Odambu Ippa Theri Pochu
From Manaivi Ready · 1987
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Manaivi Ready1987
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| ……………… | |
| Male | |
| Odambu ippa theri pochchu | My body has recovered now |
| Ushnam rompa yaeri pochchu | The body heat has risen so much |
| Veluththu katta vela vanthathu | The time has come to put on a grand performance |
| Male | |
| En odambu ippa theri pochchu | My body has recovered now |
| Ushnam rompa yaeri pochchu | The body heat has risen so much |
| Veluththu katta vela vanthathu | The time has come to put on a grand performance |
| Male | |
| Naanum neeyum thoora dhesama hoi | Are you and I living in far-off lands? Hoi! |
| Vaazhnthathenna aaru maasamaa hoi | Have we been living apart for six months? Hoi! |
| Rajanukku yaeththa ranithaan | She is a queen perfectly suited for the king |
| Male | |
| Odambu ippa theri pochchu | My body has recovered now |
| Ushnam rompa yaeri pochchu | The body heat has risen so much |
| Veluththu katta vela vanthathu | The time has come to put on a grand performance |
| Male | |
| Peru samsaari aanaa sanyaasi | A householder in name, but living like an ascetic |
| Porukka mudiyala ini adakka vazhiyilla | I cannot bear it anymore, there is no way to suppress it |
| Pothum vanavaasam pochchae pala maasam | Enough of this exile, many months have passed |
| Uravum thodangalae modha iravum nadakkalae | Intimacy hasn't begun, nor has the first night taken place |
| Male | |
| Sodi serathtaan vaadinaenae | I withered away longing to pair up as a couple |
| Soga paattuthaan paadinaenae | I sang only sorrowful songs |
| Vela vanthuruchchu ippa neeyum naanum duet paada | The time has come now for you and me to sing a duet |
| Vegam vanthuruchchu adi naadi narambum thaalam poda | A surge of excitement has come, making my pulse and nerves beat rhythmically |
| Vaalipam pogum mun naadagam aada venum | Before youth slips away, we must play our act |
| Male | |
| Odambu ippa ushnam aachchu | My body has turned hot now |
| En odambu theri pochchu | My body has recovered |
| Ushnam rompa yaeri pochchu | The body heat has risen so much |
| Veluththu katta vela vanthathu | The time has come to put on a grand performance |
| Male | |
| Odambu ippa theri pochchu | My body has recovered now |
| Ushnam rompa yaeri pochchu | The body heat has risen so much |
| Veluththu katta vela vanthathu | The time has come to put on a grand performance |
| Chorus | |
| …………….. | |
| Male | |
| Vaazhve maayamthaan velukkum saayamthaan | Life is an illusion, its color fades away |
| Irukkum varaiyilae antha kavala namakkillae | As long as we live, we don't have that worry |
| Ponaa thirumpaathu pudhusaa arumpaathu | Once gone it won't return, youth won't blossom again |
| Ilama namakkuththaan sila varusha kanakkuththaan | Youth belongs to us for only a few years' count |
| Male | |
| Melum yaenginaa thaanguvenaa | If I yearn any longer, will I survive it? |
| Thaniyaa innamum thoonguvenaa | Will I continue to sleep alone? |
| Kaakka vekkaathae adi thaadi meesa narachchu pogum | Don't keep me waiting, or my beard and mustache will turn gray |
| Kadhal pannurappo | While making love |
| Rendu kaalum kaiyum verachchu pogum | Both hands and legs might grow stiff |
| Manmatha manthiram kaadhilae oodha venum | You must whisper the spell of Manmatha into my ear |
| Male | |
| Odambu ippa ushnam aachchu | My body has turned hot now |
| En odambu theri pochchu | My body has recovered |
| Ushnam rompa yaeri pochchu | The body heat has risen so much |
| Veluththu katta vela vanthathu | The time has come to put on a grand performance |
| Male | |
| En odambu ippa theri pochchu | My body has recovered now |
| Ushnam rompa yaeri pochchu | The body heat has risen so much |
| Veluththu katta vela vanthathu | The time has come to put on a grand performance |
| Male | |
| Naanum neeyum thoora dhesama hoi | Are you and I living in far-off lands? Hoi! |
| Vaazhnthathenna aaru maasamaa hoi | Have we been living apart for six months? Hoi! |
| Rajanukku yaeththa ranithaan | She is a queen perfectly suited for the king |
| Male | |
| En odambu ippa theri pochchu | My body has recovered now |
| Ushnam rompa yaeri pochchu | The body heat has risen so much |
| Veluththu katta vela vanthathu | The time has come to put on a grand performance |
| Male | |
| Odambu ippa theri pochchu | My body has recovered now |
| Ushnam rompa yaeri pochchu | The body heat has risen so much |
| Veluththu katta vela vanthathu | The time has come to put on a grand performance |
........................
