Ennai Kalyanam Pannikko
From Kudumbam · 1954
- Lyricist
- M. S. Balasubramaniyam
- Singers
- D. Srinivas, P. Susheela
- Music director
- Pendyala Nageswara Rao
- Details
- Kudumbam1954
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ye kutti ennai kalayanam pannikko | Hey girl, marry me! |
| Ye kutti ennai kalayanam pannikko | Hey girl, marry me! |
| Unakkenna venum kettu vangikoo | Ask for whatever you want and take it from me. |
| Unakkenna venum kettu vangikoo | Ask for whatever you want and take it from me. |
| Nottu pavunu tharen | I will give you cash notes and gold sovereigns, |
| Pattu pudavai thaaren | I will give you rich silk sarees, |
| Ennai kalyanam pannikkoo | So marry me! |
| Female | |
| Aamaam unnaithaan naan kattikida venum | Yes, I ought to marry only you! |
| Enakku unnaithaan naan kattikida venum | For me, I ought to marry only you! |
| Onnum illaama poganuminna | If I want to end up with nothing, |
| Ottandiyaagamuninna | If I want to become a penniless beggar, |
| Onnum illaama poganuminna | If I want to end up with nothing, |
| Ottandiyaagamuninna | If I want to become a penniless beggar, |
| Unnaithan naan kattikida venum | I should marry only you! |
| Unnaithan naan kattikida venum | I should marry only you! |
| Male | |
| Adi ponnae poovae poovin manamae | Hey my gold, my flower, fragrance of a blossom! |
| Namma polaam aeroplanilae thinamae | We can go on airplane rides every day! |
| Female :Ennai yemaathathae idhellam actu | Female: Don't fool me, all this is just an act! |
| Unnai enakku theriyum nee eempty pocketu | I know all about you, you have empty pockets! |
| Male | |
| Illae vairangalaa pottu caril | No, decked in diamonds, in a car, |
| Walking poi varlaam | We can go out for a ride and walk! |
| Vairangalaa pottu caril | Decked in diamonds, in a car, |
| Walking poi varlaam | We can go out for a ride and walk! |
| Female :Aama vaai pandhal pottu summaa | Female: Oh yeah, building mouth-castles for free, |
| Vaari vaari tharalaam | You can lavishly dole out empty words! |
| Vaai pandhal pottu summaa | Oh yeah, building mouth-castles for free, |
| Vaari vaari tharalaam | You can lavishly dole out empty words! |
| Male | |
| ………………………. | |
ஏ குட்டி என்னை கல்யாணம் பண்ணிக்கோ
ஏ குட்டி என்னை கல்யாணம் பண்ணிக்கோ
உனக்கென்ன வேணும் கேட்டு வாங்கிக்கோ
உனக்கென்ன வேணும் கேட்டு வாங்கிக்கோ
நோட்டு பவுனு தரேன் பட்டு புடவை தாரேன்
என்னை கல்யாணம் பண்ணிக்கோ
Hey girl, marry me!
Hey girl, marry me!
Ask for whatever you want and take it from me.
Ask for whatever you want and take it from me.
I will give you cash notes and gold sovereigns,
I will give you rich silk sarees,
So marry me!
ஆமாம் உன்னைத்தான் நான் கட்டிக்கிட வேணும்
உன்னைத்தான் நான் கட்டிக்கிட வேணும்
எனக்கு ஒண்ணுமில்லாம போகணுமின்னா
ஓட்டாண்டியாகனுமின்னா
எனக்கு ஒண்ணுமில்லாம போகணுமின்னா
ஓட்டாண்டியாகனுமின்னா
உன்னை நான் கட்டிக்கிட வேணும்....
உன்னை நான் கட்டிக்கிட வேணும்....
Yes, I ought to marry only you!
For me, I ought to marry only you!
If I want to end up with nothing,
If I want to become a penniless beggar,
If I want to end up with nothing,
If I want to become a penniless beggar,
I should marry only you!
I should marry only you!
அடி பொன்னே பூவே பூவின் மணமே
நம்ம போலாம் ஏரோபிளானிலே தினமே
என்னை ஏமாத்தாதே இதெல்லாம் ஆக்டு
உன்னை எனக்குத் தெரியும் நீ எம்ட்டி பாக்கட்டு
Hey my gold, my flower, fragrance of a blossom!
