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Appankaran Muzhikkiran

From Naalu Perukku Nandri · 1983

Lyricist
Idhaya Chandran
Singer
M. S. Vishwanathan
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Naalu Perukku Nandri
Movie release year
1983
Lyrics added on
19 Jun 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Appankaaran muzhikkiraan aaththaa sirikkiraa
Paattankaaran naduvulathaan peranukku thavikkiraan
Appankaaran muzhikkiraan aaththaa sirikkiraa
Paattankaaran naduvulathaan peranukku thavikkiraan
Ippadiyum nadakkuthammaa valaikkaappu
Yaenammaa unakku intha veeraappu
Ippadiyum nadakkuthammaa valaikkaappu
Yaenammaa unakku intha veeraappu
Thannudaiya nilaththilae thanni vittu mulaikkalae
Innoruththan vidhaichchaanaa puriyala
Munnaalae senja vinai pinnaalae thirumputho
Sonnaalum vekkamthaan sollaatti thukkamthaan
Ippadiyum nadakkuthammaa valaikkaappu
Yaenappa unakku intha vilaiyaattu
Aththa peththa thirumaga vaththi vachchu rasikkiraan
Maththavanum manasoda sirikkiraan
Mullaalae mul edukka ellaamae nadakkutho
Amma un thittamthaan kaikoodum kattamthaan
Ippadiyum nadakkuthammaa valaikkaappu
Yaenammaa unakku intha veeraappu
Appankaaran muzhikkiraan aaththaa sirikkiraa
Paattankaaran naduvulathaan peranukku thavikkiraan
Ippadiyum nadakkuthammaa valaikkaappu
Yaenammaa unakku intha veeraappu
Meththaiyitta iravilae paththiniyin uravilae
Manmathanin vilaiyaattum nadakkalae
Thappaana pillai unai appaannu azhaippatho
Ennaagum maanathaan un paadu eenamthaan
Ennaagum maanathaan un paadu eenamthaan
Ippadiyum nadakkuthammaa valaikkaappu
Paarappaa nee purinja vilaiyaattu….
The father stares in confusion, the mother smiles.
The father stares in confusion, the mother smiles.
Caught in the middle, the grandfather yearns for a grandson.
Caught in the middle, the grandfather yearns for a grandson.
Look, even a baby shower can happen like this!
Why do you hold onto such stubborn pride, woman?
Look, even a baby shower can happen like this!
Why do you hold onto such stubborn pride, woman?
Nothing sprouted though water was poured on his own field;
Did someone else sow the seed? It is a mystery.
Is past karma coming back around to strike?
It brings shame to speak of it, and sorrow to stay silent.
Look, even a baby shower can happen like this!
Why are you playing such a game, my friend?
The aunt's precious daughter stirs up trouble and enjoys the show,
While the other man secretly laughs in his heart.
Is all this happening to remove a thorn with another thorn?
Woman, this is the moment your plan succeeds!
Look, even a baby shower can happen like this!
Why do you hold onto such stubborn pride, woman?
The father stares in confusion, the mother smiles.
Caught in the middle, the grandfather yearns for a grandson.
Look, even a baby shower can happen like this!
Why do you hold onto such stubborn pride, woman?
On the cushioned bed at night, in the company of the lawful wife,
The game of love never even took place.
Is a child not yours going to call you father?
What will happen to your honor? Your state is truly pitiful!
What will happen to your honor? Your state is truly pitiful!
Look, even a baby shower can happen like this, man!
Just look at the game you have played!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from 'Naalu Perukku Nandri' (1983) serves as a satirical commentary on intricate domestic conflicts, deceptive lineage, and social hypocrisy during a pregnancy ritual (valaikkaappu). The narrator observes the irony of a family celebrating an impending birth when paternity is in question and familial secrets lurk beneath the surface. Through philosophical observation, the lyrics express how ego, past sins, and scheming lead to public shame and internal misery.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani / Uruvagam)

“Thannudaiya nilaththilae thanni vittu mulaikkalae”

The metaphor compares fathering a child to sowing seeds in one's field ('Thannudaiya nilaththilae... Innoruththan vidhaichchaanaa'), representing questionable paternity through agricultural imagery.

Rhyme / Monai (Initial Alliteration)

“Sonnaalum vekkamthaan sollaatti thukkamthaan”

The Tamil poetic tradition of Monai is used across lines with matching initial sounds such as 'Sonnaalum' and 'sollaatti'.

Proverbial Allusion (Pazhamozhi)

“Mullaalae mul edukka ellaamae nadakkutho”

Refers to the popular Tamil idiom 'Mullaalae mul edukka' (removing a thorn using another thorn), symbolizing using one scheme or bad situation to counter another.

Antithesis / Contrast (Ezhuthu Muran)

“Sonnaalum vekkamthaan sollaatti thukkamthaan”

Contrasts the emotions of shame in speaking out ('vekkam') against sorrow in staying silent ('thukkam').

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Trivia

The song is composed and rendered by legendary music director M. S. Viswanathan himself. Known for delivering dramatic philosophical and situational songs in Tamil cinema, MSV's distinct vocal delivery enhances the sardonic and theatrical mood of this family-drama narrative.

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