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Lyrics & meaning

Thondaravu Pannatheenga

From Porantha Veeda Puguntha Veeda · 1993

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Mano, K. S. Chithra
Music director
Ilayaraja
Details
Porantha Veeda Puguntha Veeda1993

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Thondharavu pannathingaDon't bother me
Ippa moonu pullai naalu pullai aachuNow we already have three or four children
Ungalukku sevai senjuServing you all the time
Indha pombalaikku iduppodunji pochuThis woman's waist has been broken with fatigue
Male
Paal oottum vennilavuThe full moon pouring milk-like light
Adi soodethum munn iravuOh, the early night that raises the heat
Innaikku yethukka nalaikku pothikkaAccept it today, cover up tomorrow
Female :Venaam aiyaa vambhu venam aiyaaFemale : No sir, I don't want any trouble, sir
Female
Thondharavu pannathingaDon't bother me
Ippa moonu pullai naalu pullai aachuNow we already have three or four children
Male :HaeMale : Hey
Female :Ungalukku sevai senjuFemale : Serving you all the time
Male :HaanMale : Yeah
Female :Indha pombalaikku iduppodunji pochu..cheFemale : This woman's waist has been broken.. pish
Male
Velai vetti pathuputtuAfter doing hard work and labor
Veedu thirumbum aambalaikkuFor a man returning home
Vattamellaam theerthu veikkaTo satisfy all his tiredness and desires
Vera suganthaan enna irukkuWhat other pleasure is there?
Female
Annaadanthaan indha koothuThis scene happens every single day
Aagathaiyaa unnai thaethuCan't you comfort yourself, sir?
Male :HaanMale : Yeah
Female :Kinnaranthaan ennai paarthuFemale : Looking at me like a celestial Kinnara
Podaathaiyaa mooku vaerthuDon't sweat profusely through your nose, sir
Male
Nitham than thingurom saapaduWe eat food every single day
Adha nippaatti veikkura aal yaaru..haanWho ever stops doing that?.. yeah
Female :Saapadu polavaa sarasam enbathuFemale : Is romance the same as eating food?
Adhu veru aiyaa ada adhu veru aiyaa..yowThat is different, sir, oh that is different, sir.. hey
Female
Thondharavu pannathingaDon't bother me
Male :HmmMale : Hmm
Female :Ippa moonu pullai naalu pullai aachuFemale : Now we already have three or four children
Ungalukku sevai senjuServing you all the time
Male :HukkummMale : Hmph
Female :Indha pombalaikku iduppodunji pochu..cheFemale : This woman's waist has been broken.. pish
Male :PodiMale : Go on!
Female
Maalai katti melang kottiWearing garlands and beating drums
Thaali mudinja maamanukkuFor the maternal uncle who tied the sacred thread
Peru solla naalu pillaiTo carry on the family name, four children
Pethu eduthen innum edhukkuI have already given birth to, why more?
Male
Pathinaarum than pethu vaazhaTo bear sixteen children and live prosperously
Sonnangale namma paathuDidn't elders bless us seeing us?
Female :Selvangala pathinaaraFemale : Sixteen types of wealth
Sonnadhu than andha vaazhthuThat traditional blessing meant wealth, not children!
Male
Killaadi pombala needhanadiYou are a clever woman, aren't you?
Badhil nallavae sollura yammadiYou give such sharp retorts, my dear
Female :Sonnaalum yerala sogusu maaralaFemale : No matter what you say, my mind won't change
NadakkadhaiyaaIt won't happen, sir
Male :HaanMale : Yeah
Female :Adhu kedaikkadhaiyaaFemale : You won't get it, sir
Female
Thondharavu pannathingaDon't bother me
Ippa moonu pullai naalu pullai aachuNow we already have three or four children
Ungalukku sevai senjuServing you all the time
Male :YeiMale : Hey
Female :Indha pombalaikku iduppodunji pochuFemale : This woman's waist has been broken
Male
Paal oottum vennilavuThe full moon pouring milk-like light
Adi soodethum munn iravuOh, the early night that raises the heat
Innaikku yethukka nalaikku pothikkaAccept it today, cover up tomorrow
Female :Venaam aiyaa vambhu venam aiyaaFemale : No sir, I don't want any trouble, sir
Female
Thondharavu pannathingaDon't bother me
Ippa moonu pullai naalu pullai aachuNow we already have three or four children
Ungalukku sevai senjuServing you all the time
Indha pombalaikku iduppodunji pochu..cheFemale : This woman's waist has been broken.. pish
Male :HaiyaiyooMale : Oh no!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song 'Thondharavu Pannathinga' from 'Porantha Veeda Puguntha Veeda' (1993) is a humorous domestic duet between a husband and wife. The wife humorously refuses her husband's romantic advances, pointing out that she is exhausted from domestic chores and raising three or four children. She wittily counters his arguments, clarifying that traditional blessings like 'Pathinaarum Petru Vaazha' (May you bear sixteen) refer to sixteen forms of wealth, not sixteen children.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)

Maalai katti melang kotti / Thaali mudinja maamanukku

Rhyming of the second letter 'la' across lines 'Velai' and 'Vattam' or 'Maalai' and 'Thaali'.

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

Paal oottum vennilavu

'Paal oottum vennilavu' compares the soothing moonlight to nourishing milk.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)

Indha pombalaikku iduppodunji pochu

Exaggeration of physical fatigue ('Iduppodunji pochu' - waist broken) to humorously express exhaustion.

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Trivia

This track composed by Ilaiyaraaja features lyricist Vaali's famous clever wordplay regarding the traditional Tamil blessing 'Pathinaarum Petru Peruvazhu Vaazhga'. Vaali uses the female character to clarify that 'Pathinaaru' refers to the 16 classical forms of wealth (Solvam) from Hindu lore rather than 16 offspring, introducing a modern family-planning motif into a traditional folk duet.

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