Ponnu Pakka Poreengale
From Adhisayappiravigal · 1982
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Details
- Adhisayappiravigal1982
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Ponnu paakka pooreengalae | You are going to look for a bride |
| Ada ponnu paakka poreengalae | Oh, you are going to look for a bride |
| Solluratha kelunga | Listen to what is being said |
| Naan solluratha keluna | Listen to what I am saying |
| Chorus | |
| Adaiyaalam ennammaa | What are the identification marks, ma'am? |
| Adhai konjam sollummaa | Tell us a little about that, ma'am |
| Female :Naanthaan solluraen keluna | Female: I am telling you, listen |
| Kettu thaedi paarunga | Listen to it and go search and look |
| Chorus :Aahaa….thaedi paakkurom | Chorus: Aha... we will search and look |
| Female | |
| Ponnu paakka pooreengalae | You are going to look for a bride |
| Ada ponnu paakka poreengalae | Oh, you are going to look for a bride |
| Solluratha kelunga | Listen to what is being said |
| Chorus | |
| Adaiyaalam ennammaa | What are the identification marks, ma'am? |
| Adhai konjam sollummaa | Tell us a little about that, ma'am |
| Female :Naanthaan solluraen keluna | Female: I am telling you, listen |
| Kettu thaedi paarunga | Listen to it and go search and look |
| Chorus :Aahaa….thaedi paakkurom | Chorus: Aha... we will search and look |
| Female | |
| Aa….aa…..aa…. | Aa....aa.....aa.... |
| Lala laalaa lala laalaa laa…..aahaa aahaa…. | Lala laalaa lala laalaa laa.....aahaa aahaa.... |
| Female | |
| Ottagasivingi pol nettu suvaru pol | Like a giraffe, like a tall wall |
| Pondataatti oruththi vanthaa | If a wife like that comes along |
| Koonthalil poovai soottida oru yaeniyum thevai | You will need a ladder to put flowers in her hair |
| Female | |
| Ottagasivingi pol nettu suvaru pol | Like a giraffe, like a tall wall |
| Pondataatti oruththi vanthaa | If a wife like that comes along |
| Koonthalil poovai soottida oru yaeniyum thevai | You will need a ladder to put flowers in her hair |
| Female | |
| Pakka padiyilae mukkaap padiyai pol | Like a step that is three-quarters of a step |
| Pondatti oruththi vanthaa | If a wife like that comes along |
| Thottilil pottu aariraro paadanum paattu | You have to put her in a cradle and sing a lullaby song |
| Aariro aaro aariro aaro | Aariro aaro aariro aaro |
| Female | |
| Pakka padiyilae mukkaap padiyai pol | Like a step that is three-quarters of a step |
| Pondatti oruththi vanthaa | If a wife like that comes along |
| Thottilil pottu aariraro paadanum paattu | You have to put her in a cradle and sing a lullaby song |
| Female | |
| Vetti vambalakkum ponnirukkum | There will be a girl who picks useless fights |
| Satti pola vaayirukkum | Her mouth will be wide like a cooking pot |
| Sonnen paarunga innum soldren kelunga | I told you, look, listen as I tell you more |
| Chorus :Aahaa nallaa sollammaa | Chorus: Aha, tell us well, ma'am |
| Female | |
| Ponnu paakka pooreengalae | You are going to look for a bride |
| Ada ponnu paakka poreengalae | Oh, you are going to look for a bride |
| Solluratha kelunga | Listen to what is being said |
| Chorus | |
| Adaiyaalam ennammaa | What are the identification marks, ma'am? |
| Adhai konjam sollummaa | Tell us a little about that, ma'am |
| Female :Naanthaan solluraen keluna | Female: I am telling you, listen |
| Kettu thaedi paarunga | Listen to it and go search and look |
| Chorus :Aahaa….thaedi paakkurom | Chorus: Aha... we will search and look |
| Male | |
| Andaa adukku pol gundaayirukkira | Being fat like a stack of large cooking vessels |
| Pondaatti oruththi vanthaa | If a wife like that comes along |
| Avalukku thevai arupathu gejam kaiththari saelai | She will require a sixty-yard handloom saree |
| Male | |
