Oru Melliya Kodu
From Oru Melliya Kodu · 2016
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Oru melliya kodu | A thin line |
| Miga thulliyamaaga | Very precisely |
| En nenjil vizhundhadhae | Fell upon my heart |
| Indru neram kanindhadhae | Today the time has ripened |
| Oru minnal therindhadhae | A flash of lightning appeared |
| Adhil unmai irundhadhae | In it lay the truth |
| Female | |
| Nijamaai endhan | Truly, today you are |
| Nizhal nee indru | My shadow |
| Nizhalae solvaai | Oh shadow, tell me |
| Nijam yaedhendru | What is the truth? |
| Male | |
| Oru melliya kodu | A thin line |
| Miga thulliyamaaga | Very precisely |
| En nenjil vizhundhadhae | Fell upon my heart |
| Indru neram kanindhadhae | Today the time has ripened |
| Oru minnal therindhadhae | A flash of lightning appeared |
| Adhil unmai irundhadhae | In it lay the truth |
| Male | |
| Nijamaai endhan | Truly, today you are |
| Nizhal nee indru | My shadow |
| Nizhalae solvaai | Oh shadow, tell me |
| Nijam yaedhendru | What is the truth? |
| Female | |
| Ithanai naal sathamidaa | Silent for all these days, |
| Nenjil ethanaiyo isai karuvi | So many musical instruments in my heart, |
| En manamum adhilae | And my mind within them |
| Isaikkiradhae swaramae | Plays musical notes. |
| Male | |
| Puthagamaai puthazhagae unnai | Like a precious book, oh new beauty, you, |
| Bathiramaai yendhugiren | I hold you safely. |
| Munpaniyaai vizhundhaai | You fell like the early morning frost, |
| Kanmaniyil kalandhaai | You blended into my eyes. |
| Female | |
| Indha naal varum endrae | Thinking that this day would arrive, |
| Naan kaathirundhenae | I was waiting. |
| Male | |
| Adi nee varum paadhai | Oh girl, on the path you walk, |
| Adhil poothirundhenae | I bloomed like a flower. |
| Female | |
| Irul aagaadhaa | Won't darkness fall? |
| Idhazh seraadhaa | Won't our lips meet? |
| Endhan aasai thaan | Will my longings |
| Indru theeraadhaa | Not be fulfilled today? |
| Male | |
| Oru melliya kodu | A thin line |
| Miga thulliyamaaga | Very precisely |
| Female :Oru melliya kodu | Female: A thin line |
| Oru melliya kodu | A thin line |
| Male | |
| Nee varaiyum kodugalai ellaam | All the lines that you draw, |
| Oviyamaai maatridavaa | Shall I turn them into a painting? |
| Female | |
| Konjam poru solven | Wait a moment, I will tell you, |
| Konjalinaal kolven | I will slay you with my sweet coaxing. |
| Male | |
| Un imaiyum en imaiyum | May your eyelashes and my eyelashes |
| Ondraai thoongattumae indriravum | Sleep together tonight as one. |
| Female | |
| Mogathudan neeyum | You with passion, |
| Dhaagathudan naanum | And I with thirst. |
| Male | |
| Ival marmangalaalae | With her mysteries, |
| Enai mayakkugiraalae | She mesmerizes me. |
| Female | |
| Adhai unakku vilakka thaan | Just to explain that to you, |
| Ival valaindhu vandhaalae | She came bending gracefully. |
| Male | |
| Thalli sellaadhae | Do not walk away, |
| Enai kollaadhae | Do not kill me. |
| Ennai kelaamal | Without asking me, |
| Vidai sollaadhae | Do not decide the answer. |
| Female | |
| Oru melliya kodu | A thin line |
| Miga thulliyamaaga | Very precisely |
| En nenjil vizhundhadhae | Fell upon my heart |
| Indru neram kanindhadhae | Today the time has ripened |
| Male | |
| Oru minnal therindhadhae | A flash of lightning appeared |
| Adhil unmai irundhadhae | In it lay the truth |
| Female | |
| Nijamaai endhan | Truly, today you are |
| Nizhal nee indru | My shadow |
| Male : Nizhalae solvaai | Male: Oh shadow, tell me |
| Nijam yaedhendru | What is the truth? |
| Oru melliya kodu | A thin line |
| En nenjil vizhundhadhae | Fell upon my heart |
ஒரு மெல்லிய கோடு
மிக துல்லியமாக
என் நெஞ்சில் விழுந்ததே
இன்று நேரம் கனிந்ததே
ஒரு மின்னல் தெரிந்ததே
அதில் உண்மை இருந்ததே
A thin line
Very precisely
Fell upon my heart
Today the time has ripened
A flash of lightning appeared
In it lay the truth
நிஜமாய் எந்தன்
நிழல் நீ இன்று
நிழலே சொல்வாய்
நிஜம் ஏதென்று
Truly, today you are
My shadow
Oh shadow, tell me
What is the truth?
