Oru Naal Pazhagiya
From Muthu Chippi · 1968
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
- Music director
- S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
- Details
- Muthu Chippi1968
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Oru naal pazhagiya pazhakkamalla | Ours is not an acquaintance of just a single day, |
| Marunaal marappathen vazhakkamalla | Nor is it my habit to forget you the very next day. |
| Neeyendrum naanendrum iruvaralla | You and I are not two separate entities, |
| Nizhalthaan udalai pirivathalla | Just as a shadow never separates from the body. |
| Female | |
| Oru naal pazhagiya pazhakkamalla | Ours is not an acquaintance of just a single day, |
| Marunaal marappathen vazhakkamalla | Nor is it my habit to forget you the very next day. |
| Neeyendrum naanendrum iruvaralla | You and I are not two separate entities, |
| Nizhalthaan udalai pirivathalla | Just as a shadow never separates from the body. |
| Male | |
| Kallil ezhuthiya ezhuththaaga | Like words etched permanently in stone, |
| Kaalaththai vendra nilaiyaaga | Standing timelessly, having conquered time, |
| Kallil ezhuthiya ezhuththaaga | Like words etched permanently in stone, |
| Kaalaththai vendra nilaiyaaga | Standing timelessly, having conquered time, |
| Male | |
| Kangalil unnai ezhuthuya vaithaen | I have inscribed your image within my eyes, |
| En kulavilakkaaga yaetri vaithaen | I have lit you as the sacred lamp of my lineage. |
| Female | |
| Kuzhanthai endrirunthaen thaai madiyil | I was a child in my mother's lap, |
| Kumari endrirunthaen ezhil vadivil | I was a young maiden adorned in beauty, |
| Kuzhanthai endrirunthaen thaai madiyil | I was a child in my mother's lap, |
| Kumari endrirunthaen ezhil vadivil | I was a young maiden adorned in beauty, |
| Female | |
| Manaivi Endraanaen un madiyil | Now I have become a wife in your lap, |
| Kalanthuvitaen un uyir vadivil | Merging completely into the very form of your soul. |
| Female | |
| Oru naal pazhagiya pazhakkamalla | Ours is not an acquaintance of just a single day, |
| Male :Marunaal marappathen vazhakkamalla | Male: Nor is it my habit to forget you the very next day. |
| Male | |
| Ilamaiyil thodangiya kadhalidhu | This is a love that blossomed in our youth, |
| Kadhalidhu….mudhumai vanthaalum maarathathu | This love... will never change even when old age arrives. |
| Oorena uravenna pesuvathu | What does it matter what the town or relatives speak? |
| Yaarukku payanthu vaazhuvathu | Whom should we fear to live our lives? |
| Female | |
| Vaanaththil irunthaai nilavaaga | You resided in the sky like the moon, |
| Bhoomiyil kidanthaen malaraga | I lay on the earth like a flower, |
| Vaanaththil irunthaai nilavaaga | You resided in the sky like the moon, |
| Bhoomiyil kidanthaen malaraga | I lay on the earth like a flower, |
| Female | |
| Odi vanthaai en thunaiyaaga | You came running to be my companion, |
| Oruvarukoruvar inaiyaaga | Matching each other perfectly as true equals. |
| Male | |
| Oru naal pazhagiya pazhakkamalla | Ours is not an acquaintance of just a single day, |
| Marunaal marappathen vazhakkamalla | Marunaal marappathen vazhakkamalla |
| Female :Neeyendrum naanendrum iruvaralla | Female: You and I are not two separate entities, |
| Nizhalthaan udalai pirivathalla | Just as a shadow never separates from the body. |
ஒருநாள் பழகிய பழக்கமல்ல
மறுநாள் மறப்பதென் வழக்கமல்ல
நீயென்றும் நானென்றும் இருவரல்ல
நிழல்தான் உடலைப் பிரிவதல்ல
Ours is not an acquaintance of just a single day,
Nor is it my habit to forget you the very next day.
You and I are not two separate entities,
Just as a shadow never separates from the body.
