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Lyrics & meaning

Paavadai Panchavarnam

From Anjaneya · 2003

Lyricist
Kabilan
Singers
Shankar Mahadevan, Chorus
Music director
Mani Sharma
Details
Anjaneya2003

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Paavadai panchavarnamA five-colored skirt
Oru pattaasu veesi poguthae..ae…ae..ae…Goes throwing a cracker around...
Soodana mutham thanthaalIf you give a hot kiss
Intha sooriyanin meesai veguthae…ae…ae..ae…This sun's mustache will singe...
Male
Pattam pattam pattam poochiButterfly butterfly butterfly
Thotta thotta sinungiyaachuIt shrank as soon as it was touched
Meni engum undhan aatchiYour rule is all over my body
Melum keezhum kodhikkum moochuThe breath boils up and down
Ada pennae un peru ennamaHey girl, what is your name?
Sonnaalae pera solli paattu paadurenIf you tell me, I will sing a song using your name
Ada pennae un veedu engammaHey girl, where is your house?
Veettodu mappillaiya maari pogurenI will become a resident son-in-law moving into your house
Male
Pala pala pala palaShining brightly bright
Palavena pallaalaeWith teeth shining bright
Gala gala gala gala galaLaughing delightfully
Galavena sirichaalaeShe laughed ringing out loud
Uchi paadham varai moikaadhadeeDo not swarm me from head to toe, girl
Echil oorumpadi vaikaadhadeeDo not make my mouth water like that, girl
Male
Hey kola kola kola kolaHey luscious luscious luscious
Kolaiyai mundhirikkaCashew nut like a tender cluster
Thala thala thala thala thalaPlump and glowing juicy fresh
Thalavena kaathirukkaWaiting so lush and fresh
Athai vanthu vacha achaaramaeAn advance kept by aunt
Moozhgi naan edutha muthaaramaeA pearl necklace I dived in to retrieve
Male
Mannodu mazhai polaLike rain joining the earth
Ennodu uravaaduMingle and bond with me
Pakkathil pala ponnuMany girls nearby
Pathodu pathinonnuJust one among ten
Pathinaaru pazha chaaruSixteen fruit juices
Nee paarvaiyaal pandhaaduPlay ball with your gaze
Male
Ada pennae un peru ennamaHey girl, what is your name?
Sonnaalae pera solli paattu paadurenIf you tell me, I will sing a song using your name
Ada pennae un veedu engammaHey girl, where is your house?
Veettodu mappillaiya maari pogurenI will become a resident son-in-law moving into your house
Male
Paavadai panchavarnamA five-colored skirt
Oru pattaasu veesi poguthae..ae…ae..ae…Goes throwing a cracker around...
Soodana mutham thanthaalIf you give a hot kiss
Intha sooriyanin meesai veguthae…ae…ae..ae…This sun's mustache will singe...
Female
Zumbalakka zumbalakka laeZumbalakka zumbalakka lae
Aa zumbaa lae zumbaa lae laeAa zumbaa lae zumbaa lae lae
Zumbalakka zumbalakka laeZumbalakka zumbalakka lae
Aa zumbaa lae zumbaa lae laeAa zumbaa lae zumbaa lae lae
Male
Thuli thuli thuli thuliDrop by drop drop drop
Thuliyaai neeraduBathe like falling drops of water
Vedi vedi vedi vediExplode like gunpowder
Vedi marundhaai poraaduFight like explosive powder
Male
Kanthal nottellamTorn banknotes
SellaathudaAre invalid, my friend
Palli paadam ellaamAll school lessons
PaththaadhudaAre not enough, my friend
Male
Viru viru viru viruRushing fast fast fast
Viru vena munneruMarch forward with speed
Vidu vidu vidu viduDrop drop drop drop
Vidu undhan kanneeruShed your tears away
Male
Endhan tholin meethuUpon my shoulder
Baaram illaThere is no burden
Neethi nyaayam ketkaTo demand justice and fairness
Neram illaThere is no time
Male
Kalloori thaer meethuOn the college chariot
Naan poven poo meethuI shall walk over flowers
Ada poovellaam naar meethuAll flowers rest on fiber string
En kobam yaar meethuUpon whom is my anger?
Viralodu viral serthuJoining finger with finger
Kummaalam koothaadaLet us make merry and dance
Male
Ada pennae un peru ennamaHey girl, what is your name?
Sonnaalae pera solli paattu paadurenIf you tell me, I will sing a song using your name
Ada pennae un veedu engammaHey girl, where is your house?
Veettodu mappillaiya maari pogurenI will become a resident son-in-law moving into your house
Male
Shubbae shubbaebi shubiyaShubbae shubbaebi shubiya
Shubiya shubbae shubbaebi shubiyaShubiya shubbae shubbaebi shubiya
Shubbae shubbaebi shubiyaShubbae shubbaebi shubiya
Shubiya shubbae shubbaebi shubiyaShubiya shubbae shubbaebi shubiya

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song is a high-energy dance track where the protagonist playfully courts a beautiful woman. He expresses his admiration for her charm, describing her vibrant outfit, her bright smile, and the irresistible aura she possesses. He humorously asks for her name to sing for her and offers to move into her house as a son-in-law. In the second half, the song transitions into energetic youth-centric themes about overcoming hardships, marching forward in life with vigor, enjoying college life, and leaving worries behind to dance together. Overall, it is a fun, flirty, and motivational commercial track filled with energetic rhythm and catchy rhyming words.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Hyperbole

Soodana mutham thanthaal / Intha sooriyanin meesai veguthae

Exaggerating the heat of a kiss to suggest it could burn the sun's mustache.

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Pattam pattam pattam poochi / Thotta thotta sinungiyaachu

The second consonant 't' in Pattam aligns with 't' in Thotta, creating rhythmic harmony.

Irattai Kilavi (Onomatopoeia)

Pala pala pala pala / Galavena sirichaalae

Pala-pala and Gala-gala are expressively duplicated sound words describing brightness and cheerful laughter.

Simile

Mannodu mazhai pola / Ennodu uravaadu

Comparing the bonding of two lovers to the natural union of rain falling onto the earth.

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Trivia

This track features in the 2003 Tamil action movie Anjaneya starring Ajith Kumar and Meera Jasmine. The energetic score and songs for the movie were composed by Mani Sharma, with lyrics penned by lyricist Kabilan.

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