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Gopala Yen Sir

From Annaparavai · 1980

Lyricist
Panchu Arunachalam
Singers
Malaysia Vasudevan, Chorus
Music director
R. Ramanujam
Movie name
Annaparavai
Movie release year
1980
Lyrics added on
31 Oct 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{Gopalaa
Chorus :Yaen sir
Male :Enga porae
Chorus :Santhaikku poraen
Male :Enna vaanga
Chorus :Oru musalu vaanga
Male :Odi ponaa
Chorus :Olinju nippaen
Male :Yaara pola
Chorus :Intha ponna pola} (2)
Anna nadai chinna idai
Aadi varum vannakkudai
Onnoda naan varavaa
Uravu kondaada……
Anna nadai chinna idai
Aadi varum vannakkudai
Onnoda naan varavaa
Uravu kondaada……
Gopalaa
Chorus :Yaen sir
Male :Enga porae
Chorus :Santhaikku poraen
Male :Enna vaanga
Chorus :Oru musalu vaanga
Chinna pennae chinna pennae
Silukku sattaiyaa
Nee vaangi vantha muyala ippa kotta vittiyaa
Chinna pennae chinna pennae
Silukku sattaiyaa
Nee vaangi vantha muyala ippa kotta vittiyaa
Pudichchi thaaraen pudichchi thaaraen
Onnu koduppiyaa
Pudichchi thaaraen pudichchi thaaraen
Onnu koduppiyaa
Nee kodukkalannaa vanthu nirppaen
Sathura vattaiyaa
Thiru pudichcha vayasu ponnu
Karvam ippa adangi nikkuthu
Paruva vayasu uruvam pudhusu
Paaththu pazhaga yaenguthu manasu
Gopalaa
Chorus :Yaen sir
Male :Enga porae
Chorus :Santhaikku poraen
Male :Enna vaanga
Chorus :Oru musalu vaanga
Male :Odi ponaa
Chorus :Olinju nippaen
Male :Yaara pola
Chorus :Intha ponna pola
Sirikkiriyae sirikkiriyae seeni kattiyaa
En silmisaththai konja neram rasikka maattiyaa
Sirikkiriyae sirikkiriyae seeni kattiyaa
En silmisaththai konja neram rasikka maattiyaa
Ooty ponnae ooty ponnae
Kulir edukkalaiyaa
Ooty ponnae ooty ponnae
Kulir edukkalaiyaa
Naan konja neram kona vendum kooda variyaa
Paadupattu pudichchu koduththaen
Parisu onnu pera nenachchen
Pedalai mithichchu udala valaichchu
Manasa odichchi paranthu poriyae
Gopalaa
Male :Yaen sir
Male :Enga porae
Male :Veettukku poraen
Male :Varuviyaa
Male :Varamaattaen
Male :Kaaththiruppaen
Male :Ninnukittae iru
Gopala!
Chorus: Yes, sir?
Male: Where are you going?
Chorus: Going to the market.
Male: To buy what?
Chorus: To buy a rabbit.
Male: What if it runs away?
Chorus: I'll hide and watch.
Male: Like who?
Chorus: Like this girl!
With a graceful swan-like walk and a slender waist,
Swaying along like a colourful umbrella,
Shall I come along with you,
To celebrate our love?
With a graceful swan-like walk and a slender waist,
Swaying along like a colourful umbrella,
Shall I come along with you,
To celebrate our love?
Gopala!
Chorus: Yes, sir?
Male: Where are you going?
Chorus: Going to the market.
Male: To buy what?
Chorus: To buy a rabbit.
Little girl, little girl,
Wearing a silk shirt,
Did you let the rabbit you bought slip away?
Little girl, little girl,
Wearing a silk shirt,
Did you let the rabbit you bought slip away?
I will catch it and give it to you,
Will you give me a kiss in return?
I will catch it and give it to you,
Will you give me a kiss in return?
If you don't give it, I will stand right there,
Blocking your path!
The proud young girl's
Arrogance has now been humbled.
She is in the bloom of youth, looking fresh and new,
My heart longs to see her and get close.
Gopala!
Chorus: Yes, sir?
Male: Where are you going?
Chorus: Going to the market.
Male: To buy what?
Chorus: To buy a rabbit.
Male: What if it runs away?
Chorus: I'll hide and watch.
Male: Like who?
Chorus: Like this girl!
You keep smiling and smiling, sweet as sugar candy,
Won't you enjoy my playful teasing for a while?
You keep smiling and smiling, sweet as sugar candy,
Won't you enjoy my playful teasing for a while?
Ooty girl, Ooty girl,
Aren't you feeling cold?
Ooty girl, Ooty girl,
Aren't you feeling cold?
I want to cuddle for a while, will you come along?
I struggled hard and caught it for you,
Hoping I would receive a sweet reward.
Pedalling the cycle and bending your body,
You just fly away, breaking my heart!
Gopala!
Male: Yes, sir?
Male: Where are you going?
Male: I am going home.
Male: Will you come along?
Male: No, I won't!
Male: I will wait for you.
Male: Keep on standing there!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful and upbeat song captures a lighthearted flirtation between a young man and a girl in a village or hill-station setting. Framed around a famous traditional call-and-response folk rhyme ('Santhaikku poraen... Oru musalu vaanga'), the hero teases the girl who has lost her newly bought rabbit. He offers to retrieve the rabbit in exchange for her attention, affection, or a small reward.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Anna nadai / Onnoda naan

The second consonant 'n' (ன்/ண்) repeats across the lines, creating a rhythmic Tamil ethugai pattern.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

chinna idai / vannakkudai

Both lines end with matching rhyming sounds ('idai' / 'kudai').

Metaphor

seeni kattiyaa

The girl's sweet smile and charm are compared directly to a block of sugar candy ('seeni katti').

Simile (Uwamai)

Anna nadai

Compares her graceful posture and walk to that of a majestic swan ('Anna').

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Trivia

The lyrics written by Panchu Arunachalam adapt a well-known Tamil children's folk dialogue game ('Gopalaa... Santhaikku poraen') to create a playful narrative routine inside the film 'Annaparavai' (1980).

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