Kudumbathai Uruvakka
From Thazhuvatha Kaigal · 1986
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- S. P. Sailaja, Uma Ramanan, Sasirekha
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Thazhuvatha Kaigal1986
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Kudumbathai | Family |
| Uruvaakka chonnaa | When asked to build a |
| Oru graamathai uruvaakki | He created a whole village |
| Thandhaar engappaa | That's what my father gave us |
| Female | |
| Ellorum innaattu mannar | Everyone is a king of this country |
| Female | |
| Andha vishayathil engappaa | But in that matter, my father is |
| Mannaadhi mannar | The king of all kings |
| Female | |
| Vaakkaalar pattiyal | Like a voter list |
| Pol iruppom | We exist |
| Naanga varushathukkonnaaga | We were born |
| Porandhiruppom | One for every single year |
| Female | |
| Oyaama kekkudhu | Heard continuously without stopping |
| Thottil satham | Is the sound of the cradle |
| Naanaga ulladha sonnaakkaa | If I just state the truth as it is |
| Enna kutham | What fault is there in it? |
| Female | |
| Enga ammaannaa ammaa | My mother is a true mother |
| Summaalla summaa | Not just ordinary, not at all |
| Eppodhum nippaanga | She always stands tall |
| Thaai veshamaa | In the role of a mother |
| Female | |
| Thaalaatta paalootta asarallae | Unwearied in singing lullabies and nursing |
| Female Chorus :Aamaamaa | Female Chorus: Yes, yes |
| Female :Aaraachu ezhaachu nikkallae | Female: She never got tired or grew weak |
| Female Chorus :Aamaamaa | Female Chorus: Yes, yes |
| Female | |
| Appaavum sariyaana killaadi | My father too is a master player |
| Female Chorus :Aamaamaa | Female Chorus: Yes, yes |
| Female :Avar thaanga kusaelar munnaadi | Female: He stands even ahead of Kuchela |
| Female Chorus :Aamaamaa | Female Chorus: Yes, yes |
| Female | |
| Appaannaa appaa thaan | My father is truly a father |
| Avar panna thappaal thaan | Only because of the mistake he made |
| Perusaachu indhiyaa thaan | India's population grew so big! |
| Female | |
| Kudumbathai | Family |
| Uruvaakka chonnaa | When asked to build a |
| Oru graamathai uruvaakki | He created a whole village |
| Thandhaar engappaa | That's what my father gave us |
| Female | |
| Ellorum innaattu mannar | Everyone is a king of this country |
| Female | |
| Andha vishayathil engappaa | But in that matter, my father is |
| Mannaadhi mannar | The king of all kings |
| Male | |
| Dei pasangalaa enna paathu | Hey kids, looking at me |
| Kindalaa panreenga | Why are you teasing me? |
| Naan yen aandippandaaram | Why I became a penniless beggar |
| Aanen theriyumaa | Do you know how? |
| Naanum oru kaalathula | In my time, I too |
| Yedhaedho senjen | Did all sorts of things |
| Female Chorus :Haan … apdiyaa… | Female Chorus: Ah... is that so? |
| Male :Sollaama kollaama kaadhalum senjen | Male: I fell in love without telling anyone |
| Female Chorus :Oho… | Female Chorus: Oh-ho... |
| Male :Ava mela naanum | Male: I on her |
| Female Chorus :Aii… | Female Chorus: Hey... |
| Male :En mela avalum | Male: And she on me |
| Female Chorus :Ai hai… | Female Chorus: Ai hai... |
| Male | |
| Ava mela naanum | I on her |
| En mela avalum | And she on me |
| Ishta pattom rombak kashta pattom | We fell in love and suffered a lot |
| Kalyaanam kilyaanam pannikkittom | We got married and all that |
| Onnaa rendaa pethukkittom | Did we birth just one or two? |
