Oru Nooru Murai
From Dev · 2018
- Lyricist
- Thamarai
- Singers
- Sathya Prakash, Sakthi Sree
- Music director
- Harris Jayaraj
- Details
- Dev2018
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Oru nooru murai | A hundred times |
| Male | |
| Yen endru sol kannae | Tell me why, my darling |
| Yen vandhen un pinnae | Why did I come behind you? |
| Male | |
| Nedundhooram munnae | Ahead over long distances |
| Neendu kondae sella | As it keeps stretching on |
| Oru vaarthaiyaalae | With just a single word |
| Dhooraththai nee kolla | For you to erase the distance |
| Male | |
| Yedhaenum sol pennae | Say something, girl |
| Nee sollum sol theanae | The word you speak is honey |
| Female | |
| Mm….mmm… | Mm....mmm... |
| Ennai nee eduthaai sirai… | You took me prisoner... |
| Thaamarai poo varumo tharai… | Does a lotus flower ever fall to the ground?... |
| Kaatrilum nee sethukkum | Even out of thin air, you sculpt |
| Kaanal silai… | A mirage statue... |
| Female | |
| Nenjukkul nee ninaikkum | What you are thinking inside your heart |
| Adhai… | That... |
| Naan solla vendumendraal | If I am supposed to say it |
| Pizhai… | It would be a mistake... |
| Ver ondrum thondravillai | Nothing else comes to my mind |
| Naan mazhalai…ee… | I am like an innocent child... ee... |
| Male | |
| Oru nooru murai | A hundred times |
| Vandhu pona paadhai | The path I have walked before |
| Ada indru mattum | Ah, today alone |
| Yeno indha bodhai | Why this sudden intoxication? |
| Male | |
| Yen endru sol kannae | Tell me why, my darling |
| Yen vandhen un pinnae | Why did I come behind you? |
| Chorus | |
| {Rhum thum thathum | {Rhum thum thathum |
| Tha thatha thum | Tha thatha thum |
| Rhum thum thathum | Rhum thum thathum |
| Tha thatha thum} (2) | Tha thatha thum} (2) |
| Female | |
| Naan mazhaiynil | In the rain, I |
| Nanainthathu illai | Have never gotten drenched |
| Oh maduvinil kulithathu illai | Oh, I have never bathed in mountain pools |
| Naan maragatha malaigalai paarka | For me to behold emerald mountains |
| En kanavilum vaaithathu illai | I never even had the chance in my dreams |
| Female | |
| Vilaavil siragugal kanden | I felt wings on my sides |
| Ulaava unnudan vandhen | I came with you to wander around |
| Ezhunthen …vizhunthen.. karainthen | I rose... I fell... I dissolved |
| Male | |
| Oru nooru murai | A hundred times |
| Vandhu pona paadhai | The path I have walked before |
| Ada indru mattum | Ah, today alone |
| Yeno indha bodhai | Why this sudden intoxication? |
| Male | |
| Yen endru sol kannae | Tell me why, my darling |
| Yen vandhen un pinnae | Why did I come behind you? |
| Chorus | |
| {Ee yayai yayai yayai yayai | {Ee yayai yayai yayai yayai |
| Yayai yayai oh hoo | Yayai yayai oh hoo |
| Hoo oo hoo oo ho oo} (2) | Hoo oo hoo oo ho oo} (2) |
| Ul lalalalalalalallalala lullae | Ul lalalalalalalallalala lullae |
| Ul lalalalalalalallalala lullae | Ul lalalalalalalallalala lullae |
| Ul lalalalalalalallalala yayai yayai yayai yee | Ul lalalalalalalallalala yayai yayai yayai yee |
| Chorus | |
| Oh my love ohoo | Oh my love ohoo |
| Ohooo oooo | Ohooo oooo |
| Oh my love ohoo | Oh my love ohoo |
| Hoo ooo…ooo | Hoo ooo…ooo |
| Hooo…ooooo….ooo | Hooo…ooooo….ooo |
| Male | |
| Nee paranthidum | From the height |
| Uyarathil irundhu | At which you fly |
