Kummalam Pottathellam (Male)
From Aaravalli · 1957
- Lyricist
- A. Maruthakasi
- Music director
- G. Ramanathan
- Details
- Aaravalli1957
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kummaalam pottathellaam adangiyathaa | Has all your joyous clamor quieted down? |
| Amma kummaalam pottathellaam adangiyathaa | Oh lady, has all your joyous clamor quieted down? |
| Onga kottamellaanth thannaalae odungiyathaa | Has all your arrogance subsided on its own? |
| Male | |
| Chummaa moraikkaathae thuppu ketta pombalae | Don't just glare uselessly, you foolish woman! |
| Chummaa moraikkaathae thuppu ketta pombalae | Don't just glare uselessly, you foolish woman! |
| Ammaanai aadiduvaan enga naattu aambalae | The men of our land will play with you like traditional juggling balls! |
| Ammaanai aadiduvaan enga naattu aambalae | The men of our land will play with you like traditional juggling balls! |
| Male | |
| Semmaiyaaga maattikittu veenaana vambulae | You got caught completely in unnecessary trouble! |
| Semmaiyaaga maattikittu veenaana vambulae | You got caught completely in unnecessary trouble! |
| Male | |
| Paadaa paduththineenga pambaramaa aattuneenga | You tortured us relentlessly and spun us around like tops! |
| Paadaa paduththineenga pambaramaa aattuneenga | You tortured us relentlessly and spun us around like tops! |
| Maadaa nenachchu onga vallamaiya kaattuneenga | Thinking of us as cattle, you showed off your dominance! |
| Maadaa nenachchu onga vallamaiya kaattuneenga | Thinking of us as cattle, you showed off your dominance! |
| Male | |
| Odaaga thaeya vachchu uruk kolachchu vaattuneenga | You made us wear out like broken shells and ruined our spirits! |
| Odaaga thaeya vachchu uruk kolachchu vaattuneenga | You made us wear out like broken shells and ruined our spirits! |
| Onga kaalam odi pochu enga kaalam thirumbiyaachchu | Your era has run out, and our time has finally turned around! |
| Male | |
| Kaththigalae uruvuneenga | You drew out your swords! |
| Ada kannaalaethaan karuvuneenga | Ah, you cursed us with your very eyes! |
| Kaththigalae uruvuneenga | You drew out your swords! |
| Ada kannaalaethaan karuvuneenga | Ah, you cursed us with your very eyes! |
| Male | |
| Kandapadi pesuneenga | You spoke recklessly without restraint! |
| Kaiyakkaala veedsuneenga | You thrashingly gestured with your arms and legs! |
| Kattupattu kuttupatta | The days of us being controlled and beaten down, |
| Kaalam maari pochchunga | Have changed now! |
| Naanga kattupattu kuttuppatta | The era when we were bound and battered, |
| Kaalam maari pochchunga | Has completely changed now! |
ஆண்கள் :
கும்மாளம் போட்டதெல்லாம் அடங்கியதா
அம்மா கும்மாளம் போட்டதெல்லாம் அடங்கியதா
ஒங்க கொட்டமெல்லாந் தன்னாலே ஒடுங்கியதா
Has all your joyous clamor quieted down?
Oh lady, has all your joyous clamor quieted down?
Has all your arrogance subsided on its own?
ஆண்கள் :
கும்மாளம்..ஹே...கும்மாளம்...
ஏஹே..கும்மாளம் ட்ரீய் நீங்க கும்மாளம்
போட்டதெல்லாம் அடங்கியதா
ஒங்க கொட்டமெல்லாந்
தன்னாலே ஒடுங்கியதா
Don't just glare uselessly, you foolish woman!
Don't just glare uselessly, you foolish woman!
The men of our land will play with you like traditional juggling balls!
The men of our land will play with you like traditional juggling balls!
