Pala Kodi Selvatha
From Naam · 1985
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Gangai Amaran
- Details
- Naam1985
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Pala kodi selvaththa pala perkku podhuvaakkum | Making wealth worth tens of millions available to many people, |
| Mahalatchumi uruvaththil vantha | Who arrived in the form of Goddess Lakshmi, |
| En arumai lottery seettu dheivangalae | Oh my dear lottery ticket deities! |
| Dheepam yaeththuraen soodam kaatturaen | I light the lamp and offer camphor, |
| Dhenamum nadaththuraen poojai | I perform worship every single day. |
| Male | |
| Paavam theerkkavae parisum vaangavae | To wash away my sins and to win a prize, |
| Thaviyaa thavikkuthu ennaasai | My desire yearns endlessly. |
| Vaangum sampalattha vachchu | With the salary that I earn, |
| Kudumbangala thaanga mudiyala saami | I cannot support my family, oh Lord! |
| Yaengum nilamaigala eduththu ozhichchu vittu | Eradicate these longing and miserable conditions, |
| Enakku nalla vazhi kaami enakku nalla vazhi kaami | Show me a good path, show me a good path! |
| Male | |
| Om maharashtra punjab | Om Maharashtra, Punjab, |
| Assam haryana bihar | Assam, Haryana, Bihar, |
| Bengal andhra MP naagaa karanataka | Bengal, Andhra, MP, Nagaland, Karnataka, |
| Puducherryudan tamilnadu | Along with Puducherry and Tamil Nadu, |
| Male | |
| Seettu vadivaththilae sernthu irukkum | Which come together in the form of tickets, |
| Enthan note-u saamigalae | Oh my currency-note gods! |
| Chinna ottu veettukkullae | Inside a small tiled roof house, |
| Ondi kudithanamaa maattiyirukkum enakku | For me who is stuck living as a single tenant, |
| Magizhchchi thara maatteengalo | Won't you grant me happiness? |
| Magizhchchi thara maatteengalo | Won't you grant me happiness? |
| Male | |
| Om nepal bhutan mehalayaa | Om Nepal, Bhutan, Meghalaya, |
| Neegalaavathu paaraayo | At least won't you look upon me? |
| Ongalukku irukkum vasathiyilae | With all the abundance and capacity you have, |
| Oru sila latcham perusum illa | A few lakhs is not a big deal for you. |
| Ongalai nambum indha adiyaenukku | For this humble devotee who trusts in you, |
| Udane pitchai ida venumaiyyaa | You must grant alms immediately, sir! |
| Male | |
| Naan arinjum ariyaamalum | Whether knowingly or unknowingly, |
| Therinthum theriyaamalum seitha | Consciously or unconsciously, |
| Sagalavidhamaana kuttrangalaiyum | All kinds of mistakes and sins I have committed, |
| Poruththu kaaththu ratchikka venum | Forgive them, protect me, and save me! |
| Om namo lottery seettu maathaakkalae | Om Namo to the lottery ticket mothers! |
| Saamigalae om shanthi om shanthi om shanthi | Oh Gods, Om Shanti, Om Shanti, Om Shanti! |
பல கோடி செல்வத்த பலபேர்க்கு பொதுவாக்கும்
மகாலட்சுமி உருவத்தில் வந்த
என் அருமை லாட்டரி சீட்டு தெய்வங்களே
தீபம் ஏத்துறேன் சூடம் காட்டுறேன்
தெனமும் நடத்துறேன் பூஜை
Making wealth worth tens of millions available to many people,
Who arrived in the form of Goddess Lakshmi,
Oh my dear lottery ticket deities!
I light the lamp and offer camphor,
I perform worship every single day.
பாவம் தீர்க்கவே பரிசும் வாங்கவே
தவியாத் தவிக்குது என்னாசை
வாங்கும் சம்பளத்த வச்சு
குடும்பங்கள தாங்க முடியல சாமி....
ஏங்கும் நிலைமைகள எடுத்து ஒழிச்சு விட்டு
எனக்கு நல்ல வழி காமி எனக்கு நல்ல வழி காமி
To wash away my sins and to win a prize,
My desire yearns endlessly.
With the salary that I earn,
I cannot support my family, oh Lord!
Eradicate these longing and miserable conditions,
Show me a good path, show me a good path!
ஓம் மகாராஷ்டிரா பஞ்சாப்
அஸ்ஸாம் ஹரியானா பீகார்
பெங்கால் ஆந்திரா எம்.பி. நாகா கர்நாடகா
புதுச்சேரியுடன் தமிழ் நாடு
Om Maharashtra, Punjab,
Assam, Haryana, Bihar,
Bengal, Andhra, MP, Nagaland, Karnataka,
Along with Puducherry and Tamil Nadu,
சீட்டு வடிவத்திலே சேர்ந்து இருக்கும்
எந்தன் நோட்டு சாமிகளே...
சின்ன ஓட்டு வீட்டுக்குள்ளே
ஒண்டிக் குடித்தனமா மாட்டியிருக்கும் எனக்கு
மகிழ்ச்சி தர மாட்டீங்களோ
மகிழ்ச்சி தர மாட்டீங்களோ...
Which come together in the form of tickets,
Oh my currency-note gods!
Inside a small tiled roof house,
For me who is stuck living as a single tenant,
Won't you grant me happiness?
Won't you grant me happiness?
