- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- S. P. Sailaja, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal
- Movie release year
- 1989
- Lyrics added on
- 14 Mar 2018
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Haiyyare haiyyare haiyyare
Hoyyare hoyyare hoyyare
Ellorum maavatta kathukedanum
Ithil eppothum thappilae othukedanum
Female :Ellarkum ellamum therinjiruntha
Athu illaatha nerathil kaikodukkom
Hoi hoi
Ellorum maavatta kathukedanum
Ithil eppothum thappilae othukedanum
Female :Ama
Ellarkum ellamum therinjiruntha
Athu illaatha nerathil kaikodukkom
MA yum BA yum
Vela illama ee otturaan
Annaadum vazhkai oda
Maavatturaan
Haiyyare haiyyare haiyyare
Hoyyare hoyyare hoyyare
Haiyyare haiyyare haiyyare
Hoyyare hoyyare hoyyare
Athirathilae thaan
Paathiramum thechi thechi
Thenji pochi
Thechi vaikirathae
Sathirathilae thaan
Sonna sollu
Pirichi pirichi padichi padichi
Mulichi nikkirathae
Aakki vaikiratha
Nitham nitham moppam pudikka
Mulinggi mulinggi
Baakki vaikirathae
Soru vikkiravan
Vikkaiyilae
Koovi koovi kurallum varandu
Thondai vikkurathae
Aooji aao
Sardarji bhaiya bhaiya
Aooji aao aao
Ghaoji ghaaoo
Sultanji bhaiya bhaiya
Ghaoji ghao ghao
Ellorum ippo ingae
Bhai bhai
Jaihind bholo
Haiyyare haiyyare haiyyare
Hoyyare hoyyare hoyyare
Hare ellorum maavatta
Kathukedanum
Ithil eppothum thappilae
Othukedanum
Male :Vaa vaa
Meenu vikkiravan
Sinna ida alukki kulukki
Minikki thalukki
Othungi nikirathae
Daaww adikiravan
Kannu rendum meratti veratti
Thorathi thorathi
Dive adikirathae
Ravikka thaikiravan
Kattazhaga morachi morachi
Veraikka veraikka
Alavedukirathae
Thaali kattinavan
Parthuputtu adichi pudichi
Avala ilutthu
Nadaiya katturathae
Aooji aao
Sardarji bhaiya bhaiya
Aooji aao…aoa arae aaoo
Ghaoji ghaaoo
Sultanji bhaiya bhaiya
Ghaoji ghao ghao
Ellorum ippo ingae
Bhai bhai
Jaihind bholo
Bholo
Ellorum maavatta kathukedanum
Ithil eppothum thappilae othukedanum
Female :Hoi hoi
Ellarkum ellamum therinjiruntha
Athu illaatha nerathil kaikodukkom
MA yum BA yum
Vela illama ee otturaan
Annaadum vazhkai oda
Maavatturaan
Ellorum maavatta kathukedanum
Ithil eppothum thappu ledhu othukedanum
Male :Ellarkum ellamum therinjiruntha
Athu illaatha nerathil kaikodukkom
Ketoo
Ellorum maavatta kathukedanum
Ithil eppothum thappilae othukedanum
Ellorum maavatta seekhna acha
Ithil eppothum thappilae samajgaiyena
Ellarkum ellamum aanachagiyae
Athu illaatha samai mae kaam aayaega
Ellorum maavatta kathukedanum
Ithil eppothum thappu ledhu othukedanum
Haiyaare, haiyaare, haiyaare!
Hoiyaare, hoiyaare, hoiyaare!
Everyone must learn how to grind batter!
There is never any shame in it, you must admit!
Female: If everyone knows how to do everything,
it will come to your aid when times are tough!
Hoy hoy!
Everyone must learn how to grind batter!
There is never any shame in it, you must admit!
Female: Yes!
If everyone knows how to do everything,
it will come to your aid when times are tough!
