Paavai Venuma Pazharasam
From Puthisaligal · 1968
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- L. R. Eswari
- Music director
- V. Kumar
- Details
- Puthisaligal1968
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| ……………………….. | |
| Female | |
| Paavai venuma | Do you want a damsel? |
| Pazharasama…. bodhaiya | Fruit juice... or intoxication? |
| Thevaithaan edhuvoo | What is it that you truly desire? |
| Female | |
| Paavai venuma | Do you want a damsel? |
| Pazharasama…. bodhaiya | Fruit juice... or intoxication? |
| Thevaithaan edhuvoo | What is it that you truly desire? |
| Female | |
| Idai oru malar edai thaan | My waist weighs no more than a flower, |
| Ennudal kadal nurai niraithaan | My body is filled like the soft foam of the sea. |
| Chorus | |
| ………………. | |
| Female | |
| Idai oru malar edai thaan | My waist weighs no more than a flower, |
| Ennudal kadal nurai niraithaan | My body is filled like the soft foam of the sea. |
| Nadaiyoo thendral sugandhaan | Is my gait the soothing comfort of a gentle breeze? |
| Vanna udai ani ilam pani pugai thaan | Draped in colorful attire, like early morning mist and smoke. |
| Nadaiyoo thendral sugandhaan | Is my gait the soothing comfort of a gentle breeze? |
| Vanna udai ani ilam pani pugai thaan | Draped in colorful attire, like early morning mist and smoke. |
| Chorus | |
| Ahaa..haaa…..(4) | Aha..haaa... (x4) |
| Female | |
| Paavai venuma | Do you want a damsel? |
| Pazharasama…. bodhaiya | Fruit juice... or intoxication? |
| Thevaithaan edhuvoo | What is it that you truly desire? |
| Female | |
| Kotti veitha azhagu uruvam | A form of pure beauty sculpted and poured, |
| Vizhi konji varum kumari paruvam | Youthful maidenhood arriving with alluring eyes. |
| Chorus | |
| ………………. | |
| Female | |
| Kotti veitha azhagu uruvam | A form of pure beauty sculpted and poured, |
| Vizhi konji varum kumari paruvam | Youthful maidenhood arriving with alluring eyes. |
| Koothaadum amudha kalasam | A dancing vessel filled with divine nectar, |
| Inba kottaikku adhuvae kavasam | That serves as the armor for the fortress of pleasure. |
| Koothaadum amudha kalasam | A dancing vessel filled with divine nectar, |
| Inba kottaikku adhuvae kavasam | That serves as the armor for the fortress of pleasure. |
| Chorus | |
| Ahaa..haaa…..(4) | Aha..haaa... (x4) |
| Female | |
| Paavai venuma | Do you want a damsel? |
| Pazharasama…. bodhaiya | Fruit juice... or intoxication? |
| Thevaithaan edhuvoo | What is it that you truly desire? |
| Chorus | |
| Ahaa..haaa…..(4) | Aha..haaa... (x4) |
| Female | |
| Paavai venuma | Do you want a damsel? |
| Pazharasama…. bodhaiya | Fruit juice... or intoxication? |
| Thevaithaan edhuvoo | What is it that you truly desire? |
| Male | |
| ……………………….. | |
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பாவை வேணுமா
பழரசமா போதையா
தேவைதான் எதுவோ......
Do you want a damsel?
Fruit juice... or intoxication?
What is it that you truly desire?
பாவை வேணுமா
பழரசமா போதையா
தேவைதான் எதுவோ......
Do you want a damsel?
Fruit juice... or intoxication?
What is it that you truly desire?
இடை ஒரு மலர் எடைதான்
என்னுடல் கடல் நுரை நிறைதான்
My waist weighs no more than a flower,
My body is filled like the soft foam of the sea.
.......................
இடை ஒரு மலர் எடைதான்
என்னுடல் கடல் நுரை நிறைதான்
நடையோ தென்றல் சுகந்தான்
வண்ண உடை அணி இளம் பனி புகைதான்
நடையோ தென்றல் சுகந்தான்
வண்ண உடை அணி இளம் பனி புகைதான்
My waist weighs no more than a flower,
My body is filled like the soft foam of the sea.
Is my gait the soothing comfort of a gentle breeze?
Draped in colorful attire, like early morning mist and smoke.
Is my gait the soothing comfort of a gentle breeze?
Draped in colorful attire, like early morning mist and smoke.
ஆஹா ஆஹா......(4)
Aha..haaa... (x4)
பாவை வேணுமா
பழரசமா போதையா
தேவைதான் எதுவோ......
Do you want a damsel?
Fruit juice... or intoxication?
What is it that you truly desire?
கொட்டி வைத்த அழகு உருவம்
விழி கொஞ்சி வரும் குமரிப் பருவம்
A form of pure beauty sculpted and poured,
Youthful maidenhood arriving with alluring eyes.
.......................
கொட்டி வைத்த அழகு உருவம்
விழி கொஞ்சி வரும் குமரிப் பருவம்
கூத்தாடும் அமுத கலசம்
இன்ப கோட்டைக்கு அதுவே கவசம்......
