Pattanandhan Pogalamadi
From Pattanandhan Pogalamadi · 1990
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- Suja Radhakrishnan
- Music director
- Sankar Ganesh
- Details
- Pattanandhan Pogalamadi1990
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Pattananthaan pogalamadi | We can go to the city, my girl |
| Naama vasathiyaaga vaazhalaamadi | We can live comfortably, my girl |
| Pattananthaan pogalamadi | We can go to the city, my girl |
| Naama vasathiyaaga vaazhalaamadi | We can live comfortably, my girl |
| Female | |
| Ellathukkum adhu yetha edam | It is the suitable place for everything |
| Adhu ellarumae vndhu paatha edam | It is a place that everyone has come to visit |
| Thennaiyai paatha naam | We who have seen coconut trees |
| Chennaiyai paarkkalaam | Can now see Chennai |
| Chorus | |
| Humming…… | (Humming) |
| Female | |
| Aathoram kaathadikkum nammooru | In our village, breeze blows along the riverbank |
| Aavaaram poo vedikkum | The Aavaaram flowers bloom |
| Chorus :Hmmm | Chorus: Hmmm |
| Female :Beach oram alai adikkum angae thaan | Female: Over there, waves crash along the beach shore |
| Poyi ninna kaal nanaikkum | If you go and stand there, it will wet your feet |
| Chorus :Hmmm | Chorus: Hmmm |
| Female | |
| Saethulathaan ingae yaer nadakkum | Here in the mud, the plow walks |
| Roatula thaan angae caar parakkum | There on the roads, cars fly by |
| Mannu vecha veedu ingae | Mud-built houses are here |
| Maadi melae maadi angae | Multi-storeyed buildings upon buildings are there |
| Ooruthaan yedhadi madraasai pola | Which town can compare to Madras? |
| Chorus | |
| Humming……………….. | (Humming) |
| Female | |
| Yaemaatha yaarum illai madraasil | There is no one who deceives in Madras |
| Yemaandha perum illai | Nor are there people who get deceived |
| Chorus :Hmmm | Chorus: Hmmm |
| Female :Ellorum padichavanga panpaadu | Female: Everyone is educated and cultured |
| Ennaannu purinjavanga | They understand what culture truly is |
| Chorus :Hmmm | Chorus: Hmmm |
| Female | |
| Thaaikulatha romba madhippavanga | They respect womanhood deeply |
| Kannagi pol enni thudhippavanga | They revere women like Goddess Kannagi |
| Pengal kooda velai paarthu | Women too can work there |
| Vaazhalaame maanam kaathu | And live with their dignity intact |
| Ooruthaan yedhadi madraasai pola | Which town can compare to Madras? |
பட்டணந்தான் போகலாமடி
நாம வசதியாக வாழலாமடி
பட்டணந்தான் போகலாமடி
நாம வசதியாக வாழலாமடி
We can go to the city, my girl
We can live comfortably, my girl
We can go to the city, my girl
We can live comfortably, my girl
எல்லாத்துக்கும் அது ஏத்த எடம்
அது எல்லாருமே வந்து பாத்த எடம்
தென்னையை பாத்த நாம்
சென்னையை பார்க்கலாம்
It is the suitable place for everything
It is a place that everyone has come to visit
We who have seen coconut trees
Can now see Chennai
பெண் குழு :
பட்டணந்தான் போகலாமடி
நாம வசதியாக வாழலாமடி
பட்டணந்தான் போகலாமடி
நாம வசதியாக வாழலாமடி
(Humming)
முனங்கல் ........
In our village, breeze blows along the riverbank
The Aavaaram flowers bloom
Chorus: Hmmm
Female: Over there, waves crash along the beach shore
If you go and stand there, it will wet your feet
Chorus: Hmmm
ஆத்தோரம் காத்தடிக்கும் நம்மூரு
ஆவாரம் பூ வெடிக்கும்
குழு :
ம்ம்ம்ம்
பீச்சோரம் அலை அடிக்கும் அங்கேதான்
போய் நின்னா கால் நனைக்கும்
குழு :
ம்ம்ம்ம்
Here in the mud, the plow walks
There on the roads, cars fly by
Mud-built houses are here
Multi-storeyed buildings upon buildings are there
Which town can compare to Madras?
சேத்துலத்தான் இங்கே ஏர் நடக்கும்
ரோட்டுலத்தான் அங்கே கார் பறக்கும்
மண்ணு வச்ச வீடு இங்கே
மாடி மேலே மாடி அங்கே
ஊருதான் ஏதடி மெட்ராசை போல
(Humming)
பெண் குழு :
பட்டணந்தான் போகலாமடி
நாம வசதியாக வாழலாமடி
எல்லாத்துக்கும் அது ஏத்த எடம்
அது எல்லாருமே வந்து பாத்த எடம்
தென்னையை பாத்த நாம்
சென்னையை பார்க்கலாம்
பெண் குழு :
பட்டணந்தான் போகலாமடி
நாம வசதியாக வாழலாமடி
There is no one who deceives in Madras
Nor are there people who get deceived
Chorus: Hmmm
Female: Everyone is educated and cultured
They understand what culture truly is
Chorus: Hmmm
முனங்கல்.............
