Skip to content
Isaimozhi
Lyrics & meaning

Nandoorudhu Nariyoorudhu Kalloorudhae

From Pattikattu Thambi · 1988

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
Music director
Chandrabose
Movie name
Pattikattu Thambi
Movie release year
1988
Lyrics added on
14 Apr 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Nandoorudhu narioorudhu kalloorudhae
Dhegam…. kaadhal ….vegam
Ennanadhu yedhaanadhu punnanadhu
Dhegam… yedho… mogam
Aaae ooo ooo
Nandoorudhu narioorudhu kalloorudhae
Dhegam …kaadhal …vegam
Ennanadhu yedhaanadhu punnanadhu
Dhegam …yedho… mogam
Aaa aa aaa haa hoo oo oo oo
Angam en angam thaavani thangam
Angae angangae inbam undu
Male :Maanae un angam manmadha sangam
Engae thottaalum inbam undu
Aan yaanai veeram unakku
Aadhaaram nooru irukku
Male :Yedhyedho aasai irukku
Yevaalae aadai edhukku
Nandoorudhu narioorudhu kalloorudhae
Dhegam… kaadhal.. vegam
Male :Ennanadhu yedhaanadhu punnanadhu
Dhegam ..yedho… mogam
Female :Aaa aa aaa haa
Male :Hae hae hae….
Mullai poovukku moodigal pottu
Ullae veithaalum vaasam undu
Female :Thandae illadha thaamarai pookal
Tharaiyai paarthaalum kolam ondru
Anbae nee kaiyil adangu
Inbangal rendu madangu
Female :Raakkalam enna sadangu
……………………………..
Nandoorudhu
Female :Narioorudhu
Male :Kalloorudhae
Female :Dhegam
Male :Kaadhal
Female :Vegam
Ennanadhu
Female :Yedhaanadhu
Male :Punnanadhu
Female :Dhegam
Male :Yedho
Female :Mogam
Male :Haan haan haan haan haa
Female :Hoo hoo hoo hoo oo
Like crabs crawling and foxes sneaking, sweet intoxication wells up,
The body... love's... rushing frenzy...
What happened? How did it happen? It became sore and bruised...
The body... some kind of... sweet madness...
Aay oh oh
Like crabs crawling and foxes sneaking, sweet intoxication wells up,
The body... love's... rushing frenzy...
What happened? How did it happen? It became sore and bruised...
The body... some kind of... sweet madness...
Aah aa aah ha ho oh oh oh
My body, every part of me, is pure gold beneath this half-saree,
And all over, there is sweet pleasure to be found.
Male: My gentle deer, your body is a temple of desire,
Wherever I touch, pleasure overflows.
You have the strength of a wild elephant,
And there are a hundred proofs for it!
Male: All kinds of desires are stirring within me,
Oh my temptress Eve, why do you even need clothes?
Like crabs crawling and foxes sneaking, sweet intoxication wells up,
The body... love's... rushing frenzy...
Male: What happened? How did it happen? It became sore and bruised...
The body... some kind of... sweet madness...
Female: Aah aa aah ha
Male: Hey hey hey...
Even if you cover a jasmine blossom
And lock it away inside, its fragrance will still spread.
Female: Lotus flowers without any stems,
Even when facing the ground, create a beautiful pattern.
My love, surrender yourself in my arms,
And our pleasures will double.
Female: In the dead of night, what ritual is this?
...
Crabs crawl,
Female: Foxes sneak,
Male: Sweet intoxication wells up!
Female: The body...
Male: Love's...
Female: Rushing frenzy...
What happened?
Female: How did it happen?
Male: It became sore and bruised...
Female: The body...
Male: Some kind of...
Female: Sweet madness...
Male: Haan haan haan haan ha
Female: Hoo hoo hoo hoo oo
Male
Female
Female
Female
Female
Male
Male
Male
Male

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Nandoorudhu Narioorudhu' is a energetic, sensual romantic folk-pop duet from the 1988 Tamil film 'Pattikattu Thambi', composed by Chandrabose with lyrics by Vairamuthu. Sung exuberantly by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and K. S. Chithra, the song captures the passionate and playful intimacy between two lovers using colorful village expressions and vivid sensory imagery.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Internal Rhyme (Eyai / Ethukai)

Nandoorudhu narioorudhu kalloorudhae

Rhythmic repitition of ending roots like 'nandoorudhu', 'narioorudhu', 'kalloorudhae' creating a catchy folk cadence.

Metaphor

Angam en angam thaavani thangam

Describing the woman's golden form adorned in a half-saree as pure gold ('thaavani thangam').

Hyperbole / Metaphor

Aan yaanai veeram unakku

Comparing the man's strength and passion to that of a powerful male elephant.

Did you know?

Trivia

Pattikattu Thambi (1988) features music by Chandrabose, who was known for creating distinct rustic and catchy folk tunes in Tamil cinema during the late 1980s.

Keep listening

Songs with a similar feeling

From the same album

More songs from Pattikattu Thambi

View album

Spot an issue?

Help us improve the lyrics or English translation.