Oru Naalil Remix
From Pudhupettai · 2006
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Pudhupettai2006
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| …………………… | |
| Male | |
| Hoo hoo hooo | Hoo hoo hooo |
| Hoo hoo hooo | Hoo hoo hooo |
| Hoo hoo hooo | Hoo hoo hooo |
| Hoo hoo hooo | Hoo hoo hooo |
| Male | |
| Oru naalil vaazhkkai ingae | In a single day, life here... |
| Engum odi pogaathu… | ...will not run away anywhere. |
| Maru naalum vanthu vittaal | Once the next day arrives, |
| Thunbam theiyum thodaraathu | sorrow will erode away and will not continue. |
| Eththanai kodi kanneer | How many crores of tears |
| Mann meedhu vizhunthirukkum | must have fallen upon this earth, |
| Aththanai kanda pinnum | yet even after seeing all of that, |
| Boomi ingu poo pookkum | the earth here still blooms flowers. |
| Male | |
| Hoo hoo hooo | Hoo hoo hooo |
| Hoo hoo hooo | Hoo hoo hooo |
| Hoo hoo hooo | Hoo hoo hooo |
| Hoo hoo hooo | Hoo hoo hooo |
| Male | |
| Hoo hoo hooo | Hoo hoo hooo |
| Karu vaasal vittu vantha naal thottu | From the day one emerges from the womb's door, |
| Hoo hoo hooo | Hoo hoo hooo |
| Oru vaasal thediyae vilaiyaattu.. | the entire game is a search for another door.. |
| Hoo hoo hooo | Hoo hoo hooo |
| Kann thiranthu paarthaal pala koothu | When you open your eyes and look, there are many dramas, |
| Hoo hoo ho…oo | Hoo hoo ho...oo |
| Kanmudi kondaal……. | And if you close your eyes...... |
| Male | |
| Hoo hoo hoooooo | Hoo hoo hoooooo |
| Hoo hooo ooo hoo hoo hoo | Hoo hooo ooo hoo hoo hoo |
| Hoo hoo hoooooo | Hoo hoo hoooooo |
| Hoo hooo ooo hoo hoo hoo | Hoo hooo ooo hoo hoo hoo |
| Female | |
| …………………………. | |
| Male | |
| Por kalathil piranthu vittom | We were born on a battlefield, |
| Vanthavai ponavai varutham illai | there is no regret for what came and what went. |
| Kaatinilae vaazhkindrom | We live in a wild jungle, |
| Mutkalin vali ondrum maranam illai | the pain of thorns is certainly not death. |
| Male | |
| Iruttinilae nee nadakkaiyilae | When you walk in the darkness, |
| Un nizhalum unnai vittu vilagividum | even your own shadow will part from you. |
| Nee mattum thaan intha ulagathilae | You alone in this world, |
| Unakku thunai endru vilangividum | will realize you are your own true companion. |
| Male | |
| Theeyoda pogum varaiyil .. | Until you go into the flames.. |
| Theeraathu intha thanimai.. | this solitude will never end.. |
| Karai varum naeram paarthu | Watching for the time when the shore arrives, |
| Kappalil kaathiruppom | we shall wait inside the ship. |
| Erimalai vanthaal kooda | Even if a volcano erupts, |
| Yeri nindru por thoduppom por thoduppom | we will climb atop it and wage war, wage war, |
| Por thoduppom por thoduppom | wage war, wage war. |
| Male | |
| Hoo hoo hooo | Hoo hoo hooo |
| Andha theiva ragasiyam purigirathae | Now that divine secret is understood, |
| Hoo hoo hooo | Hoo hoo hooo |
| Ingu ethuvum nilai illai karaigirathae | nothing here is permanent, everything dissolves. |
| Hoo hoo hooo | Hoo hoo hooo |
| Manam vetta veliyilae alaigirathae | The mind wanders into the vast open wilderness, |
