- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Thangamadi Thangam
- Movie release year
- 1984
- Lyrics added on
- 22 Dec 2020
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kaalam ilamai kaalam
Paadungalaen aahaa
Aal maaththi aadungalaen
Paadungalaen aahaa
Aal maaththi aadungalaen yaa
Mama maanam kedalaama
Mama maanam kedalaama
Kaloduthae naagareegam thalaaduthae
Kaloduthae naagareegam thalaaduthae
Mama maanam kedalaama
Velichchamilla
Male :Aa
Female :Anga iruttu
Male :Mm
Female :Velakkirunthum inga iruttu
Iruttukullae
Male :Papap
Female :Manju verattu
Male :Haa
Female :Ingu nadakkum kalla thiruttu
Eduththenae en kayil saattai
Male :Kur kurrr
Female :Vanthenae viral vitta aatta
Male: Kur kurrra
Papapapaa paappa paapaa
Paapapapaa paappaa paapaa
Podunga kaiththaalam
Venaanga egaththaalam
Yaeningae ennaalum eppothum kummaalam
Naan vantha pirpaadu yaenunga koopaadu
Mama maanam kedalaama
Mama maanam kedalaama
Kaloduthae naagareegam thalaaduthae
Kaloduthae naagareegam thalaaduthae
Mama maanam kedalaama
Papa papap paa pappara paa
Papa papap paa pappara paa
Papap paa aa…..papap paa
Anthi pasanga
Male :Haei
Female :Thanniyadikka
Male :Haa
Female :Vantha sanamo nondiyadikka
Manaiviya enga
Male :Ahaan
Female :Kandu pidikka angae
Evanevano nandu pidikka
Panpaadu theriyaatha manthai
Male :Kur kurrr
Female :Panam kaasu velai pogum santhai
Male :Kur kurrra
Papapapaa paappa paapaa
Paapapapaa paappaa paapaa
Theriyaathu velavaasi
Athanaalae sogavaasi
Thanniyilae sikkaathae
Puththi kettu sokkaathae
Ellaamae kolaaru enga varum paalaaru
Maamaa
Male: Ho ho
Female :Maanam kedalaamaa
Male :Ho ha
Maamaa
Male :Ho hoho
Female :Maanam kedalaamaa
Male :Ho hei
Kaloduthae naagareegam thalaaduthae
Kaloduthae naagareegam thalaaduthae
This season is the time of youth
Sing along, aha!
Switch your partners and dance!
Sing along, aha!
Switch your partners and dance, yeah!
Uncle, should we lose our self-respect?
Uncle, should we lose our self-respect?
Feet are stumbling, modern ways are staggering!
Feet are stumbling, modern ways are staggering!
Uncle, should we lose our self-respect?
Without light...
Male: Ah
Female: it is dark over there
Male: Mm
Female: even with lamps, it is dark right here
In this darkness...
Male: Pa-pap
Female: like a wild bull chase
Male: Ha
Female: sly robbery is going on here
I have taken a whip in my hands
Male: Grr grr
Female: and I have arrived to put an end to this game
Male: Grr grra
Pa-pa-pa-pa pa-pa pa-pa
Pa-pa-pa-pa pa-pa pa-pa
Clap your hands to the beat
Stop this mocking insolence!
Why is there wild partying here all the time?
Now that I have arrived, why all this commotion?
Uncle, should we lose our self-respect?
Uncle, should we lose our self-respect?
Feet are stumbling, modern ways are staggering!
Feet are stumbling, modern ways are staggering!
Uncle, should we lose our self-respect?
Pa-pa pa-pap pa pa-pa-ra pa
Pa-pa pa-pap pa pa-pa-ra pa
Pa-pap pa aa... pa-pap pa
Young men at dusk...
Male: Hey
Female: gulping down drinks
Male: Ha
Female: while the crowd stumbles around drunk
Where is the wife...
Male: Aha
Female: while searching for her there
Female: random guys are groping around in the dark
A senseless herd that has no culture
Male: Grr grr
Female: A marketplace where money buys everything
Male: Grr grra
Pa-pa-pa-pa pa-pa pa-pa
Pa-pa-pa-pa pa-pa pa-pa
They know nothing of the hard cost of living
And so they live in reckless pleasure
Do not get trapped in alcohol
Do not lose your senses and swoon away
Everything is a mess here, how can a river of milk flow?
Uncle
Male: Ho ho
Female: should we lose our self-respect?
Male: Ho ha
Uncle
Male: Ho ho-ho
Female: should we lose our self-respect?
Male: Ho hey
Feet are stumbling, modern ways are staggering!
Feet are stumbling, modern ways are staggering!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song serves as a social commentary wrapped in a lively, upbeat rhythm. It satirizes the decline of traditional values and moral degradation in modern nightlife culture, where youth engage in reckless drinking, partner-swapping, and hedonistic pursuits while remaining oblivious to price rises and societal collapse.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Emonai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Kaalam ilamai kaalam / Paadungalaen aahaa”
The second letters match across consecutive lines to create rhythmic harmony.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Yaeningae ennaalum eppothum kummaalam”
Ending lines with matching sounds like 'kaalam' and 'kummaalam'.
Metaphor
“Ellaamae kolaaru enga varum paalaaru”
'Paalaaru' (river of milk) is used metaphorically to represent prosperity and moral purity.
Did you know?
Trivia
The track from the 1984 film 'Thangamadi Thangam' features lyrics by Vairamuthu that blend playful rhythm with sharp social critique of modern westernized nightlife and moral erosion.
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