Endha Kaariyamaayinum
From Kalyani (1952) · 1952
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- S. C. Krishnan, K. Rani
- Music directors
- S. Dakshinamurthi, G. Ramanathan
- Details
- Kalyani (1952)1952
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Entha kaariyamaayinum unnaivida naan | Whatever task it may be, compared to you, I... |
| Katchithamaaga seiven | Will do it flawlessly! |
| Kana katchithamaaga seiven | Yes, very flawlessly I will do it! |
| Solla ponaal ellaaththilume | In fact, in everything... |
| Unnai vida naan osthi | I am superior to you! |
| Solla ponaal ellaaththilume | In fact, in everything... |
| Unnai vida naan osthi naan osthi | I am superior to you, superior to you! |
| Male | |
| Nichchiyamaaga mudiyaathunnaal | Certainly, you cannot do it! |
| Female :Nichchiyamaaga mudiyum ennaal | Certainly I can! |
| Male :Mudiyaathunnaal | You can't! |
| Female :Mudiyum ennaal | I can! |
| Male :Mudiyaathunnaal | You can't! |
| Female :Mudiyum ennaal | I can! |
| Male | |
| Naan pottiyin vazhiyilae | Through this spirit of competition, |
| Paattu paadiyae | By singing songs, |
| Naan ondiyaaga seivaen | I will accomplish it all alone! |
| Ondiyaaga seivaen | Accomplish it all alone! |
| Solla ponaal ellaaththilume | In fact, in everything... |
| Unnai vida naan osththi | I am superior to you! |
| Solla ponaal ellaaththilume | In fact, in everything... |
| Unnai vida naan osththi naan osththi | I am superior to you, superior to you! |
| Male | |
| Naan pattaalaththilae saernthu | I will join the army, |
| Joraa sandaikki povaenae | And grandly go off to fight in war! |
| Female :Naan pakkaththu veettukkaariyoda | I will go with the neighbor woman, |
| Sandaikki povaenae | To pick a fight! |
| Male | |
| Naal pattaalaththilae | I in the army... |
| Naal pattaalaththilae | I in the army... |
| Naal pattaalaththilae saernthu | I will join the army, |
| Joraa sandaikki povaenae | And grandly go off to fight in war! |
| Female :Naan pakkaththu veettukkaariyoda | I will go with the neighbor woman, |
| Sandaikki povaenae | To pick a fight! |
| Male | |
| Adukkadukkaaga miga azhagaaga | Stack upon stack, very beautifully, |
| Poi solli naanae | I can invent lies myself... |
| Female :Adhilum miga miga | Even more than that, very very... |
| Miga miga azhagaa poruntha solvaenae | Very beautifully and fittingly I can weave lies! |
| Male | |
| Adukkadukkaaga miga azhagaaga | Stack upon stack, very beautifully, |
| Poi solli naanae | I can invent lies myself... |
| Female :Adhilum miga miga | Even more than that, very very... |
| Miga miga azhagaa poruntha solvaenae | Very beautifully and fittingly I can weave lies! |
| Male | |
| Aa…aa…solla ponaa ellaaththilumae | Ah... ah... in fact, in everything... |
| Unnai vida naan osththi | I am superior to you! |
| Solla ponaa ellaaththilumae | In fact, in everything... |
| Unnai vida naan osththi naan osththi | I am superior to you, superior to you! |
| Female | |
| Inthaa nee porumaiyoda chappathi thinpiyaa | Hey, can you eat chapatis with patience? |
| Male :Ennaalae mudiyaathammaa | I certainly can't do that, lady! |
| Female :Ennaalum mudiyaathu | Even I can't do that either! |
| Female | |
| Adaigalellaam unnai kaattilum | When it comes to clothes, compared to you... |
| Azhagaai anivaenae | I will dress up far more beautifully! |
| Naan azhagaai anaivaenae | I will dress up beautifully! |
| Entha aadaigalai nee aninthaalum | Whatever clothes you wear, |
