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Lyrics & meaning

Paarka Paarka Sirippu

From Needhikku Thalaivanangu · 1976

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Needhikku Thalaivanangu
Movie release year
1976
Lyrics added on
1 Dec 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Paakka paakka sirippu varudhu
Adakka mudiyalae
Nee pongi pottu thingiradheppo
Enakku theriyala
Hahahahhahaha
Paakka paakka sirippu varudhu
Adakka mudiyalae
Nee pongi pottu thingiradheppo
Enakku theriyala
Poga poga theriyum ammaa
Pongura vaelae
Poga poga theriyum ammaa
Pongura vaelae
Aakka porutha ammaavukku
Aara porukkale
Aakka porutha ammaavukku
Aara porukkale
Poga poga theriyum ammaa
Pongura vaelae
Aakka porutha ammaavukku
Aara porukkale
Varuthu vacha vaazhakkaaya
Vaayil vaikka mudiyalaiyae
Nee poriyal senja pudalangaayil
Karuga naatham sagikkalaiyae
Kanda kanda urathai pottu
Kaaikariya valakkuraan
Andha urathil kooda oozhal panni
Enga paera kedukkuraan
Andha urathil kooda oozhal panni
Enga paera kedukkuraan
Paakka paakka sirippu varudhu
Adakka mudiyalae
Nee pongi pottu thingiradheppo
Enakku theriyala
Idhula onnum korachal illae
Samachida thaan therinjukkalae
Idhula onnum korachal illae
Samachida thaan therinjukkalae
Silar edhuvum seiya laayakkillae
Padhavi aasai viduvadhillae
Silar edhuvum seiya laayakkillae
Padhavi aasai viduvadhillae
Kalappadaamaa sarakku irukku
Edhilum ippo suthamillae
Kalappadaamaa sarakku irukku
Edhilum ippo suthamillae
Adhu pulappadum naal varum varaikkum
Ennai cholli kuthamillae
Adhu pulappadum naal varum varaikkum
Ennai cholli kuthamillae
Poga poga theriyum ammaa
Pongura vaelae
Aakka porutha ammaavukku
Aara porukkale
Kadavul oru samaiyakkaaran
Manidhargala samaichu vachaan
Samaichadhilae aan pen endru
Jaadhi renda amaichu vachaan
Avan kanda jaadhi rendu
Nee pen jaadhi
Haan…
Nee pen jaadhi
Naan aan jaadhi
Avan kanda jaadhi rendu
Nammidaiyae nooru undu
Andha vyaadhi ingae kaaikarikkum
Vandhadhaal vambu indru
Andha vyaadhi inghae kaaikarikkum
Vandhadhaal vambu indru
Poga poga theriyum ammaa
Pongura vaelae
Aakka porutha ammaavukku
Aara porukkale
Paakka paakka sirippu varudhu
Adakka mudiyalae
Nee pongi pottu thingiradheppo
Enakku theriyala
Watching you makes me laugh,
I can't hold it back!
When will you finish cooking and eat?
I just don't know!
Hahaha haha!
Watching you makes me laugh,
I can't hold it back!
When will you finish cooking and eat?
I just don't know!
You will know in time, madam,
When the food is cooked and ready!
You will know in time, madam,
When the food is cooked and ready!
You had the patience to wait while it cooked, madam,
But not the patience to let it cool!
You had the patience to wait while it cooked, madam,
But not the patience to let it cool!
You will know in time, madam,
When the food is cooked and ready!
You had the patience to wait while it cooked, madam,
But not the patience to let it cool!
The fried raw banana you made
Cannot even be put in the mouth!
In the snake gourd stir-fry you made,
The burnt smell is unbearable!
They throw in all kinds of random fertilizers
And grow vegetables with them!
By making a scam even out of that fertilizer,
They ruin our good name!
By making a scam even out of that fertilizer,
They ruin our good name!
Watching you makes me laugh,
I can't hold it back!
When will you finish cooking and eat?
I just don't know!
There is nothing wrong with the groceries,
You just never learned how to cook!
There is nothing wrong with the groceries,
You just never learned how to cook!
Some people are not fit to do anything,
Yet they never give up their lust for power!
Some people are not fit to do anything,
Yet they never give up their lust for power!
The market is full of adulterated goods,
Nothing is pure anymore!
The market is full of adulterated goods,
Nothing is pure anymore!
Until the day all of that comes to light,
You cannot put the blame on me!
Until the day all of that comes to light,
You cannot put the blame on me!
You will know in time, madam,
When the food is cooked and ready!
You had the patience to wait while it cooked, madam,
But not the patience to let it cool!
God is a cook,
He cooked up and made humankind!
From what He cooked, as male and female,
He made just two kinds.
The only two kinds He created:
You belong to womankind,
Yeah...
You belong to womankind,
And I belong to mankind!
The kinds He created were just two,
Yet we have made a hundred among us!
Because that disease spread even to vegetables here,
We are in this trouble today!
Because that disease spread even to vegetables here,
We are in this trouble today!
You will know in time, madam,
When the food is cooked and ready!
You had the patience to wait while it cooked, madam,
But not the patience to let it cool!
Watching you makes me laugh,
I can't hold it back!
When will you finish cooking and eat?
I just don't know!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful yet politically sharp duet uses cooking as an allegory to critique social, political, and moral decay. On the surface, the male and female characters banter over poorly prepared food and culinary missteps. However, lyricist Vaali layers the comic situation with biting social commentary regarding corruption, adulteration in goods, and political incompetence where leaders crave position despite lacking capability.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Allegory (Uvamaani)

Kadavul oru samaiyakkaaran / Manidhargala samaichu vachaan

Cooking and adulterated food ingredients serve as a dual-meaning allegory for social corruptions and flawed governance.

Emona / Rhyme (Monai)

Poga poga theriyum ammaa / Pongura vaelae

Alliteration of the initial letters 'Poga' and 'Pongura' creates a rhythmic cadence.

Proverbial Metaphor (Pazhamozhi)

Aakka porutha ammaavukku / Aara porukkale

Uses the popular Tamil proverb 'Aakka poruthavanukku aara porukkalai' (the one who waited to cook had no patience for it to cool down) to highlight human impatience.

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Trivia

This song from 'Needhikku Thalaivanangu' (1976) stars M. G. Ramachandran (MGR) and Latha. The film's soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with vocals rendered by T. M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela. MGR used songs like this to embed social and political messages relevant to his political movement.

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