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Lyrics & meaning

Andru Oomai Pennallo

From Paarthaal Pasi Theerum · 1962

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
A. L. Raghavan, P. Susheela
Music director
Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
Movie name
Paarthaal Pasi Theerum
Movie release year
1962
Lyrics added on
1 Apr 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aanaa
Female :Aa
Male :Aavannaa
Female :Haa…
Male :Eenaa
Female :Ee
Male :Eeyannaa
Female :He he ee
Oonaa
Female :Oo
Male :Oovannaa
Female :Oooo
Male :Yaenaa
Female :Yae
Male :Yaeyannaa
Female :Yaei
Male :Hmm
Male :Aiyannaa
Female :Haiii
Aanaa
Female :Aanaa
Male :Aavannaa
Female :Aavannaa
Male :Eenaa
Female :Eenaa
Male :Eeyannaa
Female :Eeyannaa
Oonaa
Female :Oonaa
Male :Oovannaa
Female :Oovannaa
Male :Yaenaa
Female :Yaenaa
Male :Yaeyannaa
Female :Yaeyannaa
Male :Ainaa
Female :Ainaa
Male :Aiyannaa
Female :Aiyannaa
O naa
Female :O naa
Male :Ovannaa
Female :Ovannaa
Male :Auvannaa
Female :Auvannaa
Male :Akkannaa
Female :Akkannaa
Hoooo oooo ooo oooooo
Hoooo oooo ooo oooooo
Hoooo oooo hooo ooo hooo ooo
Andru oomai pennallo
Indru pesum pennallo
Aiyaa unnaikandu
Tamil paadum pennallo
Andru oomai pennallo
Indru pesum pennallo
Aiyaa unnaikandu
Tamil paadum pennallo
Mani puraavum maada puraavum
Manasil pesum pechallo
Mangai naanum thannandhaniyae
Manasil paadiya paattallo
Mani puraavum maada puraavum
Manasil pesum pechallo
Mangai naanum thannandhaniyae
Manasil paadiya paattallo
Oomai pennallo
Indru pesum pennallo
Nenjil aasai kondae
Thamizh paadum kannallo
Ohoho… ohohoho… ooo…
Ooo… oooo… oooo… hoi
Vanna thamizh chaelai
Katti kondallo
Katti konda aadai
Otti kondallo
Konjum thamizh vaarthai
Nenjil vandhallo
Nenjam ondru saerum
Neram indrallo
Mani puraavum maada puraavum
Manasil pesum pechallo
Mangai naanum thannandhaniyae
Manasil paadiya paattallo
Oomai pennallo
Indru pesum pennallo
Nenjil aasai kondae
Thamizh paadum kannallo ho ho
Kaattil vandha vaedan
Maanai kandallo hoi
Maanai kanda velai
Mayakkam kondallo ho
Ingae vandha kaadhal
Angae vandhallo
Angum ingum kaadhal
Thoodhu sendrallo
Mani puraavum maada puraavum
Manasil pesum pechallo
Mangai naanum thannandhaniyae
Manasil paadiya paattallo
Oomai pennallo
Indru pesum pennallo
Nenjil aasai kondae
Thamizh paadum kannallo ho ho
Say "A"
Female: Ah
Male: Say "Aa"
Female: Haa...
Male: Say "E"
Female: Ee
Male: Say "Ee"
Female: He he ee
Say "U"
Female: Oo
Male: Say "Oo"
Female: Ooo...
Male: Say "Eh"
Female: Eh
Male: Say "Ay"
Female: Hey!
Male: Mmm...
Male: Say "Ai"
Female: Haiii...
The letter "A"
Female: The letter "A"
Male: The letter "Aa"
Female: The letter "Aa"
Male: The letter "E"
Female: The letter "E"
Male: The letter "Ee"
Female: The letter "Ee"
The letter "U"
Female: The letter "U"
Male: The letter "Oo"
Female: The letter "Oo"
Male: The letter "Eh"
Female: The letter "Eh"
Male: The letter "Ay"
Female: The letter "Ay"
Male: The letter "Ai"
Female: The letter "Ai"
Male: The letter "Aiy"
Female: The letter "Aiy"
The letter "Oh"
Female: The letter "Oh"
Male: The letter "O"
Female: The letter "O"
Male: The letter "Au"
Female: The letter "Au"
Male: The letter "Ah"
Female: The letter "Ah"
Ho... oh... oh... oh...
Ho... oh... oh... oh...
Ho... oh... ho... oh... ho... oh...
Wasn't she a silent girl back then?
Today, isn't she a girl who speaks?
Upon seeing you, my dear,
isn't she singing sweet Tamil?
Wasn't she a silent girl back then?
Today, isn't she a girl who speaks?
Upon seeing you, my dear,
isn't she singing sweet Tamil?
The spotted dove and the pigeon on the ledge,
isn't this the speech they share in their hearts?
All alone, as a young girl,
isn't this the song I sang in my heart?
The spotted dove and the pigeon on the ledge,
isn't this the speech they share in their hearts?
All alone, as a young girl,
isn't this the song I sang in my heart?
Wasn't she a silent girl?
Today, isn't she a girl who speaks?
With love and longing in her heart,
isn't she my darling singing sweet Tamil?
Ohoho... ohohoho... ooh...
Ooh... oooh... oooh... hoy!
Dressed in a colorful Tamil sari,
she has wrapped it around herself,
and the garment she wore
clings so closely to her!
Sweet, affectionate words of Tamil
have welled up in the heart,
and the time for our hearts to unite
has arrived today!
The spotted dove and the pigeon on the ledge,
isn't this the speech they whisper in their hearts?
All alone, as a young girl,
isn't this the song I sang in my heart?
Wasn't she a silent girl?
Today, isn't she a girl who speaks?
With love and longing in her heart,
isn't she my darling singing sweet Tamil? Ho ho!
A hunter who came into the forest
caught sight of a deer, hoy!
The moment he saw the deer,
he was captivated, ho!
The love that blossomed here
reached over there as well,
and between both our hearts,
love has gone as a messenger!
The spotted dove and the pigeon on the ledge,
isn't this the speech they share in their hearts?
All alone, as a young girl,
isn't this the song I sang in my heart?
Wasn't she a silent girl?
Today, isn't she a girl who speaks?
With love and longing in her heart,
isn't she my darling singing sweet Tamil? Ho ho!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This charming romantic track from the 1962 movie 'Paarthaal Pasi Theerum' opens with a unique educational playful dialogue where the male lead teaches the heroine the Tamil alphabet (vowels). This playful learning transitions seamlessly into a sweet expression of newly found love and articulate emotions. The heroine describes her transformation from a silent girl to one who expresses her deepest affectionate thoughts through fluent and melodious Tamil poetry. Using imagery of doves, nature, and hunters, the song celebrates mutual love and intimate emotional harmony between the lovers.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monaai (Initial Alliteration)

Mani puraavum maada puraavum / Manasil pesum pechallo

Repetition of the initial 'Ma' consonant sound across words creates a pleasing rhythmic flow.

Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyming)

Andru oomai pennallo / Indru pesum pennallo

Rhyming of the second letter 'nd' ('ndru') in adjacent lines creates melodic symmetry.

Metaphor (Uvamaani)

Kaattil vandha vaedan / Maanai kandallo

Comparing the hero to a hunter and the heroine to a deer in a forest to depict love at first sight.

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Trivia

Composed by the legendary duo Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy with lyrics by Kannadasan, this song starts creatively with the recitation of Tamil vowels ('Uyir Ezhuthukkal'). Sung by T.M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela, it remains a classic example of incorporating linguistic learning into film song composition.

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