Ek Butti Aattanaa
From Veettukku Vandha Varalakshmi · 1958
- Lyricist
- Kuyilan
- Singers
- Vaidegi, M. Sathiyam
- Music director
- Pendyala Nageswara Rao
- Details
- Veettukku Vandha Varalakshmi1958
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ek butti attanaa | One small bottle for eight annas |
| Dho butti baranaa | Two small bottles for twelve annas |
| Avomerae avomerae | Come my dear, come my dear |
| Dekhko ji marundhu majaa | Look sir, at the magic of this medicine |
| Both :Avomerae avomerae | Both: Come my dear, come my dear |
| Dekhko ji marundhu majaa | Look sir, at the magic of this medicine |
| Male | |
| Ek butti | One small bottle |
| Female :Attanaa | Female: Eight annas |
| Male :Dho butti | Male: Two small bottles |
| Female :Baranaa | Female: Twelve annas |
| Both :Ek butti attanaa | Both: One small bottle for eight annas |
| Dho butti baranaa | Two small bottles for twelve annas |
| Female :Ek butti attanaa | Female: One small bottle for eight annas |
| Dho butti baranaa | Two small bottles for twelve annas |
| Male | |
| Pathiyamaedhum illenga | There are no dietary restrictions at all, sir |
| Baba guru vakkiyangha | These are the holy words of the Baba guru |
| Female :Pathiyamaedhum illenga | Female: There are no dietary restrictions at all, sir |
| Baba guru vakkiyangha | These are the holy words of the Baba guru |
| Male :Rotti thinnunga | Male: Eat roti |
| Kappai teayum thinnungha | Drink cup tea as well |
| Female :Arae paalu thinnungha | Female: Hey, drink milk |
| Pazhaiya kanji thinnungha | Eat old rice porridge |
| Male | |
| Mottai thalaikku thadavungha | Rub it on a bald head |
| Indha mottai thalaikku thadavungha | Rub this on a bald head |
| Kottina mayirundaagum | Fallen hair will grow back |
| Female :Kannil thappu irundhaale | Female: If there is defect in your vision |
| Pannikka sugam idhaale | You can get relief using this |
| Male :Mandai baaram jaatha hum | Male: Heaviness in the head will vanish |
| Female :Manasu noyi abhi theerum | Female: Mind distress will disappear right away |
| Male | |
| Paambhu kotti | If a snake bites |
| Female :Thaelu kuthina | Female: If a scorpion stings |
| Male :Erudhu kombaale | Male: Or if gored by a bull horn |
| Female :Arae etti udhachitta | Female: Or kicked from afar |
| Male :Vaarewaah thottu theichu paarungha | Male: Wow, just touch and rub it |
| Sollikittu odunga | And run away relieved |
| Female :Kanamenum thaangadhu | Female: The pain won't last even a second |
| Gunamulla marundhungha | It is a medicine filled with virtue |
| Male | |
| Paarungha sir ingae vangha | Look sir, come here |
| Podungha sir jalthi vaanghi | Buy and apply it quickly, sir |
| Paarungha sir ingae vangha | Look sir, come here |
| Podungha sir jalthi vaanghi | Buy and apply it quickly, sir |
| Edu paisa nee kondaa | Bring out your money |
| Avoo merae pakkathilae | Come near me |
வசனம் :
................
