Pengaloda Potti Podum
From Friends · 2001
- Lyricist
- Pazhani Bharathi
- Singers
- Hariharan, Sujatha Mohan
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Friends2001
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Thaam thakka thimi | Rhythmic vocal beat: Thaam thakka thimi |
| Thikki thikki thaa | Rhythmic vocal beat: Thikki thikki thaa |
| Thamm thakka thimi | Rhythmic vocal beat: Thamm thakka thimi |
| Thikki thaa thaa | Rhythmic vocal beat: Thikki thaa thaa |
| Thaam thakka thimi | Rhythmic vocal beat: Thaam thakka thimi |
| Thikki thikki thaa | Rhythmic vocal beat: Thikki thikki thaa |
| Thamm thakka thimi | Rhythmic vocal beat: Thamm thakka thimi |
| Thaaa…. | Rhythmic vocal beat: Thaaa…. |
| Female | |
| Pengaloda potti podum | Who are the men here |
| Aangal inga yaaru | To compete with women? |
| Male :Aa..haa …aaa..haaa… | Male: Aa..haa …aaa..haaa… |
| Female | |
| Koondhaloda mallu kattum | A mustache wrestling with long hair |
| Meesai jeyukathu | Will never win! |
| Male :Hey heyhey hey hey ehh | Male: Hey heyhey hey hey ehh |
| Female | |
| Mallika poo.. vachu vantha | When she comes wearing jasmine flowers, |
| Unga manasu kaathil aadum | Your heart sways in the breeze. |
| Pattu vizhi.. suttu vitta | If silk eyes shoot a glance, |
| Aambaliku valiyum.. valiyum.. | A man will feel pain and ache.. |
| Ballae ballae ballae ballae | Bravo, bravo, bravo, bravo! |
| Vaa pakkalam vaa | Come, let us see, come! |
| Male | |
| Aankaloda potti podum | Who are the women here |
| Pengal inga yaaru | To compete with men? |
| Female :Aa..ahaaa..aaa..ahaaa | Female: Aa..ahaaa..aaa..ahaaa |
| Male | |
| Meesaiyoda mallu kattum | Long hair wrestling with a mustache |
| Koondhal jeyukathu | Will never win! |
| Female :Aa..ahaaa..aaa..ahaaa | Female: Aa..ahaaa..aaa..ahaaa |
| Male | |
| Manappathu malliga than | Only jasmine smells sweet, |
| Ungalukoru vasamilla | You men have no fragrance of your own. |
| Suttathellam appalamthan | Everything you roast is just papad, |
| Adupadiyil therium…therium | It shows in the kitchen... it shows! |
| Ballae ballae ballae ballae | Bravo, bravo, bravo, bravo! |
| Vaa pakkalam vaa | Come, let us see, come! |
| Female | |
| Pengaloda potti podum | Who are the men here |
| Aangal inga yaaru | To compete with women? |
| Male :Aa..haa …aaa..haaa… | Male: Aa..haa …aaa..haaa… |
| Male | |
| Meesaiyoda mallu kattum | Long hair wrestling with a mustache |
| Koondhal jeyukathu..heyyyy…. | Will never win.. heyyy… |
| Male | |
| Eppa yeppa yeppa | Hey hey hey! |
| Pombalainga neenga | You women are |
| Veththu dappa | Just empty tins! |
| Chorus :Hey ballae ballae | Chorus: Hey bravo bravo |
| Hey ballae ballae | Hey bravo bravo |
| Hey ballae ballae | Hey bravo bravo |
| Ballae ballae heyyy… | Bravo bravo heyyy… |
| Female | |
| Eppa yeppa yeppa | Hey hey hey! |
| Sikkikitta neethan | You are the ones caught |
| Ekku thappa | In a terrible trap! |
| Male | |
| Aangal ennalumae osthiyena | That men are superior always, |
