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Lyrics & meaning

Bayilaa Padungada

From Sparisam · 1982

Lyricist
Ramanan
Singers
Deepan Chakravarthy, S. P. Sailaja
Music director
Ravi
Movie name
Sparisam
Movie release year
1982
Lyrics added on
23 Jan 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Oothamala oru naalum irukaa vendam
Osiyilae dum adika aalaiye vendam
Maadhavai panam ketu kenja vendam
Mangathaa thunairukum anja vendam
Paailaa padungada pandara saamigalaa
Paavapata jenmangalaa padika vandheegalaa
Paailaa padungada pandara saamigalaa
Paavapata jenmangalaa padika vandheegalaa
Naamalam oru kudumbam
Naalu peru mechikanum …..
Mappilai machinngannu
Uravu murai vachikanum
Mappilai machinngannu
Uravu murai vachikanum
Daavadika therinjikanum
Dance konjam pazhagikanum
Chorus :Daavadika therinjikanum
Dance konjam pazhagikanum
Sevathu melae yera kathukanum
Unnai thalaivaarunu soliputta othukanum
Principal roomkulae
Peruchaali irukuthu
Male :Chemistry lab-kkullae
Perungayam manakuthu
Proffessor singaaram
Thoranthaa pugai vardhu
Vazhi vittu nagarungadaa
Amman kovil theru varudhu
Good morning mam
Paailaa padungada pandara saamigalaa
Paavapata jenmangalaa padika vandheegalaa
Om ganapathi om ganapathi
Hostel poiyaanum
Ipo paadi mudikanum
Unaku kodi namaskkaaram
Om ganapathi om ganapathi
Hostel poiyaanum
Ipo paadi mudikanum
Unaku kodi namaskkaaram
Shanumuga podi matta dhoolu
Hostel samayal roomkkullae ethanai vavvaalu
Shanmuga podi matta dhoolu
Andha marathukum
Indha marathukum adichathu kaathu
Namma kooraiya pethu
Thooki kittu ponathu nerthu
Mazhai penju udambelaam thanni
Maman magal kaveriya
Manasukullae enni
Malaichu poi ninuputten
Kaiyum kaalum pinni
Ada makkaa naalu pudichikichu
Maleria janny….
Mazhai penju….
Aiyoo mazhai penju ….
Hostel roomkullae
Aalolam padungada
Kakkaa kuruvi ellam
Koodu kati vaazhudhuda
Tk tmk admk
I ga janagaa…ka kaa thae kaa….
Endha katchi vandhalum
Engaluku kavalai illai
Engaluku venneer vaikka
Yaetha oru thavalai ila
Endha katchi vandhalum
Engaluku kavalai illai
Engaluku venneer vaikka
Yaetha oru thavalai ila
Paailaa padungada pandara saamigalaa
Paavapata jenmangalaa padika vandheegalaa
Paailaa padungada pandara saamigalaa
Paavapata jenmangalaa padika vandheegalaa
Let's not spend a single day without a drink!
We don't need anyone around to bum a free smoke!
No need to beg Madhavan for pocket money!
Mangatha is protecting us, so have no fear!
Sing the baila, you bunch of penniless ascetics!
You miserable souls, did you really come here to study?
Sing the baila, you bunch of penniless ascetics!
You miserable souls, did you really come here to study?
All of us are one family,
and the whole town should admire us...
Calling each other brother-in-law and mate,
we should treat everyone like our own kin!
Calling each other brother-in-law and mate,
we should treat everyone like our own kin!
You've got to learn how to flirt with girls,
and pick up a few dance moves too!
Chorus: You've got to learn how to flirt with girls,
and pick up a few dance moves too!
You've got to learn how to climb over the wall,
and if they call you 'Leader', you must just play along!
Inside the principal's room,
there's a giant bandicoot rat!
Male: Inside the chemistry lab,
it smells strongly of asafoetida!
When Professor Singaram
opens his mouth, smoke comes billowing out!
Make way and step aside, boys,
the girl from Amman Kovil street is passing by!
Good morning, ma'am!
Sing the baila, you bunch of penniless ascetics!
You miserable souls, did you really come here to study?
Om Ganapathi, Om Ganapathi,
we have to get back to the hostel,
so we must finish singing now.
A million bows and salutations to you!
Om Ganapathi, Om Ganapathi,
we have to get back to the hostel,
so we must finish singing now.
A million bows and salutations to you!
Shanmuga snuff powder is top quality!
Inside the hostel kitchen, look how many bats are hanging!
Shanmuga snuff powder is top quality!
Between that tree
and this tree, the wind blew so hard,
that it ripped our roof right off
and blew it away yesterday!
The rain poured down, soaking me to the bone,
and thinking of my cousin Kaveri
deep inside my heart,
I stood there completely lost in a daze,
with my arms and legs shivering and tangled.
And on the fourth day, alas,
malaria fever gripped me tight...
The rain poured...
Oh, the rain poured down...
Inside the hostel rooms,
sing a sweet lullaby, boys!
Crows and sparrows alike
build their nests and live there comfortably!
DK, DMK, ADMK,
Janata, Congress, and all the rest...
Whichever political party comes to power,
we don't care at all!
Because even to boil some hot water,
we don't have a single proper pot!
Whichever political party comes to power,
we don't care at all!
Because even to boil some hot water,
we don't have a single proper pot!
Sing the baila, you bunch of penniless ascetics!
You miserable souls, did you really come here to study?
Sing the baila, you bunch of penniless ascetics!
You miserable souls, did you really come here to study?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This energetic song depicts the lively, carefree, and humorous college and hostel life of students. Through playful rhymes and informal local slang, the students poke fun at their professors, poor hostel conditions, political party rivalries, romantic pursuits, and daily struggles. Despite the lack of basic amenities like proper roofs or hot water vessels, they maintain strong camaraderie, treating each other as family and embracing student life with music, dance, and laughter.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaibo (Monorhyme / End Rhyme)

Oothamala oru naalum irukaa vendam

Multiple lines end with matching rhyming endings such as 'vendam', 'kudumbam', 'pazhagikanum', and 'kathukanum', building a rhythmic rhythm ideal for a group chorus.

Satirical Metaphor & Imagery

Principal roomkulae / Peruchaali irukuthu

Humorous comparison of academic facilities to chaotic scenes, such as comparing the principal's room to harboring bandicoots and chemistry lab smelling like cooking spices.

Emoni (Assonance / Second-letter Rhyme)

Paailaa padungada pandara saamigalaa

Repetition of second letter consonants or sounds across lines creating melodic cadence (e.g., 'Paailaa' and 'Paavapata').

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Trivia

'Sparisam' (1982) features a rare soundtrack composed by the veteran Hindi film music director Ravi (Ravi Shankar Sharma), who adapted his style to match Tamil college folk-pop sensibilities in this lively song.

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