Oru Vaatti
From Mapla Singam · 2016
- Lyricist
- Yugabharathi
- Singers
- Naresh Iyer, Vandhana
- Music director
- N. R. Raghunanthan
- Details
- Mapla Singam2016
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Ahaa..aaa..haa..aaa.. | Ahaa..aaa..haa..aaa.. |
| Haa..aaa..haa…aaa… | Haa..aaa..haa…aaa… |
| Ahaa..aaa..haa..aaa.. | Ahaa..aaa..haa..aaa.. |
| Haa..aaa..haa…aaa…haaahaa… | Haa..aaa..haa…aaa…haaahaa… |
| Female | |
| Oruvaatti una paathu | Looking at you just once, |
| Usurae karanju poyiruchu | my very life melted away. |
| Pasumaattu madipola | Like a cow's udder, |
| Manasum kavicha aayiruchu | my heart became raw with tenderness and love. |
| Female | |
| Enna senja enakketho aachu | Whatever you did, something happened to me, |
| Solla solla suduthae en moochu | as I keep talking, my breath feels warm. |
| Matha yaanai mithamaana | Like a wild, raging elephant, |
| Kathaiyaa pochu | I have now become gentle and tame. |
| Female | |
| Oruvaatti una paathu | Looking at you just once, |
| Usurae karanju poyiruchu | my very life melted away. |
| Pasumaattu madipola | Like a cow's udder, |
| Manasum kavicha aayiruchu | my heart became raw with tenderness and love. |
| Female | |
| Meena paatha kokkaaga | Like a heron eyeing a fish, |
| Nee kothi pora sollama | you peck at my heart and leave without saying a word. |
| Potta kaadu enna neethaan | I was like a dry, barren land, |
| Senjathenna vellaama | did you cultivate me into a fertile crop field? |
| Female | |
| Vaaiyaara nee pesa | When you talk to me wholeheartedly, |
| Thallaaduren thaangaama | I wobble, unable to hold myself together. |
| Aagaaram sellaama | Without food going down my throat, |
| Allaaduren thoongaama | I struggle without getting any sleep. |
| Female | |
| Pora paatha pogaama | Without going on the path I intended, |
| Vera yethum thonaama | without thinking of anything else, |
| Paakkurenae unna naanum | I keep staring at you, |
| Vacha kannu vaangaama | without even blinking my eyes. |
| Female | |
| Oruvaatti una paathu | Looking at you just once, |
| Usurae karanju poyiruchu | my very life melted away. |
| Pasumaattu madipola | Like a cow's udder, |
| Manasum kavicha aayiruchu | my heart became raw with tenderness and love. |
| Male | |
| Thana nana naa | Thana nana naa |
| Thana naanaa nana naa | Thana naanaa nana naa |
| Thana nana nana nana | Thana nana nana nana |
| Nana nana nana naa | Nana nana nana naa |
| Female | |
| Velai yethum seiyaama | Without doing any work, |
| Naan nikkirenae veenaaga | I am standing here uselessly. |
| Moolai ketta aala pola | Like someone who has lost their mind, |
| Sokkurenae loosaaga | I am swooning like a fool. |
| Female | |
| Pooaana penn naanum | Though I am a soft, flower-like woman, |
| Vemburenae kaayaga | I am wilting away like an unripe fruit. |
| Yaarodum pesaama | Without talking to anyone, |
| Ondurenae theevaaga | I isolate myself like an island. |
| Female | |
| Soorakaathu neeyaaga | You are like a whirlwind, |
| Solaporiyum naanaaga | and I am like puffed corn spinning around. |
| Enna neeyum suthi vaara | You keep circling around me, |
| Aala kollum peyaaga | like a captivating, deadly spirit. |
| Female | |
| Oruvaatti una paathu | Looking at you just once, |
| Usurae karanju poyiruchu | my very life melted away. |
| Pasumaattu madipola | Like a cow's udder, |
| Manasum kavicha aayiruchu | my heart became raw with tenderness and love. |
| Female | |
| Enna senja enakketho aachu | Whatever you did, something happened to me, |
| Solla solla suduthae en moochu | as I keep talking, my breath feels warm. |
| Matha yaanai mithamaana | Like a wild, raging elephant, |
| Kathaiyaa pochu | I have now become gentle and tame. |
.......................................
Ahaa..aaa..haa..aaa..
Haa..aaa..haa…aaa…
Ahaa..aaa..haa..aaa..
