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Pottadhu Konjam

From Savalukku Saval · 1972

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
A. L. Ragavan, K. Jamunarani
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Savalukku Saval
Movie release year
1972
Lyrics added on
19 Mar 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Pottathu konjam thaanunga
Bodhaiyum athigam thaanunga
Neengalum pottu paarunga
Sharaapukkae jiljil thaanunga
Sharaapukkae jiljil thaanunga
Pottathu konjam thaanunga
Bodhaiyum athigam thaanunga
Neengalum pottu paarunga
Sharaapukkae jiljil thaanunga
Sharaapukkae jiljil thaanunga
Ival azhagai paaru thottu pazhagi paaru nee
Hahaahaaihaihaihaihai
Ival azhagai paaru thottu pazhagi paaru nee
Hahaahaaihaihaihaihai
Suvai madhuvil illai ival idhazhil undu nee
Hahaahohhoohho hoi
Poop potta kinnam ondru
Ponnaana kannam rendu
Poop potta kinnam ondru
Ponnaana kannam rendu
Vilaiyaada paavai undu
Verenna thevai yaedhu vaa vaa vaa
Pottathu konjam thaanunga
Bodhaiyum athigam thaanunga
Neengalum pottu paarunga
Sharaapukkae jiljil thaanunga
Sharaapukkae jiljil thaanunga
Kanakku pottapadi mudiththu kaattuvom
Haihaihai hai hai….
Naam potta valaiyilae
Maatta povathu yaar yaaro
Munnaalae aalai paaru
Muzhikkira muzhiyai paaru
Kannaalae jaadai kooru
Kaariyam mudiyum paaru
Aayiyae aayiyae aayiyae
Pottathu konjam thaanunga
Bodhaiyum athigam thaanunga
Neengalum pottu paarunga
Sharaapukkae jiljil thaanunga
Sharaapukkae jiljil thaanunga
: Mayangumpothu kitta nerungumpothu
Hahaahohho ohho hoi
Mayangumpothu kitta nerungumpothu
Hahaahohho ohho hoi
Female :Ila mangai aada unthan
Manathum kooda vanthu aadaatho
Naanaada neeyum aada nammodu koottam aada
Naanaada neeyum aada nammodu koottam aada
Female :Ullaasam nerum neram
Unmaigal theriyakoodum
Pottathu
Female :Pottathu
Male :Pottathu konjam thaanunga
Both :Bothaiyum athigam thaanunga
Neengalum pottu paarunga
Sharaapukkae jiljil thaanunga
Sharaapukkae jiljil thaanunga
We have had only a little drink,
yet the high is so strong!
Why don't you also try a drink and see?
Even liquor gets a thrilling chill!
Even liquor gets a thrilling chill!
We have had only a little drink,
yet the high is so strong!
Why don't you also try a drink and see?
Even liquor gets a thrilling chill!
Even liquor gets a thrilling chill!
Look at her beauty, touch her and get to know her!
Hahaha-hai-hai-hai-hai
Look at her beauty, touch her and get to know her!
Hahaha-hai-hai-hai-hai
The true taste isn't in wine, it's on her lips!
Hahaha-ho-ho-ho hoy
Here is a floral cup,
and two golden cheeks,
Here is a floral cup,
and two golden cheeks,
Here is a beauty to play with,
what else do you need? Come, come, come!
We have had only a little drink,
yet the high is so strong!
Why don't you also try a drink and see?
Even liquor gets a thrilling chill!
Even liquor gets a thrilling chill!
We will pull it off just as planned!
Hai-hai-hai hai hai...
In the net that we cast,
who knows who will get trapped!
Look at the man right in front of you,
look at how wide his eyes stare!
Give a signal with your eyes,
and watch our plan succeed!
Aayiye, aayiye, aayiye
We have had only a little drink,
yet the high is so strong!
Why don't you also try a drink and see?
Even liquor gets a thrilling chill!
Even liquor gets a thrilling chill!
When getting dizzy, when drawing close,
Hahaha-ho-ho oho hoy
When getting dizzy, when drawing close,
Hahaha-ho-ho oho hoy
As a young woman dances, won't your
heart also join in and dance?
As I dance, and you dance, and the whole crowd dances with us,
As I dance, and you dance, and the whole crowd dances with us,
In this moment of merrymaking,
the hidden truths might just come to light!
Having had a drink...
Having had a drink...
We have had only a little drink,
yet the high is so strong!
Why don't you also try a drink and see?
Even liquor gets a thrilling chill!
Even liquor gets a thrilling chill!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This energetic club dance song from the 1972 movie 'Savalukku Saval' features a playful, seductive dialogue set in a bar/club environment. The singers boast about how even a small amount of liquor produces intense intoxication, humorously claiming that the drink itself gets a thrill from the experience. The lyrics playfully mix romantic allure with covert motives, hinting that behind the dancing, drinking, and merrymaking lies a scheme or trap meant to expose hidden truths.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)

Pottathu konjam thaanunga

The second consonant 'tt' rhymes across lines in the refrain (Pottathu / Bodhaiyum / Neengalum - variation with rhythm emphasis).

Metaphor

Ponnaana kannam rendu

Comparing golden cheeks to cups ('Ponnaana kannam') and comparing a young woman to a play doll ('paavai').

Alliteration (Monaai)

Munnaalae aalai paaru / Muzhikkira muzhiyai paaru

Repetition of initial 'M' sounds in 'Munnaalae' and 'Muzhikkira'.

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Trivia

Savalukku Saval (1972) starred Jaishankar, who was fondly known as the 'James Bond of Tamil Cinema' for his energetic roles in action-detective thrillers featuring iconic club songs composed by Shankar-Ganesh.

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