ஒடம்பு இப்ப தேறிப் போச்சு
உஷ்ணம் ரொம்ப ஏறிப் போச்சு
வெளுத்துக் கட்ட வேள வந்தது
My body has recovered now
The body heat has risen so much
The time has come to put on a grand performance
என் ஒடம்பு இப்ப தேறிப் போச்சு
உஷ்ணம் ரொம்ப ஏறிப் போச்சு
வெளுத்துக் கட்ட வேள வந்தது
My body has recovered now
The body heat has risen so much
The time has come to put on a grand performance
நானும் நீயும் தூர தேசமா ஹோய்
வாழ்ந்ததென்ன ஆறு மாசமா ஹோய்
ராஜனுக்கு ஏத்த ராணிதான்.........
Are you and I living in far-off lands? Hoi!
Have we been living apart for six months? Hoi!
She is a queen perfectly suited for the king
ஒடம்பு இப்ப தேறிப் போச்சு
உஷ்ணம் ரொம்ப ஏறிப் போச்சு
வெளுத்துக் கட்ட வேள வந்தது
My body has recovered now
The body heat has risen so much
The time has come to put on a grand performance
பேரு சம்சாரி ஆனா சன்யாசி
பொறுக்க முடியல இனி அடக்க வழியில்ல
போதும் வனவாசம் போச்சே பல மாசம்
உறவும் தொடங்கலே மொத இரவும் நடக்கலே
A householder in name, but living like an ascetic
I cannot bear it anymore, there is no way to suppress it
Enough of this exile, many months have passed
Intimacy hasn't begun, nor has the first night taken place
சோடி சேரத்தான் வாடினேனே
சோகப் பாட்டுதான் பாடினேனே
வேள வந்துருச்சு இப்ப நீயும் நானும் டூயட் பாட
வேகம் வந்துருச்சு அடி நாடி நரம்பும் தாளம் போட
வாலிபம் போகும் முன் நாடகம் ஆட வேணும்...
I withered away longing to pair up as a couple
I sang only sorrowful songs
The time has come now for you and me to sing a duet
A surge of excitement has come, making my pulse and nerves beat rhythmically
Before youth slips away, we must play our act
ஒடம்பு இப்ப உஷ்ணம் ஆச்சு
என் ஒடம்பு இப்ப தேறிப் போச்சு
உஷ்ணம் ரொம்ப ஏறிப் போச்சு
வெளுத்துக் கட்ட வேள வந்தது
My body has turned hot now
My body has recovered
The body heat has risen so much
The time has come to put on a grand performance
ஒடம்பு இப்ப தேறிப் போச்சு
உஷ்ணம் ரொம்ப ஏறிப் போச்சு
வெளுத்துக் கட்ட வேள வந்தது
My body has recovered now
The body heat has risen so much
The time has come to put on a grand performance
...........................
