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Lyrics & meaning

Oh My Dear I Love You

From Velicham · 1987

Lyricist
Pulamaipithan
Singers
P. Jayachandran, Vani Jairam
Music director
Manoj – Gyan
Details
Velicham1987

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Oh my dear i love youOh my dear, I love you
Oh my dear i love youOh my dear, I love you
When ever i want too seeWhenever I want to see you
My heart sing only one thinkMy heart sings only one thing
I love you i love youI love you, I love you
Male
Kangal rendum pesaathoWon't both our eyes speak to each other?
Kangal rendum pesaathoWon't both our eyes speak to each other?
Kadhal megam seearathoWon't the cloud of love gather?
Inba theanum pozhiyaathoWon't the sweet honey of joy shower down?
Male
Poda vendum pon medaiWe must build a golden stage
Sooda vendum poomaalaiWe must adorn ourselves with flower garlands
Magarisa nithamaga sanithapa garisanithapaMa Ga Ri Sa Ni Dha Ma Ga Sa Ni Dha Pa Ga Ri Sa Ni Dha Pa
Sanithapa magarigasaSa Ni Dha Pa Ma Ga Ri Ga Sa
Male
Oh my dear i love youOh my dear, I love you
Oh my dear i love youOh my dear, I love you
Male
BeautifulBeautiful
Female :AahhaaFemale: Aahhaa
Male :WonderfulMale: Wonderful
Female :AahFemale: Aah
Male :Thanga mayil pola azhaguMale: Beautiful like a golden peacock
Female :HahaahFemale: Hahaah
Male :Marvelous fabulus i love only youMale: Marvelous, fabulous, I love only you
Female : HmmFemale: Hmm
Male
BeautifulBeautiful
Female :AahhaaFemale: Aahhaa
Male :WonderfulMale: Wonderful
Female :AahFemale: Aah
Male :Thanga mayil pola azhaguMale: Beautiful like a golden peacock
Female :HahaahFemale: Hahaah
Male :Marvelous i love only youMale: Marvelous, I love only you
Paa papapappaaPaa papapappaa
Male
Unai ennum neramellam uruguthu thegamEvery moment I think of you, my body melts with love
Female :Urangaatha ullam thannil peruguthu vegamFemale: In my sleepless heart, passion surges rapidly
Male :Vaasamulla poovae unnaal valarnthaadum mogamMale: O fragrant flower, desire grows and sways because of you
Female :Vaazhvil unnai saernthaal pothum varum rajayogamFemale: It is enough if I join you in life; great fortune will follow
Male :AaaaahahahaMale: Aaaaahahaha
Female :OoohhhaFemale: Ooohhha
Both :Aaaaa….Both: Aaaaa...
Male
Oh my dear i love you oh my dear i love youOh my dear, I love you; oh my dear, I love you
Female :Kadhal megam saeratho inba thenum pozhiyaathoFemale: Won't the cloud of love gather and shower the sweet honey of joy?
Poda vendum pon modaiWe must build a golden stage
Sooda vendum poomaalai…We must adorn ourselves with flower garlands...
Male
………………....
Female :Oh my dear i love you oh my dear i love youFemale: Oh my dear, I love you; oh my dear, I love you
Oh my dear i love you oh my dear i love youOh my dear, I love you; oh my dear, I love you

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

"Oh My Dear I Love You" from the 1987 Tamil film 'Velicham' is an upbeat romantic duet composed by the music duo Manoj – Gyan. Sung by P. Jayachandran and Vani Jairam, the song captures a youthful celebration of mutual affection, combining trendy English declarations of love with classical Carnatic swara passages and traditional Tamil poetic imagery. The lyrics reflect the emotional intensity of the lovers—describing sleepless nights, surging desires, and the ecstasy of togetherness. They dream of their eventual union, symbolized by setting up a golden wedding stage and wearing floral garlands, believing that being together brings supreme happiness and good fortune.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Thanga mayil pola azhagu

Compares the woman's grace and beauty directly to a golden peacock using the comparative marker 'pola'.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Kadhal megam seearatho / Inba theanum pozhiyaatho

Metaphorically compares love to a gathering cloud ('Kadhal megam') and delight to sweet rain/honey ('Inba thean').

Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyming)

Poda vendum pon medai / Sooda vendum poomaalai

The second consonant sound ('da') in 'Poda' and 'Sooda' rhymes across consecutive lines.

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Trivia

The song is composed by the music duo Manoj – Gyan (Manoj Bhatnagar and Gyan Verma), who were known for bringing unique western pop beats fused with Indian classical elements to Tamil cinema in the late 1980s.

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