Kamal Kavidhai
From Manmadhan Ambu · 2010
- Lyricist
- Kamal Haasan
- Singers
- Kamal Haasan, Trisha Krishnan
- Music director
- Devi Sri Prasad
- Details
- Manmadhan Ambu2010
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Kannodu kannai | If eyes meet eye to eye |
| Kalanthal endraal | and blend together, |
| Kalangam ullaval echarikkai | warning: she has a flaw! |
| Female | |
| Udanae kaiyudan | If immediately hand in |
| Kai korthalaa | hand is entwined, |
| Ozhukkam kettaval echarikkai | warning: she lacks conduct! |
| Female | |
| Aadai kalaigayil | When clothes are shed, |
| Kooduthal pesinaal | if she talks too much, |
| anubavam mikkaval echarikkai | warning: she has too much experience! |
| Female | |
| Kalavi mudinthapin | After lovemaking ends, |
| Kidanthu pesinaal | if she lies down and talks, |
| Kadhalaai maaralaam echarikkai | warning: it might turn into love! |
| Female | |
| Kavithai ilakkiyam | If poetry and literature |
| Pesinalaayin | are spoken by her, |
| Kaasai mathiyaal echarikkai | warning: she won't value money! |
| Female | |
| Unnudan iruppathu | To be with you |
| Sugamendralaa | if she says it's bliss, |
| Urithiyaai sikkal echarikkai | warning: definitely trouble ahead! |
| Female | |
| Aruvadai kolmudhal | Consider lust to be |
| Endrae kaamam | just a temporary harvest; |
| Amaivathu podhuvae | take it generally |
| Nalamaaga-kol | as a good thing. |
| Female | |
| Koottal ondrae | Once addition alone |
| Kuriyendraana pin | becomes the goal, |
| Kazhivadhu kaamam | know that subtraction |
| Mattum ena-kol | is lust alone. |
| Female | |
| Unnai mangayar | How women view you, |
| Ennena kolvar | whatever they deem, |
| Yosikkamal varuvathai edhir kol | face whatever comes without overthinking. |
| Female | |
| Munnum pinnum | Back and forth, |
| Aattum sagadai | a swaying cart; |
| Aanum pennum adhuvae ena kol | consider man and woman as that. |
| Female | |
| Kaamam enappadum | In the ancient act |
| Pandai seyalil | called lust, |
| Kaadhal kalavaathu kaathu kol | protect it without mixing love. |
| Female | |
| Ippennuraiku ethiraai | Against this female manifesto, |
| Aanurai ondrai | a male response, |
| Iyattra thuniyum ani serthu kol | join the force to dare compose one. |
| Male | |
| Aaha | Aha! |
| Iyattra thuniyum | Dare to compose and |
| Ani serthu-kanumaa? | join as a force? |
| Thunivae aniyum thuni endrana pin | When courage itself is the garment worn, |
| Aniyondru etharkku? | why need another ornament or garment? |
| Thaniyae varuven… | I will come alone... |
| Female | |
| Appadi vaanga vazhikku | Ah, now you are coming to the point! |
| Oh… neenga kavingar thaanae? | Oh... so you are a poet, aren't you? |
| Male | |
| Guilty as accused | Guilty as accused! |
| Female :Appo judgement solren | Female: Then I'll pronounce the judgment! |
| Male: Sollunga | Male: Go ahead and say it! |
| Female :Padhilukku neegha oru | Female: In return, you must |
| Kavithai sollanum adhaan thandanai | recite a poem—that is the punishment! |
| Male | |
| Yaarukku ? | For whom? |
| Female :Adhu kavithaya ketta | Female: Once you hear the poem, |
| Thaanae theriyum | you will know! |
| Male :Ahaan ha ha ha seri solren | Male: Aha ha ha, alright I will recite it. |
