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Lyrics & meaning

Oora Yaechu Onnaaga

From Pozhuthu Vidinchachu · 1984

Lyricist
Gangai Amaran
Singers
Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Pozhuthu Vidinchachu
Movie release year
1984
Lyrics added on
24 Jan 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Oora yaechchu onnaaga maeikkum
Mama maruthu pulla
Unna pola yaarumilla
Oora yaechchu onnaaga maeikkum
Mama maruthu pulla
Unna pola yaarumilla
Onnoda maappilla
potten vaeppila
Um puththi maaranum yaenga
Yaeraatha maraththula thaanaathu marakkilai
Ennoda paadhaikku vaanga
Paal karakkum pasumaadu
En maamanukku chinna veedu
Paal karakkum pasumaadu
En maamanukku chinna veedu
Thaaliyilla maelamilla
Thaanaa vanthava potta podu
Thagathimithagathimi poduthadaa
Male :Thalaivali oorukku kooduthadaa
Both :Vazhi maaruthadaa shuruthi yaeruthadaa
Oora yaechchu onnaaga maeikkum
Mama maruthu pulla
Hoi unna pola yaarumilla hey hey hey
Onnoda maappilla
Pottenae vaeppila
Um puththi maaranum yaenga
Yaeraatha maraththula thaanaathu marakkilai
Ennoda paadhaikku vaanga
Jaathagaththa paaththukunga
Sariththiranga maaruthunga
Jaathagaththa paaththukunga
Sariththiranga maaruthunga
Kodi panam selvam ellaam
Kudisaikku maarida poguthunga
Male :Varumaiyin kodumaiyum oduthunga
Vasathinga yaezhaikku kooduthunga
Both :Vazhi maaruthunga shuruthi yaeruthunga
Oora yaechchu onnaaga maeikkum
Mama maruthu pulla
Male :Hoi hoi
Male :Unna pola yaarumilla
Male :Hoi hoi hoi
Onnoda maappilla
Pottenae vaeppila
Um puththi maaranum yaenga
Yaeraatha maraththula thaanaathu marakkilai
Ennoda paadhaikku vaanga
Deceiving the village and herding everyone along,
Uncle Maruthu's son,
there is no one quite like you!
Deceiving the village and herding everyone along,
Uncle Maruthu's son,
there is no one quite like you!
As your son-in-law,
I have brought neem leaves to clear your madness,
hoping your mindset will finally change!
A tree branch does not shake unless someone climbs it;
come over to my path instead!
A cow that gives good milk,
and a mistress for my uncle!
A cow that gives good milk,
and a mistress for my uncle!
No wedding knot, no wedding drums,
she came on her own, so put the bindi on her forehead!
Dancing away to a restless rhythm,
Male: A headache is brewing for the whole village!
Both: The tides are turning, the pitch is rising!
Deceiving the village and herding everyone along,
Uncle Maruthu's son,
Hoy, there is no one quite like you, hey hey hey!
As your son-in-law,
I have brought neem leaves to clear your madness,
hoping your mindset will finally change!
A tree branch does not shake unless someone climbs it;
come over to my path instead!
Take a good look at the horoscope,
history itself is turning around!
Take a good look at the horoscope,
history itself is turning around!
Millions in money and all this wealth
are soon going to shift to the huts!
Male: The misery of poverty is running away,
prosperity is arriving for the poor!
Both: The tides are turning, the pitch is rising!
Deceiving the village and herding everyone along,
Uncle Maruthu's son,
Male: Hoy hoy!
Male: There is no one quite like you!
Male: Hoy hoy hoy!
As your son-in-law,
I have brought neem leaves to clear your madness,
hoping your mindset will finally change!
A tree branch does not shake unless someone climbs it;
come over to my path instead!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This energetic Tamil folk duet uses sharp satire and rural humor to address personal eccentricities and social transformation. The singers poke fun at 'Uncle Maruthu's son,' a cunning character who fools the whole village. By symbolically placing neem leaves ('vaeppila'), a traditional ritual used for healing and warding off evil spirits or madness, the song playfully calls for a change in his foolish mindset.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaipu (Rhyming Couplet/End Rhyme)

Male :Varumaiyin kodumaiyum oduthunga / Vasathinga yaezhaikku kooduthunga

The lines end with similar sounding words ('oduthunga' and 'kooduthunga'), creating a musical flow characteristic of Tamil folk poetry.

Cultural Symbolism / Metaphor

potten vaeppila / Um puththi maaranum yaenga

Neem leaves ('vaeppila') are culturally associated with exorcism, warding off bad luck, or treating madness, metaphorically used here to demand a reform in character.

Onomatopoeia

Thagathimithagathimi poduthadaa

'Thagathimi' imitates rhythmic dance sounds (Jathi) in Tamil traditional performing arts.

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