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Lyrics & meaning

Ooty Malai Beauty

From Once More · 1997

Lyricist
Pazhani Bharathi
Singers
Mano, Swarnalatha
Music director
Deva
Details
Once More1997

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Chorus
Hooo..ooo hoo..oooHooo..ooo hoo..ooo
Hooo..ooo hoo..oooHooo..ooo hoo..ooo
Male
Ooty mala beautyOoty mountain beauty,
Un peru ennamaWhat is your name?
Female :Appadi kelu partyFemale: Ask like that, my friend!
En peru fathimaMy name is Fathima.
Male
Ooty mala beautyOoty mountain beauty,
Un peru ennamaWhat is your name?
Female :Appadi kelu partyFemale: Ask like that, my friend!
En peru fathimaMy name is Fathima.
Male
Naan thedi thavikkirenI am searching and yearning for you,
Manam themba thudikkirenMy heart quivers with distress,
Unna mattum ninaikkirenI think only of you,
Ho ho ho ho ho hoi…Ho ho ho ho ho hoi…
Chorus
Hooo..ooo hoo..oooHooo..ooo hoo..ooo
Hooo..ooo hoo..oooHooo..ooo hoo..ooo
Male
Hey ooty mala beautyHey Ooty mountain beauty,
Un peru ennamaWhat is your name?
Female :Appadi kelu partyFemale: Ask like that, my friend!
En peru fathimaMy name is Fathima.
Male
Nee high heels-a pottukittuWhen you put on high heels,
Nadanthu paakkum pothuAnd walk around,
Manam toothpaste-a polaMy heart slips every day,
Thinam vazhukkuthadi paaruJust like smooth toothpaste, look!
Hey…Hey…
Male
Nee high heels-a pottukittuWhen you put on high heels,
Nadanthu paakkum pothuAnd walk around,
Manam toothpaste-a polaMy heart slips every day,
Thinam vazhukkuthadi paaruJust like smooth toothpaste, look!
Female
Hey aambalaikkum pombalaikkumHey, between men and women,
Ellaam fifty fiftyEverything is fifty-fifty.
Enna neethaanae enakku ippoAren't you right now to me,
Kaathal universityA university of love!
Male
Adi nenjukkullaeOh, inside my heart,
Twilight oduthadiA twilight twilight feeling runs!
Female :Naan chinna ponnuFemale: I am a young girl,
Konjam paaththu pidiHandle me with care!
Male
Ada ekkachekkamaOh, boundlessly,
Aasa sikkikichchammaDesire got tangled up, dear!
Manam vikkikichchammaMy heart started hiccuping!
Ho ho ho ho hoi hoi…Ho ho ho ho hoi hoi…
Chorus
Hooo..ooo hoo..oooHooo..ooo hoo..ooo
Hooo..ooo hoo..oooHooo..ooo hoo..ooo
Male
Ooty mala beautyOoty mountain beauty,
Un peru ennamaWhat is your name?
Female :Appadi kelu partyFemale: Ask like that, my friend!
En peru fathimaMy name is Fathima.
Chorus
Hai hai hai haiHai hai hai hai
Hai hai hai haiHai hai hai hai
Male
Un tandoori udamba paaththuLooking at your hot tandoori-like body,
Thathalikkuthu manasuMy heart flutters in agony.
Enna thachchu thachchuStitching and stitching me up,
Kizhikkuthadi unnudaiya vayasuYour young age tears me apart!
Ha haHa ha
Male
Un tandoori udamba paaththuLooking at your hot tandoori-like body,
Thathalikkuthu manasuMy heart flutters in agony.
Enna thachchu thachchuStitching and stitching me up,
Kizhikkuthadi unnudaiya vayasuYour young age tears me apart!
Female
Naan ooty-ila poranthu vanthaI was born in Ooty,
Puththam puthu rosuA brand new rose!
Nee paakkum pothuWhen you look at me,
Surungi pochchu ennudaiya blousuMy blouse shrank in bashfulness!
Male
Hey chinthamaniHey precious gem,
Neramo paththu maniThe time is ten o'clock!
Female :ChinthamaththaanFemale: Without any worries,
Kokkanum muththu maniOne must string precious pearls!
Male
Nee kalangadikkiraYou stir up my mind,
Kannil whistle adikkiraYou blow a whistle with your eyes,
Nenjil thavil adikkiraYou beat a Thavil drum in my heart!
Ho ho ho ho hoi hoi hoiHo ho ho ho hoi hoi hoi
Chorus
Hooo..ooo hoo..oooHooo..ooo hoo..ooo
Hooo..ooo hoo..oooHooo..ooo hoo..ooo
Male
Ooty mala beautyOoty mountain beauty,
Un peru ennamaWhat is your name?
Female :Appadi kelu partyFemale: Ask like that, my friend!
En peru fathimaMy name is Fathima.
Male
Hey ooty mala beautyHey Ooty mountain beauty,
Un peru ennamaWhat is your name?
Female :Appadi kelu partyFemale: Ask like that, my friend!
En peru fathimaMy name is Fathima.
Male
Naan thedi thavikkirenI am searching and yearning for you,
Manam themba thudikkirenMy heart quivers with distress,
Unna mattum ninaikkirenI think only of you,
Ho ho ho ho ho hoi…Ho ho ho ho ho hoi…
Chorus
Hooo..ooo hoo..oooHooo..ooo hoo..ooo
Hooo..ooo hoo..oooHooo..ooo hoo..ooo
Hooo..ooo hoo..oooHooo..ooo hoo..ooo
Hooo..ooo hoo..oooHooo..ooo hoo..ooo

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This playful, high-energy duet 'Ooty Mala Beauty' from the movie 'Once More' (1997) features a romantic back-and-forth banter between a young man and woman in a picturesque hill station. The hero playfully teases and woos the heroine, calling her the beauty of the Ooty hills and praising her youthful charm, while the heroine responds with equal wit and swagger.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Manam toothpaste-a pola thinam vazhukkuthadi paaru

Compares the slippery feeling of the heart losing control in love to smooth, slick toothpaste.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Enna neethaanae enakku ippo kaathal university

Metaphorically addresses the beloved as a 'university of love' from whom he learns about romance.

Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Nee kalangadikkira / Kannil whistle adikkira / Nenjil thavil adikkira

The second letter or consonant pattern creates a rhythmic beat across consecutive lines ('kalangadikkira', 'whistle adikkira', 'thavil adikkira').

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Un tandoori udamba paaththu

Describes her warm, attractive physique using the metaphor of 'tandoori' heat and richness.

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Trivia

The movie 'Once More' (1997) starred Legendary actor Sivaji Ganesan alongside Vijay, directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar. The music for the film was composed by Deva, and this lively duet was sung by Vijay along with Swarnalatha, with lyrics penned by Pazhani Bharathi.

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