Ungappan Magale
From Unga Veettu Pillai · 1984
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- Malaysia Vasudevan
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Details
- Unga Veettu Pillai1984
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Haei….ungappan magalae singakutty | Hey... your father's daughter, a lion cub! |
| Orasi paaththaa thangakatti | A block of gold if tested by rubbing! |
| Ungappan magalae singakutty | Your father's daughter, a lion cub! |
| Orasi paaththaa thangakatti | A block of gold if tested by rubbing! |
| Male | |
| Valachchu pudippaen mallukkatti | I will corner and catch you by wrestling! |
| Vazhukki odaathae chinnakutty | Don't slip away and run, little girl! |
| Valachchu pudippaen mallukkatti | I will corner and catch you by wrestling! |
| Vazhukki odaathae chinnakutty | Don't slip away and run, little girl! |
| Male | |
| Ungappan magalae singakutty | Your father's daughter, a lion cub! |
| Orasi paaththaa thangakatti | A block of gold if tested by rubbing! |
| Male | |
| Neththu senja killaadi vela | The clever trick work done yesterday, |
| Naanum seivaen paaththukka aala | I will also do it, look for your partner! |
| Pooththu nirkkum mamara cholai | In the blooming mango grove, |
| Pudichchikkodi machchaanin thola | Hold on tightly to your cousin's shoulder! |
| Male | |
| Pakkaththilae oru achchuvellam | A piece of jaggery sitting close by, |
| Paakkaamalae thinna aasai varum | Makes one want to eat it without even looking! |
| Pakkaththilae oru achchuvellam | A piece of jaggery sitting close by, |
| Athai paakkaamalae thinna aasai varum | Makes one want to eat it without even looking! |
| Vaammaa kannu vaada kaaththula | Come, my sweet, in the dry northern breeze, |
| Vaada sugam theda vaada sugam theda | To seek blissful warmth, to seek blissful warmth! |
| Male | |
| Ungappan magalae singakutty | Your father's daughter, a lion cub! |
| Orasi paaththaa thangakatti | A block of gold if tested by rubbing! |
| Male | |
| Valachchu pudippaen mallukkatti | I will corner and catch you by wrestling! |
| Vazhukki odaathae chinnakutty | Don't slip away and run, little girl! |
| Male | |
| Ungappan magalae singakutty | Your father's daughter, a lion cub! |
| Orasi paaththaa thangakatti | A block of gold if tested by rubbing! |
| Male | |
| Vaadiyammaa thattaarapoochi | Come on, my girl, like a dragonfly, |
| Vaala pudippaen vittaalae pochchu | I will catch your tail, once missed, it's gone! |
| Melum keezhum vaangaathae moochchu | Don't gasp for breath up and down, |
| Maala neram verenna pechchu | In the evening time, what else is there to chat about? |
| Male | |
| Kattuppadu onnu thottukodu | Set up a small boundary of discipline, |
| Moththathilae konjam vittukkodu | And yield just a little bit overall! |
| Kattuppadu onnu thottukodu | Set up a small boundary of discipline, |
| Moththathilae konjam vittukkodu | And yield just a little bit overall! |
| Poovae ponnae pogapogaththaan | Oh flower, oh gold, as time goes by, |
| Paaru rompa joru paaru rompa joru | Look how grand it gets, look how grand it gets! |
| Male | |
| Adi ungappan magalae singakutty | Hey, your father's daughter, a lion cub! |
| Orasi paaththaa thangakatti | A block of gold if tested by rubbing! |
| Male | |
| Valachchu pudippaen mallukkatti | I will corner and catch you by wrestling! |
| Vazhukki odaathae chinnakutty | Don't slip away and run, little girl! |
| Male | |
| ……………. | ... |
ஹேய்..உங்கப்பன் மகளே சிங்கக்குட்டி
ஒரசிப் பாத்தா தங்கக்கட்டி
உங்கப்பன் மகளே சிங்கக்குட்டி
ஒரசிப் பாத்தா தங்கக்கட்டி
Hey... your father's daughter, a lion cub!
A block of gold if tested by rubbing!
Your father's daughter, a lion cub!
A block of gold if tested by rubbing!
