Ezhaikku Edhu
From Vaazhkkai · 1949
- Lyricist
- K. P. Kamatchisundaram
- Singer
- T. K. Shanmugam
- Music director
- R. Sudharsanam
- Details
- Vaazhkkai1949
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ezhaikku yedhu inbam | Where is happiness for a poor person? |
| Ezhaikku yedhu inbam | Where is happiness for a poor person? |
| Male | |
| Ezhaikku yedhu inbam | Where is happiness for a poor person? |
| Ezhaikku yedhu inbam | Where is happiness for a poor person? |
| Paazhum panamillaenna ulagamae thunbam | Without wretched money, the entire world is filled with sorrow. |
| Ezhaikku yedhu inbam | Where is happiness for a poor person? |
| Ezhaikku yedhu inbam | Where is happiness for a poor person? |
| Paazhum panamillaenna ulagamae thunbam | Without wretched money, the entire world is filled with sorrow. |
| Ezhaikku yedhu inbam | Where is happiness for a poor person? |
| Male | |
| Mandha buthikkaaranaiyum | Even a fool or a dull-witted man... |
| Indhiran chandhiraninnu | ...as Lord Indra or the Moon... |
| Varnanaigal pannuvaanga | ...people will heap praises upon him! |
| Mandha buthikkaaranaiyum | Even a fool or a dull-witted man... |
| Indhiran chandhiraninnu | ...as Lord Indra or the Moon... |
| Varnanaigal pannuvaanga | ...people will heap praises upon him! |
| Nalla sondha buthikkaranaiyum | Yet even a truly wise and intelligent person... |
| Sothukku illama ponaa | ...if he lacks wealth and basic sustenance... |
| Sondha buthikkaranaiyum | ...a wise and intelligent person... |
| Sothukku illama ponaa | ...if he lacks wealth and basic sustenance... |
| Sombaeriyinnu vaanga vaazhvil | ...they will dismiss him as a lazy good-for-nothing in life! |
| Ezhaikku yedhu inbam | Where is happiness for a poor person? |
| Male | |
| Pullai kuttikaaga siru | For the sake of his wife and children, if a poor man... |
| Kallathanam panninaalum | ...commits a petty misdeed or small theft... |
| Mollamaariyinnuvaangha | ...they will immediately brand him a scoundrel! |
| Haa pullai kuttikaaga siru | Ah, for the sake of his wife and children, if he... |
| Kallathanam panninaalum | ...commits a petty misdeed or small theft... |
| Mollamaariyinnuvaangha | ...they will immediately brand him a scoundrel! |
| Perung kollaiyadichu panathai | Yet a person who loots on a grand scale... |
| Kuvikkiravanai paarthu | ...and hoards mountains of wealth... |
| Perung kollaiyadichu panathai | Yet a person who loots on a grand scale... |
| Kuvikkiravanai paarthu | ...and hoards mountains of wealth... |
| Vallalinnu solluvanga | ...they will praise him as a generous philanthropist! |
| Perum vallalinnu solluvanga | They will hail him as a great philanthropist! |
| Vaazhvil ezhaikku yedhu inbam | In life, where is happiness for a poor person? |
ஏழைக்கு ஏது இன்பம்
ஏழைக்கு ஏது இன்பம்
Where is happiness for a poor person?
Where is happiness for a poor person?
ஏழைக்கு ஏது இன்பம்
ஏழைக்கு ஏது இன்பம்
பாழும் பணமில்லேன்னா உலகமே துன்பம்
ஏழைக்கு ஏது இன்பம்
ஏழைக்கு ஏது இன்பம்
பாழும் பணமில்லேன்னா உலகமே துன்பம்
ஏழைக்கு ஏது இன்பம்
Where is happiness for a poor person?
Where is happiness for a poor person?
Without wretched money, the entire world is filled with sorrow.
Where is happiness for a poor person?
Where is happiness for a poor person?
Without wretched money, the entire world is filled with sorrow.
Where is happiness for a poor person?
மந்த புத்திக்காரனையும்
இந்திரன் சந்திரனின்னு
வர்ணனைகள் பண்ணுவாங்க
மந்த புத்திக்காரனையும்
இந்திரன் சந்திரனின்னு
வர்ணனைகள் பண்ணுவாங்க
நல்ல சொந்த புத்திக்காரனையும்
சோத்துக்கு இல்லாமப்போனா
சொந்த புத்திக்காரனையும்
சோத்துக்கு இல்லாமப்போனா
சோம்பேரியின்னுவாங்க வாழ்வில்
ஏழைக்கு ஏது இன்பம்
Even a fool or a dull-witted man...
...as Lord Indra or the Moon...
...people will heap praises upon him!
Even a fool or a dull-witted man...
...as Lord Indra or the Moon...
...people will heap praises upon him!
Yet even a truly wise and intelligent person...
...if he lacks wealth and basic sustenance...
...a wise and intelligent person...
...if he lacks wealth and basic sustenance...
...they will dismiss him as a lazy good-for-nothing in life!
Where is happiness for a poor person?
