Ottu Mambazhathai Pole
From Naan Valartha Thangai · 1958
- Lyricist
- Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
- Singers
- S. C. Krishnan, Jikki
- Music director
- Pondiyala Srinivasan
- Details
- Naan Valartha Thangai1958
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Ottu mambalathai polae | Like a grafted mango fruit, |
| Ullam rendum serndhaalae | If two hearts unite as one, |
| Sittu polavae parandhu ooduvom | We will fly around like little sparrows, |
| Namm istam poale theemthadakka poduvom | And dance rhythmically to our heart's content. |
| Male | |
| Ottu mambalathai polae | Like a grafted mango fruit, |
| Ullam rendum serndhaalae | If two hearts unite as one, |
| Sittu polavae parandhu ooduvom | We will fly around like little sparrows, |
| Namm istam poale theemthadakka poduvom | And dance rhythmically to our heart's content. |
| Female | |
| Mathiyaana velaiyil sellalaama | Shall we go during the afternoon hours? |
| Maamarthu solaiyilae thullalaama | Shall we frolic in the shady mango grove? |
| Male :Pathu naala thokkamillae valliraani | Male: I haven't slept for ten days, my powerful queen, |
| Un bhakthan melae paanjidaathae alliraani | Don't pounce on your devotee, my proud queen Alli! |
| Female | |
| Ottu mambalathai polae | Like a grafted mango fruit, |
| Ullam rendum serndhaalae | If two hearts unite as one, |
| Male :Sittu polavae parandhu ooduvom | Male: We will fly around like little sparrows, |
| Namm istam poale theemthadakka poduvom | And dance rhythmically to our heart's content. |
| Male | |
| Kanni pennai kannadichu kaattalaama | Can you entice a young maiden merely by winking? |
| Mei kaadhalaiyum siraiyil vechu poottalaama | Can true love ever be locked up in a prison? |
| Female :Anbu muthi aasaiyaalae | Female: Love ripened into deep desire, |
| Aasai muthi kaadhalaalae | And desire matured into everlasting love, |
| Aalukkulla pottutiyae machaan | You trapped me completely inside your heart, my dear! |
| Male | |
| Ottu mambalathai polae | Like a grafted mango fruit, |
| Ullam rendum serndhaalae | If two hearts unite as one, |
| Female :Sittu polavae parandhu ooduvom | Female: We will fly around like little sparrows, |
| Namm istam poale theemthadakka poduvom | And dance rhythmically to our heart's content. |
| Male | |
| Rasi palan kettuvittu raavukaalam paathukittu | Checking the horoscope predictions and observing auspicious times, |
| Thaali poda vandhirukken kulla thaara | I have come to tie the sacred thread, my short sweetheart! |
| Female :Kannaana maamaramae nee saatchi | Female: O precious mango tree, stand as our witness, |
| Enga kalyaana vishyamum mudinju pochu | Our marriage arrangement has been finalized successfully! |
ஓட்டு மாம்பழத்தைப் போலே
உள்ளம் ரெண்டும் சேர்ந்ததாலே
சிட்டுப் போலவே பறந்து ஓடுவோம்
நம் இஷ்டம் போல தீம்தடக்கா போடுவோம்
Like a grafted mango fruit,
If two hearts unite as one,
We will fly around like little sparrows,
And dance rhythmically to our heart's content.
ஓட்டு மாம்பழத்தைப் போலே
உள்ளம் ரெண்டும் சேர்ந்ததாலே
சிட்டுப் போலவே பறந்து ஓடுவோம்
நம் இஷ்டம் போல தீம்தடக்கா போடுவோம்
Like a grafted mango fruit,
If two hearts unite as one,
We will fly around like little sparrows,
And dance rhythmically to our heart's content.
மத்தியான வேளையிலே செல்லலாமா
மாமரத்து சோலையிலே துள்ளலாமா
பத்து நாளாத் தூக்கமில்லே வள்ளிராணி
உன் பக்தன் மேலே பாஞ்சிடாதே அல்லிராணி
Shall we go during the afternoon hours?
Shall we frolic in the shady mango grove?
Male: I haven't slept for ten days, my powerful queen,
Don't pounce on your devotee, my proud queen Alli!
ஓட்டு மாம்பழத்தைப் போலே
உள்ளம் ரெண்டும் சேர்ந்ததாலே
சிட்டுப் போலவே பறந்து ஓடுவோம்
நம் இஷ்டம் போல தீம்தடக்கா போடுவோம்
Like a grafted mango fruit,
If two hearts unite as one,
Male: We will fly around like little sparrows,
And dance rhythmically to our heart's content.
கன்னிப் பெண்ணை கண்ணடிச்சுக் காட்டலாமா
மெய்க் காதலையும் சிறையில் வச்சு பூட்டலாமா
அன்பு முத்தி ஆசையாலே
ஆசை முத்தி காதலாலே
ஆளக் குல்லா போட்டுட்டியே மச்சான்
Can you entice a young maiden merely by winking?
Can true love ever be locked up in a prison?
