Inna Men Ponnu
From Kadhal Vaaganam · 1968
- Lyricist
- Mayavanathan
- Singer
- L. R. Eswari
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Details
- Kadhal Vaaganam1968
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Innaa man ponnu naan | Hey man, I am a girl here! |
| Summa summa pakkadhae | Don't keep staring at me aimlessly. |
| Innaa man ponnu naan | Hey man, I am a girl here! |
| Summa summa pakkadhae | Don't keep staring at me aimlessly. |
| Innaa man ponnu naan | Hey man, I am a girl here! |
| Summa summa pakkadhae | Don't keep staring at me aimlessly. |
| Female | |
| Size ah paarthadhum | Looking at my figure, |
| Ice maadhiri aavudha | Is your heart melting like ice? |
| Mansu aavudhaaa | Is your heart melting? |
| Vayasu pennidam naisu pannavum | To flatter and charm a young girl, |
| Thaavudha mansu thaavudha | Is your heart leaping? Is it leaping? |
| Size ah paarthadhum | Looking at my figure, |
| Ice maadhiri aavudha | Is your heart melting like ice? |
| Mansu aavudhaaa tell mee | Is your heart melting? Tell me! |
| Vayasu pennidam naisu pannavum | To flatter and charm a young girl, |
| Thaavudha mansu thaavudha | Is your heart leaping? Is it leaping? |
| I like you…i dont like you | I like you... I don't like you! |
| Dingiri daalaa | Dingiri daalaa! |
| Female | |
| Innaa man ponnu naan | Hey man, I am a girl here! |
| Summa summa pakkadhae | Don't keep staring at me aimlessly. |
| Innaa man ponnu naan | Hey man, I am a girl here! |
| Summa summa pakkadhae | Don't keep staring at me aimlessly. |
| Female | |
| Twist aadvaa love duet paadavaa illae | Should I dance the twist, or sing a love duet? Or... |
| Left right maari maari thaalam podavaa | Should I keep beat alternating left and right? |
| Twist aadvaa love duet paadavaa illae | Should I dance the twist, or sing a love duet? Or... |
| Left right maari maari thaalam podavaa | Should I keep beat alternating left and right? |
| Female | |
| Jollykku jolly kaelikku kaeli paarthukko | For fun, it is fun; for humor, it is humor—look at it! |
| Nalla paarthukko | Take a good look! |
| Starukku staru naerukku naeru saethukko | Star to star, face to face—match us together! |
| Enna saethukko haahoo | Include me! Ha-hoo! |
| Jollykku jolly kaelikku kaeli paarthukko | For fun, it is fun; for humor, it is humor—look at it! |
| Nalla paarthukko look at mee | Take a good look, look at me! |
| Starukku staru naerukku naeru saethukko | Star to star, face to face—match us together! |
| Enna saethukko | Include me! |
| Ohoo my dear you come here | Oh my dear, you come here! |
| Dingiri daalaa | Dingiri daalaa! |
| Female | |
| Innaa man ponnu naan | Hey man, I am a girl here! |
| Summa summa pakkadhae | Don't keep staring at me aimlessly. |
| Innaa man ponnu naan | Hey man, I am a girl here! |
| Summa summa pakkadhae | Don't keep staring at me aimlessly. |
இன்னா மேன் பொண்ணு நான்
சும்மா சும்மா பாக்காதே
இன்னா மேன் பொண்ணு நான்
சும்மா சும்மா பாக்காதே........
இன்னா மேன் பொண்ணு நான்
சும்மா சும்மா பாக்காதே........
Hey man, I am a girl here!
Don't keep staring at me aimlessly.
Hey man, I am a girl here!
Don't keep staring at me aimlessly.
Hey man, I am a girl here!
Don't keep staring at me aimlessly.
சைஸ பார்த்ததும் ஐசு மாதிரி ஆவுதா
மன்சு ஆவுதா
வயசு பெண்ணிடம் நைசு பண்ணவும்
தாவுதா மன்சு தாவுதா
சைஸ பார்த்ததும் ஐசு மாதிரி ஆவுதா
மன்சு ஆவுதா டெல் மீ
வயசு பெண்ணிடம் நைசு பண்ணவும்
தாவுதா மன்சு தாவுதா
ஐ லைக் யூ .....ஐ டோன்ட் லைக் யூ
டிங்கிரி டாலா.........
Looking at my figure,
Is your heart melting like ice?
Is your heart melting?
To flatter and charm a young girl,
Is your heart leaping? Is it leaping?
Looking at my figure,
Is your heart melting like ice?
Is your heart melting? Tell me!
To flatter and charm a young girl,
Is your heart leaping? Is it leaping?
I like you... I don't like you!
Dingiri daalaa!
இன்னா மேன் பொண்ணு நான்
சும்மா சும்மா பாக்காதே
இன்னா மேன் பொண்ணு நான்
சும்மா சும்மா பாக்காதே........
Hey man, I am a girl here!
Don't keep staring at me aimlessly.
Hey man, I am a girl here!
Don't keep staring at me aimlessly.
டிவிஸ்ட் ஆடவா லவ் டூயட் பாடவா இல்லே
லெப்ட் ரைட் மாறி மாறி தாளம் போடவா
டிவிஸ்ட் ஆடவா லவ் டூயட் பாடவா இல்லே
லெப்ட் ரைட் மாறி மாறி தாளம் போடவா
Should I dance the twist, or sing a love duet? Or...
Should I keep beat alternating left and right?
Should I dance the twist, or sing a love duet? Or...
Should I keep beat alternating left and right?
