Kathavai Thiradi Bama
From Bhama Rukmani · 1980
- Lyricist
- Muthulingam
- Singer
- Malaysia Vasudevan
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Bhama Rukmani1980
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kadhava theradi baama | Open the door, Bhama |
| En kaalu valikalaama | Won't my legs start hurting? |
| Male | |
| Kadhava theradi baama | Open the door, Bhama |
| En kaalu valikalaama | Won't my legs start hurting? |
| Paarthavan sirippandi pathini pendaatti | People who see this will laugh, my virtuous wife |
| Thaappala podathae adi aayiram aanaaalum | Don't bolt the door, after all, no matter what happens |
| Veetukkullae vachikko veliyae verattadhae | Keep me inside the house, don't chase me away |
| Male | |
| Oorilulla aambalai seivadhai thaanae | What men in this town usually do |
| Unarchiyin vegathil naanum ingu seidhen | In the heat of emotion, I did as well here |
| Male | |
| Kaadhalicha pennai naan kai vidalaama | Should I abandon the girl I loved? |
| Kai vitta paavathai naan seiyalaama | Should I commit the sin of abandoning her? |
| Male | |
| Kurai illaa manidhanae ulagilae illaiyae | There is no human being in this world without flaws |
| Veettukkullae kooppittu nee ennai mannithu | Call me inside the house, forgive me |
| Serthu kolla kettukkiren | I beg you to accept me back |
| Kadhava theradi baama en kaalu valikalaama | Open the door, Bhama, won't my legs start hurting? |
| Kadhava theradi baama en kaalu valikalaama | Open the door, Bhama, won't my legs start hurting? |
| Male | |
| Pillai pola ennai nee valarpaadhaai solli | Saying you would nurture me like a child |
| Paadiya paattaiyum yen marandhaai baama | Why did you forget the song you sang, Bhama? |
| Male | |
| Paai viricha raathiri nadanthathai konjam | When I think back a little to what happened on the night the mat was spread |
| Enniyae paarkaiyil yenguthu nenjam | My heart longs with yearning |
| Male | |
| Kanavanai thozhuvadhaai sonnaval neeyadi | You were the one who said you worship your husband |
| Kai pidicha kaalathil nee sonna varthaigal | The words you spoke when I took your hand |
| Kaathula thaan poi vittadhae | Have they gone into the wind? |
| Male | |
| Kadhava theradi rukku | Open the door, Rukku |
| En kaalum valichukedakku | My legs are aching terribly |
| Male | |
| Kadhava theradi rukku | Open the door, Rukku |
| En kaalum valichukedakku | My legs are aching terribly |
| Paarthavan sirippandi pathini pendaatti | People who see this will laugh, my virtuous wife |
| Thaappala podathae adi aayiram aanaaalum | Don't bolt the door, after all, no matter what happens |
| Veetukkullae vachikko veliyae verattadhae | Keep me inside the house, don't chase me away |
| Male | |
| Aththa petha po mayil enakkena yengi | Yearning for me, the lovely peacock born to aunt |
| Thavipadhaai thudipadhaai | Was suffering and squirming in longing |
| Thaayum vandhu sonnaal | Mother came and told me so |
| Male | |
| Thaayin ullam kulirnthida avalukku naanae | To gladden my mother's heart, I tied the wedding thread |
| Thaaliyai kattinen ver enna senjen | To her myself, what else did I do? |
| Thavaru thaan iruppinum thayavu nee puriyanum | Even if there is a mistake, you must show mercy |
| Ponadhellam pogattum aanadhu aagattum | Let bygone be bygone, let whatever happened be done |
| Kobathaiyum nee maathanum | You must change your anger |
| Male | |
| Kadhava theradi rukku | Open the door, Rukku |
| En kaalum valichukedakku | My legs are aching terribly |
| Male | |
| Aayar paadi kannanin kadhaiyinai polae | Like the story of Lord Krishna in Ayarpadi |
| Adiyavan vazhkaiyum aagi pochu pennae | My humble life too has become like that, woman |
| Male | |
| Ingum angum odhapadum pandhu pol ennai | Like a ball kicked back and forth here and there |
| Iruvarum seigaiyil engu naan poven | When both of you treat me this way, where will I go? |
| Irandu naal pattini irakkam nee kaattadi | Starved for two days, show some mercy |
| Kenji kenji ketkkiren sonnadha seigiren | I am begging and pleading, I will do as you say |
| Ulla vara nee solaldi | Just tell me to come inside |
| Male | |
| Kadhava theradi rukku | Open the door, Rukku |
| En kaalum valichukedakku | My legs are aching terribly |
| Paarthavan sirippandi pathini pendaatti | People who see this will laugh, my virtuous wife |
| Thaappala podathae adi aayiram aanaaalum | Don't bolt the door, after all, no matter what happens |
| Veetukkullae vachikko veliyae verattadhae | Keep me inside the house, don't chase me away |
| Male | |
| Kadhava theradi rukku | Open the door, Rukku |
| En kaalum valichukedakku | My legs are aching terribly |
| En kaalum valichukedakku | My legs are aching terribly |
| En kaalum valichukedakku…. | My legs are aching terribly... |
கதவ தெறடி பாமா
என் காலு வலிக்கலாமா
Open the door, Bhama
Won't my legs start hurting?