ஒரு மெல்லிய கோடு
மிக துல்லியமாக
என் நெஞ்சில் விழுந்ததே
இன்று நேரம் கனிந்ததே
ஒரு மின்னல் தெரிந்ததே
அதில் உண்மை இருந்ததே
A thin line
Very precisely
Fell upon my heart
Today the time has ripened
A flash of lightning appeared
In it lay the truth
நிஜமாய் எந்தன்
நிழல் நீ இன்று
நிழலே சொல்வாய்
நிஜம் ஏதென்று
Truly, today you are
My shadow
Oh shadow, tell me
What is the truth?
இத்தனை நாள் சத்தமிடா
நெஞ்சில் எத்தனையோ இசைக் கருவி
என் மனமும் அதிலே
இசைக்கிறதே ஸ்வரமே
Silent for all these days,
So many musical instruments in my heart,
And my mind within them
Plays musical notes.
புத்தகமாய் புத்தழகே உன்னை
பத்திரமாய் ஏந்துகிறேன்
முன்பனியாய் விழுந்தாய்
கண்மணியில் கலந்தாய்
Like a precious book, oh new beauty, you,
I hold you safely.
You fell like the early morning frost,
You blended into my eyes.
இந்த நாள் வரும் என்றே
நான் காத்திருந்தேனே
Thinking that this day would arrive,
I was waiting.
அடி நீ வரும் பாதை
அதில் பூத்திருந்தேனே
Oh girl, on the path you walk,
I bloomed like a flower.
இருள் ஆகாதா
இதழ் சேராதா
எந்தன் ஆசைதான்
இன்று தீராதா
Won't darkness fall?
Won't our lips meet?
Will my longings
Not be fulfilled today?
ஒரு மெல்லிய கோடு
மிக துல்லியமாக
ஒரு மெல்லிய கோடு
ஒரு மெல்லிய கோடு
A thin line
Very precisely
Female: A thin line
A thin line
நீ வரையும் கோடுகளை எல்லாம்
ஓவியமாய் மாற்றிடவா
All the lines that you draw,
Shall I turn them into a painting?
கொஞ்சம் பொறு சொல்வேன்
கொஞ்சலினால் கொல்வேன்
Wait a moment, I will tell you,
I will slay you with my sweet coaxing.
உன் இமையும் என் இமையும்
ஒன்றாய் தூங்கட்டுமே இன்றிரவும்
May your eyelashes and my eyelashes
Sleep together tonight as one.
மோகத்துடன் நீயும்
தாகத்துடன் நானும்
You with passion,
And I with thirst.
இவள் மர்மங்களாலே
எனை மயக்குகிறேளே
With her mysteries,
She mesmerizes me.
அதை உனக்கு விளக்கத்தான்
இவள் வளைந்து வந்தாளே
Just to explain that to you,
She came bending gracefully.
தள்ளிச் செல்லாதே
எனைக் கொல்லாதே
என்னைக் கேளாமல்
விடை சொல்லாதே
Do not walk away,
Do not kill me.
Without asking me,
Do not decide the answer.
ஒரு மெல்லிய கோடு
மிக துல்லியமாக
என் நெஞ்சில் விழுந்ததே
இன்று நேரம் கனிந்ததே
A thin line
Very precisely
Fell upon my heart
Today the time has ripened
ஒரு மின்னல் தெரிந்ததே
அதில் உண்மை இருந்ததே
A flash of lightning appeared
In it lay the truth
நிஜமாய் எந்தன்
நிழல் நீ இன்று
நிழலே சொல்வாய்
நிஜம் ஏதென்று
ஒரு மெல்லிய கோடு
என் நெஞ்சில் விழுந்ததே
Truly, today you are
My shadow
Male: Oh shadow, tell me
What is the truth?
A thin line
Fell upon my heart
Oru melliya kodu
A thin line
Miga thulliyamaaga
Very precisely
En nenjil vizhundhadhae
Fell upon my heart
Indru neram kanindhadhae
Today the time has ripened
Oru minnal therindhadhae
A flash of lightning appeared
Adhil unmai irundhadhae
In it lay the truth
Nijamaai endhan
Truly, today you are
Nizhal nee indru
My shadow
Nizhalae solvaai
Oh shadow, tell me
Nijam yaedhendru
What is the truth?