Haa..aaa..haa…aaa…haaahaa…
ஒருவாட்டி உன பாத்து
உசுரே கரைஞ்சு போயிருச்சு
பசுமாட்டு மடிப்போல
மனசும் கவிச்சு ஆயிருச்சு
Looking at you just once,
my very life melted away.
Like a cow's udder,
my heart became raw with tenderness and love.
என்ன செஞ்ச எனக்கேதோ ஆச்சு
சொல்ல சொல்ல சுடுதே என் மூச்சு
மத யானை மிதமான
கதையா போச்சு
Whatever you did, something happened to me,
as I keep talking, my breath feels warm.
Like a wild, raging elephant,
I have now become gentle and tame.
ஒருவாட்டி உன பாத்து
உசுரே கரைஞ்சு போயிருச்சு
பசுமாட்டு மடிப்போல
மனசும் கவிச்சு ஆயிருச்சு
Looking at you just once,
my very life melted away.
Like a cow's udder,
my heart became raw with tenderness and love.
மீன பாத்த கொக்காக
நீ கொத்தி போற சொல்லாம
பொட்ட காடு என நீதான்
செஞ்சதென்ன வெள்ளாம
Like a heron eyeing a fish,
you peck at my heart and leave without saying a word.
I was like a dry, barren land,
did you cultivate me into a fertile crop field?
வாயார நீ பேச
தள்ளாடுறேன் தாங்காம
ஆகாரம் செல்லாம
அல்லாடுறேன் தூங்காம
When you talk to me wholeheartedly,
I wobble, unable to hold myself together.
Without food going down my throat,
I struggle without getting any sleep.
போற பாதை போகாம
வேற ஏதும் தோணாம
பாக்குறேனே உன்ன நானும்
வச்ச கண்ணு வாங்காம
Without going on the path I intended,
without thinking of anything else,
I keep staring at you,
without even blinking my eyes.
ஒருவாட்டி உன பாத்து
உசுரே கரைஞ்சு போயிருச்சு
பசுமாட்டு மடிப்போல
மனசும் கவிச்சு ஆயிருச்சு
Looking at you just once,
my very life melted away.
Like a cow's udder,
my heart became raw with tenderness and love.
..................................
Thana nana naa
Thana naanaa nana naa
Thana nana nana nana
Nana nana nana naa
வேலை ஏதும் செய்யாம
நான் நிக்குறேனே வீணாக
மூளை கெட்ட ஆள போல
சொக்குறேனே லூசாக
Without doing any work,
I am standing here uselessly.
Like someone who has lost their mind,
I am swooning like a fool.
பூஆன பெண் நானும்
வெம்புறேனே காயாக
யாரோடும் பேசாம
ஒன்டுறேனே தீவாக
Though I am a soft, flower-like woman,
I am wilting away like an unripe fruit.
Without talking to anyone,
I isolate myself like an island.
சூரகாத்து நீயாக
சோளப்பொரியும் நானாக
என்ன நீயும் சுத்தி வார
ஆள கொள்ளும் பேயாக
You are like a whirlwind,
and I am like puffed corn spinning around.
You keep circling around me,
like a captivating, deadly spirit.
ஒருவாட்டி உன பாத்து
உசுரே கரைஞ்சு போயிருச்சு
பசுமாட்டு மடிப்போல
மனசும் கவிச்சு ஆயிருச்சு
Looking at you just once,
my very life melted away.
Like a cow's udder,
my heart became raw with tenderness and love.
என்ன செஞ்ச எனக்கேதோ ஆச்சு
சொல்ல சொல்ல சுடுதே என் மூச்சு
மத யானை மிதமான
கதையா போச்சு
Whatever you did, something happened to me,
as I keep talking, my breath feels warm.
Like a wild, raging elephant,
I have now become gentle and tame.
Ahaa..aaa..haa..aaa..
Ahaa..aaa..haa..aaa..
Haa..aaa..haa…aaa…
Haa..aaa..haa…aaa…
Ahaa..aaa..haa..aaa..
Ahaa..aaa..haa..aaa..
Haa..aaa..haa…aaa…haaahaa…
Haa..aaa..haa…aaa…haaahaa…
Oruvaatti una paathu
Looking at you just once,
Usurae karanju poyiruchu
my very life melted away.
Pasumaattu madipola
Like a cow's udder,
Manasum kavicha aayiruchu
my heart became raw with tenderness and love.
Enna senja enakketho aachu
Whatever you did, something happened to me,
Solla solla suduthae en moochu
as I keep talking, my breath feels warm.
Matha yaanai mithamaana
Like a wild, raging elephant,
Kathaiyaa pochu
I have now become gentle and tame.
