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Naattukozhi Enna Paarthu

From Madhulai Muthukkal · 1982

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Malaysia Vasudevan, Vani Jairam, Chorus
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Madhulai Muthukkal
Movie release year
1982
Lyrics added on
20 Apr 2022

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
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Hae naattukkozhi enna paarththu podi
Hae hae naattukkozhi enna paarththu podi
Munnaalum pinnaalum aattam enna
Kannoram em melae nottam enna
Naanum varavaa naanum varavaa naanum varavaa
Sevvaazhaikku selai katti
Therottamaa pora kutti
Poo vaangi vaaraenadi
Vanthaakka nee vaangi vachchukkodi
Kannu kannu
Sevvaazhaikku selai katti
Therottamaa pora kutti
Poo vaangi vaaraenadi
Vanthaakka nee vaangi vachchukkodi
Kannu kannu
Sanyaasikkum aasai varum
Saaraayam pol bodhai varum
Kulunga kulunga nadakkurae
Manasu kettu pogaathaa
Karuna manuva anuppuraen
Udhavi kidaikkumaa
: Hae naattukkozhi enna paarththu podi
Munnaalum pinnaalum aattam enna
Kannoram em melae nottam enna
Naanum varavaa naanum varavaa naanum varavaa….
………………
Nee paakkaththaan meesai vachchen
Nenjukkullae aasa vachchen
Moththaththil naanthaanadi
En meesa mullaattam kuththaathadi
Yammaa yammaa
Un paarvaithaan minsaaramo
Yaarukku nee samsaaramo
Paruva azhagu sirikkuthu
Pasiyum maranthu poraendi
Nenachchu nenachchu thavikkiraen
Virunthu kedaikkumaa
Hae….kaattu korangae konjam keezha irangu
Munthaana pinnaalae odaatheenga
Munaalum pinnaalum aadaatheenga
Moolai irukkaa maanam irukkaa rosham irukkaa
Kallukkullum eeramundu
Ponnukkullum veeramundu
Vaalillaa manthikalaa
Onnaaga veedhikku vantheengalaa
Naadellaamthaan kaadaaguthu
Nallaaththaanae munnaeruthu
Periya padippu padikkuthu
Arivu mazhungi poyaachchu
Miruga veriyil alaiyuthu
Manusha piraviyaa….hae…
Kaattu korangae konjam keezha irangu
Munthaana pinnaalae odaatheenga
Munaalum pinnaalum aadaatheenga
Moolai irukkaa maanam irukkaa rosham irukkaa….
...
Hey country girl, look at me before you go!
Hey, hey country girl, look at me before you go!
Why this swaying back and forth?
Why that sidelong glance cast at me?
Shall I come along? Shall I come along? Shall I come along?
Like a tender red banana tree draped in a sari,
O girl gliding past like a temple chariot procession,
I will buy fresh flowers and bring them to you,
When I come, take them and tuck them in your hair,
My darling, my sweet!
Like a tender red banana tree draped in a sari,
O girl gliding past like a temple chariot procession,
I will buy fresh flowers and bring them to you,
When I come, take them and tuck them in your hair,
My darling, my sweet!
Even a hermit would be filled with desire,
An intoxication hits just like strong liquor,
You walk with such a sway and a jiggle,
Won't a man's heart lose its mind?
I am sending you a plea for mercy,
Will you grant me some favor?
Hey country girl, look at me before you go!
Why this swaying back and forth?
Why that sidelong glance cast at me?
Shall I come along? Shall I come along? Shall I come along?...
...
I grew this mustache just for you to see,
I nurtured a longing deep in my heart,
After all, I am the man for you, girl,
My mustache won't prick you like thorns, girl,
Oh dear, oh dear,
Is your gaze a flash of electricity?
Whose wife are you going to be?
Your youthful beauty is beaming with smiles,
I even forget my hunger, girl,
Thinking of you over and over, I am pining,
Will I be treated to a feast?
Hey wild monkey, climb down a bit!
Don't go running behind a woman's sari!
Don't dance around front and back!
Do you have any brains? Any honor? Any self-respect?
Even within a stone, there is moisture,
Even within a woman, there is fierce bravery,
You tailless apes,
Have you all poured into the streets together?
The entire country is turning into a wilderness,
What great progress it is making!
People get high degrees of education,
Yet their good sense has become blunted,
Roaming around in animal frenzy,
Are you even human beings? Hey...
Wild monkey, climb down a bit!
Don't go running behind a woman's sari!
Don't dance around front and back!
Do you have any brains? Any honor? Any self-respect?...
Chorus
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Chorus
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a lively musical duel (teasing/counter-teasing) between a male protagonist who catcalls and teases a woman on the street, and the woman who strongly rejects his unwanted advances with sharp wit and social critique. The male singer begins by comparing the woman to a country hen and a temple chariot, expressing his flirtatious desires and asking for her favor.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamaani (Simile)

Sevvaazhaikku selai katti

Comparing the female protagonist's figure to a red banana tree in a saree ('Sevvaazhaikku selai katti') and her walk to a temple chariot procession ('Therottamaa pora kutti').

Uvamaani (Simile / Metaphor)

Un paarvaithaan minsaaramo

Comparing the gaze of the girl to electricity ('Un paarvaithaan minsaaramo').

Ethirai / Rhyme (Monai and Ethukai)

Kallukkullum eeramundu

Use of second-letter rhyming in lines such as 'Kallukkullum' / 'Ponnukkullum' and alliterative patterns.

Metaphor / Insult Rhetoric

Vaalillaa manthikalaa

Addressing the harassers as 'Vaalillaa manthikalaa' (tailless monkeys) and 'Kaattu korangae' (wild monkeys).

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Trivia

'Madhulai Muthukkal' (1982) features music composed by the duo Shankar-Ganesh. The song employs popular folk rhythms combined with theatrical banter lyrics written by Vaali, reflecting contemporary 1980s street-teasing tropes paired with female moral and social pushback.

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