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Lyrics & meaning

Muthu Solai

From Pattikada Pattanama · 1972

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
P. Susheela
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Pattikada Pattanama
Movie release year
1972
Lyrics added on
23 Nov 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Happy birthday to you…(3)
I two i three i four come on all
Clap boys…
Muthu cholai thanga kiligal
Thullum naalallo
Ho… hoo…hoo hoho
Munnum pinnum thaalam thatti
Aadum naalallo
Ho… hoo…hoo hoho
Muthu cholai thanga kiligal
Thullum naalallo
Ho… hoo…hoo hoho
Munnum pinnum thaalam thatti
Aadum naalallo
Ho… hoo…hoo hoho
Kaalam pogum vaegam pola
Naamum poghindrom
Aasai pola nammai naamae
Aala pogindrom
Muthu cholai thanga kiligal
Thullum naalallo
Munnum pinnum thaalam thatti
Aadum naalallo
Vaanam paarkkum kodiyil
Nam aadai kondadho
Vaadai kaattru vilaiyaada
Naanam kondadho
Vaanam paarkkum kodiyil
Nam aadai kondadho
Vaadai kaattru vilaiyaada
Naanam kondadho
Andhi malar yenum vanji thanil
Ingu yaavarum kandaada
Aanum pennum ennam polae
Aadattum aadattumae
O my sweet
Darling yippi
I two i three i four
Muthu cholai thanga kiligal
Thullum naalallo
Munnum pinnum thaalam thatti
Aadum naalallo
Paadi chellum kuyil
Endha paadal ulladho
Aadi kollum kadal
Enna vaeli ulladho
Vandugalai iru kangal yena
Silar solvadhu edhanaalae
Angum ingum ullam polae
Odattum odattumae
Oh my sweety my beauty
Darling yaappi darling yippi
Muthu cholai thanga kiligal
Thullum naalallo
Ho… hoo…hoo hoho
Munnum pinnum thaalam thatti
Aadum naalallo
Ho… hoo…hoo hoho
Happy birthday to you...
One, two, three, four, come on everyone!
Clap, boys...
In this pearl grove, golden parrots
Are leaping with joy today!
Ho... ho... ho ho ho
Clapping to the beat, back and forth,
Isn't today the day to dance?
Ho... ho... ho ho ho
In this pearl grove, golden parrots
Are leaping with joy today!
Ho... ho... ho ho ho
Clapping to the beat, back and forth,
Isn't today the day to dance?
Ho... ho... ho ho ho
Just like the speed of passing time,
We too keep moving ahead,
Just as our desires wish,
We are going to live our own way!
In this pearl grove, golden parrots
Are leaping with joy today!
Clapping to the beat, back and forth,
Isn't today the day to dance?
Did the vine reaching for the sky
Borrow our attire?
As the cool breeze playfully blew,
Did it turn shy with blush?
Did the vine reaching for the sky
Borrow our attire?
As the cool breeze playfully blew,
Did it turn shy with blush?
On this youthful maiden blooming like an evening flower,
While everyone watches with delight,
Let men and women, just as they please,
Dance on and dance away!
Oh my sweet,
Darling, yippee!
One, two, three, four!
In this pearl grove, golden parrots
Are leaping with joy today!
Clapping to the beat, back and forth,
Isn't today the day to dance?
For the cuckoo singing as it flies,
What fixed song is there?
For the ocean surging in dance,
What fence can ever hold it?
Why do people compare
A pair of eyes to wandering bees?
Just like our playful thoughts,
Let them dart here and there!
Oh my sweetie, my beauty,
Darling yippee, darling yippee!
In this pearl grove, golden parrots
Are leaping with joy today!
Ho... ho... ho ho ho
Clapping to the beat, back and forth,
Isn't today the day to dance?
Ho... ho... ho ho ho
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This energetic dance song from Pattikada Pattanama (1972) celebrates youth, freedom, and festive cheer during a birthday party. Blending modern Western party refrains with rich classical Tamil metaphors, the lyrics depict young men and women gathering to enjoy life without inhibitions or societal boundaries.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uruvagham (Metaphor)

“Muthu cholai thanga kiligal”

Compares youth/women to 'golden parrots in a grove of pearls' (Muthu cholai thanga kiligal).

Uvamaai (Simile)

“Kaalam pogum vaegam pola”

Compares the human journey and progress directly to the swift passage of time.

Rhetorical Question

“Aadi kollum kadal / Enna vaeli ulladho”

Asks what fence could possibly hold back the ocean, signifying boundless human spirit and desires.

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

“Vaanam paarkkum kodiyil / Vaadai kaattru vilaiyaada”

Matching initial consonant sounds ('Vaanam' and 'Vaadai') across adjacent lines.

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Trivia

Pattikada Pattanama (1972), starring Sivaji Ganesan and Jayalalithaa, features music composed by M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics by Kannadasan. The track beautifully contrasts urban party culture with rural sensibilities.

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