| Aana neenga kovichukka koodathu | But you shouldn't get angry! |
| Female :Yen… pengalai pathi keliya? | Female: Why... is it a joke about women? |
| Male :Cha cha .. athellaam ilaingha | Male: Cha cha... nothing like that! |
| Idhu oru pennudaya vendukol maathiri | This is like a woman's plea, |
| Oru pen than theivathu kitta | a hymn of praise sung by a woman |
| Padura thothira paadal… | to her deity... |
| Female | |
| Oh neenga bakthi-maanaa? | Oh, are you a devout person? |
| Male :Adhellam illenga | Male: Nothing like that, |
| Naan buthi maana-nnae kelvikuriya irukku… | it's doubtful if I'm even an intellectual... |
| Female :Kavithaya ketta kelvi kuri | Female: Hearing the poem, the question mark |
| Acharya kuriya maaraalam illiya | might turn into an exclamation mark, right? |
| Male :Hmmm… may be… may i? | Male: Hmmm... maybe... may I? |
| Female :Please | Female: Please! |
| Male | |
| Kalavi seigayil kathil pesi | Speaking in the ear while making love, |
| Kanivaai melithaai kazuthai kavvum | softly and tenderly biting the neck, |
| Vellai palichidum parkkal vendum | bright white teeth are needed. |
| Male | |
| Kuzhanthai vaayai | Like smelling |
| Nugarnthathu pola | a baby's mouth, |
| Kadum nantramillatha | a mouth without harshness or foulness |
| Vaayum vendum | is also needed. |
| Male | |
| Kama kanavugal | When sensual dreams |
| Kalaiyum velaiyil | fade away, |
| Kooda nindravan | the man standing beside |
| Udhavida vendum | must help out. |
| Chorus :Vendum | Chorus: Needed! |
| Samayalin podhum | Even while cooking, |
| Uudhavida vendum | he must help out. |
| Chorus :Vendum | Chorus: Needed! |
| Saaindhu negizhnthida | To lean and relax upon, |
| Thinthozh vendum | strong shoulders are needed. |
| Chorus :Vendum | Chorus: Needed! |
| Male | |
| Modhi kobam | To clash and vent anger, |
| Theerkka vasathiyaai | for convenience, |
| Paarai padhathil | a chest as solid as stone |
| Nenjum vendum | is also needed. |
| Chorus :Vendum | Chorus: Needed! |
| Male | |
| Adharku pinnal | Behind that, |
| Thudikkum idayamum | a beating heart, |
| Adhu ratham paaichi | and the intellect made flexible |
| Neguzhthiya sinthaiyum | by pumping blood, |
| Moolai madippugal adhigam ulla | a brilliant head with extra |
| Medaavilaasa mandayum vendum | folds in the brain is needed. |
| Chorus :Vendum vendum | Chorus: Needed, needed! |
| Vendum vendum | Needed, needed! |
| Male | |
| Vangiyin iruppu | Bank balance as black money |
| Veettil karuppena | stored at home, |
| Vazhangi puzhangida | to spend freely, |
| Panamum vendum | money is also needed. |
| Chorus :Vendum vendum | Chorus: Needed, needed! |
| Vendum vendum | Needed, needed! |
| Male | |
| Nermai vendum | Honesty is needed, |
| Bakthiyum vendum | devotion is needed, |
| Enakena suthanthiram | When I ask for my |
| Ketkum velayil | own freedom, |
| pagutharigindra | a rational mind |
| Buthiyum vendum | that reasons is also needed. |
| Chorus :Vendummm…. | Chorus: Needed! |
| Male | |
| Ippadi kanavan | To get a husband like this, |
| Varavendum ena naan | I observed a fast |
| Onbathu naatkal nonbu irunthen | for nine days. |
| Varam tharuvaal en varalakshi-ena | Hoping Varalakshmi would grant the boon, |
| Kadum nonbu mudinthum thedi ponen | after completing the severe fast, I went searching. |
