Oru Ettu Muzha
From Pattanandhan Pogalamadi · 1990
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- S. Janaki
- Music director
- Sankar Ganesh
- Details
- Pattanandhan Pogalamadi1990
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Oru ettu mozha vaetti katti | Wearing an eight-cubit dhoti, |
| Adi en purushan nadakkaiyile | Hey, when my husband walks by, |
| Paadhi pallu pona kelavigalum | Even old women with half their teeth missing, |
| Nenju padapadathu thudippanga | Their hearts flutter and throb in excitement! |
| Female | |
| Oru ettu mozha vaetti katti | Wearing an eight-cubit dhoti, |
| Adi en purushan nadakkaiyile | Hey, when my husband walks by, |
| Paadhi pallu pona kelavigalum | Even old women with half their teeth missing, |
| Nenju padapadathu thudippanga | Their hearts flutter and throb in excitement! |
| Female | |
| Yera pudichi avan uzhudhaa | If he holds the plow and plows... |
| Female :Ellorum thaan seivaanga | Female: Everyone does that! |
| Female :Irudi | Female: Wait a bit, woman! |
| Yera pudichi avan uzhudhaa | If he holds the plow and plows, |
| Pottal kaadum poopokkum | Even barren wasteland will bloom with flowers! |
| Nanjaiyil naalum neer paaichi | Channeling water daily into the fertile field, |
| Senjiduvaandi aaraaichi | He carries out scientific research on it, my friend! |
| Female | |
| Vidhaikkum melum velachal eduppaan | He yields a harvest far greater than what was sown, |
| Nenacha edhaiyum thuninchu mudipaan | Whatever he sets his mind to, he dares to accomplish it! |
| Adi BA vum MAvum edhukkaagum | Hey, what use are BA and MA degrees before him? |
| Adi etu mozham | Hey, that eight-cubit dhoti... |
| Female | |
| Oru ettu mozha vaetti katti | Wearing an eight-cubit dhoti, |
| Adi en purushan nadakkaiyile | Hey, when my husband walks by, |
| Paadhi pallu pona kelavigalum | Even old women with half their teeth missing, |
| Nenju padapadathu thudippanga | Their hearts flutter and throb in excitement! |
| Female | |
| Vathina karava kaambilaiyum | Even from dried-up, milkless cow udders... |
| Female :Haiyaiyoo ennadi idhu | Female: Oh my goodness, what is this? |
| Female :Avasara padatha | Female: Don't be in a hurry! |
| Vathina karava kaambilaiyum | Even from dried-up, milkless cow udders... |
| Maaman karandha paal sorakkum..ohoo | Milk overflows when my man milks them... ohoo! |
| Villuvandi oottathilum | In bullock cart racing, |
| Jallikattu aattathilum | And in Jallikattu bull-taming games, |
| Female | |
| Maaman veeram ooru ariyum | The whole village knows my man's valor! |
| Raavilthaandi enakku puriyum | But only I truly understand it at night... |
| adi raathookkam naan paathu naal aachu | Hey, it has been days since I got a good night's sleep! |
| Adi ettu mozham…. | Hey, that eight-cubit dhoti... |
| Female | |
| Oru ettu mozha vaetti katti | Wearing an eight-cubit dhoti, |
| Adi en purushan nadakkaiyile | Hey, when my husband walks by, |
| Paadhi pallu pona kelavigalum | Even old women with half their teeth missing, |
| Nenju padapadathu thudippanga | Their hearts flutter and throb in excitement! |
ஒரு எட்டு முழ வேட்டி கட்டி
அடி என் புருஷன் நடக்கையிலே
பாதி பல்லு போன கெழவிகளும்
நெஞ்சு படபடத்து துடிப்பாங்க
Wearing an eight-cubit dhoti,
Hey, when my husband walks by,
Even old women with half their teeth missing,
Their hearts flutter and throb in excitement!