We can go on airplane rides every day!
Female: Don't fool me, all this is just an act!
I know all about you, you have empty pockets!
இல்லே வயிரங்களாப் போட்டு காரில்
வாக்கிங் போய் வரலாம்
வயிரங்களாப் போட்டு காரில்
வாக்கிங் போய் வரலாம்
ஆமா வாய்ப்பந்தல் போட்டு சும்மா
வாரி வாரித் தரலாம்......
வாய்ப்பந்தல் போட்டு சும்மா
வாரி வாரித் தரலாம்...
No, decked in diamonds, in a car,
We can go out for a ride and walk!
Decked in diamonds, in a car,
We can go out for a ride and walk!
Female: Oh yeah, building mouth-castles for free,
You can lavishly dole out empty words!
Oh yeah, building mouth-castles for free,
You can lavishly dole out empty words!
..........................
Ye kutti ennai kalayanam pannikko
Hey girl, marry me!
Ye kutti ennai kalayanam pannikko
Hey girl, marry me!
Unakkenna venum kettu vangikoo
Ask for whatever you want and take it from me.
Unakkenna venum kettu vangikoo
Ask for whatever you want and take it from me.
Nottu pavunu tharen
I will give you cash notes and gold sovereigns,
Pattu pudavai thaaren
I will give you rich silk sarees,
Ennai kalyanam pannikkoo
So marry me!
Aamaam unnaithaan naan kattikida venum
Yes, I ought to marry only you!
Enakku unnaithaan naan kattikida venum
For me, I ought to marry only you!
Onnum illaama poganuminna
If I want to end up with nothing,
Ottandiyaagamuninna
If I want to become a penniless beggar,
Onnum illaama poganuminna
If I want to end up with nothing,
Ottandiyaagamuninna
If I want to become a penniless beggar,
Unnaithan naan kattikida venum
I should marry only you!
Unnaithan naan kattikida venum
I should marry only you!
Adi ponnae poovae poovin manamae
Hey my gold, my flower, fragrance of a blossom!
Namma polaam aeroplanilae thinamae
We can go on airplane rides every day!
Female :Ennai yemaathathae idhellam actu
Female: Don't fool me, all this is just an act!
Unnai enakku theriyum nee eempty pocketu
I know all about you, you have empty pockets!
Illae vairangalaa pottu caril
No, decked in diamonds, in a car,
Walking poi varlaam
We can go out for a ride and walk!
Vairangalaa pottu caril
Decked in diamonds, in a car,
Walking poi varlaam
We can go out for a ride and walk!
Female :Aama vaai pandhal pottu summaa
Female: Oh yeah, building mouth-castles for free,
Vaari vaari tharalaam
You can lavishly dole out empty words!
Vaai pandhal pottu summaa
Oh yeah, building mouth-castles for free,
Vaari vaari tharalaam
You can lavishly dole out empty words!
……………………….
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful duet from the 1954 film Kudumbam is a humorous banter between a man trying to woo a woman with grand, exaggerated promises and a smart, skeptical woman who sees right through his bluff. The male protagonist promises cash, gold sovereigns, silk sarees, diamond jewelry, car rides, and daily airplane trips if she agrees to marry him.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyming)
“Nottu pavunu tharen / Pattu pudavai thaaren”
The second consonant 'tt' in 'Nottu' and 'Pattu' rhymes across the consecutive lines.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Adi ponnae poovae poovin manamae”
Repetition of the initial 'p' sound in 'ponnae', 'poovae', and 'poovin'.
Idioms / Colloquial Metaphor
“Vaai pandhal pottu summaa”
'Vaai pandhal' (mouth canopy) is a Tamil idiom referring to making empty verbal promises without any intention or ability to fulfill them.
Code-mixing / Tanglish Rhyme
“Ennai yemaathathae idhellam actu / Unnai enakku theriyum nee eempty pocketu”
Blends Tamil with English words like 'act' and 'empty pocket' adapted with Tamil phonetics ('actu', 'pocketu') for comic effect.
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Trivia
Released in 1954, 'Kudumbam' was scored by Pendyala Nageswara Rao. The song stands out as an early example of playful, colloquial Tanglish comedy duets in Tamil cinema, highlighting everyday slang and social humor popular during the 1950s.
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