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Lyrics & meaning

Kodampakkam Virugampakkam

From Sonthakkaran · 1989

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja
Music director
Chandrabose
Details
Sonthakkaran1989

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Kodampaakkam virugampaakkam pakkam povomaaShall we go near Kodambakkam and Virugambakkam?
Female :Nanthampaakkam meenampakkam pakkam povomaaFemale: Shall we go near Nandambakkam and Meenambakkam?
Male :Kodampaakkam virugampaakkam pakkam povomaaMale: Shall we go near Kodambakkam and Virugambakkam?
Female :Nanthampaakkam meenampakkam pakkam povomaaFemale: Shall we go near Nandambakkam and Meenambakkam?
Male
Enthappakkam ponalenna sorkkam sorkkamthaanWhichever direction we go, heaven is indeed heaven.
Female :Akkam pakkam paarththuvittaal vekkam vekkamthaanFemale: If people around us look, it brings pure bashfulness.
Male
Kodampaakkam virugampaakkam pakkam povomaaShall we go near Kodambakkam and Virugambakkam?
Female :Nanthampaakkam meenampakkam pakkam povomaaFemale: Shall we go near Nandambakkam and Meenambakkam?
Female
Kannai thottaai kaiyai thottaaiYou touched my eyes, you touched my hands.
Innum engae paakki endru ellai meeraathaeDo not cross the limit asking what else is left.
Male :Mogam thanthaai muththam thanthaaiMale: You gave me passion, you gave me a kiss.
Innum konjam micham undu vaarththai maaraathaeThere is still a bit left, do not go back on your word.
Female
Amba vittu vambu pannaathaeDo not shoot arrows and cause trouble.
Male :Thumba vittu vaala thodaathaeMale: Do not let go of the main rope and grab the tail instead.
Female :Maalai podum munnae neeyum thollai pannaathaeFemale: Do not trouble me before we exchange wedding garlands.
Male
Sollu kodampaakkam virugampaakkam pakkam povomaaTell me, shall we go near Kodambakkam and Virugambakkam?
Female :Nanthampaakkam meenampakkam pakkam povomaaFemale: Shall we go near Nandambakkam and Meenambakkam?
Male
Enthappakkam ponalenna sorkkam sorkkamthaanWhichever direction we go, heaven is indeed heaven.
Female :Akkam pakkam paarththuvittaal vekkam vekkamthaanFemale: If people around us look, it brings pure bashfulness.
Male
Kodampaakkam virugampaakkam pakkam povomaaShall we go near Kodambakkam and Virugambakkam?
Female :Nanthampaakkam meenampakkam pakkam povomaaFemale: Shall we go near Nandambakkam and Meenambakkam?
Male
Maalai soodum paththaam maadhamIn the tenth month after marrying,
Kattil ondru kutti pottu thottil undaagumOne bed will give birth to a little one and create a cradle.
Female :Thottil ondru vantha pinnaeFemale: Once a cradle arrives,
Kadhal vegam koodaathaiyaa kattil rendaagumThe speed of love must slow down, my dear, and the bed will become two.
Male
Haang appothum naan alli koduppenAha, even then I will shower you with boundless love!
Female :Hahaan aanaalum naan thalli padupenFemale: Haha, even so, I will move away and sleep separately.
Male :Thottil aatti thoonga vaikkaMale: To rock the cradle and put the child to sleep,
Solli koduppaenI will teach you.
Male
Sollu kodampaakkam virugampaakkam pakkam povomaaTell me, shall we go near Kodambakkam and Virugambakkam?
Female :Nanthampaakkam meenampakkam pakkam povomaaFemale: Shall we go near Nandambakkam and Meenambakkam?
Male
Enthappakkam ponalenna sorkkam sorkkamthaanWhichever direction we go, heaven is indeed heaven.
Female :Akkam pakkam paarththuvittaal vekkam vekkamthaanFemale: If people around us look, it brings pure bashfulness.
Male
Sollu kodampaakkam virugampaakkam pakkam povomaaTell me, shall we go near Kodambakkam and Virugambakkam?
Female :Nanthampaakkam meenampakkam pakkam povomaaFemale: Shall we go near Nandambakkam and Meenambakkam?
Male
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Female
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Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This playful duet features a lighthearted exchange between two lovers taking a trip across various localities in Chennai (Kodambakkam, Virugambakkam, Nandambakkam, Meenambakkam). The hero flirts with the heroine, urging her to get closer, while the heroine teasingly sets boundaries until they are officially married.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Kodampaakkam virugampaakkam pakkam povomaa

The repeating ending '-pakkam' across area names (Kodampaakkam, Virugampaakkam, Nanthampaakkam, Meenampakkam) establishes a catchy rhythmic pattern.

Proverb / Idiom (Pazhamozhi)

Thumba vittu vaala thodaathae

The line uses a famous Tamil idiom 'Thumba vittu vaala thodaathae' which metaphorically means losing hold of the main opportunity and grasping at trivialities.

Repetition for Emphasis (Adukkuthodar)

Enthappakkam ponalenna sorkkam sorkkamthaan

Words like 'sorkkam sorkkamthaan' and 'vekkam vekkamthaan' double up to emphasize joy and bashfulness.

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Trivia

The song from the 1989 movie 'Sonthakkaran' features music composed by Chandrabose, with lyrics written by Vairamuthu. It creatively incorporates real neighborhood names in Chennai ending with 'bakkam' into a catchy romantic rhythm.

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