Ottrai Kannale
From Vel · 2007
- Lyricist
- Hari
- Singers
- Haricharan, Suchithra Kartik Kumar
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Vel2007
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| ….. | ... |
| Male | |
| Otrai kannaala unnai parthenadi | I looked at you with one eye, girl, |
| Orangha villa en manasu | My heart refuses to rest. |
| Orakkannaala ennai paarthaayadi | You looked at me from the corner of your eye, girl, |
| Orangha villa en manasu | My heart refuses to rest. |
| Male | |
| Puriyalayae puriyalayae nee yaarunnu puriyalayae | I don't understand, I don't understand, I don't understand who you are. |
| Theriyalayae theriyalayae idhu kaadhal thannu theriyalayae | I didn't know, I didn't know, I didn't know that this is love. |
| Puriyaatha pennai paarthaa | When looking at a mysterious girl, |
| Pudusaathaan kaadhal pookkuthae | Love blossoms anew. |
| Male | |
| Otrai kannaala unnai parthenadi | I looked at you with one eye, girl, |
| Orangha villa en manasu | My heart refuses to rest. |
| Male | |
| O….. saalaiyora pookkal ellaam | Oh... all the flowers by the roadside, |
| Unnai parthu vizhugirathae | Are swooning as they look at you. |
| Maalai nera pattaamboochi unnai parkka thudikirathae | The evening butterfly twitches in eagerness to see you. |
| Nitham nitham unnai ninaithu | Thinking of you every single day, |
| Ratham ellaam kothikkirathae | All my blood boils inside. |
| Unnai unnai nerungumbothu | When I get close to you, |
| Athanai narambum vedikirathae | Every single nerve explodes with anticipation. |
| Male | |
| Pennae unkaal thadangal | Girl, your footprints, |
| Manmeethu Oviyamaai | Are like paintings on the soil. |
| Kannae un kai nagangal | My dear, your fingernails, |
| Vinmeethu venpiraiyaai | Are like crescent moons in the sky. |
| Theriyaatha pennai paarthaal | When looking at a girl unknown, |
| Theriyaamal kaadhal pookkuthae | Love unknowingly blossoms. |
| Male | |
| Otrai kannaala unnai parthenadi | I looked at you with one eye, girl, |
| Orangha villa en manasu | My heart refuses to rest. |
| Male | |
| Oohhh..ooohhhoo..Kodaikaala saaral ondru | Ooh... a summer shower, |
| Ennai viratti nanaikirathae | Chases and drenches me. |
| Kaalai neram kaalai thotta | Touching my feet in the morning, |
| Panithuli kooda sudugirathae | Even the dewdrop feels hot. |
| Malarae malarae unthan vaasam | Oh flower, oh flower, your fragrance, |
| Enthan nenjai udakkirathae | Shatters my heart into pieces. |
| Azhagay azhagay undhan paarvai | Oh beautiful one, your gaze, |
| Ennai katti izhukkirathae | Binds me and pulls me in. |
| Male | |
| Pennae un vaaimozhigal naan konda vethangalaa | Girl, are your spoken words the sacred scriptures I hold? |
| Kannae un gyabagangal naan konda saabangalaa | My dear, are your memories the curses I carry? |
| Ariyaatha pennai paarthaal | When looking at an unfamiliar girl, |
| Ariyaamal kaadhal pookkuthae | Unknowingly, love blossoms. |
| Male | |
| Otrai kannaala unnai parthenadi | I looked at you with one eye, girl, |
| Orangha villa en manasu | My heart refuses to rest. |
| Orakkannaala ennai paarthaayadi | You looked at me from the corner of your eye, girl, |
| Orangha villa en manasu | My heart refuses to rest. |
| Male | |
| Puriyalayae puriyalayae nee yaarunnu puriyalayae | I don't understand, I don't understand, I don't understand who you are. |
| Theriyalayae theriyalayae idhu kaadhal thannu theriyalayae | I didn't know, I didn't know, I didn't know that this is love. |
| Puriyaatha pennai paarthaa | When looking at a mysterious girl, |
| Pudusaathaan kaadhal pookkuthae | Love blossoms anew. |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal pookkuthae.. | Love blossoms... |
| Nana nanana naanaa… | Nana nanana naanaa… |
........................
...
ஒற்றைக் கண்ணால
உன்னைப் பார்த்தேனடி
உறங்கவில்ல என் மனசு
ஓரக்கண்ணால என்னைப்
பார்த்தாயடி உறங்கவில்ல
என் மனசு
I looked at you with one eye, girl,
My heart refuses to rest.
You looked at me from the corner of your eye, girl,
My heart refuses to rest.
