Ellame Therinjirunthum
From Ingeyum Manithargal · 1975
- Lyricist
- M. L. Ethirajan
- Singer
- Mu. Ka. Muthu
- Music director
- T. S. Naresh
- Details
- Ingeyum Manithargal1975
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Hae……ellaamae therinjirunthum | Hey... even after knowing everything |
| Yaemaara koodaathappaa | You shouldn't be fooled, my friend |
| Ullorukaaranappaa | I am a local man, my friend |
| Solluratha kelungappaa | Listen to what I am telling you |
| Male | |
| Ellaamae therinjirunthum | Even after knowing everything |
| Yaemaara koodaathappaa | You shouldn't be fooled, my friend |
| Ullorukaaranappaa | I am a local man, my friend |
| Solluratha kelungappaa | Listen to what I am telling you |
| Male | |
| Annangalae thambigalae | Brothers and younger brothers |
| Thambigalae annangalae | Younger brothers and brothers |
| Annangalae thambigalae | Brothers and younger brothers |
| Thambigalae annangalae | Younger brothers and brothers |
| Male | |
| Ellaamae therinjirunthum | Even after knowing everything |
| Yaemaara koodaathappaa | You shouldn't be fooled, my friend |
| Male | |
| Penninaththin | Of womankind |
| Kaavalan pol thondriduvaaru | He will pretend to appear as a protector |
| Ilam kannigalai vettaiyaada munthiduvaaru | But he will rush forward to prey on young maidens |
| Male | |
| Aasaiyo adhigamappaa | His desire is excessive, my friend |
| Arivuthaanae kuraichalappaa | But his intellect is deficient, my friend |
| Hoi aasaiyo adhigamappaa | Hey, his desire is excessive, my friend |
| Arivuthaanae kuraichalappaa | But his intellect is deficient, my friend |
| Veshamum kalainjathappaa | His disguise has fallen off, my friend |
| Vedikkaiyai paarungappaa | Watch the spectacle now, my friend |
| Male | |
| Ellaamae therinjirunthum | Even after knowing everything |
| Yaemaara koodaathappaa | You shouldn't be fooled, my friend |
| Ullorukaaranappaa | I am a local man, my friend |
| Solluratha kelungappaa | Listen to what I am telling you |
| Male | |
| Annangalae thambigalae | Brothers and younger brothers |
| Thambigalae annangalae | Younger brothers and brothers |
| Male | |
| Yaeri vanthan yaeri vantha yaenithannai | The ladder he climbed up on |
| Etti udhaithaar | He kicked away with his feet |
| Kayil yaenthi vanth vilakkirunthaum | Even though he held a lamp in his hand |
| Thavari vizhunthaar | He slipped and fell |
| Male | |
| Oor kanakkai kanakkupillai | The village accountant who audited everyone else's accounts |
| Kettu vachchaaru | Kept spoiled records |
| Oor kanakkai kanakkupillai | The village accountant who audited everyone else's accounts |
| Kettu vachchaaru | Kept spoiled records |
| Ippa than kanakkae thagaraaru | Now his own accounts are in trouble |
| Maatikkittaaru | He got caught red-handed |
| Ippa than kanakkae thagaraaru | Now his own accounts are in trouble |
| Maatikkittaaru | He got caught red-handed |
| Male | |
| Ellaamae therinjirunthum | Even after knowing everything |
| Yaemaara koodaathappaa | You shouldn't be fooled, my friend |
| Ullorukaaranappaa | I am a local man, my friend |
| Solluratha kelungappaa | Listen to what I am telling you |
| Male | |
| Annangalae thambigalae | Brothers and younger brothers |
| Thambigalae annangalae | Younger brothers and brothers |
| Annangalae thambigalae | Brothers and younger brothers |
| Thambigalae annangalae | Younger brothers and brothers |
| Male | |
| Sorillaatha yaezhaikkaaga parinthu pesuvaar | He speaks sympathetically for the poor who lack food |
