Ottiyanam Senju Tharen
From Arul · 2004
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Hariharan, Srimathumitha, Manikka Vinayagam
- Music director
- Harris Jayaraj
- Details
- Arul2004
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Thiri thari… | Rhythmic vocal beats... |
| Chorus | |
| Kavvikichu love-u…Kavvikichu love-u… | Love has caught on... Love has caught on... |
| Male | |
| Ottiyaanam senju thaaren variyaa | Will you come if I make you a gold waist-belt? |
| Naan ottikolla idai konjam thariyaa | Will you give me your waist a little so I can cling to it? |
| Male | |
| Hoi ottiyaanam senju thaaren variyaa | Hey, will you come if I make you a waist-belt? |
| Naan ottikolla idai konjam thariyaa | Will you give me your waist a little so I can cling to it? |
| Female | |
| :Ottiyaanam kittiyaanam thevayaa | Are waist-belts or ornaments really needed? |
| Idai kattikolla kai rendu illayaa | Don't you have two hands to embrace my waist? |
| Male | |
| Mooku muzhi ullavalae | Oh girl with prominent facial features! |
| Muthathukku nallavalae | Oh girl perfect for kisses! |
| Maaralavu naan eduthu | Shall I measure your bust area... |
| Muthu malai tharavaa | ...and give you a pearl necklace? |
| Female | |
| Muchathula ullavanae | Oh man standing in the courtyard! |
| Macham ulla manmadhanae | Oh Cupid with a charming mole! |
| Maaralavu edukkayilae | While taking my bust measurement... |
| Orralavu thodavaa | May I touch you just a little bit? |
| Male | |
| Vellikodamae.. thanga vadamae | Oh silver pot! Oh golden rope! |
| Indha cheeyan pakkam thirumbu | Turn towards this 'Cheeyan' (handsome guy)! |
| Female | |
| Sandhu kedacha pandhu adippa | Striking the ball whenever there's a gap... |
| Ithu koyambattur kurumbu | ...that's the playful mischief of Coimbatore! |
| Male | |
| Ottiyaanam senju thaaren variyaa | Will you come if I make you a waist-belt? |
| Naan ottikolla idai konjam thariyaa | Will you give me your waist a little so I can cling to it? |
| Female | |
| Ottiyaanam kittiyaanam thevayaa | Are waist-belts or ornaments really needed? |
| Idai kattikolla kai rendu illayaa | Don't you have two hands to embrace my waist? |
| Chorus | |
| Thiri thari… | Rhythmic vocal beats... |
| Male | |
| Sutha thangam patha vechu | Melting pure gold... |
| Natchathira kallu vechu | Embedding star-like gems... |
| Nethi sutti panni thaaren | I will make you a headband ornament... |
| Enna suthi suthi vaariyaa | Will you come circling around me? |
| Female | |
| Nethi suthi thevaiyilla | No need for a headband ornament, |
| Neela kallum thevaiyilla | Nor is a blue gem required. |
| Nethiyila kungumathaa | With vermilion on my forehead, |
| Nee vechivida vaariya | Will you come to apply it for me? |
| Male | |
| Un kathi mookoda muthu mookuthi | A pearl nose-ring for your sharp knife-like nose, |
| Kuthivida poren variyaa | I am going to pierce and fix it, will you come? |
| Female | |
| Un muthu mookuthi uppukaaghaathu | Your pearl nose-ring isn't worth salt, |
| Mookil mookurasa variyaa | Will you come to rub nose to nose with me? |
| Male | |
| Thanga thodu naan thaaren | I will give you gold earrings, |
| Angathodu nee variyaa | Will you come with your beautiful body? |
| Female | |
| Thodu podum kaathodu | Near the ear where the earring is placed, |
| Moortha sethi sollayya | Whisper the auspicious wedding news, my man! |
