- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Shailaja
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Mudivalla Arambam
- Movie release year
- 1984
- Lyrics added on
- 17 Sept 2020
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Theredukka ponaa chinna kannu
Thenaiyarukka ponaa kanni ponnu
Ooththu mala ooram sodi onnu searum
Aasa romba meerum paakkavilla yaarum aa…
Aaa…..aaa…..aa…..aa…..aa….
Aaa…..aaa…..aa…..aa…..aa….
Aaththangarai thoppukkulla
Kaavalukku yaarum illa vaamma….
Female :Ae…..
Male :Aaththangarai thoppukkulla
Kaavalukku yaarum illa vaamma….
Female :Ae…..
Solli killi thaaraen
Chorus :Aahaa…
Male :Panthu vilaiyaattu
Chorus :Aahaa…
Male :Vekkappada vaenaa….
Chorus :Aahaa…
Male :Vanthu vilaiyaattu
Aa….Aaththangarai thoppukkulla
Pombalaikku velai illa maamaa
Aaththangarai thoppukkulla
Pombalaikku velai illa maamaa
Aei….
Solli thara vaenaa
Chorus :Aahaa…
Female :Panthu vilaiyaattu
Chorus :Aahaa…
Female :Vaala aatta vaenaa
Chorus :Aahaa…
Female :Vaera pakkam neettu
Chorus :Aa aa…
Aaththangarai thoppukkulla
Kaavalukku yaarum illa vaamma….
Singaara poo vechcha thaer irukka
Inum konjam naal undu thaer izhukka
Male :Thaerukku pudhu vadam poottanum
Naalaikkae vellottam paakkanum
Pudhu vadam thaeraathu
Thaeru romba dhooramunga
Thallunaa pogaathu road romba eeramunga
Male :Thaerizhukkum kaalamunga aalu inga
Thaerukkuththaan kolaarunga
Aaththangarai thoppukkulla
Pombalaikku velai illa maamaa
Aei….
Solli thara vaenaa
Chorus :Aahaa…
Female :Panthu vilaiyaattu
Chorus :Aahaa…
Female :Vaala aatta vaenaa
Chorus :Aahaa…
Female :Vaera pakkam neettu
Chorus :Aa aa…
Aaththangarai thoppukkulla
Kaavalukku yaarum illa vaamma….
Ae….hae….
…………..
Thannaalae aaduthae maadhulam poo
Vaada pattu vaaduthae poo udambu
Female :Maappilla avasaram meeruthaa
Manmathaa kulir vittu ponathaa
Achchadichcha poochchale
Thoda solli thoonduthadi
Ambu vidum vaelaiyilae aadharikka vaenumadi
Female :Puththi kodu maaruthadi yaeruthadi
Maaman vechcha sokku podi
Aaththangarai thoppukkulla
Kaavalukku yaarum illa vaamma….
Female :Ae…..
Male :Aaththangarai thoppukkulla
Kaavalukku yaarum illa vaamma….
Female :Ae…..
Solli killi thaaraen
Chorus :Aahaa…
Male :Panthu vilaiyaattu
Chorus :Aahaa…
Male :Vekkappada vaenaa….
Chorus :Aahaa…
Male :Vanthu vilaiyaattu
Aa….Aaththangarai thoppukkulla
Pombalaikku velai illa maamaa
Aaththangarai thoppukkulla
Pombalaikku velai illa maamaa
My sweet darling went to draw the temple chariot,
The young girl went to harvest honey.
By the hillside spring, a couple comes together,
Desire overflows wildly, and no one is watching, ah...
Ah... ah... ah... ah... ah...
Ah... ah... ah... ah... ah...
Inside the grove by the riverbank,
There is no one guarding it, come along, girl...
Female: Hey...
Male: Inside the grove by the riverbank,
There is no one guarding it, come along, girl...
Female: Hey...
I will teach you with playful pinches,
Chorus: Aha...
Male: Come play ball,
Chorus: Aha...
Male: No need to feel shy...
Chorus: Aha...
Male: Come on and play!
Ah... inside the grove by the riverbank,
A woman has no business here, mister!
Inside the grove by the riverbank,
A woman has no business here, mister!
Hey...
You do not need to teach me,
Chorus: Aha...
Female: Go play your ball game!
Chorus: Aha...
Female: Do not wag your tail at me,
Chorus: Aha...
Female: Point it somewhere else!
Chorus: Ah ah...
Inside the grove by the riverbank,
There is no one guarding it, come along, girl...
When the flower-adorned chariot is right here,
There are still a few days left before we pull it!
Male: We need to fit a new rope to the chariot,
And run a trial run tomorrow itself!
A new rope will not hold up,
The chariot has a long way to go, mister!
It will not move if you push it, the road is very wet!
Male: It is time to pull the chariot, and the man is right here,
It is only the chariot that is acting up!
Inside the grove by the riverbank,
A woman has no business here, mister!
Hey...
You do not need to teach me,
Chorus: Aha...
Female: Go play your ball game!
Chorus: Aha...
Female: Do not wag your tail at me,
Chorus: Aha...
Female: Point it somewhere else!
Chorus: Ah ah...
Inside the grove by the riverbank,
There is no one guarding it, come along, girl...
Hey... hey...
...
The pomegranate blossom sways all on its own,
Touched by the chilly breeze, this tender body wilts!
Female: Is the groom's eagerness overflowing?
Oh Manmatha (god of love), has your chill gone away?
Your printed floral saree
Tempts me to reach out and touch you!
When love shoots its arrow, you must hold me close!
Female: My mind is spinning out of control and rising high,
Under the love spell my man has cast!
Inside the grove by the riverbank,
There is no one guarding it, come along, girl...
Female: Hey...
Male: Inside the grove by the riverbank,
There is no one guarding it, come along, girl...
Female: Hey...
I will teach you with playful pinches,
Chorus: Aha...
Male: Come play ball,
Chorus: Aha...
Male: No need to feel shy...
Chorus: Aha...
Male: Come on and play!
Ah... inside the grove by the riverbank,
A woman has no business here, mister!
Inside the grove by the riverbank,
A woman has no business here, mister!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song from the film Mudivalla Arambam (1984) is a flirtatious rural duet featuring playful banter between a man and a woman in a secluded riverbank grove. Using classic Tamil folk metaphors—such as playing a ball game or pulling a temple chariot—the couple engages in a romantic war of words regarding courtship, intimacy, and upcoming togetherness. The lyricist Vairamuthu weaves rustic humor, euphemisms, and natural imagery to build a charming folk sequence full of double entendre and youthful desire.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Double Entendre / Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Male : Panthu vilaiyaattu”
The terms 'Panthu vilaiyaattu' (ball game) and 'Thaerizhu' (pulling the chariot) are used as rustic metaphors for intimacy and courtship.
Monaai (Initial Alliteration)
“Theredukka ponaa chinna kannu / Thenaiyarukka ponaa kanni ponnu”
The lines start with matching phonetic sounds ('Theredukka' / 'Thenaiyarukka'), establishing a rhythmic folk cadence.
Personification
“Thannaalae aaduthae maadhulam poo”
The natural swaying of the pomegranate blossom is personified to represent the spontaneous awakening of passion in a young woman.
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Trivia
Mudivalla Arambam (1984) is a lesser-known Tamil film featuring early rural folk compositions written by Vairamuthu. The song employs traditional Tamil village song patterns ('Naattupura Paattu') popular in 1980s South Indian cinema.
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