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Puthisaligal Kathalithargal

From Thangathile Vairam · 1977

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Details
Thangathile Vairam1977

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Puthisaaligal kadhalithaargalWise people fell in love
Mattravarellaam pozhudhai veenadithaargalEveryone else wasted their time
Male
Lalala laa laa …laa la laa laaaLalala laa laa …laa la laa laaa
Laa la laa laa…laa laa laalalaalalaaLaa la laa laa…laa laa laalalaalalaa
Male
Puthisaaligal kadhalithaargalWise people fell in love
Mattravarellaam pozhudhai veenadithaargalEveryone else wasted their time
Irupathaagattum illai arubathaagattumWhether one is twenty or sixty
Sarakkirundha yaarum sarasam aadattumAnyone with spirit should make romance
Aasai eppodhu undaanadhoWhenever desire was born
Udhattin osai appodhae undaanadhuThe sound of lips was born right then
Male
Puthisaaligal kadhalithaargalWise people fell in love
Mattravarellaam pozhudhai veenadithaargalEveryone else wasted their time
Male
Aiyyaru kadai naasthaBreakfast from Aiyyar's shop
Naan vaangiyaanthen taste-aaI bought it tasty
Un pasikku dosai ..aya en pasikku aasaDosa for your hunger, desire for my hunger
Sattiniya thottukoo saambara thaan vittukooDip in chutney, pour the sambar
Pathalenna naanirukken pakkathilae ottikkooIf that's not enough, I am here, snuggle up close
Ohoohoonnu irukkumadiIt will be splendid, my girl
Adhu un naakku varaiyilae inikkumadiIt will taste sweet right up to your tongue, my girl
Ohoohoonnu irukkumadiIt will be splendid, my girl
Adhu un naakku varaiyilae inikkumadiIt will taste sweet right up to your tongue, my girl
Female
{Athaiyum ithaiyum vaangiyaanthu{Buying this and buying that
Aala isukka paakkuraYou are trying to entice me
Asanthirukkum neram paarthuCatching me off guard
Aasa mutham ketkura} (2)You ask for a loving kiss} (2)
Male
Muthama naan ketkkurenAm I asking for just a kiss?
Adi mothamaathaan ketkkurenHey, I am asking for everything completely
Nithama naan ketkkurenI am asking every single day
Andhaneram vandha ketkkurenI am asking when the right time comes
Female
Summa summa thaan ketkaadhae neeDon't just keep asking casually
Naan sokkumbadiyaaga paakkadhae neeDon't look at me in a way that makes me swoon
Summa summa thaan ketkaadhae neeDon't just keep asking casually
Naan sokkumbadiyaaga paakkadhae neeDon't look at me in a way that makes me swoon
Female
Vangoonna vaangoonnaCome on, please come on
Vayasaana namakkena vaangoonnaWhat does age matter to us? Come on
Male
Nanna sonnedi samathonnoYou spoke so well, smart one
Female
Ithana varushathukku appuramAfter so many years
Ippa thaan therinjundelaaOnly now did you realize this?
Female
Vangoonna vaangoonnaCome on, please come on
Vayasaana namakkena vaangoonnaWhat does age matter to us? Come on
Vangoonna vaangoo andha room pakkam vaangooCome on, come towards that room
Pazhatha vaangi vechen naan paala kaaichi vechenI bought fruits and boiled the milk
Male
Ada paeran paethi paappaAh, grandchildren and kids
Kanda kelvi ellam ketppaaWill ask all sorts of random questions
Roomukullae thaappaInside the room, put the latch
Potta theriyum cheappaOr else it will look cheap if seen
Male
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Female
{Naan sonnadhai enna nenachael{What did you think of what I said?
Ippo sombal edhukku murichaelWhy are you stretching lazily now?
Naan poojai panna sonnaaWhen I asked you to perform the ritual of love
Neenga agappattael nanna} (2)You got caught so well} (2)
Male
Konjam sabalam thaandi naekkuI have a little temptation, my dear
Adhu theriyaadhoodi nokkiuuDon't you know that, my love?
Ada vayasa thallu kedakkuOh, throw age aside
Naekku vaalibam thaan irukkuI still have my youth
Female
{Andha pechellam koodathunnaa{Don't talk like that anymore
Ennaal inimelu aagathunnaa} (2)I can't take it anymore} (2)
Male
Nannaa moodu vandhuduthhuA great mood has arrived now
Male
Puthisaaligal kadhalithaargalWise people fell in love
Mattravarellaam pozhudhai veenadithaargalEveryone else wasted their time
Male
Lalala laa laa …laa la laa laaaLalala laa laa …laa la laa laaa
Laa la laa laa…laa laa laalalaalalaaLaa la laa laa…laa laa laalalaalalaa

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

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'.

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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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