- Lyricist
- Rajesh Khanna
- Singer
- Malaysia Vasudevan
- Music director
- Rajesh Khanna
- Movie name
- Namma Ooru Nayagan
- Movie release year
- 1988
- Lyrics added on
- 24 Apr 2021
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vanathilae nelava vechaan
Manasukulla aasa vechaan
Aasai pongi vara ponnukku
Angamellam azhaga padachu vechaan…
Ye ye ye…..yeah
Kaattu poo poothiduchu kanni naagamaayiduchu
Kaattu poo poothiduchu kanni naagamaayiduchu
Kottungada melangala kummiruttu velaiyilae
Kottungada melangala kummiruttu velaiyilae
Kulirudhuthadi ponnae nee kattipudi ennai
Kulirudhuthadi ponnae nee kattipudi ennai
Kaattu poo poothiduchu kanni naagamaayiduchu
Kaattu poo poothiduchu kanni naagamaayiduchu
Paayoo virichirukku paneeru thelichirukku
Pakkuvama vandhu thoda pazhamoo thanichirukku
Paayoo virichirukku paneeru thelichirukku
Pakkuvama vandhu thoda pazhamoo thanichirukku
Pazhamoo thanichirukku
Padamedukkudhu manasu ippo pasi edukkura vayasu
Padamedukkudhu manasu ippo pasi edukkura vayasu
Seerugira naagam pola yerudhadi mogam pulla…ye ye ye..yeah
Kaattu poo poothiduchu kanni naagamaayiduchu
Kaattu poo poothiduchu kanni naagamaayiduchu
Nilavum maranjirukku nenavo virinjirukku
Magudi oosaiyilae manamoo karainjirukku
Nilavum maranjirukku nenavo virinjirukku
Magudi oosaiyilae manamoo karainjirukku
Manamoo karainjirukku
Mayanguthadi ponnu poo naagam pola ninnu
Mayanguthadi ponnu poo naagam pola ninnu
Raasathi unakku ippo raajayogam vandhaachu…ye ye ye…yeah
Kaattu poo poothiduchu kanni naagamaayiduchu
Kaattu poo poothiduchu kanni naagamaayiduchu
Kottungada melangala kummiruttu velaiyilae
Kottungada melangala kummiruttu velaiyilae
Kulirudhuthadi ponnae nee kattipudi ennai
Kulirudhuthadi ponnae nee kattipudi ennai
Kaattu poo poothiduchu kanni naagamaayiduchu
Kaattu poo poothiduchu kanni naagamaayiduchu
He placed the moon in the sky,
He put desire inside the heart,
And for desire to overflow in a woman,
He crafted beauty all over her body...
Ae ae ae... aey!
The wild flower has blossomed, turning into a youthful serpent!
The wild flower has blossomed, turning into a youthful serpent!
Beat the drums loudly in the pitch-dark night!
Beat the drums loudly in the pitch-dark night!
It is chilling cold, girl, come hold me tight!
It is chilling cold, girl, come hold me tight!
The wild flower has blossomed, turning into a youthful serpent!
The wild flower has blossomed, turning into a youthful serpent!
The sleeping mat is spread, rosewater is sprinkled,
Waiting to be touched gently, the ripe fruit sits alone.
The sleeping mat is spread, rosewater is sprinkled,
Waiting to be touched gently, the ripe fruit sits alone.
The ripe fruit sits alone!
The heart spreads its hood, this is the age of hungry longing!
The heart spreads its hood, this is the age of hungry longing!
Like a hissing cobra, passion rises high, my girl... ae ae ae... aey!
The wild flower has blossomed, turning into a youthful serpent!
The wild flower has blossomed, turning into a youthful serpent!
The moon has hidden away, but desires have unfolded,
To the melody of the snake charmer's pipe, the heart has melted.
The moon has hidden away, but desires have unfolded,
To the melody of the snake charmer's pipe, the heart has melted.
The heart has melted!
The girl is enchanted, swaying like a graceful serpent,
The girl is enchanted, swaying like a graceful serpent,
My queen, the time of your great fortune has arrived... ae ae ae... aey!
The wild flower has blossomed, turning into a youthful serpent!
The wild flower has blossomed, turning into a youthful serpent!
Beat the drums loudly in the pitch-dark night!
Beat the drums loudly in the pitch-dark night!
It is chilling cold, girl, come hold me tight!
It is chilling cold, girl, come hold me tight!
The wild flower has blossomed, turning into a youthful serpent!
The wild flower has blossomed, turning into a youthful serpent!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This sensual and energetic folk song from the movie Namma Ooru Nayagan captures the passionate union and blooming youth of lovers in a rural setting. Using vivid metaphors of wild flowers blooming, snakes raising their hoods, and hypnotic snake-charmer music, the song describes the overwhelming surge of romantic desire and intimacy under the pitch-black night sky.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Kaattu poo poothiduchu kanni naagamaayiduchu”
Compares a young woman's blossoming youth and rising desire to a blooming wild flower turning into a virgin snake.
Rhyme / Alliteration (Monnai / Etukai)
“Paayoo virichirukku paneeru thelichirukku”
Use of matching internal rhyming sounds ('virichirukku', 'thelichirukku', 'thanichirukku') creating a rhythmic folk cadence.
Imagery
“Paayoo virichirukku paneeru thelichirukku”
Evokes visual and tactile senses through images of spread mats, sprinkled rosewater, and pitch darkness.
Did you know?
Trivia
The song is composed by Rajesh Khanna for the film Namma Ooru Nayagan (1988) and sung with dynamic rustic energy by legendary playback singer Malaysia Vasudevan.
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