கதவ தெறடி பாமா
என் காலு வலிக்கலாமா
பாத்தவன் சிரிப்பாண்டி பத்தினி பொண்டாட்டி
தாப்பாள போடாதே அடி ஆயிரம் ஆனாலும்
வீட்டுக்குள்ளே வச்சிக்கோ வெளியில வெரட்டாதே
Open the door, Bhama
Won't my legs start hurting?
People who see this will laugh, my virtuous wife
Don't bolt the door, after all, no matter what happens
Keep me inside the house, don't chase me away
ஊரிலுள்ள ஆம்பளை செய்வதைத்தானே
உணர்ச்சியின் வேகத்தில் நானிங்கும் செய்தேன்
What men in this town usually do
In the heat of emotion, I did as well here
காதலிச்ச பெண்ணை நான் கைவிடலாமா
கை விட்ட பாவத்தை நான் செய்யலாமா
Should I abandon the girl I loved?
Should I commit the sin of abandoning her?
குறையில்லா மனிதனே உலகிலே இல்லையே
வீட்டுக்குள்ளே கூப்பிட்டு நீ என்னை மன்னித்து
சேர்த்துக் கொள்ள கேட்டுக்கிறேன்
கதவ தெறடி பாமா என் காலு வலிக்கலாமா..
கதவ தெறடி பாமா என் காலு வலிக்கலாமா..
There is no human being in this world without flaws
Call me inside the house, forgive me
I beg you to accept me back
Open the door, Bhama, won't my legs start hurting?
Open the door, Bhama, won't my legs start hurting?
பிள்ளைப் போல என்னை நீ வளர்ப்பதாய் சொல்லி
பாடிய பாட்டையும் ஏன் மறந்தாய் பாமா
பாய் விரிச்ச ராத்திரி நடந்ததி கொஞ்சம்
எண்ணியே பார்க்கையில் ஏங்குது நெஞ்சம்
Saying you would nurture me like a child
Why did you forget the song you sang, Bhama?
கணவனை தொழுவதாய் சொன்னவள் நீயடி
கைப்பிடிச்ச காலத்தில் சொன்ன வார்த்தைகள்
காத்துலதான் போய் விட்டதே.....
When I think back a little to what happened on the night the mat was spread
My heart longs with yearning
கதவ தெறடி ருக்கு
என் காலு வலிச்சு கெடக்கு
You were the one who said you worship your husband
The words you spoke when I took your hand
Have they gone into the wind?
