Angamuthu Thangamuthu
From Thangaikaga · 1971
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- A. L. Ragavan, Chorus
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Thangaikaga1971
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Angamuthu thangamuthu thannikku ponaalaam | It is said Angamuthu Thangamuthu went to fetch water. |
| Thanni kudaththa keezhae vachchi enkittae vanthaalaam | She put down her water pot and came over to me. |
| Chorus :Angamuthu thangamuthu thannikku ponaalaam | Chorus: It is said Angamuthu Thangamuthu went to fetch water. |
| Thanni kudaththa keezhae vachchi enkittae vanthaalaam | She put down her water pot and came over to me. |
| Chorus | |
| Neela kunguma paamaa un selai vilagalaamaa | Oh blue-vermilion Bhama, is it okay for your saree to slip? |
| Neela koondhal meena adhil paathi iraval thaanaa | Oh Meena with blue hair, is half of that hair a borrowed wig? |
| One boy-um girl-um meettu adhil day-um night-um heat-tu | One boy and girl meet, and in that, day and night are full of heat. |
| One boy-um girl-um meettu adhil day-um night-um heat-tu | One boy and girl meet, and in that, day and night are full of heat. |
| Chorus :Oh paaila paaila paaila oh paaila paaila paaila | Chorus: Oh paaila paaila paaila, oh paaila paaila paaila! |
| Oh paaila paaila paaila oh paaila paaila paaila | Oh paaila paaila paaila, oh paaila paaila paaila! |
| Male | |
| Operation illaamalae aambala pombalayaanaan | Without any surgery, a man became a woman. |
| Co operation thedikkittu kodampaakkam ponaan | Seeking cooperation, he went off to Kodambakkam. |
| Operation illaamalae aambala pombalayaanaan | Without any surgery, a man became a woman. |
| Co operation thedikkittu kodampaakkam ponaan | Seeking cooperation, he went off to Kodambakkam. |
| Male | |
| Corporation lorry ondru kattiyirukkuthu sorry | A Corporation lorry wearing a saree... sorry! |
| Aasai konjam meeri iva aaru maasam carry | Her desires crossed limits, and now she is six months pregnant! |
| Chorus :Oh paaila paaila paaila oh paaila paaila paaila | Chorus: Oh paaila paaila paaila, oh paaila paaila paaila! |
| Oh paaila paaila paaila oh paaila paaila paaila | Oh paaila paaila paaila, oh paaila paaila paaila! |
| Male | |
| Ivan collage-kku pogaamalae kalvi manthiri aanaan | Without ever going to college, he became the Education Minister! |
| Ivan coffee hotel vatchirunthavan | This guy who used to run a coffee hotel... |
| Unavu manthiri aanaan | ...became the Food Minister! |
| Male | |
| Paattu paadum rama naam padikka pogalaamaa | Oh singing Rama, shall we go to study? |
| Koottam poduvomaa poraattam nadaththalaamaa | Shall we gather a crowd and stage a protest? |
| Male | |
| Edhirkaalam engal kaiyil | The future is in our hands! |
| Intha desam engal paiyil | This country is in our pocket! |
| Chorus :Edhirkaalam engal kaiyil | Chorus: The future is in our hands! |
| Intha desam engal paiyil | This country is in our pocket! |
| Male | |
| Angamuthu thangamuthu thannikku ponaalaam | It is said Angamuthu Thangamuthu went to fetch water. |
| Thanni kudaththa keezhae vachchi enkittae vanthaalaam | She put down her water pot and came over to me. |
| Male | |
| Tamizh padikkum engalukku | For us who study Tamil... |
| Tamizhilaethaan bakthi | ...our devotion lies in Tamil itself! |
| Adhai thadukka vanthaal thirandu ezhum | If anyone comes to oppose that, there will rise... |
| Maanavargal sakthi…. | ...the unified power of students! |
| Male | |
| Poruliyalum padippom | We will also study economics! |
| Naattil pudhu vazhiyum vaguppom | We will pave a new path for the country! |
| Arasiyalai madhippom | We will respect politics! |
| Intha aatchiyaiyum pidippom | And we will capture this governance! |
| Male | |
| Edhirkaalam engal kaiyil | The future is in our hands! |
| Intha desam engal paiyil | This country is in our pocket! |
| Chorus :Edhirkaalam engal kaiyil | Chorus: The future is in our hands! |
| Intha desam engal paiyil | This country is in our pocket! |
| Male | |
| Angamuthu thangamuthu thannikku ponaalaam | It is said Angamuthu Thangamuthu went to fetch water. |
| Thanni kudaththa keezhae vachchi enkittae vanthaalaam | She put down her water pot and came over to me. |
| Chorus :Angamuthu thangamuthu thannikku ponaalaam | Chorus: It is said Angamuthu Thangamuthu went to fetch water. |
| Thanni kudaththa keezhae vachchi enkittae vanthaalaam | She put down her water pot and came over to me. |
| Chorus | |
| Oh paaila paaila paaila oh paaila paaila paaila | Oh paaila paaila paaila, oh paaila paaila paaila! |
| Oh paaila paaila paaila oh paaila paaila paaila | Oh paaila paaila paaila, oh paaila paaila paaila! |
அங்கமுத்து தங்கமுத்து தண்ணிக்குப் போனாளாம்
தண்ணிக் குடத்த கீழே வச்சி என்கிட்டே வந்தாளாம்
குழு :
அங்கமுத்து தங்கமுத்து தண்ணிக்குப் போனாளாம்
தண்ணிக் குடத்த கீழே வச்சி என்கிட்டே வந்தாளாம்
It is said Angamuthu Thangamuthu went to fetch water.
