Ooran Thotathula
From Veyyil · 2006
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singers
- Jassie Gift, Tippu
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Details
- Veyyil2006
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ooraan thottathula | In someone else's garden |
| Oruthan pottan vellarikka | Someone grew a cucumber |
| Unakku sondham-nu | Is there any land deed written |
| Pattaa edhum ezhidi irukka | Proving that it belongs to you? |
| Male | |
| Kattam pottu | Drawing the grid boxes |
| Aadu puli aattam onnu | A game of goat and tiger |
| Thaayam pottu thodangudhu daa | Begins with the roll of the dice, man! |
| Vittu paaru aadu yedhu puli-yedhu | Observe carefully to see who is the goat and who is the tiger |
| Vettum podhu therinchidum daa | You will know when the strike happens, man! |
| Male | |
| Yaaru thaduthaalum | No matter who stops you |
| Yeni pottu yeru | Put up a ladder and climb |
| Edhuvaa irundhaalum | Whatever comes your way |
| Midhicha nee seeru | Hiss like a snake if stepped on! |
| Vetriyodu vaazhndhaa dhaan | Only if you live with victory |
| Oorukulla paeru | Will you earn a name in this town. |
| Male | |
| Ooraan thottathula | In someone else's garden |
| Oruthan pottan vellarikka | Someone grew a cucumber |
| Unakku sondham-nu | Is there any land deed written |
| Pattaa edhum ezhidi irukka | Proving that it belongs to you? |
| Male | |
| Vaazhndhu kaatta nee nenaicha | If you decide to live and prove yourself |
| Vazhi nooru theriyum da | A hundred paths will reveal themselves, man |
| Vaazhai mattai naaru kooda | Even the fiber of a banana stalk |
| Odi mattai aagum da | Will become a sturdy stem, man! |
| Male | |
| Mazhai peyyum kaalathil | During the rainy season |
| Panai visiri vikkaama | Without trying to sell palm leaf fans |
| Poo potta kudaiya vippom | We shall sell floral umbrellas |
| Malai naattu oorukkul | In a hilly region town |
| Thean vikka pogaama | Instead of trying to sell honey |
| Theaniru kadaiya veippom | We shall set up a tea shop! |
| Male | |
| Hey aathoda pottaalum | Hey, even if you throw it into the river |
| Azhakkaama nee podu | Throw it without measuring |
| Ellaamae meenaaga thirumbi varum | Everything will return back to you as fish! |
| Adi mel adi vacha ammi kal nagaraadhu | Repeated light taps won't move a heavy grinding stone |
| Vedi onnu pottaakka nagarndhu vidum. | But set off an explosive, and it will shift instantly! |
| hey.. hey… | Hey.. hey… |
| Male | |
| Ooraan thottathula | In someone else's garden |
| Oruthan pottan vellarikka | Someone grew a cucumber |
| Hey unakku sondham-nu | Hey, is there any land deed written |
| Pattaa edhum ezhidi irukka…aaa…. | Proving that it belongs to you?… |
| Male | |
| {Aakkar adikkonum | You need to strike the center peg |
| Appo dhaan pambaram | Only then will the top spin properly |
| Innoru aal venum | You need another opponent |
| Appo dhaan pandhayam…aaaa….} (2) | Only then does it become a real contest… |
| Male | |
| Kuri paathu adichaakka | If you take aim and strike |
| Kundoosi poladhaan | Sharp like a safety pin |
| Veri venum manasukkulla | You need fire and passion inside your heart! |
| Panam kaasa koduthaakka | If you hand out money and wealth |
| Uravellam sirikaadhaa | Won't all relatives smile at you? |
| Aanaalum annan illai | Yet, there is no elder brother like him |
| Male | |
| Anbaalae neer vittu | Nurtured with water made of love |
| Aagaayam varai thottu | Reaching all the way up to the sky |
| Aavaaram pookkaadu kulungudhunga | The garden of yellow Tanner's Cassia flowers sways! |
| Poovaanam rocket thaavaadho tharaikitta | Doesn't the fireworks rocket leap near the ground? |
| Thee mela thee pattu kizhambudhunga | Fire catches upon fire and erupts high! |
| hey.. hey… | Hey.. hey… |
| Male | |
