Jackket Vaali Billa
From Uthami Petra Rathinam · 1959
- Lyricist
- Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
- Singers
- A. L. Ragavan, S. V. Ponnusami
- Music director
- T. Chalapathi Rao
- Details
- Uthami Petra Rathinam1959
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Lalalalalalalalalala ohoo hooo | Lalalalalalalalalala ohoo hooo |
| Jacket vaali billaa laadam pona lakkadi | The lady wearing a jacket, badge, and wearing wooden shoes |
| Layanai paaru akkaadi | Look at her style and rhythm, sister! |
| Aanum pennum illatti yedhu kelatta | Without men and women, where is the fun and celebration? |
| Male | |
| Lalalalalalalalalala ohoo hooo | Lalalalalalalalalala ohoo hooo |
| Male | |
| Love love love aanadhae | It has all become love, love, love! |
| Rubber polae thulladhae | Don't bounce around like rubber! |
| Aanum pennum illatti yedhu kelatta | Without men and women, where is the fun and celebration? |
| Male | |
| Lalalalalalalalalala ohoo hooo | Lalalalalalalalalala ohoo hooo |
| Male | |
| Aadu meikkura bangaaru | Bangaaru, who grazes the goats |
| Aattam poduraan mannaru | Mannaru is dancing around wildly |
| Aanum pennum illatti yedhu kelatta | Without men and women, where is the fun and celebration? |
| Male | |
| Lalalalalalalalalala ohoo hooo | Lalalalalalalalalala ohoo hooo |
| Male | |
| Thandha seepu kannadi | Given a comb and a mirror |
| Thaluku pannadhu pinnadi | She preened and dressed up behind |
| Aanum pennum illatti yedhu kelatta | Without men and women, where is the fun and celebration? |
| Male | |
| Lalalalalalalalalala ohoo hooo | Lalalalalalalalalala ohoo hooo |
லல்லாலல்லாலல்லல்லா ஓஹோ..ஹோ....
ஜாக்கட் வாலி பில்லா லாடம் போன லக்காடி
லயனைப் பாரு அக்காடி
ஆணும் பெண்ணும் இல்லாட்டி ஏது கலாட்டா
லல்லாலல்லாலல்லல்லா ஓஹோ..ஹோ....
Lalalalalalalalalala ohoo hooo
The lady wearing a jacket, badge, and wearing wooden shoes
Look at her style and rhythm, sister!
Without men and women, where is the fun and celebration?
லவ்வு லவ்வு லவ்வானதே
ரப்பர் போலே துள்ளாதே
ஆணும் பெண்ணும் இல்லாட்டி ஏது கலாட்டா
லல்லாலல்லாலல்லல்லா ஓஹோ..ஹோ....
Lalalalalalalalalala ohoo hooo
ஆடு மேய்க்கிற பங்காரு
ஆட்டம் போடுறான் மன்னாரு
ஆணும் பெண்ணும் இல்லாட்டி ஏது கலாட்டா
லல்லாலல்லாலல்லல்லா ஓஹோ..ஹோ....
It has all become love, love, love!
Don't bounce around like rubber!
Without men and women, where is the fun and celebration?
தந்த சீப்புக் கண்ணாடி
தளுக்குப் பண்ணாது பின்னாடி
ஆணும் பெண்ணும் இல்லாட்டி ஏது கலாட்டா
லல்லாலல்லாலல்லல்லா ஓஹோ..ஹோ....
Lalalalalalalalalala ohoo hooo
Bangaaru, who grazes the goats
Mannaru is dancing around wildly
Without men and women, where is the fun and celebration?
Lalalalalalalalalala ohoo hooo
Given a comb and a mirror
She preened and dressed up behind
Without men and women, where is the fun and celebration?
Lalalalalalalalalala ohoo hooo
Lalalalalalalalalala ohoo hooo
Lalalalalalalalalala ohoo hooo
Jacket vaali billaa laadam pona lakkadi
The lady wearing a jacket, badge, and wearing wooden shoes
Layanai paaru akkaadi
Look at her style and rhythm, sister!
Aanum pennum illatti yedhu kelatta
Without men and women, where is the fun and celebration?
Lalalalalalalalalala ohoo hooo
Lalalalalalalalalala ohoo hooo
Love love love aanadhae
It has all become love, love, love!
Rubber polae thulladhae
Don't bounce around like rubber!
Aanum pennum illatti yedhu kelatta
Without men and women, where is the fun and celebration?
Lalalalalalalalalala ohoo hooo
Lalalalalalalalalala ohoo hooo
Aadu meikkura bangaaru
Bangaaru, who grazes the goats
Aattam poduraan mannaru
Mannaru is dancing around wildly
Aanum pennum illatti yedhu kelatta
Without men and women, where is the fun and celebration?
Lalalalalalalalalala ohoo hooo
Lalalalalalalalalala ohoo hooo
Thandha seepu kannadi
Given a comb and a mirror
Thaluku pannadhu pinnadi
She preened and dressed up behind
Aanum pennum illatti yedhu kelatta
Without men and women, where is the fun and celebration?
Lalalalalalalalalala ohoo hooo
Lalalalalalalalalala ohoo hooo
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful folk song from the 1959 film 'Uthami Petra Rathinam' celebrates love, attraction, and social camaraderie through lively, humorous verse. It paints rustic pictures of characters like Bangaaru the goat-herder and Mannaru dancing, alongside light teasing about dressing up and vanity with combs and mirrors. The main refrain highlights a simple truth of human life: without the joyful interaction between men and women, life loses its spirit, excitement, and celebratory fun.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Rubber polae thulladhae”
Compares energetic behavior or excitement to a bouncing rubber ball ('Rubber polae thulladhae').
Ethukai (Second letter rhyme)
“Aadu meikkura bangaaru / Aattam poduraan mannaru”
The second consonant sound 'd' is repeated in 'Aadu' and 'Aattam' to create a rhythmic folk beat.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Aadu meikkura bangaaru / Aattam poduraan mannaru”
The words 'Bangaaru' and 'Mannaru' rhyme at the end of consecutive lines, providing catchy rhythmic cadence.
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Trivia
'Uthami Petra Rathinam' (1959) featured music composed by T. Chalapathi Rao, with iconic folk lyrics penned by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass, famous for his catchy, rhythmic, and colloquial songwriting style in early Tamil cinema.
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