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 ravikkaithaan | Hey girl, wearing a rose-pink blouse |
| Sikkunnu nee pottu nikkuriyae | You stand there looking so snug and fine |
| Ae…ae… pulla rosaappoo ravikkaithaan | Hey... hey... girl, wearing a rose-pink blouse |
| Sikkunnu nee pottu nikkuriyae | You stand there looking so snug and fine |
| Male | |
| Kai sattai kaal sattai pochchaa | Are the shirt and trousers gone? |
| Adhu kandaangi poochchelai aachchaa | Has that turned into a patterned Kandangi sari? |
| Hoi kai sattai kaal sattai pochchaa | Oh, are the shirt and trousers gone? |
| Adhu kandaangi poochchelai aachchaa | Has that turned into a patterned Kandangi sari? |
| Female | |
| Adisakka | Bravo! |
| Vaa machchaan nee sonnaa naan keppaen | Come, my man, I will listen to whatever you say |
| Pottaalum pottaayae sokkuppodi | You have cast a spell of attraction on me |
| Vaa machchaan nee sonnaa naan keppaen | Come, my man, I will listen to whatever you say |
| Pottaalum pottaayae sokkuppodi | You have cast a spell of attraction on me |
| Female | |
| Engae nee ponaalum vaaraen | Wherever you go, I will follow |
| Nee ennaaththa kettaalum thaaraen | Whatever you ask for, I will give you |
| Engaeyum ponaalum vaaraen | Wherever you go, I will follow |
| Nee ennaaththa kettaalum thaaraen | Whatever you ask for, I will give you |
| Male | |
| Adisakka ae pulla | Bravo, hey girl! |
| Female :Haan | Female: Yeah |
| Male :Rosaappoo | Male: Rose flower... |
| Female :Haan | Female: Yeah |
| Male :Ravikkaithaan | Male: Blouse... |
| Female :Haan | Female: Yeah |
| Male :Sikkunnu nee pottu nikkuriyae | Male: You stand there looking so snug |
| Female | |
| Thookkam pudikkala thinna soru serikkala | I cannot sleep, and the food I ate will not digest |
| Male :Aiyyo | Male: Oh dear! |
| Female :Oru mayakkam varuthu kirakkam varuthu | Female: I feel dizzy, I feel faint |
| Marunthu kedaikkala | And no medicine can be found |
| Male :Yaen appadi | Male: Why is it like that? |
| Female | |
| Thookkam pudikkala thinna soru serikkala | I cannot sleep, and the food I ate will not digest |
| Oru mayakkam varuthu kirakkam varuthu | I feel dizzy, I feel faint |
| Marunthu kedaikkala | And no medicine can be found |
| Male | |
| Vaadipulla azhaichchittu poraen | Come girl, I will take you along |
| Vaiththiyarkitta irukkuthu marunthu | The doctor has the remedy |
| Female :Oho | Female: Oh really? |
| Male :Vaadipulla azhaichchittu poraen | Male: Come girl, I will take you along |
| Vaiththiyarkitta irukkuthu marunthu | The doctor has the remedy |
| Female | |
| Ada chee poiyyaa unakku aan pol | Oh shucks, go away liar! If so, why do you |
| Meesai edhukku | Have a mustache like a man? |
| Male | |
| Yae pulla rosaappoo ravikkaithaan | Hey girl, wearing a rose-pink blouse |
| Sikkunnu nee pottu nikkuriyae | You stand there looking so snug and fine |
| Female | |
| Vaa machchaan nee sonnaa naan keppaen | Come, my man, I will listen to whatever you say |
| Pottaalum pottaayae sokkuppodi | You have cast a spell of attraction on me |
| Female | |
| Naan paaduraen nee kekkaththaan | I am singing just for you to listen |
| Poo mudichchu pottu vaththu nee paakkaththaan | Wearing flowers and a bindi, just for you to see |