கதவ தெறடி ருக்கு
என் காலு வலிச்சு கெடக்கு
பாத்தவன் சிரிப்பாண்டி பத்தினி பொண்டாட்டி
தாப்பாள போடாதே அடி ஆயிரம் ஆனாலும்
வீட்டுக்குள்ளே வச்சிக்கோ வெளியில வெரட்டாதே
Open the door, Rukku
My legs are aching terribly
அத்த பெத்த பூ மயில் எனக்கென ஏங்கி
தவிப்பதாய் துடிப்பதாய் தாயும் வந்து சொன்னாள்
Open the door, Rukku
My legs are aching terribly
People who see this will laugh, my virtuous wife
Don't bolt the door, after all, no matter what happens
Keep me inside the house, don't chase me away
தாயின் உள்ளம் குளிர்ந்திட அவளுக்கு நானே
தாலியை கட்டினேன் வேறென்ன செய்தேன்
Yearning for me, the lovely peacock born to aunt
Was suffering and squirming in longing
Mother came and told me so
தவறு தான் இருப்பினும் தயவு நீ புரியனும்
போனதெல்லாம் போகட்டும் ஆனதெல்லாம் ஆகட்டும்
கோபத்தையும் நீ மாத்தணும்
To gladden my mother's heart, I tied the wedding thread
To her myself, what else did I do?
Even if there is a mistake, you must show mercy
Let bygone be bygone, let whatever happened be done
You must change your anger
ஆயர்பாடி கண்ணனின் கதையினை போலே
அடியவன் வாழ்க்கையும் ஆகிப் போச்சு பெண்ணே
Open the door, Rukku
My legs are aching terribly
இங்கும் அங்கும் ஒதப்படும் பந்து போல் என்னை
இருவரும் செய்கையில் எங்கு நான் போவேன்
இரண்டு நாள் பட்டினி இரக்கம் நீ காட்டடி
கெஞ்சி கெஞ்சி கேட்கிறேன் சொன்னத செய்கிறேன்
உள்ள வர நீ சொல்லடி
Like the story of Lord Krishna in Ayarpadi
My humble life too has become like that, woman
கதவ தெறடி ருக்கு
என் காலு வலிச்சு கெடக்கு
பாத்தவன் சிரிப்பாண்டி பத்தினி பொண்டாட்டி
தாப்பாள போடாதே அடி ஆயிரம் ஆனாலும்
வீட்டுக்குள்ளே வச்சிக்கோ வெளியில வெரட்டாதே
Like a ball kicked back and forth here and there
When both of you treat me this way, where will I go?
Starved for two days, show some mercy
I am begging and pleading, I will do as you say
Just tell me to come inside
கதவ தெறடி ருக்கு
என் காலு வலிச்சு கெடக்கு
என் காலு வலிச்சு கெடக்கு
என் காலு வலிச்சு கெடக்கு
Open the door, Rukku
My legs are aching terribly
People who see this will laugh, my virtuous wife
Don't bolt the door, after all, no matter what happens
Keep me inside the house, don't chase me away
Open the door, Rukku
My legs are aching terribly
My legs are aching terribly
My legs are aching terribly...
Kadhava theradi baama
Open the door, Bhama
En kaalu valikalaama
Won't my legs start hurting?
Kadhava theradi baama
Open the door, Bhama
En kaalu valikalaama
Won't my legs start hurting?
Paarthavan sirippandi pathini pendaatti
People who see this will laugh, my virtuous wife
Thaappala podathae adi aayiram aanaaalum
Don't bolt the door, after all, no matter what happens
Veetukkullae vachikko veliyae verattadhae
Keep me inside the house, don't chase me away
Oorilulla aambalai seivadhai thaanae
What men in this town usually do
Unarchiyin vegathil naanum ingu seidhen
In the heat of emotion, I did as well here
Kaadhalicha pennai naan kai vidalaama
Should I abandon the girl I loved?
Kai vitta paavathai naan seiyalaama
Should I commit the sin of abandoning her?
Kurai illaa manidhanae ulagilae illaiyae
There is no human being in this world without flaws
Veettukkullae kooppittu nee ennai mannithu
Call me inside the house, forgive me
Serthu kolla kettukkiren
I beg you to accept me back
Kadhava theradi baama en kaalu valikalaama
Open the door, Bhama, won't my legs start hurting?
Kadhava theradi baama en kaalu valikalaama
Open the door, Bhama, won't my legs start hurting?
Pillai pola ennai nee valarpaadhaai solli
Saying you would nurture me like a child
Paadiya paattaiyum yen marandhaai baama
Why did you forget the song you sang, Bhama?