| Naan azhagaai therivaenae | I will look beautiful! |
| Naan azhagaai therivaenae | I will look beautiful! |
| Male | |
| Oho sattaiyum vettiyum pottaa | Oho, if you wear a shirt and veshti, |
| Pakka sakikkathae ammaa | Oh boy, it looks utterly unbearable, lady! |
| Female :Ada soottum courtum pottaal kooda | Hey, even if I wear a suit and coat, |
| Joraai iruppen naan | I will look grand! |
| Male :Sagikkaathu po… | It won't look good, go on... |
| Female :Sagikkum po…. | It will look great, go on... |
| Male | |
| Naan sangeethathil nipunan | I am an expert in music, |
| Joraai saththam pottu paaduvaen | I will sing loudly and grandly! |
| Naan sangeethathil nipunan | I am an expert in music! |
| Female | |
| Naan sangeethaththil nipuni | I am a female expert in music! |
| Joraai saththam pottu paaduvaen | I will sing loudly and grandly! |
| Naan sangeethaththil nipuni | I am a female expert in music! |
| Male | |
| Sangeethaththil nipunan | An expert in music! |
| Female :Sarigama pathanisa sanithapa magasari | Sa-Ri-Ga-Ma Pa-Dha-Ni-Sa Sa-Ni-Dha-Pa Ma-Ga-Ri-Sa! |
| Sangeethaththil nipuni | A female expert in music! |
| Male :Sarigaa mathamaa pathamaa garisari | Sa-Ri-Ga Ma-Dha-Ma Pa-Dha-Ma Ga-Ri-Sa-Ri! |
| Sangeethaththil nipunan | An expert in music! |
| Female | |
| Sarigaa mathani | Sa-Ri-Ga Ma-Dha-Ni... |
| Male :Pathani pathani | Pa-Dha-Ni Pa-Dha-Ni! |
| Female :Sa sa sa sa | Sa sa sa sa! |
| Male :Ri ri ri ri | Ri ri ri ri! |
| Female :Sa sa | Sa sa! |
| Male :Ri ri | Ri ri! |
| Female :Sa sa | Sa sa! |
| Male :Ri ri | Ri ri! |
| Sarigamaa | Sa-Ri-Ga-Ma! |
| Female :Sarigamaa | Sa-Ri-Ga-Ma! |
| Male | |
| Naan mella paaduvaen | I will sing softly... |
| Female :Naan medhuvaa paaduvaen | I will sing gently... |
| Male :Naan nallaa paaduvaen | I will sing well... |
| Female :Naan nayamaa paaduvaen | I will sing elegantly... |
| Male | |
| Naan mella paaduvaen | I will sing softly... |
| Female :Naan medhuvaa paaduvaen | I will sing gently... |
| Male :Naan nallaa paaduvaen | I will sing well... |
| Female :Naan nayamaa paaduvaen | I will sing elegantly... |
| Male | |
| Hindi paattu laaraalappaa | Hindi songs like 'Laara Lappa'... |
| Female :Santha paattu aasai machchan | Folk market songs like 'Aasai Machchan'... |
| Male :Hindi paattu laaraalappaa | Hindi songs like 'Laara Lappa'... |
| Female :Santha paattu aasai machchan | Folk market songs like 'Aasai Machchan'... |
| Male :Entha paattaayirunthaalum | Whatever song it may be, |
| Adhai mella paaduvaen naan | I will sing it softly... |
| Entha paattaayirunthaalum | Whatever song it may be, |
| Adhai mella paaduvaen naan | I will sing it softly... |
| Female :Miga medhuvaa paaduvaen naan | I will sing it very gently... |
| Male | |
| Mudiyaathunnaal | You can't! |
| Female :Mudiyum ennaal | I can! |
| Male :Mudiyaathunnaal | You can't! |
| Female :Mudiyum ennaal | I can! |
| Male :Mudiyaathunnaal | You can't! |
| Female :Mudiyum ennaal | I can! |
| Female | |
| Naan kaasillaamal neiyi vaanguvaen | I can buy ghee without spending any money! |
| Kadugum milagum ulunthu vaanguvaen | I can get mustard, pepper, and urad dal! |
| Arisi paruppu athuvum vaanguvaen | Rice and lentils, I can get those too! |
| Aththanaiyum oosi vaanguvaen | I will get all of them for free on credit! |
| Male :Naan aththanaiyum oosi vaanguvaen | I will get all of them for free on credit! |
| Male | |
