Odam Ithu Odatumae
From Mangai Oru Gangai · 1987
- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
- Music director
- Laxmikant-Pyarelal
- Details
- Mangai Oru Gangai1987
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Odam ithu odattumae | Let this boat float and set sail, |
| Female :Hoi kadal maelae athu aadattumae | Female: Hoi, let it dance upon the sea! |
| Male :Vaanamengum megam vanthu maelam kottuthae | Male: Clouds across the sky arrive and beat the drums, |
| Female :Aadum alai oodi vanthu thaalam thattuthae | Female: The dancing waves come running and tap the rhythm! |
| Male | |
| Hoi yogam vanththu nalla naeram vanththu | Hoi, good fortune has arrived, a good time has come, |
| Minnal ondru kannil vanthu maalai kattuthu | A flash of lightning enters the eyes and weaves a garland. |
| Female :Ho kannaththula muththamittu ennai suttathu | Female: Ho, it kissed my cheek and ignited my passion! |
| Oru kaalam naeram saerumpothu maalai thodupaen | When the auspicious time aligns, I will weave the wedding garland. |
| Male | |
| Azhagae unnai paarththaen | Oh beautiful one, I looked at you, |
| Mani osai nenjil kaetten | I heard temple bells ringing in my heart! |
| Female :Intha ilamai paadum raagam | Female: This is a melody sung by youth, |
| Adhil engum inba naatham | Filled everywhere with blissful sound. |
| Male | |
| Ho raeraerae yogam vanththu nalla naeram vanththu | Ho raeraerae, good fortune has arrived, a good time has come, |
| Minnal ondru kannil vanthu maalai kattuthu | A flash of lightning enters the eyes and weaves a garland. |
| Female :Ho kannaththula muththamittu ennai suttathu | Female: Ho, it kissed my cheek and ignited my passion! |
| Oru kaalam naeram saerumpothu maalai thodupaen | When the auspicious time aligns, I will weave the wedding garland. |
| Male | |
| Hoi yogam vanththu nalla naeram vanththu | Hoi, good fortune has arrived, a good time has come, |
| Minnal ondru kannil vanthu maalai kattuthu | A flash of lightning enters the eyes and weaves a garland. |
| Female :Ho kannaththula muththamittu ennai suttathu | Female: Ho, it kissed my cheek and ignited my passion! |
| Oru kaalam naeram saerumpothu maalai thodupaen | When the auspicious time aligns, I will weave the wedding garland. |
| Female | |
| Santhikkum vizhigal kadhai sollum kiligal | Meeting eyes are parrots telling stories, |
| Male :Thiththikkum idhzhgal paniyilla kanigal | Male: Sweet lips are dewless fruits! |
| Female :Unnai parththa kangal | Female: The eyes that have seen you, |
| Inimaelum moodumaa ila nenjam thoongumaa | Will they ever close again? Will this young heart ever sleep? |
| Male :Kannil enna kolam | Male: What decorative pattern is drawn in your eyes? |
| Kalai maangal koottamaa adhil innum naanamaa | Is it a herd of gentle deer? Is there still shyness in them? |
| Female | |
| Kadhalennum naattil engal kaviyarangam | In the land called love, our poetry session takes place! |
| Male :Ini kaalai enna maalai enna | Male: What does morning or evening matter now, |
| Inbam vanthu thottil katta | When happiness arrives to tie a cradle? |
| Male | |
| Yogam vanththu nalla naeram vanththu | Good fortune has arrived, a good time has come, |
| Female :Aahaah | Female: Aahaah |
| Male :Minnal ondru kannil vanthu maalai kattuthu | Male: A flash of lightning enters the eyes and weaves a garland. |
| Female :Ho kannaththula muththamittu ennai suttathu | Female: Ho, it kissed my cheek and ignited my passion! |
| Male :Ooh ho | Male: Ooh ho |
| Female :Oru kaalam naeram saerumpothu maalai thodupaen | Female: When the auspicious time aligns, I will weave the wedding garland. |
