neer pola'), flexible and resilient regardless of terrain.

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Trivia

'Paper Rocket' is a Tamil road-trip web series directed by Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi. The soundtrack composed by Ved Shanker features acoustic, nature-inspired folk-pop textures. Lyricist Mani Amuthavan penned the song emphasizing mindfulness and freedom, while vocalist Sreekanth Hariharan delivered an energetic, expressive performance that complements the series' theme of healing through travel.

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