Oru Killi Oru Killi
From Leelai · 2009
- Lyricist
- Lyricist Not Known
- Singers
- Shreya Ghoshal, Satish Chakravarthy
- Music director
- Satish Chakravarthy
- Details
- Leelai2009
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Oru kili oru kili… siru kili | A parrot, a parrot... a little parrot |
| Unai thodavae.. anumathii | Grant me permission to touch you |
| Oru thuli oru thuli.. siru thuli | A drop, a drop... a small drop |
| Vazhigiradhae vizhi vazhi | Flows down along the path of the eyes |
| Male | |
| Unakkul naan vaazhum | That I live inside you |
| Vivaram naan kandu | Upon discovering that truth |
| Viyakiren viyarkiren | I am amazed and breaking into a sweat |
| Female | |
| Enaku naan alla | That I do not belong to myself |
| Unakku thaan endru unargiren | But belong only to you, I realize |
| Male :Nizhal ena thodargiren | Male: I follow you like a shadow |
| Male | |
| Oru kili oru kili… siru kili | A parrot, a parrot... a little parrot |
| Unai thodavae.. anumathii | Grant me permission to touch you |
| Oru thuli oru thuli.. siru thuli | A drop, a drop... a small drop |
| Vazhigiradhae vizhi vazhi | Flows down along the path of the eyes |
| Female | |
| Vizhi alla viral idhu | This is not an eye, but a finger |
| Orr madal thaan varaindhadhu | That drew a love letter |
| Uyir alla… uyil idhu | This is not just life... it is a legal will |
| Unakku thaan uriyadhu | Entrusted solely to you |
| Male | |
| Imaigalin idayil nee | You are between my eyelids |
| Imaipathai naan thavirkiren | So I refrain from blinking |
| Vizhigalin vazhiyil nee | If you are in the vision of my eyes |
| Urakkam vandhaal thadukiren | I block sleep if it tries to come |
| Female | |
| Kaadhal thaan enaalum | Love is indeed something that, forever |
| Oru vaarthaikkul varaadhadhu | Cannot be contained within a single word |
| Male :Kaalangal sendralum andha | Male: Even as ages pass |
| Vaanam pol vizhaadhadhu | Like the sky above, it never falls |
| Male | |
| Oru kili oru kili… | A parrot, a parrot... |
| Female :Siru kili | Female: A little parrot |
| Unai thodavae.. anumathii | Grant me permission to touch you |
| Oru thuli oru thuli.. siru thuli | A drop, a drop... a small drop |
| Vazhigiradhae vizhi vazhi | Flows down along the path of the eyes |
| Male | |
| Thoorathu megathai | Like a bird that chases |
| Thurathi chellum paravai polae | A distant cloud |
| Thogayae unai naan | Oh peacock-like maiden, I |
| Thediyae vandhen ingae | Came here searching for you |
| Female | |
| Poigayai pol kidanthaval | I who lay still like a quiet pond |
| Parvai ennum kall erinthaai | You threw the stone named 'a glance' into me |
| Thenginen un kaiyil | I accumulated into your hands |
| Vazhanginen indrae | And surrendered myself today |
| Male | |
| Thozhiyae un dhegam | Oh female companion, has the gentle breeze |
| Ilam thendral thaan | Touched your body |
| Thodaadhadhoo.. | Yet? |
| Female | |
| Thozhanae un kaigal thoda | Oh male companion, when your hands touch me |
| Naanam thaan vidadhadhoo.. | Does shyness refuse to let go? |
