Nallakaalam Porandhurichi
From En Thangachi Padichava · 1988
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Gangai Amaran
- Details
- En Thangachi Padichava1988
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Hae hae hae….. | Hae hae hae..... |
| Durrrrrr…….ahaa hae hae | Durrrrrr.......ahaa hae hae |
| Male | |
| Nalla kaalam poranthiduchu | Good times have dawned |
| Ennoda kastamellam maranthiduchu | All my troubles are forgotten |
| Nalla kaalam poranthiduchu | Good times have dawned |
| Ennoda kastamellam maranthiduchu | All my troubles are forgotten |
| Male | |
| En thangachchi vanthuttaa bus melae yaeri | My younger sister has arrived riding on a bus |
| Intha annanthaan paaduraen raagangalai paadi | Her elder brother sings, crooning melody tunes |
| Male | |
| Nalla kaalam poranthiduchu | Good times have dawned |
| Ennoda kastamellam maranthiduchu | All my troubles are forgotten |
| Nalla kaalam poranthiduchu | Good times have dawned |
| Ennoda kastamellam maranthiduchu haan…. | All my troubles are forgotten, haan.... |
| Male | |
| Yaendaa periyasamy…. | Hey Periyasamy.... |
| Pattanaththula poi padichchavangellaam | All those who went to study in the city |
| Porantha giramatha maranthittu | Forgot the village where they were born |
| Angiyae poi kudiyaeritaanga | And went to settle down right there |
| Un thangachchi anga pattam vaangi | Your sister got a degree there |
| Inga giramaththukku vanthu ennadaa | Having come back to the village here |
| Pannapporaa | What is she going to do? |
| Male | |
| Doi…..en thangachi | Hey... my sister! |
| Ooru ellaam nallapadi maaththuvaa | She will transform the entire village for the better |
| Ada unnaikooda yaeni mela yaaeththuvaa | Hey, she will even lift you up higher |
| Ha…perallaam vaangi vanthu kaattuvaa | Ha... she will earn fame and show us |
| Intha thesamellaam vetri kodi naattuvaa | She will plant the flag of victory across this land |
| Male | |
| Kastaththa vetti murippaa | She will cut down hardships |
| Kaalanai etti udhaippaa | She will kick away time and fate |
| Poovaa mella sirippaa thaanaa nenja parippaa | She smiles softly like a flower and steals hearts effortlessly |
| Adi aaththaadi ava vaaradi | Oh mother, look she is coming! |
| Ippa oorkolaam varaporaadi | Now a grand procession is about to happen! |
| Pudhu malligai poovula kattungadi mala | Tie a garland made of fresh jasmine flowers! |
| Male | |
| Nalla kaalam poranthiduchu | Good times have dawned |
| Ennoda kastamellam maranthiduchu | All my troubles are forgotten |
| Nalla kaalam poranthiduchu | Good times have dawned |
| Ennoda kastamellam maranthiduchu…..hae hae | All my troubles are forgotten.....hae hae |
| Male | |
| Saridaa nee soldratha paarththaa un thangachchi | Alright, going by what you say, your sister |
| Amsaamaaththaa iruppaa polirukku appadinnaa | Seems to be quite lovely and virtuous then |
| Kavalaiya vidu un thangachchiyai naanae kattikkiraen | Don't worry, I will marry your sister myself! |
| Male | |
| Doi….un moonjichikku en thangachchi ketkuthaa | Hey... with that face of yours, you ask for my sister? |
| Naan eppadipatta mappillaiya | Do you know what kind of groom |
| Avalukku parkkaporaen theriyumaa | I am going to look for her? |
| Male | |
| Manmathana pola oru aambalai | A man like Cupid (Manmatha) |
| En thangachichiyai katta pora maappila | Is the groom who will marry my sister |
| Ponnaa alanthu veppen seedhanam | I will weigh and present gold as dowry |
| En thangachchikku thangamani vaganam | A golden chariot for my sister |
| Male | |
| Nee soldratha paaththaa un thangachchi | Judging by what you say, your sister |
| Tharaiyilae nadakkavida maatta polirukkae | You won't even let her walk on the ground, it seems! |
| Male | |
| Haahaah aamamdaa | Ha ha yes indeed! |
| Male | |
| Pallaakku maelae vechchu thookkuven | I will carry her high up on a palanquin |
| Intha patti thotti engum suththu kaattuvaen | I will show her around all the hamlets and villages |
| Poovellam veedhiyila thoovuven | I will shower flowers across the streets |
| Ava pora vazhi paathaiyellaam maaththuvaen | I will transform every pathway she walks upon |
| Santhana kattilalathaan vanthathum padukka vaippaen | I will lay her to sleep on a sandalwood bed as soon as she arrives |
| Thangaththu meniyilathaan santhanam poosi vaippaen | I will apply sandalwood paste on her golden body |
| Male | |
| Ada avathaanae en moochu | Ah, she is my very breath |
| Ini oorellaam thinam ava pechu | From now on, the whole town will talk about her daily |
| Ava thangachchi illada annanukku thaayi… | She is not just a sister, she is like a mother to her brother... |
| Male | |
| Nalla kaalam poranthiduchu | Good times have dawned |
| Ennoda kastamellam maranthiduchu | All my troubles are forgotten |
| Nalla kaalam poranthiduchu | Good times have dawned |
| Ennoda kastamellam maranthiduchu | All my troubles are forgotten |
| Male | |
| En thangachchi vanthuttaa bus melae yaeri | My younger sister has arrived riding on a bus |
| Intha annanthaan paaduraen raagangalai paadi | Her elder brother sings, crooning melody tunes |
| Male | |
| Nalla kaalam poranthiduchu | Good times have dawned |
| Ennoda kastamellam maranthiduchu | All my troubles are forgotten |
| Male | |
| Dandanakkada dandanakkada don | Rhythmic folk beats |
| Ada thanananana dandanakkada thanthanakkada | Ah, rhythmic folk beats |
| Thangirunththa thaangiruththa thaa…. | Rhythmic musical cadence.... |
ஹே ஹே ஹே........
