- Lyricist
- Muthu Bharathi
- Singers
- Malaysia Vasudevan, L. R. Anjali
- Music director
- Chandrabose
- Movie name
- Ponnu Pudichirukku
- Movie release year
- 1984
- Lyrics added on
- 4 Aug 2022
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Santhana pottazhagan saanja saanja nadaiyazhagan
Koora sela kondukittu kudhirai yaeri vanthaandi
Vanthaandi vanthaandu varisai kondu vanthaandi
Paakki eduththukittu parisham poda vanthaandi
Kannaalamaam kannaalamaam ponnu
Kattra pudavai chinnaalam
Kannaalamaam kannaalamaam ponnu
Kattra pudavai chinnaalam
Silukkaattam irrukkuraa mama ponjaathi
Avala varaveththu paadaatti enna maruvaathi
Moiyyo moi moi moi moiiii
Ingae koodiyirukkira aambalamaarukku
Oru saranam saranam
Chorus :Aahaan
Male :Pombalamaarkalukku oru saranam saranam
Chorus :Aahaan
Male :Thanni kondu vantha thalaivarukku
Oru saranam saranam
Moi koduththavarukkum kodukka poravarukkum
Oru saranam saranam
Neththaikku samanja ponnu
Nelam paaththu nadantha ponnu
Neththaikku samanja ponnu
Neththaikku samanja ponnu
Nelam paaththu nadantha ponnu
Aa….neththaikku samanja ponnu
Nelam paaththu nadantha ponnu
Kannaththula kerupezhuthi
Kannukkullae mai ezhuthi
Kaaththituntha pon mayila
Intha machchaan maalaiyittaan
Neththaikku samanja ponnu
Nelam paaththu nadantha ponnu
Neththaikku samanja ponnu
Nelam paaththu nadantha ponnu
Maappilla paaya virichchaan poovai thelichchan
Nelinju nelinju kaaththu kedanthaan
Anju aaru kuttingellaam saernthu
Ponna pudichchcu ulla thalliputtaan
Paala kudichchaan pazhaththa thinnaan
Pakkuvamaaga katti anaichchaan
Kambula paanja kaanja maadaattam
Ponnu madiyila saanjiputtaan
Aanaalum avan senjathu akkuramam akkuramam
Aanaalum avan senjathu akkuramam akkuramam
Paayaasam paruppuvadai pakkuvama kedachchaalum
Alli thinga alaiyalaamaa peraa
Intha aamalaikkae vevastha illa podaa
Dakkididakkididakkidithaan
Dakkididakkididakkidithaan
Chorus :Dakkididakkididakkidithaan
Dakkididakkididakkidithaan
Thaalikku Sonthaminnu oorukku vantha pinnae
Paalukkum sammathamthaan koozhukkum sammathamthaan
Paalukkum sammathamthaan koozhukkum sammathamthaan
Intha konam kondavanthaan
Ingae vantha thangachchiyaam
Neththaikku samanja ponnu
Nelam paaththu nadantha ponnu
Neththaikku neththaikku
Aaththula vantha vellam aaththukku sonthamilla
Veettukku vantha pinnae vera oru paathaiyilla
Onna nambi vantha ponna
Kannai pola kaakka venum
Neththaikku samanja ponnu
Nelam paaththu nadantha ponnu
Neththaikku samanja ponnu
Nelam paaththu nadantha ponnu
Kannaththula kerupezhuthi
Kannukkullae mai ezhuthi
Kaaththituntha pon mayila
Intha machchaan maalaiyittaan
…………….
The handsome man with a sandalwood mark, swaying gracefully as he walks,
arrived on horseback, carrying the bridal saree!
He has arrived, yes he has arrived, bringing trays of wedding gifts!
Bringing the betrothal money, he came to seal the marriage!
It is a wedding, a grand wedding! The saree...
...the bride wears is fine woven silk!
It is a wedding, a grand wedding! The saree...
...the bride wears is fine woven silk!
Uncle's wife looks as stunning as actress Silk!
