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Kambanukku kai koduthu

From Maru Malarchi · 1998

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
S. A. Rajkumar
Music director
S. A. Rajkumar
Movie name
Maru Malarchi
Movie release year
1998
Lyrics added on
9 Dec 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kambanukku kai koduthu
Kaverikku annai eduthu
Semponnal silambarathu
Samikku oru kura thanthu….
Punjaila nanjaila
Ponvilaiyum thanjaila
Puli kodiya ethivachi
Pugazh kodiya parakkavittu
Ezhanaattu vallavaru
Isaiyoda aanduruntha
Chozhanaatu mannarunga
Santhathiyl vanthavaru …Chorus :Aamah…
Pugazhirukkuthu peyar irukuthu
Rasupadiyatchi than…..
Chorus :Engu rasupadiyatchi than…..
Viral asaivila oor irukkuthu
Neeru nelam satchi than
Chorus :Antha neeru nelam satchi than
Therumunaiyla sillai irukkuthu
Avar perumaya athu uraikkuthu
Urukellam ullayum vachi
Soriduvar illaiyum vachi
Avar than namma saminu
Oore onnu kudininnu
Kottungadaa urimi melam..ohooo
Thattungadaa puthiya thallam hoiii….
Chorus :Kottungadaa urimi melam..ohooo
Thattungadaa puthiya thallam hoiii….
……………….
Thaanathula osantha thaanam
Anna thaanam ulagilae
Sami pola yarum atha senjathae illa
Suriyanum anaithidumae
Sayungala pozhuthala
Sami veettu adupanainthu paarthathae illa
Aatchi padaiyatchi
Seyum ooru than idhu
Saathi matha pedham ellam odiponnathu
Kothandammum koothiraiyum
Kaiya kulukkuthu
Siluvaiyum than snegithama
Sernthu sirikkuthu
Ethum inga pothuva
Manam pazhagum ottu orava
Athukku thaguntha vazhiya vagutha
Avar than nama saminu
Oore onnu kudininnu
Kottungadaa urimi melam..ohooo
Thattungadaa puthiya thallam rey rey rey
Chorus :Kottungadaa urimi melam..ohooo
Thattungadaa puthiya thallam
Hoi hoi hoi huurah
Chorus :Hoo..oo..hooo
Hoo..oo..hooo
………………………………..
Manam mudikka manam illama
Vazhthiruppavaru
Oor makkalathan petha pulla
Pol nenaipaaru
……………………….
Thazhthapatta sanangalukku
Thol kodupavaru
Antha ezhai pazhai sirithiruntha
Ivar siripaaru
Noyillama nodiyum illama
Nooru andu oorai andu
Boomimeethu sami vazha
Pattu kattunga daa..
Chorus :Boomimeethu sami vazha
Pattu kattunga daa..
Ramaya ada somiya
Ada veeraiya vadivelaiya
Unakkum ennakum
Nizhala kodukkum
Avar than nama saminu
Oore onu kudininnu
Kottungadaa urimi melam
Thattungadaa puthiya thallam…..adraa sakka
Chrous :Kottungadaa urimi melam
Thattungadaa puthiya thallam
Pugazhirukkuthu peyar irukuthu
Rasupadiyatchi than…..
Chorus :Engu rasupadiyatchi than…..
Viral asaivila oor irukkuthu
Neeru nelam satchi than
Chorus :Antha neeru nelam satchi than
Therumunaiyla sillai irukkuthu
Avar perumaya athu uraikkuthu
Urukellam ullayum vachi
Soriduvar illaiyum vachi
Avar than namma saminu
Oore onnu kudininnu
Kottungadaa urimi melam..ohooo
Thattungadaa puthiya thallam hoiii….appadi podu
Chorus :Kottungadaa urimi melam..ohooo
Nalla podu
Thattungadaa puthiya thallam hoiii….
Giving a helping hand to Kamban,
Building a dam across the Cauvery,
Crafting anklets of pure gold,
And leaving just one flaw in the Lord....
In the dry lands and the wet lands,
In Tanjore, where gold grows as crop,
Hoisting the tiger flag high,
And letting the flag of fame fly,
The ruler of seven realms,
Who ruled in harmony with music,
He came from the noble lineage
Of the great kings of the Chola kingdom... Chorus: Yes...
There is fame, there is a legendary name,
It is indeed the sovereign reign of the king...
Chorus: Everywhere, it is indeed the sovereign reign of the king...
The whole town moves at the gentle wave of his finger,
The waters and the land stand as witness!
Chorus: That water and land stand as witness!
There stands a statue at the street junction,
It proclaims his grand legacy,
Holding the entire town in his heart,
Feeding everyone without turning anyone away,
Proclaiming that he alone is our living deity,
The entire town gathers as one,
Beat the urimi drum, oh-ho-ho!
Strike a brand new rhythm, hoiii...!
Chorus: Beat the urimi drum, oh-ho-ho!
Strike a brand new rhythm, hoiii...!
...............
The loftiest charity among all acts of giving,
Is the gift of food in this world,
No one has ever performed it like our Lord!
Even the sun turns off its light,
When the evening twilight falls,
