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Lyrics & meaning

Oru Killi Oru Killi

From Leelai · 2009

Lyricist: Lyricist Not Known
Singers: Shreya Ghoshal, Satish Chakravarthy
Music director: Satish Chakravarthy
Movie name: Leelai
Movie release year: 2009
Lyrics added on: 3 Apr 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics

↻ English translation

Oru kili oru kili… siru kili

Unai thodavae.. anumathii

Oru thuli oru thuli.. siru thuli

Vazhigiradhae vizhi vazhi

Unakkul naan vaazhum

Vivaram naan kandu

Viyakiren viyarkiren

Enaku naan alla

Unakku thaan endru unargiren

Male :Nizhal ena thodargiren

Oru kili oru kili… siru kili

Unai thodavae.. anumathii

Oru thuli oru thuli.. siru thuli

Vazhigiradhae vizhi vazhi

Vizhi alla viral idhu

Orr madal thaan varaindhadhu

Uyir alla… uyil idhu

Unakku thaan uriyadhu

Imaigalin idayil nee

Imaipathai naan thavirkiren

Vizhigalin vazhiyil nee

Urakkam vandhaal thadukiren

Kaadhal thaan enaalum

Oru vaarthaikkul varaadhadhu

Male :Kaalangal sendralum andha

Vaanam pol vizhaadhadhu

Oru kili oru kili…

Female :Siru kili

Unai thodavae.. anumathii

Oru thuli oru thuli.. siru thuli

Vazhigiradhae vizhi vazhi

Thoorathu megathai

Thurathi chellum paravai polae

Thogayae unai naan

Thediyae vandhen ingae

Poigayai pol kidanthaval

Parvai ennum kall erinthaai

Thenginen un kaiyil

Vazhanginen indrae

Thozhiyae un dhegam

Ilam thendral thaan

Thodaadhadhoo..

Thozhanae un kaigal thoda

Naanam thaan vidadhadhoo..

Oru kili oru kili…

Male :Siru kili

Unai thodavae.. anumathii

Oru thuli oru thuli.. siru thuli

Vazhigiradhae vizhi vazhi

Unakkul naan vaazhum

Vivaram naan kandu

Viyakiren viyarkiren

Enaku naan alla

Unakku thaan endru unargiren

Female :Nizhal ena thodargiren

A parrot, a parrot... a little parrot,

Give me permission to touch you.

A drop, a drop... a tiny drop

Flows down through the eyes.

That I live within you,

Seeing this truth,

I am amazed, I break into a sweat.

I do not belong to myself,

I realize I belong only to you.

Male: I follow you like a shadow.

A parrot, a parrot... a little parrot,

Give me permission to touch you.

A drop, a drop... a tiny drop

Flows down through the eyes.

It is not an eye, but a finger

That wrote this love letter.

It is not just my life, but a will,

And it belongs only to you.

You are resting between my eyelids,

So I avoid blinking.

You are right in the path of my vision,

If sleep arrives, I turn it away.

Love is something that, forever,

Can never be captured in a single word.

Male: Even as ages pass, like the sky,

It never falls.

A parrot, a parrot...

Female: A little parrot,

Give me permission to touch you.

A drop, a drop... a tiny drop

Flows down through the eyes.

Like a bird that flies

Chasing a distant cloud,

My graceful one, I came

Searching for you all the way here.

I was lying still like a quiet pond,

Until you cast a stone with your glance.

I rested in your hands,

And gave myself to you today.

My love, has even the gentle breeze

Never touched

Your body before?

My love, when your hands touch me,

Doesn't shyness refuse to leave me?

A parrot, a parrot...

Male: A little parrot,

Give me permission to touch you.

A drop, a drop... a tiny drop

Flows down through the eyes.

That I live within you,

Seeing this truth,

I am amazed, I break into a sweat.

I do not belong to myself,

I realize I belong only to you.

Female: I follow you like a shadow.

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Oru Kili Oru Kili' is a romantic duet expressing deep intimacy, total surrender, and profound affection between two lovers. The couple describe how discovering their mutual presence in each other's hearts brings both astonishment and emotional fulfillment. They view their bond as an irreplaceable gift, comparing their love to a permanent legacy that belongs exclusively to one another.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai Ani)

“Male :Nizhal ena thodargiren”

Compares the act of following the beloved to a shadow ('Nizhal ena') constantly accompanying a person.

Simile (Upamai Ani)

“Thurathi chellum paravai polae”

Compares the hero searching for his love to a bird chasing after a distant cloud ('paravai polae').

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Parvai ennum kall erinthaai”

Metaphorically equates a loving glance to a stone thrown into a quiet pond ('Parvai ennum kall').

Iyaipu (Rhyming end words)

“Uyir alla… uyil idhu / Unakku thaan uriyadhu”

Uses internal rhyme and wordplay between 'Uyir' (life) and 'Uyil' (will/deed), creating musicality.

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Trivia

Although the film 'Leelai' was delayed and released in theaters in 2012, its soundtrack composed by Satish Chakravarthy was released in 2009 to wide critical acclaim. This duet 'Oru Kili Oru Kili' was rendered by Shaan and Shreya Ghoshal, with lyrics penned by legendary lyricist Vaali.

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