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Innum Konjam Oothadi

From Oru Velladu Vengaiyagiradhu · 1980

Lyricist
Na. Kamarasan
Singers
Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Oru Velladu Vengaiyagiradhu
Movie release year
1980
Lyrics added on
29 Jul 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Innum konjam ooththadi pulla
Enakku ennamo pannuthu ulla
Innum konjam ooththadi pulla
Enakku….aa….aa….aa….
Innum konjam ooththadi pulla
Enakku ennamo pannuthu ulla
Unthan kannil irunthu
Rendu ambu paranthu
nenjil vanthu paayuthadi
Adhu paayum pozhuthu
Idhai podumpozhuthu
Bhoomi rompa suththuthadi
Vendiyatha kelunga saami
Naan kettathathai kodukkira bhoomi
Vendiyatha kelunga saami
Naan kettathathai kodukkira bhoomi
Intha mangai udambu
Neenga thinnum karumbu
Bodhai tharum pudhu virunthu
Intha thanga kozhusu
Unga rokka parisu
Paarungaiyaa idhai pakkamirunthu
Innum konjam ooththadi pulla
Enakku ennamo pannuthu ulla
Aa….ennennamo pannuthu ulla
Sirichchaa idhzh virichchaa
Nenjil veri yaeruthu
Nadanthaa idai asainjaa
Manam un mela thaavuthu
Sirichchaa idhzh virichchaa
Nenjil veri yaeruthu
Nadanthaa idai asainjaa
Manam un mela thaavuthu
Ninaichchaa ennai ninaichchaa
Udambu soodaerumae
Ninaichchaa ennai ninaichchaa
Udambu soodaerumae
Anaichchaa konjam anaichchaa
Adhu thannaalae maarumae
Aahaa anaichchaa konjam anaichchaa
Adhu thannaalae maarumae
Innum konjam ooththadi pulla
Enakku ennamo pannuthu ulla
Ennennamo pannuthu ulla
Nadhiyaa unnai ninaichchaen
Adhai naan neenthavaa
Muraiyaa idhu sariyaa
Vetkkam ippothu thevaiyaa
Poranthaa ponna poranthaa
Vetakkam thevaithaanga
Maraivaa konjam maraivaa
Anga aaththoram vaangaiyyaa
Maraivaa konjam maraivaa
Anga aaththoram vaangaiyyaa
Innum konjam ooththadi pulla
Enakku ennamo pannuthu ulla
Ennennamo pannuthu ulla
Pour me a little more, girl!
Something is happening to me inside!
Pour me a little more, girl!
To me... ah... ah... ah...
Pour me a little more, girl!
Something is happening to me inside!
From your eyes,
two arrows fly,
and strike straight into my chest!
When they strike,
and when I drink this down,
the earth spins wildly around!
Ask for whatever you want, my lord!
I am like the fertile earth that gives all you ask for!
Ask for whatever you want, my lord!
I am like the fertile earth that gives all you ask for!
This woman's body
is sweet sugarcane for you to enjoy,
an intoxicating new feast!
This golden anklet
is a prize for your money!
Come close and take a look, sir!
Pour me a little more, girl!
Something is happening to me inside!
Ah... all sorts of things are happening inside!
When you smile and part your lips,
passion flares up in my chest!
When you walk and sway your waist,
my heart leaps toward you!
When you smile and part your lips,
passion flares up in my chest!
When you walk and sway your waist,
my heart leaps toward you!
If you just think of me,
your body will heat up!
If you just think of me,
your body will heat up!
But if you hold me close,
it will cool down on its own!
Aha, if you hold me close,
it will cool down on its own!
Pour me a little more, girl!
Something is happening to me inside!
All sorts of things are happening inside!
I thought of you as a river,
can I swim in it?
Is this fair? Is this right?
Is this shyness really needed now?
If you are born a woman,
shyness is truly needed!
Somewhere private, out of sight,
come to the riverbank, sir!
Somewhere private, out of sight,
come to the riverbank, sir!
Pour me a little more, girl!
Something is happening to me inside!
All sorts of things are happening inside!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from the 1980 movie 'Oru Velladu Vengaiyagiradhu' is a flirtatious and playful duet between a man indulging in drink and a alluring woman serving/entertaining him. The male protagonist asks her to pour more drink, expressing how intoxicated and enamored he feels by her gaze and presence. The female protagonist responds with playful coy charm, comparing her beauty to sugarcane and describing the playful tension of affection and shyness between them as they flirt by the riverbank.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamaani / Metaphor (உவமை)

“Unthan kannil irunthu Rendu ambu paranthu”

Comparing eyes to flying arrows ('Rendu ambu paranthu nenjil vanthu paayuthadi') and the woman's body to sugarcane ('Neenga thinnum karumbu').

Edhugai (எதுகை - Second letter rhyming)

“Innum konjam ooththadi pulla / Enakku ennamo pannuthu ulla”

Rhyming of second consonant 'n' across lines: 'Innum' / 'Enakku'.

Iyaibu (இயைபு - End Rhyme)

“Udambu soodaerumae / Adhu thannaalae maarumae”

End rhymes using '-a' and '-ae' verbs in stanzas ('soodaerumae' / 'maarumae').

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Trivia

Composed by legendary maestro M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics by modern Tamil poet Na. Kamarasan, the song showcases the vibrant vocal duet of Malaysia Vasudevan and S. Janaki. Na. Kamarasan, known for his modern surrealist poetry (Pudhikavithai), brought catchy folk-pop slang into mainstream film lyrics in the late 1970s and 1980s.

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