Salaiyoram Pogum Kadhal
From Paravaigal Palavitham · 1988
- Lyricist
- S. A. Rajkumar
- Singer
- Malaysia Vasudevan
- Music director
- S. A. Rajkumar
- Details
- Paravaigal Palavitham1988
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Saalaiyoram pogum kadhal megam | The cloud of love passing by the roadside, |
| Sight adikka indru raajayogam | Checking them out today is a royal fortune! |
| Saalaiyoram pogum kadhal megam | The cloud of love passing by the roadside, |
| Sight adikka indru raajayogam | Checking them out today is a royal fortune! |
| Male | |
| Vayasu rompa fast-tu | Age moves very fast, |
| Vaalipamthaan taste-tu | Youth is full of flavor, |
| Manasu irunthu love-vu | Having a heart and not falling in love, |
| Pannalanaa waste-tu | If you don't do it, it's totally a waste! |
| Inikkum ilamai rasikkaththaandi | Sweet youth is meant to be enjoyed! |
| Male | |
| Saalaiyoram pogum kadhal megam | The cloud of love passing by the roadside, |
| Sight adikka indru raajayogam…. | Checking them out today is a royal fortune.... |
| Male | |
| Kamala azhagil cleopatra | Kamala is like Cleopatra in beauty, |
| Kazhutha paalil dhinamum kulippaa | She bathes daily in donkey's milk! |
| Adi vimalaa ponnu nerupaa irupaa | Oh Vimala, that girl is hot as fire, |
| Cinimaa endraal medhuvaa siripaa | She smiles softly if cinema is mentioned! |
| Male | |
| Adi body bulder paama kannu | Hey bodybuilder, look with your eyes, |
| Padhamaa nadanthu vaamma vaamma | Walk gracefully and come, girl, come! |
| Neeyum naanum jodi saernthaa | If you and I pair up together, |
| Bhoomi ippa thaangaathammaa | The earth won't be able to bear the weight, my girl! |
| Adi teenage voltage | Oh, teenage voltage, |
| Thaalaama naan thavikkiraen | I suffer, unable to bear it! |
| Male | |
| Saalaiyoram pogum kadhal megam | The cloud of love passing by the roadside, |
| Sight adikka indru raajayogam…. | Checking them out today is a royal fortune.... |
| Male | |
| Vayasu rompa fast-tu | Age moves very fast, |
| Vaalipamthaan taste-tu | Youth is full of flavor, |
| Manasu irunthu love-vu | Having a heart and not falling in love, |
| Pannalanaa waste-tu | If you don't do it, it's totally a waste! |
| Inikkum ilamai rasikkaththaandi | Sweet youth is meant to be enjoyed! |
| Male | |
| Saalaiyoram pogum kadhal megam | The cloud of love passing by the roadside, |
| Sight adikka indru raajayogam…. | Checking them out today is a royal fortune.... |
சாலையோரம் போகும் காதல் மேகம்
சைட் அடிக்க இன்று ராஜயோகம்
சாலையோரம் போகும் காதல் மேகம்
சைட் அடிக்க இன்று ராஜயோகம்
The cloud of love passing by the roadside,
Checking them out today is a royal fortune!
The cloud of love passing by the roadside,
Checking them out today is a royal fortune!
வயசு ரொம்ப பாஸ்ட்டு
வாலிபம் தான் டேஸ்ட்டு
மனசு இருந்து லவ்வு
பண்ணலனா வேஸ்ட்டு
இனிக்கும் இளமை ரசிக்கத்தான்டி
Age moves very fast,
Youth is full of flavor,
Having a heart and not falling in love,
If you don't do it, it's totally a waste!
Sweet youth is meant to be enjoyed!
சாலையோரம் போகும் காதல் மேகம்
சைட் அடிக்க இன்று ராஜயோகம்....
The cloud of love passing by the roadside,
Checking them out today is a royal fortune....
கமலா அழகில் கிளியோபாட்ரா
கழுத பாலில் தினமும் குளிப்பா
அடி விமலா பொண்ணு நெருப்பா இருப்பா
சினிமா என்றால் மெதுவா சிரிப்பா
Kamala is like Cleopatra in beauty,
She bathes daily in donkey's milk!
Oh Vimala, that girl is hot as fire,
She smiles softly if cinema is mentioned!
அடி பாடி பில்டர் பாமா கண்ணு
பதமா நடந்து வாம்மா வாம்மா
நீயும் நானும் ஜோடி சேர்ந்தா
பூமி இப்ப தாங்காதம்மா
அடி டீனேஜ் வோல்டேஜ்
தாளாம நான் தவிக்கிறேன்
Hey bodybuilder, look with your eyes,
Walk gracefully and come, girl, come!
If you and I pair up together,
The earth won't be able to bear the weight, my girl!
