Oththa Roova
From Nattupura Pattu · 1995
- Lyricist
- Kasthuri Raja
- Singers
- Arun Mozhi, Devi
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Nattupura Pattu1995
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Oththa roovayum thaaren | I will give you a single rupee, |
| Oru onappathattum thaaren | I will also give you a dried silk-cotton pod. |
| Nee oththukittu vaadi | Agree to it and come with me, my girl, |
| Naama oodappakkam povom | Let us go near the stream. |
| Female | |
| Oththa roovayum venaa | I don't want your single rupee, |
| Un onappathattum vena | I don't want your dried silk-cotton pod either. |
| Oththukira maatten | I will not agree to this, |
| Nee othungi nillu maamoi | Stand back and keep your distance, uncle! |
| Male | |
| Ye.. paththu roovayum thaaren | Hey, I will give you ten rupees, |
| Oru pathikkan sangili thaaren | I will give you a ten-gem necklace. |
| Pachchakili vaadi nalla | Come, my green parrot, |
| Padappu pakkam povom | Let us go near the haystack. |
| Female | |
| Ye.. paththu roovayum vena | Hey, I don't want your ten rupees, |
| Ompathikkan sangili vena | I don't want your ten-gem necklace. |
| Pasappinikkira mama | Uncle, you are speaking sweet deceptive words, |
| Enna usuppivida vena | Don't try to provoke or entice me! |
| Male | |
| Naa machchu veedum thaaren | I will give you a terraced house, |
| Panju meththa pottu thaaren | I will lay out a soft cotton bed for you. |
| Mathiyaana neram vaadi | Come in the afternoon time, |
| Maanthoppukku povom | Let us go to the mango grove. |
| Female | |
| Ada machchu veedum veenam | Oh, I don't want your terraced house, |
| Un panju meththaiyum venam | I don't want your soft cotton bed either. |
| Mallukku nikkira maama | Uncle who stands ready to entice me, |
| Un sollukku mayanga matten | I will not fall for your persuasive words. |
| Male | |
| Ye nanjai punjaiyum thaaren | Hey, I will give you wet lands and dry lands, |
| Naalu thottam eluthi thaaren | I will register four farm plots in your name. |
| Thannikku poradhu pola | Pretending as if going to fetch water, |
| Kannae kulathu pakkam vaadi | My darling, come near the pond. |
| Female | |
| Un nanjai punjaiyum venam | I don't want your wet lands or dry lands, |
| Nal thottam thuravum venam | I don't want your four farms and wells either. |
| Kanakku pannura maama | Uncle who keeps calculating and plotting, |
| Un kannukku sikka matten | I will not get caught in your trap. |
| Male | |
| Yei soththu pooraa thaaren | Hey, I will give you all my entire property, |
| Saavi kothum kaiyila thaaren | I will hand over the bunch of house keys into your hand. |
| Pathara manikku mela | After ten-thirty at night, |
| Nee vethala kaatuku vaadi | Come to the betel leaf farm. |
| Female | |
| Un sothu sugam venam | I don't want your wealth or luxury, |
| En puththi ketta maamaa | My foolish uncle, |
| Manja thaali podhum | Just a yellow sacred thread is enough, |
| Un madiyila naan vaaren | I will come and rest in your lap! |
ஒத்த ரூவாயும் தாரேன்
ஒரு ஒனப்பத் தட்டும் தாரேன்
நீ ஒத்துக்கிட்டு வாடி
நாம ஓட பக்கம் போவோம்
I will give you a single rupee,
I will also give you a dried silk-cotton pod.
Agree to it and come with me, my girl,
Let us go near the stream.
ஒத்த ரூவாயும் வேணா
உன் ஒனப்பத் தட்டும் வேணா
ஒத்துக்கிற மாட்டேன்
நீ ஒதுங்கி நில்லு மாமோய்
I don't want your single rupee,
I don't want your dried silk-cotton pod either.
I will not agree to this,
Stand back and keep your distance, uncle!
ஏய் பத்து ரூவாயும் தாரேன்
ஒரு பதிக்கஞ்சங்கிலி தாரேன்
பச்சக் கிளி வாடி
மெல்ல படப்பு பக்கம் போவோம்
Hey, I will give you ten rupees,
I will give you a ten-gem necklace.
Come, my green parrot,
Let us go near the haystack.
ஏய் பத்து ரூவாயும் வேணா
உன் பதிக்கஞ்சங்கிலி வேணா
பசப்பி நிக்கிற மாமா
என்ன உசுப்பி விட வேணா
Hey, I don't want your ten rupees,
I don't want your ten-gem necklace.
Uncle, you are speaking sweet deceptive words,
Don't try to provoke or entice me!
நா மச்சு வீடும் தாரேன்
பஞ்சு மெத்த போட்டு தாரேன்
மத்தியான நேரம் வாடி
மாந்தோப்புக்கு போவோம்
I will give you a terraced house,
I will lay out a soft cotton bed for you.
Come in the afternoon time,
Let us go to the mango grove.
அட மச்சு வீடும் வேணாம்
உன் பஞ்சு மெத்தையும் வேணாம்
மல்லுக்கு நிக்கிற மாமா
உன் சொல்லுக்கு மயங்க மாட்டேன்
Oh, I don't want your terraced house,
I don't want your soft cotton bed either.
Uncle who stands ready to entice me,
I will not fall for your persuasive words.
