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Lyrics & meaning

Oru Poiyavadhu

From Jodi · 1999

Lyricist: Vairamuthu
Singer: Hariharan
Music director: A. R. Rahman
Movie name: Jodi
Movie release year: 1999
Lyrics added on: 26 Jan 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics

↻ English translation

{ Oru poiyavathu sol kannae

Un kaadhal naandhaan endru

Antha sollil uyir vaazhven } (3)

Pookalil unnal satham

Adi mounathil unnal yutham

Ithai thaanguma en nenjam … mmm

Ithai thaanguma en nenjam

Unmaiyum poimayum pakam pakam thaan

Romba pakam pakam thaan

Paarthaal rendum ondru thaan

Paalukum kallukum vannam ondru thaan

Paarkum kangal ondru thaan

Undaal rendum veru thaan

Oru poiyavathu sol kannae

Un kaadhal naandhaan endru

Antha sollil uyir vaazhven

Iravinai thiratiiiii …. ooo ooh aa aah

Iravinai thirati

{ Kanmaniyin kuzhal seithaaro } (2)

Nilavin oli thirati kangal seithaaro … oooh

Vinmeen vinmeen kondu

Viralil nagam samaithu

Minnalin keechugal kondu

Kairegai seithaano … ooo

Vaadai kaatru pattu

Vayathuku vantha pookal

Kondu thangam thangam poosi

Thol seithaano aanaal pennae

Ullam kallil seithu vaithaano

Kaadhal kannae

Ullam kallil seithu vaithaano

Oru poiyavathu sol kannae

Un kaadhal naandhaan endru

Antha sollil uyir vaazhven

{ Antha oru oru oru oru sollil } (2)

Naan uyir vaazhven uyir vaazhven

{ Antha oru sol antha oru sol } (2)

Sollil antha sollil

{ Uyir vaazhven } (3)

Tell me at least one lie, my love,

Saying that I am the one you love,

And on that single word, I will live on.

Because of you, even gentle flowers make noise,

And in your silence, you wage a war.

Can my heart bear all this? Mmm...

Can my heart bear all this?

Truth and falsehood stand side by side,

They are so very close to each other.

At a glance, both seem the same.

Milk and limestone share the same white color,

The eyes that look at them are the same,

Yet when consumed, they are completely different.

Tell me at least one lie, my love,

Saying that I am the one you love,

And on that single word, I will live on.

Gathering the deep darkness of the night... oh...

Gathering the darkness of the night,

Did He weave my darling's hair?

Gathering moonlight, did He craft your eyes? Oh...

Taking star after star,

And shaping the nails on your fingers,

Using streaks of lightning,

Did He draw the lines upon your palms? Oh...

Touched by the cool winter breeze,

With flowers in full bloom,

Coated in radiant gold,

Did He sculpt your shoulders? But oh girl,

Did He carve your heart out of cold stone?

My precious love,

Did He carve your heart out of cold stone?

Tell me at least one lie, my love,

Saying that I am the one you love,

And on that single word, I will live on.

On that one, single word,

I will live on, I will live on.

Just that one word, that one word,

On that word, on that very word,

I will live on.

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic romantic track expresses extreme longing, devotion, and poetic despair. The protagonist craves his beloved's affection so deeply that he begs her to tell him a lie—to pretend she loves him—because even a false declaration would give him the will to keep living. He reflects on how truth and lie, much like milk and toddy, can look identical on the surface yet yield completely opposite realities inside.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Muran (Antithesis/Contrast)

“Unmaiyum poimayum pakam pakam thaan ... Paalukum kallukum vannam ondru thaan ... Undaal rendum veru thaan”

Contrasts truth vs. falsehood and milk vs. intoxicant (kallu) to illustrate how identical surface appearances can conceal wildly different internal realities.

Hyperbole (Urvagarnam / Atisayokthi)

“Iravinai thirati ... Nilavin oli thirati kangal seithaaro”

Uses grand cosmic exaggeration to describe the creation of the heroine's body—darkness for hair, moonlight for eyes, stars for nails, and lightning for palm lines.

Metaphor (Urvagam)

“Ullam kallil seithu vaithaano”

Metaphorically equates the woman's indifference and unyielding attitude to a heart made of cold stone.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

“seithaaro / seithaano / vaithaano”

Repetitive rhythmic ending syllables in the verse that enhance melodic flow and poetic cadence.

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Trivia

Composed by A. R. Rahman with lyrics by Vairamuthu and sung by Hariharan and Sujatha Mohan, 'Oru Poiyavathu Sol Kannae' is one of Tamil cinema's most famous romantic melodies. Interestingly, the basic musical core of this melody originated from Rahman's song 'Maska Chilaka' from the 1994 Telugu film 'Gangmaster', which Rahman completely reworked into an elaborate, classical-infused masterpiece for 'Jodi' (1999).

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