Oh Thallelaalo
From Dasara · 2022
- Lyricist
- Muthamil
- Singer
- Anurag Kulkarni
- Music director
- Santhosh Narayanan
- Details
- Dasara2022
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ooo… thallelaalo | Ooo… thallelaalo |
| Thallelaalo thallelaalo | Thallelaalo thallelaalo |
| Laa laala lallalla | Laa laala lallalla |
| Mannil molacha | Sprouted from the soil |
| Nelakkari thoolaa | Like coal dust |
| Male | |
| Ooo… thallelaalo | Ooo… thallelaalo |
| Thallelaalo thallelaalo | Thallelaalo thallelaalo |
| Naan odi varaiyum | The trail I draw running |
| Sunnaambaala thaan | Is made with limestone |
| Sentha katti thoolaa | Like crushed brick dust |
| Male | |
| Thooru thuthuu thooruthuthuu | Thooru thuthuu thooruthuthuu |
| Thenaana thaenee paaduthae mella | Sweet as honey, the bee sings softly |
| Thooruthuthuu thooruthuthuu | Thooru thuthuu thooruthuthuu |
| Naannunthan thedi naganthen | Searching for you, I moved along |
| Male | |
| Muttithaan midhichi | Stomping with my knees |
| Thathithaan kudhichi | Hopping and skipping around |
| Mothamaa oora | The whole village |
| Etti paathen | I peeked and looked out at |
| Male | |
| Sithira palaga | A picture board |
| Veyilukku kodaiyaa | As an umbrella against the hot sun |
| Kitta vachi | Holding it close |
| Naan suthi vandhen | I wandered around |
| Male | |
| Ice rusichi thinnaalum | Even while relishing ice pops |
| Angathaan enn kannu paakkum | My eyes were looking right over there |
| Vennila paakkum bothu | When looking at the moon |
| Thaenrilthaan aappilaa inikkum | The cool breeze tastes sweet like an apple |
| Male | |
| Ooo… thallelaalo | Ooo… thallelaalo |
| Thallelaalo thallelaalo | Thallelaalo thallelaalo |
| Naan thondi edukkum | That I dig up and extract |
| Mannil molacha | Sprouted from the soil |
| Nelakkari thoolaa | Like coal dust |
| Male | |
| Kannilae vennila theriyudhae | The bright moon is visible in her eyes |
| Dhoorama oliyaadum nilava | The moon playing hide and seek in the distance |
| Nizhalaga ottuven | I will stick close like a shadow |
| Male | |
| En kaalu sattaya | My shorts |
| Kayiraala kattuven | I will tie with a rope |
| Thala mela ennodu | Above my head, beside me |
| Ava moochu vittaalae | If she breathes a sigh |
| Oru neela sittaaga | Like a little blue bird |
| Thaniyaa selvenae | I will fly away alone |
| Male | |
| Pulikotha seththu | Gathering wild tamarind |
| Ela koiyaavodu | Along with tender guava leaves |
| Naan thinnu theeppen | I will eat them all up |
| Male | |
| Naan aatukkuttiyaa kannukkuttiyaa | Am I a little lamb or a calf? |
| Thaththi kudhichi povenae | I will hop and skip away |
| Kottum malaiyil | In the pouring rain |
| Poova polathaan pattu nananjenae | I got gently soaked just like a flower |
| Male | |
| Ooo… thallelaalo | Ooo… thallelaalo |
| Thallelaalo thallelaalo | Thallelaalo thallelaalo |
ஓ… தல்லேலாலோ
தல்லேலாலோ தல்லேலாலோ
லா லால லாலலல்லா
மண்ணில் மொளச்ச
நிலக்கரி தூளா
Ooo… thallelaalo
Thallelaalo thallelaalo
Laa laala lallalla
Sprouted from the soil
Like coal dust
ஓ… தல்லேலாலோ
தல்லேலாலோ தல்லேலாலோ
நான் ஓடி வரையும்
சுண்ணாம்பாலா தான்
சேந்த கட்டி தூளா
Ooo… thallelaalo
Thallelaalo thallelaalo
The trail I draw running
Is made with limestone
Like crushed brick dust
தூருத்துத்து தூருத்துத்து
தேனான தேனீ பாடுதே மெல்ல
தூருத்துத்து தூருத்துத்து
நானுந்தான் தேடி நகந்தேன்
Thooru thuthuu thooruthuthuu
Sweet as honey, the bee sings softly
Thooru thuthuu thooruthuthuu
Searching for you, I moved along
முட்டித்தான் மிதிச்சி
தத்திதான் குதிச்சி
மொத்தமா ஊர
எட்டி பாத்தேன்
Stomping with my knees
Hopping and skipping around
The whole village
I peeked and looked out at
சித்திர பலகை
வெயிலுக்கு கொடையா
கிட்ட வச்சி
நான் சுத்தி வந்தேன்
A picture board
As an umbrella against the hot sun
Holding it close
I wandered around
ஐஸ்சு ருசிச்சி தின்னாலும்
அங்கதான் என்ன கண்ணு பாக்கும்
வெண்ணிலா பாக்கும் போது
தேனீரில்தான் ஆப்பிளா இனிக்கும்
Even while relishing ice pops
My eyes were looking right over there
When looking at the moon
The cool breeze tastes sweet like an apple
ஓ… தல்லேலாலோ
தல்லேலாலோ தல்லேலாலோ
நான் தோண்டி எடுக்கும்
மண்ணில் மொளச்ச
நிலக்கரி தூளா
Ooo… thallelaalo
Thallelaalo thallelaalo
That I dig up and extract
Sprouted from the soil
Like coal dust
கண்ணிலே வெண்ணிலா தெரியுதே
தூரமா ஓளியாடும் நிலவ
நிழலா ஒட்டுவேன்
The bright moon is visible in her eyes
The moon playing hide and seek in the distance
I will stick close like a shadow
என் காலு சட்டைய
கயிறால கட்டுவேன்
தல மேல என்னோடு
அவ மூச்சு விட்டாளே
ஒரு நீள சிட்டாக
தனியா செல்வனே
My shorts
I will tie with a rope
Above my head, beside me
If she breathes a sigh
Like a little blue bird
I will fly away alone
புலிக்கொத்த சேத்து
எல கொய்யாவோடு
நான் தின்னு தீப்பேன்
Gathering wild tamarind
Along with tender guava leaves
I will eat them all up
நான் ஆட்டுக்குட்டியா
கண்ணுக்குட்டியா
தத்திக் குடிச்சி போவேனே
Am I a little lamb or a calf?
