Oru Tajmahalai
From Jjunction · 2002
- Lyricist
- Annamalai
- Music director
- Bharathwaj
- Details
- Jjunction2002
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Oru tajmahalai kanden | I saw a Taj Mahal, |
| En kaadhal nenjai thanthen | And gave my loving heart. |
| Female | |
| Naan shahjahanai kanden | I saw my Shah Jahan, |
| I love you endru sonnen | And said 'I love you'. |
| Male | |
| Indru colorfullai megam | Today, colorful clouds |
| Vaanil varuthae | Are floating in the sky. |
| Female :Ippo ice katti kooda | Female: Now, even an ice cube |
| Ennai suduthae | Burns me up! |
| Male :Ada kaadhal kaadhal idhu thaan | Male: Ah, this is true love! |
| Male | |
| Oru tajmahalai kanden | I saw a Taj Mahal, |
| En kaadhal nenjai thanthen | And gave my loving heart. |
| Chorus | |
| ……………………….. | |
| Male | |
| Un mugam paartha | The very first moment |
| Mudhal nimisham | I looked at your face, |
| Udainthathu ennodaiya nenjam | My heart shattered into pieces. |
| Female :Adhai otta vaithu | Female: To mend it back together |
| Viduvadhu sulabam | Is so easy, |
| En udhattil eeram thaan adhigam | For my lips hold more than enough moisture. |
| Male | |
| Boomiyil unnai vida alagu | Is there anything more beautiful than you on this Earth? |
| Enna vendru thedi thedi paarthen | I searched and searched to find out. |
| Female :Andha vennilavu | Female: Even that white moon |
| Ennodaiya veetukku | Could come to my house |
| Oru velai kaariyaai varalaam | To work as a maidservant. |
| Male | |
| Nee bhramann padaitha kavithai | You are a poem created by Lord Brahma. |
| Male | |
| Oru tajmahalai kanden | I saw a Taj Mahal, |
| En kaadhal nenjai thanthen | And gave my loving heart. |
| Chorus | |
| ……………………….. | |
| Female | |
| Kovilukku naan kilambi | I set off toward the temple |
| Nadanthen | And kept walking, |
| Vandhathu unnodaiya veedu | Only to end up at your doorstep. |
| Male :Ini veru veedu thevai illai | Male: I don't need any other shelter anymore; |
| Enakku | For me, |
| Un kaalil vilunthu naan kidappen | I will lie devotedly at your feet. |
| Female | |
| Kaal nodiyil ulagathai padikka | To understand the entire world in a fraction of a second, |
| Kaadhal endra moondreluthu podhum | The three-letter word 'Kaadhal' (Love) is enough. |
| Male :Adi oxygenae thevai illai namakku | Male: Hey, we don't even need oxygen, |
| Ingu kaadhal swasam thaan irukku | For love itself is our breath here. |
| Female :Ini namadhu kaadhal sugamae | Female: From now on, our love is pure bliss. |
| Male | |
| Oru tajmahalai kanden | I saw a Taj Mahal, |
| En kaadhal nenjai thanthen | And gave my loving heart. |
| Female :Naan shahjahanai kanden | Female: I saw my Shah Jahan, |
| I love you endru sonnen | I said 'I love you'. |
| Male | |
| Indru colorfullai megam | Today, colorful clouds |
| Vaanil varuthae | Are floating in the sky. |
| Female :Ippo ice katti kooda | Female: Now, even an ice cube |
| Ennai suduthae | Burns me up! |
| Male :Ada kaadhal kaadhal idhu thaan | Male: Ah, this is true love! |
ஒரு தாஜ்மஹாலை கண்டேன்
என் காதல் நெஞ்சை தந்தேன்
I saw a Taj Mahal,
And gave my loving heart.
நான் ஷாஜஹானை கண்டேன்
ஐ லவ் யூ என்று சொன்னேன்
I saw my Shah Jahan,
And said 'I love you'.
இன்று கலர்புல்லாய் மேகம்
வானில் வருதே
இப்போ ஐஸ் கட்டி கூட
என்னை சுடுதே
அட காதல் காதல் இதுதான்
Today, colorful clouds
Are floating in the sky.
Female: Now, even an ice cube
Burns me up!
Male: Ah, this is true love!
ஒரு தாஜ்மஹாலை கண்டேன்
என் காதல் நெஞ்சை தந்தேன்
I saw a Taj Mahal,
And gave my loving heart.
...........................
உன் முகம் பார்த்த
முதல் நிமிஷம்
உடைந்தது என்னோடைய நெஞ்சம்
அதை ஒட்ட வைத்து
விடுவது சுலபம்
என் உதட்டில் ஈரம்தான் அதிகம்
The very first moment
I looked at your face,
My heart shattered into pieces.
Female: To mend it back together
Is so easy,
For my lips hold more than enough moisture.
பூமியில் உன்னை விட அழகு
என்ன வென்று தேடி தேடி பார்த்தேன்
அந்த வெண்ணிலவு
என்னுடைய வீட்டுக்கு
ஒரு வேலை காரியாய் வரலாம்
Is there anything more beautiful than you on this Earth?
I searched and searched to find out.
Female: Even that white moon
Could come to my house
To work as a maidservant.
நீ பிரமன் படைத்த கவிதை
You are a poem created by Lord Brahma.
ஒரு தாஜ்மஹாலை கண்டேன்
என் காதல் நெஞ்சை தந்தேன்
I saw a Taj Mahal,
And gave my loving heart.
...........................
கோவிலுக்கு நான் கிளம்பி
நடந்தேன்
வந்தது உன்னுடைய வீடு
இனி வேறு வீடு தேவை இல்லை
எனக்கு
உன் காலில் விழுந்து நான் கிடப்பேன்
I set off toward the temple
And kept walking,
Only to end up at your doorstep.
