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Lyrics & meaning

Oho Oho Thottu Pesungal

From Magaraasi · 1967

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
P. Susheela
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Magaraasi
Movie release year
1967
Lyrics added on
12 May 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Oh o o ho thottu pesungal
Oh o o ho thottu pesungal
En thozhgalilae ponn maalaiyittu
En thozhgalilae ponn maalaiyittu
Oh o o ho thottu pesungal
En thozhgalilae ponn maalaiyittu
En thozhgalilae ponn maalaiyittu
Oh o o ho thottu pesungal
Paalena minnum kannam
Mel oru kaadhal vannam
Paalena minnum kannam
Mel oru kaadhal vannam
Ezhudhi paarthu thirumba kettu
Nilavai suvaiyakkavaa
Ezhudhi paarthu thirumba kettu
Nilavai suvaiyakkavaa hoi hoi hoi
Siriya pooavi arugil serthu
Perugum thaenai parugi paarkkum
Uravu neeyallavaa..ho
Uravu neeyallavaa…
Oh o o ho thottu pesungal
En thozhgalilae ponn maalaiyittu
En thozhgalilae ponn maalaiyittu
Oh o o ho thottu pesungal
Melliya kaadhal medai
Malligai poovin vaadai
Melliya kaadhal medai
Malligai poovin vaadai
Mayangum manjam unadhu sondham
Iniyum naan sollavaa
Mayangum manjam unadhu sondham
Hoi hoi hoi…
Iniyum naan sollavaa
Neram poga neram poga
Ninaivillamal palavum pesum
Kanavai nee sollavaa
Iniyum naan sollavaa
Oh o o ho thottu pesungal
En thozhgalilae ponn maalaiyittu
En thozhgalilae ponn maalaiyittu
Oh o o ho thottu pesungal
Oh oh oh ho, touch me and speak to me,
Oh oh oh ho, touch me and speak to me,
Placing a golden garland around my shoulders,
Placing a golden garland around my shoulders,
Oh oh oh ho, touch me and speak to me,
Placing a golden garland around my shoulders,
Placing a golden garland around my shoulders,
Oh oh oh ho, touch me and speak to me.
On cheeks that glow like milk,
painted with the colors of love,
On cheeks that glow like milk,
painted with the colors of love,
Writing it, admiring it, and asking again,
shall I make the moon sweet to taste?
Writing it, admiring it, and asking again,
shall I make the moon sweet to taste? Hoy hoy hoy!
Drawing a tender flower close,
and sipping the honey flowing from it,
aren't you that beloved? Ho...
Aren't you that beloved?
Oh oh oh ho, touch me and speak to me,
Placing a golden garland around my shoulders,
Placing a golden garland around my shoulders,
Oh oh oh ho, touch me and speak to me.
A gentle stage for love,
filled with the scent of jasmine,
A gentle stage for love,
filled with the scent of jasmine,
This alluring bed is yours alone,
do I still need to say it?
This alluring bed is yours alone,
Hoy hoy hoy...
Do I still need to say it?
As the hours pass and time slips by,
speaking without a thought of anything else,
will you tell me that dream?
Or do I still need to say it?
Oh oh oh ho, touch me and speak to me,
Placing a golden garland around my shoulders,
Placing a golden garland around my shoulders,
Oh oh oh ho, touch me and speak to me.
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Female
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

"Thottu Pesungal" is a classic romantic melody from the 1967 Tamil film 'Magaraasi', composed by the duo Shankar-Ganesh and rendered by P. Susheela. The heroine affectionately invites her lover to express his affection through gentle touch, comparing his warm embrace around her shoulders to an exquisite golden garland. Rich in sensory imagery, Kannadasan's lyrics depict soft jasmine flowers, milk-white cheeks blushing in love, and late-night dreamlike conversations, capturing the playful intimacy and poetic romance between lovers.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Paalena minnum kannam”

Compares the smooth, glowing complexion of the cheek to the pure brightness of milk ('Paalena minnum kannam').

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“En thozhgalilae ponn maalaiyittu”

Metaphorically describes the lover's arms wrapped around the heroine's shoulders as a golden garland ('ponn maalaiyittu').

Second-Letter Rhyme (Ethugai)

“Melliya kaadhal medai / Malligai poovin vaadai”

The second consonant 'l' repeats across adjacent lines ('Melliya' / 'Malligai'), creating a rhythmic musical flow.

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Trivia

'Magaraasi' (1967) stars Gemini Ganesan and Jayalalithaa. The song is one of the memorable early compositions of Shankar-Ganesh, featuring P. Susheela's soothing vocals that beautifully captured Jayalalithaa's screen presence.

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