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Lyrics & meaning

Thalli Thalli Pogum

From Ulagam Pirandhadhu Enakkaga · 1990

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
Asha Bhosle
Music director
R. D. Burman
Movie name
Ulagam Pirandhadhu Enakkaga
Movie release year
1990
Lyrics added on
24 Jan 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Thalli thalli pogum ponnaiyaa
Thavikkuthu chinna ponnaiyaa
Uyir vaikka aasai illaiyaa
Poovaikilla naeram illaiyaa
Yaenga yaenga yaenunga naanunga thenunga
Lesaa taste-tu pannunga
Yaenga yaenga yaenunga naanunga thenunga
Lesaa taste-tu pannunga
Hmm yaei….hhahaa
Saelaikku therigindra ragasiyam
Ini intha paavaikkum theriyattum saami
Saelaikku therigindra ragasiyam
Ini intha paavaikkum theriyattum saami
Aann manam suzhaluthu penn manam suzhaluthu
Athanaal suzhaluthu Bhoomi
Kanni ponnu eppotho aalaanathae
Kannam poda aalillai noolaanathae
Maarpodu mandraaduthae
Yaenga yaenga yaenunga naanunga thenunga
Lesaa taste-tu pannunga
Yaenga yaenga yaenunga naanunga thenunga
Lesaa taste-tu pannunga
Honey….haa….hhmm
Aayiram ninaivugal aayiram kanavugal
Adikkadi ezhunthathu naetru
Aayiram ninaivugal aayiram kanavugal
Adikkadi ezhunthathu naetru
Maalaiyil solaiyil manmatha vaelaiyil
Saelaiyai izhauththathu kaatru
Mannaivittaal kudikka vaeru yaedhaiyyaa
Unaivittaal enakku aalu yaedhaiyyaa
Un meesai meiyyaa poiyaa
Yaenga yaenga yaenunga naanunga thenunga
Lesaa taste-tu pannunga
Yaenga yaenga yaenunga naanunga thenunga
Lesaa taste-tu pannunga
Thalli thalli pogum ponnaiyaa
Thavikkuthu chinna ponnaiyaa
Uyir vaikka aasai illaiyaa
Poovaikilla naeram illaiyaa
Yaenga yaenga yaenunga naanunga thenunga
Lesaa taste-tu pannunga
Yaenga yaenga yaenunga naanunga thenunga
Lesaa taste-tu pannunga….aa….
...
Oh golden man moving further and further away,
This young girl is longing in distress.
Don't you desire to bestow life upon me?
Is there no time to adorn me with flowers?
Hey you, hey you, why is that? I am sweet honey,
Taste me just a little.
Hey you, hey you, why is that? I am sweet honey,
Taste me just a little.
Hmm hey... hhahaa
The secret that is known to the saree,
Let this young doll know it now, my lord.
The secret that is known to the saree,
Let this young doll know it now, my lord.
The man's heart swirls, the woman's heart swirls,
And that is why the Earth spins!
This young virgin became a woman long ago,
With no one to caress her cheeks, she has grown thin as thread,
She pleads against your chest.
Hey you, hey you, why is that? I am sweet honey,
Taste me just a little.
Hey you, hey you, why is that? I am sweet honey,
Taste me just a little.
Honey... haa... hhmm
A thousand memories, a thousand dreams,
Arose repeatedly yesterday.
A thousand memories, a thousand dreams,
Arose repeatedly yesterday.
In the evening, in the grove, at Cupid's hour,
The wind tugged at my saree.
Besides water from the soil, what else is there to drink, my lord?
Besides you, who else is my beloved, my lord?
Is your mustache real or fake?
Hey you, hey you, why is that? I am sweet honey,
Taste me just a little.
Hey you, hey you, why is that? I am sweet honey,
Taste me just a little.
Oh golden man moving further and further away,
This young girl is longing in distress.
Don't you desire to bestow life upon me?
Is there no time to adorn me with flowers?
Hey you, hey you, why is that? I am sweet honey,
Taste me just a little.
Hey you, hey you, why is that? I am sweet honey,
Taste me just a little... aa...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful and sensual romantic song expresses a young woman's intense yearning for her beloved's affection and physical intimacy. She teasingly calls out to him for playing hard to get, comparing her love and youth to sweet honey waiting to be tasted. Throughout the song, she details her inner longings, romantic dreams, and her unwavering devotion, asserting that her entire world revolves around him.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhukai / Assonance (Internal Rhyme)

Yaenga yaenga yaenunga naanunga thenunga

Rhythmic repitition of internal rhyming sounds using the '-unga' suffix across words in a single phrase.

Iyaibu (End/Internal Rhyming)

Maalaiyil solaiyil manmatha vaelaiyil

Use of matching '-yil' sound endings to create a musical cadence within the line.

Metaphor / Hyperbole

Kannam poda aalillai noolaanathae

Describing the physical state of pining away as becoming thin as a 'nool' (thread).

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Trivia

Featured in the 1990 Tamil movie 'Ulagam Pirandhadhu Enakkaga' starring Sathyaraj. Lyricist Vairamuthu utilizes catchy folk-style rhythms and colloquial Tamil rhyming patterns to heighten the sensual tone of the song.

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