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Lyrics & meaning

Pollachi Santha Pakkama

From Marupatta Konangal · 1983

Lyricist
Muthulingam
Singers
Malaysia Vasudevan, Vani Jairam
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Marupatta Konangal
Movie release year
1983
Lyrics added on
5 Jun 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Pollachi santha pakkamaa naam povomaa
Podavaa naan vaangi thaaraenmaa….aah
Pollachi santha pakkamaa naam povomaa
Podavaa naan vaangi thaaraenmaa….aah
Poo vachchu pottu vachchu
Palichchinnu kalukkunu sirikkira pulla
Ammaadi aaththaadi pakkam vaayaendi…
Pollachi santha pakkanthaan naam povomaa
Ponjaathi purushan polathaan
Mama pollachi santha pakkanthaan naam povomaa
Ponjaathi purushan polathaan
Poo vachchu pottu vachchu
Palichchinnu kalukkunu sirikkira pulla
Mama nee kooppittaa pinnaal vaaraenyaa
Pollachi santha pakkamaa naam povomaa
Podavaa naan vaangi thaaraenmaa….aah….
Masamthaan thai maasam mannellaam poo vaasam
Masamthaan thai maasam mannellaam poo vaasam
Engaeyum vandaaduthu thena unnaththaan vattam poduthu
Maalaiyum
Male :Aah…
Female :Ketti melamum
Maalaiyum ketti melamum
Paakkanum ketkanum
Kalyaanam aanaakka kattil podanum
Pollachi pollachi
Santha pakkamaa naam povomaa
Podavaa naan vaangi thaaraenmaa….aah
Poo vachchu pottu vachchu
Palichchinnu kalukkunu sirikkira pulla
Male :Ammaadi aaththaadi pakkam vaayaendi…
Yaaraachchum paappaanga yaedhaachchum keppaanga
Yaaraachchum paappaanga yaedhaachchum keppaanga
Muththaada koodathaiyyaa naan muththaatha pinjuthaanaiyaa….aa
Elasuthaan
Female :Aah…
Male :Chinnasirusuthaan
Female :Oho
Male :Elasuthaan chinnasirusuthaan
Aasaigal aayiram koodaathu koodaathu
Kattukkaavalthaan
Pollachi pollachi
Santha pakkanthaan naam povomaa
Ponjaathi purushan polathaan
Poo vachchu pottu vachchu
Palichchinnu kalukkunu sirikkira pulla
Mama nee kooppittaa pinnaal vaaraenyaa
Pollachi santha pakkamaa naam povomaa
Podavaa naan vaangi thaaraenmaa….aah….
Poo vachchu pottu vachchu
Palichchinnu kalukkunu sirikkira pulla
Poo vachchu pottu vachchu
Palichchinnu kalukkunu sirikkira pulla
Ammaadi aaththaadi pakkam vaayaendi…
Shall we head towards the Pollachi market?
I will buy you a saree, my dear... ah!
Shall we head towards the Pollachi market?
I will buy you a saree, my dear... ah!
With flowers in your hair and a bindi on your forehead,
you are a girl who smiles with such a bright giggle!
Oh my sweet girl, come close to me!
Shall we go to the Pollachi market,
just like a husband and wife?
My love, shall we go to the Pollachi market,
just like a husband and wife?
With flowers in your hair and a bindi on your forehead,
you are a girl who smiles with such a bright giggle!
My love, if you call for me, I will follow right behind you!
Shall we head towards the Pollachi market?
I will buy you a saree, my dear... ah...
It is the month of Thai, and flowers perfume the earth!
It is the month of Thai, and flowers perfume the earth!
Bees buzz everywhere, circling around you for your sweet honey!
The wedding garlands...
Male: Ah...
Female: ...and the festive wedding drums!
The wedding garlands and the festive drums,
we must see them and hear them!
Only after we marry can we share a bridal bed!
Pollachi, Pollachi!
Shall we head towards the market?
I will buy you a saree, my dear... ah!
With flowers in your hair and a bindi on your forehead,
you are a girl who smiles with such a bright giggle!
Male: Oh my sweet girl, come close to me!
Someone might see us and start asking questions!
Someone might see us and start asking questions!
You shouldn't kiss me yet, sir; I am still so young and tender... ah!
You are tender,
Female: Ah...
Male: ...and so very young!
Female: Oho!
Male: You are young and tender indeed!
A thousand desires cannot be indulged right now,
we must maintain our discipline and honor!
Pollachi, Pollachi!
Shall we go to the market,
just like a husband and wife?
With flowers in your hair and a bindi on your forehead,
you are a girl who smiles with such a bright giggle!
My love, if you call for me, I will follow right behind you!
Shall we head towards the Pollachi market?
I will buy you a saree, my dear... ah...
With flowers in your hair and a bindi on your forehead,
you are a girl who smiles with such a bright giggle!
With flowers in your hair and a bindi on your forehead,
you are a girl who smiles with such a bright giggle!
Oh my sweet girl, come close to me!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful duet features a lover coaxing his beloved with promises of gifts, specifically taking her to the famous Pollachi market to buy her a saree. The couple exchanges teasing banter about behaving like a married couple, looking forward to their grand wedding festivities complete with traditional garlands and auspicious melam drums during the auspicious month of Thai. The song balances romantic longing with playful restraint as the heroine lightheartedly reminds her lover to maintain decorum until they are officially wed.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Pollachi santha pakkamaa / Podavaa naan vaangi thaaraenmaa

The second consonant 'll' is repeated across lines to create rhythmic symmetry.

Monae (First-letter Alliteration)

Poo vachchu pottu vachchu

Alliteration of the sound 'P' at the start of words within the same line.

Irattai Kilavi (Onomatopoeic Repetition)

Palichchinnu kalukkunu sirikkira pulla

Use of rhythmic duplicate descriptive words like 'palichchinnu' and 'kalukkunu' that convey bright radiance and cheerful giggling.

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Trivia

The song is composed by the veteran duo Shankar Ganesh, who were prolific in the 1980s Tamil cinema landscape. Set against the backdrop of Pollachi's famous weekly market culture, the track features popular playback icons Malaysia Vasudevan and Vani Jairam lending a distinctive folk flavor to lyricist Muthulingam's lighthearted, colloquial verses.

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