- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- Sakthi Shanmugam, Prabhakar, Kalyani, Viji
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Movie name
- Sahadevan Mahadevan
- Movie release year
- 1988
- Lyrics added on
- 9 Apr 2021
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aayiram poigal pesum
Arasiyal thalaiva potri
Oorellaam lanjam vangum
Oozhalin mudhalvaa potri
Enna ketppaan yaedhu ketppaan
Endru naam ennum munnae….ae….ae…
Anjum ketppaan paththum ketppaan
Alpamaai kadan ketppaan
Mannanaai indrirukkum
Makkalin thalaivan ivano
Mandhiriyaai aaggivittaal ooraiyae thindru
Theerppaan….aa…..aa…..aa…..aa…..aa….
Naangezhuththil en moochchirukkum
Adhai koduththa pinnaalthaan pechchirukkum
Ketpathu enthan pirappurimai
Adhai koduppathu ungalin mudhal kadamai
Lanjam adhu lanjam lanjam adhu lanjam
Naangezhuththil en moochchirukkum
Adhai koduththa pinnaalthaan pechchirukkum
Ketpathu enthan pirappurimai
Adhai koduppathu ungalin mudhal kadamai
Lanjam adhu lanjam lanjam adhu lanjam
Naanga pazhasaa kattikkittaa jodithaanunga
Ada jaadikkeththa nalla moodithaanunga
Naanga pazhasaa kattikkittaa jodithaanunga
Ada jaadikkeththa nalla moodithaanunga
Damukku dappaan daiyaalo
Female :Kumukku kuppaan kuiyaalo
Male :Aa….damukku dappaan daiyaalo
Female :Aa…kumukku kuppaan kuiyaalo
Male :Adi singi….
Female :Ada singaa….
Male :Adi singi…..
Female :Ada singaa….
Unnai naan santhiththaen
Nee oorukkullae azhagan
Unnai naan santhiththaen
Nee oorukkullae azhagan
Kaalil naan vizhunthaen
Kai thookki vitta iraivan
Thookki vitta iraivan
Unnai naan santhiththaen
Nee oorukkullae azhagan
……………….
Ennaiththaan palar virumba
Veru pakkamaai naanum thirumpa
Ennaiththaan palar virumba
Veru pakkamaai naanum thirumpa
Veettukkul kudi pugunthaai
En ullaththil mella nuzhainthaai
Mannavaa magaadevaa maalai ittaal magizhvaen
Unnai naan santhiththaen
Nee oorukkullae azhagan
Thottaal poo malarum thodamal nee malarnthaai
Suttaal pon sivakkum sudaamal kann sivanthaai
Thottaal poo malarum thodamal nee malarnthaai
Suttaal pon sivakkum sudaamal kann sivanthaai
Aanum illamal pennum illamal
Aasai varuvathillai
Mavum illamal aduppum illamal
Dosai suduvathillai hoi dosai suduvathillai
Thottaal poo malarum thodamal nee malarnthaai
En soga kadhaiyai kelu thaaikulamae
Chorus :Aamam thaaikulamae
Male :Adhai kaettaakka unga manasu thavichchidumae…
Chorus :Aamam thavichchidumae aamam thavichchidumae….
Sontha ooril maaman ponna
Moonu tharam kazhatti vittaen
Intha ooril oruththikitta
Ekkuththappaa maattikkittaen
Sontha ooril maman ponna
Moonu tharam kazhatti vittaen
Intha ooril oruththikitta
Ekkuththappaa maattikkittaen
En soga kadhaiyai kelu thaaikulamae
Chorus :Aamam thaaikulamae
Male :Adhai kaettaakka unga manasu thavichchidumae…
Chorus :Aamam thavichchidumae aamam thavichchidumae….
Naan market-il nindrirunthaen
Murai maman vanthu morachchaan
Naan ennaannu ketkaiyilae
Enthan kaiya vanthu pudichchaan
Nee anneram angu vanthu
Oru hero pola kudhichchae
Un mundaava thattivittu
Antha muttaappayala odhachchae
Hoi hoina hoina hoinaa
Hoi hoina
Oohoh oohoh hoinaa
Naan market-il nindrirunthaen
Murai maman vanthu morachchaan
Naan ennaannu ketkaiyilae
Enthan kaiya vanthu pudichchaan
{Mandraththilae pillaikkellaam kondaattam
Therthal vanthuvittaa velai
Seivom vandaattaam vantaattam} (2)
{Sollungo….
Chorus :Annanukku jay jay thalaivanukku jay jay} (3)
Speaking a thousand lies,
Hail to you, political leader!
Taking bribes all over town,
Hail to you, champion of corruption!