ஜாலிக்கு ஜாலி கேலிக்கு கேலி பார்த்துக்கோ
நல்லா பார்த்துக்கோ
ஸ்டாருக்கு ஸ்டாரு நேருக்கு நேரு சேத்துக்கோ
என்ன சேத்துக்கோ ஹாஹு
ஜாலிக்கு ஜாலி கேலிக்கு கேலி பார்த்துக்கோ
நல்லா பார்த்துக்கோ லுக் அட் மீ
ஸ்டாருக்கு ஸ்டாரு நேருக்கு நேரு சேத்துக்கோ
என்ன சேத்துக்கோ
ஓஹோ மை டியர் யூ கம் ஹியர்
டிங்கிரி டாலா..............................
For fun, it is fun; for humor, it is humor—look at it!
Take a good look!
Star to star, face to face—match us together!
Include me! Ha-hoo!
For fun, it is fun; for humor, it is humor—look at it!
Take a good look, look at me!
Star to star, face to face—match us together!
Include me!
Oh my dear, you come here!
Dingiri daalaa!
இன்னா மேன் பொண்ணு நான்
சும்மா சும்மா பாக்காதே
இன்னா மேன் பொண்ணு நான்
சும்மா சும்மா பாக்காதே........
Hey man, I am a girl here!
Don't keep staring at me aimlessly.
Hey man, I am a girl here!
Don't keep staring at me aimlessly.
Innaa man ponnu naan
Hey man, I am a girl here!
Summa summa pakkadhae
Don't keep staring at me aimlessly.
Innaa man ponnu naan
Hey man, I am a girl here!
Summa summa pakkadhae
Don't keep staring at me aimlessly.
Innaa man ponnu naan
Hey man, I am a girl here!
Summa summa pakkadhae
Don't keep staring at me aimlessly.
Size ah paarthadhum
Looking at my figure,
Ice maadhiri aavudha
Is your heart melting like ice?
Mansu aavudhaaa
Is your heart melting?
Vayasu pennidam naisu pannavum
To flatter and charm a young girl,
Thaavudha mansu thaavudha
Is your heart leaping? Is it leaping?
Size ah paarthadhum
Looking at my figure,
Ice maadhiri aavudha
Is your heart melting like ice?
Mansu aavudhaaa tell mee
Is your heart melting? Tell me!
Vayasu pennidam naisu pannavum
To flatter and charm a young girl,
Thaavudha mansu thaavudha
Is your heart leaping? Is it leaping?
I like you…i dont like you
I like you... I don't like you!
Dingiri daalaa
Dingiri daalaa!
Innaa man ponnu naan
Hey man, I am a girl here!
Summa summa pakkadhae
Don't keep staring at me aimlessly.
Innaa man ponnu naan
Hey man, I am a girl here!
Summa summa pakkadhae
Don't keep staring at me aimlessly.
Twist aadvaa love duet paadavaa illae
Should I dance the twist, or sing a love duet? Or...
Left right maari maari thaalam podavaa
Should I keep beat alternating left and right?
Twist aadvaa love duet paadavaa illae
Should I dance the twist, or sing a love duet? Or...
Left right maari maari thaalam podavaa
Should I keep beat alternating left and right?
Jollykku jolly kaelikku kaeli paarthukko
For fun, it is fun; for humor, it is humor—look at it!
Nalla paarthukko
Take a good look!
Starukku staru naerukku naeru saethukko
Star to star, face to face—match us together!
Enna saethukko haahoo
Include me! Ha-hoo!
Jollykku jolly kaelikku kaeli paarthukko
For fun, it is fun; for humor, it is humor—look at it!
Nalla paarthukko look at mee
Take a good look, look at me!
Starukku staru naerukku naeru saethukko
Star to star, face to face—match us together!
Enna saethukko
Include me!
Ohoo my dear you come here
Oh my dear, you come here!
Dingiri daalaa
Dingiri daalaa!
Innaa man ponnu naan
Hey man, I am a girl here!
Summa summa pakkadhae
Don't keep staring at me aimlessly.
Innaa man ponnu naan
Hey man, I am a girl here!
Summa summa pakkadhae
Don't keep staring at me aimlessly.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Innaa Man Ponnu Naan is a playful, upbeat retro dance track from the 1968 Tamil film Kadhal Vaaganam, composed by K. V. Mahadevan and rendered by L. R. Eswari. The song features a vibrant blend of Madras Bashai slang, English phrases, and trendy 1960s dance terms like Twist. The lyrics portray a confident woman teasing her admirer about his visible infatuation and inviting him to join her in fun, dance, and romance.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Madras Bashai Slang / Diction
“Innaa man ponnu naan”
Use of local Chennai street dialect such as 'Innaa man' (What man / Hey man) and 'naisu pannavum' (to charm/flatter) to evoke a lively urban persona.
Repetition (Adukku Thodar)
“Summa summa pakkadhae”
Reduplication of words like 'summa summa', 'maari maari', and 'jollykku jolly' to enhance rhythm and vocal swing.
Simile
“Ice maadhiri aavudha”
Compares the melting state of the lover's heart to ice upon seeing her appearance.
End Rhyme / Assonance
“Twist aadvaa love duet paadavaa illae”
Rhyming verb endings ('aadvaa', 'paadavaa', 'podavaa') creating an infectious musical beat.
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Trivia
The song features playback singer L. R. Eswari, renowned for her energetic cabaret and club numbers in Tamil cinema. Kadhal Vaaganam stars M. G. Ramachandran and Jayalalithaa, and this track highlights the Western pop and Twist dance trends popular in late 1960s South Indian films.
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