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Padaar Padaar Padaar

From Raman Thediya Seethai -1972 · 1972

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Details
Raman Thediya Seethai -19721972

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Padaar padaar padaarSlap slap slap
Padaar padaar padaarSlap slap slap
Female
Thennilangai mannanukkuTo the king of Southern Lanka
Thangai intha mangai enthanThis maiden is the sister, my
Mookkarukka vanthathenna moodaaWhy have you come to cut off my nose, you fool?
Thennilangai mannanukkuTo the king of Southern Lanka
Thangai intha mangai enthanThis maiden is the sister, my
Mookkarukka vanthathenna moodaaWhy have you come to cut off my nose, you fool?
Un moolai kettu ponthenna podaaHave you lost your mind? Get lost!
Female
Villodichcha ramanukkuTo Rama who broke the bow
Pallodaichchu kaattutharkkuTo break his teeth in return
Annanundu ennidaththil vaadaaI have an elder brother, come to me fool!
Thondai kaanji pochuMy throat has gone dry
Kondu vaadaa sodaaBring me some soda!
Female
Oo….oyyaaOo... oyyaa
Padaar padaar padaarSlap slap slap
Padaar padaar padaarSlap slap slap
Male
Paadaathae paadaathe nippaattuDo not sing, do not sing, stop it!
Adi paadaathae paadaathe nippaattuHey, do not sing, do not sing, stop it!
Un paattukku paada poraen edhir paattuI am going to sing a counter-song to your song!
Un paattukku paada poraen edhir paattuI am going to sing a counter-song to your song!
Padaar padaar padaar padaar padaar padaarSlap slap slap slap slap slap
Male
Ettu ooru kekkumadi en paattu…aa….aa…My song will be heard across eight towns... ah... ah...
Ettu ooru kekkumadi en paattu…My song will be heard across eight towns...
Ingu ennai vanthu enna seiyyum un paattuWhat can your song possibly do to me here?
Female :NippaattuFemale: Stop it!
Male
Adi soorpanagai raani mookkaruntha mooliHey, noseless queen Surpanakha!
Nee yaarukittae kaatturathu kai varisaiWhom are you showing your martial skills to?
Kaalai vaari vittaaIf I trip your legs
Kotti pogum pal varisaiYour row of teeth will fall off!
Male
Mugaththil mugam paarkkalaamWe can look face to face
Aa…aa…aam….aa…aa…aa…aa…Aa... aa... yes... aa... aa... aa... aa...
Mugaththil mugam paarkkalaamWe can look face to face
Viral nagaththil cutexin niram paarkkalaamWe can see the shade of nail polish on fingers
Mugaththil mugam paarkkalaamWe can look face to face
Male
Vaguththa karunkuzhalaiIf parted dark hair
Hair dressing ena sonnaalIs called hair dressing
Aa…aa…aa….aa….aa…aa…aa…Aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... aa...
Vaguththa karunkuzhalaiIf parted dark hair
Hair dressing ena sonnaalIs called hair dressing
Lipstickai idhazhodu inai saerkkalaamWe can match lipstick onto lips
Male
En mun valainthu ilanthendralilBending in front of me in the soft breeze
Thaththimthaa thgathimthaa thimthaaThaththimthaa thgathimthaa thimthaa
Mithainthu varum kaigalilIn the floating hands
Thaththimthaa thgathimthaa thimthaaThaththimthaa thgathimthaa thimthaa
Valaiyalin tune ketkalaamWe can hear the tune of bangles
Female
Twinkle twinkle little starTwinkle twinkle little star
You are also film starYou are also film star
Twinkle twinkle little starTwinkle twinkle little star
You are also film starYou are also film star
Female
Lookking like our MGRLooking like our MGR
Lovely beauty come on sirLovely beauty come on sir
Lookking like our MGRLooking like our MGR
Lovely beauty come on sirLovely beauty come on sir
Male
Meet me meet me sweety girlMeet me meet me sweety girl
Teach me teach me lovely tellTeach me teach me lovely tell
Tell mee tell mee meetting placeTell me tell me meeting place
Daily daily show your faceDaily daily show your face
Male
Meet me meet me sweety girlMeet me meet me sweety girl
Teach me teach me lovely tellTeach me teach me lovely tell
Tell mee tell mee meetting placeTell me tell me meeting place
Daily daily show your faceDaily daily show your face
Female
Poeyaa poeyaaGo away man, go away man
Poeyaa poeyaa thodaathaeGo away man, go away man, do not touch me
Nee manmathan pol ambeduththu vidaathaeDo not shoot arrows like Cupid
Male
Vaammaa vaamma vaamma vaamma pogaathaeCome on lady, come on lady, do not go
Nee vilagi ninnaa udambukkuthaan aagaathaeIf you stand away, it won't be good for your health
Female
Pothum pothum aasaiyaeEnough, enough of this desire
Enakku koodaathaiyyaa aambalainga vaadaiyaeI cannot tolerate the smell of men!
Male : Ada yaemma yaemma kobamaaMale: Hey, why are you angry?
Naama iruvarumae kadhalichaa paavamaaIs it a sin if the two of us fall in love?
Female
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Male :………………….Male: ...
Male
Aththaiyin maalae yaenintha ragalaeAunt's daughter, why this commotion?
Aththaanin pakkaththilae verenna kavalaeWhen near your cousin, what other worry is there?
Female :Yaahoong aahoong aahooongFemale: Yaahoong aahoong aahooong
Oovaahoon yaahoon oovaahoongOovaahoon yaahoon oovaahoong
Male
Palae palae palae palae palae palaeBravo bravo bravo bravo bravo bravo
Vettaathae kannai konduDo not slice me with your eyes
Muttaathae nenjai konduDo not bump into me with your heart
Kattaayam kadhal unduLove is definitely there
Thittaathae ennai kanduDo not scold me upon seeing me
Male
Aththaiyin maalae yaenintha ragalaeAunt's daughter, why this commotion?
Aththaanin pakkaththilae verenna kavalaeWhen near your cousin, what other worry is there?
Both :Yaahoong aahoong aahooongBoth: Yaahoong aahoong aahooong
Oovaahoon yaahoon oovaahoongOovaahoon yaahoon oovaahoong

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This playful and upbeat duet from the 1972 movie 'Raman Thediya Seethai' showcases a comical and flirtatious bantering between the lead pair. Incorporating references to Ramayana (Surpanakha, Ravana, and Rama), popular Western nursery rhymes ('Twinkle Twinkle Little Star'), contemporary pop culture (MGR, hair dressing, soda, nail polish), and lively rhythmic vocalizations, the song paints a humorous back-and-forth between a persistent suitor and a coyly resistant woman.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)

Villodichcha ramanukku / Pallodaichchu kaattutharkku

In Tamil poetry, matching the second letter across consecutive lines creates rhythmic symmetry, seen here with 'da' in 'Villodichcha' and 'Pallodaichchu'.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Vettaathae kannai kondu / Muttaathae nenjai kondu / Kattaayam kadhal undu / Thittaathae ennai kandu

Matching end sounds across lines like 'kundu', 'undu', 'kandu'.

Alliteration / Onomatopoeia

Padaar padaar padaar

Repetition of sound words ('Padaar padaar padaar') simulating slaps or dramatic beats.

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Trivia

Composed by M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics by Vaali, this song creatively blends traditional Tamil theatrical banter, Ramayana references, modern 1970s westernized slang (soda, cutex, hair dressing), and English nursery rhymes, making it a uniquely iconic comedic duet picturized on M. G. Ramachandran and Jayalalithaa.

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