Pagalalla Idhu Pagalalla
From Pengal Veettin Kangal · 1990
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- Mano, K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Sankar Ganesh
- Details
- Pengal Veettin Kangal1990
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Pagal alla idhu pagal alla | This is not day, this is not daytime |
| Female :Pinna | Female: Then what is it? |
| Male :Raathiri nadu raathiri | Male: It is night, midnight |
| Paarthavar kangalil pottachu plasthiri | A plaster has been placed over the eyes of those who saw |
| Female | |
| Pagalalla patta pagal alla | This is not day, not broad daylight |
| Male :Raathiri nadu raathiri | Male: It is night, midnight |
| Female :Paarthavar kangalil pottachu plasthiri | Female: A plaster has been placed over the eyes of those who saw |
| Male | |
| Pagal alla idhu pagal alla | This is not day, this is not daytime |
| Female :Raathiri nadu raathiri | Female: It is night, midnight |
| Male :Paarthavar kangalil pottachu plasthiri | Male: A plaster has been placed over the eyes of those who saw |
| Female | |
| Pagalalla patta pagal alla | This is not day, not broad daylight |
| Male :Raathiri nadu raathiri | Male: It is night, midnight |
| Female | |
| Maalai soodum mana kolam | The bridal attire adorned with garlands |
| Naalai varakoodum | May arrive tomorrow |
| Poopandhal thaan ponoonjal thaan | It is indeed a flower canopy, a golden swing |
| Male | |
| Saelai soodum siru poovum | The little flower wearing a saree |
| Thozhil vilaiyaadum | Plays upon the shoulders |
| Kondaattam thaan kummalam thaan | It is a celebration, sheer revelry |
| Female | |
| Vizhigal sollum anbu paadam | The eyes speak the lesson of love |
| Mogangal vara payilum manjam palli koodam | The bed is the school where passion learns to arrive |
| Male :Hahaha | Male: Hahaha |
| Valarum endrum indha paasam thaen alli thara | This affection will forever grow to offer honey abundantly |
| Malarum nenjil indha vasam | This fragrance blossoms in the heart |
| Unnai naanum theenda oru naanam enna sollalaama | When I touch you, can this shyness be explained? |
| Female | |
| Pagalalla patta pagal alla | This is not day, not broad daylight |
| Male :Raathiri nadu raathiri | Male: It is night, midnight |
| Female :Paarthavar kangalil pottachu plasthiri | Female: A plaster has been placed over the eyes of those who saw |
| Male | |
| Pagal alla idhu pagal alla | This is not day, this is not daytime |
| Female :Raathiri nadu raathiri | Female: It is night, midnight |
| Male | |
| Kaalai maalai enna velai | Morning or evening, what does time matter? |
| Kodi vagai leelai | A crore types of playful acts |
| Thaenil thinam thirumanjanam | A daily sacred bath in honey |
| Female | |
| Oodal koodal uravadal | Sulking, uniting, and bonding intimately |
| Nooru vagai paadal | A hundred types of songs |
| Premaayanam paarayanam | Reciting the epic of love |
| Male | |
| Vilaiyum inbam vellam polae | The emerging pleasure is like a flood |
| Aanandham ezha udhavum penmai theppam pola | Womanhood is like a raft that helps joy arise |
| Female :Thazhuvum kaigal pinnum bodhu thaalangal ezha | Female: When embracing hands entwine, rhythms arise |
| Kavidhai sandham sollum maadhu | The woman recites poetic meter |
| Ennai neeyum theenda oru naanam enna ammamma | When you touch me, oh my, why this shyness? |
| Male | |
| Pagalalla patta pagal alla | This is not day, not broad daylight |
| Female :Raathiri nadu raathiri | Female: It is night, midnight |
| Male :Paarthavar kangalil pottachu plasthiri | Male: A plaster has been placed over the eyes of those who saw |
பகலல்ல இது பகலல்ல...
பின்னே...
ராத்திரி.....நடு ராத்திரி....
பார்த்தவர் கண்களில் போட்டாச்சு ப்ளாஸ்திரி
This is not day, this is not daytime
Female: Then what is it?