| Ooraan thottathula | In someone else's garden |
| Oruthan pottan vellarikka | Someone grew a cucumber |
| Unakku sondham-nu | Is there any land deed written |
| Pattaa edhum ezhidi irukka | Proving that it belongs to you? |
| Male | |
| Kattam pottu | Drawing the grid boxes |
| Aadu puli aattam onnu | A game of goat and tiger |
| Thaayam pottu thodangudhu daa | Begins with the roll of the dice, man! |
| Vittu paaru aadu yedhu puli-yedhu | Observe carefully to see who is the goat and who is the tiger |
| Vettum podhu therinchidum daa | You will know when the strike happens, man! |
| Male | |
| Yaaru thaduthaalum | No matter who stops you |
| Yeni pottu yeru | Put up a ladder and climb |
| Edhuvaa irundhaalum | Whatever comes your way |
| Midhicha nee seeru | Hiss like a snake if stepped on! |
| Vetriyodu vaazhndhaa dhaan | Only if you live with victory |
| Oorukulla paeru | Will you earn a name in this town. |
| Male | |
| Ooraan thottathula | In someone else's garden |
| Oruthan pottan vellarikka | Someone grew a cucumber |
| Chorus :Thagachikku dhinna dhinna | Chorus: Thagachikku dhinna dhinna |
| Male :Unakku sondham-nu | Male: Is there any land deed written |
| Pattaa edhum ezhidi irukka…aahaaa… | Proving that it belongs to you?… |
ஆண்
: ஊரான் தோட்டத்துல
ஒருத்தன் போட்டான் வெள்ளரிக்கா
உனக்கு சொந்தமுன்னு
பட்டா ஏதும் எழுதியிருக்கா
In someone else's garden
Someone grew a cucumber
Is there any land deed written
Proving that it belongs to you?
ஹே கட்டம் போட்டு
ஆடு புலி ஆட்டம் ஒன்னு
தாயம் போட்டு தொடங்குதுடா
விட்டு பாரு ஆடு எது புலி எது
வெட்டும் போடு தெரிஞ்சிடும் டா
Drawing the grid boxes
A game of goat and tiger
Begins with the roll of the dice, man!
Observe carefully to see who is the goat and who is the tiger
You will know when the strike happens, man!
யாரு தடுத்தாலும்
ஏணி போட்டு ஏறு
எதுவா இருந்தாலும்
மிதிச்சா நீ சீறு
வெற்றியோடு வாழ்ந்தாதான்
ஊருக்குள்ள பேரு
No matter who stops you
Put up a ladder and climb
Whatever comes your way
Hiss like a snake if stepped on!
Only if you live with victory
Will you earn a name in this town.
ஊரான் தோட்டத்துல
ஒருத்தன் போட்டான் வெள்ளரிக்கா
உனக்கு சொந்தமுன்னு
பட்டா ஏதும் எழுதியிருக்கா
In someone else's garden
Someone grew a cucumber
Is there any land deed written
Proving that it belongs to you?
வாழ்ந்து காட்ட நீ நெனைச்சா
வழி நூறு தெரியும் டா
வாழை மட்டை நாறு கூட
ஓடி மட்டை ஆகும் டா
If you decide to live and prove yourself
A hundred paths will reveal themselves, man
Even the fiber of a banana stalk
Will become a sturdy stem, man!
மழை பெய்யும் காலத்தில்
பனை விசிறி விக்காம
பூ போட்ட குடைய விப்போம்
மலை நாட்டு ஊருக்குள்
தேன் விக்க போகாம
தேநீறு கடைய வைப்போம்
During the rainy season
Without trying to sell palm leaf fans
We shall sell floral umbrellas
In a hilly region town
Instead of trying to sell honey
We shall set up a tea shop!
ஹே ஆத்தோட போட்டாலும்
அழக்காம நீ போடு
எல்லாமே மீனாக திரும்பி வரும்
அடி மேல் அடி வச்சா அம்மி கல் நகராது
வெடி ஒன்னு போட்டாக்கா நகர்ந்து விடும்
ஹே ஹே......
Hey, even if you throw it into the river
Throw it without measuring
Everything will return back to you as fish!
Repeated light taps won't move a heavy grinding stone
But set off an explosive, and it will shift instantly!
Hey.. hey…
ஊரான் தோட்டத்துல
ஒருத்தன் போட்டான் வெள்ளரிக்கா
உனக்கு சொந்தமுன்னு
பட்டா ஏதும் எழுதியிருக்கா
In someone else's garden
Someone grew a cucumber
Hey, is there any land deed written
Proving that it belongs to you?…
{ஆக்கார் அடிக்கோணும்
அப்போ தான் பம்பரம்
இன்னொரு ஆள் வேணும்
அப்போ தான் பந்தயம்} (2)
You need to strike the center peg
Only then will the top spin properly
You need another opponent
Only then does it become a real contest…
குறி பாத்து அடிச்சாக்கா
குண்டூசி போலதான்
வெறி வேணும் மனசுக்குள்ள
பணம் காச கொடுத்தாக்கா
உறவெல்லாம் சிரிக்காதா
ஆனாலும் அண்ணன் இல்லை
If you take aim and strike
Sharp like a safety pin
You need fire and passion inside your heart!
