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Lyrics & meaning

Ae Pulla

From Lal Salaam · 2024

Lyricist
Kabilan
Singer
Sid Sriram
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Movie name
Lal Salaam
Movie release year
2024
Lyrics added on
29 Nov 2023

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
Adi pacharisi pallukari
Pattinikku panthi vaikka
Machamellaam minnudhadi
Natchathirama
Ada thanneerula
Meenu onnu
Thaka thimi tha
Nenjukuli palathula
Vandhu kuthicha
Hey sithaada katti vandha
Singaarame hey singaarame
Hey singaarame
Mann paanai odaiyaadha
Mandhirame
Seembalil senju vacha sithirame
Adi yemme
Ae pulla kakkalathi
Embagathi sembagathi
Mammagathi
Ae pulla enna suthi
Manna suthi vinna suthi
Unna suthi
Ae pulla vennilavin vidhaiye
Vetti chelai vidukadhaiye
Aalaana mazhaiye
Poovaa veesugindra
Puyale vaa vaa
Ae pulla kakkalathi
Nee embagathi
Sembagathi mammagathi
Ae pulla enna suthi
Manna suthi vinna suthi
Unna suthi
Mandhiricha mayile
Karumbil seidha kuzhale
Nenjil vaazhum nizhalee
Aada aada paalada
Aattam podum noolaada
Un vaasal poonai naanadi
Vaalaimeenu neeyadi…
Mona mona mundhaana
Mogam kondu vandhaana
Mona mona mundhaana
Mogam kondu vandhaana
Poottivai poththana
Aasai theera athaana
Ae pulla kakkalathi
Embagathi sembagathi
Mammagathi
Ae pulla enna suthi
Manna suthi vinna suthi
Unna suthi
Ae pulla vennilavin vidhaiye
Vetti chelai vidukadhaiye
Aalaana mazhaiye
Poovaa veesugindra
Puyale vaa vaa…
Pallikkoodam mudinja
Veettu paadam irukku
Enna venum unakku aae
Aaram aaram sanjaaram
Asara venum panjaaram
Adi kanne enna yosanai
Kannil kaathal vasana
Kaattu malli kaiyyodu
Katti potta meiyyodu
Kaattu malli kaiyyodu
Katti potta meiyyodu
Onnukkulla onnodu
Verum poovum mannodu
Ae pulla kakkalathi
Embagathi sembagathi
Mammagathi
Ae pulla enna suthi
Manna suthi vinna suthi
Unna suthi…
Ae pulla vennilavin vidhaiye
Vetti chelai vidukadhaiye
Aalaana mazhaiye
Poovaa veesugindra
Puyale vaa vaa…
Hey girl with teeth white as raw rice,
To lay out a feast for my hunger,
All your beauty spots sparkle,
Just like shining stars!
Oh, in the waters,
A lively fish,
Dancing to a rhythm,
Down into the hollow of my chest,
Came jumping right in!
Hey, dressed in a young girl's silk skirt,
My gorgeous beauty, oh my charming girl,
Hey, my beautiful one!
You are the spell that keeps
A clay pot from breaking,
A portrait sculpted out of sweet fresh milk!
Oh my darling girl!
Hey girl, my sweet rival,
My foe, my Champak flower,
My sweetheart!
Hey girl, spinning around me,
Spinning around the earth and the sky,
And spinning around you!
Hey girl, seed of the bright moon,
A riddle wrapped in a simple cotton saree,
Rain that has blossomed into youth,
Blowing like a shower of flowers,
Come to me, my gentle storm!
Hey girl, my sweet rival,
You are my foe,
My Champak flower, my sweetheart!
Hey girl, spinning around me,
Spinning around the earth and the sky,
And spinning around you!
My enchanted peacock,
A flute carved from sweet sugarcane,
A shadow living inside my heart!
Swaying softly like rich cream,
Your woven dress dances along!
I am the cat waiting at your door,
And you are the ribbon fish...
A quiet, secretive saree edge,
Did it arrive filled with passion?
A quiet, secretive saree edge,
Did it arrive filled with passion?
Keep it buttoned up tight,
Is that to tease until desire is satisfied?
Hey girl, my sweet rival,
My foe, my Champak flower,
My sweetheart!
Hey girl, spinning around me,
Spinning around the earth and the sky,
And spinning around you!
Hey girl, seed of the bright moon,
A riddle wrapped in a simple cotton saree,
Rain that has blossomed into youth,
Blowing like a shower of flowers,
Come to me, my gentle storm...
Once school is over,
There is homework waiting!
Tell me, what do you want?
A deep, restless wandering,
The cage of longing must wear out!
Hey darling, what are you thinking?
Your eyes speak words of love!
With wild jasmine in my hand,
Held close against your body,
With wild jasmine in my hand,
Held close against your body,
Melting into one another,
Like root and flower joined with the soil!
Hey girl, my sweet rival,
My foe, my Champak flower,
My sweetheart!
Hey girl, spinning around me,
Spinning around the earth and the sky,
And spinning around you...
Hey girl, seed of the bright moon,
A riddle wrapped in a simple cotton saree,
Rain that has blossomed into youth,
Blowing like a shower of flowers,
Come to me, my gentle storm...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Ae Pulla from Lal Salaam is a vibrant and rustic Tamil love song that expresses deep romance through folk-inspired imagery. The protagonist fondly praises his beloved's beauty, comparing her features to natural and traditional elements such as raw rice, sugarcane flutes, moonlight, and rain. The song celebrates innocent desire, devotion, and intimate companionship within a rural setting.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamaani)

Adi pacharisi pallukari

Compares the girl's white teeth to grains of raw rice ('pacharisi pallukari') and her beauty to a flute crafted from sugarcane ('Karumbil seidha kuzhale').

Metaphor (Uvagam)

Ae pulla vennilavin vidhaiye

Refers to the woman metaphorically as the seed of moonlight ('vennilavin vidhaiye') and a flower-blowing storm ('Poovaa veesugindra puyale').

Erhukai and Monnai (Rhyme & Alliteration)

Embagathi sembagathi

Extensive use of rhythmic rhyming words such as 'Kakkalathi', 'Embagathi', 'Sembagathi', and 'Mammagathi' to create an authentic, catchy folk rhythm.

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Trivia

Composed by A. R. Rahman for the film Lal Salaam (2024), 'Ae Pulla' blends traditional Tamil folk lyricism written by Kabilan with Sid Sriram's signature soulful vocal delivery.

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