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Lyrics & meaning

Vaadi Valli Kizhange

From Neram Nalla Neram · 1984

Lyricist
Pulamaipithan
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Neram Nalla Neram
Movie release year
1984
Lyrics added on
18 Jan 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Pee…..pipippee….pee….pipippee
Pee…..pipipipee…..pippi pippi peepee
Pippi pippi peepee………..
Vaadi valli kizhange
Ingae vazhiyae vanthu vizhnthae
Vaadi valli kizhange
Ingae vazhiyae vanthu vizhnthae
Jaan pillai aanaalum
Aampilla naan yaei yaei
Penn pulla aanaalum
Vaai neelamthaan yaei
Vaadi valli kizhange
Ingae vazhiyae vanthu vizhnthae
Pombala sangathiya
Ullapadi kandavudan illaiyappaa
Puththiya vittuputtu
Kandapadi suththura ullanappaa
Aambala vachchathuthaan
Aththana sattangalum
Pombala vambulathaan
Aththana kuththangalum
Bothai appo undaachchu
Maami ippa vanthaachchu
Ada kaththiya vuttuttu
Buththiya theetura uththamaputhiran vanthirukken
Venaa ponnu pollaappu
Potti ippa ennaappu
Venaa ponnu pollaappu
Potti ippa ennaappu
Ettukkal pesariyae
Adiyae ippadi pesariyae
Vetkaththa vittuputtu
Aambalaiya istamaa veesuriyae
Pombalai illaiyinnaa
Aambalai illaiyappaa
Pompala peththavathaan
Unnoda ammaa appaa
Aanu thunai illaatta yaei
Ponnu kadhai ennaagum
Oru pombala nenachchaa
Chanthiran varaikkum kaiyila pidippaa
Unnaiyum pidipaa
Vaadi valli kizhange
Ingae vazhiyae vanthu vizhnthae
Jaan pillai aanaalum
Vaai neelanthaan
Penn pulla aanaalum aampilla naan
Vaadi valli kizhange
Ingae vazhiyae vanthu vizhnthae
Venaa ponnu pollaappu
Potti ippa ennaappu….
Pee... pee-pee-pee... pee... pee-pee-pee...
Pee... pee-pee-pee... pee-pee pee-pee pee pee
Pee-pee pee-pee pee pee...
Come here, my sweet potato girl!
You wandered right into my path and landed here!
Come here, my sweet potato girl!
You wandered right into my path and landed here!
Even if I'm just a span tall,
I am still the man, hey, hey!
Even though you are just a girl,
your tongue runs way too long, hey!
Come here, my sweet potato girl!
You wandered right into my path and landed here!
The true nature of a woman,
no man has ever really understood, my friend!
Losing all their common sense,
plenty of fools wander around blindly!
It was men who laid down
every single law,
yet in women's gossip and trouble
lie all the real faults!
The madness was stirred back then,
and now this lady has showed up!
Putting aside the sword
to sharpen his wits, the noble son has arrived!
Girl, don't invite trouble,
why pick a fight with me now, friend?
Girl, don't invite trouble,
why pick a fight with me now, friend?
You talk as if you're a precious jewel,
hey girl, talking so bold and loud!
Casting all your modesty aside,
you toss a man around as you please!
If women did not exist...
men wouldn't exist either, mister!
The one who gave you birth,
your mother, was a woman too, mister!
Without a man by her side, hey,
what would become of a woman's life?
If a woman sets her mind to it,
she can reach out and grab even the moon in her hands,
and she can easily catch you too!
Come here, my sweet potato girl!
You wandered right into my path and landed here!
Even if you are just a span tall,
your tongue runs way too long!
Though you are a girl, I am still the man...
Come here, my sweet potato girl!
You wandered right into my path and landed here, hey...
Girl, don't invite trouble,
why pick a fight with me now, friend?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song presents a playful, witty battle of the sexes (Patti Mandram style duet) where the male and female characters exchange lighthearted insults and banter. The male protagonist teases the female lead using playful epithets like 'Valli Kizhange' (sweet potato) and mocks women's tendencies, arguing that men hold the authority and make the rules.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Aambala vachchathuthaan / Aththana sattangalum / Pombala vambulathaan

Matching second consonants across lines to establish rhythmic cadence (e.g., 'Aambala' and 'Pombala').

Monae (First-letter Alliteration)

Venaa ponnu pollaappu / Potti ippa ennaappu

Repetition of initial consonant sounds across adjacent words (e.g., 'Potti' and 'Pollaappu').

Hyperbole (Exaggeration)

Chanthiran varaikkum kaiyila pidippaa

Exaggerated imagery describing a woman's ambition and capability to reach and grasp the moon.

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Trivia

Written by the famed Tamil lyricist Pulamaipithan, this track captures the classic folk-infused duet style typical of 1980s Tamil cinema street performances and playful banter tracks.

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