வளச்சு புடிப்பேன் மல்லுக்கட்டி
வழுக்கி ஓடாதே சின்னக்குட்டி
வளச்சு புடிப்பேன் மல்லுக்கட்டி
வழுக்கி ஓடாதே சின்னக்குட்டி....
I will corner and catch you by wrestling!
Don't slip away and run, little girl!
I will corner and catch you by wrestling!
Don't slip away and run, little girl!
உங்கப்பன் மகளே சிங்கக்குட்டி
ஒரசிப் பாத்தா தங்கக்கட்டி
Your father's daughter, a lion cub!
A block of gold if tested by rubbing!
நேத்து செஞ்ச கில்லாடி வேல
நானும் செய்வேன் பாத்துக்க ஆள
பூத்து நிற்கும் மாமர சோலை
புடிச்சிக்கோடி மச்சானின் தோள
The clever trick work done yesterday,
I will also do it, look for your partner!
In the blooming mango grove,
Hold on tightly to your cousin's shoulder!
பக்கத்திலே ஒரு அச்சுவெல்லம்
பாக்காமலே தின்ன ஆச வரும்
பக்கத்திலே ஒரு அச்சுவெல்லம்
அதை பாக்காமலே தின்ன ஆச வரும்
வாம்மா கண்ணு வாடக் காத்துல
வாட சுகம் தேட வாட சுகம் தேட....
A piece of jaggery sitting close by,
Makes one want to eat it without even looking!
A piece of jaggery sitting close by,
Makes one want to eat it without even looking!
Come, my sweet, in the dry northern breeze,
To seek blissful warmth, to seek blissful warmth!
உங்கப்பன் மகளே சிங்கக்குட்டி
ஒரசிப் பாத்தா தங்கக்கட்டி
Your father's daughter, a lion cub!
A block of gold if tested by rubbing!
வளச்சு புடிப்பேன் மல்லுக்கட்டி
வழுக்கி ஓடாதே சின்னக்குட்டி
I will corner and catch you by wrestling!
Don't slip away and run, little girl!
உங்கப்பன் மகளே சிங்கக்குட்டி
ஒரசிப் பாத்தா தங்கக்கட்டி
Your father's daughter, a lion cub!
A block of gold if tested by rubbing!
வாடியம்மா தட்டாரப்பூச்சி
வாலப் புடிப்பேன் விட்டாலே போச்சு
மேலும் கீழும் வாங்காதே மூச்சு
மால நேரம் வேறென்ன பேச்சு
Come on, my girl, like a dragonfly,
I will catch your tail, once missed, it's gone!
Don't gasp for breath up and down,
In the evening time, what else is there to chat about?
கட்டுப்படு ஒண்ணு தொட்டுக்கொடு
மொத்தத்திலே கொஞ்சம் விட்டுக்கொடு
கட்டுப்படு ஒண்ணு தொட்டுக்கொடு
மொத்தத்திலே கொஞ்சம் விட்டுக்கொடு
பூவே பொன்னே போகபோகத்தான்
பாரு ரொம்ப ஜோரு பாரு ரொம்ப ஜோரு
Set up a small boundary of discipline,
And yield just a little bit overall!
Set up a small boundary of discipline,
And yield just a little bit overall!
Oh flower, oh gold, as time goes by,
Look how grand it gets, look how grand it gets!
அடி உங்கப்பன் மகளே சிங்கக்குட்டி
ஒரசிப் பாத்தா தங்கக்கட்டி
Hey, your father's daughter, a lion cub!
A block of gold if tested by rubbing!
வளச்சு புடிப்பேன் மல்லுக்கட்டி
வழுக்கி ஓடாதே சின்னக்குட்டி
I will corner and catch you by wrestling!
Don't slip away and run, little girl!
...........................
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Haei….ungappan magalae singakutty
Hey... your father's daughter, a lion cub!
Orasi paaththaa thangakatti
A block of gold if tested by rubbing!
Ungappan magalae singakutty
Your father's daughter, a lion cub!
Orasi paaththaa thangakatti
A block of gold if tested by rubbing!
Valachchu pudippaen mallukkatti
I will corner and catch you by wrestling!
