- Lyricist
- Pazhani Bharathi
- Singers
- Hariharan, Sujatha Mohan
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Friends
- Movie release year
- 2001
- Lyrics added on
- 11 Jul 2017
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thaam thakka thimi
Thikki thikki thaa
Thamm thakka thimi
Thikki thaa thaa
Thaam thakka thimi
Thikki thikki thaa
Thamm thakka thimi
Thaaa….
Pengaloda potti podum
Aangal inga yaaru
Male :Aa..haa …aaa..haaa…
Koondhaloda mallu kattum
Meesai jeyukathu
Male :Hey heyhey hey hey ehh
Mallika poo.. vachu vantha
Unga manasu kaathil aadum
Pattu vizhi.. suttu vitta
Aambaliku valiyum.. valiyum..
Ballae ballae ballae ballae
Vaa pakkalam vaa
Aankaloda potti podum
Pengal inga yaaru
Female :Aa..ahaaa..aaa..ahaaa
Meesaiyoda mallu kattum
Koondhal jeyukathu
Female :Aa..ahaaa..aaa..ahaaa
Manappathu malliga than
Ungalukoru vasamilla
Suttathellam appalamthan
Adupadiyil therium…therium
Ballae ballae ballae ballae
Vaa pakkalam vaa
Pengaloda potti podum
Aangal inga yaaru
Male :Aa..haa …aaa..haaa…
Meesaiyoda mallu kattum
Koondhal jeyukathu..heyyyy….
Eppa yeppa yeppa
Pombalainga neenga
Veththu dappa
Chorus :Hey ballae ballae
Hey ballae ballae
Hey ballae ballae
Ballae ballae heyyy…
Eppa yeppa yeppa
Sikkikitta neethan
Ekku thappa
Aangal ennalumae osthiyena
Manasil vachikanum
Female :Pengal illavital aambalainga
Suvaril muttikanum
Hei pengalai seraamalae
Vaazhnthidum rishi illaiya
Female : Yogiar aanalumae
Pettraval pen illaiya
Pombala ilamai sila varusham
Aambalaiku athu pala varusham
Female : Arae ballae ballae
Ballae ballae
Vaa pakkalam vaa..heiii
Aangaloda potti podum
Pengal inga yaaru
Female :Aha aha aha aha
Koondhaloda mallu kattum
Meesa jeyukathu
Male :Aha aha aha aha
Hmmm ..hmmm..
Nenaicha padi mudikkum ponnu
Male :Athuku pinna irukku irukku
Kadhai onnu
Female :Siragadikkum paranthu
Paruva chinna chittu
Male :Kaiyara kattu aduppil
Alanthu kattu pattu
Ponnu sirippil valiyura thaaru
Male :Iduppa vetti neliyura thaaru
Female :Round adikkum satellitin mottu
Male :Power ippo cuttu
Female :Suttu vidum pottu
Male :Anachiduvom thottu
Pengal kova pattal
Aambalainga vaala vetti vappa
Chorus :Hey ballae ballae
Hey ballae ballae
Hey ballae ballae
Ballae ballae heyyy…
Pennin kovam ellam
Mutham vaithu
Aambala maathi vappan
Kattil thalli vacha
Aambalainga nenjai bathikumae
Male :Kattil thalli vaikum
Pombalaiya thendral sothikumae
Raathiri oodalgalil
Yaaridam yaar thorpathu
Male :Oodalil thotral avai
Tholviyai yaar solvathu
Suthuma odanja
Sothu pathiram
Pombalainga aati vaikkum
Manthiram
Arae ballae ballae
Ballae ballae
Vaa pakkalam vaa
Pengaloda potti podum
Aangal inga yaaru
Male :Aha aha aha aha
Meesaiyodu mallu kattum
Koondhal jeyukathu
Male :Aha aha aha aha
Hei hei hei
Female :Mallika poo.. vachu vantha
Unga manasu kaathil aadum..
