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Lyrics & meaning

Urave Urave

From Neruppu Nila · 1988

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Neruppu Nila
Movie release year
1988
Lyrics added on
22 Apr 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Uravey uravey uyirin uyire
Azhagey arugae vaa kannaalaa vaa
Uravey uravey uyirin uyire
Azhagey arugae vaa kannaalaa vaa
Laalae laala laala laa
Laalae laala laala laa
Puththanai polae siththanai polae
Idhuvarai vaazhnthaenae
Kanmanai unnai kandathu naanae
Kannan aanaenae
Puththanai polae siththanai polae
Idhuvarai vaazhnthaenae
Kanmanai unnai kandathu naanae
Kannan aanaenae
Laalae laala laala laa
Laalae laala laala laa………..
Angangal engengum
Eththanai machchangal
Ennungal endraythaan
Solluthu ennanal
Vannaththin muththangal
Kadhalin chinnangal
Muththangal thanthaalae
Maaridum vannangakal
Kannana kannae
Kalyaana ponne
Female :Thodaathae munnae
Ellaamae pinnae
Unnai theenduthae ullam
Anai thaanduthae vellam
Thazhuvum pozhuthae nazhuvum nilavae
Azhagae arugae va pen poovae vaa
Thazhuvum pozhuthae nazhuvum nilavae
Azhagae arugae va pen poovae vaa
Kadhalilae kadhal illai
Thuraviyai polaanaen
Mannavanai kandavudan
Marupadi aalaanaen
Kannae naan netru varai
Kaaviyai kandaenae
Kanmani nee vanthavudan
Kaaviyam kandaenae
Kalyaana saedhi un kangal pesum
Male :Kuttraala thendral ippothu veesum
Laalae laala laala laa
Uravey uravey uyirin uyire
Azhagey arugae vaa kannaalaa vaa
Uravey uravey uyirin uyire
Azhagey arugae vaa kannaalaa vaa
Puththanai polae siththanai polae
Idhuvarai vaazhnthaenae
Kanmanai unnai kandathu naanae
Kannan aanaenae
Laalae laala laala laa
Laalae laala laala laa
My beloved, the very life of my soul,
My beauty, come near, come with your loving gaze!
My beloved, the very life of my soul,
My beauty, come near, come with your loving gaze!
Laale laala laala la
Laale laala laala la
Like a Buddha, like an ascetic sage,
I lived until now.
The moment I saw you, my darling,
I became a romantic Krishna!
Like a Buddha, like an ascetic sage,
I lived until now.
The moment I saw you, my darling,
I became a romantic Krishna!
Laale laala laala la
Laale laala laala la...
All over your body,
there are so many beauty marks.
You told me to count them,
now how can I even put it into words?
Colorful kisses
are the signs of love.
If you give me kisses,
my glowing colors will blossom!
Precious darling of my eyes,
my golden bride-to-be!
Do not touch me before the wedding,
everything is only after that!
My heart longs to touch you,
like a flood bursting past the dam!
Oh moon that slips away just when embraced,
my beauty, come near, come my flower-like girl!
Oh moon that slips away just when embraced,
my beauty, come near, come my flower-like girl!
With no romance in my life,
I had become like an ascetic.
The moment I saw my prince,
I came alive in love again.
Darling, until yesterday,
I saw only ascetic saffron robes.
My darling, the moment you arrived,
I found a grand epic of love!
Your eyes speak of wedding bells,
and a cool Courtallam breeze blows right now!
Laale laala laala la
My beloved, the very life of my soul,
My beauty, come near, come with your loving gaze!
My beloved, the very life of my soul,
My beauty, come near, come with your loving gaze!
Like a Buddha, like an ascetic sage,
I lived until now.
The moment I saw you, my darling,
I became a romantic Krishna!
Laale laala laala la
Laale laala laala la
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This romantic track depicts two lovers expressing their transformation through love. Before meeting each other, both felt detached and lived like ascetics or hermits (Buddha / Siddha). Upon uniting, their lives blossom into romance, changing their spiritual detachment into passionate affection like Krishna.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upama)

Puththanai polae siththanai polae

Compares former emotional detachment to the spiritual lifestyles of Buddha and a Siddha.

Pun / Wordplay (Shlesha)

Kaaviyai kandaenae / Kaaviyam kandaenae

Vaali plays with the phonetically similar words 'Kaavi' (saffron robes/renunciation) and 'Kaaviyam' (epic poetry/romance).

Metaphor (Uruvagham)

Anai thaanduthae vellam

Compares overwhelming feelings of love breaching self-control to a flood breaking a dam.

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Trivia

Written by the iconic lyricist Vaali, the song uses clever Tamil wordplay contrasting 'Kaavi' (asceticism) and 'Kaaviyam' (epic love) to symbolize the transition from emotional isolation to romantic fulfillment.

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