| Ishtam pol ezhettu pethadhaal naanum | Because I had seven or eight children as I pleased |
| Thindaadi thindaadittheruvil ninnu | Struggling and suffering on the streets |
| Aandippandaaramaaga aagi thaan ponen | I ended up becoming a penniless mendicant |
| Female | |
| Yaarukku yaar thambi | Who is related to whom, brother? |
| Puriyaadhunga | Nobody understands |
| Enga ennikkai appakkum | Even our father doesn't know |
| Theriyaadhunga | Our exact count |
| Male | |
| Alavodu pekkaatti | If you don't birth with moderation |
| Aandi aavaan | One becomes a beggar |
| Tata birlaavae aanaalum | Even if one were Tata or Birla |
| Bondi aavaan | One will go bankrupt |
| Female | |
| Maangaaya summaa | Raw mangoes just like that |
| Thimbaanga ammaa | Mother would keep eating |
| Saambalum thinnaadha | Without eating ash, there wasn't |
| Naal illaiyae | A single day during pregnancy |
| Male | |
| Ulladha ozhungaaga kaakkanum | Protect what you have properly |
| Female Chorus :Aamaamaa | Female Chorus: Yes, yes |
| Male :Kurinji poo pola thaan pookkanum | Male: Bloom rare like the Kurinji flower |
| Female :Aamaamaa | Female: Yes, yes |
| Male :Elidhaana saadhanam vaanganum | Male: Buy simple contraceptives/devices |
| Female Chorus :Aamaamaa | Female Chorus: Yes, yes |
| Male :Illaatti thaniyaa thaan thoonganum | Male: Otherwise, sleep alone |
| Female Chorus :Aamaamaa | Female Chorus: Yes, yes |
| Female | |
| Nallaa thaan sonnaaru | He spoke very well indeed |
| Pandaara saami | The mendicant holy man |
| Ellorum kettukkunga | Everyone, please listen up |
| Female | |
| Ada kudumbathai | Hey, family |
| Uruvaakka chonnaa | When asked to build a |
| Oru graamathai uruvaakki | He created a whole village |
| Thandhaar engappaa | That's what my father gave us |
| Female | |
| Ellorum innaattu mannar | Everyone is a king of this country |
| Female | |
| Andha vishayathil engappaa | But in that matter, my father is |
| Mannaadhi mannar | The king of all kings |
பெண் குழு :
லா லலலா லலலா லலலா
லா லலலா லலலா லா லலலா லலலா
லல லால்லல்லா லல லால்லல்லா
Family
When asked to build a
He created a whole village
That's what my father gave us
குடும்பத்தை
உருவாக்கச் சொன்னா
ஒரு கிராமத்தை உருவாக்கித்
தந்தார் எங்கப்பா
Everyone is a king of this country
பெண் குழு :
குடும்பத்தை
உருவாக்கச் சொன்னா
ஒரு கிராமத்தை உருவாக்கித்
தந்தார் எங்கப்பா
But in that matter, my father is
The king of all kings
எல்லோரும் இந்நாட்டு மன்னர்
Like a voter list
We exist
We were born
One for every single year
பெண்குழு :
நாங்கள் எல்லோரும்
இந்நாட்டு மன்னர்
Heard continuously without stopping
Is the sound of the cradle
If I just state the truth as it is
What fault is there in it?
அந்த விஷயத்தில் எங்கப்பா
மன்னாதி மன்னர்
My mother is a true mother
Not just ordinary, not at all
She always stands tall
In the role of a mother
பெண் குழு :
குடும்பத்தை
உருவாக்கச் சொன்னா
ஒரு கிராமத்தை உருவாக்கித்
தந்தார் எங்கப்பா
குடும்பத்தை
உருவாக்கச் சொன்னா
Unwearied in singing lullabies and nursing
Female Chorus: Yes, yes
Female: She never got tired or grew weak
Female Chorus: Yes, yes
வாக்காளர் பட்டியல்
போல் இருப்போம்
நாங்க வருஷத்துக்கொண்ணாக
பொறந்திருப்போம்
My father too is a master player
Female Chorus: Yes, yes
Female: He stands even ahead of Kuchela
Female Chorus: Yes, yes
ஓயாம கேக்குது
தொட்டில் சத்தம்
நாங்க உள்ளத சொன்னாக்கா
என்ன குத்தம்
My father is truly a father
Only because of the mistake he made
India's population grew so big!
