- Lyricist
- Panchu Arunachalam
- Singer
- S. Janaki
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Thambikku Entha Ooru
- Movie release year
- 1984
- Lyrics added on
- 8 May 2018
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ooo….ooolululululululu
Onna maasam
Oru mana veetu
Rendaa maasam
Iru mana veetu
Ooo….ooolululululululu
Moonilum naalilum
Pakkuvamaagi
Anjaam maasam
Kathir adippom di
Aaraam maasam
Aruthae adikka
Polikku aiyaayiram
Tharamaanathae
Ooo….ooolululululululu
Kalyaana mela chaththam
Engeyo kekkuthu
Ennamo thonuthu
Kanniyin nenjukkullae
Mottaaga malaruthu
Sittaaga parakkuthu
Kalyaana mela chaththam
Engeyo kekkuthu
Ennamo thonuthu
Kanniyin nenjukkullae
Mottaaga malaruthu
Sittaaga parakkuthu
{Adi karumbu
Kadichchu thinga
Aasa vanthaachu
Kodi karumbu vittu
Manam parappa
Neram vanthaachu} (2)
Pudhu kaathu vesuthadi
Poo aada thonuthadi
Annam pol odaiyila
Aruvi thanni oduthadi
Velli thanda meena pola
Thulluthadi en manasu
Velli thanda meena pola
Thulluthadi en manasu
Silluvandu kannu rendum
Suththuthu suzhaluthu
Alli thandu meni engum
Santhanam manakkuthu
Suttuveikkum vekkam vanthu
Thallaada… hoi
{Adi karumbu
Kadichchu thinga
Aasa vanthaachu
Kodi karumbu vittu
Manam parappa
Neram vanthaachu} (2)
Malayeri menju varum
Mani kazhuthtu vella pasu
Maalaiyila veedu varum
Jodi onnu sernthu varum
Mani osa kekkum pothu
Mayanguthu en manasu
Mani osa kekkum pothu
Mayanguthu en manasu
Thulli varum kandrukutti
Muttuthu meraluthu
Mutti mutti paal kudikka
Thaai pasu azhaikkuthu
Antha sugam enna sugam
Ammaadi.. hoi
Kalyaana mela chaththam
Engeyo kekkuthu
Ennamo thonuthu
Kanniyin nenjukkullae
Mottaaga malaruthu
Sittaaga parakkuthu
{Adi karumbu
Kadichchu thinga
Aasa vanthaachu
Kodi karumbu vittu
Manam parappa
Neram vanthaachu} (2)
Oooh... Ooloolooloo...
In the first month,
with a single heart,
in the second month,
two hearts coming together,
Oooh... Ooloolooloo...
In the third and fourth months,
growing full and ripe,
in the fifth month,
we will thresh the grain, girl!
In the sixth month,
as we harvest and thresh,
yielding five thousand measures of harvest,
of the finest quality!
Oooh... Ooloolooloo...
The sound of wedding drums
is heard somewhere in the distance...
Something stirs gently
inside this young girl's heart.
It blossoms like a bud,
it flutters like a little bird!
The sound of wedding drums
is heard somewhere in the distance...
Something stirs gently
inside this young girl's heart.
It blossoms like a bud,
it flutters like a little bird!
{Oh girl, to bite
into sweet sugarcane,
the longing has arrived!
Leaving the sugarcane stalk behind,
for the heart to take flight,
the time has finally come!} (2)
A fresh breeze is blowing, girl,
and the flowers feel like dancing!
Like a graceful swan in the stream,
water from the falls rushes by!
Just like a shimmering silver fish,
my heart leaps with joy!
Just like a shimmering silver fish,
my heart leaps with joy!
Like restless beetles, both my eyes
spin and dart around!
Across my lotus-stem tender body,
the fragrance of sandalwood lingers!
A glowing wave of shyness
makes me sway... hoy!
{Oh girl, to bite
into sweet sugarcane,
the longing has arrived!
Leaving the sugarcane stalk behind,
for the heart to take flight,
the time has finally come!} (2)
Grazing up the hills and returning,
the white cow with a bell at her neck
comes home in the evening,
walking back beside her mate!
When I hear the chime of that bell,
my heart is swept away!
When I hear the chime of that bell,
my heart is swept away!
The playful calf prancing over
nudges gently and stares wide-eyed!
To nuzzle and drink milk,
the mother cow calls out!
Oh, what a sweet joy that is,
goodness me... hoy!
The sound of wedding drums
is heard somewhere in the distance...
Something stirs gently
inside this young girl's heart.
It blossoms like a bud,
it flutters like a little bird!
{Oh girl, to bite
into sweet sugarcane,
the longing has arrived!
Leaving the sugarcane stalk behind,
for the heart to take flight,
the time has finally come!} (2)
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This classic Tamil song expresses the romantic yearnings and innocent joy of a young village maiden who hears distance wedding music. The imagery connects the cycles of nature, farming months, domestic animals, and the sweet breezes of rural life with her blooming romantic desires and anticipation of love and marriage.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Velli thanda meena pola”
Compares the joy and restless jumping of the heart to a bright silver fish moving in water.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Mottaaga malaruthu / Sittaaga parakkuthu”
Compares feelings inside the young maiden's heart directly to a budding flower that blooms and a bird taking flight.
Rhyme (Edhukai)
“Mottaaga malaruthu / Sittaaga parakkuthu”
Consonance in the second letter across lines ('Mottaaga' / 'Sittaaga').
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