Panjumittai
From Eetti · 2015
- Lyricist
- Yegathasi
- Singer
- Harihara Sudhan
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Details
- Eetti2015
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Panjumittai mela | On cotton candy |
| Theeya patthavacha da | She set a fire, man |
| Raatinaththa pola | Like a giant wheel |
| Enna sutha vecha da | She made me spin around, man |
| Male | |
| Melae melae | Up above, up above |
| Ava minnalathaan polae polae | She is like lightning, lightning |
| Keezhae Keezhae | Down below, down below |
| Ena konnuputtaalae | She killed me |
| Male | |
| Kaiyila siriga | Wings on my hands |
| Katti vittalae | She tied for me |
| Paravayai aanenae | And I became a bird |
| Chorus | |
| Hey sangha thamizha | Hey, Sangam Tamilian! |
| Thanga silaya | Golden statue |
| Oththu varumaada | Will it match or suit? |
| Ava chozha naattu | She is from the Chola country |
| Sorna kiliya | Golden parrot |
| Solli thola da | Just tell me, man |
| Male | |
| Panjumittai mela | On cotton candy |
| Theeya patthavacha da | She set a fire, man |
| Raatinaththa pola | Like a giant wheel |
| Enna sutha vecha da..aa.. | She made me spin around, man.. |
| Chorus | |
| Thom tha thomthanana | Thom tha thomthanana |
| Thom tha thomthanana | Thom tha thomthanana |
| Male | |
| Mayila kuiyila theriyaadhu | Is it a peacock or a cuckoo? I can't tell |
| Mani kural | Her bell-like voice |
| Enna vaattudhada | Is tormenting me, man |
| Chorus | |
| Eh kolluraan kolluraan | Hey, he is killing us, killing us |
| Thatthuvam solluraan | He is preaching philosophy |
| Aiyyyo thaangala da | Oh god, I can't bear it, man |
| Ivan overa pesuraan | He is talking too much |
| Ketkuren kaadhula | Listening to it with my ears |
| Rattham oothudhada | Blood is pouring out, man |
| Male | |
| Iravu pagalu | Night or day |
| Paakaama | Without looking at the time |
| Peiya pola aattudhada | She makes me dance like a ghost |
| Male | |
| Thanjai kobura nizhalaa | Is she the shadow of Thanjavur tower? |
| Nilavuku chitthappan magala | Is she the uncle's daughter to the moon? |
| Nadhi thandhaalae | The river gave her |
| Alai thandhaalae | The wave gave her |
| Paaraamalae | Without even glancing |
| Chorus | |
| Hey sangha thamizha | Hey, Sangam Tamilian! |
| Thanga silaya | Golden statue |
| Oththu varumaada | Will it match or suit? |
| Ava chozha naattu | She is from the Chola country |
| Sorna kiliya | Golden parrot |
| Solli thola da | Just tell me, man |
| Female | |
| Thaer azhagaal varugindra | By the chariot's beauty coming along |
| Theruvai arivaano | Does he know the street? |
| Kaarmugilaal tharugindra | Given by the dark clouds |
| Amudham kudipaano | Will he drink the nectar? |
| Koorvizhiyaal oru naal ivan | With her sharp eyes, one day |
| Kuththi charivaano.. | Will he be stabbed and collapse?.. |
| Ooo..ooo..ooo.. | Ooo..ooo..ooo.. |
| Chorus | |
| Thom tha thomthanana | Thom tha thomthanana |
| Thom tha thomthanana | Thom tha thomthanana |
| Male | |
| Oosi kanavu | A needle-sharp dream |
| Varumpodhu | When it comes |
| Oru nodi kooda | Not even for a second |
| Thoongalayae | I haven't slept |
| Chorus | |
| Parotta thinnutu | After eating parotta |
| Korattai vittiyae | You snored away |
| Poi ku oru alavillaya | Is there no limit to your lie? |
| Unaku kosu kadi thaangala | You couldn't bear the mosquito bites |
| Neeyum thoongala | And you didn't sleep either |
| Alli vidura da | You are bluffing so much, man |
| Male | |
