Velakku Vacha Padichitathan
From Marudhani · 1985
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- P. Suseela, P. Jayachandran
- Music director
- Gangai Amaran
- Details
- Marudhani1985
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Velakku vachchaa padichchidaththaan | To study once the lamp is lit, |
| Vaaththiyaar veettukku vaariyaa solladi | Tell me girl, will you come to the teacher's house? |
| Kaththukka undu yaeraalam | There is so much to learn, |
| Em manam rompa thaaraalam | My heart is very generous. |
| Female | |
| Velakku vachchaa padichchidaththaan | To study once the lamp is lit, |
| Vaaththiyaar veettukku vaaraenae naanunthaan | I will indeed come to the teacher's house. |
| Kaththukka undu yaeraalam | There is so much to learn, |
| Um manam rompa tharaalam… | Your heart is very generous... |
| Male | |
| Ketkaatha kelvi naan kettaal nee maattuvae | If I ask a question never heard before, you will get trapped. |
| Female :Nooththukkum nooruthaan naan vaangi kaattuvaen | Female: I will score a full hundred out of hundred and show you. |
| Male :Ilamaiyin sariththiram iruttula padikanum | Male: The history of youth must be studied in the dark. |
| Female :Iruttula padichchatha pagalilae Nenaikkanum | Female: What was studied in the dark should be remembered in the daytime. |
| Male :Naalthorum maalai naeram paadam aarambam | Male: Every day in the evening, the lesson begins. |
| Female :Ennai nee thoda koodaathu | Female: You should not touch me. |
| Male :Ennaalae adhu aagaathu…. | Male: That is impossible for me... |
| Female | |
| Velakku vachchaa….aaa…. | Once the lamp is lit... |
| Male :Padichchidavaa….aa…. | Male: Shall I study... |
| Female | |
| Naan potta saelaiyai poongaaththu neekkuthu | The gentle breeze moves the saree I draped. |
| Male :Rosaappoo meniya lesaaga paakkuthu | Male: It gets a soft glimpse of your rose-like body. |
| Female :Adhukkuththaan aaththiram unakkumaa avasaram | Female: Is that why you are so eager and impatient? |
| Male :Modha modha tharisanam enakkuththaan kedaikanum | Male: I must be the one to get the very first sight. |
| Female :Raappothu aanaa pothum naanam yaenguthae | Female: As night falls, shyness yearns within me. |
| Male :Pakkaththil vanthu naan kooda… | Male: As I come near... |
| Female :Vekkaththil manam poraada…. | Female: My heart struggles with bashfulness... |
| Male | |
| Velakku vachchaa padichchidaththaan | To study once the lamp is lit, |
| Female :Vaaththiyaar veettukku vaaraenae naanunthaan | Female: I will indeed come to the teacher's house. |
| Male :Kaththukka undu yaeraalam | Male: There is so much to learn, |
| Female :Um manam rompa tharaalam… | Female: Your heart is very generous... |
| Kaththukka undu yaeraalam | There is so much to learn, |
| Male :Em manam rompa thaaraalam….. | Male: My heart is very generous... |
வெளக்கு வச்சா படிச்சிடத்தான்
வாத்தியார் வீட்டுக்கு வாரியா சொல்லடி
கத்துக்க உண்டு ஏராளம்
எம் மனம் ரொம்ப தாராளம்
To study once the lamp is lit,
Tell me girl, will you come to the teacher's house?
There is so much to learn,
My heart is very generous.
வெளக்கு வச்சா படிச்சிடத்தான்
வாத்தியார் வீட்டுக்கு வாரேனே நானுந்தான்
கத்துக்க உண்டு ஏராளம்
உம் மனம் ரொம்ப தாராளம்...
To study once the lamp is lit,
I will indeed come to the teacher's house.
There is so much to learn,
Your heart is very generous...
கேட்காத கேள்வி நான் கேட்டால் நீ மாட்டுவே
நூத்துக்கு நூறுதான் நான் வாங்கி காட்டுவேன்
இளமையின் சரித்திரம் இருட்டுல படிக்கணும்
இருட்டுல படிச்சத பகலிலே நெனைக்கணும்
நாள்தோறும் மாலை நேரம் பாடம் ஆரம்பம்
என்னை நீ தொடக் கூடாது...
என்னாலே அது ஆகாது...
If I ask a question never heard before, you will get trapped.
Female: I will score a full hundred out of hundred and show you.
Male: The history of youth must be studied in the dark.
Female: What was studied in the dark should be remembered in the daytime.
Male: Every day in the evening, the lesson begins.
Female: You should not touch me.
Male: That is impossible for me...
வெளக்கு வச்சா......ஆஅ....
படிச்சிடவா....ஆ.....
Once the lamp is lit...
Male: Shall I study...
நான் போட்ட சேலையை பூங்காத்து நீக்குது
ரோசாப்பூ மேனிய லேசாக பாக்குது
அதுக்குத்தான் ஆத்திரம் உனக்குமா அவசரம்
மொத மொத தரிசனம் எனக்குத்தான் கெடைக்கணும்
ராப்போது ஆனா போதும் நாணம் ஏங்குதே
பக்கத்தில் வந்து நான் கூட......
