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Lyrics & meaning

Kondai Oru Pakkam

From En Annan · 1970

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Details
En Annan1970

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Kondai oru pakkam sariya sariyaAs your hair bun slips to one side,
Kottadi selai thazhuva thazhuvaAs your checked saree drapes loosely,
Thandai oru pakkam kulunga kulungaAs your anklet jingles on one side,
Salaku salaku singaariOh stylish girl with a jangling sound!
Salaku salaku singaariOh stylish girl with a jangling sound!
Unn saraku ennadi kaigaariWhat is your secret item, clever woman?
Salaku salaku singaariOh stylish girl with a jangling sound!
Unn saraku ennadi kaigaariWhat is your secret item, clever woman?
Female
Kendai veti minunga minungaAs your calf shines brightly,
Keli pechi kulunga kulungaAs your playful banter resonates with laughter,
Thanga kadukan vilanga vilangaAs your golden earrings shimmer brilliantly,
Sarasamaadum rangaiyaaOh Rangaiya who flirts playfully!
Sarasamaadum rangaiyaaOh Rangaiya who flirts playfully!
Parisampodu engaiyaaWhere is the betrothal gift, sir?
Sarasamaadum rangaiyaaOh Rangaiya who flirts playfully!
Parisampodu engaiyaaWhere is the betrothal gift, sir?
Male
Pullukatta thookikitu thulli thulliCarrying a bundle of grass and skipping along,
NadakumbodhuWhile walking,
Mallukatta thonudhadi maamanukuYour uncle feels like wrestling with love,
Naama vanakam sollaWe must offer our respects
Venumadi kaamanukuTo the God of Love (Kama).
Female
Potivandi melirundhu thati thatiPatting and driving from atop the cart,
OttumbodhuWhile driving,
Kattikolla thonudhaiyaa kangalukuMy eyes feel like embracing you,
Unn kattazhagai kaataadhe pengalukuDo not display your robust beauty to other women!
Male
Salaku salaku singaariOh stylish girl with a jangling sound!
Unn saraku ennadi kaigaariWhat is your secret item, clever woman?
Female :Sarasamaadum rangaiyaaFemale: Oh Rangaiya who flirts playfully!
Parisampodu engaiyaaWhere is the betrothal gift, sir?
Male
Aalamarathu nizhalapaathuLooking at the shade of the banyan tree,
Adimarathula paai virichiSpreading a mat at the base of the tree,
Paaku vethala poda sonnadhu appodhuAsking to prepare betel leaves and nuts back then,
Andha pazhaiya kadhaiyaThat old story,
Ketka vandhen ippodhuI have come to ask about now.
Female
Vethala madichi koduthapodhuWhen I folded and gave the betel leaf,
Verala pidichi kadichapodhuWhen you bit my finger,
Vetkamaa irundhadhenaku appodhuI felt shy back then,
Ellam vevaramaaga puriyudhaiyaa ippodhuNow I understand everything clearly, sir!
Yaayaayaa..Yaayaayaa..
Male
Salaku salaku singaariOh stylish girl with a jangling sound!
Unn saraku ennadi kaigaariWhat is your secret item, clever woman?
Female :Sarasamaadum rangaiyaaFemale: Oh Rangaiya who flirts playfully!
Parisampodu engaiyaaWhere is the betrothal gift, sir?
Male
Aathil vizhundhu kulichapodhuWhen you fell into the river and bathed,
Ayira meenu kadichapodhuWhen the Ayira fish bit you,
Koochalpotu azhaithadhenna valliyammaWhy did you shout and call out, Valliyamma?
Kaiya koduthapodhu izhuthadhenna kalliyammaWhen I offered my hand, why did you pull me, sly woman?
Female
Ayirameena veratiputuChasing away the Ayira fish,
Andha idathil nee irundhuAnd taking its place yourself,
Uyira vaangi geli senje nyaabagamaaTormenting me and making fun, do you remember?
Adhu uravukaara aalu endra naadagamaaWas that a drama saying you are a relative?
Male
Salaku salaku singaariOh stylish girl with a jangling sound!
Unn saraku ennadi kaigaariWhat is your secret item, clever woman?
Female :Sarasamaadum rangaiyaaFemale: Oh Rangaiya who flirts playfully!
Parisampodu engaiyaaWhere is the betrothal gift, sir?
Male
Kondai oru pakkam sariya sariyaAs your hair bun slips to one side,
Kottadi selai thazhuva thazhuvaAs your checked saree drapes loosely,
Female :Thanga kadukan vilanga vilangaFemale: As your golden earrings shimmer brilliantly,
Sarasamaadum rangaiyaaOh Rangaiya who flirts playfully!
Male :Salaku salaku singaariMale: Oh stylish girl with a jangling sound!
Unn saraku ennadi kaigaariWhat is your secret item, clever woman?
Female :Sarasamaadum rangaiyaaFemale: Oh Rangaiya who flirts playfully!
Parisampodu engaiyaaWhere is the betrothal gift, sir?

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Kondai Oru Pakkam is a playful folk duet from the 1970 Tamil film En Annan, featuring romantic banter between a village man (Rangaiya) and a young woman (Valliyamma). Through lighthearted teased memories—such as sharing betel leaves beneath a banyan tree or an incident while bathing in the river—they express their deep mutual attraction while teasingly demanding a formal betrothal (Parisam). The song vividly showcases rural Tamil romantic culture and playful affection, set to energetic traditional rhythms composed by K. V. Mahadevan with clever, rhythmic lyrics penned by Kannadasan.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Onomatopoeia (Enoppuligal)

Salaku salaku singaari

The phrase 'Salaku salaku' mimics the sound of traditional anklet jingles or decorative ornaments.

Rhyme / Alliteration (Monai and Edukai)

Aalamarathu nizhalapaathu / Adimarathula paai virichi

Rhyming structure and initial consonant matching across lines like 'Aalamarathu' / 'Adimarathula' and 'Kondai' / 'Kottadi'.

Repetition / Reduplication (Irattai Kilavi)

Kondai oru pakkam sariya sariya

Use of doubled descriptive words ('sariya sariya', 'thazhuva thazhuva', 'kulunga kulunga') to emphasize rhythm and movement.

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Trivia

En Annan (1970) starred M. G. Ramachandran (MGR) alongside Jayalalithaa. This iconic folk song was rendered by T. M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela under K. V. Mahadevan's music direction, becoming one of the most recognizable duet tracks of that era.

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