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Lyrics & meaning

Pachchai Paasi

From Hello Yaar Pesurathu · 1985

Lyricist
Gangai Amaran
Singers
Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Sailaja
Music directors
Ilayaraja, Gangai Amaran
Movie name
Hello Yaar Pesurathu
Movie release year
1985
Lyrics added on
14 Nov 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Hae singaa paasi mani
Oosi mani eduthuttu oodi vaa
Pachchai paasi pavala paasi
Vikka vanthom aayaalo
Vaanga vaanga aayaalo
Paattu paadi aattam aadi
Pasiyai theerppom aayaalo
Rasikka vaanga aayaalo
Aang….sal…
Female :Aang….sal…
Male :Aang….sal…
Female :Aang….sal…
Male :Aang….sal…
Ilavam panju pola udambu
Izhukazhaachchu aayaalo
Thazhuvi poga vaaraalo
Iduppa paarththaa thuduppu pola
Silirththu irukku aayaalo
Poruththam irukku aayaalo
Aang….sal…
Male :Aang….sal…
Female :Aang….sal…
Male :Aang….sal…
Female :Aang….sal…sal…sallu…sallu
Vetti pechchu pesi pesi
Kitta varuthae aayaalo
Katti pudikka aayaalo
Katti pudichchaa vela vetti
Kettu pogum aayaalo
Etti ponga aayaalo
Aang….sal…
Female :Aang….sal…
Male :Aang….sal…
Female :Aang….sal…
Male :Aang….sal…sal…sal…kurr
Ola paaya virichchu pottu
Orasi padupom vaa singi
Onakkum enakkum porutham irukku
Manasu pola vaa singi
Ooru muzhukka namma paththi
Pesum keesum po singaa
Orasi padukka vaelai varattum
Ippa venaam po singaa
Thangaththaalae seyinu senji
Pottu uduraen vaa singi
Pozhuthu pochu vaa singi
Thangam venaam seyinum venaam
Paasi pothum po singaa
Pavusu venaam po singaa
Aang….sal…
Female :Aang….sal…
Male :Aang….sal…
Female :Aang….sal…
Male :Aang….sallu…sallu…askku puskkaa
Mansum manasum saerntha piragu
Marukka venaam yae singi
Punugu manakkum puduchcha odambu
Enakku venum vaa singi
Urulai kezhangu pola odambu
Onakkuththaanae po singaa
Ozhachchu ozhachchu kalachchu odambu
Thavihchu kedakku po singaa
Pachchai paasi pavala paasi
Vikka vanthom aayaalo
Vaanga vaanga aayaalo
Paattu paadi aattam aadi
Pasiyai theerppom aayaalo
Rasikka vaanga aayaalo
Aang….sallu…
Female :Aang….sallu…
Male :Aang….sallu…
Female :Aang….sallu…
Male :Aang….sallu…sallu sallu sallu
Hey Singa, take the glass beads
and needles, and come running!
Green beads, coral beads,
we have come to sell, aayalo!
Come buy, come buy, aayalo!
Singing songs and dancing along,
we satisfy our hunger, aayalo!
Come enjoy the show, aayalo!
Aang... sal...
Female: Aang... sal...
Male: Aang... sal...
Female: Aang... sal...
Male: Aang... sal...
A body soft like silk-cotton,
it draws me in, aayalo!
Is she coming close to embrace me, aayalo?
Looking at her waist shaped like an oar,
it sends a shiver of excitement, aayalo!
We are a perfect match, aayalo!
Aang... sal...
Male: Aang... sal...
Female: Aang... sal...
Male: Aang... sal...
Female: Aang... sal... sal... sallu... sallu!
With endless idle chatter,
he keeps coming close, aayalo!
Just looking to hug me, aayalo!
If you hug me now, all our work
will be ruined, aayalo!
Stay away from me, aayalo!
Aang... sal...
Female: Aang... sal...
Male: Aang... sal...
Female: Aang... sal...
Male: Aang... sal... sal... sal... kur!
Let us spread out a palm mat
and cuddle together, come on, Singi!
You and I are made for each other,
come to my heart's desire, Singi!
The whole town will start gossiping
about the two of us, go away, Singa!
Let the right time come to cuddle,
not right now, go away, Singa!
I will make a gold chain
and place it on you, come on, Singi!
The night is slipping away, come on, Singi!
I don't need gold, I don't need a chain,
these simple beads are enough, go away, Singa!
I don't need luxury, go away, Singa!
Aang... sal...
Female: Aang... sal...
Male: Aang... sal...
Female: Aang... sal...
Male: Aang... sallu... sallu... asku buska!
Once our hearts have become one,
do not refuse me, hey Singi!
This lovely body that smells of sweet perfume,
I want it for myself, come on, Singi!
This body, plump and round,
belongs only to you, go on, Singa!
Tired from working all day, my body
is utterly exhausted, go on, Singa!
Green beads, coral beads,
we have come to sell, aayalo!
Come buy, come buy, aayalo!
Singing songs and dancing along,
we satisfy our hunger, aayalo!
Come enjoy the show, aayalo!
Aang... sallu...
Female: Aang... sallu...
Male: Aang... sallu...
Female: Aang... sallu...
Male: Aang... sallu... sallu sallu sallu!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is framed as a traditional Kuravan-Kurathi (nomadic bead-sellers Singan and Singi) folk duet style track. The lead characters hawk green beads and coral beads while engaging in playful banter. The male persona enthusiastically courts the female, complimenting her beauty and tempting her with promises of gold chains and physical affection, while the female persona playfully rebuffs his premature advances, urging caution against local gossip and insisting that simple beads and honest labor matter more than luxury.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

Ilavam panju pola udambu

Compares the soft body to 'ilavam panju' (silk cotton wool) to emphasize tenderness.

Simile (Uvamai)

Iduppa paarththaa thuduppu pola

Compares the shape/movement of the waist to a boat paddle/oar ('thuduppu').

Repetition/Alliteration (Edhugai and Onaomatopoeia)

Male :Aang….sal…sal…sal…kurr

Use of rhythmic folk sound effects like 'aang...sal...sallu' creating dynamic musical beats.

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Trivia

The song is composed in the classic 'Kuravan-Kurathi' folk musical form (often featuring characters named Singan and Singi), which traditionally blends playful romance, street hawking, and folk dance rhythms.

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