Pura Koondu
From Kaadhal · 2004
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singers
- Suresh Peters, Tippu
- Music director
- Joshua Sridhar
- Details
- Kaadhal2004
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Mutta sandhu | Dead-end alley |
| Male :Maami messu | Male: Aunty's mess eatery |
| Chorus :Motta poochi | Chorus: Bedbugs |
| Male :Athula kosu | Male: Mosquitoes in that |
| Chorus :Vaazha matta | Chorus: Plantain stem |
| Cycle rickshaw | Cycle rickshaw |
| Roatu kadai idli vadai | Roadside stall selling idli and vadai |
| Chorus | |
| Iyer aathu | Iyer's house |
| Hei kaathula thaan | Hey, floating in the air |
| Harmoniyum | Sound of the harmonium |
| Sa sa sa ri ri ri | Sa sa sa ri ri ri |
| Ga ga ga ma ma ma | Ga ga ga ma ma ma |
| Pa dha ne..ee…. | Pa dha ne..ee…. |
| Chorus | |
| Pillayarai pola vazhum | Living like Lord Ganesha (unmarried) |
| Bachelors-kku thiruvellikeni | Triplicane for the bachelors |
| Triplicane…. | Triplicane…. |
| Male | |
| {Puraa koondu pola ingae | Here, like a pigeon coop |
| Mupaathu roomu…. | Thirty rooms…. |
| Antha mupathilum | And in those thirty |
| Moonu moonu ah | Three by three |
| Thonooru maamu} (2) | Ninety bros / guys |
| Male | |
| Makkachollam pola naanga | Like corn on a cob, we |
| Otti vaalurom | Stick together and live |
| Intha maanagaril | In this metropolis |
| Kanavu kotta | A dream castle |
| Katti vazhurom | We build and live |
| Chorus | |
| Kathavila kalivaraiku…. | No door for the bathroom…. |
| Kathavila kalivaraiku…. | No door for the bathroom…. |
| Bucket kaaval machi | A bucket stands guard, my friend |
| Aachaana…aduthaalu… | Done… next person… |
| Udanae towel | Immediately grab the towel |
| Chorus | |
| Kathavila kalivaraiku…. | No door for the bathroom…. |
| Bucket kaaval machi | Bucket stands guard, my friend |
| Aachaana…aduthaalu… | Done… next person… |
| Udanae towel | Immediately grab the towel |
| Male | |
| Kaiyila pai… kaluthula tie | Bag in hand… tie on the neck… |
| Kaiyila pai… kaluthula tie.. | Bag in hand… tie on the neck.. |
| Vaayula poi | Lies in the mouth |
| Sales-u rep-ukellam pepae kaatum | Fooling everyone, sales reps |
| Mansion su hai | Mansion life is high |
| Male | |
| Kaiyila pai… kaluthula tie.. | Bag in hand… tie on the neck.. |
| Vaayula poi | Lies in the mouth |
| Sales-u rep-ukellam pepae kaatum | Fooling everyone, sales reps |
| Mansion su hai | Mansion life is high |
| Female | |
| Nee class mate ah… | Are you a classmate… |
| Ila glass mate ah… | Or a glass-mate (drinking buddy)… |
| Nee class mate ah | Are you a classmate |
| Glass mate ah | Glass-mate |
| Voota katuda | Clear out of the room |
| Ingu onaam thethi | Here on the first of the month |
| Rent thanthaa room mate da | If you pay rent, you are a roommate, buddy |
| Haha ha aha aha | Haha ha aha aha |
| Male | |
| Puraa koondu pola ingae | Here, like a pigeon coop |
| Mupaathu roomu…. | Thirty rooms…. |
| Antha mupathilum | And in those thirty |
| Moonu moonu ah | Three by three |
| Thonooru maamu | Ninety bros / guys |
| Male | |
| Makkachollam pola naanga | Like corn on a cob, we |
| Otti vaalurom | Stick together and live |
| Intha maanagaril | In this metropolis |
| Kanavu kotta | A dream castle |
| Katti vazhurom | We build and live |
| Male | |
| Pathimoonaam number room | Room number thirteen |
| Seetu roomunga | Is the card-playing room |
| Athu panakara ezhainu | Rich or poor, it's a shared |
| Kootu roomunga | Common room |