Female: Love ripened into deep desire,
And desire matured into everlasting love,
You trapped me completely inside your heart, my dear!
ஓட்டு மாம்பழத்தைப் போலே
உள்ளம் ரெண்டும் சேர்ந்ததாலே
சிட்டுப் போலவே பறந்து ஓடுவோம்
நம் இஷ்டம் போல தீம்தடக்கா போடுவோம்
Like a grafted mango fruit,
If two hearts unite as one,
Female: We will fly around like little sparrows,
And dance rhythmically to our heart's content.
ராசிபலன் கேட்டுவிட்டு ராவுகாலம் பாத்துகிட்டு
தாலி போட வந்திருக்கேன் குள்ளத் தாரா
கண்ணான மாமரமே நீ சாட்சி
எங்க கல்யாண விஷயமும் முடிஞ்சு போச்சு..
Checking the horoscope predictions and observing auspicious times,
I have come to tie the sacred thread, my short sweetheart!
Female: O precious mango tree, stand as our witness,
Our marriage arrangement has been finalized successfully!
ஓட்டு மாம்பழத்தைப் போலே
உள்ளம் ரெண்டும் சேர்ந்ததாலே
சிட்டுப் போலவே பறந்து ஓடுவோம்
நம் இஷ்டம் போல தீம்தடக்கா போடுவோம்
Ottu mambalathai polae
Like a grafted mango fruit,
Ullam rendum serndhaalae
If two hearts unite as one,
Sittu polavae parandhu ooduvom
We will fly around like little sparrows,
Namm istam poale theemthadakka poduvom
And dance rhythmically to our heart's content.
Ottu mambalathai polae
Like a grafted mango fruit,
Ullam rendum serndhaalae
If two hearts unite as one,
Sittu polavae parandhu ooduvom
We will fly around like little sparrows,
Namm istam poale theemthadakka poduvom
And dance rhythmically to our heart's content.
Mathiyaana velaiyil sellalaama
Shall we go during the afternoon hours?
Maamarthu solaiyilae thullalaama
Shall we frolic in the shady mango grove?
Male :Pathu naala thokkamillae valliraani
Male: I haven't slept for ten days, my powerful queen,
Un bhakthan melae paanjidaathae alliraani
Don't pounce on your devotee, my proud queen Alli!
Ottu mambalathai polae
Like a grafted mango fruit,
Ullam rendum serndhaalae
If two hearts unite as one,
Male :Sittu polavae parandhu ooduvom
Male: We will fly around like little sparrows,
Namm istam poale theemthadakka poduvom
And dance rhythmically to our heart's content.
Kanni pennai kannadichu kaattalaama
Can you entice a young maiden merely by winking?
Mei kaadhalaiyum siraiyil vechu poottalaama
Can true love ever be locked up in a prison?
Female :Anbu muthi aasaiyaalae
Female: Love ripened into deep desire,
Aasai muthi kaadhalaalae
And desire matured into everlasting love,
Aalukkulla pottutiyae machaan
You trapped me completely inside your heart, my dear!
Ottu mambalathai polae
Like a grafted mango fruit,
Ullam rendum serndhaalae
If two hearts unite as one,
Female :Sittu polavae parandhu ooduvom
Female: We will fly around like little sparrows,
Namm istam poale theemthadakka poduvom
And dance rhythmically to our heart's content.
Rasi palan kettuvittu raavukaalam paathukittu
Checking the horoscope predictions and observing auspicious times,
Thaali poda vandhirukken kulla thaara
I have come to tie the sacred thread, my short sweetheart!
Female :Kannaana maamaramae nee saatchi
Female: O precious mango tree, stand as our witness,
Enga kalyaana vishyamum mudinju pochu
Our marriage arrangement has been finalized successfully!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful duet from the 1958 Tamil film 'Naan Valartha Thangai' depicts two lovers engaging in romantic banter. They compare their bonding to a grafted mango ('Ottu Mambalam'), symbolizing sweet togetherness. The couple expresses their joyful dream of roaming freely like birds, dancing without care, and taking their love towards matrimony.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Upamai (Simile)
“Ottu mambalathai polae”
Compares the sweet, inseparable union of two lovers' hearts to a grafted mango fruit ('Ottu mambalathai polae').
Upamai (Simile)
“Sittu polavae parandhu ooduvom”
Compares their joyful freedom and movement to sparrows flying in the sky ('Sittu polavae').
Edugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Mathiyaana velaiyil sellalaama / Maamarthu solaiyilae thullalaama”
The second letter 'th' rhymes between 'Mathiyaana' and 'Maamarthu'.
Personification / Nature Metaphor
“Kannaana maamaramae nee saatchi”
Addressing the mango tree as a living witness ('saatchi') to their wedding.
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Trivia
Written by the famed lyricist Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass and set to music by Pondiyala Srinivasan, 'Ottu Mambalathai Polae' remains a classic early Tamil cinema folk-pop duet. The song relies heavily on rhythmic visual wordplay and traditional rural courting tropes.
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