| Male | |
| Azhagae unnai paarththaen | Oh beautiful one, I looked at you, |
| Mani osai nenjil kaetten | I heard temple bells ringing in my heart! |
| Female :Intha ilamai paadum raagam | Female: This is a melody sung by youth, |
| Adhil engum inba naatham | Filled everywhere with blissful sound. |
| Male | |
| Vaanamengum megam vanthu maelam kottuthae | Clouds across the sky arrive and beat the drums, |
| Female :Oohho aadum alai oodi vanthu thaalam thattuthae | Female: Oohho, the dancing waves come running and tap the rhythm! |
| Female | |
| Aaa….aaa…..aa…aa…..aa….. | Aaa....aaa.....aa...aa.....aa..... |
| Female Chorus :Lalallalaa | Female Chorus: Lalallalaa |
| Male :Aahaah | Male: Aahaah |
| Female Chorus :Lalallalaa | Female Chorus: Lalallalaa |
| Female :Aahaa | Female: Aahaa |
| Female Chorus :Lalalla laal laallaa laallala | Female Chorus: Lalalla laal laallaa laallala |
| Male :Aahaah | Male: Aahaah |
| Female Chorus :Lalallalaa | Female Chorus: Lalallalaa |
| Female :Aahaa | Female: Aahaa |
| Female Chorus :Lalallalaa | Female Chorus: Lalallalaa |
| Male :Aahaah | Male: Aahaah |
| Female Chorus :Lalalla laal laallaa laallala | Female Chorus: Lalalla laal laallaa laallala |
| Male | |
| Aanantha kalasam vazhiyattum amutham | Let the pot of bliss overflow with nectar, |
| Female :Angangu sugamaai nanaiyattum idhayam | Female: Let the heart be pleasantly soaked everywhere! |
| Male | |
| Unnai thottaal pothum | Just touching you is enough, |
| Thodaraatho aasaigal idhzh veenai oosaigal | Won't desires continue like music from a lip-veena? |
| Female :Thendral kaattum ingu | Female: The gentle breeze blowing here, |
| Unai polae theenduthae udalengum ooduthae | Touches me just like you and runs across my body! |
| Male | |
| Ada ingu vanthu thottathadi ilamaanae | Ah, coming here and touching me, oh young doe, |
| Female :Un kaigal thotta pakkamellam | Female: Wherever your hands have touched, |
| Kaatru vanthu thottathindru | The breeze came and touched there today! |
| Female | |
| Vaanamengum megam vanthu maelam kottuthae | Clouds across the sky arrive and beat the drums, |
| Male :Aahaa | Male: Aahaa |
| Female :Aadum alai oodi vanthu thaalam thattuthae | Female: The dancing waves come running and tap the rhythm! |
| Male :Yogam vanththu nalla naeram vanththu | Male: Good fortune has arrived, a good time has come, |
| Female :Aahaah | Female: Aahaah |
| Male :Minnal ondru kannil vanthu maalai kattuthu | Male: A flash of lightning enters the eyes and weaves a garland. |
| Female :Kannaththula muththamittu ennai suttathu | Female: It kissed my cheek and ignited my passion! |
| Oru kaalam naeram saerumpothu maalai thodupaen | When the auspicious time aligns, I will weave the wedding garland. |
| Male | |
| Azhagae unnai paarththaen | Oh beautiful one, I looked at you, |
| Mani osai nenjil kaetten | I heard temple bells ringing in my heart! |
| Female :Intha ilamai paadum raagam | Female: This is a melody sung by youth, |
| Adhil engum inba naatham | Filled everywhere with blissful sound. |
| Male | |
| Vaanamengum megam vanthu maelam kottuthae | Clouds across the sky arrive and beat the drums, |
| Female :Hoi aadum alai oodi vanthu thaalam thattuthae | Female: Hoi, the dancing waves come running and tap the rhythm! |
பெண் குழு :
ஏலேலோ ஏலே லேலேலோ ஆஹ்
ஆண் குழு :
ஏலேலோ ஏலே லேலேலோ ஆஹ்
பெண் குழு :
.......................
ஆண் குழு :
........................
குழு :
ஏலேலோ ஏலே லேலேலோ ஆஹ்
Let this boat float and set sail,
Female: Hoi, let it dance upon the sea!