| Male | |
| Hoi ottiyaanam senju thaaren variyaa | Hey, will you come if I make you a waist-belt? |
| Naan ottikolla idai konjam thariyaa | Will you give me your waist a little so I can cling to it? |
| Female | |
| Ottiyaanam kittiyaanam thevayaa | Are waist-belts or ornaments really needed? |
| Idai kattikolla kai rendu illayaa | Don't you have two hands to embrace my waist? |
| Chorus | |
| Ule lo le lo shayya…ule lo loo | Chanting rhythmic sounds... |
| Ule lo le lo shayya…ulee loo haiii.. | Chanting rhythmic sounds... |
| Aye varuthu varuthu sayya… | Hey, it is coming, it is coming... |
| Aye varuthu varuthu sayya… | Hey, it is coming, it is coming... |
| Sayyyaaa…aaaaaa | Oh my beloved... |
| Male | |
| Velli katti vetti thatti | Beating and flattening silver blocks, |
| Salli salli maanukatti | Forging tiny silver beads, |
| Kolusugha panni tharaen | I will make you anklets, |
| En kooda maada variyaa | Will you come to assist and support me? |
| Female | |
| Kooda maada vaarathukku | To come and assist you, |
| Kolusugal thevai illai | No anklets are required! |
| Nee kenda kaalu nandu pola | Like a crab at your calf, |
| Un sundu viral theyumayya | Your little toe will wear down, my man! |
| Male | |
| Adi vanji un kayyil | Oh delicate woman, for your hand, |
| Konji vilayaada valayal naan thaaraen variyaa | I will give bangles to playfully jingle on you, will you come? |
| Female | |
| Ada valayal vendaamae | Oh, I don't need bangles! |
| Ippa varuvenae | I will come right now, |
| Valathu kai konjam thariyaa | Will you give me your right hand? |
| Male | |
| Thanga chain-u naan thaaren | I will give you a gold chain, |
| Thamma thundu nee thariyaa | Will you give me a tiny piece of yourself? |
| Female | |
| Manja kayiru nee thantha | If you give me the sacred yellow thread, |
| Ennai urichu thaarenya | I will surrender myself to you! |
| Male | |
| Ottiyaanam ottiyaanam ottiyaanam | Waist-belt, waist-belt, waist-belt... |
| Atha senju tharen senju tharen vaariyaa | I will make it and give it, will you come? |
| Female | |
| Dandanakka dandanakka dandanakka | Rhythmic drum beats... |
| Idai kattikolla kai rendu illayaa | Don't you have two hands to embrace my waist? |
| Male | |
| Mooku muzhi ullavalae…Female :Hoii.. | Oh girl with prominent facial features... Female: Hey! |
| Muthathukku nallavalae…Female :Hoii.. | Oh girl perfect for kisses... Female: Hey! |
| Maaralavu naan eduthu…Female :Hoii.. | Shall I measure your bust area... Female: Hey! |
| Muthu malai tharavaa | And give you a pearl necklace? |
| Female | |
| Muchathula ullavanae….Male :Hoii… | Oh man standing in the courtyard... Male: Hey! |
| Macham ulla manmadhanae….Male :Hoii… | Oh Cupid with a charming mole... Male: Hey! |
| Maaralavu edukkayilae….Male :Hoii… | While taking my bust measurement... Male: Hey! |
| Orralavu thodavaa | May I touch you just a little bit? |
| Male | |
| Vellikodamae.. thanga vadamae | Oh silver pot! Oh golden rope! |
| Indha cheeyan pakkam thirumbu | Turn towards this 'Cheeyan' (handsome guy)! |
| Female | |
| Sandhu kedacha pandhu adippa | Striking the ball whenever there's a gap... |
| Inghu venam venam kurumbu | No need for such playful mischief here! |
| Chorus | |
| Thiri thari… | Rhythmic vocal beats... |
திரி தரி
Rhythmic vocal beats...
கவ்விகிச்சு
லவ்வு கவ்விகிச்சு
லவ்வு
Love has caught on... Love has caught on...
