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Lyrics & meaning

Ye Pulla Rosappoo

From Adhisayappiravigal · 1982

Lyricist
Pulamaipithan
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Details
Adhisayappiravigal1982

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Yae pulla rosaappoo ravikkaithaanHey girl, wearing a rose-pink blouse
Sikkunnu nee pottu nikkuriyaeYou stand there looking so snug and fine
Ae…ae… pulla rosaappoo ravikkaithaanHey... hey... girl, wearing a rose-pink blouse
Sikkunnu nee pottu nikkuriyaeYou stand there looking so snug and fine
Male
Kai sattai kaal sattai pochchaaAre the shirt and trousers gone?
Adhu kandaangi poochchelai aachchaaHas that turned into a patterned Kandangi sari?
Hoi kai sattai kaal sattai pochchaaOh, are the shirt and trousers gone?
Adhu kandaangi poochchelai aachchaaHas that turned into a patterned Kandangi sari?
Female
AdisakkaBravo!
Vaa machchaan nee sonnaa naan keppaenCome, my man, I will listen to whatever you say
Pottaalum pottaayae sokkuppodiYou have cast a spell of attraction on me
Vaa machchaan nee sonnaa naan keppaenCome, my man, I will listen to whatever you say
Pottaalum pottaayae sokkuppodiYou have cast a spell of attraction on me
Female
Engae nee ponaalum vaaraenWherever you go, I will follow
Nee ennaaththa kettaalum thaaraenWhatever you ask for, I will give you
Engaeyum ponaalum vaaraenWherever you go, I will follow
Nee ennaaththa kettaalum thaaraenWhatever you ask for, I will give you
Male
Adisakka ae pullaBravo, hey girl!
Female :HaanFemale: Yeah
Male :RosaappooMale: Rose flower...
Female :HaanFemale: Yeah
Male :RavikkaithaanMale: Blouse...
Female :HaanFemale: Yeah
Male :Sikkunnu nee pottu nikkuriyaeMale: You stand there looking so snug
Female
Thookkam pudikkala thinna soru serikkalaI cannot sleep, and the food I ate will not digest
Male :AiyyoMale: Oh dear!
Female :Oru mayakkam varuthu kirakkam varuthuFemale: I feel dizzy, I feel faint
Marunthu kedaikkalaAnd no medicine can be found
Male :Yaen appadiMale: Why is it like that?
Female
Thookkam pudikkala thinna soru serikkalaI cannot sleep, and the food I ate will not digest
Oru mayakkam varuthu kirakkam varuthuI feel dizzy, I feel faint
Marunthu kedaikkalaAnd no medicine can be found
Male
Vaadipulla azhaichchittu poraenCome girl, I will take you along
Vaiththiyarkitta irukkuthu marunthuThe doctor has the remedy
Female :OhoFemale: Oh really?
Male :Vaadipulla azhaichchittu poraenMale: Come girl, I will take you along
Vaiththiyarkitta irukkuthu marunthuThe doctor has the remedy
Female
Ada chee poiyyaa unakku aan polOh shucks, go away liar! If so, why do you
Meesai edhukkuHave a mustache like a man?
Male
Yae pulla rosaappoo ravikkaithaanHey girl, wearing a rose-pink blouse
Sikkunnu nee pottu nikkuriyaeYou stand there looking so snug and fine
Female
Vaa machchaan nee sonnaa naan keppaenCome, my man, I will listen to whatever you say
Pottaalum pottaayae sokkuppodiYou have cast a spell of attraction on me
Female
Naan paaduraen nee kekkaththaanI am singing just for you to listen
Poo mudichchu pottu vaththu nee paakkaththaanWearing flowers and a bindi, just for you to see
Pattu nilaa polae naan vanthu ninnaen paaruLook, I arrived standing like a silky moon
En kattazhaa paarththu nee nenachchathenna kooruTell me, what did you think seeing my gorgeous beauty?
Male
Adi alangaaram kalaiyaama paarththaaOh, looking at you with your adornments intact
Amman silai polae nenachchaenae aaththaaMy goodness, I thought you were like a temple goddess statue!
Adi alangaaram kalaiyaama paarththaaOh, looking at you with your adornments intact
Amman silai polae nenachchaenae aaththaaMy goodness, I thought you were like a temple goddess statue!
Male
Yae pulla rosaappoo ravikkaithaanHey girl, wearing a rose-pink blouse
Sikkunnu nee pottu nikkuriyaeYou stand there looking so snug and fine
Female
Haa vaa machchaan nee sonnaa naan keppaenHa, come my man, I will listen to whatever you say
Pottaalum pottaayae sokkuppodiYou have cast a spell of attraction on me
Female
Unakkum puriyalla solla enakkum theriyallaYou do not understand, and I do not know how to explain
Unnai anaichchu pudikkaTo hold you tight in an embrace
Aasai varuthu adakka mudiyalla aamaamDesire arises and I cannot hold it back, yes
Unakkum puriyalla solla enakkum theriyallaYou do not understand, and I do not know how to explain
Unnai anaichchu pudikkaTo hold you tight in an embrace
Aasai varuthu adakka mudiyalla aamaamDesire arises and I cannot hold it back, yes
Male
Aiyayaiyo adiyae pullae arinjuthu ippoOh my, hey girl, I realize it now
Pombala yaekkam purinjuthu enakkumI now understand a woman's longing too
Adiyae pullae arinjuthu ippoHey girl, I realize it now
Pombala yaekkam purinjuthu enakkumI now understand a woman's longing too
Female
Varalaam thodalaam medhuvaaiWe can come close, touch gently
Tharalaam peralaam podhuvaaiGive and receive in mutual love
Male
Yae pulla rosaappoo ravikkaithaanHey girl, wearing a rose-pink blouse
Sikkunnu nee pottu nikkuriyaeYou stand there looking so snug and fine
Female :Engae nee ponaalum vaaraenFemale: Wherever you go, I will follow
Male :AiyyoMale: Oh dear!
Female :Nee ennaaththa kettaalum thaaraenFemale: Whatever you ask for, I will give you
Both :Laallaa laallaa lallaaBoth: Laallaa laallaa lallaa
Laalla laalla lallaLaalla laalla lalla
Laalla laalla lallaLaalla laalla lalla
Laalla laalla lallaLaalla laalla lalla

