Oru Ooril
From Kaakha Kaakha · 2003
- Lyricist
- Thamarai
- Singer
- Karthik
- Music director
- Harris Jayaraj
- Details
- Kaakha Kaakha2003
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| She is a fantasy | She is a fantasy |
| Shana nan naanaa oh ho | Shana nan naanaa oh ho |
| Sweet as a harmony | Sweet as a harmony |
| Shana nan naanaa oh ho ho | Shana nan naanaa oh ho ho |
| No one knows she’s a mystery | No one knows she’s a mystery |
| Shana nan naanaa oh ho ho | Shana nan naanaa oh ho ho |
| Fills your heart with ecstasy | Fills your heart with ecstasy |
| Woahu woahu yeahi yeah hey | Woahu woahu yeahi yeah hey |
| Male | |
| La lala lala la la | La lala lala la la |
| Lala la la laaaa… | Lala la la laaaa… |
| Lala la la lala la la | Lala la la lala la la |
| Lala la la laaaaa… | Lala la la laaaaa… |
| Chorus :Tu ru ta ta…la la la la | Chorus :Tu ru ta ta…la la la la |
| Du bi du du…uuu | Du bi du du…uuu |
| Male | |
| Oru ooril azhagae uruvai | In a town, beauty took human form |
| Oruthi irundhalae | And lived as a single woman |
| Azhagukkae ilakkanam ezhutha | She was born just to write |
| Avalum pirandhalae | The very grammar of beauty |
| Male | |
| Aval pazhagum vidhangalai paarkkaiyilae | When watching the way she interacts with others |
| Pala varuda parichaiyam polirukkum | It feels like an acquaintance of many years |
| Edhilum vaanchaigal thaanirukkum | In everything she does, genuine warmth resides |
| Mudhalam paarvaiyilae manathai eerppalae | She captivates the heart at the very first sight |
| mudhalam paarvaiyilae manathai eerppalae | She captivates the heart at the very first sight |
| Male | |
| Oru ooril azhagae uruvai | In a town, beauty took human form |
| Oruthi irundhalae | And lived as a single woman |
| Azhagukkae ilakkanam ezhutha | She was born just to write |
| Avalum pirandhalae | The very grammar of beauty |
| Male | |
| Maragatha sombal murippaalae | She stretches in emerald-like lazy grace |
| Pulveli polae silirppalae | She shivers like a lush green lawn in the breeze |
| Viralgalai aatti aatti pesum podhilae | When she speaks, waving her fingers gently |
| Kaatrilum veenai undu endru thondrumae | It feels as though even the wind plays a veena |
| Male | |
| Aval kannathin kuzhiyilae | In the dimple of her cheek |
| Siru sedigalum nadalam | Even little plants could be planted |
| Aval kannathin kuzhiyilae | In the dimple of her cheek |
| Chorus :Azhagazhagai | Chorus :So beautifully |
| Male :Siru sedigalum nadalaam | Male :Even little plants could be planted |
| Chorus :Vidhavidhamai | Chorus :In various ways |
| Male :Yetho yetho thanithuvam avalidam | Male :A unique distinction resides in her |
| Thadhumbidum thadhumbidumae | Brimming and overflowing with beauty |
| Male | |
| Oru ooril azhagae azhagae ..ae… | In a town, beauty... beauty... |
| Oru ooril azhagae uruvai | In a town, beauty took human form |
| Oruthi irundhalae..hey | And lived as a single woman, hey |
| Azhagukkae ilakkanam ezhutha | She was born just to write |
| Avalum pirandhalae… | The very grammar of beauty... |