What will he ask for, what will he demand,
Before we can even wonder...
He will ask for five, he will ask for ten,
Shamelessly, he will beg for a petty loan!
Acting like a king today,
Is this man really a leader of the people?
If made a minister, he will eat up the whole town
and finish it all off!
In four letters lies my very breath,
Only after you give it will I speak with you!
Demanding it is my birthright,
Giving it is your first duty!
Bribes, yes bribes! Bribes, yes bribes!
In four letters lies my very breath,
Only after you give it will I speak with you!
Demanding it is my birthright,
Giving it is your first duty!
Bribes, yes bribes! Bribes, yes bribes!
If we old folks get married, we make quite a pair!
Hey, just like the right lid for the pot!
If we old folks get married, we make quite a pair!
Hey, just like the right lid for the pot!
Damukku dappan dayyalo
Female: Gumukku guppan guyyalo
Male: Ah... Damukku dappan dayyalo
Female: Ah... Gumukku guppan guyyalo
Male: Hey Singi...
Female: Hey Singa...
Male: Hey Singi...
Female: Hey Singa...
I met you,
you are the most handsome man in town!
I met you,
you are the most handsome man in town!
I fell at your feet,
you are the god who lifted me up!
The god who lifted me up!
I met you,
you are the most handsome man in town!
...
Though many people desired me,
I turned my gaze the other way!
Though many people desired me,
I turned my gaze the other way!
You moved into my house as a tenant,
and slowly stepped into my heart!
O King Mahadeva, I will rejoice if you garland me!
I met you,
you are the most handsome man in town!
A flower blooms when touched, but you blossomed without a touch!
Gold turns red when heated, but your eyes flushed without fire!
A flower blooms when touched, but you blossomed without a touch!
Gold turns red when heated, but your eyes flushed without fire!
Without a man and without a woman,
desire never arises!
Without batter and without a stove,
no dosa can be made, oh no dosa can be made!
A flower blooms when touched, but you blossomed without a touch!
Listen to my sad story, dear mothers!
Chorus: Yes, dear mothers!
Male: Hearing it, your hearts will ache with sorrow...
Chorus: Yes, they will ache! Yes, they will ache!
Back in my hometown, my uncle's daughter,
I dumped her three whole times!
But here in this town, with a girl,
I got badly trapped!
Back in my hometown, my uncle's daughter,
I dumped her three whole times!
But here in this town, with a girl,
I got badly trapped!
Listen to my sad story, dear mothers!
Chorus: Yes, dear mothers!
Male: Hearing it, your hearts will ache with sorrow...
Chorus: Yes, they will ache! Yes, they will ache!
I was standing at the market,
my eligible cousin came and glared at me!
When I asked him what the matter was,
he came and grabbed my hand!
Right at that moment, you came there
and leaped in like a hero!
You rolled up your sleeves,
and kicked that foolish fellow!
Hoy hoyna hoyna hoyna
Hoy hoyna
Oho oho hoyna
I was standing at the market,
my eligible cousin came and glared at me!
When I asked him what the matter was,
he came and grabbed my hand!
At the party club, all the boys are celebrating!
Once the elections arrive,
we will buzz around working like bees!
Say it aloud...
Chorus: Hail to our elder brother! Hail to our leader!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This compilation of song verses from 'Sahadevan Mahadevan' (1988) presents a satirical and humorous take on local politics, corruption, and romantic entanglements. The opening lines mock corrupt political figures who thrive on bribery and false promises, playfully twisting famous rights-and-duties slogans into satirical commentary on corruption.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Satire and Irony
“Ketpathu enthan pirappurimai / Adhai koduppathu ungalin mudhal kadamai”
The lyrics invert traditional slogans about rights and duties to satirize political corruption, presenting bribery as 'four letters' that represent life breath.
Edhai (Second letter rhyming / Assonance)
“Thottaal poo malarum thodamal nee malarnthaai / Suttaal pon sivakkum sudaamal kann sivanthaai”
Matching second letter in Tamil poetry lines creates a rhythmic flow (e.g., Aayiram / Arasiyal; Thottaal / Suttaal).
Metaphor
“Ada jaadikkeththa nalla moodithaanunga”
Comparing a well-matched couple to a perfect lid fitted on a pot ('Jaadikkeththa nalla moodi').
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Trivia
'Sahadevan Mahadevan' (1988) is a popular Tamil comedy film directed by V. Mohan and starring Mohan, SV Sekhar, S. S. Chandran, and Kovai Sarala. The songs in the film feature humorous lyrics written by Vaali, reflecting the lighthearted and satirical comedy style popular in 1980s Tamil cinema.
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