Male: It is night, midnight
A plaster has been placed over the eyes of those who saw
பகலல்ல பட்டப் பகல்லல
ராத்திரி நடு ராத்திரி
பார்த்தவர் கண்களில் போட்டாச்சு ப்ளாஸ்திரி
This is not day, not broad daylight
Male: It is night, midnight
Female: A plaster has been placed over the eyes of those who saw
பகலல்ல இது பகலல்ல...
ராத்திரி.....நடு ராத்திரி....
பார்த்தவர் கண்களில் போட்டாச்சு ப்ளாஸ்திரி
This is not day, this is not daytime
Female: It is night, midnight
Male: A plaster has been placed over the eyes of those who saw
பகலல்ல பட்டப் பகல்லல....
ராத்திரி நடு ராத்திரி....
This is not day, not broad daylight
Male: It is night, midnight
மாலை சூடும் மணக்கோலம் நாளை வரக்கூடும்
பூப்பந்தல்தான் பொன்னூஞ்சல் தான்
சேலை சூடும் சிறுப்பூவும் தோளில் விளையாடும்
கொண்டாட்டம்தான் கும்மாளந்தான்
The bridal attire adorned with garlands
May arrive tomorrow
It is indeed a flower canopy, a golden swing
விழிகள் சொல்லும் அன்புப் பாடல்
மோகங்கள் வர பயிலும் மஞ்சம் பள்ளிக்கூடம்
ஹாஹாஹா
வளரும் என்றும் இந்த பாசம் தேனள்ளி தர
மலரும் இந்த நெஞ்சில் வாசம்
உன்னை நானும் தீண்ட ஒரு நாணம் என்ன சொல்லம்மா
The little flower wearing a saree
Plays upon the shoulders
It is a celebration, sheer revelry
பகலல்ல பட்டப் பகல்லல...
ராத்திரி நடு ராத்திரி
பார்த்தவர் கண்களில் போட்டாச்சு ப்ளாஸ்திரி
The eyes speak the lesson of love
The bed is the school where passion learns to arrive
Male: Hahaha
This affection will forever grow to offer honey abundantly
This fragrance blossoms in the heart
When I touch you, can this shyness be explained?
பகலல்ல இது பகலல்ல...
ராத்திரி.....நடு ராத்திரி....
This is not day, not broad daylight
Male: It is night, midnight
Female: A plaster has been placed over the eyes of those who saw
காலை மாலை என்ன வேலை கோடி வகை லீலை
தேனில் தினம் திருமஞ்சனம்
ஊடல் கூடல் உறவாடல் நூறுவகை பாடல்
பிரேமாயணம்....பாராயணம்
This is not day, this is not daytime
Female: It is night, midnight
விளையும் இன்பம் வெள்ளம் போலே
ஆனந்தம் எழ உதவும் பெண்மை தெப்பம் போல
தழுவும் கைகள் பின்னும்போது தாளங்கள் எழ
கவிதை சந்தம் சொல்லும் மாது
என்னை நீயும் தீண்ட ஒரு நாணம் என்ன அம்மம்மா
Morning or evening, what does time matter?
A crore types of playful acts
A daily sacred bath in honey
பகலல்ல பட்டப் பகல்லல....
ராத்திரி நடு ராத்திரி
பார்த்தவர் கண்களில் போட்டாச்சு ப்ளாஸ்திரி
இருவர் :
ஆஆஹ்ஹ.....ஆஆஹ்ஹ.....ஆஆஹ்ஹ....
Sulking, uniting, and bonding intimately
A hundred types of songs
Reciting the epic of love
The emerging pleasure is like a flood
Womanhood is like a raft that helps joy arise
Female: When embracing hands entwine, rhythms arise
The woman recites poetic meter
When you touch me, oh my, why this shyness?
This is not day, not broad daylight
Female: It is night, midnight
Male: A plaster has been placed over the eyes of those who saw
Pagal alla idhu pagal alla
This is not day, this is not daytime
Female :Pinna
Female: Then what is it?
