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Oyyarama Koyyakka Thoppula

From Naan Sootiya Malar · 1983

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Shailaja
Music director
Chandrabose
Movie name
Naan Sootiya Malar
Movie release year
1983
Lyrics added on
22 Nov 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Oiyaaramaa koiyaakkaa thoppula
Saayankaalamaa vesura kaaththula
Neruppu neeril kulichchathu pol irukkuthaa
Nerungi pazhaga aan thunaiyai
Izhukkuthaa izhukkuthaa izhukkuthaa
Oiyaaramaa koiyaakkaa thoppula
Saayankaalamaa vesura kaaththula
Neruppu neeril kulichchathu pol irukkuthaa
Nerungi pazhaga aan thunaiyai
Izhukkuthaa izhukkuthaa izhukkuthaa
Aa…..oiyaaramaa koiyaakkaa thoppula
Saayankaalamaa vesura kaaththula….aa….aa….
: En aasai ellaiyai meeriyae
Karai purandu odum pothilae
En aasai ellaiyai meeriyae
Karai purandu odum pothilae
Nerunji mullu adaippathu pol irukkuthaa
Nerungi pazhaga pen thunaiyai izhukkuthaa
Nerunji mullu adaippathu pol irukkuthaa
Nerungi pazhaga pen thunaiyai izhukkuthaa
Izhukkuthaa izhukkuthaa izhukkuthaa
Oiyaaramaa koiyaakkaa thoppula
Saayankaalamaa vesura kaaththula
Neruppu neeril kulichchathu pol irukkuthaa
Nerungi pazhaga aan thunaiyai
Izhukkuthaa izhukkuthaa izhukkuthaa
Nilaverikkum vaanaaga neeyaaganum
Naanoru ilavaaga inainthaadanum
Nilaverikkum vaanaaga neeyaaganum
Naanoru ilavaaga inainthaadanum
Oiyaaramaa koiyaakkaa thoppula
Saayankaalamaa vesura kaaththula
Neruppu neeril kulichchathu pol irukkuthaa
Nerungi pazhaga aan thunaiyai
Izhukkuthaa izhukkuthaa izhukkuthaa
Oiyaaramaa koiyaakkaa thoppula
Saayankaalamaa vesura kaaththula
Neruppu neeril kulichchathu pol irukkuthaa
Nerungi pazhaga aan thunaiyai
Izhukkuthaa izhukkuthaa izhukkuthaa
…………….
……………
In the lovely guava grove,
In the breeze blowing this evening,
Does it feel like you are bathing in fiery water?
To draw close and share the warmth of a man,
Does it pull you? Does it pull you? Does it pull you?
In the lovely guava grove,
In the breeze blowing this evening,
Does it feel like you are bathing in fiery water?
To draw close and share the warmth of a man,
Does it pull you? Does it pull you? Does it pull you?
Ah... in the lovely guava grove,
In the breeze blowing this evening... ah... ah...
When my desire crosses every limit,
And overflows like a rushing river,
When my desire crosses every limit,
And overflows like a rushing river,
Does it feel like you are blocked by prickly thorns?
To draw close and share the company of a woman, does it pull you?
Does it feel like you are blocked by prickly thorns?
To draw close and share the company of a woman, does it pull you?
Does it pull you? Does it pull you? Does it pull you?
In the lovely guava grove,
In the breeze blowing this evening,
Does it feel like you are bathing in fiery water?
To draw close and share the warmth of a man,
Does it pull you? Does it pull you? Does it pull you?
You must become the sky where the moon shines bright,
And I must dance together with you like drifting cotton fluff,
You must become the sky where the moon shines bright,
And I must dance together with you like drifting cotton fluff,
In the lovely guava grove,
In the breeze blowing this evening,
Does it feel like you are bathing in fiery water?
To draw close and share the warmth of a man,
Does it pull you? Does it pull you? Does it pull you?
In the lovely guava grove,
In the breeze blowing this evening,
Does it feel like you are bathing in fiery water?
To draw close and share the warmth of a man,
Does it pull you? Does it pull you? Does it pull you?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Oiyaaramaa koiyaakkaa thoppula' is a sensual duet from the 1983 Tamil film 'Naan Sootiya Malar', penned by lyricist Vaali. Set in a guava orchard during a cool evening breeze, the song vividly conveys romantic longing and physical attraction between lovers through rich nature imagery and folk-inspired rhythms.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

Neruppu neeril kulichchathu pol irukkuthaa

Compares the intense, burning romantic longing to the sensation of bathing in water made of fire ('Neruppu neeril kulichchathu pol').

Repetition (Adukkuthodar)

Izhukkuthaa izhukkuthaa izhukkuthaa

The word 'Izhukkuthaa' is repeated thrice in succession for rhythmic emphasis and to express overwhelming urge.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Nilaverikkum vaanaaga neeyaaganum / Naanoru ilavaaga inainthaadanum

The lover is likened to a moonlit night sky, while the female protagonist envisions herself as a light tender leaf moving gracefully alongside him.

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Trivia

The song uses colloquial folk Tamil phrasings typical of Vaali's rural romantic numbers in 1980s Tamil cinema, blending natural rustic settings like orchards with evocative sensory metaphors.

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