| Chorus :Irundhu | Chorus: From above |
| Male :Oh paravayin | Male: Oh, with a bird's |
| Paarvayil paarthaai | Eye view you looked |
| Chorus :Paarthaai | Chorus: You looked |
| Male | |
| Ah siru siru | Ah, tiny little |
| Uruvangal virainthu | Figures rushing by |
| Chorus :Virainthu | Chorus: Rushing by |
| Male :Oh nagarvathai | Male: Oh, moving around |
| Erumbena ninaithaai | You thought they were like ants |
| Male | |
| Ellaamae nadakkuthu indru | Everything is unfolding today |
| Female :Mm…mm.. | Female: Mm...mm.. |
| Male :Unakkum pidikithu nandru | Male: You are enjoying it very well too |
| Female :Mmm…mm…mm | Female: Mmm...mm...mm |
| Marandhen enai naan ilandhen… | I forgot myself, I lost myself... |
| Female | |
| Idhu polae | Like this |
| Endha naalum endrum illai | Never has it been on any day |
| Ini melum varum | That it will happen again |
| Endru nambavillai | I did not believe |
| Female | |
| Vaan engum | All across the sky |
| Chorus :Hae hae | Chorus: Hae hae |
| Female :Oh kaarmegam | Female: Oh dark clouds |
| Chorus :Hae | Chorus: Hae |
| Female :Vaan endraal | Female: If it's the sky |
| Chorus :Hae hae | Chorus: Hae hae |
| Female :Hey neer vaarkum | Female: Hey, pouring water |
| Chorus :Hae | Chorus: Hae |
| Male | |
| Oru thogai mayil | A feathered peacock |
| Thottri konda thozhil | Resting on my shoulder |
| Mazhai eeram vandhu | When the wetness of rain arrives |
| Saaral veesum naalil | On a day when drizzling mist blows |
| Yedhaenum sol pennae | Say something, girl |
| Nee sollum sol theanae | The word you speak is honey |
| Female | |
| Oh yen ennai nee | Oh why did you |
| Eduthaai sirai… | Take me prisoner... |
| Thamarai poo varumo | Does a lotus flower come down |
| Tharai… | To the ground?... |
| Kaatrilum nee sethukkum | Even out of thin air, you sculpt |
| Kaanal silai… | A mirage statue... |
| Male | |
| Nenjukkulae ninaikkum | What you think deep in your heart |
| Adhai… | That... |
| Nee solla villai endraal | If you don't say it |
| Pizhai… | It's a mistake... |
| Pogattum nambivitten | Let it be, I have believed it |
| Nee mazhalai…ee… | You are an innocent child... ee... |
| Chorus | |
| {Ee yayai yayai yayai yayai | {Ee yayai yayai yayai yayai |
| Yayai yayai oh hoo | Yayai yayai oh hoo |
| Hoo oo hoo oo ho oo} (2) | Hoo oo hoo oo ho oo} (2) |
| Chorus | |
| {Rhum thum thathum | {Rhum thum thathum |
| Tha thatha thum | Tha thatha thum |
| Rhum thum thathum | Rhum thum thathum |
| Tha thatha thum} (2) | Tha thatha thum} (2) |
ஒரு நூறு முறை
வந்து போன பாதை
அட இன்று மட்டும்
ஏனோ இந்த போதை
A hundred times
ஏன் என்று சொல் கண்ணே
ஏன் வந்தேன் உன் பின்னே
Tell me why, my darling
Why did I come behind you?
நெடுந்தூரம் முன்னே
நீண்டு கொண்டே செல்ல
ஒரு வார்த்தையாலே
தூரத்தை நீ கொல்ல
Ahead over long distances
As it keeps stretching on
With just a single word
For you to erase the distance
ஏதேனும் சொல் பெண்ணே
நீ சொல்லும் சொல் தேனே
Say something, girl
The word you speak is honey
ம்ம்...ம்ம்ம்....
என்னை நீ எடுத்தாய் சிறை...
தாமரை பூ வருமோ தரை....
காற்றிலும் நீ செதுக்கும்
கானல் சிலை......
Mm....mmm...
You took me prisoner...
Does a lotus flower ever fall to the ground?...
Even out of thin air, you sculpt
A mirage statue...
நெஞ்சுக்குள் நீ நினைக்கும்
அதை....
நான் சொல்ல வேண்டுமென்றால்
பிழை வேற் ஒன்றும் தோன்றவில்லை
நான் மழலை....ஈ....
What you are thinking inside your heart
That...