கூத்தாடும் அமுத கலசம்
இன்ப கோட்டைக்கு அதுவே கவசம்.....
A form of pure beauty sculpted and poured,
Youthful maidenhood arriving with alluring eyes.
A dancing vessel filled with divine nectar,
That serves as the armor for the fortress of pleasure.
A dancing vessel filled with divine nectar,
That serves as the armor for the fortress of pleasure.
ஆஹா ஆஹா......(4)
Aha..haaa... (x4)
பாவை வேணுமா
பழரசமா போதையா
தேவைதான் எதுவோ......
Do you want a damsel?
Fruit juice... or intoxication?
What is it that you truly desire?
ஆஹா ஆஹா......(4)
Aha..haaa... (x4)
பாவை வேணுமா
பழரசமா போதையா
தேவைதான் எதுவோ......
Do you want a damsel?
Fruit juice... or intoxication?
What is it that you truly desire?
.................................
………………………..
Paavai venuma
Do you want a damsel?
Pazharasama…. bodhaiya
Fruit juice... or intoxication?
Thevaithaan edhuvoo
What is it that you truly desire?
Paavai venuma
Do you want a damsel?
Pazharasama…. bodhaiya
Fruit juice... or intoxication?
Thevaithaan edhuvoo
What is it that you truly desire?
Idai oru malar edai thaan
My waist weighs no more than a flower,
Ennudal kadal nurai niraithaan
My body is filled like the soft foam of the sea.
……………….
Idai oru malar edai thaan
My waist weighs no more than a flower,
Ennudal kadal nurai niraithaan
My body is filled like the soft foam of the sea.
Nadaiyoo thendral sugandhaan
Is my gait the soothing comfort of a gentle breeze?
Vanna udai ani ilam pani pugai thaan
Draped in colorful attire, like early morning mist and smoke.
Nadaiyoo thendral sugandhaan
Is my gait the soothing comfort of a gentle breeze?
Vanna udai ani ilam pani pugai thaan
Draped in colorful attire, like early morning mist and smoke.
Ahaa..haaa…..(4)
Aha..haaa... (x4)
Paavai venuma
Do you want a damsel?
Pazharasama…. bodhaiya
Fruit juice... or intoxication?
Thevaithaan edhuvoo
What is it that you truly desire?
Kotti veitha azhagu uruvam
A form of pure beauty sculpted and poured,
Vizhi konji varum kumari paruvam
Youthful maidenhood arriving with alluring eyes.
……………….
Kotti veitha azhagu uruvam
A form of pure beauty sculpted and poured,
Vizhi konji varum kumari paruvam
Youthful maidenhood arriving with alluring eyes.
Koothaadum amudha kalasam
A dancing vessel filled with divine nectar,
Inba kottaikku adhuvae kavasam
That serves as the armor for the fortress of pleasure.
Koothaadum amudha kalasam
A dancing vessel filled with divine nectar,
Inba kottaikku adhuvae kavasam
That serves as the armor for the fortress of pleasure.
Ahaa..haaa…..(4)
Aha..haaa... (x4)
Paavai venuma
Do you want a damsel?
Pazharasama…. bodhaiya
Fruit juice... or intoxication?
Thevaithaan edhuvoo
What is it that you truly desire?
Ahaa..haaa…..(4)
Aha..haaa... (x4)
Paavai venuma
Do you want a damsel?
Pazharasama…. bodhaiya
Fruit juice... or intoxication?
Thevaithaan edhuvoo
What is it that you truly desire?
………………………..
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Paavai Venuma' from the 1968 film Puthisaligal is a classic seductive club dance song written by Vaali. The song revolves around a dancer teasing her audience with enticing choices—asking if they seek the company of a beautiful maiden, refreshing drink, or pure intoxication. She poetically details her grace, describing her waist as light as a blossom, her body as soft as ocean spray, and her garments like ethereal morning mist. In the second verse, the lyrics continue to weave sensual imagery, describing the dancer as a sculpted sculpture of beauty and a dancing vessel of nectar guarding the gates of worldly pleasure. Typical of late 1960s Tamil cinema dance sequences, the track combines hypnotic rhythm with Vaali's metaphorical lyricism.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Idai oru malar edai thaan”
Compares the weight of her delicate waist to the lightness of a flower.
Imagery & Metaphor
“Ennudal kadal nurai niraithaan”
Compares the softness and lightness of her body to ocean foam.
Visuval Imagery
“Vanna udai ani ilam pani pugai thaan”
Evokes visual imagery of sheer, flowing clothing by comparing it to morning mist and smoke.
Metaphor
“Koothaadum amudha kalasam”
Describes her graceful dancing form as a vessel holding nectar ('amudha kalasam').
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Paavai venuma / Pazharasama…. bodhaiya”
Repetition of the 'Pa' sound at the start of consecutive lines ('Paavai' / 'Pazharasama').
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Trivia
'Puthisaligal' (1968) features lyrics by the legendary Vaali, who was renowned during this era for penning both deeply spiritual songs and catchy, metaphor-laden club/dance numbers for Tamil cinema.
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