| Than sontha aalai pattiniyaal saagadichchaaru | Yet he starved his own people to death |
| Sorillaatha yaezhaikkaaga parinthu pesuvaar | He speaks sympathetically for the poor who lack food |
| Than sontha aalai pattiniyaal saagadichchaaru | Yet he starved his own people to death |
| Uththamar pol eppozhuthum nadiththu vanthaaru | He always acted like a righteous man |
| Uththamar pol eppozhuthum nadiththu vanthaaru | He always acted like a righteous man |
| Pin eththanaiyo thavaru seithu thalaivar aanaaru | Then, committing so many mistakes, he became a leader |
| Thalaivar aanaaru | He became a leader |
| Male | |
| Ellaamae therinjirunthum | Even after knowing everything |
| Yaemaara koodaathappaa | You shouldn't be fooled, my friend |
| Ullorukaaranappaa | I am a local man, my friend |
| Solluratha kelungappaa | Listen to what I am telling you |
| Ullorukaaranappaa | I am a local man, my friend |
| Solluratha kelungappaa | Listen to what I am telling you |
| Male | |
| Annangalae thambigalae | Brothers and younger brothers |
| Thambigalae annangalae | Younger brothers and brothers |
| Annangalae thambigalae | Brothers and younger brothers |
| Thambigalae annangalae | Younger brothers and brothers |
ஹே......எல்லாமே தெரிஞ்சிருந்தும்
ஏமாறக் கூடாதப்பா
உள்ளூருகாரனப்பா
சொல்லுறத கேளுங்கப்பா
Hey... even after knowing everything
You shouldn't be fooled, my friend
I am a local man, my friend
Listen to what I am telling you
எல்லாமே தெரிஞ்சிருந்தும்
ஏமாறக் கூடாதப்பா
உள்ளூருகாரனப்பா
சொல்லுறத கேளுங்கப்பா
Even after knowing everything
You shouldn't be fooled, my friend
I am a local man, my friend
Listen to what I am telling you
அண்ணன்களே தம்பிகளே
தம்பிகளே அண்ணன்களே
அண்ணன்களே தம்பிகளே
தம்பிகளே அண்ணன்களே
Brothers and younger brothers
Younger brothers and brothers
Brothers and younger brothers
Younger brothers and brothers
எல்லாமே தெரிஞ்சிருந்தும்
ஏமாறக் கூடாதப்பா...
Even after knowing everything
You shouldn't be fooled, my friend
பெண்ணினத்தின்
காவலன் போல் தோன்றிடுவாரு
இளம் கன்னிகளை வேட்டையாட முந்திடுவாரு
Of womankind
He will pretend to appear as a protector
But he will rush forward to prey on young maidens
ஆசையோ அதிகமப்பா
அறிவுதானே குறைச்சலப்பா
ஹோய் ஆசையோ அதிகமப்பா
அறிவுதானே குறைச்சலப்பா
வேஷமும் கலைஞ்சதப்பா
வேடிக்கையை பாருங்கப்பா
His desire is excessive, my friend
But his intellect is deficient, my friend
Hey, his desire is excessive, my friend
But his intellect is deficient, my friend
His disguise has fallen off, my friend
Watch the spectacle now, my friend
எல்லாமே தெரிஞ்சிருந்தும்
ஏமாறக் கூடாதப்பா
உள்ளூருகாரனப்பா
சொல்லுறத கேளுங்கப்பா
Even after knowing everything
You shouldn't be fooled, my friend
I am a local man, my friend
Listen to what I am telling you
அண்ணன்களே தம்பிகளே
தம்பிகளே அண்ணன்களே
Brothers and younger brothers
Younger brothers and brothers
ஏறி வந்த ஏறி வந்த ஏணிதன்னை
எட்டி உதைத்தார்
கையில் ஏந்தி வந்த விளக்கிருந்தும்
தவறி விழுந்தார்
The ladder he climbed up on
He kicked away with his feet
Even though he held a lamp in his hand
He slipped and fell
ஏறி வந்த ஏறி வந்த ஏணிதன்னை
எட்டி உதைத்தார்
கையில் ஏந்தி வந்த விளக்கிருந்தும்
தவறி விழுந்தார்
The village accountant who audited everyone else's accounts
Kept spoiled records
The village accountant who audited everyone else's accounts
Kept spoiled records
Now his own accounts are in trouble
He got caught red-handed
Now his own accounts are in trouble
He got caught red-handed
ஊர் கணக்கை கணக்குப்பிள்ளை
கேட்டு வச்சாரு
ஊர் கணக்கை கணக்குப்பிள்ளை
கேட்டு வச்சாரு
இப்ப தன் கணக்கே தகராறு
மாட்டிக்கிட்டாரு
இப்ப தன் கணக்கே தகராறு
மாட்டிக்கிட்டாரு........