| Pattu nilaa polae naan vanthu ninnaen paaru | Look, I arrived standing like a silky moon |
| En kattazhaa paarththu nee nenachchathenna kooru | Tell me, what did you think seeing my gorgeous beauty? |
| Male | |
| Adi alangaaram kalaiyaama paarththaa | Oh, looking at you with your adornments intact |
| Amman silai polae nenachchaenae aaththaa | My goodness, I thought you were like a temple goddess statue! |
| Adi alangaaram kalaiyaama paarththaa | Oh, looking at you with your adornments intact |
| Amman silai polae nenachchaenae aaththaa | My goodness, I thought you were like a temple goddess statue! |
| Male | |
| Yae pulla rosaappoo ravikkaithaan | Hey girl, wearing a rose-pink blouse |
| Sikkunnu nee pottu nikkuriyae | You stand there looking so snug and fine |
| Female | |
| Haa vaa machchaan nee sonnaa naan keppaen | Ha, come my man, I will listen to whatever you say |
| Pottaalum pottaayae sokkuppodi | You have cast a spell of attraction on me |
| Female | |
| Unakkum puriyalla solla enakkum theriyalla | You do not understand, and I do not know how to explain |
| Unnai anaichchu pudikka | To hold you tight in an embrace |
| Aasai varuthu adakka mudiyalla aamaam | Desire arises and I cannot hold it back, yes |
| Unakkum puriyalla solla enakkum theriyalla | You do not understand, and I do not know how to explain |
| Unnai anaichchu pudikka | To hold you tight in an embrace |
| Aasai varuthu adakka mudiyalla aamaam | Desire arises and I cannot hold it back, yes |
| Male | |
| Aiyayaiyo adiyae pullae arinjuthu ippo | Oh my, hey girl, I realize it now |
| Pombala yaekkam purinjuthu enakkum | I now understand a woman's longing too |
| Adiyae pullae arinjuthu ippo | Hey girl, I realize it now |
| Pombala yaekkam purinjuthu enakkum | I now understand a woman's longing too |
| Female | |
| Varalaam thodalaam medhuvaai | We can come close, touch gently |
| Tharalaam peralaam podhuvaai | Give and receive in mutual love |
| Male | |
| Yae pulla rosaappoo ravikkaithaan | Hey girl, wearing a rose-pink blouse |
| Sikkunnu nee pottu nikkuriyae | You stand there looking so snug and fine |
| Female :Engae nee ponaalum vaaraen | Female: Wherever you go, I will follow |
| Male :Aiyyo | Male: Oh dear! |
| Female :Nee ennaaththa kettaalum thaaraen | Female: Whatever you ask for, I will give you |
| Both :Laallaa laallaa lallaa | Both: Laallaa laallaa lallaa |
| Laalla laalla lalla | Laalla laalla lalla |
| Laalla laalla lalla | Laalla laalla lalla |
| Laalla laalla lalla | Laalla laalla lalla |
ஏ புள்ள ரோசாப்பூ ரவிக்கைதான்
சிக்குன்னு நீ போட்டு நிக்குறியே...
ஏ ஏ புள்ள ரோசாப்பூ ரவிக்கைதான்
சிக்குன்னு நீ போட்டு நிக்குறியே...
Hey girl, wearing a rose-pink blouse
You stand there looking so snug and fine
Hey... hey... girl, wearing a rose-pink blouse
You stand there looking so snug and fine
கை சட்டை கால் சட்டை போச்சா
அது கண்டாங்கி பூச்சேலை ஆச்சா
ஹோய் கை சட்டை கால் சட்டை போச்சா
அது கண்டாங்கி பூச்சேலை ஆச்சா
Are the shirt and trousers gone?
Has that turned into a patterned Kandangi sari?
Oh, are the shirt and trousers gone?
Has that turned into a patterned Kandangi sari?
அடிசக்க
வா மச்சான் நீ சொன்னா நான் கேப்பேன்
போட்டாலும் போட்டாயே சொக்குப்பொடி
வா மச்சான் நீ சொன்னா நான் கேப்பேன்
போட்டாலும் போட்டாயே சொக்குப்பொடி
Bravo!
