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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
Details
Kadhalan1994

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Maruhabaaa…Welcome...
Aaaa…aaaa….aaaa….aaaa…Aaaa...aaaa....aaaa....aaaa...
Maruhabaaa……maruhabaaa…Welcome... welcome...
Aaaa….aaaa…Aaaa....aaaa...
Maruhabaaa…maruhabaaa…Welcome... welcome...
Aaaa…..aaaa…..Aaaa.....aaaa.....
Male
Urvasi urvasiUrvasi, Urvasi
Take it easy urvasiTake it easy, Urvasi
Oosi pola udambirundhaIf your body is slender like a needle
Thevayilla pharmacyThere is no need for a pharmacy
Male
Urvasi urvasiUrvasi, Urvasi
Take it easy urvasiTake it easy, Urvasi
Oosi pola udambirundhaIf your body is slender like a needle
Thevayilla pharmacyThere is no need for a pharmacy
Male
Vazhkkayil vellavaeTo win in life
Chorus :Take it easy policyChorus: Take it easy policy
Male :Vanavil vazhkkayilMale: In this rainbow life
Chorus :Valibam oru fantasyChorus: Youth is a fantasy
Male
Urvasi urvasiUrvasi, Urvasi
Take it easy urvasi…ee….Take it easy, Urvasi...
Male
Pesadi rathiyae rathiyaeSpeak up, my beautiful lady, my lady
Tamizhil varthaigalThere are three hundred thousand words
Moondru lakshamIn the Tamil language
Male
Neeyadi gadhiyae gadhiyaeYou are my sole refuge, my refuge
Rendu solladiJust say two words
Kuraintha patchamAt the very least
Male
Vazhkkayil vellavaeTo win in life
Chorus :Take it easy policyChorus: Take it easy policy
Male :Vanavil vazhkkayilMale: In this rainbow life
Chorus :Valibam oru fantasyChorus: Youth is a fantasy
Chorus
{Owwww…hmm tak tik ta{Owwww…hmm tak tik ta Owwww…hmm tak tik ta} (2)
Owwww…hmm tak tik ta} (2){Owwww…hmm tak tik ta Owwww…hmm tak tik ta} (2)
…………………………………...........................
Male
Oliyum oliyum current ponaIf power goes off during the show 'Oliyum Oliyum'
Chorus :Take it easy policyChorus: Take it easy policy
Male :Olunga padichum fail-ah ponaMale: If you fail even after studying properly
Chorus :Take it easy policyChorus: Take it easy policy
Male
Thanda sorunnu appan sonnaIf your father calls you a useless person who just eats free food
Chorus :Take it easy policyChorus: Take it easy policy
Male :Valukka thalaiyan thirupathi ponaMale: If a bald man goes on a pilgrimage to Tirupati
Chorus :Take it easy policyChorus: Take it easy policy
Male
Urvasi urvasiUrvasi, Urvasi
Take it easy urvasi….eee..Take it easy, Urvasi...
Oooo….oo…….Oooo....oo.......
Male
Keladi rathiyae rathiyaeListen, my beautiful lady, my lady
Udambu narambugalIn the human body, there are
Aaru latchamSix hundred thousand nerves
Male
Theriyuma sagiyae sagiyaeDo you know, my friend, my friend
Kaadhal narambuOn which side is the nerve
Endha pakkamFor love located?
Male
Vazhkkayil vellavaeTo win in life
Chorus :Take it easy policyChorus: Take it easy policy
Male :Vanavil vazhkkayilMale: In this rainbow life
Chorus :Valibam oru fantasyChorus: Youth is a fantasy
Female
Heyy hey …hey…heyHeyy hey ...hey...hey
Heyyyy…hey..hey…Heyyyy…hey..hey…
Hey hey hey hey …hey….Hey hey hey hey …hey….
Male
Kandadhum kaadhal vazhiyadhuLove does not spill over just at first sight
Kangalaal ratham vazhiyadhuBlood does not flow just from the eyes
Poonayil saivam kidaiyathuThere is no vegetarian cat
Angalil raman kidaiyathuThere is no ideal man like Lord Rama among men
Owww…..Oww.....
Male
Puratchigal yedhum seiyamalWithout staging revolutions
Pennukku nanmai vilaiyadhuNo good will happen for women
Kannagi silaithan ingunduThere is a statue for Kannagi here
Seethaikku thaniyai silaiyethuWhere is a separate statue for Seetha?
Aaawwwwww……Aaawwwwww......
Male
Filmu katti ponnu pakkalennaIf you show a film roll but fail to see the bride
Chorus :Take it easy policyChorus: Take it easy policy
Male :Pakkatthu seettula patti okkandhaMale: If an old grandmother sits in the adjacent seat
Chorus :Take it easy policyChorus: Take it easy policy
Male
Pandiga thedhi sundayil vandhaIf a festival holiday falls on a Sunday
Chorus :Take it easy policyChorus: Take it easy policy
Male :Aludha kaadhali annannu sonnaMale: If your crying girlfriend suddenly calls you 'brother'
Chorus :Take it easy policyChorus: Take it easy policy
Male
Urvasi urvasiUrvasi, Urvasi
Take it easy urvasiTake it easy, Urvasi
Oosi pola udambirundhaIf your body is slender like a needle
Thevayilla pharmacyThere is no need for a pharmacy
Male
Vazhkkayil vellavaeTo win in life
Chorus :Take it easy policyChorus: Take it easy policy
Male :Vanavil vazhkkayilMale: In this rainbow life
Chorus :Valibam oru fantasyChorus: Youth is a fantasy
Male
Pagalilae color-gal paaramalWithout enjoying colorful views during daytime
Iruttilae kannadithenna payanWhat is the point of winking in the dark?
Sudhandhiram mattum illamalWithout personal freedom,
Sorgamae irundhum enna payanWhat is the point of living even in paradise?
Male
Figarugal yarum illamalWithout any attractive girls,
Vaguppugal irundhum enna payanWhat is the point of having classes?
Irubadhu vayadhil aadamalWithout dancing and enjoying at twenty,
Aruvadhil aadi enna payanWhat is the point of dancing at sixty?

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'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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