Olli Olli Iduppe
From Aathi · 2006
- Lyricist
- Yugabharathi
- Singers
- Karthik, Anuradha Sriram
- Music director
- Vidyasagar
- Details
- Aathi2006
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| ……………………………….. | |
| Male | |
| Olli olli idupae ottiyaanam edhuku | Oh slender waist, why do you need a waist belt? |
| Otha viral modhiram podhumadi adhuku | A single finger ring is enough for that waist! |
| Female | |
| Siki muki nerupae kita vaaradhedhuku | Flintstone fire, why do you not come closer? |
| Sundi vita podhum pathikumae idupu | Just a flick is enough for that waist to catch fire. |
| Male | |
| Reta reta thavilu adichadhu edhuku | Why are the double thavil drums beating? |
| Kita kita aatam podanumae adhuku | Because we need to dance very close together! |
| Female | |
| Vata vata paara poothiruku edhuku | Why has the round rock bloomed? |
| Muta muta muyalu kaathiruku adhuku | Because the big-eyed rabbit is waiting for it! |
| Male | |
| Alle alle alle alle alle | Alle alle alle alle alle |
| Female | |
| Alle alle alle alle alle alle | Alle alle alle alle alle alle |
| Male | |
| Oli oli idupae | Slender waist |
| Female | |
| Siki muki nerupae | Flintstone fire |
| Male | |
| Hey oli oli idupae ottiyaanam edhuku | Hey slender waist, why do you need a waist belt? |
| Otha viral modhiram podhumadi adhuku | A single finger ring is enough for that waist! |
| Female | |
| Siki muki nerupae kita vaaradhedhuku | Flintstone fire, why do you not come closer? |
| Sundi vita podhum pathikumae idupu | Just a flick is enough for that waist to catch fire. |
| Female | |
| …………………………………… | |
| Male | |
| Reta jada pallakonnu nadakudhae | A palanquin with twin braids is walking by, |
| Nadikudhae idikudhae | It acts, it bumps into me! |
| Female | |
| Ada mandhiricha kozhi onnu endhirichi vandhu | Ah, a spellbound chicken got up and came, |
| Ninnu thandhirichi muthamnu nenjil thulludhae | It stood trickily and leaps into my heart like a kiss! |
| Female | |
| …………………………….. | |
| Male | |
| Hey kamarkatu kannangala kadikataa | Hey, shall I bite those kamarkattu-like jaggery cheeks? |
| Kadichithaan karaikataa | Shall I bite and melt them down? |
| Female | |
| Pullapoochi onnu vandhu patupoochi kaiya thottu | A tiny caterpillar comes, touches the butterfly's hand, |
| Kichi kichi pannivitu odi pogudhu | Tickles it and runs away! |
| Male | |
| Hey makaa cholam kalaril porandhiyae eppadi | Hey, how were you born in the color of sweet corn? |
| Female | |
| Magasool panna thaanaa avasaram ippadi | Is that why you are in such a hurry to yield a harvest? |
| Male | |
| Hey thiriyum theeyum enna seiyum eriyum | Hey, what will a wick and fire do together? They burn! |
| Idhudhaan thapaa adangapaa | Is this wrong? Oh calm down! |
| Male | |
| Oli oli idupae | Slender waist |
| Female | |
| Siki muki nerupae | Flintstone fire |
| Female | |
| Nenjikulla oosi vedi vedichiyae | You burst a needle cracker inside my heart! |
| Silu silaa sirichiyae | You laughed so coolly! |
| Male | |
| Adi un manasil veedu katti veetukula koodu katti | Hey, in your heart you built a house, inside the house a nest, |
| Kootukula enna katti adachitiyae | And inside the nest you bound me and locked me in! |
| Female | |
| ………………………………….. | |
| Female | |
| Aaga motham ennai neeyum | All in all, you made me... |
| Vika vacha thiki thiki sika vacha | Stutter, hiccup, and get trapped! |
| Male | |
| Oh vaanathilae reka katti thanniyila thakakatti | Oh, tying wings in the sky, tying floats in the water, |
| Enna neeyum kanna katti medhaka vacha | You blindfolded me and made me float! |
| Female | |
| Rayilae rayilae rayilae nika venaam modhavaa | Oh train, train, train, don't stop, hit me! |
| Male | |
| Mayilae mayilae mayilae eragu venaam thoga thaan | Oh peacock, peacock, peacock, no need for feathers, just the fan tail! |
| Female | |
| Notam potaa thottam potu kootam podum aalu en aalu | If he looks around, he creates a crowd and a scene—that man is my man! |
| Male | |
| Olli olli idupae ottiyaanam edhuku | Oh slender waist, why do you need a waist belt? |
| Otha viral modhiram podhumadi adhuku | A single finger ring is enough for that waist! |
| Female | |
| Siki muki nerupae kita vaaradhedhuku | Flintstone fire, why do you not come closer? |
| Sundi vita podhum pathikumae idupu | Just a flick is enough for that waist to catch fire. |
| Male | |
| Reta reta thavilu adichadhu edhuku | Why are the double thavil drums beating? |
| Kita kita aatam podanumae adhuku | Because we need to dance very close together! |
| Female | |
| Vata vata paara poothiruku edhuku | Why has the round rock bloomed? |
| Muta muta muyalu kaathiruku adhuku | Because the big-eyed rabbit is waiting for it! |
| Male | |
| Alle alle alle alle alle | Alle alle alle alle alle |
| Female | |
| Alle alle alle alle alle alle | Alle alle alle alle alle alle |
| Female | |
| Alle Male : Alle | Alle Male : Alle |
.............................
