- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Movie name
- Thangathile Vairam
- Movie release year
- 1977
- Lyrics added on
- 12 Jan 2021
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Puthisaaligal kadhalithaargal
Mattravarellaam pozhudhai veenadithaargal
Lalala laa laa …laa la laa laaa
Laa la laa laa…laa laa laalalaalalaa
Puthisaaligal kadhalithaargal
Mattravarellaam pozhudhai veenadithaargal
Irupathaagattum illai arubathaagattum
Sarakkirundha yaarum sarasam aadattum
Aasai eppodhu undaanadho
Udhattin osai appodhae undaanadhu
Puthisaaligal kadhalithaargal
Mattravarellaam pozhudhai veenadithaargal
Aiyyaru kadai naastha
Naan vaangiyaanthen taste-aa
Un pasikku dosai ..aya en pasikku aasa
Sattiniya thottukoo saambara thaan vittukoo
Pathalenna naanirukken pakkathilae ottikkoo
Ohoohoonnu irukkumadi
Adhu un naakku varaiyilae inikkumadi
Ohoohoonnu irukkumadi
Adhu un naakku varaiyilae inikkumadi
{Athaiyum ithaiyum vaangiyaanthu
Aala isukka paakkura
Asanthirukkum neram paarthu
Aasa mutham ketkura} (2)
Muthama naan ketkkuren
Adi mothamaathaan ketkkuren
Nithama naan ketkkuren
Andhaneram vandha ketkkuren
Summa summa thaan ketkaadhae nee
Naan sokkumbadiyaaga paakkadhae nee
Summa summa thaan ketkaadhae nee
Naan sokkumbadiyaaga paakkadhae nee
Vangoonna vaangoonna
Vayasaana namakkena vaangoonna
Nanna sonnedi samathonno
Ithana varushathukku appuram
Ippa thaan therinjundelaa
Vangoonna vaangoonna
Vayasaana namakkena vaangoonna
Vangoonna vaangoo andha room pakkam vaangoo
Pazhatha vaangi vechen naan paala kaaichi vechen
Ada paeran paethi paappa
Kanda kelvi ellam ketppaa
Roomukullae thaappa
Potta theriyum cheappa
………………………….
{Naan sonnadhai enna nenachael
Ippo sombal edhukku murichael
Naan poojai panna sonnaa
Neenga agappattael nanna} (2)
Konjam sabalam thaandi naekku
Adhu theriyaadhoodi nokkiuu
Ada vayasa thallu kedakku
Naekku vaalibam thaan irukku
{Andha pechellam koodathunnaa
Ennaal inimelu aagathunnaa} (2)
Nannaa moodu vandhuduthhu
Puthisaaligal kadhalithaargal
Mattravarellaam pozhudhai veenadithaargal
Lalala laa laa …laa la laa laaa
Laa la laa laa…laa laa laalalaalalaa
The wise ones fell in love,
while the rest just wasted their time.
La la la la... la la la la-ah
La la la la... la la la-la-la-la
The wise ones fell in love,
while the rest just wasted their time.
Whether twenty or sixty,
if you've got the vitality, go ahead and romance!
The moment desire was born,
the sound of kissing lips was born right then!
The wise ones fell in love,
while the rest just wasted their time.
Snacks from the traditional eatery,
I bought them fresh and tasty!
For your hunger, a dosa... oh, for mine, it's desire!
Dip into the chutney, pour on the sambar,
and if that's not enough, I'm right here—snuggle close to me!
It will feel so wonderful, my dear,
it will taste so sweet upon your tongue!
It will feel so wonderful, my dear,
it will taste so sweet upon your tongue!
{Bringing this snack and that,
you are trying to lure me in!
Catching me off guard,
you ask for a kiss of love!} (2)
Is it just a kiss that I'm asking for?
Oh dear, I'm asking for all of you!
Do I keep asking every single day?
I only ask when the right moment arrives!
Don't just keep teasing and asking,
and don't look at me in a way that makes me swoon!
Don't just keep teasing and asking,
and don't look at me in a way that makes me swoon!
Please come along, won't you come along?
Why worry about our age? Come along!
Well said, my clever girl!
After all these years,
are you only realizing it now?
Please come along, won't you come along?
Why worry about our age? Come along!
Come along, please come over toward that bedroom!
I bought the fruits, and I boiled the milk!
Hey, the grandchildren will see us,
and they will ask all kinds of questions!
If we latch the door
from the inside, it will look so improper!
...
{What did you think I meant?
Why are you stretching so lazily now?
When I only asked you to do the prayer ritual,
you got caught with romantic ideas!} (2)
I was just feeling a little shy,
don't you even understand that?
Oh, push the age aside, who cares!
I still have the spark of youth in me!
{Don't talk like that to me—
do you think I am incapable now?} (2)
Ah, the romantic mood has truly arrived!
The wise ones fell in love,
while the rest just wasted their time.
La la la la... la la la la-ah
La la la la... la la la-la-la-la
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This playful duet features an older couple delightfully rediscovering romance and romantic banter in their later years. They humorously argue that age is no barrier to love, asserting that wise people embrace love while others merely waste their time, regardless of whether they are twenty or sixty.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Un pasikku dosai ..aya en pasikku aasa”
Equates physical hunger satisfied by breakfast food (dosa, chutney, sambar) with romantic hunger and affection.
Rhyme (Edhukai / End-Rhyme)
“Aiyyaru kadai naastha / Naan vaangiyaanthen taste-aa”
Playful use of Tanglish rhyming words 'naastha' and 'taste-aa' to build a lively rhythmic tone.
Alliteration (Moonaai)
“Sattiniya thottukoo saambara thaan vittukoo”
Repetition of the initial 'S' sound in 'Sattiniya', 'saambara', and 'sarasam'.
Did you know?
Trivia
Composed by M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics by Vaali, 'Puthisaaligal Kadhalithaargal' is a famous comic duet from the 1977 movie 'Thangathile Vairam'.
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