Iva Machchamulla
From Nizhal Thedum Nenjangal · 1982
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Malaysia Vasudevan
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Nizhal Thedum Nenjangal1982
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Iva machchamulla singaari | She is a glamorous beauty with a lucky mole |
| Evan peththeduththa kaikaari | Which clever parent birthed this cunning woman? |
| Aa haa haa….. | Aa haa haa….. |
| Chorus :Iva machchamulla singaari | Chorus: She is a glamorous beauty with a lucky mole |
| Evan peththeduththa kaikaari | Which clever parent birthed this cunning woman? |
| Male | |
| Iva vaayaadi | She is a chatterbox |
| Male :Illa peyaadi | Male: No, she is a dancing devil |
| Male Intha oyyaari viyaabaari | Male: This stylish merchant of looks |
| Chorus :Iva machcha singaari | Chorus: She is a beauty with a lucky mole |
| Evan peththeduththa kaikaari | Which clever parent birthed this cunning woman? |
| Male | |
| Nee velanjirukka | You have grown to full harvest |
| Evaevano kadhirarukka | Yet someone else reaps the crop |
| Hae hae | Hae hae |
| Male | |
| Nee kaninjirukka | You have ripened like fruit |
| Vedhaikku vitta sorakudukka | Like a dried bottle gourd preserved for seeds |
| Male | |
| Vaa varam kodukka | Come, to grant a boon |
| Vanthu vittom narambedukka | We have arrived to pluck your nerves (strip your pride) |
| Male | |
| Un veettu | In your house |
| Chorus :Varnangal | Chorus: The colors |
| Male :Eliyorin | Male: Are the poor's |
| Chorus :Raththangal | Chorus: Blood |
| Male :Singangal | Male: Will the lions |
| Male :Vaikkaatho | Male: Not blow |
| Male :Sangangal | Male: Their conch shells of battle? |
| Chorus :Purinjukko | Chorus: Understand this well! |
| Chorus | |
| Iva machchamulla singaari | She is a glamorous beauty with a lucky mole |
| Evan peththeduththa kaikaari | Which clever parent birthed this cunning woman? |
| Male | |
| Iva vaayaadi | She is a chatterbox |
| Male :Illa peyaadi | Male: No, she is a dancing devil |
| Male :Intha oyyaari viyaabaari | Male: This stylish merchant of looks |
| Chorus :Iva machchamulla singaari | Chorus: She is a beauty with a lucky mole |
| Evan peththeduththa kaikaari | Which clever parent birthed this cunning woman? |
| Male :Hei | Male: Hey! |
| Male | |
| Nee nari magalo | Are you the daughter of a sly fox? |
| Malai muzhungum parambaraiyo hae hae | Or from a dynasty that swallows whole mountains? Hae hae |
| Yaen Sudhanthiramo | Why, is freedom |
| Unakku mattum nirantharamo | Permanent only for you? |
| Male | |
| Yaar ezhachavano | Whoever is weak and poor, |
| Avan vizhiyil viral viduvae | You poke your finger into their eyes! |
| Male | |
| Un jambam | Your haughty arrogance |
| Chorus :Saayaathu | Chorus: Will not bow us down! |
| Male :Tharmangal | Male: Righteousness |
| Chorus :Saagaathu | Chorus: Will never die! |
| Male :Eppothum | Male: At all times, |
| Chorus :Niyaayangal | Chorus: Justice |
| Male :Thoongaathu | Male: Never sleeps! |
| Chorus :Purinjukko | Chorus: Understand this well! |
| Chorus | |
| Machchamulla singaari | Beauty with a lucky mole |
| Evan peththeduththa kaikaari | Which clever parent birthed this cunning woman? |
| Male | |
| Iva vaayaadi | She is a chatterbox |
| Male :Hae illa peyaadi | Male: Hae, no, a dancing devil |
| Male :Hae hae intha oyyaari viyaabaari | Male: Hae hae, this stylish merchant of looks |
| Chorus | |
| Iva machcha singaari | She is a beauty with a lucky mole |
| Evan peththeduththa kaikaari | Which clever parent birthed this cunning woman? |
| Iva machcha singaari | She is a beauty with a lucky mole |
| Evan peththeduththa kaikaari | Which clever parent birthed this cunning woman? |
| Male :Haei….. | Male: Haei….. |
இவ மச்சமுள்ள சிங்காரி
எவன் பெத்தெடுத்த கைகாரி
ஆ ஹா ஹா.....