One small bottle for eight annas
Two small bottles for twelve annas
Come my dear, come my dear
Look sir, at the magic of this medicine
Both: Come my dear, come my dear
Look sir, at the magic of this medicine
ஏக் புட்டி ஆட்டணா
தோ புட்டி பாரணா
ஆவ்மேரே ஆவ்மேரே
தேக்கோஜி மருந்து மஜா
இருவர் :
ஆவ்மேரே ஆவ்மேரே
தேக்கோஜி மருந்து மஜா
One small bottle
Female: Eight annas
Male: Two small bottles
Female: Twelve annas
Both: One small bottle for eight annas
Two small bottles for twelve annas
Female: One small bottle for eight annas
Two small bottles for twelve annas
ஏக் புட்டி
ஆட்டணா
தோ புட்டி
பாரணா
இருவர் :
ஏக் புட்டி ஆட்டணா
தோ புட்டி பாரணா
ஏக் புட்டி ஆட்டணா
தோ புட்டி பாரணா
There are no dietary restrictions at all, sir
These are the holy words of the Baba guru
Female: There are no dietary restrictions at all, sir
These are the holy words of the Baba guru
Male: Eat roti
Drink cup tea as well
Female: Hey, drink milk
Eat old rice porridge
பத்தியமேதும் இல்லீங்க
பாபா குரு வாக்யங்க
பத்தியமேதும் இல்லீங்க
பாபா குரு வாக்யங்க
ரொட்டி தின்னுங்க
காப்பி டீயும் தின்னுங்க
அரே பாலு தின்னுங்க பழைய
கஞ்சி தின்னுங்க.......
Rub it on a bald head
Rub this on a bald head
Fallen hair will grow back
Female: If there is defect in your vision
You can get relief using this
Male: Heaviness in the head will vanish
Female: Mind distress will disappear right away
ஆவ்மேரே ஆவ்மேரே
தேக்கோஜி மருந்து மஜா
ஆவ்மேரே ஆவ்மேரே
தேக்கோஜி மருந்து மஜா
If a snake bites
Female: If a scorpion stings
Male: Or if gored by a bull horn
Female: Or kicked from afar
Male: Wow, just touch and rub it
And run away relieved
Female: The pain won't last even a second
It is a medicine filled with virtue
ஏக் புட்டி ஆட்டணா
தோ புட்டி பாரணா
Look sir, come here
Buy and apply it quickly, sir
Look sir, come here
Buy and apply it quickly, sir
Bring out your money
Come near me
மொட்டைத் தலைக்கித் தடவுங்க
இந்த மொட்டைத் தலைக்கித் தடவுங்க
கொட்டின மயிருண்டாகும்
கண்ணில் தப்பு இருந்தாலே
பண்ணிக்க சுகம் இதாலே
மண்டைப் பாரம் ஜாத்தாஹூம்
மனசு நோயி அபி தீரும்
ஆவ்மேரே ஆவ்மேரே
தேக்கோஜி மருந்து மஜா
ஆவ்மேரே ஆவ்மேரே
தேக்கோஜி மருந்து மஜா
ஏக் புட்டி ஆட்டணா
தோ புட்டி பாரணா
பாம்பு கொட்டினா
தேளு குத்தினா
எருது கொம்பாலே
அரே எட்டிக் ஒதச்சிட்டா
வாரே வா தொட்டுத் தேய்ச்சுப் பாருங்க
சொல்லிக்கிட்டு ஒடுங்க
கணமேனும் தங்காது
குணமுள்ள மருந்துங்க
ஆவ்மேரே ஆவ்மேரே
தேக்கோஜி மருந்து மஜா
ஆவ்மேரே ஆவ்மேரே
தேக்கோஜி மருந்து மஜா
ஏக் புட்டி ஆட்டணா
தோ புட்டி பாரணா
பாருங்க ஸார் இங்கே வாங்க
போடுங்க ஸார் ஜல்தி வாங்கி
பாருங்க ஸார் இங்கே வாங்க
போடுங்க ஸார் ஜல்தி வாங்கி
எடு பைஸா நீ கொண்டா
ஆவ் மேரே பக்கத்திலே......
