Ange Siripavargal
From Rickshawkaran · 1971
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Rickshawkaran1971
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| { Angae | Let those over there |
| Siripavargal | who laugh |
| Sirikattum adhu | keep laughing; that is |
| Aanava siripu | a laugh of arrogance. |
| Male | |
| Ingae nee | While here, your |
| Sirikum pon siripo | golden laughter |
| Aanantha siripu } (2) | is a laugh of pure joy. |
| Male | |
| { Nalla theerpai | A fair judgment |
| Ulagam sollum naal | on the day the world delivers, |
| Varumbodhu andru | when that day arrives, then |
| Siripathu yaar azhuvathu | who will laugh and who will cry, |
| Yaar theriyum appothu } (2) | who knows then? |
| Male | |
| Angae | Let those over there |
| Siripavargal | who laugh |
| Sirikattum adhu | keep laughing; that is |
| Aanava siripu ….. | a laugh of arrogance... |
| Aanava siripu | a laugh of arrogance. |
| Male | |
| { Vayiru valika | Those who laugh till their stomachs ache |
| Siripavargal manitha | belong to the human |
| Jaadhi pirar vayiru | kind, while those who laugh when others' |
| Eriya siripavargal | stomachs burn belong to |
| Miruga jaadhi } (2) | the beastly kind. |
| Male | |
| Manithan endra | In the disguise of |
| Porvaiyil mirugam | a human, beasts |
| Vaazhum naatilae | live in this land where |
| Male | |
| Neethiendrum | justice and |
| Nermai endrum | honesty |
| { Ezhuthi vaipaar yettilae } (2) | are merely written in rulebooks. |
| Male | |
| Angae | Let those over there |
| Siripavargal | who laugh |
| Sirikattum adhu | keep laughing; that is |
| Aanava siripu | a laugh of arrogance. |
| Male | |
| Ingae nee | While here, your |
| Sirikum pon siripo | golden laughter |
| Aanantha siripu | is a laugh of pure joy. |
| Male | |
| { Naanal polae | Like a flexible reed, |
| Valaivathuthaan | is bending really what |
| Sattam ahuma adhai | the law is meant to do, and to |
| Valaipadharku valakkarignar | bend it, does a lawyer need |
| Pattam venuma } (2) | a formal degree? |
| Male | |
| Tharma thaayin | Should the children of |
| Pillaigal thaayin kannai | Mother Justice blindfold her |
| Maraipadha | eyes? |
| Male | |
| Unmai thannai | Rendering truth itself |
| Oomaiyaaki | mute, |
| { Thalaikuniya vaipadha } (2) | and making it hang its head in shame? |
| Male | |
| Angae | Let those over there |
| Siripavargal | who laugh |
| Sirikattum adhu | keep laughing; that is |
| Aanava siripu ….. | a laugh of arrogance... |
| Aanava siripu | a laugh of arrogance. |
| Male | |
| { Thottam kaaka | Did the fence erected to guard the garden |
| Pota veli payirai thindradho | end up devouring the crops? |
| Adhai kelvi keka aal illamal | With no one present to question it, |
| Paarthu nippadho } (2) | should one merely stand and watch? |
| Male | |
| Naan oru kai paarkiren | I will take matters into my own hands, |
| Neram varum ketkiren | when the right time comes, I will demand answers. |
| Poonai alla pulli thaan | I am not a helpless cat, but a tiger, |
| Endru poga poga kaatukiren | as time unfolds, I will prove it, |
| Poga poga kaatukiren | as time unfolds, I will prove it. |
{ அங்கே
சிரிப்பவர்கள் சிரிக்கட்டும்
அது ஆணவ சிரிப்பு
Let those over there
who laugh
keep laughing; that is
a laugh of arrogance.
இங்கே நீ சிரிக்கும்
பொன் சிரிப்போ ஆனந்த
சிரிப்பு } (2)
While here, your
golden laughter
is a laugh of pure joy.
