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Pudhu Nadagathil

From Ooty Varai Uravu · 1967

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
T. M. Soundararajan
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Ooty Varai Uravu
Movie release year
1967
Lyrics added on
24 Jul 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Pudhu naadagathil oru naayagi
Sila naal mattum nadikka vandhaal
Sila naal mattum nadikka vandhaal
Pudhu naadagathil oru naayagi
Sila naal mattum nadikka vandhaal
Pudhu muga maadhu anubavam yaedhu
Vayadho padhinettu oho oho
Pudhu muga maadhu anubavam yaedhu
Vayadho padhinettu
Pudhu naadagathil oru naayagi
Sila naal mattum nadikka vandhaal
Agappattu kondaal maedaiyilae
Andho paridhaabam
Agappattu kondaal maedaiyilae
Andho paridhaabam
Aadiya vaedam kalaindhadhammaa
Adiyaen anudhaabam
Aadiya vaedam kalaindhadhammaa
Adiyaen anudhaabam
Othigaiyil thoongi vittaal
Yen yen theriyavillai
Nithiraiyil yaarai kandaal
Adhu naan thaan yevarumillai
Pudhu naadagathil oru naayagi
Sila naal mattum nadikka vandhaal
Moochu vidaamal paadugiren
Mugathil bhaavam illai
Moochu vidaamal paadugiren
Mugathil bhaavam illai
Mudivu sollaamal odugiraai
Nee pennaa puriyavillai
Mudivu sollaamal odugiraai
Nee pennaa puriyavillai
Vandha idam nalla idam
Vandhaal therindhu vidum
Andha sugam ennavendru
Vaazhndhaal purindhu vidum
Pudhu naadagathil oru naayagi
Sila naal mattum nadikka vandhaal
Pudhu muga maadhu anubavam yaedhu
Vayadho padhinettu oho oho
Pudhu muga maadhu anubavam yaedhu
Vayadho padhinettu
Pudhu naadagathil oru naayagi
Sila naal mattum nadikka vandhaal
A leading lady in a brand new play,
She came to act for just a few days.
She came to act for just a few days.
A leading lady in a brand new play,
She came to act for just a few days.
A fresh new face, what experience does she have?
And her age is just eighteen, oh-ho, oh-ho!
A fresh new face, what experience does she have?
And her age is just eighteen.
A leading lady in a brand new play,
She came to act for just a few days.
She got caught right on stage,
Oh, what a pity!
She got caught right on stage,
Oh, what a pity!
The disguise she put on fell apart,
And she has my humble sympathies!
The disguise she put on fell apart,
And she has my humble sympathies!
She fell asleep during the rehearsal,
Why, oh why? Nobody knows!
Whom did she see in her dreams?
It was me—no one else!
A leading lady in a brand new play,
She came to act for just a few days.
I sing without even catching my breath,
Yet there is no expression on your face.
I sing without even catching my breath,
Yet there is no expression on your face.
You run away without giving an answer,
Are you really a woman? I cannot tell!
You run away without giving an answer,
Are you really a woman? I cannot tell!
The place you have reached is a wonderful place,
Once you step in, you will realize it.
What that true happiness is,
You will understand once you live it.
A leading lady in a brand new play,
She came to act for just a few days.
A fresh new face, what experience does she have?
And her age is just eighteen, oh-ho, oh-ho!
A fresh new face, what experience does she have?
And her age is just eighteen.
A leading lady in a brand new play,
She came to act for just a few days.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful song from 'Ooty Varai Uravu' uses the extended metaphor of a theatrical play to describe a young, inexperienced girl entering the protagonist's life. The hero playfully teases her eighteen-year-old innocence, her confusion on stage, and her habit of running away without expressing her true feelings, inviting her to embrace life and love fully.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Extended Metaphor (Uruvam)

“Pudhu naadagathil oru naayagi”

Life and romantic pursuit are framed as a stage drama where the heroine is an inexperienced debutante.

Emona / Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Vandha idam nalla idam... Andha sugam ennavendru”

Matching second consonants in Tamil poetic structure (Vandha / Andha / Vaazhndhaal).

Rhetorical Question

“Mudivu sollaamal odugiraai / Nee pennaa puriyavillai”

The speaker asks teasing questions to emphasize her innocence and his own bemusement.

Did you know?

Trivia

'Ooty Varai Uravu' (1967) was directed by C. V. Sridhar, starring Sivaji Ganesan and K. R. Vijaya. The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics by Kannadasan, and the vocals for this track were performed by T. M. Soundararajan.

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