- Lyricist
- Kamakodiyan
- Singers
- P. Suseela, B. Sasireka
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Movie name
- Seerum Singangal
- Movie release year
- 1983
- Lyrics added on
- 5 Nov 2020
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Chorus :……………………
Koo muttai kozhi muttai
Kudumikku enna potta
Veppenna vaasamthaanae
Veesuthu ungakitta
Koo muttai kozhi muttai
Kudumikku enna potta
Veppenna vaasamthaanae
Veesuthu ungakitta
Sadukudu sadukudu saavi kodu
Sariyillai endraal aala vida…
Chorus :Sadukudu sadukudu saavi kodu
Sariyillai endraal aala vida…
Muttaalu saenthaaga vettaikku ponaaga
Munnooru naalaaga moonjooru pidichchaaga
Female :Kadaisiyilae kanakku paarththaa
Aalonnu kurainjaaga
Enni Parththu
Female :Koyang koyang koyang
Female :Thanna sekkala
Female :Noya noya noyang
Female :Yaelettu naalaa aalu kedaikkala
Koottaali kaanominnu kooppaadu pottaaga hae
Koottaali kaanominnu kooppaadu pottaaga
Koo muttai kozhi muttai
Kudumikku enna potta
Female :Veppenna vaasamthaanae
Veesuthu ungakitta
Sadukudu sadukudu saavi kodu
Sariyillai endraal aala vida…
Sadukudu sadukudu saavi kodu
Sariyillai endraal aala vida…
Aattukkal ammikkallu aanaalum palanundu
Aattikka arachchikka veettukkul oorulundu
Female :Ennaiyaa kuththukallu
Rendukkum padhil sollu
Puzhuvaa paambaa
Female :Kichchukichchu kichchukichchu
Female :Puriyala podi
Female :Jigujigu jigujigu
Female :Magudi oodhinaa theriyuthu vaadi
Cheechee ithu pulla poochchi seeraathu thangachchi
Cheechee ithu pulla poochchi seeraathu thangachchi
Koo muttai kozhi muttai
Kudumikku enna potta
Female :Veppenna vaasamthaanae
Veesuthu ungakitta
Sadukudu sadukudu saavi kodu
Sariyillai endraal aala vida…
Sadukudu sadukudu saavi kodu
Sariyillai endraal aala vida…
Nelamedhum illaama neerottam paaraamae
Vedhaiyaethum podaamae vellaama seiyyaamae
Female :Thalaiyellaam paenappaaru
Velaiyenna nee kelu….
Paenu kedakku
Female :Ayyaaiyyya…
Female :Eeru kedakku
Female :Paiya paiya
Female :Kuththi eduththaa sugamum irukku
Female :Machchaana madiyila pottu
Pozhuthellam vilaiyaadu
Kkum machchaana madiyila pottu
Pozhuthellam vilaiyaadu
Koo muttai kozhi muttai
Kudumikku enna potta
Female :Veppenna vaasamthaanae
Veesuthu ungakitta
Sadukudu sadukudu saavi kodu
Sariyillai endraal aala vida…
Sadukudu sadukudu saavi kodu
Sariyillai endraal aala vida…
...
Chorus: ...
Rotten egg, hen's egg,
What did you put in your hair tuft?
The strong smell of neem oil
Is wafting right from you!
Rotten egg, hen's egg,
What did you put in your hair tuft?
The strong smell of neem oil
Is wafting right from you!
Sadugudu, sadugudu, wind up the key,
If he is no good, let him be...
Chorus: Sadugudu, sadugudu, wind up the key,
If he is no good, let him be...
A bunch of fools went out on a hunt,
For three hundred days, and all they caught was a shrew!
Female: When they finally counted heads at the end,
One man was missing!
Counting them up...
Female: Koyang, koyang, koyang...
Female: He forgot to count himself!
Female: Noya, noya, noyang...
Female: For seven or eight days, they couldn't find the man,
They cried out loud that their buddy was lost, hey!
They cried out loud that their buddy was lost!
Rotten egg, hen's egg,
What did you put in your hair tuft?
Female: The strong smell of neem oil
Is wafting right from you!
Sadugudu, sadugudu, wind up the key,
If he is no good, let him be...
Sadugudu, sadugudu, wind up the key,
If he is no good, let him be...
A grinding mortar or grinding stone is at least of some use,
Crushing and grinding, it stays useful inside the home;
Female: But what good is a useless standing stone?
Answer for both of them!
Is it a worm or a snake?
Female: Tickle, tickle, tickle!
Female: I don't get it, go away, girl!
Female: Jigu, jigu, jigu, jigu!
Female: Play the snake charmer's pipe and you'll see, come on!
Shoo, shoo, this is just a harmless insect, it won't hiss, sister!
Shoo, shoo, this is just a harmless insect, it won't hiss, sister!
Rotten egg, hen's egg,
What did you put in your hair tuft?
Female: The strong smell of neem oil
Is wafting right from you!
Sadugudu, sadugudu, wind up the key,
If he is no good, let him be...
Sadugudu, sadugudu, wind up the key,
If he is no good, let him be...
Without any land, without checking for water,
Without sowing any seeds, without farming any crop,
Female: Look at all the lice in his hair!
Just ask what the work is...
There are lice,
Female: Oh my goodness...
Female: There are nits too,
Female: Slowly, gently...
Female: Picking them out feels so satisfying!
Female: Rest your man's head on your lap,
And spend all day playing!
Hm, rest your man's head on your lap,
And spend all day playing!
Rotten egg, hen's egg,
What did you put in your hair tuft?
Female: The strong smell of neem oil
Is wafting right from you!
Sadugudu, sadugudu, wind up the key,
If he is no good, let him be...
Sadugudu, sadugudu, wind up the key,
If he is no good, let him be...
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This energetic song from 'Seerum Singangal' (1983) is structured around traditional Tamil folk game chants, nursery rhymes, and humorous village banter. Incorporating the famous rhythm of 'Sadukudu' (Kabaddi chants), the lyricist Kamakodiyan blends folk riddles, playful teasing, and traditional fables—such as the classic story of fools going hunting for months only to forget to count themselves.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Onomatopoeia (Irrattai Kilavi / Dhvani)
“Female :Koyang koyang koyang”
Use of folk acoustic sounds like 'Koyang koyang', 'Noya noya', 'Kichchukichchu', and 'Jigujigu' to evoke humor and rhythm.
Moni / Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Aattukkal ammikkallu aanaalum palanundu”
End rhymes such as 'palanundu' and 'oorulundu' standard in folk oral traditions.
Repetition (Adukkuthodar)
“Sadukudu sadukudu saavi kodu”
Repetition of words like 'Sadukudu sadukudu' and 'Koo muttai kozhi muttai' to simulate traditional children's games and dance rhythms.
Did you know?
Trivia
'Seerum Singangal' (1983) features lyrics by Kamakodiyan, a lyricist noted for his ability to seamlessly integrate genuine rural Tamil folklore, street games, and traditional spoken idioms into film music.
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