- Lyricist
- Yugabharathi
- Singers
- Naresh Iyer, Vandhana
- Music director
- N. R. Raghunanthan
- Movie name
- Mapla Singam
- Movie release year
- 2016
- Lyrics added on
- 20 Dec 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
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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