| Naan aththa peththu iththula ezhuthi | I will write down that my aunt gave birth, |
| Aatte thookki kuttiyil pottu | Putting the goat into the kid... |
| Kuttiya thookki aattula pottu | Putting the kid into the goat... |
| Ammaa kudukkira sampalaththoda | Along with the salary mom gives me, |
| Kimpalamellaam saeththu neraiya | I will add extra side earnings and save a whole lot! |
| Sampaathippendi | I will earn plenty, woman! |
| Athu unnaal mudiyumaa seppandi | Can you do that? Tell me! |
| Female | |
| Appadiyaa | Is that so? |
| Intha amma nadanthu ponaalae pothum | If this lady just walks past, that's enough, |
| Government achchadicha panamellaam aadum | All the money printed by the government will start dancing! |
| Iva chummaa kazhuththa vettinaa pothum | If she just turns her neck, that's enough, |
| Ingae solaisolaiyaa panam vanthu serum | Money will pile up right here like lush groves! |
| Female | |
| Iva paaththaa kaasu sirichchaa kaasu | If she looks it's money, if she smiles it's money, |
| Ninnaa kaasu nadanthaa kaasu | If she stands it's money, if she walks it's money! |
| Irunthaa kaasu mudinjaa pesu | If she stays it's money, speak if you can! |
| Unnaal mudinjaa pesu | Speak if you can! |
| Male | |
| Mudiyum ennaal | I can! |
| Female :Mudiyaathunnaal | You can't! |
| Male :Mudiyum ennaal | I can! |
| Female :Mudiyaathunnaal | You can't! |
| Male :Mudiyum ennaal | I can! |
| Female :Mudiyaathunnaal | You can't! |
| Male :Mudiyum ennaal | I can! |
| Female :Mudiyaathunnaal | You can't! |
எந்தக் காரியமாயினும் உன்னைவிட நான்
கச்சிதமாகச் செய்வேன்
கன கச்சிதமாகச் செய்வேன்
சொல்லப் போனால் எல்லாத்திலுமே
உன்னை விட நான் ஒஸ்த்தி
சொல்லப் போனால் எல்லாத்திலுமே
உன்னை விட நான் ஒஸ்த்தி நான் ஒஸ்த்தி
Whatever task it may be, compared to you, I...
Will do it flawlessly!
Yes, very flawlessly I will do it!
In fact, in everything...
I am superior to you!
In fact, in everything...
I am superior to you, superior to you!
நிச்சியமாக முடியாதுன்னால்
நிச்சியமாக முடியும் என்னால்
முடியாதுன்னால்
முடியும் என்னால்
முடியாதுன்னால்
முடியும் என்னால்....
Certainly, you cannot do it!
Certainly I can!
You can't!
I can!
You can't!
I can!
நான் போட்டியின் வழியிலே
பாட்டு பாடியே
நான் ஒண்டியாக செய்வேன்
ஒண்டியாக செய்வேன்
சொல்லப் போனால் எல்லாத்திலுமே
உன்னை விட நான் ஒஸ்த்தி
சொல்லப் போனால் எல்லாத்திலுமே
உன்னை விட நான் ஒஸ்த்தி நான் ஒஸ்த்தி
Through this spirit of competition,
By singing songs,
I will accomplish it all alone!
Accomplish it all alone!
In fact, in everything...
I am superior to you!
In fact, in everything...
I am superior to you, superior to you!
நான் பட்டாளத்திலே சேர்ந்து
ஜோரா சண்டைக்கிப் போவேனே
நான் பக்கத்து வீட்டுக்காரியோட
சண்டைக்கிப் போவேனே
I will join the army,
And grandly go off to fight in war!
I will go with the neighbor woman,
To pick a fight!
நான் பட்டாளத்திலே
நான் பட்டாளத்திலே
நான் பட்டாளத்திலே சேர்ந்து
ஜோரா சண்டைக்கிப் போவேனே
நான் பக்கத்து வீட்டுக்காரியோட
சண்டைக்கிப் போவேனே
I in the army...
I in the army...
I will join the army,
And grandly go off to fight in war!
I will go with the neighbor woman,
To pick a fight!
அடுக்கடுக்காக மிக அழகாக
பொய் சொல்லி நானே
அதிலும் மிக மிக
மிக மிக அழகா பொருந்த சொல்வேனே
Stack upon stack, very beautifully,
I can invent lies myself...
Even more than that, very very...
Very beautifully and fittingly I can weave lies!
அடுக்கடுக்காக மிக அழகாக
பொய் சொல்லி நானே
அதிலும் மிக மிக
மிக மிக அழகா பொருந்த சொல்வேனே
Stack upon stack, very beautifully,
I can invent lies myself...
Even more than that, very very...