Male: Clouds across the sky arrive and beat the drums,
Female: The dancing waves come running and tap the rhythm!
ஓடம் இது ஓடட்டுமே
ஹோய் கடல் மேலே அது ஆடட்டுமே
வானமெங்கும் மேகம் வந்து மேளம் கொட்டுதே
ஆடும் அலை ஓடி வந்து தாளம் தட்டுதே
Hoi, good fortune has arrived, a good time has come,
A flash of lightning enters the eyes and weaves a garland.
Female: Ho, it kissed my cheek and ignited my passion!
When the auspicious time aligns, I will weave the wedding garland.
ஹோய் யோகம் வந்தது நல்ல நேரம் வந்தது
மின்னல் ஒன்று கண்ணில் வந்து மாலை கட்டுது
ஹோ கன்னத்துல முத்தமிட்டு என்னை சுட்டது
ஒரு காலம் நேரம் சேரும்போது மாலைக் தொடுப்பேன்
Oh beautiful one, I looked at you,
I heard temple bells ringing in my heart!
Female: This is a melody sung by youth,
Filled everywhere with blissful sound.
அழகே உன்னைப் பார்த்தேன்
மணி ஓசை நெஞ்சில் கேட்டேன்
இந்த இளமை பாடும் ராகம்
அதில் எங்கும் இன்ப நாதம்
Ho raeraerae, good fortune has arrived, a good time has come,
A flash of lightning enters the eyes and weaves a garland.
Female: Ho, it kissed my cheek and ignited my passion!
When the auspicious time aligns, I will weave the wedding garland.
ஹே ரேரேரே யோகம் வந்தது நல்ல நேரம் வந்தது
மின்னல் ஒன்று கண்ணில் வந்து மாலை கட்டுது
கன்னத்துல முத்தமிட்டு என்னை சுட்டது
ஒரு காலம் நேரம் சேரும்போது மாலைக் தொடுப்பேன்
Hoi, good fortune has arrived, a good time has come,
A flash of lightning enters the eyes and weaves a garland.
Female: Ho, it kissed my cheek and ignited my passion!
When the auspicious time aligns, I will weave the wedding garland.
அழகே உன்னைப் பார்த்தேன்
மணி ஓசை நெஞ்சில் கேட்டேன்
இந்த இளமை பாடும் ராகம்
அதில் எங்கும் இன்ப நாதம்...
Meeting eyes are parrots telling stories,
Male: Sweet lips are dewless fruits!
Female: The eyes that have seen you,
Will they ever close again? Will this young heart ever sleep?
Male: What decorative pattern is drawn in your eyes?
Is it a herd of gentle deer? Is there still shyness in them?
பெண் குழு :
..........................
In the land called love, our poetry session takes place!
Male: What does morning or evening matter now,
When happiness arrives to tie a cradle?
சந்திக்கும் விழிகள் கதை சொல்லும் கிளிகள்
தித்திக்கும் இதழ்கள் பனியிட்ட கனிகள்
உன்னைப் பார்த்த கண்கள்
இனிமேலும் மூடுமா இள நெஞ்சம் தூங்குமா
கண்ணில் என்ன கோலம்
கலை மான்கள் கூட்டமா அதில் இன்னும் நாணமா
Good fortune has arrived, a good time has come,
Female: Aahaah
Male: A flash of lightning enters the eyes and weaves a garland.
Female: Ho, it kissed my cheek and ignited my passion!
Male: Ooh ho
Female: When the auspicious time aligns, I will weave the wedding garland.
காதலென்னும் நாட்டில் எங்கள் கவியரங்கம்
இனி காலை என்ன மாலை என்ன
இன்பம் வந்து தொட்டில் கட்ட
Oh beautiful one, I looked at you,
I heard temple bells ringing in my heart!
Female: This is a melody sung by youth,
Filled everywhere with blissful sound.