She put down her water pot and came over to me.
Chorus: It is said Angamuthu Thangamuthu went to fetch water.
She put down her water pot and came over to me.
நீலக் குங்கும பாமா உன் சேலை விலகலாமா
நீளக் கூந்தல் மீனா அதில் பாதி இரவல் தானா
ஒன் பாயும் கேலும் மீட்டு அதில் டேயும் நைட்டும் ஹீட்டு
ஒன் பாயும் கேலும் மீட்டு அதில் டேயும் நைட்டும் ஹீட்டு
குழு :
ஒ பாய்ல பாய்ல பாய்ல ஒ பாய்ல பாய்ல பாய்ல
ஒ பாய்ல பாய்ல பாய்ல ஒ பாய்ல பாய்ல பாய்ல
Oh blue-vermilion Bhama, is it okay for your saree to slip?
Oh Meena with blue hair, is half of that hair a borrowed wig?
One boy and girl meet, and in that, day and night are full of heat.
One boy and girl meet, and in that, day and night are full of heat.
Chorus: Oh paaila paaila paaila, oh paaila paaila paaila!
Oh paaila paaila paaila, oh paaila paaila paaila!
ஆபரேஷன் இல்லாமலே ஆம்பள பொம்பளையானான்
கோ ஆபரேஷன் தேடிக்கிட்டு கோடம்பாக்கம் போனான்
ஆபரேஷன் இல்லாமலே ஆம்பள பொம்பளையானான்
கோ ஆபரேஷன் தேடிக்கிட்டு கோடம்பாக்கம் போனான்
Without any surgery, a man became a woman.
Seeking cooperation, he went off to Kodambakkam.
Without any surgery, a man became a woman.
Seeking cooperation, he went off to Kodambakkam.
கார்ப்பரேஷன் லாரி ஒன்று கட்டியிருக்குது ஸாரி
ஆசை கொஞ்சம் மீறி இவ ஆறு மாசம் கேரி
குழு :
ஒ பாய்ல பாய்ல பாய்ல ஒ பாய்ல பாய்ல பாய்ல
ஒ பாய்ல பாய்ல பாய்ல ஒ பாய்ல பாய்ல பாய்ல
A Corporation lorry wearing a saree... sorry!
Her desires crossed limits, and now she is six months pregnant!
Chorus: Oh paaila paaila paaila, oh paaila paaila paaila!
Oh paaila paaila paaila, oh paaila paaila paaila!
இவன் காலேஜுக்குப் போகமலே கல்வி மந்திரி ஆனான்
இவன் காப்பி ஹோட்டல் வச்சிருந்தவன்
உணவு மந்திரி ஆனான்
அது அந்தக்காலம் அது அந்தக்காலம்
Without ever going to college, he became the Education Minister!
This guy who used to run a coffee hotel...
...became the Food Minister!
பாட்டுப் பாடும் ராமா நாம் படிக்க போகலாமா
கூட்டம் போடுவோமா போராட்டம் நடத்தலாமா
Oh singing Rama, shall we go to study?
Shall we gather a crowd and stage a protest?