| Male | |
| Filter kings poga vitu | Blowing out Filter King cigarette smoke |
| Dhool kelapunga | Creating a grand vibe |
| Maasa kadaisi ila | At the end of the month, if not |
| Kaaja beedi thundu thaanunga | Sharing pieces of cheap handmade beedis |
| Male | |
| Paapanaasam aruvi ila | Bodies that once bathed in |
| Kulicha odambunga | The waterfalls of Papanasam |
| Inga paathi bucket thanni ila | Here, without even half a bucket of water |
| Mogatha kaluvunga | Just wash your face |
| Male | |
| Barmudas potu varum | Look at the old man coming in Bermudas |
| Perusu paarunga | Look at the elderly gent |
| Ivar dye adichu | He dyes his hair |
| Daavu adikum bachelorunga | He is a bachelor flirting around |
| Male | |
| Otta jatti…old monk | Torn underwear… Old Monk rum |
| One by two tea glass | A one-by-two tea glass shared |
| Bacheloroda daily life-nga | That is the bachelor's daily life |
| Oru naal aiswarya | One day Aishwarya Rai |
| Maru naal sushmita | The next day Sushmita Sen |
| Kanavula thaan enga wife-nga | They are our wives only in our dreams |
| Male | |
| Intha saeval panna | This place called 'Saeval' mansion |
| Pala aala paatha edamungo | Has seen many kinds of people |
| Ada aanaalum othumaiya | Ah, but still with unity |
| Vaazhum idamungo… | It is a place where people live… |
| Male | |
| Pala oor pala baasai | Many towns, many languages |
| Inga irukum-nga | Are present here |
| Vayatthu pasi matum | Only the hunger in the stomach |
| Elaarayum onnu serkunga | Brings everyone together |
| Male | |
| Thala valicha… juram vantha | If someone gets a headache… or a fever |
| Nenja negilunga | Their hearts melt with empathy |
| Udanae thudichu poi | Immediately rushing in concern |
| Mansion ellam maranthu padukum-nga | Forgetting the mansion hassle, they attend to them on bed |
| Male | |
| Petha mugam valatha mogam | The faces of parents who raised us |
| Maranthu pochunga | Are forgotten over time |
| Paasam money purse photo vula | Affection is hidden |
| Maranji pochunga | Inside the photo in the wallet |
| Male | |
| Attha payan maaman mora | There are no real maternal cousins or uncles |
| Oravu ilainga | Or family relationships here |
| Aanaalum naanga elaam | Yet all of us |
| Maaman machaan nga… | Are uncles and brothers-in-law to each other… |
| Male | |
| Kaadhaluku Taj mahal | Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal |
| Shah jahan katti vachaan | For love |
| Naanga kooda katuvonga | We too would build one |
| Engalathaan nambi vanthaa | If someone comes believing in us |
| Enga uyir ponaalum | Even if we lose our lives |
| Onaaga serthu vaiponga | We will unite them together |
| Male | |
| Intha saeval panna | This mansion place |
| Othumaiku sirantha idam-nga | Is the best place for unity |
| Naanga kaadhalar ah | We are the bachelors |
| Serthu vaikum bachelor-nga | Who unite lovers together |
| Chorus | |
| Ooooo….ooo….o….oooo.. | Ooooo….ooo….o….oooo.. |
| Oooo…oo…..ooooo….ooo…. | Oooo…oo…..ooooo….ooo…. |
முட்ட சந்து
மாமி மெஸ்ஸு
குழு :
மூட்ட பூச்சி
அதுல கொசு
குழு :
வாழ மட்ட சைக்கிள்
ரிக்க்ஷா ரோட்டு கடை
இட்லி வடை
Dead-end alley
Male: Aunty's mess eatery
Chorus: Bedbugs
Male: Mosquitoes in that
Chorus: Plantain stem
Cycle rickshaw
Roadside stall selling idli and vadai
ஐயர் ஆத்து ஹேய்
காத்துல தான் ஹார்மோனியம்
சா சா சா ரி ரி ரி க க க ம ம ம
ப த னி
Iyer's house
Hey, floating in the air
Sound of the harmonium
Sa sa sa ri ri ri
Ga ga ga ma ma ma
Pa dha ne..ee….
