Oliyum Oliyum
From Comali · 2019
- Lyricist
- Kabilan Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Sathya Narayanan, Ajay Krishna
- Music director
- Hiphop Tamizha
- Details
- Comali2019
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Tagudagu tagudagu tagudagu tagudagu | Tagudagu tagudagu tagudagu tagudagu |
| Tagudagu tagudagu tagadam taa | Tagudagu tagudagu tagadam taa |
| Tagudagu tagudagu tagudagu tagudagu | Tagudagu tagudagu tagudagu tagudagu |
| Tagudagu tagudagu tagadam taa | Tagudagu tagudagu tagadam taa |
| Male | |
| Oru oliyum oliyum paaka | To watch the show Oliyum Oliyum |
| Annaikku ooru kooduchae | Back in those days, the whole village gathered together |
| Ippo channela maathi maathiyae | Now, by constantly changing channels |
| Namma oravu andhuduchae | Our relationships have broken apart |
| Male | |
| Super staru jodi ellam | All the heroines paired with the Superstar |
| Paati aayiruchae | Have now become grandmothers |
| Ippo pethi ellaam valandhu vandhu | Now all their granddaughters have grown up |
| Jodi serndhuruchae | And become pairs on screen |
| Chorus | |
| Tagudagu tagudagu tagudagu tagudagu | Tagudagu tagudagu tagudagu tagudagu |
| Tagudagu tagudagu tagadam taa | Tagudagu tagudagu tagadam taa |
| Tagudagu tagudagu tagudagu tagudagu | Tagudagu tagudagu tagudagu tagudagu |
| Tagudagu tagudagu tagadam taa | Tagudagu tagudagu tagadam taa |
| Male | |
| Javvu mittaai watchu katti | Wearing a watch made of pull-candy |
| Kaalam pochu annikku | Time passed happily in those nostalgic days |
| BP sugar-a watchil paathu | Checking blood pressure and sugar on smartwatches |
| Vaazhka pochu innaikku | Life passes away stressfully nowadays |
| Male | |
| Emmadhamumsammadham nu | Saying all religions are equal |
| Solli thandhiyae | You taught us that back then |
| Sammadhaththa paadhiyila maathikitiyae | But you changed that tolerance halfway through |
| Male | |
| Oooh… | Oooh... |
| Koyilukkul aandavana paatha aalathaan | The same person who saw God inside the temple |
| Un kalagathukku adiyaala korthuvitiyae | You roped him in as a henchman for political disputes |
| Male | |
| Thagudhi illa tharuthalaikkum | Even an incompetent, useless fellow |
| Thimiru irukkudhu | Holds so much arrogance now |
| Tamil naatula pozhaikkanumna | If one wants to earn a living in Tamil Nadu |
| Odambu valikkudhu | The body aches with hard labor |
| Male | |
| Nadar kada nair kada | In Nadar tea shops and Nair tea shops |
| Ella edathilum | Everywhere you look today |
| Nagaland um mizoram um | Migrants from Nagaland and Mizoram |
| Vela seiyudhae | Are working tirelessly |
| Male | |
| Oru oliyum oliyum paaka | To watch the show Oliyum Oliyum |
| Annaikku ooru kooduchae | Back in those days, the whole village gathered together |
| Ippo channela maathi maathiyae | Now, by constantly changing channels |
| Namma oravu andhuduchae | Our relationships have broken apart |
| Male | |
| Super staru jodi ellam | All the heroines paired with the Superstar |
| Paati aayiruchae | Have now become grandmothers |
