- Lyricist
- Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
- Singer
- G. Kasthuri
- Music director
- S. Rajeswara Rao
- Movie name
- Mayabazar
- Movie release year
- 1957
- Lyrics added on
- 8 Mar 2022
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This comical song from the classic epic film Mayabazar (1957) is performed in a mischievous, playful tone during a illusory wedding sequence. The lyrics mockingly contrast the despair of the groom's side with the joy of the world, highlighting the arrival of mighty kings and wealthy rulers gathered in vast numbers for the alliance. The singer sarcastically praises the bride's swan-like grace and lightning-slender waist, boasting that the groom will faint upon seeing her beauty. The song exaggerates the wedding rituals, including the tying of the sacred thread and romantic banter, transforming a traditional wedding scenario into a theatrical farce.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Onomatopoeia (Anukaranasabda)
“Dumdum en kalyanam dumdum en kalyanam”
Use of rhythmic phonetic words 'Dumdum' and 'paam paam paam' to imitate the sound of traditional wedding drums and horns.
Antithesis / Contrast
“Ungalkku thindattam / Ulagamellam kondattam paam paam paam”
Contrasting 'thindattam' (struggle/trouble for you) with 'kondattam' (celebration for the world) to emphasize comedic irony.
Traditional Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Annanadai sundhriyam minnalidai pennivalaam”
Describing feminine beauty using classical imagery: 'Annanadai' (swan-like gait) and 'minnalidai' (lightning-slender waist).
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)
“Ennai kanda maappillaiyum yengi moorchaiyavaanam”
Exaggerating the effect of the bride's beauty, claiming the groom will faint in yearning upon sight.
End Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Villadhi veerargalaam tharani guberargalaam”
Rhyming line endings like 'thindattam' and 'kondattam', as well as 'veerargalaam' and 'guberargalaam'.
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Trivia
In the landmark film Mayabazar (1957), this song accompanies a famous trickery sequence where Ghatotkacha creates a fake bride (Chinnamaya) to disrupt Lakshmana Kumara's wedding to Sasirekha. In the Tamil version, vocalist G. Kasthuri lent her voice for this comical trickster song.
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