I will hop and skip away
In the pouring rain
I got gently soaked just like a flower
கொட்டும் மழையில்
பூவ போலத்தான்
பட்டு நஞ்சேனே
Ooo… thallelaalo
Thallelaalo thallelaalo
ஓ… தல்லேலாலோ
தல்லேலாலோ தல்லேலாலோ
Ooo… thallelaalo
Ooo… thallelaalo
Thallelaalo thallelaalo
Thallelaalo thallelaalo
Laa laala lallalla
Laa laala lallalla
Mannil molacha
Sprouted from the soil
Nelakkari thoolaa
Like coal dust
Ooo… thallelaalo
Ooo… thallelaalo
Thallelaalo thallelaalo
Thallelaalo thallelaalo
Naan odi varaiyum
The trail I draw running
Sunnaambaala thaan
Is made with limestone
Sentha katti thoolaa
Like crushed brick dust
Thooru thuthuu thooruthuthuu
Thooru thuthuu thooruthuthuu
Thenaana thaenee paaduthae mella
Sweet as honey, the bee sings softly
Thooruthuthuu thooruthuthuu
Thooru thuthuu thooruthuthuu
Naannunthan thedi naganthen
Searching for you, I moved along
Muttithaan midhichi
Stomping with my knees
Thathithaan kudhichi
Hopping and skipping around
Mothamaa oora
The whole village
Etti paathen
I peeked and looked out at
Sithira palaga
A picture board
Veyilukku kodaiyaa
As an umbrella against the hot sun
Kitta vachi
Holding it close
Naan suthi vandhen
I wandered around
Ice rusichi thinnaalum
Even while relishing ice pops
Angathaan enn kannu paakkum
My eyes were looking right over there
Vennila paakkum bothu
When looking at the moon
Thaenrilthaan aappilaa inikkum
The cool breeze tastes sweet like an apple
Ooo… thallelaalo
Ooo… thallelaalo
Thallelaalo thallelaalo
Thallelaalo thallelaalo
Naan thondi edukkum
That I dig up and extract
Mannil molacha
Sprouted from the soil
Nelakkari thoolaa
Like coal dust
Kannilae vennila theriyudhae
The bright moon is visible in her eyes
Dhoorama oliyaadum nilava
The moon playing hide and seek in the distance
Nizhalaga ottuven
I will stick close like a shadow
En kaalu sattaya
My shorts
Kayiraala kattuven
I will tie with a rope
Thala mela ennodu
Above my head, beside me
Ava moochu vittaalae
If she breathes a sigh
Oru neela sittaaga
Like a little blue bird
Thaniyaa selvenae
I will fly away alone
Pulikotha seththu
Gathering wild tamarind
Ela koiyaavodu
Along with tender guava leaves
Naan thinnu theeppen
I will eat them all up
Naan aatukkuttiyaa kannukkuttiyaa
Am I a little lamb or a calf?
Thaththi kudhichi povenae
I will hop and skip away
Kottum malaiyil
In the pouring rain
Poova polathaan pattu nananjenae
I got gently soaked just like a flower
Ooo… thallelaalo
Ooo… thallelaalo
Thallelaalo thallelaalo
Thallelaalo thallelaalo
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful song captures the raw, vibrant innocence of rural childhood and tender, budding affection set against a rustic backdrop. Through metaphors of coal dust, limestone, and simple village games, the speaker celebrates the joyful freedom of roaming the village, eating popsicles, plucking guavas, and bouncing around like a lamb or calf. The imagery subtly shifts into romance as the protagonist envisions his beloved's presence turning the cool breeze sweet and making him feel light as a bird.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Muttithaan midhichi”
Repetition of the 'M' sound at the beginning of adjacent words ('Muttithaan', 'midhichi').
Simile (Uwamai)
“Poova polathaan pattu nananjenae”
Compares getting soaked gently in rain to a soft flower being washed by raindrops.
Simile (Uwamai)
“Oru neela sittaaga”
Compares the feeling of joy and freedom to flying away like a blue bird.
Metaphor
“Thaenrilthaan aappilaa inikkum”
Metaphorically describes the gentle breeze tasting sweet like an apple in the presence of love.
Did you know?
Trivia
Dasara is a period action film set against the backdrop of the Singareni coal mines in Telangana. Composed by Santhosh Narayanan, the Tamil version captures the earthy acoustic textures and distinct folk rhythms designed to highlight the rugged rural environment of the characters.
Keep listening