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Pillayare Pillayare

From Sendhoorapandi · 1993

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chorus
Music director
Deva
Movie name
Sendhoorapandi
Movie release year
1993
Lyrics added on
12 Oct 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Pullaiyaarae pullaiyaarae
Odaikkattumaa thaengaa
Thaengaa thaengaa
Thiruthani thaengaa
Ponnumani kannumani
Pogaathadi wrong ah
Wrong ah wrong ah
Pogaathadi wrong ah
Pullaiyaarae pullaiyaarae
Odaikkattumaa thaengaa
Ponnumani kannumani
Pogaathadi wrong ah
Ulukkura ulukkula thaan
Un koluppum adanganum
Kulukkura kulukkula thaan
Kumbittu nee odanum rasaathiyae…
Raavellaam thookkam illaiyae
Pullaiyaarae pullaiyaarae
Odaikkattumaa thaengaa
Ponnumani kannumani
Pogaathadi wrong ah
…………………………
Kuthalaamaa kuthalaamaa
Kaadhu mela kammalu
Vendaan vendaan vendaan
Suthalaama suthalaama
Sungudi saela idupula
Vendaan vendaan vendaan
Appo enna suthalaam
Engae kuthalaam yennattha kutthalaam
Sollu eppo suthalaam
Eppadi suthalaam
Akkaa mava nenappula
Aa… aasaiyai suthu suthu
Daai akkaa mava nenappula
Aathu pakkam thoppula
Achaaram thaan vechaappala
Konda mela poova suthu
Pullaiyaarae pullaiyaarae
Odaikkattumaa thaengaa
Thaengaa thaengaa
Thiruthani thaengaa
Ponnumani kannumani
Pogaathadi wrong ah
Wrong ah wrong ah
Pogaathadi wrong ah
Ottalaamaa ottalaamaa
Oram nikkum vandiya
Vendaan vendaan vendaan
Hoi ottalaamaa ottalaamaa
Oora vittu sandiya
Vendaan vendaan vendaan
Appo engae ottalaam
Enatha ottalaam
Sollu eppo ottalaam
Eppadi ottalaam
Saenampodu kudhira thaan
Shokkaa pogum madhura thaan
Neetti neetti saattaiya than
Kaatti kaatti ottu ottu
Pullaiyaarae pullaiyaarae
Odaikkattumaa thaengaa
Thaengaa thaengaa
Thiruthani thaengaa
Ponnumani kannumani
Pogaathadi wrong ah
Wrong ah wrong ah
Pogaathadi wrong ah
Pullaiyaarae pullaiyaarae
Odaikkattumaa thaengaa
Ponnumani kannumani
Pogaathadi wrong ah
Ulukkura ulukkula thaan
Un koluppum adanganum
Kulukkura kulukkula thaan
Kumbittu nee odanum rasaathiyae…
Ae hae ae
Raavellaam thookkam illaiyae
Oh Lord Ganesha, Lord Ganesha,
Shall I smash a coconut for you?
A coconut, a coconut,
A coconut from Tiruttani!
Precious girl, apple of my eye,
Don't go down the wrong path!
Wrong path, wrong path,
Don't go down the wrong path!
Oh Lord Ganesha, Lord Ganesha,
Shall I smash a coconut for you?
Precious girl, apple of my eye,
Don't go down the wrong path!
With the jolt I give you,
Your haughtiness must calm down!
With the shake I give you,
You should bow and run away, my princess!
I haven't slept all night!
Oh Lord Ganesha, Lord Ganesha,
Shall I smash a coconut for you?
Precious girl, apple of my eye,
Don't go down the wrong path!
...
Shall we pierce, shall we pierce,
An earring onto the ear?
No, no, no!
Shall we drape, shall we drape,
A Sungudi sari around the waist?
No, no, no!
Then what should we wrap?
Where should we pierce, and what should we pierce?
Tell me, when should we wrap?
How should we wrap?
Keeping your sister's daughter in mind,
Ah... wrap your desires around her, wrap them!
Hey, keeping your sister's daughter in mind,
In the grove beside the river,
As if making an advance promise,
Wrap flowers around her hair bun!
Oh Lord Ganesha, Lord Ganesha,
Shall I smash a coconut for you?
A coconut, a coconut,
A coconut from Tiruttani!
Precious girl, apple of my eye,
Don't go down the wrong path!
Wrong path, wrong path,
Don't go down the wrong path!
Shall we drive, shall we drive,
The cart parked on the roadside?
No, no, no!
Hey, shall we cross, shall we cross,
The crossroads leading out of town?
No, no, no!
Then where should we drive?
What should we drive?
Tell me, when should we drive?
How should we drive?
Saddle up the horse,
It will ride stylishly all the way to Madurai!
Lash and flick the whip,
Show it and ride on, ride on!
Oh Lord Ganesha, Lord Ganesha,
Shall I smash a coconut for you?
A coconut, a coconut,
A coconut from Tiruttani!
Precious girl, apple of my eye,
Don't go down the wrong path!
Wrong path, wrong path,
Don't go down the wrong path!
Oh Lord Ganesha, Lord Ganesha,
Shall I smash a coconut for you?
Precious girl, apple of my eye,
Don't go down the wrong path!
With the jolt I give you,
Your haughtiness must calm down!
With the shake I give you,
You should bow and run away, my princess!
Hey hey hey!
I haven't slept all night!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful, high-energy folk duet from the 1993 Tamil movie 'Sendhoorapandi' captures a cheeky banter between lovers. The song uses casual religious invocations to Lord Ganesha ('Pullaiyaarae') and Thiruthani coconuts as a playful metaphor for clearing obstacles and making promises. The male lead teases the heroine about taming her arrogance, while she lightheartedly rejects his initial ideas before steering him toward romantic gestures like wrapping flowers in her hair bun and courting her properly near the river grove.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Ulukkura ulukkula thaan / Kulukkura kulukkula thaan

Matching second consonants across lines, such as 'Ulukkura' and 'Kulukkura' or 'Ottalaamaa' and 'Oora'.

Repetition / Anaphora

Wrong ah wrong ah

Emphasis through rhythmic repetition of words like 'Wrong ah wrong ah' and 'Vendaan vendaan vendaan'.

Colloquial Metaphor

Saenampodu kudhira thaan

Comparing romantic pursuit and riding a horse with whip gestures ('Saenampodu kudhira thaan') to express romantic enthusiasm.

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Trivia

'Sendhoorapandi' (1993) features Vijay and Vijayakanth, directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar. The music for the film was composed by Deva, and lyricist Vaali penned this upbeat folk track blending fun English slang ('wrong ah') with traditional Tamil folk imagery.

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