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Lyrics & meaning

Urvasi Urvasi

From Kadhalan · 1994

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
A. R. Rahman, Suresh Peters, Shahul Hameed
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Movie name
Kadhalan
Movie release year
1994
Lyrics added on
17 Sept 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Maruhabaaa…
Aaaa…aaaa….aaaa….aaaa…
Maruhabaaa……maruhabaaa…
Aaaa….aaaa…
Maruhabaaa…maruhabaaa…
Aaaa…..aaaa…..
Urvasi urvasi
Take it easy urvasi
Oosi pola udambirundha
Thevayilla pharmacy
Urvasi urvasi
Take it easy urvasi
Oosi pola udambirundha
Thevayilla pharmacy
Vazhkkayil vellavae
Chorus :Take it easy policy
Male :Vanavil vazhkkayil
Chorus :Valibam oru fantasy
Urvasi urvasi
Take it easy urvasi…ee….
Pesadi rathiyae rathiyae
Tamizhil varthaigal
Moondru laksham
Neeyadi gadhiyae gadhiyae
Rendu solladi
Kuraintha patcham
Vazhkkayil vellavae
Chorus :Take it easy policy
Male :Vanavil vazhkkayil
Chorus :Valibam oru fantasy
{Owwww…hmm tak tik ta
Owwww…hmm tak tik ta} (2)
…………………………………
Oliyum oliyum current pona
Chorus :Take it easy policy
Male :Olunga padichum fail-ah pona
Chorus :Take it easy policy
Thanda sorunnu appan sonna
Chorus :Take it easy policy
Male :Valukka thalaiyan thirupathi pona
Chorus :Take it easy policy
Urvasi urvasi
Take it easy urvasi….eee..
Oooo….oo…….
Keladi rathiyae rathiyae
Udambu narambugal
Aaru latcham
Theriyuma sagiyae sagiyae
Kaadhal narambu
Endha pakkam
Vazhkkayil vellavae
Chorus :Take it easy policy
Male :Vanavil vazhkkayil
Chorus :Valibam oru fantasy
Heyy hey …hey…hey
Heyyyy…hey..hey…
Hey hey hey hey …hey….
Kandadhum kaadhal vazhiyadhu
Kangalaal ratham vazhiyadhu
Poonayil saivam kidaiyathu
Angalil raman kidaiyathu
Owww…..
Puratchigal yedhum seiyamal
Pennukku nanmai vilaiyadhu
Kannagi silaithan ingundu
Seethaikku thaniyai silaiyethu
Aaawwwwww……
Filmu katti ponnu pakkalenna
Chorus :Take it easy policy
Male :Pakkatthu seettula patti okkandha
Chorus :Take it easy policy
Pandiga thedhi sundayil vandha
Chorus :Take it easy policy
Male :Aludha kaadhali annannu sonna
Chorus :Take it easy policy
Urvasi urvasi
Take it easy urvasi
Oosi pola udambirundha
Thevayilla pharmacy
Vazhkkayil vellavae
Chorus :Take it easy policy
Male :Vanavil vazhkkayil
Chorus :Valibam oru fantasy
Pagalilae color-gal paaramal
Iruttilae kannadithenna payan
Sudhandhiram mattum illamal
Sorgamae irundhum enna payan
Figarugal yarum illamal
Vaguppugal irundhum enna payan
Irubadhu vayadhil aadamal
Aruvadhil aadi enna payan
Marhaba...
Aa... aa... aa... aa...
Marhaba... Marhaba...
Aa... aa...
Marhaba... Marhaba...
Aa... aa...
Urvasi, Urvasi,
take it easy, Urvasi!
If your body is slim as a needle,
you don't need a pharmacy!
Urvasi, Urvasi,
take it easy, Urvasi!
If your body is slim as a needle,
you don't need a pharmacy!
To win in life,
Chorus: the "take it easy" policy!
Male: In this rainbow life,
Chorus: youth is a fantasy!
Urvasi, Urvasi,
take it easy, Urvasi...
Speak to me, my beauty,
in Tamil there are
three hundred thousand words!
You are my only hope,
so say at least two,
at the very least!
To win in life,
Chorus: the "take it easy" policy!
Male: In this rainbow life,
Chorus: youth is a fantasy!
{ Ow-waw... hmm thak thik tha
Ow-waw... hmm thak thik tha } (2)
...
If the power cuts during the TV song show,
Chorus: the "take it easy" policy!