| Male | |
| Magarandham thaangum malar polae | Like a flower bearing pollen |
| Thaniyoru vaasam aval melae | A distinct fragrance lingers on her |
| Pudavaiyin therntha madippil | In the exquisite pleats of her saree |
| Visiri vaazhaigal | They resemble fan-shaped banana leaves |
| Tholgalil aadum koonthal | The dark locks of hair dancing on her shoulders |
| Karisal kaadugal | Are like dense black-soil forests |
| Male | |
| Aval kadanthidum bothu | Whenever she walks past |
| Thalai anichiyai thirumbum | Heads turn automatically towards her |
| Aval kadanthidum bothu | Whenever she walks past |
| Chorus :Nichayamai | Chorus :Definitely |
| Male :Thalai anichiyai thirumbum | Male :Heads turn automatically towards her |
| Chorus :Aval puramai | Chorus :Towards her direction |
| Male :Yenna solla yenna solla | Male :What can I say? What can I say? |
| Innum solla mozhiyinil vazhiyilaiyae | There are no words left in language to describe her further |
| Chorus | |
| No one knows she’s a mystery | No one knows she’s a mystery |
| Shana nan naanaa | Shana nan naanaa |
| Male | |
| Aval pazhagum vidhangalai paarkkaiyilae | When watching the way she interacts with others |
| Chorus :Paarkkaiyilae | Chorus :While watching |
| Male :Pala varuda parichaiyam polirukkum | Male :It feels like an acquaintance of many years |
| Chorus :Polirukkum | Chorus :It feels like |
| Male :Ethilum vanchaigal thaanirukkum | Male :In everything, genuine warmth resides |
| Mudhalam paarvaiyilae manathai eerppalae | She captivates the heart at the very first sight |
| Mudhal mudhal paarvaiyilae… | Right at the very first sight... |
| Manathai eerppalae….. | She captivates the heart... |
ஷி இஸ் எ
பான்டஸி ஷான
நான் நாநா ஓ ஹோ
ஸ்வீட் அஸ் எ ஹார்மோனி
ஷான நான் நாநா ஓ ஹோ
ஹோ நோ ஒன் நோஸ் ஷி
இஸ் எ மிஸ்டரி ஷான நான்
நாநா ஓ ஹோ ஹோ பில்ஸ்
யுவர் ஹார்ட் வித் எக்ஸ்டஸி
வோகு வோகு யேகி யே ஹே
லா லாலா
லாலா லா லா லாலா
லா லா லா லாலா லா
லா லாலா லா லா லாலா
லா லா லா
குழு :
து ரூ த த லா லா
லா லா டு பி டு டு
ஒரு ஊரில்
அழகே உருவாய்
ஒருத்தி இருந்தாளே
அழகுக்கே இலக்கணம்
எழுத அவளும் பிறந்தாளே
அவள் பழகும்
விதங்களை பார்க்கையிலே
பல வருட பரிட்சையம்
போலிருக்கும் எதிலும்
வாஞ்சைகள் தான் இருக்கும்
முதலாம் பார்வையிலே மனதை
ஈர்ப்பாளே முதலாம் பார்வையிலே
மனதை ஈர்ப்பாளே
ஒரு ஊரில்
அழகே உருவாய்
ஒருத்தி இருந்தாளே
அழகுக்கே இலக்கணம்
எழுத அவளும் பிறந்தாளே
மரகத சோம்பல்
முறிப்பாளே புல்வெளி
போலே சிலிர்ப்பாளே
விரல்களை ஆட்டி ஆட்டி
பேசும் போதிலே காற்றிலும்
வீணை உண்டு என்று தோன்றுமே
அவள் கன்னத்தின்
குழியிலே சிறு செடிகளும்
நடலாம் அவள் கன்னத்தின்
குழியிலே குழு :
அழகழகாய்
சிறு செடிகளும்
நடலாம் குழு :
விதவிதமாய்
ஏதோ ஏதோ தனித்துவம்
அவளிடம் ததும்பிடும் ததும்பிடுமே
ஒரு ஊரில்
அழகே அழகே ஒரு
ஊரில் அழகே உருவாய்
ஒருத்தி இருந்தாளே ஹே
அழகுக்கே இலக்கணம்
எழுத அவளும் பிறந்தாளே
மகரந்தம் தாங்கும்
மலர் போலே தனியொரு
வாசம் அவள் மேலே
புடவையின் தேர்ந்த
மடிப்பில் விசிறி
வாழைகள் தோள்களில்
ஆடும் கூந்தல் கரிசல் காடுகள்
அவள் கடந்திடும்
போது தலை அனிச்சையாய்
திரும்பும் அவள் கடந்திடும்
போது குழு :
நிச்சயமாய்
தலை அனிச்சையாய்
திரும்பும் குழு :
அவள் புறமாய்
என்ன சொல்ல என்ன
சொல்ல இன்னும் சொல்ல
மொழியினில் வழி இல்லையே
விஷ்லிங் :
...........................