| Ippo pethi ellaam valandhu vandhu | Now all their granddaughters have grown up |
| Jodi serndhuruchae | And become pairs on screen |
| Chorus | |
| Mottaiyum mottaiyum sendhuchaam | Two bald heads met together |
| Murunga marathula erichaam | Climbed up a drumstick tree |
| Katta erumbu kadichuchaam | A big black ant bit them |
| Kaalu kaalu-nu kathuchaan | And they screamed, 'My leg, my leg!' |
| Male | |
| Ohhh ..annaiku 90’s kidu | Oh, back then the 90s kid |
| Cd -yil paartha | Watched adult content secretly on CDs |
| Chorus :Kasamusa kasamusadaa | Chorus: Whispering and secretive content |
| Male : Innaiku 2k kidu | Male: Today's 2K kid |
| Tiktokil paarthu sick aagi | Gets addicted to TikTok videos |
| Kedakudhu paar | And lies around helplessly, look! |
| Male | |
| Roadhudhaan podattum | Let new roads be built |
| Chorus :Ohooo | Chorus: Ohooo |
| Male :Naadu dhaan marattum | Male: Let the country progress |
| Chorus :Aahaa | Chorus: Aahaa |
| Male :Vivasayam pannithaan | Male: Only through active farming |
| Vivasaayi vaazhattum | May the farmer live well |
| Chorus :Adhu …. | Chorus: That's right... |
| Male | |
| Theeyaama vegura | Without burning |
| Aayavin dosaiyaa | Like grandma's perfectly cooked dosa |
| Bhoomiyae aagattum | May the entire Earth prosper |
| Ellarum nalla irukattum | May everyone live happily |
| Chorus | |
| Dang dang yaaradhu… | Dang dang, who is that... |
| Peyadhu.. | It's a ghost.. |
| Enna venum… | What do you want... |
| Color venum… | I want color... |
| Enna color.. | What color? |
| Pacha color.. | Green color.. |
| Enna pachcha.. | What green? |
| Maa pachcha… | Mango leaf green... |
| Enna maa… | What 'maa'? |
| Cinema… | Cinema... |
| Dang dang dang dang ennamaa… | Dang dang dang dang, what 'maa'? |
| Ungammaa…heyyy | Your mother! Heyyy |
| Male | |
| Oru oliyum oliyum paaka | To watch the show Oliyum Oliyum |
| Annaikku ooru kooduchae | Back in those days, the whole village gathered together |
| Chorus :Kooduchae | Chorus: Gathered together |
| Male :Ippo channela maathi maathiyae | Male: Now, by constantly changing channels |
| Namma oravu andhuduchae | Our relationships have broken apart |
| Chorus :Andhuduchae | Chorus: Broken apart |
| Male | |
| Super staru jodi ellam | Superstar's heroines of back then |
| Paati aayiruchae | Have become grandmothers today |
| Chorus :Aayiruchae | Chorus: Become grandmothers |
| Male :Ippo pethi ellaam valandhu vandhu | Male: Now their granddaughters have grown up |
| Jodi serndhuruchae | And paired up on screen as heroines |
| Chorus :Serndhuruchae | Chorus: Joined as pairs |
| Male | |
| 20thu varusathula | In twenty long years |
| Ithana nadanthuruchae | So many things have changed |
| Thoonginom mulichu paatha | We slept and when we opened our eyes |
| Ulagamae maariduchae | The whole world had transformed! |
டகுடகு டகுடகு டகுடகு டகுடகு
டகுடகு டகுடகு டகடம் டா
டகுடகு டகுடகு டகுடகு டகுடகு
டகுடகு டகுடகு டகடம் டா
Tagudagu tagudagu tagudagu tagudagu
Tagudagu tagudagu tagadam taa
Tagudagu tagudagu tagudagu tagudagu
