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Lyrics & meaning

Panaimarakkadaai

From Yaazh · 2017

Lyricist
Yazh Bharathi
Singer
Yasin Nizar
Music director
S. N. Arunagiri
Details
Yaazh2017

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
PanaimarakkadaaiLike a tall palmyra tree shadow,
Enai patha vechu poraaShe sets me ablaze and walks away.
Kakkattam pottuLaughing out loud with joy,
Siricha ponnaThe girl who giggled,
Karkandu punnagaiyilIn her sweet sugar-candy smile,
Umandu sonnaShe conveyed her feelings silently.
Adi inga naana alai kulanchenaOh girl, was I the one tossed around like waves?
Oorukkae kathaikkira unda vadivaeYour shapely form captivates the whole village,
Pavadai sattaiyilum nee nathiyaeEven in a simple skirt and top, you flow like a river,
Sollam sollitayae un mudivaWithout explicit words, you made your decision clear.
Male
Yei sillam pallamaagaHey, into broken pieces and deep hollows,
Sitharichae ullamMy heart got scattered.
Un vellai viral pattaalIf touched by your fair fingers,
Verum soru kooda vellamEven plain boiled rice turns as sweet as jaggery.
Yanai iravu uppaLike salt dissolving in the night,
Naan karainchanae mellaI dissolved away slowly.
Adi engayadi ungappaOh girl, where is your father?
Naan mamavendu sollaSo I can address him respectfully as my father-in-law.
Male
Koola kodi polaLike a tender slender vine,
Enai kootti kondu po neeTake me along with you.
Oru thoolang kodi polaLike a sturdy support beam,
Enai thookkidathaan vaa neeCome to lift me up.
Male
PanaimarakkadaaiLike a tall palmyra tree shadow,
Enai patha vechu poraaShe sets me ablaze and walks away.
Kakkattam pottuLaughing out loud with joy,
Siricha ponnaThe girl who giggled,
Karkandu punnagaiyilIn her sweet sugar-candy smile,
Umandu sonnaShe conveyed her feelings silently.
Adi inga naana alai kulanchenaOh girl, was I the one tossed around like waves?
Oorukkae kathaikkira unda vadivaeYour shapely form captivates the whole village,
Pavadai sattaiyilum nee nathiyaeEven in a simple skirt and top, you flow like a river,
Sollam sollitayae un mudivaWithout explicit words, you made your decision clear.
Male
Yei thoothal pola thooriDrizzling gently like a light shower,
Nee ennai nanaichiyaeYou completely drenched me.
Adi kulappadi yendiOh girl, why create such confusion?
Sollu madachiyaeTell me, my sweet innocent girl.
Male
Kambil satha havaLike sharp wires,
Un kangal rendum kuthumBoth your eyes pierce through me.
Adi keerakadichaalaeOh girl, even at a simple touch,
Un kaigal thaala thattumYour hands beat to a poetic rhythm.
Otti sutta roadaai irunthathae nenjuMy heart was like a scorching asphalt road,
Oru nodiyila udanchathae induIn a single instant, it broke today.
Male
PanaimarakkadaaiLike a tall palmyra tree shadow,
Enai patha vechu poraaShe sets me ablaze and walks away.
Kakkattam pottuLaughing out loud with joy,
Siricha ponnaThe girl who giggled,
Karkandu punnagaiyilIn her sweet sugar-candy smile,
Umandu sonnaShe conveyed her feelings silently.
Adi inga naana alai kulanchenaOh girl, was I the one tossed around like waves?
Oorukkae kathaikkira unda vadivaeYour shapely form captivates the whole village,
Pavadai sattaiyilum nee nathiyaeEven in a simple skirt and top, you flow like a river,
Sollam sollitayae un mudivaWithout explicit words, you made your decision clear.

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song is an expressive, folk-infused romantic track describing a young man's captivating fascination with a village girl. Through vivid rural imagery—palmyra trees, sugar candy, tender vines, and seasonal rains—he describes how her laughter, gaze, and subtle expressions completely bewitch him and shatter his calm composure.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Karkandu punnagaiyil

Compares the sweet smile of the girl to sugar candy (Karkandu punnagai) and her gentle nature to a tender vine (Koola kodi pola).

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Pavadai sattaiyilum nee nathiyae

Metaphorically describes the girl's movement in a skirt and top as a flowing river (Pavadai sattaiyilum nee nathiyae).

Hyperbole (Athyokthi)

Un vellai viral pattaal Verum soru kooda vellam

Exaggerates that even plain boiled rice turns into sweet jaggery merely by the touch of her fair fingers.

Rhyme / Alliteration (Monai / Ethirai)

Yei thoothal pola thoori

Use of phonetic harmony in words like 'thoothal' and 'thoori' to emulate the rhythmic drizzling of rain.

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Trivia

Yaazh (2017) is an independent Tamil feature film set in the context of Eelam Tamil culture, directed by MS Anand. The lyrics highlight unique regional Eelam and Northern Tamil dialects and folk idioms.

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