Paai viricha raathiri nadanthathai konjam
When I think back a little to what happened on the night the mat was spread
Enniyae paarkaiyil yenguthu nenjam
My heart longs with yearning
Kanavanai thozhuvadhaai sonnaval neeyadi
You were the one who said you worship your husband
Kai pidicha kaalathil nee sonna varthaigal
The words you spoke when I took your hand
Kaathula thaan poi vittadhae
Have they gone into the wind?
Kadhava theradi rukku
Open the door, Rukku
En kaalum valichukedakku
My legs are aching terribly
Kadhava theradi rukku
Open the door, Rukku
En kaalum valichukedakku
My legs are aching terribly
Paarthavan sirippandi pathini pendaatti
People who see this will laugh, my virtuous wife
Thaappala podathae adi aayiram aanaaalum
Don't bolt the door, after all, no matter what happens
Veetukkullae vachikko veliyae verattadhae
Keep me inside the house, don't chase me away
Aththa petha po mayil enakkena yengi
Yearning for me, the lovely peacock born to aunt
Thavipadhaai thudipadhaai
Was suffering and squirming in longing
Thaayum vandhu sonnaal
Mother came and told me so
Thaayin ullam kulirnthida avalukku naanae
To gladden my mother's heart, I tied the wedding thread
Thaaliyai kattinen ver enna senjen
To her myself, what else did I do?
Thavaru thaan iruppinum thayavu nee puriyanum
Even if there is a mistake, you must show mercy
Ponadhellam pogattum aanadhu aagattum
Let bygone be bygone, let whatever happened be done
Kobathaiyum nee maathanum
You must change your anger
Kadhava theradi rukku
Open the door, Rukku
En kaalum valichukedakku
My legs are aching terribly
Aayar paadi kannanin kadhaiyinai polae
Like the story of Lord Krishna in Ayarpadi
Adiyavan vazhkaiyum aagi pochu pennae
My humble life too has become like that, woman
Ingum angum odhapadum pandhu pol ennai
Like a ball kicked back and forth here and there
Iruvarum seigaiyil engu naan poven
When both of you treat me this way, where will I go?
Irandu naal pattini irakkam nee kaattadi
Starved for two days, show some mercy
Kenji kenji ketkkiren sonnadha seigiren
I am begging and pleading, I will do as you say
Ulla vara nee solaldi
Just tell me to come inside
Kadhava theradi rukku
Open the door, Rukku
En kaalum valichukedakku
My legs are aching terribly
Paarthavan sirippandi pathini pendaatti
People who see this will laugh, my virtuous wife
Thaappala podathae adi aayiram aanaaalum
Don't bolt the door, after all, no matter what happens
Veetukkullae vachikko veliyae verattadhae
Keep me inside the house, don't chase me away
Kadhava theradi rukku
Open the door, Rukku
En kaalum valichukedakku
My legs are aching terribly
En kaalum valichukedakku
My legs are aching terribly
En kaalum valichukedakku….
My legs are aching terribly...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a humorous and desperate pleading monologue by a husband locked outside the house by his two wives, Bhama and Rukmani (Rukku). Standing at the threshold, he complains about his aching legs and expresses embarrassment that onlookers will laugh at their domestic conflict. He attempts to defend his actions, admitting his human flaws while appealing to nostalgia, love, and filial duty to justify his second marriage.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Ingum angum odhapadum pandhu pol ennai”
Compares his miserable condition of being passed around between two wives to a football being kicked back and forth.
Mythological Allusion
“Aayar paadi kannanin kadhaiyinai polae”
References Lord Krishna's life in Ayarpadi who was famously surrounded by and caught between multiple consorts (Sathyabhama and Rukmini).
Repetition (Anaphora)
“En kaalum valichukedakku”
Repetition of the refrain highlighting physical discomfort to evoke sympathy.
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Trivia
The song is from the 1980 Tamil comedy film 'Bhama Rukmani', starring K. Bhagyaraj, Radhika, and Praveena. The thematic conflict mirrors the legendary tales of Lord Krishna with his consorts Bhama and Rukmini, adapted into a contemporary domestic comedy.
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