Bayam Enadi
From Kalyanam Panni Paar · 1952
- Lyricist
- Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
- Singer
- Ghantasala
- Music director
- Ghantasala
- Details
- Kalyanam Panni Paar1952
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Bayamennadi city bayamennadi | Why fear, my city girl, why fear? |
| Bayamennadi city bayamennadi | Why fear, my city girl, why fear? |
| Beemannaa naanirukka bayamennadi | Why fear when I am here like Bhima? |
| Beemannaa naanirukka bayamennadi | Why fear when I am here like Bhima? |
| Male | |
| Bayamennadi city bayamennadi | Why fear, my city girl, why fear? |
| Unakku bayamennadi | Why should you be afraid? |
| Male | |
| Thaali kattina enthan | Since I tied the sacred thread |
| Pensaathi aanathum | And you became my wife, |
| Thaali kattina enthan | Since I tied the sacred thread |
| Pensaathi aanathum | And you became my wife, |
| Thanthai enna avanga | Whether her father comes |
| Thaaththaa vanthaalum sari | Or even her grandfather comes, it does not matter! |
| Male | |
| Bayamennadi city bayamennadi | Why fear, my city girl, why fear? |
| Unakku bayamennadi | Why should you be afraid? |
| Male | |
| Panjaayaththu board | The Panchayat Board |
| President en side….ooo….oo… | President is on my side... ooo... oo... |
| Panjaayaththu board | The Panchayat Board |
| Presitent en side…. | President is on my side... |
| High court ponaalum | Even if we go to the High Court, |
| Judgement nam side | The judgment will be on our side! |
| High court ponaalum | Even if we go to the High Court, |
| Judgement nam side | The judgment will be on our side! |
| Male | |
| Bayamennadi city bayamennadi | Why fear, my city girl, why fear? |
| Unakku bayamennadi | Why should you be afraid? |
| Male | |
| Kaaththirunthavan pennai | For the girl who belonged to the one who waited, |
| Neththu vanthavan paarkka | When someone who arrived yesterday casts his eyes on her, |
| Kaaththirunthavan pennai | For the girl who belonged to the one who waited, |
| Neththu vanthavan | Even if someone who arrived yesterday |
| Aasai kaattinaalum | Tries to lure with temptations, |
| Unnai kai viduvenaa | Will I ever abandon you? |
| Male | |
| Bayamennadi city bayamennadi | Why fear, my city girl, why fear? |
| Bayamennadi city bayamennadi | Why fear, my city girl, why fear? |
| City bayamennadi | City girl, why fear? |
| Bayamennadi city bayamennadi | Why fear, my city girl, why fear? |
| Unakku bayamennadi | Why should you be afraid? |
பயமென்னடி சிட்டி பயமென்னடி
பயமென்னடி சிட்டி பயமென்னடி
பீமண்ணா நானிருக்க பயமென்னடி
பீமண்ணா நானிருக்க பயமென்னடி
Why fear, my city girl, why fear?
Why fear, my city girl, why fear?
Why fear when I am here like Bhima?
Why fear when I am here like Bhima?
பயமென்னடி சிட்டி பயமென்னடி
உனக்கு பயமேன்னடி ...
Why fear, my city girl, why fear?
Why should you be afraid?
தாலி கட்டின எந்தன்
பெண்சாதி ஆனதும்
தாலி கட்டின எந்தன்
பெண்சாதி ஆனதும்
தந்தை என்ன அவங்க
தாத்தா வந்தாலும் சரி
Since I tied the sacred thread
And you became my wife,
Since I tied the sacred thread
And you became my wife,
Whether her father comes
Or even her grandfather comes, it does not matter!
பயமென்னடி சிட்டி பயமென்னடி
உனக்கு பயமென்னடி ...
Why fear, my city girl, why fear?
Why should you be afraid?
பஞ்சாயத்து போர்டு
பிரசிடெண்ட் என் சைடு....ஓஒ...ஓ...
பஞ்சாயத்து போர்டு
பிரசிடெண்ட் என் சைடு
ஐகோர்ட் போனாலும்
ஜட்ஜ்மெண்டு நம் சைடு
ஐகோர்ட் போனாலும்
ஜட்ஜ்மெண்டு நம் சைடு
The Panchayat Board
President is on my side... ooo... oo...
The Panchayat Board
President is on my side...
Even if we go to the High Court,
The judgment will be on our side!
Even if we go to the High Court,
The judgment will be on our side!
பயமென்னடி சிட்டி பயமென்னடி
உனக்கு பயமென்னடி ...
Why fear, my city girl, why fear?
Why should you be afraid?
