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Unnapola Chinna Ponna

From Yettikki Potti · 1987

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Mano, K. S. Chithra
Music director
Gangai Amaran
Movie name
Yettikki Potti
Movie release year
1987
Lyrics added on
3 Oct 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Unnapola chinna ponnathaan
Oora suthi thedinen
Adi nethu unna paartha pinbhu thaan
Nenjil vachu moodinen
Enna kattikoo vandhu ottikko
Rombha naalachu naan thoongi
Vaayendi sithraangi
Unna pola nalla aala thaan
Oora suthi thedinen
Ada nethu unna paarthu pinbhu thaan
Nenjil vechu moodinen
Enna thaangikko vandhu vaangikoo
Rombha naalaachu naan thoongi
Ooyaama naan yengi
Ada unnapola chinna ponnathaan
Oora suthi thedinen
Female :Ada nethu unna paarthu pinbhu thaan
Nenjil vechu moodinen
Aah pala peru naal kanakka
Potti pottu kaathirukka
Pudhusathaan neeyirukka
Poovai pola naan parikka
Adiyaathi aadai pola
Mela vandhu aadalaama
Ariyaadha ponnu nenjil
Ambu onnu podalaama
Aadaiyittu moodi vecha aasai theeruma
Aakki vechu kakka vecha pasiyum aaruma
Female :Kaalam neram naalum ippo
Koodi vandhadhu
Anil kadikka maambalam thaan
Thedi vandhadhu
Innum naanum thinnavillaiyae
Vandha yekkam theeravillaiyae
Kannam ennum kaniyai konjam kodu
Unna pola nalla aalathaan
Oora suthi thedinen
Male :Adi nethu unna paarthu pinbhu thaan
Nenjil vechu moodinen
Haa..aaa..aaa..aaa..
Unakkaaga naan thavichu
Ooodha kaathai thoodhu vitten
Oosi pola naa elachu
Odambhu rombha paadu patten
On mela aasa vechu
Ooru vittu ooru vandhen
Oosi pola nee irukka
Noola pola sera vandhen
Pesi pesi neeyum ennai mayakki podura
Kettu kettu naan mayanga pattu paadura
Male :Aala konjam paakkurappo pattikaaduthan
Poga poga kaanalam naan podum podu thaan
Unnai pola kandathillaiyae
Rombha rombha sutti pillaiyae
Vetkam vandhu sollum podhu vidu vidu
Unnapola chinna ponnathaan
Oora suthi thedinen
Adi nethu unna paartha pinbhu thaan
Nenjil vachu moodinen
Enna kattikoo vandhu ottikko
Rombha naalachu naan thoongi
Vaayendi sithraangi
Unna pola nalla aala thaan
Oora suthi thedinen
Ada nethu unna paarthu pinbhu thaan
Nenjil vechu moodinen
Enna thaangikko vandhu vaangikoo
Rombha naalaachu naan thoongi
Ooyaama naan yengi
Ada unnapola chinna ponnathaan
Oora suthi thedinen
Female :Ada nethu unna paarthu pinbhu thaan
Nenjil vechu moodinen
A young girl just like you,
I searched all over town for.
Girl, only after seeing you yesterday,
did I lock you inside my heart.
Embrace me, come hold me tight,
it's been so long since I slept!
Come to me, my pretty girl!
A good man just like you,
I searched all over town for.
Only after seeing you yesterday,
did I lock you inside my heart.
Hold me up, come take me in,
it's been so long since I slept,
longing for you without end!
A young girl just like you,
I searched all over town for.
Only after seeing you yesterday,
did I lock you inside my heart.
While so many people for days together
have been competing and waiting,
you are looking so fresh
for me to pluck like a flower.
Oh my goodness, like a garment,
can you come drape over me and sway?
Into this innocent girl's heart,
is it fair to shoot an arrow?
If desire is kept covered under clothes, will it ever be satisfied?
If food is cooked and kept waiting, will hunger ever subside?
The right time, moment, and day
have all come together now.
For the squirrel to take a bite, a sweet mango
has come looking for it.
I haven't tasted it yet,
the yearning in me hasn't settled.
Give me a taste of the fruit that is your cheek!
A good man just like you,
I searched all over town for.
Girl, only after seeing you yesterday,
did I lock you inside my heart.
Ha..aaa..aaa..aaa..
Yearning for you,
I sent the cool breeze as my messenger.
I grew as thin as a needle,
and my body suffered so much.
Longing for you with all my heart,
I crossed towns and came here.
Since you are like a needle,
I came to join you like a thread.
With your sweet talk, you cast a spell on me.
You sing songs that make me swoon as I listen.
At first glance, I might look like a simple villager,
but as time goes on, you'll see what moves I can make!
I have never seen anyone like you,
such a mischievous boy!
When modesty takes over and says, 'Leave me, let me go!'
A young girl just like you,
I searched all over town for.
Girl, only after seeing you yesterday,
did I lock you inside my heart.
Embrace me, come hold me tight,
it's been so long since I slept!
Come to me, my pretty girl!
A good man just like you,
I searched all over town for.
Only after seeing you yesterday,
did I lock you inside my heart.
Hold me up, come take me in,
it's been so long since I slept,
longing for you without end!
A young girl just like you,
I searched all over town for.
Only after seeing you yesterday,
did I lock you inside my heart.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This duet from the 1987 film 'Yettikki Potti' is a playful, romantic back-and-forth between a hero and heroine expressing their mutual love and admiration. The protagonist speaks about how he searched far and wide to find his ideal partner and how seeing her captured his heart. The lovers engage in clever flirtation using rich folk metaphors—comparing love and attraction to flowers being plucked, mangoes being bitten by squirrels, and threads passing through needles. The overall mood of the song is joyful, energetic, and expressive of youthful passion.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Poovai pola naan parikka

Compares plucking the lover's affection to plucking a flower ('Poovai pola naan parikka').

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

Kannam ennum kaniyai konjam kodu

Metaphorically compares the beloved's soft cheeks to a ripe fruit ('Kannam ennum kaniyai').

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai) & Analogy

Oosi pola nee irukka / Noola pola sera vandhen

Compares the lovers to a needle and a thread ('Oosi pola nee irukka / Noola pola sera vandhen') to signify how perfectly matched they are.

Rhyme / Alliteration (Edhukai / Monai)

Oosi pola naa elachu / Odambhu rombha paadu patten

Use of second-letter rhyming across lines such as 'Oosi' and 'Odambhu' or 'Pesi' and 'Kettu'.

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Trivia

'Yettikki Potti' (1987) features music composed by Gangai Amaran, who is the younger brother of legendary maestro Ilaiyaraaja. The track showcases the vibrant vocal chemistry between Mano and K. S. Chithra, two of South Indian cinema's most prominent playback singers during the late 1980s and 1990s. The song relies heavily on rhythmic folk beats and colloquial Tamil lyrics penned by the prolific lyricist Vaali.

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