வாழ்வே மாயம்தான் வெளுக்கும் சாயம்தான்
இருக்கும் வரையிலே அந்தக் கவல நமக்கில்லே
போனா திரும்பாது புதுசா அரும்பாது
இளம நமக்குத்தான் சில வருஷக் கணக்குத்தான்
Life is an illusion, its color fades away
As long as we live, we don't have that worry
Once gone it won't return, youth won't blossom again
Youth belongs to us for only a few years' count
மேலும் ஏங்கினா தாங்குவேனா
தனியா இன்னமும் தூங்குவேனா
காக்க வெக்காதே அடி தாடி மீச நரச்சு போகும்
காதல் பண்ணுறப்போ
ரெண்டு காலும் கையும் வெறச்சு போகும்
மன்மத மந்திரம் காதிலே ஓத வேணும்...
If I yearn any longer, will I survive it?
Will I continue to sleep alone?
Don't keep me waiting, or my beard and mustache will turn gray
While making love
Both hands and legs might grow stiff
You must whisper the spell of Manmatha into my ear
ஒடம்பு இப்ப உஷ்ணம் ஆச்சு
ஒடம்பு இப்ப தேறிப் போச்சு
உஷ்ணம் ரொம்ப ஏறிப் போச்சு
வெளுத்துக் கட்ட வேள வந்தது
My body has turned hot now
My body has recovered
The body heat has risen so much
The time has come to put on a grand performance
என் ஒடம்பு இப்ப தேறிப் போச்சு
உஷ்ணம் ரொம்ப ஏறிப் போச்சு
வெளுத்துக் கட்ட வேள வந்தது
My body has recovered now
The body heat has risen so much
The time has come to put on a grand performance
நானும் நீயும் தூர தேசமா ஹோய்
வாழ்ந்ததென்ன ஆறு மாசமா ஹோய்
ராஜனுக்கு ஏத்த ராணிதான்.........
Are you and I living in far-off lands? Hoi!
Have we been living apart for six months? Hoi!
She is a queen perfectly suited for the king
என் ஒடம்பு இப்ப தேறிப் போச்சு
உஷ்ணம் ரொம்ப ஏறிப் போச்சு
வெளுத்துக் கட்ட வேள வந்தது
My body has recovered now
The body heat has risen so much
The time has come to put on a grand performance
ஒடம்பு இப்ப தேறிப் போச்சு
உஷ்ணம் ரொம்ப ஏறிப் போச்சு
வெளுத்துக் கட்ட வேள வந்தது
My body has recovered now
The body heat has risen so much
The time has come to put on a grand performance
………………
Odambu ippa theri pochchu
My body has recovered now
Ushnam rompa yaeri pochchu
The body heat has risen so much
Veluththu katta vela vanthathu
The time has come to put on a grand performance
En odambu ippa theri pochchu
My body has recovered now
Ushnam rompa yaeri pochchu
The body heat has risen so much
Veluththu katta vela vanthathu
The time has come to put on a grand performance
Naanum neeyum thoora dhesama hoi
Are you and I living in far-off lands? Hoi!
Vaazhnthathenna aaru maasamaa hoi
Have we been living apart for six months? Hoi!
Rajanukku yaeththa ranithaan
She is a queen perfectly suited for the king
Odambu ippa theri pochchu
My body has recovered now
Ushnam rompa yaeri pochchu
The body heat has risen so much
Veluththu katta vela vanthathu
The time has come to put on a grand performance
Peru samsaari aanaa sanyaasi
A householder in name, but living like an ascetic
Porukka mudiyala ini adakka vazhiyilla
I cannot bear it anymore, there is no way to suppress it
Pothum vanavaasam pochchae pala maasam
Enough of this exile, many months have passed
Uravum thodangalae modha iravum nadakkalae
Intimacy hasn't begun, nor has the first night taken place
Sodi serathtaan vaadinaenae
I withered away longing to pair up as a couple
Soga paattuthaan paadinaenae
I sang only sorrowful songs
Vela vanthuruchchu ippa neeyum naanum duet paada
The time has come now for you and me to sing a duet
Vegam vanthuruchchu adi naadi narambum thaalam poda
A surge of excitement has come, making my pulse and nerves beat rhythmically
Vaalipam pogum mun naadagam aada venum
Before youth slips away, we must play our act
Odambu ippa ushnam aachchu
My body has turned hot now
En odambu theri pochchu
My body has recovered
Ushnam rompa yaeri pochchu
The body heat has risen so much
Veluththu katta vela vanthathu
The time has come to put on a grand performance
Odambu ippa theri pochchu
My body has recovered now
Ushnam rompa yaeri pochchu
The body heat has risen so much
Veluththu katta vela vanthathu
The time has come to put on a grand performance
……………..
