- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Hare Radha Hare Krishna
- Movie release year
- 1986
- Lyrics added on
- 22 Feb 2022
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Yaarammaa thottatho yaen chummaa thullutho
Siru idai un kodi idai
Female :Oyaama yaengutho unnaiththaan thedutho
Thudikkuthae hoi kodhikkuthae
Kai yaedhum koiyaatha pazhamo
Female :Hoi
Male :Koththaathu kili endrum vidumo hoi
Kadichche paakkum pozhutho
Chummaathaan kummaala paatto
Male :Hoi
Female :Siru poovil thaen unnum vando
Idhu pol idhu pol undo
Yaarammaa thottatho yaen chummaa thullutho
Siru idai un kodi idai
Female :Thudikkuthae hoi kodhikkuthae
Pozhutho maalai allavaa
Pon niraththu maeniyennum veenai meettavaa
Female :Muzhuthum kaanakkoodumo naal muzhukka
Aattam kaattum minnal allavo
Yaendi chinna ponnu ippo saethi onnu
Kannil ezhuthi vechchaayo
Female :Neeyum kekkumpothu viragam thaakkumpothu
Yaedho yaekkam undaachcho
Enna udambo aadum chinna arumbo
Female :Enna murukko neeyum nalla sarakko
Male :Kann sera penn sera theeraatha vaakkaethaan
Yaarammaa thottatho yaen chummaa thullutho
Siru idai un kodi idai
Female :Oyaama yaengutho unnaiththaan thedutho
Thudikkuthae hoi kodhikkuthae
Kai yaedhum koiyaatha pazhamo
Female :Hoi hoi
Male :Koththaathu kili endrum vidumo hoi
Kadichche paakkum pozhutho
Oyaama yaengutho unnaiththaan thedutho
Thudikkuthae hoi kodhikkuthae
Male :Siru idai un kodi idai
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Adi naan paadum pozhuthu vaa thendral veesum
Maalai velai thaedum pozhuthu vaa haa haan haa
Female :Pagalthaan irukkum pozhuthu vaa vazhakkamaaga
Paruva thaenil virunthu tharaen vaa
Naalum venum endru naakkum oorum pothu
Vegam meera koodaatho
Female :Velai paaththirukka vetkkam vilagi poga
Thegam sindhu paadaatho
Aasai thaanae serum aalai vidumo
Female :Puththam pudhu penmaiyum mella thodumo
Male :Mayangi poyi naan aada pozhuthai neeyum kazhippatho
Yaarammaa thottatho yaen chummaa thullutho
Siru idai un kodi idai
Female :Oyaama yaengutho unnaiththaan thedutho
Thudikkuthae hoi kodhikkuthae
Kai yaedhum koiyaatha pazhamo
Female :Hoi
Male :Koththaathu kili endrum vidumo hoi
Kadichche paakkum pozhutho
Chummaathaan kummaala paatto
Male :Hoi
Female :Siru poovil thaen unnum vando
Idhu pol idhu pol undo
Yaarammaa thottatho yaen chummaa thullutho
Siru idai un kodi idai
Female :Oyaama yaengutho unnaiththaan thedutho
Thudikkuthae hoi kodhikkuthae
...
Who touched you, my girl? Why does it bounce like this?
This slender waist, your vine-like waist?
Female: Is it longing endlessly? Is it searching only for you?
It throbs, hey, it boils with passion!
Is it a fruit untouched by any hand?
Female: Hey!
Male: Will a parrot ever leave it without pecking? Hey!
When it takes a bite and tastes it...
Is it just a playful, merry song?
Male: Hey!
Female: Is it a bee drinking nectar from a little flower?
Is there anything like this, anything at all?
Who touched you, my girl? Why does it bounce like this?
This slender waist, your vine-like waist?
Female: It throbs, hey, it boils with passion!
Isn't it already evening?
Shall I play the veena (lute) of your golden body?
Female: Can you see all of it? All day long,
isn't it like lightning that keeps dancing away?
Hey little girl, did you write a message
in your eyes just now?
Female: When you ask me, and when desire strikes,
did a sweet yearning stir inside?
What a body! Is it a swaying little flower bud?
Female: What swagger! Aren't you quite the man?
Male: When eyes meet and lovers unite, it is an endless promise!
Who touched you, my girl? Why does it bounce like this?
This slender waist, your vine-like waist?
Female: Is it longing endlessly? Is it searching only for you?
It throbs, hey, it boils with passion!
Is it a fruit untouched by any hand?
Female: Hey hey!
Male: Will a parrot ever leave it without pecking? Hey!
When it takes a bite and tastes it...
Is it longing endlessly? Is it searching only for you?
It throbs, hey, it boils with passion!
Male: This slender waist, your vine-like waist?
...
Come when I sing! In the breeze-swept
evening hour when longing calls, come! Ha haan ha!
Female: Come while it is still day, as we always do,
I will give you a feast of youthful nectar, come!
When the mouth waters, wanting it every single day,
shouldn't passion cross all limits?
Female: As we wait for the right moment and shyness melts away,
won't the body sing a joyful song?
Desire brings us together on its own, will it ever spare anyone?
Female: Will it gently touch this brand-new womanhood?
Male: While I dance spellbound, will you just let the time slip away?
Who touched you, my girl? Why does it bounce like this?
This slender waist, your vine-like waist?
Female: Is it longing endlessly? Is it searching only for you?
It throbs, hey, it boils with passion!
Is it a fruit untouched by any hand?
Female: Hey!
Male: Will a parrot ever leave it without pecking? Hey!
When it takes a bite and tastes it...
Is it just a playful, merry song?
Male: Hey!
Female: Is it a bee drinking nectar from a little flower?
Is there anything like this, anything at all?
Who touched you, my girl? Why does it bounce like this?
This slender waist, your vine-like waist?
Female: Is it longing endlessly? Is it searching only for you?
It throbs, hey, it boils with passion!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Yaaramma Thottatho is a vibrant and romantic duet that captures the flirtatious banter and passionate longing between two lovers. Through a series of playful questions and responses, the couple exchanges sensuous expressions, describing physical attraction using nature-inspired metaphors such as unplucked fruits, parrots, bees, and dancing lightning. The dialogue highlights the intensity of youthful desire and the joy of romantic togetherness.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Pon niraththu maeniyennum veenai meettavaa”
Compares the golden-complexioned female body to a musical instrument (veena) waiting to be played.
Metaphor
“Kodi idai”
Describes the slender waist as a flexible creeper vine (kodi).
Simile / Imagery
“Aattam kaattum minnal allavo”
Compares beauty and youthful presence to a dazzling bolt of lightning that dances.
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Siru poovil thaen unnum vando”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds enhancing the rhythmic quality of the line.
Did you know?
Trivia
Composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics by Vaali, this duet brings together the iconic playback singing duo S.P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. Janaki, whose playful vocal interactions were a signature feature of 1980s Tamil cinema soundtracks.
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