ஒட்டியாணம்
செஞ்சு தாரேன் வரியா
நான் ஒட்டிகொள்ள
இடை கொஞ்சம் தரியா
Will you come if I make you a gold waist-belt?
Will you give me your waist a little so I can cling to it?
ஹோய்
ஒட்டியாணம் செஞ்சு
தாரேன் வரியா நான்
ஒட்டிகொள்ள இடை
கொஞ்சம் தரியா
Hey, will you come if I make you a waist-belt?
Will you give me your waist a little so I can cling to it?
ஒட்டியாணம்
கிட்டியானம் தேவையா
இடை கட்டிகொள்ள கை
ரெண்டு இல்லையா
Are waist-belts or ornaments really needed?
Don't you have two hands to embrace my waist?
மூக்கு முழி
உள்ளவளே முத்தத்துக்கு
நல்லவளே மாரளவு நான்
எடுத்து முத்து மாலை
தரவா
Oh girl with prominent facial features!
Oh girl perfect for kisses!
Shall I measure your bust area...
...and give you a pearl necklace?
முச்சத்துல
உள்ளவனே மச்சம்
உள்ள மன்மதனே
மாரளவு எடுக்கையிலே
ஓரளவு தொடவா
Oh man standing in the courtyard!
Oh Cupid with a charming mole!
While taking my bust measurement...
May I touch you just a little bit?
வெள்ளி குடமே
தங்க வடமே இந்த
சீயான் பக்கம் திரும்பு
Oh silver pot! Oh golden rope!
Turn towards this 'Cheeyan' (handsome guy)!
சந்து கெடைச்சா
பந்து அடிப்ப இது
கோயம்பத்தூர் குறும்பு
Striking the ball whenever there's a gap...
...that's the playful mischief of Coimbatore!
ஒட்டியாணம் செஞ்சு
தாரேன் வரியா நான்
ஒட்டிகொள்ள இடை
கொஞ்சம் தரியா
Will you come if I make you a waist-belt?
Will you give me your waist a little so I can cling to it?
ஒட்டியாணம்
கிட்டியானம் தேவையா
இடை கட்டிகொள்ள கை
ரெண்டு இல்லையா
Are waist-belts or ornaments really needed?
Don't you have two hands to embrace my waist?
திரி தரி
Rhythmic vocal beats...
சுத்த தங்கம் பத்த
வெச்சு நட்சத்திர கல்லு
வெச்சு நெத்தி சுட்டி
பண்ணி தாரேன் என்ன
சுத்தி சுத்தி வாரியா
Melting pure gold...
Embedding star-like gems...
I will make you a headband ornament...
Will you come circling around me?
நெத்தி சுட்டி
தேவையில்ல நீல
கல்லும் தேவையில்ல
நெத்தியில குங்குமத்த
நீ வச்சிவிட வாரியா
No need for a headband ornament,
Nor is a blue gem required.
With vermilion on my forehead,
Will you come to apply it for me?
உன் கத்தி
மூக்கோட முத்து
மூக்குத்தி குத்தி விட
போறேன் வாரியா
A pearl nose-ring for your sharp knife-like nose,
I am going to pierce and fix it, will you come?
உன் முத்து
மூக்குத்தி உப்புகாகாது
மூக்கில் மூக்குரச
வாரியா
Your pearl nose-ring isn't worth salt,
Will you come to rub nose to nose with me?
தங்க தோடு
நான் தாரேன்
அங்கத்தோடு நீ
வாரியா
I will give you gold earrings,
Will you come with your beautiful body?
தோடு போடும்
காதோடு மூர்த்த செய்தி
சொல்லையா
Near the ear where the earring is placed,
Whisper the auspicious wedding news, my man!
ஹோய்
ஒட்டியாணம் செஞ்சு
தாரேன் வரியா நான்
ஒட்டிகொள்ள இடை
கொஞ்சம் தரியா
Hey, will you come if I make you a waist-belt?
Will you give me your waist a little so I can cling to it?
