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Lyrics & meaning

Lottariyale Battery Pole

From Iru Sagodharigal · 1957

Lyricist
Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
Singers
Jikki, Trichy Loganathan
Music director
S. Rajeswara Rao
Movie name
Iru Sagodharigal
Movie release year
1957
Lyrics added on
10 Aug 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Lotteryyaalae battery polae
Light-um vanthathu vaazhvilae
Aattamum paattamum aasaiyum meeri
Pongiduthe innaalilae
Lotteryyaalae battery polae
Light-um vanthathu vaazhvilae
Aattamum paattamum aasaiyum meeri
Pongiduthe innaalilae…..
Vaathaadum velaiyumillae
Vaai paattum thevai ille
Male :Aa…aa…aa….aah….
Vaathaadum velaiyumillae
Vaai paattum thevai ille
Soodhaadi panamae saerkkum
Duraiyae un pol yaarumillai
Duraiyae un pol yaarumillai
Sonnaalum sollaavidinum
Soodhaadum killaadi naanae
Aa…aaaah….aa…aa….aa…aa….
Female :………….
Sonnaalum sollaavidinum
Soodhaadum killaadi naanae
Joppadiyalla suruttiyathalla
Joraai vaazhnthida vaarai kanae
……………
Chee pae
Lotteryyaalae battery polae
Light-um vanthathu vaazhvilae
Aattamum paattamum aasaiyum meeri
Pongiduthe innaalilae
Jaljallena sathangaiyodu
Kalkalena kanganaththodu
Jiljillaena vairaththodu
Joraai vaazhnthida vaaraai kannaa
Joraai vaazhnthida vaaraai raja
Maadiyin melae maadiyum yaerum
Maramum sediyum adhumelaerum
Aa..aaaah….aa….aa…aa….aa….
Female :……………………
Maadiyin melae maadiyum yaerum
Maramum sediyum adhumelaerum
Intha jodi puraavum koodu kattiyae
Joraai vaazhnthida vaaraai kannae
Lotteryyaalae battery polae
Light-um vanthathu vaazhvilae
Aattamum paattamum aasaiyum meeri
Pongiduthe innaalilae
Pongiduthe innaalilae
Pongiduthe innaalilae
...
Thanks to the lottery, just like a battery,
A bright light has shone into our life!
With dance, song, and boundless joy,
Happiness overflows on this day!
Thanks to the lottery, just like a battery,
A bright light has shone into our life!
With dance, song, and boundless joy,
Happiness overflows on this day...
There is no need for any arguments,
No need for sweet talk or boasting!
Male: Ah... ah... ah... aah...
There is no need for any arguments,
No need for sweet talk or boasting!
When it comes to winning money at games,
Oh sir, no one can match you!
Oh sir, no one can match you!
Whether you say it or not,
I am truly a master at the game!
Ah... aah... ah... ah... ah... ah...
Female: ...
Whether you say it or not,
I am truly a master at the game!
This was not pickpocketed, nor stolen away,
Come, my dear, let us live in grand style!
...
Oh, go on with you!
Thanks to the lottery, just like a battery,
A bright light has shone into our life!
With dance, song, and boundless joy,
Happiness overflows on this day!
With the jingle of ankle bells,
With the clinking of wrist bangles,
With sparkling diamond earrings,
Come, my darling, let us live in grand style!
Come, my king, let us live in grand style!
Storey upon storey rising high into the sky,
With trees and garden plants climbing all around,
Ah... aah... ah... ah... ah... ah...
Female: ...
Storey upon storey rising high into the sky,
With trees and garden plants climbing all around,
Like this pair of doves building their nest together,
Come, my dear, let us live in grand style!
Thanks to the lottery, just like a battery,
A bright light has shone into our life!
With dance, song, and boundless joy,
Happiness overflows on this day!
Happiness overflows on this day!
Happiness overflows on this day!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful duet from the movie 'Iru Sagodharigal' (1957) captures the joyful exuberance of characters who believe they have hit sudden fortune through a lottery or easy windfall, comparing the sudden burst of brightness in their lives to a battery powering up a bulb. The song moves into a lighthearted dialogue where the characters boast about gaining money and fantasize about living a luxurious lifestyle filled with multi-storey mansions, fine jewelry, and complete joy. Written by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass and set to music by S. Rajeswara Rao, the track relies on rhythmic, colloquial Tamil filled with lively onomatopoeia to convey uninhibited delight and high aspirations.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Lotteryyaalae battery polae”

Compares the sudden arrival of light and happiness in life due to winning a lottery to a battery energizing a bulb ('Lotteryyaalae battery polae / Light-um vanthathu vaazhvilae').

Onomatopoeia (Etai Sol / Irattai Kilavi)

“Jaljallena sathangaiyodu”

Uses rhythmic, sound-imitative words like 'Jaljallena', 'Kalkalena', and 'Jiljillaena' to mimic the tinkling sound of anklets, bangles, and sparkling diamonds.

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

“Intha jodi puraavum koodu kattiyae”

Compares the romantic couple living happily together in their dream house to a pair of nesting doves ('Intha jodi puraavum koodu kattiyae').

Rhyme / Alliteration (Edukai & Mónai)

“Joppadiyalla suruttiyathalla”

Employs internal rhyming and rhythmic sound repetition across adjacent lines like 'Joppadiyalla suruttiyathalla' to heighten musicality.

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Trivia

Written by the famed lyricist Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass, known for introducing catchy English loanwords ('lottery', 'battery', 'light') into 1950s Tamil cinema lyrics to reflect urban pop culture and contemporary colloquial speech.

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