யோகம் வந்தது நல்ல நேரம் வந்தது
ஆஹாஹ்
மின்னல் ஒன்று கண்ணில் வந்து மாலை கட்டுது
ஹோ கன்னத்துல முத்தமிட்டு என்னை சுட்டது
ஓஹ்ஹோ
ஒரு காலம் நேரம் சேரும்போது மாலைக் தொடுப்பேன்
Clouds across the sky arrive and beat the drums,
Female: Oohho, the dancing waves come running and tap the rhythm!
அழகே உன்னைப் பார்த்தேன்
மணி ஓசை நெஞ்சில் கேட்டேன்
இந்த இளமை பாடும் ராகம்
அதில் எங்கும் இன்ப நாதம்...
Aaa....aaa.....aa...aa.....aa.....
Female Chorus: Lalallalaa
Male: Aahaah
Female Chorus: Lalallalaa
Female: Aahaa
Female Chorus: Lalalla laal laallaa laallala
Male: Aahaah
Female Chorus: Lalallalaa
Female: Aahaa
Female Chorus: Lalallalaa
Male: Aahaah
Female Chorus: Lalalla laal laallaa laallala
வானமெங்கும் மேகம் வந்து மேளம் கொட்டுதே
ஓஓஹோ ஆடும் அலை ஓடி வந்து தாளம் தட்டுதே
Let the pot of bliss overflow with nectar,
Female: Let the heart be pleasantly soaked everywhere!
ஆஅ......ஆஅ......ஆ.......ஆ......ஆ.........
பெண் குழு :
லலல்லலா
ஆஹாஹ்
பெண் குழு :
லலல்லலா
ஆஹா
பெண் குழு :
லலல்ல லால் லால்லா லால்லலா
ஆஹாஹ்
பெண் குழு :
லலல்லலா
ஆஹா
பெண் குழு :
லலல்லலா
ஆஹாஹ்
பெண் குழு :
லலல்ல லால் லால்லா லால்லலா
Just touching you is enough,
Won't desires continue like music from a lip-veena?
Female: The gentle breeze blowing here,
Touches me just like you and runs across my body!
ஆனந்த கலசம் வழியட்டும் அமுதம்
அங்கங்கு சுகமாய் நனையட்டும் இதயம்
Ah, coming here and touching me, oh young doe,
Female: Wherever your hands have touched,
The breeze came and touched there today!
உன்னைத் தொட்டால் போதும்
தொடராதோ ஆசைகள் இதழ் வீணை ஓசைகள்
தென்றல் காற்றும் இங்கு
உனைப் போலே தீண்டுதே உடலெங்கும் ஓடுதே
Clouds across the sky arrive and beat the drums,
Male: Aahaa
Female: The dancing waves come running and tap the rhythm!
Male: Good fortune has arrived, a good time has come,
Female: Aahaah
Male: A flash of lightning enters the eyes and weaves a garland.
Female: It kissed my cheek and ignited my passion!
When the auspicious time aligns, I will weave the wedding garland.
அட இங்கு வந்து தொட்டதடி இளமானே
உன் கைகள் தொட்ட பக்கமெல்லாம்
காற்று வந்து தொட்டதின்று
Oh beautiful one, I looked at you,
I heard temple bells ringing in my heart!
Female: This is a melody sung by youth,
Filled everywhere with blissful sound.
வானமெங்கும் மேகம் வந்து மேளம் கொட்டுதே
ஆஹா
ஆடும் அலை ஓடி வந்து தாளம் தட்டுதே
யோகம் வந்தது நல்ல நேரம் வந்தது
ஆஹா
மின்னல் ஒன்று கண்ணில் வந்து மாலை கட்டுது
ஹோ கன்னத்துல முத்தமிட்டு என்னை சுட்டது
ஒரு காலம் நேரம் சேரும்போது மாலைக் தொடுப்பேன்
Clouds across the sky arrive and beat the drums,
Female: Hoi, the dancing waves come running and tap the rhythm!
அழகே உன்னைப் பார்த்தேன்
மணி ஓசை நெஞ்சில் கேட்டேன்
இந்த இளமை பாடும் ராகம்
அதில் எங்கும் இன்ப நாதம்...