Come, my man, I will listen to whatever you say
You have cast a spell of attraction on me
Come, my man, I will listen to whatever you say
You have cast a spell of attraction on me
எங்கேயும் போனாலும் வாரேன்
நீ என்னாத்த கேட்டாலும் தாரேன்
எங்கேயும் போனாலும் வாரேன்
நீ என்னாத்த கேட்டாலும் தாரேன்
Wherever you go, I will follow
Whatever you ask for, I will give you
Wherever you go, I will follow
Whatever you ask for, I will give you
அடிசக்க ஏ புள்ள
ஹான்
ரோசாப்பூ
ஹான்
ரவிக்கைதான்
ஹான்
சிக்குன்னு நீ போட்டு நிக்குறியே...
Bravo, hey girl!
Female: Yeah
Male: Rose flower...
Female: Yeah
Male: Blouse...
Female: Yeah
Male: You stand there looking so snug
தூக்கம் புடிக்கல தின்ன சோறு செரிக்கல
அய்யோ
ஒரு மயக்கம் வருது கிறக்கம் வருது
மருந்து கெடைக்கல......
ஏன் அப்படி
I cannot sleep, and the food I ate will not digest
Male: Oh dear!
Female: I feel dizzy, I feel faint
And no medicine can be found
Male: Why is it like that?
தூக்கம் புடிக்கல தின்ன சோறு செரிக்கல
ஒரு மயக்கம் வருது கிறக்கம் வருது
மருந்து கெடைக்கல......
I cannot sleep, and the food I ate will not digest
I feel dizzy, I feel faint
And no medicine can be found
வாடி புள்ள அழைச்சிட்டு போறேன்
வைத்தியர் கிட்ட இருக்குது மருந்து
ஓஹோ
வாடி புள்ள அழைச்சிட்டு போறேன்
வைத்தியர் கிட்ட இருக்குது மருந்து
Come girl, I will take you along
The doctor has the remedy
Female: Oh really?
Male: Come girl, I will take you along
The doctor has the remedy
அட சீ போய்யா உனக்கு ஆண் போல்
மீசை எதுக்கு.......
Oh shucks, go away liar! If so, why do you
Have a mustache like a man?
ஏ புள்ள ரோசாப்பூ ரவிக்கைதான்
சிக்குன்னு நீ போட்டு நிக்குறியே...
Hey girl, wearing a rose-pink blouse
You stand there looking so snug and fine
வா மச்சான் நீ சொன்னா நான் கேப்பேன்
போட்டாலும் போட்டாயே சொக்குப்பொடி
Come, my man, I will listen to whatever you say
You have cast a spell of attraction on me
நான் பாடுறேன் நீ கேக்கத்தான்
பூ முடிச்சு பொட்டு வைத்து நீ பாக்கத்தான்
பட்டு நிலாப் போலே நான் வந்து நின்னேன் பாரு
என் கட்டழக பார்த்து நீ நெனச்சதென்ன கூறு
I am singing just for you to listen
Wearing flowers and a bindi, just for you to see
Look, I arrived standing like a silky moon
Tell me, what did you think seeing my gorgeous beauty?
அடி அலங்காரம் கலையாம பார்த்தா
அம்மன் சிலைப் போலே நெனச்சேனே ஆத்தா
அடி அலங்காரம் கலையாம பார்த்தா
அம்மன் சிலைப் போலே நெனச்சேனே ஆத்தா
Oh, looking at you with your adornments intact
My goodness, I thought you were like a temple goddess statue!
Oh, looking at you with your adornments intact
My goodness, I thought you were like a temple goddess statue!
ஏ புள்ள ரோசாப்பூ ரவிக்கைதான்
சிக்குன்னு நீ போட்டு நிக்குறியே...
