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Lyrics & meaning

O Lakshmi O Sheela O Maalaa

From Neela Vaanam · 1965

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
L. R. Eswari
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Details
Neela Vaanam1965

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics↻ English translation
Female
Oh lakshmi…oh sheela …oh maalaOh Lakshmi… oh Sheela… oh Maala
Oh lakshmi…oh sheela …oh maalaOh Lakshmi… oh Sheela… oh Maala
Udhavikku vaarungalCome to help!
Oh raadha ..oh geetha…..oh seetha…Oh Radha… oh Geetha… oh Seetha…
Aiyaavai paarungalLook at the gentleman!
Oh lakshmi…oh sheela …oh maalaOh Lakshmi… oh Sheela… oh Maala
Udhavikku vaarungalCome to help!
Oh raadha ..oh geetha…..oh seetha…Oh Radha… oh Geetha… oh Seetha…
Aiyaavai paarungalLook at the gentleman!
Female
Neeraadum pengalidamWith the women who are bathing
Thaanaada paarkkiraarHe tries to play and dance along
Poraadum meaniyil meenaaga paaigiraarOn the struggling body, he leaps like a fish
Neeraadum pengalidamWith the women who are bathing
Thaanaada paarkkiraarHe tries to play and dance along
Poraadum meaniyil meenaaga paaigiraarOn the struggling body, he leaps like a fish
Aiyaiyaiyaa ninaikavum theriyavillaiOh my, he doesn't even know how to think
Ammammaa vilagavum mudiyavillaiOh dear, I cannot even move away
Female
Ohooo hoooOhooo hooo
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh hooOh oh oh oh oh oh oh hoo
Oh lakshmi…oh sheela …oh maalaOh Lakshmi… oh Sheela… oh Maala
Udhavikku vaarungalCome to help!
Oh raadha ..oh geetha…..oh seetha…Oh Radha… oh Geetha… oh Seetha…
Aiyaavai paarungalLook at the gentleman!
Female
Poovaadum meaniyilOn the body that sways like a flower
Aadharam illaiyaeThere is no support at all
Paavadai thaavani kaiyodu kondu vaaBring a skirt and half-saree along in hand
Aiyaiyaiyaa idhu enna thuyaramadiOh my, what a predicament this is, my friend!
Ammamamma ivarenna rasigaradiOh dear, what kind of an admirer is he, my friend!
Female
Ohooo hoooOhooo hooo
Oh oh oh oh oh oh ohOh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh lakshmi…oh sheela …oh maalaOh Lakshmi… oh Sheela… oh Maala
Udhavikku vaarungalCome to help!
Oh raadha ..oh geetha…..oh seetha…Oh Radha… oh Geetha… oh Seetha…
Aiyaavai paarungalLook at the gentleman!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song from the 1965 film 'Neela Vaanam' is a lighthearted and playful comedic tracks penned by the legendary lyricist Kannadasan. The lyrics portray a humorous scenario involving women calling out to their friends (Lakshmi, Sheela, Maala, Radha, Geetha, Seetha) for assistance when a man unexpectedly disrupts them while bathing or playing in water, splashing around like a fish. The women express humorous dismay and tease his antics while calling for clothes and help, creating a whimsical and lively mood typical of mid-60s Tamil cinema comedy sequences.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Poraadum meaniyil meenaaga paaigiraar”

Compares the person's sudden movement in water to that of a leaping fish ('meenaaga').

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

“Poovaadum meaniyil”

Metaphorically describes the delicate, swaying female form as a flower ('poo').

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

“Aiyaiyaiyaa ninaikavum theriyavillai / Ammammaa vilagavum mudiyavillai”

The matching end sound ('theriyavillai' and 'mudiyavillai') creates a rhythmic rhyme scheme across the two lines.

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Trivia

Written by Kaviarasu Kannadasan for the 1965 movie Neela Vaanam, this track serves as a classic situational comedy song from 1960s Tamil cinema.

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