- Lyricist
- Udumalai Narayanakavi
- Singers
- P. Susheela, Savithri
- Music director
- T. Chalapathi Rao
- Movie name
- Anbu Magan
- Movie release year
- 1961
- Lyrics added on
- 10 Apr 2024
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Oru ooril oru raja rani
Unnai pola avangalukkum oru pulla
Athai kanna moodi thoongasonna
Kadhai sollunu kaetkkum
Kaalakaalam saapida sonna
Kadhai sollunu kaetkkum
Avanga amma chuma kadhaigal solli
Aluthu poai vitaal
Appdi irukkumbothu raja
Vaettaikku puraptaaar…
Baby :Yaemma….
Female :Naatu makkal potta paiyirai
Kaatu mirugam azhichudhaam
Aatai kadichu maatai kadichudhaam
Aalaiyum kooda kadichudhaam
Baby :Appuram
Udane raja pattathu kudhiraiyai
Kondu varacholli paanjaaru mela
Baby :Paanchi
Chalchalonu savari vitaar
Tak tak tak tak tak raja
Chalchalonu savari vitaar
Tak tak tak tak tak
Savukkal adithu laaganai izhuthu
Kudhirayai vitaaru raja
Chalchalonu savari vitaar
Tak tak tak tak tak
Kallaum karadum niraintha vazhiyil
Gaelap vittaru
Kallaum karadum niraintha vazhiyil
Gaelap vittaru
Kathiyai uruvi karampidicharu
Kaatile nuzhaincharu raja
Chalchalonu savari vitaar
Tak tak tak tak tak
Villai eduthu ambai pooti
Mazhayaa pozhinjaaru
Vilangugal ellam verunda oda
Suzhandru vandhaaru
Idathu kaaluku simitta koduthu
Eeenu sonnaru
Idathu kaaluku simitta koduthu
Eeenu sonnaru
Siragilatha paravai pola
Kudhirai parandhadhu paar raja
Chalchalonu savari vitaar
Tak tak tak tak tak
Karigal vandhana narigal vandhana
Karigal vandhana narigal vandhana nadunadungave
Kaatu erumai kootam vandhana kidukidunkkave
Kariyai pandrigal idikka vandhana
Karadi manthigal kadikka vandhana
Kariyai pandrigal idikka vandhana
Karadi manthigal kadikka vandhana
Kalai maan mudhal maraiyodigal
Kaanamal idampeyarnthana……..
Karigal vandhana narigal vandhana
Kaal odinjadhu vaal arundhadhu
Kazhuthodindhadhu
Nalla kaalam pirandhadhu
Kalappai piditha uzhavar manasil
Kavalai ozhinjadhu thirumba kudhirai parandhadhu
Chalchalonu savari vitaar
Tak tak tak tak tak rajaa
Chalchalonu savari vitaar
Tak tak tak tak tak
Vandhadhe bootham vandhadhe
Vandhadhe bootham vandhadhe
Manmele nilaamal magarajan munnale
Thaneerai unnaamal thadai seidhu malaipole
Vandhadhe bootham andhadhe
Indha thadagam en sondhamaagum
Engu vandhai endru ittadhe saabam
Indha thadagam en sondhamaagum
Engu vandhai endru ittadhe saabam
…. kiliyaai kavalar silayaai
Kallaanadhu innum solonum
Kadhai mitcham sollava innum sollava
Baby :Sollamma……
Vaettaikku pona rja
Vetukku seekiram varanumnu
Rani kadavulai vaendinaa…..
Baby :Yeppdi..?
Aa…aa….aadhavurunaiye alathini yaaro
Aandavane kadaikan paar ennai
Aandavane kadaikan paar
Naadhan illadhu naan uyir vaazhaen
Naadhan illadhu naan uyir vaazhaen
Vaedhanai vilaga innale ennai
Aandavane kadai kan paar ennai
Aandavane kadai kan paar
Arulam aandavan boodham thannai
Agniyaakki ottinaar
Arasanum kudhiraiyum boothathaale
Adaintha saabam maattrinar
Uravaam maganai raaniyai enni
Udanae paraithanil yeri
Oorukku varugaiyil avarukku munne
Ullam vandhadhu meeri
Varuvaar endru vizhi melae
Vizhi vaithirunthal maharani
Vanthitaaru ennum ninaivil
Vasal kadhavai thiranthaal
Once upon a time, in a town, there lived a king and a queen.
Just like you, they had a child too.
If told to close its eyes and sleep,
it would ask, "Tell me a story!"
If told to eat on time,
it would ask, "Tell me a story!"
