- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- Mano, Goundamani, Senthil, Malaysia Vasudevan
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Oorellam Un Paattu
- Movie release year
- 1991
- Lyrics added on
- 5 Aug 2019
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Maambazham illai endru
Saambalai poosi kondu maamalai yaeriya
Chorus :Paarvathi baalanae
Male :Aandiyin vaedathai
Chorus :Thaangiya seeranae
Male :Naan thozhudhen unnaiyae
Chorus :Vadivelanae kaatharulvaai ennaiyae
Oor nadappai chollavaa
Thava kolam vittu
Chorus :Seer thirutham seiya vaa
Naaraayana naaraayana naaraayana
Vaarum naaradharae enna vishayam
Murugaa thamizh azhagaa
Senthil kumaraa
Oru maambazhathukkaaga
Un thaai thandhaiyidam
Kobithu kondu nee ippadi varalaamaa
Appanukkae paadam sonna subbaiyaa
Idhu thappaiyaa (Dialogue)
Naaradharae nee varuveer endru
Yaam edhir paarkkavillai
Ondru irandu moondru endru
Varisai paduthi paada awvai paatti varavillai…
(Dialogue)
Andhammaavukku vayasaayiduchu
Kaila vechirundha kuchiya
Vera evano pudingittu poiyittaan
Adhanaala vara mudiyala
Ippozhudhu nee udanae
Kailaasathukku vara vendum
Endrumae illamal indha boologathil
Ippozhudhu egapatta paraparappana kulappam
Yerpattirukiradhu adhanaal nee devalogathukku
Vandhu un thaai thandhaiyai sandhithu
Idhu vishayamaaga oru discussion seidhu
Oru decision kku vara vendum
Aandi kolathai kalaithu kondu ennodu vaa
(Dialogue)
Naaradhaa neer enna sonnaalum
Yaam edutha mudivil maatram illai
(Dialogue)
Naaraayana naaraayana
(Dialogue)
Ooru kettu kedakkudhaiyaa
Aarumuga naayaganae
Paadha kettu nadakkudhaiyaa
Yaeru mayil vaagananae
Boologa perumai ellaam pochudhu
Poiyargal kaalam endru aachudhu
Yaarum paakkalaiyae yaennu kekkalaiyae
Needhi niyaayam illae murugaiyaa
Nee thaan vel eduttu varuviyaa
Ooru kettu kedakkudhaiyaa
Aarumuga naayaganae
Paadha kettu nadakkudhaiyaa
Yaeru mayil vaagananae
Yeraalam saadhi thaan
Ellaamae modhi thaan
Poraada naaridichu veedhi thaan
Aalaalu katchi thaan
Angangae vechu thaan
Kolaaru aayiduchu veedhi thaan
Thinna paechu veeram thaan
Thillu mullu kaaram thaan
Machu veettil vaazhura
Chorus :Kaalam aachu
Paattaalinga paadu thaan
Sonnaa vekka kedu thaan
Kuchu veettil vaazhura
Chorus : Kolam aachu
Nee paathu idha maathu
Vadivaelavaa vaa
Velaayudham nee thookkanum
Poi veshangala thoolaakkanum
Ooru kettu kedakkudhaiyaa
Aarumuga naayaganae
Paadha kettu nadakkudhaiyaa
Yaeru mayil vaagananae
Uchiyila motta thaan
Udhraatcha kotta thaan
Nethiyila poosiyadhaen patta thaan
Ellaamae vittidu
En kooda vandhidu
Yenyaa un appan kooda sanda thaan
Appan pulla seranum
Koba thaabam theeranum
Makkal kura theeranum
Chorus :Ungalaalae
Bhaaradhatha kaakkanum
Patta maram pookkanum
Pannirendaa minnura
Chorus :Kangalaalae
Yei kandhaa nee vandhaa
Nalla naeram thaan vaa
Pandaaramaa yen nikkanum
Andha dhandaayudham yen thookkanum
Ooru kettu kedakkudhaiyaa
Aarumuga naayaganae
Paadha kettu nadakkudhaiyaa
Yaeru mayil vaagananae
Boologa perumai ellaam pochudhu
Poiyargal kaalam endru aachudhu
Yaarum paakkalaiyae yaennu kekkalaiyae
Needhi niyaayam illae murugaiyaa
Nee thaan vel eduttu varuviyaa
Needhi niyaayam illae murugaiyaa
Nee thaan vel eduttu varuviyaa
Just because you did not get the mango,
smearing sacred ash, you climbed the great hill,
(Chorus) O son of Parvati!
(Male) Taking on the guise of a wandering ascetic,
(Chorus) O glorious one who bore it!
(Male) I bowed before you alone!
(Chorus) O Lord of the sharp spear, protect and bless me!
Shall I tell you how the world fares?