Hey girl, wearing a rose-pink blouse
You stand there looking so snug and fine
ஹா வா மச்சான் நீ சொன்னா நான் கேப்பேன்
போட்டாலும் போட்டாயே சொக்குப்பொடி
Ha, come my man, I will listen to whatever you say
You have cast a spell of attraction on me
உனக்கும் புரியல்ல சொல்ல எனக்கும் தெரியல்ல
உன்னை அணைச்சு புடிக்க
ஆசை வருது அடக்க முடியல்ல ஆமாம்
உனக்கும் புரியல்ல சொல்ல எனக்கும் தெரியல்ல
உன்னை அணைச்சு புடிக்க
ஆசை வருது அடக்க முடியல்ல
You do not understand, and I do not know how to explain
To hold you tight in an embrace
Desire arises and I cannot hold it back, yes
You do not understand, and I do not know how to explain
To hold you tight in an embrace
Desire arises and I cannot hold it back, yes
அய்யய்யோ அடியே புள்ளே அறிஞ்சுது இப்போ
பொம்பள ஏக்கம் புரிஞ்சுது எனக்கும்
அடியே புள்ளே அறிஞ்சுது இப்போ
பொம்பள ஏக்கம் புரிஞ்சுது எனக்கும்
Oh my, hey girl, I realize it now
I now understand a woman's longing too
Hey girl, I realize it now
I now understand a woman's longing too
வரலாம் தொடலாம் மெதுவாய்
தரலாம் பெறலாம் பொதுவாய்
We can come close, touch gently
Give and receive in mutual love
ஏ புள்ள ரோசாப்பூ ரவிக்கைதான்
சிக்குன்னு நீ போட்டு நிக்குறியே...
எங்கே நீ போனாலும் வாரேன்
அய்யோ
நீ என்னாத்த கேட்டாலும் தாரேன்....
இருவர் :
லால்லா லால்லா லால்லா
லால்ல லால்ல லால்லா
லால்ல லால்ல லால்லா
லால்ல லால்ல லால்லா
Hey girl, wearing a rose-pink blouse
You stand there looking so snug and fine
Female: Wherever you go, I will follow
Male: Oh dear!
Female: Whatever you ask for, I will give you
Both: Laallaa laallaa lallaa
Laalla laalla lalla
Laalla laalla lalla
Laalla laalla lalla
Yae pulla rosaappoo ravikkaithaan
Hey girl, wearing a rose-pink blouse
Sikkunnu nee pottu nikkuriyae
You stand there looking so snug and fine
Ae…ae… pulla rosaappoo ravikkaithaan
Hey... hey... girl, wearing a rose-pink blouse
Sikkunnu nee pottu nikkuriyae
You stand there looking so snug and fine
Kai sattai kaal sattai pochchaa
Are the shirt and trousers gone?
Adhu kandaangi poochchelai aachchaa
Has that turned into a patterned Kandangi sari?
Hoi kai sattai kaal sattai pochchaa
Oh, are the shirt and trousers gone?
Adhu kandaangi poochchelai aachchaa
Has that turned into a patterned Kandangi sari?
Adisakka
Bravo!
Vaa machchaan nee sonnaa naan keppaen
Come, my man, I will listen to whatever you say
Pottaalum pottaayae sokkuppodi
You have cast a spell of attraction on me
Vaa machchaan nee sonnaa naan keppaen
Come, my man, I will listen to whatever you say
Pottaalum pottaayae sokkuppodi
You have cast a spell of attraction on me
Engae nee ponaalum vaaraen
Wherever you go, I will follow
Nee ennaaththa kettaalum thaaraen
Whatever you ask for, I will give you
Engaeyum ponaalum vaaraen
Wherever you go, I will follow
Nee ennaaththa kettaalum thaaraen
Whatever you ask for, I will give you
Adisakka ae pulla
Bravo, hey girl!
Female :Haan
Female: Yeah
Male :Rosaappoo
Male: Rose flower...
Female :Haan
Female: Yeah
Male :Ravikkaithaan
Male: Blouse...
Female :Haan
Female: Yeah
Male :Sikkunnu nee pottu nikkuriyae
Male: You stand there looking so snug
Thookkam pudikkala thinna soru serikkala
I cannot sleep, and the food I ate will not digest
Male :Aiyyo
Male: Oh dear!
Female :Oru mayakkam varuthu kirakkam varuthu
Female: I feel dizzy, I feel faint
Marunthu kedaikkala
And no medicine can be found
Male :Yaen appadi
Male: Why is it like that?
