- Lyricist
- A. Maruthakasi
- Singer
- Baby Kasthoori
- Music director
- S. Dakshinamurthi
- Movie name
- Yaar Paiyyan
- Movie release year
- 1957
- Lyrics added on
- 21 Jul 2019
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This playful and lighthearted classic Tamil song features teasing advice to a young girl named Ramakka. The singer tells her that her maternal cousin and prospective groom is approaching with money, which she should save up to pay a goldsmith to forge her wedding knot (Thaali). The lyrics incorporate playful rhythmic solkattu beats, humorous rhyming couplets, and amusing family metaphors comparing parents and aunts to animals and objects.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Dhuttu tharuvaan vaangikko / Surukku paiyila pottukko”
Consecutive imperative verbs end with identical rhyming suffixes like 'vaangikko', 'pottukko', 'kuduthukko', and 'kattikko'.
Emonymous Rhyme / Monorhyme
“Azhaghaana mainaa / Adho paaru nainaa / Naan poren chinaa / Nadandhu vaayen meena”
The middle lines use playful matching rhyming endings in '-naa' for lighthearted cadence.
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Ammaa oru poonai / Appaa oru yaanai”
Humorous metaphors comparing family members to animals and items to illustrate their personality traits and sizes.
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Trivia
'Yaar Paiyyan' (1957) is a popular comedy film starring Gemini Ganesan and Savitri, with music composed by S. Dakshinamurthi. The lyrics by A. Maruthakasi reflect traditional folk teases converted into popular film music.
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