எங்க அம்மான்னா அம்மா
சும்மால்ல சும்மா
எப்போதும் நிப்பாங்க
தாய் வேஷமா
Family
When asked to build a
He created a whole village
That's what my father gave us
தாலாட்ட பாலூட்ட அசரல்லே
பெண் குழு :
ஆமாமா
ஆறாச்சு ஏழாச்சு நிக்கல்லே
பெண் குழு :
ஆமாமா
Everyone is a king of this country
அப்பாவும் சரியான கில்லாடி
பெண்குழு :
ஆமாமா
அவர் தாங்க குசேலர் முன்னாடி
பெண் குழு :
ஆமாமா
But in that matter, my father is
The king of all kings
அப்பான்னா அப்பாதான்
அவர் பண்ண தப்பால்தான்
பெருசாச்சு இந்தியாதான்
Hey kids, looking at me
Why are you teasing me?
Why I became a penniless beggar
Do you know how?
In my time, I too
Did all sorts of things
Female Chorus: Ah... is that so?
Male: I fell in love without telling anyone
Female Chorus: Oh-ho...
Male: I on her
Female Chorus: Hey...
Male: And she on me
Female Chorus: Ai hai...
அட குடும்பத்தை
உருவாக்கச் சொன்னா
ஒரு கிராமத்தை உருவாக்கித்
தந்தார் எங்கப்பா
I on her
And she on me
We fell in love and suffered a lot
We got married and all that
Did we birth just one or two?
Because I had seven or eight children as I pleased
Struggling and suffering on the streets
I ended up becoming a penniless mendicant
பெண் குழு :
குடும்பத்தை
உருவாக்கச் சொன்னா
ஒரு கிராமத்தை உருவாக்கித்
தந்தார் எங்கப்பா
Who is related to whom, brother?
Nobody understands
Even our father doesn't know
Our exact count
எல்லோரும் இந்நாட்டு மன்னர்
If you don't birth with moderation
One becomes a beggar
Even if one were Tata or Birla
One will go bankrupt
பெண் குழு :
நாங்கள் எல்லோரும்
இந்நாட்டு மன்னர்
Raw mangoes just like that
Mother would keep eating
Without eating ash, there wasn't
A single day during pregnancy
அந்த விஷயத்தில் எங்கப்பா
மன்னாதி மன்னர்
Protect what you have properly
Female Chorus: Yes, yes
Male: Bloom rare like the Kurinji flower
Female: Yes, yes
Male: Buy simple contraceptives/devices
Female Chorus: Yes, yes
Male: Otherwise, sleep alone
Female Chorus: Yes, yes
பெண் குழு :
குடும்பத்தை
உருவாக்கச் சொன்னா
ஒரு கிராமத்தை உருவாக்கித்
தந்தார் எங்கப்பா
குடும்பத்தை
உருவாக்கச் சொன்னா
He spoke very well indeed
The mendicant holy man
Everyone, please listen up
பெண் குழு :
ஏய்... ஆண்டிப்பண்டாரம்...
Hey, family
When asked to build a
He created a whole village
That's what my father gave us
டேய் பசங்களா என்னப் பாத்து
கிண்டலா பண்றீங்க
நான் ஏன் ஆண்டிப்பண்டாரம்
ஆனேன் தெரியுமா
நானும் ஒரு காலத்துல
ஏதேதோ செஞ்சேன்
Everyone is a king of this country
பெண் குழு :
ஹான்... அப்டியா...
சொல்லாமக் கொள்ளாம
காதலும் செஞ்சேன்
பெண் குழு :
ஓஹோ...
அவ மேல நானும்
பெண் குழு :
அய்...
என் மேல அவளும்
பெண் குழு :
அய் ஹை...
