Kaasikku Ponene
From Kadan Vangi Kalyanam · 1958
- Lyricist
- Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
- Singers
- S. C. Krishnan, A. G. Rathnamala
- Music director
- S. Rajeswara Rao
- Details
- Kadan Vangi Kalyanam1958
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kaasikku ponene raamahare | I went to Kashi, Ramahare! |
| Gangai theerthamum kondaandhaen raamahare | I brought holy water from the Ganges, Ramahare! |
| Gangai theerthamum naan kondaandhaen raamahare | Indeed, I brought Ganges holy water, Ramahare! |
| Female | |
| Kaasikku pogalae maamahare | He didn't go to Kashi at all, Maamahare! |
| Chennai corporation thanni maamahare | This is just Chennai Corporation water, Maamahare! |
| Chennai corporation thanni maamahare | It is just Chennai Corporation water, Maamahare! |
| Male | |
| Vadalooru ponen raamahare | I went to Vadalur, Ramahare! |
| Jodhi thiruneeru kondaandhaen raamahare | I brought divine sacred ash from the light, Ramahare! |
| Swami thiruneeru kondaandhaen raamahare | I brought Swami's sacred ash, Ramahare! |
| Female | |
| Vadalooru pogallae maamahare | He didn't go to Vadalur at all, Maamahare! |
| Asal sudukattu saambal idhu maamahare | This is genuine cremation ground ash, Maamahare! |
| Nisama sudukattu saambal idhu maamahare | Truly, this is cremation ground ash, Maamahare! |
| Male | |
| Annamae unbathillai raamahare | I do not eat any food, Ramahare! |
| Endhan aagaaram kaatruthaan raamahare | My sustenance is air alone, Ramahare! |
| Endrum aagaaram kaatruthaan raamahare | My food is always just air, Ramahare! |
| Female | |
| Aadhaaram kattrodu maamahare | His claim of living on air is fake, Maamahare! |
| Paalgovaavum vilungurae maamahare | Yet you swallow milk khoa, Maamahare! |
| Badam halwaavum mulungurae maamahare | And you gulp down almond halwa, Maamahare! |
| Male | |
| Kailaasam ponenae raamahare | I went to Mount Kailash, Ramahare! |
| Siavnai kannalae paarthenae raamahare | I saw Lord Shiva with my own eyes, Ramahare! |
| Rendu kannalae paarthenae raamahare | I saw Him with both my eyes, Ramahare! |
| Female | |
| Kannaale paarthirundha maamahare | If you had seen Him with your eyes, Maamahare! |
| Sivanai kannalae paarthirundha maamahare | If you had really seen Shiva with your eyes, Maamahare! |
| Neeyum pinnalae suthuviya maamahare | Would you be wandering behind me, Maamahare? |
| Endhan pinnalae suthuviya maamahare | Would you be following behind me, Maamahare? |
| Male | |
| Aasaikku alavuyillai raamahare | Desire knows no bounds, Ramahare! |
| Endrum aathmayogi naane raamahare | I am forever a spiritual yogi, Ramahare! |
| Periya aathmayogi naane raamahare | I am a great spiritual yogi, Ramahare! |
| Female | |
| Athu maathram nijanthaane maamahare | Only that statement is true, Maamahare! |
| Naanum adhukaaga thaan vandhen maamahare | I came here for that very reason, Maamahare! |
| Summa alakkaama purappadu maamahare | Stop making excuses and let's get moving, Maamahare! |
காசிக்குப் போனேனே ராமாஹரே
கங்கை தீர்த்தமும் கொண்டாந்தேன் ராமாஹரே
கங்கை தீர்த்தமும் நான் கொண்டாந்தேன் ராமாஹரே
I went to Kashi, Ramahare!
I brought holy water from the Ganges, Ramahare!
Indeed, I brought Ganges holy water, Ramahare!
