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Oyyale

From Manmadhan Ambu · 2010

Lyricist
Viveka
Singers
Mukesh, Suchithra
Music director
Devi Sri Prasad
Movie name
Manmadhan Ambu
Movie release year
2010
Lyrics added on
13 May 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Lights
Camera..rolling
Music…1 2 3 4
Oyya oyya oyya oyya
Oyya oyya oyya oyya
Oyya oyya oyya oyya oyyala
Hae kaiya kaiya kaiya kaiya
Kaiya kaiya kaiya kaiya
Kaiya kaiya kaiya kaiya kaiyaala
Nelava puttu vechen
Nethila pottu vechen
Unnoda otta vechen oyyala
Chorus :Oyya oyya oyya oyya oyyala
Ullara pathavacha
Un pera kaththa vecha
Anganga killi vecha kaiyaala
Chorus :Kaiya kaiya kaiya kaiya kaiyaala
Maanga vathal irukku
Maaman odhatirruku
Aasa sollu ennaku
Kanaalaa…
Maanga enakethuku
Maasam adhukirukku
Maaman odhadu patta
Mathathellam nadakkum
Thannaala
Hae..oyya oyya oyya oyya
Oyya oyya oyya oyya
Oyya oyya oyya oyya oyyala
Hae kaiya kaiya kaiya kaiya
Kaiya kaiya kaiya kaiya
Kaiya kaiya kaiya kaiya kaiyaala
Aae naatu katta unna
Paathathumae manasu
Aatam pottu kuthikum
Ennaku konjam
Naatu patru athigam
Pootu pottu vecha
Perazhagae unnaku
Kaata romba viruppam
Naduvil intha koocham
Vanthu tholaikum
Sela kattum odambu
Seevi vecha karumbu
Needhaan ucha varambu
Azhaghukae
Naanum pacha narambu
Neeyum getti irumbu
Vendam intha kurumbu
Nerupidam bayamundu mezhugukku..
Hae..oyya oyya oyya oyya
Oyya oyya oyya oyya
Oyya oyya oyya oyya oyyala
Hae kaiya kaiya kaiya kaiya
Kaiya kaiya kaiya kaiya
Kaiya kaiya kaiya kaiya kaiyaala
…………………………….
Ada yethivecha
Oru kuthuvilakaaga
Paathu nee sirikira
Manasukkula verthu kotta veikira
Saathi vecha
Oru jennallaaga irunden
Kaathu pola thorantha
Udalil usuraaga neeyum kalantha
Paathi nalla vishayam
Paathi kalla vishayam
Sernthu senja vasiyam needhaanae
Sooda poova tharuva
Soodam aasa tharuva
Paaru muga paruva
Ithanaikum kaaranam needhaanae..
Hae..oyya oyya oyya oyya
Oyya oyya oyya oyya
Oyya oyya oyya oyya oyyala
Hae kaiya kaiya kaiya kaiya
Kaiya kaiya kaiya kaiya
Kaiya kaiya kaiya kaiya kaiyaala
Lights
Camera... rolling
Music... 1 2 3 4
Oyya oyya oyya oyya
Oyya oyya oyya oyya
Oyya oyya oyya oyya oyyaala
Hey kaiya kaiya kaiya kaiya
Kaiya kaiya kaiya kaiya
Kaiya kaiya kaiya kaiya with hands
I broke off a piece of the moon
And wore it as a bindi on my forehead
And stuck close to you with swagger!
Chorus: Oyya oyya oyya oyya oyyaala
She lit a fire deep within me
Made me scream out your name
And pinched me here and there with her hands!
Chorus: Kaiya kaiya kaiya kaiya with hands
Here are dried mango slices
And here are my lover's lips
Tell me your desire
Right before my eyes...
Why do I need dried mangoes now?
There is a proper time for that
Once my lover's lips touch yours
Everything else will follow
Naturally on its own!
Hey.. oyya oyya oyya oyya
Oyya oyya oyya oyya
Oyya oyya oyya oyya oyyaala
Hey kaiya kaiya kaiya kaiya
Kaiya kaiya kaiya kaiya
Kaiya kaiya kaiya kaiya with hands
Hey gorgeous rustic girl, the moment
My heart laid eyes on you
It leaps and starts dancing!
I seem to have
A deep love for this rustic charm!
All this immense beauty
Kept locked away inside
I really want to show you
Yet this sudden shyness
Keeps getting in the way!
Your saree-draped body
Is like sweet peeled sugarcane
You are the ultimate peak
Of beauty itself!
I am only tender flesh and blood
While you are solid iron
Do not tease me like this
For wax is always afraid of fire!
Hey.. oyya oyya oyya oyya
Oyya oyya oyya oyya
Oyya oyya oyya oyya oyyaala
Hey kaiya kaiya kaiya kaiya
Kaiya kaiya kaiya kaiya
Kaiya kaiya kaiya kaiya with hands
...
Ah, glowing brightly like a lit
Traditional brass lamp
You look at me and smile
Making me break into a sweat deep inside my heart!
I was like a window
Shut firmly closed
You blew in like the wind
And blended into my body like my very life!
Half pure goodness
Half playful mischief
You are a love spell woven of both!
You offer warm flowers
And spark desire that blazes like camphor
Look at the pimples breaking out on my face
You are the reason behind all of this!
Hey.. oyya oyya oyya oyya
Oyya oyya oyya oyya
Oyya oyya oyya oyya oyyaala
Hey kaiya kaiya kaiya kaiya
Kaiya kaiya kaiya kaiya
Kaiya kaiya kaiya kaiya with hands
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Oyya Oyya' is a vibrant, flirtatious Tamil folk-pop song from the film Manmadhan Ambu (2010), composed by Devi Sri Prasad and penned by Viveka. The song depicts a romantic banter between two lovers celebrating their mutual attraction, playful teasing, and passionate desire through rich sensory metaphors involving nature, traditional items, and romantic imagery. The lyrics combine rural folk rhythm with modern romantic expressions, creating a joyful dialogue full of energy and playful passion.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Seevi vecha karumbu

Comparing the female body draped in a saree to peeled sugarcane ('Seevi vecha karumbu').

Simile

Saathi vecha Oru jennallaaga irunden

Comparing the shut heart to a closed window opened by the breeze ('Saathi vecha Oru jennallaaga irunden Kaathu pola thorantha').

Rhyme (Edhukai)

Aae naatu katta unna / Pootu pottu vecha / Kaata romba viruppam

Matching second consonant sounds across lines ('Naatu' / 'Pootu' / 'Kaata').

Hyperbole

Nelava puttu vechen

Plucking the moon and sticking it as a bindi ('Nelava puttu vechen Nethila pottu vechen').

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Trivia

The song 'Oyya Oyya' features music composed by Devi Sri Prasad for Kamal Haasan's film 'Manmadhan Ambu'. Sung by Mukesh and Suchitra, the song captured audiences with its energetic beats and rustic folk flavor integrated into contemporary film orchestration.

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