Tagudagu tagudagu tagadam taa
ஆண்
: ஒரு ஒளியும் ஒலியும் பாக்க
அன்னைக்கு ஊரு கூடுச்சே
இப்போ சேனல மாத்தி மாத்தியே
நம்ம உறவு அந்துடுச்சே
To watch the show Oliyum Oliyum
Back in those days, the whole village gathered together
Now, by constantly changing channels
Our relationships have broken apart
சூப்பர் ஸ்டாரு ஜோடி எல்லாம்
பாட்டி ஆகிருச்சே
இப்போ பேத்தி எல்லாம் வளந்து வந்து
ஜோடி சேர்ந்துருசே
All the heroines paired with the Superstar
Have now become grandmothers
Now all their granddaughters have grown up
And become pairs on screen
டகுடகு டகுடகு டகுடகு டகுடகு
டகுடகு டகுடகு டகடம் டா
டகுடகு டகுடகு டகுடகு டகுடகு
டகுடகு டகுடகு டகடம் டா
Tagudagu tagudagu tagudagu tagudagu
Tagudagu tagudagu tagadam taa
Tagudagu tagudagu tagudagu tagudagu
Tagudagu tagudagu tagadam taa
ஜவ்வு மிட்டாய் வாட்ச் கட்டி
காலம் போச்சு அன்னைக்கு
பிபி சுகர வாட்ச்சில் பார்த்து
வாழ்க்க போச்சு இன்னைக்கு
Wearing a watch made of pull-candy
Time passed happily in those nostalgic days
Checking blood pressure and sugar on smartwatches
Life passes away stressfully nowadays
எம்மதமும் சம்மதம்ன்னு
சொல்லி தந்தியே
சம்மதத்த பாதியிலே மாத்திகிட்டயே
Saying all religions are equal
You taught us that back then
But you changed that tolerance halfway through
ஓ......
கோயிலுக்குள் ஆண்டவன பாத்த ஆளத்தான்
உன் கலகத்துக்கு அடியாள கோர்த்துவிட்டியே
Oooh...
The same person who saw God inside the temple
You roped him in as a henchman for political disputes
தகுதி இல்லா தருதலைக்கும்
திமிரு இருக்குது
தமிழ் நாட்டுல பொழைக்கனும்னா
ஒடம்பு வலிக்குது
Even an incompetent, useless fellow
Holds so much arrogance now
If one wants to earn a living in Tamil Nadu
The body aches with hard labor
நாடார் கடை நாயர் கடை
எல்லா இடத்திலும்
நாகலாந்தும் மிசோரமும்
வேல செய்யுதே
In Nadar tea shops and Nair tea shops
Everywhere you look today
Migrants from Nagaland and Mizoram
Are working tirelessly
ஆண்கள் :
நான் எங்க இருக்கேன்
எனக்கென்ன ஆச்சு
இப்போ இந்தியாவுல மச்சா
யாரோட ஆட்சி
To watch the show Oliyum Oliyum
Back in those days, the whole village gathered together
Now, by constantly changing channels
Our relationships have broken apart
ஆண்கள் மற்றும் குழு :
நான் எங்க இருக்கேன்
எனக்கென்ன ஆச்சு
இப்போ இந்தியாவுல மச்சா
யாரோட ஆட்சி
All the heroines paired with the Superstar
Have now become grandmothers
Now all their granddaughters have grown up
And become pairs on screen
ஒரு ஒளியும் ஒலியும் பாக்க
அன்னைக்கு ஊரு கூடுச்சே
இப்போ சேனல மாத்தி மாத்தியே
நம்ம உறவு அந்துடுச்சே
Two bald heads met together
Climbed up a drumstick tree
A big black ant bit them
And they screamed, 'My leg, my leg!'
சூப்பர் ஸ்டாரு ஜோடி எல்லாம்
பாட்டி ஆகிருச்சே
இப்போ பேத்தி எல்லாம் வளந்து வந்து
ஜோடி சேர்ந்துருசே
Oh, back then the 90s kid
Watched adult content secretly on CDs
Chorus: Whispering and secretive content
Male: Today's 2K kid
Gets addicted to TikTok videos
And lies around helplessly, look!
மொட்டையும் மொட்டையும் சேந்துச்சாம்
முருங்க மரத்துல ஏறிச்சாம்
கட்ட எறும்பு கடிச்சுச்சாம்
காலு காலுன்னு கத்துசாம்
Let new roads be built
Chorus: Ohooo
Male: Let the country progress
Chorus: Aahaa
Male: Only through active farming
May the farmer live well
Chorus: That's right...