Giving up your ascetic penance,
(Chorus) come to set things right!
Narayana, Narayana, Narayana!
Welcome, Sage Narada, what is the matter?
Muruga, the very embodiment of Tamil beauty!
Senthil Kumara!
Just for the sake of a single fruit,
getting angry with your mother and father,
is it right for you to walk away like this?
Subbaiah, who taught the sacred truth to his own father,
isn't this wrong? (Dialogue)
Narada, that you would come here,
we did not expect.
To sing verses counting "one, two, three,"
old grandmother Avvaiyar has not come...
(Dialogue)
That old lady has grown very old,
and the walking stick she held in her hand,
someone else snatched away and ran off!
That is why she could not come.
Right now, you must immediately
come to Mount Kailash!
Unlike ever before, down on this earth,
immense turmoil and confusion
has broken out; so you must come to the heavens,
meet your mother and father,
hold a discussion about this,
and arrive at a decision!
Cast off this hermit's disguise and come with me!
(Dialogue)
Narada, whatever you may say,
there is no changing the decision we have taken.
(Dialogue)
Narayana, Narayana!
(Dialogue)
The world has gone completely to ruin, Lord!
O six-faced Lord!
People have lost their way and gone astray,
O Lord who rides the peacock!
All the glory of this earth is lost,
this has become an era of liars!
Nobody notices, nobody questions why,
there is neither justice nor fairness, Lord Muruga!
Will you come wielding your spear?
The world has gone completely to ruin, Lord!
O six-faced Lord!
People have lost their way and gone astray,
O Lord who rides the peacock!
Countless castes have sprung up,
they clash against one another,
and the streets reek from endless fighting!
Everyone starts their own faction,
setting them up in every corner,
and the town has fallen into utter turmoil!
Empty boasts of courage on porch steps,
full of spicy deceit and trickery!
Those who live in upper-class mansions
(Chorus) have found their golden age!
But the hardships of the working poor
are shameful even to speak of!
Confined to flimsy thatched huts,
(Chorus) that has become their sorry state!
Look upon this and change it,
come, Lord of the spear!
You must lift your divine spear,
and crush all false masks to dust!
The world has gone completely to ruin, Lord!
O six-faced Lord!
People have lost their way and gone astray,
O Lord who rides the peacock!
A shaven head on top,
sacred beads around your neck,
and stripes of holy ash smeared across your forehead!
Leave all of this behind,
and come along with me!
Why this quarrel with your father, Lord?
Father and son must reunite,
anger and resentment must fade away,
and the people's sorrows must be ended
(Chorus) by both of you!
This land must be protected,
withered trees must blossom again,
through the grace of your twelve sparkling
(Chorus) divine eyes!
Hey Kanda, if only you come,
good times will surely arrive, so come!
Why stand around like a penniless ascetic?
Why hold that wooden staff in your hand?
The world has gone completely to ruin, Lord!
O six-faced Lord!
People have lost their way and gone astray,
O Lord who rides the peacock!
All the glory of this earth is lost,
this has become an era of liars!
Nobody notices, nobody questions why,
there is neither justice nor fairness, Lord Muruga!
Will you come wielding your spear?
There is neither justice nor fairness, Lord Muruga!
Will you come wielding your spear?
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This unique musical narrative sets contemporary social critique within a classical mythological framework. Sage Narada visits Lord Muruga at Palani, where the deity stands as a penniless mendicant ('Aandi') after storming away from Kailash over the infamous divine mango dispute with his parents. Narada tries to convince Muruga to abandon his ascetic boycott, resolve his domestic dispute with Lord Shiva, and return to intervene in human affairs.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Ooru kettu kedakkudhaiyaa / Paadha kettu nadakkudhaiyaa”
The lines rhyme at the ending phrases 'kedakkudhaiyaa' and 'nadakkudhaiyaa', creating a rhythmic cadence.
Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyming)
“Aalaalu katchi thaan / Kolaaru aayiduchu veedhi thaan”
The second letter 'la' in 'Aalaalu' matches with 'la' in 'Kolaaru', demonstrating classic Tamil Ethugai.
Metaphor
“Patta maram pookkanum”
The phrase 'withered tree blooming again' serves as a metaphor for reviving a decaying and corrupted society.
Allegory / Satire
“Ooru kettu kedakkudhaiyaa Aarumuga naayaganae”
Uses the mythological dialogue between Sage Narada and Lord Muruga as a satirical lens to critique modern political opportunism, caste conflicts, and economic disparity.
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Trivia
Written by veteran lyricist Vaali for the 1991 film 'Oorellam Un Paattu' (composed by Ilaiyaraaja), this track cleverly blends traditional carnatic dialogue and folk rhythms to deliver sharp socio-political satire under the guise of a mythological conversation between Sage Narada and Lord Muruga.
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