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Ponnu Pakka Poreengale

From Adhisayappiravigal · 1982

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
P. Susheela
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Adhisayappiravigal
Movie release year
1982
Lyrics added on
6 Nov 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ponnu paakka pooreengalae
Ada ponnu paakka poreengalae
Solluratha kelunga
Naan solluratha keluna
Adaiyaalam ennammaa
Adhai konjam sollummaa
Female :Naanthaan solluraen keluna
Kettu thaedi paarunga
Chorus :Aahaa….thaedi paakkurom
Ponnu paakka pooreengalae
Ada ponnu paakka poreengalae
Solluratha kelunga
Adaiyaalam ennammaa
Adhai konjam sollummaa
Female :Naanthaan solluraen keluna
Kettu thaedi paarunga
Chorus :Aahaa….thaedi paakkurom
Aa….aa…..aa….
Lala laalaa lala laalaa laa…..aahaa aahaa….
Ottagasivingi pol nettu suvaru pol
Pondataatti oruththi vanthaa
Koonthalil poovai soottida oru yaeniyum thevai
Ottagasivingi pol nettu suvaru pol
Pondataatti oruththi vanthaa
Koonthalil poovai soottida oru yaeniyum thevai
Pakka padiyilae mukkaap padiyai pol
Pondatti oruththi vanthaa
Thottilil pottu aariraro paadanum paattu
Aariro aaro aariro aaro
Pakka padiyilae mukkaap padiyai pol
Pondatti oruththi vanthaa
Thottilil pottu aariraro paadanum paattu
Vetti vambalakkum ponnirukkum
Satti pola vaayirukkum
Sonnen paarunga innum soldren kelunga
Chorus :Aahaa nallaa sollammaa
Ponnu paakka pooreengalae
Ada ponnu paakka poreengalae
Solluratha kelunga
Adaiyaalam ennammaa
Adhai konjam sollummaa
Female :Naanthaan solluraen keluna
Kettu thaedi paarunga
Chorus :Aahaa….thaedi paakkurom
Andaa adukku pol gundaayirukkira
Pondaatti oruththi vanthaa
Avalukku thevai arupathu gejam kaiththari saelai
Andaa adukku pol gundaayirukkira
Pondaatti oruththi vanthaa
Avalukku thevai arupathu gejam kaiththari saelai
Konal moonjiyaai kora palliyaai
Pondaatti oruththi vanthaa
Maanaai narukkalaam samaiyalukku
Thengaai thuruvalaam
Konal moonjiyaai kora palliyaai
Pondaatti oruththi vanthaa
Maanaai narukkalaam samaiyalukku
Thengaai thuruvalaam
Karum kaakkai pola ponnirukkum
Vaala pola neendirukkum
Sonnaen paarunga nalla ponnaa thedunga
Ponnu paakka porom ammaa
Sonnathelaam purinjuthu
Nee Sonnathelaam purinjuthu
Female :Azhagaaga paarunga manam pesi vaarunga
Chorus :Naanga thedi paakkurom nalla odi saekkurom
Aahaa jodi saekkurom aahaa jodi saekkurom
Aahaa jodi saekkurom…..
You are going to look for a bride,
Oh, you are going to look for a bride!
Listen to what I say!
Listen to what I have to say, brother!
What are her features, lady?
Tell us a little about that!
Female: I am telling you, listen to me, brother!
Listen to this and go search for her!
Chorus: Aha... we will go search for her!
You are going to look for a bride,
Oh, you are going to look for a bride!
Listen to what I say!
What are her features, lady?
Tell us a little about that!
Female: I am telling you, listen to me, brother!
Listen to this and go search for her!
Chorus: Aha... we will go search for her!
Aa... aa... aa...
Lala laala lala laala la... aha aha...
Tall like a giraffe, tall like a high wall,
if a wife like that comes along,
you will need a ladder just to put flowers in her hair!
Tall like a giraffe, tall like a high wall,
if a wife like that comes along,
you will need a ladder just to put flowers in her hair!
As tiny as a small measuring cup,
if a short wife like that comes along,
you will have to put her in a cradle and sing a lullaby!
Aariro aaro, aariro aaro...
As tiny as a small measuring cup,
if a short wife like that comes along,
you will have to put her in a cradle and sing a lullaby!
There will be girls who just gossip endlessly,
with wide mouths like big cooking pots!
See, I told you that; now listen to more!
Chorus: Aha, tell us well, lady!
You are going to look for a bride,
Oh, you are going to look for a bride!
Listen to what I say!
What are her features, lady?
Tell us a little about that!
Female: I am telling you, listen to me, brother!
Listen to this and go search for her!
Chorus: Aha... we will go search for her!
As fat as a stack of giant cooking pots,
if a wife like that comes along,
she will need a sixty-yard handloom saree!
As fat as a stack of giant cooking pots,
if a wife like that comes along,
she will need a sixty-yard handloom saree!
With a crooked face and scary protruding teeth,
if a wife like that comes along,
you can chop things up for cooking,
and grate coconut with those teeth!
With a crooked face and scary protruding teeth,
if a wife like that comes along,
you can chop things up for cooking,
and grate coconut with those teeth!
There will be girls as dark as a black crow,
and long and thin like a ribbonfish!
See, I have told you all this, now find a good girl!
We are going to look for a bride, lady!
We understood everything you said,
we understood everything you told us!
Female: Look for someone lovely, speak with open hearts, and return!
Chorus: We will search well and quickly bring a match!
Aha, we will find a match! Aha, we will find a match!
Aha, we will find a great match...!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This lighthearted folk song from 'Adhisayappiravigal' (1982) features a advisory conversation between a woman and groom-seekers setting off to find a suitable bride ('Ponnu paakka'). Through humorous exaggeration and regional metaphors, the narrator describes various extreme physical caricatures and comical traits—such as an excessively tall bride requiring a ladder for hair flowers, a tiny bride who needs to be rocked in a cradle, a gossiping bride with a pot-like mouth, an obese bride needing a 60-yard saree, or a bride with protruding teeth capable of grating coconuts. After playfully cautioning the matchmakers about these humorous stereotypes, she advises them to evaluate candidates thoughtfully with a warm heart and select a good life partner. The group acknowledges her advice with delight and enthusiastically embarks on their journey to make a successful marriage match.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamai (Simile)

Ottagasivingi pol nettu suvaru pol

Compares an extraordinarily tall woman to a giraffe ('Ottagasivingi') and a tall wall ('nettu suvaru').

Uvarchu Aani (Hyperbole)

Koonthalil poovai soottida oru yaeniyum thevai

Exaggerates that a husband would need a ladder just to place flowers in a very tall wife's hair.

Uvamai (Simile)

Satti pola vaayirukkum

Compares a wide or loud gossiping mouth to a large cooking pot ('Satti pola').

Uvamai (Simile)

Andaa adukku pol gundaayirukkira

Compares an obese physique to a stack of large brass water pots ('Andaa adukku pol').

Uvamai (Simile)

Karum kaakkai pola ponnirukkum

Compares dark skin tone to that of a black crow ('Karum kaakkai pola').

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Trivia

Written by lyricist Vaali, this song relies heavily on Tamil folk humor, satire, and situational comedy typical of early 1980s Tamil cinema character-driven comedy tracks.

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