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Sheela Oh My Sheela

From Kizhakku Africavil Sheela · 1987

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
K. J. Jesudass, K. S. Chithra
Music director
Bappi Lahiri
Movie name
Kizhakku Africavil Sheela
Movie release year
1987
Lyrics added on
3 Mar 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Sheelaa oh my sheelaa sheelaa oh my sheelaa
Sheelaa oh my sheelaa sheelaa oh my sheelaa
Nee endraalae naan naanaendraalae nee
Yaar nenjodu yaar yaar solvatho
Sheelaa oh my sheelaa sheelaa oh my sheelaa
En kanmani enthan kadhali
Nee vaazhvatho devan sannathi
Poonjolaigal neerodaigal
Un bhoomiyil or nimmathi
Kaadellaam thiriyum poonguyil neeyae
Naalellaam inimael unnoduthaan
Sheelaa oh my sheelaa sheelaa oh my sheelaa
En vaazhvilum oor vannamae
Oor maayamo enna maayammaa
Nee engengae naan angangae
Un koodavae penn varaatho
Vaari naan thazhuva vaadaa malarae vaa
Neeyillaamal naan ennaavatho
Sheelaa
Female :Yayaa
Male :Oh my sheelaa
Sheelaa
Female :Yayaa
Male :Oh my sheelaa
Vaa megamae un vaanam naan
Vaa raagamae un kaanam naan
En ullamae unthan meadaithaan
Un Kaigalil enthan vaazhvuthan
Kaalamellaam naan kaividaathae vaa
Neengidaamal naam vaazhvom vaa vaa
Darling
Male :Lala laa
Female :Ooo my darling
Male :Yayaa
Female :Darling
Male :Yaiyaa
Female :Ooo my darling
Sheelaa
Female :Yayaa
Male :Oh my sheelaa
Sheelaa
Female :Yayaa
Male :Oh my sheelaa
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Sheela, oh my Sheela! Sheela, oh my Sheela!
Sheela, oh my Sheela! Sheela, oh my Sheela!
When you say 'you', it is me; and when I say 'I', it is you!
Who can say whose heart belongs to whom?
Sheela, oh my Sheela! Sheela, oh my Sheela!
My darling, my beloved!
Where you dwell is the sanctuary of God.
Flowery groves and babbling streams,
There is a deep peace in your world.
You are the sweet cuckoo wandering all through the forest.
From now on, all my days are with you alone.
Sheela, oh my Sheela! Sheela, oh my Sheela!
A vibrant shade of color in my life too...
Is it a miracle? What magic is this!
Wherever you are, I am right there.
Won't this woman come along beside you?
Come, unwithering blossom, come so I may embrace you tightly!
Without you, what would become of me?
Sheela!
Female: Yayaa!
Male: Oh my Sheela!
Sheela!
Female: Yayaa!
Male: Oh my Sheela!
Come, o cloud! I am your sky.
Come, o melody! I am your song.
My heart itself is your stage.
My very life rests in your hands.
Come, without ever letting go of me for all time!
Come, come, let us live without ever parting!
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!
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Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Female
Male
Male
Male
Female
Female
Male

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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').

Did you know?

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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