China Jappan Rangon
From Karumaiyil Orr Azhahu · 1980
- Lyricist
- Gnaaniyaar
- Singer
- Vani Jairam
- Music director
- Agasthiyar
- Details
- Karumaiyil Orr Azhahu1980
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| China japan rangoon burma | China, Japan, Rangoon, Burma, |
| Salam silkukariye | Greetings, silk-clad dark beauty, |
| Naan salam silkukariye | I am the silk-clad dark beauty. |
| Female | |
| China japan rangoon burma | China, Japan, Rangoon, Burma, |
| Salam silkukariye | Greetings, silk-clad dark beauty, |
| Naan salam silkukariye | I am the silk-clad dark beauty. |
| Female | |
| Kurudan sevidan muradan madaiyan | The blind, the deaf, the rough, the foolish, |
| Ellam namadhu aalunga | They are all our people. |
| China japan rangoon burma | China, Japan, Rangoon, Burma, |
| Salam silkukariye | Greetings, silk-clad dark beauty, |
| Naan salam silkukariye ye ye ye | I am the silk-clad dark beauty, ye ye ye. |
| Female | |
| Maambazhathukkaaran pondaatti | The mango seller's wife, |
| Oru marakka pulla pethaalaam | Is said to have given birth to a Marakkar child. |
| Adhu thookka pona seemaatti | The rich lady who went to carry that child, |
| Thulli vizhundhu sethaalaam | Fell down bouncing and died, so they say. |
| Paarkka pona seemaatti | The rich lady who went to see, |
| Palodanju sethaalaam | Broke her teeth and died, so they say. |
| Female | |
| China japan rangoon burma | China, Japan, Rangoon, Burma, |
| Salam silkukariye | Greetings, silk-clad dark beauty, |
| Naan salam silkukariye | I am the silk-clad dark beauty. |
| Female | |
| Sethavaellam edhukka | Why lift the dead body? |
| Ninnu kummiyadichaalaam | She stood and danced the Kummi, so they say. |
| Adha paathu paathu chettiyaaru | Watching that again and again, the Chettiyar, |
| Pallu izhichaaraam | Grinned widely showing his teeth. |
| Female | |
| Kobam konda marakkaa pulla | Enraged by this, the Marakkar child, |
| Appalam aakkiduchaam | Crushed him into a papadum, |
| Chettiyaara appalam aakkiduchaam | Crushed the Chettiyar into a papadum! |
| Female | |
| En kannilae kalai veechu | Artistic glance in my eyes, |
| En udhattilae mukkani pechu | Speech sweet as the three royal fruits on my lips, |
| En kannilae kalai veechu | Artistic glance in my eyes, |
| En udhattilae mukkani pechu | Speech sweet as the three royal fruits on my lips, |
| En nenjilae veera moochu | Heroic breath in my chest, |
| En karathilae kaalam aachu | Time itself rests in my hands, |
| En nenjilae veera moochu | Heroic breath in my chest, |
| En karathilae kaalam aachu hoi | Time itself rests in my hands, hoi! |
| Female | |
| China japan rangoon burma | China, Japan, Rangoon, Burma, |
| Salam silkukariye | Greetings, silk-clad dark beauty, |
| Naan salam silkukariye…aa…aa…aa… | I am the silk-clad dark beauty... aa... aa... aa... |
சைனா ஜப்பான் ரங்கோன் பர்மா
சலாம் சில்க்குகாரியே
நான் சலாம் சில்க்குகாரியே
China, Japan, Rangoon, Burma,
Greetings, silk-clad dark beauty,
I am the silk-clad dark beauty.
சைனா ஜப்பான் ரங்கோன் பர்மா
சலாம் சில்க்குகாரியே
நான் சலாம் சில்க்குகாரியே
China, Japan, Rangoon, Burma,
Greetings, silk-clad dark beauty,
I am the silk-clad dark beauty.
குருடன் செவிடன் முரடன் மடையன்
எல்லாம் நமது ஆளுங்க
சைனா ஜப்பான் ரங்கோன் பர்மா
சலாம் சில்க்குகாரியே
நான் சலாம் சில்க்குகாரியே....ஏ...ஏ...ஏ...
The blind, the deaf, the rough, the foolish,
They are all our people.
China, Japan, Rangoon, Burma,
Greetings, silk-clad dark beauty,
I am the silk-clad dark beauty, ye ye ye.
மாம்பழத்துக்காரன் பொண்டாட்டி
ஒரு மரக்கா புள்ள பெத்தாளாம்
அத தூக்கப் போன சீமாட்டி
துள்ளி விழுந்து செத்தாளாம்
பார்க்க போன சீமாட்டி
பல்லொடைஞ்சு செத்தாளாம்
The mango seller's wife,
Is said to have given birth to a Marakkar child.
The rich lady who went to carry that child,
Fell down bouncing and died, so they say.
The rich lady who went to see,
Broke her teeth and died, so they say.
சைனா ஜப்பான் ரங்கோன் பர்மா
சலாம் சில்க்குகாரியே
நான் சலாம் சில்க்குகாரியே....
China, Japan, Rangoon, Burma,
Greetings, silk-clad dark beauty,
I am the silk-clad dark beauty.
செத்தவளெல்லாம் எதுக்க
நின்னு கும்மியடிச்சாளாம்
அத பாத்து பாத்து செட்டியாரு
பல்ல இளிச்சாராம்
Why lift the dead body?
She stood and danced the Kummi, so they say.
Watching that again and again, the Chettiyar,
Grinned widely showing his teeth.
