- Lyricist
- Poonguyilan
- Singers
- Malaysia Vasudevan, Vani Jairam
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Movie name
- Naan Unna Nenachen
- Movie release year
- 1983
- Lyrics added on
- 8 Jun 2022
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Pottu vachchu poo mudichchi vaadiyamaa
Ketti melam kottum nalla nermammaa
Pottu vachchu poo mudichchi vaadiyamaa
Ketti melam kottum nalla nermammaa
Naathaswara osaiyammaa
Oorengum ketkuthu aananthammaa
Naathaswara osaiyammaa
Oorengum ketkuthu aananthammaa
Pottu vachchu poo mudichchi vaaraenunga
Ketti melam kottum nalla neramunga
Pottu vachchu poo mudichchi vaaraenunga
Ketti melam kottum nalla neramunga
Naathaswara osaiyammaa
Oorengum ketkuthu aananthammaa
Naathaswara osaiyammaa
Oorengum ketkuthu aananthammaa
Kanna saaikkura mella paakkura
Innum enna naanam
Kattil pottukko nenjil saanjikko
Sonnaa ketkka venum
Kanna saaikkura mella paakkura
Innum enna naanam
Kattil pottukko nenjil saanjikko
Sonnaa ketkka venum
Thumba poovula meni
Thottaa thaangumaa saami
Thumba poovula meni
Thottaa thaangumaa saami
Raaththiriyaagattum oorsanam pogattum
Rasaa kelaiyyaa
Male :Aah….
Female :Raaththiriyaagattum oorsanam pogattum
Rasaa kelaiyyaa
Pottu vachchu poo mudichchi vaadiyamaa
Ketti melam kottum nalla nermammaa
Female :Pottu vachchu poo mudichchi vaaraenunga
Ketti melam kottum nalla neramunga
Chellakuttiyae kallaa pettiyil
Kaasa enni podu
Ellaa yogamum onnaa seruthu
Ettu maadi veedu
Chellakuttiyae kallaa pettiyil
Kaasa enni podu
Ellaa yogamum onnaa seruthu
Ettu maadi veedu
Paththu acre-u nanja ettu ecre-u punja
Paththu acre-u nanja ettu ecre-u punja
Naalaikku vaanganum car-la poganum
Needhaan ottonum aamaam
Naalaikku vaanganum car-la poganum
Needhaan ottonum aamaam
Anju maasaththil pinju pillaikku
Appa aaga porae chummaa irunga
Anju maasaththil pinju pillaikku
Appa aaga porae chummaa irunga
Kattu soruthaan katti podavae
Oora kootta poraen
Kattu soruthaan katti podavae
Oora kootta poraen
Appan polave pulla
Ullae eththanai thollai
Haan appan polave pulla
Ullae eththanai thollai
Thottila podunnu etti udhaikkuthu
Naanthaan paarththaenae
Ada thottila podunnu etti udhaikkuthu
Naanthaan paarththaenae
Pottu vachchu poo mudichchi vaadiyamaa
Female :Ketti melam kottum nalla neramunga
Male :Naathaswara osaiyammaa
Female :Oorengum ketkuthu aananthammaa
Put on your bindi, tuck flowers in your hair, and come, my girl!
It is the auspicious time for the wedding drums to beat, my dear!
Put on your bindi, tuck flowers in your hair, and come, my girl!
It is the auspicious time for the wedding drums to beat, my dear!
The sound of the nadhaswaram...
...is heard all across town with pure joy!
The sound of the nadhaswaram...
...is heard all across town with pure joy!
Wearing a bindi and flowers in my hair, I am coming!
It is the auspicious time for the wedding drums to beat!
Wearing a bindi and flowers in my hair, I am coming!
It is the auspicious time for the wedding drums to beat!
The sound of the nadhaswaram...
...is heard all across town with pure joy!
The sound of the nadhaswaram...
...is heard all across town with pure joy!
You slant your eyes and steal shy glances,
why are you still feeling so bashful?
Set up the cot and rest upon my chest,
you must listen when I tell you!
You slant your eyes and steal shy glances,
why are you still feeling so bashful?
Set up the cot and rest upon my chest,
you must listen when I tell you!
My body is delicate like a white thumba flower,
can it bear your touch, my lord?
My body is delicate like a white thumba flower,
can it bear your touch, my lord?
Let night fall and let the townspeople leave,
please listen to me, my king!
Male: Ah...
Female: Let night fall and let the townspeople leave,
please listen to me, my king!
Put on your bindi, tuck flowers in your hair, and come, my girl!
It is the auspicious time for the wedding drums to beat, my dear!
Female: Wearing a bindi and flowers in my hair, I am coming!
It is the auspicious time for the wedding drums to beat!
My darling sweetie, into the cash box,
count the money and put it inside!
All good fortune is coming our way,
an eight-story mansion!
My darling sweetie, into the cash box,
count the money and put it inside!
All good fortune is coming our way,
an eight-story mansion!
Ten acres of fertile wetland, eight acres of dry farmland,
Ten acres of fertile wetland, eight acres of dry farmland,
we must buy tomorrow and ride in a car,
and you must be the one to drive it, yes!
We must buy tomorrow and ride in a car,
and you must be the one to drive it, yes!
In five months, for our sweet little baby,
you are going to be a father, so behave yourself!
In five months, for our sweet little baby,
you are going to be a father, so behave yourself!
To pack variety rice for the feast,
I am going to gather the whole town!
To pack variety rice for the feast,
I am going to gather the whole town!
Just like his father, the baby...
...is causing so much trouble inside!
Ah, just like his father, the baby...
...is causing so much trouble inside!
Asking to be put in a cradle, he kicks away,
I felt it myself!
Oh, asking to be put in a cradle, he kicks away,
I felt it myself!
Put on your bindi, tuck flowers in your hair, and come, my girl!
Female: It is the auspicious time for the wedding drums to beat!
Male: The sound of the nadhaswaram...
Female: ...is heard all across town with pure joy!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This playful and romantic duet expresses the joy, affection, and future dreams of a newly married couple. The groom calls out to his bride, celebrating the auspicious wedding sounds of the Nadaswaram and Melam while urging her to leave behind her shyness. The bride playfully asks him to wait until nightfall when the town's guests leave.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile / Metaphor
“Thumba poovula meni”
Comparing delicate physical tender body to the soft white Thumba flower ('Thumba poovula meni').
Rhyme / Monorhyme
“Pottu vachchu poo mudichchi vaadiyamaa”
End-rhyming with polite, colloquial suffix endings like 'vaadiyamaa' and 'nalla nermammaa'.
Imagery
“Ketti melam kottum nalla nermammaa”
Evokes vivid festive wedding imagery with auspicious drums ('Ketti melam') and pipes ('Naathaswara osai').
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Trivia
Composed by the duo Shankar-Ganesh, this song highlights the signature upbeat 1980s rural folk-pop blend rendered masterfully by Malaysia Vasudevan and Vani Jairam.
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