Oru Villa Valaichu
From Ingeyum Oru Gangai · 1984
- Lyricist
- Na. Kamarasan
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Ingeyum Oru Gangai1984
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Oru villa valachchi vechcha puruvamo | Are those eyebrows shaped like a bent bow? |
| Ada killa marantha poovu uruvaamo | Ah, are you a flower that was left unpicked? |
| Udukka pidi idaiyum oorvasi pol nadaiyum | With an hourglass waist like an udukku drum and a walk like Urvasi, |
| Irukki pidikkuthadi enna ulukkuthadi…. | It tightly grips me, it shakes me up! |
| Male | |
| Oru villa valachchi vechcha puruvamo | Are those eyebrows shaped like a bent bow? |
| Ada killa marantha poovu uruvaamo | Ah, are you a flower that was left unpicked? |
| Male | |
| Unnaodu paarva pattaa | When your gaze falls upon me, |
| En manasu keranguthadi | My heart gets intoxicated. |
| Unnoda senthukittu | When I join together with you, |
| Sorkaththula eranguthadi | It descends into heaven. |
| Ezhu mala kaaththu kuththaala mala kaaththu | The breeze from Seven Hills, the breeze from Kourtallam hills, |
| Azhagana vaazha kuruththu pattana vaazha kuruththu | Like a tender banana shoot, a fine silk-like banana shoot, |
| Kondaattam poduthadi kaaththa muththu manasa | The breeze celebrates and thrills this precious heart. |
| Male | |
| Hae villa valachchi vechcha puruvamo | Hey, are those eyebrows shaped like a bent bow? |
| Ada killa marantha poovu uruvaamo | Ah, are you a flower that was left unpicked? |
| Oru villa valachchi vechcha puruvamo | Are those eyebrows shaped like a bent bow? |
| Ada killa marantha poovu uruvaamo | Ah, are you a flower that was left unpicked? |
| Male | |
| Madhimuga vathani enna konjam kavani | Oh moon-faced damsel, pay a little attention to me, |
| Inichchirukkum padhani…..ee…..ee…..ee… | Sweet as fresh palm sap (pathani)... |
| Madhimuga vathani enna konjam kavani | Oh moon-faced damsel, pay a little attention to me, |
| Inichchirukkum padhani….. | Sweet as fresh palm sap (pathani)... |
| Thagam yaeruthadiyae unnala | My thirst rises because of you, |
| Mogam meruthdiyae kannaala | Passion flares up through your eyes, |
| Thayavu seivaayo en maruthayi | Will you show mercy, my Maruthayi? |
| Male | |
| Madhimuga vathani enna konjam kavani | Oh moon-faced damsel, pay a little attention to me, |
| Inichchirukkum padhani…..ee…. | Sweet as fresh palm sap (pathani)... |
| Male | |
| Unna thinam paarththu ennangala searththu | Looking at you every day and gathering my thoughts, |
| Odampelachchaenae un nenaippilae | I grew thin thinking about you! |
| Enna vittaa yaaru ivvuzhagil jodi | Who else is your match in this world besides me? |
| Aaa….aa…..v……aaa….aaa…. | Aaa....aa.....v......aaa....aaa.... |
| Kai pudikka vaenum kanni unna naanum | I want to hold your hand, young maiden, |
| Munnukku kondu varuvaenae | And I will uplift your life forward. |
| Male | |
| Madhimuga vathani enna konjam kavani | Oh moon-faced damsel, pay a little attention to me, |
| Inichchirukkum padhani…..ee…. | Sweet as fresh palm sap (pathani)... |
| Male | |
| Chinna pasu madae | A small cow calf, |
| Onnu vaangi tharen parean | I will buy and give you, watch! |
| Chinna pasu madae | A small cow calf, |
| Onnu vaangi tharen parean | I will buy and give you, watch! |
| Enna konjam searen | Come and join me a little, |
| Ethu veanumunaalum thaaren | Whatever you desire, I shall give you. |
| Kaala naanum kaaram pasu pinnaadi vaaren | I am the bull, and I will follow behind the feisty cow! |
| Male | |
| Chinna pasu madae…ee…. | A small cow calf... |
| Onnu vaangi tharen parean | I will buy and give you, watch! |
| Male | |
| Katti poda kayir eduththa | If I take a rope to tie it up, |
| Mutta mutta Paakkum | It glares at me with wide eyes, |
| Thumba vittu vaala thottaa | If let loose and I touch its tail, |
| Kombu rendum thaakkum | Both its horns will attack! |
| Pakkaththula nee irunthaa pagala iravu yaedhu | If you are near me, where is day or night? |
| Paai viruchchu kadha padichcha pasi urakkam yaedhu | If we lay out the mat and chat, where is hunger or sleep? |
| Male | |
| Chinna pasu madae | A small cow calf, |
| Onnu vaangi tharen parean | I will buy and give you, watch! |
| Enna konjam searen | Come and join me a little, |
| Ethu veanumunaalum thaaren | Whatever you desire, I shall give you. |
| Kaala naanum kaaram pasu pinnaadi vaaren | I am the bull, and I will follow behind the feisty cow! |
| Male | |
| Chinna pasu madae…ae….. | A small cow calf... |
| Onnu vaangi tharen parean….ae….. | I will buy and give you, watch! |
ஒரு வில்ல வளச்சி வெச்ச புருவமோ
அட கிள்ள மறந்த பூவு உருவமோ
உடுக்க பிடி இடையும் ஊர்வசி போல் நடையும்
இறுக்கி பிடிக்குதடி என்ன உலுக்குதடி.......
