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Lyrics & meaning

Ezhu Thalaimuraiyin

From Kalthoon · 1981

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
T. M. Soundararajan
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Kalthoon
Movie release year
1981
Lyrics added on
24 Nov 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ezhu thalaimuraiyin munbirundhadhoru
Engal vamsa magan natta vael
Ezhu thalaimuraiyin munbirundhadhoru
Engal vamsa magan natta vael
Endha naalinilum kuttravaaligalai
Kondru theerthu vida kattra vael
Pagaivar anja varum kurudhi konja varum
Pazhiyai vaanga varum veera vael
Paavam seibavarkku paadamaaga varum
Bakthi dhevadhaiyin sakthi vael
Bandha paasangalai endha naalinilum
Paarppadhillai indha vettri vael
Bandha paasangalai endha naalinilum
Paarppadhillai indha vettri vael
Indha boomi vittu vandha podhu
Uyir vaangi thaan padhiyum indha vael
Indha boomi vittu vandha podhu
Uyir vaangi thaan padhiyum indha vael
Maariyaathaa saanidhiyil
Vaeleduthu nattu vecha
Kaaranathai cholren kaeladaa
Ada maanamulla aathi appan
Aana pazhi theerthu vittu
Thaaneduthu natta vaeladaa
Naachi muthu kaundaru
Katti vandha pendaatti
Nallaval oruthi irundhaa
Ava ulla padi thaanirukka
Ombadhu paer vappaatti
Oorukkullae kooda irundhaa
Uthamamaam pathiniyaai
Sathiyam thavaraamal
Otha pilla pethu irundhaa
Andha pacha pulla munnilaiyil
Pathiniyai naachi muthu
Nithamumae pottu odhachaan
Nithamumae pottu odhachaan
Thaai vadittha kanneerai
Thaan paartha pillaikku
Vaai paechu ninnadhaeyadaa
Pilla vaai izhandhu ponaalum
Paal kudittha nenjukkullae
Vanjam onnu vandhadhaeyadaa
Vellaatti munnilaiyil vellaadi pola aval
Vaedhanaiyum konjamalladaa
Andha vaedhanaiyai paatha pulla
Thaanazhndha kanneeru
Kaavaeriyai minjumaeyadaa…
Kaavaeriyai minjumaeyadaa…
Vammaulla pennorutthi
Vanjaganukku vaaithu vittaal
Pinnum avan pona kadhai perusaachu
Andha paerazhagi sonnadhu thaan seyalaachu
Pattathu raaniyai nee
Pallaakkil anuppi vittaal
Pakkatthil naan iruppen endraalae
Andha paadhagan manaivi thanai kondraanae
Paadhagan manaivi thanai kondraanae
Appaavin seyal paarthaan
Ammaavin kolai paarthaan
Appodhu seeri vandhaan oomaiyadaa
Ammaa… ammaa… ammaa…
Paesi ammaa ammaavendrae thudithaan
Pillaiyadaa
Kannilae neruppedutha
Vanna magan thaan paatthu
Pennarasi thaan azhaithaal anbinilae
Than paechinaal adakki vittaal mudivinilae
Paechinaal adakki vittaal mudivinilae
Kattuppatta andha magan
Kaathirundhaandaa
Andha kaalam varum neram varai
Paathirundhaandaa
Thattu ketta thandhan avan pangaali aanaan
Mahan thaayuraitha vaakkin padi pagaiyaaliyaanaan
Hahahaha hahahahaa
Ennikku unnoda attoozhiyamum akkiramamum
Ellaiyai meeri indha graamathaiyae baadhikkudho
Annikkae nee en appan illa pangaali
Unna theetthu katta utharava kuduthuttaa engammaa
Naalaikku ooraiyae pagaichukkittu
Nee kallu kada therakka pora
Enga aathaa sonna neram vandhuruchu
Aaru padai vaelena aadi varugindraan…
Soora vadhan maeni thanil paaya varugindraan…
Thandhai ena pillai ena paasam ini illai…
Sadhadhiyil indha vadivael uraikkum ellai…
Seven generations ago,
a son of our clan planted this spear.
Seven generations ago,
a son of our clan planted this spear.
Against the guilty, at any time,
it is a spear trained to strike down and destroy.
It comes striking terror into enemies, thirsting for blood,
a valiant spear that comes to avenge wrongs.
It comes as a harsh lesson to wrongdoers,
the powerful spear of the goddess of devotion.
It never spares family ties and affection
on any day, this victorious spear.
It never spares family ties and affection
on any day, this victorious spear.
Once pulled up from this earth,
this spear settles back only after taking a life.
Once pulled up from this earth,
this spear settles back only after taking a life.
In the sacred presence of Mother Mariamman,
he planted this spear;
listen to the reason why!
An honorable forefather of our lineage,
having settled his bitter vengeance,
planted it with his own hands!
Nachimuthu Gounder
had a wedded wife,
a good and noble woman.
While she lived purely in righteous truth,
he kept nine mistresses
right there in the village.
As a noble, devoted wife,
never failing her vows of truth,
she gave birth to an only son.
In front of that innocent young child,
that devoted wife, Nachimuthu
kicked and beat every single day.
He kicked and beat her every single day.
Seeing the tears his mother wept,
the child who watched it all
lost his voice and fell mute!
Though the child lost his speech,
deep within the heart nourished by her milk,
a burning vow of vengeance was born!
Before a mistress, helpless like a sacrificial goat,
her agony was immense!
Seeing that agony, the child
shed deep tears that
would outpour the river Kaveri!
Would outpour the river Kaveri!
When a spiteful, cunning woman
attaches herself to a treacherous man,
the tale of his ruin grew even darker;
whatever that great beauty commanded became his deed.
"If you send your lawful queen away
in a funeral palanquin,
I will stay by your side forever," she said.
And that villain murdered his own wife!
That villain murdered his own wife!
He watched his father's wicked deed,
he watched his mother's murder,
and then the mute boy charged forward in roaring rage!
"Mother... Mother... Mother..."
Finding his voice, crying "Mother! Mother!", he trembled in anguish,
that young son!
Seeing her beloved son
with fire blazing in his eyes,
that queen among women called out in love,
and with her dying words, held him back at the very end.
With her words, she held him back at the end.
Bound by her command, that son
waited patiently!
Until the destined time arrived,
he watched and waited!
That degenerate father became a sworn rival,
and true to his mother's dying word, the son became his mortal foe!
Hahahaha hahahaha!
"The day your cruelty and wickedness
cross all limits and torment this entire village,
that very day, you are no father to me, but an enemy!
My mother gave me the command to finish you off!
Tomorrow, turning against the whole village,
you are going to open a toddy shop.
The time my mother spoke of has arrived!"
Like the spear of the six holy abodes (of Lord Murugan), he comes fiercely charging...
He lunges forward to strike down the demon Sooran!
No bond of father and son remains anymore...
For generations to come, this sharp spear will set the boundary of justice!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a high-drama narrative ballad from the film 'Kalthoon' (1981), written by the legendary lyricist Kannadasan. It unfolds as a passionate monologue detailing a tragic family saga of cruelty, betrayal, and divine retribution. A tyrannical man, Nachimuthu Gounder, mistreats his virtuous wife in favor of concubines, eventually murdering her to satisfy a mistress. Their young son, traumatized into muteness by witnessing his mother's constant abuse, harbors deep vengeance. Before dying, his mother commands him to hold his rage until his father's atrocities cross all limits and harm the entire village. The climax of the song arrives as the father plans to open a liquor shop that threatens the village's well-being. Recognizing that the fateful hour foretold by his mother has arrived, the son renounces all filial bonds. He steps forward not as a son, but as an agent of cosmic justice—likened to Lord Murugan's sacred spear (Vel) destroying the demon Soorapadman—ready to execute vengeance and restore honor to his ancestral lineage.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