{ நல்ல தீர்ப்பை
உலகம் சொல்லும் நாள்
வரும்போது அன்று சிரிப்பது
யார் அழுவது யார் தெரியும்
அப்போது } (2)
A fair judgment
on the day the world delivers,
when that day arrives, then
who will laugh and who will cry,
who knows then?
அங்கே சிரிப்பவர்கள்
சிரிக்கட்டும் அது ஆணவ
சிரிப்பு ஆணவ சிரிப்பு
Let those over there
who laugh
keep laughing; that is
a laugh of arrogance...
a laugh of arrogance.
{ வயிறு வலிக்க
சிரிப்பவர்கள் மனித ஜாதி
பிறர் வயிறு எரிய
சிரிப்பவர்கள் மிருக ஜாதி } (2)
Those who laugh till their stomachs ache
belong to the human
kind, while those who laugh when others'
stomachs burn belong to
the beastly kind.
மனிதன் என்ற
போர்வையில் மிருகம்
வாழும் நாட்டிலே
In the disguise of
a human, beasts
live in this land where
நீதி என்றும்
நேர்மை என்றும்
{ எழுதி வைப்பார்
ஏட்டிலே } (2)
justice and
honesty
are merely written in rulebooks.
அங்கே சிரிப்பவர்கள்
சிரிக்கட்டும் அது ஆணவ
சிரிப்பு
Let those over there
who laugh
keep laughing; that is
a laugh of arrogance.
இங்கே நீ சிரிக்கும்
பொன் சிரிப்போ ஆனந்த
சிரிப்பு
While here, your
golden laughter
is a laugh of pure joy.
{ நாணல் போல
வளைவதுதான் சட்டம்
ஆகுமா அதை வளைப்பதற்கு
வழக்கறிஞர் பட்டம் வேணுமா } (2)
Like a flexible reed,
is bending really what
the law is meant to do, and to
bend it, does a lawyer need
a formal degree?
தர்ம தாயின்
பிள்ளைகள் தாயின்
கண்ணை மறைப்பதா
Should the children of
Mother Justice blindfold her
eyes?
உண்மை தன்னை
ஊமையாக்கி
{ தலைகுனிய வைப்பதா } (2)
Rendering truth itself
mute,
and making it hang its head in shame?
அங்கே சிரிப்பவர்கள்
சிரிக்கட்டும் அது ஆணவ
சிரிப்பு ஆணவ சிரிப்பு
Let those over there
who laugh
keep laughing; that is
a laugh of arrogance...
a laugh of arrogance.
{ தோட்டம் காக்க
போட்ட வேலி பயிரை
தின்றதோ அதை கேள்வி
கேக்க ஆள் இல்லாமல்
பார்த்து நிப்பதோ } (2)
Did the fence erected to guard the garden
end up devouring the crops?
With no one present to question it,
should one merely stand and watch?
நான் ஒரு கை
பார்க்கிறேன் நேரம் வரும்
கேட்கிறேன் பூனை அல்ல
புலி தான் என்று போக போக
காட்டுகிறேன் போக போக
காட்டுகிறேன்
I will take matters into my own hands,
when the right time comes, I will demand answers.
I am not a helpless cat, but a tiger,
as time unfolds, I will prove it,
as time unfolds, I will prove it.
{ Angae
Let those over there
Siripavargal
who laugh
Sirikattum adhu
keep laughing; that is
Aanava siripu
a laugh of arrogance.
Ingae nee
While here, your
Sirikum pon siripo
golden laughter
Aanantha siripu } (2)
is a laugh of pure joy.
{ Nalla theerpai
A fair judgment
Ulagam sollum naal
on the day the world delivers,
Varumbodhu andru
when that day arrives, then
Siripathu yaar azhuvathu
who will laugh and who will cry,
Yaar theriyum appothu } (2)
who knows then?