ஆண்
: ஓம் நேப்பால் பூட்டான் மேகாலயா
நீங்களாவது பாருங்களைய்யா
இந்த ஏழைக்கு மனமிரங்கி
ஓ மகாலட்சுமி ஹே..ராஜலட்சுமி காமதேனு
Om Nepal, Bhutan, Meghalaya,
At least won't you look upon me?
With all the abundance and capacity you have,
A few lakhs is not a big deal for you.
For this humble devotee who trusts in you,
You must grant alms immediately, sir!
ஒங்கள நம்பி நான் காத்திருக்கேன்
கருணை கண் பாராயோ
ஒங்களுக்கு இருக்கும் வசதியிலே
ஒரு சில லட்சம் பெருசும் இல்ல
ஒங்களை நம்பும் இந்த அடியேனுக்கு
உடனே பிச்சை இட வேணுமய்யா
Whether knowingly or unknowingly,
Consciously or unconsciously,
All kinds of mistakes and sins I have committed,
Forgive them, protect me, and save me!
Om Namo to the lottery ticket mothers!
Oh Gods, Om Shanti, Om Shanti, Om Shanti!
நான் அறிஞ்சும் அறியாமலும்
தெரிந்தும் தெரியாமலும் செய்த
சகலவிதமான குற்றங்களையும்
பொறுத்து காத்து ரட்சிக்க வேணும்
ஓம் நமோ லாட்டரி சீட்டு மாதாக்களே
சாமிகளே....ஓம் சாந்தி ஓம் சாந்தி ஓம் சாந்தி.....
Pala kodi selvaththa pala perkku podhuvaakkum
Making wealth worth tens of millions available to many people,
Mahalatchumi uruvaththil vantha
Who arrived in the form of Goddess Lakshmi,
En arumai lottery seettu dheivangalae
Oh my dear lottery ticket deities!
Dheepam yaeththuraen soodam kaatturaen
I light the lamp and offer camphor,
Dhenamum nadaththuraen poojai
I perform worship every single day.
Paavam theerkkavae parisum vaangavae
To wash away my sins and to win a prize,
Thaviyaa thavikkuthu ennaasai
My desire yearns endlessly.
Vaangum sampalattha vachchu
With the salary that I earn,
Kudumbangala thaanga mudiyala saami
I cannot support my family, oh Lord!
Yaengum nilamaigala eduththu ozhichchu vittu
Eradicate these longing and miserable conditions,
Enakku nalla vazhi kaami enakku nalla vazhi kaami
Show me a good path, show me a good path!
Om maharashtra punjab
Om Maharashtra, Punjab,
Assam haryana bihar
Assam, Haryana, Bihar,
Bengal andhra MP naagaa karanataka
Bengal, Andhra, MP, Nagaland, Karnataka,
Puducherryudan tamilnadu
Along with Puducherry and Tamil Nadu,
Seettu vadivaththilae sernthu irukkum
Which come together in the form of tickets,
Enthan note-u saamigalae
Oh my currency-note gods!
Chinna ottu veettukkullae
Inside a small tiled roof house,
Ondi kudithanamaa maattiyirukkum enakku
For me who is stuck living as a single tenant,
Magizhchchi thara maatteengalo
Won't you grant me happiness?
Magizhchchi thara maatteengalo
Won't you grant me happiness?
Om nepal bhutan mehalayaa
Om Nepal, Bhutan, Meghalaya,
Neegalaavathu paaraayo
At least won't you look upon me?
Ongalukku irukkum vasathiyilae
With all the abundance and capacity you have,
Oru sila latcham perusum illa
A few lakhs is not a big deal for you.
Ongalai nambum indha adiyaenukku
For this humble devotee who trusts in you,
Udane pitchai ida venumaiyyaa
You must grant alms immediately, sir!
Naan arinjum ariyaamalum
Whether knowingly or unknowingly,
Therinthum theriyaamalum seitha
Consciously or unconsciously,
Sagalavidhamaana kuttrangalaiyum
All kinds of mistakes and sins I have committed,
Poruththu kaaththu ratchikka venum
Forgive them, protect me, and save me!
Om namo lottery seettu maathaakkalae
Om Namo to the lottery ticket mothers!
Saamigalae om shanthi om shanthi om shanthi
Oh Gods, Om Shanti, Om Shanti, Om Shanti!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This humorous and satire-laden track from 'Naam' (1985) features a struggling working-class man praying fervently to various state and international lottery schemes as if they were divine deities. Unable to manage his household expenses on a meager salary and living in cramped quarters, he performs ritualistic worship to lottery tickets, chanting state names like mantras to grant him a jackpot prize.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Satirical Metaphor / Personification
“En arumai lottery seettu dheivangalae”
Elevating state lottery tickets to the status of goddesses and heavenly deities ('lottery seettu dheivangalae', 'note-u saamigalae').
Irony / Parody of Mantras
“Om maharashtra punjab”
Chanting names of Indian states and neighboring countries prefixed with 'Om' to simulate a sacred Vedic chant.
Monorhyme / Rhyme Scheme (Edhukai/Monaai)
“Naan arinjum ariyaamalum”
Alliteration and repetition of sounds in lines like 'arinjum ariyaamalum' and 'therinthum theriyaamalum'.
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Trivia
Composed and written by Gangai Amaran, this unique comical song playfully highlights the mid-1980s craze for state-sponsored lotteries in South India, sung with dramatic devotion by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam.
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