- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Movie name
- Adhisayappiravigal
- Movie release year
- 1982
- Lyrics added on
- 1 Nov 2021
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Yae pulla rosaappoo ravikkaithaan
Sikkunnu nee pottu nikkuriyae
Ae…ae… pulla rosaappoo ravikkaithaan
Sikkunnu nee pottu nikkuriyae
Kai sattai kaal sattai pochchaa
Adhu kandaangi poochchelai aachchaa
Hoi kai sattai kaal sattai pochchaa
Adhu kandaangi poochchelai aachchaa
Adisakka
Vaa machchaan nee sonnaa naan keppaen
Pottaalum pottaayae sokkuppodi
Vaa machchaan nee sonnaa naan keppaen
Pottaalum pottaayae sokkuppodi
Engae nee ponaalum vaaraen
Nee ennaaththa kettaalum thaaraen
Engaeyum ponaalum vaaraen
Nee ennaaththa kettaalum thaaraen
Adisakka ae pulla
Female :Haan
Male :Rosaappoo
Female :Haan
Male :Ravikkaithaan
Female :Haan
Male :Sikkunnu nee pottu nikkuriyae
Thookkam pudikkala thinna soru serikkala
Male :Aiyyo
Female :Oru mayakkam varuthu kirakkam varuthu
Marunthu kedaikkala
Male :Yaen appadi
Thookkam pudikkala thinna soru serikkala
Oru mayakkam varuthu kirakkam varuthu
Marunthu kedaikkala
Vaadipulla azhaichchittu poraen
Vaiththiyarkitta irukkuthu marunthu
Female :Oho
Male :Vaadipulla azhaichchittu poraen
Vaiththiyarkitta irukkuthu marunthu
Ada chee poiyyaa unakku aan pol
Meesai edhukku
Yae pulla rosaappoo ravikkaithaan
Sikkunnu nee pottu nikkuriyae
Vaa machchaan nee sonnaa naan keppaen
Pottaalum pottaayae sokkuppodi
Naan paaduraen nee kekkaththaan
Poo mudichchu pottu vaththu nee paakkaththaan
Pattu nilaa polae naan vanthu ninnaen paaru
En kattazhaa paarththu nee nenachchathenna kooru
Adi alangaaram kalaiyaama paarththaa
Amman silai polae nenachchaenae aaththaa
Adi alangaaram kalaiyaama paarththaa
Amman silai polae nenachchaenae aaththaa
Yae pulla rosaappoo ravikkaithaan
Sikkunnu nee pottu nikkuriyae
Haa vaa machchaan nee sonnaa naan keppaen
Pottaalum pottaayae sokkuppodi
Unakkum puriyalla solla enakkum theriyalla
Unnai anaichchu pudikka
Aasai varuthu adakka mudiyalla aamaam
Unakkum puriyalla solla enakkum theriyalla
Unnai anaichchu pudikka
Aasai varuthu adakka mudiyalla aamaam
Aiyayaiyo adiyae pullae arinjuthu ippo
Pombala yaekkam purinjuthu enakkum
Adiyae pullae arinjuthu ippo
Pombala yaekkam purinjuthu enakkum
Varalaam thodalaam medhuvaai
Tharalaam peralaam podhuvaai
Yae pulla rosaappoo ravikkaithaan
Sikkunnu nee pottu nikkuriyae
Female :Engae nee ponaalum vaaraen
Male :Aiyyo
Female :Nee ennaaththa kettaalum thaaraen
Both :Laallaa laallaa lallaa
Laalla laalla lalla
Laalla laalla lalla
Laalla laalla lalla
Hey girl, wearing that rose-pink blouse,
you are standing there looking so snug and fine!
Hey... hey girl, wearing that rose-pink blouse,
you are standing there looking so snug and fine!
Did the shirt and pants go away?
Did they turn into a floral Kandangi saree?
Hoy, did the shirt and pants go away?
Did they turn into a floral Kandangi saree?
That's the spirit!
Come, my man, I will listen to whatever you say!
You have truly cast a magic spell on me!
Come, my man, I will listen to whatever you say!
You have truly cast a magic spell on me!
Wherever you go, I will follow you.
Whatever you ask for, I will give you.
Wherever you go, I will follow you.
Whatever you ask for, I will give you.
That's the spirit, hey girl!
Female: Yes?
Male: That rose-pink...
Female: Yes?
Male: ...blouse!
Female: Yes?
Male: You are standing there wearing it so snug!
I cannot sleep, and the food I ate won't digest.
Male: Oh my!
Female: A dizziness comes over me, a sweet swoon,
and I can find no cure!
Male: Why is that?
I cannot sleep, and the food I ate won't digest.
A dizziness comes over me, a sweet swoon,
and I can find no cure!
Come along, girl, I will take you with me,
the doctor has the cure for this!
Female: Oh really?
Male: Come along, girl, I will take you with me,
the doctor has the cure for this!
Oh get lost, you liar! If you can't cure me,
why do you even have a mustache like a real man?
Hey girl, wearing that rose-pink blouse,
you are standing there looking so snug and fine!
Come, my man, I will listen to whatever you say!
You have truly cast a magic spell on me!
I am singing just for you to listen,
wearing flowers in my hair and a bindi, just for you to look at me.
Look, I came and stood before you like a bright silk moon;
tell me what you thought seeing my shapely beauty!
When I look at you in all your flawless charm,
I thought you looked just like a temple goddess, my girl!
When I look at you in all your flawless charm,
I thought you looked just like a temple goddess, my girl!
Hey girl, wearing that rose-pink blouse,
you are standing there looking so snug and fine!
Ha, come, my man, I will listen to whatever you say!
You have truly cast a magic spell on me!
You don't understand, and I don't know how to put it into words,
to hold you tight in my embrace,
a longing rises that I cannot hold back, yes!
You don't understand, and I don't know how to put it into words,
to hold you tight in my embrace,
a longing rises that I cannot hold back, yes!
Oh my, little girl, now I finally understand!
Even I understand a woman's longing now!
Little girl, now I finally understand!
Even I understand a woman's longing now!
We can come close, we can touch gently,
we can give and receive freely together!
Hey girl, wearing that rose-pink blouse,
you are standing there looking so snug and fine!
Female: Wherever you go, I will follow you.
Male: Oh my!
Female: Whatever you ask for, I will give you.
Both: Laalla laalla lalla
Laalla laalla lalla
Laalla laalla lalla
Laalla laalla lalla
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
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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