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Lyrics & meaning

Paalpoalae Padhinaaril (Girlfriend)

From Boys · 2003

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singers
Karthik, Timmy, Tippu
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Movie name
Boys
Movie release year
2003
Lyrics added on
18 Jun 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Indrae indrae indrae
Venum…venum ..venum…
Indrae indrae indrae
Paalpolae padhinaaril
Enakkoru girlfriend venum
Indru pudhidhaaga
Avizhndha malar pola
Enakkoru girlfriend venum
Inaiya thalathil
Kanini kalathil
Min anjal arattaigal adikkanumae
Viyarvai vazhindhaal
Mazhaiyil nanaindhaal
Mugathai mugathaal thudaikkanumae
Enakkoru girlfriend venumada
Enakkoru girlfriend venumada
Girlfriend dhaanae boys-in
Boost allavaaa…
Girlfriend illaa vaazhkkai
Waste allavaaa…
Girlfriend venum venum
Paalpolae padhinaaril
Enakkoru girlfriend venum
Indru pudhidhaaga
Avizhndha malar pola
Enakkoru girlfriend venum
Friends-oda kavidhaigal vaangi
Ennoda kavidhai-nu solli
Idhayathil idamondru pidikkathaan
Odaadha cinema-kku odi
Sariyaana corner seat thedi
Buble gum-ai
Idhazh maatri kollathaan
Cell phone bill yera
Joke-aal dhinam kadikka
Sms anuppa
Thevai girlfriend dhaan
Woah woah hu woah huuu..hooo
Woah woah hu woah huuu..hooo
Woah woah hu woah huuu..hooo
Woah woah hu woah huuu..hooo
Woah woah hu …woah ….hooo
Woah woah hu …woah ….hooo
Woah..hoo..hoaa…
Kaalaara nadai poda
Enakkoru girlfriend venum
Kaalam theriyaamal
Kadalai naan poda
Enakkoru girlfriend venum
Nilavin nagalaai
Araikkul mazhaiyaai
Elumichai manamaai irukkanumae…
Innoru nizhalaai
Iraval uyiraai
Irubadhu viralaai irukkanumae
Enakkoru girlfriend venumada
Enakkoru girlfriend venumada
Ga ga ..girlfriend dhaanae boys-in
Boost allavaaa…
Girlfriend illaa vaazhkkai
Waste allavaaa…
Girlfriend venum venum
Venum ..venum…
Bike yeri oor sutra sella
Aa.. oo.. nna treat ondru vaikka
Munukunna greeting card kodukkathaan
Hach… endraal kerchief neetta
Ich.. endraal idakkannam kaatta
Nach… endraal thalai meedhu kottathaan
Paarthaal bulb eriya
Barbie doll pola
Pony tail-odu
Thevai girlfriend dhaan
Ga ga girlfriend dhaanae boys-in
Boost allavaaa…
Girlfriend illaa vaazhkkai
Waste allavaaa…
Enakkoru girlfriend venumada
Enakkoru girlfriend venumada
Woah woah hu woah huuu..hooo
Woah woah hu woah huuu..hooo
Woah woah hu …woah ….hooo
Woah woah hu …woah ….hooo
Woah..hoo..hoaa…
Right now, right now, right now!
I want one... I want one... I want one...
Right now, right now, right now!
Pure as milk at sweet sixteen,
I need a girlfriend!
Like a flower that
has freshly bloomed today,
I need a girlfriend!
On the internet,
in the digital world,
I want to chat through emails!
If sweat drips down,
or if soaked in the rain,
we should wipe each other's faces with our own!
I need a girlfriend, man!
I need a girlfriend, man!
Isn't a girlfriend for boys
the ultimate energy boost?
A life without a girlfriend,
isn't it a total waste?
I want a girlfriend, I need one!
Pure as milk at sweet sixteen,
I need a girlfriend!
Like a flower that
has freshly bloomed today,
I need a girlfriend!
Borrowing poems from friends,
claiming them as my own,
just to win a place in her heart!
Rushing to an empty movie hall,
finding that perfect corner seat,
and sharing a bubblegum
from lip to lip!
To run up the cell phone bill,
to bug each other daily with silly jokes,
to send text messages back and forth,
what I need is a girlfriend!
Whoa whoa hu whoa hu.. ho-o
Whoa whoa hu whoa hu.. ho-o
Whoa whoa hu whoa hu.. ho-o
Whoa whoa hu whoa hu.. ho-o
Whoa whoa hu... whoa... ho-o
Whoa whoa hu... whoa... ho-o
Whoa.. hu.. ho-aa...
To take casual strolls together,
I need a girlfriend!
Losing all track of time,
to flirt and chat endlessly,
I need a girlfriend!
Like a twin of the moon,
like rain inside a room,
she must smell as fresh as a lemon...
Like a second shadow,
like a borrowed soul,
like twenty fingers entwined together...
I need a girlfriend, man!
I need a girlfriend, man!
A g-g-girlfriend for boys,
she is an energy boost, isn't she?
A life without a girlfriend,
it's a total waste, isn't it?
I want a girlfriend, I need one!
I want one... I need one...
To hop on a bike and roam the town,
to buy treats at every little excuse,
to give greeting cards for no reason at all!
If she sneezes, to hand her a handkerchief,
if she wants a kiss, to turn my left cheek,
and to playfully rap her on the head when she teases!
Making a lightbulb glow when you look at her,
just like a Barbie doll,
with a ponytail,
what I need is a girlfriend!
A g-g-girlfriend for boys,
she is an energy boost, isn't she?
A life without a girlfriend,
it's a total waste, isn't it?
I need a girlfriend, man!
I need a girlfriend, man!
Whoa whoa hu whoa hu.. ho-o
Whoa whoa hu whoa hu.. ho-o
Whoa whoa hu... whoa... ho-o
Whoa whoa hu... whoa... ho-o
Whoa.. hu.. ho-aa...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Girlfriend' is a youth anthem expressing the youthful desire, romance, and excitement of teenage boys yearning for companionship. The protagonist describes the teenage age of sixteen as pure as milk and captures the quintessential teenage fantasies of the early 2000s, including internet chatting, SMS messaging, corner cinema seats, late-night phone calls, and bike rides.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Paalpolae padhinaaril

Compares sixteen-year-old youth to pure milk ('Paalpolae') and the girl to a freshly bloomed flower ('Avizhndha malar pola').

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Nilavin nagalaai

Metaphorically describes the girlfriend as a duplicate copy of the moon ('Nilavin nagalaai') and an extended shadow/borrowed soul.

Onomatopoeia (Oli-kurippu)

Hach… endraal kerchief neetta

Uses sound words like 'Hach' for a sneeze, 'Ich' for a kiss sound, and 'Nach' for a light head tap.

Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)

Inaiya thalathil / Kanini kalathil

The second letter 'na' rhymes across adjacent lines ('Inaiya' and 'Kanini').

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Trivia

Composed by A.R. Rahman for Shankar's hit film 'Boys' (2003), 'Girlfriend' was a massive chartbuster that captured the turn-of-the-millennium tech boom in India, referencing early cyberculture phenomena like emails, SMS, corner theater seats, and mobile phone bills.

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