- Lyricist
- Snehan
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Movie name
- Paruthiveeran
- Movie release year
- 2007
- Lyrics added on
- 1 Apr 2018
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Oororam puliyamaram
Olippivitta salasalangai
Oororam puliyamaram
Plippivitta salasalangai
Naan pirandha madurai-yila
Aalukkaalu naattaamaiyaai
Naan pirandha madurai-yila
Aalukkaalu naattaamaiyaai
Kooduinamae kooduinamae
Poottu vandi kaalapola
Kooduinamae kooduinamae
Poottu vandi kaalapole
Maattuinamae maattuinamae
Naarappaya kaiyimela
Maattuinamae maattuinamae
Naarappaya kaiyimela
Naadarinja azhagigalaa
Neenga enga jodi
Ungala kattikkava vachikava
Sollipudungadi
Kaththarippoo ravikka potta
Chinna paingkili
Kaththarippoo ravikka potta
Chinna paingkili
Unna quarter-ku
Oorugaya thottukkavaadi
Unna quarter-ku
Oorugaya thottukkavaadi
Kuththunna ipdi thaan kuththanum
Aalillatha kaattukkulla payalae
Ravusu pannum chinna thambi
Night ellaam aattampottu
Enakku kaalu rendum noguthadaa
Kaalu rendum noguthadaa.
Adi raavellaam aattampottu
Unakku kaalu rendum ippo nonthalenna
Inthaa paruvamulla paiyan kitta
Neeyum paasaangu pannaathadi
Pannaathadi
Paruvamulla paiyan kitta
Naanum paasanga pannavillai
Paasanga pannurendu neeyum
Arivu kettu pesathada
Nee arivu kettu pesathada
Adi maadi mela maadi vachu
Maaralavu jennal vachu
Male :Apdi podu chiththappu
Etti etti parththaalum
Eravapondati neethaandi
Male :Aahaahaaa…
Adi kaatharuntha mooli
Unna kattuvendi thaali
Adi kaatharuntha mooli
Unna kattuvendi thaali
Ada intha paattu padikathadaa
Enakku vekkam aaguthada
Male :Amaa ama amaaamooi
Posagetta payalae
Unakku pondati kekkuthada
Male :Neththiyilae…ae…ae…ae…
Female :Maamoooooiii
Nethiyilae pottu vachu
Panja varanum selai katti
Nethiyilae pottu vachu
Panja varanum selai katti
Mathiyana veyilukkullae oththai veliyila
Mathiyana veyilukkullae oththai veliyila
Nee manasu veruthu pora karanam
Enakkum theriyala
Nee manasu veruthu pora karanam
Enakkum theriyala
Konaang-krap vetti
Kuthikaalu vetti katti
Konaang-krap vetti
Kuthikaalu vetti katti
Kaasa kaatti mosam senja aambala neenga
Kaasa kaatti mosam senja aambala neenga
Ungala arunjirunthu namburathu
Eppadi naanga
Ungala arunjirunthu namburathu
Eppadi naanga
Adiyae alli…eeee…..ee….
Female :Ahaan aahaan ahaan
Maamoooooiii…
Alli mayirurathi
Aadharaama kondaiyittu
Alli mayirurathi
Aadharaama kondaiyittu
Pulli maanai pola thulli pogum vazhiyila
Pulli maanai pola thulli pogum vazhiyila
Ungala purinjikitta manasu summa
Irukka mudiyala
Ungala purinjikitta manasu summa
Irukka mudiyala
Poda poda podippayalae
Buththi ketta madappayalae
Poda poda podippayalae
Buththi ketta madappayalae
Eenangetta chinnappaya
Ennennamo pesuraanae
Unakkum enakkum sandai
Ippo udayappoguthu mandai
Ada unakkum enakkum sandai
Ippo udayappoguthu mandai
Adi en kuttapillai annakili
Kitta vandhu sethi kelu
Kuttapillai annakili
Kitta vanthu sethi kelu
Uruppudatha naanga iruntha
Veruppu varaathu
Uruppudatha naanga iruntha
Veruppu varaathu
Engala purinjikitta manasu summa
Irukka vidaathu
Engala purinjikitta manasu summa
Irukka vidaathu
Enna naayanakkaararae…
Summa vedikka paathirukkigalae…
Vaayila vachchi oothavendiyathuthaanae…
Neenga oothuriyala illa naan oothavaa…
By the edge of the village, a tamarind tree,
Jingling anklets tied tight,
By the edge of the village, a tamarind tree,
Jingling anklets tied tight,
In the Madurai where I was born,
Everyone acts like a village headman!
In the Madurai where I was born,
Everyone acts like a village headman!