ஒல்லி ஒல்லி
இடுப்பே ஒட்டியாணம்
எதுக்கு ஒத்த விரல்
மோதிரம் போதுமடி
அதுக்கு
Oh slender waist, why do you need a waist belt?
A single finger ring is enough for that waist!
சிக்கி முக்கி
நெருப்பே கிட்ட வாரதெதுக்கு
சுண்டி விட்டா போதும்
பத்திக்குமே இடுப்பு
Flintstone fire, why do you not come closer?
Just a flick is enough for that waist to catch fire.
ரெட்ட ரெட்ட
தவிலு அடிச்சது எதுக்கு
கிட்ட கிட்ட ஆட்டம்
போடனுமே அதுக்கு
Why are the double thavil drums beating?
Because we need to dance very close together!
வட்ட வட்ட
பாற பூத்திருக்கு எதுக்கு
முட்ட முட்ட முயலு
காத்திருக்கு அதுக்கு
Why has the round rock bloomed?
Because the big-eyed rabbit is waiting for it!
அல்லே அல்லே
அல்லே அல்லே அல்லே
Alle alle alle alle alle
அல்லே அல்லே
அல்லே அல்லே அல்லே
அல்லே
Alle alle alle alle alle alle
{ அல்லே
பெண் : அல்லே } (2)
Slender waist
ஒல்லி ஒல்லி
இடுப்பே
Flintstone fire
சிக்கி முக்கி
நெருப்பே
Hey slender waist, why do you need a waist belt?
A single finger ring is enough for that waist!
ஹே ஒல்லி ஒல்லி
இடுப்பே ஒட்டியாணம்
எதுக்கு ஒத்த விரல்
மோதிரம் போதுமடி
அதுக்கு
Flintstone fire, why do you not come closer?
Just a flick is enough for that waist to catch fire.
சிக்கி முக்கி
நெருப்பே கிட்ட வாரதெதுக்கு
சுண்டி விட்டா போதும்
பத்திக்குமே இடுப்பு
.............................
A palanquin with twin braids is walking by,
It acts, it bumps into me!
ரெட்ட ஜட
பல்லக்கொன்னு
நடக்குதே நடிக்குதே
இடிக்குதே
Ah, a spellbound chicken got up and came,
It stood trickily and leaps into my heart like a kiss!
அட மந்திரிச்ச
கோழி ஒன்னு எந்திரிச்சி
வந்து நின்னு தந்திரிச்சி
முத்தம்னு நெஞ்சில் துள்ளுதே
.............................
Hey, shall I bite those kamarkattu-like jaggery cheeks?
Shall I bite and melt them down?
ஹே கமர்கட்டு
கன்னங்கல கடிக்கட்டா
கடிச்சிதான் கரைக்கட்டா
A tiny caterpillar comes, touches the butterfly's hand,
Tickles it and runs away!
புள்ளப்பூச்சி ஒன்னு
வந்து பட்டுப்பூச்சி கைய தொட்டு
கிச்சி கிச்சி பண்ணிவிட்டு ஓடிப் போகுது
Hey, how were you born in the color of sweet corn?
ஹே மக்காச்சோளம்
கலரில் பொறந்தியே எப்படி
Is that why you are in such a hurry to yield a harvest?
மகசூல் பண்ணத்தானா
அவசரம் இப்படி
Hey, what will a wick and fire do together? They burn!
Is this wrong? Oh calm down!