| Female | |
| Oru kili oru kili… | A parrot, a parrot... |
| Male :Siru kili | Male: A little parrot |
| Unai thodavae.. anumathii | Grant me permission to touch you |
| Oru thuli oru thuli.. siru thuli | A drop, a drop... a small drop |
| Vazhigiradhae vizhi vazhi | Flows down along the path of the eyes |
| Female | |
| Unakkul naan vaazhum | That I live inside you |
| Vivaram naan kandu | Upon discovering that truth |
| Viyakiren viyarkiren | I am amazed and breaking into a sweat |
| Male | |
| Enaku naan alla | That I do not belong to myself |
| Unakku thaan endru unargiren | But belong only to you, I realize |
| Female :Nizhal ena thodargiren | Female: I follow you like a shadow |
ஒரு கிளி ஒரு
கிளி சிறு கிளி உன்னை
தொடவே அனுமதி
ஒரு துளி ஒரு துளி
சிறு துளி வழிகிறதே
விழி வழி
A parrot, a parrot... a little parrot
Grant me permission to touch you
A drop, a drop... a small drop
Flows down along the path of the eyes
உனக்குள் நான்
வாழும் விவரம் நான்
கண்டு வியக்கிறேன்
வியர்க்கிறேன்
That I live inside you
Upon discovering that truth
I am amazed and breaking into a sweat
எனக்கு நான்
அல்ல உனக்கு தான்
என்று உணர்கிறேன்
நிழல் என
தொடர்கிறேன்
That I do not belong to myself
But belong only to you, I realize
Male: I follow you like a shadow
ஒரு கிளி ஒரு
கிளி சிறு கிளி உன்னை
தொடவே அனுமதி
ஒரு துளி ஒரு துளி
சிறு துளி வழிகிறதே
விழி வழி
A parrot, a parrot... a little parrot
Grant me permission to touch you
A drop, a drop... a small drop
Flows down along the path of the eyes
விழி அல்ல
விரல் இது ஓர் மடல்
தான் வரைந்தது உயிர்
அல்ல உயில் இது
உனக்கு தான் உரியது
This is not an eye, but a finger
That drew a love letter
This is not just life... it is a legal will
Entrusted solely to you
இமைகளின் இடையில்
நீ இமைப்பதை நான் தவிர்க்கிறேன்
விழிகளின் வழியில் நீ
உறக்கம் வந்தால் தடுக்கிறேன்
You are between my eyelids
So I refrain from blinking
If you are in the vision of my eyes
I block sleep if it tries to come
காதல் தான்
எந்நாளும் ஒரு
வார்த்தைக்குள் வராதது
Love is indeed something that, forever
Cannot be contained within a single word
Male: Even as ages pass
Like the sky above, it never falls
காலங்கள்
சென்றாலும் அந்த
வானம் போல் விழாதது
A parrot, a parrot...
Female: A little parrot
Grant me permission to touch you
A drop, a drop... a small drop
Flows down along the path of the eyes
ஒரு கிளி
ஒரு கிளி பெண் :
சிறு கிளி
உன்னை தொடவே அனுமதி
ஒரு துளி ஒரு துளி சிறு துளி
வழிகிறதே விழி வழி
Like a bird that chases
A distant cloud
Oh peacock-like maiden, I
Came here searching for you
தூரத்து மேகத்தை
துரத்தி செல்லும் பறவை
போலே தோகையே உன்னை
நான் தேடியே வந்தேன் இங்கே
I who lay still like a quiet pond
You threw the stone named 'a glance' into me
I accumulated into your hands
And surrendered myself today
பொய்கையை போல்
கிடந்தவள் பார்வை என்னும்
கல் எறிந்தாய் தேங்கினேன்
உன் கையில் வழங்கினேன்
இன்றே
Oh female companion, has the gentle breeze
Touched your body
Yet?
தோழியே உன்
தேகம் இளம் தென்றல்
தான் தொடாததோ
Oh male companion, when your hands touch me
Does shyness refuse to let go?
தோழனே உன்
கைகள் தொட நாணம்
தான் விடாததோ
A parrot, a parrot...