டுர்ர்ர்ரர்.......அஹா ஹே ஹே
Hae hae hae.....
Durrrrrr.......ahaa hae hae
நல்ல காலம் பொறந்திடுச்சு
என்னோட கஷ்டமெல்லாம் மறந்திடுச்சு
நல்ல காலம் பொறந்திடுச்சு
என்னோட கஷ்டமெல்லாம் மறந்திடுச்சு
Good times have dawned
All my troubles are forgotten
Good times have dawned
All my troubles are forgotten
என் தங்கச்சி வந்துட்டா பஸ் மேலே ஏறி
இந்த அண்ணன்தான் பாடுறேன் ராகங்களை பாடி
My younger sister has arrived riding on a bus
Her elder brother sings, crooning melody tunes
நல்ல காலம் பொறந்திடுச்சு
என்னோட கஷ்டமெல்லாம் மறந்திடுச்சு
நல்ல காலம் பொறந்திடுச்சு
என்னோட கஷ்டமெல்லாம் மறந்திடுச்சு ஹான்....
Good times have dawned
All my troubles are forgotten
Good times have dawned
All my troubles are forgotten, haan....
ஏன்டா பெரியசாமி......
பட்டணத்துல போய் படிச்சவங்கெல்லாம்
பொறந்த கிராமத்த மறந்திட்டு
அங்கியே போய் குடியேறிட்டாங்க
உன் தங்கச்சி அங்க பட்டம் வாங்கி
இங்க கிராமத்துக்கு வந்து என்னடா
பண்ணப்போறா
Hey Periyasamy....
All those who went to study in the city
Forgot the village where they were born
And went to settle down right there
Your sister got a degree there
Having come back to the village here
What is she going to do?
டோய்....என் தங்கச்சி
ஊரு எல்லாம் நல்லபடி மாத்துவா
அட உன்னைக் கூட ஏணி மேல ஏத்துவா
ஹ...பேரெல்லாம் வாங்கி வந்து காட்டுவா
இந்த தேசமெல்லாம் வெற்றி கொடி நாட்டுவா
Hey... my sister!
She will transform the entire village for the better
Hey, she will even lift you up higher
Ha... she will earn fame and show us
She will plant the flag of victory across this land
கஷ்டத்த வெட்டி முறிப்பா....
காலனை எட்டி உதைப்பா......
பூவா மெல்ல சிரிப்பா தானா நெஞ்சப் பறிப்பா
அடி ஆத்தாடி அவ வாராடி
இப்ப ஊர்கோலம் வரப்போறாடி
புது மல்லிகை பூவுல கட்டுங்கடி மால
She will cut down hardships
She will kick away time and fate
She smiles softly like a flower and steals hearts effortlessly
Oh mother, look she is coming!
Now a grand procession is about to happen!
Tie a garland made of fresh jasmine flowers!
நல்ல காலம் பொறந்திடுச்சு
என்னோட கஷ்டமெல்லாம் மறந்திடுச்சு
நல்ல காலம் பொறந்திடுச்சு
என்னோட கஷ்டமெல்லாம் மறந்திடுச்சு.....ஹே ஹே
Good times have dawned
All my troubles are forgotten
Good times have dawned
All my troubles are forgotten.....hae hae
சரிடா நீ சொல்றத பார்த்தா உன் தங்கச்சி
அம்சாமாத்தா இருப்பா போலிருக்கு அப்படின்னா
கவலைய விடு உன் தங்கச்சியை நானே கட்டிக்கிறேன்
Alright, going by what you say, your sister
Seems to be quite lovely and virtuous then
Don't worry, I will marry your sister myself!
