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Lyrics & meaning

Century Ah Podum

From Aboorva Sakthi 369 · 1991

Lyricist
Pavun Raj
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Aboorva Sakthi 369
Movie release year
1991
Lyrics added on
18 Mar 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Century ya podum vayasu thaanae
Boundary ya thaandum manasu thaanae
Yaa…
Century ya podum vayasu thaanae
Boundary ya thaandum manasu thaanae
Century ya podum vayasu thaanae
Boundary ya thaandum manasu thaanae
Aasaiyodu paesi majaa majaannu koodi paesi
Paadi aada konjam podu audiyo
Videovae pudhu jodi aanom
Century ya podum vayasu thaanae
Boundary ya thaandum manasu thaanae
Kannil unnai kandu manam kaadhal aanadho
Vanna maega vaana villin varnam aanadho
Thulli odum pulli maanin ullam aanadho
Konji paesum vanji kodi anji odudho
Chandhra vaana maegam meedhu
Vasantha gaanam paadi
Indru vandhu jodi saeru inimaiyae
Kanni unnai thottu paartthaa
Current shocku thaanae
Enni paatthu odhungi ponaa yaemaatramae
Life yengum dance adhil nenjai allum tunes
Unnai thotta chance sugathai thandha science
Vaanam meedhu geetham paada
Raagamaaga sindhu paadum velai
Century ya podum vayasu thaanae
Boundary ya thaandum manasu thaanae
Aasaiyodu paesi majaa majaannu koodi paesi
Paadi aada konjam podu audiyo
Videovae pudhu jodi aanom
Century ya podum vayasu thaanae
Boundary ya thaandum manasu thaanae
Uchi meedhu vaan idindhu veezhndha podhilum
Acham illai acham illai acham illaiyae
Mangai ennai thottu paarthu
Mutham kodukkavae
Veeram illai veeram illai veeram illaiyae
Konji paesum kannae en nenjil aadum pennae
Kanni kaadhal mannaa sirithu paesum kannaa
Dhaagam theera mogathodu
Manjam meedhu nenjam saera vendum
Century ya podum vayasu thaanae
Boundary ya thaandum manasu thaanae
Aasaiyodu paesi majaa majaannu koodi paesi
Paadi aada konjam podu audiyo
Videovae pudhu jodi aanom
Century ya podum vayasu thaanae
Boundary ya thaandum manasu thaanae
Jingu jaangu chachaa jijaangu chaachaa
Jingu jaangu chachaa jijikku jaanchaa
Isn't this the age to score a century?
Isn't this the heart that crosses all boundaries?
Yeah...
Isn't this the age to score a century?
Isn't this the heart that crosses all boundaries?
Isn't this the age to score a century?
Isn't this the heart that crosses all boundaries?
Talking with longing and having fun together,
Play some audio so we can sing and dance!
Like in a video, we have become a brand new pair!
Isn't this the age to score a century?
Isn't this the heart that crosses all boundaries?
Seeing you with my eyes, did my heart fall in love?
Did it take on the vibrant colors of a rainbow?
Did it turn into the heart of a leaping spotted deer?
Is this sweet-talking, slender girl running away in fear?
Above the moonlit sky and clouds,
Singing a melody of spring,
Come and join me today as my pair, my sweet one!
If I reach out and touch you, girl,
It feels just like an electric shock!
If you overthink and pull away, it is only a disappointment!
Life is a dance filled with tunes that capture the heart!
The chance to touch you is the science that brought bliss!
To sing a song high up in the sky,
This is the time to sing a sweet melody!
Isn't this the age to score a century?
Isn't this the heart that crosses all boundaries?
Talking with longing and having fun together,
Play some audio so we can sing and dance!
Like in a video, we have become a brand new pair!
Isn't this the age to score a century?
Isn't this the heart that crosses all boundaries?
Even if the sky collapses and falls upon my head,
I have no fear, no fear, absolutely no fear!
Yet when this girl touches me
Just to give me a kiss,
I have no courage, no courage, absolutely no courage!
My sweet-talking darling, girl dancing in my heart!
My handsome king of love, darling who speaks with a smile!
To quench our thirst with deep passion,
Our hearts must come together on the bed!
Isn't this the age to score a century?
Isn't this the heart that crosses all boundaries?
Talking with longing and having fun together,
Play some audio so we can sing and dance!
Like in a video, we have become a brand new pair!
Isn't this the age to score a century?
Isn't this the heart that crosses all boundaries?
Jingu jaangu sachaa jijangu chaachaa
Jingu jaangu sachaa jijikku jaanjaa
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This energetic dance track celebrates youth, romance, and the exuberance of life. The lead characters sing about how youth is the prime age to push limits ('score a century' and 'cross boundaries') through music, dance, and love. Filled with modern electronic and pop references of the early 90s like 'audio', 'video', and 'electric shock', the song portrays the playful courtship between two lovers expressing their desire to sing, dance, and unite without any fear.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Emoni (Rhyme)

Century ya podum vayasu thaanae / Boundary ya thaandum manasu thaanae

Rhyming words like 'podum' and 'thaandum' or 'kandu' and 'vanna' establish rhythm across corresponding lines.

Metaphor

Century ya podum vayasu thaanae / Boundary ya thaandum manasu thaanae

Cricket terms ('Century', 'Boundary') are used as metaphors for reaching peaks of youth and breaking emotional limitations.

Simile / Hyperbole

Kanni unnai thottu paartthaa / Current shocku thaanae

The sensation of touch is dramatically compared to an electric shock ('Current shocku').

Repetition (Anaphora)

Acham illai acham illai acham illaiyae

Phrases like 'Acham illai' and 'Veeram illai' are repeated thrice for dramatic emphasis and rhythmic cadence.

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Trivia

Aboorva Sakthi 369 is a low-budget Tamil sci-fi/fantasy action film from 1991 inspired by popular time-travel and techno-pop trends of the era, incorporating then-modern English buzzwords like 'audio', 'video', 'current shock', 'science', and 'tunes' into traditional Tamil folk/pop lyricism.

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