Oothunga Sruthi Yethunga
From Revathi · 1986
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- Vani Jairam
- Music director
- Sankar Ganesh
- Details
- Revathi1986
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Ooothunga sruthi yethunga | Blow the instruments and raise the pitch! |
| Dhinai meththai melae viththai sollum | The one who teaches the art of love upon the bed of millet, |
| Sithini naan thaane | Am I not a Sithini (an enticing, perfect woman)? |
| Oru thaali illa vaeli illa | Without a sacred marital thread, without a boundary fence, |
| Pathini naan thaanae yaei | Am I not a chaste woman, hey! |
| Female | |
| Ooothunga sruthi yethunga | Blow the instruments and raise the pitch! |
| Dhinai meththai melae viththai sollum | The one who teaches the art of love upon the bed of millet, |
| Sithini naan thaane | Am I not a Sithini? |
| Oru thaali illa vaeli illa | Without a sacred marital thread, without a boundary fence, |
| Pathini naan thaanae hahahah | Am I not a chaste woman, hahahah! |
| Male | |
| ………….. | |
| Female | |
| Enenna sonnalum oththu poren | Whatever you say, I will go along with it. |
| Engengae sollunga mutham thaaren | Tell me where, and I will give you kisses. |
| Haan | Ah! |
| Enenna sonnalum oththu poren | Whatever you say, I will go along with it. |
| Engengae sollunga mutham thaaren | Tell me where, and I will give you kisses. |
| Kai serthu aadatho katcheri nanae | Won't a musical performance happen when our hands unite? |
| Naan paadum paattellam thuttukku thaanae | Every song I sing is only for money, after all! |
| Pesaamal koosaamal pinni kolvenae | Without speaking, without hesitating, I will entwine with you. |
| Haan pesaamal koosaamal pinni kolvenae | Ah, without speaking, without hesitating, I will entwine with you! |
| Female | |
| Ooothunga sruthi yethunga | Blow the instruments and raise the pitch! |
| Dhinai meththai melae viththai sollum | The one who teaches the art of love upon the bed of millet, |
| Sithini naan thaane | Am I not a Sithini? |
| Oru thaali illa vaeli illa | Without a sacred marital thread, without a boundary fence, |
| Pathini naan thaanae yaeii | Am I not a chaste woman, hey! |
| Male | |
| ……………….. | |
| Female | |
| Sondhangal bandhangal maari pochu | All relatives and bonds have changed. |
| Kaalathin kolathil kannerraachu | In the play of fate, everything turned to tears. |
| Sondhangal bandhangal maari pochu | All relatives and bonds have changed. |
| Kaalathin kolathil kannerraachu | In the play of fate, everything turned to tears. |
| Ennodu uravellam illama pochu | All my relationships have ceased to exist. |
| Rosappu ippodu mullagi pochu | The rose flower has now turned into a sharp thorn. |
| Naan enna sollattum yedhoyedho aachu | What can I say? So many strange things have happened. |
| Naan enna sollattum yedhoyedho aachu | What can I say? So many strange things have happened. |
| Female | |
| Ooothunga sruthi yethunga | Blow the instruments and raise the pitch! |
| Dhinai meththai melae viththai sollum | The one who teaches the art of love upon the bed of millet, |
| Sithini naan thaane | Am I not a Sithini? |
| Oru thaali illa vaeli illa | Without a sacred marital thread, without a boundary fence, |
| Pathini naan thaanae yaeiii | Am I not a chaste woman, hey! |
ஊத்துங்க ஸ்ருதி ஏத்துங்க தினம்
மெத்தை மேலே வித்தை சொல்லும்
சித்தினி நான்தானே
ஒரு தாலி இல்ல வேலி இல்ல
பத்தினி நான்தானே ஏய்....
Blow the instruments and raise the pitch!
The one who teaches the art of love upon the bed of millet,
Am I not a Sithini (an enticing, perfect woman)?