If I am supposed to say it
It would be a mistake...
Nothing else comes to my mind
I am like an innocent child... ee...
ஒரு நூறு முறை
வந்து போன பாதை
அட இன்று மட்டும்
ஏனோ இந்த போதை
A hundred times
The path I have walked before
Ah, today alone
Why this sudden intoxication?
ஏன் என்று சொல் கண்ணே
ஏன் வந்தேன் உன் பின்னே
Tell me why, my darling
Why did I come behind you?
{ர்ஹு தும் ததும்
தா தத தும்
ர்ஹு தும் ததும்
தா தத தும்} (2)
{Rhum thum thathum
Tha thatha thum
Rhum thum thathum
Tha thatha thum} (2)
நான் மழையினில்
நனைத்தது இல்லை
ஓ மதுவினில் குளித்தது இல்லை
நான் மரகத மலைகளை பார்க்க
என் கனவிலும் வாய்த்தது இல்லை
In the rain, I
Have never gotten drenched
Oh, I have never bathed in mountain pools
For me to behold emerald mountains
I never even had the chance in my dreams
விலாவில் சிறகுகள் கண்டேன்
உலாவ உன்னுடன் வந்தேன்
எழுந்தேன்.... விழுந்தேன்.... கரைந்தேன்
I felt wings on my sides
I came with you to wander around
I rose... I fell... I dissolved
ஒரு நூறு முறை
வந்து போன பாதை
அட இன்று மட்டும்
ஏனோ இந்த போதை
A hundred times
The path I have walked before
Ah, today alone
Why this sudden intoxication?
ஏன் என்று சொல் கண்ணே
ஏன் வந்தேன் உன் பின்னே
Tell me why, my darling
Why did I come behind you?
..............
{Ee yayai yayai yayai yayai
Yayai yayai oh hoo
Hoo oo hoo oo ho oo} (2)
Ul lalalalalalalallalala lullae
Ul lalalalalalalallalala lullae
Ul lalalalalalalallalala yayai yayai yayai yee
ஓஓஓ மை லவ் ஓஹோ
ஓஹோ ஓஓ
ஓஓஓ மை லவ் ஓஹோ
ஹோ ஓஒ....ஓஒ
ஹோ....ஓஓ.....ஓஓ
Oh my love ohoo
Ohooo oooo
Oh my love ohoo
Hoo ooo…ooo
Hooo…ooooo….ooo
நீ பறந்திடும்
உயரத்தில் இருந்து
குழு :
இருந்து
ஓ பார்வையின்
பார்வையில் பார்த்தாய்
குழு :
பார்த்தாய்
From the height
At which you fly
Chorus: From above
Male: Oh, with a bird's
Eye view you looked
Chorus: You looked
ஆ சிறு சிறு
உருவங்கள் விரைந்து
குழு :
விரைந்து
ஓ நகர்வதை
எறும்பென நினைத்தாய்
Ah, tiny little
Figures rushing by
Chorus: Rushing by
Male: Oh, moving around
You thought they were like ants
எல்லாமே நடக்குது இன்று
ம்ம்....ம்ம்....
உனக்கும் பிடிக்கிது நன்று
ம்ம்ம்....ம்ம்...ம்ம்ம்
மறந்தேன் எனை நான் இழந்தேன்
Everything is unfolding today
Female: Mm...mm..
Male: You are enjoying it very well too
Female: Mmm...mm...mm
I forgot myself, I lost myself...
இது போலே
எந்த நாளும் என்றும் இல்லை
இனி மேலும் வரும்
என்று நம்பவில்லை
Like this
Never has it been on any day
That it will happen again
I did not believe
வான் எங்கும்
குழு :
ஹே ஹே
ஓ கார்மேகம்
குழு :
ஹே
வான் என்றால்
குழு :
ஹே ஹே
ஹே நீர் வார்க்கும்
குழு :
ஹே
All across the sky
Chorus: Hae hae
Female: Oh dark clouds
Chorus: Hae
Female: If it's the sky
Chorus: Hae hae
Female: Hey, pouring water
Chorus: Hae
ஒரு தோகை மயில்
தொற்றி கொண்ட தோளில்
மழை ஈரம் வந்து
சாரல் வீசும் நாளில்
ஏதேனும் சொல் பெண்ணே
நீ சொல்லும் சொல் தேனே
A feathered peacock
Resting on my shoulder
When the wetness of rain arrives
On a day when drizzling mist blows
Say something, girl
The word you speak is honey
ஓ ஏன் என்னை நீ
எடுத்தாய் சிறை,,,,
தாமரை பூ வருமா
தரை....
