- Lyricist
- Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
- Singers
- Jikki, Sirkazhi Govindarajan
- Music director
- Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
- Movie name
- Petra Maganai Vitra Annai
- Movie release year
- 1958
- Lyrics added on
- 26 Jun 2020
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Pachayilae pachae
Neeyum arakku pachae
Un baacha palikuminnaa
Neeyum nenachae machaan
Pachayilae pachae
Neeyum arakku pachae
Un baacha palikuminnaa
Neeyum nenachae machaan
Pachayilae pachae machaan
Pachayilae pachae
Neeyum arakku pachae
Pachaiyaaga illavittaal payir kaanuma
Boomi paalaivanam aagivitta pasi theerumaa
Female :Hahaan
Male :Pachaiyaaga illavittaal payir kaanuma
Boomi paalaivanam aagivitta pasi theerumaa
Kannu vechathuthaan vechen
Un mela aasai vechen
Enakku vaacha nalla jodi endru
Naanum nenachen
Kannu vechathuthaan vechen
Un mela aasai vechen
Pachoondi koottam polae
Pallai kaatti illikkirae
Achchani illaamae vandiyai otta
Aalaiyum kullaa podura
Vachakuri thavariduma
Valaiyil vilunthu paranthiduma
Vakkalathu ketka vandha
Poikkaal kudhira thulladhae
Vechathuthaan vechen
Un mela aasai vechen
Enakku vaacha nalla jodi endru
Naanum nenachen kannu
Female :Pachayilae pachae
Neeyum arakku pachae
Aatta kadichi maatta kadichi
Aatta kadichi maatta kadichi
Aalaiyum kadikka moraikkura
Nee aandhai polavae muzhikkura
Ennai kaandham polavae izhukkura
Kaalam theriyaamae vaaliba kaalatha
Thannanthaniyaaga kazhikkura
Ennai kaattu poochiyaaga ninaikkura
Kannukkulae nee nadikkura
En kannukkulae nee nadikkura
Enakkum kaadhal vegam illainaa nee malaikkura
Nee sathiyam seidha kattikalam
Thaali kattikalaam
Male :Nee sammadha patta thottukalaam
Onnu pattukalaam
Female :Machaan sathiyam sei
Male :Kannu thalaiyil adikkiren
Of all the greens,
you are a tricky dark green!
Did you think your tricks would work,
did you really think so, my dear?
Of all the greens,
you are a tricky dark green!
Did you think your tricks would work,
did you really think so, my dear?
Of all the greens, my dear,
of all the greens,
you are a tricky dark green!
If there is no green, can crops ever grow?
If the earth turns into a desert, will hunger ever be satisfied?
Female: Haha!
Male: If there is no green, can crops ever grow?
If the earth turns into a desert, will hunger ever be satisfied?
Once I set my eyes on you,
I set my heart on you.
Thinking you are the perfect match for me,
I truly believed it too.
Once I set my eyes on you,
I set my heart on you.
Like a bunch of chameleons,
you show your teeth and grin!
Trying to drive a cart without an axle-pin,
you are trying to hoodwink people!
Will an aim once taken ever miss?
Once caught in a net, can a bird fly away?
Coming here to plead your case like a lawyer,
don't prance about like a dummy horse!
Once I set my eyes on you,
I set my heart on you.
Thinking you are the right match for me,
I truly believed it, my darling!
Female: Of all the greens,
you are a tricky dark green!
First biting the goat, then biting the cow,
first biting the goat, then biting the cow,
now you glare, ready to bite a person too!
You stare wide-eyed like an owl,
yet you pull me close like a magnet!
Without realizing how time slips by,
you spend your youth all alone.
You treat me like some wild bug,
yet you put on an act right in front of my eyes!
Yes, you put on an act right in front of my eyes!
If I do not show the rush of love, you are taken aback!
If you give your word, we can get married,
we can tie the thaali (sacred wedding thread)!
Male: If you give your consent, I can hold you close,
and we can become one!
Female: Swear it to me, my dear!
Male: Darling, I swear upon my head!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This playful track from Petra Maganai Vitra Annai (1958) is a lively folk-style dialogue song between lovers. The song is filled with rural proverbs, humor, and mock-arguing as the couple teases each other about motives, deceit, and attraction, using rich imagery like chameleons, magnets, desert landscapes, and dummy horses.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Nee aandhai polavae muzhikkura / Ennai kaandham polavae izhukkura”
Compares the lover's wide-eyed staring to an owl, and her magnetic pull to a magnet.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Boomi paalaivanam aagivitta pasi theerumaa”
Uses desert (paalaivanam) as a metaphor for a life void of love and vitality.
Alliteration & Rhyme (Monai and Edhugai)
“Aatta kadichi maatta kadichi”
Rhythmic repetition of words like 'kadichi' and 'pachae' creating a playful folk beat.
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Trivia
Petra Maganai Vitra Annai (1958) features music composed by the legendary duo Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy with lyrics penned by the acclaimed folk specialist Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass.
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