ஒட்டியாணம்
கிட்டியானம் தேவையா
இடை கட்டிகொள்ள கை
ரெண்டு இல்லையா
Are waist-belts or ornaments really needed?
Don't you have two hands to embrace my waist?
.
...............................
Chanting rhythmic sounds...
Chanting rhythmic sounds...
Hey, it is coming, it is coming...
Hey, it is coming, it is coming...
Oh my beloved...
வெள்ளி கட்டி
வெட்டி தட்டி சல்லி சல்லி
மானு கட்டி கொலுசுங்க
பண்ணி தாரேன் என் கூட
மாடா வாரியா
Beating and flattening silver blocks,
Forging tiny silver beads,
I will make you anklets,
Will you come to assist and support me?
கூட மாடா வாரதுக்கு
கொலுசுகள் தேவை இல்ல நீ
கெண்ட காலு நண்டு போல
உன் சுண்டு விரல்
தேயும்மையா
To come and assist you,
No anklets are required!
Like a crab at your calf,
Your little toe will wear down, my man!
அடி வஞ்சி உன்
கையில் கொஞ்சி
விளையாட வளையல்
நான் தாரேன் வாரியா
Oh delicate woman, for your hand,
I will give bangles to playfully jingle on you, will you come?
அட வளையல்
வேண்டாமே இப்ப
வருவேனே வலது கை
கொஞ்சம் தாரியா
Oh, I don't need bangles!
I will come right now,
Will you give me your right hand?
தங்க செயினு
நான் தாரேன் தம்மா
துண்டு நீ தாரியா
I will give you a gold chain,
Will you give me a tiny piece of yourself?
மஞ்ச கயிறு
நீ தந்தா என்னை
உரிச்சு தாரேன்யா
If you give me the sacred yellow thread,
I will surrender myself to you!
ஒட்டியாணம்
ஒட்டியாணம் ஒட்டியாணம்
அத செஞ்சு தாரேன் செஞ்சு
தாரேன் வரியா
Waist-belt, waist-belt, waist-belt...
I will make it and give it, will you come?
டண்டணக்கா
டண்டணக்கா டண்டணக்கா
இடை கட்டிகொள்ள கை
ரெண்டு இல்லையா
Rhythmic drum beats...
Don't you have two hands to embrace my waist?
மூக்கு முழி
உள்ளவளே
ஹோய்
முத்தத்துக்கு நல்லவளே
ஹோய்
மாரளவு நான் எடுத்து
ஹோய்
முத்து மாலை தரவா
Oh girl with prominent facial features... Female: Hey!
Oh girl perfect for kisses... Female: Hey!
Shall I measure your bust area... Female: Hey!
And give you a pearl necklace?
முச்சத்துல
உள்ளவனே
ஹோய்
மச்சம் உள்ள
மன்மதனே
ஹோய்
மாரளவு எடுக்கையிலே
ஹோய்
ஓரளவு தொடவா
Oh man standing in the courtyard... Male: Hey!
Oh Cupid with a charming mole... Male: Hey!
While taking my bust measurement... Male: Hey!
May I touch you just a little bit?
வெள்ளி குடமே
தங்க வடமே இந்த சீயான்
பக்கம் திரும்பு
Oh silver pot! Oh golden rope!
Turn towards this 'Cheeyan' (handsome guy)!
சந்து கெடைச்சா
பந்து அடிப்ப இங்கு
வேணாம் வேணாம்
குறும்பு
Striking the ball whenever there's a gap...
No need for such playful mischief here!
திரி தரி
Rhythmic vocal beats...
Thiri thari…
Rhythmic vocal beats...
Kavvikichu love-u…Kavvikichu love-u…
Love has caught on... Love has caught on...
Ottiyaanam senju thaaren variyaa
Will you come if I make you a gold waist-belt?
Naan ottikolla idai konjam thariyaa
Will you give me your waist a little so I can cling to it?
Hoi ottiyaanam senju thaaren variyaa
Hey, will you come if I make you a waist-belt?
Naan ottikolla idai konjam thariyaa
Will you give me your waist a little so I can cling to it?
