Pandi Nattu Kodiyin Mela
From Jigarthanda · 2016
- Lyricist
- Anthony Dasan
- Singer
- Anthony Daasan
- Music director
- Santhosh Narayanan
- Details
- Jigarthanda2016
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| ………………………………. | Hey, like the fish leaping high on the Pandya kingdom flag, |
| Male | |
| Hey pandi naatu kodiyin mela | Leaping and jumping around like a fish, |
| Thandi kudhikum meena pola | To the energetic folk rhythm for everyone, |
| Sendinaka yaarum | Oii... I am the fierce bull of Alanganallur! |
| Oii…naan alanganallur kaalai | Oii... The soil of Vaigai river speaks my name! |
| Male | |
| Oii…vaigai manna sollum en pera | If you just utter my name, |
| En pera sonna | Look at the dust fly high! |
| Puluthi parakum paaru | Hey... look at the dust fly high! |
| Ye… puluthi parakum paaru | Hey... look at the dust fly high! |
| Yeh… puluthi parakum paaru | Hey... look at the dust fly high.. ooi! |
| Ye…puluthi parakum paaru..ooi | Hey, I will reach out and catch you, |
| Male | |
| Yeh yetti yetti pudipan pudipan | I will break your knees, |
| Un muttiyathan odaipan odaipan | Hey, every step I take will sound thunderous, |
| Ye itta adiyum thada thadakum | The enemy crowd will tremble in fear! |
| Yedhiri kootam pada padakum | Paepaan paepaan paepapa paan (folk trumpet beat) |
| Male | |
| Paepaan paepaan paepapa paan | Paepap paan paepap paaan pae para paan |
| Paepap paan paepap paaan pae para paan | Hey, look at this town standing united like family, |
| Ye otturava irukum oora paara | Hey, useless folk won't help, even if born together like sunrise, |
| Ye udhavadhu udhaya pola udan pirapae | Look at the dust fly high! |
| Male | |
| Puluthi parakum paaru | Hey.. look at the dust fly high! |
| Yeh..puluthi parakum paaru | Hey.. eh.. look at the dust fly high! |
| Yeh..eh..puluthi parakum paaru | Hey.. look at the dust fly high! |
| Yeh..puluthi parakum paaru | Every hamlet and village will bow down, |
| Male | |
| Patti thotti paniyum paniyum | Victories will keep piling up for me, |
| Enaku vetri vanthu kumiyum kumiyum | Only repeated strikes can move even a heavy grinding stone, |
| Adi mela adi adichathan ammiyum nagarum | Thana naanae thaan nananae thananae thananae (folk rhythm vocables) |
| Thana naanae thaan nananae thananae thananae | If measured continuously inch by inch, |
| Male | |
| Molam pottu alunthu paartha | Even the mighty Himalayas will wear down, |
| Imaiyamum koraiyum | Hey, if you try to cover a volcano with a winnowing basket, |
| Ye moram pottu moodi vacha | It will still quiet down and settle, |
| Yeri malai amiyum | Hey.. look at the dust fly high! |
| Male | |
| Yeh..puluthi parakum paaru | Hey.. look at the dust fly high! |
| Yeh..puluthi parakum paaru | Hey.... look at the dust fly high.. ooi! |
| Yeh….puluthi parakum paaru..ooi | Hey, like the fish leaping high on the Pandya kingdom flag, |
| Male | |
| Hey pandi naatu kodiyin mela | Leaping and jumping around like a fish, |
| Thandi kudhikum meena pola | Hey.. look at the dust fly high! |
| Male | |
| Yeh..puluthi parakum paaru | Hey.. look at the dust fly high! |
| Yeh..puluthi parakum paaru | Hey.... look at the dust fly high.. ooi! |
| Yeh….puluthi parakum paaru..ooi | |
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Hey, like the fish leaping high on the Pandya kingdom flag,
ஹே பாண்டி நாட்டுக்
கொடியின் மேல
தாண்டி குதிக்கும் மீனப்போல
சீண்டினாக்கா யாரும்
ஹோய் நான் அலங்கா நல்லூர் காளை
Leaping and jumping around like a fish,
To the energetic folk rhythm for everyone,
Oii... I am the fierce bull of Alanganallur!
