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Lyrics & meaning

Devadaasu Pola

From Padicha Pulla · 1989

Lyricist
Piraisoodan
Singer
Mano
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Padicha Pulla
Movie release year
1989
Lyrics added on
23 Dec 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Haa…aaa…aaa…
{Dhevadhaasu kadhaiya pola
En kadhai aachu
Oru thaera pola enadhu vaazhkka
Theruvil ninnaachu} (2)
Naan ver yedhum puriyaama
Ponen pinnaala
Oru vilangaadha kadhaiyaachu
Ellaam pennaala
Thambi ponna nambaadha
Nambinaa en gadhi thaan
Nitham ponna ennaadha
Kettadhu nimmadhi thaan
Andha dhevadhaasu kadhaiya pola
En kadhai aachu
Oru thaera pola enadhu vaazhkka
Theruvil ninnaachu
Pulli vachu paarvaiyila
Thoondi onnu poduvaa
Alli vacha koondhalila
Aambalaiya mooduvaa
Aasai ennum raagathila
Paattu onnu paaduvaa
Aambalainga maattunadhum
Aatta pola ottuvaa
Buthiya oda vidaama
Katti pottu
Nenjila paasam anbellaam
Vetti pottu
Ada puriyaadha pudhiraachu
Ponnu nenappu
Dhenam adha paathu azhinjaachu
Namma pozhappu
Andha dhevadhaasu kadhaiya pola
En kadhai aachu
Oru thaera pola enadhu vaazhkka
Theruvil ninnaachu
Naan ver yedhum puriyaama
Ponen pinnaala
Oru vilangaadha kadhaiyaachu
Ellaam pennaala
Thambi ponna nambaadha
Nambinaa en gadhi thaan
Nitham ponna ennaadha
Kettadhu nimmadhi thaan
Ponnukku edam koduthaa
Pora vazhi maathuvaa
Kannaiyum marachu vechu
Kaattu vazhi verattuvaa
Saami andha sivaperumaan
Thaliyila yerunaa
Sanniyaasam vaanga vechu
Boomiya thaan thedunaa
Dhasaradhan pombalaiyaalae
Sattam pottaan
Raamanum raajiyamellaam
Vittupputtaan
Ada ponnaala ulagengum
Nitham kalagam
Ava kannaala manamengum
Kettu kalangum
Andha dhevadhaasu kadhaiya pola
En kadhai aachu
Oru thaera pola enadhu vaazhkka
Theruvil ninnaachu
Dhevadhaasu kadhaiya pola
En kadhai aachu
Oru thaera pola enadhu vaazhkka
Theruvil ninnaachu
Naan ver yedhum puriyaama
Ponen pinnaala
Oru vilangaadha kadhaiyaachu
Ellaam pennaala
Thambi ponna nambaadha
Nambinaa en gadhi thaan
Nitham ponna ennaadha
Kettadhu nimmadhi thaan
Andha dhevadhaasu kadhaiya pola
En kadhai aachu
Oru thaera pola enadhu vaazhkka
Theruvil ninnaachu
Dhevadhaasu kadhaiya pola
En kadhai aachu
Oru thaera pola enadhu vaazhkka
Theruvil ninnaachu
Ah… ah… aah… aah… aah…
Haa… aah… aah…
Just like the story of Devadas,
my life has become a tragedy.
Like a heavy temple chariot,
my life stands stranded in the street.
Without understanding anything else,
I foolishly followed after her.
It turned into a baffling mess,
all because of a woman.
Brother, never trust a woman!
If you trust them, you will end up like me.
Don't spend your days dreaming of a woman,
for you will only lose your peace of mind.
Just like that story of Devadas,
my life has become a tragedy.
Like a heavy temple chariot,
my life stands stranded in the street.
With a sharp, teasing glance,
she casts a fishing hook.
In her gathered, flowing hair,
she traps and blinds a man.
In a melody made of desire,
she sings a tempting song.
Once a man is hooked,
she herds him around like a sheep.
Stopping his mind from thinking,
she ties him down,
and cutting away all the love and affection
inside his heart,
ah, it has become an unsolved riddle,
the strange mind of a woman.
Day by day, obsessing over it,
our whole life is ruined.
Just like that story of Devadas,
my life has become a tragedy.
Like a heavy temple chariot,
my life stands stranded in the street.
Without understanding anything else,
I foolishly followed after her.
It turned into a baffling mess,
all because of a woman.
Brother, never trust a woman!
If you trust them, you will end up like me.
Don't spend your days dreaming of a woman,
for you will only lose your peace of mind.
If you give a woman an inch,
she will alter the path you walk on.
Blinding your eyes,
she will chase you into a wild jungle.
Even upon Lord Shiva himself,
she climbed onto his head,
making him live as an ascetic
wandering the earth.
Because of a woman, King Dasharatha
passed that harsh decree,
and Rama ended up giving up
his entire kingdom.
Ah, because of women, across the world,
there is endless chaos every day.
Because of her seductive eyes,
the mind is ruined and troubled everywhere.
Just like that story of Devadas,
my life has become a tragedy.
Like a heavy temple chariot,
my life stands stranded in the street.
Just like the story of Devadas,
my life has become a tragedy.
Like a heavy temple chariot,
my life stands stranded in the street.
Without understanding anything else,
I foolishly followed after her.
It turned into a baffling mess,
all because of a woman.
Brother, never trust a woman!
If you trust them, you will end up like me.
Don't spend your days dreaming of a woman,
for you will only lose your peace of mind.
Just like that story of Devadas,
my life has become a tragedy.
Like a heavy temple chariot,
my life stands stranded in the street.
Just like the story of Devadas,
my life has become a tragedy.
Like a heavy temple chariot,
my life stands stranded in the street.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from the movie Padicha Pulla (1989) is a dramatic lament of a heartbroken man warning others about the perils of falling blindly in love. Comparing his ruined life to the legendary tragic figure Devadas and an abandoned temple chariot stranded in the street, the singer describes how love stripped away his peace of mind and direction. The lyricist Piraisoodan uses mythological examples—such as Dasharatha exiling Rama due to Kaikeyi's request—to caution younger men against being blinded by affection.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Dhevadhaasu kadhaiya pola / Oru thaera pola enadhu vaazhkka

Compares the protagonist's stalled and ruined life to the tragic story of Devadas and an abandoned festival chariot in the street.

Allusion (Epurana Utkol)

Dhasaradhan pombalaiyaalae Sattam pottaan / Raamanum raajiyamellaam Vittupputtaan

References the Ramayana where King Dasaratha was forced by Kaikeyi to send Rama to exile, relinquishing his kingdom.

Rhyme / Alliteration (Monai)

Nambinaa en gadhi thaan / Nitham ponna ennaadha

Repetition of the 'N' consonant sound at the start of adjacent words for rhythmic effect.

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Trivia

The trope of referencing 'Devadas'—the iconic tragic lover character created by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay—is a popular motif in South Indian cinema songs to immediately signify romantic disillusionment and heartbreak.

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