| Female | |
| Thedi enga ponaa andha ponnu | Where did that girl go searching? |
| Male :Beach-kku thaan | Male: To the beach! |
| Male | |
| Podi nadai pottae | Walking on foot |
| Idai meliyum ena | so her waist grows slim, |
| Kadarkarai thorum | along the shores |
| Kaalaiyum maalayum | morning and evening, |
| Thonthi ganapathigal | pot-bellied Ganapathis |
| Thirivathu kanden | I saw wandering around! |
| Mutrum thuranthu mangayarodu | Renouncing everything, along with women, |
| Ammana thuravigal koodida kanden | I saw naked ascetics gathered! |
| Female | |
| Engae ? tv-laiiyo? | Where? On TV? |
| Male :Issshhhhhhhh | Male: Shhh! |
| Male | |
| Mootha akkal kanavanukku | For the elder sister's husband, |
| Mukkkal thaguthigal irunthum kooda | despite having three-quarters of qualities, |
| Akkalilla velayilae avan | when the sister wasn't around, |
| Sakkalathi vendum endraan | he wanted a mistress! |
| Male | |
| Ekkulamaanaal enna endru | Thinking what difference does caste make, |
| Vetru madham varai thedi paarthen | I even searched across other religions. |
| Varavara purusha lakshanam ullavar | Good men with ideal husband qualities |
| Thirumana santhayil migamiga kuraivu | are extremely rare in the marriage market! |
| Male | |
| Varamthara ketta | Oh Varalakshmi, asked to grant boons, |
| Varalakshmi unakku | to you, |
| Veettukaarar amainthathu eppadi? | how did your husband turn out? |
| Nee ketta varangal | The boons you requested, |
| Eduvarai palithathu? | how far were they fulfilled? |
| Urangi kondae irukkum unthan | Your husband Aranganathan, |
| Aranganathan aal eppadi? | who is always sleeping, how is he? |
| Male | |
| Prabantham sollum | All the mischief told |
| Athanai settayum | in the Prabantham scriptures, |
| Vaasthavamaaga nadappathu undo? | do they actually happen in reality? |
| Idhuvum adhuvum udhuvum seiyum | Does anyone have a sweet husband |
| Iniya kanavar yaarkumundo? | who does this, that, and everything? |
| Male | |
| Unakkenumathu amaiyapettraal | If such a husband was granted to you, |
| Unmayileyae athirshtasaalithaan | you are truly lucky! |
| Nee adhupol enakkum amaiyaseiyen | Make sure I get one just like that too! |
| Sri varalakshmi namosthudhae… | O Goddess Sri Varalakshmi, I bow to you... |
கண்ணோடு கண்ணை
கலந்தால் என்றால்
கலங்கம் உள்ளவள்
எச்சரிக்கை
If eyes meet eye to eye
and blend together,
warning: she has a flaw!
உடனே கையுடன்
கை கோர்த்தாளா
ஒழுக்கம் கெட்டவள்
எச்சரிக்கை
If immediately hand in
hand is entwined,
warning: she lacks conduct!
ஆடை களைகையில்
கூடுதல் பேசினால்
அனுபவம் மிக்கவள்
எச்சரிக்கை
When clothes are shed,
if she talks too much,
warning: she has too much experience!
கலவி முடிந்தபின்
கிடந்து பேசினால்
காதலாய் மாறலாம்
எச்சரிக்கை
After lovemaking ends,
if she lies down and talks,
warning: it might turn into love!
கவிதை இலக்கியம்
பேசினாலாயின் காசை
மதியால் எச்சரிக்கை
If poetry and literature
are spoken by her,
warning: she won't value money!
உன்னுடன் இருப்பது
சுகம் என்றாளா
உறுதியாய் சிக்கல்
எச்சரிக்கை
To be with you
if she says it's bliss,
warning: definitely trouble ahead!
அறுவடை கொள்
முதல் என்றே காமம்
அமைவது பொதுவே
நலமாக கொள்
Consider lust to be
just a temporary harvest;
take it generally
as a good thing.