| Hoo hoo hooo | Hoo hoo hooo |
| Antha kadavulai kandaal ……. | If one beholds that God...... |
| Male | |
| Hoo hoo hoooooo | Hoo hoo hoooooo |
| Yeahhh ehh..ehhh ….ehh | Yeahhh ehh..ehhh ....ehh |
| Female | |
| ………………………………. | |
| Male | |
| Athu unakku ithu enakku | 'That is for you, this is for me,' |
| Idhayangal podum thani kanakku | hearts run their own private calculations. |
| Aval enakku ival unakku | 'She is for me, she is for you,' |
| Udalgalum podum puthir kanakku | bodies run their own puzzling math. |
| Male | |
| Unakkum illai ithu enakkum illai | It belongs neither to you nor to me, |
| Padaithavanae ingu eduthu kolvaan | the Creator Himself will reclaim it here. |
| Nallavan yaar ada kettavan yaar | Who is good, hey, who is evil? |
| Kadaisiyil avanae mudivu seivaan | In the end, He alone will decide. |
| Male | |
| Pazhi podum ulagam ingae.. | The world here casts blame.. |
| Baliyaana uyirgal engae…. | where are the lives that were sacrificed?... |
| Ulagathin oram nindru | Standing at the edge of the world, |
| Aththanaiyum paarthiruppom.. | we shall watch everything unfold.. |
| Nadappavai nadagam endru | Accepting that whatever happens is a play, |
| Naamum sernthu nadithiruppom | we too shall act along. |
| Male | |
| Hoo hoo hooo | Hoo hoo hooo |
| Pala muganggal vendum | If many faces/masks are required, |
| Sari maattikolvom…. | fine, we shall put them on…. |
| Hoo hoo hooo | Hoo hoo hooo |
| Pala thiruppam theriyum | Many turns will appear, |
| Athil thirumbi kolvom… | we shall turn along with them… |
| Hoo hoo hooo | Hoo hoo hooo |
| Kathai mudiyum pokkil athai | As the story trends toward its conclusion, |
| Mudithu kolvom…. | we shall wrap it up…. |
| Hoo hoo hooo | Hoo hoo hooo |
| Maru piravi venduma …. | Is a rebirth needed?.... |
| Female | |
| ……………………….. | |
| Male | |
| Maru piravi venduma …. | Is a rebirth needed?.... |
| Maru piravi venduma …. | Is a rebirth needed?.... |
| Piravi venduma..piravi venduma | Is a rebirth needed?.. Is a rebirth needed? |
................
ஹோ ஹோ ஹோ
ஹோ ஹோ ஹோ
ஹோ ஹோ ஹோ
ஹோ ஹோ ஹோ
Hoo hoo hooo
Hoo hoo hooo
Hoo hoo hooo
Hoo hoo hooo
ஒரு நாளில் வாழ்க்கை இங்கே
எங்கும் ஓடி போகாது....
மறு நாளும் வந்துவிட்டால்
துன்பம் தேயும் தொடராது
எத்தனை கோடி கண்ணீர்
மண் மீது விழுந்திருக்கும்.....
அத்தனை கண்ட பின்பும்
பூமி இங்கு பூ பூக்கும்
In a single day, life here...
...will not run away anywhere.
Once the next day arrives,
sorrow will erode away and will not continue.
How many crores of tears
must have fallen upon this earth,
yet even after seeing all of that,
the earth here still blooms flowers.
ஹோ ஹோ ஹோ
ஹோ ஹோ ஹோ
ஹோ ஹோ ஹோ
ஹோ ஹோ ஹோ
Hoo hoo hooo
Hoo hoo hooo
Hoo hoo hooo
Hoo hoo hooo
ஹோ ஒவ் வோவ்
கரு வாசல் விட்டு வந்த நாள் தொட்டு
ஹோ ஒவ் வோவ்
ஒரு வாசல் தேடியே விளையாட்டு....
ஹோ ஒவ் வோவ்
கண் திறந்து பார்த்தால் பல கூத்து
ஹோ ஒவ் வோவ்
கண் மூடிக்கொண்டால்....
Hoo hoo hooo
From the day one emerges from the womb's door,
Hoo hoo hooo
the entire game is a search for another door..
Hoo hoo hooo
When you open your eyes and look, there are many dramas,
Hoo hoo ho...oo
And if you close your eyes......
ஹோ ஹோ ஹோஓஓ.....
ஹோ ஹோ ஓஒ ஹோ ஹோ ஹோ
ஹோ ஹோ ஹோஓஓ.....
