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Penukku Pennae Ennadi

From Selviyin Selvan · 1968

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
P. Susheela
Music director
T. Pugazhenthi
Movie name
Selviyin Selvan
Movie release year
1968
Lyrics added on
26 Nov 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Penukku pennae ennadi
Nee onnum maraikkama solladi
Penukku pennae ennadi
Nee onnum maraikkama solladi
Penukku pennae ennadi…ee…
Thanniyilae thaalamidum kullakaara
Unai thaali katta poravalum kullam thaana
Kullathilum nettaiyilum enna irukku
Hmm mmm
Kullathilum nettaiyilum enna irukku
Anbu ullathilae allavo pinni irukku
Anbu ullathilae allavo pinni irukku..hmm mm
Penukku pennae ennadi
Nee onnum maraikkama solladi
Penukku pennae ennadi…ee…
Thaavani katti vandha alamelu
Adhu saelaiyaaga maariyadhu endha naalu
Aan ..thaavani katti vandha alamelu
Adhu saelaiyaaga maariyadhu endha naalu
Naan enna seiyattum keladi
Naan enna seiyattum keladi
Paruva nadagathin velai idhu paaradi
Paruva nadagathin velai idhu paaradi
Ada penukku pennae ennadi
Nee onnum maraikkama solladi
Penukku pennae ennadi…ee…
Chinna ponnu manjaliyae uraichaalaam
Nethu kannathilae patta kaayam maraichaalaam
Kanni ponnu kalyaanam nadakkatha
Apo kannathilae unakkum kedaikaatha
Apo kannathilae unakkum kedaikaatha
Pulli vecha aan azhagan yaaradi
Avan solli vecha saedhi ellaam kooradi
Podi
Penukku pennae ennadi
Nee onnum maraikkama solladi
Penukku pennae ennadi…ee… ee … eee
What secrets can there be between two girls?
Tell me everything without leaving anything out!
What secrets can there be between two girls?
Tell me everything without leaving anything out!
What secrets can there be between two girls...?
Hey little short one splashing rhythm in the water,
Is the one who marries you going to be short as well?
What difference does being short or tall make?
Mmm-mmm...
What difference does being short or tall make?
Isn't love woven right inside the heart?
Isn't love woven right inside the heart... mmm-mmm?
What secrets can there be between two girls?
Tell me everything without leaving anything out!
What secrets can there be between two girls...?
Alamelu, you who used to wear a half-saree,
Which day did it turn into a full saree?
Ah... Alamelu, you who used to wear a half-saree,
Which day did it turn into a full saree?
What could I do? Tell me, girl,
What could I do? Tell me, girl,
Look, this is all the play of growing up!
Look, this is all the play of growing up!
Hey, what secrets can there be between two girls?
Tell me without hiding a single thing!
What secrets can there be between two girls...?
They say the young girl rubbed turmeric on her face,
Just to hide the mark left on her cheek yesterday!
Won't a young girl get married too someday?
Won't you get one on your cheek then as well?
Won't you get one on your cheek then as well?
Who is that handsome man who set his mark on you?
Tell me all the secret words he left for you!
Oh, go away!
What secrets can there be between two girls?
Tell me without hiding a single thing!
What secrets can there be between two girls...?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful song features playful banter between female friends sharing intimate secrets about growing up, romance, and love. The speaker playfully teases her friend about her lover, physical attributes (shortness vs. height), coming of age (transitioning from a half-saree to a saree), and secret romantic marks on the cheek.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)

“Kullathilum nettaiyilum enna irukku”

Rhyming of the second letter 'n' across lines: 'Penukku' and 'Nee' (with dental sound resonance) or repeated patterns in 'Kullathilum' and 'Anbu'.

Monaai (Alliteration)

“Penukku pennae ennadi”

Repetition of initial consonants like 'p' sound in 'Penukku pennae' and 'Paruva nadagathin'.

Metaphor

“Paruva nadagathin velai idhu paaradi”

'Paruva nadagam' (drama of youth) acts as a metaphor for the transformative changes and romantic experiences during adolescence.

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Trivia

'Selviyin Selvan' is a 1968 Tamil movie with lyrics by Vaali. Songs from this era featuring lighthearted conversational banter between female friends ('Thozhi' songs) were popular folk-pop interludes.

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