கூட்டல் ஒன்றே
குறி என்றானபின்
கழிவது காமம்
மட்டும் எனக்கொள்
Once addition alone
becomes the goal,
know that subtraction
is lust alone.
உன்னை மங்கையர்
என்னென கொள்வர்
யோசிக்காமல்
வருவதை எதிர்கொள்
How women view you,
whatever they deem,
face whatever comes without overthinking.
முன்னும் பின்னும்
ஆட்டும் சகடை ஆணும்
பெண்ணும் அதுவே
எனக்கொள்
Back and forth,
a swaying cart;
consider man and woman as that.
காமம் எனப்படும்
பண்டை செயலில்
காதல் கலவாது
காத்துகொள்
In the ancient act
called lust,
protect it without mixing love.
இப்பெண்ணுறைக்கு
எதிராய் ஆணுரை ஒன்றை
இயற்ற துணியும் அணி
சேர்த்துகொள்
Against this female manifesto,
a male response,
join the force to dare compose one.
ஆஹா இயற்ற
துணியும் அணி
சேர்த்துக்கணுமா
துணிவே அணியும்
துணி என்றானபின்
அணி ஒன்று எதற்கு
தனியே வருவேன்
Aha!
Dare to compose and
join as a force?
When courage itself is the garment worn,
why need another ornament or garment?
I will come alone...
அப்படி வாங்க
வழிக்கு ஓ நீங்க
கவிஞர் தானே
Ah, now you are coming to the point!
Oh... so you are a poet, aren't you?
கில்டி
அஸ் அக்கியூஸ்ட்
அப்போ
ஜட்ஜ்மெண்ட்
சொல்றேன்
சொல்லுங்க
பதிலுக்கு நீங்க
ஒரு கவிதை சொல்லணும்
அதான் தண்டனை
Guilty as accused!
Female: Then I'll pronounce the judgment!
Male: Go ahead and say it!
Female: In return, you must
recite a poem—that is the punishment!
யாருக்கு
அது கவிதைய
கேட்டா தானே
தெரியும்
ஆஹான்
ஹா ஹா ஹா சரி
சொல்றேன் ஆனா
நீங்க கோவிச்சுக்க
கூடாது
ஏன் பெண்களை
பத்தி கேலியா
ச ச அதெல்லாம்
இல்லைங்க இது ஒரு
பெண்ணுடைய
வேண்டுகோள் மாதிரி
ஒரு பெண் தன்
தெய்வத்துகிட்ட
பாடுற தோத்திர பாடல்
For whom?
Female: Once you hear the poem,
you will know!
Male: Aha ha ha, alright I will recite it.
But you shouldn't get angry!
Female: Why... is it a joke about women?
Male: Cha cha... nothing like that!
This is like a woman's plea,
a hymn of praise sung by a woman
to her deity...
ஓ நீங்க
பக்திமானா
அதெல்லாம்
இல்லேங்க நான்
புத்திமானானே
கேள்விகுறியா இருக்கு
கவிதைய கேட்டா
கேள்விகுறி ஆச்சர்ய
குறியா மாறலாம்
இல்லையா
ஹ்ம்ம்
மே பி மே ஐ
பெண்
: ப்ளீஸ்
Oh, are you a devout person?
Male: Nothing like that,
it's doubtful if I'm even an intellectual...
Female: Hearing the poem, the question mark
might turn into an exclamation mark, right?
Male: Hmmm... maybe... may I?
Female: Please!
கலவி செய்கையில்
காதில் பேசி கனிவாய்
மெலிதாய் கழுத்தை
கவ்வும் வெள்ளை
பளிச்சிடும் பற்கள்
வேண்டும்
Speaking in the ear while making love,
softly and tenderly biting the neck,
bright white teeth are needed.
குழந்தை வாயை
நுகர்ந்தது போல கடும்
நாற்றம் இல்லாத
வாயும் வேண்டும்
Like smelling
a baby's mouth,
a mouth without harshness or foulness
is also needed.