ஹோ ஹோ ஓஒ ஹோ ஹோ ஹோ
Hoo hoo hoooooo
Hoo hooo ooo hoo hoo hoo
Hoo hoo hoooooo
Hoo hooo ooo hoo hoo hoo
..................................
போர்க்களத்தில் பிறந்து விட்டோம்
வந்தவை போனவை வருத்தம் இல்லை
காட்டினிலே வாழ்கின்றோம்
முட்களின் வலி ஒன்றும் மரணம் இல்லை
We were born on a battlefield,
there is no regret for what came and what went.
We live in a wild jungle,
the pain of thorns is certainly not death.
இருட்டினிலே நீ நடக்கையிலே
உன் நிழலும் உன்னை விட்டு விலகிவிடும்
நீ மட்டும் தான் இந்த உலகத்திலே
உனக்கு துணை என்று விளங்கிவிடும்
When you walk in the darkness,
even your own shadow will part from you.
You alone in this world,
will realize you are your own true companion.
தீயோடு போகும் வரையில்
தீராது இந்த தனிமை
கரை வரும் நேரம் பார்த்து
கப்பலில் காத்திருப்போம்
எரிமலை வந்தால் கூட
ஏறி நின்று போர் தொடுப்போம்
Until you go into the flames..
this solitude will never end..
Watching for the time when the shore arrives,
we shall wait inside the ship.
Even if a volcano erupts,
we will climb atop it and wage war, wage war,
wage war, wage war.
ஹோ ஒவ் வோவ்
அந்த தெய்வ ரகசியம் புரிகிறதே
ஹோ ஒவ் வோவ்
இங்கும் எதுவும் நிலையில்லை கரைகிறதே
ஹோ ஒவ் வோவ்
மனம் வெட்டவெளியிலே அலைகிறதே
ஹோ ஒவ் வோவ்
அந்த கடவுளை கண்டால்...
Hoo hoo hooo
Now that divine secret is understood,
Hoo hoo hooo
nothing here is permanent, everything dissolves.
Hoo hoo hooo
The mind wanders into the vast open wilderness,
Hoo hoo hooo
If one beholds that God......
ஹோ ஹோ ஹோஓஓ.....
யெஹ் எஹ்...எஹ்....எஹ்
Hoo hoo hoooooo
Yeahhh ehh..ehhh ....ehh
.................................
அது உனக்கு இது எனக்கு
இதயங்கள் போடும் தனி கணக்கு
அவள் எனக்கு இவள் உனக்கு
உடல்களும் போடும் புதிர் கணக்கு
'That is for you, this is for me,'
hearts run their own private calculations.
'She is for me, she is for you,'
bodies run their own puzzling math.
உனக்கும் இல்லை இது எனக்கும் இல்லை
படைத்தவனே இங்கு எடுத்துக்கொள்வான்
நல்லவன் யார் அட கெட்டவன் யார்
கடைசியில் அவனே முடிவு செய்வான்
It belongs neither to you nor to me,
the Creator Himself will reclaim it here.
Who is good, hey, who is evil?
In the end, He alone will decide.
பழிபோடும் உலகம் இங்கே
பலியான உயிர்கள் எங்கே
உலகத்தின் ஓரம் நின்று
அத்தனையும் பார்த்திருப்போம்
நடப்பவை நாடகமென்று
நாமும் சேர்த்து நடித்திருப்போம்
The world here casts blame..
where are the lives that were sacrificed?...
Standing at the edge of the world,
we shall watch everything unfold..
Accepting that whatever happens is a play,
we too shall act along.
ஹோ ஒவ் வோவ்ஓஓ.....
பல முகங்கள் வேண்டும்
சரி மாட்டிக்கொள்வோம்
ஹோ ஒவ் வோவ்ஓஓ.....
பல திருப்பம் தெரியும்
அதில் திரும்பிக்கொள்வோம்
ஹோ ஒவ் வோவ்ஓஓ.....
கதை முடியும் போக்கில் அதை
முடித்துக்கொள்வோம்
ஹோ ஒவ் வோவ்ஓஓ.....
மறுபிறவி வேண்டுமா....
Hoo hoo hooo
If many faces/masks are required,
fine, we shall put them on….
