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Lyrics & meaning

Machane Vatchikodi

From Naan Paadum Paadal · 1984

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Gangai Amaran, S. P. Sailaja
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Naan Paadum Paadal
Movie release year
1984
Lyrics added on
14 Oct 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Machaana vachukkadi
Mundhaana mudichilathaan
Machaana vachukkadi
Mundhaana mudichilathaan
Um melae aasai vachen
Veredhukku meesai vachen hey he
Machaana mudinjikittaa
Mundhaanai avundhuvidum
Machaana mudinjikittaa
Mundhaanai avundhuvidum
Ammaadi aagaadhu
En manasu kettuvidum
Machaana
Female :Ahaa haa
Male :Vachukkadi
Female :Ahaa haa
Male :Mundhaana mudichilathaan
Kaavaang karaiyila
Kaanang kuruvinga
Saththamittu muthamittathae
Female: Jodi seravum
Saettai pannavum
Ottavandhu otti nikkudhu
Vaadi en pakkathila
Vayasukku vandha pulla
Female :Maatenaa sollapporean
Medhuvaathaan naanum vaaren
Sittaadai kondaadum sinnakutti
Female :Ee elaam thinnaadhaa vellakatti
: Machaana vachukkadi
Mundhaana mudichilathaan
Female :Ammaadi aagaadhu
En manasu kettuvidum
Machaana
Female :Hmm humm
Male :Vachukkadi
Female: Hmm humm
Male :Mundhaana mudichilathaan
Yerai poottanum neerai paachanum
Sondhamulla kaani irunthaa
Female :Melamkottanum thaali kattanum
Maamanukku aasai irunthaa
Kannaalum kattum varai
Kottattum kaadhal mazhai
Female: Puriyaathaa unnai pathi
Vavaambae ennai suthi
Angangae angam thaan
Minna minna
Female :Hahaan alaama kollaama
Enna panna
: Machaana vachukkadi
Mundhaana mudichilathaan
Um melae aasai vachen
Veredhukku meesai vachen hey he
Machaana
Male :Hey hey
Female :Mudinjikittaa
Male :Haa haan
Female :Mundhaanai avundhuvidum
Male :Haiyoo
Female :Ammaadi aagaadhu
En manasu kettuvidum
Machaana
Female :Haa haan
Male :Vachukkadi
Female :Haa haan
Male :Mundhaana mudichilathaan
Keep your man, girl,
safely in the knot of your saree!
Keep your man, girl,
safely in the knot of your saree!
I fell in love with you,
why else would I grow this moustache? Hey hey!
If I tie you in a knot, my man,
my saree will come untied!
If I tie you in a knot, my man,
my saree will come untied!
Oh dear, that won't do!
My heart will go out of control!
Oh my man...
Aha ha!
Keep me, girl!
Aha ha!
Right in the knot of your saree!
By the canal bank,
the wild sparrows
chirped and kissed each other!
To become a pair
and play their naughty games,
they snuggle close together!
Come close beside me,
girl in your blooming youth!
Am I going to say no?
I am coming slowly too!
Pretty young girl flaunting her bright silk,
Won't flies gather around sweet jaggery?
Keep your man, girl,
safely in the knot of your saree!
Oh dear, that won't do!
My heart will go out of control!
Oh my man...
Mmm hmm...
Keep me, girl!
Mmm hmm...
Right in the knot of your saree!
You must hitch the plough and water the field,
if you own a piece of land!
Drums must beat and the wedding knot tied,
if my sweetheart has the desire!
Until the wedding day arrives,
let the rain of love pour down!
Don't I understand you?
Why do you keep hovering around me?
All your charms
sparkle and shine!
Haha, without teasing or troubling me,
what can you do?
Keep your man, girl,
safely in the knot of your saree!
I fell in love with you,
why else would I grow this moustache? Hey hey!
Oh my man...
Hey hey!
If I tie you in a knot...
Ha haan!
My saree will come untied!
Oh my!
Oh dear, that won't do!
My heart will go out of control!
Oh my man...
Ha haan!
Keep me, girl!
Ha haan!
Right in the knot of your saree!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Machaana Vachukkadi is a playful and romantic folk-style duet between two young lovers. The male protagonist whimsically asks his beloved to keep him close, symbolically tucked into the knot of her saree pallu. The female protagonist playfully teases back, warning that keeping him so close might cause her pallu to slip and tempt her heart, reminding him of traditional commitments like marriage before giving in to affection.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

“Machaana vachukkadi / Mundhaana mudichilathaan”

Repetition of the initial sound 'Ma' in 'Machaana' and 'Mu' in 'Mundhaana' creates a rhythmic cadence typical of Tamil folk music.

Metaphor

“Ee elaam thinnaadhaa vellakatti”

'Vellakatti' (sweet jaggery) and 'Ee' (flies) are used as a metaphor for irresistible attraction between lovers.

Imagery

“Kaavaang karaiyila / Kaanang kuruvinga / Saththamittu muthamittathae”

Evokes natural, rural imagery of wild sparrows calling and kissing on the riverbanks to mirror human romance.

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Trivia

The song is from the 1984 Tamil film Naan Paadum Paadal, directed by R. Sundarrajan. Composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics by Vaali, the track features dynamic vocal interplay rendered by Gangai Amaran and S. Janaki.

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