டோய்.......உன் மூஞ்சிக்கு என் தங்கச்சி கேட்குதா
நான் எப்படிபட்ட மாப்பிள்ளைய
அவளுக்கு பார்க்கப்போறேன் தெரியுமா
Hey... with that face of yours, you ask for my sister?
Do you know what kind of groom
I am going to look for her?
மன்மதன போல ஒரு ஆம்பளை
என் தங்கச்சியை கட்டப் போற மாப்பிள
பொன்னா அளந்து வெப்பேன் சீதனம்
என் தங்கச்சிக்கு தங்கமணி வாகனம்
A man like Cupid (Manmatha)
Is the groom who will marry my sister
I will weigh and present gold as dowry
A golden chariot for my sister
நீ சொல்றத பாத்தா உன் தங்கச்சியை
தரையிலியே நடக்கவிட மாட்ட போலிருக்கே
Judging by what you say, your sister
You won't even let her walk on the ground, it seems!
ஹஹாஹ் ஆமாம்டா
Ha ha yes indeed!
பல்லாக்கு மேலே வெச்சுத் தூக்குவேன்
இந்த பட்டித் தொட்டி எங்கும் சுத்தி காட்டுவேன்
பூவெல்லாம் வீதியில தூவுவேன்
அவ போற வழிப்பாதையெல்லாம் மாத்துவேன்
சந்தனக் கட்டிலலதான் வந்ததும் படுக்க வைப்பேன்
தங்கத்து மேனியில தான் சந்தனம் பூசி வைப்பேன்
I will carry her high up on a palanquin
I will show her around all the hamlets and villages
I will shower flowers across the streets
I will transform every pathway she walks upon
I will lay her to sleep on a sandalwood bed as soon as she arrives
I will apply sandalwood paste on her golden body
அட அவதானே என் மூச்சு
இனி ஊரெல்லாம் தினம் அவ பேச்சு
அவ தங்கச்சி இல்லடா அண்ணனுக்கு தாயி..
Ah, she is my very breath
From now on, the whole town will talk about her daily
She is not just a sister, she is like a mother to her brother...
நல்ல காலம் பொறந்திடுச்சு
என்னோட கஷ்டமெல்லாம் மறந்திடுச்சு
நல்ல காலம் பொறந்திடுச்சு
என்னோட கஷ்டமெல்லாம் மறந்திடுச்சு
Good times have dawned
All my troubles are forgotten
Good times have dawned
All my troubles are forgotten
என் தங்கச்சி வந்துட்டா பஸ்மேலே ஏறி
இந்த அண்ணன் தான் பாடுறேன் ராகங்களை பாடி
My younger sister has arrived riding on a bus
Her elder brother sings, crooning melody tunes
நல்ல காலம் பொறந்திடுச்சு
என்னோட கஷ்டமெல்லாம் மறந்திடுச்சு
Good times have dawned
All my troubles are forgotten
டண்டனக்கட டண்டனக்கட டான்
அட தனனனன டண்டனக்கட தந்தனக்கட
தாங்கிருத்த தாங்கிருத்த தா...
Rhythmic folk beats
Ah, rhythmic folk beats
Rhythmic musical cadence....
Hae hae hae…..
Hae hae hae.....
Durrrrrr…….ahaa hae hae
Durrrrrr.......ahaa hae hae
Nalla kaalam poranthiduchu
Good times have dawned
Ennoda kastamellam maranthiduchu
All my troubles are forgotten
Nalla kaalam poranthiduchu
Good times have dawned
Ennoda kastamellam maranthiduchu
All my troubles are forgotten
En thangachchi vanthuttaa bus melae yaeri
My younger sister has arrived riding on a bus
Intha annanthaan paaduraen raagangalai paadi
Her elder brother sings, crooning melody tunes
Nalla kaalam poranthiduchu
Good times have dawned
Ennoda kastamellam maranthiduchu
All my troubles are forgotten
Nalla kaalam poranthiduchu
Good times have dawned
Ennoda kastamellam maranthiduchu haan….
All my troubles are forgotten, haan....
Yaendaa periyasamy….
Hey Periyasamy....
Pattanaththula poi padichchavangellaam
All those who went to study in the city
Porantha giramatha maranthittu
Forgot the village where they were born
Angiyae poi kudiyaeritaanga
And went to settle down right there
Un thangachchi anga pattam vaangi
Your sister got a degree there
Inga giramaththukku vanthu ennadaa
Having come back to the village here
Pannapporaa
What is she going to do?
Doi…..en thangachi
Hey... my sister!