Gather together, gather together,
Like bullocks harnessed to a cart!
Gather together, gather together,
Like bullocks harnessed to a cart!
Like cattle, like cattle,
In the hands of this worthless fellow,
Like cattle, like cattle,
In the hands of this worthless fellow!
You beauties famous across the land,
You are our perfect match!
Should I marry you or keep you as my lover?
Tell me, girls!
Wearing a brinjal-purple blouse,
You sweet little parrot!
Wearing a brinjal-purple blouse,
You sweet little parrot!
For my bottle of liquor,
Can I have you as a spicy pickle side, girl?
For my bottle of liquor,
Can I have you as a spicy pickle side, girl?
If you dance, this is how you must stomp!
Hey boy, in this deserted open wild,
You little fellow putting on a rowdy show!
Dancing all through the night,
Both my legs are aching, man!
Both my legs are aching, man!
Having danced all night long,
So what if your legs ache now?
In front of this youthful boy right here,
Don't you put on an act, girl!
Don't pretend!
In front of a youthful boy,
I wasn't putting on any act!
Claiming that I am faking it,
Don't talk like a senseless fool, man!
Don't you talk like a senseless fool!
Building storey upon storey,
Fitting a chest-high window,
Male: Keep it going, uncle!
Even if you peek in over and over,
You are my nighttime wife, girl!
Male: Ahaha...
Hey, you girl with torn pierced ears,
I will tie the wedding knot around your neck!
Hey, you girl with torn pierced ears,
I will tie the wedding knot around your neck!
Hey, don't sing this kind of song,
It makes me feel shy, man!
Male: Yes, yes, oh yes!
You shameless rascal,
You have the cheek to demand a wife?
Male: On the forehead...
Female: Hey mister!
With a bindi on your forehead,
Draped in a five-coloured sari,
With a bindi on your forehead,
Draped in a five-coloured sari,
In the blazing midday sun across the lonely fields,
In the blazing midday sun across the lonely fields,
The reason you walk away heartbroken,
Even I don't know.
The reason you walk away heartbroken,
Even I don't know.
Sporting a stylish cropped haircut,
Tucking up your dhoti at the heels,
Sporting a stylish cropped haircut,
Tucking up your dhoti at the heels,
You men lure with money and cheat!
You men lure with money and cheat!
Knowing what you are, how can we
Ever trust you?
Knowing what you are, how can we
Ever trust you?
Hey Alli...
Female: Aha, aha, aha!
Hey handsome!
Gathering and smoothing your long hair,
Tying it into a graceful bun,
Gathering and smoothing your long hair,
Tying it into a graceful bun,
As you bounce along the path like a spotted deer,
As you bounce along the path like a spotted deer,
The heart that understood you
Can never stay quiet!
The heart that understood you
Can never stay quiet!
Get lost, get lost, you little brat!
You brainless fool of a boy!
Get lost, get lost, you little brat!
You brainless fool of a boy!
This shameless little punk,
Look at the crazy nonsense he is talking!
A fight between you and me,
Now someone's head is about to crack!
Hey, a fight between you and me,
Now someone's head is about to crack!
Hey, my sweet little swan-bird,
Come closer and listen to what I say!
Sweet little swan-bird,
Come closer and listen to what I say!
As long as good-for-nothing guys like us are around,
There will never be any dullness or dislike!
As long as good-for-nothing guys like us are around,
There will never be any dullness or dislike!
The heart that understood us
Won't let you sit in peace!
The heart that understood us
Won't let you sit in peace!
Hey, Nadaswaram (pipe) player...
You're just standing there watching the fun...
Why don't you put the pipe to your mouth and blow?
Are you going to blow it, or should I blow it?
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This folk song, 'Oororam Puliyamaram' from the iconic movie Paruthiveeran (2007), is a vibrant, earthy 'Dappankuthu' and rural folk duet. Set in rural Madurai, the song captures playful banter, teasing, and competitive romantic sparring between young men and women. The lyrics use thick southern Tamil slang and rural metaphors—referencing local customs, tamarind trees, bullock carts, and colorful traditional attire—to depict the playful friction and raw chemistry between the leads.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uwamai Ani)
“Pulli maanai pola thulli pogum vazhiyila”
Compares the graceful, jumping gait of the woman to a spotted deer leaping along the path ('pola' means 'like').
Metaphor (Uruwagam)
“Unna quarter-ku Oorugaya thottukkavaadi”
A humorous folk metaphor comparing the woman to a savory pickle side-dish meant to accompany a quarter bottle of liquor.
Rhyme / Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Poda poda podippayalae / Buththi ketta madappayalae”
Repetition of initial rhythm and pattern across folk couplets ('poda' / 'buththi') creating a bouncy beat.
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