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Lyrics & meaning

Odhu Odhu Ippudhodhu

From Agni Paarvai · 1992

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
S. Janaki, Chorus
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Agni Paarvai
Movie release year
1992
Lyrics added on
23 Feb 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Odhthu odhthu ippudodhthu
Thappu thappu romba thappu
Arae odhthu odhthu ippudodhthu
Idhu thappu thappu romba thappu
Idhai oorae paakkudhu
Maanam kappal yerudhu
Kaamathukku kannu illai dhevudaa
Ingae kaala neram yedhum indri pochudaa
Odhthu odhthu ippudodhthu
Thappu thappu romba thappu
Arae odhthu odhthu ippudodhthu
Idhu thappu thappu romba thappu
Idhai oorae paakkudhu
Maanam kappal yerudhu
Kaamathukku kannu illai dhevudaa
Ingae kaala neram yedhum indri pochudaa
Arae odhthu odhthu ippudodhthu
Idhu thappu thappu romba thappu
Arae odhthu odhthu ippudodhthu
Idhu thappu thappu romba thappu
Beach pakkam kaathu vaangu
Veettukkulae kaadhal pannu
Ingae vandhu kaadhal panna venumaa
Mutta mutta naalu peru
Etti etti paakkum podhu
Thonikkullae kaadhal panna thonumaa
Thallikkittu vandha aalaa
Thaali katti kollu raasaa
Thaali kattum munnaalae
Jolly enna ammaalae
Thattharatthaa tharatthaa
Tharatthaa ratthaa ratthaa
Odhthu odhthu…
Arae odhthu odhthu ippudodhthu
Idhu thappu thappu romba thappu
Arae odhthu odhthu ippudodhthu
Idhu thappu thappu romba thappu
Idhai oorae paakkudhu
Maanam kappal yerudhu
Chorus :Kaamathukku kannu illai dhevudaa
Ingae kaala neram yedhum indri pochudaa
Aei odhthu odhthu ippudodhthu
Chorus :Idhu thappu thappu romba thappu
Arae odhthu odhthu ippudodhthu
Pallu pona kollu paattan
Kanni melae kaadhal vaettai
Caarukkullae thalli poga paakkudhu
Kaalam pona kaala paathu
Kaadu pogum neram paathu
Kaadhal innum venuminnu kekkudhu
Kaiyil kombu oonum thaathaa
Kannadippae ponna paathaa
Duet paatu paadonum
Break dance-u aadonum
Thattharatthaa tharatthaa
Tharatthaa ratthaa ratthaa
Odhthu odhthu…
Arae odhthu odhthu ippudodhthu
Idhu thappu thappu romba thappu
Arae odhthu odhthu ippudodhthu
Idhu thappu thappu romba thappu
Idhai oorae paakkudhu
Maanam kappal yerudhu
Chorus :Kaamathukku kannu illai dhevudaa
Ingae kaala neram yedhum indri pochudaa
Aei odhthu odhthu ippudodhthu
Chorus :Idhu thappu thappu romba thappu
Arae odhthu odhthu ippudodhthu
Step aside, step aside, step aside right now!
Wrong, wrong, totally wrong!
Hey, step aside, step aside, step aside right now!
This is wrong, wrong, totally wrong!
The whole town is watching this!
Dignity is sailing away!
Lust has no eyes, oh God!
All sense of time and place is gone here!
Step aside, step aside, step aside right now!
Wrong, wrong, totally wrong!
Hey, step aside, step aside, step aside right now!
This is wrong, wrong, totally wrong!
The whole town is watching this!
Dignity is sailing away!
Lust has no eyes, oh God!
All sense of time and place is gone here!
Hey, step aside, step aside, step aside right now!
This is wrong, wrong, totally wrong!
Hey, step aside, step aside, step aside right now!
This is wrong, wrong, totally wrong!
Enjoy the breeze by the beach!
Make love inside your house!
Do you really have to come here to romance?
When folks are staring wide-eyed,
Peeping and craning their necks to look,
How can you feel like romancing inside a boat?
If she is the girl you brought along,
Tie the thali (sacred wedding knot), my dear man!
Before tying the wedding knot,
What kind of fun is this, young lady?
Thatharattha tharattha
Tharattha rattha rattha
Step aside, step aside...
Hey, step aside, step aside, step aside right now!
This is wrong, wrong, totally wrong!
Hey, step aside, step aside, step aside right now!
This is wrong, wrong, totally wrong!
The whole town is watching this!
Dignity is sailing away!
Chorus: Lust has no eyes, oh God!
All sense of time and place is gone here!
Hey, step aside, step aside, step aside right now!
Chorus: This is wrong, wrong, totally wrong!
Hey, step aside, step aside, step aside right now!
A toothless great-grandfather,
On a hunt for love with a young girl,
Tries to push into a car and take off!
Look at this bull past his prime,
When it is almost time for his graveyard journey,
He still asks for romance!
A grandpa leaning on a walking stick
Winks the moment he spots a girl!
He wants to sing a duet,
He wants to dance the breakdance!
Thatharattha tharattha
Tharattha rattha rattha
Step aside, step aside...
Hey, step aside, step aside, step aside right now!
This is wrong, wrong, totally wrong!
Hey, step aside, step aside, step aside right now!
This is wrong, wrong, totally wrong!
The whole town is watching this!
Dignity is sailing away!
Chorus: Lust has no eyes, oh God!
All sense of time and place is gone here!
Hey, step aside, step aside, step aside right now!
Chorus: This is wrong, wrong, totally wrong!
Hey, step aside, step aside, step aside right now!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song is a satirical social commentary written in a lighthearted, humorous street-play tone. It mocks public displays of inappropriate intimacy and lascivious behavior in public spaces like beaches and boats. The lyrics highlight how societal decorum and self-respect are cast aside when desire overrides propriety.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukku Thodaru (Repetition for Emphasis)

Thappu thappu romba thappu

The word 'Thappu' (wrong) is repeated consecutively to emphasize moral disapproval.

Metaphor / Tamil Idiom

Maanam kappal yerudhu

'Maanam kappal yerudhu' literally means 'honor is boarding a ship', a popular Tamil idiom for complete loss of dignity or public embarrassment.

Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Pallu pona kollu paattan / Kanni melae kaadhal vaettai

The second letter 'l'/'n' pattern creates a rhythmic beat characteristic of Tamil folk satire.

Personification

Kaamathukku kannu illai dhevudaa

Lust is personified as being blind to time, place, and moral boundaries.

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Trivia

Agni Paarvai (1992) is a Tamil action drama starring Sujatha, Sarathkumar, and Ramarajan. Lyricist Vaali used colloquial Madras Tamil and street-slang satire in this song to offer a humorous critique of public romance and societal norms.

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