Unnai Potri Ezhudha
From Periya Idathu Pillai · 1990
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Shailaja
- Music director
- Chandrabose
- Details
- Periya Idathu Pillai1990
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Unnai potri ezhutha | To praise and write about you |
| Pulavan indru arugil illai | No poet is nearby today |
| Female :Paravaayillai | Female: It doesn't matter |
| Male :Unnai vaazhththu ezhutha | Male: To bless and write about you |
| Kavingan ingu arugil illai | No scholar is nearby here |
| Female :Paravaayillai | Female: It doesn't matter |
| Male :Unthan kaavalukku yaarumillai | Male: There is no one to guard you |
| Female :Paravaayillai | Female: It doesn't matter |
| Male :Ullam saervatharkku vaedhamillai | Male: There is no sacred scripture to unite our hearts |
| Paravaayillai | It doesn't matter |
| Male | |
| Unnai potri ezhutha | To praise and write about you |
| Pulavan indru arugil illai | No poet is nearby today |
| Female :Paravaayillai | Female: It doesn't matter |
| Male :Unnai vaazhththu ezhutha | Male: To bless and write about you |
| Kavingan ingu arugil illai | No poet is nearby here |
| Female :Paravaayillai….ho | Female: It doesn't matter... ho |
| Male | |
| Poongaattruthaa | Are you a gentle breeze? |
| Female :Neyalla | Female: You are not |
| Male :Pullaanguzhal | Male: Are you a flute? |
| Female :Nanalla | Female: I am not |
| Male :En kadhali en kannmani | Male: My beloved, my precious eye |
| Yaen mouna geedham | Why this silent song? |
| Male | |
| Pon maegamae | Golden cloud... |
| Female :Pugazhaathae | Female: Do not praise me |
| Male :Un mogamae…. | Male: Your infatuation... |
| Female :Alaiyaathae | Female: Do not wander |
| Male :Vaer vaaduthu neer thaeduthu | Male: The roots are wilting, searching for water |
| Vaa intha naeram | Come at this hour |
| Male | |
| Udal kodhikkum | The body boils |
| Female :Paravaayillai | Female: It doesn't matter |
| Male :Uyir thudikkum | Male: The soul throbs |
| Female :Paravaayillai | Female: It doesn't matter |
| Male :Thanga maangani thaangum poongodi | Male: A flowering vine bearing a golden mango |
| Tholil aadaathaa | Won't it sway upon my shoulders? |
| Male | |
| Oo….unnai potri ezhutha | Oo... to praise and write about you |
| Pulavan indru arugil illai | No poet is nearby today |
| Female :Paravaayillai | Female: It doesn't matter |
| Male :Hoho…..unnai vaazhththu ezhutha | Male: Hoho... to bless and write about you |
| Kavingan ingu arugil illai | No poet is nearby here |
| Female :Paravaayillai….haa…. | Female: It doesn't matter... haa... |
| Female | |
| Penn piththanaa | Are you crazy about women? |
| Male :Aamaammaa | Male: Yes, yes |
| Female :En pakthanaa | Female: Are you my devotee? |
| Male :Aamaammaa | Male: Yes, yes |
| Female :Un poojaiai en kovilil | Female: Your worship in my temple |
| Naan yaerkkavillai | I have not accepted |
| Female | |
| Veen valaithaan | It is merely a futile trap |
| Male :Vidamattaen | Male: I won't let go |
| Female :En veembuthaan | Female: It is my stubbornness |
| Male :Varam kaetten | Male: I asked for a boon |
| Female :Penn kovamthan | Female: A woman's anger |
| Pollaathathu nee paaththathillai | Is terrible, you haven't seen it yet |
| Female | |