குழு :
இவ மச்சமுள்ள சிங்காரி
எவன் பெத்தெடுத்த கைகாரி
She is a glamorous beauty with a lucky mole
Which clever parent birthed this cunning woman?
Aa haa haa…..
Chorus: She is a glamorous beauty with a lucky mole
Which clever parent birthed this cunning woman?
இவ வாயாடி
இல்ல பேயாடி
இந்த ஒய்யாரி வியாபாரி
குழு :
இவ மச்சமுள்ள சிங்காரி
எவன் பெத்தெடுத்த கைகாரி
She is a chatterbox
Male: No, she is a dancing devil
Male: This stylish merchant of looks
Chorus: She is a beauty with a lucky mole
Which clever parent birthed this cunning woman?
நீ வெளஞ்சிருக்க
எவனெவனோ கதிரறுக்க
ஹே ஹே
You have grown to full harvest
Yet someone else reaps the crop
Hae hae
நீ கனிஞ்சிருக்க
வெதைக்கு விட்ட சொரகுடுக்க
You have ripened like fruit
Like a dried bottle gourd preserved for seeds
வா வரம் கொடுக்க
வந்து விட்டோம் நரம்பெடுக்க
Come, to grant a boon
We have arrived to pluck your nerves (strip your pride)
உன் வீட்டு
குழு :
வர்ணங்கள்
எளியோரின்
குழு :
ரத்தங்கள்
சிங்கங்கள்
குழு :
வைக்காதோ
சங்கங்கள்
குழு :
புரிஞ்சுக்கோ
In your house
Chorus: The colors
Male: Are the poor's
Chorus: Blood
Male: Will the lions
Male: Not blow
Male: Their conch shells of battle?
Chorus: Understand this well!
இவ மச்சமுள்ள சிங்காரி
எவன் பெத்தெடுத்த கைகாரி
She is a glamorous beauty with a lucky mole
Which clever parent birthed this cunning woman?
இவ வாயாடி
இல்ல பேயாடி
இந்த ஒய்யாரி வியாபாரி
குழு :
இவ மச்சமுள்ள சிங்காரி
எவன் பெத்தெடுத்த கைகாரி
ஹேய்.....
She is a chatterbox
Male: No, she is a dancing devil
Male: This stylish merchant of looks
Chorus: She is a beauty with a lucky mole
Which clever parent birthed this cunning woman?
Male: Hey!
நீ நரி மகளோ
மலை முழுங்கும் பரம்பரையோ ஹே ஹே
ஏன் சுதந்திரமோ
உனக்கு மட்டும் நிரந்தரமோ
Are you the daughter of a sly fox?
Or from a dynasty that swallows whole mountains? Hae hae
Why, is freedom
Permanent only for you?
யார் எளச்சவனோ
அவன் விழியில் விரல் விடுவே
Whoever is weak and poor,
You poke your finger into their eyes!
உன் ஜம்பம்
குழு :
சாயாது
தர்மங்கள்
குழு :
சாகாது
எப்போதும்
குழு :
நியாயங்கள்
தூங்காது
குழு :
புரிஞ்சுக்கோ
Your haughty arrogance
Chorus: Will not bow us down!
Male: Righteousness
Chorus: Will never die!
Male: At all times,
Chorus: Justice
Male: Never sleeps!
Chorus: Understand this well!
மச்சமுள்ள சிங்காரி
எவன் பெத்தெடுத்த கைகாரி
Beauty with a lucky mole
Which clever parent birthed this cunning woman?
இவ வாயாடி
ஹே இல்ல பேயாடி
ஹே ஹே இந்த ஒய்யாரி வியாபாரி
She is a chatterbox
Male: Hae, no, a dancing devil
Male: Hae hae, this stylish merchant of looks
இவ மச்சமுள்ள சிங்காரி
எவன் பெத்தெடுத்த கைகாரி
இவ மச்சமுள்ள சிங்காரி
எவன் பெத்தெடுத்த கைகாரி
ஹேய்....
She is a beauty with a lucky mole
Which clever parent birthed this cunning woman?
She is a beauty with a lucky mole
Which clever parent birthed this cunning woman?
Male: Haei…..
Iva machchamulla singaari
She is a glamorous beauty with a lucky mole
Evan peththeduththa kaikaari
Which clever parent birthed this cunning woman?
Aa haa haa…..
Aa haa haa…..
Chorus :Iva machchamulla singaari
Chorus: She is a glamorous beauty with a lucky mole
Evan peththeduththa kaikaari
Which clever parent birthed this cunning woman?