Men with MA and BA degrees
have no jobs and are just swatting flies!
Day after day, with life itself,
they are just grinding away!
Haiyaare, haiyaare, haiyaare!
Hoiyaare, hoiyaare, hoiyaare!
Haiyaare, haiyaare, haiyaare!
Hoiyaare, hoiyaare, hoiyaare!
In sheer agitation,
scrubbing and scrubbing the pot,
it gets completely worn down
as it is washed and set aside!
At the traveler's inn,
the words that were spoken,
reading and analyzing them over and over,
one just stands there wide awake!
Is the meal cooked and ready?
Sniffing around day after day,
gulping it down in bites,
they leave behind the leftovers!
The one who sells food,
while calling out to make a sale,
shouts till his voice runs dry,
and his throat gets completely choked up!
Please come, do come in!
Sardarji, dear brother!
Please come, do come, come on in!
Please eat, do eat!
Sultanji, dear brother!
Please eat, do eat, please eat!
All of us here right now
are brothers!
Say 'Jai Hind!'
Haiyaare, haiyaare, haiyaare!
Hoiyaare, hoiyaare, hoiyaare!
Hey, everyone must learn
how to grind batter!
There is never any shame in this,
you must admit!
Male: Come, come!
The fisherwoman,
swaying and shaking her slender waist,
flaunting her dazzle and charm,
steps aside and pauses!
The guy trying to flirt,
his eyes glaring and chasing,
pursuing her relentlessly,
take a sudden dive!
The tailor stitching the blouse,
staring and staring at her beauty,
stiffening with excitement,
takes her measurements!
The husband who tied the wedding knot,
seeing this, rushes in with fury,
drags her away,
and storms right out!
Please come, do come in!
Sardarji, dear brother!
Please come, do come... oh, please come in!
Please eat, do eat!
Sultanji, dear brother!
Please eat, do eat, please eat!
All of us here right now
are brothers!
Say 'Jai Hind!'
Say it!
Everyone must learn how to grind batter!
There is never any shame in it, you must admit!
Female: Hoy hoy!
If everyone knows how to do everything,
it will come to your aid when times are tough!
Men with MA and BA degrees
have no jobs and are just swatting flies!
Day after day, with life itself,
they are just grinding away!
Everyone must learn how to grind batter!
There is never any shame in it, you must admit!
Male: If everyone knows how to do everything,
it will come to your aid when times are tough!
Listen!
Everyone must learn how to grind batter!
There is never any shame in it, you must admit!
Everyone learning to grind batter is a good thing!
There is never any shame in it, do you understand?
Everyone ought to know every kind of skill!
In times of need, it will surely come in handy!
Everyone must learn how to grind batter!
There is no shame in it, you must admit!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Ellorum Maavatta' from the movie 'Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal' (1989) is a lighthearted yet insightful social commentary on the dignity of labor and practical life skills. It humorously addresses the reality of highly educated graduates (MA and BA degree holders) who face unemployment and emphasizes that learning basic chores like grinding batter or cooking is essential and carries no shame.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Ellorum maavatta kathukedanum / Ithil eppothum thappilae othukedanum”
The second character 'll' (ள்ள/ல்ல) rhymes across consecutive lines.
Monaai (Alliteration)
“MA yum BA yum / Vela illama ee otturaan”
Repetition of initial consonant/vowel sounds in words across lines.
Anaphora / Onomatopoeia
“Haiyyare haiyyare haiyyare / Hoyyare hoyyare hoyyare”
Rhythmic vocables like 'Haiyyare', 'Hoyyare', and 'Aooji aao' used for energetic folk cadence.
Did you know?
Trivia
Composed by Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics by Vaali for K. Balachander's critically acclaimed film 'Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal' (1989), this track blends Tamil folk rhythms with Hindi lines ('Jaihind bholo', 'Sardarji bhaiya') to emphasize national unity and universal dignity of labor.
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