Very beautifully and fittingly I can weave lies!
ஆ...ஆ....சொல்லப் போனால் எல்லாத்திலுமே
உன்னை விட நான் ஒஸ்த்தி
சொல்லப் போனால் எல்லாத்திலுமே
உன்னை விட நான் ஒஸ்த்தி நான் ஒஸ்த்தி
Ah... ah... in fact, in everything...
I am superior to you!
In fact, in everything...
I am superior to you, superior to you!
இந்தா நீ பொறுமையோட சப்பாத்தி தின்பியா
என்னாலே முடியாதம்மா
என்னாலும் முடியாது...
Hey, can you eat chapatis with patience?
I certainly can't do that, lady!
Even I can't do that either!
ஆடைகளெல்லாம் உன்னைக் காட்டிலும்
அழகாய் அணிவேனே
நான் அழகாய் அணிவேனே
எந்த ஆடைகளை நீ அணிந்தாலும்
நான் அழகாய்த் தெரிவேனே
நான் அழகாய் தெரிவேனே......
When it comes to clothes, compared to you...
I will dress up far more beautifully!
I will dress up beautifully!
Whatever clothes you wear,
I will look beautiful!
I will look beautiful!
ஓஹோ சட்டையும் வேட்டியும் போட்டா
பாக்க சகிக்காதே அம்மா
அட சூட்டும் கோட்டும் போட்டால் கூட
ஜோராய் இருப்பேன் நான்
சகிக்காது போ.......
சகிக்கும் போ.......
Oho, if you wear a shirt and veshti,
Oh boy, it looks utterly unbearable, lady!
Hey, even if I wear a suit and coat,
I will look grand!
It won't look good, go on...
It will look great, go on...
நான் சங்கீதத்தில் நிபுணன்
ஜோராய் சத்தம் போட்டுப் பாடுவேன்
நான் சங்கீதத்தில் நிபுணன்
I am an expert in music,
I will sing loudly and grandly!
I am an expert in music!
நான் சங்கீதத்தில் நிபுணி
ஜோராய் சத்தம் போட்டு பாடுவேன்
நான் சங்கீதத்தில் நிபுணி....
I am a female expert in music!
I will sing loudly and grandly!
I am a female expert in music!
சங்கீதத்தில் நிபுணன்
ஸரிகம பதநிஸ ஸநிதப மகஸரி
சங்கீதத்தில் நிபுணி...
ஸரிகா மதமா பதமா கரிஸரி
சங்கீதத்தில் நிபுணன்
An expert in music!
Sa-Ri-Ga-Ma Pa-Dha-Ni-Sa Sa-Ni-Dha-Pa Ma-Ga-Ri-Sa!
A female expert in music!
Sa-Ri-Ga Ma-Dha-Ma Pa-Dha-Ma Ga-Ri-Sa-Ri!
An expert in music!
ஸரிகா மதநி
பதநி பதநி
ஸ ஸ ஸ ஸ
ரி ரி ரி ரி
ஸ ஸ
ரி ரி
ஸ ஸ
ரிரி
ஸரிகமா
ஸரிகமா
Sa-Ri-Ga Ma-Dha-Ni...
Pa-Dha-Ni Pa-Dha-Ni!
Sa sa sa sa!
Ri ri ri ri!
Sa sa!
Ri ri!
Sa sa!
Ri ri!
Sa-Ri-Ga-Ma!
Sa-Ri-Ga-Ma!
நான் மெல்லப் பாடுவேன்
நான் மெதுவாப் பாடுவேன்
நான் நல்லா பாடுவேன்
நான் நயமாப் பாடுவேன்
I will sing softly...
I will sing gently...
I will sing well...
I will sing elegantly...
நான் மெல்லப் பாடுவேன்
நான் மெதுவாப் பாடுவேன்
நான் நல்லா பாடுவேன்
நான் நயமாப் பாடுவேன்
I will sing softly...
I will sing gently...
I will sing well...
I will sing elegantly...
இந்திப் பாட்டு லாராலப்பா
சந்தப் பாட்டு ஆசை மச்சான்
இந்திப் பாட்டு லாராலப்பா
சந்தப் பாட்டு ஆசை மச்சான்
எந்தப் பாட்டாயிருந்தாலும்
அதை மெல்லப் பாடுவேன் நான்
எந்தப் பாட்டாயிருந்தாலும்
அதை மெல்லப் பாடுவேன் நான்
மிக மெதுவாப் பாடுவேன் நான்
Hindi songs like 'Laara Lappa'...