ஒஹ்....அன்னைக்கு 90'ஸ் கிட்டு
சிடியில் பார்த்த
குழு :
கசமுசா கசமுசாடா
2கே கிட்டு
டிக்டாக் பார்த்து சிக் ஆகி
கெடக்குது பார்
Without burning
Like grandma's perfectly cooked dosa
May the entire Earth prosper
May everyone live happily
ரோடுதான் போடட்டும்
குழு :
ஓஓஹோ
நாடுதான் மாறட்டும்
குழு :
ஆஹா
விவசாயம் பண்ணிதான்
விவசாயி வாழட்டும்
குழு :
அது....
Dang dang, who is that...
It's a ghost..
What do you want...
I want color...
What color?
Green color..
What green?
Mango leaf green...
What 'maa'?
Cinema...
Dang dang dang dang, what 'maa'?
Your mother! Heyyy
ஆங்கிலம் படிக்கட்டும்
குழு :
யஹ் யஹ்
ஹிந்தியும் பேசட்டும்
குழு :
க்யா கியா
தாய் மொழி தமிழ் மட்டும்
தலைமை தாங்கட்டும்
குழு :
தமிழன்டா....
To watch the show Oliyum Oliyum
Back in those days, the whole village gathered together
Chorus: Gathered together
Male: Now, by constantly changing channels
Our relationships have broken apart
Chorus: Broken apart
தீயாம வேகுற
ஆயாவின் தோசையா
பூமியே ஆகட்டும்
எல்லாரும் நல்லா இருக்கட்டும்
Superstar's heroines of back then
Have become grandmothers today
Chorus: Become grandmothers
Male: Now their granddaughters have grown up
And paired up on screen as heroines
Chorus: Joined as pairs
டங் டங் யாரது
பேயது
என்ன வேணும்
கலர் வேணும்
என்ன கலர்
பச்சை கலர்
என்ன பச்சை
மா பச்சை
என்ன மா
சினிமா
டங் டங் டங் என்னமா
உங்கம்மா.....ஹேய்....
In twenty long years
So many things have changed
We slept and when we opened our eyes
The whole world had transformed!
ஒரு ஒளியும் ஒலியும் பாக்க
அன்னைக்கு ஊரு கூடுச்சே
குழு :
கூடுச்சே
இப்போ சேனல மாத்தி மாத்தியே
நம்ம உறவு அந்துடுச்சே
குழு :
அந்துடுச்சே
ஆண்
: சூப்பர் ஸ்டாரு ஜோடி எல்லாம்
பாட்டி ஆகிருச்சே
குழு :
ஆகிருச்சே
இப்போ பேத்தி எல்லாம் வளந்து வந்து
ஜோடி சேர்ந்துருசே
குழு :
சேர்ந்துருசே
இருபது வருசத்துல
இத்தனை நடந்துருச்சே
தூங்கினோம் முழிச்சு பாத்தா
உலகமே மாறிடுச்சே
ஆண்கள் :
நான் எங்க இருக்கேன்
எனக்கென்ன ஆச்சு
இப்போ இந்தியாவுல மச்சா
யாரோட ஆட்சி
ஆண்கள் மற்றும் குழு :
நான் எங்க இருக்கேன்
எனக்கென்ன ஆச்சு
இப்போ இந்தியாவுல மச்சா
யாரோட ஆட்சி
Tagudagu tagudagu tagudagu tagudagu
Tagudagu tagudagu tagudagu tagudagu
Tagudagu tagudagu tagadam taa
Tagudagu tagudagu tagadam taa
Tagudagu tagudagu tagudagu tagudagu
Tagudagu tagudagu tagudagu tagudagu
Tagudagu tagudagu tagadam taa
Tagudagu tagudagu tagadam taa
Oru oliyum oliyum paaka
To watch the show Oliyum Oliyum
Annaikku ooru kooduchae
Back in those days, the whole village gathered together
Ippo channela maathi maathiyae
Now, by constantly changing channels
Namma oravu andhuduchae
Our relationships have broken apart
Super staru jodi ellam
All the heroines paired with the Superstar
Paati aayiruchae
Have now become grandmothers
Ippo pethi ellaam valandhu vandhu
Now all their granddaughters have grown up
Jodi serndhuruchae