வானமெங்கும் மேகம் வந்து மேளம் கொட்டுதே
ஹோய் ஆடும் அலை ஓடி வந்து தாளம் தட்டுதே
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Odam ithu odattumae
Let this boat float and set sail,
Female :Hoi kadal maelae athu aadattumae
Female: Hoi, let it dance upon the sea!
Male :Vaanamengum megam vanthu maelam kottuthae
Male: Clouds across the sky arrive and beat the drums,
Female :Aadum alai oodi vanthu thaalam thattuthae
Female: The dancing waves come running and tap the rhythm!
Hoi yogam vanththu nalla naeram vanththu
Hoi, good fortune has arrived, a good time has come,
Minnal ondru kannil vanthu maalai kattuthu
A flash of lightning enters the eyes and weaves a garland.
Female :Ho kannaththula muththamittu ennai suttathu
Female: Ho, it kissed my cheek and ignited my passion!
Oru kaalam naeram saerumpothu maalai thodupaen
When the auspicious time aligns, I will weave the wedding garland.
Azhagae unnai paarththaen
Oh beautiful one, I looked at you,
Mani osai nenjil kaetten
I heard temple bells ringing in my heart!
Female :Intha ilamai paadum raagam
Female: This is a melody sung by youth,
Adhil engum inba naatham
Filled everywhere with blissful sound.
Ho raeraerae yogam vanththu nalla naeram vanththu
Ho raeraerae, good fortune has arrived, a good time has come,
Minnal ondru kannil vanthu maalai kattuthu
A flash of lightning enters the eyes and weaves a garland.
Female :Ho kannaththula muththamittu ennai suttathu
Female: Ho, it kissed my cheek and ignited my passion!
Oru kaalam naeram saerumpothu maalai thodupaen
When the auspicious time aligns, I will weave the wedding garland.
Hoi yogam vanththu nalla naeram vanththu
Hoi, good fortune has arrived, a good time has come,
Minnal ondru kannil vanthu maalai kattuthu
A flash of lightning enters the eyes and weaves a garland.
Female :Ho kannaththula muththamittu ennai suttathu
Female: Ho, it kissed my cheek and ignited my passion!
Oru kaalam naeram saerumpothu maalai thodupaen
When the auspicious time aligns, I will weave the wedding garland.
Santhikkum vizhigal kadhai sollum kiligal
Meeting eyes are parrots telling stories,
Male :Thiththikkum idhzhgal paniyilla kanigal
Male: Sweet lips are dewless fruits!
Female :Unnai parththa kangal
Female: The eyes that have seen you,
Inimaelum moodumaa ila nenjam thoongumaa
Will they ever close again? Will this young heart ever sleep?
Male :Kannil enna kolam
Male: What decorative pattern is drawn in your eyes?
Kalai maangal koottamaa adhil innum naanamaa
Is it a herd of gentle deer? Is there still shyness in them?
Kadhalennum naattil engal kaviyarangam
In the land called love, our poetry session takes place!
Male :Ini kaalai enna maalai enna
Male: What does morning or evening matter now,
Inbam vanthu thottil katta
When happiness arrives to tie a cradle?
Yogam vanththu nalla naeram vanththu
Good fortune has arrived, a good time has come,
Female :Aahaah
Female: Aahaah
Male :Minnal ondru kannil vanthu maalai kattuthu
Male: A flash of lightning enters the eyes and weaves a garland.
Female :Ho kannaththula muththamittu ennai suttathu
Female: Ho, it kissed my cheek and ignited my passion!
Male :Ooh ho
Male: Ooh ho
Female :Oru kaalam naeram saerumpothu maalai thodupaen
Female: When the auspicious time aligns, I will weave the wedding garland.
Azhagae unnai paarththaen
Oh beautiful one, I looked at you,
Mani osai nenjil kaetten
I heard temple bells ringing in my heart!
Female :Intha ilamai paadum raagam
Female: This is a melody sung by youth,
Adhil engum inba naatham
Filled everywhere with blissful sound.
Vaanamengum megam vanthu maelam kottuthae
Clouds across the sky arrive and beat the drums,
Female :Oohho aadum alai oodi vanthu thaalam thattuthae
Female: Oohho, the dancing waves come running and tap the rhythm!
