- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- S. C. Krishnan, L. R. Eswari
- Music director
- S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
- Movie name
- Sabash Thambi
- Movie release year
- 1967
- Lyrics added on
- 6 Jan 2025
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aiyaadiyoo aiyaadiyoo
Aiyaadiyoo aiyaadiyoo
Chorus :Diyoo diyoo diyoo diyoo aiyaadiyoo
Female :Aambala singame vaanga
Aadudhan rajave neenga
Aambala singame vaanga
Aadudhan rajave neenga
Vaalakumaringha naanga
Unga vaala madakikittu pongha
Chorus :Vaalakumaringha naanga
Unga vaala madakikittu pongha
Aambala singame vaanga
Aadudhan rajave neenga
Chorus :Vaalakumaringha naanga
Unga vaala madakikittu pongha
Maratha vittu iranghi vandha
Manmadharajavae
Humming :Hoo oo ooo
Female :Maratha vittu iranghi vandha
Manmadharajavae
Unga mugathukkenna
Norunghi pona pithala koojavae
Aathangaraiyilae kaathadikkaiyilae
Paathu nadakkanum neenga
Aathangaraiyilae kaathadikkaiyilae
Paathu nadakkanum neenga
Illa parandhu poyiduvingha
Humming …………….
Thappu kanakkaaga thuppu thulakkura
Aambala singame vaanga
Andha jamesbonda neenga
Thappu kanakkaaga thuppu thulakkura
Aambala singame vaanga
Andha jamesbonda neenga
Mandhi pirandhadhan pindhi pirandhavar
Sindhi sirippadhu yengha
Mandhi pirandhadhan pindhi pirandhavar
Sindhi sirippadhu yengha
Konjam sindhikka vendum neenga
Humming …………….
Aambala singame vaanga
Aadudhan rajave neenga
Vaalakumaringha naanga
Unga vaala madakikittu pongha
Chorus :Vaalakumaringha naanga
Unga vaala madakikittu pongha
Aiyaadiyoo aiyaadiyoo
Aiyaadiyoo aiyaadiyoo
Diyoo diyoo diyoo diyoo aiyaadiyoo
Pombala thangamae vaanga
Vambhukku vandhadhu yengha
Pombala thangamae vaanga
Vambhukku vandhadhu yengha
Kumbhala kooti neengha
Enna aazham paakkuringha
Kumbhala kooti neengha
Enna aazham paakkuringha
Tharaiyai vittu kulathil vandha
Kunguma rojavae
Unga muzhiya paathu nadunghi ponaan
Mamudha rajavae
Tharaiyai vittu kulathil vandha
Kunguma rojavae
Unga muzhiya paathu nadunghi ponaan
Mamudha rajavae
Dosai karaikkira maavai
Eduthuthaan ungha
Aasaikku poosikkiringha
Ungha azhagu kettadhu pongha
Kokarakoo kokara koo kokara kokara kokara koo
Kokarakoo adi kokara koo kokara kokara kokara koo
Kettikaara paiya thatti adakkaama
Suttithanama neengha
Vandhu vattamadipapdhu yengha
Kettikaara paiya thatti adakkaama
Suttithanama neengha
Vandhu vattamadipapdhu yengha
Unghalai paarthathum engalukellam
Pomabala aasaiyae pochu
Unghalai paarthathum engalukellam
Pomabala aasaiyae pochu
Ungha perumai ennanga aachu
Kokarakoo kokara koo kokara kokara kokara koo
Kokarakoo kokara koo kokara kokara kokara koo
Male :Kokarakoo kokara koo kokara kokara kokara koo
Kokarakoo adi kokara koo kokara kokara kokara koo
Pombala thangamae vaanga
Vambhukku vandhadhu yengha
Kumbhala kooti neengha
Enna aazham paakkuringha
Aiyaadiyoo aiyaadiyoo
Aiyaadiyoo aiyaadiyoo
Diyoo diyoo diyoo diyoo aiyaadiyoo
Ayyadio, ayyadio!
Ayyadio, ayyadio!
Chorus: Dio dio dio dio ayyadio!
Female: Welcome, lion among men!
You are just a goat, o king!
Welcome, lion among men!
You are just a goat, o king!
We are young unmarried girls,
Tuck your tail and run along!
Chorus: We are young unmarried girls,
Tuck your tail and run along!
Welcome, lion among men!
