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Thalaya Paathachu Elaya Potachu

From Piranthaen Valarnthaen · 1986

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Raj Seetharaman, Vani Jairam
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Piranthaen Valarnthaen
Movie release year
1986
Lyrics added on
29 Aug 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Haei thalaiya paaththaachchu
Elaiya pottaachchu
Vaangaiyyaa vaanga sambanthithaan
Female :Aamaam sama panthithaan
Thalaiya paaththaachchu
Elaiya pottaachchu
Vaangaiyyaa vaanga sambanthithaan
Female :Aamaam sama panthithaan
Pulla voottu annaatchiyae
Female :Periya annaatchiyae
Male :Varattu jambam ennaachchunga
Female :Ippa ennaachchunga
Male :Paavam neenga asakku pichchkku kachchakkuthaan
Thalaiya paaththaachchu
Elaiya pottaachchu
Vaangaiyyaa vaanga sambanthithaan
…………….
Maadi veettu pillaikkum
Yaezhai veettu pennukkum
Melam kotti thaali kattiyaachchu
Chorus :Ippo melam kotti
Thaali kattiyaachchu
Maadi veettu pillaikkum
Yaezhai veettu pennukkum
Melam kotti thaali kattiyaachchu
Chorus :Ippo melam kotti
Thaali kattiyaachchu
Ingaethaan saami ellorum onnu
Male :Hae hae ennachchu veembu meesaiyila mannu
Female :Seemaanae naanga seeraama vaanga
Male :Vaayaara vaazhththi pesaama ponga
Thalaiya paaththaachchu
Elaiya pottaachchu
Vaangaiyyaa vaanga sambanthithaan
Male :Aamaam sama panthithaan
Pulla voottu annaatchiyae
Female :Periya annaachchiyae
Male :Varattu jambam ennaachchunga
Female :Ippa ennaachchunga
Male :Paavam neenga asakku pichchkku kachchakkuthaan
Naalu kaasu saernthathum
Notta kannil paarththathum
Aattam podum koottamthaanae neenga
Chorus :Aamaam aattam podu koottam thaanae neenga
Panthiyilae neenga ukkaara vaanga
Male :Pandaaram kooda onnaaga thaanga
Female :Mael varkkam yaaru keezh varakkam yaaru
Male :Rendumthaan ingae saernthaachchu paaru
Thalaiya paaththaachchu
Elaiya pottaachchu
Vaangaiyyaa vaanga sambanthithaan
Chorus :Aamaam sama panthithaan
Ponna peththa annaachchiyae
Chorus :Periya annaachchiyae
Male :Kattu kaaval ennaachchunga
Chorus :Ippa ennaachchunga
Male :Paavam neenga asakku pichchkku kachchakkuthaan
Hey, the headcount is done,
the banana-leaf plates are laid out!
Come on in, respected in-law!
Female: Yes, everyone sits as equals in this feast!
The headcount is done,
the banana-leaf plates are laid out!
Come on in, respected in-law!
Female: Yes, everyone sits as equals in this feast!
Oh elder brother of the groom's house,
Female: Oh big boss elder brother!
Male: What happened to all your empty pride?
Female: What happened to it now?
Male: Poor you, you've been completely cornered!
The headcount is done,
the banana-leaf plates are laid out!
Come on in, respected in-law!
...
Between the boy from the big mansion
and the girl from the poor home,
wedding drums beat and the sacred knot is tied!
Chorus: Now with wedding drums beating,
the sacred knot is tied!
Between the boy from the big mansion
and the girl from the poor home,
wedding drums beat and the sacred knot is tied!
Chorus: Now with wedding drums beating,
the sacred knot is tied!
Here, my friend, everyone is equal!
Male: Hey, hey, what happened to your stubborn ego? You fell flat on your face!
Female: O rich sir, come with good grace,
Male: bless with all your heart and quietly move along!
The headcount is done,
the banana-leaf plates are laid out!
Come on in, respected in-law!
Male: Yes, everyone sits as equals in this feast!
Oh elder brother of the groom's house,
Female: Oh big boss elder brother!
Male: What happened to all your empty pride?
Female: What happened to it now?
Male: Poor you, you've been completely cornered!
Once you made a little money
and looked down upon everyone else,
weren't you the crowd that threw your weight around?
Chorus: Yes, aren't you the crowd that threw your weight around?
Come on and sit down in the feast line,
Male: sit together as one, even with the mendicants!
Female: Who is high class and who is low class?
Male: Look, both have joined together right here!
The headcount is done,
the banana-leaf plates are laid out!
Come on in, respected in-law!
Chorus: Yes, everyone sits as equals in this feast!
Oh elder brother who raised the bride,
Chorus: Oh big boss elder brother!
Male: What happened to all your strict watch and control?
Chorus: What happened to it now?
Male: Poor you, you've been completely cornered!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Piranthaen Valarnthaen is a lively wedding song composed by the Shankar-Ganesh duo with lyricist Vaali. The song celebrates a marriage that breaks social and economic barriers, bringing together a wealthy groom and a poor bride. Through teasing banter, the singers poke playful fun at the egoistic elders of both families whose pride and strict class consciousness have been completely undone by love and fate.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Ethukai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Thalaiya paaththaachchu / Elaiya pottaachchu

The second consonant sound rhyming across consecutive lines creates rhythmic cadence ('thalaiya' / 'elaiya').

Idiom / Metaphor

Male :Hae hae ennachchu veembu meesaiyila mannu

The idiom 'meesaiyila mannu' (dirt on the mustache) symbolically refers to a stubborn person suffering loss of face and defeat.

Rhetorical Question

Female :Mael varkkam yaaru keezh varakkam yaaru

Vaali uses rhetorical questioning to challenge traditional social hierarchies and advocate equality.

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Trivia

The song uses the cultural feast concept of 'Sama Panthi' (equal dining where everyone sits together irrespective of caste or wealth) as an allegory for social equality and unity through marriage.

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