Folk market songs like 'Aasai Machchan'...
Hindi songs like 'Laara Lappa'...
Folk market songs like 'Aasai Machchan'...
Whatever song it may be,
I will sing it softly...
Whatever song it may be,
I will sing it softly...
I will sing it very gently...
முடியாதுன்னால்
முடியும் என்னால்
முடியாதுன்னால்
முடியும் என்னால்
முடியாதுன்னால்
முடியும் என்னால்
You can't!
I can!
You can't!
I can!
You can't!
I can!
நான் காசில்லாமல் நெய்யி வாங்குவேன்
கடுகும் மிளகும் உளுந்து வாங்குவேன்
அரிசி பருப்பு அதுவும் வாங்குவேன்
அத்தனையும் ஓசி வாங்குவேன்
நான் அத்தனையும் ஓசி வாங்குவேன்
I can buy ghee without spending any money!
I can get mustard, pepper, and urad dal!
Rice and lentils, I can get those too!
I will get all of them for free on credit!
I will get all of them for free on credit!
நான் அத்தப் பேத்து இத்துல எழுதி
ஆட்டேத் தூக்கி குட்டியில் போட்டு
குட்டியேத் தூக்கி ஆட்டுலப் போட்டு
அம்மா குடுக்கிற சம்பளத்தோட
கிம்பளமெல்லாம் சேத்து நெறைய
சம்பாதிப்பேன்டி
அது உன்னால் முடியுமா செப்பண்டி....
I will write down that my aunt gave birth,
Putting the goat into the kid...
Putting the kid into the goat...
Along with the salary mom gives me,
I will add extra side earnings and save a whole lot!
I will earn plenty, woman!
Can you do that? Tell me!
அப்படியா..
இந்த அம்மா நடந்து போனாலே போதும்
கவர்மெண்டு அச்சடிச்ச பணமெல்லாம் ஆடும்
இவ சும்மா கழுத்த வெட்டினாப் போதும்
இங்கே சொளைசொளையாப் பணம் வந்து சேரும்
Is that so?
If this lady just walks past, that's enough,
All the money printed by the government will start dancing!
If she just turns her neck, that's enough,
Money will pile up right here like lush groves!
இவ பாத்தாக் காசு சிரிச்சாக் காசு
நின்னாக் காசு நடந்தாக் காசு
இருந்தாக் காசு முடிஞ்சா பேசு
உன்னால் முடிஞ்சாப் பேசு.....
If she looks it's money, if she smiles it's money,
If she stands it's money, if she walks it's money!
If she stays it's money, speak if you can!
Speak if you can!
முடியும் என்னால்
முடியாதுன்னால்
முடியும் என்னால்
முடியாதுன்னால்
முடியும் என்னால்
முடியாதுன்னால்
முடியும் என்னால்
முடியாதுன்னால்
I can!
You can't!
I can!
You can't!
I can!
You can't!
I can!
You can't!
Entha kaariyamaayinum unnaivida naan
Whatever task it may be, compared to you, I...
Katchithamaaga seiven
Will do it flawlessly!
Kana katchithamaaga seiven
Yes, very flawlessly I will do it!
Solla ponaal ellaaththilume
In fact, in everything...
Unnai vida naan osthi
I am superior to you!
Solla ponaal ellaaththilume
In fact, in everything...
Unnai vida naan osthi naan osthi
I am superior to you, superior to you!
Nichchiyamaaga mudiyaathunnaal
Certainly, you cannot do it!
Female :Nichchiyamaaga mudiyum ennaal
Certainly I can!
Male :Mudiyaathunnaal
You can't!
Female :Mudiyum ennaal
I can!
Male :Mudiyaathunnaal
You can't!
Female :Mudiyum ennaal
I can!
Naan pottiyin vazhiyilae
Through this spirit of competition,
Paattu paadiyae
By singing songs,
Naan ondiyaaga seivaen
I will accomplish it all alone!
Ondiyaaga seivaen
Accomplish it all alone!
Solla ponaal ellaaththilume
In fact, in everything...
Unnai vida naan osththi
I am superior to you!
Solla ponaal ellaaththilume
In fact, in everything...
Unnai vida naan osththi naan osththi
I am superior to you, superior to you!
Naan pattaalaththilae saernthu
I will join the army,
Joraa sandaikki povaenae
And grandly go off to fight in war!
