Samakozhi Kooviyachu
From Pattanandhan Pogalamadi · 1990
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- P. Jayachandran, S. Janaki
- Music director
- Sankar Ganesh
- Details
- Pattanandhan Pogalamadi1990
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Jaama kozhi kooviyaachu | The midnight rooster has crowed |
| Jaama kozhi kooviyaachu | The midnight rooster has crowed |
| Ooru janamum thoongiyaachu | All the village folk have gone to sleep |
| Vaa aathupakkam | Come toward the riverbank |
| Adi naan kaathirukken | Hey girl, I am waiting for you |
| Female | |
| Kathaazha mull irukkum venaam | There are cactus thorns there, I do not want to go |
| Konjam pattaalum pull arikkum maama | Even if it touches me a little, I get goosebumps, uncle |
| Adhu thaangidaathu en odambhu | My body cannot endure that |
| Jaama kozhi …jaama kozhi kooviyaachu | Midnight rooster... the midnight rooster has crowed |
| Ooru janamum thoongiyaachu | All the village folk have gone to sleep |
| Naan poganunga | I need to leave now |
| Adhathaan purinjikonga | Please try to understand that |
| Female | |
| Podhum podhum seendura vela | Enough, enough of this teasing behavior |
| Male :Adhukku edhuthaan vela | Male: Then when is the right time for that? |
| Female :Maelum keezhum maeyudhu paarvai | Female: Your eyes are grazing me up and down |
| Male :Murukku yeruna kaala | Male: Like a fierce and robust bull |
| Female | |
| Pokkiri raaja needhaan vaalatta | You rogue king, go ahead and wag your tail |
| Male :Poothathu rosaa naan thaan thaalatta | Male: A rose has bloomed, let me lull it to sleep |
| Female :Enakkoru maadhiri yaagudhu yammoo yammoo | Female: I am feeling a strange sensation, oh my goodness! |
| Female | |
| Jaama kozhi …jaama kozhi kooviyaachu | Midnight rooster... the midnight rooster has crowed |
| Ooru janamum thoongiyaachu | All the village folk have gone to sleep |
| Male :Vaa aathupakkam | Male: Come toward the riverbank |
| Adi naan kaathirukken | Hey girl, I am waiting for you |
| Male | |
| Thoondila naan thaan podura neram | It is time for me to cast the fishing hook |
| Female :Meenu nazhuvum paaru | Female: Watch out, the fish might slip away |
| Male :Thorattiya naanum neettura podhu | Male: When I extend the harvesting pole |
| Female :Maanga irundhaa kaelu | Female: If there is a mango, ask for it |
| Male :Pesura neram kooda aagathae | Male: This is not even the time to talk anymore |
| Female :Ellaiyai thaandi neeyum pogaadhae | Female: Do not cross your limits |
| Male :Adikkadi mookkula vaekkudhu yamma yamma | Male: It makes sweat break out on my nose repeatedly, oh my! |
| Male | |
| Jaama kozhi kooviyaachu | The midnight rooster has crowed |
| Jaama kozhi kooviyaachu | The midnight rooster has crowed |
| Ooru janamum thoongiyaachu | All the village folk have gone to sleep |
| Vaa aathupakkam | Come toward the riverbank |
| Adi naan kaathirukken | Hey girl, I am waiting for you |
| Female | |
| Kathaazha mull irukkum venaam | There are cactus thorns there, I do not want to go |
| Konjam pattaalum pull arikkum maama | Even if it touches me a little, I get goosebumps, uncle |
| Adhu thaangidaathu en odambhu | My body cannot endure that |
| Jaama kozhi …jaama kozhi kooviyaachu | Midnight rooster... the midnight rooster has crowed |
| Ooru janamum thoongiyaachu | All the village folk have gone to sleep |
| Naan poganunga | I need to leave now |
| Adhathaan purinjikonga | Please try to understand that |
ஜாமக்கோழி கூவியாச்சு
ஜாமக்கோழி கூவியாச்சு
ஊரு ஜனமும் தூங்கியாச்சு
வா ஆத்துப்பக்கம்
அடி நான் காத்திருக்கேன்
The midnight rooster has crowed
The midnight rooster has crowed
All the village folk have gone to sleep
Come toward the riverbank
Hey girl, I am waiting for you
கத்தாழ முள்ளிருக்கும் வேணாம்
கொஞ்சம் பட்டாலும் புல்லரிக்கும் மாமா
அத தாங்கிடாது என் ஒடம்பு
ஜாமக்கோழி.....ஜாமக்கோழி கூவியாச்சு
ஊரு ஜனமும் தூங்கியாச்சு நான் போகனுங்க
அதத்தான் புரிஞ்சிக்குங்க
There are cactus thorns there, I do not want to go
Even if it touches me a little, I get goosebumps, uncle
My body cannot endure that
Midnight rooster... the midnight rooster has crowed
All the village folk have gone to sleep
I need to leave now
Please try to understand that
போதும் போதும் சீண்டுற வேல
அதுக்கு எதுதான் வேள
மேலும் கீழும் மேயுது பார்வை
முறுக்கு ஏறுன காள
Enough, enough of this teasing behavior
Male: Then when is the right time for that?