| Manasil vachikanum | You must keep in your mind! |
| Female :Pengal illavital aambalainga | Female: If women aren't there, men |
| Suvaril muttikanum | Will end up banging their heads on walls! |
| Male | |
| Hei pengalai seraamalae | Hey, aren't there sages who lived |
| Vaazhnthidum rishi illaiya | Without ever associating with women? |
| Female : Yogiar aanalumae | Female: Even if one is a great yogi, |
| Pettraval pen illaiya | Is not the mother who gave birth a woman? |
| Male | |
| Pombala ilamai sila varusham | A woman's youth lasts a few years, |
| Aambalaiku athu pala varusham | For a man, it lasts for many years! |
| Female : Arae ballae ballae | Female: Hey bravo bravo |
| Ballae ballae | Bravo bravo |
| Vaa pakkalam vaa..heiii | Come, let us see, come.. heii! |
| Male | |
| Aangaloda potti podum | Who are the women here |
| Pengal inga yaaru | To compete with men? |
| Female :Aha aha aha aha | Female: Aha aha aha aha |
| Female | |
| Koondhaloda mallu kattum | A mustache wrestling with long hair |
| Meesa jeyukathu | Will never win! |
| Male :Aha aha aha aha | Male: Aha aha aha aha |
| Male | |
| Hmmm ..hmmm.. | Hmmm ..hmmm.. |
| Female | |
| Nenaicha padi mudikkum ponnu | A woman can accomplish whatever she desires! |
| Male :Athuku pinna irukku irukku | Male: Behind that, there is |
| Kadhai onnu | Another story! |
| Female :Siragadikkum paranthu | Female: Flapping wings and flying, |
| Paruva chinna chittu | A youthful little bird! |
| Male :Kaiyara kattu aduppil | Male: Tied up tight with hands, |
| Alanthu kattu pattu | Measured and bound on the cooking stove! |
| Female | |
| Ponnu sirippil valiyura thaaru | Tar oozes from a girl's smile! |
| Male :Iduppa vetti neliyura thaaru | Male: Tar twists and bends at the waist line! |
| Female :Round adikkum satellitin mottu | Female: A satellite bud making rounds, |
| Male :Power ippo cuttu | Male: Power is cut now! |
| Female :Suttu vidum pottu | Female: The bindi that scorches! |
| Male :Anachiduvom thottu | Male: We will extinguish it with a touch! |
| Female | |
| Pengal kova pattal | If women get angry, |
| Aambalainga vaala vetti vappa | They will cut off men's tails! |
| Chorus :Hey ballae ballae | Chorus: Hey bravo bravo |
| Hey ballae ballae | Hey bravo bravo |
| Hey ballae ballae | Hey bravo bravo |
| Ballae ballae heyyy… | Bravo bravo heyyy… |
| Male | |
| Pennin kovam ellam | All of a woman's anger |
| Mutham vaithu | With a kiss, |
| Aambala maathi vappan | A man can transform! |
| Female | |
| Kattil thalli vacha | If pushed away from the bed, |
| Aambalainga nenjai bathikumae | A man's heart gets affected! |
| Male :Kattil thalli vaikum | Male: A woman who pushes him off the bed |
| Pombalaiya thendral sothikumae | Will be tested by the cool breeze! |
| Female | |
| Raathiri oodalgalil | In nighttime lovers' spats, |
| Yaaridam yaar thorpathu | Who loses to whom? |
| Male :Oodalil thotral avai | Male: If defeated in love play, |
| Tholviyai yaar solvathu | Who counts that as a defeat? |
| Female | |
