- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- Mano, Malaysia Vasudevan
- Music director
- Sankar Ganesh
- Movie name
- Thaaya Thaarama
- Movie release year
- 1989
- Lyrics added on
- 18 May 2021
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Adippen pattathaan
Adhukku maelae mottathaan
Keezha thonganum uthraatcha kottathaan
Adippen pattathaan
Adhukku maelae mottathaan
Keezha thonganum uthraatcha kottathaan
Samsaaram seiyum thollai
Ammaadi thaangavilla
Ellaamae tharuthalathaan
Aiyyaa naan petha pulla
Sanyaasam vaangidaththaan
Theermaanam pannipputtaen
Yaenga annaachchi
Ungalukkippo ennaachchu
Ellaam thorakkira
Nyaanam eppo undaachchu
Yaenga annaachchi
Ungalukkippo ennaachchu
Ellaam thorakkira
Nyaanam eppo undaachchu
Sambonnu sollikittu
Mabonnu povathaenna
Samsaaram venaamunnu sanyaasi aavathenna
Summaannu dupe vuttu yamaetha koodathunga
Adippen pattathaan
Adhukku maelae mottathaan
Male :Haan
Male :Keezha thonganum uthraatcha kottathaan
Chandhiran kettathum pennaalae
Antha indhiran kettathum pennaalae
Chorus :Yes yes yes
Male :Chandhiran kettathum pennaalae
Antha indhiran kettathum pennaalae
Manaivi nenaippu vanthaalae
Vayaththa kalakkum thannaalae
Thavarunga unga ennam
Thaaikulam thappaa pannum
Male :Unakkenna ondikkatta
Upadhesam pannipputta
Soru pongi poda
Oru thaaram venum annae
Ada saela thovaikka solvaa
Ava soru potta pinnae
Adippaen pattathaan
Adhukku maelae mottathaan
Keezha thonganum uthraatcha kottathaan
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Pombala raajjiyam ennaagum
Chorus :Yes yes yes
Male :Pombala raajjiyam ennaagum
Veedu katchiya polaththaan rendaagum
Podinnu sollida koodaathu
Pottiyum poosalum undaagum
Purinjathu unga ennam
Merattuthu paana chinnam
Male :Kozhiyellaam sevalaachchu
Kaalam rompa kettu pochchu
Kudumba thalaivan neenga
Pennai kuraigal solvathu yaenga
Male :Ada pothum pothum thamb
Naan neetta poraen kambi
Aiyayyae yaenga annaachchi
Ungalukkippo ennaachchu
Ellaam thorakkira nyaanam eppo undaachchu
Kalyaanam eppavum kattaathae
Ada ennaiyum thanniyum ottaathae
Anupavichchu paaththuttaen
Enathu pechcha thattaathae….
Enakkantha achchamilla
Ketkamaattaen unga solla
Male :Ivala nee kattikadaa
Sevuthula muttikkadaa
Yaeththukkiraem ivala
Ada enakku illa kavala
Male :Ada maattikittaan payalae
Unna mayakkiputtaa mayilae
Adidaa melanththaan
Poranthiruchchu kaalanthaan
Male :Haan
Male :Inime manaivikku podanum
Nee thaalanthan
Thai maasam thethi paaru
Male :Hoi
Male :Thambi nee parisam podu
Male :Hoi
Kalyaanam kattikkittu
Ennaattam kashttappattu
Onnodu oruthiyaththaan
Ippo naan saeththupputtaen
Yes yes yes
Male :Yae pushshu…
I will smear sacred ash lines across my forehead,
And shave my head bald on top of that!
With rudraksha beads hanging around my neck!
I will smear sacred ash lines across my forehead,
And shave my head bald on top of that!
With rudraksha beads hanging around my neck!
The endless trouble my family life brings,
Oh my goodness, I cannot bear it anymore!
They are all good-for-nothings,
Sir, even the children I raised!
To renounce the world and become an ascetic,
I have firmly made up my mind!
Hey, big brother!
What on earth happened to you now?
To renounce everything in life...
When did this wisdom dawn on you?
Hey, big brother!
What on earth happened to you now?
To renounce everything in life...
When did this wisdom dawn on you?
Chanting the name of Lord Shiva,
Why are you running away like this?
Why give up family life to become a monk?
Do not fool me with a fake act!
I will smear sacred ash lines across my forehead,
And shave my head bald on top of that!
Haan!
With rudraksha beads hanging around my neck!
The Moon God was ruined because of a woman!
Even King Indra was ruined because of a woman!
Yes, yes, yes!
The Moon God was ruined because of a woman,
Even King Indra was ruined because of a woman!
The very thought of my wife
Makes my stomach churn all by itself!
Your thinking is mistaken, brother!
Would womankind ever do any wrong?
What do you know, you are just a carefree bachelor!
And you dare give me advice!
To cook and serve a warm meal,
A man needs a wife, brother!
Ah, she will make you wash her sarees,
Right after she feeds you that meal!
I will smear sacred ash lines across my forehead,
And shave my head bald on top of that!
With rudraksha beads hanging around my neck!
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What happens when women rule the household?
Yes, yes, yes!
What happens when women rule the household?
The house splits into two, just like a political party!
You cannot even order her around,
Rivalry and quarrels will only erupt!
I understand what you mean,
The cooking pot party symbol is scaring you!
All the hens have turned into roosters!
Times have truly gone bad!
You are the head of the family,
Why do you keep finding fault with women?
Ah, that is enough, younger brother!
I am going to slip away and escape!
Oh dear, hey big brother!
What on earth happened to you now?
When did you gain the wisdom to renounce everything?
Never ever get married!
Like oil and water, marriage and peace never mix!
I have suffered and learned it firsthand,
So do not brush aside my advice!
I do not have any such fear,
I will not listen to your warnings!
Then go ahead and marry her,
And bang your head against the wall!
I gladly accept her,
Ah, I have no worries at all!
Ah, the boy has walked straight into the trap!
That graceful peahen of a girl has charmed you!
Now beat the wedding drums!
Your auspicious time has finally arrived!
Haan!
From now on, to your wife's commands,
You must dance and keep the beat!
Look up an auspicious date in the month of Thai (January-February)!
Hoy!
Little brother, present the bridal gifts!
Hoy!
Go get married,
And suffer just like me!
By your side, a bride
I have now matched with you!
Yes, yes, yes!
Hey, pshhh...!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song features a lighthearted, comedic debate on the trials and tribulations of family life versus renunciation. A frustrated head of the family laments his domestic struggles and threatens to become a sannyasi (ascetic), citing mythological references like Indra and Chandran being ruined by women. Others playfully challenge his dramatic stance, defending women and pointing out the practical necessity of marriage. The song concludes on a celebratory note as a young bachelor decides to marry, and the reluctant elder resigns himself to arranging the wedding despite his warnings.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Adippen pattathaan / Adhukku maelae mottathaan”
The second consonant 'd' matches across adjacent lines.
Moonaai (Initial Alliteration)
“Samsaaram seiyum thollai / Sanyaasam vaangidaththaan”
The initial syllable 'Sa' matches across consecutive concepts.
Idiom / Metaphor
“Ada ennaiyum thanniyum ottaathae”
Using 'oil and water do not mix' as an idiom for marital incompatibility.
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