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Lyrics & meaning

Kodampakkam Virugampakkam

From Sonthakkaran · 1989

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja
Music director
Chandrabose
Movie name
Sonthakkaran
Movie release year
1989
Lyrics added on
14 May 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kodampaakkam virugampaakkam pakkam povomaa
Female :Nanthampaakkam meenampakkam pakkam povomaa
Male :Kodampaakkam virugampaakkam pakkam povomaa
Female :Nanthampaakkam meenampakkam pakkam povomaa
Enthappakkam ponalenna sorkkam sorkkamthaan
Female :Akkam pakkam paarththuvittaal vekkam vekkamthaan
Kodampaakkam virugampaakkam pakkam povomaa
Female :Nanthampaakkam meenampakkam pakkam povomaa
Kannai thottaai kaiyai thottaai
Innum engae paakki endru ellai meeraathae
Male :Mogam thanthaai muththam thanthaai
Innum konjam micham undu vaarththai maaraathae
Amba vittu vambu pannaathae
Male :Thumba vittu vaala thodaathae
Female :Maalai podum munnae neeyum thollai pannaathae
Sollu kodampaakkam virugampaakkam pakkam povomaa
Female :Nanthampaakkam meenampakkam pakkam povomaa
Enthappakkam ponalenna sorkkam sorkkamthaan
Female :Akkam pakkam paarththuvittaal vekkam vekkamthaan
Kodampaakkam virugampaakkam pakkam povomaa
Female :Nanthampaakkam meenampakkam pakkam povomaa
Maalai soodum paththaam maadham
Kattil ondru kutti pottu thottil undaagum
Female :Thottil ondru vantha pinnae
Kadhal vegam koodaathaiyaa kattil rendaagum
Haang appothum naan alli koduppen
Female :Hahaan aanaalum naan thalli padupen
Male :Thottil aatti thoonga vaikka
Solli koduppaen
Sollu kodampaakkam virugampaakkam pakkam povomaa
Female :Nanthampaakkam meenampakkam pakkam povomaa
Enthappakkam ponalenna sorkkam sorkkamthaan
Female :Akkam pakkam paarththuvittaal vekkam vekkamthaan
Sollu kodampaakkam virugampaakkam pakkam povomaa
Female :Nanthampaakkam meenampakkam pakkam povomaa
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Shall we go towards Kodambakkam and Virugambakkam?
Shall we go towards Nandambakkam and Meenambakkam?
Shall we go towards Kodambakkam and Virugambakkam?
Shall we go towards Nandambakkam and Meenambakkam?
Whichever way we go, heaven is still heaven!
If people around us see, it is only shy embarrassment!
Shall we go towards Kodambakkam and Virugambakkam?
Shall we go towards Nandambakkam and Meenambakkam?
You touched my eyes, you touched my hands,
Don't cross the line asking what else is left!
You gave me passion, you gave me a kiss,
There is still a bit left, don't back out on your word!
Don't shoot your arrows and stir up trouble!
Don't let go of the rope and reach for the tail!
Don't trouble me before we exchange wedding garlands!
Tell me, shall we go towards Kodambakkam and Virugambakkam?
Shall we go towards Nandambakkam and Meenambakkam?
Whichever way we go, heaven is still heaven!
If people around us see, it is only shy embarrassment!
Shall we go towards Kodambakkam and Virugambakkam?
Shall we go towards Nandambakkam and Meenambakkam?
Ten months after we exchange wedding garlands,
Our bed will bring forth a little one, and a cradle will arrive!
Once a cradle arrives,
Such romantic haste won't do, mister—our single bed will become two!
Ha, even then I will shower you with all my love!
Haha, even so, I will sleep far apart from you!
How to rock the cradle and lull the baby to sleep,
I will teach you!
Tell me, shall we go towards Kodambakkam and Virugambakkam?
Shall we go towards Nandambakkam and Meenambakkam?
Whichever way we go, heaven is still heaven!
If people around us see, it is only shy embarrassment!
Tell me, shall we go towards Kodambakkam and Virugambakkam?
Shall we go towards Nandambakkam and Meenambakkam?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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