Oii... The soil of Vaigai river speaks my name!
ஹோய் வைகை மண்ணு
சொல்லும் என் பேர
என் பேரச்சொன்னா
புழுதிப்பறக்கும் பாரு
ஏ...புழுதிப்பறக்கும் பாரு
ஏ....புழுதிப்பறக்கும் பாரு
ஏ....புழுதிப்பறக்கும் பாரு ஹோய்
If you just utter my name,
Look at the dust fly high!
Hey... look at the dust fly high!
Hey... look at the dust fly high!
Hey... look at the dust fly high.. ooi!
Hey, I will reach out and catch you,
ஏய் எட்டி எட்டி
புடிப்பேன் புடிப்பேன்
உன் முட்டியத்தான்
உடைப்பேன் உடைப்பேன்
ஏய் இட்ட அடியும் தடதடக்கும்
எதிரி கூட்டம் படபடக்கும்
I will break your knees,
Hey, every step I take will sound thunderous,
The enemy crowd will tremble in fear!
Paepaan paepaan paepapa paan (folk trumpet beat)
பே பே பே பேப்பபப்பே
பப்பப்பேன் பேப்பரப்பேன்
ஏ...ஒட்டுறவா இருக்கும் ஊரப்பாரு
ஏ... உதவாது உதையப்போல உடன் பிறப்பு
Paepap paan paepap paaan pae para paan
Hey, look at this town standing united like family,
Hey, useless folk won't help, even if born together like sunrise,
Look at the dust fly high!
புழுதிப்பறக்கும் பாரு
ஏ...புழுதிப்பறக்கும் பாரு
ஏ....புழுதிப்பறக்கும் பாரு
ஏ....புழுதிப்பறக்கும் பாரு
Hey.. look at the dust fly high!
Hey.. eh.. look at the dust fly high!
Hey.. look at the dust fly high!
Every hamlet and village will bow down,
பட்டி தொட்டி பணியும் பணியும்
எனக்கு வெற்றி வந்து குமியும் குமியும்
அடிமேலே அடிஅடிச்சாத்தான்
அம்மியும் நகரும்
தனனானே தானனன்னன்னே
தனனே தனனே
Victories will keep piling up for me,
Only repeated strikes can move even a heavy grinding stone,
Thana naanae thaan nananae thananae thananae (folk rhythm vocables)
If measured continuously inch by inch,
முழம்போட்டு அளந்து பார்த்தா
இமயமும் குறையும்
ஏ முறம் போட்டு மூடிவச்சா
எரிமலை அமியும்
Even the mighty Himalayas will wear down,
Hey, if you try to cover a volcano with a winnowing basket,
It will still quiet down and settle,
Hey.. look at the dust fly high!
புழுதிப்பறக்கும் பாரு
ஏ...புழுதிப்பறக்கும் பாரு
ஏ....புழுதிப்பறக்கும் பாரு ...ஹோய்
Hey.. look at the dust fly high!
Hey.... look at the dust fly high.. ooi!
Hey, like the fish leaping high on the Pandya kingdom flag,
ஹே பாண்டி நாட்டுக்
கொடியின் மேல
தாண்டி குதிக்கும் மீனப்போல
Leaping and jumping around like a fish,
Hey.. look at the dust fly high!
புழுதிப்பறக்கும் பாரு
ஏ...புழுதிப்பறக்கும் பாரு
ஏ....புழுதிப்பறக்கும் பாரு ...ஹோய்
Hey.. look at the dust fly high!
Hey.... look at the dust fly high.. ooi!
……………………………….
Hey, like the fish leaping high on the Pandya kingdom flag,
Hey pandi naatu kodiyin mela
Leaping and jumping around like a fish,
Thandi kudhikum meena pola
To the energetic folk rhythm for everyone,
Sendinaka yaarum
Oii... I am the fierce bull of Alanganallur!
Oii…naan alanganallur kaalai
Oii... The soil of Vaigai river speaks my name!
Oii…vaigai manna sollum en pera
If you just utter my name,
En pera sonna
Look at the dust fly high!