:Ottiyaanam kittiyaanam thevayaa
Are waist-belts or ornaments really needed?
Idai kattikolla kai rendu illayaa
Don't you have two hands to embrace my waist?
Mooku muzhi ullavalae
Oh girl with prominent facial features!
Muthathukku nallavalae
Oh girl perfect for kisses!
Maaralavu naan eduthu
Shall I measure your bust area...
Muthu malai tharavaa
...and give you a pearl necklace?
Muchathula ullavanae
Oh man standing in the courtyard!
Macham ulla manmadhanae
Oh Cupid with a charming mole!
Maaralavu edukkayilae
While taking my bust measurement...
Orralavu thodavaa
May I touch you just a little bit?
Vellikodamae.. thanga vadamae
Oh silver pot! Oh golden rope!
Indha cheeyan pakkam thirumbu
Turn towards this 'Cheeyan' (handsome guy)!
Sandhu kedacha pandhu adippa
Striking the ball whenever there's a gap...
Ithu koyambattur kurumbu
...that's the playful mischief of Coimbatore!
Ottiyaanam senju thaaren variyaa
Will you come if I make you a waist-belt?
Naan ottikolla idai konjam thariyaa
Will you give me your waist a little so I can cling to it?
Ottiyaanam kittiyaanam thevayaa
Are waist-belts or ornaments really needed?
Idai kattikolla kai rendu illayaa
Don't you have two hands to embrace my waist?
Thiri thari…
Rhythmic vocal beats...
Sutha thangam patha vechu
Melting pure gold...
Natchathira kallu vechu
Embedding star-like gems...
Nethi sutti panni thaaren
I will make you a headband ornament...
Enna suthi suthi vaariyaa
Will you come circling around me?
Nethi suthi thevaiyilla
No need for a headband ornament,
Neela kallum thevaiyilla
Nor is a blue gem required.
Nethiyila kungumathaa
With vermilion on my forehead,
Nee vechivida vaariya
Will you come to apply it for me?
Un kathi mookoda muthu mookuthi
A pearl nose-ring for your sharp knife-like nose,
Kuthivida poren variyaa
I am going to pierce and fix it, will you come?
Un muthu mookuthi uppukaaghaathu
Your pearl nose-ring isn't worth salt,
Mookil mookurasa variyaa
Will you come to rub nose to nose with me?
Thanga thodu naan thaaren
I will give you gold earrings,
Angathodu nee variyaa
Will you come with your beautiful body?
Thodu podum kaathodu
Near the ear where the earring is placed,
Moortha sethi sollayya
Whisper the auspicious wedding news, my man!
Hoi ottiyaanam senju thaaren variyaa
Hey, will you come if I make you a waist-belt?
Naan ottikolla idai konjam thariyaa
Will you give me your waist a little so I can cling to it?
Ottiyaanam kittiyaanam thevayaa
Are waist-belts or ornaments really needed?
Idai kattikolla kai rendu illayaa
Don't you have two hands to embrace my waist?
Ule lo le lo shayya…ule lo loo
Chanting rhythmic sounds...
Ule lo le lo shayya…ulee loo haiii..
Chanting rhythmic sounds...
Aye varuthu varuthu sayya…
Hey, it is coming, it is coming...
Aye varuthu varuthu sayya…
Hey, it is coming, it is coming...
Sayyyaaa…aaaaaa
Oh my beloved...
Velli katti vetti thatti
Beating and flattening silver blocks,
Salli salli maanukatti
Forging tiny silver beads,
Kolusugha panni tharaen
I will make you anklets,
En kooda maada variyaa
Will you come to assist and support me?
Kooda maada vaarathukku
To come and assist you,
Kolusugal thevai illai
No anklets are required!
Nee kenda kaalu nandu pola
Like a crab at your calf,
Un sundu viral theyumayya
Your little toe will wear down, my man!