Male: A little parrot
Grant me permission to touch you
A drop, a drop... a small drop
Flows down along the path of the eyes
ஒரு கிளி
ஒரு கிளி ஆண் :
சிறு கிளி
உன்னை தொடவே அனுமதி
ஒரு துளி ஒரு துளி சிறு துளி
வழிகிறதே விழி வழி
That I live inside you
Upon discovering that truth
I am amazed and breaking into a sweat
உனக்குள் நான்
வாழும் விவரம் நான்
கண்டு வியக்கிறேன்
வியர்க்கிறேன்
That I do not belong to myself
But belong only to you, I realize
Female: I follow you like a shadow
எனக்கு நான்
அல்ல உனக்கு தான்
என்று உணர்கிறேன்
நிழல் என
தொடர்கிறேன்
ஆண் & பெண் :
ஒரு கிளி ஒரு
கிளி சிறு கிளி உன்னை
தொடவே அனுமதி
ஒரு துளி ஒரு துளி
சிறு துளி வழிகிறதே
விழி வழி
Oru kili oru kili… siru kili
A parrot, a parrot... a little parrot
Unai thodavae.. anumathii
Grant me permission to touch you
Oru thuli oru thuli.. siru thuli
A drop, a drop... a small drop
Vazhigiradhae vizhi vazhi
Flows down along the path of the eyes
Unakkul naan vaazhum
That I live inside you
Vivaram naan kandu
Upon discovering that truth
Viyakiren viyarkiren
I am amazed and breaking into a sweat
Enaku naan alla
That I do not belong to myself
Unakku thaan endru unargiren
But belong only to you, I realize
Male :Nizhal ena thodargiren
Male: I follow you like a shadow
Oru kili oru kili… siru kili
A parrot, a parrot... a little parrot
Unai thodavae.. anumathii
Grant me permission to touch you
Oru thuli oru thuli.. siru thuli
A drop, a drop... a small drop
Vazhigiradhae vizhi vazhi
Flows down along the path of the eyes
Vizhi alla viral idhu
This is not an eye, but a finger
Orr madal thaan varaindhadhu
That drew a love letter
Uyir alla… uyil idhu
This is not just life... it is a legal will
Unakku thaan uriyadhu
Entrusted solely to you
Imaigalin idayil nee
You are between my eyelids
Imaipathai naan thavirkiren
So I refrain from blinking
Vizhigalin vazhiyil nee
If you are in the vision of my eyes
Urakkam vandhaal thadukiren
I block sleep if it tries to come
Kaadhal thaan enaalum
Love is indeed something that, forever
Oru vaarthaikkul varaadhadhu
Cannot be contained within a single word
Male :Kaalangal sendralum andha
Male: Even as ages pass
Vaanam pol vizhaadhadhu
Like the sky above, it never falls
Oru kili oru kili…
A parrot, a parrot...
Female :Siru kili
Female: A little parrot
Unai thodavae.. anumathii
Grant me permission to touch you
Oru thuli oru thuli.. siru thuli
A drop, a drop... a small drop
Vazhigiradhae vizhi vazhi
Flows down along the path of the eyes
Thoorathu megathai
Like a bird that chases
Thurathi chellum paravai polae
A distant cloud
Thogayae unai naan
Oh peacock-like maiden, I
Thediyae vandhen ingae
Came here searching for you
Poigayai pol kidanthaval
I who lay still like a quiet pond
Parvai ennum kall erinthaai
You threw the stone named 'a glance' into me
Thenginen un kaiyil
I accumulated into your hands
Vazhanginen indrae
And surrendered myself today
Thozhiyae un dhegam
Oh female companion, has the gentle breeze
Ilam thendral thaan
Touched your body
Thodaadhadhoo..
Yet?
Thozhanae un kaigal thoda
Oh male companion, when your hands touch me
Naanam thaan vidadhadhoo..
Does shyness refuse to let go?
Oru kili oru kili…
A parrot, a parrot...
Male :Siru kili
Male: A little parrot
Unai thodavae.. anumathii
Grant me permission to touch you
Oru thuli oru thuli.. siru thuli
A drop, a drop... a small drop
Vazhigiradhae vizhi vazhi
Flows down along the path of the eyes
Unakkul naan vaazhum
That I live inside you
Vivaram naan kandu
Upon discovering that truth
Viyakiren viyarkiren
I am amazed and breaking into a sweat
Enaku naan alla
That I do not belong to myself
Unakku thaan endru unargiren
But belong only to you, I realize
Female :Nizhal ena thodargiren
Female: I follow you like a shadow
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'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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