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Pappa Sabaiyil Aaduthu

From Vaai Kozhuppu · 1989

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
Vani Jairam
Music director
Chandrabose
Movie name
Vaai Kozhuppu
Movie release year
1989
Lyrics added on
9 May 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Oho oho oho
Oho oho oho…..
Pappaa sabaiyil aaduthu
Chorus :Hae…
Female :Paathi paathi pesuthu
Chorus :Hae…
Female :Thanae konjam yaenuthu
Chorus :Hae…
Female :Thaniyae nenjam vaaduthu
Chorus :Hae…
Yaarodum sadukudu aada sammatham
Neeyum santhosam kaanbathil enna thaamatham
……………..
Pappaa sabaiyil aaduthu
Chorus :Hae…
Female :Paathi paathi pesuthu
Chorus :Hae…
Female :Thanae konjam yaenuthu
Chorus :Hae…
Female :Thaniyae nenjam vaaduthu
Chorus :Hae…
……………..
Yaarodum sadukudu aada sammatham
Neeyum santhosam kaanbathil enna thaamatham
……………..
Pappaa sabaiyil aaduthu
Chorus :Hae…
Female :Paathi paathi pesuthu
Chorus :Hae…
Female :Thanae konjam yaenuthu
Chorus :Hae…
Female :Thaniyae nenjam vaaduthu
Chorus :Hae…
Poovellam kodi maelae
Pudavaigalaai kattiyathu
Chorus :Pudavaigalaai kattiyathu
Female :Ponmaeni en maeni
Pookkalinaal kattiyathu
Chorus :Pookkalinaal kattiyathu
Kaiyil koppai ullathaa
Paiyil kaasu ullathaa
Aasai meedham ullathaa
Alli paaru manmathaa saloiyyaa
Pappaa sabaiyil aaduthu
Paathi paathi pesuthu
Thanae konjam yaenuthu
Thaniyae nenjam vaaduthu
Laa laa laa laa
Haei haei
Madhu sinthum kinnamthaan
Muzhuvathumae unakkaaga
Chorus :Muzhuvathumae unakkaaga
Female :Viral meettum veenaikku
Vidha vidhamaai pudhuppaattu
Chorus :Vidha vidhamaai pudhuppaattu
Alli paaru mannavaa
Halwa thottamallavaa
Pallippaadam sollavaa
Panthai pola thullavaa
Thaekkonnaa
Pappaa sabaiyil aaduthu
Chorus :Hae…
Female :Paathi paathi pesuthu
Chorus :Hae…
Female :Thanae konjam yaenuthu
Chorus :Hae…
Female :Thaniyae nenjam vaaduthu
Chorus :Hae…
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh...
The girl dances before the crowd
Chorus: Hey...
Female: Speaking half-words in a daze
Chorus: Hey...
Female: Swaying all by herself
Chorus: Hey...
Female: Her heart pines in loneliness
Chorus: Hey...
Ready to play tag with anyone
Why delay in enjoying yourself?
...
The girl dances before the crowd
Chorus: Hey...
Female: Speaking half-words in a daze
Chorus: Hey...
Female: Swaying all by herself
Chorus: Hey...
Female: Her heart pines in loneliness
Chorus: Hey...
...
Ready to play tag with anyone
Why delay in enjoying yourself?
...
The girl dances before the crowd
Chorus: Hey...
Female: Speaking half-words in a daze
Chorus: Hey...
Female: Swaying all by herself
Chorus: Hey...
Female: Her heart pines in loneliness
Chorus: Hey...
All the flowers on the creeper
have draped themselves like sarees
Chorus: Have draped themselves like sarees
Female: This golden body of mine
is crafted out of flowers
Chorus: Is crafted out of flowers
Do you have a cup in your hand?
Do you have money in your pocket?
Do you still have desire left?
Embrace me and find out, my Cupid, come on!
The girl dances before the crowd
Speaking half-words in a daze
Swaying all by herself
Her heart pines in loneliness
La la la la
Hey hey
This cup overflowing with wine
is entirely for you
Chorus: Is entirely for you
Female: For the lute plucked by your fingers
there are all kinds of new songs
Chorus: There are all kinds of new songs
Hold me close and see, my king
Isn't this a garden of sweet halwa?
Shall I teach you a lesson?
Shall I bounce around like a ball?
Look at me!
The girl dances before the crowd
Chorus: Hey...
Female: Speaking half-words in a daze
Chorus: Hey...
Female: Swaying all by herself
Chorus: Hey...
Female: Her heart pines in loneliness
Chorus: Hey...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Pappaa sabaiyil aaduthu' from the 1989 Tamil film 'Vaai Kozhuppu' is a playful cabaret/item dance number. The protagonist sings about a young woman performing in a public gathering, enticing her audience while expressing her inner loneliness and desire for companionship. Through vivid imagery of wine, flowers, sweet treats, and music, she invites her lover to partake in the pleasures of life without hesitation.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani / Uruvagam)

Ponmaeni en maeni / Pookkalinaal kattiyathu

Comparing the female body draped in flowers to a body wrapped in saree garments, and referring to herself as a sweet 'halwa garden'.

Rhyme / Monai (Initial Alliteration)

Pappaa sabaiyil aaduthu / Paathi paathi pesuthu

Repetition of initial consonant and vowel sound 'Pa' across consecutive lines (Pappaa / Paathi).

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Kaiyil koppai ullathaa / Paiyil kaasu ullathaa / Aasai meedham ullathaa

Rhyming line endings using 'ullathaa' across multiple rhetorical questions.

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Trivia

The song features playful club dance tropes characteristic of late 1980s Tamil cinema, blending Western beats with catchy lyrical rhymes written by Vairamuthu.

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