Oruvaatti una paathu
Looking at you just once,
Usurae karanju poyiruchu
my very life melted away.
Pasumaattu madipola
Like a cow's udder,
Manasum kavicha aayiruchu
my heart became raw with tenderness and love.
Meena paatha kokkaaga
Like a heron eyeing a fish,
Nee kothi pora sollama
you peck at my heart and leave without saying a word.
Potta kaadu enna neethaan
I was like a dry, barren land,
Senjathenna vellaama
did you cultivate me into a fertile crop field?
Vaaiyaara nee pesa
When you talk to me wholeheartedly,
Thallaaduren thaangaama
I wobble, unable to hold myself together.
Aagaaram sellaama
Without food going down my throat,
Allaaduren thoongaama
I struggle without getting any sleep.
Pora paatha pogaama
Without going on the path I intended,
Vera yethum thonaama
without thinking of anything else,
Paakkurenae unna naanum
I keep staring at you,
Vacha kannu vaangaama
without even blinking my eyes.
Oruvaatti una paathu
Looking at you just once,
Usurae karanju poyiruchu
my very life melted away.
Pasumaattu madipola
Like a cow's udder,
Manasum kavicha aayiruchu
my heart became raw with tenderness and love.
Thana nana naa
Thana nana naa
Thana naanaa nana naa
Thana naanaa nana naa
Thana nana nana nana
Thana nana nana nana
Nana nana nana naa
Nana nana nana naa
Velai yethum seiyaama
Without doing any work,
Naan nikkirenae veenaaga
I am standing here uselessly.
Moolai ketta aala pola
Like someone who has lost their mind,
Sokkurenae loosaaga
I am swooning like a fool.
Pooaana penn naanum
Though I am a soft, flower-like woman,
Vemburenae kaayaga
I am wilting away like an unripe fruit.
Yaarodum pesaama
Without talking to anyone,
Ondurenae theevaaga
I isolate myself like an island.
Soorakaathu neeyaaga
You are like a whirlwind,
Solaporiyum naanaaga
and I am like puffed corn spinning around.
Enna neeyum suthi vaara
You keep circling around me,
Aala kollum peyaaga
like a captivating, deadly spirit.
Oruvaatti una paathu
Looking at you just once,
Usurae karanju poyiruchu
my very life melted away.
Pasumaattu madipola
Like a cow's udder,
Manasum kavicha aayiruchu
my heart became raw with tenderness and love.
Enna senja enakketho aachu
Whatever you did, something happened to me,
Solla solla suduthae en moochu
as I keep talking, my breath feels warm.
Matha yaanai mithamaana
Like a wild, raging elephant,
Kathaiyaa pochu
I have now become gentle and tame.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Oruvaatti Una Paathu' from the movie Mapla Singam (2016) captures the tender, rustic essence of falling hopelessly in love at first sight. The protagonist describes how a single glance from her beloved completely dissolved her composure, making her heart soft, vulnerable, and overflowing with deep affection. Through rural metaphors, she expresses how love transformed her wild, uncontrollable emotions into gentleness and converted her barren life into a blooming field. As the track progresses, the emotional arc highlights the dizzying trance of love—restlessness, sleepless nights, inability to focus on daily tasks, and isolating oneself in sweet daydreaming. She compares the lover to a whirlwind that spins her life around, leaving her captivated and deeply enamored.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uwamai Ani)
“Pasumaattu madipola / Manasum kavicha aayiruchu”
Compares the tenderness and overflow of love in the heart to a cow's udder full of milk using the explicit comparison word 'pola'.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Potta kaadu enna neethaan / Senjathenna vellaama”
Metaphorically equates the speaker's dry, unfulfilled life to a barren land ('potta kaadu') transformed into a rich harvest ('vellaama') by love.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Soorakaathu neeyaaga / Solaporiyum naanaaga”
Both lines end with the matching suffix '-aaga', creating a musical rhyming cadence.
Metaphor
“Matha yaanai mithamaana / Kathaiyaa pochu”
Compares the protagonist's wild, restless mind to a raging elephant ('matha yaanai') that has suddenly become tame and controlled.
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Trivia
The song 'Oruvaatti Una Paathu' is composed by N. R. Raghunanthan for the comedy-drama film 'Mapla Singam' (2016), starring Vimal and Anjali. Written by lyricist Yugabharathi, the track features distinct rural imagery ('Pasumaattu madi', 'Potta kaadu') characteristic of his songwriting style that blends traditional Tamil folk sensibilities with modern romantic expressions. The melody is sung by Saindhavi, whose delicate voice elevates the playful and longing emotion of the lyrics.
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