Adi vanji un kayyil
Oh delicate woman, for your hand,
Konji vilayaada valayal naan thaaraen variyaa
I will give bangles to playfully jingle on you, will you come?
Ada valayal vendaamae
Oh, I don't need bangles!
Ippa varuvenae
I will come right now,
Valathu kai konjam thariyaa
Will you give me your right hand?
Thanga chain-u naan thaaren
I will give you a gold chain,
Thamma thundu nee thariyaa
Will you give me a tiny piece of yourself?
Manja kayiru nee thantha
If you give me the sacred yellow thread,
Ennai urichu thaarenya
I will surrender myself to you!
Ottiyaanam ottiyaanam ottiyaanam
Waist-belt, waist-belt, waist-belt...
Atha senju tharen senju tharen vaariyaa
I will make it and give it, will you come?
Dandanakka dandanakka dandanakka
Rhythmic drum beats...
Idai kattikolla kai rendu illayaa
Don't you have two hands to embrace my waist?
Mooku muzhi ullavalae…Female :Hoii..
Oh girl with prominent facial features... Female: Hey!
Muthathukku nallavalae…Female :Hoii..
Oh girl perfect for kisses... Female: Hey!
Maaralavu naan eduthu…Female :Hoii..
Shall I measure your bust area... Female: Hey!
Muthu malai tharavaa
And give you a pearl necklace?
Muchathula ullavanae….Male :Hoii…
Oh man standing in the courtyard... Male: Hey!
Macham ulla manmadhanae….Male :Hoii…
Oh Cupid with a charming mole... Male: Hey!
Maaralavu edukkayilae….Male :Hoii…
While taking my bust measurement... Male: Hey!
Orralavu thodavaa
May I touch you just a little bit?
Vellikodamae.. thanga vadamae
Oh silver pot! Oh golden rope!
Indha cheeyan pakkam thirumbu
Turn towards this 'Cheeyan' (handsome guy)!
Sandhu kedacha pandhu adippa
Striking the ball whenever there's a gap...
Inghu venam venam kurumbu
No need for such playful mischief here!
Thiri thari…
Rhythmic vocal beats...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful duet features the male protagonist offering various lavish ornaments—such as a gold waist-belt (Ottiyaanam), a headband (Nethi sutti), a pearl nose-ring, earrings, and anklets—in exchange for closeness and love from his sweetheart. The heroine playfully rejects the material jewelry, emphasizing that simple romantic gestures like holding hands, applying vermilion (kumkum), and tying the sacred yellow thread (Thali) mean far more to her than gold and silver. Set against a lively folk-pop rhythm characteristic of Hari's cinema, the song captures the flirty banter between two lovers who move from lighthearted teasing about regional mischief to romantic devotion, culminating in mutual acceptance and affection.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Moonaal / Initial Rhyme (Alliteration)
“Ottiyaanam senju thaaren variyaa / Naan ottikolla idai konjam thariyaa”
Matching initial sounds in consecutive lines created for rhythmic flow, such as 'Ottiyaanam' and 'Ottikolla'.
Etukai / Second Letter Rhyme
“Nethi sutti thevaiyilla / Neela kallum thevaiyilla”
Matching second consonants across lines ('th' in Nethi/Nethiyila/Neela).
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Un kathi mookoda muthu mookuthi”
Describing the woman's sharp nose as 'Kathi mooku' (knife-sharp nose) and calling her 'Vellikodamae' (silver vessel) as affection.
Anaphora / Repetition
“Ottiyaanam ottiyaanam ottiyaanam”
Repetition of the phrase 'Ottiyaanam' and folk vocal refrains ('Thiri thari') for rhythmic drive.
Did you know?
Trivia
The song 'Ottiyaanam' is composed by Harris Jayaraj for the film 'Arul' (2004), directed by Hari and starring Vikram and Trisha. The lyrics use the moniker 'Cheeyan', which became actor Vikram's iconic nickname after his acclaimed performance in the film 'Sethu' (1999).
Keep listening
More from Arul
Arul
Arul
Arul
Arul