Angae
Let those over there
Siripavargal
who laugh
Sirikattum adhu
keep laughing; that is
Aanava siripu …..
a laugh of arrogance...
Aanava siripu
a laugh of arrogance.
{ Vayiru valika
Those who laugh till their stomachs ache
Siripavargal manitha
belong to the human
Jaadhi pirar vayiru
kind, while those who laugh when others'
Eriya siripavargal
stomachs burn belong to
Miruga jaadhi } (2)
the beastly kind.
Manithan endra
In the disguise of
Porvaiyil mirugam
a human, beasts
Vaazhum naatilae
live in this land where
Neethiendrum
justice and
Nermai endrum
honesty
{ Ezhuthi vaipaar yettilae } (2)
are merely written in rulebooks.
Angae
Let those over there
Siripavargal
who laugh
Sirikattum adhu
keep laughing; that is
Aanava siripu
a laugh of arrogance.
Ingae nee
While here, your
Sirikum pon siripo
golden laughter
Aanantha siripu
is a laugh of pure joy.
{ Naanal polae
Like a flexible reed,
Valaivathuthaan
is bending really what
Sattam ahuma adhai
the law is meant to do, and to
Valaipadharku valakkarignar
bend it, does a lawyer need
Pattam venuma } (2)
a formal degree?
Tharma thaayin
Should the children of
Pillaigal thaayin kannai
Mother Justice blindfold her
Maraipadha
eyes?
Unmai thannai
Rendering truth itself
Oomaiyaaki
mute,
{ Thalaikuniya vaipadha } (2)
and making it hang its head in shame?
Angae
Let those over there
Siripavargal
who laugh
Sirikattum adhu
keep laughing; that is
Aanava siripu …..
a laugh of arrogance...
Aanava siripu
a laugh of arrogance.
{ Thottam kaaka
Did the fence erected to guard the garden
Pota veli payirai thindradho
end up devouring the crops?
Adhai kelvi keka aal illamal
With no one present to question it,
Paarthu nippadho } (2)
should one merely stand and watch?
Naan oru kai paarkiren
I will take matters into my own hands,
Neram varum ketkiren
when the right time comes, I will demand answers.
Poonai alla pulli thaan
I am not a helpless cat, but a tiger,
Endru poga poga kaatukiren
as time unfolds, I will prove it,
Poga poga kaatukiren
as time unfolds, I will prove it.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This philosophical song from Rickshawkaran contrasts the arrogance of the wealthy elite with the innocent joy of the common people. The protagonist critiques a corrupt system where lawyers bend the law like flexible reeds, justice is reduced to written words rather than practice, and those meant to protect society devour its resources like a fence eating the crops. Ultimately, the song delivers a powerful warning of righteous vengeance, asserting that truth will triumph and the protagonist will rise like a tiger to demand accountability when the right time arrives.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Contrast (Maranu)
“Angae Siripavargal ... Ingae nee Sirikum pon siripo”
Contrasts arrogance (Aanava siripu) with pure bliss (Aanantha siripu), as well as human nature (Manitha jaadhi) with beastly nature (Miruga jaadhi).
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Manithan endra Porvaiyil mirugam”
Compares corrupt people to beasts hiding under human skin.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Naanal polae Valaivathuthaan Sattam ahuma”
Compares the malleability of law to a bending reed (Naanal).
Proverbial Metaphor
“Thottam kaaka Pota veli payirai thindradho”
Uses the famous Tamil idiom of a protective fence eating the crops to depict betrayers of trust and justice.
Animal Imagery / Metaphor
“Poonai alla pulli thaan Endru poga poga kaatukiren”
Compares self to a tiger rather than a weak cat to signal impending rebellion and strength.
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Trivia
Rickshawkaran (1971) won M. G. Ramachandran (MGR) the National Film Award for Best Actor. The music for this iconic track was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Vaali and vocals by T. M. Soundararajan.
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