Without a sacred marital thread, without a boundary fence,
Am I not a chaste woman, hey!
ஊத்துங்க ஸ்ருதி ஏத்துங்க தினம்
மெத்தை மேலே வித்தை சொல்லும்
சித்தினி நான்தானே
ஒரு தாலி இல்ல வேலி இல்ல
பத்தினி நான்தானே ஏய்....
Blow the instruments and raise the pitch!
The one who teaches the art of love upon the bed of millet,
Am I not a Sithini?
Without a sacred marital thread, without a boundary fence,
Am I not a chaste woman, hahahah!
......................
என்னென்ன சொன்னாலும் ஒத்துப் போறேன்
எங்கெங்கே சொல்லுங்க முத்தம் தாரேன் ஹான்
என்னென்ன சொன்னாலும் ஒத்துப் போறேன்
எங்கெங்கே சொல்லுங்க முத்தம் தாரேன்
கை சேர்த்து ஆடாதோ கச்சேரி நானே
நான் பாடும் பாட்டெல்லாம் துட்டுக்கு தானே
பேசாமல் கூசாமல் பின்னிக் கொள்வேனே
ஹான் பேசாமல் கூசாமல் பின்னிக் கொள்வேனே
Whatever you say, I will go along with it.
Tell me where, and I will give you kisses.
Ah!
Whatever you say, I will go along with it.
Tell me where, and I will give you kisses.
Won't a musical performance happen when our hands unite?
Every song I sing is only for money, after all!
Without speaking, without hesitating, I will entwine with you.
Ah, without speaking, without hesitating, I will entwine with you!
ஊத்துங்க ஸ்ருதி ஏத்துங்க தினம்
மெத்தை மேலே வித்தை சொல்லும்
சித்தினி நான்தானே
ஒரு தாலி இல்ல வேலி இல்ல
பத்தினி நான்தானே ஏய்....
Blow the instruments and raise the pitch!
The one who teaches the art of love upon the bed of millet,
Am I not a Sithini?
Without a sacred marital thread, without a boundary fence,
Am I not a chaste woman, hey!
சொந்தங்கள் பந்தங்கள் மாறிப்போச்சு
காலத்தின் கோலத்தில் கண்ணீராச்சு
சொந்தங்கள் பந்தங்கள் மாறிப்போச்சு
காலத்தின் கோலத்தில் கண்ணீராச்சு
என்னோடு உறவெல்லாம் இல்லாம போச்சு
ரோசாப்பூ இப்போது முள்ளாகிப் போச்சு
நானென்ன சொல்லட்டும் ஏதேதோ ஆச்சு
நானென்ன சொல்லட்டும் ஏதேதோ ஆச்சு
ஊத்துங்க ஸ்ருதி ஏத்துங்க தினம்
மெத்தை மேலே வித்தை சொல்லும்
சித்தினி நான்தானே
ஒரு தாலி இல்ல வேலி இல்ல
பத்தினி நான்தானே ஏய்....
All relatives and bonds have changed.
In the play of fate, everything turned to tears.
All relatives and bonds have changed.
In the play of fate, everything turned to tears.
All my relationships have ceased to exist.
The rose flower has now turned into a sharp thorn.
What can I say? So many strange things have happened.
What can I say? So many strange things have happened.
Blow the instruments and raise the pitch!
The one who teaches the art of love upon the bed of millet,
Am I not a Sithini?
Without a sacred marital thread, without a boundary fence,
Am I not a chaste woman, hey!
Ooothunga sruthi yethunga
Blow the instruments and raise the pitch!
Dhinai meththai melae viththai sollum
The one who teaches the art of love upon the bed of millet,
Sithini naan thaane
Am I not a Sithini (an enticing, perfect woman)?
Oru thaali illa vaeli illa
Without a sacred marital thread, without a boundary fence,
Pathini naan thaanae yaei
Am I not a chaste woman, hey!
Ooothunga sruthi yethunga
Blow the instruments and raise the pitch!
