Oosi Pattase Lyrics Translation | Digambara Samiyar | T. Gajalakshmi | V. T. Rajagopalan
T. Gajalakshmi and V. T. Rajagopalan perform “Oosi Pattase” from the album Digambara Samiyar. The lyrics by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass begin with a child lighting a “tiny firecracker just for fun.” G. Ramanathan’s composition supports the catalog of different celebratory fireworks.
Oosi Pattase
T. Gajalakshmi | V. T. Rajagopalan • From “Digambara Samiyar”
The interaction develops when the child playfully asks if she should aim an “elephant cracker” at her grandfather. He responds with mock worry, telling her not to set him on fire. This lighthearted threat and gentle reply show their affectionate connection.
Oosi PattaseThe tiny firecracker
Oosi Pattase Vedikkaiya Thee VachaleYou sparked the tiny firecracker just for fun
Vedi Dabar DabarIt bursts with a bang
Oosi Pattase Vedikkaiya Thee VachaleYou sparked the tiny firecracker just for fun
Vedi Dabar DabarIt bursts with a bang
Lady Pattase Vedikkaiya Thee VachaleYou sparked the lady firecracker just for fun
Vedi Dabar DabarIt bursts with a bang
Lady Pattase Vedikkaiya Thee VachaleYou sparked the lady firecracker just for fun
Vedi Dabar DabarIt bursts with a bang
Beerangi Pole Seerangi Vediyai VachaleLike a cannon, you lit the hissing firecracker
Vedi Dabar DabarIt bursts with a bang
Beerangi Pole Seerangi Vediyai VachaleLike a cannon, you lit the hissing firecracker
Vedi Dabar DabarIt bursts with a bang
Adada Yanai Vedi IdhanaleOh my, with this ‘elephant cracker’
Suduvena Unnai ThathaShall I light you up, Thatha?
Adada Yanai Vedi IdhanaleWow, with a big cracker like this
Suduvena Unnai ThathaShould I aim it at you, Thatha?
Amama Nijama Suttu PodatheyOh no, don’t you really set me on fire
Komalidhanama Koluthi PodatheyDon’t be so careless with that flame
Amama Nijama Suttu PodatheyYes, yes, please don’t really light me up
Komalidhanama Koluthi PodatheyDon’t you play around with that fire
Seeriye PambaiThe hissing snake one
Seeriye Pambai Maridumam Thee VachaleYou lit the one that turns into a hissing snake
Vegu Thamash ThamashSo much fun, so much fun
Eroplaneai Pogumam Mele IdhuthaneThis is the one that shoots up like an airplane
Besh Bale BaleExcellent, well done!
Eroplaneai Pogumam Mele IdhuthaneThis one right here flies high like an airplane
Besh Bale BaleBravo, that’s amazing!
Pudhusa Innum Mathappu VangaTo buy some new sparklers
Tharavenum Panam ThathaYou have to give me money, Thatha
Pudhusa Innum Mathappu VangaI need to get more new sparklers
Tharavenum Panam ThathaSo you’ll need to give me cash, Thatha
Tharendi Kannu Nalaikku KasuI’ll give it to you tomorrow, my dear
Tharalamagha Poovanam VanguYou can buy plenty of ‘flower pot’ crackers
Tharendi Kannu Nalaikku KasuOf course, my dear, I’ll give you money tomorrow
Tharalamagha Poovanam VanguGo ahead and buy as many as you want
Oosi PattaseThe tiny firecracker
Oosi Pattase Vedikkaiya Thee VachaleYou sparked the tiny firecracker just for fun
The track unfolds as a conversational duet between the child and her elder. Her requests for money to buy new sparklers are met with his immediate, warm agreement. The piece shows an intergenerational bond through a shared festive activity.
