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Lyrics & meaning

Oru Thadavai

From Vaseegara · 2003

Lyricist: Pa. Vijay
Singers: Hariharan, Chinmayi
Music director: S. A. Rajkumar
Movie name: Vaseegara
Movie release year: 2003
Lyrics added on: 9 Jan 2017

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation

Oru thadavai solvaaya

Unnai enaku pidikkum endru

Oru paarvai paarpaaya

Unnai enaku pidikkum endru

Nathiyil theriyum nilavin uruvam

Nathikku sontham illai

Ninaipathellam nadakkum vaazhkai

Yarukum amaivathilai

Unakum enakum vizhuntha mudichu

Thanai vizhunthathilai

Ulaga urandai udayumpothum

Kadhal udaivathilai

Minmini dhesathu sonthakaaran

Vinmein ketpathu thavaragum

Varalaatril vaazhgindra kadhal ellam

Valiyodu poradum kadhalthanae

Oru thadavai solvaaya

Unnai enaku pidikkum endru

Oru paarvai paarpaaya

Unnai enaku pidikkum endru

Nerunga nenaikum nenaivai maraka

Nenjam nenaikirathu

Kanavil pookum pookal parika

Penmai alaikkirathu

Kilaiyai murithu pottu vidalam

Verai enna seivai

Tharaiyai udaithu mulaikkum pothu

Anbae enghu selvai

Malligai pookal uthirvathellam

Marathadi nizhaluku sonthamillai

Unnodu naan vaazha poraaduven

Ne indri ponaalum thalladuven

Oru thadavai solvaaya

Unnai enaku pidikkum endru

Oru paarvai paarpaaya

Unnai enaku pidikkum endru

Kadhal oru pugaiyai pola

Maraithu vaithaal therinthu vidum

Kadhalilthan pookal mothi

Malaigal kooda udainthu vidum

Unnai olikaathae ennai vathaikaathae

Endrum idhayathil ilakkanam kidayathae

Will you say just once

that you like me?

Will you look at me just once

and show that you like me?

The image of the moon in the river

does not belong to the river.

A life where every wish comes true

is given to no one.

The knot tied between you and me

did not happen by chance.

Even if the whole world shatters,

love will never break.

For one from the land of fireflies,

asking for a star is wrong.

All the loves that live on in history

are loves that fought through pain, aren't they?

Will you say just once

that you like me?

Will you look at me just once

and show that you like me?

To forget the thought of coming close,

my heart tries so hard.

To pluck the flowers blooming in dreams,

my woman's heart wanders restlessly.

You can snap a branch and throw it away,

but what will you do about the root?

When it breaks through the earth and sprouts again,

my love, where will you go?

All the jasmine blossoms that fall

do not belong to the shade beneath the tree.

I will fight to live my life with you,

and without you, I will stumble and fall.

Will you say just once

that you like me?

Will you look at me just once

and show that you like me?

Love is just like smoke;

even if you hide it, it will show.

Only in love, when struck by gentle flowers,

can even mountains shatter.

Do not hide yourself, do not torment me;

the heart has never known any rules.

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from 'Vaseegara' is a poignant, romantic dialogue capturing the deep emotional conflict, longing, and eternal power of love. The protagonist pleads for a simple verbal or visual sign of affection ('say once that you like me'), acknowledging the pain and restraint involved in unexpressed feelings. Through beautiful philosophical imagery—such as the moon's reflection in water or fireflies longing for stars—the song reflects on life's unpredictability and the inevitable hardships faced by lovers.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Kadhal oru pugaiyai pola”

Compares love to smoke, explaining that just as smoke cannot be contained or hidden in secret, true love will inevitably reveal itself.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Nathiyil theriyum nilavin uruvam / Nathikku sontham illai”

Uses the image of the moon's reflection in a river to metaphorically represent an intangible, unpossessable longing.

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

“Unnai olikaathae ennai vathaikaathae”

Repetition of similar rhythmic vowel sounds at key positions within the line ('olikaathae' / 'vathaikaathae').

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)

“Kadhalilthan pookal mothi / Malaigal kooda udainthu vidum”

Poetic exaggeration where soft flowers colliding in love can break even mighty mountains.

Did you know?

Trivia

Composed by S. A. Rajkumar with lyrics by Pa. Vijay, 'Oru Thadavai Solvaaya' is one of the standout romantic duets from Vijay's 2003 romantic comedy 'Vaseegara' (a remake of the Telugu hit 'Nuvvu Naaku Nachav'). The song is sung by Hariharan and Chinmayi, renowned for its soft melodic arrangement and expressive vocal delivery.

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