Pallikoodam Pogalama
From Koyil Kaalai · 1993
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Koyil Kaalai1993
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Pallikkoodam pogalaamaa… | Shall we go to school... |
| Female | |
| Raathiri pallikkoodam pogalaamaa… | Shall we go to night school... |
| Female | |
| Pallikkoodam pogalaamaa | Shall we go to school |
| Female | |
| Adhukku puthagatha vaangalaamaa | Shall we buy books for that |
| Male | |
| Solli solli kaekkalaamaa | Shall we repeatedly speak and listen |
| Manasa sutha vittu paakkalaamaa | Shall we let our minds wander and watch |
| Female | |
| Ellorukkum nalla paadam | A good lesson for everyone |
| Sollaamalae puriyum paadam | A lesson that is understood without words |
| Male | |
| Adi mainaavae mainaavae mainaavae vaa | Oh my Myna bird, come! |
| Male | |
| Pallikkoodam pogalaamaa | Shall we go to school |
| Adhukku puthagatha vaangalaamaa | Shall we buy books for that |
| Female | |
| Solli solli kaekkalaamaa | Shall we repeatedly speak and listen |
| Manasa sutha vittu paakkalaamaa | Shall we let our minds wander and watch |
| Female | |
| Manadhil irukku pudhu kanakku | There is a new calculation in the mind |
| Sonnaa puriyum adhu onakku | If told, you will understand it |
| Male | |
| Koottal perukkal vaguthalukku | For addition, multiplication, and division |
| Koodum naeram vazhi irukku | There is a way when the time is right |
| Female | |
| Irukkura naala iruvarum saendhu | Together in the remaining days, both of us |
| Inai piriyaama kalichida vaenum | Must spend time without separating |
| Yaedho yaedho solla thonum | I feel like saying something |
| Male | |
| Ada onnoda onnaanaa moonaagum hoi | Hey, when one joins with one, it becomes three, hoi! |
| Female | |
| Adhu ippodhum eppodhum thaenaagum hoi | That is sweet now and forever, hoi! |
| Female | |
| Pallikkoodam pogalaamaa | Shall we go to school |
| Adhukku puthagatha vaangalaamaa | Shall we buy books for that |
| Male | |
| Ellorukkum nalla paadam | A good lesson for everyone |
| Sollaamalae puriyum paadam | A lesson that is understood without words |
| Female | |
| Ada raasaavae raasaavae raasaavae vaa | Hey my king, come, come! |
| Male | |
| Pallikkoodam pogalaamaa | Shall we go to school |
| Female :Hmm | Hmm |
| Male :Adhukku puthagatha vaangalaamaa | Shall we buy books for that |
| Male | |
| Thaniyaa padichaa yaeravilla | Studying alone didn't register in my mind |
| Thona nee irundhaa podhum pulla | It is enough if you are my companion, girl |
| Female | |
| Inippaa irukku padippadharkku | It is sweet to study this |
| Enavae padikka velakkedhukku | So why do we need a lamp to study? |
| Male | |
| Mudhal mudhalaaga padikkira paadam | The lesson studied for the very first time |
| Vidiyira naeram mudikkira paadam | The lesson that finishes when dawn breaks |
| Idhu thaan kaadhal enum paadam | This is the lesson called love |
| Female | |
| Idhu naalellaam padichaalum alukkaadhu hoi | Even if studied all day, one never gets tired, hoi! |
| Male | |
| Ada namakkindha pudhu paadam salikkaadhammaa | Hey girl, this new lesson will never bore us! |
| Male | |
| Pallikkoodam pogalaamaa | Shall we go to school |
| Adhukku puthagatha vaangalaamaa | Shall we buy books for that |
| Female | |
| Ellorukkum nalla paadam | A good lesson for everyone |
| Sollaamalae puriyum paadam | A lesson that is understood without words |
| Male | |
| Adi mainaavae mainaavae mainaavae vaa | Oh my Myna bird, come! |
| Female | |
| Pallikkoodam pogalaamaa | Shall we go to school |
| Adhukku puthagatha vaangalaamaa | Shall we buy books for that |
| Male | |
| Solli solli kaekkalaamaa | Shall we repeatedly speak and listen |
| Manasa sutha vittu paakkalaamaa | Shall we let our minds wander and watch |
பள்ளிக் கூடம் போகலாமா
Shall we go to school...
