- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Movie name
- Vandikkaran Magan
- Movie release year
- 1978
- Lyrics added on
- 4 Oct 2024
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Oosi mel raappagalaa
Ukkaarnthu thavamirunthaa
Urakkam vaaraama
Orukalichu paduththirunthaa
Pesi vachu pechupadi
Paththaam maasam peththeduththaa
Aasai kadal kulichavathaan
Azhagaana muththeduththaa
Oorai thiruththa oru pillai poranthaan
Appan perai niruththa rendu kannai thiranthaan
Thaarai thambattam kottungadi
Kai thaalam thappaama thattungadi
Oorai thiruththa oru pillai poranthaan
Appan perai niruththa rendu kannai thiranthaan
Thaarai thambattam kottungadi
Kai thaalam thappaama thattungadi
Anipillai thennampillai
Kilipillai keeripillai
Aththanaikkum usanthathu enna pillai
Ada sollu pillai
Female :Oru aathaa madi sumantha chinna pullai
Thottu paarththa kai manakkum vanna pullai
Thottu paarththa kai manakkum vanna pullai
Oorai thiruththa oru pillai poranthaan
Appan perai niruththa rendu kannai thiranthaan
Thaarai thambattam kottungadi
Kai thaalam thappaama thattungadi
Vellarikkaai vithaiyai pola sirikkuthadi
Pillai vellaritham poovaattam irukkuthadi
Female :Kallirukkum thaamaraipoo kaadirukkum
Malligaippoo
Mullirukkum seriyilae poranthathadi
Inge ullirukkum seithiyelaam arinjathadi
Peththeduththa ammaiyoru panakkaari
Nalla peru vacha appanoru thozhilaali
Male :Melidaththai keezhidaththai oridaththil
Serththuvaikka
Kaaranamaai vanthathadi intha pillai
Intha kaariyaththai verovarum senjathillai
Oorai thiruththa oru pillai poranthaan
Appan perai niruththa rendu kannai thiranthaan
Thaarai thambattam kottungadi
Kai thaalam thappaama thattungadi
Aanantha theane arumai magane
Naan solla porathai kettukadaa
Aanantha theane arumai magane
Naan solla porathai kettukadaa
Nee nallathai kaadhla pottukkadaa
Nee nallathai kaadhla pottukkadaa
Aalaiyil uzhaikkum thozhilaali
Unna arisaiyai kodukkum vivasaayi
Aalaiyil uzhaikkum thozhilaali
Unna arisaiyai kodukkum vivasaayi
Moottaiyai thookkum paattaali
Intha moovarum namakku koottaali
Moottaiyai thookkum paattaali
Intha moovarum namakku koottaali
Aanantha theane arumai magane
Naan solla porathai kettukadaa
Nee nallathai kaadhla pottukkadaa
Oorai thiruththa oru pillai poranthaan
Appan perai niruththa rendu kannai thiranthaan
Thaarai thambattam kottungadi
Kai thaalam thappaama thattungadi
Thaarai thambattam kottungadi
Kai thaalam thappaama thattungadi
Day and night, as if doing penance on a needle's tip,
she sat and prayed with deep devotion;
unable to fall asleep,
she lay tossing and turning on her side.
True to the promise that was spoken,
in the tenth month, she gave birth.
She who dived into the ocean of longing
brought up a precious, beautiful pearl!
A son is born to set the world right!
He opened his eyes to uphold his father's good name!
Beat the trumpets and the drums, women!
Clap your hands without missing a beat!
A son is born to set the world right!
He opened his eyes to uphold his father's good name!
Beat the trumpets and the drums, women!
Clap your hands without missing a beat!
A baby squirrel, a coconut sapling,
a baby parrot, a baby mongoose—
which child is greater than all of these?
Come on, tell me, girl!
Woman: The little child resting on a mother's lap!
A lovely child whose touch leaves your hands fragrant!
A lovely child whose touch leaves your hands fragrant!
A son is born to set the world right!
He opened his eyes to uphold his father's good name!
Beat the trumpets and the drums, women!
Clap your hands without missing a beat!
He smiles bright like white cucumber seeds!
The baby looks just like a tender cucumber flower!
Woman: A honey-filled lotus and a forest jasmine
flower
were born amidst a bush of thorns!
He seems to know all the secrets hidden in our hearts!
The mother who bore him is a wealthy woman,
and his respected father is a working man.
Man: To bring the rich and the poor
together as one,
this child has arrived as the bridge!
No one else has ever accomplished such a feat!
A son is born to set the world right!
He opened his eyes to uphold his father's good name!
Beat the trumpets and the drums, women!
Clap your hands without missing a beat!
My sweet drop of joy, my precious son,
listen carefully to what I am going to tell you!
My sweet drop of joy, my precious son,
listen carefully to what I am going to tell you!
Take these good words into your heart!
Take these good words into your heart!
The worker laboring in the mill,
the farmer who gives us rice to eat,
the worker laboring in the mill,
the farmer who gives us rice to eat,
and the laborer carrying heavy sacks—
these three are our true comrades!
The laborer carrying heavy sacks—
these three are our true comrades!
My sweet drop of joy, my precious son,
listen carefully to what I am going to tell you!
Take these good words into your heart!
A son is born to set the world right!
He opened his eyes to uphold his father's good name!
Beat the trumpets and the drums, women!
Clap your hands without missing a beat!
Beat the trumpets and the drums, women!
Clap your hands without missing a beat!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Oorai Thiruththa Oru Pillai Poranthaan from the movie Vandikkaran Magan (1978) is a celebratory folk song celebrating the birth of a child who is destined to bring reform, harmony, and social equality. The lyricist Vaali uses metaphors of motherly sacrifice, penance, and affection to describe the arrival of a child born to bridge the divide between the rich upper class and the working-class masses.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Aasai kadal kulichavathaan / Azhagaana muththeduththaa”
Compares maternal longing and love to an ocean, and the newborn baby to a precious pearl retrieved from it.
Simile (Upamaanam)
“Vellarikkaai vithaiyai pola sirikkuthadi”
Compares the child's bright, small smile to a cucumber seed.
Assonance/Rhyme (Ethukai)
“Oosi mel raappagalaa / Ukkaarnthu thavamirunthaa”
Rhyming of second letters across consecutive lines (Oosi / Ukkaarnthu).
Repetition & Rhythm (Adukkuthodar)
“Anipillai thennampillai / Kilipillai keeripillai”
Repetition of the suffix '-pillai' to create rhythmic momentum suited for a traditional celebration.
Did you know?
Trivia
Composed by M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics by Vaali, this song features a rare combination of Seerkazhi Govindarajan, Kovai Soundararajan, and Vani Jairam. The song seamlessly blends folk celebration with socialist values, advocating dignity of labor by placing farmers, factory workers, and porters on a high pedestal.
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