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Ungappan Magale

From Unga Veettu Pillai · 1984

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
Malaysia Vasudevan
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Unga Veettu Pillai
Movie release year
1984
Lyrics added on
20 Mar 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Haei….ungappan magalae singakutty
Orasi paaththaa thangakatti
Ungappan magalae singakutty
Orasi paaththaa thangakatti
Valachchu pudippaen mallukkatti
Vazhukki odaathae chinnakutty
Valachchu pudippaen mallukkatti
Vazhukki odaathae chinnakutty
Ungappan magalae singakutty
Orasi paaththaa thangakatti
Neththu senja killaadi vela
Naanum seivaen paaththukka aala
Pooththu nirkkum mamara cholai
Pudichchikkodi machchaanin thola
Pakkaththilae oru achchuvellam
Paakkaamalae thinna aasai varum
Pakkaththilae oru achchuvellam
Athai paakkaamalae thinna aasai varum
Vaammaa kannu vaada kaaththula
Vaada sugam theda vaada sugam theda
Ungappan magalae singakutty
Orasi paaththaa thangakatti
Valachchu pudippaen mallukkatti
Vazhukki odaathae chinnakutty
Ungappan magalae singakutty
Orasi paaththaa thangakatti
Vaadiyammaa thattaarapoochi
Vaala pudippaen vittaalae pochchu
Melum keezhum vaangaathae moochchu
Maala neram verenna pechchu
Kattuppadu onnu thottukodu
Moththathilae konjam vittukkodu
Kattuppadu onnu thottukodu
Moththathilae konjam vittukkodu
Poovae ponnae pogapogaththaan
Paaru rompa joru paaru rompa joru
Adi ungappan magalae singakutty
Orasi paaththaa thangakatti
Valachchu pudippaen mallukkatti
Vazhukki odaathae chinnakutty
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Hey, your father's daughter is a spirited lion cub!
When tested close, she is a block of pure gold!
Your father's daughter is a spirited lion cub!
When tested close, she is a block of pure gold!
I will wrestle and take you in my arms,
Don't slip away and run, my little girl!
I will wrestle and take you in my arms,
Don't slip away and run, my little girl...
Your father's daughter is a spirited lion cub!
When tested close, she is a block of pure gold!
That clever trick you pulled yesterday,
I can do it too, just you watch!
In this blooming mango grove,
Hold onto your man's shoulder, girl!
There is a block of sweet jaggery right beside me,
It makes me want to taste it without even looking!
There is a block of sweet jaggery right beside me,
It makes me want to taste it without even looking!
Come on, my darling, in this chilly breeze,
To feel the chill and seek sweet pleasure, to seek sweet pleasure...
Your father's daughter is a spirited lion cub!
When tested close, she is a block of pure gold!
I will wrestle and take you in my arms,
Don't slip away and run, my little girl!
Your father's daughter is a spirited lion cub!
When tested close, she is a block of pure gold!
Come here, my little dragonfly,
I'll catch you by the tail before you fly away!
Don't breathe so heavily up and down,
Now that it is evening, what else is there to talk about?
Give in to me, let me touch you once,
After all, just yield a little bit!
Give in to me, let me touch you once,
After all, just yield a little bit!
My flower, my precious gold, as things go on,
Just look how wonderful it gets, look how wonderful it gets!
Hey, your father's daughter is a spirited lion cub!
When tested close, she is a block of pure gold!
I will wrestle and take you in my arms,
Don't slip away and run, my little girl!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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