புள்ளை குட்டிக்காகச் சிறு
கள்ளத்தனம் பண்ணினாலும்
மொள்ளமாரியின்னுவாங்க
ஹா புள்ளை குட்டிக்காகச் சிறு
கள்ளத்தனம் பண்ணினாலும்
மொள்ளமாரியின்னுவாங்க
பெருங் கொள்ளையடிச்சுப் பணத்தைக்
குவிக்கிறவனைப் பார்த்து
பெருங் கொள்ளையடிச்சுப் பணத்தைக்
குவிக்கிறவனைப் பார்த்து
வள்ளலின்னு சொல்லுவாங்க
பெரும் வள்ளலின்னு சொல்லுவாங்க
வாழ்வில் ஏழைக்கு ஏது இன்பம்
For the sake of his wife and children, if a poor man...
...commits a petty misdeed or small theft...
...they will immediately brand him a scoundrel!
Ah, for the sake of his wife and children, if he...
...commits a petty misdeed or small theft...
...they will immediately brand him a scoundrel!
Yet a person who loots on a grand scale...
...and hoards mountains of wealth...
Yet a person who loots on a grand scale...
...and hoards mountains of wealth...
...they will praise him as a generous philanthropist!
They will hail him as a great philanthropist!
In life, where is happiness for a poor person?
Ezhaikku yedhu inbam
Where is happiness for a poor person?
Ezhaikku yedhu inbam
Where is happiness for a poor person?
Ezhaikku yedhu inbam
Where is happiness for a poor person?
Ezhaikku yedhu inbam
Where is happiness for a poor person?
Paazhum panamillaenna ulagamae thunbam
Without wretched money, the entire world is filled with sorrow.
Ezhaikku yedhu inbam
Where is happiness for a poor person?
Ezhaikku yedhu inbam
Where is happiness for a poor person?
Paazhum panamillaenna ulagamae thunbam
Without wretched money, the entire world is filled with sorrow.
Ezhaikku yedhu inbam
Where is happiness for a poor person?
Mandha buthikkaaranaiyum
Even a fool or a dull-witted man...
Indhiran chandhiraninnu
...as Lord Indra or the Moon...
Varnanaigal pannuvaanga
...people will heap praises upon him!
Mandha buthikkaaranaiyum
Even a fool or a dull-witted man...
Indhiran chandhiraninnu
...as Lord Indra or the Moon...
Varnanaigal pannuvaanga
...people will heap praises upon him!
Nalla sondha buthikkaranaiyum
Yet even a truly wise and intelligent person...
Sothukku illama ponaa
...if he lacks wealth and basic sustenance...
Sondha buthikkaranaiyum
...a wise and intelligent person...
Sothukku illama ponaa
...if he lacks wealth and basic sustenance...
Sombaeriyinnu vaanga vaazhvil
...they will dismiss him as a lazy good-for-nothing in life!
Ezhaikku yedhu inbam
Where is happiness for a poor person?
Pullai kuttikaaga siru
For the sake of his wife and children, if a poor man...
Kallathanam panninaalum
...commits a petty misdeed or small theft...
Mollamaariyinnuvaangha
...they will immediately brand him a scoundrel!
Haa pullai kuttikaaga siru
Ah, for the sake of his wife and children, if he...
Kallathanam panninaalum
...commits a petty misdeed or small theft...
Mollamaariyinnuvaangha
...they will immediately brand him a scoundrel!
Perung kollaiyadichu panathai
Yet a person who loots on a grand scale...
Kuvikkiravanai paarthu
...and hoards mountains of wealth...
Perung kollaiyadichu panathai
Yet a person who loots on a grand scale...
Kuvikkiravanai paarthu
...and hoards mountains of wealth...
Vallalinnu solluvanga
...they will praise him as a generous philanthropist!
Perum vallalinnu solluvanga
They will hail him as a great philanthropist!
Vaazhvil ezhaikku yedhu inbam
In life, where is happiness for a poor person?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from the 1949 film 'Vaazhkkai' is a sharp sociological satire commenting on the double standards, class prejudice, and moral hypocrisy of society toward the poor. It highlights how social worth and respect are measured entirely by money rather than character or intellect.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Muran (Antithesis)
“Mandha buthikkaaranaiyum ... Sondha buthikkaranaiyum”
Contrasts a wealthy fool (mandha buthikkaaran) who gets glorified with a wise poor person (sondha buthikkaran) who gets dismissed as lazy.
Irony / Satire
“Perung kollaiyadichu panathai kuvikkiravanai paarthu vallalinnu solluvanga”
Highlights the societal irony where a small thief feeding his starving family is called a rogue, while a massive swindler who hoards wealth is honored as a philanthropist.
Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Pullai kuttikaaga / Kallathanam panninaalum”
The second consonant 'll' (ள்/ல்) rhymes between 'Pullai' and 'Kallathanam'.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Varnanaigal pannuvaanga / Sombaeriyinnu vaanga / Mollamaariyinnuvaangha”
Repetition of similar verbal suffixes ('-vaanga') at the end of lines creates a rhythmic cadence.
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Trivia
'Vaazhkkai' (1949), produced by AVM Productions and directed by A. V. Meiyappan, marked the landmark silver screen debut of legendary actress Vyjayanthimala. The soundtrack composed by R. Sudharsanam was hugely popular, leading to the film being remade in Hindi as 'Bahar' (1951), which launched Vyjayanthimala's career in Bollywood.
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