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Edam Maari Yaeriputta

From Madurai Sooran · 1984

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
S. P. Sailaja
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Madurai Sooran
Movie release year
1984
Lyrics added on
10 May 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Edam maari yaeri purtta mama
Ippa thadumaari nikkiraaru paama
Chorus :Aamaa
Edam maari yaeri purtta mama
Ippa thadumaari nikkiraaru paama
Adhu maari idhu maari aal maari vanthaaro
Oor maari per maari somari aavaaro
Edam maari yaeri purtta mama
Ippa thadumaari nikkiraaru paama
Female :Aama
Chorus :Adhu maari idhu maari aal maari vanthaaro
Oor maari per maari somari aavaaro
Edam maari yaeri purtta mama
Ippa thadumaari nikkiraaru paama
…………….
Maadu mechchu pazhakkappatta manusharo
Ivaru maattikkitta maranthuthaan drousaro
Chorus :…………….
Female :Maadu mechchu pazhakkappatta manusharo
Ivaru maattikkitta maranthuthaan drousaro
Maththiyaana velaiyile
Muththaalamman koyililae
Chorus :Hei he hei he he……
Maththiyaana velaiyile
Muththaalamman koyililae
Oththaiyaaga irunthu poosa maniyadichchavare
Anjaama
Chorus :Aa….
Female :Konjaama
Chorus :Aahaan
Anjaama kenajaama asaraama ninnu
Anjaaru naalaa oru eli pudichchavaro
Appa anga oru poonai vara kili pudichavaro
…………….
Aae class-um B class-um inaiyumo
Karuththa kaakkaikkaaga koiyyaappazham kaniyumo
Chorus :…………….
Female :Aae class-um B class-um inaiyumo
Karuththa kaakkaikkaaga koiyyaappazham kaniyumo
Vevarangala puriyaamo nelama yaedhum theriyaamae
Vevarangala puriyaamo nelama yaedhum theriyaamae
Vegamaga odi vanthu yaeri puttaaro
Alungaama
Chorus :Aa
Female :Salikkaama
Chorus :Aahaan
Alukkaama alukkaama angangae thaavum
Anumaarin vaarisaaga maarivittaaro
Rayilai erumaiyaaga nenachchu yaeri payanappattaaro
Edam maari yaeri putta mama
Ippa thadumaari nikkiraaru paamaa
Female :Aama
Chorus :Adhu maari idhu maari aal maari vanthaaro
Oor maari per maari somaari aavaaro
...
Uncle hopped onto the wrong compartment,
Now he stands there utterly confused, Bhama!
Chorus: Yes!
Uncle hopped onto the wrong compartment,
Now he stands there utterly confused, Bhama!
Did he get completely mixed up and arrive as a different man?
Will he change his town, change his name, and become a wanderer?
Uncle hopped onto the wrong compartment,
Now he stands there utterly confused, Bhama!
Female: Yes!
Chorus: Did he get completely mixed up and arrive as a different man?
Will he change his town, change his name, and become a wanderer?
Uncle hopped onto the wrong compartment,
Now he stands there utterly confused, Bhama!
...
Is he a man accustomed to herding cattle?
Did he forget himself and end up wearing shorts?
Chorus: ...
Female: Is he a man accustomed to herding cattle?
Did he forget himself and end up wearing shorts?
In the middle of the afternoon,
At the temple of goddess Muthalamman,
Chorus: Hey he hey he he...
In the middle of the afternoon,
At the temple of goddess Muthalamman,
Is he the one who stood all alone and rang the prayer bell?
Without fear,
Chorus: Ah...
Female: Without sweet-talking,
Chorus: Aha!
Without fear or pleading, standing firm and steady,
Did he spend five or six days just to catch a rat?
And when a cat showed up there, did he catch a parrot instead?
...
Can first class and second class ever go together?
Will a ripe guava ever fall to a black crow?
Chorus: ...
Female: Can first class and second class ever go together?
Will a ripe guava ever fall to a black crow?
Without understanding the facts or knowing the situation,
Without understanding the facts or knowing the situation,
Did he come running fast and climb right aboard?
Without stumbling,
Chorus: Ah,
Female: Without growing weary,
Chorus: Aha!
Leaping here and there without ever getting tired,
Has he turned into a descendant of Hanuman (the monkey god)?
Did he mistake the train for a buffalo and hop on for a ride?
Uncle hopped onto the wrong compartment,
Now he stands there utterly confused, Bhama!
Female: Yes!
Chorus: Did he get completely mixed up and arrive as a different man?
Will he change his town, change his name, and become a wanderer?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful and satirical song from the 1984 Tamil film 'Madurai Sooran' pokes fun at an eccentric character who has ended up in an unfamiliar situation. Through humorous comparisons—such as mistaking a train for a buffalo or attempting to catch a mouse for days—the lyrics mock his clumsy attempts to fit into a higher social class or unfamiliar environment.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Edam maari yaeri purtta mama / Ippa thadumaari nikkiraaru paama

Matching second consonants in adjacent lines creating rhythmic flow (Edam / Ippa, Maadu / Ivaru).

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Aae class-um B class-um inaiyumo / Karuththa kaakkaikkaaga koiyyaappazham kaniyumo

Rhyming word endings across successive lines (purtta mama / paama, inaiyumo / kaniyumo).

Metaphor & Humor

Rayilai erumaiyaaga nenachchu yaeri payanappattaaro

Humorous metaphor comparing a train to a buffalo and a person leaping around to Lord Hanuman.

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Trivia

'Madurai Sooran' features music by the popular dual composers Shankar-Ganesh and showcases lyricist Vaali's trademark folk-infused comedic songwriting style, sung dynamically by S. P. Sailaja.

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