| Odhai vizhalaam | Kicks might fall upon you |
| Male :Paravaayillai | Male: It doesn't matter |
| Female :Pudipadalaam | Female: You might get caught |
| Male :Paravaayillai | Male: It doesn't matter |
| Female :Kaanal neerilae meen pidikkaththaan | Female: To catch a fish in a mirage |
| Unnaal aagaathae | Is impossible for you |
| Male :Aha haa…. | Male: Aha haa... |
| Female | |
| Unnai maalai soodum | To adorn you with a garland |
| Mayakkam intha manathil illai | This mind has no infatuation |
| Male :Paravaayillai | Male: It doesn't matter |
| Female :Haa….unthan kadhal kanavu | Female: Haa... your love dream |
| Edhuvum intha kannil illai | None of it exists in these eyes |
| Male :No problem haan | Male: No problem haan |
| Female :Un mael aasai vaiththa paavai illai | Female: I am not a maiden who holds desire for you |
| Male :Paravayillai paravayillai | Male: It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter |
| Female :Un pol aal enakku thevai illai | Female: I don't need a person like you |
| Male :Paravaayillai | Male: It doesn't matter |
| Female | |
| ……………… | ... |
| Male :…………………… | Male: ... |
| Female :……………… | Female: ... |
உன்னை போற்றி எழுத
புலவன் இன்று அருகில் இல்லை
பரவாயில்லை
உன்னை வாழ்த்தி எழுத
கவிஞன் இங்கு அருகில் இல்லை
பரவாயில்லை
உந்தன் காவலுக்கு யாருமில்லை
பரவாயில்லை
உள்ளம் சேர்வதற்கு வேதமில்லை
பரவாயில்லை
To praise and write about you
No poet is nearby today
Female: It doesn't matter
Male: To bless and write about you
No scholar is nearby here
Female: It doesn't matter
Male: There is no one to guard you
Female: It doesn't matter
Male: There is no sacred scripture to unite our hearts
It doesn't matter
உன்னை போற்றி எழுத
புலவன் இன்று அருகில் இல்லை
பரவாயில்லை
உன்னை வாழ்த்தி எழுத
கவிஞன் இங்கு அருகில் இல்லை
பரவாயில்லை.......ஹோ
To praise and write about you
No poet is nearby today
Female: It doesn't matter
Male: To bless and write about you
No poet is nearby here
Female: It doesn't matter... ho
பூங்காற்றுதான்......
நீயல்ல
புல்லாங்குழல்........
நானல்ல
ஆண்
: என் காதலி என் கண்மணி
ஏன் மௌன கீதம்
Are you a gentle breeze?
Female: You are not
Male: Are you a flute?
Female: I am not
Male: My beloved, my precious eye
Why this silent song?
பொன் மேகமே.....
புகழாதே
உன் மோகமே......
அலையாதே
வேர் வாடுது நீர் தேடுது
வா இந்த நேரம்
Golden cloud...
Female: Do not praise me
Male: Your infatuation...
Female: Do not wander
Male: The roots are wilting, searching for water
Come at this hour
உடல் கொதிக்கும்....
பரவாயில்லை
உயிர் துடிக்கும்......
பரவாயில்லை
தங்க மாங்கனி தாங்கும் பூங்கொடி
தோளில் ஆடாதா......
The body boils
Female: It doesn't matter
Male: The soul throbs
Female: It doesn't matter
Male: A flowering vine bearing a golden mango
Won't it sway upon my shoulders?
ஒ.....உன்னை போற்றி எழுத
புலவன் இன்று அருகில் இல்லை
பரவாயில்லை.....
ஹோஹோ உன்னை வாழ்த்தி எழுத
கவிஞன் இங்கு அருகில் இல்லை
பரவாயில்லை......ஹா
Oo... to praise and write about you
No poet is nearby today
Female: It doesn't matter
Male: Hoho... to bless and write about you
No poet is nearby here
Female: It doesn't matter... haa...
பெண் பித்தனா.....
ஆமாம்மா...
என் பக்தனா.........
ஆமாம்மா
உன் பூஜையை என் கோவிலில்
நான் ஏற்கவில்லை
Are you crazy about women?
Male: Yes, yes
Female: Are you my devotee?
Male: Yes, yes
Female: Your worship in my temple
I have not accepted
வீண் வேலைதான்......