சும்மா மொறைக்காதே துப்பு கெட்ட பொம்பளே
சும்மா மொறைக்காதே துப்பு கெட்ட பொம்பளே
அம்மானை ஆடிடுவான் எங்க நாட்டு ஆம்பளே
அம்மானை ஆடிடுவான் எங்க நாட்டு ஆம்பளே
You got caught completely in unnecessary trouble!
You got caught completely in unnecessary trouble!
செம்மையாக மாட்டிக்கிட்டு வீணான வம்புலே
செம்மையாக மாட்டிக்கிட்டு வீணான வம்புலே
You tortured us relentlessly and spun us around like tops!
You tortured us relentlessly and spun us around like tops!
Thinking of us as cattle, you showed off your dominance!
Thinking of us as cattle, you showed off your dominance!
ஆண்கள் :
சீரழிஞ்சி நிக்குது பார்
சேலை கட்டும் கும்பலே
You made us wear out like broken shells and ruined our spirits!
You made us wear out like broken shells and ruined our spirits!
Your era has run out, and our time has finally turned around!
ஆண்கள் :
கும்மாளம்..ஹே...கும்மாளம்...
ஏஹே..கும்மாளம் ட்ரீய் நீங்க கும்மாளம்
போட்டதெல்லாம் அடங்கியதா
ஒங்க கொட்டமெல்லாந்
தன்னாலே ஒடுங்கியதா
You drew out your swords!
Ah, you cursed us with your very eyes!
You drew out your swords!
Ah, you cursed us with your very eyes!
பாடாப் படுத்தினீங்க பம்பரமா ஆட்டுனீங்க
பாடாப் படுத்தினீங்க பம்பரமா ஆட்டுனீங்க
மாடா நெனச்சு ஒங்க வல்லமைய காட்டுனீங்க
மாடா நெனச்சு ஒங்க வல்லமைய காட்டுனீங்க
You spoke recklessly without restraint!
You thrashingly gestured with your arms and legs!
The days of us being controlled and beaten down,
Have changed now!
The era when we were bound and battered,
Has completely changed now!
ஓடாகத் தேய வச்சு உருக் கொலச்சு வாட்டுனீங்க
ஓடாகத் தேய வச்சு உருக் கொலச்சு வாட்டுனீங்க
ஒங்க காலம் ஓடிப் போச்சு எங்க காலம் திரும்பியாச்சு
ஆண்கள் :
கும்மாளம்..ஹே...கும்மாளம்...
ஏஹே..கும்மாளம் ட்ரீய் நீங்க கும்மாளம்
போட்டதெல்லாம் அடங்கியதா
ஒங்க கொட்டமெல்லாந்
தன்னாலே ஒடுங்கியதா
கத்திகளே உருவுனீங்க
அட கண்ணாலேதான் கறுவுனீங்க
கத்திகளே உருவுனீங்க
அட கண்ணாலேதான் கறுவுனீங்க
கண்டபடி பேசுனிங்க
கையக்கால வீசுனிங்க
கட்டுப்பட்டு குட்டுப்பட்ட
காலம் மாறிப் போச்சுங்க
நாங்க கட்டுப்பட்டு குட்டுப்பட்ட
காலம் மாறிப் போச்சுங்க
ஆண்கள் :
இட்டதுதான் சட்டம்
இனி இதை மறக்க வேணாங்க கும்மாளம்..
அம்மா
ஆண்கள் :
கும்மாளம்...
உங்க
ஆண்கள் :
கும்மாளம்
நீங்க
ஆண்கள் :
கும்மாளம் போட்டதெல்லாம் அடங்கியதா
ஒங்க கொட்டமெல்லாந் தன்னாலே ஒடுங்கியதா
கும்மாளம் போட்டதெல்லாம் அடங்கியதா
ஒங்க கொட்டமெல்லாந் தன்னாலே ஒடுங்கியதா
Kummaalam pottathellaam adangiyathaa
Has all your joyous clamor quieted down?
