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Pagalalla Idhu Pagalalla

From Pengal Veettin Kangal · 1990

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Mano, K. S. Chithra
Music director
Sankar Ganesh
Movie name
Pengal Veettin Kangal
Movie release year
1990
Lyrics added on
2 Sept 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Pagal alla idhu pagal alla
Female :Pinna
Male :Raathiri nadu raathiri
Paarthavar kangalil pottachu plasthiri
Pagalalla patta pagal alla
Male :Raathiri nadu raathiri
Female :Paarthavar kangalil pottachu plasthiri
Pagal alla idhu pagal alla
Female :Raathiri nadu raathiri
Male :Paarthavar kangalil pottachu plasthiri
Pagalalla patta pagal alla
Male :Raathiri nadu raathiri
Maalai soodum mana kolam
Naalai varakoodum
Poopandhal thaan ponoonjal thaan
Saelai soodum siru poovum
Thozhil vilaiyaadum
Kondaattam thaan kummalam thaan
Vizhigal sollum anbu paadam
Mogangal vara payilum manjam palli koodam
Male :Hahaha
Valarum endrum indha paasam thaen alli thara
Malarum nenjil indha vasam
Unnai naanum theenda oru naanam enna sollalaama
Pagalalla patta pagal alla
Male :Raathiri nadu raathiri
Female :Paarthavar kangalil pottachu plasthiri
Pagal alla idhu pagal alla
Female :Raathiri nadu raathiri
Kaalai maalai enna velai
Kodi vagai leelai
Thaenil thinam thirumanjanam
Oodal koodal uravadal
Nooru vagai paadal
Premaayanam paarayanam
Vilaiyum inbam vellam polae
Aanandham ezha udhavum penmai theppam pola
Female :Thazhuvum kaigal pinnum bodhu thaalangal ezha
Kavidhai sandham sollum maadhu
Ennai neeyum theenda oru naanam enna ammamma
Pagalalla patta pagal alla
Female :Raathiri nadu raathiri
Male :Paarthavar kangalil pottachu plasthiri
This is not daytime, this is not daytime!
Female: What else is it then?
Male: It is the night, the dead of night!
The eyes of onlookers have been taped shut!
This is not daytime, not broad daylight!
Male: It is the night, the dead of night!
Female: The eyes of onlookers have been taped shut!
This is not daytime, this is not daytime!
Female: It is the night, the dead of night!
Male: The eyes of onlookers have been taped shut!
This is not daytime, not broad daylight!
Male: It is the night, the dead of night!
The wedding look adorned with garlands
May arrive tomorrow!
A canopy of flowers and a golden swing!
The little flower draped in a saree
Will play upon my shoulder!
It will be pure celebration and joyful fun!
The eyes will teach a lesson in love,
And as passion awakens, the bed becomes a school to learn in!
Male: Hahaha
This affection will forever grow, scooping up sweet honey,
And this fragrance will bloom in our hearts!
When I touch you, why this shyness? Tell me, my dear!
This is not daytime, not broad daylight!
Male: It is the night, the dead of night!
Female: The eyes of onlookers have been taped shut!
This is not daytime, this is not daytime!
Female: It is the night, the dead of night!
Morning or evening, whatever the hour,
There are millions of playful romantic games!
A daily sacred bath in honey,
Playful squabbles, sweet reunions, and deep intimacy,
A hundred different melodies!
Reciting the holy scripture of love!
The pleasure that rises is like a flood,
And a woman's love is like a raft helping joy stay afloat!
Female: When embracing arms intertwine to a rising beat,
The woman will sing in poetic rhythm!
When you touch me, oh my, why this shyness?
This is not daytime, not broad daylight!
Female: It is the night, the dead of night!
Male: The eyes of onlookers have been taped shut!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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