ஹே திரியும் தீயும்
என்ன செய்யும் எரியும்
இதுதான் தப்பா
அடங்கப்பா
Slender waist
ஒல்லி ஒல்லி
இடுப்பே
Flintstone fire
சிக்கி முக்கி
நெருப்பே
You burst a needle cracker inside my heart!
You laughed so coolly!
ஆண் & பெண் :
.........................
Hey, in your heart you built a house, inside the house a nest,
And inside the nest you bound me and locked me in!
நெஞ்சிக்குள்ள ஊசி
வெடி வெடிச்சியே சில்லு
சில்லா சிரிச்சியே
அடி உன் மனசில்
வீடு கட்டி வீட்டுக்குள்ள
கூடு கட்டி கூட்டுக்குள்ள
என்னக் கட்டி அடச்சிட்டியே
All in all, you made me...
Stutter, hiccup, and get trapped!
.............................
Oh, tying wings in the sky, tying floats in the water,
You blindfolded me and made me float!
ஆக மொத்தம்
என்னை நீயும் விக்க வச்ச
திக்கி திக்கி சிக்க வச்ச
Oh train, train, train, don't stop, hit me!
ஓ வானத்திலே
ரெக்கக் கட்டி தண்ணியில
தக்கக்கட்டி என்ன நீயும்
கண்ண கட்டி மெதக்க வச்ச
Oh peacock, peacock, peacock, no need for feathers, just the fan tail!
ரயிலே ரயிலே
ரயிலே நிக்க வேணாம்
மோதவா
If he looks around, he creates a crowd and a scene—that man is my man!
மயிலே மயிலே
மயிலே இறகு வேணாம்
தோகதான்
Oh slender waist, why do you need a waist belt?
A single finger ring is enough for that waist!
நோட்டம் போட்டா
தோட்டம் போட்டு கூட்டம்
போடும் ஆளு என் ஆளு
Flintstone fire, why do you not come closer?
Just a flick is enough for that waist to catch fire.
ஒல்லி ஒல்லி
இடுப்பே ஒட்டியாணம்
எதுக்கு ஒத்த விரல்
மோதிரம் போதுமடி
அதுக்கு
Why are the double thavil drums beating?
Because we need to dance very close together!
சிக்கி முக்கி
நெருப்பே கிட்ட வாரதெதுக்கு
சுண்டி விட்டா போதும்
பத்திக்குமே இடுப்பு
Why has the round rock bloomed?
Because the big-eyed rabbit is waiting for it!
ரெட்ட ரெட்ட
தவிலு அடிச்சது எதுக்கு
கிட்ட கிட்ட ஆட்டம்
போடனுமே அதுக்கு
Alle alle alle alle alle
வட்ட வட்ட
பாற பூத்திருக்கு எதுக்கு
முட்ட முட்ட முயலு
காத்திருக்கு அதுக்கு
Alle alle alle alle alle alle
அல்லே அல்லே
அல்லே அல்லே அல்லே
Alle Male : Alle
அல்லே அல்லே
அல்லே அல்லே அல்லே
அல்லே
அல்லே
அல்லே
………………………………..
Olli olli idupae ottiyaanam edhuku
Oh slender waist, why do you need a waist belt?
Otha viral modhiram podhumadi adhuku
A single finger ring is enough for that waist!
Siki muki nerupae kita vaaradhedhuku
Flintstone fire, why do you not come closer?
Sundi vita podhum pathikumae idupu
Just a flick is enough for that waist to catch fire.
Reta reta thavilu adichadhu edhuku
Why are the double thavil drums beating?
Kita kita aatam podanumae adhuku
Because we need to dance very close together!
Vata vata paara poothiruku edhuku
Why has the round rock bloomed?
Muta muta muyalu kaathiruku adhuku
Because the big-eyed rabbit is waiting for it!
Alle alle alle alle alle
Alle alle alle alle alle
Alle alle alle alle alle alle
Alle alle alle alle alle alle
Oli oli idupae
Slender waist
Siki muki nerupae
Flintstone fire
Hey oli oli idupae ottiyaanam edhuku
Hey slender waist, why do you need a waist belt?
Otha viral modhiram podhumadi adhuku
A single finger ring is enough for that waist!
Siki muki nerupae kita vaaradhedhuku
Flintstone fire, why do you not come closer?
Sundi vita podhum pathikumae idupu
Just a flick is enough for that waist to catch fire.
……………………………………
Reta jada pallakonnu nadakudhae
A palanquin with twin braids is walking by,
Nadikudhae idikudhae
It acts, it bumps into me!
Ada mandhiricha kozhi onnu endhirichi vandhu
Ah, a spellbound chicken got up and came,
Ninnu thandhirichi muthamnu nenjil thulludhae
It stood trickily and leaps into my heart like a kiss!
