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Lyrics & meaning

Vakkeela Love Pannura

From Sattathai Thiruthungal · 1984

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Gangai Amaran
Movie name
Sattathai Thiruthungal
Movie release year
1984
Lyrics added on
24 Dec 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Vakkeela love pannuraa
Vayasukku vantha puraa
Nallaaththaan adichchen oru chance
Naan solluraen yammaa many thanks
Yurekka thaakkaa meekkaa
Biyaarukkaa paakkaa thaekkaa
Vakkeela love pannuraa
Vayasukku vantha puraa
Nallaaththaan adichchen oru chance
Naan solluraen yammaa many thanks
Yureka thaakkaa meekkaa
Biyaarukkaa paakkaa thaekkaa
Thagathimithaa thagathimithaa thagathimithaa
………………..
Kadhalikka oru sattam undu
Ketkurappo thaa muththam rendu
Hae case nadanthaa oru court undu
Pottirukkum adhil bed rendu
Edhir vazhakkaada koodaathu
Un vaathanga aagaathu
Raththiriku case nadakkum
Kaalaiyilthaan theerppirukkum
Rapapappaa rapapappaa rapapaapappaa
Paai virichcha pookkal undu saatchi solla
Vakkeela love pannuraa
Yae……vayasukku vantha puraa
Nallaaththaan adichchen oru chance
Naan solluraen yammaa many thanks
Yurekka thaakkaa meekkaa
Thaakkaa meekkaa thaakka meekkaa thaakkaa meekkaa
…………………..
Naan thodukka pala kelvi undu
Padhil kodukka intha devi undu
Naaneduththaal adhil vetkkam undu
Nee thaduththaal adhil kuttram undu
Intha naanangala pollaathu
Appeal-um sellaathu
Indru mudhal aayul varai
Irukkum idam palliyarai
Rapappaa rapapappaa rapapaapappaa rapapirappaa
Pondatti viduthalaikku vazhiyumillai
Vakkeela love pannuraa
Vayasukku vantha puraa
Nallaaththaan adichchen oru chance
Naan solluraen yammaa many thanks
Yurekka thaakkaa meekkaa
Biyaarukkaa paakkaa thaekkaa
Yurekka thaakkaa meekkaa
Biyaarukkaa paakkaa thaekkaa
Yurekka thaakkaa meekkaa
Biyaarukkaa paakkaa thaekkaa….
...
She's in love with a lawyer,
this dove who has come of age!
I got myself a lucky chance,
and I say to you, dear girl, many thanks!
Eureka! Dhaakka meekka!
Pyaarukkaa paakkaa dhekkaa!
She's in love with a lawyer,
this dove who has come of age!
I got myself a lucky chance,
and I say to you, dear girl, many thanks!
Eureka! Dhaakka meekka!
Pyaarukkaa paakkaa dhekkaa!
Thagadhimidhaa thagadhimidhaa thagadhimidhaa!
...
There is a law when it comes to love:
whenever I ask, give me two kisses!
Hey, when a case is tried, there is a court,
with two beds laid out inside!
You cannot argue against me;
your objections will not stand!
The trial will happen at night,
and the verdict will come only in the morning!
Rappappappaa rappappappaa rappapaappappaa!
The bed of scattered flowers is here to give witness!
She's in love with a lawyer,
hey... this dove who has come of age!
I got myself a lucky chance,
and I say to you, dear girl, many thanks!
Eureka! Dhaakka meekka!
Dhaakka meekka dhaakka meekka dhaakka meekka!
...
I have many questions to raise,
and this goddess is here to answer them!
If I reach for you, there is shyness;
if you stop me, that is an offense!
All this bashfulness won't do;
even an appeal will not be accepted!
From today until the end of your life,
your place of confinement is the bedroom!
Rappappaa rappappappaa rappapaappappaa rappapirappaa!
My wife, there is no chance of release!
She's in love with a lawyer,
this dove who has come of age!
I got myself a lucky chance,
and I say to you, dear girl, many thanks!
Eureka! Dhaakka meekka!
Pyaarukkaa paakkaa dhekkaa!
Eureka! Dhaakka meekka!
Pyaarukkaa paakkaa dhekkaa!
Eureka! Dhaakka meekka!
Pyaarukkaa paakkaa dhekkaa...!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Vakkeela Love Pannuraa is a playful, upbeat romantic track from the 1984 film Sattathai Thiruthungal, composed by Gangai Amaran and penned by lyricist Vaali. The song revolves around the protagonist playfully weaving judicial terms—such as court, case, verdict, appeal, witness, and offense—into a metaphor for love, marriage, and intimacy. The bedroom is humorously conceptualized as the courtroom where nighttime brings the trial and morning brings the ruling. Delivered with dynamic energy by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, the song lightheartedly celebrates romance through a legal lens.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

“Paai virichcha pookkal undu saatchi solla”

Legal terms like court, case, appeal, verdict, and witnesses are extended metaphors for intimate marital life.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

“Kadhalikka oru sattam undu / Ketkurappo thaa muththam rendu”

Rhyming end-syllables creating a legalistic rhythm.

Moonaai (Initial Alliteration)

“Vakkeela love pannuraa / Vayasukku vantha puraa”

Matching initial consonants across adjacent words.

Code-Switching / Tanglish

“Naan solluraen yammaa many thanks”

Mixing English legal and colloquial terms with Tamil poetry.

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Trivia

In line with the movie's title Sattathai Thiruthungal (Amend the Law), lyricist Vaali cleverly crafted the song using courtroom vocabulary to match the legal context of the protagonist. Gangai Amaran's western-infused rhythms and SPB's animated scat singing gave the song its enduring popularity.

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