Even after knowing everything
You shouldn't be fooled, my friend
I am a local man, my friend
Listen to what I am telling you
எல்லாமே தெரிஞ்சிருந்தும்
ஏமாறக் கூடாதப்பா
உள்ளூருகாரனப்பா
சொல்லுறத கேளுங்கப்பா
Brothers and younger brothers
Younger brothers and brothers
Brothers and younger brothers
Younger brothers and brothers
அண்ணன்களே தம்பிகளே
தம்பிகளே அண்ணன்களே
அண்ணன்களே தம்பிகளே
தம்பிகளே அண்ணன்களே
He speaks sympathetically for the poor who lack food
Yet he starved his own people to death
He speaks sympathetically for the poor who lack food
Yet he starved his own people to death
He always acted like a righteous man
He always acted like a righteous man
Then, committing so many mistakes, he became a leader
He became a leader
சோறில்லாத ஏழைக்காக பரிந்து பேசுவார்
தன் சொந்த ஆளை பட்டினியால் சாகடிச்சாரு
சோறில்லாத ஏழைக்காக பரிந்து பேசுவார்
தன் சொந்த ஆளை பட்டினியால் சாகடிச்சாரு
உத்தமர் போல் எப்பொழுதும் நடித்து வந்தாரு
உத்தமர் போல் எப்பொழுதும் நடித்து வந்தாரு
பின் எத்தனையோ தவறு செய்து தலைவர் ஆனாரு
தலைவர் ஆனாரு
Even after knowing everything
You shouldn't be fooled, my friend
I am a local man, my friend
Listen to what I am telling you
I am a local man, my friend
Listen to what I am telling you
எல்லாமே தெரிஞ்சிருந்தும்
ஏமாறக் கூடாதப்பா
உள்ளூருகாரனப்பா
சொல்லுறத கேளுங்கப்பா
உள்ளூருகாரனப்பா
சொல்லுறத கேளுங்கப்பா
Brothers and younger brothers
Younger brothers and brothers
Brothers and younger brothers
Younger brothers and brothers
அண்ணன்களே தம்பிகளே
தம்பிகளே அண்ணன்களே
அண்ணன்களே தம்பிகளே
தம்பிகளே அண்ணன்களே
Hae……ellaamae therinjirunthum
Hey... even after knowing everything
Yaemaara koodaathappaa
You shouldn't be fooled, my friend
Ullorukaaranappaa
I am a local man, my friend
Solluratha kelungappaa
Listen to what I am telling you
Ellaamae therinjirunthum
Even after knowing everything
Yaemaara koodaathappaa
You shouldn't be fooled, my friend
Ullorukaaranappaa
I am a local man, my friend
Solluratha kelungappaa
Listen to what I am telling you
Annangalae thambigalae
Brothers and younger brothers
Thambigalae annangalae
Younger brothers and brothers
Annangalae thambigalae
Brothers and younger brothers
Thambigalae annangalae
Younger brothers and brothers
Ellaamae therinjirunthum
Even after knowing everything
Yaemaara koodaathappaa
You shouldn't be fooled, my friend
Penninaththin
Of womankind
Kaavalan pol thondriduvaaru
He will pretend to appear as a protector
Ilam kannigalai vettaiyaada munthiduvaaru
But he will rush forward to prey on young maidens
Aasaiyo adhigamappaa
His desire is excessive, my friend
Arivuthaanae kuraichalappaa
But his intellect is deficient, my friend
Hoi aasaiyo adhigamappaa
Hey, his desire is excessive, my friend
Arivuthaanae kuraichalappaa
But his intellect is deficient, my friend
Veshamum kalainjathappaa
His disguise has fallen off, my friend
Vedikkaiyai paarungappaa
Watch the spectacle now, my friend
Ellaamae therinjirunthum
Even after knowing everything
Yaemaara koodaathappaa
You shouldn't be fooled, my friend
Ullorukaaranappaa
I am a local man, my friend
Solluratha kelungappaa
Listen to what I am telling you
Annangalae thambigalae
Brothers and younger brothers
Thambigalae annangalae
Younger brothers and brothers
Yaeri vanthan yaeri vantha yaenithannai
The ladder he climbed up on
Etti udhaithaar
He kicked away with his feet
Kayil yaenthi vanth vilakkirunthaum
Even though he held a lamp in his hand
Thavari vizhunthaar
He slipped and fell
Oor kanakkai kanakkupillai
The village accountant who audited everyone else's accounts
Kettu vachchaaru
Kept spoiled records
