Alangaram Pothumadi
From Mr.Sampath · 1972
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Mr.Sampath1972
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Alangaram podhumadi | Enough of this adornment, my dear |
| Alangaram podhumadi | Enough of this adornment, my dear |
| Sowbagiyamae azhagu oviyamae | O fortunate one, O beautiful painting |
| Un alangaram podhumadi | Your adornment is enough, my dear |
| Male | |
| Mookuthiyai kazhattadi | Take off your nose ring |
| Naan muthaadum podhu | When I kiss you |
| Adhu kuthaathoodi | So that it won't prick |
| Idhu thodi…. idhu thodu | This is an armlet... touch this |
| Kaadhu thottai kazhattadi | Remove your earrings |
| Adhu kaadhodu naan pesa thodhalladi | So it won't interfere when I whisper in your ear |
| Adhu kaadhodu naan pesa thodhalladi | So it won't interfere when I whisper in your ear |
| Male | |
| Alangaram podhumadi … | Enough of this adornment, my dear... |
| Male | |
| Ottiyanam yedhukkadi | Why do you need a waist belt? |
| Adi asadae ottiyanam yedhukkadi | Hey silly girl, why do you need a waist belt? |
| Adhu otti uravaada oththu varadhadi | It won't suit us coming close and embracing |
| Otti uravaada oththu varadhadi | It won't suit us coming close and embracing |
| Ottiyanam yedhukkadi | Why do you need a waist belt? |
| Female | |
| Maal aagi ponen naan ungal melae | I fell deeply in love with you |
| Male :Besh besh | Male: Splendid, splendid! |
| Female :Maal aagi ponen naan ungal melae | Female: I fell deeply in love with you |
| Aal aagi vara sol aalanadhanalae | Since you asked me to come as your full-fledged partner |
| Swaami | My Lord |
| Male :Bakki | Male: Balance due |
| Female :Yedhu bakki | Female: What balance due? |
| Ellathaiyum thaan kazhattikittingalae | You made me take off all my ornaments! |
| Female | |
| Aal aagi varasol aal aanadhalae | Since you asked me to come as your full-fledged partner |
| Noolaagi thurumbaagi thaaladha mugathil | Becoming thin as thread and straw, with an unendurable look |
| Maal aagi ponnen naan ungal melae | I fell deeply in love with you |
| Male | |
| Thanga saelai yedhukkadi | Why do you need a golden saree? |
| Female :Aaang | Female: Ah? |
| Male :Indha saelai yedhukkadi | Male: Why do you need this saree? |
| Un kattazhaguketha pattu saelai irukka | When there is a fine silk saree matching your sharp beauty |
| Katti kolla naanum rasithidavae | For me to embrace and relish |
| Rasithidavae rasithidavae | To relish, to relish |
| Male | |
| Kannae kiliyae kaadhal kalaiyae | My darling, my parrot, my art of love |
| Maasaru ponnae maniyae saniyae | Flawless gold, my gem, my pest! |
| Female :Saniyaa | Female: Pest?! |
| Male :Maniyae.. kaniya | Male: My gem... my fruit! |
| Female :Kaniya | Female: Fruit? |
| Male | |
| Kobam kolladhae maanae | Don't get angry, my deer |
| Thaabam kolladhae | Don't be distressed |
| Female :Konja koodatho | Female: Can't I cuddle? |
| Naanum kekenjakoodathoo | Can't I plead and coax you? |
| Swaami | My Lord |
| Male :Hahahahahhaha… | Male: Hahahahahhaha... |
அலங்காரம் போதுமடி
அலங்காரம் போதுமடி
சௌபாக்கியமே அழகு ஓவியமே
உன் அலங்காரம் போதுமடி.......
Enough of this adornment, my dear
Enough of this adornment, my dear
O fortunate one, O beautiful painting
Your adornment is enough, my dear
மூக்குத்தியை கழட்டடி
நான் முத்தாடும் போது
அது குத்தாதோடி
இது தோடி...... இது தோடு.....