ஆவ்மேரே ஆவ்மேரே
தேக்கோஜி மருந்து மஜா
ஆவ்மேரே ஆவ்மேரே
தேக்கோஜி மருந்து மஜா
{ஏக் புட்டி ஆட்டணா
தோ புட்டி பாரணா} (4)
Ek butti attanaa
One small bottle for eight annas
Dho butti baranaa
Two small bottles for twelve annas
Avomerae avomerae
Come my dear, come my dear
Dekhko ji marundhu majaa
Look sir, at the magic of this medicine
Both :Avomerae avomerae
Both: Come my dear, come my dear
Dekhko ji marundhu majaa
Look sir, at the magic of this medicine
Ek butti
One small bottle
Female :Attanaa
Female: Eight annas
Male :Dho butti
Male: Two small bottles
Female :Baranaa
Female: Twelve annas
Both :Ek butti attanaa
Both: One small bottle for eight annas
Dho butti baranaa
Two small bottles for twelve annas
Female :Ek butti attanaa
Female: One small bottle for eight annas
Dho butti baranaa
Two small bottles for twelve annas
Pathiyamaedhum illenga
There are no dietary restrictions at all, sir
Baba guru vakkiyangha
These are the holy words of the Baba guru
Female :Pathiyamaedhum illenga
Female: There are no dietary restrictions at all, sir
Baba guru vakkiyangha
These are the holy words of the Baba guru
Male :Rotti thinnunga
Male: Eat roti
Kappai teayum thinnungha
Drink cup tea as well
Female :Arae paalu thinnungha
Female: Hey, drink milk
Pazhaiya kanji thinnungha
Eat old rice porridge
Mottai thalaikku thadavungha
Rub it on a bald head
Indha mottai thalaikku thadavungha
Rub this on a bald head
Kottina mayirundaagum
Fallen hair will grow back
Female :Kannil thappu irundhaale
Female: If there is defect in your vision
Pannikka sugam idhaale
You can get relief using this
Male :Mandai baaram jaatha hum
Male: Heaviness in the head will vanish
Female :Manasu noyi abhi theerum
Female: Mind distress will disappear right away
Paambhu kotti
If a snake bites
Female :Thaelu kuthina
Female: If a scorpion stings
Male :Erudhu kombaale
Male: Or if gored by a bull horn
Female :Arae etti udhachitta
Female: Or kicked from afar
Male :Vaarewaah thottu theichu paarungha
Male: Wow, just touch and rub it
Sollikittu odunga
And run away relieved
Female :Kanamenum thaangadhu
Female: The pain won't last even a second
Gunamulla marundhungha
It is a medicine filled with virtue
Paarungha sir ingae vangha
Look sir, come here
Podungha sir jalthi vaanghi
Buy and apply it quickly, sir
Paarungha sir ingae vangha
Look sir, come here
Podungha sir jalthi vaanghi
Buy and apply it quickly, sir
Edu paisa nee kondaa
Bring out your money
Avoo merae pakkathilae
Come near me
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This humorous street-hawker duet from 'Veettukku Vandha Varalakshmi' (1958) depicts salesman-style performers selling a magical 'cure-all' potion. Blending Hindi and Tamil colloquialism, the vendors pitch their miracle balm as an inexpensive remedy requiring no dietary restrictions, claiming it can cure everything from baldness and vision troubles to snakebites, scorpion stings, and heartaches.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Code-Switching / Linguistic Hybridity
“Ek butti attanaa Dho butti baranaa”
Seamlessly mixes Hindi/Urdu phrases ('Ek butti', 'attanaa', 'Avo merae', 'jaatha hum') with Tamil colloquial grammar ('thaddavungha', 'illenga') to mimic urban street hawker speech.
Hyperbole (Exaggeration)
“Kottina mayirundaagum”
Uses comical exaggeration, claiming a single oil can instantly regrow hair on bald heads, fix vision problems, and heal snakebites and bull gores.
Iyaibu (Rhyming end scheme)
“Rotti thinnunga / Kappai teayum thinnungha”
Uses matching end sounds across successive lines ('thinnungha') to maintain a catchy, rhythmic tempo suited for hawking.
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Trivia
This song is a classic example of a 'street-hawker duet' in Tamil cinema of the 1950s. Lyricist Kuyilan employed popular Hindi market-vendor slang (like 'Avo merae' and counting in annas) to create an authentic and comical roadside sales pitch atmosphere.
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