Thookkam pudikkala thinna soru serikkala
I cannot sleep, and the food I ate will not digest
Oru mayakkam varuthu kirakkam varuthu
I feel dizzy, I feel faint
Marunthu kedaikkala
And no medicine can be found
Vaadipulla azhaichchittu poraen
Come girl, I will take you along
Vaiththiyarkitta irukkuthu marunthu
The doctor has the remedy
Female :Oho
Female: Oh really?
Male :Vaadipulla azhaichchittu poraen
Male: Come girl, I will take you along
Vaiththiyarkitta irukkuthu marunthu
The doctor has the remedy
Ada chee poiyyaa unakku aan pol
Oh shucks, go away liar! If so, why do you
Meesai edhukku
Have a mustache like a man?
Yae pulla rosaappoo ravikkaithaan
Hey girl, wearing a rose-pink blouse
Sikkunnu nee pottu nikkuriyae
You stand there looking so snug and fine
Vaa machchaan nee sonnaa naan keppaen
Come, my man, I will listen to whatever you say
Pottaalum pottaayae sokkuppodi
You have cast a spell of attraction on me
Naan paaduraen nee kekkaththaan
I am singing just for you to listen
Poo mudichchu pottu vaththu nee paakkaththaan
Wearing flowers and a bindi, just for you to see
Pattu nilaa polae naan vanthu ninnaen paaru
Look, I arrived standing like a silky moon
En kattazhaa paarththu nee nenachchathenna kooru
Tell me, what did you think seeing my gorgeous beauty?
Adi alangaaram kalaiyaama paarththaa
Oh, looking at you with your adornments intact
Amman silai polae nenachchaenae aaththaa
My goodness, I thought you were like a temple goddess statue!
Adi alangaaram kalaiyaama paarththaa
Oh, looking at you with your adornments intact
Amman silai polae nenachchaenae aaththaa
My goodness, I thought you were like a temple goddess statue!
Yae pulla rosaappoo ravikkaithaan
Hey girl, wearing a rose-pink blouse
Sikkunnu nee pottu nikkuriyae
You stand there looking so snug and fine
Haa vaa machchaan nee sonnaa naan keppaen
Ha, come my man, I will listen to whatever you say
Pottaalum pottaayae sokkuppodi
You have cast a spell of attraction on me
Unakkum puriyalla solla enakkum theriyalla
You do not understand, and I do not know how to explain
Unnai anaichchu pudikka
To hold you tight in an embrace
Aasai varuthu adakka mudiyalla aamaam
Desire arises and I cannot hold it back, yes
Unakkum puriyalla solla enakkum theriyalla
You do not understand, and I do not know how to explain
Unnai anaichchu pudikka
To hold you tight in an embrace
Aasai varuthu adakka mudiyalla aamaam
Desire arises and I cannot hold it back, yes
Aiyayaiyo adiyae pullae arinjuthu ippo
Oh my, hey girl, I realize it now
Pombala yaekkam purinjuthu enakkum
I now understand a woman's longing too
Adiyae pullae arinjuthu ippo
Hey girl, I realize it now
Pombala yaekkam purinjuthu enakkum
I now understand a woman's longing too
Varalaam thodalaam medhuvaai
We can come close, touch gently
Tharalaam peralaam podhuvaai
Give and receive in mutual love
Yae pulla rosaappoo ravikkaithaan
Hey girl, wearing a rose-pink blouse
Sikkunnu nee pottu nikkuriyae
You stand there looking so snug and fine
Female :Engae nee ponaalum vaaraen
Female: Wherever you go, I will follow
Male :Aiyyo
Male: Oh dear!
Female :Nee ennaaththa kettaalum thaaraen
Female: Whatever you ask for, I will give you
Both :Laallaa laallaa lallaa
Both: Laallaa laallaa lallaa
Laalla laalla lalla
Laalla laalla lalla
Laalla laalla lalla
Laalla laalla lalla
Laalla laalla lalla
Laalla 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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