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Lyrics & meaning

Panjumittai

From Eetti · 2015

Lyricist
Yegathasi
Singer
Harihara Sudhan
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Movie name
Eetti
Movie release year
2015
Lyrics added on
1 Jul 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Panjumittai mela
Theeya patthavacha da
Raatinaththa pola
Enna sutha vecha da
Melae melae
Ava minnalathaan polae polae
Keezhae Keezhae
Ena konnuputtaalae
Kaiyila siriga
Katti vittalae
Paravayai aanenae
Hey sangha thamizha
Thanga silaya
Oththu varumaada
Ava chozha naattu
Sorna kiliya
Solli thola da
Panjumittai mela
Theeya patthavacha da
Raatinaththa pola
Enna sutha vecha da..aa..
Thom tha thomthanana
Thom tha thomthanana
Mayila kuiyila theriyaadhu
Mani kural
Enna vaattudhada
Eh kolluraan kolluraan
Thatthuvam solluraan
Aiyyyo thaangala da
Ivan overa pesuraan
Ketkuren kaadhula
Rattham oothudhada
Iravu pagalu
Paakaama
Peiya pola aattudhada
Thanjai kobura nizhalaa
Nilavuku chitthappan magala
Nadhi thandhaalae
Alai thandhaalae
Paaraamalae
Hey sangha thamizha
Thanga silaya
Oththu varumaada
Ava chozha naattu
Sorna kiliya
Solli thola da
Thaer azhagaal varugindra
Theruvai arivaano
Kaarmugilaal tharugindra
Amudham kudipaano
Koorvizhiyaal oru naal ivan
Kuththi charivaano..
Ooo..ooo..ooo..
Thom tha thomthanana
Thom tha thomthanana
Oosi kanavu
Varumpodhu
Oru nodi kooda
Thoongalayae
Parotta thinnutu
Korattai vittiyae
Poi ku oru alavillaya
Unaku kosu kadi thaangala
Neeyum thoongala
Alli vidura da
Nirutham thaandi
Thoongiputten
Bus la whistle-u
Ketkalayae
Olayila kodhikudhu manamae
Anaithida vaangada sanamae
Mazha penchaalum
Veyil adichaalum
Erumai pol aanen
Hey sangha thamizha
Thanga silaya
Oththu varumaada
Ava chozha naattu
Sorna kiliya
Solli thola da
Panjumittai mela
Theeya patthavacha da
Raatinaththa pola
Enna sutha vecha da..aa..
Melae melae
Ava minnalathaan polae polae
Keezhae Keezhae
Ena konnuputtaalae
Kaiyila siriga
Katti vittalae
Paravayai aanenae
{Thanatha thatha nana
Thanatha thanatha thatha nana
Thaanatha thanatha thatha nana
Thanatha thanae nanae..naa…} (2)
On cotton candy,
she set a fire, man!
Like a giant wheel,
she spun me around, man!
Up and up,
just like a flash of lightning!
Down and down,
she just finished me off!
She tied wings
onto my arms,
and I turned into a bird!
Hey, is she Sangam Tamil (ancient classical Tamil),
or a golden statue?
Will this work out, man?
Is she the Chola kingdom's
golden parrot?
Just tell me, man!
On cotton candy,
she set a fire, man!
Like a giant wheel,
she spun me around, man!
Thom tha thomthanana
Thom tha thomthanana
I can't tell if she's a peacock or a cuckoo,
but her sweet ringing voice
is tormenting me, man!
Hey, he's killing us, he's killing us,
spouting all this philosophy!
Oh, we can't take this, man!
He's talking way too much!
Listening to him,
my ears are bleeding, man!
Day and night,
without taking a break,
she haunts me like a ghost, man!
Is she the shadow of the Thanjavur temple tower?
Is she the moon's own cousin?
She brought a river,
she brought waves,
without even caring!
Hey, is she Sangam Tamil (ancient classical Tamil),
or a golden statue?
Will this work out, man?
Is she the Chola kingdom's
golden parrot?
Just tell me, man!
As she arrives with the beauty of a temple chariot,
will he know which street she takes?
The nectar offered by the dark rain clouds,
will he get to drink it?
Pierced by her sharp eyes one day,
will he crumble and fall?
Oh... oh... oh...
Thom tha thomthanana
Thom tha thomthanana
When needle-sharp dreams
come piercing in,
not even for a second
could I sleep!
You stuffed yourself with parottas
and snored away!
Isn't there any limit to your lies?
You couldn't stand the mosquito bites,
so you didn't sleep either!
Stop making up stories, man!
Right past my stop,
I overslept,
and the bus conductor's whistle,
I didn't even hear it!
My heart is boiling like a pot on the stove!
Come put it out, everyone!
Whether it rains
or the hot sun beats down,
I stand dazed like a buffalo!
Hey, is she Sangam Tamil (ancient classical Tamil),
or a golden statue?
Will this work out, man?
Is she the Chola kingdom's
golden parrot?
Just tell me, man!
On cotton candy,
she set a fire, man!
Like a giant wheel,
she spun me around, man!
Up and up,
just like a flash of lightning!
Down and down,
she just finished me off!
She tied wings
onto my arms,
and I turned into a bird!
{Thanatha thatha nana
Thanatha thanatha thatha nana
Thaanatha thanatha thatha nana
Thanatha thane nane...naa...} (x2)
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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