விடமாட்டேன்
என் வீம்புதான்........
வரம் கேட்டேன்
பெண் கோவம்தான்
பொல்லாதது நீ பாத்ததில்லை
It is merely a futile trap
Male: I won't let go
Female: It is my stubbornness
Male: I asked for a boon
Female: A woman's anger
Is terrible, you haven't seen it yet
ஒத விழலாம்......
பரவாயில்லை
புடிபடலாம்.......
பரவாயில்லை
கானல் நீரிலே மீன் பிடிக்கத்தான்
உன்னால் ஆகாதே
அஹ ஹா....
Kicks might fall upon you
Male: It doesn't matter
Female: You might get caught
Male: It doesn't matter
Female: To catch a fish in a mirage
Is impossible for you
Male: Aha haa...
உன்னை மாலை சூடும்
மயக்கம் இந்த மனதில் இல்லை
பரவாயில்லை...
ஹா......உந்தன் காதல் கனவு
எதுவும் இந்த கண்ணில் இல்லை
நோ ப்ராப்ளம் ஹான்
உன் மேல் ஆசை வைத்த பாவை இல்லை
பரவாயில்லை பரவாயில்லை
உன் போல் ஆள் எனக்கு தேவை இல்லை
பரவாயில்லை
To adorn you with a garland
This mind has no infatuation
Male: It doesn't matter
Female: Haa... your love dream
None of it exists in these eyes
Male: No problem haan
Female: I am not a maiden who holds desire for you
Male: It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter
Female: I don't need a person like you
Male: It doesn't matter
லல்லா லலலா ல்லலல்லா லலலல்லா
பப்பாரப்பபப்பாப்பரப்பா
தாராராரீ ரா ரா ரா ரா ரா ர
தாரா தரா தாரா ரா ரா
பப்பாரப்பபப்பாப்பரப்பா.....
...
Male: ...
Female: ...
Unnai potri ezhutha
To praise and write about you
Pulavan indru arugil illai
No poet is nearby today
Female :Paravaayillai
Female: It doesn't matter
Male :Unnai vaazhththu ezhutha
Male: To bless and write about you
Kavingan ingu arugil illai
No scholar is nearby here
Female :Paravaayillai
Female: It doesn't matter
Male :Unthan kaavalukku yaarumillai
Male: There is no one to guard you
Female :Paravaayillai
Female: It doesn't matter
Male :Ullam saervatharkku vaedhamillai
Male: There is no sacred scripture to unite our hearts
Paravaayillai
It doesn't matter
Unnai potri ezhutha
To praise and write about you
Pulavan indru arugil illai
No poet is nearby today
Female :Paravaayillai
Female: It doesn't matter
Male :Unnai vaazhththu ezhutha
Male: To bless and write about you
Kavingan ingu arugil illai
No poet is nearby here
Female :Paravaayillai….ho
Female: It doesn't matter... ho
Poongaattruthaa
Are you a gentle breeze?
Female :Neyalla
Female: You are not
Male :Pullaanguzhal
Male: Are you a flute?
Female :Nanalla
Female: I am not
Male :En kadhali en kannmani
Male: My beloved, my precious eye
Yaen mouna geedham
Why this silent song?
Pon maegamae
Golden cloud...
Female :Pugazhaathae
Female: Do not praise me
Male :Un mogamae….
Male: Your infatuation...
Female :Alaiyaathae
Female: Do not wander
Male :Vaer vaaduthu neer thaeduthu
Male: The roots are wilting, searching for water
Vaa intha naeram
Come at this hour
Udal kodhikkum
The body boils
Female :Paravaayillai
Female: It doesn't matter
Male :Uyir thudikkum
Male: The soul throbs
Female :Paravaayillai
Female: It doesn't matter
Male :Thanga maangani thaangum poongodi
Male: A flowering vine bearing a golden mango
Tholil aadaathaa
Won't it sway upon my shoulders?
