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Lyrics & meaning

Oru Varusham

From Pattikaattu Ponnaiya · 1973

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name
Pattikaattu Ponnaiya
Movie release year
1973
Lyrics added on
21 Sept 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Oru varusham kaathirundhaa
Kaiyiloru paappaa
Ai…
Oru varusham oru varusham
Oru varusham kaathirundhaa
Kaiyiloru paappaa
Oho oho oho oho
Oho oho hoho hoho
Oru varusham oru varusham
Oru varusham kaathirundhaa
Kaiyiloru paappaa
Un mugam polae
Aahaa…
En madi melae
Oho…
Un mugam polae
En madi melae
Muthu muthu paappaa
Mutham onnu keppaa
Muthu muthu paappaa
Mutham onnu keppaa
Oru varusham oru varusham
Oru varusham kaathirundhaa
Kaiyiloru paappaa
Kambeduthu suzhattruvadhu
Oru vambu vandhu serum podhu..uu..uu..
Kambeduthu suzhattruvadhu
Oru vambu vandhu serum podhu
Unnai kannadichu suzhala vaippaa
Indha kattazhaghu kulamaadhu
Poojaiyilae vizhundhiruppaen
En pondaatti madi meedhu
Poojaiyilae vizhundhiruppaen
En pondaatti madi meedhu
Indha boomiyilae yenakkedhiri
Un pudavayai pol yaedhu
Pozhudhu patta edhiriyillae
Pozhudhu patta yedhiriyillae
Kattiya pinnaalae kattilin melae
Thaali kattiya pinnaalae kattilin melae
Oho muthu muthu paappaa
Mutham onnu keppaa
Oru varusham oru varusham
Oru varusham kaathirundhaa
Kaiyiloru paappaa
Kuthu vilakkaettri vachu
Angae methaiyonnu pottu vachu
Methaiyilae nee irukka
Nithiraiyai naan marakka
Nithiraiyai nee marakka
Female :M hum…
Male :Neela vizhi thaan sivakka
Female :O ho…
Nithiraiyai nee marakka
Female :A haa…
Male :Neela vizhi thaan sivakka
Female :M hum…
Muthiraiyai naan padhikka
Munnooru naal nadakka
Un mugam polae
Aahaa…
En madi melae
Oho…
Un mugam polae
En madi melae
Muthu muthu paappaa
Mutham onnu keppaa
Muthu muthu paappaa
Mutham onnu keppaa
Oru varusham
Oru varusham
Oru varusham kaathirundhaa
Kaiyiloru paappaa lololaayi
Oho oho oho oho
Oho oho hoho hoho
Oru varusham oru varusham
Oru varusham kaathirundhaa
Kaiyiloru paappaa…
If we wait for a year,
a baby will be in our arms!
Ah...
One year, just one year,
if we wait for a year,
a baby will be in our arms!
Oho oho oho oho
Oho oho hoho hoho
One year, just one year,
if we wait for a year,
a baby will be in our arms!
Looking just like you,
Aaha...
right upon my lap,
Oho...
looking just like you,
right upon my lap,
a sweet, precious baby
will ask for a kiss!
A sweet, precious baby
will ask for a kiss!
One year, just one year,
if we wait for a year,
a baby will be in our arms!
You swing a fighting stick
only when trouble comes your way...
You swing a fighting stick
only when trouble comes your way,
but she will make your head spin with a wink—
this lovely, well-bred lady!
I will lose myself in worship
resting upon my wife's lap!
I will lose myself in worship
resting upon my wife's lap!
On this whole earth, what enemy do I have
quite like your saree?
Once night falls, there will be no enemy,
once night falls, there will be no enemy,
after we are wed, upon our bed,
after I tie the thali (sacred wedding thread), upon our bed!
Oho, a sweet, precious baby
will ask for a kiss!
One year, just one year,
if we wait for a year,
a baby will be in our arms!
Lighting the traditional brass lamp,
and laying out a soft mattress there,
with you resting on the mattress,
and me forgetting my sleep,
as you forget your sleep,
Female: Mm-hmm...
Male: and your eyes glow red with passion,
Female: Oho...
As you forget your sleep,
Female: Aaha...
Male: and your eyes glow red with passion,
Female: Mm-hmm...
as I seal it with my embrace,
and three hundred days go by,
looking just like you,
Aaha...
right upon my lap,
Oho...
looking just like you,
right upon my lap,
a sweet, precious baby
will ask for a kiss!
A sweet, precious baby
will ask for a kiss!
One year,
just one year,
if we wait for a year,
a baby will be in our arms, singing a lullaby!
Oho oho oho oho
Oho oho hoho hoho
One year, just one year,
if we wait for a year,
a baby will be in our arms...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Oru Varusham Kaathirundhaa' is a joyful and intimate duet expressing the deep affection and sweet anticipation of a newly married couple. The song portrays their romantic banter as they look forward to marital bliss and the arrival of their first child. The lyrics playfully depict night-time romance, affectionate teasing, and the eager wait of roughly three hundred days to hold a beautiful baby resembling them on their lap.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukku Thodar (Repetition for emphasis)

“Muthu muthu paappaa”

The word 'muthu' (pearl) is repeated twice consecutively to emphasize the preciousness and sweetness of the infant.

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

“Muthu muthu paappaa / Mutham onnu keppaa”

Repetition of the 'Mu' sound at the beginning of words creates a soothing melodic rhythm suitable for a lullaby theme.

Uruvagaimai (Metaphor)

“Poojaiyilae vizhundhiruppaen / En pondaatti madi meedhu”

The husband compares his intense love and surrender on his wife's lap to a solemn act of divine worship (Poojai).

Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

“Kuthu vilakkaettri vachu / Methaiyonnu pottu vachu”

The second consonant sound 'th' (த்) matches across the consecutive lines ('Kuthu' and 'Methai').

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Trivia

'Pattikaattu Ponnaiya' (1973) was a popular Tamil drama film starring M. G. Ramachandran (MGR), Jayalalithaa, and Rajasree. The soundtrack was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, featuring memorable lyrics by Kavinar Kannadasan. The legendary playback duo T. M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela rendered this song, which became a classic depiction of romantic marital intimacy in 1970s Tamil cinema.

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