Hoo hoo hooo
Many turns will appear,
we shall turn along with them…
Hoo hoo hooo
As the story trends toward its conclusion,
we shall wrap it up….
Hoo hoo hooo
Is a rebirth needed?....
...........................
மறு பிறவி வேண்டுமா....
மறு பிறவி வேண்டுமா....
பிறவி வேண்டுமா....பிறவி வேண்டுமா....
Is a rebirth needed?....
Is a rebirth needed?....
Is a rebirth needed?.. Is a rebirth needed?
……………………
Hoo hoo hooo
Hoo hoo hooo
Hoo hoo hooo
Hoo hoo hooo
Hoo hoo hooo
Hoo hoo hooo
Hoo hoo hooo
Hoo hoo hooo
Oru naalil vaazhkkai ingae
In a single day, life here...
Engum odi pogaathu…
...will not run away anywhere.
Maru naalum vanthu vittaal
Once the next day arrives,
Thunbam theiyum thodaraathu
sorrow will erode away and will not continue.
Eththanai kodi kanneer
How many crores of tears
Mann meedhu vizhunthirukkum
must have fallen upon this earth,
Aththanai kanda pinnum
yet even after seeing all of that,
Boomi ingu poo pookkum
the earth here still blooms flowers.
Hoo hoo hooo
Hoo hoo hooo
Hoo hoo hooo
Hoo hoo hooo
Hoo hoo hooo
Hoo hoo hooo
Hoo hoo hooo
Hoo hoo hooo
Hoo hoo hooo
Hoo hoo hooo
Karu vaasal vittu vantha naal thottu
From the day one emerges from the womb's door,
Hoo hoo hooo
Hoo hoo hooo
Oru vaasal thediyae vilaiyaattu..
the entire game is a search for another door..
Hoo hoo hooo
Hoo hoo hooo
Kann thiranthu paarthaal pala koothu
When you open your eyes and look, there are many dramas,
Hoo hoo ho…oo
Hoo hoo ho...oo
Kanmudi kondaal…….
And if you close your eyes......
Hoo hoo hoooooo
Hoo hoo hoooooo
Hoo hooo ooo hoo hoo hoo
Hoo hooo ooo hoo hoo hoo
Hoo hoo hoooooo
Hoo hoo hoooooo
Hoo hooo ooo hoo hoo hoo
Hoo hooo ooo hoo hoo hoo
………………………….
Por kalathil piranthu vittom
We were born on a battlefield,
Vanthavai ponavai varutham illai
there is no regret for what came and what went.
Kaatinilae vaazhkindrom
We live in a wild jungle,
Mutkalin vali ondrum maranam illai
the pain of thorns is certainly not death.
Iruttinilae nee nadakkaiyilae
When you walk in the darkness,
Un nizhalum unnai vittu vilagividum
even your own shadow will part from you.
Nee mattum thaan intha ulagathilae
You alone in this world,
Unakku thunai endru vilangividum
will realize you are your own true companion.
Theeyoda pogum varaiyil ..
Until you go into the flames..
Theeraathu intha thanimai..
this solitude will never end..
Karai varum naeram paarthu
Watching for the time when the shore arrives,
Kappalil kaathiruppom
we shall wait inside the ship.
Erimalai vanthaal kooda
Even if a volcano erupts,
Yeri nindru por thoduppom por thoduppom
we will climb atop it and wage war, wage war,
Por thoduppom por thoduppom
wage war, wage war.
Hoo hoo hooo
Hoo hoo hooo
Andha theiva ragasiyam purigirathae
Now that divine secret is understood,
Hoo hoo hooo
Hoo hoo hooo
Ingu ethuvum nilai illai karaigirathae
nothing here is permanent, everything dissolves.
Hoo hoo hooo
Hoo hoo hooo
Manam vetta veliyilae alaigirathae
The mind wanders into the vast open wilderness,
Hoo hoo hooo
Hoo hoo hooo
Antha kadavulai kandaal …….
If one beholds that God......
Hoo hoo hoooooo
Hoo hoo hoooooo
Yeahhh ehh..ehhh ….ehh
Yeahhh ehh..ehhh ....ehh
……………………………….