And become pairs on screen
Tagudagu tagudagu tagudagu tagudagu
Tagudagu tagudagu tagudagu tagudagu
Tagudagu tagudagu tagadam taa
Tagudagu tagudagu tagadam taa
Tagudagu tagudagu tagudagu tagudagu
Tagudagu tagudagu tagudagu tagudagu
Tagudagu tagudagu tagadam taa
Tagudagu tagudagu tagadam taa
Javvu mittaai watchu katti
Wearing a watch made of pull-candy
Kaalam pochu annikku
Time passed happily in those nostalgic days
BP sugar-a watchil paathu
Checking blood pressure and sugar on smartwatches
Vaazhka pochu innaikku
Life passes away stressfully nowadays
Emmadhamumsammadham nu
Saying all religions are equal
Solli thandhiyae
You taught us that back then
Sammadhaththa paadhiyila maathikitiyae
But you changed that tolerance halfway through
Oooh…
Oooh...
Koyilukkul aandavana paatha aalathaan
The same person who saw God inside the temple
Un kalagathukku adiyaala korthuvitiyae
You roped him in as a henchman for political disputes
Thagudhi illa tharuthalaikkum
Even an incompetent, useless fellow
Thimiru irukkudhu
Holds so much arrogance now
Tamil naatula pozhaikkanumna
If one wants to earn a living in Tamil Nadu
Odambu valikkudhu
The body aches with hard labor
Nadar kada nair kada
In Nadar tea shops and Nair tea shops
Ella edathilum
Everywhere you look today
Nagaland um mizoram um
Migrants from Nagaland and Mizoram
Vela seiyudhae
Are working tirelessly
Oru oliyum oliyum paaka
To watch the show Oliyum Oliyum
Annaikku ooru kooduchae
Back in those days, the whole village gathered together
Ippo channela maathi maathiyae
Now, by constantly changing channels
Namma oravu andhuduchae
Our relationships have broken apart
Super staru jodi ellam
All the heroines paired with the Superstar
Paati aayiruchae
Have now become grandmothers
Ippo pethi ellaam valandhu vandhu
Now all their granddaughters have grown up
Jodi serndhuruchae
And become pairs on screen
Mottaiyum mottaiyum sendhuchaam
Two bald heads met together
Murunga marathula erichaam
Climbed up a drumstick tree
Katta erumbu kadichuchaam
A big black ant bit them
Kaalu kaalu-nu kathuchaan
And they screamed, 'My leg, my leg!'
Ohhh ..annaiku 90’s kidu
Oh, back then the 90s kid
Cd -yil paartha
Watched adult content secretly on CDs
Chorus :Kasamusa kasamusadaa
Chorus: Whispering and secretive content
Male : Innaiku 2k kidu
Male: Today's 2K kid
Tiktokil paarthu sick aagi
Gets addicted to TikTok videos
Kedakudhu paar
And lies around helplessly, look!
Roadhudhaan podattum
Let new roads be built
Chorus :Ohooo
Chorus: Ohooo
Male :Naadu dhaan marattum
Male: Let the country progress
Chorus :Aahaa
Chorus: Aahaa
Male :Vivasayam pannithaan
Male: Only through active farming
Vivasaayi vaazhattum
May the farmer live well
Chorus :Adhu ….
Chorus: That's right...