காசிக்குப் போகலே மாமாஹரே
சென்னை கார்ப்பரேஷன் தண்ணி மாமாஹரே
சென்னை கார்ப்பரேஷன் தண்ணி மாமாஹரே
He didn't go to Kashi at all, Maamahare!
This is just Chennai Corporation water, Maamahare!
It is just Chennai Corporation water, Maamahare!
வசனம் :
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I went to Vadalur, Ramahare!
I brought divine sacred ash from the light, Ramahare!
I brought Swami's sacred ash, Ramahare!
வடலூரு போனேன் ராமாஹரே
ஜோதி திருநீறு கொண்டாந்தேன் ராமாஹரே
ஸ்வாமி திருநீறு கொண்டாந்தேன் ராமாஹரே
He didn't go to Vadalur at all, Maamahare!
This is genuine cremation ground ash, Maamahare!
Truly, this is cremation ground ash, Maamahare!
வடலூரு போகல்லே மாமாஹரே
அசல் சுடுகாட்டு சாம்பல் இது மாமாஹரே
நிசமா சுடுகாட்டு சாம்பல் இது மாமாஹரே
I do not eat any food, Ramahare!
My sustenance is air alone, Ramahare!
My food is always just air, Ramahare!
அன்னமே உண்பதில்லை ராமாஹரே
எந்தன் ஆகாரம் காற்றுதான் ராமாஹரே
என்றும் ஆகாரம் காற்றுதான் ராமாஹரே
His claim of living on air is fake, Maamahare!
Yet you swallow milk khoa, Maamahare!
And you gulp down almond halwa, Maamahare!
ஆதாரம் காற்றோடு மாமாஹரே
பால் கோவாவும் விழுங்குறே மாமாஹரே
பாதாம் அல்வாவும் முழுங்குறே மாமாஹரே
I went to Mount Kailash, Ramahare!
I saw Lord Shiva with my own eyes, Ramahare!
I saw Him with both my eyes, Ramahare!
கைலாசம் போனேனே ராமாஹரே
சிவனைக் கண்ணாலே பார்த்தேனே ராமாஹரே
ரெண்டு கண்ணாலே பார்த்தேனே ராமாஹரே
If you had seen Him with your eyes, Maamahare!
If you had really seen Shiva with your eyes, Maamahare!
Would you be wandering behind me, Maamahare?
Would you be following behind me, Maamahare?
கண்ணாலே பார்த்திருந்தா மாமாஹரே
சிவனைக் கண்ணாலே பார்த்திருந்தா மாமாஹரே
நீயும் பின்னாலே சுத்துவியா மாமாஹரே
எந்தன் பின்னாலே சுத்துவியா மாமாஹரே
Desire knows no bounds, Ramahare!
I am forever a spiritual yogi, Ramahare!
I am a great spiritual yogi, Ramahare!
ஆசைக்கு அளவுயில்லை ராமாஹரே
என்றும் ஆத்மயோகி நானே ராமாஹரே
பெரிய ஆத்மயோகி நானே ராமாஹரே
Only that statement is true, Maamahare!
I came here for that very reason, Maamahare!
Stop making excuses and let's get moving, Maamahare!
அது மாத்ரம் நிஜந்தானே மாமாஹரே
நானும் அதுக்காகத்தான் வந்தேன் மாமாஹரே
சும்மா அளக்காம புறப்படு மாமாஹரே.......!
Kaasikku ponene raamahare
I went to Kashi, Ramahare!
Gangai theerthamum kondaandhaen raamahare
I brought holy water from the Ganges, Ramahare!
Gangai theerthamum naan kondaandhaen raamahare
Indeed, I brought Ganges holy water, Ramahare!
Kaasikku pogalae maamahare
He didn't go to Kashi at all, Maamahare!
Chennai corporation thanni maamahare
This is just Chennai Corporation water, Maamahare!
Chennai corporation thanni maamahare
It is just Chennai Corporation water, Maamahare!
Vadalooru ponen raamahare
I went to Vadalur, Ramahare!
Jodhi thiruneeru kondaandhaen raamahare
I brought divine sacred ash from the light, Ramahare!