குழு :
நோ ஒன் நோஸ்
ஷி இஸ் எ மிஸ்டரி
ஷான நான் நாநா
அவள் பழகும்
விதங்களை பார்க்கையிலே
குழு :
பார்க்கையிலே
பல வருட பரிட்சையம்
குழு :
போலிருக்கும்
எதிலும் வாஞ்சைகள்
தான் இருக்கும் முதலாம்
பார்வையிலே மனதை
ஈர்ப்பாளே முதல் முதல்
பார்வையிலே மனதை ஈர்ப்பாளே
She is a fantasy
Shana nan naanaa oh ho
Sweet as a harmony
Shana nan naanaa oh ho ho
No one knows she’s a mystery
Shana nan naanaa oh ho ho
Fills your heart with ecstasy
Woahu woahu yeahi yeah hey
La lala lala la la
Lala la la laaaa…
Lala la la lala la la
Lala la la laaaaa…
Chorus :Tu ru ta ta…la la la la
Du bi du du…uuu
In a town, beauty took human form
And lived as a single woman
She was born just to write
The very grammar of beauty
When watching the way she interacts with others
It feels like an acquaintance of many years
In everything she does, genuine warmth resides
She captivates the heart at the very first sight
She captivates the heart at the very first sight
In a town, beauty took human form
And lived as a single woman
She was born just to write
The very grammar of beauty
She stretches in emerald-like lazy grace
She shivers like a lush green lawn in the breeze
When she speaks, waving her fingers gently
It feels as though even the wind plays a veena
In the dimple of her cheek
Even little plants could be planted
In the dimple of her cheek
Chorus :So beautifully
Male :Even little plants could be planted
Chorus :In various ways
Male :A unique distinction resides in her
Brimming and overflowing with beauty
In a town, beauty... beauty...
In a town, beauty took human form
And lived as a single woman, hey
She was born just to write
The very grammar of beauty...
Like a flower bearing pollen
A distinct fragrance lingers on her
In the exquisite pleats of her saree
They resemble fan-shaped banana leaves
The dark locks of hair dancing on her shoulders
Are like dense black-soil forests
Whenever she walks past
Heads turn automatically towards her
Whenever she walks past
Chorus :Definitely
Male :Heads turn automatically towards her
Chorus :Towards her direction
Male :What can I say? What can I say?
There are no words left in language to describe her further
No one knows she’s a mystery
Shana nan naanaa
When watching the way she interacts with others
Chorus :While watching
Male :It feels like an acquaintance of many years
Chorus :It feels like
Male :In everything, genuine warmth resides
She captivates the heart at the very first sight
Right at the very first sight...
She captivates the heart...
She is a fantasy
She is a fantasy
Shana nan naanaa oh ho
Shana nan naanaa oh ho
Sweet as a harmony
Sweet as a harmony
Shana nan naanaa oh ho ho
Shana nan naanaa oh ho ho
No one knows she’s a mystery
No one knows she’s a mystery
Shana nan naanaa oh ho ho
Shana nan naanaa oh ho ho
Fills your heart with ecstasy
Fills your heart with ecstasy
Woahu woahu yeahi yeah hey
Woahu woahu yeahi yeah hey
La lala lala la la
La lala lala la la
Lala la la laaaa…
Lala la la laaaa…
Lala la la lala la la
Lala la la lala la la
Lala la la laaaaa…
Lala la la laaaaa…
Chorus :Tu ru ta ta…la la la la
Chorus :Tu ru ta ta…la la la la
Du bi du du…uuu
Du bi du du…uuu
Oru ooril azhagae uruvai
In a town, beauty took human form
Oruthi irundhalae
And lived as a single woman
Azhagukkae ilakkanam ezhutha
She was born just to write
Avalum pirandhalae
The very grammar of beauty
Aval pazhagum vidhangalai paarkkaiyilae
When watching the way she interacts with others
Pala varuda parichaiyam polirukkum
It feels like an acquaintance of many years
Edhilum vaanchaigal thaanirukkum
In everything she does, genuine warmth resides
Mudhalam paarvaiyilae manathai eerppalae
She captivates the heart at the very first sight
mudhalam paarvaiyilae manathai eerppalae
She captivates the heart at the very first sight
Oru ooril azhagae uruvai
In a town, beauty took human form
Oruthi irundhalae
And lived as a single woman
Azhagukkae ilakkanam ezhutha
She was born just to write
Avalum pirandhalae
The very grammar of beauty
Maragatha sombal murippaalae
She stretches in emerald-like lazy grace
Pulveli polae silirppalae
She shivers like a lush green lawn in the breeze
Viralgalai aatti aatti pesum podhilae
When she speaks, waving her fingers gently
Kaatrilum veenai undu endru thondrumae
It feels as though even the wind plays a veena
Aval kannathin kuzhiyilae
In the dimple of her cheek
Siru sedigalum nadalam
Even little plants could be planted
Aval kannathin kuzhiyilae
In the dimple of her cheek
Chorus :Azhagazhagai
Chorus :So beautifully
Male :Siru sedigalum nadalaam
Male :Even little plants could be planted
Chorus :Vidhavidhamai
Chorus :In various ways
Male :Yetho yetho thanithuvam avalidam
Male :A unique distinction resides in her
Thadhumbidum thadhumbidumae
Brimming and overflowing with beauty
Oru ooril azhagae azhagae ..ae…
In a town, beauty... beauty...