ஒருநாள் பழகிய பழக்கமல்ல
மறுநாள் மறப்பதென் வழக்கமல்ல
நீயென்றும் நானென்றும் இருவரல்ல
நிழல்தான் உடலைப் பிரிவதல்ல
Ours is not an acquaintance of just a single day,
Nor is it my habit to forget you the very next day.
You and I are not two separate entities,
Just as a shadow never separates from the body.
கல்லில் எழுதிய எழுத்தாக
காலத்தை வென்ற நிலையாக
கல்லில் எழுதிய எழுத்தாக
காலத்தை வென்ற நிலையாக
Like words etched permanently in stone,
Standing timelessly, having conquered time,
Like words etched permanently in stone,
Standing timelessly, having conquered time,
கண்களில் உன்னை எழுதி வைத்தேன்
என் குலவிளக்காக ஏற்றி வைத்தேன்
I have inscribed your image within my eyes,
I have lit you as the sacred lamp of my lineage.
குழந்தை என்றிருந்தேன் தாய் மடியில்
குமரி என்றிருந்தேன் எழில் வடிவில்
குழந்தை என்றிருந்தேன் தாய் மடியில்
குமரி என்றிருந்தேன் எழில் வடிவில்
I was a child in my mother's lap,
I was a young maiden adorned in beauty,
I was a child in my mother's lap,
I was a young maiden adorned in beauty,
மனைவி என்றானேன் உன் மடியில்
கலந்துவிட்டேன் உன் உயிர் வடிவில்
Now I have become a wife in your lap,
Merging completely into the very form of your soul.
ஒருநாள் பழகிய பழக்கமல்ல....
மறுநாள் மறப்பதென் வழக்கமல்ல....
Ours is not an acquaintance of just a single day,
Male: Nor is it my habit to forget you the very next day.
இளமையில் தொடங்கிய காதலிது
காதலிது.......முதுமை வந்தாலும் மாறாதது
ஊரென்ன உறவென்ன பேசுவது
யாருக்கு பயந்து வாழுவது
This is a love that blossomed in our youth,
This love... will never change even when old age arrives.
What does it matter what the town or relatives speak?
Whom should we fear to live our lives?
வானத்தில் இருந்தாய் நிலவாக
பூமியில் கிடந்தேன் மலராக
வானத்தில் இருந்தாய் நிலவாக
பூமியில் கிடந்தேன் மலராக
You resided in the sky like the moon,
I lay on the earth like a flower,
You resided in the sky like the moon,
I lay on the earth like a flower,
ஓடி வந்தாய் என் துணையாக
ஒருவருக்கொருவர் இணையாக...
You came running to be my companion,
Matching each other perfectly as true equals.
ஒருநாள் பழகிய பழக்கமல்ல
மறுநாள் மறப்பதென் வழக்கமல்ல
நீயென்றும் நானென்றும் இருவரல்ல
நிழல்தான் உடலைப் பிரிவதல்ல
Ours is not an acquaintance of just a single day,
Marunaal marappathen vazhakkamalla
Female: You and I are not two separate entities,
Just as a shadow never separates from the body.
ஒருநாள் பழகிய பழக்கமல்ல
மறுநாள் மறப்பதென் வழக்கமல்ல
Oru naal pazhagiya pazhakkamalla
Ours is not an acquaintance of just a single day,
Marunaal marappathen vazhakkamalla
Nor is it my habit to forget you the very next day.
Neeyendrum naanendrum iruvaralla
You and I are not two separate entities,
Nizhalthaan udalai pirivathalla
Just as a shadow never separates from the body.
Oru naal pazhagiya pazhakkamalla
Ours is not an acquaintance of just a single day,
Marunaal marappathen vazhakkamalla
Nor is it my habit to forget you the very next day.
Neeyendrum naanendrum iruvaralla
You and I are not two separate entities,
Nizhalthaan udalai pirivathalla
Just as a shadow never separates from the body.
