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Aavo Gulomiya

From Magale Un Samathu · 1964

Lyricist
Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, T. V. Rathinam
Music director
G. K. Venkatesh
Movie name
Magale Un Samathu
Movie release year
1964
Lyrics added on
28 Mar 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Paarungo paarungo saamiyoo
Aavo gulamiya devo salamiya
Aavo gulamiya bakya salamiya sapyang
Kooda vandha jodi paaru gulabjaan nambal
Kooda vandha jodi paaru gulabjaan
Gulamiya bakya salamiya sapyang
Kooda vandha jodi paaru gulabjaan nambal
Kooda vandha jodi paaru gulabjaan
Devo salamiya
Kopparavaayan paarthu paarthu kokkarichaan
Andha kopparavaayan paarthu paarthu kokkarichaan
Idhar para ushaar kareeb ushaar
Shor bazaar hogaya
Dheemthadaka rayyaan rabbaan vithaaram
Aal silupuranga theriyuranga muthaaram
Dheemthadaka rayyaan rabbaan vithaaram
Aal silupuranga theriyuranga muthaaram
Raamki latka latki nambal bangaram
Nambal bangaram
Raamki latka latki nambal bangaram iva
Rangu maari pattiyaana paathukodaa
Singaaram machaan singaaram
Gulamiya bakya salamiya sapyang
Kooda vandha jodi paaru gulabjaan
Nambal kooda vandha jodi paaru gulabjaan
Aavoo gulamiya
Salsa vyaathikku marunthu katturaan
Saithaan pudichaa chalthi otturaan
Salsa vyaathikku marunthu katturaan
Saithaan pudichaa chalthi otturaan
Female :Thalladha kilavana kumaran aakkuraan
Thalladha kilavana kumaran aakkuraan
Thaduthu pesina savaal kekkuraan
Thaduthu pesina savaal kekkuraan
Aavo gulamiya
Female :Devo salamiya
Both :Aavo gulamiya bakya salamiya sapyang
Kooda vandha jodi paaru gulabjaan nambal
Kooda vandha jodi paaru gulabjaan
Look here, look here, good folks!
Come along, my friend, and give a salute!
Come along, my friend, offer a lucky salute, good sir!
Look at the partner who came along, sweet as a gulab jamun, she is ours!
Look at the partner who came along, sweet as a gulab jamun!
My friend, offer a lucky salute, good sir!
Look at the partner who came along, sweet as a gulab jamun, she is ours!
Look at the partner who came along, sweet as a gulab jamun!
Give a salute!
That wide-mouthed fellow stared and cackled with glee!
That wide-mouthed fellow stared and cackled with glee!
Be very alert here, be careful up close!
It has turned into a noisy street market!
Dheem tadaka rayyan rappan vidhaaram!
They show off their moves, glowing like a pearl necklace!
Dheem tadaka rayyan rappan vidhaaram!
They show off their moves, glowing like a pearl necklace!
The lad and lass are pure gold to us!
Pure gold to us!
The lad and lass are pure gold to us, look at her!
Look at how she has dressed up in fine new colors!
Pure glamour, my friend, pure glamour!
My friend, offer a lucky salute, good sir!
Look at the partner who came along, sweet as a gulab jamun!
Look at our partner who came along, sweet as a gulab jamun!
Come along, my friend!
He prescribes medicine to cure all sorts of sickness!
If an evil spirit possesses you, he drives it away in a flash!
He prescribes medicine to cure all sorts of sickness!
If an evil spirit possesses you, he drives it away in a flash!
Female: He turns a frail old man into an energetic youth!
He turns a frail old man into an energetic youth!
If anyone interrupts him, he throws them a challenge!
If anyone interrupts him, he throws them a challenge!
Come along, my friend!
Female: Give a salute!
Both: Come along, my friend, offer a lucky salute, good sir!
Look at the partner who came along, sweet as a gulab jamun, she is ours!
Look at the partner who came along, sweet as a gulab jamun!
Male
Female
Male
Male
Male
Male

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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