Oru ooril azhagae uruvai
In a town, beauty took human form
Oruthi irundhalae..hey
And lived as a single woman, hey
Azhagukkae ilakkanam ezhutha
She was born just to write
Avalum pirandhalae…
The very grammar of beauty...
Magarandham thaangum malar polae
Like a flower bearing pollen
Thaniyoru vaasam aval melae
A distinct fragrance lingers on her
Pudavaiyin therntha madippil
In the exquisite pleats of her saree
Visiri vaazhaigal
They resemble fan-shaped banana leaves
Tholgalil aadum koonthal
The dark locks of hair dancing on her shoulders
Karisal kaadugal
Are like dense black-soil forests
Aval kadanthidum bothu
Whenever she walks past
Thalai anichiyai thirumbum
Heads turn automatically towards her
Aval kadanthidum bothu
Whenever she walks past
Chorus :Nichayamai
Chorus :Definitely
Male :Thalai anichiyai thirumbum
Male :Heads turn automatically towards her
Chorus :Aval puramai
Chorus :Towards her direction
Male :Yenna solla yenna solla
Male :What can I say? What can I say?
Innum solla mozhiyinil vazhiyilaiyae
There are no words left in language to describe her further
No one knows she’s a mystery
No one knows she’s a mystery
Shana nan naanaa
Shana nan naanaa
Aval pazhagum vidhangalai paarkkaiyilae
When watching the way she interacts with others
Chorus :Paarkkaiyilae
Chorus :While watching
Male :Pala varuda parichaiyam polirukkum
Male :It feels like an acquaintance of many years
Chorus :Polirukkum
Chorus :It feels like
Male :Ethilum vanchaigal thaanirukkum
Male :In everything, genuine warmth resides
Mudhalam paarvaiyilae manathai eerppalae
She captivates the heart at the very first sight
Mudhal mudhal paarvaiyilae…
Right at the very first sight...
Manathai eerppalae…..
She captivates the heart...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
‘Oru Ooril Azhagae’ is a romantic song from 'Kaakha Kaakha' celebrating the effortless charm, elegance, and warm personality of a woman (Maya, played by Jyothika). Sung from the protagonist Anbuselvan’s (Suriya) perspective, the lyrics capture the feeling of being enchanted by someone who embodies the very definition of beauty and warmth upon first meeting.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Pulveli polae silirppalae / Magarandham thaangum malar polae”
Uses the word 'polae' (like/as) to compare her shivering thrill to a breeze sweeping over grassland, and her natural scent to a pollen-laden flower.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Karisal kaadugal”
Metaphorically compares her long, dark, wavy hair cascading over her shoulders to rich, dark black-soil forests.
Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Oru ooril azhagae uruvai / Oruthi irundhalae”
The second letter 'ru' matches in 'Oru' and 'Oruthi', creating a pleasing Tamil poetic cadence.
Monai (First Letter Alliteration)
“Oru ooril azhagae uruvai / Oruthi irundhalae”
The opening vowel sound 'O' repeats at the beginning of 'Oru' and 'Oruthi'.
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Trivia
Although the music director is listed as unknown in the prompt, the song was composed by Harris Jayaraj, with lyrics penned by Thamarai and sung by Karthik. 'Kaakha Kaakha' (2003), directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon, was a major landmark film in Tamil cinema that further cemented the celebrated on-screen and off-screen chemistry between Suriya and Jyothika.
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