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Lyrics & meaning

Padam Edukkira Paampa Polae

From Palabishegam · 1977

Lyricist
A. Maruthakasi
Singers
S. C. Krishnan, Vani Jairam
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Palabishegam
Movie release year
1977
Lyrics added on
15 Jan 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Padamedukkira paamba polae palapalappavalae
Naa kaatti salasalappavalae
Thanni kudam edukkira kudumba pennunga
Kudi keduppavalae vaayaalae idi idippavalae
Padamedukkira paamba polae palapalappavalae
Naa kaatti salasalappavalae
Thanni kudam edukkira kudumba pennunga
Kudi keduppavalae vaayaalae idi idippavalae
Tholirukka sulai muzhungugira kalaiya kattravalae
Soodu soranai maanam vetkaththai kaasukku viththavalae
Tholirukka sulai muzhungugira kalaiya kattravalae
Soodu soranai maanam vetkaththai kaasukku viththavalae
Kaalaiyaattam chinna pannaiyai
Edukka vanthavalae
Ippo vaal aruntha nariyai pola
Vaadi nippavalae
Padamedukkira paamba polae palapalappavalae
Naa kaatti salasalappavalae
Thanni kudam edukkira kudumba pennunga
Kudi keduppavalae vaayaalae idi idippavalae
Adi adiyae nillungadi ammi mithikkaamae
Female :Aamaa
Male :Arunthathiyai paarkkaamae
Female :Alli arasaani vechi kalyaanam pannaamae
Female :Appuram
Male :Thaali kattaamae
Female :Aiyae
Male :Melam kottaamae
Female :Aiyyayyae
Thaali kattaamae melam kottaamae
Thaali kattaamae melam kottaamae
Thaana vanthavalae
Thalaikku paenaa vanthavalae
Thaali kattaamae melam kottaamae
Thaana vanthavalae
Thalaikku paenaa vanthavalae
Enga paalaiyangottai pannaiya
Mooliyil padhunga vachchavalae
Ennaattam pazhakki vachchavalae
Enga paalaiyangottai pannaiya
Mooliyil padhunga vachchavalae
Ennaattam pazhakki vachchavalae
Thaali kattaamae melam kottaamae
Thaana vanthavalae
Thalaikku paenaa vanthavalae
Pattanaththu theruvai ellaam suththi vanthavalae
Paathai maari pavusu maari muththu vanthavalae
Pattanaththu theruvai ellaam suththi vanthavalae
Paathai maari pavusu maari muththu vanthavalae
Pattikkaattu pannaiyaara eththa vanthavalae
Oru paththini thangam iruntha idaththai paththa vanthavalae
Padamedukkira paamba polae palapalappavalae
Naa kaatti salasalappavalae
Thanni kudam edukkira kudumba pennunga
Kudi keduppavalae vaayaalae idi idippavalae
Ettu thisaiyum pathinaaru konamum
Yaezhu kadalum katti aala vantha kettikkaari
Naattukku naattu mattam naama rendum jodi mattam
Female :Haan
Naattukku naattu mattam
Naama rendum jodi mattam
Jodiyaaga ponomunnaa
Kodi sanam kaiya thattum
Naama rendum jodi mattam
Naama jodiyaaga ponomunnaa
Kodi sanam kaiya thattum
Aamaa kaiya thattum
Aamaa kaiya thattum
Ajakthaa jinakthaa
Yae ajakthaa yae jinakthaa
Yae ajak yae jinak
Yae ajak yae jinak
Yae inthaadiyammaa
You woman, glistening like a snake spreading its hood!
Wagging your tongue and chattering away!
You bring ruin to respectable women carrying water pots,
You destroyer of families, striking thunder with your mouth!
You woman, glistening like a snake spreading its hood!
Wagging your tongue and chattering away!
You bring ruin to respectable women carrying water pots,
You destroyer of families, striking thunder with your mouth!
You who learned the art of swallowing the fruit without peeling the skin!
Selling off shame, honor, and self-respect for money!
You who learned the art of swallowing the fruit without peeling the skin!
Selling off shame, honor, and self-respect for money!
The young landlord who was strong as a bull,
You came to capture him!
Now, like a fox with its tail cut off,
You stand there withered and helpless!
You woman, glistening like a snake spreading its hood!
Wagging your tongue and chattering away!
You bring ruin to respectable women carrying water pots,
You destroyer of families, striking thunder with your mouth!
Hey woman, stop right there! Without stepping on the wedding stone,
