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Potta Pilla

From Kozhi Koovuthu (1982 Film) · 1982

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Sailaja
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Kozhi Koovuthu (1982 Film)
Movie release year
1982
Lyrics added on
26 Sept 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Potta pulla ellaarukkum
Unna kandaa pullaarikkum
Potta pulla ellaarukkum
Unna kandaa pullaarikkum
Aaththi adi aaththi nee yaaruku
Podura maalaiya maaththi
Unna solli kuththamilla
Enthan nenjam Suththmilla
Unna solli kuththamilla
Enthan nenjam Suththmilla
Potta pulla ellaarukkum
Unna kandaa pullaarikkum
Yaen ippadi
Komanaththudan kandukondu
Inbuttru oor aandi aanaai…ii….
En appanae
Pandaaramae needhaanae
Thundodathaan naan paaththaenae
Thandaayutha perumaanae
Nynaana pazham naan paadava
Pandaaramae needhaanae
Thundodathaan naan paaththaenae
Thandaayutha perumaanae
Nynaana pazham naan paadava
Neththiyila neerumilla
Bakthi seiya yaarumillae
Neththiyila neerumilla
Bakthi seiya yaarumillae
Saami…..ada saami
Unna solli kuththamilla
Enthan naenjam Suththmilla
Potta pulla ellaarukkum
Unna kandaa pullaarikkum
Aaththi adi aaththi nee yaaruku
Podura maalaiya maaththi
Unna solli kuththamilla
Enthan naenjam Suththmilla
Vaikkaathadi peraasai
Sikaathadi en meesai
Vegaathadi un dosai
Ammaadi naan kilaadithaan
Vaikkaathadi peraasai
Sikaathadi en meesai
Vegaathadi un dosai
Ammaadi naan kilaadithaan
Kaththu vachcha viththaikalae
Kaattditavae vantha pulla
Yaendi ada yaendi enna yaarunnu
Nenaichchu inga podura thoondi
Unna solli kuththamilla
Enthan nenjam Suththmilla
Potta pulla ellaarukkum
Puththi kettaa pullaarikkum
Potta pulla ellaarukkum
Puththi kettaa pullaarikkum
Aaththi adi aaththi nee
Paakkurathaenadi bodhaiyai yaeththi
Unna solli kuththamilla
Enthan nenjam Suththmilla
Unna solli kuththamilla
Enthan nenjam Suththmilla
Every young girl
Gets goosebumps whenever she sees you!
Every young girl
Gets goosebumps whenever she sees you!
Oh my, hey girl, with whom
Are you going to exchange wedding garlands?
There is no point blaming you,
My own heart isn't innocent!
There is no point blaming you,
My own heart isn't innocent!
Every young girl
Gets goosebumps whenever she sees you!
Why like this,
Pleased to be seen in just a loincloth,
Did you turn into the town's roaming beggar?
Oh my lord!
Aren't you a wandering ascetic?
I saw you dressed in only a towel!
Oh Lord Dhandayutha (Murugan with his staff)!
Shall I sing about the fruit of wisdom?
Aren't you a wandering ascetic?
I saw you dressed in only a towel!
Oh Lord Dhandayutha (Murugan with his staff)!
Shall I sing about the fruit of wisdom?
There is no holy ash on your forehead,
And no one around to offer you devotion!
There is no holy ash on your forehead,
And no one around to offer you devotion!
Oh holy man... hey, holy man!
There is no point blaming you,
My own heart isn't innocent!
Every young girl
Gets goosebumps whenever she sees you!
Oh my, hey girl, with whom
Are you going to exchange wedding garlands?
There is no point blaming you,
My own heart isn't innocent!
Don't harbor such greedy desires, girl!
My mustache won't get trapped by you!
Your tricks won't ever work on me!
Oh girl, I'm a clever player!
Don't harbor such greedy desires, girl!
My mustache won't get trapped by you!
Your tricks won't ever work on me!
Oh girl, I'm a clever player!
To show off all the tricks
You have learned, you've come here, girl!
Hey girl, oh girl, who do you think I am,
Casting your fishing hook at me?
There is no point blaming you,
My own heart isn't innocent!
For every young girl,
When she loses her senses, she gets goosebumps!
For every young girl,
When she loses her senses, she gets goosebumps!
Oh my, hey girl, why
Do you look at me, driving me intoxicated?
There is no point blaming you,
My own heart isn't innocent!
There is no point blaming you,
My own heart isn't innocent!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song features playful and sarcastic banter blended with mythological allusions to Lord Murugan (Thandayuthapani / Andaandi). The speaker teases a young girl while addressing a mendicant-like figure, lightheartedly mocking romantic advances and deceptive devotion. Using colloquial humor and folk rhetoric, the singer declares his own cleverness and warns the girl not to try tricking him with affection.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Vaikkaathadi peraasai / Sikaathadi en meesai / Vegaathadi un dosai

Matching second consonants in adjacent lines, as seen in 'Potta' and 'Unna', or 'Vaikkaathadi', 'Sikaathadi', 'Vegaathadi'.

Monaai (Alliteration / Initial Rhyme)

Potta pulla ellaarukkum

Matching opening letters or sounds across words within a line, such as 'Potta' and 'Pulla'.

Metaphor / Mythological Allusion

Thandaayutha perumaane / Nynaana pazham naan paadava

Comparing the subject to Lord Murugan as 'Thandaayutha perumaan' and referencing 'Gnana Pazham' (the fruit of wisdom).

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Trivia

Kozhi Koovuthu (1982) is a classic Tamil film directed by Gangai Amaran. The music for the film was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics written by Vaali. The soundtrack became popular for its authentic rural folk flavor and catchy lyrical wordplay.

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