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Vaa Antha Ulagathin

From Odumnadhi · 1969

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Odumnadhi
Movie release year
1969
Lyrics added on
30 Sept 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vaa andha ulagathin oru pakkam ingae
Kaadhal paruvathin maruppakkam engae
Female :Andha ulagathin oru pakkam ingae
Kaadhal paruvathin maruppakkam engae
Poovai paarppadhae vaasama
Aasai paarvaiyaal theeruma
Female :Poovai paarppadhae vaasama
Aasai paarvaiyaal theeruma…aa..aa
Paiyappa paiyappa paya paiyappa paiyappa paya
Male :Paiyappa paiyappa paya paiyappa paiyappa paya
Female :Paiyappa paiyappa paya paiyappa paiyappa paya
Male :Paiyappa paiyappa paya paiyappa paiyappa paya
Jannal illaadha maadi veetilae
Mannan pandhaada vendum
Jannal illaadha maadi veetilae
Mannan pandhaada vendum
Saayum kannadi maeni meedhilae
Sangam kondaada vendum
Saayum kannadi maeni meedhilae
Sangam kondaada vendum
Moodum kannilum munnaal varum
Male :Moondru baashaiyum thannaal varum
Female :Moodum kannilum munnaal varum
Male :Moondru baashaiyum thannaal varum
Both :Yoga maedaiyil mogha nadagam
Aadi paarkkalaam vaa….
Vaa andha ulagathin oru pakkam ingae
Kaadhal paruvathin maruppakkam engae
Female :Andha ulagathin oru pakkam ingae
Kaadhal paruvathin maruppakkam engae
Poovai paarppadhae vaasama
Aasai paarvaiyaal theeruma
Female :Poovai paarppadhae vaasama
Aasai paarvaiyaal theeruma…aa..aa
Paiyappa paiyappa paya paiyappa paiyappa paya
Male :Paiyappa paiyappa paya paiyappa paiyappa paya
Female :Paiyappa paiyappa paya paiyappa paiyappa paya
Male :Paiyappa paiyappa paya paiyappa paiyappa paya
Konjum pennodu paesum velaiyil
Manjam thindaada vendum
Konjum pennodu paesum velaiyil
Manjam thindaada vendum
Manjam illaamal vaadai kaatrilae
Ondril ondraaga vendum
Manjam illaamal vaadai kaatrilae
Ondril ondraaga vendum
Kaelvi gyaanthil vaaradhadhu
Female :Kaettu paarthu pinn theeraadhu
Male :Kaelvi gyaanthil vaaradhadhu
Female :Kaettu paarthu pinn theeraadhu
Both :Porum enbadhae illai endru naam
Vaazhndhu paarkkalaam vaa
Vaa andha ulagathin oru pakkam ingae
Kaadhal paruvathin maruppakkam engae
Male :Andha ulagathin oru pakkam ingae
Kaadhal paruvathin maruppakkam engae
Poovai paarppadhae vaasama
Aasai paarvaiyaal theeruma
Male :Poovai paarppadhae vaasama
Aasai paarvaiyaal theeruma…aa..aa
Paiyappa paiyappa paya paiyappa paiyappa paya
Male :Paiyappa paiyappa paya paiyappa paiyappa paya
Female :Paiyappa paiyappa paya paiyappa paiyappa paya
Male :Paiyappa paiyappa paya paiyappa paiyappa paya
Come, one side of that world is right here
Where is the other side of youth and love?
Female: One side of that world is right here
Where is the other side of youth and love?
Can just looking at a flower give you its fragrance?
Can desire ever be satisfied with just a look?
Female: Can just looking at a flower give you its fragrance?
Can desire ever be satisfied with just a look? Ah... ah...
Baiyappa baiyappa baya baiyappa baiyappa baya
Male: Baiyappa baiyappa baya baiyappa baiyappa baya
Female: Baiyappa baiyappa baya baiyappa baiyappa baya
Male: Baiyappa baiyappa baya baiyappa baiyappa baya
In an upstairs room without any windows,
The king should play his games of love
In an upstairs room without any windows,
The king should play his games of love
Upon this delicate, glowing body,
A union of love should be celebrated
Upon this delicate, glowing body,
A union of love should be celebrated
Even when eyes are closed, you appear in front of me
Male: All three languages of love flow effortlessly
Female: Even when eyes are closed, you appear in front of me
Male: All three languages of love flow effortlessly
Both: On this stage of bliss, a play of romance,
Come, let us dance and discover...
Come, one side of that world is right here
Where is the other side of youth and love?
Female: One side of that world is right here
Where is the other side of youth and love?
Can just looking at a flower give you its fragrance?
Can desire ever be satisfied with just a look?
Female: Can just looking at a flower give you its fragrance?
Can desire ever be satisfied with just a look? Ah... ah...
Baiyappa baiyappa baya baiyappa baiyappa baya
Male: Baiyappa baiyappa baya baiyappa baiyappa baya
Female: Baiyappa baiyappa baya baiyappa baiyappa baya
Male: Baiyappa baiyappa baya baiyappa baiyappa baya
While sweet-talking with this lovely girl,
The bed should tremble and sway
While sweet-talking with this lovely girl,
The bed should tremble and sway
Even without a bed, in the cool breeze,
We should blend and become one
Even without a bed, in the cool breeze,
We should blend and become one
Something that cannot be understood just through words,
Female: And will never end even after experiencing it!
Male: Something that cannot be understood just through words,
Female: And will never end even after experiencing it!
Both: Knowing that there is no such thing as 'enough',
Come, let us live and experience it!
Come, one side of that world is right here
Where is the other side of youth and love?
Male: One side of that world is right here
Where is the other side of youth and love?
Can just looking at a flower give you its fragrance?
Can desire ever be satisfied with just a look?
Male: Can just looking at a flower give you its fragrance?
Can desire ever be satisfied with just a look? Ah... ah...
Baiyappa baiyappa baya baiyappa baiyappa baya
Male: Baiyappa baiyappa baya baiyappa baiyappa baya
Female: Baiyappa baiyappa baya baiyappa baiyappa baya
Male: Baiyappa baiyappa baya baiyappa baiyappa baya
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Vaa Andha Ulagathin' from the film Odum Nadhi (1969) is a playful and sensual duet written by Kannadasan and composed by M. S. Viswanathan. The song captures a passionate dialogue between two lovers exploring intimacy, romance, and the deeper emotional and physical dimensions of love. Through rich metaphors—such as looking at a flower versus smelling it, or performing a 'play of desire on the stage of yoga'—the lovers express that romantic fulfillment cannot be derived merely from distant admiration or intellectual understanding; it must be fully lived and experienced. The lively composition features energetic vocal scatting ('paiyappa') and dynamic exchanges between T. M. Soundarajan and P. Susheela, blending classical poetic imagery with modern 1960s Tamil film music flair.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Rhetorical Question (Uvamaani / Vinaa)