காது தோட்டை கழட்டடி
அது காதோடு நான் பேச தோதல்லடி....
அது காதோடு நான் பேச தோதல்லடி...
Take off your nose ring
When I kiss you
So that it won't prick
This is an armlet... touch this
Remove your earrings
So it won't interfere when I whisper in your ear
So it won't interfere when I whisper in your ear
அலங்காரம் போதுமடி ...
Enough of this adornment, my dear...
ஒட்டியாணம் ஏதுக்கடி
அடி அசடே ஒட்டியாணம் ஏதுக்கடி
அது ஒட்டி உறவாட ஒத்து வராதடி
ஒட்டி உறவாட ஒத்து வராதடி
ஒட்டியாணம் ஏதுக்கடி.....
Why do you need a waist belt?
Hey silly girl, why do you need a waist belt?
It won't suit us coming close and embracing
It won't suit us coming close and embracing
Why do you need a waist belt?
மால் ஆகி போனேன் நான் உங்கள் மேலே
பேஷ் பேஷ்......
ஆள் ஆகி வரச் சொல் ஆளானதாலே
சுவாமி......
பாக்கி....
ஏது பாக்கி
எல்லாத்தையும்தான் கழட்டிக்கிட்டீங்களே...
I fell deeply in love with you
Male: Splendid, splendid!
Female: I fell deeply in love with you
Since you asked me to come as your full-fledged partner
My Lord
Male: Balance due
Female: What balance due?
You made me take off all my ornaments!
ஆள் ஆகி வரச்சொல் ஆள் ஆனதாலே
நூலாகி துரும்பாகி தாளாத முகத்தில்
மால் ஆகி போனேன் நான் உங்கள் மேலே
Since you asked me to come as your full-fledged partner
Becoming thin as thread and straw, with an unendurable look
I fell deeply in love with you
தங்கச் சேலை எதுக்கடி பெண் : ஆங்.....
ஆண் : இந்தச் சேலை எதுக்கடி உன்
கட்டழகுக்கேத்த பட்டு சேலை இருக்க
கட்டிக் கொள்ள நானும் ரசித்திடவே
ரசித்திடவே ரசித்திடவே
Why do you need a golden saree?
Female: Ah?
Male: Why do you need this saree?
When there is a fine silk saree matching your sharp beauty
For me to embrace and relish
To relish, to relish
கண்ணே கிளியே காதல் கலையே
மாசறு பொண்ணே மணியே சனியே
சனியா.....
மணியே.......கனியே.....
கனியா.....
My darling, my parrot, my art of love
Flawless gold, my gem, my pest!
Female: Pest?!
Male: My gem... my fruit!
Female: Fruit?
கோபம் கொள்ளாதே மானே
தாபம் கொள்ளாதே
கொஞ்சக் கூடாதோ
நானே கேகெஞ்சக்கூடாதோ
சுவாமி......
ஆஹ்ஹ்ஹாஹ்ஹா
Don't get angry, my deer
Don't be distressed
Female: Can't I cuddle?
Can't I plead and coax you?
My Lord
Male: Hahahahahhaha...
Alangaram podhumadi
Enough of this adornment, my dear
Alangaram podhumadi
Enough of this adornment, my dear
Sowbagiyamae azhagu oviyamae
O fortunate one, O beautiful painting
Un alangaram podhumadi
Your adornment is enough, my dear
Mookuthiyai kazhattadi
Take off your nose ring
Naan muthaadum podhu
When I kiss you
Adhu kuthaathoodi
So that it won't prick
Idhu thodi…. idhu thodu
This is an armlet... touch this
Kaadhu thottai kazhattadi
Remove your earrings
Adhu kaadhodu naan pesa thodhalladi
So it won't interfere when I whisper in your ear
Adhu kaadhodu naan pesa thodhalladi
So it won't interfere when I whisper in your ear
Alangaram podhumadi …
Enough of this adornment, my dear...