Aaa….aaa…..aa…aa…..aa…..
Aaa....aaa.....aa...aa.....aa.....
Female Chorus :Lalallalaa
Female Chorus: Lalallalaa
Male :Aahaah
Male: Aahaah
Female Chorus :Lalallalaa
Female Chorus: Lalallalaa
Female :Aahaa
Female: Aahaa
Female Chorus :Lalalla laal laallaa laallala
Female Chorus: Lalalla laal laallaa laallala
Male :Aahaah
Male: Aahaah
Female Chorus :Lalallalaa
Female Chorus: Lalallalaa
Female :Aahaa
Female: Aahaa
Female Chorus :Lalallalaa
Female Chorus: Lalallalaa
Male :Aahaah
Male: Aahaah
Female Chorus :Lalalla laal laallaa laallala
Female Chorus: Lalalla laal laallaa laallala
Aanantha kalasam vazhiyattum amutham
Let the pot of bliss overflow with nectar,
Female :Angangu sugamaai nanaiyattum idhayam
Female: Let the heart be pleasantly soaked everywhere!
Unnai thottaal pothum
Just touching you is enough,
Thodaraatho aasaigal idhzh veenai oosaigal
Won't desires continue like music from a lip-veena?
Female :Thendral kaattum ingu
Female: The gentle breeze blowing here,
Unai polae theenduthae udalengum ooduthae
Touches me just like you and runs across my body!
Ada ingu vanthu thottathadi ilamaanae
Ah, coming here and touching me, oh young doe,
Female :Un kaigal thotta pakkamellam
Female: Wherever your hands have touched,
Kaatru vanthu thottathindru
The breeze came and touched there today!
Vaanamengum megam vanthu maelam kottuthae
Clouds across the sky arrive and beat the drums,
Male :Aahaa
Male: Aahaa
Female :Aadum alai oodi vanthu thaalam thattuthae
Female: The dancing waves come running and tap the rhythm!
Male :Yogam vanththu nalla naeram vanththu
Male: Good fortune has arrived, a good time has come,
Female :Aahaah
Female: Aahaah
Male :Minnal ondru kannil vanthu maalai kattuthu
Male: A flash of lightning enters the eyes and weaves a garland.
Female :Kannaththula muththamittu ennai suttathu
Female: It kissed my cheek and ignited my passion!
Oru kaalam naeram saerumpothu maalai thodupaen
When the auspicious time aligns, I will weave the wedding garland.
Azhagae unnai paarththaen
Oh beautiful one, I looked at you,
Mani osai nenjil kaetten
I heard temple bells ringing in my heart!
Female :Intha ilamai paadum raagam
Female: This is a melody sung by youth,
Adhil engum inba naatham
Filled everywhere with blissful sound.
Vaanamengum megam vanthu maelam kottuthae
Clouds across the sky arrive and beat the drums,
Female :Hoi aadum alai oodi vanthu thaalam thattuthae
Female: Hoi, the dancing waves come running and tap the rhythm!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This vibrant romantic duet captures the euphoric excitement of two lovers celebrating their love while floating on a boat over the sea. The song metaphorically depicts nature celebrating alongside them—sky clouds acting as wedding drums, ocean waves tapping the rhythm, and lightning flashes framing garlands. Through expressive poetry, the lovers adore each other's beauty, anticipate a happy marital future, and describe the intoxicating feeling of love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagani)
“Santhikkum vizhigal kadhai sollum kiligal”
The meeting eyes of the lovers are metaphorically compared to story-telling parrots.
Personification
“Vaanamengum megam vanthu maelam kottuthae”
Clouds across the sky are personified as musicians playing drums for the lovers.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Azhagae unnai paarththaen / Mani osai nenjil kaetten”
The lines end with rhyming phonetic structures ('paarththaen' and 'kaetten').
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Trivia
'Mangai Oru Gangai' (1987) features lyrics composed by the prominent Tamil poet and lyricist Pulamaipithan. The movie's soundtrack is notable for being composed by the legendary Hindi film music composer duo Laxmikant-Pyarelal during one of their rare projects in Tamil cinema.
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