- Lyricist
- R. Sundarrajan
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Deva
- Movie name
- Kaalamellam Kaathiruppen
- Movie release year
- 1997
- Lyrics added on
- 20 Nov 2018
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Pacha kodi kattungamma
Bharatha kodi parakkattum
Chorus :Hoho hoi
Hoho hoi
Pacha kodi kattungamma
Bharatha kodi parakkattum
Pachakkili koonda vittu
Veliya vandhu paadattum
Pachamala thaera pola
Nikkuriyae appadiyae
Chorus :Pachamala thaera pola
Nikkuriyae appadiyae
Pacha color sela katti
Sokka vechaa appadiyae
Chorus :Pacha kodi kattungamma
Bharatha kodi parakkattum
Pachakkili koonda vittu
Veliya vandhu paadattum
Chorus :Hoho hoi
Hoho hoi
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Roatula thaan
Thaar roatula thaan
Nee nadantha
Kooda konjam naan nadantha
Pappa pappa pappabappa
Pappa pappa pap
Roatula thaan
Thaar roatula thaan
Nee nadantha
Kooda konjam naan nadantha
Pattu paada solli
Balaganum vandhu
Paadhai pottu thara nikkuraandi
Pattu paada solli
Balaganum vandhu
Paadhai pottu thara nikkuraandi
Paadhai pottadhumae
Paathu nadanthukka
Pallatha paathu nee nikkadhadi
Pallam medu illaama inga
Panna porom naanga nichaiyama
Naalaikkulla pottu thaarom
Intha roatta puraa enga sathiyama
Pacha kodi kattungamma
Bharatha kodi parakkattum
Chorus :Hoho hoi
Pachakkili koonda vittu
Veliya vandhu paadattum
Chorus :Hoho hoi
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Manja kuruvi
Nee konjam erangi
Malai aruvi pola nee
Suram eluthi
Pappa pappa pappabappa
Pappa pappa pap
Manja kuruvi
Chorus :Nee konjam erangi
Male :Malai aruvi
Chorus :Pola nee suram eluthi
Kuthaala saaralil nee kuluchi
Un kondaiyil mallipoovum vechi
Chorus :Kuthaala saaralil nee kuluchi
Un kondaiyil mallipoovum vechi
Kuyila pola
Oru paattu sollu
Enna kurai irundhaalum
Serthu sollu
Thanni kudam
Thalaiyil vechu
Vaangannu koopidumaa
Thalli thalli ninnu
Enna pudhu santhathila
Paattu sollanumma
Pacha kodi kattungamma
Bharatha kodi parakkattum
Male :Pachakkili koonda vittu
Veliya vandhu paadattum
Pachamala thaera pola
Nikkuriyae appadiyae
Male :Pachamala thaera pola
Nikkuriyae appadiyae
Pacha color sela katti
Sokka vechaa appadiyae
...
Hoist the green flag, mother
Let the flag of Bharath fly high
Chorus: Hoho hoi
Hoho hoi
Hoist the green flag, mother
Let the flag of Bharath fly high
Let the green parrot leave its cage
And come outside to sing
Like a chariot of the Pachaimalai hills
You stand right there, mesmerizingly
Chorus: Like a chariot of the Pachaimalai hills
You stand right there, mesmerizingly
Draped in a green saree
You entrance me completely, just like that
Chorus: Hoist the green flag, mother
Let the flag of Bharath fly high
Let the green parrot leave its cage
And come outside to sing
Chorus: Hoho hoi
Hoho hoi
...
Right on the road
Right on the tar road
When you walked
And I walked along with you for a bit
Pappa pappa pappabappa
Pappa pappa pap
Right on the road
Right on the tar road
When you walked
And I walked along with you for a bit
Asking us to sing a song
The young lad came
And stands ready to lay down a path
Asking us to sing a song
The young lad came
And stands ready to lay down a path
Once the path is laid
Watch your step as you walk
Don't stand staring at the pit, girl
Without any humps or ditches here
We will surely level it out for you
We will finish laying it by tomorrow
This entire road, we promise you upon our word
Hoist the green flag, mother
Let the flag of Bharath fly high
Chorus: Hoho hoi
Let the green parrot leave its cage
And come outside to sing
Chorus: Hoho hoi
...
Yellow bird
Fly down a little
Like a mountain waterfall
Composing musical notes
Pappa pappa pappabappa
Pappa pappa pap
Yellow bird
Chorus: Fly down a little
Male: Like a mountain waterfall
Chorus: Composing musical notes
Bathing in the drizzle of Courtallam
Wearing jasmine flowers in your hair bun
Chorus: Bathing in the drizzle of Courtallam
Wearing jasmine flowers in your hair bun
Like a cuckoo bird
Sing a song for us
Whatever grievance you may have
Voice that as well
With a water pot
Carried on the head
Will anyone welcome you in?
Standing far apart
In what new rhythm
Should a song be sung?
Hoist the green flag, mother
Let the flag of Bharath fly high
Male: Let the green parrot leave its cage
And come outside to sing
Like a chariot of the Pachaimalai hills
You stand right there, mesmerizingly
Male: Like a chariot of the Pachaimalai hills
You stand right there, mesmerizingly
Draped in a green saree
You entrance me completely, just like that
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
'Pacha Kodi Kattungamma' from Kaalamellam Kaathiruppen (1997) is an upbeat, celebratory folk-pop song filled with lively rhythms and playful banter. The lyrics use vibrant metaphors of nature—green parrots, yellow birds, mountain waterfalls, and green hills—to admire a young woman's beauty while coaxing her to sing and express herself freely without hesitation.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Pacha kodi kattungamma / Pachakkili koonda vittu”
The second consonant 'cha' matches across lines 'Pacha kodi' and 'Pachakkili'.
Uwamai (Simile)
“Pachamala thaera pola / Nikkuriyae appadiyae”
Comparing the girl standing gracefully to a temple chariot in the green hills using 'pola'.
Metaphor / Nature Symbolism
“Pachakkili koonda vittu / Veliya vandhu paadattum”
Comparing the girl to a 'Pachakkili' (green parrot) emerging from a cage to sing.
Monnai (First-letter Alliteration)
“Paadhai pottadhumae / Paathu nadanthukka / Pallatha paathu nee nikkadhadi”
Alliteration of the initial letter 'P' in 'Paadhai', 'Paathu', and 'Pallatha'.
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Trivia
The song is composed by Deva for the Vijay-starrer film Kaalamellam Kaathiruppen (1997), directed by R. Sundarrajan who also penned the lyrics. It features a signature 90s Gana-folk fusion style standard to Deva's popular dance tracks.
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