Are those eyebrows shaped like a bent bow?
Ah, are you a flower that was left unpicked?
With an hourglass waist like an udukku drum and a walk like Urvasi,
It tightly grips me, it shakes me up!
வில்ல வளச்சி வெச்ச புருவமோ
அட கிள்ள மறந்த பூவு உருவமோ
Are those eyebrows shaped like a bent bow?
Ah, are you a flower that was left unpicked?
உன்னோடு பார்வ பட்டா
என் மனசு கெறங்குதடி
உன்னோட சேந்துக்கிட்டு
சொர்க்கத்துல எறங்குதடி
ஏழு மல காத்து குத்தால மல காத்து
அழகான வாழ குருத்து பட்டான வாழ குருத்து
கொண்டாட்டம் போடுதடி காத்தமுத்து மனச
When your gaze falls upon me,
My heart gets intoxicated.
When I join together with you,
It descends into heaven.
The breeze from Seven Hills, the breeze from Kourtallam hills,
Like a tender banana shoot, a fine silk-like banana shoot,
The breeze celebrates and thrills this precious heart.
ஹே வில்ல வளச்சி வெச்ச புருவமோ
அட கிள்ள மறந்த பூவு உருவமோ
ஒரு வில்ல வளச்சி வெச்ச புருவமோ
அட கிள்ள மறந்த பூவு உருவமோ
Hey, are those eyebrows shaped like a bent bow?
Ah, are you a flower that was left unpicked?
Are those eyebrows shaped like a bent bow?
Ah, are you a flower that was left unpicked?
மதிமுக வதனி என்ன கொஞ்சம் கவனி
இனிச்சிருக்கும் பதனி.......ஈ.....ஈ.....ஈ....
மதிமுக வதனி என்ன கொஞ்சம் கவனி
இனிச்சிருக்கும் பதனி.......
தாகம் ஏறுதடியே உன்னால
மோகம் மீறுதடியே கண்ணால
தயவு செய்வாயோ என் மருதாயி
Oh moon-faced damsel, pay a little attention to me,
Sweet as fresh palm sap (pathani)...
Oh moon-faced damsel, pay a little attention to me,
Sweet as fresh palm sap (pathani)...
My thirst rises because of you,
Passion flares up through your eyes,
Will you show mercy, my Maruthayi?
மதிமுக வதனி என்ன கொஞ்சம் கவனி
இனிச்சிருக்கும் பதனி.......ஈ.....
Oh moon-faced damsel, pay a little attention to me,
Sweet as fresh palm sap (pathani)...
உன்ன தினம் பார்த்து எண்ணங்கள சேர்த்து
ஒடம்பெளச்சேனே உன் நெனப்பிலே
என்ன விட்டா யாரு இவ்வுலகில் ஜோடி....
ஆஅ......ஆஅ....அ.......ஆஅ.....ஆஅ......
கை புடிக்க வேணும் கன்னி உன்ன நானும்
முன்னுக்கு கொண்டு வருவேனே
Looking at you every day and gathering my thoughts,
I grew thin thinking about you!
Who else is your match in this world besides me?
Aaa....aa.....v......aaa....aaa....
I want to hold your hand, young maiden,
And I will uplift your life forward.
மதிமுக வதனி என்ன கொஞ்சம் கவனி
இனிச்சிருக்கும் பதனி.......ஈ.....
