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Lyrics & meaning

Pollachi Santhayile

From Rojavanam · 1999

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Yugendran, Chorus
Music director
Bharathwaj
Movie name
Rojavanam
Movie release year
1999
Lyrics added on
14 Mar 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Pollaachi santhaiyilae
Poovattum sirichavalae
Pollaachi santhaiyilae
Poovattum sirichavalae
Adi poovae unna paarthu
Indha poovu vela pochu
un thanga kannam paarthu
Adi thakkaali vela pochu
Un azhagaana kanna paarthu
Dhratchaikku ellam market pochu
Coco cola coolah kudichaa
Bottle pola enna odaichaa
Pollaachi santhaiyilae
Poovattum sirichavalae
Pappaali pappaali
Paathirukken munnaadi
Paathaalum paathaalum
Pathattam illa ammadi
Oru kalali vaazhaiya paarthu
Naan kalanga villaiyae naethu
Oru virali manjala paarthu
Naan vertha thilaiyae naethu
Vendaikka vendaikka
Viralodu oppitta
Adhu vendaikka aanalum sundaikka
Chorus :Sundaikka
Male :Nellikka nellikka kolli mala nellikka
Adhu un pola minnadhu midukka
Chorus :Midukka
Adi kodaikaanal apple-ukkum
Unnai kanda vetkam aachu
Coco cola coolah kudichaa
Bottle pola enna odaichaa heyy eyyy
Pollaachi santhaiyilae
Poovattum sirichavalae
Aavakka kovakka
Anju kilo pavakka
Elakka jaadhikka
Ettu seepu vaazhakka
Ada motham vanguraa ponnu
Konjam moochu vaangura ninnu
Andha kooda thookurathu yaaru
Nee kooli kaarana maaru
Pennae nee kuninjaa
Nimirnthaa nadanthaa
Un pinnaalae alaiyum kannu thaan
Chorus :Kannu thaan
Male :Unaalae pala per thudichaan
Thavichaan
Ada kada kaaran kaasu ellam tholachaan
Chorus :Tholachaan
Ilam maanae un udamba paarthu
Manjal maarket sedhari pochu
Male :Coco cola coolah kudichaa
Bottle pola enna odaichaa hey eyy eyy
Pollaachi santhaiyilae
Poovattum sirichavalae
Adi poovae unna paarthu
Indha poovu vela pochu
un thanga kannam paarthu
Adi thakkaali vela pochu
Un azhagaana kanna paarthu
Dhratchaikku ellam market pochu
Coco cola coolah kudichaa
Bottle pola enna odaichaa heyy
Pollaachi santhaiyilae
Poovattum sirichavalae..hey ehyy eyyy
In the Pollachi market,
girl who smiled like a flower!
In the Pollachi market,
girl who smiled like a flower!
Oh flower, seeing you,
these flowers lost all their value!
Seeing your golden cheeks,
tomato prices crashed down!
Looking at your beautiful eyes,
grapes lost their entire market!
She drank a chilled Coca-Cola,
and broke me like the bottle!
In the Pollachi market,
girl who smiled like a flower!
Papayas, papayas,
I have seen before.
Even after seeing them again and again,
I never felt nervous, oh girl!
Looking at a slender banana tree,
I didn't lose my calm yesterday.
Looking at a piece of turmeric root,
I didn't break into a sweat yesterday.
Lady's finger, lady's finger,
when compared to your fingers,
even that lady's finger looks like a tiny berry!
Chorus: A tiny berry!
Male: Gooseberry, gooseberry, Kolli Hills gooseberry,
it cannot shine with your proud charm!
Chorus: With charm!
Even the apples from Kodaikanal
grew shy upon seeing you!
She drank a chilled Coca-Cola,
and broke me like a bottle, hey!
In the Pollachi market,
girl who smiled like a flower!
Pickling mangoes, ivy gourds,
five kilos of bitter gourd,
cardamoms, nutmegs,
eight bunches of raw bananas—
Look, the girl buys everything in bulk,
and pauses there to catch her breath!
Who will lift that heavy basket?
Turn into her porter and carry it!
Girl, when you bend down,
stand tall, or walk,
every eye wanders right behind you!
Chorus: Every eye!
Male: Because of you, so many men pined,
and suffered restless,
and the shopkeeper lost track of all his money!
Chorus: Lost it all!
Young fawn, seeing your glowing skin,
the whole turmeric market fell apart!
Male: She drank a chilled Coca-Cola,
and broke me like a bottle, hey hey hey!
In the Pollachi market,
girl who smiled like a flower!
Oh flower, seeing you,
these flowers lost all their value!
Seeing your golden cheeks,
tomato prices crashed down!
Looking at your beautiful eyes,
grapes lost their entire market!
She drank a chilled Coca-Cola,
and broke me like a bottle, hey!
In the Pollachi market,
girl who smiled like a flower... hey hey!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Pollaachi Santhaiyilae' from the movie 'Rojavanam' (1999) is a playful, romantic track set against the vibrant backdrop of Pollachi's local marketplace. The protagonist playfully admires a beautiful woman shopping in the market, comparing her features to various fruits, vegetables, and flowers available at the stalls.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamaani / Metaphor & Hyperbole

un thanga kannam paarthu / Adi thakkaali vela pochu

Compares her cheeks to tomatoes, her eyes to grapes, and her fingers to okra, exaggeratedly claiming that her beauty makes the market commodities lose their monetary value.

Monai (Alliteration)

Pollaachi santhaiyilae / Poovattum sirichavalae

Repetition of initial consonant sounds like 'p' and 'v' in consecutive words across lines creating rhythmic flow.

Iyaibu (Rhyming scheme)

Coco cola coolah kudichaa / Bottle pola enna odaichaa

End rhymes such as 'kudichaa' and 'odaichaa' add musicality to the folk-pop beat.

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Trivia

The movie 'Rojavanam' stars Karthik, Laila, and Prashanth (in a guest/cameo appearance), with music composed by Bharadwaj and lyrics penned by Vairamuthu. The song vividly captures rural Tamil market culture with playful metaphors.

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