Male :Raathiri nadu raathiri
Male: It is night, midnight
Paarthavar kangalil pottachu plasthiri
A plaster has been placed over the eyes of those who saw
Pagalalla patta pagal alla
This is not day, not broad daylight
Male :Raathiri nadu raathiri
Male: It is night, midnight
Female :Paarthavar kangalil pottachu plasthiri
Female: A plaster has been placed over the eyes of those who saw
Pagal alla idhu pagal alla
This is not day, this is not daytime
Female :Raathiri nadu raathiri
Female: It is night, midnight
Male :Paarthavar kangalil pottachu plasthiri
Male: A plaster has been placed over the eyes of those who saw
Pagalalla patta pagal alla
This is not day, not broad daylight
Male :Raathiri nadu raathiri
Male: It is night, midnight
Maalai soodum mana kolam
The bridal attire adorned with garlands
Naalai varakoodum
May arrive tomorrow
Poopandhal thaan ponoonjal thaan
It is indeed a flower canopy, a golden swing
Saelai soodum siru poovum
The little flower wearing a saree
Thozhil vilaiyaadum
Plays upon the shoulders
Kondaattam thaan kummalam thaan
It is a celebration, sheer revelry
Vizhigal sollum anbu paadam
The eyes speak the lesson of love
Mogangal vara payilum manjam palli koodam
The bed is the school where passion learns to arrive
Male :Hahaha
Male: Hahaha
Valarum endrum indha paasam thaen alli thara
This affection will forever grow to offer honey abundantly
Malarum nenjil indha vasam
This fragrance blossoms in the heart
Unnai naanum theenda oru naanam enna sollalaama
When I touch you, can this shyness be explained?
Pagalalla patta pagal alla
This is not day, not broad daylight
Male :Raathiri nadu raathiri
Male: It is night, midnight
Female :Paarthavar kangalil pottachu plasthiri
Female: A plaster has been placed over the eyes of those who saw
Pagal alla idhu pagal alla
This is not day, this is not daytime
Female :Raathiri nadu raathiri
Female: It is night, midnight
Kaalai maalai enna velai
Morning or evening, what does time matter?
Kodi vagai leelai
A crore types of playful acts
Thaenil thinam thirumanjanam
A daily sacred bath in honey
Oodal koodal uravadal
Sulking, uniting, and bonding intimately
Nooru vagai paadal
A hundred types of songs
Premaayanam paarayanam
Reciting the epic of love
Vilaiyum inbam vellam polae
The emerging pleasure is like a flood
Aanandham ezha udhavum penmai theppam pola
Womanhood is like a raft that helps joy arise
Female :Thazhuvum kaigal pinnum bodhu thaalangal ezha
Female: When embracing hands entwine, rhythms arise
Kavidhai sandham sollum maadhu
The woman recites poetic meter
Ennai neeyum theenda oru naanam enna ammamma
When you touch me, oh my, why this shyness?
Pagalalla patta pagal alla
This is not day, not broad daylight
Female :Raathiri nadu raathiri
Female: It is night, midnight
Male :Paarthavar kangalil pottachu plasthiri
Male: A plaster has been placed over the eyes of those who saw
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song is a playful and romantic duet between a couple enjoying the intimacy of night. They tease each other about hiding their romance from onlookers, metaphorically stating that anyone who catches a glimpse has plaster put on their eyes to ensure privacy. The lyrics celebrate the anticipation of marriage, the warmth of physical proximity, and the joyous fusion of love and passion that turns their night into a realm of endless affection. Throughout the stanzas, the lovers describe their union as a sacred celebration filled with poetry, music, and divine sweetness. The passage of time loses meaning as they immerse themselves in playful affection, using metaphors of golden swings, flower canopies, and flowing floods of bliss to portray the beauty of marital togetherness.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhyme / Monorhyme (Monai and Ethirai)
“Valarum endrum indha paasam thaen alli thara / Malarum nenjil indha vasam”
Usage of matching initial and second letter sounds across lines such as 'Valarum' and 'Malarum', creating rhythmic flow.
Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)
“Mogangal vara payilum manjam palli koodam”
The bed is poetically conceptualized as a school ('palli koodam') where passion learns its lessons.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Vilaiyum inbam vellam polae / Aanandham ezha udhavum penmai theppam pola”
Comparing emerging happiness to a rising flood ('vellam polae') and womanhood to a raft ('theppam pola') guiding happiness.
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Trivia
This track features playful rhyming structure by lyricist Vaali, combining colloquial contemporary slang ('plasthiri' for plaster) with classical poetic imagery like 'Premaayanam paarayanam'.
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