Swami thiruneeru kondaandhaen raamahare
I brought Swami's sacred ash, Ramahare!
Vadalooru pogallae maamahare
He didn't go to Vadalur at all, Maamahare!
Asal sudukattu saambal idhu maamahare
This is genuine cremation ground ash, Maamahare!
Nisama sudukattu saambal idhu maamahare
Truly, this is cremation ground ash, Maamahare!
Annamae unbathillai raamahare
I do not eat any food, Ramahare!
Endhan aagaaram kaatruthaan raamahare
My sustenance is air alone, Ramahare!
Endrum aagaaram kaatruthaan raamahare
My food is always just air, Ramahare!
Aadhaaram kattrodu maamahare
His claim of living on air is fake, Maamahare!
Paalgovaavum vilungurae maamahare
Yet you swallow milk khoa, Maamahare!
Badam halwaavum mulungurae maamahare
And you gulp down almond halwa, Maamahare!
Kailaasam ponenae raamahare
I went to Mount Kailash, Ramahare!
Siavnai kannalae paarthenae raamahare
I saw Lord Shiva with my own eyes, Ramahare!
Rendu kannalae paarthenae raamahare
I saw Him with both my eyes, Ramahare!
Kannaale paarthirundha maamahare
If you had seen Him with your eyes, Maamahare!
Sivanai kannalae paarthirundha maamahare
If you had really seen Shiva with your eyes, Maamahare!
Neeyum pinnalae suthuviya maamahare
Would you be wandering behind me, Maamahare?
Endhan pinnalae suthuviya maamahare
Would you be following behind me, Maamahare?
Aasaikku alavuyillai raamahare
Desire knows no bounds, Ramahare!
Endrum aathmayogi naane raamahare
I am forever a spiritual yogi, Ramahare!
Periya aathmayogi naane raamahare
I am a great spiritual yogi, Ramahare!
Athu maathram nijanthaane maamahare
Only that statement is true, Maamahare!
Naanum adhukaaga thaan vandhen maamahare
I came here for that very reason, Maamahare!
Summa alakkaama purappadu maamahare
Stop making excuses and let's get moving, Maamahare!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This comedic duet from Kadan Vangi Kalyanam (1958) features a playful dialogue between a fraud ascetic claiming high spiritual powers and a sharp woman who persistently punctures his pretensions. The male singer boasts about visiting holy sites like Kashi, Vadalur, and Kailash, living purely on air, and witnessing Lord Shiva directly. However, the female singer humorously debunks each claim, revealing his Ganges water to be Chennai tap water, his holy ash to be cremation dust, and pointing out his secret fondness for milk khoa and almond halwa. Through clever call-and-response refrain patterns, the song satirizes fake ascetics while entertaining the audience with folk-inspired rhythm and banter. Ultimately, she calls out his endless desires and demands that he stop putting on airs and get going.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Refrain / Call-and-Response
“Kaasikku ponene raamahare / Kaasikku pogalae maamahare”
The alternating refrains 'raamahare' (used by the male ascetic) and 'maamahare' (used by the female debunker) create a folk singing dialogue structure.
Irony and Satire
“Chennai corporation thanni maamahare”
The poem uses sharp irony by contrasting elevated spiritual boasts with mundane or fraudulent truths, such as Ganges water vs. Chennai tap water.
End Rhyme / Rhyming Couplet
“Paalgovaavum vilungurae maamahare / Badam halwaavum mulungurae maamahare”
Matching end sounds in adjacent lines ('vilungurae' and 'mulungurae') enhance the comic rhythm of the duet.
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Trivia
Kadan Vangi Kalyanam (1958) was produced by Vijaya Vauhini Studios and directed by L. V. Prasad as the Tamil counterpart to the acclaimed Telugu comedy Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu. Composed by S. Rajeswara Rao with lyrics by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass, this song highlights the rich tradition of Tamil film comedy duets that satirize social hypocrisies and bogus spiritualists.
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