Female :Naan pakkaththu veettukkaariyoda
I will go with the neighbor woman,
Sandaikki povaenae
To pick a fight!
Naal pattaalaththilae
I in the army...
Naal pattaalaththilae
I in the army...
Naal pattaalaththilae saernthu
I will join the army,
Joraa sandaikki povaenae
And grandly go off to fight in war!
Female :Naan pakkaththu veettukkaariyoda
I will go with the neighbor woman,
Sandaikki povaenae
To pick a fight!
Adukkadukkaaga miga azhagaaga
Stack upon stack, very beautifully,
Poi solli naanae
I can invent lies myself...
Female :Adhilum miga miga
Even more than that, very very...
Miga miga azhagaa poruntha solvaenae
Very beautifully and fittingly I can weave lies!
Adukkadukkaaga miga azhagaaga
Stack upon stack, very beautifully,
Poi solli naanae
I can invent lies myself...
Female :Adhilum miga miga
Even more than that, very very...
Miga miga azhagaa poruntha solvaenae
Very beautifully and fittingly I can weave lies!
Aa…aa…solla ponaa ellaaththilumae
Ah... ah... in fact, in everything...
Unnai vida naan osththi
I am superior to you!
Solla ponaa ellaaththilumae
In fact, in everything...
Unnai vida naan osththi naan osththi
I am superior to you, superior to you!
Inthaa nee porumaiyoda chappathi thinpiyaa
Hey, can you eat chapatis with patience?
Male :Ennaalae mudiyaathammaa
I certainly can't do that, lady!
Female :Ennaalum mudiyaathu
Even I can't do that either!
Adaigalellaam unnai kaattilum
When it comes to clothes, compared to you...
Azhagaai anivaenae
I will dress up far more beautifully!
Naan azhagaai anaivaenae
I will dress up beautifully!
Entha aadaigalai nee aninthaalum
Whatever clothes you wear,
Naan azhagaai therivaenae
I will look beautiful!
Naan azhagaai therivaenae
I will look beautiful!
Oho sattaiyum vettiyum pottaa
Oho, if you wear a shirt and veshti,
Pakka sakikkathae ammaa
Oh boy, it looks utterly unbearable, lady!
Female :Ada soottum courtum pottaal kooda
Hey, even if I wear a suit and coat,
Joraai iruppen naan
I will look grand!
Male :Sagikkaathu po…
It won't look good, go on...
Female :Sagikkum po….
It will look great, go on...
Naan sangeethathil nipunan
I am an expert in music,
Joraai saththam pottu paaduvaen
I will sing loudly and grandly!
Naan sangeethathil nipunan
I am an expert in music!
Naan sangeethaththil nipuni
I am a female expert in music!
Joraai saththam pottu paaduvaen
I will sing loudly and grandly!
Naan sangeethaththil nipuni
I am a female expert in music!
Sangeethaththil nipunan
An expert in music!
Female :Sarigama pathanisa sanithapa magasari
Sa-Ri-Ga-Ma Pa-Dha-Ni-Sa Sa-Ni-Dha-Pa Ma-Ga-Ri-Sa!
Sangeethaththil nipuni
A female expert in music!
Male :Sarigaa mathamaa pathamaa garisari
Sa-Ri-Ga Ma-Dha-Ma Pa-Dha-Ma Ga-Ri-Sa-Ri!
Sangeethaththil nipunan
An expert in music!
Sarigaa mathani
Sa-Ri-Ga Ma-Dha-Ni...
Male :Pathani pathani
Pa-Dha-Ni Pa-Dha-Ni!
Female :Sa sa sa sa
Sa sa sa sa!
Male :Ri ri ri ri
Ri ri ri ri!
Female :Sa sa
Sa sa!
Male :Ri ri
Ri ri!
Female :Sa sa
Sa sa!
Male :Ri ri
Ri ri!
Sarigamaa
Sa-Ri-Ga-Ma!
Female :Sarigamaa
Sa-Ri-Ga-Ma!
Naan mella paaduvaen
I will sing softly...
Female :Naan medhuvaa paaduvaen
I will sing gently...
Male :Naan nallaa paaduvaen
I will sing well...
Female :Naan nayamaa paaduvaen
I will sing elegantly...
Naan mella paaduvaen
I will sing softly...
Female :Naan medhuvaa paaduvaen
I will sing gently...