If you hand out money and wealth
Won't all relatives smile at you?
Yet, there is no elder brother like him
அன்பாலே நீர் விட்டு
ஆகாயம் வரை தோடு
ஆவாரம் பூக்காடு குலுங்குதுங்க
பூவானம் ராகெட்டு தாவாதோ தரைக்கிட்ட
தீ மேல தீ பட்டு கிழம்புதுங்க
ஹே ஹே.........
Nurtured with water made of love
Reaching all the way up to the sky
The garden of yellow Tanner's Cassia flowers sways!
Doesn't the fireworks rocket leap near the ground?
Fire catches upon fire and erupts high!
Hey.. hey…
ஊரான் தோட்டத்துல
ஒருத்தன் போட்டான் வெள்ளரிக்கா
உனக்கு சொந்தமுன்னு
பட்டா ஏதும் எழுதியிருக்கா
In someone else's garden
Someone grew a cucumber
Is there any land deed written
Proving that it belongs to you?
ஹே கட்டம் போட்டு
ஆடு புலி ஆட்டம் ஒன்னு
தாயம் போட்டு தொடங்குது டா
விட்டு பாரு ஆடு எது புலி எது
வெட்டும் போது தெரிஞ்சிடும் டா
Drawing the grid boxes
A game of goat and tiger
Begins with the roll of the dice, man!
Observe carefully to see who is the goat and who is the tiger
You will know when the strike happens, man!
யாரு தடுத்தாலும்
ஏணி போட்டு ஏறு
எதுவா இருந்தாலும்
மிதிச்சா நீ சீறு
வெற்றியோடு வாழ்ந்தாதான்
ஊருக்குள்ள பேரு
No matter who stops you
Put up a ladder and climb
Whatever comes your way
Hiss like a snake if stepped on!
Only if you live with victory
Will you earn a name in this town.
ஊரான் தோட்டத்துல
ஒருத்தன் போட்டான் வெள்ளரிக்கா
குழு :
தகச்சிக்கு தின்னா தின்னா
உனக்கு சொந்தமுன்னு
பட்டா ஏதும் எழுதியிருக்கா
In someone else's garden
Someone grew a cucumber
Chorus: Thagachikku dhinna dhinna
Male: Is there any land deed written
Proving that it belongs to you?…
Ooraan thottathula
In someone else's garden
Oruthan pottan vellarikka
Someone grew a cucumber
Unakku sondham-nu
Is there any land deed written
Pattaa edhum ezhidi irukka
Proving that it belongs to you?
Kattam pottu
Drawing the grid boxes
Aadu puli aattam onnu
A game of goat and tiger
Thaayam pottu thodangudhu daa
Begins with the roll of the dice, man!
Vittu paaru aadu yedhu puli-yedhu
Observe carefully to see who is the goat and who is the tiger
Vettum podhu therinchidum daa
You will know when the strike happens, man!
Yaaru thaduthaalum
No matter who stops you
Yeni pottu yeru
Put up a ladder and climb
Edhuvaa irundhaalum
Whatever comes your way
Midhicha nee seeru
Hiss like a snake if stepped on!
Vetriyodu vaazhndhaa dhaan
Only if you live with victory
Oorukulla paeru
Will you earn a name in this town.
Ooraan thottathula
In someone else's garden
Oruthan pottan vellarikka
Someone grew a cucumber
Unakku sondham-nu
Is there any land deed written
Pattaa edhum ezhidi irukka
Proving that it belongs to you?
Vaazhndhu kaatta nee nenaicha
If you decide to live and prove yourself
Vazhi nooru theriyum da
A hundred paths will reveal themselves, man
Vaazhai mattai naaru kooda
Even the fiber of a banana stalk
Odi mattai aagum da
Will become a sturdy stem, man!
Mazhai peyyum kaalathil
During the rainy season
Panai visiri vikkaama
Without trying to sell palm leaf fans
Poo potta kudaiya vippom
We shall sell floral umbrellas
Malai naattu oorukkul
In a hilly region town
Thean vikka pogaama
Instead of trying to sell honey
Theaniru kadaiya veippom
We shall set up a tea shop!
Hey aathoda pottaalum
Hey, even if you throw it into the river
Azhakkaama nee podu
Throw it without measuring
Ellaamae meenaaga thirumbi varum
Everything will return back to you as fish!