Kallil ezhuthiya ezhuththaaga
Like words etched permanently in stone,
Kaalaththai vendra nilaiyaaga
Standing timelessly, having conquered time,
Kallil ezhuthiya ezhuththaaga
Like words etched permanently in stone,
Kaalaththai vendra nilaiyaaga
Standing timelessly, having conquered time,
Kangalil unnai ezhuthuya vaithaen
I have inscribed your image within my eyes,
En kulavilakkaaga yaetri vaithaen
I have lit you as the sacred lamp of my lineage.
Kuzhanthai endrirunthaen thaai madiyil
I was a child in my mother's lap,
Kumari endrirunthaen ezhil vadivil
I was a young maiden adorned in beauty,
Kuzhanthai endrirunthaen thaai madiyil
I was a child in my mother's lap,
Kumari endrirunthaen ezhil vadivil
I was a young maiden adorned in beauty,
Manaivi Endraanaen un madiyil
Now I have become a wife in your lap,
Kalanthuvitaen un uyir vadivil
Merging completely into the very form of your soul.
Oru naal pazhagiya pazhakkamalla
Ours is not an acquaintance of just a single day,
Male :Marunaal marappathen vazhakkamalla
Male: Nor is it my habit to forget you the very next day.
Ilamaiyil thodangiya kadhalidhu
This is a love that blossomed in our youth,
Kadhalidhu….mudhumai vanthaalum maarathathu
This love... will never change even when old age arrives.
Oorena uravenna pesuvathu
What does it matter what the town or relatives speak?
Yaarukku payanthu vaazhuvathu
Whom should we fear to live our lives?
Vaanaththil irunthaai nilavaaga
You resided in the sky like the moon,
Bhoomiyil kidanthaen malaraga
I lay on the earth like a flower,
Vaanaththil irunthaai nilavaaga
You resided in the sky like the moon,
Bhoomiyil kidanthaen malaraga
I lay on the earth like a flower,
Odi vanthaai en thunaiyaaga
You came running to be my companion,
Oruvarukoruvar inaiyaaga
Matching each other perfectly as true equals.
Oru naal pazhagiya pazhakkamalla
Ours is not an acquaintance of just a single day,
Marunaal marappathen vazhakkamalla
Marunaal marappathen vazhakkamalla
Female :Neeyendrum naanendrum iruvaralla
Female: You and I are not two separate entities,
Nizhalthaan udalai pirivathalla
Just as a shadow never separates from the body.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic duet celebrates an eternal, unbreakable bond of love that transcends time, social judgment, and the aging process. The female protagonist reflects on the stages of her life—from being a child in her mother's lap to a maiden, and finally becoming a wife whose soul is intertwined with her husband's. She describes their bond as permanent as inscriptions on stone and as inseparable as a body and its shadow. In response, the male protagonist reinforces the depth of their affection, noting that love born in youth remains steadfast into old age. He encourages her to disregard societal gossip or external fears, comparing their relationship to a heavenly moon coming down to unite with an earthly flower. Together, they affirm that their connection is lifelong and indivisible.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Oru naal pazhagiya pazhakkamalla / Marunaal marappathen vazhakkamalla”
The lines end with matching rhyming suffixes ('pazhakkamalla' and 'vazhakkamalla'), giving a rhythmic cadence.
Simile (Upamai)
“Nizhalthaan udalai pirivathalla”
The unity of lovers is explicitly compared to the inseparable connection between a body and its shadow.
Simile (Upamai)
“Kallil ezhuthiya ezhuththaaga”
The permanence of their affection is compared to words carved indelibly onto stone.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Kuzhanthai endrirunthaen... / Kumari endrirunthaen...”
Both consecutive lines begin with the initial consonant sound 'Ku'.
Metaphor / Imagery
“Vaanaththil irunthaai nilavaaga / Bhoomiyil kidanthaen malaraga”
Paints poetic imagery where the beloved is metaphorically cast as the celestial moon and the self as a blossom blooming on earth.
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Trivia
'Oru Naal Pazhagiya Pazhakkamalla' is a memorable duet written by Vaali for the 1968 Tamil movie 'Muthu Chippi', starring Jaishankar and Jayalalithaa. The music was composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu, with playback vocals delivered by the iconic duo T. M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela.
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