| Suthuma odanja | A vessel broken into pieces, |
| Sothu pathiram | A spell cast by women |
| Pombalainga aati vaikkum | To rule and swing things around! |
| Manthiram | Hey bravo bravo |
| Arae ballae ballae | Bravo bravo |
| Ballae ballae | Come, let us see, come! |
| Vaa pakkalam vaa | Who are the men here |
| Female | |
| Pengaloda potti podum | To compete with women? |
| Aangal inga yaaru | Male: Aha aha aha aha |
| Male :Aha aha aha aha | Long hair wrestling with a mustache |
| Male | |
| Meesaiyodu mallu kattum | Will never win! |
| Koondhal jeyukathu | Male: Aha aha aha aha |
| Male :Aha aha aha aha | Hei hei hei |
| Male | |
| Hei hei hei | Female: When she comes wearing jasmine flowers, |
| Female :Mallika poo.. vachu vantha | Your heart sways in the breeze.. |
| Unga manasu kaathil aadum.. | Hei hei hei… |
| Hei hei hei… | Male: Everything you roast is just papad, |
| Male :Suttathellam appalamthan | It shows in the kitchen... it shows! |
| Adupadiyil therium…therium | Hey bravo bravo |
| Female | |
| Arae ballae ballae | Bravo bravo |
| Ballae ballae | Come, let us see, come! |
| Vaa pakkalam vaa | Who are the women here |
| Male | |
| Aangaloda potti podum | To compete with men? |
| Pengal inga yaaru | Female: Aha aha aha aha |
| Female :Aha aha aha aha | A mustache wrestling with long hair |
| Female | |
| Koondhaloda mallu kattum | Will never win! |
| Meesa jeyukathu | Male: Aha aha aha aha |
| Male :Aha aha aha aha | |
தாம் தக்க
திமி திக்கி திக்கி
தா தாம் தக்க திமி
திக்கி திக்கி தா தாம்
தக்க திமி திக்கி திக்கி
தா தாம் தக்க திமி தா
Rhythmic vocal beat: Thaam thakka thimi
Rhythmic vocal beat: Thikki thikki thaa
Rhythmic vocal beat: Thamm thakka thimi
Rhythmic vocal beat: Thikki thaa thaa
Rhythmic vocal beat: Thaam thakka thimi
Rhythmic vocal beat: Thikki thikki thaa
Rhythmic vocal beat: Thamm thakka thimi
Rhythmic vocal beat: Thaaa….
பெண்களோட
போட்டி போடும் ஆண்கள்
இங்க யாரு
ஆ ஹா ஆ ஹா
Who are the men here
To compete with women?
Male: Aa..haa …aaa..haaa…
கூந்தலோட
மல்லு கட்டும் மீச
ஜெயிக்காது
ஹே ஹே
ஹே ஹே ஹே
A mustache wrestling with long hair
Will never win!
Male: Hey heyhey hey hey ehh
மல்லிகைப்ப்பூ
வச்சு வந்தா உங்க மனசு
காத்தில் ஆடும் பட்டு விழி
சுட்டு விட்டா ஆம்பளைக்கு
வழியும் வழியும் பலே பலே
பலே பலே வா பாக்கலாம் வா
When she comes wearing jasmine flowers,
Your heart sways in the breeze.
If silk eyes shoot a glance,
A man will feel pain and ache..
Bravo, bravo, bravo, bravo!
Come, let us see, come!
ஆண்களோடு
போட்டி போடும் பெண்கள்
இங்க யாரு
ஆஅ ஹா ஆஅ ஹா
Who are the women here
To compete with men?
Female: Aa..ahaaa..aaa..ahaaa
மீசையோடு
மல்லுகட்டும் கூந்தல்
ஜெயிக்காது
ஆஅ ஹா ஆஅ ஹா
Long hair wrestling with a mustache
Will never win!
Female: Aa..ahaaa..aaa..ahaaa
மணப்பது
மல்லிகைதான்
உங்களுக்கொரு
வாசம் இல்ல
சுட்டதெல்லாம்
அப்பளம் தான்
அடுப்படியில்
தெரியும் தெரியும்
பலே பலே பலே பலே
வா பாக்கலாம் வா
Only jasmine smells sweet,
You men have no fragrance of your own.
Everything you roast is just papad,
It shows in the kitchen... it shows!
Bravo, bravo, bravo, bravo!
