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Lyrics & meaning

Malliya Poovapola Song

From Pettikadai · 2024

Lyricist
Theva Kumaravel
Singer
Velmurugan
Music director
Mariya Manohar
Movie name
Pettikadai
Movie release year
2024
Lyrics added on
31 Oct 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
: Haei haei haei haei
Haei haei haei haei
Malliya poovapola
Mayakkiriyae aala azhagu ponnu
Paaththa entha payalum verachchu
Kerangi povaan nadu theruvil ninnu
Ava kannu rendum
Thulli paayum kendai meenuthaan
Antha meluthadu sinthum
Malai kombu thaenuthaan
Kaththum kaththi mookkukaaridaa
: Oththai panai thaandi
Nettai koondhalkaari
Thattaampoochchi pola vaaraalae
Hae oththaiyadi paathai
Aa….nee nadakkumpothu
Korappullum osanthu
Kodai pudikkum pulla
: Un udambu vervai ellaam
Panneeraa inikkuthadi
Un pakkam vanthaa kaattu paiyan
Sokkiththaanae kedakkurandi
: Kurukurukkum paarvai paakkuriye
Neeyum kokki pottu ennai thookkuriyae
Malliyap poovapola
Mayakkiriyae aala azhagu ponnu
Paaththa entha payalum verachchu
Kerangi povaan nadu theruvil ninnu
Haei haei haei haei
Haei haei haei haei
Yae kaadu karaiyellaam
Onna paakka thenam yaenga
Enna pannuven naanum
Unna paakkaama naanum
Vaadi vaasal thaandunavan
Thaavaniya thaandalaiyae
Un kaal kolusaa naan kedappen
Enna neeyum maattikkadi
Rasaththi ennoda neeyum vanthaa
Antha Aagaasa nilavai pudippaen
Malliyap poovapola
Mayakkiriyae aala azhagu ponnu
Paaththa entha payalum verachchu
Kerangi povaan nadu theruvil ninnu
Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
Just like a jasmine flower,
you charm anyone, pretty girl!
Any boy who looks at you freezes up,
swooning right in the middle of the street!
Both of her eyes
are like leaping carp fish!
What drips from her upper lip
is sweet mountain honey!
Look at her sharp, knife-like nose, man!
Standing tall like a lone palm tree,
a girl with long, flowing hair,
she flutters by like a dragonfly!
Hey, along the narrow dirt path...
Ah... whenever you walk,
even the wild grass rises high
to hold an umbrella for you, girl!
All the sweat on your body
smells as sweet as rosewater!
Whenever I get close to you, this wild boy
just falls completely under your spell!
You throw those teasing, piercing looks,
hooking me in and lifting me off my feet!
Just like a jasmine flower,
you charm anyone, pretty girl!
Any boy who looks at you freezes up,
swooning right in the middle of the street!
Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
Across the woods and fields,
I yearn every single day to see you!
What on earth am I to do
when I cannot see you?
I charged right past the bull-taming arena,
yet I could never cross past your half-saree!
I will gladly lie as an anklet at your feet;
just slip me on, girl!
My princess, if you come along with me,
I will reach up and catch the moon in the sky!
Just like a jasmine flower,
you charm anyone, pretty girl!
Any boy who looks at you freezes up,
swooning right in the middle of the street!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This energetic Tamil folk song celebrates the striking beauty of a young rural woman through vivid, nature-inspired imagery. The singer affectionately describes her eyes like jumping fish, her lip like mountain honey, her nose sharp as a blade, and her walk like a dragonfly hovering over countryside paths. Even the surrounding nature, from wild grass to fields, seems enamored by her presence. The protagonist, portraying himself as a rugged young man who can tame wild bulls in jallikattu, playfully admits his vulnerability to her charm. He surrenders completely to her beauty, expressing a desire to be as close to her as her anklets and promising to fetch the moon from the sky if she accompanies him.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamai (Simile)

“Malliya poovapola”

Compares the girl's soft and alluring presence to a fresh jasmine flower ('Malliya poovapola').

Uvamai (Simile)

“Thulli paayum kendai meenuthaan”

Compares her lively eyes to carp fish jumping in water ('Thulli paayum kendai meenuthaan').

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navirtchi)

“Korappullum osanthu Kodai pudikkum pulla”

Exaggerates that even wild grass grows tall to act as an umbrella protecting her from the sun.

Contrast / Irony

“Vaadi vaasal thaandunavan Thaavaniya thaandalaiyae”

Contrasts his bravery in conquering the dangerous vaadi vaasal (bull-taming arena) with his helplessness in front of her half-saree.

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Trivia

The song is sung by popular Tamil folk singer Velmurugan, known for delivering high-energy rural tracks. The imagery heavily references traditional Tamil country tropes such as 'vaadi vaasal' (the entry narrow pass in Jallikattu bull taming) and traditional comparisons to mountain honey and carp fish.

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