Hei hei hei…
Male :Suttathellam appalamthan
Adupadiyil therium…therium
Arae ballae ballae
Ballae ballae
Vaa pakkalam vaa
Aangaloda potti podum
Pengal inga yaaru
Female :Aha aha aha aha
Koondhaloda mallu kattum
Meesa jeyukathu
Male :Aha aha aha aha
Dhaam thakka thimi
Thikki thikki thaa
Dham thakka thimi
Thikki thaa thaa
Dhaam thakka thimi
Thikki thikki thaa
Dham thakka thimi
Thaa…
Who are the men here
who can compete with women?
Male: Ah... ha... aahaa... haa...
In a fight against long hair,
a mustache cannot win!
Male: Hey hehe he he eh
If we come wearing jasmine flowers,
your hearts will flutter in the breeze!
If our silky eyes shoot a glance,
men will ache with pain... oh the pain!
Balle balle balle balle!
Come on, let us see!
Who are the women here
who can compete with men?
Female: Ah.. aaha.. aa.. aaha
In a fight against a mustache,
long hair cannot win!
Female: Ah.. aaha.. aa.. aaha
It is only the jasmine that smells fragrant,
you have no sweet scent of your own!
All you have ever toasted are papads—
we can see that right in the kitchen!
Balle balle balle balle!
Come on, let us see!
Who are the men here
who can compete with women?
Male: Ah... ha... aahaa... haa...
In a fight against a mustache,
long hair cannot win... hey!
Oh man, oh man, oh man!
You women are nothing
more than empty tins!
Chorus: Hey balle balle!
Hey balle balle!
Hey balle balle!
Balle balle hey…!
Oh man, oh man, oh man!
You are the one who got trapped
in a terrible mess!
Always keep it in your mind
that men are the superior ones!
Female: If it were not for women, men would have to
go bang their heads against a wall!
Hey, have there not been sages
who lived without women?
Female: Even if one becomes a great yogi,
was not the one who gave birth to him a woman?
A woman's youth lasts only a few years,
but for a man, it lasts for many years!
Female: Arey balle balle!
Balle balle!
Come on, let us see... hey!
Who are the women here
who can compete with men?
Female: Aha aha aha aha!
In a fight against long hair,
a mustache cannot win!
Male: Aha aha aha aha!
Mmm... mmm...
A girl gets whatever she sets her mind on!
Male: Behind that, there is always
another story!
Female: Flapping its wings and flying high
is this youthful little bird!
Male: Cook a meal with your own hands,
and drape your silk saree with modesty!
Who is that melting at a girl's smile?
Male: Who is that twisting and shaking her hips?
Female: A satellite bud spinning all around,
Male: but the power is cut now!
Female: The bindi on the forehead burns like fire!
Male: We can put it out with just a touch!
If women get angry,
they will cut men down to size!
Chorus: Hey balle balle!
Hey balle balle!
Hey balle balle!
Balle balle hey…!
All of a woman's anger,
with just a single kiss,
a man can melt away!
If the bed is pushed away,
it hurts a man's heart!
Male: When a woman pushes the bed away,
the gentle breeze will test her with longing!
In nighttime lovers' quarrels,
who really loses to whom?
Male: When one loses in a lover's quarrel,
who would ever call it a defeat?
Even if all the household things
get completely smashed,
women possess the spell
to make everyone dance to their tune!
Arey balle balle!
Balle balle!
Come on, let us see!
Who are the men here
who can compete with women?
Male: Aha aha aha aha!
In a fight against a mustache,
long hair cannot win!
Male: Aha aha aha aha!
Hey hey hey!
Female: If we come wearing jasmine flowers,
your hearts will flutter in the breeze...
Hey hey hey…!
Male: All you have ever toasted are papads—
we can see that right in the kitchen!
Arey balle balle!
Balle balle!
Come on, let us see!
Who are the women here
who can compete with men?
Female: Aha aha aha aha!
In a fight against long hair,
a mustache cannot win!
Male: Aha aha aha aha!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
'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.
Did you know?
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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