Come, let us see, come!
பெண்களோட
போட்டி போடும் ஆண்கள்
இங்க யாரு
ஆ ஹா ஆ ஹா
Who are the men here
To compete with women?
Male: Aa..haa …aaa..haaa…
கூந்தலோட
மல்லு கட்டும் மீச
ஜெயிக்காது ஹே
Long hair wrestling with a mustache
Will never win.. heyyy…
எப்பா எப்பா
எப்பா பொம்பளைங்க
நீங்க வெத்து டப்பா
குழு :
ஹே பலே பலே
ஹே பலே பலே ஹே
பலே பலே பலே பலே ஹே
Hey hey hey!
You women are
Just empty tins!
Chorus: Hey bravo bravo
Hey bravo bravo
Hey bravo bravo
Bravo bravo heyyy…
எப்பா எப்பா
எப்பா சிக்கிகிட்ட
நீதான் எக்குதப்பா
Hey hey hey!
You are the ones caught
In a terrible trap!
ஆண்கள்
எந்நாளுமே ஒஸ்தியென
மனசில் வச்சிக்கனும்
பெண்கள் இல்லாவிட்டால்
ஆம்பளைங்க சுவரில் முட்டிக்கனும்
That men are superior always,
You must keep in your mind!
Female: If women aren't there, men
Will end up banging their heads on walls!
ஹேய் பெண்களை
சேராமலே வாழ்ந்திடும்
ரிஷி இல்லையா
யோகியர் ஆனாலுமே
பெற்றவள் பெண் இல்லையா
Hey, aren't there sages who lived
Without ever associating with women?
Female: Even if one is a great yogi,
Is not the mother who gave birth a woman?
பொம்பள இளமை
சில வருஷம் ஆம்பளைக்கு
அது பல வருஷம்
அரே பலே பலே
பலே பலே வா பாக்கலாம்
வா ஹேய்
A woman's youth lasts a few years,
For a man, it lasts for many years!
Female: Hey bravo bravo
Bravo bravo
Come, let us see, come.. heii!
ஆண்களோட
போட்டி போடும் பெண்கள்
இங்க யாரு
ஆஹா ஆஹா
ஆஹா ஆஹா
Who are the women here
To compete with men?
Female: Aha aha aha aha
கூந்தலோட
மல்லு கட்டும் மீச
ஜெயிக்காது
ஆஹா ஆஹா
ஆஹா ஆஹா
A mustache wrestling with long hair
Will never win!
Male: Aha aha aha aha
ஹ்ம்ம் ஹ்ம்ம்
Hmmm ..hmmm..
நினைச்சபடி
முடிக்கும் பொண்ணு
அதுக்குபின்ன
இருக்கு இருக்கு கத ஒன்னு
சிறகடிக்கும் பறந்து
பருவ சின்ன சிட்டு
கயிற கட்டு
அடுப்பில் அளந்து
கட்டுப்பட்டு
A woman can accomplish whatever she desires!
Male: Behind that, there is
Another story!
Female: Flapping wings and flying,
A youthful little bird!
Male: Tied up tight with hands,
Measured and bound on the cooking stove!
பொன்னு சிரிப்பில்
வழியுறதாரு
இடுப்ப வெட்டி
நெளியுறதாரு
ரவுண்ட் அடிக்கும்
சாட்லைட்டின் மொட்டு
பவர் இப்ப கட்டு
சுட்டு விடும் பொட்டு
அணைச்சிடுவோம் தொட்டு
Tar oozes from a girl's smile!
Male: Tar twists and bends at the waist line!
Female: A satellite bud making rounds,
Male: Power is cut now!
Female: The bindi that scorches!
Male: We will extinguish it with a touch!
பெண்கள்
கோவ பட்டால்
ஆம்பளைங்க வால
வெட்டி வைப்பா
If women get angry,
They will cut off men's tails!