Male: I don't need any other shelter anymore;
For me,
I will lie devotedly at your feet.
கால் நொடியில் உலகத்தை படிக்க
காதல் என்ற மூன்றெழுத்து போதும்
அடி ஆக்ஸிஜன் தேவை இல்லை நமக்கு
இங்கு காதல் சுவாசம்தான் இருக்கு
இனி நமது காதல் சுகமே
To understand the entire world in a fraction of a second,
The three-letter word 'Kaadhal' (Love) is enough.
Male: Hey, we don't even need oxygen,
For love itself is our breath here.
Female: From now on, our love is pure bliss.
ஒரு தாஜ்மஹாலை கண்டேன்
என் காதல் நெஞ்சை தந்தேன்
நான் ஷாஜஹானை கண்டேன்
ஐ லவ் யூ என்று சொன்னேன்
I saw a Taj Mahal,
And gave my loving heart.
Female: I saw my Shah Jahan,
I said 'I love you'.
இன்று கலர்புல்லாய் மேகம்
வானில் வருதே
இப்போ ஐஸ் கட்டி கூட
என்னை சுடுதே
அட காதல் காதல் இதுதான்
Today, colorful clouds
Are floating in the sky.
Female: Now, even an ice cube
Burns me up!
Male: Ah, this is true love!
Oru tajmahalai kanden
I saw a Taj Mahal,
En kaadhal nenjai thanthen
And gave my loving heart.
Naan shahjahanai kanden
I saw my Shah Jahan,
I love you endru sonnen
And said 'I love you'.
Indru colorfullai megam
Today, colorful clouds
Vaanil varuthae
Are floating in the sky.
Female :Ippo ice katti kooda
Female: Now, even an ice cube
Ennai suduthae
Burns me up!
Male :Ada kaadhal kaadhal idhu thaan
Male: Ah, this is true love!
Oru tajmahalai kanden
I saw a Taj Mahal,
En kaadhal nenjai thanthen
And gave my loving heart.
………………………..
Un mugam paartha
The very first moment
Mudhal nimisham
I looked at your face,
Udainthathu ennodaiya nenjam
My heart shattered into pieces.
Female :Adhai otta vaithu
Female: To mend it back together
Viduvadhu sulabam
Is so easy,
En udhattil eeram thaan adhigam
For my lips hold more than enough moisture.
Boomiyil unnai vida alagu
Is there anything more beautiful than you on this Earth?
Enna vendru thedi thedi paarthen
I searched and searched to find out.
Female :Andha vennilavu
Female: Even that white moon
Ennodaiya veetukku
Could come to my house
Oru velai kaariyaai varalaam
To work as a maidservant.
Nee bhramann padaitha kavithai
You are a poem created by Lord Brahma.
Oru tajmahalai kanden
I saw a Taj Mahal,
En kaadhal nenjai thanthen
And gave my loving heart.
………………………..
Kovilukku naan kilambi
I set off toward the temple
Nadanthen
And kept walking,
Vandhathu unnodaiya veedu
Only to end up at your doorstep.
Male :Ini veru veedu thevai illai
Male: I don't need any other shelter anymore;
Enakku
For me,
Un kaalil vilunthu naan kidappen
I will lie devotedly at your feet.
Kaal nodiyil ulagathai padikka
To understand the entire world in a fraction of a second,
Kaadhal endra moondreluthu podhum
The three-letter word 'Kaadhal' (Love) is enough.
Male :Adi oxygenae thevai illai namakku
Male: Hey, we don't even need oxygen,
Ingu kaadhal swasam thaan irukku
For love itself is our breath here.
Female :Ini namadhu kaadhal sugamae
Female: From now on, our love is pure bliss.
Oru tajmahalai kanden
I saw a Taj Mahal,
En kaadhal nenjai thanthen
And gave my loving heart.
Female :Naan shahjahanai kanden
Female: I saw my Shah Jahan,
I love you endru sonnen
I said 'I love you'.
Indru colorfullai megam
Today, colorful clouds
Vaanil varuthae
Are floating in the sky.
Female :Ippo ice katti kooda
Female: Now, even an ice cube
Ennai suduthae
Burns me up!
Male :Ada kaadhal kaadhal idhu thaan
Male: Ah, this is true love!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a joyful romantic duet from the film 'Jjunction' (2002), expressing the overwhelming ecstasy of falling in love. The lead pair use extravagant grand metaphors to describe each other—the female lead views her lover as Shah Jahan, while the male lead sees his beloved as the living embodiment of the Taj Mahal and a divine poem written by Lord Brahma. Their intense affection distorts physical reality: cold ice feels burning hot with passion, and colorful clouds appear in the sky.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Oru tajmahalai kanden / Naan shahjahanai kanden”
The lovers metaphorically compare each other to the Taj Mahal (the pinnacle of beauty and love) and Emperor Shah Jahan.
Paradox / Oxymoron
“Ippo ice katti kooda ennai suduthae”
An ice cube burning the heroine creates a paradoxical image emphasizing the intense, fiery heat of her romantic passion.
Hyperbole
“Andha vennilavu ennodaiya veetukku oru velai kaariyaai varalaam”
Extravagant exaggeration claiming that even the moon is so inferior in beauty that it could serve as a maidservant in her house.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Kanden / Thanthen / Sonnen”
Classical Tamil rhyme scheme where line endings share matching sound structures.
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Trivia
'Oru Tajmahalai Kanden' is a romantic track from the 2002 Tamil film 'Jjunction'. The lyrics were penned by Annamalai, who became known in early 2000s Tamil cinema for writing catchy, youthful, and contemporary romantic songs.
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