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Lyrics & meaning

Penn Oruthi

From Gemini · 2002

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Bharathwaj
Movie name
Gemini
Movie release year
2002
Lyrics added on
27 Jan 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ooo … ooo … ooo …. ooo … ooo
Pen oruthi pen oruthi padaithu vittai
Ennidathil ennidathil anupi vittai
Uyirodu ennai uzhayil yetrinaai
Nerupuku selaikatti anupi vaithaai
Nilavuku vanmuraigal kattru koduthaai
En kannil aen oosi yetrinaai
{ Brahmma oh brahmma
Idhu thaguma idhu thaguma
Ayyo idhu varamaa saabamaa } (2)
Pen oruthi pen oruthi padaithu vittai
Ennidathil ennidathil anupi vittai
Uyirodu ennai uzhayil yetrinaai
Kangalilae boutham paarthen
Kannathil samanam paarthen
Paarvai mattum kolaigal seiya paarkiren
Parkalilum karunai paarthen
Padhangalil dheivam paarthen
Punnagaiyo uyirai thinna paarkiren
Puyal endru ninaithen ennai
Puyal kattum kayiraai vandhaal
Malai endru ninaithen ennai
Malligaiyaal malaiyai saaithaal
Netri pottil ennai urutti vaithaalae
Brahmma oh brahmma
Idhu thaguma idhu thaguma
Ayyo idhu varamaa saabamaa
Pen oruthi pen oruthi padaithu vittai
Ennidathil ennidathil anupi vittai
Uyirodu ennai uzhayil yetrinaai
Ooo … ooo … ooo … ohoo … ohoo … ohoo … ohoo
Pagal ellam karupaai poga
Iravellam vellai aaga
En vaazhvil yedhedho maatramo
Ayyayyo uzhaga urundai
Adi vayitril sutruvadhenna
Achacho thondai varaiyil yerumo
Erimalaiyin kondai melae
Rojaavai nattaval yaaro
Kaadhal ennum kanavaai vazhiyae
En dhesam pugunthaval yaaro
Siruga siruga uyirai parugi sendralae
Brahmma oh brahmma
Idhu thaguma idhu thaguma
Ayyo idhu varamaa saabamaa
Pen oruthi pen oruthi padaithu vittai
Ennidathil ennidathil anupi vittai
Uyirodu ennai uzhayil yetrinaai
Nerupuku selaikatti anupi vaithaai
Nilavuku vanmuraigal kattru koduthaai
En kannil yen oosi yetrinaai
{ Brahmma oh brahmma
Idhu thaguma idhu thaguma
Ayyo idhu varamaa saabamaa } (2)
Oo... oo... oo... oo... oo...
You created a woman, a woman!
And you sent her, you sent her to me!
You threw me alive into a boiling pot!
You wrapped fire in a saree and sent it to me.
You taught the moon how to be violent.
Why did you drive needles into my eyes?
{ Brahma, oh Brahma!
Is this fair? Is this right?
Oh dear, is this a blessing or a curse? } (2)
You created a woman, a woman!
And you sent her, you sent her to me!
You threw me alive into a boiling pot!
In her eyes, I saw the peace of Buddhism,
On her cheeks, I saw Jainism,
Yet I see her glance committing murder!
In her teeth, I saw mercy,
At her feet, I saw God,
Yet I see her smile trying to eat away my life!
I thought of myself as a storm,
She came as the rope to tie down the storm.
I thought of myself as a mountain,
She brought the mountain down with a single jasmine.
She rolled me into the bindi on her forehead!
Brahma, oh Brahma!
Is this fair? Is this right?
Oh dear, is this a blessing or a curse?
You created a woman, a woman!
And you sent her, you sent her to me!
You threw me alive into a boiling pot!
Oo... oo... oo... oho... oho... oho... oho...
With daylight turning all black,
And nights turning all white,
What kind of strange changes are happening in my life?
Oh no, why is the entire globe of the world
spinning deep inside my belly?
Oh gosh, will it rise all the way up to my throat?
On the very peak of a volcano,
who is the one that planted a rose?
Through the mountain pass called love,
who is the one that entered my territory?
Little by little, she drank my life away and left!
Brahma, oh Brahma!
Is this fair? Is this right?
Oh dear, is this a blessing or a curse?
You created a woman, a woman!
And you sent her, you sent her to me!
You threw me alive into a boiling pot!
You wrapped fire in a saree and sent it to me.
You taught the moon how to be violent.
Why did you drive needles into my eyes?
{ Brahma, oh Brahma!
Is this fair? Is this right?
Oh dear, is this a blessing or a curse? } (2)
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from the film 'Gemini' portrays a man's intense, overwhelming passion and sweet torment after falling deeply in love with an extraordinarily alluring woman. Addressing Lord Brahma, the creator god, he playfully complains about the agony of love, asking whether creating such a mesmerizing woman and sending her into his life is a divine boon or a tormenting curse. Through vivid imagery, the lyricist highlights the paradoxical duality of the heroine: she appears peaceful and divine like Buddhism and Jainism, yet her looks and smile are lethally captivating. Though the protagonist views himself as an invincible storm and a steadfast mountain, her soft touch and presence completely tame his ego and roll him into a mere bindi on her forehead.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Oxymoron / Paradox

“Nilavuku vanmuraigal kattru koduthaai”

Contradictory imagery comparing the moon (traditionally a symbol of peace and softness) with violence.

Metaphor

“Nerupuku selaikatti anupi vaithaai”

Compares the woman's beauty and dangerous passion to fire wrapped in a saree.

Allusion / Metaphor

“Kangalilae boutham paarthen / Kannathil samanam paarthen”

Uses references to Buddhism (Boutham) and Jainism (Samanam) to symbolize supreme calmness and peace seen in her physical features.

Hyperbole / Contrast

“Malai endru ninaithen ennai / Malligaiyaal malaiyai saaithaal”

Exaggerates the defeat of a heavy mountain-like ego using a weightless, gentle jasmine flower.

Metaphor

“Erimalaiyin kondai melae / Rojaavai nattaval yaaro”

Depicts placing a delicate rose on a fiery volcano to symbolize tender love taking root in a rough, fiery temperament.

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Trivia

Composed by Bharadwaj and rendered energetically by legend S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, 'Ooo Pen Oruthi' (Brahmma Oh Brahmma) was a massive chartbuster upon the release of Gemini (2002). The song served as a major highlight in establishing Vikram's charismatic mass appeal alongside Kiran Rathod.

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