Adi mel adi vacha ammi kal nagaraadhu
Repeated light taps won't move a heavy grinding stone
Vedi onnu pottaakka nagarndhu vidum.
But set off an explosive, and it will shift instantly!
hey.. hey…
Hey.. hey…
Ooraan thottathula
In someone else's garden
Oruthan pottan vellarikka
Someone grew a cucumber
Hey unakku sondham-nu
Hey, is there any land deed written
Pattaa edhum ezhidi irukka…aaa….
Proving that it belongs to you?…
{Aakkar adikkonum
You need to strike the center peg
Appo dhaan pambaram
Only then will the top spin properly
Innoru aal venum
You need another opponent
Appo dhaan pandhayam…aaaa….} (2)
Only then does it become a real contest…
Kuri paathu adichaakka
If you take aim and strike
Kundoosi poladhaan
Sharp like a safety pin
Veri venum manasukkulla
You need fire and passion inside your heart!
Panam kaasa koduthaakka
If you hand out money and wealth
Uravellam sirikaadhaa
Won't all relatives smile at you?
Aanaalum annan illai
Yet, there is no elder brother like him
Anbaalae neer vittu
Nurtured with water made of love
Aagaayam varai thottu
Reaching all the way up to the sky
Aavaaram pookkaadu kulungudhunga
The garden of yellow Tanner's Cassia flowers sways!
Poovaanam rocket thaavaadho tharaikitta
Doesn't the fireworks rocket leap near the ground?
Thee mela thee pattu kizhambudhunga
Fire catches upon fire and erupts high!
hey.. hey…
Hey.. hey…
Ooraan thottathula
In someone else's garden
Oruthan pottan vellarikka
Someone grew a cucumber
Unakku sondham-nu
Is there any land deed written
Pattaa edhum ezhidi irukka
Proving that it belongs to you?
Kattam pottu
Drawing the grid boxes
Aadu puli aattam onnu
A game of goat and tiger
Thaayam pottu thodangudhu daa
Begins with the roll of the dice, man!
Vittu paaru aadu yedhu puli-yedhu
Observe carefully to see who is the goat and who is the tiger
Vettum podhu therinchidum daa
You will know when the strike happens, man!
Yaaru thaduthaalum
No matter who stops you
Yeni pottu yeru
Put up a ladder and climb
Edhuvaa irundhaalum
Whatever comes your way
Midhicha nee seeru
Hiss like a snake if stepped on!
Vetriyodu vaazhndhaa dhaan
Only if you live with victory
Oorukulla paeru
Will you earn a name in this town.
Ooraan thottathula
In someone else's garden
Oruthan pottan vellarikka
Someone grew a cucumber
Chorus :Thagachikku dhinna dhinna
Chorus: Thagachikku dhinna dhinna
Male :Unakku sondham-nu
Male: Is there any land deed written
Pattaa edhum ezhidi irukka…aahaaa…
Proving that it belongs to you?…
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This energetic folk-pop track from the film 'Veyyil' serves as a philosophical and motivational anthem about resilience, hard work, and street-smart wisdom. Using vivid rural metaphors—such as growing cucumbers, playing the traditional board game 'Aadu Puli Aattam', spinning tops, and adapting business strategies according to the season—the lyrics argue that nobody holds an exclusive right to success or destiny. Success belongs to those who adapt, take bold risks, and strike at the right moment with passion.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Kattam pottu / Aadu puli aattam onnu”
The second consonant 'tt' is repeated across consecutive lines ('Kattam pottu' / 'Aadu puli aattam'), creating a rhythmic cadence characteristic of classical Tamil poetry.
Metaphor
“Aadu puli aattam onnu thaayam pottu thodangudhu daa”
Life and competitive struggles are compared directly to 'Aadu Puli Aattam' (Goat and Tiger game), a traditional strategic board game.
Simile
“Kuri paathu adichaakka kundoosi poladhaan”
The lyricist uses the comparison 'Kundoosi poladhaan' (like a pin) to illustrate sharpness and precision in focus.
Monaai (First-letter Alliteration)
“Anbaalae neer vittu / Aagaayam varai thottu / Aavaaram pookkaadu”
Alliteration of the initial letter 'A' across words ('Anbaalae' / 'Aagaayam' / 'Aavaaram').
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Trivia
The film 'Veyyil' (2006), directed by Vasantabalan and produced by Shankar's S Pictures, marked the debut of composer G. V. Prakash Kumar when he was just 19 years old. The soundtrack was a massive critical and commercial success, earning G. V. Prakash Kumar widespread acclaim across South Indian cinema.
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