- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- R. D. Burman
- Movie name
- Ulagam Pirandhadhu Enakkaga
- Movie release year
- 1990
- Lyrics added on
- 17 Jan 2021
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thiruttu poonai iruttu velai
Muzhichchuthaanae paarkkuthu
Idaththai maattri thadaththai maattri
Kunaththai maattri vaazhuthu
Harae hae….hae hae hae
Meenellaam kokkukku
Vaazhvellaam kickkukku
Vaazhavaa hae hae vaazhnthu paarppom
Thiruttu poonai iruttu velai
Muzhichchuthaanae paarkkuthu
Idaththai maattri thadaththai maattri
Kunaththai maattri vaazhuthu
Haa….aa….aa….aa….
Meenellaam kokkukku
Vaazhvellaam kickkukku
Oodivaa haa haa paadivaa….vaa vaa….
Nerukkam unnodu
Irukkam ennodu
Ninaiththu poraadu anaiththu neeraadu
Male :Kodhippu nenjodu
Kulirchchi kannodu
Aduppu unnodu anaiththu kondaadu
Ada manmathan santhanam maarpinil ottuthu
Nettriyin kungumam sattaiyil ottuthu
Suttathu suttathu tholkalil suttathu maadhulai mottu
Kothippu nenjodu
Kulirchchi kannodu
Aduppu unnodu anaiththu kondaadu
Female :Nerukkam unnodu
Irukkam ennodu
Ninaiththu poraadu anaiththu neeraadu
Mogam vanthu thaalam thattum
Mogam vanthu thaalam thattum
Muththam vanthu dumdum kottattum parappapappa
Thiruttu poonai
Female :Aahaa
Male :Iruttu velai
Female :Ooho
Male :Muzhichchuthaanae paarkkuthu
Idaththai maattri thadaththai maatti
Kunaththai maattri vaazhuthu…ahh
Harae hae….hae hae hae
Meenellaam kokkukku
Vaazhvellaam kickkukku
Vaazhavaa ha ha haa
Female :Paadivaa….vaa vaa….
Kizhakku theernthaalum vazhakku theeraathu
Mayakkam thaangaathu vilakkum thoongaathu
Female :Padukkai thaalaathu thavippu koodaathu
Koduththu maalaathu eduththu theeraathu
Adi manmathan sundhari enthiri enthiri
Mundhiri mundhiri nee kodi munthiri
Maalaiyum vanthathu manthiri manthiri
Maarpanaiththuthaan
Padukkai thaalaathu thavippu koodaathu
Koduththu maalaathu eduththu theeraathu
Male :Kizhakku theernthaalum vazhakku theeraathu
Mayakkam thaangaathu vilakkum thoongaathu
Maalai thanthaal saelai sontham
Maalai thanthaal saelai sontham
Manjam vanthaal tham tham aanantham
Parappappap
Thiruttu poonai iruttu velai
Muzhichchuthaanae paarkkuthu
Male :Idaththai maattri
Female :Aahaa
Male :Thadaththai maattri
Female :Aahaa
Male :Kunaththai maattri
Female :Aahaa
Male :Vaazhuthu
Harae hae….hae hae hae
Meenellaam kokkukku
Vaazhvellaam kickkukku
Vaazhavaa ha ha haahaa
Female :Paadivaa….vaa vaa….
A sneaky cat doing shady work in the dark,
It stays wide awake and watches!
Changing its place, changing its tracks,
Changing its nature, it lives its life.
Hare hey... hey hey hey
All the fish are for the crane,
And all of life is for the thrill!
Come, let's live! Hey hey, let's live and see!
A sneaky cat doing shady work in the dark,
It stays wide awake and watches!
Changing its place, changing its tracks,
Changing its nature, it lives its life.
Haa... aa... aa... aa...
All the fish are for the crane,
And all of life is for the thrill!
Run to me, ha ha, come singing... come, come!
Being close to you,
A tightness inside me,
Think and struggle, embrace and soak in it!
Male: With heat in my heart,
With coolness in my eyes,
The fire is with you, embrace and celebrate!
Ah, the love god's sandalwood paste rubs onto the chest,
The red kumkum from the forehead rubs onto the shirt,
It burned, it burned against the shoulders, that pomegranate bud!
With heat in my heart,
With coolness in my eyes,
The fire is with you, embrace and celebrate!
Female: Being close to you,
A tightness inside me,
Think and struggle, embrace and soak in it!
Passion arrives and beats the rhythm,
Passion arrives and beats the rhythm,
Let kisses come drumming loud, pa-ra-pa-pa-pa!
A sneaky cat,
Female: Aaha!
Male: Shady work in the dark,
Female: Oho!
Male: It stays wide awake and watches!
Changing its place, changing its tracks,
Changing its nature, it lives its life... aah!
Hare hey... hey hey hey
All the fish are for the crane,
And all of life is for the thrill!
Come, let's live, ha ha ha!
Female: Come singing... come, come!
Even if dawn breaks in the east, this sweet trial won't end,
This intoxication won't fade, the lamp won't sleep!
Female: The bed cannot bear it, this restlessness shouldn't linger,
Giving never exhausts it, taking never finishes it!
Hey, beauty of the love god, get up, get up!
Cashew nut, sweet cashew nut, you are worth a fortune!
The evening has come, cast your magical spell,
Holding tightly to the chest!
The bed cannot bear it, this restlessness shouldn't linger,
Giving never exhausts it, taking never finishes it!
Male: Even if dawn breaks in the east, this sweet trial won't end,
This intoxication won't fade, the lamp won't sleep!
If I give you the wedding garland, the sari is mine,
If I give you the wedding garland, the sari is mine,
Once we hit the bed, it is pure endless joy!
Pa-ra-pa-pa-pa
A sneaky cat doing shady work in the dark,
It stays wide awake and watches!
Male: Changing its place,
Female: Aaha!
Male: Changing its tracks,
Female: Aaha!
Male: Changing its nature,
Female: Aaha!
Male: It lives its life!
Hare hey... hey hey hey
All the fish are for the crane,
And all of life is for the thrill!
Come, let's live, ha ha haha!
Female: Come singing... come, come!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This upbeat duet revolves around romantic intrigue, playfulness, and nocturnal passion. Using metaphors such as a sly cat lurking in the dark and a crane hunting for fish, the lyrics playfully depict romantic pursuit and nocturnal desire. The lovers tease each other with rhymes about passion, embrace, and the thrill of togetherness that outlasts the night.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second-letter rhyme)
“Thiruttu poonai iruttu velai”
Matching second consonants in consecutive words or lines across Tamil verse, such as 'Thiruttu' and 'Iruttu'.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Meenellaam kokkukku / Vaazhvellaam kickkukku”
Rhyming word endings across lines, seen in 'kokkukku' and 'kickkukku'.
Metaphor (Uvamai / Uruvagaththanam)
“Thiruttu poonai iruttu velai”
Comparing a nocturnal lover or sly desire to a thief cat ('Thiruttu poonai') and fish meant for a crane ('Meenellaam kokkukku').
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Trivia
'Ulagam Pirandhadhu Enakkaga' (1990) is a Tamil action drama starring Sathyaraj in a double role alongside Gautami and Rupini, with music composed by R. D. Burman in one of his rare ventures into Tamil cinema.
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