| Andaa adukku pol gundaayirukkira | Being fat like a stack of large cooking vessels |
| Pondaatti oruththi vanthaa | If a wife like that comes along |
| Avalukku thevai arupathu gejam kaiththari saelai | She will require a sixty-yard handloom saree |
| Female | |
| Konal moonjiyaai kora palliyaai | With a crooked face and sharp protruding teeth |
| Pondaatti oruththi vanthaa | If a wife like that comes along |
| Maanaai narukkalaam samaiyalukku | She can slice vegetables like a knife for cooking |
| Thengaai thuruvalaam | And grate coconut with her teeth |
| Female | |
| Konal moonjiyaai kora palliyaai | With a crooked face and sharp protruding teeth |
| Pondaatti oruththi vanthaa | If a wife like that comes along |
| Maanaai narukkalaam samaiyalukku | She can slice vegetables like a knife for cooking |
| Thengaai thuruvalaam | And grate coconut with her teeth |
| Female | |
| Karum kaakkai pola ponnirukkum | There will be a girl dark like a black crow |
| Vaala pola neendirukkum | And long like a tail |
| Sonnaen paarunga nalla ponnaa thedunga | I told you, look, go search for a good girl |
| Chorus | |
| Ponnu paakka porom ammaa | We are going to look for a bride, ma'am |
| Sonnathelaam purinjuthu | We understood everything you said |
| Nee Sonnathelaam purinjuthu | We understood everything you said |
| Female :Azhagaaga paarunga manam pesi vaarunga | Female: Look nicely, speak with heart, and come back |
| Chorus :Naanga thedi paakkurom nalla odi saekkurom | Chorus: We will search and quickly join them |
| Aahaa jodi saekkurom aahaa jodi saekkurom | Aha, we will pair them up, aha, we will pair them up |
| Aahaa jodi saekkurom….. | Aha, we will pair them up..... |
பொண்ணு பாக்க போறீங்களே
அட பொண்ணு பாக்க போறீங்களே
சொல்லுறத கேளுங்க
நான் சொல்லுறத கேளுங்க
You are going to look for a bride
Oh, you are going to look for a bride
Listen to what is being said
Listen to what I am saying
அடையாளம் என்னம்மா
அதைக் கொஞ்சம் சொல்லும்மா
நான்தான் சொல்றேன் கேளுங்க
கேட்டு தேடி பாருங்க
குழு :
ஆஹா.....தேடிப் பாக்குறோம்......
What are the identification marks, ma'am?
Tell us a little about that, ma'am
Female: I am telling you, listen
Listen to it and go search and look
Chorus: Aha... we will search and look
பொண்ணு பாக்க போறீங்களே
சொல்லுறத கேளுங்க
நான் சொல்லுறத கேளுங்க
You are going to look for a bride
Oh, you are going to look for a bride
Listen to what is being said
அடையாளம் என்னம்மா
அதைக் கொஞ்சம் சொல்லும்மா
நான்தான் சொல்றேன் கேளுங்க
கேட்டு தேடி பாருங்க
குழு :
ஆஹா.....தேடிப் பாக்குறோம்......
What are the identification marks, ma'am?
Tell us a little about that, ma'am
Female: I am telling you, listen
Listen to it and go search and look
Chorus: Aha... we will search and look
ஆ.....ஆ....ஆ.....
லல லாலா லல லாலா லா...ஆஹா ஆஹா.......
Aa....aa.....aa....
Lala laalaa lala laalaa laa.....aahaa aahaa....
ஒட்டகசிவிங்கி போல் நெட்டச் சுவருபோல்
பொண்டாட்டி ஒருத்தி வந்தா
கூந்தலில் பூவை சூட்டிட ஒரு ஏணியும் தேவை
Like a giraffe, like a tall wall
If a wife like that comes along
You will need a ladder to put flowers in her hair
ஒட்டகசிவிங்கி போல் நெட்டச் சுவருபோல்
பொண்டாட்டி ஒருத்தி வந்தா
கூந்தலில் பூவை சூட்டிட ஒரு ஏணியும் தேவை
Like a giraffe, like a tall wall
If a wife like that comes along
You will need a ladder to put flowers in her hair
பக்காப் படியிலே முக்காப் படியை போல்
பொண்டாட்டி ஒருத்தி வந்தா
தொட்டிலில் போட்டு ஆரிரரோ பாடணும் பாட்டு
ஆரிரோ ஆரோ ஆரிரோ ஆரோ
Like a step that is three-quarters of a step
If a wife like that comes along
You have to put her in a cradle and sing a lullaby song
Aariro aaro aariro aaro
பக்காப் படியிலே முக்காப் படியை போல்
பொண்டாட்டி ஒருத்தி வந்தா
தொட்டிலில் போட்டு ஆரிரரோ பாடணும் பாட்டு
Like a step that is three-quarters of a step
If a wife like that comes along
You have to put her in a cradle and sing a lullaby song
வெட்டி வம்பளக்கும் பொண்ணிருக்கும்
சட்டிப் போல வாயிருக்கும்...
