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Panjangam Paakadhe

From Thavasi · 2001

Lyricist
Kabilan
Singers
Srivardhini, Chitra Sivaraman
Music director
Vidyasagar
Movie name
Thavasi
Movie release year
2001
Lyrics added on
10 May 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Panjaangam paarkkaathae
Maamaa maamaa
Paal kaachum naal sollu
Maamaa maamaa
Panjaangam paarkkaathae
Maamaa maamaa
Vanthu paal kaachum naal sollu
Maamaa maamaa
En nenjukkulla
Veedu onnu katti vekkiren
Kazhuthu sangiliyil
Oonjal onnu pottu vekkiren
Vanthuvidu
Unnai athil pootti vekkiren
Andha saavi koththa
Iduppula maatti vekkiren
Panjaangam paarkkaathae
Maamaa maamaa
Vanthu paal kaachum naal sollu
Maamaa …aaa……
Vekkangala poottivittu
Aasaigala koottikittu
Raathiri thiruvilaa polaamaa
Panju mittaai iduppena
Pichu pichu thinnukkittu
Saelai raattinam suthallaamaa…oh…
Ahh rendu paerum
Sernthikkittu
Vattam pudichu
Kattil thaer iluppomaa
Ohh thaeru pogum
Veedhiyellaam
Ubasarichu mutham thani
Thelippoamaa…
En kungumaththa
Unn santhanaththa
Thottu kalanthida sollalaamaa
En santhanaththa
Unn kungumaththa
Kalanthida sollalaamaa
Panjaangam paarkkaathae
Maamaa maamaa
Vanthu paal kaachum naal sollu
Maa…aaa….maa ……
Janalgala moodi vachu
Kattil mattum aadigindra
Kaadhal bhoogambam paarkkalaamaa…oh
Ahh rekkiyoda mathiyila
Raega malai sinthi vila
Kunguma vaanavil paarkkalaamaa-haa
Oh-ho-ho
Suriyana maranthuputtu
Unn koondhal iruttila vaazhalaamaa
Ohh valiyilla velichaththukku
Mookkuthi vilakkinai
Yethalaamaa…..
En santhanaththa
Unn kungumaththa thottu
Kalanthida sollalaamaa
En kungumaththa
Unn santhanaththa
Kalanthida sollalaamaa
Panjaangam paappenaa
Vaa maa vaa maa
Ithu paal kaachum neramthaan
Vaa maa vaa maa,
Nee katti vachu
Veetta kandu sokki nikkiren
Sollu veettu sutri
Muththa chedi nattu vekkiren
Vanthuvidu
Unnai athil pootti vekkiren
Andha saavi koththa
Iduppula maatti vekkiren
Don't check the astrological calendar,
my darling, my darling!
Tell me the day for our housewarming,
my darling, my darling!
Don't check the astrological calendar,
my darling, my darling!
Come and tell me the day for our housewarming,
my darling, my darling!
Inside my heart,
I am building a home for you.
On the chain around my neck,
I will hang a swing.
Come to me,
I will lock you inside it.
And that bunch of keys,
I will tuck at my waist.
Don't check the astrological calendar,
my darling, my darling!
Come and tell me the day for our housewarming,
my darling... ah...
Locking away our shyness,
and gathering all our desires,
shall we go to the night festival?
Saying my waist is like cotton candy,
tasting piece after piece,
shall we spin on the saree Ferris wheel? Oh...
Ah, with the two of us
coming together,
holding each other close,
shall we pull our chariot of a bed?
Oh, all along the streets
where the chariot rolls,
welcoming each other,
shall we sprinkle sweet kisses?
My red kumkum (sacred crimson powder)
and your sandalwood paste,
shall we tell them to touch and merge?
My sandalwood paste
and your red kumkum,
shall we tell them to merge?
Don't check the astrological calendar,
my darling, my darling!
Come and tell me the day for our housewarming,
my darling...
With the windows shut tight,
as only the bed rocks,
shall we witness an earthquake of love? Oh...
Ah, within our wings of embrace,
as a shower of sweet touches falls,
shall we see a rainbow of red kumkum? Ha...
Oh-ho-ho!
Forgetting the sun completely,
shall I live in the darkness of your hair?
Oh, since there is no way for light to enter,
the lamp of your sparkling nose-stud,
shall I light it up?
My sandalwood paste,
touching your red kumkum,
shall we tell them to merge?
My red kumkum
and your sandalwood paste,
shall we tell them to merge?
Would I ever check a calendar?
Come, my love, come!
This is the perfect time for our housewarming,
come, my love, come!
Seeing the home
that you have built, I stand entranced!
Just say the word, and all around the house,
I will plant flowers of kisses.
Come to me,
I will lock you inside it.
And that bunch of keys,
I will tuck at my waist.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Panjaangam Paarkkaathae is a playful romantic duet from the film Thavasi (2001), composed by Vidyasagar and written by Kabilan. The heroine playfully entreats her lover not to wait for auspicious dates in the astrological calendar (Panjaangam) to begin their intimate marital life, using the traditional housewarming ritual ('Paal Kaachum') as an allegory. She imaginatively compares her heart to a house where she wishes to lock him up, keeping the key close to her body. The song is rich in colorful visual imagery, describing romance through metaphors of night carnivals, spinning wheels, chariots, and gentle earthquakes. In response, the hero embraces her devotion, agreeing that love itself makes every moment auspicious and promising to tend to the loving home she has created in her heart.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamai / Tharkurippu)

“En nenjukkulla veedu onnu katti vekkiren”

Comparing the female protagonist's heart to a constructed house ('En nenjukkulla veedu onnu katti vekkiren') where the lover will be locked in.

Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyme)

“Vekkangala poottivittu / Aasaigala koottikittu”

Rhyming of second syllables across lines ('Vek-kangala' / 'Aas-aigala') to create rhythmic flow.

Hyperbole & Imagery

“Kaadhal bhoogambam paarkkalaamaa”

Describing intimate love and physical swaying poetically as a 'love earthquake' ('Kaadhal bhoogambam').

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Trivia

Composed by Vidyasagar for the 2001 film Thavasi starring Vijayakanth and Soundarya, this track features vocals by Shankar Mahadevan and Anuradha Sriram. Lyricist Kabilan expertly blends traditional rural metaphors (such as milk boiling ceremonies and temple chariot processions) with passionate modern romance.

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