Sheela Oh My Sheela
From Kizhakku Africavil Sheela · 1987
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- K. J. Jesudass, K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Bappi Lahiri
- Details
- Kizhakku Africavil Sheela1987
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| ……………. | ... |
| Male | |
| Sheelaa oh my sheelaa sheelaa oh my sheelaa | Sheela, oh my Sheela, Sheela, oh my Sheela |
| Sheelaa oh my sheelaa sheelaa oh my sheelaa | Sheela, oh my Sheela, Sheela, oh my Sheela |
| Male | |
| Nee endraalae naan naanaendraalae nee | If I say 'you', it is 'I', and if I say 'I', it is 'you' |
| Yaar nenjodu yaar yaar solvatho | Who can tell whose heart belongs to whom? |
| Male | |
| Sheelaa oh my sheelaa sheelaa oh my sheelaa | Sheela, oh my Sheela, Sheela, oh my Sheela |
| Male | |
| En kanmani enthan kadhali | My precious one, my beloved |
| Nee vaazhvatho devan sannathi | Where you reside is like the abode of God |
| Poonjolaigal neerodaigal | Flower gardens and streams |
| Un bhoomiyil or nimmathi | There is serenity in your land |
| Male | |
| Kaadellaam thiriyum poonguyil neeyae | You are the sweet cuckoo roaming all through the forest |
| Naalellaam inimael unnoduthaan | From now on, all my days are spent with you |
| Male | |
| Sheelaa oh my sheelaa sheelaa oh my sheelaa | Sheela, oh my Sheela, Sheela, oh my Sheela |
| Female | |
| En vaazhvilum oor vannamae | A new color has filled my life |
| Oor maayamo enna maayammaa | Is it magic, or what kind of enchantment is this? |
| Nee engengae naan angangae | Wherever you are, I will be right there |
| Un koodavae penn varaatho | Won't this girl come along with you? |
| Male | |
| Vaari naan thazhuva vaadaa malarae vaa | Come, unfading flower, so I can embrace you tightly |
| Neeyillaamal naan ennaavatho | What would become of me without you? |
| Male | |
| Sheelaa | Sheela |
| Female :Yayaa | Female: Yayaa |
| Male :Oh my sheelaa | Male: Oh my Sheela |
| Sheelaa | Sheela |
| Female :Yayaa | Female: Yayaa |
| Male :Oh my sheelaa | Male: Oh my Sheela |
| Male | |
| Vaa megamae un vaanam naan | Come, cloud, I am your sky |
| Vaa raagamae un kaanam naan | Come, melody, I am your song |
| En ullamae unthan meadaithaan | My heart is the stage for you |
| Un Kaigalil enthan vaazhvuthan | My entire life rests in your hands |
| Female | |
| Kaalamellaam naan kaividaathae vaa | Never abandon me throughout all time, come |
| Neengidaamal naam vaazhvom vaa vaa | Let us live without ever parting, come, come |
| Female | |
| Darling | Darling |
| Male :Lala laa | Male: Lala laa |
| Female :Ooo my darling | Female: Ooo my darling |
| Male :Yayaa | Male: Yayaa |
| Female :Darling | Female: Darling |
| Male :Yaiyaa | Male: Yaiyaa |
| Female :Ooo my darling | Female: Ooo my darling |
| Male | |
| Sheelaa | Sheela |
| Female :Yayaa | Female: Yayaa |
| Male :Oh my sheelaa | Male: Oh my Sheela |
| Sheelaa | Sheela |
| Female :Yayaa | Female: Yayaa |
| Male :Oh my sheelaa | Male: Oh my Sheela |
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ஷீலா ஓ மை ஷீலா ஷீலா ஓ மை ஷீலா
ஷீலா ஓ மை ஷீலா ஷீலா ஓ மை ஷீலா
Sheela, oh my Sheela, Sheela, oh my Sheela
Sheela, oh my Sheela, Sheela, oh my Sheela
நீ என்றாலே நான் நானென்றாலே நீ
யார் நெஞ்சோடு யார் யார் சொல்வதோ
If I say 'you', it is 'I', and if I say 'I', it is 'you'
Who can tell whose heart belongs to whom?
ஷீலா ஓ மை ஷீலா ஷீலா ஓ மை ஷீலா
Sheela, oh my Sheela, Sheela, oh my Sheela
என் கண்மணி எந்தன் காதலி
நீ வாழ்வதோ தேவன் சன்னதி
பூஞ்சோலைகள் நீரோடைகள்
உன் பூமியில் ஓர் நிம்மதி
My precious one, my beloved
Where you reside is like the abode of God
Flower gardens and streams
There is serenity in your land
காடெல்லாம் திரியும் பூங்குயில் நீயே
நாளெல்லாம் இனிமேல் உன்னோடுதான்
You are the sweet cuckoo roaming all through the forest
From now on, all my days are spent with you
ஷீலா ஓ மை ஷீலா ஷீலா ஓ மை ஷீலா
Sheela, oh my Sheela, Sheela, oh my Sheela
என் வாழ்விலும் ஓர் வண்ணமே
ஓர் மாயமோ என்ன மாயமம்மா
நீ எங்கெங்கே நான் அங்கங்கே
உன் கூடவே பெண் வராதோ
A new color has filled my life
Is it magic, or what kind of enchantment is this?
Wherever you are, I will be right there
Won't this girl come along with you?
வாரி நான் தழுவ வாடா மலரே வா
நீயில்லாமல் நான் என்னாவதோ
Come, unfading flower, so I can embrace you tightly
What would become of me without you?
