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Lyrics & meaning

Thalakaal Puriyala

From Pattathu Yaanai · 2013

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
Shankar Mahadevan, Suchitra
Music director
S. Thaman
Movie name
Pattathu Yaanai
Movie release year
2013
Lyrics added on
17 Feb 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thala kaalu puriyavilla de
Kaalu tharamela nadakavilla de
Female :Pagal iravu theriyavilla da
En mayakathuku marundhu solluda
Ye goli soda
Naan vaangi thaaren
Vaadi oothikalaam
Female :Kedi billa killadi ranga
Vaada kattikalaam
Un kaathaadhum mundhaana
Kanna kattudhae
Saelathil kaaikira
Maabalam maambalam
Saapida venumae vaangithaade
Female :Thai maasam naayanam
Oodhanum oodhanum
Takkunu ponnu ne kettu vaada ….
Thala kaalu puriyavilla de
Kaalu tharamela nadakavilla de
Female :Ye pagal iravu theriyavilla da
En mayakathuku marundhu solluda
Gummunu neethaan nikkura pulla
Kooputtaa gammunu varamaatura
Female :Thanjaavur bomma naanthaanda ippo
Nee enna sonnaalum thalaiyaaturen
Un kendakaal azhagulathaan
En manda naan udaiyuren de
Female :Ada vendaanda dagulu
Ippa nee nagaru
Oru thaaliya pottadhum
Nee oodhu bigilu..
Saelathil kaaikira
Maabalam maambalam
Saapida venumae vaangithaade
Female :Hey thai maasam naayanam
Oodhanum oodhanum
Takkunu ponnu ne kettu vaada ….
Poochaandi pola
Bayam kaatum kannu
Aaathaadi en nenja pandhaadudhu
Female :Thazhpaala pottu
Naan pootinaalum
Alagellaam unnaala koothaadudhu
Adi kandaangi nee kattura
Enna thundaaki yen pogura
Female :Ada venaamae kobam
Nee kelu thaaren
Ini unnodu kai korthu
Onnaagavae vazhuren
Onnaagavae vazhuren
Onnaagavae vazhuren
Saelathil kaaikira
Maabalam maambalam
Saapida venumae vaangithaade
Female :Thai maasam naayanam
Oodhanum oodhanum
Takkunu ponnu ne kettu vaada ….
I can't make head or tail of anything, hey!
My feet aren't touching the ground, hey!
Female: I can't tell day from night, dude!
Tell me the cure for my dizziness, dude!
Hey, marble soda,
I will buy it for you,
Come on girl, let's pour and drink!
Female: You sly rogue, you clever player,
Come on dude, let's get together!
Your saree edge fluttering in the breeze
is dazzling my eyes!
Ripening in Salem,
a mango, a sweet mango!
I want to eat it, buy it for me, hey!
Female: In the month of Thai (auspicious Tamil month), the wedding pipe
must be played, must be played!
Quickly ask my family for my hand and come, dude!
I can't make head or tail of anything, hey!
My feet aren't touching the ground, hey!
Female: Hey, I can't tell day from night, dude!
Tell me the cure for my dizziness, dude!
You stand there looking so gorgeous, girl,
yet when I call, you don't come quietly!
Female: I am like a Thanjavur doll right now, dude,
nodding my head to whatever you say!
Just looking at your shapely calves,
I am losing my mind completely, hey!
Female: Oh, drop your cheap tricks, dude,
step aside for now!
Once you tie the sacred wedding knot,
you can whistle all you like!
Ripening in Salem,
a mango, a sweet mango!
I want to eat it, buy it for me, hey!
Female: Hey, in the month of Thai (auspicious Tamil month), the wedding pipe
must be played, must be played!
Quickly ask my family for my hand and come, dude!
Like a bogeyman,
your eyes tease and scare me,
oh my, my heart gets tossed around like a ball!
Female: Even if I slide the latch
and lock myself in,
all my youthful charm dances wildly because of you!
You drape that cotton saree,
why do you cut me into pieces and walk away?
Female: Oh, don't get angry,
just ask, and I will give it!
From now on, holding your hand,
I will live as one with you!
I will live as one with you!
I will live as one with you!
Ripening in Salem,
a mango, a sweet mango!
I want to eat it, buy it for me, hey!
Female: In the month of Thai (auspicious Tamil month), the wedding pipe
must be played, must be played!
Quickly ask my family for my hand and come, dude!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This upbeat duet is a playful exchange between two lovers expressing their deep infatuation and romantic desire for each other. The male lead expresses how dazzled and head-over-heels he feels in her presence, using rustic comparisons like being mesmerized by her beauty and asking her out for a casual treat. The female lead playfully responds, acknowledging her own head-spinning love for him, but insists on marriage before any deep intimacy, urging him to approach her family and arrange a wedding in the auspicious month of Thai.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uwamai)

“Female :Thanjaavur bomma naanthaanda ippo”

Comparing herself to a Thanjavur bobblehead doll ('Thanjaavur bomma') to express nodding agreement to everything he says.

Metaphor

“Poochaandi pola”

Comparing her eyes scare-factor to a 'Poochaandi' (bogeyman) to highlight the captivating power of her gaze.

Alliteration (Moonaai / Etukai)

“Kooputtaa gammunu varamaatura”

Rhythmic rhyming of words in Tamil folk style using matching consonant sounds like 'Gummunu' and 'Gammunu'.

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Trivia

This song is featured in the 2013 Tamil action-comedy movie 'Pattathu Yaanai' starring Vishal and Aishwarya Arjun. The music was composed by S. Thaman, and the track is a fast-paced folk-pop dance number styled around regional Tamil slang and local references like Salem mangoes and Thanjavur dolls.

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