Poovai paarppadhae vaasama / Aasai paarvaiyaal theeruma

The lyricist uses rhetorical questions to emphasize that love cannot be satisfied through sight alone, contrasting looking at a flower with experiencing its fragrance.

Metaphor (Uruvagandhu)

Yoga maedaiyil mogha nadagam

'Yoga maedaiyil mogha nadagam' metaphorically compares the intimate physical and spiritual union of lovers to a dramatic play of desire performed on a stage of discipline/yoga.

Emoni / Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Kaelvi gyaanthil vaaradhadhu / Kaettu paarthu pinn theeraadhu

Matching initial sounds in consecutive lines across stanzas, such as 'Kannadi' and 'Sangam', or 'Kaelvi' and 'Kaettu', creating a rhythmic cadence.

Apropos Double Entendre / Euphemism

Jannal illaadha maadi veetilae / Mannan pandhaada vendum

'Jannal illaadha maadi veetilae / Mannan pandhaada vendum' uses poetic symbolism (a windowless room, playing ball) as an elegant euphemism for private romantic intimacy.

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Trivia

'Odum Nadhi' (1969) featured music by M. S. Viswanathan, who was famous for integrating Western rhythmic vocal scatting (like 'Paiyappa paiyappa') alongside classical Tamil poetic verse. Lyricist Kannadasan was adept at weaving philosophical undertones into overtly romantic duets, elevated by the vocal chemistry of T. M. Soundarajan and P. Susheela.

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