Female: Yes!
Male: Without sighting the Arundhati star,
Female: Without setting up the wedding post and getting married,
Female: And then?
Male: Without tying the thaali (sacred marriage thread),
Female: Oh no!
Male: Without beating the wedding drums,
Female: Oh my goodness!
Without a thaali (sacred marriage thread) tied, without drums beating,
Without a thaali tied, without drums beating,
You barged in all on your own!
You became a troublesome louse on the head!
Without a thaali tied, without drums beating,
You barged in all on your own!
You became a troublesome louse on the head!
Our landlord from Palayamkottai,
You made him hide away in a dark corner!
You made him dance to your wicked tunes!
Our landlord from Palayamkottai,
You made him hide away in a dark corner!
You made him dance to your wicked tunes!
Without a thaali tied, without drums beating,
You barged in all on your own!
You became a troublesome louse on the head!
You who wandered through all the city streets,
Losing your way, losing your pride, and ending up here!
You who wandered through all the city streets,
Losing your way, losing your pride, and ending up here!
You came to swindle this rustic village landlord!
You came to grab the place where a pure, virtuous wife once lived!
You woman, glistening like a snake spreading its hood!
Wagging your tongue and chattering away!
You bring ruin to respectable women carrying water pots,
You destroyer of families, striking thunder with your mouth!
Across all eight directions and sixteen angles,
You clever woman who came to rule all seven seas!
Top-class in all the land, we two are a perfect pair!
Female: Haan!
Top-class in all the land,
We two are a perfect pair!
If we go out together as a pair,
Millions of people will clap and cheer!
We two are a perfect pair!
If we go out together as a pair,
Millions of people will clap and cheer!
Yes, they will clap and cheer!
Yes, they will clap and cheer!
Ajakkatha Jinakkatha!
Hey Ajakkatha, hey Jinakkatha!
Hey Ajak, hey Jinak!
Hey Ajak, hey Jinak!
Hey woman, take that!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This folk-style banter song from the 1977 film 'Palabishegam' depicts a playful yet caustic verbal duel and sharp critique directed at a manipulative female character. The male singer uses vivid rustic metaphors to describe her sly, manipulative nature—comparing her to a hooded cobra, a tail-less fox, and a troublesome head louse—while reprimanding her for intruding into a respectable household without traditional marital rites.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uwamai)

Padamedukkira paamba polae palapalappavalae

Compares the woman's glittering, dangerous aura to a cobra raising its hood ('Padamedukkira paamba polae') and her defeated state to a fox with its tail cut off ('vaal aruntha nariyai pola').

Metaphor (Uruvagham)

Thalaikku paenaa vanthavalae

Metaphorically calls her a troublesome head louse ('Thalaikku paenaa vanthavalae') that causes constant irritation.

Onomatopoeia (Oli-kkurippu)

Naa kaatti salasalappavalae

Uses 'salasalappavalae' (rustling noise) to describe her fast, continuous, chattering speech.

Rhyme / Alliteration (Monai & Ethirai)

Thaali kattaamae melam kottaamae

Employs repeating initial and second-letter consonant sounds like 'Padamedukkira / palapalappavalae' and 'Thaali kattaamae / Melam kottaamae'.

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Trivia

A. Maruthakasi's lyrics in this track showcase classic mid-20th-century Tamil cinema folk songwriting, featuring traditional wedding custom references such as 'Ammi mithithal' (stepping on the grinding stone) and 'Arunthathi paarthal' (viewing the star Arundhati) alongside rhythmic folk scatting ('Ajakthaa jinakthaa').

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