Dhinai meththai melae viththai sollum
The one who teaches the art of love upon the bed of millet,
Sithini naan thaane
Am I not a Sithini?
Oru thaali illa vaeli illa
Without a sacred marital thread, without a boundary fence,
Pathini naan thaanae hahahah
Am I not a chaste woman, hahahah!
…………..
Enenna sonnalum oththu poren
Whatever you say, I will go along with it.
Engengae sollunga mutham thaaren
Tell me where, and I will give you kisses.
Haan
Ah!
Enenna sonnalum oththu poren
Whatever you say, I will go along with it.
Engengae sollunga mutham thaaren
Tell me where, and I will give you kisses.
Kai serthu aadatho katcheri nanae
Won't a musical performance happen when our hands unite?
Naan paadum paattellam thuttukku thaanae
Every song I sing is only for money, after all!
Pesaamal koosaamal pinni kolvenae
Without speaking, without hesitating, I will entwine with you.
Haan pesaamal koosaamal pinni kolvenae
Ah, without speaking, without hesitating, I will entwine with you!
Ooothunga sruthi yethunga
Blow the instruments and raise the pitch!
Dhinai meththai melae viththai sollum
The one who teaches the art of love upon the bed of millet,
Sithini naan thaane
Am I not a Sithini?
Oru thaali illa vaeli illa
Without a sacred marital thread, without a boundary fence,
Pathini naan thaanae yaeii
Am I not a chaste woman, hey!
………………..
Sondhangal bandhangal maari pochu
All relatives and bonds have changed.
Kaalathin kolathil kannerraachu
In the play of fate, everything turned to tears.
Sondhangal bandhangal maari pochu
All relatives and bonds have changed.
Kaalathin kolathil kannerraachu
In the play of fate, everything turned to tears.
Ennodu uravellam illama pochu
All my relationships have ceased to exist.
Rosappu ippodu mullagi pochu
The rose flower has now turned into a sharp thorn.
Naan enna sollattum yedhoyedho aachu
What can I say? So many strange things have happened.
Naan enna sollattum yedhoyedho aachu
What can I say? So many strange things have happened.
Ooothunga sruthi yethunga
Blow the instruments and raise the pitch!
Dhinai meththai melae viththai sollum
The one who teaches the art of love upon the bed of millet,
Sithini naan thaane
Am I not a Sithini?
Oru thaali illa vaeli illa
Without a sacred marital thread, without a boundary fence,
Pathini naan thaanae yaeiii
Am I not a chaste woman, hey!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song presents a seductive yet tragic interior monologue of a female dancer/entertainer. On the surface, she plays her expected role—flirting, promising affection, and putting on a musical show for money without hesitation. She ironically refers to herself as a 'Sithini' (one of the four traditional categories of women according to classical Indian texts, known for beauty and skill) and asserts her inner purity ('Pathini') despite lacking societal status, marriage, or protection.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Dhinai meththai melae viththai sollum / Sithini naan thaane”
The second consonant 'th' sound in 'Dhinai/meththai/viththai' creates rhythmic harmony across lines.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Sondhangal bandhangal maari pochu / Kaalathin kolathil kannerraachu”
The line endings 'pochu' and 'aachu' rhyme to emphasize the tragic shift in her life.
Metaphor
“Rosappu ippodu mullagi pochu”
Comparing herself to a rose that turned into a thorn symbolizes how harsh circumstances hardened her gentle personality.
Irony
“Oru thaali illa vaeli illa / Pathini naan thaanae”
She calls herself a 'Pathini' (a chaste, ideal wife) while explicitly acknowledging she lacks a 'thaali' (marriage thread) or 'vaeli' (protective boundary), highlighting social irony.
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Trivia
Written by renowned lyricist Vaali for the 1986 film 'Revathi', the song follows a classic Tamil cinema trope of using a lively dance/cabaret number to deliver a deeply tragic backstory about the performer's fallen social status and heartbreak.
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