But the kitchen hearth in our Lord's home has never been seen extinguished!
A realm of true leadership and protection,
This is the town that embodies it,
All divisions of caste and religion have fled away!
Kothandam and Koothirai,
Are shaking hands in unity,
Even the Cross, in warm friendship,
Joins in and smiles cheerfully!
Everything here is held in common,
Hearts connect in sweet kinship,
He who carved the right path for such harmony,
Proclaiming that he alone is our living deity,
The entire town gathers as one,
Beat the urimi drum, oh-ho-ho!
Strike a brand new rhythm, rey rey rey!
Chorus: Beat the urimi drum, oh-ho-ho!
Strike a brand new rhythm,
Hoi hoi hoi hurrah!
Chorus: Hoo..oo..hooo!
Hoo..oo..hooo!
...........................
Without any desire to marry,
He lives his noble life,
Looking upon the town's people,
As if they were his own born children!
....................
To the downtrodden people,
He extends a supporting shoulder,
When those poor and helpless souls smile,
His heart smiles along!
Without sickness, without a moment of pain,
Ruling the town for a hundred years,
For our deity to live long on this earth,
Sing and compose songs, hey!
Chorus: For our deity to live long on this earth,
Sing and compose songs, hey!
Hey Ramaya, oh Somiya,
Hey Veeraiyya, Vadivelaiya,
For you and for me,
Offering a comforting shade,
Proclaiming that he alone is our living deity,
The entire town gathers as one,
Beat the urimi drum,
Strike a brand new rhythm... hit it with joy!
Chorus: Beat the urimi drum,
Strike a brand new rhythm,
There is fame, there is a legendary name,
It is indeed the sovereign reign of the king...
Chorus: Everywhere, it is indeed the sovereign reign of the king...
The whole town moves at the gentle wave of his finger,
The waters and the land stand as witness!
Chorus: That water and land stand as witness!
There stands a statue at the street junction,
It proclaims his grand legacy,
Holding the entire town in his heart,
Feeding everyone without turning anyone away,
Proclaiming that he alone is our living deity,
The entire town gathers as one,
Beat the urimi drum, oh-ho-ho!
Strike a brand new rhythm, hoiii... play it like that!
Chorus: Beat the urimi drum, oh-ho-ho!
Play it well!
Strike a brand new rhythm, hoiii...!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This celebratory song from the movie Maru Malarchi (1998) praises a benevolent and selfless village leader who is revered as a living god ('Sami') by his townspeople. Descended symbolically from the glorious Chola kings of the fertile Thanjavur region, he dedicates his life to communal harmony, feeding the poor ('Annadhanam'), and eradicating caste and religious divides. The lyrics emphasize his noble choices, such as remaining unmarried to treat the entire village as his family, standing by the downtrodden, and ensuring nobody in his domain goes hungry. Through festive beats of the traditional urimi drum, the villagers unite in grand celebration to honour his legacy and wish him a long life.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Moonaal / Monai (Initial Alliteration)

Punjaila nanjaila / Ponvilaiyum thanjaila / Puli kodiya ethivachi / Pugazh kodiya parakkavittu

Repetition of the initial letter sound 'P' across consecutive lines for rhythmic flow.

Metaphor (Uruvagamm)

Boomimeethu sami vazha

Directly equating the noble chieftain to a living god on Earth ('Boomimeethu sami').

Iyaibu (Rhyming Endings)

Kambanukku kai koduthu / Kaverikku annai eduthu

Rhythmic matching of sentence endings ('-ukku' and '-u' sounds) across couplets.

Personification

Siluvaiyum than snegithama / Sernthu sirikkuthu

Attributing human actions of friendship like shaking hands and smiling to religious symbols (Cross/Kothandam).

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Trivia

The song comes from the hit 1998 Tamil drama film 'Maru Malarchi', starring Mammootty and Devayani, directed by K. S. Adhiyaman. The music was composed by SA Rajkumar with lyrics penned by veteran lyricist Vaali. Mammootty played the iconic character of Rasu Padayachi, a revered village chieftain whose selfless philanthropy forms the heart of the story.

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