புரியலையே புரியலையே
நீ யாருன்னு புரியலையே
தெரியலையே தெரியலையே இது
காதல் தான்னு தெரியலையே
புரியாத பெண்ணைப் பார்த்தா
புதுசாத்தான் காதல் பூக்குதே
காதல் பூக்குதே ............
I don't understand, I don't understand, I don't understand who you are.
I didn't know, I didn't know, I didn't know that this is love.
When looking at a mysterious girl,
Love blossoms anew.
ஒற்றைக் கண்ணால
உன்னைப் பார்த்தேனடி
உறங்கவில்ல என் மனசு
I looked at you with one eye, girl,
My heart refuses to rest.
ஓ..... சாலையோரப்
பூக்கள் எல்லாம் உன்னைப்
பார்த்து விழுகிறதே மாலை
நேரப் பட்டாம்பூச்சி உன்னைப்
பார்க்க துடிக்கிறதே நித்தம் நித்தம்
உன்னை நினைத்து ரத்தம் எல்லாம்
கொதிக்கிறதே உன்னை உன்னை
நெருங்கும் போது அத்தனை நரம்பும்
வெடிக்கிறதே
Oh... all the flowers by the roadside,
Are swooning as they look at you.
The evening butterfly twitches in eagerness to see you.
Thinking of you every single day,
All my blood boils inside.
When I get close to you,
Every single nerve explodes with anticipation.
பெண்ணே உன்கால்
தடங்கள் மண்மீது ஓவியமாய்
கண்ணே உன் கை நகங்கள்
விண்மீது வெண்பிறையாய்
தெரியாத பெண்ணை பார்த்தால்
தெரியாமல் காதல் பூக்குதே
காதல் பூக்குதே .............
Girl, your footprints,
Are like paintings on the soil.
My dear, your fingernails,
Are like crescent moons in the sky.
When looking at a girl unknown,
Love unknowingly blossoms.
ஒற்றைக் கண்ணால
உன்னைப் பார்த்தேனடி
உறங்கவில்ல என் மனசு
I looked at you with one eye, girl,
My heart refuses to rest.
ஓ ஓஹோ.... கோடைக்கால
சாரல் ஒன்று என்னை விரட்டி
நனைக்கிறதே காலை நேரம்
காலைத்தொட்ட பனித்துளி
கூட சுடுகிறதே மலரே மலரே
உந்தன் வாசம் எந்தன் நெஞ்சை
உடைக்கிறதே அழகே அழகே
உந்தன் பார்வை என்னைக்
கட்டி இழுக்கிறதே
Ooh... a summer shower,
Chases and drenches me.
Touching my feet in the morning,
Even the dewdrop feels hot.
Oh flower, oh flower, your fragrance,
Shatters my heart into pieces.
Oh beautiful one, your gaze,
Binds me and pulls me in.
பெண்ணே உன்
வாய்மொழிகள் நான்
கொண்ட வேதங்களா
கண்ணே உன் ஞாபகங்கள்
நான் கொண்ட சாபங்களா
அறியாத பெண்ணை பார்த்தால்
அறியாமல் காதல் பூக்குதே
காதல் பூக்குதே ஹோ ஹோ
Girl, are your spoken words the sacred scriptures I hold?
My dear, are your memories the curses I carry?
When looking at an unfamiliar girl,
Unknowingly, love blossoms.
ஒற்றைக் கண்ணால
உன்னைப் பார்த்தேனடி
உறங்கவில்ல என் மனசு
ஓரக்கண்ணால என்னைப்
பார்த்தாயடி உறங்கவில்ல
என் மனசு
I looked at you with one eye, girl,
My heart refuses to rest.
You looked at me from the corner of your eye, girl,
My heart refuses to rest.
புரியலையே புரியலையே
நீ யாருன்னு புரியலையே
தெரியலையே தெரியலையே இது
காதல் தான்னு தெரியலையே
புரியாத பெண்ணைப் பார்த்தா
புதுசாத்தான் காதல் பூக்குதே
I don't understand, I don't understand, I don't understand who you are.
I didn't know, I didn't know, I didn't know that this is love.
When looking at a mysterious girl,
Love blossoms anew.
காதல் பூக்குதே
நானா நானானா நாநா
Love blossoms...
Nana nanana naanaa…
…..
...
Otrai kannaala unnai parthenadi
I looked at you with one eye, girl,
Orangha villa en manasu
My heart refuses to rest.
Orakkannaala ennai paarthaayadi
You looked at me from the corner of your eye, girl,
Orangha villa en manasu
My heart refuses to rest.
Puriyalayae puriyalayae nee yaarunnu puriyalayae
I don't understand, I don't understand, I don't understand who you are.
Theriyalayae theriyalayae idhu kaadhal thannu theriyalayae
I didn't know, I didn't know, I didn't know that this is love.