They respect womanhood deeply
They revere women like Goddess Kannagi
Women too can work there
And live with their dignity intact
Which town can compare to Madras?
ஏமாத்தா யாருமில்லை மெட்ராஸில்
ஏமாந்த பேருமில்லை
குழு :
ம்ம்ம்ம்
எல்லோரும் படிச்சவங்க பண்பாடு
என்னான்னு புரிஞ்சவங்க
குழு :
ம்ம்ம்ம்
தாய்க்குலத்த ரொம்ப மதிப்பவங்க
கண்ணகி போல் எண்ணி துதிப்பவங்க
பெண்கள் கூட வேலைப் பார்த்து
வாழலாமே மானம் காத்து
ஊருதான் ஏதடி மெட்ராசை போல
பெண் குழு :
பட்டணந்தான் போகலாமடி
நாம வசதியாக வாழலாமடி
எல்லாத்துக்கும் அது ஏத்த எடம்
அது எல்லாருமே வந்து பாத்த எடம்
தென்னையை பாத்த நாம்
சென்னையை பார்க்கலாம்
பெண் குழு :
பட்டணந்தான் போகலாமடி
நாம வசதியாக வாழலாமடி
பட்டணந்தான் போகலாமடி
நாம வசதியாக வாழலாமடி....
Pattananthaan pogalamadi
We can go to the city, my girl
Naama vasathiyaaga vaazhalaamadi
We can live comfortably, my girl
Pattananthaan pogalamadi
We can go to the city, my girl
Naama vasathiyaaga vaazhalaamadi
We can live comfortably, my girl
Ellathukkum adhu yetha edam
It is the suitable place for everything
Adhu ellarumae vndhu paatha edam
It is a place that everyone has come to visit
Thennaiyai paatha naam
We who have seen coconut trees
Chennaiyai paarkkalaam
Can now see Chennai
Humming……
(Humming)
Aathoram kaathadikkum nammooru
In our village, breeze blows along the riverbank
Aavaaram poo vedikkum
The Aavaaram flowers bloom
Chorus :Hmmm
Chorus: Hmmm
Female :Beach oram alai adikkum angae thaan
Female: Over there, waves crash along the beach shore
Poyi ninna kaal nanaikkum
If you go and stand there, it will wet your feet
Chorus :Hmmm
Chorus: Hmmm
Saethulathaan ingae yaer nadakkum
Here in the mud, the plow walks
Roatula thaan angae caar parakkum
There on the roads, cars fly by
Mannu vecha veedu ingae
Mud-built houses are here
Maadi melae maadi angae
Multi-storeyed buildings upon buildings are there
Ooruthaan yedhadi madraasai pola
Which town can compare to Madras?
Humming………………..
(Humming)
Yaemaatha yaarum illai madraasil
There is no one who deceives in Madras
Yemaandha perum illai
Nor are there people who get deceived
Chorus :Hmmm
Chorus: Hmmm
Female :Ellorum padichavanga panpaadu
Female: Everyone is educated and cultured
Ennaannu purinjavanga
They understand what culture truly is
Chorus :Hmmm
Chorus: Hmmm
Thaaikulatha romba madhippavanga
They respect womanhood deeply
Kannagi pol enni thudhippavanga
They revere women like Goddess Kannagi
Pengal kooda velai paarthu
Women too can work there
Vaazhalaame maanam kaathu
And live with their dignity intact
Ooruthaan yedhadi madraasai pola
Which town can compare to Madras?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song presents a bright, optimistic perspective of a village woman inviting her companion to move to the city of Madras (Chennai) to lead a prosperous and modern life. Through comparisons between rural surroundings and urban marvels, she highlights Madras as a land of opportunity, technological advancement, and scenic beauty like the Marina beach.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Thennaiyai paatha naam / Chennaiyai paarkkalaam”
Matching of the second consonant sound across consecutive lines, such as 'th' sound in 'Thennaiyai' and 'Chennaiyai'.
Antithesis (Contrast / Ethirsoi)
“Saethulathaan ingae yaer nadakkum / Roatula thaan angae caar parakkum”
Juxtaposition of village reality ('ingae') with urban fantasy ('angae') to emphasize differences.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)
“Roatula thaan angae caar parakkum”
Exaggerating city attributes such as cars 'flying' on roads and asserting no one gets cheated in Madras.
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Trivia
Composed by the duo Sankar Ganesh with lyrics by Vaali, the song captures the late 20th-century rural Tamil fascination with Madras as an ideal metropolis offering economic independence and respect for working women.
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