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Katraar Niraindha Sangamidhu

From Adutha Veettu Penn · 1960

Lyricist
Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
Singers
A. L. Raghavan, Chorus
Music director
P. Adinarayana Rao
Movie name
Adutha Veettu Penn
Movie release year
1960
Lyrics added on
24 Feb 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Sangamithu
Chorus :Kattraar nirantha
Male :Sangamithu
Chorus :Kattraar nirantha
Kattraar niraintha sangamithu
Kaariyam kai koodum sangamithu
Kedupidi ulagaththil thadiyadi kalagaththil
Jamaaikkanum dabaaikkanum
Chorus :Ohho dabaaikkanum jamaaikkanum
Kattraar niraintha sangamithu
Kaariyam kai koodum sangamithu
Kedupidi ulagaththil thadiyadi kalagaththil
Jamaaikkanum dabaaikkanum
Chorus :Ohho dabaaikkanum jamaaikkanum
Kattraar niraintha sangamithu
Paaril kajini mohammed pol
Padaiyum eduththida venumadaa
Pachchonthi pol maaraamalae
Pala katchi katchi endru seraamalae
Pattiniyai pokkanum
Panjaththaiyum neekkanum
Chorus :Pattiniyai pokkanum
Panjaththaiyum neekkanum
Paattaali makkalodu koottaaliyaaganum
Jamaaikkanum dabaaikkanum
Chorus :Ohho dabaaikkanum jamaaikkanum
Kattraar niraintha sangamithu
Kaariyam kai koodum sangamithu
Kedupidi ulagaththil thadiyadi kalagaththil
Jamaaikkanum dabaaikkanum
Ohho kattraar niraintha sangamithu
Panjanai thookkaththai maranthidanum
Palagaiyil thoongida pazhagidanum
Pinjilae pazhuththu vaadaamalae
Un nenjilae uramindri odaamalae
Saththiyaththai kaakkanum asaththiyaththai thaakkanum
Saththiyaththai kaakkanum asaththiyaththai thaakkanum
Kaththi munakkanjaamal suththi suthi
Paayanum jamaaikkanum daapaaikkanum
Chorus : Ohho dabaaikkanum jamaaikkanum
Kattraar niraintha sangamithu
Kaariyam kai koodum sangamithu
Kedupidi ulagaththil thadiyadi kalagaththil
Jamaaikkanum dabaaikkanum
Dabaaikkanum jamaaikkanum
Ohho kattraar niraintha sangamithu
Thuppakki vayaththilae beerangiyaai
Thuninthae pirantha thozhargalae
Apaavi ulagaththai thiruththiduvom
Adi udhai pattaalum poruththiduvim
Kaththikaththi pesanum puththimathi sollanum
Chorus :Kaththikaththi pesanum puththimathi sollanum
Ottrumaiyai kaatti namaba
Vettrikkodi naattanum
Jamaaikkanum dabaaikkanum
Chorus :Ohho kattraar niraintha sangamithu
Kattraar niraintha sangamithu
Kaariyam kai koodum sangamithu
Kedupidi ulagaththil thadiyadi kalagaththil
Jamaaikkanum dabaaikkanum
Dabaaikkanum jamaaikkanum
Kattraar niraintha sangamithu…
This is our association!
Chorus: Full of learned scholars!
Male: This is our association!
Chorus: Full of learned scholars!
This is an association full of learned scholars!
An association where every effort succeeds!
In a strict world filled with baton-charges and riots,
We must dazzle and bluff our way through!
Chorus: Oho, bluff our way through and dazzle!
This is an association full of learned scholars!
An association where every effort succeeds!
In a strict world filled with baton-charges and riots,
We must dazzle and bluff our way through!
Chorus: Oho, bluff our way through and dazzle!
This is an association full of learned scholars!
In this world, just like Mahmud of Ghazni,
We must march forward with an army, my friend!
Without changing colors like a chameleon,
Without constantly jumping between political parties,
We must wipe out hunger,
And eliminate famine!
Chorus: We must wipe out hunger,
And eliminate famine!
We must unite as partners with the working class!
We must dazzle and bluff our way through!
Chorus: Oho, bluff our way through and dazzle!
This is an association full of learned scholars!
An association where every effort succeeds!
In a strict world filled with baton-charges and riots,
We must dazzle and bluff our way through!
Oho, this is an association full of learned scholars!
We must forget sleeping on cozy beds,
And get used to sleeping on hard wooden planks!
Without aging and withering before our time,
Without losing heart and running away,
We must protect the truth and strike down falsehood!
We must protect the truth and strike down falsehood!
Without fearing the edge of a knife, whirling around,
We must leap into action, dazzle, and bluff!
Chorus: Oho, bluff our way through and dazzle!
This is an association full of learned scholars!
An association where every effort succeeds!
In a strict world filled with baton-charges and riots,
We must dazzle and bluff our way through!
Bluff and dazzle!
Oho, this is an association full of learned scholars!
Like a cannon born from the belly of a rifle,
O comrades born with courage!
Let us reform this innocent world,
We will endure even if we are beaten and kicked!
We must speak up loudly and give good advice,
Chorus: We must speak up loudly and give good advice,
By showing our unity,
We must hoist the flag of victory!
We must dazzle and bluff our way through!
Chorus: Oho, this is an association full of learned scholars!
This is an association full of learned scholars!
An association where every effort succeeds!
In a strict world filled with baton-charges and riots,
We must dazzle and bluff our way through!
Bluff and dazzle!
This is an association full of learned scholars...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Sangamithu' is a humorous yet high-spirited motivational song performed by A. L. Ragavan and chorus in the 1960 comedy film 'Adutha Veettu Penn'. The lyrics playfully present a group of self-proclaimed 'scholars' forming an association to fix societal ills. The song urges resilience, solidarity with the working class, rejection of political opportunism (like changing colors like a chameleon), and courage in the face of adversity. Despite its lighthearted comedic presentation in the film, lyricist Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass embeds sharp social commentary about poverty, truth, unity, and perseverance, employing colloquial slang ('jamaaikkanum dabaaikkanum') alongside classical metaphors.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monaai (Alliteration)

Pattiniyai pokkanum / Panjaththaiyum neekkanum

Matching initial letters across words in a line, such as 'Pattiniyai' and 'Panjaththaiyum'.

Ethirai (Assonance / Second-letter rhyming)

Paattaali makkalodu koottaaliyaaganum

The second consonant 'tt' matches between 'Kattraar' and 'Pattiniyai' / 'Paattaali' across lines.

Simile (Upamai)

Pachchonthi pol maaraamalae

Comparing fickle behavior to a chameleon ('Pachchonthi pol maaraamalae') and persistent invasion to Ghazni Mohammed ('Kajini mohammed pol').

Antithesis (Muran)

Saththiyaththai kaakkanum asaththiyaththai thaakkanum

Contrasting 'Saththiyaththai kaakkanum' (protect truth) with 'asaththiyaththai thaakkanum' (attack falsehood).

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Trivia

'Adutha Veettu Penn' (1960) starring T. R. Ramachandran and Anjali Devi was a remake of the 1952 Bengali film 'Pasher Bari'. The song 'Sangamithu' remains famous for its energetic rendition by A. L. Ragavan and the catchphrase 'Jamaaikkanum Dabaaikkanum'.

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