Vaazhve maayamthaan velukkum saayamthaan
Life is an illusion, its color fades away
Irukkum varaiyilae antha kavala namakkillae
As long as we live, we don't have that worry
Ponaa thirumpaathu pudhusaa arumpaathu
Once gone it won't return, youth won't blossom again
Ilama namakkuththaan sila varusha kanakkuththaan
Youth belongs to us for only a few years' count
Melum yaenginaa thaanguvenaa
If I yearn any longer, will I survive it?
Thaniyaa innamum thoonguvenaa
Will I continue to sleep alone?
Kaakka vekkaathae adi thaadi meesa narachchu pogum
Don't keep me waiting, or my beard and mustache will turn gray
Kadhal pannurappo
While making love
Rendu kaalum kaiyum verachchu pogum
Both hands and legs might grow stiff
Manmatha manthiram kaadhilae oodha venum
You must whisper the spell of Manmatha into my ear
Odambu ippa ushnam aachchu
My body has turned hot now
En odambu theri pochchu
My body has recovered
Ushnam rompa yaeri pochchu
The body heat has risen so much
Veluththu katta vela vanthathu
The time has come to put on a grand performance
En odambu ippa theri pochchu
My body has recovered now
Ushnam rompa yaeri pochchu
The body heat has risen so much
Veluththu katta vela vanthathu
The time has come to put on a grand performance
Naanum neeyum thoora dhesama hoi
Are you and I living in far-off lands? Hoi!
Vaazhnthathenna aaru maasamaa hoi
Have we been living apart for six months? Hoi!
Rajanukku yaeththa ranithaan
She is a queen perfectly suited for the king
En odambu ippa theri pochchu
My body has recovered now
Ushnam rompa yaeri pochchu
The body heat has risen so much
Veluththu katta vela vanthathu
The time has come to put on a grand performance
Odambu ippa theri pochchu
My body has recovered now
Ushnam rompa yaeri pochchu
The body heat has risen so much
Veluththu katta vela vanthathu
The time has come to put on a grand performance
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Odambu Ippa Theri Pochchu' from the movie Manaivi Ready (1987) is a playful and upbeat romantic track filled with humor and colloquial passion. The protagonist expresses exuberance upon recovering health and vitality, eagerly demanding romantic closeness after a long period of separation or restraint. Describing his situation as being a 'householder acting like an ascetic,' he urges his partner not to delay their romantic union, highlighting the fleeting nature of youth and life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Muran (Oxymoron/Antithesis)
“Peru samsaari aanaa sanyaasi”
Contrasts 'samsaari' (a married householder) with 'sanyaasi' (an ascetic renunciate) to emphasize enforced celibacy.
Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Sodi serathtaan vaadinaenae / Soga paattuthaan paadinaenae”
The second letters 'di' and 'ga' maintain phonetic harmony in Tamil folk rhythm structure.
Metaphor
“Vaazhve maayamthaan velukkum saayamthaan”
Compares life to a passing illusion ('maayam') and fading dye/color ('velukkum saayam').
Did you know?
Trivia
'Manaivi Ready' (1987) is a comedy film directed by Pandiarajan, starring Pandiarajan and Debashree Roy. The soundtrack composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja features energetic tracks, with lyricist Vaali infusing rustic Madras slang and quirky humor, masterfully rendered by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. Janaki.
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