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Kanjavukku Panjamillai

From Panchavarnam · 1982

Lyricist
Na. Kamarasan
Singer
Malaysia Vasudevan
Music director
Raghuraj Chakravarthy
Movie name
Panchavarnam
Movie release year
1982
Lyrics added on
9 Aug 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kanchavukku panjamillae yaei
Kallil kooda bodhai illai
Kann sivakka thammadikkalaam vaangadaa
Kai valichchaa thanthuvittu pongadaa yaei….yaei….ae…
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Izhukka izhukkathaan ulgam inikkuthu
Idhukku piraguthaan nyaanam porakkuthu correct
Izhukka izhukkathaan ulgam inikkuthu
Idhukku piraguthaan nyaanam porakkuthu
Izhukka izhukkathaan ulgam inikkuthu
Idhukku piraguthaan nyaanam porakkuthu
Kudikkalaamaa kulirntha panangallu
Aang kudikkalaamaa kulirntha panangallu
Bodhai koodumaddaa odi vanthu
Sollu sollu sollu sollu sollu
Izhukka izhukkathaan ulgam inikkuthu
Idhukku piraguthaan nyaanam porakkuthu
Kadikkalaama karuvaattu manda
Kadikkalaama karuvaattu manda
Konjam kalakkalodu izhukkalaamaa
Kondaa kondaa kondaa
Izhukka izhukkathaan ulgam inikkuthu
Idhukku piraguthaan nyaanam porakkuthu
Kaadi kanji kaachchi vachchi
Karuvaadu konjam suttu vachchaa
Amma kaadi kanji kaachchi vachchi
Karuvaadu konjam suttu vachchaa
Kanji thanni kudikkum munnae
Kanjaa konjam adikka vanthaen
Kanji thanni kudikkum munnae
Kanjaa konjam adikka vanthaen
Izhukka izhukkathaan ulgam inikkuthu
Male :Aiyyo
Chorus :Idhukku piraguthaan nyaanam porakkuthu
Arisi kuththi madiyil vachchi
Aavaarampoo pottu vachchi
Arisi kuththi madiyil vachchi
Aavaarampoo pottu vachchi
Sorugu kondai pottukittu
Soru kondu poraa paaru
Sorugu kondai pottukittu
Soru kondu poraa paaru
Izhukka izhukkathaan ulgam inikkuthu
Idhukku piraguthaan nyaanam porakkuthu
Kaara veettu thinna melae
Karukku manjal araikka ponaen
Kaara veettu thinna melae
Karukku manjal araikka ponaen
Entha paiya kannu patto
Izhuththu araikka mudiyala
Entha paiya kannu patto
Izhuththu araikka mudiyala
Maruthaiyilae kurutha vaangi
Male :Dei ennadaa
Male :Aang….madhuraiyilae kudhirai vaangi
Malligaippoo laadam katti
Kondu vanthaen yaerungadaa
Kovaeri kazhuthaigalaa
Kondu vanthaen yaerungadaa
Kovaeri kazhuthaigalaa
Izhukka izhukkathaan ulgam inikkuthu
Idhukku piraguthaan nyaanam porakkuthu
Izhukka izhukkathaan ulgam inikkuthu
Idhukku piraguthaan nyaanam porakkuthu
Izhukka izhukkathaan ulgam inikkuthu
Idhukku piraguthaan nyaanam porakkuthu
There is no shortage of weed, hey!
Even toddy doesn't give such a high!
Come on, boys, let's take a hit till our eyes turn red!
If your hands get tired, pass it along and go, hey... hey... hey...
...
With every puff you take, the world tastes sweet!
Only after this is wisdom born, that's right!
With every puff you take, the world tastes sweet!
Only after this is wisdom born!
With every puff you take, the world tastes sweet!
Only after this is wisdom born!
Shall we drink cool palm toddy?
Ah, shall we drink cool palm toddy?
Will it get us higher? Run over and...
Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me!
With every puff you take, the world tastes sweet!
Only after this is wisdom born!
Shall we bite into a dried fish head?
Shall we bite into a dried fish head?
Shall we take a puff with high spirits?
Pass it here, pass it here, pass it here!
With every puff you take, the world tastes sweet!
Only after this is wisdom born!
After brewing sour rice porridge,
And roasting a bit of dried fish,
Oh mother, after brewing sour rice porridge,
And roasting a bit of dried fish,
Before drinking the porridge water,
I came over to smoke some weed!
Before drinking the porridge water,
I came over to smoke some weed!
With every puff you take, the world tastes sweet!
Oh no!
Only after this is wisdom born!
Pounding rice and gathering it in her lap,
Wearing yellow aavaram flowers in her hair,
Pounding rice and gathering it in her lap,
Wearing yellow aavaram flowers in her hair,
Tying her hair up into a loose bun,
Look, she is taking lunch to the fields!
Tying her hair up into a loose bun,
Look, she is taking lunch to the fields!
With every puff you take, the world tastes sweet!
Only after this is wisdom born!
On the veranda of the brick house,
I went to grind fresh raw turmeric.
On the veranda of the brick house,
I went to grind fresh raw turmeric.
Whose evil eye fell on me?
I cannot even pull the grinding stone!
Whose evil eye fell on me?
I cannot even pull the grinding stone!
Buying a tender sprout in Madurai...
Hey, what is that?
Ah... bought a horse in Madurai,
Fitted its hooves with shoes of jasmine flowers,
And brought it here—mount up, boys,
You stubborn mules!
I brought it here—mount up, boys,
You stubborn mules!
With every puff you take, the world tastes sweet!
Only after this is wisdom born!
With every puff you take, the world tastes sweet!
Only after this is wisdom born!
With every puff you take, the world tastes sweet!
Only after this is wisdom born!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a satirical folk-style track from the movie Panchavarnam (1982). sung with full energy by Malaysia Vasudevan. The lyrics humorously contrast spiritual enlightenment (nyaanam) with the mind-altering trance of smoking ganja and drinking palm toddy. The protagonist and his group wander through rural scenarios, enjoying dried fish, rice water, turmeric grinding, and vivid surreal rural imagery. Written by Na. Kamarasan, the track uses colloquial folk storytelling and playful banter to deliver a lighthearted satire on addiction, rural eccentricities, and human folly, backed by vibrant rhythmic arrangements by Raghuraj Chakravarthy.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Satire / Irony

Idhukku piraguthaan nyaanam porakkuthu

Juxtaposing spiritual wisdom ('nyaanam') with the intoxication of smoking ganja and drinking toddy.

Reduplication / Adukku Thodar

Izhukka izhukkathaan ulgam inikkuthu

Repetition of words for rhythmic emphasis and urgency.

Paronomasia / Internal Rhyme (Edugai / Monai)

Kanji thanni kudikkum munnae / Kanjaa konjam adikka vanthaen

Phonetic similarity between 'Kanji' (rice water) and 'Kanjaa' (marijuana).

Surreal Imagery / Hyperbole

Malligaippoo laadam katti

Absurdly describing shoeing a horse with delicate jasmine flowers instead of iron.

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Trivia

Written by poet Na. Kamarasan, who was known for blending classical literary tropes with contemporary folk and surreal humor. Sung by Malaysia Vasudevan, whose raw, expressive voice was ideal for rustic, high-energy tracks in 1980s Tamil cinema.

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