எதிர்காலம் எங்கள் கையில்
இந்த தேசம் எங்கள் பையில்
குழு :
எதிர்காலம் எங்கள் கையில்
இந்த தேசம் எங்கள் பையில்
The future is in our hands!
This country is in our pocket!
Chorus: The future is in our hands!
This country is in our pocket!
அங்கமுத்து தங்கமுத்து தண்ணிக்குப் போனாளாம்
தண்ணிக் குடத்த கீழே வச்சி என்கிட்டே வந்தாளாம்
It is said Angamuthu Thangamuthu went to fetch water.
She put down her water pot and came over to me.
தமிழ்ப் படிக்கும் எங்களுக்குத்
தமிழிலேதான் பக்தி
அதைத் தடுக்க வந்தால் திரண்டு எழும்
மாணவர்கள் சக்தி.......
For us who study Tamil...
...our devotion lies in Tamil itself!
If anyone comes to oppose that, there will rise...
...the unified power of students!
தமிழ்ப் படிக்கும் எங்களுக்குத்
தமிழிலேதான் பக்தி
அதைத் தடுக்க வந்தால் திரண்டு எழும்
மாணவர்கள் சக்தி.......
We will also study economics!
We will pave a new path for the country!
We will respect politics!
And we will capture this governance!
பொருளியலும் படிப்போம்
நாட்டில் புது வழியும் வகுப்போம்
அரசியலை மதிப்போம் இந்த
ஆட்சியையும் பிடிப்போம்
The future is in our hands!
This country is in our pocket!
Chorus: The future is in our hands!
This country is in our pocket!
எதிர்காலம் எங்கள் கையில்
இந்த தேசம் எங்கள் பையில்
It is said Angamuthu Thangamuthu went to fetch water.
She put down her water pot and came over to me.
Chorus: It is said Angamuthu Thangamuthu went to fetch water.
She put down her water pot and came over to me.
எதிர்காலம் எங்கள் கையில்
இந்த தேசம் எங்கள் பையில்
Oh paaila paaila paaila, oh paaila paaila paaila!
Oh paaila paaila paaila, oh paaila paaila paaila!
அங்கமுத்து தங்கமுத்து தண்ணிக்குப் போனாளாம்
தண்ணிக் குடத்த கீழே வச்சி என்கிட்டே வந்தாளாம்
அங்கமுத்து தங்கமுத்து தண்ணிக்குப் போனாளாம்
தண்ணிக் குடத்த கீழே வச்சி என்கிட்டே வந்தாளாம்
ஒ பாய்ல பாய்ல பாய்ல ஒ பாய்ல பாய்ல பாய்ல
ஒ பாய்ல பாய்ல பாய்ல ஒ பாய்ல பாய்ல பாய்ல
Angamuthu thangamuthu thannikku ponaalaam
It is said Angamuthu Thangamuthu went to fetch water.
Thanni kudaththa keezhae vachchi enkittae vanthaalaam
She put down her water pot and came over to me.
Chorus :Angamuthu thangamuthu thannikku ponaalaam
Chorus: It is said Angamuthu Thangamuthu went to fetch water.
Thanni kudaththa keezhae vachchi enkittae vanthaalaam
She put down her water pot and came over to me.
Neela kunguma paamaa un selai vilagalaamaa
Oh blue-vermilion Bhama, is it okay for your saree to slip?
Neela koondhal meena adhil paathi iraval thaanaa
Oh Meena with blue hair, is half of that hair a borrowed wig?
One boy-um girl-um meettu adhil day-um night-um heat-tu
One boy and girl meet, and in that, day and night are full of heat.
One boy-um girl-um meettu adhil day-um night-um heat-tu
One boy and girl meet, and in that, day and night are full of heat.
Chorus :Oh paaila paaila paaila oh paaila paaila paaila
Chorus: Oh paaila paaila paaila, oh paaila paaila paaila!
Oh paaila paaila paaila oh paaila paaila paaila
Oh paaila paaila paaila, oh paaila paaila paaila!
Operation illaamalae aambala pombalayaanaan
Without any surgery, a man became a woman.
Co operation thedikkittu kodampaakkam ponaan
Seeking cooperation, he went off to Kodambakkam.
Operation illaamalae aambala pombalayaanaan
Without any surgery, a man became a woman.
Co operation thedikkittu kodampaakkam ponaan
Seeking cooperation, he went off to Kodambakkam.
Corporation lorry ondru kattiyirukkuthu sorry
A Corporation lorry wearing a saree... sorry!
