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Ottaram Pannatha

From Kalavani 2 · 2018

Lyricist
Mani Amuthavan
Singers
Mani Amuthavan, Namitha Babu
Music director
Mani Amuthavan
Movie name
Kalavani 2
Movie release year
2018
Lyrics added on
9 Sept 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ottaaram pannatha
Unkooda vaaren
Eppothum enna naan
Unakkaga thaaren
Ottaaram pannatha
Unkooda vaaren
Eppothum enna naan
Unakkaga thaaren
Nee iruntha pothum
Ennakku naanae thevaiyilla
Nee nadanthu pogum
Vazhiyil naanum varen mella
Ennathan kanduputta
Yetta yetta pora
Eppa en kooda vanthu
Kuppai kotta pora
Ottaaram pannatha
Unkooda vaaren
Eppothum enna naan
Unakkaga thaaren
Ottaaram pannatha
Unkooda vaaren
Eppothum enna naan
Unakkaga thaaren
Vanavilla pola nee
Vanthu enna valacha
Vanamellaam natchathiram
Pola kotti eracha
Innoru ithayama
Enakkulla thudicha
Vithaikkavae illaiyae
Engirunthu molacha
Thooram ninnu siricha
Thunaikinnu azhacha
Adiyae aana
Puliya kanda maana
Ennathan kanduputta
Yetta yetta pora
Eppa en kooda vanthu
Kuppai kotta pora
Ottaaram pannatha
Unkooda vaaren
Eppothum enna naan
Unakkaga thaaren
Ottaaram pannatha
Unkooda vaaren
Eppothum enna naan
Unakkaga thaaren
Thaaya suthum pillaiya
Kakkathula kedantha
Thanniyilla neram kooda
Kalli pola velanja
Sitherumbu thalaiyil
Sakkaraiya sumantha
Suttaalum theeya suthi
Vittilaaga parantha
Vanthu vanthu kolanja
Vathaama neranja
Azhagae aanaa
Puliya kanda maana
Ennathan kanduputta
Yetta yetta pora
Eppa en kooda vanthu
Kuppai kotta pora
Ottaaram pannatha
Unkooda vaaren
Eppothum enna naan
Unakkaga thaaren
Ottaaram pannatha
Unkooda vaaren
Eppothum enna naan
Unakkaga thaaren
Don't be so stubborn,
I am coming with you.
Forever and always,
I give myself to you.
Don't be so stubborn,
I am coming with you.
Forever and always,
I give myself to you.
As long as you are with me,
I don't even need myself.
On the path where you walk,
I softly follow along.
Yet whenever you spot me,
you walk far, far away.
When will you come with me
to make a home and live together?
Don't be so stubborn,
I am coming with you.
Forever and always,
I give myself to you.
Don't be so stubborn,
I am coming with you.
Forever and always,
I give myself to you.
Just like a rainbow,
you came and wrapped around me.
Like stars across the sky,
you showered your love all over me.
Like a second heart,
you beat inside of me.
When no seed was ever planted,
from where did you sprout?
You stood at a distance and smiled,
calling me to be your companion.
Yet oh girl,
like a deer that spotted a tiger,
whenever you spot me,
you run far, far away.
When will you come with me
to make a home and live together?
Don't be so stubborn,
I am coming with you.
Forever and always,
I give myself to you.
Don't be so stubborn,
I am coming with you.
Forever and always,
I give myself to you.
Like a child circling its mother,
you nestled close by my side.
Even in times without water,
you bloomed strong like a cactus.
Like a tiny ant
carrying sugar on its head,
circling the flame even if it burns,
you fluttered around like a moth.
You kept coming close with pure affection,
filling me up without ever running dry.
Yet my beautiful girl,
like a deer that spotted a tiger,
whenever you spot me,
you run far, far away.
When will you come with me
to make a home and live together?
Don't be so stubborn,
I am coming with you.
Forever and always,
I give myself to you.
Don't be so stubborn,
I am coming with you.
Forever and always,
I give myself to you.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful and affectionate rural folk song features a protagonist pleading with their beloved not to play hard to get or run away. The speaker describes how love blossomed unexpectedly and transformed their life like stars scattered across the sky, or a seed sprouting without being sown. Despite the speaker's unconditional devotion, the lover keeps retreating like a timid deer spotting a tiger. The song uses vivid imagery from rural life and nature—such as an ant carrying sugar, a moth flying around a flame, and a cactus surviving a drought—to express enduring love and ask when the lover will finally consent to build a life together.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uwamai)

“Vanavilla pola nee”

Compares the beloved's sudden colorful entry into life to a rainbow bending down.

Simile (Uwamai)

“Puliya kanda maana”

Compares the lover's sudden skittishness to a frightened deer fleeing upon seeing a tiger.

Metaphor / Rural Imagery

“Sitherumbu thalaiyil Sakkaraiya sumantha”

Uses the metaphor of a tiny ant bearing a heavy grain of sugar to convey carrying love far beyond one's capacity.

Alliteration & Rhyme (Monai / Ethirai)

“Vanthu vanthu kolanja Vathaama neranja”

Rhythmic repitition of initial 'V' sounds ('Vanthu', 'Vathaama') enhancing the folk cadence of the song.

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Trivia

'Ottaaram Pannatha' is a upbeat folk-romantic track from the Tamil film 'Kalavani 2' (2019), directed by A. Sarkunam and starring Vimal and Oviya. The song features lyrics and musical composition by Mani Amuthavan, showcasing authentic rural colloquial Tamil phrases like 'kuppai kotta' (settling down together).

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