Female: Your eyes are grazing me up and down
Male: Like a fierce and robust bull
போக்கிரி ராஜா நீதான் வாலாட்ட
பூத்தது ரோசா நான்தான் தாலாட்ட
எனக்கொரு மாதிரியாகுது யம்மோ யம்மோ
You rogue king, go ahead and wag your tail
Male: A rose has bloomed, let me lull it to sleep
Female: I am feeling a strange sensation, oh my goodness!
ஜாமக்கோழி ...ஜாமக்கோழி கூவியாச்சு
ஊரு ஜனமும் தூங்கியாச்சு
வா ஆத்துப்பக்கம் அடி நான் காத்திருக்கேன்....
Midnight rooster... the midnight rooster has crowed
All the village folk have gone to sleep
Male: Come toward the riverbank
Hey girl, I am waiting for you
தூண்டில நான்தான் போடுற நேரம்
மீனு நழுவும் பாரு
தொரட்டிய நானும் நீட்டுற போது
மாங்கா இருந்தா கேளு
பேசுற நேரம் கூட ஆகாதே
எல்லையை தாண்டி நீயும் போகாதே
அடிக்கடி மூக்குல வேக்குது யம்மா யம்மா
It is time for me to cast the fishing hook
Female: Watch out, the fish might slip away
Male: When I extend the harvesting pole
Female: If there is a mango, ask for it
Male: This is not even the time to talk anymore
Female: Do not cross your limits
Male: It makes sweat break out on my nose repeatedly, oh my!
ஜாமக்கோழி...ஜாமக்கோழி கூவியாச்சு
ஊரு ஜனமும் தூங்கியாச்சு வா ஆத்துப்பக்கம்
அடி நான் காத்திருக்கேன்
The midnight rooster has crowed
The midnight rooster has crowed
All the village folk have gone to sleep
Come toward the riverbank
Hey girl, I am waiting for you
கத்தாழ முள்ளிருக்கும் வேணாம்
கொஞ்சம் பட்டாலும் புல்லரிக்கும் மாமா
அத தாங்கிடாது என் ஒடம்பு
ஜாமக்கோழி.....ஜாமக்கோழி கூவியாச்சு
ஊரு ஜனமும் தூங்கியாச்சு நான் போகனுங்க
அதத்தான் புரிஞ்சிக்குங்க.....
There are cactus thorns there, I do not want to go
Even if it touches me a little, I get goosebumps, uncle
My body cannot endure that
Midnight rooster... the midnight rooster has crowed
All the village folk have gone to sleep
I need to leave now
Please try to understand that
Jaama kozhi kooviyaachu
The midnight rooster has crowed
Jaama kozhi kooviyaachu
The midnight rooster has crowed
Ooru janamum thoongiyaachu
All the village folk have gone to sleep
Vaa aathupakkam
Come toward the riverbank
Adi naan kaathirukken
Hey girl, I am waiting for you
Kathaazha mull irukkum venaam
There are cactus thorns there, I do not want to go
Konjam pattaalum pull arikkum maama
Even if it touches me a little, I get goosebumps, uncle
Adhu thaangidaathu en odambhu
My body cannot endure that
Jaama kozhi …jaama kozhi kooviyaachu
Midnight rooster... the midnight rooster has crowed
Ooru janamum thoongiyaachu
All the village folk have gone to sleep
Naan poganunga
I need to leave now
Adhathaan purinjikonga
Please try to understand that
Podhum podhum seendura vela
Enough, enough of this teasing behavior
Male :Adhukku edhuthaan vela
Male: Then when is the right time for that?
