- Lyricist
- Yugabharathi
- Singers
- Mathichiyam Bala, Palaniammal
- Music director
- C. Sathya
- Movie name
- Pakka
- Movie release year
- 2018
- Lyrics added on
- 28 Dec 2017
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kolaaru thangakatti
Gum iruttu vellakatti
Aalaana chellakutty
Allikava uchi…uch uch uch.. kotti
Pangu uchi kotnathu pothum
Paatta aarambinga
Ola veedu nallaala
Oottu veedu nallaala
Unga veetta ezhudhi vaangu di
Maadi veedu nallaala
Machi veedu nallaala
Unga madiyil vasikka naa ready
Ootta cycle nallaala
Local bus-um nallaala
Car vangi kodukka sollu di
Audi car nallaala
Benz car nallaala
Podi nadayaa nadakka naan ready
Enna aruvamanaiyaa
Aru di aru di
Alli tharuven alaga
Porudi porudi
Unna uruvaa surukka
Varudi varudi
Vanthu naduvae mudiven
Thirudi thirudi
Adiyae
Ola veedu nallaala
Oottu veedu nallaala
Unga veetta ezhudhi vaangu di
Vaadi…hey
Maadi veedu nallaala
Machi veedu nallaala
Unga madiyil vasikka naa ready…hoi
Thavulukaaranlaam veedu vangithaan
Ivaltha otta veedukku
Iva en madila padukka ready yam..hmmm
Yow…
Nee izhutha izhuppukku lam
Varuvennu nenachiyaa
En ottu motha
Yay seemayila
En ottu motha seemayila
Onnavida oorazhagi
Illanuthan solla vanthenae
Muthumani maalayila
Munnalagu daaladikka
Thottuka naan enna thandhenae
Mulla malli poovazhaga
Mundhugira un azhaga
Kollayida pulli vachanae
Velli nila vinnazhaga
Vinjigira pinnazhaga
Killithara vantha machanae…eyy…
Kannadi selai kalakkura aala
Yemma naan polikaala
Female :Kalla nee paala
Kothikkira vela
Kottaatha thara mela
Hey…hey…hey
Ola veedu nallaala
Female :Hahaan haahaan haahaan
Male :Oottu veedu nallaala
Female :Heyya
Ola veedu nallaala
Oottu veedu nallaala
Unga veetta ezhudhi vaangu di
Mayilae…
Maadi veedu nallaala
Machi veedu nallaala
Unga madiyil vasikka naa ready
Yei eppadiyavuthu vangi kudri
Ippadiyae sollikittu
Root ah kuduthukuttae irukka
Varumbothu mayilu vangittu vanthuri
Hey…hey
Hey…hey
Hey…hey
Hey…hey
Hey…hey…hey
Hey…
Ivalavu neram aadunathu pothum
Mayilu maamanukkandi
Nee mattum light ah…
Itha itha…oru kuthu
Hey…aadudi
Haa…apudi thaandi
Naayanakaara mama
Thavilukkaara chitappu
Okkanthamenikkae irukinga
Yenthirichi adinga ya
Apudithaan
Apudithaan
Athae thaan
Superu
En pacha pattu
En pallazhagi
En pachapattu pallazhagi
Paaku vetti kannazhagi
Pakkathula vantha thevala
En inji mittai sollazhaga
Eerakola nenjazhaga
Yetti ninnu sollum kaadhala
Kammakara neerazhaga
Kai adangaa maarazhaga
Kaathada nee onna kaatammaa
Halwa kadai vaayazhaga
Ayaarettu sorazhaga
Allithinna ennangumaa
Katthaala kaadu
Kadharudhu maadu
Kick ah nee vilayaadu
Kuthaala medu
Kurunguthu roadu
Thappama kalavaadu
Ola…ola veedu nallaala
Oottu veedu nallaala
Unga veetta ezhudhi vaangu di
Maadi veedu nallaala
Machi veedu nallaala
Unga madiyil vasikka naa ready
Enna aruvamanaiyaa
Aru di aru di
Alli tharuven alaga
Porudi porudi
Unna uruvaa surukka
Varudi varudi
Vanthu naduvae mudiven
Thirudi thirudi
Ola ola ola ola
Ola veedu nallaala
Oottu veedu nallaalayae di..haaan
Hey…hey
Hey…hey
Hey…hey
Hey…hey…appadithaan…
Hey appadi podu..sabashu
You troublemaking block of gold,
Lump of jaggery in pitch darkness,
Darling girl who has come of age,
Shall I scoop you up, clicking my tongue... 'tch tch tch'?
Buddy, that's enough clicking your tongue,
Start the song!
A thatched hut isn't any good,
A tiled house isn't any good,
Get your house signed over to us, girl!
A two-story house isn't any good,
A rooftop house isn't any good,
I'm ready to just live in your lap!
A broken bicycle isn't any good,
Even the local bus isn't any good,
Tell them to buy us a car, girl!