Puluthi parakum paaru
Hey... look at the dust fly high!
Ye… puluthi parakum paaru
Hey... look at the dust fly high!
Yeh… puluthi parakum paaru
Hey... look at the dust fly high.. ooi!
Ye…puluthi parakum paaru..ooi
Hey, I will reach out and catch you,
Yeh yetti yetti pudipan pudipan
I will break your knees,
Un muttiyathan odaipan odaipan
Hey, every step I take will sound thunderous,
Ye itta adiyum thada thadakum
The enemy crowd will tremble in fear!
Yedhiri kootam pada padakum
Paepaan paepaan paepapa paan (folk trumpet beat)
Paepaan paepaan paepapa paan
Paepap paan paepap paaan pae para paan
Paepap paan paepap paaan pae para paan
Hey, look at this town standing united like family,
Ye otturava irukum oora paara
Hey, useless folk won't help, even if born together like sunrise,
Ye udhavadhu udhaya pola udan pirapae
Look at the dust fly high!
Puluthi parakum paaru
Hey.. look at the dust fly high!
Yeh..puluthi parakum paaru
Hey.. eh.. look at the dust fly high!
Yeh..eh..puluthi parakum paaru
Hey.. look at the dust fly high!
Yeh..puluthi parakum paaru
Every hamlet and village will bow down,
Patti thotti paniyum paniyum
Victories will keep piling up for me,
Enaku vetri vanthu kumiyum kumiyum
Only repeated strikes can move even a heavy grinding stone,
Adi mela adi adichathan ammiyum nagarum
Thana naanae thaan nananae thananae thananae (folk rhythm vocables)
Thana naanae thaan nananae thananae thananae
If measured continuously inch by inch,
Molam pottu alunthu paartha
Even the mighty Himalayas will wear down,
Imaiyamum koraiyum
Hey, if you try to cover a volcano with a winnowing basket,
Ye moram pottu moodi vacha
It will still quiet down and settle,
Yeri malai amiyum
Hey.. look at the dust fly high!
Yeh..puluthi parakum paaru
Hey.. look at the dust fly high!
Yeh..puluthi parakum paaru
Hey.... look at the dust fly high.. ooi!
Yeh….puluthi parakum paaru..ooi
Hey, like the fish leaping high on the Pandya kingdom flag,
Hey pandi naatu kodiyin mela
Leaping and jumping around like a fish,
Thandi kudhikum meena pola
Hey.. look at the dust fly high!
Yeh..puluthi parakum paaru
Hey.. look at the dust fly high!
Yeh..puluthi parakum paaru
Hey.... look at the dust fly high.. ooi!
Yeh….puluthi parakum paaru..ooi
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This high-octane folk track celebrates regional pride, unstoppable power, and raw authority rooted in the cultural heartland of Madurai (Pandya country). Drawing imagery from the Alanganallur Jallikattu bull, the Vaigai river, and the historic fish emblem on the Pandya flag, the singer projects an aura of dominance and fearlessness that makes enemies tremble and dust fly.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Pandi naatu kodiyin mela thandi kudhikum meena pola”
Compares dynamic jumping movement to the twin fish emblem leaping on the historic Pandyan kingdom flag.
Proverb (Pazhamozhi)
“Adi mela adi adichathan ammiyum nagarum”
Uses the traditional Tamil proverb 'Adi mela adi adichal ammiyum nagarum' to illustrate how relentless effort can move immovable objects.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)
“Molam pottu alunthu paartha Imaiyamum koraiyum”
Exaggerates the effect of persistence by stating that even the giant Himalayan mountains will shrink if repeatedly measured.
Rhyme & Onomatopoeia (Edhukai / Santha Sool)
“Ye itta adiyum thada thadakum / Yedhiri kootam pada padakum”
Rhythmic pairing of words like 'thada thadakum' and 'pada padakum' creates an auditory feeling of heavy footsteps and shaking panic.
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Trivia
Written and sung in Anthony Dasan's signature raw folk style, the lyrics blend classical Pandya historical iconography with rural Madurai proverbs, perfectly fitting a high-energy hero intro setup.
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