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This playful, romantic folk duet depicts a lively dialogue between two lovers expressing their mutual attraction and flirtatious banter. The male lead admires the female lead's beauty, traditional attire (Kandangi sari and rose-pink blouse), and charm, comparing her appearance to a glowing moon and a divine goddess statue. In turn, the female lead humorously describes symptoms of love-sickness—sleeplessness and loss of appetite—which the male lead playfully attributes to a need for affection and closeness.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Upamai (Simile)

Pattu nilaa polae naan vanthu ninnaen paaru

The heroine compares herself coming and standing before her lover to a glowing silky moon ('pattu nilaa polae').

Upamai (Simile)

Amman silai polae nenachchaenae aaththaa

The hero compares her fully adorned beauty to a pristine temple goddess statue ('Amman silai polae').

Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Thookkam pudikkala / Marunthu kedaikkala

The second consonant sound 'k' pairs across lines creating a rhythmic folk rhyme structure.

Metaphor

Pottaalum pottaayae sokkuppodi

'Sokkuppodi' (magic attraction powder) is used metaphorically to describe the captivating effect of romantic enchantment.

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Trivia

The lyrics for this track were penned by Pulamaipithan for the 1982 Tamil movie 'Adhisayappiravigal'. The song mixes traditional Tamil rural imagery (such as the famous Chettinad 'Kandangi' sari) with colloquial, lighthearted banter.

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