Ottiyanam yedhukkadi
Why do you need a waist belt?
Adi asadae ottiyanam yedhukkadi
Hey silly girl, why do you need a waist belt?
Adhu otti uravaada oththu varadhadi
It won't suit us coming close and embracing
Otti uravaada oththu varadhadi
It won't suit us coming close and embracing
Ottiyanam yedhukkadi
Why do you need a waist belt?
Maal aagi ponen naan ungal melae
I fell deeply in love with you
Male :Besh besh
Male: Splendid, splendid!
Female :Maal aagi ponen naan ungal melae
Female: I fell deeply in love with you
Aal aagi vara sol aalanadhanalae
Since you asked me to come as your full-fledged partner
Swaami
My Lord
Male :Bakki
Male: Balance due
Female :Yedhu bakki
Female: What balance due?
Ellathaiyum thaan kazhattikittingalae
You made me take off all my ornaments!
Aal aagi varasol aal aanadhalae
Since you asked me to come as your full-fledged partner
Noolaagi thurumbaagi thaaladha mugathil
Becoming thin as thread and straw, with an unendurable look
Maal aagi ponnen naan ungal melae
I fell deeply in love with you
Thanga saelai yedhukkadi
Why do you need a golden saree?
Female :Aaang
Female: Ah?
Male :Indha saelai yedhukkadi
Male: Why do you need this saree?
Un kattazhaguketha pattu saelai irukka
When there is a fine silk saree matching your sharp beauty
Katti kolla naanum rasithidavae
For me to embrace and relish
Rasithidavae rasithidavae
To relish, to relish
Kannae kiliyae kaadhal kalaiyae
My darling, my parrot, my art of love
Maasaru ponnae maniyae saniyae
Flawless gold, my gem, my pest!
Female :Saniyaa
Female: Pest?!
Male :Maniyae.. kaniya
Male: My gem... my fruit!
Female :Kaniya
Female: Fruit?
Kobam kolladhae maanae
Don't get angry, my deer
Thaabam kolladhae
Don't be distressed
Female :Konja koodatho
Female: Can't I cuddle?
Naanum kekenjakoodathoo
Can't I plead and coax you?
Swaami
My Lord
Male :Hahahahahhaha…
Male: Hahahahahhaha...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful and romantic duet portrays a lighthearted exchange between lovers. The male protagonist playfully asks his beloved to remove all her heavy jewelry—such as her nose ring, earrings, and waist belt—arguing that her natural beauty needs no external adornment and that these ornaments hinder his loving closeness and kisses. The female protagonist responds with witty banter, teasingly complaining that he has made her strip away all her ornaments while reaffirming her deep devotion to him. The song combines humor, romantic coaxing, and Vaali's signature clever lyricism to create a delightful, intimate dialogue between the lovers.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Adhu otti uravaada oththu varadhadi”
Rhyming of the second consonant across lines for melodic flow (e.g., 'Mookuthiyai' and 'Muthaadum', 'Otti' and 'Oththu').
Humorous Rhyme / Wordplay
“Maasaru ponnae maniyae saniyae”
Vaali playfully rhymes 'Maniyae' (jewel) with 'Saniyae' (nuisance/pest), slipping in a comedic twist before quickly correcting himself to 'Kaniya' (fruit).
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Sowbagiyamae azhagu oviyamae”
Addressing the heroine with poetic metaphors like 'azhagu oviyamae' (beautiful painting) and 'kaadhal kalaiyae' (art of love).
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Trivia
This track is a classical-pop fusion comedy duet from the 1972 movie 'Mr. Sampath', starring Cho Ramaswamy. Vaali's lyrics brilliantly showcase romantic teasing mixed with Tamil wordplay, particularly the classic comedic slip between 'Saniyae' and 'Kaniya'.
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