……………………………..
Hey kamarkatu kannangala kadikataa
Hey, shall I bite those kamarkattu-like jaggery cheeks?
Kadichithaan karaikataa
Shall I bite and melt them down?
Pullapoochi onnu vandhu patupoochi kaiya thottu
A tiny caterpillar comes, touches the butterfly's hand,
Kichi kichi pannivitu odi pogudhu
Tickles it and runs away!
Hey makaa cholam kalaril porandhiyae eppadi
Hey, how were you born in the color of sweet corn?
Magasool panna thaanaa avasaram ippadi
Is that why you are in such a hurry to yield a harvest?
Hey thiriyum theeyum enna seiyum eriyum
Hey, what will a wick and fire do together? They burn!
Idhudhaan thapaa adangapaa
Is this wrong? Oh calm down!
Oli oli idupae
Slender waist
Siki muki nerupae
Flintstone fire
Nenjikulla oosi vedi vedichiyae
You burst a needle cracker inside my heart!
Silu silaa sirichiyae
You laughed so coolly!
Adi un manasil veedu katti veetukula koodu katti
Hey, in your heart you built a house, inside the house a nest,
Kootukula enna katti adachitiyae
And inside the nest you bound me and locked me in!
…………………………………..
Aaga motham ennai neeyum
All in all, you made me...
Vika vacha thiki thiki sika vacha
Stutter, hiccup, and get trapped!
Oh vaanathilae reka katti thanniyila thakakatti
Oh, tying wings in the sky, tying floats in the water,
Enna neeyum kanna katti medhaka vacha
You blindfolded me and made me float!
Rayilae rayilae rayilae nika venaam modhavaa
Oh train, train, train, don't stop, hit me!
Mayilae mayilae mayilae eragu venaam thoga thaan
Oh peacock, peacock, peacock, no need for feathers, just the fan tail!
Notam potaa thottam potu kootam podum aalu en aalu
If he looks around, he creates a crowd and a scene—that man is my man!
Olli olli idupae ottiyaanam edhuku
Oh slender waist, why do you need a waist belt?
Otha viral modhiram podhumadi adhuku
A single finger ring is enough for that waist!
Siki muki nerupae kita vaaradhedhuku
Flintstone fire, why do you not come closer?
Sundi vita podhum pathikumae idupu
Just a flick is enough for that waist to catch fire.
Reta reta thavilu adichadhu edhuku
Why are the double thavil drums beating?
Kita kita aatam podanumae adhuku
Because we need to dance very close together!
Vata vata paara poothiruku edhuku
Why has the round rock bloomed?
Muta muta muyalu kaathiruku adhuku
Because the big-eyed rabbit is waiting for it!
Alle alle alle alle alle
Alle alle alle alle alle
Alle alle alle alle alle alle
Alle alle alle alle alle alle
Alle Male : Alle
Alle Male : Alle
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Olli Olli Idupae is a high-energy romantic duet from the 2006 Tamil film Aathi, composed by Vidyasagar and written by Yugabharathi. The song captures a playful, flirty conversation between two lovers who admire each other's beauty, charm, and lively antics. The hero playfully exaggerates the heroine's slender waist and fiery personality, while she responds with witty banter about his overwhelming impact on her heart. Through rich folk rhythms, playful metaphors, and exuberant expressions, the song conveys the thrill of youthful romance. The lyrics weave humorous imagery—such as magical chickens, candy-like cheeks, needle crackers, and floating blindfolded—to celebrate their joyful chemistry.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)
“Otha viral modhiram podhumadi adhuku”
Exaggeration of the heroine's slender waist by stating a small finger ring can serve as her waist belt.
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Siki muki nerupae kita vaaradhedhuku”
Directly comparing the heroine's fiery and vibrant personality to sparks from a flintstone.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Reta reta thavilu adichadhu edhuku / Kita kita aatam podanumae adhuku”
Use of matching end sounds ('edhuku' / 'adhuku') across consecutive lines to create a rhythmic, catchy cadence.
Monnai (Initial Alliteration)
“Olli olli idupae ottiyaanam edhuku”
Repetition of the initial vowel sound 'O' across lines.
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Trivia
Composed by Vidyasagar for Vijay and Trisha in the 2006 film 'Aathi' (a remake of the Telugu film 'Athanokkade'), this energetic dance track features vocals by Tipu and Sujatha Rangarajan with lyrics by Yugabharathi. The upbeat folk-fusion rhythm made it a hugely popular dance anthem upon its release.
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