Athu unakku ithu enakku
'That is for you, this is for me,'
Idhayangal podum thani kanakku
hearts run their own private calculations.
Aval enakku ival unakku
'She is for me, she is for you,'
Udalgalum podum puthir kanakku
bodies run their own puzzling math.
Unakkum illai ithu enakkum illai
It belongs neither to you nor to me,
Padaithavanae ingu eduthu kolvaan
the Creator Himself will reclaim it here.
Nallavan yaar ada kettavan yaar
Who is good, hey, who is evil?
Kadaisiyil avanae mudivu seivaan
In the end, He alone will decide.
Pazhi podum ulagam ingae..
The world here casts blame..
Baliyaana uyirgal engae….
where are the lives that were sacrificed?...
Ulagathin oram nindru
Standing at the edge of the world,
Aththanaiyum paarthiruppom..
we shall watch everything unfold..
Nadappavai nadagam endru
Accepting that whatever happens is a play,
Naamum sernthu nadithiruppom
we too shall act along.
Hoo hoo hooo
Hoo hoo hooo
Pala muganggal vendum
If many faces/masks are required,
Sari maattikolvom….
fine, we shall put them on….
Hoo hoo hooo
Hoo hoo hooo
Pala thiruppam theriyum
Many turns will appear,
Athil thirumbi kolvom…
we shall turn along with them…
Hoo hoo hooo
Hoo hoo hooo
Kathai mudiyum pokkil athai
As the story trends toward its conclusion,
Mudithu kolvom….
we shall wrap it up….
Hoo hoo hooo
Hoo hoo hooo
Maru piravi venduma ….
Is a rebirth needed?....
………………………..
Maru piravi venduma ….
Is a rebirth needed?....
Maru piravi venduma ….
Is a rebirth needed?....
Piravi venduma..piravi venduma
Is a rebirth needed?.. Is a rebirth needed?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Oru Naalil' from Pudhupettai (2006) is a deeply philosophical and existential masterpiece that reflects on the impermanence of human life, solitude, and destiny. Set against the violent world of the protagonist, Kokki Kumar, the song serves as a contemplative pause on how life unfolds from birth ('the womb's door') to death ('the fire'). It addresses suffering, emphasizing that pain is temporary and that time moves forward regardless of heartbreaks, just as the earth blooms flowers despite the vast tears shed upon it. The lyrics highlight the ultimate reality of existential isolation—reminding us that in complete darkness, even our shadow leaves us, leaving oneself as one's only companion. Viewing life as a cosmic theatrical play, the song suggests adapting by putting on masks and navigating life's unpredictable turns. In the end, it questions the greed and moral labels of humanity, leaving the final judgment to the Creator and questioning the very necessity of taking another birth.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Karu vaasal vittu vantha naal thottu / Oru vaasal thediyae vilaiyaattu..”
The second letter 'ru' rhymes in 'Karu' and 'Oru', creating a harmonious flow in classical Tamil poetic structure.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Sari maattikolvom… / Athil thirumbi kolvom… / Mudithu kolvom…”
The repetitive ending with 'kolvom' creates an end-rhyme scheme (Iyaipu) emphasizing acceptance and adaptability.
Metaphor
“Por kalathil piranthu vittom... Kaatinilae vaazhkindrom”
Life in the city/slum is metaphorically described as a 'battlefield' and a 'jungle' where survival is a daily struggle.
Personification
“Iruttinilae nee nadakkaiyilae / Un nizhalum unnai vittu vilagividum”
The shadow is personified as a companion that leaves a person when they walk into the darkness.
Metaphor / Extended Analogy
“Nadappavai nadagam endru / Naamum sernthu nadithiruppom”
Compares human life to a theatrical play (Nadagam) where humans are merely actors wearing masks (Pala muganggal).
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Trivia
'Oru Naalil' was composed and sung by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics written by Na. Muthu Kumar for director Selvaraghavan's cult classic gangster movie 'Pudhupettai' (2006). The song's soundtrack was recorded in Bangkok featuring the Bangkok Philharmonic Orchestra, marking one of the earliest instances of a Tamil film soundtrack collaborating with a foreign grand orchestra. The song is widely considered one of the greatest philosophical anthems in modern Tamil cinema.
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