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Lyrics & meaning

Ootthikka Raasa

From Mangamma Sabadham · 1985

Lyricist
Pulamaipithan
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Mangamma Sabadham
Movie release year
1985
Lyrics added on
23 Dec 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ootthikko raasaa raasaa
Nee yenna laesaa laesaa
Ootthikko raasaa raasaa
Nee yenna laesaa laesaa
Ahahaa ohoho yehehae
Paathaakkaa pacha pulla
Paavangal micham illa
Paathaakkaa pacha pulla
Paavangal micham illa
Ahahaa ohoho aahaa…
Paithiyamae paithiyamae
Aehaehaehae
Paathukkadaa vaithiyamae
Ohoho
Ootthikko raasaa raasaa
Nee yenna laesaa laesaa
Paatthaakkaa pacha pulla
Paavangal micham illa
Ahahaa
Ohoho
Yehehae
Boodhangal engae vaarungal ingae
Thattungal thaalam kai thaalam mathaalam
Ippodhu yogam eppodhu vaaikkum
Ellorkkum ingu ivai indru virundhundu
Vaettai naai vaettai idhu aehaehaehae haehae
Thoondililae maattiyadhu ohohoho
Ootthikko raasaa raasaa
Nee yenna laesaa laesaa
Paatthaakkaa pacha pulla
Paavangal micham illa
Shababaa
Ohoho
Shababaa haahaahaa
…………………….
Muttaalin moolai eppodhum vaelai
Seiyaadhu podaa yei moodaa nee vaadaa haa
Kattikko saelai vachukko poovai
Nee yenna aanaa ye moonaa sari thaanaa
Maappillae paathukko ohohoho
Maaraappu pottukko
Aehaehae haehaehae haehaehae
Ootthikko raasaa raasaa
Nee enna laesaa laesaa
Paathaakkaa pacha pulla
Paavangal micham illa
Rururoo rururoo rururoo…
Ootthikko raasaa raasaa
Nee enna laesaa laesaa
Paathaakkaa pacha pulla
Paavangal micham illa
Yehehae yehehae yehehae haa
……………………………
Pour a drink, my king, my king!
Are you someone to be taken lightly?
Pour a drink, my king, my king!
Are you someone to be taken lightly?
Ahaha ohoho ehehe
To look at you, you seem like an innocent child,
But there is not a single sin left undone!
To look at you, you seem like an innocent child,
But there is not a single sin left undone!
Ahaha ohoho aaha...
You crazy fool, oh you madman!
Ehehehe
Just wait and see the treatment you get!
Ohoho
Pour a drink, my king, my king!
Are you someone to be taken lightly?
To look at you, you seem like an innocent child,
But there is not a single sin left undone!
Ahaha
Ohoho
Ehehe
Where are the spirits? Come over here!
Keep the rhythm, clap your hands, beat the drums!
Such good fortune has arrived, when will you get it again?
Today, there is a feast for everyone here!
This is the hunt of a hunting hound, ehehehe hehe
Caught right on the hook, ohohoho!
Pour a drink, my king, my king!
Are you someone to be taken lightly?
To look at you, you seem like an innocent child,
But there is not a single sin left undone!
Shababa
Ohoho
Shababa hahaha
...
A fool's brain never works,
Get lost! Hey fool, come here, ha!
Wear a saree, put flowers in your hair!
Are you even a man? Hey idiot, is this right?
Go find yourself a groom, ohohoho!
Drape your saree over your chest!
Ehehe hehehe hehehe
Pour a drink, my king, my king!
Are you someone to be taken lightly?
To look at you, you seem like an innocent child,
But there is not a single sin left undone!
Rururoo rururoo rururoo...
Pour a drink, my king, my king!
Are you someone to be taken lightly?
To look at you, you seem like an innocent child,
But there is not a single sin left undone!
Ehehe ehehe ehehe ha
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This energetic, theatrical song features the protagonist taunting, mocking, and trapping an opponent using eccentric and theatrical antics. The lyricist contrasts the target's innocent external appearance with their hidden, corrupt nature ('pacha pulla / paavangal micham illa'). As the song progresses, the singer celebrates entrapping the adversary ('thoondililae maattiyadhu') like a hunter catching prey. The song's tone is wildly satirical and provocative, employing hyperbole, teasing gender roles ('kattikko saelai'), and celebratory drumbeats to systematically humiliate and expose the adversary while asserting complete dominance over the situation.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaipu (Rhyme)

“Ootthikko raasaa raasaa / Nee yenna laesaa laesaa”

The end of both lines rhymes with 'raasaa' and 'laesaa', creating a catchy, rhythmic cadence.

Muran (Irony / Antithesis)

“Paathaakkaa pacha pulla / Paavangal micham illa”

Juxtaposes the image of an innocent child ('pacha pulla') with someone who has committed every possible sin ('paavangal micham illa').

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

“Paathaakkaa pacha pulla”

Repetition of the initial 'Pa' sound in 'Paathaakkaa' and 'pacha'.

Metaphor

“Thoondililae maattiyadhu”

Compares trapping or outsmarting the enemy to catching a fish on a hook.

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Trivia

The song is from 'Mangamma Sabadham' (1985), an action-drama starring Kamal Haasan in a double role alongside Sujatha. The film's musical score was composed by the duo Sankar-Ganesh, with lyrics authored by poet Pulamaipithan. The song showcases S. P. Balasubrahmanyam's dynamic vocal range tailored to Kamal Haasan's energetic, eccentric screen performance.

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