Puriyaatha pennai paarthaa
When looking at a mysterious girl,
Pudusaathaan kaadhal pookkuthae
Love blossoms anew.
Otrai kannaala unnai parthenadi
I looked at you with one eye, girl,
Orangha villa en manasu
My heart refuses to rest.
O….. saalaiyora pookkal ellaam
Oh... all the flowers by the roadside,
Unnai parthu vizhugirathae
Are swooning as they look at you.
Maalai nera pattaamboochi unnai parkka thudikirathae
The evening butterfly twitches in eagerness to see you.
Nitham nitham unnai ninaithu
Thinking of you every single day,
Ratham ellaam kothikkirathae
All my blood boils inside.
Unnai unnai nerungumbothu
When I get close to you,
Athanai narambum vedikirathae
Every single nerve explodes with anticipation.
Pennae unkaal thadangal
Girl, your footprints,
Manmeethu Oviyamaai
Are like paintings on the soil.
Kannae un kai nagangal
My dear, your fingernails,
Vinmeethu venpiraiyaai
Are like crescent moons in the sky.
Theriyaatha pennai paarthaal
When looking at a girl unknown,
Theriyaamal kaadhal pookkuthae
Love unknowingly blossoms.
Otrai kannaala unnai parthenadi
I looked at you with one eye, girl,
Orangha villa en manasu
My heart refuses to rest.
Oohhh..ooohhhoo..Kodaikaala saaral ondru
Ooh... a summer shower,
Ennai viratti nanaikirathae
Chases and drenches me.
Kaalai neram kaalai thotta
Touching my feet in the morning,
Panithuli kooda sudugirathae
Even the dewdrop feels hot.
Malarae malarae unthan vaasam
Oh flower, oh flower, your fragrance,
Enthan nenjai udakkirathae
Shatters my heart into pieces.
Azhagay azhagay undhan paarvai
Oh beautiful one, your gaze,
Ennai katti izhukkirathae
Binds me and pulls me in.
Pennae un vaaimozhigal naan konda vethangalaa
Girl, are your spoken words the sacred scriptures I hold?
Kannae un gyabagangal naan konda saabangalaa
My dear, are your memories the curses I carry?
Ariyaatha pennai paarthaal
When looking at an unfamiliar girl,
Ariyaamal kaadhal pookkuthae
Unknowingly, love blossoms.
Otrai kannaala unnai parthenadi
I looked at you with one eye, girl,
Orangha villa en manasu
My heart refuses to rest.
Orakkannaala ennai paarthaayadi
You looked at me from the corner of your eye, girl,
Orangha villa en manasu
My heart refuses to rest.
Puriyalayae puriyalayae nee yaarunnu puriyalayae
I don't understand, I don't understand, I don't understand who you are.
Theriyalayae theriyalayae idhu kaadhal thannu theriyalayae
I didn't know, I didn't know, I didn't know that this is love.
Puriyaatha pennai paarthaa
When looking at a mysterious girl,
Pudusaathaan kaadhal pookkuthae
Love blossoms anew.
Kaadhal pookkuthae..
Love blossoms...
Nana nanana naanaa…
Nana nanana naanaa…
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Otrai Kannaala' expresses the overwhelming and exhilarating experience of sudden love. The protagonist describes how a mere glance from a mysterious, unfamiliar girl disrupts his peace of mind, making his blood boil with excitement and keeping him restless. He marvels at her beauty, comparing her footprints to artwork and her fingernails to crescent moons, while feeling that nature itself reacts to her presence. Ultimately, the song captures the magical, unexplainable awakening of romantic feelings toward someone who was previously a stranger.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monaikkal (Alliteration / Initial Rhyme)
“Otrai kannaala unnai parthenadi / Orangha villa en manasu”
Repetition of the initial 'O' sound across consecutive lines ('Otrai', 'Orangha', 'Orakkannaala').
Edupukkal / Repetition (Anaphora)
“Puriyalayae puriyalayae nee yaarunnu puriyalayae”
Emphasis through repetition of words like 'Puriyalayae' and 'Theriyalayae' to convey intense confusion and emotional overwhelm.
Uvamaani (Simile)
“Pennae unkaal thadangal / Manmeethu Oviyamaai”
Comparing the girl's footprints to paintings on the dirt and her fingernails to crescent moons in the sky.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navirtchi)
“Kaalai neram kaalai thotta / Panithuli kooda sudugirathae”
Exaggerating the feeling of love, describing blood boiling, nerves exploding, and dewdrops feeling hot to the touch.
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Trivia
'Otrai Kannaala' is a popular hit from the 2007 Tamil action-drama film 'Vel', starring Suriya in dual roles alongside Asin. The soundtrack was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, and the song was sung by Haricharan and Suchitra, becoming a chartbuster upon its release.
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