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Pachaiyappa Pachaiyappa

From Thendral Varum Theru · 1994

Lyricist
Mu. Metha
Singers
Gangai Amaran, Chorus
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Thendral Varum Theru
Movie release year
1994
Lyrics added on
5 Dec 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Pachchaiyappa pachchaiyappaa
Intha olagam pachchaiyappaa
Chorus :Pachchaiyappa pachchaiyappaa
Intha olagam pachchaiyappaa
Oru kannu vechcha en karisal mochcha
Kurunthaadi vechcha kadhal pichcha
Ada venaa lachchaiyappaa
Pachchaiyappa pachchaiyappaa
Intha olagam pachchaiyappaa….aa….
Male :Pachchaiyappa pachchaiyappaa
Intha olagam pachchaiyappaa….aa….
Bus-u car-u road engum
Ponnaa poguthu
Chorus :Adha paaththu paaththu manasu ellaam
Punnaa poguthu
Pogaiya vittu punnu patta
Manasa aaththudaa
Chorus :Nee pondatti kattum munnae
Odamba thaeththudaa
Paramasivan scooter edhu
Chorus :Kaala maadudaa
Male :Namma paarvathiyin daughter oru
Chorus :Elumbu koodudaa
Devadass-u aavi ippo ingae irukkuthadaa
Chorus :Namma ladies-u hostellilae suththi varuthudaa
Pazhaniyappaa pazhaniyappa
Chorus :Ada oor muzhukka kazhaniyappaa
Male :Pazhaniyappaa pazhaniyappa
Oor muzhukka kazhaniyappaa
Thedurathu elaniyappaa elaniyappaa elaniyappaa
Male :Pachchaiyappaa…
Chorus :Haehae haehae….
Pachchaiyappa pachchaiyappaa
Intha olagam pachchaiyappaa….aa….
Pachchaiyappa pachchaiyappaa
Intha olagam pachchaiyappaa….aa….
Kadala payiru jollu neeril
Nallaa velaiyumadaa
Chorus :Oru vedala pulla morachchupputtaa
Dull-aa pogumdaa
Aaraaro aariro paattu paadudaa
Chorus :Idhula ariyars-u vachchavana koottu serudaa
Subject-tu puriyalainnaa konam sodhappuvaan
Chorus :Adha sariyaaga purinjavano romba sodhappuvaan
Pakkaththula nerungi paaru kothikkum paaludaa
Chorus :Konjam pazhagi paaru pesi paaru neeru moruda
Notes edu notes edu
Chorus :Kadhalukku thoughts edu
Male :Notes edu notes edu
Kadhalukku thoughts edu
Adikkaama aala vidu aala vidu aala vidu
Male :Pachchaiyappa….haehae haehae
Pachchaiyappa pachchaiyappaa
Intha olagam pachchaiyappaa
Chorus :Pachchaiyappa pachchaiyappaa
Intha olagam pachchaiyappaa
Oru kannu vechcha en karisal mochcha
Kurunthaadi vechcha kadhal pichcha
Ada venaa lachchaiyappaa
Pachchaiyappa pachchaiyappaa
Intha olagam pachchaiyappaa….aa….
Male :Pachchaiyappa pachchaiyappaa
Intha olagam pachchaiyappaa….aa….
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Pachaiyappa, oh Pachaiyappa!
This world is so green, Pachaiyappa!
Chorus: Pachaiyappa, oh Pachaiyappa!
This world is so green, Pachaiyappa!
She threw a glance at me, my dusky sweetheart,
Begging for love with a trimmed beard on my face,
Ah, forget about shame, my friend!
Pachaiyappa, oh Pachaiyappa!
This world is so green, Pachaiyappa!
Male: Pachaiyappa, oh Pachaiyappa!
This world is so green, Pachaiyappa!
On buses, in cars, all along the roads,
girls keep passing by!
Chorus: Staring and staring at them, our hearts
get completely wounded and sore!
Puff on some smoke to soothe
that wounded heart of yours, man!
Chorus: Before you go and take a wife,
build up your body and strength, man!
What is Lord Shiva's scooter?
Chorus: It's his sacred bull, man!
Male: But our modern Parvati's daughter
Chorus: is just a skeleton, man!
The ghost of Devadas is right here now,
Chorus: roaming around the girls' hostel, man!
Palaniyappa, oh Palaniyappa!
Chorus: Hey, the whole town is a fertile field!
Male: Palaniyappa, oh Palaniyappa!
The whole town is a fertile field!
Yet what we look for is tender coconut, tender coconut, tender coconut!
Male: Pachaiyappa...
Chorus: Hey hey, hey hey...
Pachaiyappa, oh Pachaiyappa!
This world is so green, Pachaiyappa!
Pachaiyappa, oh Pachaiyappa!
This world is so green, Pachaiyappa!
The crop of flirting, watered by drool,
grows so well, man!
Chorus: But if a young girl glares at you,
everything falls totally dull, man!
Sing a sweet lullaby, friend,
Chorus: and hang out with the guy who failed his exams!
If he does not get the subject, he will mess up the angle;
Chorus: and the one who understands it will mess up even worse!
Step up close and look, she seems like boiling milk,
Chorus: but talk to her and get to know her, she is just watery buttermilk!
Take down notes, take down notes!
Chorus: Gather thoughts on love!
Male: Take down notes, take down notes!
Gather thoughts on love!
Without beating me up, just spare me, spare me, let me go!
Male: Pachaiyappa... hey hey, hey hey!
Pachaiyappa, oh Pachaiyappa!
This world is so green, Pachaiyappa!
Chorus: Pachaiyappa, oh Pachaiyappa!
This world is so green, Pachaiyappa!
She threw a glance at me, my dusky sweetheart,
Begging for love with a trimmed beard on my face,
Ah, forget about shame, my friend!
Pachaiyappa, oh Pachaiyappa!
This world is so green, Pachaiyappa!
Male: Pachaiyappa, oh Pachaiyappa!
This world is so green, Pachaiyappa!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Pachchaiyappa Pachchaiyappaa is a high-energy, humorous youth track from the 1994 movie Thendral Varum Theru. Lyricist Mu. Metha uses colloquial Tamil slang and puns centered around the name Pachchaiyappa—playing on the word 'pachchai' (meaning green, raw, or naive)—to depict the comical misadventures, romantic longings, and academic woes of young college men. The song lightheartedly covers topics like pining over women, dealing with college backlogs, and romantic disillusionment.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Wordplay / Pun (Sledai)

Pachchaiyappa pachchaiyappaa / Intha olagam pachchaiyappaa

Puns on the proper name 'Pachchaiyappa' and the word 'Pachchai' (meaning naive, green, or raw world).

End Rhyme (Iyaibu)

Pazhaniyappaa pazhaniyappa / Oor muzhukka kazhaniyappaa / Thedurathu elaniyappaa

Repetition of identical ending sounds '-yappaa' across successive lines to create a rhythmic sing-along flow.

Metaphor (Uruvam)

Paramasivan scooter edhu / Kaala maadudaa

Humorously comparing traditional elements to modern concepts, such as calling Lord Shiva's mount (the bull) a scooter.

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Trivia

The track was written by Sahitya Akademi award-winning Tamil poet Mu. Metha. The movie 'Thendral Varum Theru' (1994) featured music composed by Ilaiyaraaja and starred Ramesh Aravind and Kasthuri.

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