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Joy This Year

From Athirshtam Azhaikirathu · 1976

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
K. J. Jesudass, K. Swarna
Music director
V. Kumar
Movie name
Athirshtam Azhaikirathu
Movie release year
1976
Lyrics added on
31 Mar 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Joy this year boy next year
Joy this year boy next year
Aanantha thirumanam january
Male :Aduththa varusham delivery
Female :Aanantha thirumanam january
Male :Aa…aduththa varusham delivery
Ondru illai irandu endru
Peralaam pillaigal
Male :Moondru illai naangu endru
Ponaal thollaigal….
Joy this year boy next year…
Vaai oyaamal endrum
Thaai thaalaatti nindraal
Male :Manthaiyil santhai endru maarum nalla veedu
Thanthai enna seivaan paththu pillai kuttiyodu
Kattppaattai marakkindravan
Thattuppaattil thavippaan
Male :Thittam pottu nadakkindravan
Ishtam polae sirippaan….
Joy this year
Male :Boy next year…
Naam vaazhgindra naadu nam veedendru paadu
Female :Gangai pola poigai vanthu paayum intha dhesam
Makkal vellam melum vanthu paainthaal ennavaagum
Pillai selvam pirakkindrathai
Thittam pottu niruththu
Female :Ondro irando irukkindratha
Kangal polae ninaiththu
Joy this year boy next year
Boy next year
Boy next year
...
Joy this year, a boy next year!
Joy this year, a boy next year!
A joyful wedding in January,
Male: And the delivery next year!
Female: A joyful wedding in January,
Male: Ah... and the delivery next year!
Just one or two,
are the children we should have.
Male: If it goes up to three or four,
troubles will only grow...
Joy this year, a boy next year...
If without a moment's rest,
a mother has to keep singing lullabies,
Male: A peaceful home will turn into a noisy market!
What will a father do with ten children around?
One who forgets self-control
will struggle in hardship and scarcity.
Male: But one who lives by a plan
will smile and live happily as he pleases...
Joy this year,
Male: A boy next year...
Sing that the nation we live in is our own home!
Female: In this land where streams flow like the Ganga,
what will happen if a flood of people overflows?
Put a thoughtful plan in place
to limit the number of children born!
Female: If there are just one or two,
cherish them like your own two eyes!
Joy this year, a boy next year!
A boy next year!
A boy next year!
Chorus
Male
Female
Female
Male
Female
Female
Female
Male
Male
Male

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This lighthearted and catchy duet from 'Athirshtam Azhaikirathu' (1976) serves as a social message promoting family planning and population control—a prominent social campaign in India during the 1970s. The song begins with the joy of marriage and the anticipation of starting a family, but quickly transitions into an educational dialogue about the responsibilities of parenthood.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Kangal polae ninaiththu”

Compares holding one or two children precious to safeguarding one's own two eyes ('Kangal polae').

Second-letter Rhyme (Ethirhai)

“Kattppaattai marakkindravan / Thattuppaattil thavippaan”

The second consonant 'tt' matches across lines ('Kattppaattai' and 'Thattuppaattil'), enhancing the rhythmic flow.

Metaphor / Imagery (Uruvagam)

“Makkal vellam melum vanthu paainthaal ennavaagum”

Refers to population explosion vividly as a flood of people ('Makkal vellam').

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Trivia

During the mid-1970s in India, government awareness drives for family planning were frequently woven into popular cinema. Veteran lyricist Vaali cleverly embedded the 'two-child norm' message into playful code-switched English-Tamil lyrics set to V. Kumar's upbeat composition.

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