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Lyrics & meaning

Silu Silu Siluvena

From Oorai Therinjikitten · 1988

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
Music director
Gangai Amaran
Movie name
Oorai Therinjikitten
Movie release year
1988
Lyrics added on
17 Apr 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Silu silu siluvena
Siru siru pani vizhum kaalam
Thuli thuli panithuli
Vizha vizha kulir vanthu koodum
Silu silu siluvena
Siru siru pani vizhum kaalam
Thuli thuli panithuli
Vizha vizha kulir vanthu koodum
Porvai enthan paarvai
Unnai moodum
Female :Bodhai konda kodhai
Unthan thol meal aadum
Silu silu siluvena
Siru siru pani vizhum kaalam
Thuli thuli panithuli
Vizha vizha kulir vanthu koodum
Kanigal kilaigalil aadumpothu
Anilum kadippathenna
Male :Anilum kadiththida vendumendru
Kaniyum vedipathenna
Ilaigalil paniththuli vizhuvathu yaenaiyyaa
Male :Iravinil kodhippugal adangidaththaan
Female :Aayiram kaaranam neeyum koora
Both :Anupavam theriyaathu
Silu silu siluvena
Siru siru pani vizhum kaalam
Female :Thuli thuli panithuli
Vizha vizha kulir vanthu koodum
Pagalum iravena thondra koodum
Thalaivi varugaiyilae
Female :Nilavum nerupena maara koodum
Thalaivan pirivinilae
Enakkena thiranthathu manamenum maaligai
Female :Unakkathu iniththidum kalaiyarangam
Male :Kaaviyam ooviyam naalum kaana
Both :Aruginil azhaiththathu
Silu silu siluvena
Siru siru pani vizhum kaalam
Male :Thuli thuli panithuli
Vizha vizha kulir vanthu koodum
Porvai enthan paarvai
Unnai moodum
Male :Bodhai konda kodhai
Unthan thol meal aadum
Silu silu siluvena
Siru siru pani vizhum kaalam
Male :Thuli thuli panithuli
Vizha vizha kulir vanthu koodum
With a cool, gentle chill,
it is the season when light mist falls.
As drop after drop of dew
keeps falling, the cold only deepens.
With a cool, gentle chill,
it is the season when light mist falls.
As drop after drop of dew
keeps falling, the cold only deepens.
My gaze is a blanket,
it will wrap around you.
Female: Intoxicated with love, this girl
sways upon your shoulder.
With a cool, gentle chill,
it is the season when light mist falls.
As drop after drop of dew
keeps falling, the cold only deepens.
When fruits sway on the branches,
why does the squirrel take a bite?
Male: Just so the squirrel will nibble,
why does the fruit burst open?
Why does the dew fall on the leaves, my dear?
Male: Just to cool down the burning night!
Female: You may offer a thousand reasons,
Both: but nothing compares to real experience!
With a cool, gentle chill,
it is the season when light mist falls.
Female: As drop after drop of dew
keeps falling, the cold only deepens.
Even the day can feel like night
when my beloved lady arrives.
Female: Even the moon can turn to fire
when my lover is away.
For me, the palace of the heart has opened.
Female: For you, it is a sweet stage of art and love.
Male: To behold poetry and paintings every day,
Both: it has called us close!
With a cool, gentle chill,
it is the season when light mist falls.
Male: As drop after drop of dew
keeps falling, the cold only deepens.
My gaze is a blanket,
it will wrap around you.
Male: Intoxicated with love, this girl
sways upon your shoulder.
With a cool, gentle chill,
it is the season when light mist falls.
Male: As drop after drop of dew
keeps falling, the cold only deepens.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a classic, evocative romantic duet set against a chilly, mist-laden winter atmosphere. The lovers express their burgeoning passion by drawing playful parallels between human intimacy and nature's quiet beauty, such as dew falling on leaves or squirrels nibbling ripe fruit.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukku Thodar (Repetitive Words for Emphasis)

“Silu silu siluvena / Thuli thuli panithuli”

Words like 'Silu silu', 'Siru siru', 'Thuli thuli', and 'Vizha vizha' are repeated to emphasize rhythm and atmospheric feeling.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Porvai enthan paarvai”

Comparing a gaze to a protective blanket ('Porvai enthan paarvai') and the heart to a grand mansion ('Manamenum maaligai').

Etukai (Second letter rhyme)

“Porvai enthan paarvai / Bodhai konda kodhai”

Rhyming patterns using second-character harmony like 'Porvai' and 'Bodhai'.

Did you know?

Trivia

Although frequently requested across various compilations, 'Silu Silu Siluvena' is a iconic duet composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja for the film 'Padikkadavan' (1985), rendered by legendary singers S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. Janaki, with lyrics by Vaali.

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