Chorus: Hey bravo bravo
Hey bravo bravo
Hey bravo bravo
Bravo bravo heyyy…
ஹே பலே பலே
ஹே பலே பலே ஹே
பலே பலே பலே பலே ஹே
All of a woman's anger
With a kiss,
A man can transform!
பெண்ணின்
கோவம் எல்லாம்
முத்தம் வைத்து
ஆம்பள மாத்தி வைப்பான்
If pushed away from the bed,
A man's heart gets affected!
Male: A woman who pushes him off the bed
Will be tested by the cool breeze!
கட்டில் தள்ளி
வச்சா ஆம்பளைங்க
நெஞ்சை பாதிக்குமே
In nighttime lovers' spats,
Who loses to whom?
Male: If defeated in love play,
Who counts that as a defeat?
கட்டில் தள்ளி
வைக்கும் பொம்பளைய
தென்றல் சோதிக்குமே
A vessel broken into pieces,
A spell cast by women
To rule and swing things around!
Hey bravo bravo
Bravo bravo
Come, let us see, come!
Who are the men here
ராத்திரி
ஊடல்களில் யாரிடம்
யார் தோற்பது
To compete with women?
Male: Aha aha aha aha
Long hair wrestling with a mustache
ஊடலில்
தோற்றால் அவை
தோல்வியாய் யார்
சொல்வது
Will never win!
Male: Aha aha aha aha
Hei hei hei
சுத்துமா ஒடஞ்ச
சொத்து பத்திரம்
பொம்பளைங்க ஆட்டி
வைக்கும் மந்திரம் அரே
பலே பலே பலே பலே
வா பாக்கலாம் வா
Female: When she comes wearing jasmine flowers,
Your heart sways in the breeze..
Hei hei hei…
Male: Everything you roast is just papad,
It shows in the kitchen... it shows!
Hey bravo bravo
பெண்களோட
போட்டி போடும் ஆண்கள்
இங்க யாரு
அ ஹா அ ஹா......
Bravo bravo
Come, let us see, come!
Who are the women here
மீசையோடு
மல்லுகட்டும் கூந்தல்
ஜெயிக்காது
ஆ ஹா ஆஹா
To compete with men?
Female: Aha aha aha aha
A mustache wrestling with long hair
ஹேய் ஹேய்
ஹேய்
மல்லிகைப்ப்பூ
வச்சு வந்தா உங்க மனசு
காத்தில் ஆடும்
ஹேய் ஹேய் ஹேய்
சுட்டதெல்லாம்
அப்பளம் தான்
அடுப்படியில் தெரியும்
தெரியும்
Will never win!
Male: Aha aha aha aha
அரே பலே
பலே பலே பலே
வா பாக்கலாம் வா
ஆண்களோடு
போட்டி போடும் பெண்கள்
இங்க யாரு
ஆஹா ஆஹா ......
கூந்தலோட
மல்லு கட்டும் மீச
ஜெயிக்காது
ஆஹா ஆஹா ......
Thaam thakka thimi
Rhythmic vocal beat: Thaam thakka thimi
Thikki thikki thaa
Rhythmic vocal beat: Thikki thikki thaa
Thamm thakka thimi
Rhythmic vocal beat: Thamm thakka thimi
Thikki thaa thaa
Rhythmic vocal beat: Thikki thaa thaa
Thaam thakka thimi
Rhythmic vocal beat: Thaam thakka thimi
Thikki thikki thaa
Rhythmic vocal beat: Thikki thikki thaa
Thamm thakka thimi
Rhythmic vocal beat: Thamm thakka thimi
Thaaa….
Rhythmic vocal beat: Thaaa….
Pengaloda potti podum
Who are the men here
Aangal inga yaaru
To compete with women?
Male :Aa..haa …aaa..haaa…
Male: Aa..haa …aaa..haaa…
Koondhaloda mallu kattum
A mustache wrestling with long hair
Meesai jeyukathu
Will never win!
