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Maadi Eri Vama

From Per Sollum Pillai · 1987

Lyricist
Gangai Amaran
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Per Sollum Pillai
Movie release year
1987
Lyrics added on
7 Aug 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Maadi yeri vaammaa tv paakkalaam…
Female :Adi aathi nesamaavaa
Male :Aamaa
Female :Anga vera yaaraachum iruppaangalaa
Male :Illa nee naan namma rendu per thaan
Female :Appadiyaa appa vaaren
Hmm maadi yaeri vaammaa
TV paakkalaam…
Jodi serndhu naamum pottu paakkalaam
Dhenam raathiri oru maadhiri
Padam kaatturen vaadee
Tv kaara maamaa padatha kaattunga
Male :Kaaturen…
Female :Irundhu paakka poren
Edatha kaattunga
Male :Hum…
Enga oorula idhu pola naan
Padam paakkala nesamaa…
Tv kaara maamaa padatha kaattunga
Irundhu paakka poren edatha kaattunga
Ippodhellaam idhalaa thaanae
Thappu romba undaagi pochu
Engaeyumae paakkaadhadhellaam
Veettukkullae vandhaadalaachu
Ippodhellaam idhu idhalaa thaanae
Thappu romba adhu undaagi pochu
Engaeyumae paakkaadhadhellaam
Veettukkullae vandhaadalaachu
Video va paathu veedum maaralaachu
Vera vera paathu moodu maaralaachu ha hahak
Kattuppadu pottu kaaval kaakka venum
Ettip poga venum nejamaa…aaan
Tvkaara maamaa padatha kaattunga
Ennadhu koral oru maadhiriyaa irukku
Tv kaara maamaa padatha kaattunga
Irundhu paakka poren edatha kaattunga
Haaa…
Male :Haiyo ennaachu
Female :Haaa…
Male :Ennaachunguraenlla…
Female :Irukkura oru thuniyum kizhinju pochae
Male :Idhukku poyi ha kaduvulae
Haa… haa… haa… haa…
Em maeniyo punnaagi pochu
Ennaathukku soodaachu moochu
Onnaala thaan vambaagi pochu
Em maamanae thembenna aachu
Em maeniyo punnaagi pochu
Ennaathukku soodaachu moochu
Onnaala thaan vambaagi pochu
Em maamanae thembenna aachu
Maela naattu naattam neelamagi pochu
Neelam aanadhaalae kolam maaralaachu
Uchathilae yaetham
Oorai ellaam maathum
Vekkam ketta koothu edhukku haan haan haan
Tv kaara maamaa
Male :Enna
Female :Padatha kaattunga
Male :Kaatren
Female :Irundhu paakka poren
Male :Haan
Female :Edatha kaattunga
Male :Kaatren
Enga oorula idhu pola naan
Padam paakkala nejamaa…aaa…aaa…aaa…aaa…
Tvkaara maamaa padatha kaattunga
Irundhu paakka poren edatha kaattunga
Come upstairs, girl, let's watch TV...
Female: Oh my goodness, really?
Male: Yes.
Female: Will anyone else be there?
Male: No, just you and me, only the two of us.
Female: Is that so? Then I'll come!
Mmm, come upstairs, girl...
Let's watch TV...
Let's pair up and play a movie!
Every night, a different kind,
I'll show you a movie, come on, girl!
Mister TV man, show me the movie!
Male: I'll show you...
Female: I'm going to sit and watch,
show me the place!
Male: Mmm...
In my village, I have never seen
a movie like this, truly...
Mister TV man, show me the movie!
I'm going to sit and watch, show me the place!
Nowadays, it's because of all this
that so much wrongdoing has spread!
Things never seen anywhere before
have entered the house to run wild!
Nowadays, isn't it because of this
that so much wrongdoing has spread?
Things never seen anywhere before
have entered the house to run wild!
Watching videos has changed whole households!
Watching all kinds of things has changed everyone's mood, ha haha!
We need to set boundaries and stay on guard!
We must keep our distance, really... ah!
Mister TV man, show me the movie!
What's that? Your voice sounds strange!
Mister TV man, show me the movie!
I'm going to sit and watch, show me the place!
Ha...
Male: Oh no, what happened?
Female: Ha...
Male: I'm asking what happened...
Female: Even the only cloth I had got torn!
Male: Making a fuss over this... oh dear God!
Ha... ha... ha... ha...
My whole body feels aching and sore!
Why has my breath turned so burning hot?
Because of you, it's turned into trouble!
My dear man, where did your strength go?
My whole body feels aching and sore!
Why has my breath turned so burning hot?
Because of you, it's turned into trouble!
My dear man, where did your strength go?
This craze for Western ways has grown too far!
Because it grew, our traditional ways have changed!
This craze climbing to its peak
will change the entire town!
Why do we need this shameless farce? Haan haan haan!
Mister TV man,
Male: What?
Female: show me the movie!
Male: I'll show you!
Female: I'm going to sit and watch,
Male: Yeah!
Female: show me the place!
Male: I'll show you!
In my village, I have never seen
a movie like this, truly... aa... aa... aa... aa...
Mister TV man, show me the movie!
I'm going to sit and watch, show me the place!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful and satirical duet from the 1987 film 'Per Sollum Pillai' explores the social impact of the introduction of television and video cassette recorders (VCRs) in Tamil households during the 1980s. A man tempts a woman to come upstairs to watch TV alone with him, blending humor, double entendres, and romantic banter. As the song progresses, the lyrics critique how modern media, adult/western content ('blue' movies), and video culture bring privacy concerns, alter household moods, and challenge traditional cultural values.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Emoni / Monai (Initial Rhyme / Assonance)

Maadi yeri vaammaa tv paakkalaam / Jodi serndhu naamum pottu paakkalaam

Matching starting letters across lines, such as 'Maadi' and 'Jodi' or 'Padu' and 'Etti', creating rhythmic consistency.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Video va paathu veedum maaralaachu / Vera vera paathu moodu maaralaachu

Rhyming line endings across verses, such as 'kaattunga', 'pochu', 'maaralaachu', and 'aachu'.

Double Entendre / Pun

Maela naattu naattam neelamagi pochu / Neelam aanadhaalae kolam maaralaachu

Wordplay on 'neelam' (blue) referencing both Westernization/infinity and 'blue films' (adult cinema), juxtaposed with changing traditional lifestyle ('kolam').

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Trivia

Though the context lists the composer and singers as unknown, this popular track from 'Per Sollum Pillai' (1987) was actually composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and sung by Malaysia Vasudevan and S. Janaki. Written by Gangai Amaran, the song serves as a comical commentary on the VCR culture boom in late 80s Tamil Nadu.

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