பிள்ளையாரை போல
வாழும் பேச்சுலர்க்கு
திருவெல்லிக்கேணி
த்ரிப்லிகேன்
Living like Lord Ganesha (unmarried)
Triplicane for the bachelors
Triplicane….
{ புறா கூண்டு போல
இங்கே முப்பது ரூமு அந்த
முப்பதிலும் மூணு மூணா
தொண்ணூறு மாமு } (2)
Here, like a pigeon coop
Thirty rooms….
And in those thirty
Three by three
Ninety bros / guys
மக்கா சோளம் போல
நாங்க ஒட்டி வாழுறோம் இந்த
மாநகரில் கனவு கோட்ட கட்டி
வாழுறோம்
Like corn on a cob, we
Stick together and live
In this metropolis
A dream castle
We build and live
கதவில்ல கழிவறைக்கு
கதவில்ல கழிவறைக்கு பக்கெட்
காவல் மச்சி அச்சான அடுத்தாளு
உடனே டவல்
No door for the bathroom….
No door for the bathroom….
A bucket stands guard, my friend
Done… next person…
Immediately grab the towel
கதவில்ல கழிவறைக்கு
பக்கெட் காவல் மச்சி அச்சான
அடுத்தாளு உடனே டவல்
No door for the bathroom….
Bucket stands guard, my friend
Done… next person…
Immediately grab the towel
கையில பை கழுத்துல
டை கையில பை கழுத்துல டை
வாயுல பொய் சேல்ஸ்ஸு ரெப்பு
கெல்லாம் பேபே காட்டும் மன்சயன்
ஸு ஹாய்
Bag in hand… tie on the neck…
Bag in hand… tie on the neck..
Lies in the mouth
Fooling everyone, sales reps
Mansion life is high
கையில பை கழுத்துல
டை வாயுல பொய் சேல்ஸ்ஸு
ரெப்பு கெல்லாம் பேபே காட்டும்
மன்சயன் ஸு ஹாய்
Bag in hand… tie on the neck..
Lies in the mouth
Fooling everyone, sales reps
Mansion life is high
நீ கிளாஸ் மேட்டா
இல்ல க்ளாஸ் மேட்டா நீ
கிளாஸ் மேட்டா க்ளாஸ்
மேட்டா வூட்ட கட்டுடா
இங்கு ஒன்னாம் தேதி ரெண்ட்
தந்தா ரூம் மேட்டா ஹா ஹா
ஹா ஆஹா ஆஹா
Are you a classmate…
Or a glass-mate (drinking buddy)…
Are you a classmate
Glass-mate
Clear out of the room
Here on the first of the month
If you pay rent, you are a roommate, buddy
Haha ha aha aha
புறா கூண்டு போல
இங்கே முப்பது ரூமு அந்த
முப்பதிலும் மூணு மூணா
தொண்ணூறு மாமு
Here, like a pigeon coop
Thirty rooms….