| Nirutham thaandi | Beyond the stop |
| Thoongiputten | I fell asleep |
| Bus la whistle-u | The bus whistle |
| Ketkalayae | I didn't hear |
| Male | |
| Olayila kodhikudhu manamae | My heart boils over palm leaves |
| Anaithida vaangada sanamae | Come extinguish it, my people |
| Mazha penchaalum | Whether it rains |
| Veyil adichaalum | Or whether the sun shines |
| Erumai pol aanen | I have become like a buffalo |
| Chorus | |
| Hey sangha thamizha | Hey, Sangam Tamilian! |
| Thanga silaya | Golden statue |
| Oththu varumaada | Will it match or suit? |
| Ava chozha naattu | She is from the Chola country |
| Sorna kiliya | Golden parrot |
| Solli thola da | Just tell me, man |
| Male | |
| Panjumittai mela | On cotton candy |
| Theeya patthavacha da | She set a fire, man |
| Raatinaththa pola | Like a giant wheel |
| Enna sutha vecha da..aa.. | She made me spin around, man.. |
| Male | |
| Melae melae | Up above, up above |
| Ava minnalathaan polae polae | She is like lightning, lightning |
| Keezhae Keezhae | Down below, down below |
| Ena konnuputtaalae | She killed me |
| Male | |
| Kaiyila siriga | Wings on my hands |
| Katti vittalae | She tied for me |
| Paravayai aanenae | And I became a bird |
| Chorus | |
| {Thanatha thatha nana | {Rhythmic vocal percussion |
| Thanatha thanatha thatha nana | Rhythmic vocal percussion |
| Thaanatha thanatha thatha nana | Rhythmic vocal percussion |
| Thanatha thanae nanae..naa…} (2) | Rhythmic vocal percussion} (2) |
பஞ்சுமிட்டாய்
மேல தீய பத்த வச்சாடா
ராட்டினத்தை போல என்ன
சுத்த வச்ச டா
On cotton candy
She set a fire, man
Like a giant wheel
She made me spin around, man
மேலே மேலே
அவ மின்னலத்தான்
போலே போலே கீழே
கீழே என கொன்னு
புட்டாளே
Up above, up above
She is like lightning, lightning
Down below, down below
She killed me
கையில சிறகை
கட்டி விட்டாலே
பறவையாய் ஆனேனே
Wings on my hands
She tied for me
And I became a bird
ஹே சங்க
தமிழா தங்க சிலையா
ஒத்து வருமாடா அவ
சோழ நாட்டு சொர்ண
கிளியா சொல்லி தொலைடா
Hey, Sangam Tamilian!
Golden statue
Will it match or suit?
She is from the Chola country
Golden parrot
Just tell me, man
பஞ்சுமிட்டாய்
மேல தீய பத்த வச்சாடா
ராட்டினத்தை போல என்ன
சுத்த வச்ச டா ஆ
On cotton candy
She set a fire, man
Like a giant wheel
She made me spin around, man..
தோம் தா
தோம்தனனா தோம்
தா தோம்தனனா
Thom tha thomthanana
Thom tha thomthanana
மயிலா குயிலா
தெரியாது மணி குரல்
என்ன வாட்டுதடா
Is it a peacock or a cuckoo? I can't tell
Her bell-like voice
Is tormenting me, man
ஏ கொல்லுறான்
கொல்லுறான் தத்துவம்
சொல்லுறான் ஐயோ
தாங்கல டா இவன் ஓவரா
பேசுறான் கேட்குறேன்
காதுல ரத்தம் ஊத்துதடா
Hey, he is killing us, killing us
He is preaching philosophy
Oh god, I can't bear it, man
He is talking too much
Listening to it with my ears
Blood is pouring out, man
இரவு பகலு
பாக்காம பேய்ய
போல ஆட்டுதடா
Night or day
Without looking at the time
She makes me dance like a ghost
தஞ்சை கோபுர
நிழலா நிலவுக்கு
சித்தப்பன் மகள நதி
தந்தாலே அலை
தந்தாலே பாராமலே
Is she the shadow of Thanjavur tower?
Is she the uncle's daughter to the moon?
The river gave her
The wave gave her
Without even glancing
ஹே சங்க
தமிழா தங்க சிலையா
ஒத்து வருமாடா அவ
சோழ நாட்டு சொர்ண
கிளியா சொல்லி தொலைடா
Hey, Sangam Tamilian!
Golden statue
Will it match or suit?
She is from the Chola country
Golden parrot
Just tell me, man
தேர் அழகால்
வருகின்ற தெருவை
அறிவானோ கார்முகிலால்
தருகின்ற அமுதம் குடிப்பானோ
கூர்விழியால் ஒரு நாள் இவன்
குத்தி சரிவானோ ஓ ஓ ஓ ஓ
By the chariot's beauty coming along
Does he know the street?
Given by the dark clouds
Will he drink the nectar?