Oor kanakkai kanakkupillai
The village accountant who audited everyone else's accounts
Kettu vachchaaru
Kept spoiled records
Ippa than kanakkae thagaraaru
Now his own accounts are in trouble
Maatikkittaaru
He got caught red-handed
Ippa than kanakkae thagaraaru
Now his own accounts are in trouble
Maatikkittaaru
He got caught red-handed
Ellaamae therinjirunthum
Even after knowing everything
Yaemaara koodaathappaa
You shouldn't be fooled, my friend
Ullorukaaranappaa
I am a local man, my friend
Solluratha kelungappaa
Listen to what I am telling you
Annangalae thambigalae
Brothers and younger brothers
Thambigalae annangalae
Younger brothers and brothers
Annangalae thambigalae
Brothers and younger brothers
Thambigalae annangalae
Younger brothers and brothers
Sorillaatha yaezhaikkaaga parinthu pesuvaar
He speaks sympathetically for the poor who lack food
Than sontha aalai pattiniyaal saagadichchaaru
Yet he starved his own people to death
Sorillaatha yaezhaikkaaga parinthu pesuvaar
He speaks sympathetically for the poor who lack food
Than sontha aalai pattiniyaal saagadichchaaru
Yet he starved his own people to death
Uththamar pol eppozhuthum nadiththu vanthaaru
He always acted like a righteous man
Uththamar pol eppozhuthum nadiththu vanthaaru
He always acted like a righteous man
Pin eththanaiyo thavaru seithu thalaivar aanaaru
Then, committing so many mistakes, he became a leader
Thalaivar aanaaru
He became a leader
Ellaamae therinjirunthum
Even after knowing everything
Yaemaara koodaathappaa
You shouldn't be fooled, my friend
Ullorukaaranappaa
I am a local man, my friend
Solluratha kelungappaa
Listen to what I am telling you
Ullorukaaranappaa
I am a local man, my friend
Solluratha kelungappaa
Listen to what I am telling you
Annangalae thambigalae
Brothers and younger brothers
Thambigalae annangalae
Younger brothers and brothers
Annangalae thambigalae
Brothers and younger brothers
Thambigalae annangalae
Younger brothers and brothers
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This social awareness song serves as a cautionary warning to the public against hypocritical leaders and opportunistic politicians. The speaker, presenting himself as a knowledgeable local insider, dismantles the virtuous façade of a corrupt figurehead who pretends to protect women, claims to care for the hungry, and plays the role of a saint while acting immorally in private. The song highlights how ungrateful leaders kick away the ladder that brought them to power, preach virtue while starving their own supporters, and ultimately get exposed when their deceptive accounts catch up with them.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Yaeri vantha yaenithannai / Etti udhaithaar”
Kicking the ladder used to climb symbolizes betrayal and ungratefulness toward those who helped one rise to power.
Situational Irony
“Kayil yaenthi vanth vilakkirunthaum / Thavari vizhunthaar”
Carrying a lamp yet slipping and falling symbolizes someone acting foolishly or committing moral errors despite possessing knowledge and resources.
Chiasmus / Antimetabole
“Annangalae thambigalae / Thambigalae annangalae”
Inverting the order of words in adjacent lines to create rhythmic appeal and emphasize solidarity among the crowd.
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Trivia
Mu. Ka. Muthu, the eldest son of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, starred and sang in 'Ingeyum Manithargal' (1975), which featured music composed by T. S. Naresh.
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