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Lyrics & meaning

Vaadi Pulle Rottorama

From Kai Varisai · 1983

Lyricist
Poonguyilan
Singers
Malaysia Vasudevan, Manorama
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Kai Varisai
Movie release year
1983
Lyrics added on
7 Mar 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vaadi pullae rottoram
Idhazh virinjaalenna enthan muththaaram
Female : Vendaam machchan un vegam
Idhu yaemaaththundaa pudhu saaraayam
Vavuththa paaru vannaanthaazhi
Mookka paaru velli mookku
Muzhiya paaru kottaan muzhi
Muttaama nee mutta vaa
Vaadi pullae rottoram
Idhazh virinjaalenna enthan muththaaram
Laal laa laallaa
Female :Laal laa haah
Aiyaanaaru sila pola aiyaavaa
Nee veedhiyilae osiyilae kedachchathinnu
Madamadannu kudichchiyae
Kaala neram venumaa
Madhi mayangum velaiyilae chchchchchachchaa….
Muththaatha kaayaa neeyo
Naan thottu paarththaalenna
Female :Aasai aasai
Male :Muththaatha kaayaa neeyo
Naan thottu paarththaalenna
Vaadi pullae rottoram
Idhazh virinjaalenna enthan muththaaram
Parattathala azhagaalae pattikkaadu nee
Male :Aiyyo
Female :Kekkaama paakkaama vanthathenna
Majaa panna vanthiyaa kai pidichchu paaththiyaa
Enna thoda aasaiyaa…cheechcheecheechee
Kudikaaran pozhappu ellaam vidinjaalae theriyumadi
Aiyyo kudikaaran pozhappu ellaam vidinjaalae theriyumadi
Thottaakka thaen sindhu kudichchaakka pooppanthu
Suvaichchaakka kulganthu ennodathaan nee kunthu
Vaadi pullae rottoram
Idhazh virinjaalenna enthan muththaaram
Vavuththa paaru vannaanthaazhi
Mookka paaru velli mookku
Muzhiya paaru kottaan muzhi
Muttaama nee mutta vaa
Come on, girl, over to the roadside!
What if your lips bloom for a kiss from me?
Female: Don't rush so fast, cousin!
This new country liquor is totally tricking you!
Look at your belly, big as a washerman's vat!
Look at your nose, shiny as silver!
Look at your eyes, popping out like an owl's!
Come tease and bump into me without stumbling!
Come on, girl, over to the roadside!
What if your lips bloom for a kiss from me?
Lal la laalla
Female: Lal la ha!
Female: Standing tall like a statue of Lord Ayyanar, are you, sir?
Just because you got it for free on the street,
You gulped it down so fast!
Male: Does love really need the right time or hour,
When the dizzy head is spinning? Ch-ch-ch-ch-cha!
Aren't you a tender, unplucked fruit?
What's wrong if I touch and see?
Female: Oh, what greedy desires!
Male: Aren't you a tender, unplucked fruit?
What's wrong if I touch and see?
Come on, girl, over to the roadside!
What if your lips bloom for a kiss from me?
Female: With that messy hair of yours, you're just a village bumpkin!
Male: Oh no!
Female: Why did you come rushing without looking around?
Did you come to fool around and try grabbing my hand?
You want to touch me? Shame, shame, shame, shame!
Male: A drunkard's true worth is only known when dawn breaks, girl!
Oh, a drunkard's true worth is only known when dawn breaks, girl!
Touch me and honey spills, drink and you'll bounce like a flower!
Taste it and it's sweet gulkand (rose petal jam), so come sit down with me!
Come on, girl, over to the roadside!
What if your lips bloom for a kiss from me?
Look at your belly, big as a washerman's vat!
Look at your nose, shiny as silver!
Look at your eyes, popping out like an owl's!
Come tease and bump into me without stumbling!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Vaadi pullae rottoram' from Kai Varisai (1983) is a lively, folk-infused duet featuring playful banter between a drunk man and a woman on the roadside. The male protagonist playfully teases and woos the woman with folk metaphors, while the woman humorously mocks his intoxicated state, comparing his appearance to an Ayyanar statue, a washerman's pot, and an owl's wide eyes. Despite her playful resistance and teasing warnings about a drunkard's morning regrets, the song maintains a fun, affectionate energy as the duo exchanges witty, rhythmic retorts. Composed by the duo Shankar-Ganesh, the song relies on catchy folk rhythms, expressive vocal performances by Malaysia Vasudevan and Manorama, and rustic colloquial Tamil lyrics written by Poonguyilan.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Vavuththa paaru vannaanthaazhi / Muzhiya paaru kottaan muzhi”

Compares the character's large stomach to a washerman's pot ('vannaanthaazhi') and eyes to an owl's eyes ('kottaan muzhi') for humorous emphasis.

Repetition / Alliteration (Moni / Yedu)

“Thottaakka thaen sindhu kudichchaakka pooppanthu / Suvaichchaakka kulganthu ennodathaan nee kunthu”

Uses repeating initial sounds and rhyming suffixes ('Thottaakka', 'kudichchaakka', 'Suvaichchaakka') to create an endearing musical cadence.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Thottaakka thaen sindhu kudichchaakka pooppanthu / Suvaichchaakka kulganthu”

Metaphorically describes the beloved's lips and sweetness using culinary and floral imagery ('thaen sindhu', 'pooppanthu', 'kulganthu').

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Trivia

'Kai Varisai' (1983) features music by the popular composer duo Shankar-Ganesh. The song stands out due to the humorous banter delivered effortlessly by iconic playback singer Malaysia Vasudevan alongside veteran actress-singer Manorama, whose comedic timing and expressive vocal variations elevated the folk duet.

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