- Lyricist
- Muthulingam
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Movie name
- Pani Malar
- Movie release year
- 1981
- Lyrics added on
- 13 Jan 2021
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Oho old lady old body
Oiyaramma nadanthu vandhaa
Rold gold nagaiyai potttu
Kumari ponnu naan dhaan endraal
Oho old lady old body
Oiyaramma nadanthu vandhaa haa
Rold gold nagaiyai potttu
Kumari ponnu naan dhaan endraal
Oii dikkiri tikka dikkri tikka
Sabaikku vandhaadi…
Oii dikkiri tikka dikkri tikka
Sabaikku vandhaadi…
Aa pakkiri machaan paarthuputtu
Mayangi ninnanadi
Oho old lady old body
Oiyaramma nadanthu vandhaa
Vandhaa vandhaa
Rold gold nagaiyai potttu
Kumari ponnu naan dhaan endraal
…………….
{Aal illaadha thottathilae
Apple pazham irukkudhu
Adichu pudichu kadichu paarkka
Aiyaa kannu thudikkudhu} (2)
{Vayasupulla manasukulla kaadhalichaan
Ilasu ponnu naisu panna kannadichaan} (2)
Oho old lady old body
Oiyaramma nadanthu vandhaa aa
Rold gold nagaiyai potttu
Kumari ponnu naan dhaan endraal
{Poovattamma nadai thaerottamma
Madhavaram paalattama
Pandhattama inga vandhaadammaa
Pallavaram pakkam vaamma} (2)
Maan irukku meen irukku mai vizhikullae
Thaenirukku kaattukkullae vaadi pullae
Oho old lady old body
Oiyaramma nadanthu vandhaa ha aa aa
Rold gold nagaiyai potttu
Kumari ponnu naan dhaan endraal ho oo
…………………….
{Thandhanathom thagathinathom
Thaalam poda solludhu
Thalukki kulukki minikki vandhaa
Veeram ellam odudhu} (2)
Koottukullae kuyilirundhu paadidumaa
Paatukkullae porul irukku paathukkamma amma
Koottukullae kuyilirundhu paadidumaa
Paatukkullae porul irukku paathukkamma
Oho old lady old body
Oiyaramma nadanthu vandhaa
Rold gold nagaiyai potttu
Kumari ponnu naan dhaan endraal
Oii dikkiri tikka dikkri tikka
Sabaikku vandhaadi…
Oii dikkiri tikka dikkri tikka
Sabaikku vandhaadi…
Aa pakkiri machaan paarthuputtu
Mayangi ninnanadi
Oho old lady old body
Oiyaramma nadanthu vandhaa
Vandhaa vandhaa
Rold gold nagaiyai potttu
Kumari ponnu naan dhaan endraal
Oho, old lady, old body,
She walked gracefully over,
Wearing rolled-gold jewelry,
Claiming she is a young maiden!
Oho, old lady, old body,
She walked gracefully over, ha,
Wearing rolled-gold jewelry,
Claiming she is a young maiden!
Ooi dikkiri tikka dikkri tikka!
She came to the assembly and danced...
Ooi dikkiri tikka dikkri tikka!
She came to the assembly and danced...
Ah, seeing her, brother Pakkiri
Stood there swooning, my girl!
Oho, old lady, old body,
She walked gracefully over,
She came, she came!
Wearing rolled-gold jewelry,
Claiming she is a young maiden!
…………….
{In a garden where no one is around,
There is an apple fruit.
To scramble, grab, and bite into it,
Sir's eyes are twitching with longing!} (2)
{He loved the young girl deep in his heart,
He winked to coax the youthful girl nicely!} (2)
Oho, old lady, old body,
She walked gracefully over, aa,
Wearing rolled-gold jewelry,
Claiming she is a young maiden!
{Her walk is like a rolling flower, like a chariot procession,
Like pure milk from Madhavaram!
Like playing ball, come and dance here, girl,
Come towards Pallavaram!} (2)
Deer and fish are inside her kohl-rimmed eyes,
There is honey inside the forest, come along girl!
Oho, old lady, old body,
She walked gracefully over, ha aa aa,
Wearing rolled-gold jewelry,
Claiming she is a young maiden, ho oo!
…………………….
{Thandhanathom thagathinathom,
It tells us to keep the rhythm!
If she comes swaying, shaking, and shimmering,
All the courage runs away!} (2)
Will the cuckoo sing from inside its cage?
There is meaning inside the song, take care, dear woman, oh woman!
Will the cuckoo sing from inside its cage?
There is meaning inside the song, take care, dear woman!
Oho, old lady, old body,
She walked gracefully over,
Wearing rolled-gold jewelry,
Claiming she is a young maiden!
Ooi dikkiri tikka dikkri tikka!
She came to the assembly and danced...
Ooi dikkiri tikka dikkri tikka!
She came to the assembly and danced...
Ah, seeing her, brother Pakkiri
Stood there swooning, my girl!
Oho, old lady, old body,
She walked gracefully over,
She came, she came!
Wearing rolled-gold jewelry,
Claiming she is a young maiden!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This lighthearted and comical Tamil folk-pop song pokes humor at an elderly woman attempting to present herself as a young maiden using imitation jewelry and grand walk postures. The narrator humorously describes her antics, her attempts at charm, and the bewildered reaction of onlookers like cousin Pakkiri.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Maan irukku meen irukku mai vizhikullae”
Comparing her kohl-lined eyes to deer and fish ('Maan irukku meen irukku mai vizhikullae').
Rhyme / Monorhyme (Emonae)
“Thalukki kulukki minikki vandhaa”
Use of internal rhythmic rhyming words such as 'Thalukki kulukki minikki' enhancing the playful folk rhythm.
Code-mixing / Loan Words
“Oho old lady old body”
Blending English phrases ('old lady old body', 'Rold gold') directly into Tamil lyrics for comedic folk effect.
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Trivia
Written by lyricist Muthulingam for the 1981 film 'Pani Malar', the song makes liberal use of Madras Tamil slang and local place names like Madhavaram and Pallavaram to create a catchy, urban folk flavor.
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