Iva vaayaadi
She is a chatterbox
Male :Illa peyaadi
Male: No, she is a dancing devil
Male Intha oyyaari viyaabaari
Male: This stylish merchant of looks
Chorus :Iva machcha singaari
Chorus: She is a beauty with a lucky mole
Evan peththeduththa kaikaari
Which clever parent birthed this cunning woman?
Nee velanjirukka
You have grown to full harvest
Evaevano kadhirarukka
Yet someone else reaps the crop
Hae hae
Hae hae
Nee kaninjirukka
You have ripened like fruit
Vedhaikku vitta sorakudukka
Like a dried bottle gourd preserved for seeds
Vaa varam kodukka
Come, to grant a boon
Vanthu vittom narambedukka
We have arrived to pluck your nerves (strip your pride)
Un veettu
In your house
Chorus :Varnangal
Chorus: The colors
Male :Eliyorin
Male: Are the poor's
Chorus :Raththangal
Chorus: Blood
Male :Singangal
Male: Will the lions
Male :Vaikkaatho
Male: Not blow
Male :Sangangal
Male: Their conch shells of battle?
Chorus :Purinjukko
Chorus: Understand this well!
Iva machchamulla singaari
She is a glamorous beauty with a lucky mole
Evan peththeduththa kaikaari
Which clever parent birthed this cunning woman?
Iva vaayaadi
She is a chatterbox
Male :Illa peyaadi
Male: No, she is a dancing devil
Male :Intha oyyaari viyaabaari
Male: This stylish merchant of looks
Chorus :Iva machchamulla singaari
Chorus: She is a beauty with a lucky mole
Evan peththeduththa kaikaari
Which clever parent birthed this cunning woman?
Male :Hei
Male: Hey!
Nee nari magalo
Are you the daughter of a sly fox?
Malai muzhungum parambaraiyo hae hae
Or from a dynasty that swallows whole mountains? Hae hae
Yaen Sudhanthiramo
Why, is freedom
Unakku mattum nirantharamo
Permanent only for you?
Yaar ezhachavano
Whoever is weak and poor,
Avan vizhiyil viral viduvae
You poke your finger into their eyes!
Un jambam
Your haughty arrogance
Chorus :Saayaathu
Chorus: Will not bow us down!
Male :Tharmangal
Male: Righteousness
Chorus :Saagaathu
Chorus: Will never die!
Male :Eppothum
Male: At all times,
Chorus :Niyaayangal
Chorus: Justice
Male :Thoongaathu
Male: Never sleeps!
Chorus :Purinjukko
Chorus: Understand this well!
Machchamulla singaari
Beauty with a lucky mole
Evan peththeduththa kaikaari
Which clever parent birthed this cunning woman?
Iva vaayaadi
She is a chatterbox
Male :Hae illa peyaadi
Male: Hae, no, a dancing devil
Male :Hae hae intha oyyaari viyaabaari
Male: Hae hae, this stylish merchant of looks
Iva machcha singaari
She is a beauty with a lucky mole
Evan peththeduththa kaikaari
Which clever parent birthed this cunning woman?
Iva machcha singaari
She is a beauty with a lucky mole
Evan peththeduththa kaikaari
Which clever parent birthed this cunning woman?
Male :Haei…..
Male: Haei…..
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a fiery socio-political satire and confrontation directed at an arrogant, exploitative high-class woman. Through sharp, mock-festive folk verses, the working-class voices call out her oppressive pride, contrasting her luxurious lifestyle with the blood and sweat of the poor who built it. The song warns her that righteousness and justice never die, and that the oppressed will eventually unite and dismantle her haughty dominion.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)
“Nee velanjirukka / Nee kaninjirukka”
Matching second consonants across lines ('velanjirukka' / 'kaninjirukka').
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Un veettu Varnangal Eliyorin Raththangal”
Comparing the rich paints of the oppressor's mansion directly to the blood of the poor.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)
“Malai muzhungum parambaraiyo”
Exaggerating the greed of the antagonist's lineage as ones who swallow whole mountains.
Personification
“Niyaayangal Thoongaathu”
Attributing human traits like 'sleeping' to abstract concepts like justice.
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Trivia
Featured in the 1982 film 'Nizhal Thedum Nenjangal', the music was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics written by Vairamuthu. The song blends Tamil folk rhythm with revolutionary social commentary typical of early 1980s Tamil cinema.
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