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Lyrics & meaning

Oyyari Baama Unakkaga

From Chitrangi · 1964

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
S. V. Ponnusami, A. G. Rathnamala
Music director
S. Vedhachalam
Movie name
Chitrangi
Movie release year
1964
Lyrics added on
29 May 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Humming…….
Oyyari baama unakaaga maama
Vaa ingae vaa ingae vaa o maama
Vaa ingae vaa ingae vaa
Female and Chorus :Oyyari baama unakaaga maama
Vaa ingae vaa ingae vaa o maama
Vaa ingae vaa ingae vaa
Oyyari baama ododi vaama
Vaa ingae vaa ingae vaa o baama
Vaa ingae vaa ingae vaa
Male and Chorus :Oyyari baama ododi vaama
Vaa ingae vaa ingae vaa o baama
Vaa ingae vaa ingae vaa
Aadi maasam aasa vechen
Atha mavanae unna nenachen
Aadi maasam aasa vechen
Atha mavanae unna nenachen
Seela potta veliya pola urugikittenae
Aathangara oorathilae
Kaathadikkira nerathilae
Aathangara oorathilae
Kaathadikkira nerathilae
Yaarukaaga kaathirundhen theriyumaa
Naan yaarukaaga kaathirundhen theriyumaa
[Humming]
Charming Bhama, your darling is here for you!
Come here, come here, come, oh darling!
Come here, come here, come!
Female and Chorus: Charming Bhama, your darling is here for you!
Come here, come here, come, oh darling!
Come here, come here, come!
Charming Bhama, come running to me!
Come here, come here, come, oh Bhama!
Come here, come here, come!
Male and Chorus: Charming Bhama, come running to me!
Come here, come here, come, oh Bhama!
Come here, come here, come!
In the month of Aadi, I set my heart on you,
My dear cousin, I kept dreaming of you!
In the month of Aadi, I set my heart on you,
My dear cousin, I kept dreaming of you!
Like jaggery tied in cloth, I kept melting away in longing!
By the side of the riverbank,
When the gentle breeze was blowing,
By the side of the riverbank,
When the gentle breeze was blowing,
Do you know who I was waiting for?
Do you know who I was waiting for?
Chorus
Female
Male
Female
Male

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Oyyari baama' from the film Chitrangi (1964) is a playful and romantic folk duet between lovers exchanging flirtatious banter. The song uses traditional folk motifs, referencing the auspicious month of Aadi and riverbank rendezvous to express tender longing and affection between maternal cousin lovers. Lyricist Vaali captures the rustic charm of rural courtship with lighthearted call-and-response patterns set to upbeat music by S. Vedhachalam.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Seela potta veliya pola urugikittenae”

Compares melting in love to wax/lac sealing a flame or light ('Seela potta veliya pola urugikittenae').

Repetition (Maddakku / Anaphora)

“Vaa ingae vaa ingae vaa”

The rhythmic repetition of 'Vaa ingae vaa' emphasizes playful teasing and beckoning.

Alliteration (Monaai)

“Aadi maasam aasa vechen”

Repetition of the initial 'Aa' sound across lines ('Aadi', 'Aasa', 'Atha', 'Aathangara').

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Trivia

Chitrangi (1964) features rare compositions by S. Vedhachalam, who composed music for several historical and folk-themed Tamil films during the 1960s. The lyricist Vaali used authentic regional dialect and traditional kinship terms like 'Atha mavanae' to root the song in Tamil folk folklore.

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