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Lyrics & meaning

I Am Come From London

From Devaki (1951) · 1951

Lyricist
Ka. Mu. Sheriff
Singers
Jikki, Chorus
Music director
G. Ramanathan
Movie name
Devaki (1951)
Movie release year
1951
Lyrics added on
4 Dec 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
I am come from london
Onmeethu kadhal kondaen
My name is hampdan
Onnaiyae kalyaanam seiyyavum
Odiyae vanthaen naan
I am come from london
Onmeethu kadhal kondaen
My name is hampdan
Onnaiyae kalyaanam seiyyavum
Odiyae vanthaen naan
I am come from london
Onmeethu kadhal kondaen
My name is hampdan
Onnaiyae kalyaanam seiyyavum
Odiyae vanthaen naan
I am come from london
London naattaal peraasaiyum
Naadu aala ninaiththaal
Andai naattaal thana suttiyaal
Adimai vaazha ninaiththaan
Kanda pengalin kai pidiththumae
Kazhiththu nadiththu thirivom
Thindaattamthaan unai mananthaal
Thirumpaamal nee po po
Peekking knocking walking en per pingpong
Pennae ongmel aanaenae naan singhaang
Maasaethungin naattaan shyamkeshak
Enthan paattaan
Manam seiyya vanthaen onnaing
Velamparam kandu kannaeng
Marukkaathae neeyum ennaing
Maalaiyiduvaai pennaeng dingdong…
Podaathae chummaa vesham
Vaayaal puththar dharmam pesi
Por seiyyum naattaar
Ungal nesam mosam
Podaathae chummaa vesham
Vaayaal puththar dharmam pesi
Por seiyyum naattaar
Ungal nesam mosam
Poiyyae pesaatha punyan
Puththan pol kaarunyan
Poyyae pesaatha punyan
Puththan pol kaarunyan
Thiyaagi magaan gandhi
Desaththil vaazhnthidum
Naan unnai vaendaen
Thiyaagi magaan gandhi
Desaththil vaazhnthidum
Naan unnai vaendaen
Kandathum en meethu kadhalae
Kondorum undu paarilae
Endraalum yaettra pengal yaarum
Illaamaiyaal kalyaanamae
Illaamal vaazhgiraen
Kamanum kandaalae naanuvaan
En azhagai paar en kuralai paar
En aattam paar
Anbodu enai katti kondu vaazhuvai
Kottaan kural kuyilin niram
Koosaamal vaankozhi polae neeyum
Aattam veenaaga aadaathae…oo…
Aangilaeyan endrenniyae….
Adimai vaazhvil uzhalum
Adimai vaazhvil uzhalum
Arumai thaai naattai kaaththida neeyae
Arumai thaai naattai kaaththida neeyae
Ayarvae illaathu saevai sei po
Ayarvae illaathu saevai sei po
Aasai kollaathae en methae
Agilam muzhuthum suttrinaalum
Engum tamizhan pola yaarum
Agilam muzhuthum suttrinaalum
Engum tamizhan pola yaarum
Azhagilum gunam arivilum vala
Aanmagan illaiyae pennae
Thaali aniyalaamo kannae
Kannaal adhai solluvaai en munnae
I have come from London,
I have fallen in love with you!
My name is Hampton,
and just to marry you,
I came running all the way!
I have come from London,
I have fallen in love with you!
My name is Hampton,
and just to marry you,
I came running all the way!
I have come from London,
I have fallen in love with you!
My name is Hampton,
and just to marry you,
I came running all the way!
I have come from London!
The people of London are filled with greed,
thinking they can rule this land!
With all their tricks and cunning,
they wanted others to live as slaves!
Taking the hands of whichever woman they see,
they wander around pretending and fooling others!
Marrying you would bring only misery,
so go away and do not look back, go!
Peking, Nanking, walking... my name is Ping-Pong!
Oh girl, I have gone crazy over you!
I am from the land of Mao Zedong, and Chiang Kai-shek
is my grandfather!
I came to marry you,
after seeing your advertisement, my darling!
Do not reject me,
put a garland on me, oh girl, ding-dong!
Do not put on this useless act!
Preaching Buddha's path with your words,
while your people wage war!
Your love is deceitful!
Do not put on this useless act!
Preaching Buddha's path with your words,
while your people wage war!
Your love is deceitful!
The noble one who never spoke a lie,
compassionate like the Buddha,
the noble one who never spoke a lie,
compassionate like the Buddha,
the great sacrificing Mahatma Gandhi,
living in his land,
I do not want you!
The great sacrificing Mahatma Gandhi,
living in his land,
I do not want you!
There are those in this world who fell in love with me
the very moment they saw me!
Even so, because there was no suitable woman
to be my match,
I have been living unmarried!
Even Kamadeva (god of love) would feel shy seeing me!
Look at my beauty! Look at my voice!
Look at my dance!
Embrace me with love and live with me!
With the screech of an owl and the dark shade of a cuckoo,
shamelessly strutting around like a turkey,
do not dance around in vain... oh!
Thinking always of the British,
wallowing in a life of servitude,
wallowing in a life of servitude,
to protect your precious motherland,
to protect your precious motherland,
go and serve it tirelessly, go!
Go and serve it tirelessly, go!
Do not desire me at all!
Even if you travel across the whole world,
there is no one anywhere like a Tamil man!
Even if you travel across the whole world,
there is no one anywhere like a Tamil man!
In beauty, character, wisdom, and strength,
there is no true man like him, my girl!
May I tie the thali (sacred wedding thread), my darling?
Tell me that with your eyes, right before me!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This satirical comedic song from the movie Devaki (1951) depicts humorous proposals made by foolish suitors pretending to be foreign dignitaries or high-status individuals from abroad, and the sharp, patriotic response of the heroine. The suitors try to impress her using broken English and absurd references to global figures, but she rejects their deceitful affection. She criticizes colonial greed, warmongering hypocrites, and superficial charm, contrasting them with the moral values, sacrifice, and character of Mahatma Gandhi and the Tamil people.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Ethirpaattu / Satirical Dialogue

I am come from london / London naattaal peraasaiyum...

The song uses a call-and-response comedic duel format where suitor claims are immediately parodied and refuted.

Iyaibu (Rhyme)

Peekking knocking walking en per pingpong / Pennae ongmel aanaenae naan singhaang

Use of matching end-rhymes for comedic meter and cadence.

Simile (Upamai)

Kottaan kural kuyilin niram / Koosaamal vaankozhi polae neeyum

Comedic comparison of the suitor's voice and appearance to an owl, crow, and turkey.

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Trivia

Devaki (1951) featured music composed by G. Ramanathan with lyrics by Ka. Mu. Sheriff. The song reflects post-independence Indian patriotism mixed with lighthearted social satire, referencing historic figures like Mahatma Gandhi, Chiang Kai-shek, and Mao Tse-tung.

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