And in those thirty
Three by three
Ninety bros / guys
மக்கா சோளம் போல
நாங்க ஒட்டி வாழுறோம் இந்த
மாநகரில் கனவு கோட்ட கட்டி
வாழுறோம்
Like corn on a cob, we
Stick together and live
In this metropolis
A dream castle
We build and live
பதி மூணாம் நம்பர்
ரூம் சேட்டு ரூமுங்க அது
பணக்கார ஏழைன்னு கூட்டு
ரூமுங்க
Room number thirteen
Is the card-playing room
Rich or poor, it's a shared
Common room
பில்டர் கிங்ஸ் போக
விட்டு தூள் கெளப்புங்க மாச
கடைசி இல்ல கஞ்சா பீடி
துண்டு தானுங்க
Blowing out Filter King cigarette smoke
Creating a grand vibe
At the end of the month, if not
Sharing pieces of cheap handmade beedis
பாபநாசம் அருவில்ல
குளிச்ச உடம்புங்க இங்க பாதி
பக்கெட் தண்ணி இல்ல
மொகத்த கலுவங்க
Bodies that once bathed in
The waterfalls of Papanasam
Here, without even half a bucket of water
Just wash your face
பர்முடாஸ் போட்டு
வரும் பெருசு பாருங்க இவர்
டை அடிச்சு டாவு அடிக்கும்
பேச்சலர்ங்க
Look at the old man coming in Bermudas
Look at the elderly gent
He dyes his hair
He is a bachelor flirting around
ஓட்ட ஜட்டி ஓல்ட்
மோங் ஒன் பை டு டீ க்ளாஸ்
பேச்சலர் ஓட டெய்லி லைப்ங்க
ஒரு நாள் ஐஸ்வர்யா மறு நாள்
சுஷ்மிதா கனவுல தான் எங்க
ஒய்புங்க
Torn underwear… Old Monk rum
A one-by-two tea glass shared
That is the bachelor's daily life
One day Aishwarya Rai
The next day Sushmita Sen
They are our wives only in our dreams
இந்த சேவல் பண்ண
பல ஆள பாத்த எடமுங்கோ
அட ஆனாலும் ஒத்துமையா
வாழும் இடமுங்கோ
This place called 'Saeval' mansion
Has seen many kinds of people
Ah, but still with unity
It is a place where people live…
பல ஊர் பல பாஷை
இங்க இருக்கும்ங்க வயத்து
பசி மட்டும் எல்லாரையும்
ஒன்னு சேர்க்குங்க
Many towns, many languages
Are present here
Only the hunger in the stomach
Brings everyone together
தல வலிச்சா ஜுரம்
வந்தா நெஞ்ச நெகிழுங்க
உடனே துடிச்சு போய்
மன்சன் எல்லாம் மறந்து
படுகும்ங்க
If someone gets a headache… or a fever
Their hearts melt with empathy
Immediately rushing in concern
Forgetting the mansion hassle, they attend to them on bed
பெத்த முகம் வளத்த
முகம் மறந்து போச்சுங்க
பாசம் மணி பர்ஸ் போட்டோ
வுல மறைஞ்சி போச்சுங்க
The faces of parents who raised us
Are forgotten over time
Affection is hidden
Inside the photo in the wallet
அத்த பையன் மாமன்
மொற உறவு இல்லைங்க
ஆனாலும் நாங்க எல்லாம்
மாமன் மச்சான்க
There are no real maternal cousins or uncles
Or family relationships here
Yet all of us
Are uncles and brothers-in-law to each other…
காதலுக்கு தாஜ் மஹால்
ஷாஜகான் கட்டி வச்சான் நாங்க
கூட கட்டுவோங்க எங்கள தான்
நம்பி வந்தா எங்க உயிர் போனாலும்
ஒன்னாக சேர்த்து வைபோங்க
Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal
For love
We too would build one
If someone comes believing in us
Even if we lose our lives
We will unite them together
இந்த சேவல் பண்ண
ஒத்துமைக்கு சிறந்த இடம்ங்க
நாங்க காதலரா சேர்த்து
வைக்கும் பேச்சலர்ங்க
This mansion place
Is the best place for unity
We are the bachelors
Who unite lovers together
....................................
Ooooo….ooo….o….oooo..
Oooo…oo…..ooooo….ooo….