Theeyaama vegura
Without burning
Aayavin dosaiyaa
Like grandma's perfectly cooked dosa
Bhoomiyae aagattum
May the entire Earth prosper
Ellarum nalla irukattum
May everyone live happily
Dang dang yaaradhu…
Dang dang, who is that...
Peyadhu..
It's a ghost..
Enna venum…
What do you want...
Color venum…
I want color...
Enna color..
What color?
Pacha color..
Green color..
Enna pachcha..
What green?
Maa pachcha…
Mango leaf green...
Enna maa…
What 'maa'?
Cinema…
Cinema...
Dang dang dang dang ennamaa…
Dang dang dang dang, what 'maa'?
Ungammaa…heyyy
Your mother! Heyyy
Oru oliyum oliyum paaka
To watch the show Oliyum Oliyum
Annaikku ooru kooduchae
Back in those days, the whole village gathered together
Chorus :Kooduchae
Chorus: Gathered together
Male :Ippo channela maathi maathiyae
Male: Now, by constantly changing channels
Namma oravu andhuduchae
Our relationships have broken apart
Chorus :Andhuduchae
Chorus: Broken apart
Super staru jodi ellam
Superstar's heroines of back then
Paati aayiruchae
Have become grandmothers today
Chorus :Aayiruchae
Chorus: Become grandmothers
Male :Ippo pethi ellaam valandhu vandhu
Male: Now their granddaughters have grown up
Jodi serndhuruchae
And paired up on screen as heroines
Chorus :Serndhuruchae
Chorus: Joined as pairs
20thu varusathula
In twenty long years
Ithana nadanthuruchae
So many things have changed
Thoonginom mulichu paatha
We slept and when we opened our eyes
Ulagamae maariduchae
The whole world had transformed!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Oliyum Oliyum' from the movie Comali (2019) is a witty, nostalgic, and socio-cultural commentary on how life in Tamil Nadu changed dramatically over two decades (1999 to 2019). It directly reflects the premise of the film, in which the protagonist wakes up after a 20-year coma. Lyricist Kabilan Vairamuthu and composer Hiphop Tamizha contrast the simple, communal warmth of the 1990s—where entire villages gathered around Doordarshan's 'Oliyum Oliyum' and kids enjoyed edible candy watches—with the modern 2K era dominated by smartwatches, hyper-connectivity, social media addiction, and fragmented personal relationships. Beyond simple nostalgia, the song touches upon political shifts, religious tolerance, modern work culture, labor migration, and modern media consumption. Through playful street games, nursery rhymes, and sharp satire, it celebrates childhood memories while expressing a heartfelt wish for a peaceful world, agricultural prosperity, and genuine human connection.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Antithesis (Juxtaposition)
“Javvu mittaai watchu katti / BP sugar-a watchil paathu”
Contrasts the innocent childhood memory of wearing a candy watch ('Javvu mittaai watchu') with the stressful adult reality of checking health stats on a smartwatch ('BP sugar-a watchil paathu').
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Mottaiyum mottaiyum sendhuchaam / Murunga marathula erichaam”
Repetition of the initial letter 'Mo' in 'Mottaiyum' and 'Murunga' across the lines.
Folk Rhyme / Call-and-Response
“Dang dang yaaradhu… / Peyadhu..”
Incorporation of classic 90s Tamil street game rhymes ('Dang dang yaaradhu...') to evoke nostalgia and rhythm.
Metaphor
“Theeyaama vegura / Aayavin dosaiyaa / Bhoomiyae aagattum”
Comparing a well-nurtured, peaceful earth to a grandmother's perfectly cooked dosa that isn't burnt.
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Trivia
The song title 'Oliyum Oliyum' directly references the iconic weekly Tamil television program broadcast on Doordarshan (DD Podhigai) during the 1980s and 1990s, which was the primary source of film song video compilations before satellite TV exploded in Tamil Nadu. The movie 'Comali' revolves around a protagonist played by Jayam Ravi who wakes up in 2019 after being in a coma since 1999, making this track the central thematic anthem of the film.
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