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Lyrics & meaning

Bombalainga Therinju

From Bhagyavathi · 1957

Lyricist
A. Maruthakasi
Singer
S. C. Krishnan
Music director
S. Dakshinamurthi
Details
Bhagyavathi1957

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Pombalainga therinju kollanumWomen should understand
Intha kaala pombalaingaWomen of modern times
Therinju kollanumShould understand
Purushargalai naagareegaTo charm husbands in
Muraiyinilae vasiyam pannaA modern and fashionable way
Male
Pombalainga therinju kollanumWomen should understand
Intha kaala pombalaingaWomen of modern times
Therinju kollanumShould understand
Male
Konji konji pesikkittuSpeaking coaxingly and tenderly
Kulungi minukkikkituSwaying playfully and glittering
Konji konji pesikkittuSpeaking coaxingly and tenderly
Kulungi minukkikkituSwaying playfully and glittering
Kushipaduththu kondavanaiPleasing and captivating
Vasapaduththa inthakaalaThe husband, modern day
Male
Pombalainga therinju kollanumWomen should understand
Intha kaala pombalaingaWomen of modern times
Therinju kollanumShould understand
Male
Shippaan silk kattikittuDraping a chiffon silk saree
Chent powder poosikittuApplying perfume and powder
Haan shippaan silk kattikittuAh, draping a chiffon silk saree
Chent powder poosikittuApplying perfume and powder
Lipstick-kai thadavikittuApplying lipstick
Rettai pinnal pottu kollaStyling hair into double braids
Pombalainga….Women...
Male
Pombalainga therinju kollanumWomen should understand
Intha kaala pombalaingaWomen of modern times
Therinju kollanumShould understand
Male
Vekkaththaium kakkaththilaeTucking away traditional shyness
Adakki kollanumUnder their armpits
Midukkaana paarvaiyoduWith a confident and bold gaze
Nadanthu sellanumWalking with style
Male
Vekkaththaium kakkaththilaeTucking away traditional shyness
Adakki kollanumUnder their armpits
Midukkaana paarvaiyoduWith a confident and bold gaze
Nadanthu sellanumWalking with style
Male
Mukkiyamaa cooling classImportantly, wearing cooling glasses
Mugaththil irukkanumOn their face
Mukkiyamaa cooling classImportantly, wearing cooling glasses
Mugaththil irukkanumOn their face
Mun kaiyil velvettuHolding a velvet purse
Pai oosalaadanumSwinging from their forearm
PompalaingaWomen
Male
Pombalainga therinju kollanumWomen should understand
Intha kaala pombalaingaWomen of modern times
Therinju kollanumShould understand
Male
Aampalai manasu vanduA man's mind is like a beetle
Aampalai manasu vanduA man's mind is like a beetle
Adhu alaiyum azhagai kanduSeeing how it wanders after beauty
Intha unmaiyai nallaaUnderstanding this truth well
Unmaiyai nallaa purinjukonduUnderstanding the truth well
Ullam pola nadanthu kollaActing according to how they desire
PompalaingaWomen
Male
Pombalainga therinju kollanumWomen should understand
Intha kaala pombalaingaWomen of modern times
Therinju kollanumShould understand
Male
Purushargalai naagareegaTo charm husbands in
Muraiyinilae vasiyam pannaA modern and fashionable way
Purushargalai naagareegaTo charm husbands in
Muraiyinilae vasiyam pannaA modern and fashionable way
Male
Pombalainga therinju kollanumWomen should understand
Intha kaala pombalaingaWomen of modern times
Therinju kollanumShould understand

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This lighthearted and humorous song from the 1957 movie Bhagyavathi features a social commentary on modern lifestyle trends adopted by urban women in 1950s India. Sung by S. C. Krishnan, the song offers playful advice to modern women on how to charm their husbands using contemporary fashion and charm rather than old traditions.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamai)

Aampalai manasu vandu

Compares a man's mind to a beetle (vandu) that wanders from flower to flower seeking beauty.

Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)

Shippaan silk kattikittu

Rhyming of second consonant letters across lines for musical rhythm (Shippaan / Chent / Lipstick).

Repetition (Adukkuthodar)

Konji konji pesikkittu

Doubling words like 'konji konji' to emphasize endearing speech.

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Trivia

S. C. Krishnan was widely renowned in 1950s Tamil cinema for rendering high-pitch comical and satirical songs composed by music directors like S. Dakshinamurthi. Lyricist A. Maruthakasi frequently captured urban shifts and modern fashion trends through witty colloquialisms in his socio-satirical tracks.

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