“Pagaivar anja varum kurudhi konja varum / Pazhiyai vaanga varum veera vael”

The repetition of the initial consonant sound 'Pa' ('Pagaivar', 'Pazhiyai') creates rhythmic emphasis appropriate for a heroic ballad.

Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyming)

“Bandha paasangalai endha naalinilum / Paarppadhillai indha vettri vael”

The second consonant sound 'ndh' in 'Bandha' matches 'indha', producing classical Tamil poetic harmony.

Hyperbole / Simile

“Andha vaedhanaiyai paatha pulla / Thaanazhndha kanneeru / Kaavaeriyai minjumaeyadaa…”

Exaggeration comparing the child's immense flood of tears shed over his mother's plight to the mighty Kaveri river.

Mythological Metaphor (Ani)

“Aaru padai vaelena aadi varugindraan… / Soora vadhan maeni thanil paaya varugindraan…”

Metaphorically comparing the vengeful son to Lord Murugan's sacred spear (Vel) charging to pierce the body of the demon Soorapadman.

Muran (Contrast / Antonymy)

“Thandhai ena pillai ena paasam ini illai… / Sadhadhiyil indha vadivael uraikkum ellai…”

Contrast between sacred filial love (Thandhai/Pillai paasam) and absolute enmity driven by justice.

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Trivia

The movie 'Kalthoon' (1981) was directed by Major Sundarrajan, based on a popular stage play written by Amuthan. It starred Sivaji Ganesan and Major Sundarrajan in lead roles. Kannadasan's lyrics in this song showcase his mastery over traditional Tamil narrative song structures (Villu Paattu style elements), using vivid imagery of Lord Murugan's Vel to turn a domestic tragedy into an epic battle between righteousness and evil.

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