Oh moon-faced damsel, pay a little attention to me,
Sweet as fresh palm sap (pathani)...
சின்ன பசு மாடே
ஒண்ணு வாங்கி தரேன் பாரேன்
சின்ன பசு மாடே
ஒண்ணு வாங்கி தரேன் பாரேன்
என்ன கொஞ்சம் சேரேன்
எது வேணுமுனாலும் தாரேன்
காள நானும் காரம் பசு பின்னாடியே வாரேன்
A small cow calf,
I will buy and give you, watch!
A small cow calf,
I will buy and give you, watch!
Come and join me a little,
Whatever you desire, I shall give you.
I am the bull, and I will follow behind the feisty cow!
சின்ன பசு மாடே.......ஏ......
ஒண்ணு வாங்கி தரேன் பாரேன்
A small cow calf...
I will buy and give you, watch!
கட்டி போட கயிர் எடுத்தா
முட்ட முட்ட பாக்கும்
தும்ப விட்டு வால தொட்டா
கொம்பு ரெண்டும் தாக்கும்
பக்கத்துல நீ இருந்தா பகல் இரவு ஏது
பாய் விரிச்சி கத படிச்சா பசி உறக்கம் ஏது
If I take a rope to tie it up,
It glares at me with wide eyes,
If let loose and I touch its tail,
Both its horns will attack!
If you are near me, where is day or night?
If we lay out the mat and chat, where is hunger or sleep?
கண்ணுக்கு முன்ன நின்னு
கண் வெட்டுற சின்ன பொண்ணு
உன்ன கட்டி புடிக்க கையும் தாவுது
நெஞ்சும் தாவுதடி அடியே......
A small cow calf,
I will buy and give you, watch!
Come and join me a little,
Whatever you desire, I shall give you.
I am the bull, and I will follow behind the feisty cow!
சின்ன பசு மாடே.......
ஒண்ணு வாங்கி தரேன் பாரேன்
என்ன கொஞ்சம் சேரேன்
எது வேணுமுனாலும் தாரேன்
காள நானும் காரம் பசு பின்னாடியே வாரேன்
A small cow calf...
I will buy and give you, watch!
சின்ன பசு மாடே.......ஏ......
ஒண்ணு வாங்கி தரேன் பாரேன்.....ஏ......
Oru villa valachchi vechcha puruvamo
Are those eyebrows shaped like a bent bow?
Ada killa marantha poovu uruvaamo
Ah, are you a flower that was left unpicked?
Udukka pidi idaiyum oorvasi pol nadaiyum
With an hourglass waist like an udukku drum and a walk like Urvasi,
Irukki pidikkuthadi enna ulukkuthadi….
It tightly grips me, it shakes me up!
Oru villa valachchi vechcha puruvamo
Are those eyebrows shaped like a bent bow?
Ada killa marantha poovu uruvaamo
Ah, are you a flower that was left unpicked?
Unnaodu paarva pattaa
When your gaze falls upon me,
En manasu keranguthadi
My heart gets intoxicated.
Unnoda senthukittu
When I join together with you,
Sorkaththula eranguthadi
It descends into heaven.
Ezhu mala kaaththu kuththaala mala kaaththu
The breeze from Seven Hills, the breeze from Kourtallam hills,
Azhagana vaazha kuruththu pattana vaazha kuruththu
Like a tender banana shoot, a fine silk-like banana shoot,
Kondaattam poduthadi kaaththa muththu manasa
The breeze celebrates and thrills this precious heart.
Hae villa valachchi vechcha puruvamo
Hey, are those eyebrows shaped like a bent bow?
Ada killa marantha poovu uruvaamo
Ah, are you a flower that was left unpicked?
Oru villa valachchi vechcha puruvamo
Are those eyebrows shaped like a bent bow?
Ada killa marantha poovu uruvaamo
Ah, are you a flower that was left unpicked?
Madhimuga vathani enna konjam kavani
Oh moon-faced damsel, pay a little attention to me,
Inichchirukkum padhani…..ee…..ee…..ee…
Sweet as fresh palm sap (pathani)...
Madhimuga vathani enna konjam kavani
Oh moon-faced damsel, pay a little attention to me,
Inichchirukkum padhani…..
Sweet as fresh palm sap (pathani)...
Thagam yaeruthadiyae unnala
My thirst rises because of you,
Mogam meruthdiyae kannaala
Passion flares up through your eyes,
Thayavu seivaayo en maruthayi
Will you show mercy, my Maruthayi?
