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Lyrics & meaning

Vaazhaithandu Pola

From Panama Pasama · 1968

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
K. Jamunarani, A. L. Ragavan
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name
Panama Pasama
Movie release year
1968
Lyrics added on
5 Dec 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Alek
Male :Vaazhaithandu pola udambu alek
Naan vaariyanaichaa vazhukkiriyae nee alek
Female :Kothavarnga pola udambu alek
Oru dhinusa paartha jalsa pannanum alek
Vaazhaithandu pola udambu alek
Naan vaariyanaichaa vazhukkiriyae nee alek
Female :Ada ennaiyaa
Kothavarnga pola udambu alek
Oru dhinusa paartha jalsa pannanum alek
Unnai paarthu paarthu
Dhinam kaathu kaathu
Udal vaerthu vaerthu manam alek
Unnai paarthu paarthu
Dhinam kaathu kaathu
Udal vaerthu vaerthu manam alek
Un aasa enna sollatta
Aa vesham enna sollatta
Male :Humming
Female :Un aasa enna sollatta
Aa vesham enna sollatta
Male :Engamma ingae vandhutta
Female :Alek alek alek
Pottudadhae
Vaazhaithandu pola udambu alek
Naan vaariyanaichaa vazhukkiriyae nee alek
Female :Kothavarnga pola udambu alek
Oru dhinusa paartha jalsa pannanum alek
Ennai paaru paaru
Konjam pazhagi paaru
Summa theriyum jooru jooru alek
Ennai paaru paaru
Konjam pazhagi paaru
Summa theriyum jooru jooru alek
Pothi kittu irukkatta
Kamaalu vaelai kattattaa
Male :Humming
Female :Pothi kittu irukkatta
Kamaalu vaelai kattattaa
Male :Kaiyaal unnai thukkatta
Female :Alek alek alek
Kothavarnga pola udambu alek
Oru dhinusa paartha jalsa pannanum alek
Male :Indhamae nadaiyai mathu
Jalsa jalsa kulsa pannanum alek
Both :Sizeah nice ah paisa poganum alek
Alek!
Male: Your body is smooth like a plantain stem—alek!
When I try to embrace you, you slip right away—alek!
Female: My body is slender like a cluster bean—alek!
When you look at me like that, I feel like having fun—alek!
Your body is smooth like a plantain stem—alek!
When I try to embrace you, you slip right away—alek!
Female: Oh, come on, mister!
My body is slender like a cluster bean—alek!
When you look at me like that, I feel like having fun—alek!
Looking at you endlessly,
waiting for you day after day,
my body breaks into a sweat and my heart leaps—alek!
Looking at you endlessly,
waiting for you day after day,
my body breaks into a sweat and my heart leaps—alek!
Shall I tell you what your real desire is?
Shall I expose the act you are putting on?
Male: (Humming)
Female: Shall I tell you what your real desire is?
Shall I expose the act you are putting on?
Male: What if my mother suddenly shows up here?
Female: Alek, alek, alek!
Don't drop the ball!
Your body is smooth like a plantain stem—alek!
When I try to embrace you, you slip right away—alek!
Female: My body is slender like a cluster bean—alek!
When you look at me like that, I feel like having fun—alek!
Look at me, just look at me,
spend a little time with me,
and you'll see my real charm and spark—alek!
Look at me, just look at me,
spend a little time with me,
and you'll see my real charm and spark—alek!
Should I just keep it all bottled up inside?
Or should I show you some grand tricks?
Male: (Humming)
Female: Should I just keep it all bottled up inside?
Or should I show you some grand tricks?
Male: Shall I scoop you up in my arms?
Female: Alek, alek, alek!
My body is slender like a cluster bean—alek!
When you look at me like that, I feel like having fun—alek!
Male: Hey you, change your strut!
Let's party, chill, and have a blast—alek!
Both: Money should be spent neatly and smoothly—alek!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Alek' from Panama Pasama (1968) is a playful, upbeat duettish flirtatious track composed by K. V. Mahadevan with lyrics by Kannadasan. The word 'Alek' is a colloquial slang term indicating something done effortlessly, deftly, or swiftly snatching away attention/body. In the song, the hero and heroine playfully tease each other's physical appearance using funny everyday vegetable similes (plantain stem for smooth softness, cluster beans for lean agility), engaging in lighthearted banter about romance, deception, and fun.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uwamai (Simile)

“Vaazhaithandu pola udambu alek”

Comparing the heroine's body to a smooth plantain stem ('Vaazhaithandu pola udambu').

Uwamai (Simile)

“Kothavarnga pola udambu alek”

Comparing the hero's lean frame to a cluster bean ('Kothavarnga pola udambu').

Adukku Thodar (Repetition / Anaphora)

“Unnai paarthu paarthu / Dhinam kaathu kaathu”

Repetition of words like 'paarthu paarthu', 'kaathu kaathu', and 'vaerthu vaerthu' for rhythmic emphasis.

Emona / Rhyme (Iyaibu)

“Jalsa jalsa kulsa pannanum alek”

End-rhyming with the refrains ending with colloquial rhythm word 'Alek'.

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Trivia

'Alek' features classic late-60s Tamil cinema colloquial slang used extensively by Kannadasan to capture urban street culture and light dance banter. The track was sung by K. Jamunarani and A. L. Ragavan, who were well-known for rendering high-energy comedic and westernized songs in Tamil films.

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