Oru melliya kodu
A thin line
Miga thulliyamaaga
Very precisely
En nenjil vizhundhadhae
Fell upon my heart
Indru neram kanindhadhae
Today the time has ripened
Oru minnal therindhadhae
A flash of lightning appeared
Adhil unmai irundhadhae
In it lay the truth
Nijamaai endhan
Truly, today you are
Nizhal nee indru
My shadow
Nizhalae solvaai
Oh shadow, tell me
Nijam yaedhendru
What is the truth?
Ithanai naal sathamidaa
Silent for all these days,
Nenjil ethanaiyo isai karuvi
So many musical instruments in my heart,
En manamum adhilae
And my mind within them
Isaikkiradhae swaramae
Plays musical notes.
Puthagamaai puthazhagae unnai
Like a precious book, oh new beauty, you,
Bathiramaai yendhugiren
I hold you safely.
Munpaniyaai vizhundhaai
You fell like the early morning frost,
Kanmaniyil kalandhaai
You blended into my eyes.
Indha naal varum endrae
Thinking that this day would arrive,
Naan kaathirundhenae
I was waiting.
Adi nee varum paadhai
Oh girl, on the path you walk,
Adhil poothirundhenae
I bloomed like a flower.
Irul aagaadhaa
Won't darkness fall?
Idhazh seraadhaa
Won't our lips meet?
Endhan aasai thaan
Will my longings
Indru theeraadhaa
Not be fulfilled today?
Oru melliya kodu
A thin line
Miga thulliyamaaga
Very precisely
Female :Oru melliya kodu
Female: A thin line
Oru melliya kodu
A thin line
Nee varaiyum kodugalai ellaam
All the lines that you draw,
Oviyamaai maatridavaa
Shall I turn them into a painting?
Konjam poru solven
Wait a moment, I will tell you,
Konjalinaal kolven
I will slay you with my sweet coaxing.
Un imaiyum en imaiyum
May your eyelashes and my eyelashes
Ondraai thoongattumae indriravum
Sleep together tonight as one.
Mogathudan neeyum
You with passion,
Dhaagathudan naanum
And I with thirst.
Ival marmangalaalae
With her mysteries,
Enai mayakkugiraalae
She mesmerizes me.
Adhai unakku vilakka thaan
Just to explain that to you,
Ival valaindhu vandhaalae
She came bending gracefully.
Thalli sellaadhae
Do not walk away,
Enai kollaadhae
Do not kill me.
Ennai kelaamal
Without asking me,
Vidai sollaadhae
Do not decide the answer.
Oru melliya kodu
A thin line
Miga thulliyamaaga
Very precisely
En nenjil vizhundhadhae
Fell upon my heart
Indru neram kanindhadhae
Today the time has ripened
Oru minnal therindhadhae
A flash of lightning appeared
Adhil unmai irundhadhae
In it lay the truth
Nijamaai endhan
Truly, today you are
Nizhal nee indru
My shadow
Male : Nizhalae solvaai
Male: Oh shadow, tell me
Nijam yaedhendru
What is the truth?
Oru melliya kodu
A thin line
En nenjil vizhundhadhae
Fell upon my heart
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The title track 'Oru Melliya Kodu' explores the delicate, fine boundary between love, truth, illusion, and mystery. The song uses 'a thin line' as a metaphor for the fragile boundary separating reality (Nijam) from shadows or illusions (Nizhal). The lovers exchange deeply poetic expressions of desire, longing, and intimate connection, feeling as if their inner silence has turned into a symphony of musical notes upon meeting each other. Narratively, the song carries an underlying sense of ambiguity and romance, reflective of the mystery thriller genre of the film. The lyrics balance passionate romantic professions—such as turning drawn lines into art and entangling eyelashes—with introspective questions about what is real and what is merely a passing shadow.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Muran (Antithesis)
“Nizhal nee indru / Nizhalae solvaai / Nijam yaedhendru”
Contrasts 'Nizhal' (shadow/illusion) with 'Nijam' (truth/reality) to highlight the central mystery of the lyrics.
Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Mogathudan neeyum / Dhaagathudan naanum”
The second consonant 'ga' rhymes between 'Mogathudan' and 'Dhaagathudan'.
Simile / Metaphor
“Munpaniyaai vizhundhaai / Kanmaniyil kalandhaai”
Compares the beloved's gentle entry into the speaker's life to early morning dew/frost falling softly.
Alliteration / Monai
“Puthagamaai puthazhagae unnai”
Repetition of the 'Pu' sound ('Puthagamaai', 'puthazhagae') at the beginning of words.
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Trivia
'Oru Melliya Kodu' (2016) is an official Tamil remake of the Spanish thriller film 'The Body' (2012). The film stars Arjun Sarja, Shaam, and Manisha Koirala in key roles. The music for the film was composed by the legendary Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, marking a rare collaboration with director A. M. R. Ramesh.
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