But in that matter, my father is
The king of all kings
அவ மேல நானும்
எம் மேல அவளும்
இஷ்டப் பட்டோம் ரொம்பக் கஷ்டப் பட்டோம்
கல்யாணம் கில்யாணம் பண்ணிக்கிட்டோம்
ஒண்ணா ரெண்டா பெத்துக்கிட்டோம்
இஷ்டம் போல் ஏழெட்டு பெத்ததால் நானும்
திண்டாடித் திண்டாடித் தெருவில் நின்னு
ஆண்டிப்பண்டாரமாக ஆகித்தான் போனேன்
யாருக்கு யார் தம்பி
புரியாதிங்க
எங்க எண்ணிக்கை அப்பாக்கும்
தெரியாதுங்க
அளவோடு பெக்காட்டி
ஆண்டி ஆவான்
டாட்டா பிர்லாவே ஆனாலும்
போண்டி ஆவான்
மாங்காய சும்மா
திம்பாங்க அம்மா
சாம்பலும் தின்னாத
நாள் இல்லையே
உள்ளத ஒழுங்காகக் காக்கணும்
பெண் குழு :
ஆமாமா
குறிஞ்சிப் பூ போலதான் பூக்கணும்
ஆமாமா
எளிதான சாதனம் வாங்கணும்
பெண் குழு :
ஆமாமா
இல்லாட்டி தனியாத்தான் தூங்கணும்
பெண் குழு :
ஆமாமா
நல்லாத்தான் சொன்னாரு
பண்டார சாமி
எல்லோரும் கேட்டுக்குங்க
அட குடும்பத்தை
உருவாக்கச் சொன்னா
ஒரு கிராமத்தை உருவாக்கித்
தந்தார் எங்கப்பா
பெண் குழு :
குடும்பத்தை
உருவாக்கச் சொன்னா
ஒரு கிராமத்தை உருவாக்கித்
தந்தார் எங்கப்பா
எல்லோரும் இந்நாட்டு மன்னர்
பெண் குழு :
நாங்கள் எல்லோரும்
இந்நாட்டு மன்னர்
அந்த விஷயத்தில் எங்கப்பா
மன்னாதி மன்னர்
பெண் குழு :
குடும்பத்தை
உருவாக்கச் சொன்னா
ஒரு கிராமத்தை உருவாக்கித்
தந்தார் எங்கப்பா
குடும்பத்தை
உருவாக்கச் சொன்னா
Kudumbathai
Family
Uruvaakka chonnaa
When asked to build a
Oru graamathai uruvaakki
He created a whole village
Thandhaar engappaa
That's what my father gave us
Ellorum innaattu mannar
Everyone is a king of this country
Andha vishayathil engappaa
But in that matter, my father is
Mannaadhi mannar
The king of all kings
Vaakkaalar pattiyal
Like a voter list
Pol iruppom
We exist
Naanga varushathukkonnaaga
We were born
Porandhiruppom
One for every single year
Oyaama kekkudhu
Heard continuously without stopping
Thottil satham
Is the sound of the cradle
Naanaga ulladha sonnaakkaa
If I just state the truth as it is
Enna kutham
What fault is there in it?
Enga ammaannaa ammaa
My mother is a true mother
Summaalla summaa
Not just ordinary, not at all
Eppodhum nippaanga
She always stands tall
Thaai veshamaa
In the role of a mother
Thaalaatta paalootta asarallae
Unwearied in singing lullabies and nursing
Female Chorus :Aamaamaa
Female Chorus: Yes, yes
Female :Aaraachu ezhaachu nikkallae
Female: She never got tired or grew weak
Female Chorus :Aamaamaa
Female Chorus: Yes, yes
Appaavum sariyaana killaadi
My father too is a master player
Female Chorus :Aamaamaa
Female Chorus: Yes, yes
Female :Avar thaanga kusaelar munnaadi
Female: He stands even ahead of Kuchela
Female Chorus :Aamaamaa
Female Chorus: Yes, yes
Appaannaa appaa thaan
My father is truly a father
Avar panna thappaal thaan
Only because of the mistake he made
Perusaachu indhiyaa thaan
India's population grew so big!
Kudumbathai
Family
Uruvaakka chonnaa
When asked to build a
Oru graamathai uruvaakki
He created a whole village
Thandhaar engappaa
That's what my father gave us
Ellorum innaattu mannar
Everyone is a king of this country
Andha vishayathil engappaa
But in that matter, my father is
Mannaadhi mannar
The king of all kings
Dei pasangalaa enna paathu
Hey kids, looking at me
Kindalaa panreenga
Why are you teasing me?
Naan yen aandippandaaram
Why I became a penniless beggar
Aanen theriyumaa
Do you know how?
Naanum oru kaalathula
In my time, I too
Yedhaedho senjen
Did all sorts of things
Female Chorus :Haan … apdiyaa…
Female Chorus: Ah... is that so?
