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Lyrics & meaning

Puyale Puyale

From Ullam Kollai Poguthae · 2001

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singer
Udit Narayan
Music director
Karthik Raja
Details
Ullam Kollai Poguthae2001

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Haiyooo haiyaiyooo…(2)Oh my, oh my goodness...
Male :Puyalae puyalaeOh storm, oh storm!
Suthi varum puyalaeOh storm swirling around!
18 vayasu puyalaeOh 18-year-old storm!
Alaiyai alaiyai vaaliba alaiyaiLike a wave, a wave, a youthful wave,
Anukalai  mirattum alaiyaeA wave that threatens atoms!
Male
Puyalae puyalaeOh storm, oh storm!
Suthi varum puyalaeOh storm swirling around!
18 vayasu puyalaeOh 18-year-old storm!
Alaiyai alaiyai vaaliba alaiyaiLike a wave, a wave, a youthful wave,
Anukalai  mirattum alaiyaeA wave that threatens atoms!
Male
Haiyooo haiyaiyooo…(3)Oh my, oh my goodness...
Male
Puyalae puyalaeOh storm, oh storm!
Suthi varum puyalaeOh storm swirling around!
18 vayasu puyalaeOh 18-year-old storm!
Alaiyai alaiyai vaaliba alaiyaiLike a wave, a wave, a youthful wave,
Anukalai mirattum alaiyaeA wave that threatens atoms!
Male
{Un udal un udalYour body, your body,
Veyil pattu veyil pattuTouched by sunlight, touched by sunlight,
Verpathai verpathaiSweating, sweating,
Paarthen … paarthenI saw... I saw!
Ayiram ayiram visirigal visirigalThousands upon thousands of hand fans,
Vaanathil maatidaTo hang them up in the sky,
Ninaithen ….. ninaithen} (2)I thought... I thought!
Male
Thabaal karan koodaIf even the postman
Undhan perai sonnaalUtters your name,
Endhan nenjukullaeInside my heart,
Kobam thondrum thannalaeAnger arises automatically!
Male
Haiyooo haiyaiyooo…(3)Oh my, oh my goodness...
Male
Puyalae puyalaeOh storm, oh storm!
Suthi varum puyalaeOh storm swirling around!
18 vayasu puyalaeOh 18-year-old storm!
Alaiyai alaiyai vaaliba alaiyaiLike a wave, a wave, a youthful wave,
Anukalai mirattum alaiyaeA wave that threatens atoms!
Male
{Un peyar un peyarYour name, your name,
Solli solli solli solliChanting, chanting, chanting, chanting,
Thudikira idhayamA heart that beats,
Vendum ….vendumI need... I need!
Enakullae enakullaeInside me, inside me,
Appadi or idhayathaiSuch a heart,
Doctorkal poruthidaFor doctors to transplant,
Vendum ….vendum} (2)I need... I need!
Male
China wallyin neelamA love letter as long as
Kaathal kaditham eluthiThe Great Wall of China,
Unthan kaiyil nanumRight into your hands,
Serpen idhuvum uruthiI will deliver; this is for sure!
Male
Haiyooo haiyaiyooo…(3)Oh my, oh my goodness...
Male
Puyalae puyalaeOh storm, oh storm!
Suthi varum puyalaeOh storm swirling around!
18 vayasu puyalaeOh 18-year-old storm!
Alaiyai alaiyai vaaliba alaiyaiLike a wave, a wave, a youthful wave,
Anukalai mirattum alaiyaeA wave that threatens atoms!
Male
Haiyooo haiyaiyooo…(4)Oh my, oh my goodness...
Male
Puyalae puyalaeOh storm, oh storm!
Suthi varum puyalaeOh storm swirling around!
18 vayasu puyalaeOh 18-year-old storm!
Alaiyai alaiyai vaaliba alaiyaiLike a wave, a wave, a youthful wave,
Anukalai mirattum alaiyaeA wave that threatens atoms!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song 'Puyalae Puyalae' is a high-energy track expressing youthful passion and energetic infatuation. The protagonist compares his beloved to a swirling storm and a wave that threatens even fundamental atoms, emphasizing her vibrant 18-year-old vitality. He uses grand hyperbole to describe his love, such as wishing to hang thousands of fans in the sky to cool her off when she sweats in the sun, feeling jealous even when the postman says her name, wanting doctors to transplant a heart that beats solely to chant her name, and promising to write a love letter as long as the Great Wall of China.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor / Uvamai

18 vayasu puyalae / Alaiyai alaiyai vaaliba alaiyai

Compares the young woman to a storm ('Puyalae') and a powerful wave ('Alaiyai') to represent her overwhelming impact and energy.

Hyperbole / Uyirvu Navirtchi Ani

China wallyin neelam / Kaathal kaditham eluthi

Exaggerates the act of writing a love letter to the length of the Great Wall of China ('China wallyin neelam').

Repetition / Adukku Thodar

Alaiyai alaiyai vaaliba alaiyai

Uses repeated words like 'Puyalae puyalae', 'Alaiyai alaiyai', 'Veyil pattu veyil pattu', and 'Solli solli' for rhythmic intensity and emphasis.

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Trivia

The film 'Ullam Kollai Poguthae' (2001) stars Prabhu Deva, Sundar C, and Anjala Zaveri. The music for the movie was composed by Karthik Raja, featuring memorable upbeat tracks that blended contemporary rhythms with catchy Tamil lyrics penned by Pa. Vijay.

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