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Lyrics & meaning

Panju Pola Nenju Idhu

From Punniyavathi · 1997

Lyricist
Gangai Amaran
Singers
S. Janaki, Chorus
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Punniyavathi
Movie release year
1997
Lyrics added on
27 Dec 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ss… haa…
Haa panju pola nenju idhu
Pathikkichu pathikkichu
Maamaa ada maamaa
Konjam pola konji konji
Kooda chaendhu
Thee anaikkalaamaa
Aahaahaa maamaa
Onga nenappu vandhu
Maamaa maamaa
Enna thurathuradhu
Yeno maamaa
Sorgam thaan pakkathula
Joraa povomaa
Ada dhiguthagu dhiguthagu
Dhiguthagu thaa
Ada dhiguthagu dhiguthagu
Dhiguthagu thaa
Dhiguthagu dhiguthagu
Dhiguthagu thaa
Ada dhiguthagu dhiguthagu
Dhiguthagu thaa
Panju pola nenju idhu
Pathikkichu pathikkichu
Maamaa ada maamaa
Hae kattilum thevai illa
Kaathirukku mulla poo
Kandu meraluradhu yennappuu
Haa haa haahhaa
Thottu aravanaikka
Thoppirukku settuppu
Kaiyoda kaiya
Chaendhu thattappu
Soliya pottu sosiyam ketten
Soliya pottu sosiyam ketten
Sodi nee thaanae
Naan nenachadhu thaan nadakkanum
Kaathirukkum aasa nenju
Adikkudhu thudikkudhu adhisayamaa
Panju pola nenju idhu
Pathikkichu pathikkichu
Maamaa ada maamaa
Konjam pola konji konji
Kooda chaendhu
Thee anaikkalaamaa
Aehaehae maamaa
Thottaalae thunda pottu
Thuniya pottu odura
Chittenna seendi seendi paakkura
Hae hae haehae
Kacheri vachirukken
Machaan engae odura
Pacha kozhandhai pola paakkura
Yeichadhu podhum
Yerikkudhu mogam
Yeichadhu podhum
Yerikkudhu mogam
Serthanaikka vaa
Raani mangammaa
Enakkaetha singamaa
Kaatthirukkum aasa nenju
Adikkudhu thudikkudhu adhisayamaa
Panju pola nenju idhu
Pathikkichu pathikkichu
Maamaa ada maamaa
Konjam pola konji konji
Kooda chaendhu
Thee anaikkalaamaa
Aahaahaa maamaa
Onga nenappu vandhu
Maamaa maamaa
Enna thurathuradhu
Yeno maamaa
Sorgam thaan pakkathula
Joraa povomaa
Ada dhiguthagu dhiguthagu
Dhiguthagu thaa
Ada dhiguthagu dhiguthagu
Dhiguthagu thaa
Dhiguthagu dhiguthagu
Dhiguthagu thaa
Ada dhiguthagu dhiguthagu
Dhiguthagu thaa
Panju pola nenju idhu
Pathikkichu pathikkichu
Maamaa ada maamaa
Konjam pola konji konji
Kooda chaendhu
Thee anaikkalaamaa
Aehaehae maamaa
Sss... Ha...
Ha, this heart is soft like cotton,
and it has caught fire, it is burning!
Mama, oh Mama!
By sweet-talking and cuddling a little,
coming together,
shall we put out this fire?
Ahaha, Mama!
Thoughts of you come,
Mama, Mama,
and keep chasing after me,
I wonder why, Mama!
Heaven is right nearby,
shall we head there in style?
Ada thiguthaagu thiguthaagu
thiguthaagu thaa
Ada thiguthaagu thiguthaagu
thiguthaagu thaa
Thiguthaagu thiguthaagu
thiguthaagu thaa
Ada thiguthaagu thiguthaagu
thiguthaagu thaa
This heart is soft like cotton,
and it has caught fire, it is burning!
Mama, oh Mama!
Hey, we don't even need a bed,
the jasmine flowers are waiting!
Why are you startled seeing this, my flower?
Ha ha haha
To touch and embrace,
the grove is all set up!
Hand in hand,
let's join and clap together!
I cast the cowrie shells and had my fortune read,
I cast the cowrie shells and had my fortune read,
you are my match, aren't you?
What I wished for must happen!
This yearning heart that waits
beats and races so wonderfully!
This heart is soft like cotton,
and it has caught fire, it is burning!
Mama, oh Mama!
By sweet-talking and cuddling a little,
coming together,
shall we put out this fire?
Ehehe, Mama!
If I just touch you, you throw on your towel,
wrap yourself up and run away!
Why do you keep teasing this little bird?
Hey hey hehe
I have set the stage for our fun,
where are you running off to, my man?
You look at me like an innocent baby!
Enough of dodging me,
desire is burning hot!
Enough of dodging me,
desire is burning hot!
Come, hold me close!
To this Queen Mangammal,
are you the lion made just for me?
This yearning heart that waits
beats and races so wonderfully!
This heart is soft like cotton,
and it has caught fire, it is burning!
Mama, oh Mama!
By sweet-talking and cuddling a little,
coming together,
shall we put out this fire?
Ahaha, Mama!
Thoughts of you come,
Mama, Mama,
and keep chasing after me,
I wonder why, Mama!
Heaven is right nearby,
shall we head there in style?
Ada thiguthaagu thiguthaagu
thiguthaagu thaa
Ada thiguthaagu thiguthaagu
thiguthaagu thaa
Thiguthaagu thiguthaagu
thiguthaagu thaa
Ada thiguthaagu thiguthaagu
thiguthaagu thaa
This heart is soft like cotton,
and it has caught fire, it is burning!
Mama, oh Mama!
By sweet-talking and cuddling a little,
coming together,
shall we put out this fire?
Ehehe, Mama!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a playful and sensual Tamil folk-style duet/soliloquy in which the female protagonist passionately expresses her deep romantic urge towards her beloved ('Maamaa'). She compares her heart to dry cotton that has caught fire with desire and playfully asks him to embrace her and put out the flame. Through playful teasing and folk astrology references, she urges him to stop running away like an innocent child and embrace their love.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamaani)

Panju pola nenju idhu

Comparing the soft, highly inflammable heart to cotton ('Panju pola nenju').

Metaphor (Uvagam)

Thee anaikkalaamaa

Comparing overwhelming romantic passion to a fire ('Thee') that needs to be extinguished.

Onomatopoeia / Rhythm syllables (Sollalangaaram)

Ada dhiguthagu dhiguthagu

Rhythmic folk beats used as filler words to elevate energy ('dhiguthagu dhiguthagu').

Second-Letter Rhyme (Etuhais)

Thottaalae thunda pottu

Matching second consonants across lines ('Thottaalae' / 'Chittenna').

Repetition (Adukkuthodar)

Pathikkichu pathikkichu

Repetition of words for emotional intensity and rhythm ('pathikkichu pathikkichu', 'konji konji').

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Trivia

This track belongs to the 1997 Tamil film 'Punniyavathi', featuring lyrics written by veteran lyricist-director Gangai Amaran, who is well known for crafting earthy, catchy, and rhythmic Tamil folk songs.

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