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Lyrics & meaning

Ohh Party Nalla

From Idhayam · 1991

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
Malaysia Vasudevan
Music director
Ilayaraja
Details
Idhayam1991

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Oooho party nalla partythaanOoh, this party is indeed a great party!
Oooho beautyinnaa beautythaanOoh, beauty here is true beauty!
Male
Oooho party nalla partythaanOoh, this party is indeed a great party!
Oooho beautyinnaa beautythaanOoh, beauty here is true beauty!
Chorus :Oooho party nalla partythaanChorus: Ooh, this party is indeed a great party!
Oooho beautyinnaa beautythaanOoh, beauty here is true beauty!
Male
Pinnazhagai kaattiShowing off your back beauty,
Chinna paiyangalai vaattiTormenting the young boys,
Minnalidai aatti sellumSwaying your lightning-thin waist as you go,
Manjal nilaa nenjai killaathae..ae…Oh yellow moon, do not pinch my heart!
Chorus
Oooho party nalla partythaanOoh, this party is indeed a great party!
Oooho beautyinnaa beautythaanOoh, beauty here is true beauty!
Male
Kaathirunthaa kanmaniyaeIf you wait, my darling,
Bus kidaikkumYou will get a bus!
Chorus :Kaadhalichaa ponmaniyaeChorus: If you fall in love, my golden girl,
Kiss kidaikkumYou will get a kiss!
Male
Kaividuvaan kanniyaraiHe will abandon young women,
PallavandhaanThat Pallavan bus driver!
Chorus :Kaikoduppom naangalellaamChorus: We will extend a helping hand,
Nallavanthaan…We are all good men!
Male
Nizhal pol naangal vanthaalaeIf we follow you like a shadow,
Unakken koochchamaeWhy do you feel so shy?
Kadaikkan paarvai paattalaeJust with a glance from the corner of your eye,
Kidaikkum motchamaeWe will attain ultimate salvation!
Chorus
Tharaiyiloru jaladharangamLike music on water playing on the ground,
Ahaaa..aaa….Ahaaa..aaa....
Thavarivittaal suruthi irangumIf it slips, the musical pitch will drop,
Male
Unnai vaalibanthaan kooppiduthuThe young man is calling out to you,
Vaanavillae vaa vaa…Oh rainbow, come, come!
Chorus
Oooho party nalla partythaanOoh, this party is indeed a great party!
Oooho beautyinnaa beautythaanOoh, beauty here is true beauty!
Male
Pinnazhagai kaattiShowing off your back beauty,
Chinna paiyangalai vaattiTormenting the young boys,
Minnalidai aatti sellumSwaying your lightning-thin waist as you go,
Manjal nilaa nenjai killaathae..ae…Oh yellow moon, do not pinch my heart!
Chorus
Oooho party nalla partythaanOoh, this party is indeed a great party!
Oooho beautyinnaa beautythaanOoh, beauty here is true beauty!
Chorus
Lala la laaa..lalalaaa….la lala…Lala la laaa..lalalaaa....la lala...
Lala la laaa..lalalaaa….la lala…Lala la laaa..lalalaaa....la lala...
Laaa laaa laaa..lala laaa laa laa laaLaaa laaa laaa..lala laaa laa laa laa
Laa laa lala laa…Laa laa lala laa...
Chorus
Pillaigalai nee sumakkumIt is your age to bear children,
ParuvamadiMy girl!
Male :Booksai ellaamMale: To carry all these heavy books,
Nee sumanthaal paavamadiIt is a pity for you, my girl!
Chorus
Palliyarai paadam sollaTo teach you lessons in the bedchamber,
Naanga readyWe are ready!
Male :Poonguyil neeMale: You flower-like cuckoo,
Sammathichchaa pothumadi…If you just consent, that is enough!
Male
Adiyae aadaigalaalaeHey girl, with your clothes,
Azhagai poottaathaeDo not lock up your beauty!
Idaiyai aadavittae thaanBy letting your waist dance,
Analai moottaathaeDo not fan the fire of desire!
Chorus
Poonjirippil monalisaWith a gentle smile like Mona Lisa,
Ahaaa…aaaa….Ahaaa...aaaa....
Polirunthum kalmanasaaThough you look like her, why a heart of stone?
Male :Ilameesa vechcha aambalaingaMale: We men with young moustaches,
Aasa vechom vaa vaa…Have set our heart on you, come, come!
Chorus
Oooho party nalla partythaanOoh, this party is indeed a great party!
Oooho beautyinnaa beautythaanOoh, beauty here is true beauty!
Male
Pinnazhagai kaattiShowing off your back beauty,
Chinna paiyangalai vaattiTormenting the young boys,
Minnalidai aatti sellumSwaying your lightning-thin waist as you go,
Manjal nilaa nenjai killaathae..ae…Oh yellow moon, do not pinch my heart!
Chorus
Oooho party nalla partythaanOoh, this party is indeed a great party!
Oooho beautyinnaa beautythaanOoh, beauty here is true beauty!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This upbeat and playful song from the 1991 movie 'Idhayam' captures college youth teasing and flirting at a party setting. The college boys sing in celebration of the festive environment and express their lighthearted fascination with a young woman's beauty. Through humorous wordplay and playful metaphors, they try to woo her, contrasting college routines like carrying heavy books with romantic teasing.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Ethugai (Second letter rhyming)

Pinnazhagai kaatti / Chinna paiyangalai vaatti

The second consonant sound 'n' ('nn') rhymes across 'Pinnazhagai' and 'Chinna'.

Metaphor

Manjal nilaa nenjai killaathae..ae…

Comparing the girl to a 'Manjal Nilaa' (Yellow Moon) directly without explicit comparison words.

Simile

Poonjirippil monalisa ... Polirunthum kalmanasaa

Comparing the girl's gentle smile to that of Mona Lisa using 'pol' (like/as).

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

Bus kidaikkum / Kiss kidaikkum

Both lines end with the identical word and sound 'kidaikkum'.

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Trivia

Although the music director for Idhayam was Ilaiyaraaja, the track showcases his versatility in blending contemporary 90s Western party beats with Vaali's witty, youth-centric lyrics tailored for college life.

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