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Lyrics & meaning

Oruvar Meethu Oruvar

From Ninaithadhai Mudippavan · 1974

Lyricist
Pulamaipithan
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Ninaithadhai Mudippavan
Movie release year
1974
Lyrics added on
2 May 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Oruvar meedhu
Oruvar saaindhu odam
Polae aadalam aadalam
Aadalam paadalam
………………….
{ Oruvar meedhu
Oruvar saaindhu odam
Polae aadalam aadalam } (2)
{ Oruvar solla
Oruvar ketu } (2)
Paadal nooru
Paadalam paadalam
Oruvar solla
Oruvar ketu paadal nooru
Paadalam paadalam
Sottu thenai
Pol sollum vaarthaigal
Pattu poovai pol
Paarkum paarvaigal
Aaa sottu thenai
Pol sollum vaarthaigal
Pattu poovai pol
Paarkum paarvaigal
Sorgam thedi
Sellatum aasai ennangal
Angellam pongatum
Kaadhal vellangal
Oruvar meedhu
Oruvar saaindhu odam
Polae aadalam aadalam
Solli thaarungal
Palli paadangal innum
Ennenna mannan leelaigal
Aaa solli thaarungal
Palli paadangal innum
Ennenna mannan leelaigal
Thanga paavai
Angangal ungal sondhangal
Thathai pol methai mel
Yendhi kollungal
{ Oruvar solla
Oruvar ketu paadal nooru
Paadalam paadalam } (2)
Kattu kaavalgal
Vitu sellatum kanni
Pen ennai pinni kollatum
Aaa kattu kaavalgal
Vitu sellatum kanni
Pen ennai pinni kollatum
{ Maiyal paadhi
Ennodu meedham unnodu } (2)
Manjathil konjathaan
Bodhai kondaadu
Oruvar meedhu
Oruvar saaindhu odam
Polae aadalam aadalam
{ Oruvar solla
Oruvar ketu } (2)
Paadal nooru paadalam
Paadalam paadalam
Leaning upon
one another, like a boat,
we can sway and rock,
we can dance, we can sing!
...
Leaning upon
one another, like a boat,
we can sway and rock!
As one of us speaks,
and the other listens,
a hundred songs
we can sing, we can sing!
As one of us speaks,
and the other listens, a hundred songs
we can sing, we can sing!
Like drops of honey
are the words we speak,
like soft silken flowers
are the glances we share.
Ah, like drops of honey
are the words we speak,
like soft silken flowers
are the glances we share.
In search of heaven,
let our longing desires fly,
and everywhere there, let floods
of sweet love overflow!
Leaning upon
one another, like a boat,
we can sway and rock!
Teach me now
the lessons of love, and show me
all my king's playful ways!
Ah, teach me now
the lessons of love, and show me
all my king's playful ways!
This golden beauty's
body belongs only to you,
hold me gently like a parrot
upon this soft bed!
As one of us speaks,
and the other listens, a hundred songs
we can sing, we can sing!
Let all boundaries and restraints
fall away, and let this young
woman wrap herself around me!
Ah, let all boundaries and restraints
fall away, and let this young
woman wrap herself around me!
Half of this love's longing
is with me, and the rest with you,
as we cuddle on the bed,
celebrate this sweet intoxication!
Leaning upon
one another, like a boat,
we can sway and rock!
As one of us speaks,
and the other listens,
a hundred songs we can sing,
we can sing, we can sing!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Oruvar Meedhu Oruvar Saaindhu' is a classic romantic duet from the 1974 Tamil film 'Ninaithadhai Mudippavan'. The song uses the metaphor of a boat gently swaying on water to depict two lovers leaning on each other in physical and emotional harmony. They express their affection through tender exchanges, comparing spoken words to sweet dripping honey and loving glances to soft silk flowers. As the song progresses, the lovers shed societal inhibitions and invite each other into an intimate, romantic bond. The female lead playfully asks her partner to guide her through love's lessons, while the male lead embraces her yearning. Together, they celebrate mutual passion, intoxication, and complete emotional oneness.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai Ani)

“Oruvar saaindhu odam Polae aadalam aadalam”

Compares the lovers leaning and swaying together to a boat drifting gently on water using 'Polae' (like).

Simile (Uvamai Ani)

“Sottu thenai Pol sollum vaarthaigal / Pattu poovai pol Paarkum paarvaigal”

Compares spoken words to dripping honey ('sottu thenai pol') and loving glances to soft silk flowers ('pattu poovai pol').

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Kaadhal vellangal”

Directly equates overflowing romantic feelings to floods of passion ('vellangal').

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

“Aadalam / Paadalam”

The line endings 'aadalam' (let us dance) and 'paadalam' (let us sing) create a rhythmic end rhyme.

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

“Sottu thenai / Sollum vaarthaigal”

Repetition of the initial sound 'So' across the words in the line for musical rhythm.

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Trivia

'Ninaithadhai Mudippavan' (1974) is a popular Tamil film starring M. G. Ramachandran (MGR), Latha, and Manjula. The song features music composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics written by the renowned poet Pulamaipithan, and was rendered by playback singers T. M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela.

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