With her sharp eyes, one day
Will he be stabbed and collapse?..
Ooo..ooo..ooo..
தோம் தா
தோம்தனனா தோம்
தா தோம்தனனா
Thom tha thomthanana
Thom tha thomthanana
ஊசி கனவு
வரும் போது ஒரு
நொடி கூட தூங்கலையே
A needle-sharp dream
When it comes
Not even for a second
I haven't slept
பரோட்டா தின்னுட்டு
குறட்டை விட்டியே பொய்க்கு
ஒரு அளவில்லையா உனக்கு
கொசு கடி தாங்கல நீயும் தூங்கல
அள்ளி விடுற டா
After eating parotta
You snored away
Is there no limit to your lie?
You couldn't bear the mosquito bites
And you didn't sleep either
You are bluffing so much, man
நிறுத்தம் தாண்டி
தூங்கிபுட்டேன் பஸ்ல
விசிலு கேட்கலையே
Beyond the stop
I fell asleep
The bus whistle
I didn't hear
ஒலையில
கொதிக்குது மனமே
அணைத்திட வாங்கடா
சனமே மழை பெஞ்சாலும்
வெயில் அடிச்சாலும்
எருமை போல் ஆனேன்
My heart boils over palm leaves
Come extinguish it, my people
Whether it rains
Or whether the sun shines
I have become like a buffalo
ஹே சங்க
தமிழா தங்க சிலையா
ஒத்து வருமாடா அவ
சோழ நாட்டு சொர்ண
கிளியா சொல்லி தொலைடா
Hey, Sangam Tamilian!
Golden statue
Will it match or suit?
She is from the Chola country
Golden parrot
Just tell me, man
பஞ்சுமிட்டாய்
மேல தீய பத்த வச்சாடா
ராட்டினத்தை போல என்ன
சுத்த வச்ச டா
On cotton candy
She set a fire, man
Like a giant wheel
She made me spin around, man..
மேலே மேலே
அவ மின்னலத்தான்
போலே போலே கீழே
கீழே என கொன்னு
புட்டாளே
Up above, up above
She is like lightning, lightning
Down below, down below
She killed me
கையில சிறகை
கட்டி விட்டாலே
பறவையாய் ஆனேனே
Wings on my hands
She tied for me
And I became a bird
{ தனதா தத்த நானா
தனதா தனதா தத்த நானா
தனதா தனதா தத்த நானா
தனதா தானே நானே நா } (2)
{Rhythmic vocal percussion
Rhythmic vocal percussion
Rhythmic vocal percussion
Rhythmic vocal percussion} (2)
Panjumittai mela
On cotton candy
Theeya patthavacha da
She set a fire, man
Raatinaththa pola
Like a giant wheel
Enna sutha vecha da
She made me spin around, man
Melae melae
Up above, up above
Ava minnalathaan polae polae
She is like lightning, lightning
Keezhae Keezhae
Down below, down below
Ena konnuputtaalae
She killed me
Kaiyila siriga
Wings on my hands
Katti vittalae
She tied for me
Paravayai aanenae
And I became a bird
Hey sangha thamizha
Hey, Sangam Tamilian!
Thanga silaya
Golden statue
Oththu varumaada
Will it match or suit?
Ava chozha naattu
She is from the Chola country
Sorna kiliya
Golden parrot
Solli thola da
Just tell me, man
Panjumittai mela
On cotton candy
Theeya patthavacha da
She set a fire, man
Raatinaththa pola
Like a giant wheel
Enna sutha vecha da..aa..
She made me spin around, man..
Thom tha thomthanana
Thom tha thomthanana
Thom tha thomthanana
Thom tha thomthanana
Mayila kuiyila theriyaadhu
Is it a peacock or a cuckoo? I can't tell
Mani kural
Her bell-like voice
Enna vaattudhada
Is tormenting me, man
Eh kolluraan kolluraan
Hey, he is killing us, killing us
Thatthuvam solluraan
He is preaching philosophy
Aiyyyo thaangala da
Oh god, I can't bear it, man
Ivan overa pesuraan
He is talking too much
Ketkuren kaadhula
Listening to it with my ears
Rattham oothudhada
Blood is pouring out, man
Iravu pagalu
Night or day
Paakaama
Without looking at the time
Peiya pola aattudhada
She makes me dance like a ghost
Thanjai kobura nizhalaa
Is she the shadow of Thanjavur tower?
Nilavuku chitthappan magala
Is she the uncle's daughter to the moon?