ராத்திரி பள்ளிக் கூடம் போகலாமா
Shall we go to night school...
பள்ளிக் கூடம் போகலாமா
Shall we go to school
அதுக்கு புத்தகத்த வாங்கலாமா
Shall we buy books for that
சொல்லிச் சொல்லிச் கேட்கலாமா
மனச சுத்தவிட்டு பார்க்கலாமா
Shall we repeatedly speak and listen
Shall we let our minds wander and watch
எல்லோருக்கும் நல்ல பாடம்
சொல்லாமலே புரியும் பாடம்
A good lesson for everyone
A lesson that is understood without words
அடி மைனாவே மைனாவே மைனாவே வா
Oh my Myna bird, come!
பள்ளிக் கூடம் போகலாமா
அதுக்கு புத்தகத்த வாங்கலாமா
Shall we go to school
Shall we buy books for that
சொல்லிச் சொல்லிச் கேட்கலாமா
மனச சுத்தவிட்டு பார்க்கலாமா
Shall we repeatedly speak and listen
Shall we let our minds wander and watch
மனதில் இருக்கு புது கணக்கு
சொன்னா புரியும் அது உனக்கு
There is a new calculation in the mind
If told, you will understand it
கூட்டல் பெருக்கல் வகுத்தலுக்கு
கூடும் நேரம் வழி இருக்கு
For addition, multiplication, and division
There is a way when the time is right
இருக்கிற நாள இருவரும் சேர்ந்து
இணைப் பிரியாம கழிச்சிட வேணும்
ஏதோ ஏதோ சொல்லத் தோணும்
Together in the remaining days, both of us
Must spend time without separating
I feel like saying something
அட ஒண்ணோடு ஒண்ணாணா மூணாகும் ஹோய்
Hey, when one joins with one, it becomes three, hoi!
அது இப்போதும் எப்போதும் தேனாகும் ஹோய்
That is sweet now and forever, hoi!
பள்ளிக் கூடம் போகலாமா
அதுக்கு புத்தகத்த வாங்கலாமா
Shall we go to school
Shall we buy books for that
எல்லோருக்கும் நல்ல பாடம்
சொல்லாமலே புரியும் பாடம்
A good lesson for everyone
A lesson that is understood without words
அட ராசாவே ராசாவே ராசாவே வா
Hey my king, come, come!
பள்ளிக் கூடம் போகலாமா
ஹ்ம்ம்
அதுக்கு புத்தகத்த வாங்கலாமா
Shall we go to school
Hmm
Shall we buy books for that
தனியா படிச்சா ஏறவில்லை
துணை நீ இருந்தா போதும் புள்ள
Studying alone didn't register in my mind
It is enough if you are my companion, girl
இனிப்பா இருக்கு படிப்பதற்கு
இரவில் படிக்க வெளக்கெதுக்கு
It is sweet to study this
So why do we need a lamp to study?
முதல் முதலாக படிக்கிற பாடம்
விடியிற நேரம் முடிக்கிற பாடம்
இதுதான் காதல் எனும் பாடம்
The lesson studied for the very first time
The lesson that finishes when dawn breaks
This is the lesson called love
இது நாளெல்லாம் படித்தாலும்
அலுக்காது ஹோய்
Even if studied all day, one never gets tired, hoi!
அட நமக்கிந்த புதுப் பாடம் சலிக்காதம்மா.....
Hey girl, this new lesson will never bore us!
பள்ளிக் கூடம் போகலாமா
அதுக்கு புத்தகத்த வாங்கலாமா
Shall we go to school
Shall we buy books for that
எல்லோருக்கும் நல்ல பாடம்
சொல்லாமலே புரியும் பாடம்
A good lesson for everyone
A lesson that is understood without words
அடி மைனாவே மைனாவே மைனாவே வா
Oh my Myna bird, come!
பள்ளிக் கூடம் போகலாமா
அதுக்கு புத்தகத்த வாங்கலாமா
Shall we go to school
Shall we buy books for that
சொல்லிச் சொல்லிச் கேட்கலாமா
மனச சுத்தவிட்டு பார்க்கலாமா
Shall we repeatedly speak and listen
Shall we let our minds wander and watch
Pallikkoodam pogalaamaa…
Shall we go to school...
Raathiri pallikkoodam pogalaamaa…
Shall we go to night school...