Mutta sandhu
Dead-end alley
Male :Maami messu
Male: Aunty's mess eatery
Chorus :Motta poochi
Chorus: Bedbugs
Male :Athula kosu
Male: Mosquitoes in that
Chorus :Vaazha matta
Chorus: Plantain stem
Cycle rickshaw
Cycle rickshaw
Roatu kadai idli vadai
Roadside stall selling idli and vadai
Iyer aathu
Iyer's house
Hei kaathula thaan
Hey, floating in the air
Harmoniyum
Sound of the harmonium
Sa sa sa ri ri ri
Sa sa sa ri ri ri
Ga ga ga ma ma ma
Ga ga ga ma ma ma
Pa dha ne..ee….
Pa dha ne..ee….
Pillayarai pola vazhum
Living like Lord Ganesha (unmarried)
Bachelors-kku thiruvellikeni
Triplicane for the bachelors
Triplicane….
Triplicane….
{Puraa koondu pola ingae
Here, like a pigeon coop
Mupaathu roomu….
Thirty rooms….
Antha mupathilum
And in those thirty
Moonu moonu ah
Three by three
Thonooru maamu} (2)
Ninety bros / guys
Makkachollam pola naanga
Like corn on a cob, we
Otti vaalurom
Stick together and live
Intha maanagaril
In this metropolis
Kanavu kotta
A dream castle
Katti vazhurom
We build and live
Kathavila kalivaraiku….
No door for the bathroom….
Kathavila kalivaraiku….
No door for the bathroom….
Bucket kaaval machi
A bucket stands guard, my friend
Aachaana…aduthaalu…
Done… next person…
Udanae towel
Immediately grab the towel
Kathavila kalivaraiku….
No door for the bathroom….
Bucket kaaval machi
Bucket stands guard, my friend
Aachaana…aduthaalu…
Done… next person…
Udanae towel
Immediately grab the towel
Kaiyila pai… kaluthula tie
Bag in hand… tie on the neck…
Kaiyila pai… kaluthula tie..
Bag in hand… tie on the neck..
Vaayula poi
Lies in the mouth
Sales-u rep-ukellam pepae kaatum
Fooling everyone, sales reps
Mansion su hai
Mansion life is high
Kaiyila pai… kaluthula tie..
Bag in hand… tie on the neck..
Vaayula poi
Lies in the mouth
Sales-u rep-ukellam pepae kaatum
Fooling everyone, sales reps
Mansion su hai
Mansion life is high
Nee class mate ah…
Are you a classmate…
Ila glass mate ah…
Or a glass-mate (drinking buddy)…
Nee class mate ah
Are you a classmate
Glass mate ah
Glass-mate
Voota katuda
Clear out of the room
Ingu onaam thethi
Here on the first of the month
Rent thanthaa room mate da
If you pay rent, you are a roommate, buddy
Haha ha aha aha
Haha ha aha aha
Puraa koondu pola ingae
Here, like a pigeon coop
Mupaathu roomu….
Thirty rooms….