You are just a goat, o king!
Chorus: We are young unmarried girls,
Tuck your tail and run along!
Having climbed down from a tree,
O king of love!
Humming: Hoo oo oooo
Female: Having climbed down from a tree,
O king of love!
What on earth happened to your face?
It looks like a dented brass jug!
When the wind blows along the riverbank,
You must watch your step,
When the wind blows along the riverbank,
You must watch your step,
Or else you will get blown away!
Humming...
Fumbling and chasing false clues,
Welcome, lion among men!
Are you supposed to be James Bond?
Fumbling and chasing false clues,
Welcome, lion among men!
Are you supposed to be James Bond?
You who were born after the monkeys,
Why are you grinning like that?
You who were born after the monkeys,
Why are you grinning like that?
You ought to use your head a little!
Humming...
Welcome, lion among men!
You are just a goat, o king!
We are young unmarried girls,
Tuck your tail and run along!
Chorus: We are young unmarried girls,
Tuck your tail and run along!
Ayyadio, ayyadio!
Ayyadio, ayyadio!
Dio dio dio dio ayyadio!
Welcome, golden ladies!
Why have you come looking for trouble?
Welcome, golden ladies!
Why have you come looking for trouble?
Gathering together in a crowd,
Are you trying to test my depth?
Gathering together in a crowd,
Are you trying to test my depth?
Leaving dry ground and stepping into the pond,
O crimson roses!
Terrified by your glaring eyes,
Even the god of love trembled!
Leaving dry ground and stepping into the pond,
O crimson roses!
Terrified by your glaring eyes,
Even the god of love trembled!
Taking the batter mixed for dosas,
You have smeared it all over yourselves,
Just to indulge your vanity!
There goes whatever beauty you had!
Cock-a-doodle-doo, kokkara koo, kokkara kokkara kokkara koo
Cock-a-doodle-doo, hey kokkara koo, kokkara kokkara kokkara koo
Without a smart man to keep you in check,
Mischievously,
Why are you hovering around here?
Without a smart man to keep you in check,
Mischievously,
Why are you hovering around here?
Just looking at all of you,
All our desire for women is gone!
Just looking at all of you,
All our desire for women is gone!
Whatever happened to your great pride?
Cock-a-doodle-doo, kokkara koo, kokkara kokkara kokkara koo
Cock-a-doodle-doo, kokkara koo, kokkara kokkara kokkara koo
Male: Cock-a-doodle-doo, kokkara koo, kokkara kokkara kokkara koo
Cock-a-doodle-doo, hey kokkara koo, kokkara kokkara kokkara koo
Welcome, golden ladies!
Why have you come looking for trouble?
Gathering together in a crowd,
Are you trying to test my depth?
Ayyadio, ayyadio!
Ayyadio, ayyadio!
Dio dio dio dio ayyadio!
Female
Female
Female
Chorus
Female
Chorus
Female
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Chorus
Male
Male
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This playful duel song from 'Sabash Thambi' (1967) features a playful banter between male and female leads/groups teasing each other. The female singer sarcastically mocks the male hero by calling him a 'lion of men' who is actually a 'king of goats' and comparing his face to a crushed brass pot and his detective skills to a clumsy James Bond. In response, the male singer teases back, calling the women out for picking fights in groups, making fun of their makeup as if they applied dosa batter, and mocking their charms.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Satire and Irony
“Aambala singame vaanga / Aadudhan rajave neenga”
Calling the hero 'Aambala singame' (male lion) followed by 'Aadudhan rajave' (king of goats) creates a humorous contrast.
Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Aambala singame vaanga / Aadudhan rajave neenga”
The second letters 'm' in 'Aambala' and 'Aa'/'aa' rhyming sounds create internal harmony.
Onomatopoeia
“Kokarakoo kokara koo kokara kokara kokara koo”
Use of rooster crowing sounds 'Kokarakoo' to mockingly taunt the opponent.
Hyperbole
“Aathangaraiyilae kaathadikkaiyilae / Paathu nadakkanum neenga / Illa parandhu poyiduvingha”
Exaggeration that the man is so frail he might fly away in a riverbank breeze.
Did you know?
Trivia
Music for 'Sabash Thambi' was composed by veteran S. M. Subbaiah Naidu with lyrics penned by Vaali. S. C. Krishnan and L. R. Eswari deliver a comic duel full of traditional Tamil folk theatrical energy.
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