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Lyrics & meaning

Odakkaraiyil Oru Puliyamaram

From Oru Indhiya Kanavu · 1983

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
P. Susheela, Chorus
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Oru Indhiya Kanavu
Movie release year
1983
Lyrics added on
29 Sept 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Hoohoo ohoohoo hoohooo
Odaikaraiyil oru puliya maram
Angae utkaarnthu paattu paada paravai varum
Paravainga paatta kettu poo malarum
Andha poovellam vaai vedithu thaen sidharum
Odaikaraiyil oru puliya maram
Angae utkaarnthu paattu paada paravai varum
Paravainga paatta kettu poo malarum
Andha poovellam vaai vedithu thaen sidharum
Thekkathi pakkama veesura vaadaithaan
Thekkodum paakkodum thaan saedhi pesum
Thekkathi pakkama veesura vaadaithaan
Thekkodum paakkodum thaan saedhi pesum
Kukkoo saththanthaan kuyilakka poda thaan
Kombaeri kurangellam thaththi thaavum
kombaeri kurangellam thaththi thaavum
Odaikaraiyil oru puliya maram
Angae utkaarnthu paattu paada paravai varum
Paravainga paatta kettu poo malarum
Andha poovellam vaai vedithu thaen sidharum
………………………….
Kaththaazhai kaattukkull aththaanum ennai thaan
Muthaada muthaadathaan naanum kalippen
Muthaada muthaadathaan naanum kalippen
Kaththaazhai kaattukkull aththaanum ennai thaan
Muthaada muthaadathaan naanum kalippen
Uttraarum pettraarum mattraarum pakkamae
Mundhaana saelai kondu moodi maraippen
Mundhaana saelai kondu moodi maraippen
Odaikaraiyil oru puliya maram
Angae utkaarnthu paattu paada paravai varum
Paravainga paatta kettu poo malarum
Andha poovellam vaai vedithu thaen sidharum
Hoo hoo, oh hoo hoo, hoo hoo
By the bank of the stream, there is a tamarind tree
Birds come and perch there to sing their songs
Hearing the birds' song, the flowers blossom
Those flowers burst open and spill their sweet nectar
By the bank of the stream, there is a tamarind tree
Birds come and perch there to sing their songs
Hearing the birds' song, the flowers blossom
Those flowers burst open and spill their sweet nectar
The breeze that blows from the southern side
whispers secrets to the coconut and areca palms
The breeze that blows from the southern side
whispers secrets to the coconut and areca palms
As the cuckoo calls out with a sweet 'cuckoo'
the monkeys hop and leap from branch to branch
the monkeys hop and leap from branch to branch
By the bank of the stream, there is a tamarind tree
Birds come and perch there to sing their songs
Hearing the birds' song, the flowers blossom
Those flowers burst open and spill their sweet nectar
...
Inside the cactus grove, when my sweetheart
kisses me again and again, I will be filled with joy
kisses me again and again, I will be filled with joy
Inside the cactus grove, when my sweetheart
kisses me again and again, I will be filled with joy
When my relatives, parents, and others are around
I will cover and hide my face with the end of my saree
I will cover and hide my face with the end of my saree
By the bank of the stream, there is a tamarind tree
Birds come and perch there to sing their songs
Hearing the birds' song, the flowers blossom
Those flowers burst open and spill their sweet nectar
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Chorus
Female
Female
Female

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Odaikaraiyil Oru Puliya Maram is a charming, folk-inspired song from the 1983 movie Oru Indhiya Kanavu. The lyrics paint a vivid pastoral picture of rural nature—a tamarind tree standing by a stream, birds singing to open blooming flowers, the cool breeze chatting with teak and betel nut trees, and monkeys leaping across branches in response to the cuckoo's call.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Personification

“Thekkodum paakkodum thaan saedhi pesum”

The wind ('vaadai') is personified as a messenger that chats ('saedhi pesum') with the teak and betel nut trees.

Visual and Olfactory Imagery

“Andha poovellam vaai vedithu thaen sidharum”

The opening of the flowers scattering honey upon listening to the birdsong creates vivid sensory imagery of vibrant nature.

Onomatopoeia

“Kukkoo saththanthaan kuyilakka poda thaan”

The natural cuckoo bird call 'Kukkoo' is rendered onomatopoeically to evoke the ambient soundscape of the forest.

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Trivia

The film Oru Indhiya Kanavu (1983) was directed by veteran playwright Komal Swaminathan, based on his own play, featuring music composed by M. S. Vishwanathan.

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