சொன்னேன் பாருங்க இன்னும் சொல்றேன் கேளுங்க
குழு :
ஆஹா நல்லா சொல்லம்மா.......
There will be a girl who picks useless fights
Her mouth will be wide like a cooking pot
I told you, look, listen as I tell you more
Chorus: Aha, tell us well, ma'am
பொண்ணு பாக்க போறீங்களே
சொல்லுறத கேளுங்க
நான் சொல்லுறத கேளுங்க
You are going to look for a bride
Oh, you are going to look for a bride
Listen to what is being said
அடையாளம் என்னம்மா
அதைக் கொஞ்சம் சொல்லும்மா
நான்தான் சொல்றேன் கேளுங்க
கேட்டு தேடி பாருங்க
குழு :
ஆஹா.....தேடிப் பாக்குறோம்......
What are the identification marks, ma'am?
Tell us a little about that, ma'am
Female: I am telling you, listen
Listen to it and go search and look
Chorus: Aha... we will search and look
அண்டா அடுக்குப் போல் குண்டாயிருக்கிற
பொண்டாட்டி ஒருத்தி வந்தா
அவளுக்கு தேவை அறுபது கெஜம் கைத்தறி சேலை
Being fat like a stack of large cooking vessels
If a wife like that comes along
She will require a sixty-yard handloom saree
அண்டா அடுக்குப் போல் குண்டாயிருக்கிற
பொண்டாட்டி ஒருத்தி வந்தா
அவளுக்கு தேவை அறுபது கெஜம் கைத்தறி சேலை
Being fat like a stack of large cooking vessels
If a wife like that comes along
She will require a sixty-yard handloom saree
கோணல் மூஞ்சியாய் கோரப் பல்லியாய்
பொண்டாட்டி ஒருத்தி வந்தா
மாங்காய் நறுக்கலாம் சமையலுக்கு
தேங்காய் துருவலாம் ஹாஹ்
With a crooked face and sharp protruding teeth
If a wife like that comes along
She can slice vegetables like a knife for cooking
And grate coconut with her teeth
கோணல் மூஞ்சியாய் கோரப் பல்லியாய்
பொண்டாட்டி ஒருத்தி வந்தா
மாங்காய் நறுக்கலாம் சமையலுக்கு
தேங்காய் துருவலாம்
With a crooked face and sharp protruding teeth
If a wife like that comes along
She can slice vegetables like a knife for cooking
And grate coconut with her teeth
கரும் காக்கைப் போல பொண்ணிருக்கும்
வாலப் போல நீண்டிருக்கும்
சொன்னேன் பாருங்க நல்ல பொண்ணா தேடுங்க
There will be a girl dark like a black crow
And long like a tail
I told you, look, go search for a good girl
பொண்ணு பாக்க போறோம் அம்மா
சொன்னதெல்லாம் புரிஞ்சுது
நீ சொன்னதெல்லாம் புரிஞ்சுது
அழகாகப் பாருங்க மணம் பேசி வாருங்க
குழு :
நாங்க தேடித் பாக்குறோம் நல்ல ஜோடி சேக்குறோம்
ஆஹா ஜோடி சேக்குறோம் ஆஹா ஜோடி சேக்குறோம்
ஆஹா ஜோடி சேக்குறோம்.....
We are going to look for a bride, ma'am
We understood everything you said
We understood everything you said
Female: Look nicely, speak with heart, and come back
Chorus: We will search and quickly join them
Aha, we will pair them up, aha, we will pair them up
Aha, we will pair them up.....
Ponnu paakka pooreengalae
You are going to look for a bride
Ada ponnu paakka poreengalae
Oh, you are going to look for a bride
Solluratha kelunga
Listen to what is being said
Naan solluratha keluna
Listen to what I am saying
Adaiyaalam ennammaa
What are the identification marks, ma'am?
Adhai konjam sollummaa
Tell us a little about that, ma'am
Female :Naanthaan solluraen keluna
Female: I am telling you, listen
Kettu thaedi paarunga
Listen to it and go search and look
Chorus :Aahaa….thaedi paakkurom
Chorus: Aha... we will search and look
Ponnu paakka pooreengalae
You are going to look for a bride
Ada ponnu paakka poreengalae
Oh, you are going to look for a bride
Solluratha kelunga
Listen to what is being said
Adaiyaalam ennammaa
What are the identification marks, ma'am?