Female :Maelum keezhum maeyudhu paarvai
Female: Your eyes are grazing me up and down
Male :Murukku yeruna kaala
Male: Like a fierce and robust bull
Pokkiri raaja needhaan vaalatta
You rogue king, go ahead and wag your tail
Male :Poothathu rosaa naan thaan thaalatta
Male: A rose has bloomed, let me lull it to sleep
Female :Enakkoru maadhiri yaagudhu yammoo yammoo
Female: I am feeling a strange sensation, oh my goodness!
Jaama kozhi …jaama kozhi kooviyaachu
Midnight rooster... the midnight rooster has crowed
Ooru janamum thoongiyaachu
All the village folk have gone to sleep
Male :Vaa aathupakkam
Male: Come toward the riverbank
Adi naan kaathirukken
Hey girl, I am waiting for you
Thoondila naan thaan podura neram
It is time for me to cast the fishing hook
Female :Meenu nazhuvum paaru
Female: Watch out, the fish might slip away
Male :Thorattiya naanum neettura podhu
Male: When I extend the harvesting pole
Female :Maanga irundhaa kaelu
Female: If there is a mango, ask for it
Male :Pesura neram kooda aagathae
Male: This is not even the time to talk anymore
Female :Ellaiyai thaandi neeyum pogaadhae
Female: Do not cross your limits
Male :Adikkadi mookkula vaekkudhu yamma yamma
Male: It makes sweat break out on my nose repeatedly, oh my!
Jaama kozhi kooviyaachu
The midnight rooster has crowed
Jaama kozhi kooviyaachu
The midnight rooster has crowed
Ooru janamum thoongiyaachu
All the village folk have gone to sleep
Vaa aathupakkam
Come toward the riverbank
Adi naan kaathirukken
Hey girl, I am waiting for you
Kathaazha mull irukkum venaam
There are cactus thorns there, I do not want to go
Konjam pattaalum pull arikkum maama
Even if it touches me a little, I get goosebumps, uncle
Adhu thaangidaathu en odambhu
My body cannot endure that
Jaama kozhi …jaama kozhi kooviyaachu
Midnight rooster... the midnight rooster has crowed
Ooru janamum thoongiyaachu
All the village folk have gone to sleep
Naan poganunga
I need to leave now
Adhathaan purinjikonga
Please try to understand that
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful duet depicts a late-night romantic rendezvous between two village lovers. The male protagonist eagerly invites his beloved to meet him secretly by the riverbank under the cover of night, as the village sleeps. The female protagonist playfully hesitates, citing excuses like cactus thorns and propriety, while engaging in sharp, flirtatious banter.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monorhyme / Emonai (Rhyme pattern)
“Jaama kozhi kooviyaachu / Ooru janamum thoongiyaachu”
The opening lines employ repetitive end-rhyming verb endings like 'kooviyaachu' and 'thoongiyaachu' to establish a rhythmic folk cadence.
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Murukku yeruna kaala”
The male character compares himself to a sturdy bull ('Murukku yeruna kaala') and fish hook, while comparing romantic courtings to catching fish or plucking mangoes.
Onomatopoeia / Colloquial Exclamation
“Enakkoru maadhiri yaagudhu yammoo yammoo”
Use of sensory folk exclamations like 'yammoo yammoo' and 'yamma yamma' to convey overwhelmed emotion and excitement.
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Trivia
Composed by the duo Sankar Ganesh with lyrics by Vaali, this song features the dynamic vocal chemistry of P. Jayachandran and S. Janaki, capturing rustic folk romance popular in late 1980s and early 1990s Tamil cinema.
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