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Lyrics & meaning

Antha Pakkam

From Veettuku Veedu · 1970

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
Saibaba
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Details
Veettuku Veedu1970

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Malargalil paduththavalShe who rested upon flowers
Sakunthalai annaalilWas Shakuntala in those days
En nilaithanai keduththavalShe who ruined my calm state
Malathi innaalilIs Malathi in these present days
SolomiSalome
SolomiSalome
Solomi ….I love youSalome... I love you
Male
{Antha pakkam vaazhnthavan romeoRomeo lived on that side of the world
Intha pakkam naan enna saamiyoAm I some saintly monk on this side?
Oh my sweetyOh my sweety
Oh my sweetyOh my sweety
Odi vaa…oh oo ooo hoo hoo hoo…} (2)Run and come to me... oh oo ooo hoo hoo hoo...
Male
July-il piranthathu jaathagamThe horoscope was born in July
Kaadhalil athu romba saathagamIt is very favorable for love
July-il piranthathu jaathagamThe horoscope was born in July
Kaadhalil athu romba saathagamIt is very favorable for love
Thanthai vazhiyil konjam baathagamThere is a small obstacle from the father's side
Engu sellumo intha naadagamWhere will this drama lead to?
Thanthai vazhiyil konjam baathagamThere is a small obstacle from the father's side
Engu sellumo intha naadagamWhere will this drama lead to?
Oh my sweetyOh my sweety
Oh my sweetyOh my sweety
Odi vaa…oh oo ooo hoo hoo hoo…Run and come to me... oh oo ooo hoo hoo hoo...
Male
Ini unai yaarum nerungidaaNo one else can come near you anymore
Un ilamaiyai paarththavar urangidaaThose who have seen your youthful beauty cannot sleep
Ini unai yaarum nerungidaaNo one else can come near you anymore
Un ilamaiyai paarththavar urangidaaThose who have seen your youthful beauty cannot sleep
Oorvasi vanthaalum mayangidaEven if celestial Urvashi comes, she would be captivated
Un mael aanaiI swear upon you
My guitarMy guitar
My guitarMy guitar
Odi vaa ….oh oo ooo hoo hoo hoo..Run and come to me... oh oo ooo hoo hoo hoo..
Male
Antha pakkam vaazhnthavan romeoRomeo lived on that side of the world
Intha pakkam naan enna saamiyoAm I some saintly monk on this side?
Oh my sweetyOh my sweety
Oh oh oh my sweetyOh oh oh my sweety
Odi vaa…oh oo ooo hoo hoo hoo…Run and come to me... oh oo ooo hoo hoo hoo...
Oh oo ooo hoo hoo hoo…Oh oo ooo hoo hoo hoo...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

In this playful, Western-style romantic track from 'Veettuku Veedu' (1970), the protagonist dramatically expresses his intense love and attraction. He compares his lover and their romance to famous mythological and literary lovers like Shakuntala, Malathi, Salome, and Romeo, humorously asserting that he is no detached ascetic monk to resist her beauty. He playfully touches upon astrological compatibility, minor obstacles from her father, and how her beauty eclipses even celestial nymphs like Urvashi.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Allusion (Aalumaai)

Malargalil paduththaval Sakunthalai annaalil / Antha pakkam vaazhnthavan romeo

The lyrist Kannadasan mixes Western and Indian historical, literary, and mythological figures (Shakuntala, Malathi, Salome, Romeo, Urvashi) to show the universal and grand nature of love.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

July-il piranthathu jaathagam / Kaadhalil athu romba saathagam / Thanthai vazhiyil konjam baathagam / Engu sellumo intha naadagam

A strong rhyming pattern is maintained at the ends of consecutive lines using rhyming suffixes like '-aagam'.

Rhetorical Question & Contrast

Antha pakkam vaazhnthavan romeo / Intha pakkam naan enna saamiyo

Contrasts the iconic lover Romeo with a saint ('saamiyo') in a rhetorical question to state that he too is driven by passion.

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Trivia

The film 'Veettuku Veedu' (1970) features music composed by M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics penned by Kannadasan. The track is notable for blending Western musical arrangements and English expressions ('sweety', 'my guitar', 'I love you') with Tamil poetic sensibilities, reflecting the modern pop culture influences entering Tamil film music during the late 1960s and early 1970s.

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