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Lyrics & meaning

Othukkadi Othukku Machanathan

From Thalayanai Mandiram · 1984

Lyricist
Gangai Amaran
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Thalayanai Mandiram
Movie release year
1984
Lyrics added on
22 Jan 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Odhukkadi odhukku machachaanaththaan
Yaei onakkonnu kedachchidum achcharamthaan
Odhukkadi odhukku machachaanaththaan
Yaei onakkonnu kedachchidum achcharamthaan
Vaanga machchaan vanthanam vanthanam
Pottukkungadi santhanam santhanam
Kettukunga kadhal manthiram…..hmm hmm
Odhukkadi odhukku machachaanaththaan
Yaei onakkonnu kedachchidum achcharamthaan
Female :Odhukkadi odhukku machachaanaththaan
Yaei onakkonnu kedachchidum achcharamthaan
Vanthaaru maappillaithaan
Chorus :Valathu kaalai thaangadi
Female :Vaazhapora jodikalai
Chorus :Saerththu vaippom vaangadi
Munthaana parappula
Nee anthapuram pottukko
Aththaanin udhattaalae
Muththam onnu kettuko
Kattazhagan paaradi kaalkala vaaradi
Kattikkittu kaadhula kadhala oodhudi
Paathaam paruppai arachchugadi
Paalil pottu karaichchu vaiyaadi
Padukkumpothu kudikka solludi….ee…..ee….ee…
Odhukkadi odhukku machachaanaththaan
Haei onakkonnu kedachchidum achcharamthaan
Vaanga machchaan vanthanam vanthanam
Pottukkonkadi santhanam santhanam
Kettukkunga kadhal manthiram….hmm hmm
Odhukkadi odhukku machachaanaththaan
Haei onakkonnu kedachchidum achcharamthaan
Hoiiii….yaa…
Chorus :Aah haa….
Male :Hoiiii….hoiiyaa
Chorus :Aah haa….
Male :……………..
Chorus :…………..
Pondaatti aagaanumnnaa
Poruththam konjam vaenumadi
En manavi seedhayadi soorppanagai neeyadi
Pondaatti aagaanumnnaa
Poruththam konjam vaenumadi
En manavi seedhayadi soorppanagai neeyadi
Neeryaanai kutti ada neeyadi en jodi
Thaangaadhu en odambu aala vidu ammaadi
Pattapagal vaelaiyilae palavantham pannaathae
Karpulla en maelae pazhi poda ennaathae
Ammaadi vaazha vidu vaazha vidu
Iththoda aala vidu aala vidu
Pondaatti aasai thappuththaan….haan haan….
Odhungadi odhungu kottaappuli
Yaei ulunthula uruttuna kundothari
Odhungadi odhungu kottaappuli
Yaei ulunthula uruttuna kundothari
Yaelappaththiri ellurunda
Aala kuththura kannirenda
Nondiduvaen ottaathae ingae….ae…ae…ae…
Odhungadi odhungu kottaappuli
Yaei ulunthula uruttuna kundothari…..ri….
……………….
Step aside, make way for the groom!
Hey, you'll get an advance token too!
Step aside, make way for the groom!
Hey, you'll get an advance token too!
Welcome, dear groom, greetings and welcome!
Apply the fragrant sandalwood paste, girls!
Listen to the secret spell of love... hmm hmm
Step aside, make way for the groom!
Hey, you'll get an advance token too!
Step aside, make way for the groom!
Hey, you'll get an advance token too!
The bridegroom has arrived!
Step inside with your right foot!
The couple who are going to live together,
Come, let's bring them together!
In the spread of your sari pallu,
Set up your own little private room!
From your beloved's lips,
Go ahead and ask for a sweet kiss!
Look at this handsome man, trip him up with your charm!
Hug him tight and whisper love in his ear!
Grind some fresh almonds,
Mix them into the milk,
And tell him to drink it before bed!
Step aside, make way for the groom!
Hey, you'll get an advance token too!
Welcome, dear groom, greetings and welcome!
Apply the fragrant sandalwood paste, girls!
Listen to the secret spell of love... hmm hmm
Step aside, make way for the groom!
Hey, you'll get an advance token too!
Hoy... ya...
Ah ha...
Hoy... hoyya...
Ah ha...
...
...
If you want to become my wife,
We need to be a proper match!
My ideal wife is Sita, but you are Soorpanakha!
If you want to become my wife,
We need to be a proper match!
My ideal wife is Sita, but you are Soorpanakha!
You look like a baby hippo, and you think you're my match?
My body can't take this, spare me, woman!
Don't force yourself on me in broad daylight!
Don't try to ruin my pure character!
Oh woman, let me live, let me live!
Just leave me alone right now, leave me alone!
Wanting to be my wife is a huge mistake... haan haan...
Get away, you sour tamarind!
Hey, you fat lump rolled in black gram!
Get away, you sour tamarind!
Hey, you fat lump rolled in black gram!
You round sesame-candy ball,
Those two eyes of yours that pierce right through me,
I'll gouge them out, don't cling to me!
Get away, you sour tamarind!
Hey, you fat lump rolled in black gram!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful track from 'Thalayanai Mandiram' (1984), written by Gangai Amaran, features playful banter and teasing between women welcoming a groom and a reluctant male character. The song begins with joyful celebratory verses welcoming the groom, offering wedding advice, and teasingly urging romantic intimacy between the newly wedded pair. In the second half, the male singer humorously rejects the advances, hilariously comparing his actual wife to the virtuous Sita while calling the teasing woman a monstrous Surpanakha or a baby hippo. Filled with comic metaphors and folk rhythms, the song highlights lighthearted marital comedy traditional in 1980s Tamil cinema.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Pondaatti aagaanumnnaa / Poruththam konjam vaenumadi”

Matching second consonants across lines, such as 'Odhukkadi' and 'Yaei' in alternating lines, or 'Pondaatti' and 'Poruththam'.

Monaai (Alliteration / Initial Rhyme)

“Vaanga machchaan vanthanam vanthanam”

Repetition of initial consonant sounds within the same line, as in 'Vaanga machchaan vanthanam vanthanam'.

Mythological Allusion & Metaphor

“En manavi seedhayadi soorppanagai neeyadi”

Contrasting the virtuous character Sita with the demonic character Surpanakha from the Ramayana to humorously describe character traits.

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Trivia

'Thalayanai Mandiram' (1984) is a comedy-drama featuring music composed by Gangai Amaran or his contemporaries. The title 'Thalayanai Mandiram' translates to 'Pillow Talk' (the advice or influence a wife gives her husband in private), which forms the core theme of the film's marital dynamics.

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