காம கனவுகள்
கலையும் வேளையில்
கூட நின்றவன் உதவிட
வேண்டும்
குழு :
வேண்டும்
சமையலின் போதும்
உதவிட வேண்டும்
குழு :
வேண்டும்
சாய்ந்து நெகிழ்ந்திட
தின் தோள் வேண்டும்
குழு :
வேண்டும்
When sensual dreams
fade away,
the man standing beside
must help out.
Chorus: Needed!
Even while cooking,
he must help out.
Chorus: Needed!
To lean and relax upon,
strong shoulders are needed.
Chorus: Needed!
மோதி கோபம்
தீர்க்க வசதியாய்
பாறை பதத்தில்
நெஞ்சும் வேண்டும்
குழு :
வேண்டும்
To clash and vent anger,
for convenience,
a chest as solid as stone
is also needed.
Chorus: Needed!
அதற்கு பின்னால்
துடிக்கும் இதயமும் அது
ரத்தம் பாய்ச்சி நெகுழ்த்திய
சிந்தையும் மூளை மடிப்புகள்
அதிகம் உள்ள மேதவிலாச
மண்டையும் வேண்டும்
குழு :
வேண்டும் வேண்டும்
வேண்டும் வேண்டும்
Behind that,
a beating heart,
and the intellect made flexible
by pumping blood,
a brilliant head with extra
folds in the brain is needed.
Chorus: Needed, needed!
Needed, needed!
வங்கியின்
இருப்பு வீட்டில்
கருப்பென வழங்கி
புழங்கிட பணமும்
வேண்டும்
குழு :
வேண்டும் வேண்டும்
வேண்டும் வேண்டும்
Bank balance as black money
stored at home,
to spend freely,
money is also needed.
Chorus: Needed, needed!
Needed, needed!
நேர்மை வேண்டும்
பக்தியும் வேண்டும்
எனக்கென சுதந்திரம்
கேட்கும் வேளையில்
பகுத்தறிகின்ற புத்தியும்
வேண்டும்
குழு :
வேண்டும்
Honesty is needed,
devotion is needed,
When I ask for my
own freedom,
a rational mind
that reasons is also needed.
Chorus: Needed!
இப்படி கணவன்
வர வேண்டும் என நான்
ஒன்பது நாட்கள் நோன்பு
இருந்தேன் வரம் தருவாள்
என் வரலட்சுமி என கடும்
நோன்பு முடிந்ததும் தேடி
போனேன்
To get a husband like this,
I observed a fast
for nine days.
Hoping Varalakshmi would grant the boon,
after completing the severe fast, I went searching.
தேடி எங்க
போனா அந்த
பொண்ணு
பீச்சுக்கு தான்
Where did that girl go searching?
Male: To the beach!
பொடி நடை
போட்டே இடை
மெலியும் என
கடற்கரை தோறும்
காலையும் மாலையும்
தொந்தி கணபதிகள்
திரிவது கண்டேன்
முற்றும் துறந்து
மங்கையரோடு
அம்மண துறவிகள்
கூடிட கண்டேன்
Walking on foot
so her waist grows slim,
along the shores
morning and evening,
pot-bellied Ganapathis
I saw wandering around!
Renouncing everything, along with women,
I saw naked ascetics gathered!
எங்க
டிவி லையோ
இஷ்......
Where? On TV?
Male: Shhh!
மூத்த அக்காள்
கணவனுக்கு முக்கால்
தகுதிகள் இருந்தும் கூட
அக்காள் இல்லா வேளையிலே
அவன் சக்காளத்தி வேண்டும்
என்றான்
For the elder sister's husband,
despite having three-quarters of qualities,
when the sister wasn't around,
he wanted a mistress!
