- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- C. S. Ganesh, L. R. Eswari
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Movie name
- Galatta Kalyanam
- Movie release year
- 1968
- Lyrics added on
- 13 Nov 2019
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Uravinil
Male :Fifty fifty
Female :Udhatinil
Male :Fifty fifty
Uravinil
Male :Paadhi paadhi
Female :Udhatinil
Male :Paadhi paadhi
Varuvadhu sugam
Fifty fifty
Tharuvadhu indha
Thanga katti
Varuvadhu sugam
Fifty fifty
Tharuvadhu indha
Thanga katti
Mutha mazhai ingu
Pongi vara pongi vara vara
Vannamayil nadai
Thaththi vara thaththi vara vara
Mutha mazhai ingu
Pongi vara pongi vara vara
Vannamayil nadai
Thaththi vara thaththi vara vara
Uravinil
Male :Fifty fifty
Female :Udhatinil
Male :Fifty fifty
Varuvadhu sugam
Fifty fifty
Tharuvadhu indha
Thanga katti
Mutha mazhai ingu
Pongi vara pongi vara vara
Vannamayil nadai
Thaththi vara thaththi vara vara
Kannam kani
Ivaludaiya kannam kani
Chinna kili
Iniya mozhi endrum honey
Kannam kani
Ivaludaiya kannam kani
Chinna kili
Iniya mozhi endrum honey
Kannam kani
Ivaludaiya kannam kani
Chinna kili
Iniya mozhi endrum honey
Chuttu vizhi kattazhagu
Pakkam vara pakkam vara
Suttu viral pattudalai
Thottu vida thottu vida
Aaahhh..aahh..
Mutha mazhai ingu
Pongi vara pongi vara vara
Vannamayil nadai
Thaththi vara thaththi vara vara
Uravinil
Male :Fifty fifty
Female :Udhatinil
Male :Fifty fifty
Varuvadhu sugam
Fifty fifty
Tharuvadhu indha
Thanga katti
Mutha mazhai ingu
Pongi vara pongi vara vara
Vannamayil nadai
Thaththi vara thaththi vara vara
Muthu charam
Madiyil vizhum pathuththaram
Vellik kudam
Suvai amudhai alli tharum
Muthu charam
Madiyil vizhum pathuththaram
Vellik kudam
Suvai amudhai alli tharum
Annamena chinna idai
Pinni vara pinni vara
Kattilarai panju meththai
Vattamida vattamida
Uravinil
Male :Fifty fifty
Female :Udhatinil
Male :Fifty fifty
Varuvadhu sugam
Fifty fifty
Tharuvadhu indha
Thanga katti
Mutha mazhai ingu
Pongi vara pongi vara vara
Vannamayil nadai
Thaththi vara thaththi vara vara
In our intimacy
Male: Fifty-fifty
Female: On the lips
Male: Fifty-fifty
In our intimacy
Male: Half and half
Female: On the lips
Male: Half and half
The pleasure we feel
Is fifty-fifty
Given by this
Golden sweetheart
The pleasure we feel
Is fifty-fifty
Given by this
Golden sweetheart
As a shower of kisses here
Overflows and pours again and again
Like a colorful peacock's graceful steps
Tiptoeing closer and closer
As a shower of kisses here
Overflows and pours again and again
Like a colorful peacock's graceful steps
Tiptoeing closer and closer
In our intimacy
Male: Fifty-fifty
Female: On the lips
Male: Fifty-fifty
The pleasure we feel
Is fifty-fifty
Given by this
Golden sweetheart
As a shower of kisses here
Overflows and pours again and again
Like a colorful peacock's graceful steps
Tiptoeing closer and closer
Her cheek is a ripe fruit
Her cheek is so sweet and ripe
She is a little parrot
Whose sweet words are always honey
Her cheek is a ripe fruit
Her cheek is so sweet and ripe
She is a little parrot
Whose sweet words are always honey
Her cheek is a ripe fruit
Her cheek is so sweet and ripe
She is a little parrot
Whose sweet words are always honey
As her sharp, charming eyes and striking beauty
Draw closer and closer
As an index finger reaches out
To gently touch her silk-soft body
Ah... aah...
As a shower of kisses here
Overflows and pours again and again
Like a colorful peacock's graceful steps
Tiptoeing closer and closer
In our intimacy
Male: Fifty-fifty
Female: On the lips
Male: Fifty-fifty
The pleasure we feel
Is fifty-fifty
Given by this
Golden sweetheart
As a shower of kisses here
Overflows and pours again and again
Like a colorful peacock's graceful steps
Tiptoeing closer and closer
Like a string of pearls
Falling into the lap ten times over
Like a silver pot
Offering sweet nectar generously
Like a string of pearls
Falling into the lap ten times over
Like a silver pot
Offering sweet nectar generously
As her swan-like slender waist
Twines closer and closer
On the soft cotton bed in the room
As we circle around each other
In our intimacy
Male: Fifty-fifty
Female: On the lips
Male: Fifty-fifty
The pleasure we feel
Is fifty-fifty
Given by this
Golden sweetheart
As a shower of kisses here
Overflows and pours again and again
Like a colorful peacock's graceful steps
Tiptoeing closer and closer
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Uravinil Fifty Fifty is a vibrant romantic duet from the 1968 Tamil comedy film Galatta Kalyanam, starring Sivaji Ganesan and Jayalalithaa. The song celebrates equal partnership and shared romance between lovers, playfully declaring that love, affection, and kisses are shared 'fifty-fifty'. Lyricist Vaali ingeniously blends contemporary English slang of the late 1960s with classical Tamil metaphors. The heroine is praised as a 'lump of gold', a 'peacock', and a 'parrot with honey-sweet words', while the cheerful rhythm highlights the youthful, flirtatious dynamic between the lead couple.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Code-switching / Loanwords
“Male :Fifty fifty”
Use of modern English words like 'Fifty fifty' and 'honey' integrated naturally into Tamil lyrical meters.
Uvamaani (Metaphor)
“Kannam kani”
Describing cheeks as ripe fruit ('Kannam kani') and the heroine as a lump of gold ('Thanga katti').
Anaphora / Repetition (Adukku Thodar)
“Pongi vara pongi vara vara”
Rhythmic repetition of action verbs ('Pongi vara', 'Thaththi vara') to evoke a sense of continuous motion and excitement.
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