- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- S. C. Krishnan, K. Rani
- Music directors
- S. Dakshinamurthi, G. Ramanathan
- Movie name
- Kalyani (1952)
- Movie release year
- 1952
- Lyrics added on
- 20 Oct 2025
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Entha kaariyamaayinum unnaivida naan
Katchithamaaga seiven
Kana katchithamaaga seiven
Solla ponaal ellaaththilume
Unnai vida naan osthi
Solla ponaal ellaaththilume
Unnai vida naan osthi naan osthi
Nichchiyamaaga mudiyaathunnaal
Female :Nichchiyamaaga mudiyum ennaal
Male :Mudiyaathunnaal
Female :Mudiyum ennaal
Male :Mudiyaathunnaal
Female :Mudiyum ennaal
Naan pottiyin vazhiyilae
Paattu paadiyae
Naan ondiyaaga seivaen
Ondiyaaga seivaen
Solla ponaal ellaaththilume
Unnai vida naan osththi
Solla ponaal ellaaththilume
Unnai vida naan osththi naan osththi
Naan pattaalaththilae saernthu
Joraa sandaikki povaenae
Female :Naan pakkaththu veettukkaariyoda
Sandaikki povaenae
Naal pattaalaththilae
Naal pattaalaththilae
Naal pattaalaththilae saernthu
Joraa sandaikki povaenae
Female :Naan pakkaththu veettukkaariyoda
Sandaikki povaenae
Adukkadukkaaga miga azhagaaga
Poi solli naanae
Female :Adhilum miga miga
Miga miga azhagaa poruntha solvaenae
Adukkadukkaaga miga azhagaaga
Poi solli naanae
Female :Adhilum miga miga
Miga miga azhagaa poruntha solvaenae
Aa…aa…solla ponaa ellaaththilumae
Unnai vida naan osththi
Solla ponaa ellaaththilumae
Unnai vida naan osththi naan osththi
Inthaa nee porumaiyoda chappathi thinpiyaa
Male :Ennaalae mudiyaathammaa
Female :Ennaalum mudiyaathu
Adaigalellaam unnai kaattilum
Azhagaai anivaenae
Naan azhagaai anaivaenae
Entha aadaigalai nee aninthaalum
Naan azhagaai therivaenae
Naan azhagaai therivaenae
Oho sattaiyum vettiyum pottaa
Pakka sakikkathae ammaa
Female :Ada soottum courtum pottaal kooda
Joraai iruppen naan
Male :Sagikkaathu po…
Female :Sagikkum po….
Naan sangeethathil nipunan
Joraai saththam pottu paaduvaen
Naan sangeethathil nipunan
Naan sangeethaththil nipuni
Joraai saththam pottu paaduvaen
Naan sangeethaththil nipuni
Sangeethaththil nipunan
Female :Sarigama pathanisa sanithapa magasari
Sangeethaththil nipuni
Male :Sarigaa mathamaa pathamaa garisari
Sangeethaththil nipunan
Sarigaa mathani
Male :Pathani pathani
Female :Sa sa sa sa
Male :Ri ri ri ri
Female :Sa sa
Male :Ri ri
Female :Sa sa
Male :Ri ri
Sarigamaa
Female :Sarigamaa
Naan mella paaduvaen
Female :Naan medhuvaa paaduvaen
Male :Naan nallaa paaduvaen
Female :Naan nayamaa paaduvaen
Naan mella paaduvaen
Female :Naan medhuvaa paaduvaen
Male :Naan nallaa paaduvaen
Female :Naan nayamaa paaduvaen
Hindi paattu laaraalappaa
Female :Santha paattu aasai machchan
Male :Hindi paattu laaraalappaa
Female :Santha paattu aasai machchan
Male :Entha paattaayirunthaalum
Adhai mella paaduvaen naan
Entha paattaayirunthaalum
Adhai mella paaduvaen naan
Female :Miga medhuvaa paaduvaen naan
Mudiyaathunnaal
Female :Mudiyum ennaal
Male :Mudiyaathunnaal
Female :Mudiyum ennaal
Male :Mudiyaathunnaal
Female :Mudiyum ennaal
Naan kaasillaamal neiyi vaanguvaen
Kadugum milagum ulunthu vaanguvaen
Arisi paruppu athuvum vaanguvaen
Aththanaiyum oosi vaanguvaen
Male :Naan aththanaiyum oosi vaanguvaen
Naan aththa peththu iththula ezhuthi
Aatte thookki kuttiyil pottu
Kuttiya thookki aattula pottu
Ammaa kudukkira sampalaththoda
Kimpalamellaam saeththu neraiya
Sampaathippendi
Athu unnaal mudiyumaa seppandi
Appadiyaa
Intha amma nadanthu ponaalae pothum
Government achchadicha panamellaam aadum
Iva chummaa kazhuththa vettinaa pothum
Ingae solaisolaiyaa panam vanthu serum
Iva paaththaa kaasu sirichchaa kaasu
Ninnaa kaasu nadanthaa kaasu
Irunthaa kaasu mudinjaa pesu
Unnaal mudinjaa pesu
Mudiyum ennaal
Female :Mudiyaathunnaal
Male :Mudiyum ennaal
Female :Mudiyaathunnaal
Male :Mudiyum ennaal
Female :Mudiyaathunnaal
Male :Mudiyum ennaal
Female :Mudiyaathunnaal
Whatever the task may be, better than you...
