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Enthan Peru Komali

From Siritha Mugam · 1968

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
T. M. Soundararajan
Music director
Sankar Ganesh
Movie name
Siritha Mugam
Movie release year
1968
Lyrics added on
2 Dec 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Endhan peru komaali
Naan ellorukkum yemaali
Endhan peru komaali
Naan ellorukkum yemaali
Yeno vandhen boomiyilnaanum
Iraivanidathil vaadhadi
Yeno vandhen boomiyilnaanum
Iraivanidathil vaadhadi
Iraivanidathil vaadhadi
Nallathu nadakuthu thalladi
Kettadhu poguthu munnadi
Nallathu nadakuthu thalladi
Kettadhu poguthu munnadi
Nalladhu kettadhu theriya ulagil
Naanum vandhen aathadi
Nalladhu kettadhu theriya ulagil
Naanum vandhen aathadi
Naanum vandhen aathadi
Endhan peru komaali
Naan ellorukkum yemaali
Yeno vandhen boomiyilnaanum
Iraivanidathil vaadhadi
Iraivanidathil vaadhadi
Avan buthiyil padaithathu mannu
Bodhaiyil padaithathu ponnu
Ponu ponnu ponnu
Avan buthiyil padaithathu mannu
Bodhaiyil padaithathu ponnu
Mathiyil kidanthu mayanguttum endru
Manidharkku vaithathu kannu
Mathiyil kidanthu mayanguttum endru
Manidharkku vaithathu kannu
Manidharkku vaithathu kannu aathadi
Endhan peru komaali
Naan ellorukkum yemaali
Yeno vandhen boomiyilnaanum
Iraivanidathil vaadhadi
Iraivanidathil vaadhadi
Arivirukkudhu enakku
Azhagirukkudhu onakku
Arivirukkudhu enakku
Azhagirukkudhu onakku
Irandum ulla pillai pirakkum
Thirumanamaanal namakku
Irandum ulla pillai pirakkum
Thirumanamaanal namakku
Thirumanamaanal namakku aathadi
Endhan peru komaali
Naan ellorukkum yemaali
Yeno vandhen boomiyilnaanum
Iraivanidathil vaadhadi
Iraivanidathil vaadhadi
My name is Clown,
I am a fool to everyone.
My name is Clown,
I am a fool to everyone.
I wonder why I came to this earth,
After arguing with God.
I wonder why I came to this earth,
After arguing with God,
After arguing with God.
Goodness stumbles and totters along,
While evil marches right ahead.
Goodness stumbles and totters along,
While evil marches right ahead.
Into a world that knows not good from bad,
Oh my, I too have arrived!
Into a world that knows not good from bad,
Oh my, I too have arrived!
Oh my, I too have arrived!
My name is Clown,
I am a fool to everyone.
I wonder why I came to this earth,
After arguing with God,
After arguing with God.
With a sober mind, He created the earth,
In a drunken stupor, He created woman!
Woman, woman, woman!
With a sober mind, He created the earth,
In a drunken stupor, He created woman!
So they would lose their minds in fascination,
He gave eyes to human beings!
So they would lose their minds in fascination,
He gave eyes to human beings!
He gave eyes to human beings, oh my!
My name is Clown,
I am a fool to everyone.
I wonder why I came to this earth,
After arguing with God,
After arguing with God.
I have the brains,
You have the beauty.
I have the brains,
You have the beauty.
A child blessed with both will be born,
If only we get married!
A child blessed with both will be born,
If only we get married!
If only we get married, oh my!
My name is Clown,
I am a fool to everyone.
I wonder why I came to this earth,
After arguing with God,
After arguing with God.
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Endhan Peru Komaali' is a playful, philosophical track from the 1968 film 'Siritha Mugam'. Through a clown persona, the singer self-deprecatingly refers to himself as a fool while delivering subtle social critiques about human nature and society. He remarks on the moral imbalance of the world where good struggles to move forward while bad flourishes, deflecting questions about his existential purpose back to the Creator.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

“Endhan peru komaali / Naan ellorukkum yemaali”

The lines end with rhyming words ('komaali' - clown, and 'yemaali' - fool), creating a rhythmic and catchy cadence.

Muran (Antithesis)

“Nallathu nadakuthu thalladi / Kettadhu poguthu munnadi”

Contrast between 'Nallathu' (Good) and 'Kettadhu' (Evil) highlights the moral contradiction where evil progresses faster than goodness.

Metaphor / Humor

“Avan buthiyil padaithathu mannu / Bodhaiyil padaithathu ponnu”

Kannadasan humorously metaphors creation by contrasting God's deliberate creation of earth with an 'intoxicated' creation of woman.

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Trivia

'Siritha Mugam' (1968) features music composed by the legendary duo Sankar-Ganesh. Kannadasan often used 'fool' or 'clown' characters in cinema songs to mask deeper, philosophical observations on life and society. Singer T. M. Soundararajan brings his trademark theatrical energy to match the clown persona on screen.

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