Nadhi thandhaalae
The river gave her
Alai thandhaalae
The wave gave her
Paaraamalae
Without even glancing
Hey sangha thamizha
Hey, Sangam Tamilian!
Thanga silaya
Golden statue
Oththu varumaada
Will it match or suit?
Ava chozha naattu
She is from the Chola country
Sorna kiliya
Golden parrot
Solli thola da
Just tell me, man
Thaer azhagaal varugindra
By the chariot's beauty coming along
Theruvai arivaano
Does he know the street?
Kaarmugilaal tharugindra
Given by the dark clouds
Amudham kudipaano
Will he drink the nectar?
Koorvizhiyaal oru naal ivan
With her sharp eyes, one day
Kuththi charivaano..
Will he be stabbed and collapse?..
Ooo..ooo..ooo..
Ooo..ooo..ooo..
Thom tha thomthanana
Thom tha thomthanana
Thom tha thomthanana
Thom tha thomthanana
Oosi kanavu
A needle-sharp dream
Varumpodhu
When it comes
Oru nodi kooda
Not even for a second
Thoongalayae
I haven't slept
Parotta thinnutu
After eating parotta
Korattai vittiyae
You snored away
Poi ku oru alavillaya
Is there no limit to your lie?
Unaku kosu kadi thaangala
You couldn't bear the mosquito bites
Neeyum thoongala
And you didn't sleep either
Alli vidura da
You are bluffing so much, man
Nirutham thaandi
Beyond the stop
Thoongiputten
I fell asleep
Bus la whistle-u
The bus whistle
Ketkalayae
I didn't hear
Olayila kodhikudhu manamae
My heart boils over palm leaves
Anaithida vaangada sanamae
Come extinguish it, my people
Mazha penchaalum
Whether it rains
Veyil adichaalum
Or whether the sun shines
Erumai pol aanen
I have become like a buffalo
Hey sangha thamizha
Hey, Sangam Tamilian!
Thanga silaya
Golden statue
Oththu varumaada
Will it match or suit?
Ava chozha naattu
She is from the Chola country
Sorna kiliya
Golden parrot
Solli thola da
Just tell me, man
Panjumittai mela
On cotton candy
Theeya patthavacha da
She set a fire, man
Raatinaththa pola
Like a giant wheel
Enna sutha vecha da..aa..
She made me spin around, man..
Melae melae
Up above, up above
Ava minnalathaan polae polae
She is like lightning, lightning
Keezhae Keezhae
Down below, down below
Ena konnuputtaalae
She killed me
Kaiyila siriga
Wings on my hands
Katti vittalae
She tied for me
Paravayai aanenae
And I became a bird
{Thanatha thatha nana
{Rhythmic vocal percussion
Thanatha thanatha thatha nana
Rhythmic vocal percussion
Thaanatha thanatha thatha nana
Rhythmic vocal percussion
Thanatha thanae nanae..naa…} (2)
Rhythmic vocal percussion} (2)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Panjumittai Mela is a playful and upbeat track from the film Eetti (2015), capturing a humorous banter between a young man struck by love and his skeptical friends. The protagonist passionately describes how falling in love has turned his world upside down, comparing the intense sweet shock to setting fire to cotton candy and spinning uncontrollably on a Ferris wheel. Meanwhile, his friends roast his overly poetic declarations, poking fun at his dramatics and asking whether a classic Sangam-era beauty would ever truly match a simple guy like him. Blending high-energy folk rhythms with colloquial Tamil street slang and classical cultural references (such as the Chola realm and Thanjavur tower), the song perfectly conveys the chaotic excitement, teasing, and camaraderie surrounding youthful romance.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamaani)
“Raatinaththa pola / Ava minnalathaan polae polae”
Compares the girl's disorienting presence to a spinning Ferris wheel and her flash of beauty to lightning.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Panjumittai mela / Theeya patthavacha da”
Compares his sweet, fragile heart to cotton candy catching fire under the spark of love.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitci)
“Ketkuren kaadhula / Rattham oothudhada”
Exaggerates the annoyance of listening to the protagonist's love sick rambling as ears bleeding blood.
Antithesis / Contrast (Maranu)
“Melae melae / Keezhae Keezhae”
Uses contrasting spatial concepts 'melae' (above) and 'keezhae' (below) to emphasize disorientation.
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Trivia
Panjumittai Mela from Eetti (2015) was composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar with lyrics written by Yegathasi. The high-tempo folk track showcases actor Atharvaa in an energetic dance routine alongside Sri Divya.
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