That mother, after telling story after story,
grew utterly exhausted.
When things were like that, the king
set off on a hunt...
Child: "Why, Mother?"
Mother: "The crops the country folk had planted,"
"wild beasts were destroying, they say."
"They bit the sheep, they bit the cows,"
"and they even bit the people!"
Child: "And then?"
At once, the king ordered his royal steed
to be brought, and leapt onto its back!
Child: "He leapt?"
He went riding with a clatter and dash!
Clack-clack, clack-clack, clack, the king
went riding with a clatter and dash!
Clack-clack, clack-clack, clack!
Cracking the whip and tugging the reins,
the king spurred his horse ahead!
He went riding with a clatter and dash!
Clack-clack, clack-clack, clack!
Along the rocky and rugged path,
he rode at a gallop!
Along the rocky and rugged path,
he rode at a gallop!
Drawing his sword, he gripped it in hand,
and the king entered the forest!
He went riding with a clatter and dash!
Clack-clack, clack-clack, clack!
Taking his bow and notching an arrow,
he showered them like rain!
As all the wild animals fled in terror,
he charged around like a whirlwind!
Nudging with his left heel,
he urged the horse, "Hee-yah!"
Nudging with his left heel,
he urged the horse, "Hee-yah!"
Like a bird without wings,
look, the horse flew! The king
went riding with a clatter and dash!
Clack-clack, clack-clack, clack!
Elephants came, jackals came,
elephants came, jackals came, trembling with fear!
Herds of wild buffaloes came, shaking in dread!
Wild boars rushed in to charge,
bear ministers came snapping to bite!
Wild boars rushed in to charge,
bear ministers came snapping to bite!
From spotted deer to the swiftest runners,
all vanished and fled away...
Elephants came, jackals came,
legs broke, tails were severed,
and necks snapped!
Good times dawned at last!
In the hearts of the farmers holding plows,
worries vanished, and once again the horse flew!
He went riding with a clatter and dash!
Clack-clack, clack-clack, clack, the king
went riding with a clatter and dash!
Clack-clack, clack-clack, clack!
Out came a demon, out it came!
Out came a demon, out it came!
Hovering above the ground before the great king,
blocking him like a mountain from drinking water,
there came the demon!
"This pond belongs to me!
How dare you come here?" it roared, and cast a curse!
"This pond belongs to me!
How dare you come here?" it roared, and cast a curse!
...into a parrot, and the guards into statues,
turned to stone... shall I tell more?
Shall I tell the rest of the story? Shall I go on?
Child: "Tell me, Mother..."
Wishing that the king who went hunting
would return home safe and soon,
the queen prayed to God...
Child: "How?"
Ah... "O sole refuge, who else do I have?
O Lord, look upon me with mercy!
O Lord, look upon me with mercy!
Without my husband, I cannot live!
Without my husband, I cannot live!
To clear my sorrow and end my distress,
O Lord, look upon me with mercy!
O Lord, look upon me with mercy!"
The merciful Lord turned the demon
into fire and chased it away!
The curse that the king and his horse
suffered from the demon, He lifted away!
Thinking of his dear son and his queen,
the king immediately mounted his horse,
and as he returned to his town,
his eager heart flew ahead of him!
Waiting with hope, keeping her eyes
fixed on the road, the queen,
sensing that he had arrived,
opened the front door!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This classic story-song from the movie 'Anbu Magan' (1961) depicts a mother putting her child to sleep by narrating a heroic fairytale. She tells the story of a brave king who rides into a dangerous forest to protect his kingdom's farmers from wild animals destroying their crops. The story describes his galloping horse, his battle against wild animals, and a confrontation with a giant demon guarding a pond that casts a spell on his guards.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Odhukai / Rhyme & Onomatopoeia
“Chalchalonu savari vitaar / Tak tak tak tak tak raja”
Rhythmic sound words such as 'Tak tak tak' and 'Chalchalonu' evoke the sound of a galloping horse.
Upamai (Simile)
“Siragilatha paravai pola / Kudhirai parandhadhu paar raja”
Comparing the swift movement of the horse to a bird flying without wings ('Siragilatha paravai pola').
Metaphor / Hyperbole
“Villai eduthu ambai pooti / Mazhayaa pozhinjaaru”
Comparing the king shooting arrows in rapid succession to pouring heavy rain ('Mazhayaa pozhinjaaru').
Did you know?
Trivia
This track is a classic bedtime story lullaby song in Tamil cinema, written by legendary reformist poet Udumalai Narayanakavi and set to music by T. Chalapathi Rao. It features dialogue-like interludes between a mother and child.
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