காற்றிலும் நீ செதுக்கும்
கானல் சிலை...
Oh why did you
Take me prisoner...
Does a lotus flower come down
To the ground?...
Even out of thin air, you sculpt
A mirage statue...
நெஞ்சுக்குள் நீ நினைக்கும்
அதை....
நீ சொல்லவில்லை என்றால் பிழை
போகட்டும் நம்பிவிட்டேன்
நீ மழலை....ஈ....
What you think deep in your heart
That...
If you don't say it
It's a mistake...
Let it be, I have believed it
You are an innocent child... ee...
............
{Ee yayai yayai yayai yayai
Yayai yayai oh hoo
Hoo oo hoo oo ho oo} (2)
{ர்ஹு தும் ததும்
தா தத தும்
ர்ஹு தும் ததும்
தா தத தும்} (2)
{Rhum thum thathum
Tha thatha thum
Rhum thum thathum
Tha thatha thum} (2)
Oru nooru murai
A hundred times
Yen endru sol kannae
Tell me why, my darling
Yen vandhen un pinnae
Why did I come behind you?
Nedundhooram munnae
Ahead over long distances
Neendu kondae sella
As it keeps stretching on
Oru vaarthaiyaalae
With just a single word
Dhooraththai nee kolla
For you to erase the distance
Yedhaenum sol pennae
Say something, girl
Nee sollum sol theanae
The word you speak is honey
Mm….mmm…
Mm....mmm...
Ennai nee eduthaai sirai…
You took me prisoner...
Thaamarai poo varumo tharai…
Does a lotus flower ever fall to the ground?...
Kaatrilum nee sethukkum
Even out of thin air, you sculpt
Kaanal silai…
A mirage statue...
Nenjukkul nee ninaikkum
What you are thinking inside your heart
Adhai…
That...
Naan solla vendumendraal
If I am supposed to say it
Pizhai…
It would be a mistake...
Ver ondrum thondravillai
Nothing else comes to my mind
Naan mazhalai…ee…
I am like an innocent child... ee...
Oru nooru murai
A hundred times
Vandhu pona paadhai
The path I have walked before
Ada indru mattum
Ah, today alone
Yeno indha bodhai
Why this sudden intoxication?
Yen endru sol kannae
Tell me why, my darling
Yen vandhen un pinnae
Why did I come behind you?
{Rhum thum thathum
{Rhum thum thathum
Tha thatha thum
Tha thatha thum
Rhum thum thathum
Rhum thum thathum
Tha thatha thum} (2)
Tha thatha thum} (2)
Naan mazhaiynil
In the rain, I
Nanainthathu illai
Have never gotten drenched
Oh maduvinil kulithathu illai
Oh, I have never bathed in mountain pools
Naan maragatha malaigalai paarka
For me to behold emerald mountains
En kanavilum vaaithathu illai
I never even had the chance in my dreams
Vilaavil siragugal kanden
I felt wings on my sides
Ulaava unnudan vandhen
I came with you to wander around
Ezhunthen …vizhunthen.. karainthen
I rose... I fell... I dissolved
Oru nooru murai
A hundred times
Vandhu pona paadhai
The path I have walked before
Ada indru mattum
Ah, today alone
Yeno indha bodhai
Why this sudden intoxication?
Yen endru sol kannae
Tell me why, my darling
Yen vandhen un pinnae
Why did I come behind you?
