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Senthoora Pottu Vecha

From Melam Kottu Thaali Kattu · 1988

Lyricist
Pattukottai Nadarajan
Singers
Krishnaraj, Seerkazhi Sivachidambaram
Music director
Premasrikemadasa
Movie name
Melam Kottu Thaali Kattu
Movie release year
1988
Lyrics added on
13 Apr 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Senthoora pottu vecha singaari singaari
Silusilukkura kaathu pattu kizhukizhukuthu kaanjipattu
Mundhaanai pandhaadum oiyaari oiyaari
Eerettu vayasukkari vaai thirantha poithaanadi
Thalathalakkura thakkaliyae palapalakkura pappaliyae
Senthoora pottu vecha singaari singaari
Silusilukkura kaathu pattu kizhukizhukuthu kaanjipattu
Mundhaanai pandhaadum oiyaari oiyaari
Sondha buthi yedhum illa sonnaalum ketpadhilla
Adakkam enna vilai adha mattum sollu pulla
Podi pasanga koottathukku akka raaniyae aiyoo
Maadi veettu thimiru ellam maaman kitta solladhu
Moonu mudichu pottuputtaa chinna kutty ambaelu
Koora mela yerinaalum kozhi kozhi thaanadi
Veeranukku veeran thaan unna adakkam sooran thaan
Naan aambalaikku aambalai ungappanukku maapilla
Senthoora pottu vecha singaari singaari
Silusilukkura kaathu pattu kizhukizhukuthu kaanjipattu
Mundhaanai pandhaadum oiyaari oiyaari
Aambalaiya pola ingae vambugala valathukittae
Aalu mattum valandhuputtae arivu mattum valaralaiyae
Theru theruvaa suthi varum thaeru paaruda
Azhagirukkira thalakanathula kudhiraiyai pol poraada
Adha adakkida kadivaalatha podaporen naan thaanda
Oora kootti maalai sootti oorkolam povendi
Savalukku savalukku naanga edhukkum thayaaru
Hey meesai kittae modhaadhae mookku odanju pogaadhae haei
Senthoora pottu vecha singaari singaari
Silusilukkura kaathu pattu kizhukizhukuthu kaanjipattu
Mundhaanai pandhaadum oiyaari oiyaari
Eerettu vayasukkari vaai thirantha poithaanadi
Thalathalakkura thakkaliyae palapalakkura pappaliyae
Senthoora pottu vecha singaari singaari
Silusilukkura kaathu pattu kizhukizhukuthu kaanjipattu
Mundhaanai pandhaadum oiyaari oiyaari
Hey stylish girl wearing a bright red bindi!
Brushed by the cool breeze, your Kanchipuram silk saree rustles playfully,
Oh stylish girl whose saree end tosses and dances in the wind!
You sixteen-year-old girl, anything out of your mouth is just a lie!
Juicy, plump tomato! Shiny, glowing papaya!
Hey stylish girl wearing a bright red bindi!
Brushed by the cool breeze, your Kanchipuram silk saree rustles playfully,
Oh stylish girl whose saree end tosses and dances in the wind!
You have no sense of your own, nor do you listen when told!
Just tell me, girl, what is the price of modesty?
Oh queen and big sister to a gang of little boys, oh dear!
All the arrogance of your big mansion will not work with this man!
Once the three wedding knots are tied, your game is over, little girl!
Even if it climbs up on the roof, a hen is still just a hen, girl!
I am the bravest among the brave, the champion who will tame you!
A real man among men, the son-in-law for your father!
Hey stylish girl wearing a bright red bindi!
Brushed by the cool breeze, your Kanchipuram silk saree rustles playfully,
Oh stylish girl whose saree end tosses and dances in the wind!
Picking fights around here just like a rowdy man,
You only grew tall in body, but your brain never grew at all!
Look at that chariot wandering through every street!
With the pride of her beauty, she struts around like a horse!
And I am the one who will put on the reins and tame her!
I will gather the whole town, put a wedding garland on you, and take you in a procession!
Challenge for challenge, we are ready for anything!
Hey, do not mess with this moustache, do not get your nose broken, hey!
Hey stylish girl wearing a bright red bindi!
Brushed by the cool breeze, your Kanchipuram silk saree rustles playfully,
Oh stylish girl whose saree end tosses and dances in the wind!
You sixteen-year-old girl, anything out of your mouth is just a lie!
Juicy, plump tomato! Shiny, glowing papaya!
Hey stylish girl wearing a bright red bindi!
Brushed by the cool breeze, your Kanchipuram silk saree rustles playfully,
Oh stylish girl whose saree end tosses and dances in the wind!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a classic playful Tamil 'teasing' (Kalyana/Kaadhal Nakkal) track where the male protagonist playfully taunts and woos a proud, wealthy young woman. He hyperbolically describes her beauty, silk saree, and youthful vanity while jokingly calling out her arrogance and stubborn nature.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamai (Simile / Metaphor)

Thalathalakkura thakkaliyae palapalakkura pappaliyae

Comparing the girl's fresh look and complexion to a plump tomato ('Thakkali') and shiny papaya ('Pappali').

Onomatopoeia (Erattai Kilavi)

Silusilukkura kaathu pattu kizhukizhukuthu kaanjipattu

Use of sound-mimicking words 'Silusilukkura' (gentle blowing wind) and 'Kizhukizhukuthu' (rustling silk fabric sound).

Proverbial / Idiomatic Allusion (Pazhamozhi)

Koora mela yerinaalum kozhi kozhi thaanadi

Use of the traditional Tamil folk saying 'Koora mela yerinaalum kozhi kozhi thaan' to humorously highlight rooted status.

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Aambalaiya pola ingae vambugala valathukittae

Matching of the second consonant sound 'm' in 'Aambalaiya' and 'Vambugala', as well as 'Aalu' and 'Arivu'.

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Trivia

This track features music composed by Premasrikemadasa, a rare occurrence of a Sri Lankan music director composing for a mainstream Tamil feature film in 1988, sung by popular folk/playback singers Krishnaraj and Seerkazhi Sivachidambaram.

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