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Lyrics & meaning

Bagalu Bagalu

From Vaimaye Vellum · 1997

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Deva, Malgudi Subha
Music director
Deva
Movie name
Vaimaye Vellum
Movie release year
1997
Lyrics added on
8 Mar 2026

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Haei…..
Pagalu pagalu pagalu
Pesagi pochummaa
Ada pagalum iravum
Bejaaraaga aachchumaa
Neetti nimira
Vaanguthingae moochchumaa
Nee naramba neevi vidanum
Thailam thechummaa
Veralu veralu veralu
Vachchu pakkuraen
Naadi narambu grambu
Surundirunthaa neekkuraen
Hae….Veralu veralu veralu
Vachchu pakkuraen
Naadi narambu grambu
Surundirunthaa neekkuraen
Verennathukku naanum
Ingae irukkiraen
Verennathukku naanum
Ingae irukkiraen
Naattu vaiththiyaththil
Kodi kattithaan parakkuraen
Edhukku edhukku porantha
Moonu thalaimurai
Naanga surulimalai siththarunga
Paramparai….amaaiyaa
Yammaa yammaa muniyammaa
Ennaal thaanga mudiyumaa
Ennai vuttu thaeichchaa
Rompa valikkumaa
Chummaa chummaa sulamapaa
Sulukku vittu velagumaa aiyya
Male : Sulukku sundhariyae
Unakku sontha ooru edhu
Asaththum ammaniyae
Unakku amainja peru edhu
En ooru alappuzha
En peru neela puraa
Aaththaa oor kaalikattu
Ava peru poojapattu
Paattithaan puliyampatti
Paatti peru shilfa shetti
Pagalu pagalu pagalu
Pesagi pochummaa
Ada pagalum iravum
Bejaaraaga aachchumaa
Mohanlaalu mammutti
Ellaarukkum kaal mutti
Sulukkeduththa party
Intha pen kutti
Emmaa periya actor-u
Avangalukkaa doctor-u
Udumpu sooppu vachchu
Kudichchum pidippu pogalaiyae
Female :Aiyo paavam
Male :Iduppu thallaaduthu ezhunthu
Nadakka aavalaiyae
Thrissur-u trisha devi ingu
Thavichchaaru un maathiri
Thaechchenae oru raaththiri
Thegaththil idhu maathiri
Guruvayur thailam idhu
Udanae gunamaachchu
Vaayu thollai
Pagalu pagalu pagalu
Pesagi pochummaa
Ada pagalum iravum
Bejaaraaga aachchumaa
Neetti nimira
Vaanguthingae moochchumaa
Nee naramba neevi vidanum
Thailam thaeichchumaa
Veralu veralu veralu
Vachchu pakkuraen
Naadi narambu grambu
Surundirunthaa neekkuraen
Pagalu pagalu pagalu
Pesagi pochummaa
Ada pagalum iravum
Bejaaraaga aachchumaa
Veralu veralu veralu
Vachchu pakkuraen
Naadi narambu grambu
Surundirunthaa neekkuraen
Hey...
Daytime, daytime, daytime
has gone all sprained and twisted!
Oh, both day and night
have turned into pure misery, ma!
To stretch and stand upright,
I am gasping for breath here, ma!
You need to massage my nerves gently,
by rubbing on some herbal oil, ma!
With my fingers, fingers, fingers,
let me touch and check!
Pulse, nerves, or joints,
if they are twisted, I will straighten them out!
Hey... with my fingers, fingers, fingers,
let me touch and check!
Pulse, nerves, or joints,
if they are twisted, I will straighten them out!
Why else do you think
I am here?
Why else do you think
I am here?
In native folk medicine,
I fly high with unmatched fame!
Born into what legacy, you ask?
For three whole generations,
we come from the lineage of
the Surulimalai sages... yes indeed!
Oh Muniyamma, Muniyamma,
will I be able to bear it?
If you pour oil and massage me,
will it hurt very much?
It is so simple and easy, sir,
won't your sprain just vanish and leave you, sir?
Male: O sprain-curing beauty,
which is your hometown?
O stunning lady,
what is your given name?
My hometown is Alappuzha,
and my name is Neela Pura (Blue Dove)!
My mother's town is Calicut,
and her name is Pooja Bhatt!
Grandma is from Puliyampatti,
and grandma's name is Shilpa Shetty!
Daytime, daytime, daytime
has gone all sprained and twisted!
Oh, both day and night
have turned into pure misery, ma!
For Mohanlal and Mammootty,
on all of their knees,
the one who relieved their sprains
was this very girl!
Such massive actors they are,
were you really the doctor for them?
Even after making monitor lizard soup
and drinking it, my muscle catch won't go away!
Female: Oh, poor you!
Male: My waist is wobbling,
and I am unable to get up and walk!
Trisha Devi from Thrissur
suffered right here, just like you!
I rubbed it for one night,
on the body just like this!
This is Guruvayur herbal oil,
and it was instantly cured,
that gastric trouble!
Daytime, daytime, daytime
has gone all sprained and twisted!
Oh, both day and night
have turned into pure misery, ma!
To stretch and stand upright,
I am gasping for breath here, ma!
You need to massage my nerves gently,
by rubbing on some herbal oil, ma!
With my fingers, fingers, fingers,
let me touch and check!
Pulse, nerves, or joints,
if they are twisted, I will straighten them out!
Daytime, daytime, daytime
has gone all sprained and twisted!
Oh, both day and night
have turned into pure misery, ma!
With my fingers, fingers, fingers,
let me touch and check!
Pulse, nerves, or joints,
if they are twisted, I will straighten them out!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Pagalu Pagalu is a humorous, energetic 'Gaana' duet from the film Vaimaye Vellum (1997), composed and sung by Deva alongside Malgudi Subha, with lyrics written by legendary poet Vaali. The song presents a comic dynamic between a man suffering from severe body aches and joint sprains and an eccentric, self-proclaimed traditional masseuse from Kerala claiming to hail from a noble lineage of Surulimalai healers. Filled with humorous Malayalam-Tamil slang and playful pop-culture references—including film stars like Mohanlal, Mammootty, Pooja Bhatt, and Shilpa Shetty alongside folk remedies like monitor lizard soup and Guruvayur herbal oil—the song showcases Deva's iconic folk rhythm style.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukku Thodar (Repetition for emphasis)

Pagalu pagalu pagalu

Sequential repetition of words like 'Pagalu' (day) and 'Veralu' (finger) builds rhythmic momentum characteristic of Gaana genre music.

Ethukai (Second-letter Assonance)

Pagalu pagalu pagalu / Ada pagalum iravum

Matching the second consonant sound 'ga' across adjacent lines creates harmonic local rhyming.

Moonaal / Alliteration

Naadi narambu grambu

Repetition of the 'Na' sound across 'Naadi' and 'narambu' gives smooth phonetic flow to the tongue.

Pop Culture Allusion

Mohanlaalu mammutti / Ellaarukkum kaal mutti

Vaali uses funny name-dropping of Indian cinema stars to create comedic exaggeration in the character's medical credentials.

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Trivia

Deva and Malgudi Subha frequently collaborated on iconic 'Gaana' dance tracks in late-1990s Tamil cinema. Lyricist Vaali crafted this track with a comical blend of Tamil dialect and pseudo-Malayalam phrases to emphasize the masseuse's quirky Kerala background.

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