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Oru Pazham Pazhuththathu

From Athirshtakaran · 1978

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, B. S. Sasirekha
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Athirshtakaran
Movie release year
1978
Lyrics added on
30 Apr 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Oru pazham pazhuthuththathu
Adhu paalil vizhunthathu
Athai paarththiruntha kilikalukku pasi eduththathu
Oru pazham pazhuthuththathu
Adhu paalil vizhunthathu
Athai paarththiruntha kilikalukku pasi eduththathu
Pasi eduththathu udan rusiyum vanthathu
Adhai paathi paathi iru manamum pangu kondathu
Adhai paathi paathi iru manamum pangu kondathu
Pasi eduththathu udan rusiyum vanthathu
Adhai paathi paathi iru manamum pangu kondathu
Vizhi padam pidiththathu mana thiraiyil oduthu
Idaivelaiyindri iruvar paadum duet ketkuthu
Aahaa haa aa….aa…aa… ehae hae hae hae
Vizhi padam pidiththathu mana thiraiyil oduthu
Idaivelaiyindri iruvar paadum duet ketkuthu
Duet ketkuthu antha tune-yum inikuthu
Villan moondru perkal
Thondrinaalum mothi paakkuthu
Duet ketkuthu antha tune-yum inikuthu
Villan moondru perkal
Thondrinaalum mothi paakkuthu
Male :Dishyum dishyum
Female :Dishyum
Oru pazham pazhuthuththathu
Adhu paalil vizhunthathu
Athai paarththiruntha kilikalukku pasi eduththathu
Nee kamban pilaiyo naan
Arasa kanniyo unnai nooru pattu
Pada sonnaal paada mudiyumo
Nee kamban pilaiyo naan
Arasa kanniyo unnai nooru pattu
Pada sonnaal paada mudiyumo
Paada mudiyumae thaalam poda mudiyumae
Besh- aaga paada mudiyumae thaalam poda mudiyumae
Adi kadhal vanthaal kazhuthai kooda kavingan aagumae
Azhagiyaanaval naalai kizhaviyaagalaam
Udal arupathaana pothum manam irupathaagalaam
Female :Irupathaagalaam endrum ilamaiyaagalaam
Naam paattaan paatti aanapothum aattam podalaam
Ilam paruvam vanthathu
Love panna sonnathu
Un mugaththau paarththu
Vetkam vanthu nagaththai kadikkuthu
Ilam paruvam vanthathu
Love panna sonnathu
Un mugaththau paarththu
Vetkam vanthu nagaththai kadikkuthu
: Nagaththai kadikkuthu
Konjam naanam irukkuthu
Kattai viralai kondu
Tharaiyil mella vattam poduthu
Naan kazhuththa neettanum nee thaali maattanum
Nalla annai endrum thanthai endrum per edukkanum
Male :Per edukkanum moondru pillai pekkanum pettru
Ram raheem rapardunnu peru vaikkanum
…………………
Female :………………
Male :…………………
Both :Laalaalaalaa laalaalaalaa laalaalaalaa
A fruit ripened,
And fell right into the milk.
Watching it, the parrots grew hungry.
A fruit ripened,
And fell right into the milk.
Watching it, the parrots grew hungry.
Hunger arose, and the sweet taste followed,
Two hearts shared it equally, half and half.
Two hearts shared it equally, half and half.
Hunger arose, and the sweet taste followed,
Two hearts shared it equally, half and half.
The eyes captured a film, and it plays on the mind's screen,
Without a break, their duet is heard.
Aaha ha aa... aa... aa... ehe he he he
The eyes captured a film, and it plays on the mind's screen,
Without a break, their duet is heard.
The duet is heard, and its tune is sweet,
Even if three villains
Show up, it still clashes and fights on!
The duet is heard, and its tune is sweet,
Even if three villains
Show up, it still clashes and fights on!
Male: Dishyum, dishyum!
Female: Dishyum!
A fruit ripened,
And fell right into the milk.
Watching it, the parrots grew hungry.
Are you the son of poet Kamban? And am I
A royal princess? If you are told
To sing a hundred songs, could you really sing?
Are you the son of poet Kamban? And am I
A royal princess? If you are told
To sing a hundred songs, could you really sing?
I can surely sing, and I can keep the beat!
I can sing wonderfully, and I can keep the beat!
Hey, when love strikes, even a donkey becomes a poet!
A beautiful woman might grow old tomorrow,
Even when the body turns sixty, the heart can stay twenty!
Female: It can stay twenty, forever young!
Even when we become grandpa and grandma, we can still dance!
Youth has arrived,
Telling us to fall in love.
Looking at your face,
Shyness creeps in and bites its nails.
Youth has arrived,
Telling us to fall in love.
Looking at your face,
Shyness creeps in and bites its nails.
Biting its nails,
A little bashfulness shows,
And with the big toe,
It gently draws circles on the floor.
I must offer my neck, and you must tie the thali (sacred wedding thread),
We must earn a good name as a good mother and father.
Male: We must earn a name, have three children,
And name them Ram, Rahim, and Robert!
...............
Female: ...............
Male: ...............
Both: La la la la, la la la la, la la la la
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Female
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful and romantic duet from Athirshtakaran (1978) celebrates the budding romance and playful banter between two lovers. Using the popular Tamil idiom of a 'ripe fruit falling into milk' (symbolizing unexpected good fortune and perfect timing), the song expresses how mutual attraction satisfies their emotional hunger. Through humorous pop-culture references, cinematic metaphors (eyes acting like a camera, mind like a screen), and witty retorts, the lovers envision their shared future. They dream beyond youthful romance, vowing to maintain their romantic spark even into old age ('body turns sixty, mind stays twenty'). The song concludes on a lighthearted note of domestic bliss, where they look forward to getting married, raising a family, and naming their children Ram, Rahim, and Robert—a popular 1970s motif representing communal harmony and secular joy.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Idiom / Metaphor

“Oru pazham pazhuthuththathu / Adhu paalil vizhunthathu”

'Pazham paalil vizhunthathu' (A fruit falling in milk) is a well-known Tamil idiom used to describe an extraordinarily lucky event or a perfect match occurring effortlessly.

Cinematic Metaphor

“Vizhi padam pidiththathu mana thiraiyil oduthu”

Compares human sight to a movie camera capturing visuals ('padam pidiththathu') and the mind to a cinema screen ('mana thiraiyil') where memories play continuously.

Hyperbole / Humorous Proverb

“Adi kadhal vanthaal kazhuthai kooda kavingan aagumae”

A humorous exaggeration stating that when love arrives, even a donkey can transform into an eloquent poet.

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

“Paada mudiyumae thaalam poda mudiyumae”

Repetition of the 'P' sound at the beginning of words ('Paada', 'poda') creates a rhythmic melodic flow.

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Trivia

The line 'Ram raheem rapardunnu peru vaikkanum' (naming children Ram, Rahim, and Robert) is a nod to the iconic 1970s Bollywood film 'Amar Akbar Anthony' (1977) and reflects the widespread pop-culture trope in 1970s Indian cinema advocating for secularism and inter-faith unity.

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