Ooru ellaam nallapadi maaththuvaa
She will transform the entire village for the better
Ada unnaikooda yaeni mela yaaeththuvaa
Hey, she will even lift you up higher
Ha…perallaam vaangi vanthu kaattuvaa
Ha... she will earn fame and show us
Intha thesamellaam vetri kodi naattuvaa
She will plant the flag of victory across this land
Kastaththa vetti murippaa
She will cut down hardships
Kaalanai etti udhaippaa
She will kick away time and fate
Poovaa mella sirippaa thaanaa nenja parippaa
She smiles softly like a flower and steals hearts effortlessly
Adi aaththaadi ava vaaradi
Oh mother, look she is coming!
Ippa oorkolaam varaporaadi
Now a grand procession is about to happen!
Pudhu malligai poovula kattungadi mala
Tie a garland made of fresh jasmine flowers!
Nalla kaalam poranthiduchu
Good times have dawned
Ennoda kastamellam maranthiduchu
All my troubles are forgotten
Nalla kaalam poranthiduchu
Good times have dawned
Ennoda kastamellam maranthiduchu…..hae hae
All my troubles are forgotten.....hae hae
Saridaa nee soldratha paarththaa un thangachchi
Alright, going by what you say, your sister
Amsaamaaththaa iruppaa polirukku appadinnaa
Seems to be quite lovely and virtuous then
Kavalaiya vidu un thangachchiyai naanae kattikkiraen
Don't worry, I will marry your sister myself!
Doi….un moonjichikku en thangachchi ketkuthaa
Hey... with that face of yours, you ask for my sister?
Naan eppadipatta mappillaiya
Do you know what kind of groom
Avalukku parkkaporaen theriyumaa
I am going to look for her?
Manmathana pola oru aambalai
A man like Cupid (Manmatha)
En thangachichiyai katta pora maappila
Is the groom who will marry my sister
Ponnaa alanthu veppen seedhanam
I will weigh and present gold as dowry
En thangachchikku thangamani vaganam
A golden chariot for my sister
Nee soldratha paaththaa un thangachchi
Judging by what you say, your sister
Tharaiyilae nadakkavida maatta polirukkae
You won't even let her walk on the ground, it seems!
Haahaah aamamdaa
Ha ha yes indeed!
Pallaakku maelae vechchu thookkuven
I will carry her high up on a palanquin
Intha patti thotti engum suththu kaattuvaen
I will show her around all the hamlets and villages
Poovellam veedhiyila thoovuven
I will shower flowers across the streets
Ava pora vazhi paathaiyellaam maaththuvaen
I will transform every pathway she walks upon
Santhana kattilalathaan vanthathum padukka vaippaen
I will lay her to sleep on a sandalwood bed as soon as she arrives
Thangaththu meniyilathaan santhanam poosi vaippaen
I will apply sandalwood paste on her golden body
Ada avathaanae en moochu
Ah, she is my very breath
Ini oorellaam thinam ava pechu
From now on, the whole town will talk about her daily
Ava thangachchi illada annanukku thaayi…
She is not just a sister, she is like a mother to her brother...
Nalla kaalam poranthiduchu
Good times have dawned
Ennoda kastamellam maranthiduchu
All my troubles are forgotten
Nalla kaalam poranthiduchu
Good times have dawned
Ennoda kastamellam maranthiduchu
All my troubles are forgotten
En thangachchi vanthuttaa bus melae yaeri
My younger sister has arrived riding on a bus
Intha annanthaan paaduraen raagangalai paadi
Her elder brother sings, crooning melody tunes
Nalla kaalam poranthiduchu
Good times have dawned
Ennoda kastamellam maranthiduchu
All my troubles are forgotten
Dandanakkada dandanakkada don
Rhythmic folk beats
Ada thanananana dandanakkada thanthanakkada
Ah, rhythmic folk beats
Thangirunththa thaangiruththa thaa….
Rhythmic musical cadence....
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This joyful folk-style track from 'En Thangachi Padichava' expresses the exuberant pride and adoration of an elder brother celebrating his educated younger sister's return to their village. When a skeptical villager questions whether city-educated youth care about rural roots, the brother passionately asserts that his sister will bring progress and honor to the entire hamlet.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Ava thangachchi illada annanukku thaayi…”
Compares the younger sister to a motherly guardian for her brother, highlighting her profound emotional role.
Hyperbole
“Intha thesamellaam vetri kodi naattuvaa”
Exaggerates her impact to emphasize her achievements and the pride she brings.
Simile
“Poovaa mella sirippaa thaanaa nenja parippaa”
Compares her gentle smile to a blooming flower.
Did you know?
Trivia
'En Thangachi Padichava' (1988), directed by P. Vasu and starring Prabhu, was a major commercial hit centered on the brother-sister bond. The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, featuring lyrics by Gangai Amaran that capture rural folk sensibilities.
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