ஒரு எட்டு முழ வேட்டி கட்டி
அடி என் புருஷன் நடக்கையிலே
பாதி பல்லு போன கெழவிகளும்
நெஞ்சு படபடத்து துடிப்பாங்க
Wearing an eight-cubit dhoti,
Hey, when my husband walks by,
Even old women with half their teeth missing,
Their hearts flutter and throb in excitement!
ஏற புடிச்சி அவன் உழுதா
எல்லாரும் தான் செய்வாங்க
இருடி
ஏற புடிச்சி அவன் உழுதா
பொட்டல் காடும் பூப்பூக்கும்
நஞ்சையில் நாளும் நீர்ப்பாய்ச்சி
செஞ்சிடுவான்டி ஆராய்ச்சி
If he holds the plow and plows...
Female: Everyone does that!
Female: Wait a bit, woman!
If he holds the plow and plows,
Even barren wasteland will bloom with flowers!
Channeling water daily into the fertile field,
He carries out scientific research on it, my friend!
விதைக்கும் மேலும் வெளச்சல் எடுப்பான்
நெனச்ச எதையும் துணிஞ்சு முடிப்பான்
அடி பிஏவும் எம்ஏவும் எதுக்காகும்
அடி எட்டு மொழம்....
He yields a harvest far greater than what was sown,
Whatever he sets his mind to, he dares to accomplish it!
Hey, what use are BA and MA degrees before him?
Hey, that eight-cubit dhoti...
ஒரு எட்டு முழ வேட்டி கட்டி
அடி என் புருஷன் நடக்கையிலே
பாதி பல்லு போன கெழவிகளும்
நெஞ்சு படபடத்து துடிப்பாங்க
Wearing an eight-cubit dhoti,
Hey, when my husband walks by,
Even old women with half their teeth missing,
Their hearts flutter and throb in excitement!
வத்தின கரவ காம்பிலையும்
அய்யய்யோ என்னடி இது
அவசர படாத
வத்தின கரவ காம்பிலையும்
மாமன் கறந்தா பால் சொரக்கும்..ஓஹோ
வில்லுவண்டி ஓட்டத்திலும்
ஜல்லிக்கட்டு ஆட்டத்திலும்
Even from dried-up, milkless cow udders...
Female: Oh my goodness, what is this?
Female: Don't be in a hurry!
Even from dried-up, milkless cow udders...
Milk overflows when my man milks them... ohoo!
In bullock cart racing,
And in Jallikattu bull-taming games,
மாமன் வீரம் ஊரு அறியும்
ராவில்தான்டி எனக்கு புரியும்
அடி ராத்தூக்கம் நான் பாத்து நாளாச்சு
அடி எட்டு மொழம்....
The whole village knows my man's valor!
But only I truly understand it at night...
Hey, it has been days since I got a good night's sleep!
Hey, that eight-cubit dhoti...
ஒரு எட்டு முழ வேட்டி கட்டி
அடி என் புருஷன் நடக்கையிலே
பாதி பல்லு போன கெழவிகளும்
நெஞ்சு படபடத்து துடிப்பாங்க..
Wearing an eight-cubit dhoti,
Hey, when my husband walks by,
Even old women with half their teeth missing,
Their hearts flutter and throb in excitement!
Oru ettu mozha vaetti katti
Wearing an eight-cubit dhoti,
Adi en purushan nadakkaiyile
Hey, when my husband walks by,
Paadhi pallu pona kelavigalum
Even old women with half their teeth missing,
Nenju padapadathu thudippanga
Their hearts flutter and throb in excitement!
Oru ettu mozha vaetti katti
Wearing an eight-cubit dhoti,
Adi en purushan nadakkaiyile
Hey, when my husband walks by,
Paadhi pallu pona kelavigalum
Even old women with half their teeth missing,
Nenju padapadathu thudippanga
Their hearts flutter and throb in excitement!
Yera pudichi avan uzhudhaa
If he holds the plow and plows...