எக்குலம் ஆனால்
என்ன என்று வேற்று மதம்
வரை தேடி பார்த்தேன் வர
வர புருச லட்சணம் உள்ளவர்
திருமண சந்தையில் மிக
மிக குறைவு
Thinking what difference does caste make,
I even searched across other religions.
Good men with ideal husband qualities
are extremely rare in the marriage market!
வரம் தர கேட்ட
வரலட்சுமி உனக்கு
வீட்டுக்காரர் அமைந்தது
எப்படி நீ கேட்ட வரங்கள்
எதுவரை பலித்தது
உறங்கிகொண்டே இருக்கும்
உந்தன் அரங்கநாதன் ஆள்
எப்படி
Oh Varalakshmi, asked to grant boons,
to you,
how did your husband turn out?
The boons you requested,
how far were they fulfilled?
Your husband Aranganathan,
who is always sleeping, how is he?
பிரபந்தம் சொல்லும்
அத்தனை சேட்டையும்
வாஸ்த்தவமாக நடப்பது
உண்டோ இதுவும் அதுவும்
உதுவும் செய்யும் இனிய
கணவர் யார்க்கும் உண்டோ
All the mischief told
in the Prabantham scriptures,
do they actually happen in reality?
Does anyone have a sweet husband
who does this, that, and everything?
உனக்கேனும் அது
அமைய பெற்றால்
உண்மையிலேயே
அதிர்ஷ்டசாலிதான்
நீ அதுபோல் எனக்கும்
அமையச் செய்யேன்
ஸ்ரீ வரலக்ஷ்மி
நமோஸ்துதே
If such a husband was granted to you,
you are truly lucky!
Make sure I get one just like that too!
O Goddess Sri Varalakshmi, I bow to you...
Kannodu kannai
If eyes meet eye to eye
Kalanthal endraal
and blend together,
Kalangam ullaval echarikkai
warning: she has a flaw!
Udanae kaiyudan
If immediately hand in
Kai korthalaa
hand is entwined,
Ozhukkam kettaval echarikkai
warning: she lacks conduct!
Aadai kalaigayil
When clothes are shed,
Kooduthal pesinaal
if she talks too much,
anubavam mikkaval echarikkai
warning: she has too much experience!
Kalavi mudinthapin
After lovemaking ends,
Kidanthu pesinaal
if she lies down and talks,
Kadhalaai maaralaam echarikkai
warning: it might turn into love!
Kavithai ilakkiyam
If poetry and literature
Pesinalaayin
are spoken by her,
Kaasai mathiyaal echarikkai
warning: she won't value money!
Unnudan iruppathu
To be with you
Sugamendralaa
if she says it's bliss,
Urithiyaai sikkal echarikkai
warning: definitely trouble ahead!
Aruvadai kolmudhal
Consider lust to be
Endrae kaamam
just a temporary harvest;
Amaivathu podhuvae
take it generally
Nalamaaga-kol
as a good thing.
Koottal ondrae
Once addition alone
Kuriyendraana pin
becomes the goal,
Kazhivadhu kaamam
know that subtraction
Mattum ena-kol
is lust alone.
Unnai mangayar
How women view you,
Ennena kolvar
whatever they deem,
Yosikkamal varuvathai edhir kol
face whatever comes without overthinking.
Munnum pinnum
Back and forth,
Aattum sagadai
a swaying cart;
Aanum pennum adhuvae ena kol
consider man and woman as that.
Kaamam enappadum
In the ancient act
Pandai seyalil
called lust,
Kaadhal kalavaathu kaathu kol
protect it without mixing love.
Ippennuraiku ethiraai
Against this female manifesto,
Aanurai ondrai
a male response,
Iyattra thuniyum ani serthu kol
join the force to dare compose one.
Aaha
Aha!
Iyattra thuniyum
Dare to compose and
Ani serthu-kanumaa?
join as a force?
Thunivae aniyum thuni endrana pin
When courage itself is the garment worn,
Aniyondru etharkku?
why need another ornament or garment?
Thaniyae varuven…
I will come alone...