Male: If you studied hard and still failed,
Chorus: the "take it easy" policy!
If your dad calls you a waste of food,
Chorus: the "take it easy" policy!
Male: If a bald man goes to Tirupati,
Chorus: the "take it easy" policy!
Urvasi, Urvasi,
take it easy, Urvasi...
Oh... oh...
Listen to me, my beauty,
the nerves in the human body
number six hundred thousand!
Do you know, my friend,
on which side
the nerve of love is?
To win in life,
Chorus: the "take it easy" policy!
Male: In this rainbow life,
Chorus: youth is a fantasy!
Hey hey... hey... hey
Hey... hey... hey...
Hey hey hey hey... hey...
Love doesn't just overflow at first sight,
eyes don't bleed with tears,
no cat is ever vegetarian,
and no man is Rama!
Ow...
Without starting a revolution,
nothing good comes to a woman!
Kannagi's statue stands here,
but where is a separate statue for Sita?
Ow-waw-waw...
If you act cool and a girl doesn't look at you,
Chorus: the "take it easy" policy!
Male: If an old granny sits in the seat next to you,
Chorus: the "take it easy" policy!
If a holiday falls on a Sunday,
Chorus: the "take it easy" policy!
Male: If your weeping sweetheart calls you her brother,
Chorus: the "take it easy" policy!
Urvasi, Urvasi,
take it easy, Urvasi!
If your body is slim as a needle,
you don't need a pharmacy!
To win in life,
Chorus: the "take it easy" policy!
Male: In this rainbow life,
Chorus: youth is a fantasy!
Without seeing colors in the daylight,
what's the point of winking in the dark?
If there is no freedom,
what is the use of paradise?
If there are no pretty girls around,
what is the use of college classes?
If you don't dance in your twenties,
what is the use of dancing at sixty?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Urvasi Urvasi' is a celebrated youth anthem from the 1994 Tamil romantic thriller film 'Kadhalan', composed by A. R. Rahman, penned by Vairamuthu, and sung by A. R. Rahman, Suresh Peters, and Shahul Hameed. The song advocates a carefree 'take it easy' philosophy toward daily frustrations, unexpected disappointments, and social pressures.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Oosi pola udambirundha / Thevayilla pharmacy

Compares a healthy and slender body directly to a thin needle ('oosi'), suggesting that physical fitness eliminates the need for medicine.

Metaphor (Uruvagim)

Vanavil vazhkkayil / Valibam oru fantasy

Metaphorically compares life to a colorful rainbow ('vanavil vazhkkayil') and youth to a temporary fantasy.

Rhetorical Question (Vinaa Ani)

Irubadhu vayadhil aadamal / Aruvadhil aadi enna payan

Employs sequential rhetorical questions to highlight the futility of postponing enjoyment and freedom to old age.

Assonance and Alliteration (Monai and Etukai)

Kandadhum kaadhal vazhiyadhu / Kangalaal ratham vazhiyadhu

Uses rhythmic repetition of Tamil consonant sounds 'Ka' and internal rhyming for lyrical punch and musicality.

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Trivia

'Urvasi Urvasi' became a major pop culture phenomenon across India and was dubbed in Hindi and Telugu. The song is famous for its groundbreaking CGI sequence featuring Prabhu Deva dancing on a glass bus moving through Chennai streets. In 2014, American musician Will.i.am collaborated with Cody Wise to sample this song in the track 'It's My Birthday'.

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