ஷீலா
யயா
ஓ மை ஷீலா
ஷீலா
யயா
ஓ மை ஷீலா
Sheela
Female: Yayaa
Male: Oh my Sheela
Sheela
Female: Yayaa
Male: Oh my Sheela
வா மேகமே உன் வானம் நான்
வா ராகமே உன் கானம் நான்
என் உள்ளமே உந்தன் மேடைதான்
உன் கைகளில் எந்தன் வாழ்வுதான்
Come, cloud, I am your sky
Come, melody, I am your song
My heart is the stage for you
My entire life rests in your hands
காலமெல்லாம் நான் கைவிடாதே வா
நீங்கிடாமல் நாம் வாழ்வோம் வா வா
டார்லிங்
லல லா
ஓஒ மை டார்லிங்
யயா
டார்லிங்
யய்யா
ஓஒ மை டார்லிங்
Never abandon me throughout all time, come
Let us live without ever parting, come, come
ஷீலா
யயா
ஓ மை ஷீலா
ஷீலா
யயா
ஓ மை ஷீலா
Darling
Male: Lala laa
Female: Ooo my darling
Male: Yayaa
Female: Darling
Male: Yaiyaa
Female: Ooo my darling
Sheela
Female: Yayaa
Male: Oh my Sheela
Sheela
Female: Yayaa
Male: Oh my Sheela
…………….
...
Sheelaa oh my sheelaa sheelaa oh my sheelaa
Sheela, oh my Sheela, Sheela, oh my Sheela
Sheelaa oh my sheelaa sheelaa oh my sheelaa
Sheela, oh my Sheela, Sheela, oh my Sheela
Nee endraalae naan naanaendraalae nee
If I say 'you', it is 'I', and if I say 'I', it is 'you'
Yaar nenjodu yaar yaar solvatho
Who can tell whose heart belongs to whom?
Sheelaa oh my sheelaa sheelaa oh my sheelaa
Sheela, oh my Sheela, Sheela, oh my Sheela
En kanmani enthan kadhali
My precious one, my beloved
Nee vaazhvatho devan sannathi
Where you reside is like the abode of God
Poonjolaigal neerodaigal
Flower gardens and streams
Un bhoomiyil or nimmathi
There is serenity in your land
Kaadellaam thiriyum poonguyil neeyae
You are the sweet cuckoo roaming all through the forest
Naalellaam inimael unnoduthaan
From now on, all my days are spent with you
Sheelaa oh my sheelaa sheelaa oh my sheelaa
Sheela, oh my Sheela, Sheela, oh my Sheela
En vaazhvilum oor vannamae
A new color has filled my life
Oor maayamo enna maayammaa
Is it magic, or what kind of enchantment is this?
Nee engengae naan angangae
Wherever you are, I will be right there
Un koodavae penn varaatho
Won't this girl come along with you?
Vaari naan thazhuva vaadaa malarae vaa
Come, unfading flower, so I can embrace you tightly
Neeyillaamal naan ennaavatho
What would become of me without you?
Sheelaa
Sheela
Female :Yayaa
Female: Yayaa
Male :Oh my sheelaa
Male: Oh my Sheela
Sheelaa
Sheela
Female :Yayaa
Female: Yayaa
Male :Oh my sheelaa
Male: Oh my Sheela
Vaa megamae un vaanam naan
Come, cloud, I am your sky
Vaa raagamae un kaanam naan
Come, melody, I am your song
En ullamae unthan meadaithaan
My heart is the stage for you
Un Kaigalil enthan vaazhvuthan
My entire life rests in your hands
Kaalamellaam naan kaividaathae vaa
Never abandon me throughout all time, come
Neengidaamal naam vaazhvom vaa vaa
Let us live without ever parting, come, come
Darling
Darling
Male :Lala laa
Male: Lala laa
Female :Ooo my darling
Female: Ooo my darling
Male :Yayaa
Male: Yayaa
Female :Darling
Female: Darling
Male :Yaiyaa
Male: Yaiyaa
Female :Ooo my darling
Female: Ooo my darling
Sheelaa
Sheela
Female :Yayaa
Female: Yayaa
Male :Oh my sheelaa
Male: Oh my Sheela
Sheelaa
Sheela
Female :Yayaa
Female: Yayaa
Male :Oh my sheelaa
Male: Oh my Sheela
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This romantic duet celebrates the profound bond and oneness shared between the lead lovers against a wild, natural backdrop. The lyrics express how the couple feels completely interconnected—where one's identity melts into the other's. They equate their love to timeless natural elements like clouds and sky, melody and song, highlighting a serene sanctuary built on trust and mutual devotion.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Vaa megamae un vaanam naan”
The speaker directly equates themselves to the sky for the cloud ('Vaa megamae un vaanam naan') and song for the melody ('Vaa raagamae un kaanam naan').
Anaphora / Repetition
“Sheelaa oh my sheelaa sheelaa oh my sheelaa”
The direct repeating of the name 'Sheela' and English terms of endearment creates a rhythmic, chant-like musical structure.
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Vaa megamae un vaanam naan / Vaa raagamae un kaanam naan”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds across parallel line structures ('Vaa megamae' and 'Vaa raagamae').
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Trivia
'Kizhakku Africavil Sheela' (1987) was an Indian Tamil action-adventure film inspired by jungle/Tarzan tropes and Sheena stories, starring Suresh and Sahila Chadha. The music for the film was composed by Bappi Lahiri.
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