வெக்கத்தில் மனம் போராட
The gentle breeze moves the saree I draped.
Male: It gets a soft glimpse of your rose-like body.
Female: Is that why you are so eager and impatient?
Male: I must be the one to get the very first sight.
Female: As night falls, shyness yearns within me.
Male: As I come near...
Female: My heart struggles with bashfulness...
வெளக்கு வச்சா படிச்சிடத்தான்
வாத்தியார் வீட்டுக்கு வாரேனே நானுந்தான்
கத்துக்க உண்டு ஏராளம்
உம் மனம் ரொம்ப தாராளம்
கத்துக்க உண்டு ஏராளம்
எம் மனம் ரொம்ப தாராளம்......
To study once the lamp is lit,
Female: I will indeed come to the teacher's house.
Male: There is so much to learn,
Female: Your heart is very generous...
There is so much to learn,
Male: My heart is very generous...
Velakku vachchaa padichchidaththaan
To study once the lamp is lit,
Vaaththiyaar veettukku vaariyaa solladi
Tell me girl, will you come to the teacher's house?
Kaththukka undu yaeraalam
There is so much to learn,
Em manam rompa thaaraalam
My heart is very generous.
Velakku vachchaa padichchidaththaan
To study once the lamp is lit,
Vaaththiyaar veettukku vaaraenae naanunthaan
I will indeed come to the teacher's house.
Kaththukka undu yaeraalam
There is so much to learn,
Um manam rompa tharaalam…
Your heart is very generous...
Ketkaatha kelvi naan kettaal nee maattuvae
If I ask a question never heard before, you will get trapped.
Female :Nooththukkum nooruthaan naan vaangi kaattuvaen
Female: I will score a full hundred out of hundred and show you.
Male :Ilamaiyin sariththiram iruttula padikanum
Male: The history of youth must be studied in the dark.
Female :Iruttula padichchatha pagalilae Nenaikkanum
Female: What was studied in the dark should be remembered in the daytime.
Male :Naalthorum maalai naeram paadam aarambam
Male: Every day in the evening, the lesson begins.
Female :Ennai nee thoda koodaathu
Female: You should not touch me.
Male :Ennaalae adhu aagaathu….
Male: That is impossible for me...
Velakku vachchaa….aaa….
Once the lamp is lit...
Male :Padichchidavaa….aa….
Male: Shall I study...
Naan potta saelaiyai poongaaththu neekkuthu
The gentle breeze moves the saree I draped.
Male :Rosaappoo meniya lesaaga paakkuthu
Male: It gets a soft glimpse of your rose-like body.
Female :Adhukkuththaan aaththiram unakkumaa avasaram
Female: Is that why you are so eager and impatient?
Male :Modha modha tharisanam enakkuththaan kedaikanum
Male: I must be the one to get the very first sight.
Female :Raappothu aanaa pothum naanam yaenguthae
Female: As night falls, shyness yearns within me.
Male :Pakkaththil vanthu naan kooda…
Male: As I come near...
Female :Vekkaththil manam poraada….
Female: My heart struggles with bashfulness...
Velakku vachchaa padichchidaththaan
To study once the lamp is lit,
Female :Vaaththiyaar veettukku vaaraenae naanunthaan
Female: I will indeed come to the teacher's house.
Male :Kaththukka undu yaeraalam
Male: There is so much to learn,
Female :Um manam rompa tharaalam…
Female: Your heart is very generous...
Kaththukka undu yaeraalam
There is so much to learn,
Male :Em manam rompa thaaraalam…..
Male: My heart is very generous...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This flirtatious duet uses the playful metaphor of evening tuition lessons at a teacher's home to express romantic courtship. The male lead invites his beloved under the pretext of teaching night lessons, while she playfully banters back using academic imagery like taking exams and scoring top marks. The song subtly weaves themes of romance, nighttime intimacy, and bashfulness into a lighthearted and catchy dialogue between lovers.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Male :Ilamaiyin sariththiram iruttula padikanum”
Intimacy and romantic discovery are metaphorically framed as studying the 'history of youth' in the dark.
Eyaipu (Rhyming)
“Kaththukka undu yaeraalam / Em manam rompa thaaraalam”
The end words 'yaeraalam' and 'thaaraalam' rhyme perfectly, enhancing the song's melodic bounce.
Double Entendre (Irettura Mozhidhal)
“Male :Naalthorum maalai naeram paadam aarambam”
Phrases like 'paadam aarambam' (lesson starting) and 'padichchidaththaan' (to study) double as clever innuendos for romantic courtship.
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Trivia
Written by lyricist Vaali, the song expertly employs academic terms like 'Vaaththiyaar' (teacher), 'paadam' (lesson), and 'noorukku nooru' (100 out of 100) to create a witty, teasing romantic dialogue between the lead characters.
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