Female :Ellorum thaan seivaanga
Female: Everyone does that!
Female :Irudi
Female: Wait a bit, woman!
Yera pudichi avan uzhudhaa
If he holds the plow and plows,
Pottal kaadum poopokkum
Even barren wasteland will bloom with flowers!
Nanjaiyil naalum neer paaichi
Channeling water daily into the fertile field,
Senjiduvaandi aaraaichi
He carries out scientific research on it, my friend!
Vidhaikkum melum velachal eduppaan
He yields a harvest far greater than what was sown,
Nenacha edhaiyum thuninchu mudipaan
Whatever he sets his mind to, he dares to accomplish it!
Adi BA vum MAvum edhukkaagum
Hey, what use are BA and MA degrees before him?
Adi etu mozham
Hey, that eight-cubit dhoti...
Oru ettu mozha vaetti katti
Wearing an eight-cubit dhoti,
Adi en purushan nadakkaiyile
Hey, when my husband walks by,
Paadhi pallu pona kelavigalum
Even old women with half their teeth missing,
Nenju padapadathu thudippanga
Their hearts flutter and throb in excitement!
Vathina karava kaambilaiyum
Even from dried-up, milkless cow udders...
Female :Haiyaiyoo ennadi idhu
Female: Oh my goodness, what is this?
Female :Avasara padatha
Female: Don't be in a hurry!
Vathina karava kaambilaiyum
Even from dried-up, milkless cow udders...
Maaman karandha paal sorakkum..ohoo
Milk overflows when my man milks them... ohoo!
Villuvandi oottathilum
In bullock cart racing,
Jallikattu aattathilum
And in Jallikattu bull-taming games,
Maaman veeram ooru ariyum
The whole village knows my man's valor!
Raavilthaandi enakku puriyum
But only I truly understand it at night...
adi raathookkam naan paathu naal aachu
Hey, it has been days since I got a good night's sleep!
Adi ettu mozham….
Hey, that eight-cubit dhoti...
Oru ettu mozha vaetti katti
Wearing an eight-cubit dhoti,
Adi en purushan nadakkaiyile
Hey, when my husband walks by,
Paadhi pallu pona kelavigalum
Even old women with half their teeth missing,
Nenju padapadathu thudippanga
Their hearts flutter and throb in excitement!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a lively folk narrative sung by a rural woman boasting about her husband's manly vigor, farming skills, and handsome charisma to her female friends. She humorously describes how even elderly, toothless women in the village get flustered watching him walk draped in his traditional eight-cubit dhoti (ettu mozha vaetti). She elevates his agricultural expertise, claiming that his touch can turn barren, dry land into blooming fields, rendering high educational degrees like BA or MA unnecessary. She further praises his unmatched valor in rural sports like bullock cart races and Jallikattu, playfully concluding with cheeky, intimate hints that his relentless vigor keeps her awake all night.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)
“Paadhi pallu pona kelavigalum / Nenju padapadathu thudippanga”
An exaggeration used for comedic effect, claiming that even elderly toothless grandmothers get romantic flutters when watching her husband walk.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)
“Pottal kaadum poopokkum”
Exaggerates the husband's agricultural skill by stating that even dry barren land blossoms with flowers when he plows it.
Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Villuvandi oottathilum / Jallikattu aattathilum”
The second consonant sound 'llu' ('ll') matches in 'Villuvandi' and 'Jallikattu', creating a rhythmic musical flow.
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Vidhaikkum melum velachal eduppaan”
Repetition of the 'V' sound ('Vidhaikkum', 'velachal') at the beginning of words in the line.
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Trivia
The song is set in a vibrant Tamil rural milieu, featuring the voice of legendary playback singer S. Janaki, known for her ability to effortlessly convey earthy folk modulations and playful expressions. The lyrics were penned by Vaali, a master at blending colloquial village slang with catchy rhythmic structures, with music composed by the veteran duo Sankar Ganesh.
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