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Naan Aathu Pakkam

From Paritchaikku Neramachu · 1982

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
L. R. Eswari
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Paritchaikku Neramachu
Movie release year
1982
Lyrics added on
13 Aug 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Naan aaththu pakkam kulikka ponaa
Ambi paiyan ennai paakkiraan
Naan arisi vaanga kadaikku ponaa
Ada halwa pitchai enna paakkiraan
Naan aaththu pakkam kulikka ponaa
Ambi paiyan ennai paakkiraan
Naan arisi vaanga kadaikku ponaa
Ada halwa pitchai enna paakkiraan
Naan koyilukku kumbida ponaa
Antha govinthan kutti enna paakkiraan
Naan koyilukku kumbida ponaa
Antha govinthan kutti enna paakkiraan
Naan simla special cinema ponaa
Whistle adikkum williams enna paakkiraan
Avan enna paakkiraan enna paakkiraan
Vaasa pakkam ninaenunga
Angae vayasu pasanga vanthaanunga
Vaasa pakkam ninaenunga
Angae vayasu pasanga vanthaanunga
Vaari mudichchi vachchikka solli
Vaasa poova thanthaanunga
Kannaal jaadai pannaanunga
Kadhalikka sonnaanunga
Enakku onnum puriyavilla
Kadhal endraal ennaanga
Adhu ennaanga….ennaanga
Naan aaththu pakkam kulikka ponaa
Ambi paiyan ennai paakkiraan
Naan arisi vaanga kadaikku ponaa
Ada halwa pitchai enna paakkiraan paakkiraan
Moonu maasam munnaadithaan
Naan moonu ravikkai thachchenunga
Thachchi koduththa thaiyakkaaran
Kooli vaanga vanthaanunga
Moththa kanakka pottaanunga
Muththam onnu kettaanunga
Enakku onnum puriyavillai
Muththmunnaa ennaanga
Adhu ennaanga….ennaanga
Aaththu pakkam kulikka ponaa
Ambi paiyan ennai paakkiraan
Naan arisi vaanga kadaikku ponaa
Ada halwa pitchai enna paakkiraan
Kanni ponnu naanthaanunga
Yaarum katikkaatha maanthaanunga
Kanni ponnu naanthaanunga
Yaarum katikkaatha maanthaanunga
Poruththamaana purushaa thedi
Pooththu pochchu kanthaanunga
Paththu peru vanthaanunga
Paaththu paaththu ponaanunga
Irandu kuzhanthai irukkaiyilae
Yaeththukittaa ennaanga
Annaanga….ennaanga
Aaththu pakkam kulikka ponaa
Ambi paiyan ennai paakkiraan
Naan arisi vaanga kadaikku ponaa
Ada halwa pitchai enna
Paakkiraan paakkiraan paakkiraan
When I go to the river to bathe,
That Ambi boy stares at me.
When I go to the shop to buy rice,
Oh, Halwa Pitchai stares at me.
When I go to the river to bathe,
That Ambi boy stares at me.
When I go to the shop to buy rice,
Oh, Halwa Pitchai stares at me.
When I go to the temple to pray,
That Govindan Kutty stares at me.
When I go to the temple to pray,
That Govindan Kutty stares at me.
When I go to the movie 'Simla Special',
Whistling Williams stares at me.
He stares at me, he stares at me...
I stood near my doorstep,
And some young boys came along.
I stood near my doorstep,
And some young boys came along.
Asking me to braid my hair and wear them,
They gave me fragrant flowers.
They winked and made signs with their eyes,
And asked me to fall in love.
I don't understand a thing,
What on earth is love?
What is it... tell me what is it?
When I go to the river to bathe,
That Ambi boy stares at me.
When I go to the shop to buy rice,
Oh, Halwa Pitchai stares at me, stares at me.
Just three months ago,
I got three blouses stitched.
The tailor who stitched them
Came to collect his sewing fee.
He added up the total bill,
And asked for a kiss!
I don't understand a thing,
What on earth is a kiss?
What is it... tell me what is it?
When I go to the river to bathe,
That Ambi boy stares at me.
When I go to the shop to buy rice,
Oh, Halwa Pitchai stares at me, stares at me.
I am an unmarried girl,
A free deer no one has wed.
I am an unmarried girl,
A free deer no one has wed.
Searching for a suitable husband,
My eyes grew tired of waiting.
Ten suitors came by,
Looked me over and walked away.
So what if I have two children,
Why can't someone just accept me?
Tell me why... tell me why?
When I go to the river to bathe,
That Ambi boy stares at me.
When I go to the shop to buy rice,
Oh, Halwa Pitchai...
Stares at me, stares at me, stares at me!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful and humorous folk-style song from 'Paritchaikku Neramachu' features a female protagonist naively recounting how men constantly stare at her everywhere she goes—whether at the river, the grocery shop, the temple, or the movie theater. She innocently questions concepts like love and kissing after receiving unwanted attention and flirtatious gestures from local men and a tailor who demands a kiss as wage. Despite her feigned or playful ignorance, she laments her unwed status and how suitors visit only to look at her and leave. The song captures a blend of comedic narrative, quirky characterization, and infectious rhythm created by M. S. Viswanathan, Vaali, and L. R. Eswari.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Anaphora / Repetition (Mondhu / Modhai)

“Naan aaththu pakkam kulikka ponaa / Naan arisi vaanga kadaikku ponaa”

Repeated line structures such as 'Naan ... ponaa' build a rhythmic and storytelling momentum across stanzas.

Alliteration (Moonaam Eluthu Onrudhal / Modhai)

“Poruththamaana purushaa thedi / Pooththu pochchu kanthaanunga”

Use of matching initial consonants 'Po' in 'Poruththamaana' and 'Pooththu'.

Metaphor (Uvamaani)

“Yaarum katikkaatha maanthaanunga”

Comparing an unmarried maiden to an uncaptured or wild young doe ('maan').

Did you know?

Trivia

'Paritchaikku Neramachu' (1982) was directed by Muktha Srinivasan and starred Sivaji Ganesan and Sujatha. The film's musical score by M. S. Viswanathan relied on lyricist Vaali's witty pen to create memorable character-driven songs, with L. R. Eswari delivering her signature expressive and theatrical vocal style.

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