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Pachondhi (She)

From Pachondhi (She) – Ranjith Govind · 2018

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Ranjith Govind
Music director
Ranjith Govind
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Pachondhi (She) – Ranjith Govind2018

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Uyirai mayirai ellaamI treated life and everything like thin air
Kaatunu sonnenI said all those things to you
Sonnethellaam neeyumEverything that was said
Maranthutaedaa pennaeYou forgot it all, girl
Un pecha kettu naanum pottenListening to your words, I too put on
Pala aattamSo many acts
Unai suthi vanthenadaI revolved around you
Bombaram aattamSpinning like a top
Male
Aaan konji konji pinju nenjaAh, pampering my tender heart
Yendaa neeyum vechu senjaWhy did you mess me up like this?
Vesham elaam kalanja pinnumEven after your disguise came off
Nallavana innum nadikkum neeyumYou still pretend to be a good person
Chorus
Sucha pachondhiSuch a chameleon
You’re sucha pachondhiYou’re such a chameleon
You’re sucha pachondhiYou’re such a chameleon
Baby why are uBaby why are you
Sucha pachondhiSuch a chameleon
You’re sucha pachondhiYou’re such a chameleon
You’re sucha pachondhiYou’re such a chameleon
Baby …ae…..Baby …ae…..
Male
Round katti vandhuComing in circles
Seena potta neeyaaWas it you who made a big scene?
Kelvi ellaam ippoAsking all these questions now
Kekurathu poiyaaaAre those questions fake?
Quarter pottu neeyumDowning a quarter drink, you
Aadura paar aattamLook at the dance you are performing
Intha mokkaikku ellaamTo all these lame antics
Naanga sikka maattomWe will not get trapped
Male
Aaan konji konji pinju nenjaAh, pampering my tender heart
Yendaa neeyum vechu senjaWhy did you mess me up like this?
Vesham elaam kalanja pinnumEven after your disguise came off
Nallavana innum nadikkum neeyumYou still pretend to be a good person
Chorus
Sucha pachondhiSuch a chameleon
You’re sucha pachondhiYou’re such a chameleon
You’re sucha pachondhiYou’re such a chameleon
Baby why are uBaby why are you
Sucha pachondhiSuch a chameleon
You’re sucha pachondhiYou’re such a chameleon
You’re sucha pachondhiYou’re such a chameleon
Baby …ae…..Baby …ae…..
Male
Kurangu kaiyila poomalaiyaLike giving a flower garland to a monkey
Kudutha kadhaiya irukudhadaaThat is how this story turned out
Innum ethana maratha nee thaanduvaHow many more trees will you jump across?
Theriyaladaaa….I really do not know....
Male
Velagi iruntha venunguraaIf I stay far away, she wants me near
Pakkathula vantha pothunguraaIf I come close, she says that's enough
Unakkum enakkum setae aagaadhuYou and I are never going to match
Theriyudhadaa…..Don't you see that?
Male
Tataa katti puttu poringalae siruSir, you wave goodbye and walk away
Enna elaam sonnen konjam enni paaruCount and reflect on everything I said
Thedi poyi neeyum paaren romba far-uGo look far and wide
Ilaiyena maariduven naanum rare-uI will become rare like a leaf
Male
Aaan konji konji pinju nenjaAh, pampering my tender heart
Yendaa neeyum vechu senjaWhy did you mess me up like this?
Vesham elaam kalanja pinnumEven after your disguise came off
Nallavana innum nadikkum neeyumYou still pretend to be a good person
Chorus
Sucha pachondhiSuch a chameleon
You’re sucha pachondhiYou’re such a chameleon
You’re sucha pachondhiYou’re such a chameleon
Baby why are uBaby why are you
Sucha pachondhiSuch a chameleon
You’re sucha pachondhiYou’re such a chameleon
You’re sucha pachondhiYou’re such a chameleon
Baby …ae…..Baby …ae…..
Male
{Sucha pachondhi{Such a chameleon
You’re sucha pachondhiYou’re such a chameleon
You’re sucha pachondhiYou’re such a chameleon
Baby why are u} (2)ooooo..ooo…Baby why are you} (2)ooooo..ooo…
Yeah baaby you’re sucha sucha suchaYeah baby you’re such a such a such a
Pachoondhiiiii……Chameleon……

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song 'Pachondhi (She)' expresses frustration over a deceitful partner who continuously changes colors and mindsets, metaphorically referred to as a 'Pachondhi' (chameleon). The protagonist calls out the lover's manipulative antics, false pretenses, and emotional games, pointing out how they spin people around like a top and pretend to be innocent even when their disguise has fallen away.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (உவமை / உருவகம்)

Sucha pachondhi

Comparing a deceitful partner who frequently changes their attitude to a chameleon ('pachondhi').

Simile (உவமை)

Bombaram aattam

Comparing the protagonist's circular devotion to the motion of a spinning top ('bombaram').

Proverbial Metaphor (பழமொழி உவமை)

Kurangu kaiyila poomalaiya Kudutha kadhaiya irukudhadaa

Using the popular Tamil proverb 'Kurangu kaiyila poomalai' (a flower garland in a monkey's hands) to describe unappreciated value.

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Trivia

The term 'Pachondhi' is a commonly used Tamil slang metaphor for two-faced or fickle-minded individuals. The song blends modern urban Tamil street slang ('vechu senja', 'scene potta') with catchy electro-pop elements.

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