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Lyrics & meaning

Oru Ponnu Onnu Naan

From Kushi · 2000

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Hariharan, Anuradha Sriram
Music director
Deva
Movie name
Kushi
Movie release year
2000
Lyrics added on
30 Apr 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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{Oru ponnu onnu naan paarthen
Centimeter sirikka solli ketten
Ava siricha sirippila
Nooru per sethu poitaan
Haiyayo haiyayo haiyayo…} (2)
Paappu paappu
Paappu..u..u…u..u..
Paappu…
Oru aanu onnu naan paarthen
Kanna thiranthu paakka solli ketten
Avan paartha paarvaiyilae
Pachai thani pathikkiduchae
Haiyayo haiyayo haiyayo…
Paappu paappu
Paappu..u..u…u..u..
Paappu…
Lalaloo lalaloo
Lalaloo lalaloo lalaloo
Lalaloo lalaloo
Lalaloo lalaloo lalaloo
Haiyayo haiyayo haiyayo…
Haiyayo haiyayo haiyayo…
Thaai thanthai mugamae maranthu
Nenjil unthan mugam eluthae
Paruchai eluthum pozhudhum
Kavithai elutha varudhae
………………..
Kulikkum araiyil oru koothu
Ninaikkumbothu vetkkam varudhae
Aadai illaamal vanthen
Soap-u nuraiyai aniinthae
Oru kosu kadithaalum
Uyir thudikkum
Adhu idhuvarai yenakkulla vazhakkam
Indru thel kadithaalum
Therivathillai
Ada ennaachu ennaachu yenakkum
Paappu paappu paappu paappu….
Kanna vizhichirukken
Kanavugal varudhu
Kanna moodi kidanthum
Kaatchigal vaurudhu
Ithu unakkum irukkumae
Unmai sollividu
Haiyaiyo haiyaiyo haiyaiyo
Ithu yen endru theriyavillai
Ithu neethaanaa puriyavillai
Oru vaai pesa mudiyavillai
Ithu inippil nanaintha kavalai
Hai..hai hai yoo haiiyaiyayaooo
Hai..hai hai yoo haiiyaiyayaooo
Sa ri pa ma sa ri ne sa sa
Haiyaiyoo hai hai
Jaamathu chandiran vandhu
Jennal oram sandai pidikkum
Thendralai naan thunaikazhithaal
Theeyai vaari eraikkum
November maadhathu malaiyil
Naakku varandu konjam thudikkum
Aechillai vilungum pozhudhu
Varandu thondai valikkum
Ada pengalai paarthaal
Veruppu varum
En thanimaikku nizhal kooda
Pugai aagum
Ada aangalai paarthaal
Erichal varum
En iravukku velicham
Sumai aagum
Paappu paappu paappu paappu..
Idi vizhum osai
Kettpathum illai
Idhayathin osai
Thoonga vidavillai
Ithu unakkum irukkumae
Unmai sollividu
Haiyaiyo haiyaiyo haiyaiyo
Lalaloo lalaloo
Lalaloo lalaloo lalaloo
Lalaloo lalaloo
Lalaloo lalaloo lalaloo
Oru ponnu onnu naan paarthen
Centimeter sirikka solli ketten
Ava siricha sirippila
Nooru per sethu poitaan
Avan paartha paarvaiyilae
Pachai thani pathikkiduchae
Ava siricha sirippila
Nooru per sethu poitaan
...
I saw a girl,
I asked her to smile just a centimeter wide.
In the smile she smiled,
a hundred people died!
Oh my, oh my, oh my...
Paappu paappu
Paappu...
Paappu...
I saw a guy,
I asked him to open his eyes and look at me.
In the glance he cast,
cold water caught on fire!
Oh my, oh my, oh my...
Paappu paappu
Paappu...
Paappu...
Lalaloo lalaloo
Lalaloo lalaloo lalaloo
Lalaloo lalaloo
Lalaloo lalaloo lalaloo
Oh my, oh my, oh my...
Oh my, oh my, oh my...
Forgetting even my parents' faces,
your face is etched in my heart.
Even while writing my exams,
poetry keeps pouring out!
...
There was quite a drama in the bathroom,
I blush just thinking about it.
I walked out with no clothes on,
wearing only the soap suds!
If even a mosquito bit me back then,
my heart would squirm in distress;
that was my habit until now.
Today, even if a scorpion stings,
I do not even feel it.
Oh, what has happened to me?
Paappu paappu paappu paappu...
My eyes are wide open,
yet dreams keep flowing in.
Even with my eyes closed,
visions keep appearing.
You must be experiencing this too, right?
Tell me the truth!
Oh my, oh my, oh my
I don't know why this happens,
I don't understand if this is really you.
I cannot utter a single word,
this is a worry soaked in sweetness.
Oh, oh, oh my...
Oh, oh, oh my...
Sa ri pa ma sa ri ni sa sa
Oh my, oh oh
The midnight moon arrives
and picks a fight by my window.
If I seek the gentle breeze for comfort,
it showers me with fire!
In the November rains,
my tongue goes dry and quivers.
When I try to swallow my saliva,
my dry throat aches.
Oh, whenever I see women,
a sense of aversion arises.
To my solitude, even a shadow
turns into smoke!
Oh, whenever I see men,
irritation arises.
For my night, even light
becomes a heavy burden!
Paappu paappu paappu paappu...
The sound of striking thunder
is not heard at all,
yet the sound of my heart
does not let me sleep!
You must be experiencing this too, right?
Tell me the truth!
Oh my, oh my, oh my
Lalaloo lalaloo
Lalaloo lalaloo lalaloo
Lalaloo lalaloo
Lalaloo lalaloo lalaloo
I saw a girl,
I asked her to smile just a centimeter wide.
In the smile she smiled,
a hundred people died!
In the glance he cast,
cold water caught on fire!
In the smile she smiled,
a hundred people died!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This energetic duettic song from the movie Kushi highlights the playful, chaotic, and intoxicating nature of newly discovered love between the two lead protagonists. Through humorous and exaggerated scenarios—such as writing poetry during exams, stepping out of the shower clad only in soap foam, or feeling immune to scorpion stings—the lyrics detail how love temporarily disrupts one's sense of normal reality, turning ordinary routines into playful madness.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Hyperbole (Aseembadai Ani)

Ava siricha sirippila / Nooru per sethu poitaan

Exaggerating the effect of a woman's smile by stating that a hundred people died upon seeing it.

Hyperbole (Aseembadai Ani)

Avan paartha paarvaiyilae / Pachai thani pathikkiduchae

An extreme poetic exaggeration claiming that a mere glance from the hero set cold water on fire.

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

Kanna vizhichirukken / Kanavugal varudhu

Repetition of the initial 'Ka' sound across consecutive lines.

Oxymoron / Paradox

Ithu inippil nanaintha kavalai

Describing love as a 'sorrow drenched in sweetness', juxtaposing two opposing feelings.

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Trivia

The track 'Macarena' / 'Oru Ponnu Onnu' from Kushi (2000) was composed by Deva and penned by Vairamuthu. The song draws rhythmically and stylistically from the late 90s global Latin pop craze 'Macarena' by Los del Río. Vairamuthu filled the track with witty, youth-centric imagery that gained massive popularity among college students upon release.

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