Pallikkoodam pogalaamaa
Shall we go to school
Adhukku puthagatha vaangalaamaa
Shall we buy books for that
Solli solli kaekkalaamaa
Shall we repeatedly speak and listen
Manasa sutha vittu paakkalaamaa
Shall we let our minds wander and watch
Ellorukkum nalla paadam
A good lesson for everyone
Sollaamalae puriyum paadam
A lesson that is understood without words
Adi mainaavae mainaavae mainaavae vaa
Oh my Myna bird, come!
Pallikkoodam pogalaamaa
Shall we go to school
Adhukku puthagatha vaangalaamaa
Shall we buy books for that
Solli solli kaekkalaamaa
Shall we repeatedly speak and listen
Manasa sutha vittu paakkalaamaa
Shall we let our minds wander and watch
Manadhil irukku pudhu kanakku
There is a new calculation in the mind
Sonnaa puriyum adhu onakku
If told, you will understand it
Koottal perukkal vaguthalukku
For addition, multiplication, and division
Koodum naeram vazhi irukku
There is a way when the time is right
Irukkura naala iruvarum saendhu
Together in the remaining days, both of us
Inai piriyaama kalichida vaenum
Must spend time without separating
Yaedho yaedho solla thonum
I feel like saying something
Ada onnoda onnaanaa moonaagum hoi
Hey, when one joins with one, it becomes three, hoi!
Adhu ippodhum eppodhum thaenaagum hoi
That is sweet now and forever, hoi!
Pallikkoodam pogalaamaa
Shall we go to school
Adhukku puthagatha vaangalaamaa
Shall we buy books for that
Ellorukkum nalla paadam
A good lesson for everyone
Sollaamalae puriyum paadam
A lesson that is understood without words
Ada raasaavae raasaavae raasaavae vaa
Hey my king, come, come!
Pallikkoodam pogalaamaa
Shall we go to school
Female :Hmm
Hmm
Male :Adhukku puthagatha vaangalaamaa
Shall we buy books for that
Thaniyaa padichaa yaeravilla
Studying alone didn't register in my mind
Thona nee irundhaa podhum pulla
It is enough if you are my companion, girl
Inippaa irukku padippadharkku
It is sweet to study this
Enavae padikka velakkedhukku
So why do we need a lamp to study?
Mudhal mudhalaaga padikkira paadam
The lesson studied for the very first time
Vidiyira naeram mudikkira paadam
The lesson that finishes when dawn breaks
Idhu thaan kaadhal enum paadam
This is the lesson called love
Idhu naalellaam padichaalum alukkaadhu hoi
Even if studied all day, one never gets tired, hoi!
Ada namakkindha pudhu paadam salikkaadhammaa
Hey girl, this new lesson will never bore us!
Pallikkoodam pogalaamaa
Shall we go to school
Adhukku puthagatha vaangalaamaa
Shall we buy books for that
Ellorukkum nalla paadam
A good lesson for everyone
Sollaamalae puriyum paadam
A lesson that is understood without words
Adi mainaavae mainaavae mainaavae vaa
Oh my Myna bird, come!
Pallikkoodam pogalaamaa
Shall we go to school
Adhukku puthagatha vaangalaamaa
Shall we buy books for that
Solli solli kaekkalaamaa
Shall we repeatedly speak and listen
Manasa sutha vittu paakkalaamaa
Shall we let our minds wander and watch
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Pallikkoodam Pogalaamaa' uses school, books, and mathematical operations as playful metaphors for romantic intimacy and lovemaking. The lovers banter playfully about taking late-night lessons together, where math terms like addition, multiplication, and division represent closeness and family, and the 'study session' lasts until dawn without requiring any lamp light. Written by Gangai Amaran, the track presents a lighthearted, humorous take on romance framed through academic terminology.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Idhu thaan kaadhal enum paadam”
Directly equates the experience of romantic intimacy and love to taking lessons at a school.
Double Entendre / Mathematical Metaphor
“Ada onnoda onnaanaa moonaagum hoi”
Plays on numbers where one plus one equals three to playfully reference a couple having a child.
Etukai (Second letter rhyming)
“Thaniyaa padichaa yaeravilla / Thona nee irundhaa podhum pulla”
Uses second-letter rhyming across successive lines ('Thaniyaa' and 'Thona') to enhance the song's rhythmic flow.
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Trivia
'Koyil Kaalai' (1993) features songs written and directed by Gangai Amaran with music composed by Ilaiyaraaja. This duet was performed by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. Janaki.
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