Vazhukki odaathae chinnakutty
Don't slip away and run, little girl!
Valachchu pudippaen mallukkatti
I will corner and catch you by wrestling!
Vazhukki odaathae chinnakutty
Don't slip away and run, little girl!
Ungappan magalae singakutty
Your father's daughter, a lion cub!
Orasi paaththaa thangakatti
A block of gold if tested by rubbing!
Neththu senja killaadi vela
The clever trick work done yesterday,
Naanum seivaen paaththukka aala
I will also do it, look for your partner!
Pooththu nirkkum mamara cholai
In the blooming mango grove,
Pudichchikkodi machchaanin thola
Hold on tightly to your cousin's shoulder!
Pakkaththilae oru achchuvellam
A piece of jaggery sitting close by,
Paakkaamalae thinna aasai varum
Makes one want to eat it without even looking!
Pakkaththilae oru achchuvellam
A piece of jaggery sitting close by,
Athai paakkaamalae thinna aasai varum
Makes one want to eat it without even looking!
Vaammaa kannu vaada kaaththula
Come, my sweet, in the dry northern breeze,
Vaada sugam theda vaada sugam theda
To seek blissful warmth, to seek blissful warmth!
Ungappan magalae singakutty
Your father's daughter, a lion cub!
Orasi paaththaa thangakatti
A block of gold if tested by rubbing!
Valachchu pudippaen mallukkatti
I will corner and catch you by wrestling!
Vazhukki odaathae chinnakutty
Don't slip away and run, little girl!
Ungappan magalae singakutty
Your father's daughter, a lion cub!
Orasi paaththaa thangakatti
A block of gold if tested by rubbing!
Vaadiyammaa thattaarapoochi
Come on, my girl, like a dragonfly,
Vaala pudippaen vittaalae pochchu
I will catch your tail, once missed, it's gone!
Melum keezhum vaangaathae moochchu
Don't gasp for breath up and down,
Maala neram verenna pechchu
In the evening time, what else is there to chat about?
Kattuppadu onnu thottukodu
Set up a small boundary of discipline,
Moththathilae konjam vittukkodu
And yield just a little bit overall!
Kattuppadu onnu thottukodu
Set up a small boundary of discipline,
Moththathilae konjam vittukkodu
And yield just a little bit overall!
Poovae ponnae pogapogaththaan
Oh flower, oh gold, as time goes by,
Paaru rompa joru paaru rompa joru
Look how grand it gets, look how grand it gets!
Adi ungappan magalae singakutty
Hey, your father's daughter, a lion cub!
Orasi paaththaa thangakatti
A block of gold if tested by rubbing!
Valachchu pudippaen mallukkatti
I will corner and catch you by wrestling!
Vazhukki odaathae chinnakutty
Don't slip away and run, little girl!
…………….
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Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Ungappan Magalae Singakutty is a playful, high-energy folk-style duet/teasing song from the 1984 Tamil movie Unga Veettu Pillai. In this song, the male protagonist playfully courts his beloved, teasing her with affectionate terms like 'lion cub', 'pure gold', and 'dragonfly'. He challenges her playful resistance, asking her not to slip away, and invites her to enjoy the romance of the evening in a mango grove.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
End Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Ungappan magalae singakutty / Orasi paaththaa thangakatti”
The repetitive ending suffixes like 'singakutty', 'thangakatti', 'mallukkatti', and 'chinnakutty' establish a strong rhythmic folk cadence throughout the chorus.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Orasi paaththaa thangakatti”
The lyricist compares the girl to pure gold ('thangakatti') that reveals its authenticity when rubbed or tested.
Metaphor / Playful Imagery
“Vaadiyammaa thattaarapoochi / Vaala pudippaen vittaalae pochchu”
The girl is teasingly likened to a dragonfly ('thattaarapoochi') whose tail is elusive to catch.
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Trivia
Composed by the renowned duo Shankar-Ganesh with lyrics by Vaali, the song was rendered by Malaysia Vasudevan. Malaysia Vasudevan was famous in 1980s Tamil cinema for his robust, expressive voice perfectly suited for earthy, high-tempo hero-teasing tracks.
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