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Lyrics & meaning

Aavo Gulomiya

From Magale Un Samathu · 1964

Lyricist
Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, T. V. Rathinam
Music director
G. K. Venkatesh
Details
Magale Un Samathu1964

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Paarungo paarungo saamiyooLook here, look here, oh good people!
Aavo gulamiya devo salamiyaCome, bow down, give your salutations!
Aavo gulamiya bakya salamiya sapyangCome, bow down, give remaining salutations and eat up!
Kooda vandha jodi paaru gulabjaan nambalLook at the partner who came along, like a sweet Gulab Jamun, ours!
Kooda vandha jodi paaru gulabjaanLook at the partner who came along, like a sweet Gulab Jamun!
Gulamiya bakya salamiya sapyangBow down, give remaining salutations, eat up!
Kooda vandha jodi paaru gulabjaan nambalLook at the partner who came along, like a sweet Gulab Jamun, ours!
Kooda vandha jodi paaru gulabjaanLook at the partner who came along, like a sweet Gulab Jamun!
Female
Devo salamiyaGive your salutations!
Kopparavaayan paarthu paarthu kokkarichaanThe large-mouthed fellow looked and cackled with glee!
Andha kopparavaayan paarthu paarthu kokkarichaanThat large-mouthed fellow looked and cackled with glee!
Idhar para ushaar kareeb ushaarBe alert here, watch out closely!
Shor bazaar hogayaThe market has become noisy and chaotic!
Male
Dheemthadaka rayyaan rabbaan vithaaramRhythmically drummed up, pompous and stylish displays!
Aal silupuranga theriyuranga muthaaramPeople are stirring up, looking like a grand pearl necklace!
Dheemthadaka rayyaan rabbaan vithaaramRhythmically drummed up, pompous and stylish displays!
Aal silupuranga theriyuranga muthaaramPeople are stirring up, looking like a grand pearl necklace!
Raamki latka latki nambal bangaramWith a catchy sway and swing, she is our pure gold!
Nambal bangaramOur pure gold!
Raamki latka latki nambal bangaram ivaWith a catchy sway and swing, she is our pure gold!
Rangu maari pattiyaana paathukodaaColorful and dressed like a village lass, check her out!
Singaaram machaan singaaramPure beauty, my friend, pure beauty!
Male
Gulamiya bakya salamiya sapyangBow down, give remaining salutations, eat up!
Kooda vandha jodi paaru gulabjaanLook at the partner who came along, like a sweet Gulab Jamun!
Nambal kooda vandha jodi paaru gulabjaanLook at our partner who came along, like a sweet Gulab Jamun!
Aavoo gulamiyaCome, bow down!
Male
Salsa vyaathikku marunthu katturaanHe cures and bandages skin diseases and ailments!
Saithaan pudichaa chalthi otturaanIf someone is possessed by a evil spirit, he quickly drives it away!
Salsa vyaathikku marunthu katturaanHe cures and bandages skin diseases and ailments!
Saithaan pudichaa chalthi otturaanIf someone is possessed by a evil spirit, he quickly drives it away!
Female :Thalladha kilavana kumaran aakkuraanFemale: He turns an ailing old man into a young lad!
Thalladha kilavana kumaran aakkuraanHe turns an ailing old man into a young lad!
Thaduthu pesina savaal kekkuraanIf anyone interrupts or opposes, he challenges them!
Thaduthu pesina savaal kekkuraanIf anyone interrupts or opposes, he challenges them!
Male
Aavo gulamiyaCome, bow down!
Female :Devo salamiyaFemale: Give your salutations!
Both :Aavo gulamiya bakya salamiya sapyangBoth: Come, bow down, give remaining salutations, and eat up!
Kooda vandha jodi paaru gulabjaan nambalLook at the partner who came along, like a sweet Gulab Jamun, ours!
Kooda vandha jodi paaru gulabjaanLook at the partner who came along, like a sweet Gulab Jamun!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song is a lively street-performer or quack-hawker duet typical of 1960s Tamil cinema. The performers address a gathering crowd with energetic rhythm, humorous boasts, and catchy banter. They playfully hawk miracle cures—claiming to cure diseases, exorcise spirits, and turn frail old men back into vibrant youths—while entertaining the audience and complimenting each other.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

Kooda vandha jodi paaru gulabjaan

Compares the attractive female companion directly to a 'Gulab Jamun' (gulabjaan) to emphasize her sweetness and charm.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

Salsa vyaathikku marunthu katturaan / Saithaan pudichaa chalthi otturaan

Both consecutive lines end with rhyming verb endings 'katturaan' and 'otturaan'.

Manipravalam / Code-Mixing

Aavo gulamiya devo salamiya

Blends Hindi/Urdu phrases ('Aavo', 'Salamiya') seamlessly into Tamil folk song syntax to simulate street-seller slang.

Internal Rhyme (Egal / Monai)

Aal silupuranga theriyuranga muthaaram

Features internal rhythmic rhyming words 'silupuranga' and 'theriyuranga'.

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Trivia

'Magale Un Samathu' (1964) features music composed by legendary music director G. K. Venkatesh, who famously mentored Maestro Ilaiyaraaja as his chief assistant during his early career. Lyricist Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass was renowned in early Tamil cinema for his expertise in street-slang, folk rhythms, and incorporating Hindi-Urdu loanwords into comical performance numbers.

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