Antha mupathilum
And in those thirty
Moonu moonu ah
Three by three
Thonooru maamu
Ninety bros / guys
Makkachollam pola naanga
Like corn on a cob, we
Otti vaalurom
Stick together and live
Intha maanagaril
In this metropolis
Kanavu kotta
A dream castle
Katti vazhurom
We build and live
Pathimoonaam number room
Room number thirteen
Seetu roomunga
Is the card-playing room
Athu panakara ezhainu
Rich or poor, it's a shared
Kootu roomunga
Common room
Filter kings poga vitu
Blowing out Filter King cigarette smoke
Dhool kelapunga
Creating a grand vibe
Maasa kadaisi ila
At the end of the month, if not
Kaaja beedi thundu thaanunga
Sharing pieces of cheap handmade beedis
Paapanaasam aruvi ila
Bodies that once bathed in
Kulicha odambunga
The waterfalls of Papanasam
Inga paathi bucket thanni ila
Here, without even half a bucket of water
Mogatha kaluvunga
Just wash your face
Barmudas potu varum
Look at the old man coming in Bermudas
Perusu paarunga
Look at the elderly gent
Ivar dye adichu
He dyes his hair
Daavu adikum bachelorunga
He is a bachelor flirting around
Otta jatti…old monk
Torn underwear… Old Monk rum
One by two tea glass
A one-by-two tea glass shared
Bacheloroda daily life-nga
That is the bachelor's daily life
Oru naal aiswarya
One day Aishwarya Rai
Maru naal sushmita
The next day Sushmita Sen
Kanavula thaan enga wife-nga
They are our wives only in our dreams
Intha saeval panna
This place called 'Saeval' mansion
Pala aala paatha edamungo
Has seen many kinds of people
Ada aanaalum othumaiya
Ah, but still with unity
Vaazhum idamungo…
It is a place where people live…
Pala oor pala baasai
Many towns, many languages
Inga irukum-nga
Are present here
Vayatthu pasi matum
Only the hunger in the stomach
Elaarayum onnu serkunga
Brings everyone together
Thala valicha… juram vantha
If someone gets a headache… or a fever
Nenja negilunga
Their hearts melt with empathy
Udanae thudichu poi
Immediately rushing in concern
Mansion ellam maranthu padukum-nga
Forgetting the mansion hassle, they attend to them on bed
Petha mugam valatha mogam
The faces of parents who raised us
Maranthu pochunga
Are forgotten over time
Paasam money purse photo vula
Affection is hidden
Maranji pochunga
Inside the photo in the wallet
Attha payan maaman mora
There are no real maternal cousins or uncles
Oravu ilainga
Or family relationships here
Aanaalum naanga elaam
Yet all of us
Maaman machaan nga…
Are uncles and brothers-in-law to each other…
Kaadhaluku Taj mahal
Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal
Shah jahan katti vachaan
For love
Naanga kooda katuvonga
We too would build one
Engalathaan nambi vanthaa
If someone comes believing in us
Enga uyir ponaalum
Even if we lose our lives
Onaaga serthu vaiponga
We will unite them together
Intha saeval panna
This mansion place
Othumaiku sirantha idam-nga
Is the best place for unity
Naanga kaadhalar ah
We are the bachelors
Serthu vaikum bachelor-nga
Who unite lovers together
Ooooo….ooo….o….oooo..
Ooooo….ooo….o….oooo..
Oooo…oo…..ooooo….ooo….
Oooo…oo…..ooooo….ooo….
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song presents a colorful, lively, and empathetic portrait of bachelor life in the iconic mansions of Triplicane, Chennai. Through vivid urban imagery, the lyrics describe the cramped living conditions, shared amenities, economic struggles, and daily hustles of young men who move from various towns to the metropolis chasing their dreams. Despite the hardships, lack of comfort, and financial strain, the mansion creates a strong bond of brotherhood and unity among strangers from different backgrounds, who share their joy, sorrow, food, and lives like family.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Puraa koondu pola ingae mupaathu roomu….”
Compares cramped bachelor rooms to a pigeon coop ('Puraa koondu pola ingae mupaathu roomu') and corn kernels tightly packed on a cob ('Makkachollam pola naanga otti vaalurom').
Rhyme / Wordplay (Edhugai / Monai)
“Nee class mate ah… ila glass mate ah…”
Clever rhyming pairing of english loan words 'Class mate' and 'Glass mate' to contrast school friends with drinking buddies.
Imagery & Realism
“Otta jatti…old monk / One by two tea glass”
Uses granular, hyper-realistic details of mid-2000s urban bachelor life in Chennai (Filter Kings, Old Monk, 1-by-2 tea, bucket queue for toilets, photos in wallet) to evoke authentic nostalgia.
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Trivia
The song vividly captures the cultural phenomenon of 'Triplicane Mansions' in Chennai, which served as affordable residential hubs for generations of migrant students, job seekers, and aspiring cinema talents. Written by acclaimed lyricist Na. Muthukumar, the song features vibrant musical arrangements by Joshua Sridhar for Balaji Sakthivel's critically acclaimed film 'Kaadhal' (2004).
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