Male :Sollaama kollaama kaadhalum senjen
Male: I fell in love without telling anyone
Female Chorus :Oho…
Female Chorus: Oh-ho...
Male :Ava mela naanum
Male: I on her
Female Chorus :Aii…
Female Chorus: Hey...
Male :En mela avalum
Male: And she on me
Female Chorus :Ai hai…
Female Chorus: Ai hai...
Ava mela naanum
I on her
En mela avalum
And she on me
Ishta pattom rombak kashta pattom
We fell in love and suffered a lot
Kalyaanam kilyaanam pannikkittom
We got married and all that
Onnaa rendaa pethukkittom
Did we birth just one or two?
Ishtam pol ezhettu pethadhaal naanum
Because I had seven or eight children as I pleased
Thindaadi thindaadittheruvil ninnu
Struggling and suffering on the streets
Aandippandaaramaaga aagi thaan ponen
I ended up becoming a penniless mendicant
Yaarukku yaar thambi
Who is related to whom, brother?
Puriyaadhunga
Nobody understands
Enga ennikkai appakkum
Even our father doesn't know
Theriyaadhunga
Our exact count
Alavodu pekkaatti
If you don't birth with moderation
Aandi aavaan
One becomes a beggar
Tata birlaavae aanaalum
Even if one were Tata or Birla
Bondi aavaan
One will go bankrupt
Maangaaya summaa
Raw mangoes just like that
Thimbaanga ammaa
Mother would keep eating
Saambalum thinnaadha
Without eating ash, there wasn't
Naal illaiyae
A single day during pregnancy
Ulladha ozhungaaga kaakkanum
Protect what you have properly
Female Chorus :Aamaamaa
Female Chorus: Yes, yes
Male :Kurinji poo pola thaan pookkanum
Male: Bloom rare like the Kurinji flower
Female :Aamaamaa
Female: Yes, yes
Male :Elidhaana saadhanam vaanganum
Male: Buy simple contraceptives/devices
Female Chorus :Aamaamaa
Female Chorus: Yes, yes
Male :Illaatti thaniyaa thaan thoonganum
Male: Otherwise, sleep alone
Female Chorus :Aamaamaa
Female Chorus: Yes, yes
Nallaa thaan sonnaaru
He spoke very well indeed
Pandaara saami
The mendicant holy man
Ellorum kettukkunga
Everyone, please listen up
Ada kudumbathai
Hey, family
Uruvaakka chonnaa
When asked to build a
Oru graamathai uruvaakki
He created a whole village
Thandhaar engappaa
That's what my father gave us
Ellorum innaattu mannar
Everyone is a king of this country
Andha vishayathil engappaa
But in that matter, my father is
Mannaadhi mannar
The king of all kings
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Kudumbathai Uruvaakka Chonnaa is a lighthearted yet sharp social commentary song from the 1986 Tamil film Thazhuvatha Kaigal. Written by Vaali, the song uses satirical humor to address family planning and population growth. The children sing comically about how their father fathered an entire village instead of a normal family, comparing their vast headcount to a municipal voter list.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Hyperbole (Athi-sayokthi)
“Oru graamathai uruvaakki / Perusaachu indhiyaa thaan”
Exaggeration used for comedic effect, such as creating a village instead of a family or blaming the father's excess children for expanding India's overall population.
Simile (Upamai)
“Vaakkaalar pattiyal pol iruppom / Kurinji poo pola thaan pookkanum”
Comparing the overwhelming number of siblings in the house to an official voter list (Vaakkaalar pattiyal), and urging birth control frequency to resemble the rare blooming of the Kurinji flower.
Rhyme & Alliteration (Monai / Ethirai / Iyaibu)
“Aandi aavaan / Tata birlaavae aanaalum bondi aavaan”
Catchy end-rhyme and rhythm typical of folk social awareness songs, such as pairing Aandi (beggar) with Bondi (bankrupt).
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Trivia
The song is a creative public health awareness message seamlessly integrated into 1980s Tamil commercial cinema, composed by maestro Ilaiyaraaja and sung by Malaysia Vasudevan along with S. P. Sailaja and chorus.
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