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Lyrics & meaning

Yaarodum Pesakkoodathu

From Ooty Varai Uravu · 1967

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
L. R. Eswari, P. B. Sreenivas
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Ooty Varai Uravu
Movie release year
1967
Lyrics added on
7 Aug 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Yaarodum pesa koodaadhu
Female :Aagattum
Male :Kettaalum solla koodaadhu
Female :Aagattum
Nee mattum maara koodaadhu
Male :Aagattum
Female :Verondrai naada koodaadhu
Male :Aagattum
Ullathil illaadhadhu
Sollukko varaadhadhu
Ennendru orae murai sollalaamaa
Kannathilaa udal vannathilaa
Kannathilaa udal vannathilaa
Maangani oorum sevvaayin kinnathilaa
Aa haahahaa
Muthu pol undaavadhu
Mullai poo sendaavadhu
Innum naan sollaadhadhai sollalaamaa
Sollungalaen pennai vellungalaen
Sollungalaen pennai vellungalaen
Vanna tholodu thol saera nillungalaen
Bakthikkum illaadhadhu
Mukthikkum vidaadhadhu
Thithikkum adhaa idhu enna inbam
Inbam varum adhu innum varum
Inbam varum adhu innum varum
Konjam naalaaga naalaaga sorgam varum
Hmm hmm hmmm…
Mandrathil vizhaa varum
Manjathil nilaa varum
Endraikkum idhae sugam vilaiyaadum
Manjathilaa ungal nenjathilaa
Manjathilaa ungal nenjathilaa
Andha mananaalai oor ketkka sollattumaa
Hmm hmm hmmm…
Yaarodum pesa koodaadhu
Female :Aagattum
Male :Kettaalum solla koodaadhu
Female :Aagattum
Nee mattum maara koodaadhu
Male :Aagattum
Female :Verondrai naada koodaadhu
Male :Aagattum
Aa…aaa…aa…aa…aaa…aa..aaa…
Haaa ha ha haaaa
Male :Aaahaa haaaaa…
You must not talk to anyone else
Female: All right
Male: Even if they ask, you must not tell
Female: All right
You alone must never change
Male: All right
Female: You must not desire anyone else
Male: All right
Something never felt in the heart before,
something beyond the reach of words,
may I tell you just once what it is?
Is it in your cheeks, or in the glow of your body?
Is it in your cheeks, or in the glow of your body?
Is it in the cup of your red lips, sweet as mango juice?
Ah ha ha ha
Forming like a pearl,
blossoming like a bunch of jasmine,
shall I say what I haven't told you yet?
Go ahead and tell me, win this girl's heart!
Go ahead and tell me, win this girl's heart!
Stand close, resting your shoulder against mine!
Not found even in deep prayer,
not letting go even for salvation,
so sweet—what kind of joy is this?
Joy will come, and even more will come,
joy will come, and even more will come,
as the days go by, heaven itself will arrive.
Mmm mmm mmm…
A celebration will come to the wedding hall,
the moon will rise upon our bed,
and this sweet bliss will play on forever.
Upon the bed? Or deep in your heart?
Upon the bed? Or deep in your heart?
Shall I announce our wedding day for the whole town to hear?
Mmm mmm mmm…
You must not talk to anyone else
Female: All right
Male: Even if they ask, you must not tell
Female: All right
You alone must never change
Male: All right
Female: You must not desire anyone else
Male: All right
Aa… aaa… aa… aa… aaa… aa.. aaa…
Haa ha ha haaa
Male: Aahaa haaaaa…
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Yaarodum Pesa Koodaadhu' is a classic playful romantic duet featuring lovers setting playful conditions and boundaries for their relationship. The lovers alternate giving instructions—demanding loyalty, exclusivity, and secrecy—with each agreeing wholeheartedly using the refrain 'Aagattum' (Let it be so). Through intimate, poetic dialogue, they express the boundless joy of love that surpasses devotion and liberation, eagerly looking forward to their upcoming wedding day and a life of shared bliss.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

“Bakthikkum illaadhadhu / Mukthikkum vidaadhadhu / Thithikkum adhaa idhu enna inbam”

The second consonant sound 'kthi'/'thi' rhymes across consecutive lines (Bakthikkum, Mukthikkum, Thithikkum).

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

“Yaarodum pesa koodaadhu ... Nee mattum maara koodaadhu ... Verondrai naada koodaadhu”

The repetitive ending word 'koodaadhu' creates an Iyaipu rhythm across alternating dialogue lines.

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

“Maangani oorum sevvaayin kinnathilaa”

The lover's red lips are poetically metaphorized as a cup ('kinnathilaa') overflowing with sweet mango juice.

Simile (Upamai)

“Muthu pol undaavadhu”

Compares the sweet creation of love to the natural formation of a pearl using 'pol' (like).

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Trivia

'Yaarodum Pesa Koodaadhu' is from the 1967 romantic comedy movie 'Ooty Varai Uravu', directed by C. V. Sridhar and starring Sivaji Ganesan and K. R. Vijaya. The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics penned by Kannadasan, and this duet was performed by T. M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela.

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