Male :Naan nallaa paaduvaen
I will sing well...
Female :Naan nayamaa paaduvaen
I will sing elegantly...
Hindi paattu laaraalappaa
Hindi songs like 'Laara Lappa'...
Female :Santha paattu aasai machchan
Folk market songs like 'Aasai Machchan'...
Male :Hindi paattu laaraalappaa
Hindi songs like 'Laara Lappa'...
Female :Santha paattu aasai machchan
Folk market songs like 'Aasai Machchan'...
Male :Entha paattaayirunthaalum
Whatever song it may be,
Adhai mella paaduvaen naan
I will sing it softly...
Entha paattaayirunthaalum
Whatever song it may be,
Adhai mella paaduvaen naan
I will sing it softly...
Female :Miga medhuvaa paaduvaen naan
I will sing it very gently...
Mudiyaathunnaal
You can't!
Female :Mudiyum ennaal
I can!
Male :Mudiyaathunnaal
You can't!
Female :Mudiyum ennaal
I can!
Male :Mudiyaathunnaal
You can't!
Female :Mudiyum ennaal
I can!
Naan kaasillaamal neiyi vaanguvaen
I can buy ghee without spending any money!
Kadugum milagum ulunthu vaanguvaen
I can get mustard, pepper, and urad dal!
Arisi paruppu athuvum vaanguvaen
Rice and lentils, I can get those too!
Aththanaiyum oosi vaanguvaen
I will get all of them for free on credit!
Male :Naan aththanaiyum oosi vaanguvaen
I will get all of them for free on credit!
Naan aththa peththu iththula ezhuthi
I will write down that my aunt gave birth,
Aatte thookki kuttiyil pottu
Putting the goat into the kid...
Kuttiya thookki aattula pottu
Putting the kid into the goat...
Ammaa kudukkira sampalaththoda
Along with the salary mom gives me,
Kimpalamellaam saeththu neraiya
I will add extra side earnings and save a whole lot!
Sampaathippendi
I will earn plenty, woman!
Athu unnaal mudiyumaa seppandi
Can you do that? Tell me!
Appadiyaa
Is that so?
Intha amma nadanthu ponaalae pothum
If this lady just walks past, that's enough,
Government achchadicha panamellaam aadum
All the money printed by the government will start dancing!
Iva chummaa kazhuththa vettinaa pothum
If she just turns her neck, that's enough,
Ingae solaisolaiyaa panam vanthu serum
Money will pile up right here like lush groves!
Iva paaththaa kaasu sirichchaa kaasu
If she looks it's money, if she smiles it's money,
Ninnaa kaasu nadanthaa kaasu
If she stands it's money, if she walks it's money!
Irunthaa kaasu mudinjaa pesu
If she stays it's money, speak if you can!
Unnaal mudinjaa pesu
Speak if you can!
Mudiyum ennaal
I can!
Female :Mudiyaathunnaal
You can't!
Male :Mudiyum ennaal
I can!
Female :Mudiyaathunnaal
You can't!
Male :Mudiyum ennaal
I can!
Female :Mudiyaathunnaal
You can't!
Male :Mudiyum ennaal
I can!
Female :Mudiyaathunnaal
You can't!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful and upbeat duet from Kalyani (1952) showcases a classic battle of the sexes between the male and female characters. Each character claims to be superior ('osthi') at every single task, ranging from serious endeavors like going to war to funny daily activities like squabbling with neighbors, telling lies, dressing fashionably, and getting groceries on credit without paying cash.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Muran (Antithesis)
“Mudiyaathunnaal / Mudiyum ennaal”
Direct opposition of ideas ('You cannot' vs 'I can') repeated continuously throughout the song to emphasize the competitive theme.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Iva paaththaa kaasu sirichchaa kaasu / Ninnaa kaasu nadanthaa kaasu”
Repetition of the end word 'kaasu' (money) across consecutive lines creating a rhythmic, rhyming effect.
Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Ninnaa kaasu / Irunthaa kaasu”
Matching second consonant sounds ('n' in Ninnaa and Irunthaa) across lines.
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Trivia
This playful song is heavily inspired by Irving Berlin's famous duet 'Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better)' from the 1946 Broadway musical 'Annie Get Your Gun'. Additionally, line 88 explicitly references the wildly popular Hindi song 'Lara Lappa' from the 1949 Bollywood film 'Ek Thi Ladki'.
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