If we do not welcome and sing for her, where is our courtesy?
Wedding gifts, cash gifts, gifts all around!
To all the gentlemen gathered here,
our humble greetings and respects!
Chorus: Aha!
Male: To all the ladies, our humble greetings and respects!
Chorus: Aha!
Male: To the guest of honor who brought the drinks,
our humble greetings and respects!
To those who gave wedding gifts and those about to give,
our humble greetings and respects!
The girl who came of age just yesterday,
the shy girl who walked with her eyes to the ground,
the girl who came of age just yesterday,
the girl who came of age just yesterday,
the shy girl who walked with her eyes to the ground,
Ah... the girl who came of age just yesterday,
the shy girl who walked with her eyes to the ground,
With beauty marks drawn on her cheeks,
and kohl adorning her eyes,
this golden peacock who was waiting,
this groom has now garlanded and wed!
The girl who came of age just yesterday,
the shy girl who walked with her eyes to the ground,
the girl who came of age just yesterday,
the shy girl who walked with her eyes to the ground,
The groom spread out the mat and scattered flowers,
squirming with restlessness, he waited and waited,
A bunch of five or six young girls gathered,
and pushed the bride right into the room!
He drank the milk, ate the fruit,
and held her tenderly in his arms,
Like a starving bull breaking into a millet field,
he collapsed right into the bride's lap!
Still, what he did was pure mischief, sheer mischief!
Still, what he did was pure mischief, sheer mischief!
Even when a delicious sweet feast is ready,
should you rush greedily to grab it all, my friend?
These men have no patience at all, come on!
Dakkidi dakkidi dakkidithaan
Dakkidi dakkidi dakkidithaan
Chorus: Dakkidi dakkidi dakkidithaan
Dakkidi dakkidi dakkidithaan
Once she arrived in your town, bound by the sacred wedding knot,
she is content with rich milk, and content with simple porridge,
she is content with rich milk, and content with simple porridge,
Such a gentle nature she brings with her,
this dear girl who has entered your home!
The girl who came of age just yesterday,
the shy girl who walked with her eyes to the ground,
Just yesterday, oh just yesterday,
The floodwaters in a river do not belong to the river,
and once she enters your home, she has no other way,
The precious girl who came placing all her trust in you,
you must protect her like your very own eyes!
The girl who came of age just yesterday,
the shy girl who walked with her eyes to the ground,
The girl who came of age just yesterday,
the shy girl who walked with her eyes to the ground,
With beauty marks drawn on her cheeks,
and kohl adorning her eyes,
this golden peacock who was waiting,
this groom has now garlanded and wed!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This classic village wedding folk song from the 1984 movie 'Ponnu Pudichirukku' captures the joy, playful teasing, and traditional rituals of a rural Tamil wedding. It opens with descriptions of the handsome groom arriving on horseback with traditional wedding gifts and bride price, while honoring the guests, elders, and hosts through playful salutations.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uwamai (Simile)
“Kambula paanja kaanja maadaattam”
Compares the groom's eager behavior in the wedding chamber to a starved bull charging aggressively towards a pole.
Uruvagam / Pazhamozhi (Analogy / Metaphor)
“Aaththula vantha vellam aaththukku sonthamilla”
Uses the metaphor of river floodwaters passing through to symbolize a bride leaving her parental home and belonging entirely to her marital home.
Iyaibu (Ending Rhyme)
“Aambalamaarukku / Pombalamaarkalukku / Thalaivarukku”
Rhyming honorific line endings used during the greeting sequence to build rhythmic energy.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Paala kudichchaan pazhaththa thinnaan / Pakkuvamaaga katti anaichchaan”
Repetition of initial consonant sound 'P' creating a pleasing musical rhythm.
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Trivia
'Ponnu Pudichirukku' (1984) featured music by Chandrabose, starring Master Sridhar and Y. G. Mahendran. Sung with signature folk energy by Malaysia Vasudevan and L. R. Anjali, the song features traditional village wedding banter ('Moi' gift announcements) popular in rural Tamil Nadu culture.
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