Oo….unnai potri ezhutha
Oo... to praise and write about you
Pulavan indru arugil illai
No poet is nearby today
Female :Paravaayillai
Female: It doesn't matter
Male :Hoho…..unnai vaazhththu ezhutha
Male: Hoho... to bless and write about you
Kavingan ingu arugil illai
No poet is nearby here
Female :Paravaayillai….haa….
Female: It doesn't matter... haa...
Penn piththanaa
Are you crazy about women?
Male :Aamaammaa
Male: Yes, yes
Female :En pakthanaa
Female: Are you my devotee?
Male :Aamaammaa
Male: Yes, yes
Female :Un poojaiai en kovilil
Female: Your worship in my temple
Naan yaerkkavillai
I have not accepted
Veen valaithaan
It is merely a futile trap
Male :Vidamattaen
Male: I won't let go
Female :En veembuthaan
Female: It is my stubbornness
Male :Varam kaetten
Male: I asked for a boon
Female :Penn kovamthan
Female: A woman's anger
Pollaathathu nee paaththathillai
Is terrible, you haven't seen it yet
Odhai vizhalaam
Kicks might fall upon you
Male :Paravaayillai
Male: It doesn't matter
Female :Pudipadalaam
Female: You might get caught
Male :Paravaayillai
Male: It doesn't matter
Female :Kaanal neerilae meen pidikkaththaan
Female: To catch a fish in a mirage
Unnaal aagaathae
Is impossible for you
Male :Aha haa….
Male: Aha haa...
Unnai maalai soodum
To adorn you with a garland
Mayakkam intha manathil illai
This mind has no infatuation
Male :Paravaayillai
Male: It doesn't matter
Female :Haa….unthan kadhal kanavu
Female: Haa... your love dream
Edhuvum intha kannil illai
None of it exists in these eyes
Male :No problem haan
Male: No problem haan
Female :Un mael aasai vaiththa paavai illai
Female: I am not a maiden who holds desire for you
Male :Paravayillai paravayillai
Male: It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter
Female :Un pol aal enakku thevai illai
Female: I don't need a person like you
Male :Paravaayillai
Male: It doesn't matter
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Male :……………………
Male: ...
Female :………………
Female: ...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Unnai Potri Ezhutha' from the 1990 Tamil film 'Periya Idathu Pillai' is a lively, conversational romantic duet characterized by humorous banter between the lead couple. The male protagonist relentlessly pursues the heroine with poetic adoration, comparing her to a flowering vine and a golden cloud. No matter how sternly she rebuffs his claims, he responds nonchalantly with the catchy refrain 'Paravaayillai' (It doesn't matter / No problem). In response, the female lead highlights her indifference, warning him that attempting to win her heart is as futile as trying to catch fish in a mirage. Vaali's witty lyricism combined with the dynamic call-and-response format makes the song an entertaining musical clash between passionate persistence and playful rejection.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Anaphora / Refrain (Edupadaithal)
“Female :Paravaayillai”
The word 'Paravaayillai' (It doesn't matter) is repeatedly used as a conversational refrain throughout the song to maintain a rhythmic, comedic rhythm.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Male :Thanga maangani thaangum poongodi”
Comparing the female lead's beauty to a flowering vine bearing a golden fruit ('Thanga maangani thaangum poongodi').
Metaphor / Idiom (Uruvagam)
“Female :Kaanal neerilae meen pidikkaththaan”
'Kaanal neerilae meen pidikkaththaan' uses the imagery of catching fish in a mirage to symbolize an impossible task.
Internal Rhyme (Emonai / Ethirai)
“Male :Vaer vaaduthu neer thaeduthu”
Rhythmic rhyming of 'Vaer' and 'Neer' within the same line structure.
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Trivia
The song features music composed by Chandrabose with lyrics by Vaali for the movie 'Periya Idathu Pillai' (1990). The unique structure relies entirely on rhythmic dialogue where the male singer brushes off every argument, rejection, and threat from the female lead using variations of 'Paravaayillai' and 'No problem'.
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