Male :Hey heyhey hey hey ehh
Male: Hey heyhey hey hey ehh
Mallika poo.. vachu vantha
When she comes wearing jasmine flowers,
Unga manasu kaathil aadum
Your heart sways in the breeze.
Pattu vizhi.. suttu vitta
If silk eyes shoot a glance,
Aambaliku valiyum.. valiyum..
A man will feel pain and ache..
Ballae ballae ballae ballae
Bravo, bravo, bravo, bravo!
Vaa pakkalam vaa
Come, let us see, come!
Aankaloda potti podum
Who are the women here
Pengal inga yaaru
To compete with men?
Female :Aa..ahaaa..aaa..ahaaa
Female: Aa..ahaaa..aaa..ahaaa
Meesaiyoda mallu kattum
Long hair wrestling with a mustache
Koondhal jeyukathu
Will never win!
Female :Aa..ahaaa..aaa..ahaaa
Female: Aa..ahaaa..aaa..ahaaa
Manappathu malliga than
Only jasmine smells sweet,
Ungalukoru vasamilla
You men have no fragrance of your own.
Suttathellam appalamthan
Everything you roast is just papad,
Adupadiyil therium…therium
It shows in the kitchen... it shows!
Ballae ballae ballae ballae
Bravo, bravo, bravo, bravo!
Vaa pakkalam vaa
Come, let us see, come!
Pengaloda potti podum
Who are the men here
Aangal inga yaaru
To compete with women?
Male :Aa..haa …aaa..haaa…
Male: Aa..haa …aaa..haaa…
Meesaiyoda mallu kattum
Long hair wrestling with a mustache
Koondhal jeyukathu..heyyyy….
Will never win.. heyyy…
Eppa yeppa yeppa
Hey hey hey!
Pombalainga neenga
You women are
Veththu dappa
Just empty tins!
Chorus :Hey ballae ballae
Chorus: Hey bravo bravo
Hey ballae ballae
Hey bravo bravo
Hey ballae ballae
Hey bravo bravo
Ballae ballae heyyy…
Bravo bravo heyyy…
Eppa yeppa yeppa
Hey hey hey!
Sikkikitta neethan
You are the ones caught
Ekku thappa
In a terrible trap!
Aangal ennalumae osthiyena
That men are superior always,
Manasil vachikanum
You must keep in your mind!
Female :Pengal illavital aambalainga
Female: If women aren't there, men
Suvaril muttikanum
Will end up banging their heads on walls!
Hei pengalai seraamalae
Hey, aren't there sages who lived
Vaazhnthidum rishi illaiya
Without ever associating with women?
Female : Yogiar aanalumae
Female: Even if one is a great yogi,
Pettraval pen illaiya
Is not the mother who gave birth a woman?
Pombala ilamai sila varusham
A woman's youth lasts a few years,
Aambalaiku athu pala varusham
For a man, it lasts for many years!
Female : Arae ballae ballae
Female: Hey bravo bravo
Ballae ballae
Bravo bravo
Vaa pakkalam vaa..heiii
Come, let us see, come.. heii!
Aangaloda potti podum
Who are the women here
Pengal inga yaaru
To compete with men?
Female :Aha aha aha aha
Female: Aha aha aha aha
Koondhaloda mallu kattum
A mustache wrestling with long hair
Meesa jeyukathu
Will never win!
Male :Aha aha aha aha
Male: Aha aha aha aha
Hmmm ..hmmm..
Hmmm ..hmmm..
Nenaicha padi mudikkum ponnu
A woman can accomplish whatever she desires!
Male :Athuku pinna irukku irukku
Male: Behind that, there is
Kadhai onnu
Another story!
Female :Siragadikkum paranthu
Female: Flapping wings and flying,
Paruva chinna chittu
A youthful little bird!
Male :Kaiyara kattu aduppil
Male: Tied up tight with hands,
Alanthu kattu pattu
Measured and bound on the cooking stove!
Ponnu sirippil valiyura thaaru
Tar oozes from a girl's smile!