ஹே நஞ்சை புஞ்சசையும் தாரேன்
நாலு தோட்டம் எழுதி தாரேன்
தண்ணிக்கு போறது போல
கண்ணே கொளத்து பக்கம் வாடி
Hey, I will give you wet lands and dry lands,
I will register four farm plots in your name.
Pretending as if going to fetch water,
My darling, come near the pond.
உன் நஞ்சை புஞ்சையும் வேணாம்
நாலு தோட்டம் தொறவும் வேணாம்
கணக்கு பண்ணுற மாமா உன்
கண்ணுக்கு சிக்க மாட்டேன்
I don't want your wet lands or dry lands,
I don't want your four farms and wells either.
Uncle who keeps calculating and plotting,
I will not get caught in your trap.
ஏய் சொத்து பூரா தாரேன்
சாவிக் கொத்தும் கையில தாரேன்
பத்தர மணிக்கு மேலே
நீ வெத்தல காட்டுக்கு வாடி
Hey, I will give you all my entire property,
I will hand over the bunch of house keys into your hand.
After ten-thirty at night,
Come to the betel leaf farm.
ஓன் சொத்து சொகம் வேணா
என் புத்தி கெட்ட மாமா
மஞ்சத் தாலி போதும்
ஓம் மடியில நான் வாரேன்
I don't want your wealth or luxury,
My foolish uncle,
Just a yellow sacred thread is enough,
I will come and rest in your lap!
Oththa roovayum thaaren
I will give you a single rupee,
Oru onappathattum thaaren
I will also give you a dried silk-cotton pod.
Nee oththukittu vaadi
Agree to it and come with me, my girl,
Naama oodappakkam povom
Let us go near the stream.
Oththa roovayum venaa
I don't want your single rupee,
Un onappathattum vena
I don't want your dried silk-cotton pod either.
Oththukira maatten
I will not agree to this,
Nee othungi nillu maamoi
Stand back and keep your distance, uncle!
Ye.. paththu roovayum thaaren
Hey, I will give you ten rupees,
Oru pathikkan sangili thaaren
I will give you a ten-gem necklace.
Pachchakili vaadi nalla
Come, my green parrot,
Padappu pakkam povom
Let us go near the haystack.
Ye.. paththu roovayum vena
Hey, I don't want your ten rupees,
Ompathikkan sangili vena
I don't want your ten-gem necklace.
Pasappinikkira mama
Uncle, you are speaking sweet deceptive words,
Enna usuppivida vena
Don't try to provoke or entice me!
Naa machchu veedum thaaren
I will give you a terraced house,
Panju meththa pottu thaaren
I will lay out a soft cotton bed for you.
Mathiyaana neram vaadi
Come in the afternoon time,
Maanthoppukku povom
Let us go to the mango grove.
Ada machchu veedum veenam
Oh, I don't want your terraced house,
Un panju meththaiyum venam
I don't want your soft cotton bed either.
Mallukku nikkira maama
Uncle who stands ready to entice me,
Un sollukku mayanga matten
I will not fall for your persuasive words.
Ye nanjai punjaiyum thaaren
Hey, I will give you wet lands and dry lands,
Naalu thottam eluthi thaaren
I will register four farm plots in your name.
Thannikku poradhu pola
Pretending as if going to fetch water,
Kannae kulathu pakkam vaadi
My darling, come near the pond.
Un nanjai punjaiyum venam
I don't want your wet lands or dry lands,
Nal thottam thuravum venam
I don't want your four farms and wells either.
Kanakku pannura maama
Uncle who keeps calculating and plotting,
Un kannukku sikka matten
I will not get caught in your trap.
Yei soththu pooraa thaaren
Hey, I will give you all my entire property,
Saavi kothum kaiyila thaaren
I will hand over the bunch of house keys into your hand.
Pathara manikku mela
After ten-thirty at night,
Nee vethala kaatuku vaadi
Come to the betel leaf farm.
Un sothu sugam venam
I don't want your wealth or luxury,
En puththi ketta maamaa
My foolish uncle,
Manja thaali podhum
Just a yellow sacred thread is enough,
Un madiyila naan vaaren
I will come and rest in your lap!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Oththa Roovayum Thaaren is a classic folk-style call-and-response duet from the 1995 village drama Nattupura Pattu. In the song, the male lead attempts to woo the heroine by offering a series of increasingly valuable material incentives, ranging from a single rupee and a dried fruit to expensive jewelry, a terraced house, vast agricultural fields, and ultimately his entire wealth and key to the house, inviting her to meet him in secluded village spots like the stream, mango grove, or betel farm.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethugai (Second letter rhyming)
“Oththa roovayum thaaren / Oru onappathattum thaaren”
The second letter 'th' in 'Oththa' matches with 'th' sound in 'onappathattum', giving a rhythmic folk cadence.
Monai (First letter alliteration)
“Nanjai punjaiyum thaaren / Naalu thottam eluthi thaaren”
The initial letter 'N' sound repeats in 'Nanjai' and 'Naalu'.
Muran (Antithesis/Contrast)
“Un sothu sugam venam... Manja thaali podhum”
Contrasts temporary material wealth offered by the hero with the heroine's desire for honor, commitment, and marriage symbolized by the yellow thread (Manja Thaali).
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Trivia
The song from Nattupura Pattu (1995) features music composed by Soundaryan, with lyrics written by director Kasthuri Raja himself. Sung passionately by Mano and Swarnalatha, this playful folk banter became one of the quintessential Tamil rural duets of the mid-90s.
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