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Lyrics & meaning

Paanaiyile Paal Irukku

From Deivapiravi · 1985

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
Music director
Sankar Ganesh
Movie name
Deivapiravi
Movie release year
1985
Lyrics added on
4 Sept 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Paanaiyilae paal irukku
Aadai mattum melirukku
Paathirukkum maamanukku
Oothi thara kaathirukku
Innum konjam naal aagattum
Ippa mattum ketkkadhae
Oo maama ye maama
Melam kotti thaalikattu munnalae
Kettadhellam naan koduppen pinnalae
Melam kotti thaalikattu munnalae
Kettadhellam naan koduppen pinnalae
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Paanaiyilae paal irukku
Aadai mattum mel irukku
Paathirukkum maamanukku
Oothi thara kaathirukku
Ethanaiyo naal aachidhu
Innum ennai vattadhae
Achachoo vetkam thaan
Melam kotti thaalikatta vaarendi
Achaarama ippa konjam thaayendi
Melam kotti thaalikatta vaarendi
Achaarama ippa konjam thaayendi
Aavani maasam thaavani pottu
Laavani paadura pulla
Oorani polae ovvoru naalum
Oorudhu aasai ullae
Ennadi ennadi yamma ettiyae nikkura summa
Ennadi ennadi yamma ettiyae nikkura summa
Aathadi kodathu adhu thaanae aagathu
Thottalum pattalum dhosham
Naalula onnuthaan naanam
Naanadhai kaathida venum
Podathae manmadha baanam
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Paanaiyilae paal irukku
Aadai mattum mel irukku
Female :Paathirukkum maamanukku
Oothi thara kaathirukku
Ethanaiyo naal aachidhu
Innum ennai vattadhae
Female :Oo maama ye maama
Melam kotti thaalikattu munnalae
Kettadhellam naan koduppen pinnalae
Vanjiya paathu vaalibakaathu
Veesudhu pesudhu mella
Vaadikaiyaaga vedikkaiyaaga
Aayiram sangathi solla
Ennavo panudhu enna
Thinnuda thonudhu unna
Ennavo panudhu enna
Thinnuda thonudhu unna
Vaamma vaa madi melae
Valainjaadum kodi polae
Kummaalam kodattam poda
Ammadi vaangura moochu
Rombavum soodagi pochu
Ennadi innamum paechu
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Paanaiyilae paal irukku
Aadai mattum mel irukku
Male :Paathirukkum maamanukku
Oothi thara kaathirukku
Innum konjam naal aagattum
Ippa mattum ketkkadhae
Male :Achachoo vetkam thaan
Melam kotti thaalikatta vaarendi
Achaarama ippa konjam thaayendi
Ho ho hoiii
Female :Melam kotti thaalikattu munnalae
Kettadhellam naan koduppen pinnalae
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There is milk in the pot,
with only a layer of cream on top.
For the man watching and waiting,
it is ready to be poured.
Let a few more days pass,
do not ask for it just yet.
Oh my sweetheart, hey sweetheart!
Beat the wedding drums and tie the sacred knot first,
and I will give you everything you ask for after!
Beat the wedding drums and tie the sacred knot first,
and I will give you everything you ask for after!
Mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm
There is milk in the pot,
with only a layer of cream on top.
For the man watching and waiting,
it is ready to be poured!
So many days have already gone by,
do not torment me anymore.
Oh my, look at all this shyness!
I will beat the drums and tie the sacred knot, my girl,
so give me just a little taste right now!
I will beat the drums and tie the sacred knot, my girl,
so give me just a little taste right now!
Dressed in a half-sari in the breezy month of Aavani,
a girl singing playful folk tunes!
Like a village pond filling up every day,
desire keeps welling up deep inside.
What is this, girl? Why do you just stand so far away?
What is this, girl? Why do you just stand so far away?
Oh goodness, no! That is not right at all!
If we touch or graze against each other, it is improper!
Modesty is one of a woman's four precious virtues,
and I must protect it.
Do not aim the arrows of love at me!
Mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm
There is milk in the pot,
with only a layer of cream on top.
Female: For the man watching and waiting,
it is ready to be poured.
So many days have already gone by,
do not torment me anymore.
Female: Oh my sweetheart, hey sweetheart!
Beat the wedding drums and tie the sacred knot first,
and I will give you everything you ask for after!
Looking at this lovely girl, the youthful breeze
blows gently and whispers softly,
telling a thousand romantic stories
so playfully and naturally!
Something is happening to me,
I just feel like devouring you sweet!
Something is happening to me,
I just feel like devouring you sweet!
Come, my girl, come sit on my lap,
swaying gently like a tender vine,
to celebrate and have some fun!
Oh goodness, the breath I draw
has become so very hot!
Why are you still only talking, my girl?
Mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm
There is milk in the pot,
with only a layer of cream on top.
Male: For the man watching and waiting,
it is ready to be poured.
Let a few more days pass,
do not ask for it just yet!
Male: Oh my, look at all this shyness!
I will beat the drums and tie the sacred knot, my girl,
so give me just a little taste right now!
Ho ho ho-oy!
Female: Beat the wedding drums and tie the sacred knot first,
and I will give you everything you ask for after!
Mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful duet features a playful romantic banter between two lovers (a woman and her prospective suitor/maternal uncle). The woman uses metaphorical double entendre comparing milk in a pot with cream on top to her youth and affections that are reserved exclusively for her groom. She insists that he must formally marry her by tying the sacred thali before demanding intimacy or affection. The man playfully urges her to grant him a 'token advance' of love before the wedding, expressing his growing impatience and passion.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamaani / Metaphor & Double Entendre

Paanaiyilae paal irukku

The image of milk in a pot ('Paanaiyilae paal irukku') serves as a subtle metaphor for youth, purity, and affection waiting to be shared after marriage.

Simile (Uvamai)

Valainjaadum kodi polae

Comparing the girl to a swaying creeper vine ('kodi polae') and desire springing like a village pond ('Oorani polae').

Emoni / Rhyme (Monai)

Aavani maasam thaavani pottu / Laavani paadura pulla

Repetition of initial or internal rhyming sounds across lines like 'Aavani', 'thaavani', and 'Laavani'.

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Trivia

Deivapiravi (1985) is a Tamil drama starring Mohan and Radhika. The lyrics by Vaali are filled with rural folklore flavor, traditional folk rhyming (Laavani), and double entendre typical of 1980s Tamil commercial romantic duets.

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