Male :Iduppa vetti neliyura thaaru
Male: Tar twists and bends at the waist line!
Female :Round adikkum satellitin mottu
Female: A satellite bud making rounds,
Male :Power ippo cuttu
Male: Power is cut now!
Female :Suttu vidum pottu
Female: The bindi that scorches!
Male :Anachiduvom thottu
Male: We will extinguish it with a touch!
Pengal kova pattal
If women get angry,
Aambalainga vaala vetti vappa
They will cut off men's tails!
Chorus :Hey ballae ballae
Chorus: Hey bravo bravo
Hey ballae ballae
Hey bravo bravo
Hey ballae ballae
Hey bravo bravo
Ballae ballae heyyy…
Bravo bravo heyyy…
Pennin kovam ellam
All of a woman's anger
Mutham vaithu
With a kiss,
Aambala maathi vappan
A man can transform!
Kattil thalli vacha
If pushed away from the bed,
Aambalainga nenjai bathikumae
A man's heart gets affected!
Male :Kattil thalli vaikum
Male: A woman who pushes him off the bed
Pombalaiya thendral sothikumae
Will be tested by the cool breeze!
Raathiri oodalgalil
In nighttime lovers' spats,
Yaaridam yaar thorpathu
Who loses to whom?
Male :Oodalil thotral avai
Male: If defeated in love play,
Tholviyai yaar solvathu
Who counts that as a defeat?
Suthuma odanja
A vessel broken into pieces,
Sothu pathiram
A spell cast by women
Pombalainga aati vaikkum
To rule and swing things around!
Manthiram
Hey bravo bravo
Arae ballae ballae
Bravo bravo
Ballae ballae
Come, let us see, come!
Vaa pakkalam vaa
Who are the men here
Pengaloda potti podum
To compete with women?
Aangal inga yaaru
Male: Aha aha aha aha
Male :Aha aha aha aha
Long hair wrestling with a mustache
Meesaiyodu mallu kattum
Will never win!
Koondhal jeyukathu
Male: Aha aha aha aha
Male :Aha aha aha aha
Hei hei hei
Hei hei hei
Female: When she comes wearing jasmine flowers,
Female :Mallika poo.. vachu vantha
Your heart sways in the breeze..
Unga manasu kaathil aadum..
Hei hei hei…
Hei hei hei…
Male: Everything you roast is just papad,
Male :Suttathellam appalamthan
It shows in the kitchen... it shows!
Adupadiyil therium…therium
Hey bravo bravo
Arae ballae ballae
Bravo bravo
Ballae ballae
Come, let us see, come!
Vaa pakkalam vaa
Who are the women here
Aangaloda potti podum
To compete with men?
Pengal inga yaaru
Female: Aha aha aha aha
Female :Aha aha aha aha
A mustache wrestling with long hair
Koondhaloda mallu kattum
Will never win!
Meesa jeyukathu
Male: Aha aha aha aha
Male :Aha aha aha aha
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Pengaloda Potti Podum' from the movie Friends (2001) is a playful and energetic battle-of-the-sexes song. The male and female characters engage in a witty back-and-forth lyrical duel, boasting about the strengths and virtues of their respective genders while lightheartedly mocking the other.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamanai)
“Koondhaloda mallu kattum Meesai jeyukathu”
Comparing long hair ('koondhal') and mustache ('meesai') to symbolize women and men in a wrestling match.
Rhyme / Alliteration (Monai / Ethirai)
“Pengaloda potti podum Aangal inga yaaru”
Use of repetitive rhythmic sounds and end-rhymes (e.g., 'potti podum', 'ballae ballae') typical of folk song duels.
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Trivia
The song is composed by maestro Ilaiyaraaja for the superhit comedy-drama Friends (2001), starring Vijay, Suriya, Devayani, and Vijayalakshmi. Sung by Hariharan, Sujatha, and others, it serves as a fun group dance duel sequence in the movie.
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