Appadi vaanga vazhikku
Ah, now you are coming to the point!
Oh… neenga kavingar thaanae?
Oh... so you are a poet, aren't you?
Guilty as accused
Guilty as accused!
Female :Appo judgement solren
Female: Then I'll pronounce the judgment!
Male: Sollunga
Male: Go ahead and say it!
Female :Padhilukku neegha oru
Female: In return, you must
Kavithai sollanum adhaan thandanai
recite a poem—that is the punishment!
Yaarukku ?
For whom?
Female :Adhu kavithaya ketta
Female: Once you hear the poem,
Thaanae theriyum
you will know!
Male :Ahaan ha ha ha seri solren
Male: Aha ha ha, alright I will recite it.
Aana neenga kovichukka koodathu
But you shouldn't get angry!
Female :Yen… pengalai pathi keliya?
Female: Why... is it a joke about women?
Male :Cha cha .. athellaam ilaingha
Male: Cha cha... nothing like that!
Idhu oru pennudaya vendukol maathiri
This is like a woman's plea,
Oru pen than theivathu kitta
a hymn of praise sung by a woman
Padura thothira paadal…
to her deity...
Oh neenga bakthi-maanaa?
Oh, are you a devout person?
Male :Adhellam illenga
Male: Nothing like that,
Naan buthi maana-nnae kelvikuriya irukku…
it's doubtful if I'm even an intellectual...
Female :Kavithaya ketta kelvi kuri
Female: Hearing the poem, the question mark
Acharya kuriya maaraalam illiya
might turn into an exclamation mark, right?
Male :Hmmm… may be… may i?
Male: Hmmm... maybe... may I?
Female :Please
Female: Please!
Kalavi seigayil kathil pesi
Speaking in the ear while making love,
Kanivaai melithaai kazuthai kavvum
softly and tenderly biting the neck,
Vellai palichidum parkkal vendum
bright white teeth are needed.
Kuzhanthai vaayai
Like smelling
Nugarnthathu pola
a baby's mouth,
Kadum nantramillatha
a mouth without harshness or foulness
Vaayum vendum
is also needed.
Kama kanavugal
When sensual dreams
Kalaiyum velaiyil
fade away,
Kooda nindravan
the man standing beside
Udhavida vendum
must help out.
Chorus :Vendum
Chorus: Needed!
Samayalin podhum
Even while cooking,
Uudhavida vendum
he must help out.
Chorus :Vendum
Chorus: Needed!
Saaindhu negizhnthida
To lean and relax upon,
Thinthozh vendum
strong shoulders are needed.
Chorus :Vendum
Chorus: Needed!
Modhi kobam
To clash and vent anger,
Theerkka vasathiyaai
for convenience,
Paarai padhathil
a chest as solid as stone
Nenjum vendum
is also needed.
Chorus :Vendum
Chorus: Needed!
Adharku pinnal
Behind that,
Thudikkum idayamum
a beating heart,
Adhu ratham paaichi
and the intellect made flexible
Neguzhthiya sinthaiyum
by pumping blood,
Moolai madippugal adhigam ulla
a brilliant head with extra
Medaavilaasa mandayum vendum
folds in the brain is needed.
Chorus :Vendum vendum
Chorus: Needed, needed!
Vendum vendum
Needed, needed!
Vangiyin iruppu
Bank balance as black money
Veettil karuppena
stored at home,
Vazhangi puzhangida
to spend freely,
Panamum vendum
money is also needed.
Chorus :Vendum vendum
Chorus: Needed, needed!
Vendum vendum
Needed, needed!
Nermai vendum
Honesty is needed,
Bakthiyum vendum
devotion is needed,
Enakena suthanthiram
When I ask for my
Ketkum velayil
own freedom,
pagutharigindra
a rational mind
Buthiyum vendum
that reasons is also needed.
Chorus :Vendummm….
Chorus: Needed!
