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Jodi Nalla Jodi Ithu

From Chinna Pasanga Naanga · 1992

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Malaysia Vasudevan, K. S. Chithra
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Chinna Pasanga Naanga
Movie release year
1992
Lyrics added on
14 Sept 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Jodi nalla jodi idhu
Maappilla ponnaiyum paaru
Paadi vilaiyadi ulla
Sangadhi ellaam kooru
Nalla thavam irundhu
Pethu edutha raani magaa raani
Indha gunavathiya
Kandu pidicha raasaa magaa raasaa
Ohoho jodi nalla jodi
Idhu maappilla ponnaiyum paaru
Paadi vilaiyadi ulla
Sangadhi ellaam kooru
Onnaa rendaa ulladhai ellaam
Kannaal sollu saedhi thaan
Ponnaal katti pootti izhuthu
Poojaiyai podum neram thaan
Methaiyila sindhaama
Ini korppaalammaa muthaaram
Athanaiyum sollaama
Adha adakki veppaa vithaaram
Aayirathil onnae onnu
Amsamulla ponjaadhi
Thaedi ippo vandhaachu
Chinna chittu singaari
Allaamalae killaamalae
Mallaadura kaikaari
Jodi nalla jodi idhu
Maappilla ponnaiyum paaru
Paadi vilaiyadi ulla sangadhi ellaam kooru
Nalla thavam irundhu
Pethu edutha raani magaa raani
Indha gunavathiya kandu pidicha
Raasaa magaa raasaa
Ohoho jodi nalla jodi idhu
Maappilla ponnaiyum paaru
Paadi vilaiyadi ulla
Sangadhi ellaam kooru
Aiyaa ullam aadiyil vellam
Adakki vechaa paavam thaan
Ammaa ennam sandhana kinnam
Adichadhammaa yogam thaan
Othaiyila ninnaaru
Ippa rettaiyaaga vandhaaru
Sakthiyulla annaaru
Avar jaadhagam pol vaeraaru
Ezhu patti seemaiyilum
Ezhai sanam paaraattum
Vaazhai yena unga vamusam
Vaazhga yena seeraattum
Anbaanadhu panbaanadhu
Onnaanadhu kondaattam
Jodi nalla jodi idhu
Maappilla ponnaiyum paaru
Paadi vilaiyadi ulla
Sangadhi ellaam kooru
Nalla thavam irundhu
Pethu edutha raani magaa raanie
Indha gunavathiya kandu pidicha
Raasaa magaa raasaa
Ohoho jodi nalla jodi idhu
Maappilla ponnaiyum paaru
Paadi vilaiyadi ulla
Sangadhi ellaam kooru
Jodi nalla jodi idhu
Maappilla ponnaiyum paaru
Paadi vilaiyadi ulla
Sangadhi ellaam kooru
What a wonderful pair this is!
Just look at the groom and the bride!
Singing and playing around,
tell us all the secrets of your hearts!
Born after great prayers and penance,
she is a queen, a great queen!
And the one who found this noble woman
is a king, a great king!
Oh, what a wonderful pair this is!
Look at this groom and the bride!
Singing and playing around,
tell us all the secrets of your hearts!
Is it just one or two? Everything inside
is a message spoken through the eyes!
Bound in gold, locked tight, and pulled close,
now is the time for sweet celebration!
Without letting them scatter on the bed,
she will now string garlands of pearl-kisses!
Without saying it all out loud,
she keeps her clever charm tucked inside!
One in a thousand,
she is such a graceful wife!
She has now arrived seeking him,
like a pretty little songbird!
Without even grabbing or pinching,
she is a clever girl who wrestles his heart!
What a wonderful pair this is!
Just look at the groom and the bride!
Singing and playing around, tell us all the secrets of your hearts!
Born after great prayers and penance,
she is a queen, a great queen!
And the one who found this noble woman
is a king, a great king!
Oh, what a wonderful pair this is!
Just look at the groom and the bride!
Singing and playing around,
tell us all the secrets of your hearts!
The master's heart is like a river flooding in Aadi (monsoon season),
holding it back would surely be a pity!
The mistress's mind is a fragrant bowl of sandalwood,
great good fortune has truly smiled on them!
He once stood all alone,
now he has arrived as a pair!
Our powerful elder brother,
who else has good fortune like his?
Across all seven surrounding villages,
the simple folk will sing your praise!
Like a flourishing banana grove, may your family line
be blessed to grow and thrive!
Love and good character
have come together in celebration!
What a wonderful pair this is!
Just look at the groom and the bride!
Singing and playing around,
tell us all the secrets of your hearts!
Born after great prayers and penance,
she is a queen, a great queen!
And the one who found this noble woman
is a king, a great king!
Oh, what a wonderful pair this is!
Just look at the groom and the bride!
Singing and playing around,
tell us all the secrets of your hearts!
What a wonderful pair this is!
Just look at the groom and the bride!
Singing and playing around,
tell us all the secrets of your hearts!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This upbeat wedding song celebrates the newly married couple, expressing delight at their union. The song compares the bride to a virtuous princess raised through penance and the groom to a noble king who won her hand. Through playful teasing and festive lyrics, the villagers and friends encourage the couple to share their romantic feelings. The song concludes with warm wishes from the entire village for the couple's lineage to grow endlessly like a banana tree and for their joint journey to be filled with prosperity, love, and traditional values.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uwamai)

Aiyaa ullam aadiyil vellam

Compares the husband's overflowing joy and emotion to a flood during the monsoon month of Aadi.

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

Ammaa ennam sandhana kinnam

Metaphorically describes the bride's mind/heart as a soothing bowl of sandalwood paste.

Initial Rhyming (Monnai)

Ezhu patti seemaiyilum / Ezhai sanam paaraattum

Repetition of the vowel 'E' at the start of adjacent lines for rhythmic flow.

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Trivia

This track is from the 1992 Tamil rural drama 'Chinna Pasanga Naanga', directed by Raj Kapoor and starring Murali. The film's soundtrack was composed by Deva with lyrics written by legendary poet Vaali.

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