{Ee yayai yayai yayai yayai
{Ee yayai yayai yayai yayai
Yayai yayai oh hoo
Yayai yayai oh hoo
Hoo oo hoo oo ho oo} (2)
Hoo oo hoo oo ho oo} (2)
Ul lalalalalalalallalala lullae
Ul lalalalalalalallalala lullae
Ul lalalalalalalallalala lullae
Ul lalalalalalalallalala lullae
Ul lalalalalalalallalala yayai yayai yayai yee
Ul lalalalalalalallalala yayai yayai yayai yee
Oh my love ohoo
Oh my love ohoo
Ohooo oooo
Ohooo oooo
Oh my love ohoo
Oh my love ohoo
Hoo ooo…ooo
Hoo ooo…ooo
Hooo…ooooo….ooo
Hooo…ooooo….ooo
Nee paranthidum
From the height
Uyarathil irundhu
At which you fly
Chorus :Irundhu
Chorus: From above
Male :Oh paravayin
Male: Oh, with a bird's
Paarvayil paarthaai
Eye view you looked
Chorus :Paarthaai
Chorus: You looked
Ah siru siru
Ah, tiny little
Uruvangal virainthu
Figures rushing by
Chorus :Virainthu
Chorus: Rushing by
Male :Oh nagarvathai
Male: Oh, moving around
Erumbena ninaithaai
You thought they were like ants
Ellaamae nadakkuthu indru
Everything is unfolding today
Female :Mm…mm..
Female: Mm...mm..
Male :Unakkum pidikithu nandru
Male: You are enjoying it very well too
Female :Mmm…mm…mm
Female: Mmm...mm...mm
Marandhen enai naan ilandhen…
I forgot myself, I lost myself...
Idhu polae
Like this
Endha naalum endrum illai
Never has it been on any day
Ini melum varum
That it will happen again
Endru nambavillai
I did not believe
Vaan engum
All across the sky
Chorus :Hae hae
Chorus: Hae hae
Female :Oh kaarmegam
Female: Oh dark clouds
Chorus :Hae
Chorus: Hae
Female :Vaan endraal
Female: If it's the sky
Chorus :Hae hae
Chorus: Hae hae
Female :Hey neer vaarkum
Female: Hey, pouring water
Chorus :Hae
Chorus: Hae
Oru thogai mayil
A feathered peacock
Thottri konda thozhil
Resting on my shoulder
Mazhai eeram vandhu
When the wetness of rain arrives
Saaral veesum naalil
On a day when drizzling mist blows
Yedhaenum sol pennae
Say something, girl
Nee sollum sol theanae
The word you speak is honey
Oh yen ennai nee
Oh why did you
Eduthaai sirai…
Take me prisoner...
Thamarai poo varumo
Does a lotus flower come down
Tharai…
To the ground?...
Kaatrilum nee sethukkum
Even out of thin air, you sculpt
Kaanal silai…
A mirage statue...
Nenjukkulae ninaikkum
What you think deep in your heart
Adhai…
That...
Nee solla villai endraal
If you don't say it
Pizhai…
It's a mistake...
Pogattum nambivitten
Let it be, I have believed it
Nee mazhalai…ee…
You are an innocent child... ee...
{Ee yayai yayai yayai yayai
{Ee yayai yayai yayai yayai
Yayai yayai oh hoo
Yayai yayai oh hoo
Hoo oo hoo oo ho oo} (2)
Hoo oo hoo oo ho oo} (2)
{Rhum thum thathum
{Rhum thum thathum
Tha thatha thum
Tha thatha thum
Rhum thum thathum
Rhum thum thathum
Tha thatha thum} (2)
Tha thatha thum} (2)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Oru Nooru Murai' captures the overwhelming joy, wonder, and blissful intoxication of falling in love during a journey with a beloved partner. The protagonist reflects on how a path traversed a hundred times before suddenly feels intoxicating and brand new today. The lyrics express the emotional transformation of feeling child-like innocence, sprouting metaphorical wings, and experiencing the world from a soaring new perspective.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Yen endru sol kannae / Yen vandhen un pinnae”
The second consonant sound 'n' (ன்) matches in both consecutive lines.
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Nee sollum sol theanae”
Directly compares the words spoken by the lover to honey ('thean').
Simile (Upamai)
“Oh nagarvathai / Erumbena ninaithaai”
Compares moving objects viewed from high above to ants using the comparison marker 'ena'.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Ezhunthen …vizhunthen.. karainthen”
All three verbs share the matching '-nthen' suffix ending sound, creating rhythmic harmony.
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'Oru Nooru Murai' is a melodic travel song composed by Harris Jayaraj for the 2018 action-adventure film 'Dev', starring Karthi and Rakul Preet Singh. Written by acclaimed lyricist Thamarai, the song beautifully weaves nature imagery and travel motifs to match the protagonist's love for road trips and adventure.
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