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Pachcha Molagaa Vilai

From Idhu Enga Boomi · 1984

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
Vani Jairam
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Idhu Enga Boomi
Movie release year
1984
Lyrics added on
19 Feb 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Saaraaya millukku je…
Samapanthi virunthukku je….
Chorus :Je….
Female :Thaalikkum kammalukkum je…
Chorus :Je….
Female :Thaaimaaral porumaikku je…
Chorus :Je….
Vanakkam soll yaeththukittom
Vaaiyillaama maattikittom
Aasapattu pottukitta je….
Poonthu aattuthadaa elloraiyum je…
Chorus :Je…je….je….
Pachcha molagaa vilai yaeri pochchu
Adhu pajjiyaa uruvam maari pochchu
Pachcha molagaa vilai yaeripochchu
Adhu bajjiyaa uruvam maari pochchu
Molagaa ippo muppathu kaasu
Nee munnooru poottukittu medaiyil pesu
Seeladichcha paattalukkul secreat-taa poonthukichchu
Kalkattaa salpattaa doi….doi….doi….doi….
Pachcha molagaa vilai yaeri pochchu
Adhu bajjiyaa uruvam maari pochchu
Uttaalangadi kadhaiyeduththu uttaan keladi
Namma vattaaraththukku thalaivarunnu vanthaan paaradi
Uttaalangadi kadhaiyeduththu uttaan keladi
Namma vattaaraththukku thalaivarunnu vanthaan paaradi
Aasai kaatti mosam panni amuththikkinnaadi
Andaru ground-dila padhukkikinnaadi
Aalai yaeikkum daabaru avanukkuththaan offer-ru
Aalai mayakkuraan mayakkuraan
Manja naamam poduraan
Pachcha molagaa vilai yaeri pochchu
Adhu bajjiyaa uruvam maari pochchu
Kaali paattala yaera kattikka
Kaiyila nee pudichchikinnu ooram kattikka
Chinna paiyan kudikkiraan
Seela kadichchi oodaikkiraan
Moochchaa pudichchikinnu muzhusaavae kudikkiraan
Pachcha molagaa vilai yaeri pochchu
Adhu bajjiyaa uruvam maari pochchu
Pottavanga enjaraththa nenaippaanga
Pozhukkellaam ingayae kedappaanga
Pottavanga enjaraththa nenaippaanga
Pozhukkellaam ingayae kedappaanga
Nee ninnu niruththi neraa aadu
Neruni kuththu dappaang kuththu
Onnaaga saernthu aadu
Ukkaarnthathu konjam aadu
Sillunnu pottathuthaan
Sallunnu yaerikichchu
Pachcha molagaa vilai yaeri pochchu
Adhu pajjiyaa uruvam maari pochchu
Molagaa ippo muppathu kaasu
Nee munnooru poottukittu medaiyil pesu
Seeladichcha paattalukkul secreat-taa poonthukichchu
Kalkattaa salpattaa doi….doi….doi….doi….
Pachcha molagaa vilai yaeri pochchu
Adhu bajjiyaa uruvam maari pochchu
………………
Hail to the liquor mill!
Hail to the community feast!
Chorus: Hail!
Female: Hail to the pawned wedding chain and earrings!
Chorus: Hail!
Female: Hail to the patience of our mothers!
Chorus: Hail!
We accepted your humble greetings,
and ended up trapped without a voice!
The cheers we eagerly shouted,
have entered us and shaken everyone up!
Chorus: Hail! Hail! Hail!
The price of green chilies has gone up,
and it has transformed into a bajji (fritter)!
The price of green chilies has gone up,
and it has transformed into a bajji!
A chili costs thirty paise now,
so put three hundred locks on your mouth and preach on stage!
It has secretly slipped inside the sealed bottle!
Calcutta salpatta... thoi... thoi... thoi... thoi...
The price of green chilies has gone up,
and it has transformed into a bajji!
Listen girl, he spun cooked-up fraud stories,
and showed up claiming to be our local leader!
Listen girl, he spun cooked-up fraud stories,
and showed up claiming to be our local leader!
He tempted us with promises, cheated us, and pocketed the loot,
and went into hiding deep underground!
He is a trickster who dupes people, yet all the rewards go to him;
He bewitches everyone and draws them in,
and smears a mark on their foreheads to cheat them!
The price of green chilies has gone up,
and it has transformed into a bajji!
Pack up all the empty bottles,
hold them in your hands and clear them to the side!
Even a young boy is drinking,
biting open the seal of the bottle!
Holding his breath, he gulps the whole thing down!
The price of green chilies has gone up,
and it has transformed into a bajji!
Those who drank will crave the leftover drops,
and will lie around here all day long!
Those who drank will crave the leftover drops,
and will lie around here all day long!
Stand steady and dance upright,
blend the fast footwork with the folk beat,
and dance together as one!
You have been sitting for a while, now dance a bit!
What went down cold and smooth,
has now rushed straight to the head!
The price of green chilies has gone up,
and it has transformed into a bajji!
A chili costs thirty paise now,
so put three hundred locks on your mouth and preach on stage!
It has secretly slipped inside the sealed bottle!
Calcutta salpatta... thoi... thoi... thoi... thoi...
The price of green chilies has gone up,
and it has transformed into a bajji!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This folk-based satire song from the 1984 film 'Idhu Enga Boomi' highlights socio-economic issues, inflation, corrupt local politicians, and alcohol addiction through playful street-smart metaphors. Lyricist Vaali uses everyday items like green chilies and bajjis to comment on rising prices and how political figures deceive common people with big promises while underground illicit alcohol trade and alcoholism spread.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani / Urvagathal)

Pachcha molagaa vilai yaeri pochchu / Adhu pajjiyaa uruvam maari pochchu

Comparing inflation and structural corruption to green chili turning into bajji.

Rhyme / Monai & Edhugai

Molagaa ippo muppathu kaasu / Nee munnooru poottukittu medaiyil pesu

Use of matching secondary consonant sounds across lines (e.g., 'Molagaa' / 'Seeladichcha').

Idiomatic Slang (Local Dialect / Gana Style)

Uttaalangadi kadhaiyeduththu uttaan keladi

Use of Madras Tamil slang words like 'Uttaalangadi', 'Amuththikinnaadi', 'Daabaru', and 'Manja naamam' for satirical humor.

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Trivia

The film 'Idhu Enga Boomi' was released in 1984 and featured satirical social tracks written by Vaali reflecting contemporary political climate and social issues in Tamil Nadu.

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