An Audi car isn't any good,
A Benz car isn't any good,
I'm ready to just walk on foot with you!
Like a kitchen cutter blade,
Slice me up, girl, slice me!
I'll give it all to you beautifully,
Just wait, girl, hold on!
To wrap you up completely,
Stroking and caressing you,
I'll come in the middle and wrap you up,
Stealing away, you little thief!
Hey girl!
A thatched hut isn't any good,
A tiled house isn't any good,
Get your house signed over to us, girl!
Come on, girl... hey!
A two-story house isn't any good,
A rooftop house isn't any good,
I'm ready to just live in your lap... hoy!
Look at this drummer wanting a house,
And this girl has no house to give,
Yet she says she's ready to sleep on my lap, hmm!
Hey mister...
Did you think I'd just follow along
Wherever you drag me?
In my whole...
Hey, across the whole countryside,
Across my entire countryside,
There is no village beauty like you,
I only came to tell you that!
With a pearl necklace,
as your charm shines in front,
what did I give you to touch?
With jasmine blossom beauty,
and your breathtaking charms,
I set my sight to steal it all!
Like the sky's silver moon,
your beauty from behind outshines it all,
Oh sweetheart who came to pinch and give... hey!
In your shimmering sari, stirring up everyone,
Hey girl, I'm a strapping stud bull!
[Female] You rascal, like milk
boiling over in the heat,
don't spill over onto the ground!
Hey... hey... hey!
A thatched hut isn't any good,
[Female] Hahaan hahaan hahaan
[Male] A tiled house isn't any good,
[Female] Heyya
A thatched hut isn't any good,
A tiled house isn't any good,
Get your house signed over to us, girl!
Oh Mayilu...
A two-story house isn't any good,
A rooftop house isn't any good,
I'm ready to just live in your lap!
Hey, somehow get it and give it to me, girl!
Just keeping on saying this,
and leading me on like this,
When you come over, Mayilu, just bring it along!
Hey... hey
Hey... hey
Hey... hey
Hey... hey
Hey... hey... hey
Hey...
We've danced long enough,
Mayilu, just for your man,
you alone, just a little bit...
Like this, like this... a fast folk beat!
Hey... dance, girl!
Ha... that's the way, girl!
Uncle on the pipe,
Chithappa (uncle) on the thavil drum,
You're just sitting still,
Get up and strike the beat, man!
Just like that!
Just like that!
That's it!
Super!
My green silk beauty,
my girl with lovely teeth,
My green-silk girl with lovely teeth,
With eyes as sharp as a nutcracker,
It'll be wonderful if you come near me!
With words sweet as ginger candy,
with a heart deeply captivating,
you speak of love from afar!
Fresh as water on the lake bank,
with irresistible charms that can't be contained,
show yourself freely to the breeze, girl!
With a mouth as sweet as a halwa shop,
tempting like highway diner food,
will it complain if I gobble it up?
In the cactus forest,
the bull is roaring loud,
play your game with full thrill!
On the Courtallam slope,
the road gets narrow,
without fail, steal what's yours!
A that... a thatched hut isn't any good,
A tiled house isn't any good,
Get your house signed over to us, girl!
A two-story house isn't any good,
A rooftop house isn't any good,
I'm ready to just live in your lap!
Like a kitchen cutter blade,
Cut into me, girl, slice me up!
I'll give it all to you beautifully,
Just wait, girl, hold on!
To wrap you up completely,
Stroking and caressing you,
I'll come in the middle and wrap you up,
Stealing, little thief girl!
Thatched, thatched, thatched, thatched,
A thatched hut isn't any good,
A tiled house isn't any good at all, girl... haan!
Hey... hey
Hey... hey
Hey... hey
Hey... hey... just like that...
Hey, hit that beat... bravo!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This energetic Tamil folk-style duet features playful romantic banter and teasing between two lovers set against high-octane celebration beats. The male protagonist playfully demands grand material gifts like houses and expensive luxury cars, while humorously rejecting simple options, only to be matched by the female protagonist who lightheartedly counters his demands with affection, teasing, and playful rejection of material ties in favor of love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Ola veedu nallaala / Oottu veedu nallaala / Maadi veedu nallaala”
The repetitive ending word 'nallaala' creates an rhythmic end-rhyme structure standard in Tamil folk songs.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“En pacha pattu / En pallazhagi”
Repetition of the initial 'Pa' sound in 'pacha' and 'pallazhagi' creates melodic flow.
Metaphor
“En inji mittai sollazhaga”
The lover compares her sweet words to 'inji mittai' (ginger candy), conveying both sweetness and spice.
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Trivia
The song is featured in the 2018 Tamil rural comedy film 'Pakka', starring Vikram Prabhu, Nikki Galrani, and Bindu Madhavi. The music was composed by C. Sathya, with lyrics written by renowned Tamil lyricist Yugabharathi.
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