Adhai konjam sollummaa
Tell us a little about that, ma'am
Female :Naanthaan solluraen keluna
Female: I am telling you, listen
Kettu thaedi paarunga
Listen to it and go search and look
Chorus :Aahaa….thaedi paakkurom
Chorus: Aha... we will search and look
Aa….aa…..aa….
Aa....aa.....aa....
Lala laalaa lala laalaa laa…..aahaa aahaa….
Lala laalaa lala laalaa laa.....aahaa aahaa....
Ottagasivingi pol nettu suvaru pol
Like a giraffe, like a tall wall
Pondataatti oruththi vanthaa
If a wife like that comes along
Koonthalil poovai soottida oru yaeniyum thevai
You will need a ladder to put flowers in her hair
Ottagasivingi pol nettu suvaru pol
Like a giraffe, like a tall wall
Pondataatti oruththi vanthaa
If a wife like that comes along
Koonthalil poovai soottida oru yaeniyum thevai
You will need a ladder to put flowers in her hair
Pakka padiyilae mukkaap padiyai pol
Like a step that is three-quarters of a step
Pondatti oruththi vanthaa
If a wife like that comes along
Thottilil pottu aariraro paadanum paattu
You have to put her in a cradle and sing a lullaby song
Aariro aaro aariro aaro
Aariro aaro aariro aaro
Pakka padiyilae mukkaap padiyai pol
Like a step that is three-quarters of a step
Pondatti oruththi vanthaa
If a wife like that comes along
Thottilil pottu aariraro paadanum paattu
You have to put her in a cradle and sing a lullaby song
Vetti vambalakkum ponnirukkum
There will be a girl who picks useless fights
Satti pola vaayirukkum
Her mouth will be wide like a cooking pot
Sonnen paarunga innum soldren kelunga
I told you, look, listen as I tell you more
Chorus :Aahaa nallaa sollammaa
Chorus: Aha, tell us well, ma'am
Ponnu paakka pooreengalae
You are going to look for a bride
Ada ponnu paakka poreengalae
Oh, you are going to look for a bride
Solluratha kelunga
Listen to what is being said
Adaiyaalam ennammaa
What are the identification marks, ma'am?
Adhai konjam sollummaa
Tell us a little about that, ma'am
Female :Naanthaan solluraen keluna
Female: I am telling you, listen
Kettu thaedi paarunga
Listen to it and go search and look
Chorus :Aahaa….thaedi paakkurom
Chorus: Aha... we will search and look
Andaa adukku pol gundaayirukkira
Being fat like a stack of large cooking vessels
Pondaatti oruththi vanthaa
If a wife like that comes along
Avalukku thevai arupathu gejam kaiththari saelai
She will require a sixty-yard handloom saree
Andaa adukku pol gundaayirukkira
Being fat like a stack of large cooking vessels
Pondaatti oruththi vanthaa
If a wife like that comes along
Avalukku thevai arupathu gejam kaiththari saelai
She will require a sixty-yard handloom saree
Konal moonjiyaai kora palliyaai
With a crooked face and sharp protruding teeth
Pondaatti oruththi vanthaa
If a wife like that comes along
Maanaai narukkalaam samaiyalukku
She can slice vegetables like a knife for cooking
Thengaai thuruvalaam
And grate coconut with her teeth
Konal moonjiyaai kora palliyaai
With a crooked face and sharp protruding teeth
Pondaatti oruththi vanthaa
If a wife like that comes along
Maanaai narukkalaam samaiyalukku
She can slice vegetables like a knife for cooking
Thengaai thuruvalaam
And grate coconut with her teeth
Karum kaakkai pola ponnirukkum
There will be a girl dark like a black crow
Vaala pola neendirukkum
And long like a tail
Sonnaen paarunga nalla ponnaa thedunga
I told you, look, go search for a good girl
Ponnu paakka porom ammaa
We are going to look for a bride, ma'am
Sonnathelaam purinjuthu
We understood everything you said
Nee Sonnathelaam purinjuthu
We understood everything you said
Female :Azhagaaga paarunga manam pesi vaarunga
Female: Look nicely, speak with heart, and come back
Chorus :Naanga thedi paakkurom nalla odi saekkurom
Chorus: We will search and quickly join them
Aahaa jodi saekkurom aahaa jodi saekkurom
Aha, we will pair them up, aha, we will pair them up
Aahaa jodi saekkurom…..
Aha, we will pair them up.....
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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