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Lyrics & meaning

Oh My Dear Doctor

From General Chakravarthi · 1978

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
General Chakravarthi
Movie release year
1978
Lyrics added on
30 Jul 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Oo…my dear doctor
Female :What is the matter
Male :Oo…my dear doctor
Female :What is the matter
Sugamillae doctor
Female :Nallaa puriyuthu matter
Male :Haa naadiyil thudippu
Female :Idhu oru vagai azhaippu
Sugamillae doctor
Female :Nallaa puriyuthu matter
Male :Haa naadiyil thudippu
Female :Idhu oru vagai azhaippu
Thookkamum illai
Female :Yaedho ketkuthu pilai
Male :Thookkamum illai
Female :Yaedho ketkuthu pilai
Yaeno pasikkavum illai
Female :Idhu paramparai thollai
Oo…my dear doctor
Female :What is the matter
Sugamillae doctor
Female :Nallaa puriyuthu matter
Male :Haa naadiyil thudippu
Female :Idhu oru vagai azhaippu
Kodhikkuthu ullae kuliruthu veliyae
Kaaranam puriyalaiyae
Kodhikkuthu ullae kuliruthu veliyae
Kaaranam puriyalaiyae
Nenaikkira nenaippil yaedho irukku
Noyaath theriyalaiyae
Udal noyaa theriyalaiyae
Nenaikkira nenaippil yaedho irukku
Noyaath theriyalaiyae
Udal noyaa theriyalaiyae
Irupathu vayasil purinjathu kooda
Ippothu puriyalaiyae
Female :Eerettu vayasil ponnu irukku
Idhayam adanglaiyae
Idhayam adanglaiyae
Oo…my dear doctor
Female :What is the matter
Sugamillae doctor
Female :Nallaa puriyuthu matter
Male :Haa naadiyil thudippu
Female :Idhu oru vagai azhaippu
Udhattaiyum paarththu
Sirippaiyum paarththaa
Ulagamae marakuthammaa
Ungal anaipil
Irukkindrapothu
Unavae verukkuthaiyyaa
Unavae verukkuthaiyyaa
Idhamaa padhamaa pesi kondirunthaal
Iravae pothumammaa
Female :Iravu varuvathae namakkul nadakkum
Uravukku saathagamaa
Uravukku saathagamaa
Oo…my dear doctor
Female :What is the matter
Sugamillae doctor
Female :Hmm nallaa puriyuthu matter
Male :Haa naadiyil thudippu
Idhu oru vagai azhaippu
Female :Haa idhu oru vagai azhaippu
Oh... my dear doctor!
Female: What is the matter?
Male: Oh... my dear doctor!
Female: What is the matter?
I am not feeling well, doctor!
Female: I understand the matter very well!
Male: Ah, my pulse is racing!
Female: This is a kind of invitation!
I am not feeling well, doctor!
Female: I understand the matter very well!
Male: Ah, my pulse is racing!
Female: This is a kind of invitation!
I can't even sleep...
Female: The boy is longing for something!
Male: I can't even sleep...
Female: The boy is longing for something!
For some reason, I don't feel hungry either...
Female: This is an age-old trouble!
Oh... my dear doctor!
Female: What is the matter?
I am not feeling well, doctor!
Female: I understand the matter very well!
Male: Ah, my pulse is racing!
Female: This is a kind of invitation!
It burns inside, yet shivers outside...
I don't understand the reason!
It burns inside, yet shivers outside...
I don't understand the reason!
There is something in these thoughts of mine...
It doesn't feel like a sickness!
It doesn't seem like a sickness of the body!
There is something in these thoughts of mine...
It doesn't feel like a sickness!
It doesn't seem like a sickness of the body!
Even what made sense at twenty...
Does not make sense anymore!
Female: With a sixteen-year-old girl right here...
Your heart just won't stay calm!
Your heart just won't stay calm!
Oh... my dear doctor!
Female: What is the matter?
I am not feeling well, doctor!
Female: I understand the matter very well!
Male: Ah, my pulse is racing!
Female: This is a kind of invitation!
Looking at your lips...
And looking at your smile...
I forget the whole world, my dear!
When I am held...
Close in your embrace...
I lose all appetite for food, my love!
I lose all appetite for food, my love!
If we keep talking softly and tenderly...
The whole night is just enough, my dear!
Female: The night falls only to favor...
The closeness between us!
The closeness between us!
Oh... my dear doctor!
Female: What is the matter?
I am not feeling well, doctor!
Female: Mmm, I understand the matter very well!
Male: Ah, my pulse is racing!
This is a kind of invitation!
Female: Ha, this is a kind of invitation!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Oo... My Dear Doctor is a playful romantic duet from the 1978 film General Chakravarthi, set to music by M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics by Kannadasan. Sung by T. M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela, the song features a husband playfully roleplaying as a sick patient consulting his wife as a doctor. He lists classic symptoms of romantic longing—insomnia, loss of appetite, racing pulse, and internal heat—while his wife teasingly diagnoses him and jokes about his age.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Muran (Antithesis)

Kodhikkuthu ullae kuliruthu veliyae

Contrasts opposing physical sensations of internal heat (kodhikkuthu) and external cold (kuliruthu) to express emotional confusion.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

Noyaath theriyalaiyae / Udal noyaa theriyalaiyae

Repeats line-ending sounds ('theriyalaiyae') to create rhythmic continuity across verses.

Metaphor / Roleplay

Sugamillae doctor / Nallaa puriyuthu matter

Uses a medical checkup consultation as an extended metaphor for romantic desire and marital affection.

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Trivia

General Chakravarthi (1978) starred Nadigar Thilagam Sivaji Ganesan. The song is famous for its lively blend of Tanglish phrasing ('my dear doctor', 'what is the matter') crafted seamlessly into Kannadasan's romantic poetry.

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