- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Movie name
- Galatta Kalyanam
- Movie release year
- 1968
- Lyrics added on
- 19 Nov 2019
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This humorous song from the classic Tamil comedy film 'Galatta Kalyanam' is a comic lullaby sung by a bachelor who finds himself stuck taking care of a baby. He lamentingly sings to the infant that he is neither its father nor mother, wondering whose child it could be and how he got dragged into this chaos before even getting married. The protagonist humorously contrasts his bravery against angry creditors with his sheer panic when faced with an unruly, crying baby.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second-letter rhyme)
“Appappaa naan appan alladaa / Thappappaa naan thaayum alladaa”
Matching second consonants in consecutive lines (Appappaa / Thappappaa, Engae / Ingae).
Iyaibu (End rhyme)
“Kanakkaaga pillai perugindra thittam / Enakkaaga thaano yerpatta sattam”
Rhyming words at the end of adjacent lines (thittam / sattam, nenjam / anjum).
Humorous Irony / Parody
“Thaalaatta sonnaal paattondru solven / Paalootta sonnaal naan engu poven”
Subverting the traditional tender lullaby genre into a humorous complaint about bachelorhood and helplessness.
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Trivia
'Galatta Kalyanam' (1968) stars Sivaji Ganesan and Jayalalithaa, directed by C. V. Rajendran with music composed by M. S. Viswanathan and lyrics by Vaali. This song, sung by T. M. Soundararajan, showcases Sivaji Ganesan's impeccable comic timing in a comical situation involving baby care.
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