Ippadi kanavan
To get a husband like this,
Varavendum ena naan
I observed a fast
Onbathu naatkal nonbu irunthen
for nine days.
Varam tharuvaal en varalakshi-ena
Hoping Varalakshmi would grant the boon,
Kadum nonbu mudinthum thedi ponen
after completing the severe fast, I went searching.
Thedi enga ponaa andha ponnu
Where did that girl go searching?
Male :Beach-kku thaan
Male: To the beach!
Podi nadai pottae
Walking on foot
Idai meliyum ena
so her waist grows slim,
Kadarkarai thorum
along the shores
Kaalaiyum maalayum
morning and evening,
Thonthi ganapathigal
pot-bellied Ganapathis
Thirivathu kanden
I saw wandering around!
Mutrum thuranthu mangayarodu
Renouncing everything, along with women,
Ammana thuravigal koodida kanden
I saw naked ascetics gathered!
Engae ? tv-laiiyo?
Where? On TV?
Male :Issshhhhhhhh
Male: Shhh!
Mootha akkal kanavanukku
For the elder sister's husband,
Mukkkal thaguthigal irunthum kooda
despite having three-quarters of qualities,
Akkalilla velayilae avan
when the sister wasn't around,
Sakkalathi vendum endraan
he wanted a mistress!
Ekkulamaanaal enna endru
Thinking what difference does caste make,
Vetru madham varai thedi paarthen
I even searched across other religions.
Varavara purusha lakshanam ullavar
Good men with ideal husband qualities
Thirumana santhayil migamiga kuraivu
are extremely rare in the marriage market!
Varamthara ketta
Oh Varalakshmi, asked to grant boons,
Varalakshmi unakku
to you,
Veettukaarar amainthathu eppadi?
how did your husband turn out?
Nee ketta varangal
The boons you requested,
Eduvarai palithathu?
how far were they fulfilled?
Urangi kondae irukkum unthan
Your husband Aranganathan,
Aranganathan aal eppadi?
who is always sleeping, how is he?
Prabantham sollum
All the mischief told
Athanai settayum
in the Prabantham scriptures,
Vaasthavamaaga nadappathu undo?
do they actually happen in reality?
Idhuvum adhuvum udhuvum seiyum
Does anyone have a sweet husband
Iniya kanavar yaarkumundo?
who does this, that, and everything?
Unakkenumathu amaiyapettraal
If such a husband was granted to you,
Unmayileyae athirshtasaalithaan
you are truly lucky!
Nee adhupol enakkum amaiyaseiyen
Make sure I get one just like that too!
Sri varalakshmi namosthudhae…
O Goddess Sri Varalakshmi, I bow to you...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This sequence from Manmadhan Ambu presents a witty, satirical poetic exchange between a man and a woman exploring love, lust, societal double standards, and modern marital expectations. The opening section offers tongue-in-cheek 'warnings' about women's behavior and sexual freedom, mocking conservative anxieties. It then transitions into a female perspective, articulating an ideal husband who is sexually passionate, domestic, intellectually sharp, supportive, and respectful of women's independence, contrasting this ideal with the reality of hypocrisy in society.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Alliteration)
“Kannodu kannai”
Repetition of initial consonant and vowel sounds, such as 'Kannodu' and 'Kalanthal' in the opening couplets.
Anaphora / Refrain
“Kalangam ullaval echarikkai”
The repeated usage of 'echarikkai' (warning) at the end of every satirical rule line.
Satire & Irony
“Varavara purusha lakshanam ullavar / Thirumana santhayil migamiga kuraivu”
Kamal Haasan uses witty, sharp commentary on traditional religious vows, societal double standards, and marital expectations.
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Trivia
Written by Kamal Haasan himself for the film Manmadhan Ambu (2010), this track showcases his passion for modern Tamil free-verse poetry (Puthukavithai). The verse references classical themes, Varalakshmi Viratham, and Tamil literature while offering sharp contemporary social critique.
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