Aasai konjam meeri iva aaru maasam carry
Her desires crossed limits, and now she is six months pregnant!
Chorus :Oh paaila paaila paaila oh paaila paaila paaila
Chorus: Oh paaila paaila paaila, oh paaila paaila paaila!
Oh paaila paaila paaila oh paaila paaila paaila
Oh paaila paaila paaila, oh paaila paaila paaila!
Ivan collage-kku pogaamalae kalvi manthiri aanaan
Without ever going to college, he became the Education Minister!
Ivan coffee hotel vatchirunthavan
This guy who used to run a coffee hotel...
Unavu manthiri aanaan
...became the Food Minister!
Paattu paadum rama naam padikka pogalaamaa
Oh singing Rama, shall we go to study?
Koottam poduvomaa poraattam nadaththalaamaa
Shall we gather a crowd and stage a protest?
Edhirkaalam engal kaiyil
The future is in our hands!
Intha desam engal paiyil
This country is in our pocket!
Chorus :Edhirkaalam engal kaiyil
Chorus: The future is in our hands!
Intha desam engal paiyil
This country is in our pocket!
Angamuthu thangamuthu thannikku ponaalaam
It is said Angamuthu Thangamuthu went to fetch water.
Thanni kudaththa keezhae vachchi enkittae vanthaalaam
She put down her water pot and came over to me.
Tamizh padikkum engalukku
For us who study Tamil...
Tamizhilaethaan bakthi
...our devotion lies in Tamil itself!
Adhai thadukka vanthaal thirandu ezhum
If anyone comes to oppose that, there will rise...
Maanavargal sakthi….
...the unified power of students!
Poruliyalum padippom
We will also study economics!
Naattil pudhu vazhiyum vaguppom
We will pave a new path for the country!
Arasiyalai madhippom
We will respect politics!
Intha aatchiyaiyum pidippom
And we will capture this governance!
Edhirkaalam engal kaiyil
The future is in our hands!
Intha desam engal paiyil
This country is in our pocket!
Chorus :Edhirkaalam engal kaiyil
Chorus: The future is in our hands!
Intha desam engal paiyil
This country is in our pocket!
Angamuthu thangamuthu thannikku ponaalaam
It is said Angamuthu Thangamuthu went to fetch water.
Thanni kudaththa keezhae vachchi enkittae vanthaalaam
She put down her water pot and came over to me.
Chorus :Angamuthu thangamuthu thannikku ponaalaam
Chorus: It is said Angamuthu Thangamuthu went to fetch water.
Thanni kudaththa keezhae vachchi enkittae vanthaalaam
She put down her water pot and came over to me.
Oh paaila paaila paaila oh paaila paaila paaila
Oh paaila paaila paaila, oh paaila paaila paaila!
Oh paaila paaila paaila oh paaila paaila paaila
Oh paaila paaila paaila, oh paaila paaila paaila!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Angamuthu Thangamuthu is a vibrant, satirical college youth song from the 1971 Tamil film Thangaikaga. Sung by A. L. Raghavan alongside a chorus, the track blends humorous romantic tease, satirical commentary on cinema and politics, and a rallying cry for student empowerment. The lyrics touch upon youth romance, make fun of quick ascents to power without qualifications, and shift into an inspiring anthem celebrating Tamil language devotion, education, and student leadership in politics.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhyme / Monai
“Angamuthu thangamuthu thannikku ponaalaam”
Alliteration of the initial consonant sounds 'Angamuthu' and 'thangamuthu' creates a rhythmic folk-like cadence.
Tanglish / Code-mixing
“One boy-um girl-um meettu adhil day-um night-um heat-tu”
Blending English words ('boy', 'girl', 'meet', 'day', 'night', 'heat') into Tamil grammar for playful modern effect.
End Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Poruliyalum padippom / Naattil pudhu vazhiyum vaguppom / Arasiyalai madhippom / Intha aatchiyaiyum pidippom”
Uniform verbal suffix ending in '-om' across lines creating an emphatic pledge structure.
Hyperbole & Metaphor
“Intha desam engal paiyil”
Exaggerated metaphor symbolizing youthful confidence and control over the nation's destiny.
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Trivia
Singer A. L. Raghavan was famous for delivering energetic, westernized, and comic songs in 1960s and 70s Tamil cinema. Lyricist Kannadasan used early 'Tanglish' wordplay in this song decades before it became a standard trend in modern Tamil film music.
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