Amma kummaalam pottathellaam adangiyathaa
Oh lady, has all your joyous clamor quieted down?
Onga kottamellaanth thannaalae odungiyathaa
Has all your arrogance subsided on its own?
Chummaa moraikkaathae thuppu ketta pombalae
Don't just glare uselessly, you foolish woman!
Chummaa moraikkaathae thuppu ketta pombalae
Don't just glare uselessly, you foolish woman!
Ammaanai aadiduvaan enga naattu aambalae
The men of our land will play with you like traditional juggling balls!
Ammaanai aadiduvaan enga naattu aambalae
The men of our land will play with you like traditional juggling balls!
Semmaiyaaga maattikittu veenaana vambulae
You got caught completely in unnecessary trouble!
Semmaiyaaga maattikittu veenaana vambulae
You got caught completely in unnecessary trouble!
Paadaa paduththineenga pambaramaa aattuneenga
You tortured us relentlessly and spun us around like tops!
Paadaa paduththineenga pambaramaa aattuneenga
You tortured us relentlessly and spun us around like tops!
Maadaa nenachchu onga vallamaiya kaattuneenga
Thinking of us as cattle, you showed off your dominance!
Maadaa nenachchu onga vallamaiya kaattuneenga
Thinking of us as cattle, you showed off your dominance!
Odaaga thaeya vachchu uruk kolachchu vaattuneenga
You made us wear out like broken shells and ruined our spirits!
Odaaga thaeya vachchu uruk kolachchu vaattuneenga
You made us wear out like broken shells and ruined our spirits!
Onga kaalam odi pochu enga kaalam thirumbiyaachchu
Your era has run out, and our time has finally turned around!
Kaththigalae uruvuneenga
You drew out your swords!
Ada kannaalaethaan karuvuneenga
Ah, you cursed us with your very eyes!
Kaththigalae uruvuneenga
You drew out your swords!
Ada kannaalaethaan karuvuneenga
Ah, you cursed us with your very eyes!
Kandapadi pesuneenga
You spoke recklessly without restraint!
Kaiyakkaala veedsuneenga
You thrashingly gestured with your arms and legs!
Kattupattu kuttupatta
The days of us being controlled and beaten down,
Kaalam maari pochchunga
Have changed now!
Naanga kattupattu kuttuppatta
The era when we were bound and battered,
Kaalam maari pochchunga
Has completely changed now!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This energetic folk-style song from 'Aaravalli' (1957) captures the victory of men over the former tyranny and arrogance of dominant female rulers. The men mock the defeated women, questioning where their former pride and haughtiness have gone. They recall the days when women treated men like cattle, spun them like tops, and brandished swords and glares. The song celebrates a complete reversal of fortune, declaring that the era of men's suppression is over and their time of triumph has arrived.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Paadaa paduththineenga pambaramaa aattuneenga”
Comparing the way men were manipulated to spinning tops ('pambaramaa aattuneenga') and treating men like cattle ('Maadaa nenachchu').
Monorhyme / End Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Paadaa paduththineenga pambaramaa aattuneenga / Maadaa nenachchu onga vallamaiya kaattuneenga”
Repetition of the ending suffix '-neenga' across multiple consecutive lines to create rhythmic impact.
Alliteration (Moonaai)
“Kaththigalae uruvuneenga / Ada kannaalaethaan karuvuneenga”
Repetition of the initial 'Ka' sound across words in consecutive lines ('Kaththigalae', 'kannaalaethaan', 'Kandapadi', 'Kaiyakkaala', 'Kattupattu').
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Trivia
'Aaravalli' (1957) is a popular Tamil mythological fantasy film based on the folk legend of Aaravalli-Sooravalli, who were powerful princesses skilled in magic. Music director G. Ramanathan composed the soundtrack, and lyricist A. Maruthakasi penned these high-spirited theatrical dialogue-like lyrics sung dynamically by Seerkazhi Govindarajan and Thiruchi Loganathan.
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