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Lyrics & meaning

Odambu Ippa Theri Pochu

From Manaivi Ready · 1987

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Manaivi Ready
Movie release year
1987
Lyrics added on
16 May 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Odambu ippa theri pochchu
Ushnam rompa yaeri pochchu
Veluththu katta vela vanthathu
En odambu ippa theri pochchu
Ushnam rompa yaeri pochchu
Veluththu katta vela vanthathu
Naanum neeyum thoora dhesama hoi
Vaazhnthathenna aaru maasamaa hoi
Rajanukku yaeththa ranithaan
Odambu ippa theri pochchu
Ushnam rompa yaeri pochchu
Veluththu katta vela vanthathu
Peru samsaari aanaa sanyaasi
Porukka mudiyala ini adakka vazhiyilla
Pothum vanavaasam pochchae pala maasam
Uravum thodangalae modha iravum nadakkalae
Sodi serathtaan vaadinaenae
Soga paattuthaan paadinaenae
Vela vanthuruchchu ippa neeyum naanum duet paada
Vegam vanthuruchchu adi naadi narambum thaalam poda
Vaalipam pogum mun naadagam aada venum
Odambu ippa ushnam aachchu
En odambu theri pochchu
Ushnam rompa yaeri pochchu
Veluththu katta vela vanthathu
Odambu ippa theri pochchu
Ushnam rompa yaeri pochchu
Veluththu katta vela vanthathu
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Vaazhve maayamthaan velukkum saayamthaan
Irukkum varaiyilae antha kavala namakkillae
Ponaa thirumpaathu pudhusaa arumpaathu
Ilama namakkuththaan sila varusha kanakkuththaan
Melum yaenginaa thaanguvenaa
Thaniyaa innamum thoonguvenaa
Kaakka vekkaathae adi thaadi meesa narachchu pogum
Kadhal pannurappo
Rendu kaalum kaiyum verachchu pogum
Manmatha manthiram kaadhilae oodha venum
Odambu ippa ushnam aachchu
En odambu theri pochchu
Ushnam rompa yaeri pochchu
Veluththu katta vela vanthathu
En odambu ippa theri pochchu
Ushnam rompa yaeri pochchu
Veluththu katta vela vanthathu
Naanum neeyum thoora dhesama hoi
Vaazhnthathenna aaru maasamaa hoi
Rajanukku yaeththa ranithaan
En odambu ippa theri pochchu
Ushnam rompa yaeri pochchu
Veluththu katta vela vanthathu
Odambu ippa theri pochchu
Ushnam rompa yaeri pochchu
Veluththu katta vela vanthathu
...
My body has regained its strength now,
My passion and heat have shot right up!
The time has come to give it our all!
My body has regained its strength now,
My passion and heat have shot right up!
The time has come to give it our all!
Did you and I live in distant lands, hey,
Living apart for six long months, hey?
You are indeed a queen fit for this king...
My body has regained its strength now,
My passion and heat have shot right up!
The time has come to give it our all!
A married man by name, but living like a monk,
I cannot bear it anymore, there is no holding back!
Enough of this exile, so many months have passed,
Intimacy has not begun, our wedding night has not happened!
Longing to unite with my partner, I withered away,
I only kept singing sorrowful songs!
The time has come for you and me to sing our duet now,
A rush of passion has arrived, setting every nerve to a rhythm!
Before youth slips away, we must play our love game...
My body has grown burning hot now!
My body has regained its strength now,
My passion and heat have shot right up!
The time has come to give it our all!
My body has regained its strength now,
My passion and heat have shot right up!
The time has come to give it our all!
...
Life is just an illusion, a color that washes away,
Yet as long as we live, that is not our worry!
Once gone, it will not return; it will not bud anew,
Youth belongs to us for only a few short years!
If I yearn any longer, how will I bear it?
Can I go on sleeping all alone anymore?
Do not make me wait, girl, my beard and mustache will turn gray!
When we make love,
Both our arms and legs will go numb with excitement!
You must chant the spell of Manmatha (the god of love) in my ear...
My body has grown burning hot now!
My body has regained its strength now,
My passion and heat have shot right up!
The time has come to give it our all!
My body has regained its strength now,
My passion and heat have shot right up!
The time has come to give it our all!
Did you and I live in distant lands, hey,
Living apart for six long months, hey?
You are indeed a queen fit for this king...
My body has regained its strength now,
My passion and heat have shot right up!
The time has come to give it our all!
My body has regained its strength now,
My passion and heat have shot right up!
The time has come to give it our all!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'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').

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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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