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Lyrics & meaning

Dinasari Colour-ai Paarkka

From Vellai Pura Ondru · 1984

Lyricist
Gangai Amaran
Singers
S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Ilayaraja
Details
Vellai Pura Ondru1984

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Chorus
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Male
Dhinasari colourai paarkka collegeCollege is for seeing daily colorful sights
Male Chorus :HaeiMale Chorus: Hey!
Male :Paarththathum kanavil magizhum teenageMale: The teenage years that rejoice in dreams upon looking
Male Chorus :HaeiMale Chorus: Hey!
Male :Virumbi ketpathuMale: Asking with desire
Male Chorus :Papapap paapap paaMale Chorus: Pa-pa-pap paa-pap paa
Male :Virumbu enbathuMale: Saying 'desire it'
Male Chorus :Papapap paapap paaMale Chorus: Pa-pa-pap paa-pap paa
Male :Neyargal viruppaththai kettidammaaMale: Listen to the listeners' choice, my dear!
Female
Dhinasari colourai paarkka collegeCollege is for seeing daily colorful sights
Female Chorus :HaeiFemale Chorus: Hey!
Female :Paarththathum kanavil magizhum teenageFemale: The teenage years that rejoice in dreams upon looking
Female Chorus :HaeiFemale Chorus: Hey!
Female :Virumbi ketpathuFemale: Asking with desire
Female Chorus :Papapap paapap paaFemale Chorus: Pa-pa-pap paa-pap paa
Female :Virumbu enbathuFemale: Saying 'desire it'
Female Chorus :Papapap paapap paaFemale Chorus: Pa-pa-pap paa-pap paa
Female :Neyargal viruppaththai kettidammaaFemale: Listen to the listeners' choice, my dear!
Male
Dhinasari colourai paarkka collegeCollege is for seeing daily colorful sights
Female :Hoi paarththathum kanavil magizhum teenageFemale: Hoi, the teenage years that rejoice in dreams upon looking
Male :Hoi hoiMale: Hoi hoi
Chorus
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Male
Paarvaigal kokki poduthaeGlances are casting hooks
Paarththathum sakthi poguthaeStrength vanishes the moment eyes meet
Female :Paarvaiyum maari poguthaeFemale: The look itself is changing
Bodhaiyum yaeri poguthaeIntoxication is rising higher
Male
Palavitha yaekkam yaedhu thookkamVarious kinds of longings, where is sleep?
Palavitha yaekkam yaethu thookkamVarious kinds of longings, where is sleep?
Female :Paavaiyar paarvai pattathumFemale: Once the glance of young women falls upon you
Kaalai un manam kaattril aaduthaeYoung man, your heart dances in the wind
Male
Dhinasari colourai paarkka collegeCollege is for seeing daily colorful sights
Male Chorus :HaeiMale Chorus: Hey!
Male :Paarththathum kanavil magizhum teenageMale: The teenage years that rejoice in dreams upon looking
Male Chorus :HaeiMale Chorus: Hey!
Female Chorus :Papapap paapap paaFemale Chorus: Pa-pa-pap paa-pap paa
Female :Virumbu enbathuFemale: Saying 'desire it'
Female Chorus :Papapap paapap paaFemale Chorus: Pa-pa-pap paa-pap paa
Female :Neyargal viruppaththai kettidammaaFemale: Listen to the listeners' choice, my dear!
Male
Dhinasari colourai paarkka collegeCollege is for seeing daily colorful sights
Female :Hoi paarththathum kanavil magizhum teenageFemale: Hoi, the teenage years that rejoice in dreams upon looking
Male :HooMale: Hoo
Female
Aangalin anbu enbathuThe affection of men
Adikkadi paathai maaruthuChanges its path frequently
Male :Pengalin nesam enpathuMale: The love of women
Ponnira poovai pondrathuIs like a golden flower
Female
Ilamaikku thoothu iniya maathuSweet woman is an emissary of youth
Ilamaikku thoothu iniya maathuSweet woman is an emissary of youth
Male :Pudhiyathoru ulagam enbathuMale: A brand new world
Arugil vanthathu uravai thanthathuHas come close and granted a relationship
Female
Dhinasari colourai paarkka collegeCollege is for seeing daily colorful sights
Female Chorus :HaeiFemale Chorus: Hey!
Female :Paarththathum kanavil magizhum teenageFemale: The teenage years that rejoice in dreams upon looking
Female Chorus :HaeiFemale Chorus: Hey!
Female :Virumbi ketpathuFemale: Asking with desire
Female Chorus :Papapap paapap paaFemale Chorus: Pa-pa-pap paa-pap paa
Female :Virumbu enbathuFemale: Saying 'desire it'
Female Chorus :Papapap paapap paaFemale Chorus: Pa-pa-pap paa-pap paa
Female :Neyargal viruppaththai kettidammaaFemale: Listen to the listeners' choice, my dear!
Male
Dhinasari colourai paarkka collegeCollege is for seeing daily colorful sights
Male Chorus :HaeiMale Chorus: Hey!
Male :Paarththathum kanavil magizhum teenageMale: The teenage years that rejoice in dreams upon looking
Male Chorus :HaeiMale Chorus: Hey!
Male :Virumbi ketpathuMale: Asking with desire
Male Chorus :Papapap paapap paaMale Chorus: Pa-pa-pap paa-pap paa
Male :Virumbu enbathuMale: Saying 'desire it'
Male Chorus :Papapap paapap paaMale Chorus: Pa-pa-pap paa-pap paa
Male :Neyargal viruppaththai kettidammaaMale: Listen to the listeners' choice, my dear!
Chorus
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Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This upbeat, youth-centric song captures the vibrant atmosphere of college life, teenage romance, and mutual attraction between young men and women. Framed as a radio listener request format ('Neyargal Viruppam'), the song playfully explores how college acts as a canvas for youthfulness, dreams, and colorful experiences. The verses playfully debate the nature of attraction, comparing male affection to a wandering path and female love to a delicate golden flower, highlighting the intoxicating joy and restlessness that comes with young love.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monaif (Initial Consonant Alliteration)

Paavaiyar paarvai pattathum

Repetition of the initial 'Pa' sound creates rhythmic momentum across the line.

Uvamai (Simile)

Pengalin nesam enpathu / Ponnira poovai pondrathu

Comparing a woman's love directly to a golden flower using the comparative marker 'pondrathu'.

Metaphor

Paarvaigal kokki poduthae

Describing glances as casting hooks ('kokki poduthae'), metaphorically expressing how captivating looks catch one's heart.

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Trivia

'Vellai Pura Ondru' (1984) features music composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics written by Gangai Amaran. Sung by legendary playback singers S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. Janaki, the song uniquely incorporates Western-influenced chorus vocalizations (papapap paapap paa) combined with radio announcer terminology to capture 1980s youth culture.

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