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Lyrics & meaning

Vaadi Pottapulla Veliye

From Kaalam Maari Pochu · 1996

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
Vadivelu
Music director
Deva
Movie name
Kaalam Maari Pochu
Movie release year
1996
Lyrics added on
31 Mar 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vaadi pottappulla veliyae
En vaalipatha nogadichcha kiliyae
Vaadi pottappulla veliyae
En vaalipatha nogadichcha kiliyae
Neeyaa onna thariya
Illa mothi pakka poriya
Enna modha modhal raaththiriyil
Mookkarukka vanthavalae
Vaadi pottappulla veliyae
En vaalipatha nogadichcha kiliyae
Vaadi pottappulla veliyae
En vaalipatha nogadichcha kiliyae
Moonu mudichchi potta pinnaalae
Pandatti moodakoodathu
Adi oodakoodaathu mukkaadu podakoodaathu
Puriyuthaadi….
Velakka anaichchu mudichcha pinnaalae
Neraththa paakka koodaathu
Katchi maarakoodaathu padippaiyum ketkka koodaathu
Poonaikkuththaan paal koduththa raththiri
Antha poonai thaanaa um purushan sundhari
Modha raththiri mudinju vanthu
Ellaa thanneeril kulichchaangadi
Modha raththiri mudinju vanthu
Naan kanneeril kulichendi
Vaadi pottappulla veliyae
En vaalipatha nogadichcha kiliyae
Vaadi pottappulla veliyae
En vaalipatha nogadichcha kiliyae
Thanni mela saththiyamtharen
Thodaama unna vidamaattaen
Ini kattiyanaikka aaththaadi
Kattuppada mattaen promise di adiyae
Paththaam maasam pilla tharaama chumma
Naan paduththira maattaen
Naan padhungida maattaen
Ammaadi payapadamattaen
Aala kandu kozhaiyinnaa nenachcha
Naan yaezhaiyinnaa on kadhava adaichcha
Ara paattil ulla pochchu
Naan thuriyodhanan aanaenadi
Oru paattil ulla ponaa
Naan thuchchathanan aavenadi
Vaadi pottappulla veliyae
En vaalipatha nogadichcha kiliyae
Vaadi pottappulla veliyae
En vaalipatha nogadichcha kiliyae
Neeyaa onna thariya
Illa mothi pakka poriya
Enna modha modhal raaththiriyil
Mookkarukka vanthavalae
Vaadi pottappulla veliyae
En vaalipatha nogadichcha kiliyae
Vaadi pottappulla veliyae
En vaalipatha nogadichcha kiliyae
Come out, girl!
You little parrot who tormented my youth!
Come out, girl!
You little parrot who tormented my youth!
Will you give yourself up on your own,
or do you want to fight it out and see?
On our very first wedding night,
you came only to humiliate me!
Come out, girl!
You little parrot who tormented my youth!
Come out, girl!
You little parrot who tormented my youth!
Once the three wedding knots are tied,
a wife shouldn't lock herself away.
Hey, you shouldn't run away or pull a veil over your face!
Do you get it, girl?
Once the lights are switched off,
you shouldn't judge a man's skin color!
You shouldn't switch sides, nor should you ask about his education!
That night, you gave all the milk to the cat—
is that cat your husband, beautiful?
When the first night was over,
everyone else took a bath in water!
When my first night was over,
I had to bathe in my tears, girl!
Come out, girl!
You little parrot who tormented my youth!
Come out, girl!
You little parrot who tormented my youth!
I swear upon this drink in my hand,
I won't let you go without holding you!
From now on, without embracing you tight,
I won't calm down, I promise you, girl!
Without giving you a baby in ten months,
I won't just lie down quietly,
I won't duck and hide,
and I certainly won't be scared!
Did you take me for a coward just by looking at me?
Did you shut your door in my face because I'm poor?
Half a bottle has gone down my throat,
and I have turned into Duryodhana, girl!
If a full bottle goes inside,
I will turn into Dushasana, girl!
Come out, girl!
You little parrot who tormented my youth!
Come out, girl!
You little parrot who tormented my youth!
Will you give yourself up on your own,
or do you want to fight it out and see?
On our very first wedding night,
you came only to humiliate me!
Come out, girl!
You little parrot who tormented my youth, hey girl...
Come out, girl!
You little parrot who tormented my youth!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This energetic folk-style song from 'Kaalam Maari Pochu' portrays a humorous and dramatic confrontation on a couple's wedding night. The husband lightheartedly complains about his wife locking him out and avoiding intimacy on their first night, leaving him humiliated and bathing in 'tears' while others usually bathe in water after a successful first night. He calls her out playfully, threatening to become fierce like Mahabharata antagonists (Duryodhana and Dushasana) if she keeps rejecting him.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)

Thanni mela saththiyamtharen / Thodaama unna vidamaattaen

Matching second consonants across lines, such as 'Thanni' and 'Thodaama'.

Metaphor / Allusion

Naan thuriyodhanan aanaenadi / Naan thuchchathanan aavenadi

Referencing epic antagonists Duryodhana and Dushasana from Mahabharata to exaggerate the singer's growing frustration and aggressive determination.

Iyaibu (End rhyme)

Pandatti moodakoodathu / Adi oodakoodaathu mukkaadu podakoodaathu

Rhyming line-ending words ending in '-koodaathu'.

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Trivia

Kaalam Maari Pochu (1996) features music composed by Deva with lyrics written by the legendary lyricist Vaali. The movie is a comedy-drama directed by V. Sekhar, dealing with familial relationships and modern marital conflicts.

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