கோபம் கொண்ட மரக்கா புள்ள
அப்பளம் ஆக்கிடுச்சாம்
செட்டியார அப்பளம் ஆக்கிடுச்சாம்
Enraged by this, the Marakkar child,
Crushed him into a papadum,
Crushed the Chettiyar into a papadum!
என் கண்ணிலே கலை வீச்சு
என் உதட்டிலே முக்கனி பேச்சு
என் கண்ணிலே கலை வீச்சு
என் உதட்டிலே முக்கனி பேச்சு
என் நெஞ்சிலே வீர மூச்சு
என் கரத்திலே காலம் ஆச்சு
என் நெஞ்சிலே வீர மூச்சு
என் கரத்திலே காலம் ஆச்சு ஹோய்...
Artistic glance in my eyes,
Speech sweet as the three royal fruits on my lips,
Artistic glance in my eyes,
Speech sweet as the three royal fruits on my lips,
Heroic breath in my chest,
Time itself rests in my hands,
Heroic breath in my chest,
Time itself rests in my hands, hoi!
சைனா ஜப்பான் ரங்கோன் பர்மா
சலாம் சில்க்குகாரியே
நான் சலாம் சில்க்குகாரியே....ஆ.. ஆஅ.. ஆ
China, Japan, Rangoon, Burma,
Greetings, silk-clad dark beauty,
I am the silk-clad dark beauty... aa... aa... aa...
China japan rangoon burma
China, Japan, Rangoon, Burma,
Salam silkukariye
Greetings, silk-clad dark beauty,
Naan salam silkukariye
I am the silk-clad dark beauty.
China japan rangoon burma
China, Japan, Rangoon, Burma,
Salam silkukariye
Greetings, silk-clad dark beauty,
Naan salam silkukariye
I am the silk-clad dark beauty.
Kurudan sevidan muradan madaiyan
The blind, the deaf, the rough, the foolish,
Ellam namadhu aalunga
They are all our people.
China japan rangoon burma
China, Japan, Rangoon, Burma,
Salam silkukariye
Greetings, silk-clad dark beauty,
Naan salam silkukariye ye ye ye
I am the silk-clad dark beauty, ye ye ye.
Maambazhathukkaaran pondaatti
The mango seller's wife,
Oru marakka pulla pethaalaam
Is said to have given birth to a Marakkar child.
Adhu thookka pona seemaatti
The rich lady who went to carry that child,
Thulli vizhundhu sethaalaam
Fell down bouncing and died, so they say.
Paarkka pona seemaatti
The rich lady who went to see,
Palodanju sethaalaam
Broke her teeth and died, so they say.
China japan rangoon burma
China, Japan, Rangoon, Burma,
Salam silkukariye
Greetings, silk-clad dark beauty,
Naan salam silkukariye
I am the silk-clad dark beauty.
Sethavaellam edhukka
Why lift the dead body?
Ninnu kummiyadichaalaam
She stood and danced the Kummi, so they say.
Adha paathu paathu chettiyaaru
Watching that again and again, the Chettiyar,
Pallu izhichaaraam
Grinned widely showing his teeth.
Kobam konda marakkaa pulla
Enraged by this, the Marakkar child,
Appalam aakkiduchaam
Crushed him into a papadum,
Chettiyaara appalam aakkiduchaam
Crushed the Chettiyar into a papadum!
En kannilae kalai veechu
Artistic glance in my eyes,
En udhattilae mukkani pechu
Speech sweet as the three royal fruits on my lips,
En kannilae kalai veechu
Artistic glance in my eyes,
En udhattilae mukkani pechu
Speech sweet as the three royal fruits on my lips,
En nenjilae veera moochu
Heroic breath in my chest,
En karathilae kaalam aachu
Time itself rests in my hands,
En nenjilae veera moochu
Heroic breath in my chest,
En karathilae kaalam aachu hoi
Time itself rests in my hands, hoi!
China japan rangoon burma
China, Japan, Rangoon, Burma,
Salam silkukariye
Greetings, silk-clad dark beauty,
Naan salam silkukariye…aa…aa…aa…
I am the silk-clad dark beauty... aa... aa... aa...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a lively and playful folk-style track sung from the perspective of a bold, self-assured woman who addresses her audience with charm and confidence. She introduces herself across international locations ('China, Japan, Rangoon, Burma') while embracing all ordinary people from different walks of life as her own. The song weaves a humorous and hyperbolic folk story about a feisty child and absurd mishaps, showcasing Tamil street-theatre humor.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhyme / Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“En kannilae kalai veechu / En udhattilae mukkani pechu”
Matching starting sounds in adjacent phrases or lines, such as 'En kannilae' and 'En udhattilae', or 'China japan rangoon burma'.
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“En kannilae kalai veechu / En nenjilae veera moochu”
Matching second consonants across consecutive lines, such as 'kannilae' and 'nenjilae' or 'marakka' and 'appalam'.
Hyperbole (Uruvagaimai / Adukku)
“Chettiyaara appalam aakkiduchaam”
Exaggerated folk storytelling describing a child flattening a Chettiyar like a papadum.
Metaphor (Uruvagom)
“En udhattilae mukkani pechu”
Comparing pleasant speech to 'Mukkani' (the three sacred fruits of Tamil tradition: Mango, Banana, Jackfruit).
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Trivia
The lyrics blend traditional Tamil folk narrative structures ('Kummi' rhythms, humorous folk tales) with global city names popular in pre-independence and post-war South Indian migration culture (Rangoon, Burma, Japan).
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