காத்திருந்தவன் பெண்ணை
நேத்து வந்தவன் பார்க்க
காத்திருந்தவன் பெண்ணை
நேத்து வந்தவன்
ஆசைக் காட்டினாலும்
உன்னைக் கை விடுவேனோ
For the girl who belonged to the one who waited,
When someone who arrived yesterday casts his eyes on her,
For the girl who belonged to the one who waited,
Even if someone who arrived yesterday
Tries to lure with temptations,
Will I ever abandon you?
பயமென்னடி சிட்டி பயமென்னடி
பயமென்னடி சிட்டி பயமென்னடி
சிட்டி பயமென்னடி
பயமென்னடி சிட்டி பயமென்னடி
உனக்கு பயமென்னடி ...
Why fear, my city girl, why fear?
Why fear, my city girl, why fear?
City girl, why fear?
Why fear, my city girl, why fear?
Why should you be afraid?
Bayamennadi city bayamennadi
Why fear, my city girl, why fear?
Bayamennadi city bayamennadi
Why fear, my city girl, why fear?
Beemannaa naanirukka bayamennadi
Why fear when I am here like Bhima?
Beemannaa naanirukka bayamennadi
Why fear when I am here like Bhima?
Bayamennadi city bayamennadi
Why fear, my city girl, why fear?
Unakku bayamennadi
Why should you be afraid?
Thaali kattina enthan
Since I tied the sacred thread
Pensaathi aanathum
And you became my wife,
Thaali kattina enthan
Since I tied the sacred thread
Pensaathi aanathum
And you became my wife,
Thanthai enna avanga
Whether her father comes
Thaaththaa vanthaalum sari
Or even her grandfather comes, it does not matter!
Bayamennadi city bayamennadi
Why fear, my city girl, why fear?
Unakku bayamennadi
Why should you be afraid?
Panjaayaththu board
The Panchayat Board
President en side….ooo….oo…
President is on my side... ooo... oo...
Panjaayaththu board
The Panchayat Board
Presitent en side….
President is on my side...
High court ponaalum
Even if we go to the High Court,
Judgement nam side
The judgment will be on our side!
High court ponaalum
Even if we go to the High Court,
Judgement nam side
The judgment will be on our side!
Bayamennadi city bayamennadi
Why fear, my city girl, why fear?
Unakku bayamennadi
Why should you be afraid?
Kaaththirunthavan pennai
For the girl who belonged to the one who waited,
Neththu vanthavan paarkka
When someone who arrived yesterday casts his eyes on her,
Kaaththirunthavan pennai
For the girl who belonged to the one who waited,
Neththu vanthavan
Even if someone who arrived yesterday
Aasai kaattinaalum
Tries to lure with temptations,
Unnai kai viduvenaa
Will I ever abandon you?
Bayamennadi city bayamennadi
Why fear, my city girl, why fear?
Bayamennadi city bayamennadi
Why fear, my city girl, why fear?
City bayamennadi
City girl, why fear?
Bayamennadi city bayamennadi
Why fear, my city girl, why fear?
Unakku bayamennadi
Why should you be afraid?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Bayamennadi City is a playful and comical song sung by a husband offering jovial reassurance to his wife, affectionately addressed as 'city girl'. He tells her that she has no reason to fear anyone or anything now that they are married, regardless of whether her father or grandfather attempts to intervene in their life. To bolster her confidence, he humorously boasts about his high-level influence, claiming to have both the local Panchayat Board President and the High Court judges in his favor. Throughout the track, he compares his protective prowess to the mighty hero Bhima from the Mahabharata, promising never to abandon her regardless of outside temptations or interference.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Mythological Allusion / Metaphor
“Beemannaa naanirukka bayamennadi”
Comparing oneself to 'Beemann' (Bhima, the powerful warrior from the Mahabharata) to symbolize strength and total protection.
Code-Mixing / Loanwords
“Panjaayaththu board President en side”
Incorporating English legal and administrative vocabulary ('city', 'board', 'president', 'side', 'High court', 'judgement') for humorous and colloquial effect.
Repetition (Anaphora)
“Bayamennadi city bayamennadi”
The refrain 'Bayamennadi city bayamennadi' is repeated regularly to build rhythm and emphasize the theme of fearlessness.
Antithesis / Contrast
“Kaaththirunthavan pennai Neththu vanthavan paarkka”
Contrasting 'Kaaththirunthavan' (the one who waited patiently) with 'Neththu vanthavan' (the newcomer who arrived yesterday) to highlight loyal devotion versus transient temptation.
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Trivia
Kalyanam Panni Paar (1952) was a classical bilingual hit directed by L. V. Prasad, produced simultaneously in Telugu as 'Pelli Chesi Choodu'. Ghantasala served both as the music director and the playback singer for this energetic track, blending urban loanwords with traditional folk humor.
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