...I will do it perfectly,
I will do it absolutely perfectly!
In fact, in everything,
I am far better than you!
In fact, in everything,
I am far better than you, yes, far better!
If I say you definitely cannot...
Female: I definitely can!
Male: You cannot!
Female: Yes, I can!
Male: You cannot!
Female: Yes, I can!
In a singing contest,
by singing away,
I will do it all on my own,
all on my own!
In fact, in everything,
I am far better than you!
In fact, in everything,
I am far better than you, yes, far better!
I will join the army
and boldly go off to fight in battle!
Female: I will go pick a fight
with the woman next door!
I, in the army,
I, in the army,
I will join the army
and boldly go off to fight in battle!
Female: I will go pick a fight
with the woman next door!
One after another, so skillfully,
I can tell lies!
Female: And even in that, far,
far more convincingly and smoothly, I can tell them!
One after another, so skillfully,
I can tell lies!
Female: And even in that, far,
far more convincingly and smoothly, I can tell them!
Ah... in fact, in everything,
I am far better than you!
In fact, in everything,
I am far better than you, yes, far better!
Look here, can you eat chapatis with patience?
Male: I certainly cannot, lady!
Female: Neither can I!
Any clothes, far better than you,
I will wear with style,
I will wear so stylishly!
Whatever clothes you put on,
I will still look much more charming,
I will look much more charming!
Oho, if you wear a shirt and dhoti,
it looks utterly terrible, lady!
Female: Hey, even if I wear a suit and coat,
I will look dashing and smart!
Male: It looks awful, go away!
Female: It looks great, get lost!
I am an expert in music,
I will sing loud and strong!
I am an expert in music,
I am a master of music!
I will sing loud and strong!
I am a master of music!
An expert in music!
Female: Sa Ri Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni Sa, Sa Ni Dha Pa Ma Ga Sa Ri
A master of music!
Male: Sa Ri Ga Ma Dha Ma, Pa Dha Ma, Ga Ri Sa Ri
An expert in music!
Sa Ri Ga Ma Dha Ni
Male: Pa Dha Ni, Pa Dha Ni
Female: Sa Sa Sa Sa
Male: Ri Ri Ri Ri
Female: Sa Sa
Male: Ri Ri
Female: Sa Sa
Male: Ri Ri
Sa Ri Ga Ma
Female: Sa Ri Ga Ma
I can sing softly,
Female: I can sing very softly,
Male: I can sing well,
Female: I can sing with sweet grace,
I can sing softly,
Female: I can sing very softly,
Male: I can sing well,
Female: I can sing with sweet grace,
A Hindi song like Lara Lappa,
Female: A catchy folk song like Aasai Machan,
Male: A Hindi song like Lara Lappa,
Female: A catchy folk song like Aasai Machan,
Male: No matter what song it may be,
I can sing it softly,
no matter what song it may be,
I can sing it softly,
Female: I can sing it even softer!
If I say you cannot...
Female: Yes, I can!
Male: You cannot!
Female: Yes, I can!
Male: You cannot!
Female: Yes, I can!
I can buy ghee without spending any money,
I'll get mustard, pepper, and black gram,
rice and lentils, I will buy those too,
I will get all of it for free!
Male: I will get all of it for free!
I will spin wild tales and write them all down,
lift the goat and put it inside the kid,
lift the kid and put it inside the goat,
along with the wages the mistress gives me,
collecting tips, perks, and side income,
I will make a fortune, girl!
Can you ever do that? Tell me, girl!
Is that so?
If this lady merely takes a stroll,
all the cash printed by the government will come dancing!
If she just gives a slight tilt of her head,
bundles and bundles of money will roll right in!
If she looks, it's cash; if she smiles, it's cash;
standing brings cash, walking brings cash;
just sitting brings cash! Speak up if you can beat that,
speak up if you have what it takes!
Male: Yes, I can!
Female: No, you can't!
Male: Yes, I can!
Female: No, you can't!
Male: Yes, I can!
Female: No, you can't!
Male: Yes, I can!
Female: No, you can't!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
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.
Did you know?
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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