Madhimuga vathani enna konjam kavani
Oh moon-faced damsel, pay a little attention to me,
Inichchirukkum padhani…..ee….
Sweet as fresh palm sap (pathani)...
Unna thinam paarththu ennangala searththu
Looking at you every day and gathering my thoughts,
Odampelachchaenae un nenaippilae
I grew thin thinking about you!
Enna vittaa yaaru ivvuzhagil jodi
Who else is your match in this world besides me?
Aaa….aa…..v……aaa….aaa….
Aaa....aa.....v......aaa....aaa....
Kai pudikka vaenum kanni unna naanum
I want to hold your hand, young maiden,
Munnukku kondu varuvaenae
And I will uplift your life forward.
Madhimuga vathani enna konjam kavani
Oh moon-faced damsel, pay a little attention to me,
Inichchirukkum padhani…..ee….
Sweet as fresh palm sap (pathani)...
Chinna pasu madae
A small cow calf,
Onnu vaangi tharen parean
I will buy and give you, watch!
Chinna pasu madae
A small cow calf,
Onnu vaangi tharen parean
I will buy and give you, watch!
Enna konjam searen
Come and join me a little,
Ethu veanumunaalum thaaren
Whatever you desire, I shall give you.
Kaala naanum kaaram pasu pinnaadi vaaren
I am the bull, and I will follow behind the feisty cow!
Chinna pasu madae…ee….
A small cow calf...
Onnu vaangi tharen parean
I will buy and give you, watch!
Katti poda kayir eduththa
If I take a rope to tie it up,
Mutta mutta Paakkum
It glares at me with wide eyes,
Thumba vittu vaala thottaa
If let loose and I touch its tail,
Kombu rendum thaakkum
Both its horns will attack!
Pakkaththula nee irunthaa pagala iravu yaedhu
If you are near me, where is day or night?
Paai viruchchu kadha padichcha pasi urakkam yaedhu
If we lay out the mat and chat, where is hunger or sleep?
Chinna pasu madae
A small cow calf,
Onnu vaangi tharen parean
I will buy and give you, watch!
Enna konjam searen
Come and join me a little,
Ethu veanumunaalum thaaren
Whatever you desire, I shall give you.
Kaala naanum kaaram pasu pinnaadi vaaren
I am the bull, and I will follow behind the feisty cow!
Chinna pasu madae…ae…..
A small cow calf...
Onnu vaangi tharen parean….ae…..
I will buy and give you, watch!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a playful, romantic rural courtship track where the protagonist enthusiastically praises the physical beauty, grace, and charm of his beloved village maiden. Using vivid imagery from rural Tamil life—such as Comparing her brows to a bent bow, her waist to an udukku drum, her sweetness to fresh palm sap (padhani), and comparing their dynamic to a bull following a spirited cow—he expresses his deep affection and longing for her. Throughout the song, the hero tries to woo her by offering traditional gifts like a young calf and promising a prosperous life together. He speaks of how her gaze intoxicates him and makes him forget sleep and hunger, blending innocent romantic devotion with folk humor and vibrant rural sensibilities.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai (Simile)
“Oru villa valachchi vechcha puruvamo”
Compares the curve of her eyebrows directly to a bent bow ('villa valachchi').
Uvamai (Simile)
“Udukka pidi idaiyum oorvasi pol nadaiyum”
Compares her waist to the narrow midsection of an 'udukku' drum and her graceful walk to the celestial dancer Urvasi.
Ethugai (Second-Letter Rhyme)
“Oru villa valachchi vechcha puruvamo / Ada killa marantha poovu uruvaamo”
Rhyming of the second letter 'l' ('la') in 'villa' and 'killa'.
Metaphor
“Kaala naanum kaaram pasu pinnaadi vaaren”
The speaker metaphorically addresses himself as a bull ('kaala') following behind his feisty beloved, styled as a spirited cow ('kaaram pasu').
Metaphor / Imagery
“Inichchirukkum padhani”
Uses fresh, naturally sweet palm nectar ('pathani') as a metaphor for the girl's sweetness and endearing presence.
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Trivia
Written by poet Na. Kamarasan for the 1984 Tamil film 'Ingeyum Oru Gangai' (directed by Manivannan, starring Murali and Tara). Na. Kamarasan was famous for blending traditional Tamil poetic metaphors with rustic, folksy colloquialisms, which is prominently seen here with references to rural life elements like palm sap (padhani) and cattle rearing.
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