Oh, teenage voltage,
I suffer, unable to bear it!
சாலையோரம் போகும் காதல் மேகம்
சைட் அடிக்க இன்று ராஜயோகம்
The cloud of love passing by the roadside,
Checking them out today is a royal fortune....
வயசு ரொம்ப பாஸ்ட்டு
வாலிபம் தான் டேஸ்ட்டு
மனசு இருந்து லவ்வு
பண்ணலனா வேஸ்ட்டு
இனிக்கும் இளமை ரசிக்கத்தான்டி
Age moves very fast,
Youth is full of flavor,
Having a heart and not falling in love,
If you don't do it, it's totally a waste!
Sweet youth is meant to be enjoyed!
சாலையோரம் போகும் காதல் மேகம்
சைட் அடிக்க இன்று ராஜயோகம்....
The cloud of love passing by the roadside,
Checking them out today is a royal fortune....
Saalaiyoram pogum kadhal megam
The cloud of love passing by the roadside,
Sight adikka indru raajayogam
Checking them out today is a royal fortune!
Saalaiyoram pogum kadhal megam
The cloud of love passing by the roadside,
Sight adikka indru raajayogam
Checking them out today is a royal fortune!
Vayasu rompa fast-tu
Age moves very fast,
Vaalipamthaan taste-tu
Youth is full of flavor,
Manasu irunthu love-vu
Having a heart and not falling in love,
Pannalanaa waste-tu
If you don't do it, it's totally a waste!
Inikkum ilamai rasikkaththaandi
Sweet youth is meant to be enjoyed!
Saalaiyoram pogum kadhal megam
The cloud of love passing by the roadside,
Sight adikka indru raajayogam….
Checking them out today is a royal fortune....
Kamala azhagil cleopatra
Kamala is like Cleopatra in beauty,
Kazhutha paalil dhinamum kulippaa
She bathes daily in donkey's milk!
Adi vimalaa ponnu nerupaa irupaa
Oh Vimala, that girl is hot as fire,
Cinimaa endraal medhuvaa siripaa
She smiles softly if cinema is mentioned!
Adi body bulder paama kannu
Hey bodybuilder, look with your eyes,
Padhamaa nadanthu vaamma vaamma
Walk gracefully and come, girl, come!
Neeyum naanum jodi saernthaa
If you and I pair up together,
Bhoomi ippa thaangaathammaa
The earth won't be able to bear the weight, my girl!
Adi teenage voltage
Oh, teenage voltage,
Thaalaama naan thavikkiraen
I suffer, unable to bear it!
Saalaiyoram pogum kadhal megam
The cloud of love passing by the roadside,
Sight adikka indru raajayogam….
Checking them out today is a royal fortune....
Vayasu rompa fast-tu
Age moves very fast,
Vaalipamthaan taste-tu
Youth is full of flavor,
Manasu irunthu love-vu
Having a heart and not falling in love,
Pannalanaa waste-tu
If you don't do it, it's totally a waste!
Inikkum ilamai rasikkaththaandi
Sweet youth is meant to be enjoyed!
Saalaiyoram pogum kadhal megam
The cloud of love passing by the roadside,
Sight adikka indru raajayogam….
Checking them out today is a royal fortune....
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful, high-energy track captures the exuberant spirit of youth and street-side romance. The narrator expresses excitement about checking out young women walking along the road, describing youth as a fleeting, delicious phase of life that must be fully celebrated rather than wasted without love. In the stanza, the narrator humorously exaggerates the beauty and quirks of local girls like Kamala and Vimala with references to Cleopatra and cinema culture. The song blends Tamil slang with English loanwords to capture the vibrant, carefree attitude of urban teenagers during the late 1980s.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Saalaiyoram pogum kadhal megam”
Compares attractive young women walking down the street to 'kadhal megam' (clouds of love).
End Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Vayasu rompa fast-tu / Vaalipamthaan taste-tu”
Uses repetitive Tanglish rhyming loanwords ('fast-tu', 'taste-tu', 'love-vu', 'waste-tu') to create a rhythmic, catchy cadence.
Allusion
“Kamala azhagil cleopatra / Kazhutha paalil dhinamum kulippaa”
Alludes to the historical queen Cleopatra and her famous donkey milk baths to hyperbolize a local girl's beauty routine.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)
“Neeyum naanum jodi saernthaa / Bhoomi ippa thaangaathammaa”
Exaggerates that the Earth itself cannot handle the combined energy or presence if the narrator and his love pair up.
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Trivia
Written by S. A. Rajkumar before he achieved massive fame as a hit music director in the 1990s, the lyrics prominently feature 'Madras Bashai' mixed with modern 80s English youth slang like 'Sight adikka', 'voltage', and 'bodybuilder'.
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