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Kundruthor Adi Varum

From Madurai Veeran · 1956

Lyricist
Udumalai Narayanakavi
Singer
P. Leela
Music director
G. Ramanathan
Movie name
Madurai Veeran
Movie release year
1956
Lyrics added on
23 Feb 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ooo..hohohhooo hohohooo
Hohohohohohoooo
Hooo ooo oo oo hoo ooo
Thendhin thinnaanae thinnaanae
Thendhina thinnaanae
Thina thendhinnaa thina thendhinnaa
Thinnaan thinnaanae
Thendhin thinnaanae thinnaanae
Thendhina thinnaanae
Thina thendhinnaa thina thendhinnaa
Thinnaan thinnaanae
Kundru thoraadi varum
Kumara vadivelan
Kumara vadivelan enga
Kuravar kula kadavul thannai
Kooppiduven ammae
Kundru thoraadi varum
Kumara vadivelan
Kumara vadivelan enga
Kuravar kula kadavul thannai
Kooppiduven ammae
Kollimalai meedhil maevum
Pullimayil vaagan
Enga valli manavaalan
Kurimugathin edhiril vandhu
Arul purivaar ammae
Kollimalai meedhil maevum
Pullimayil vaagan
Enga valli manavaalan
Kurimugathin edhiril vandhu
Arul purivaar ammae ae…ae…
Kundru thoraadi varum
Kumara vadivelan
Kumara vadivelan enga
Kuravar kula kadavul thannai
Kooppiduven ammae
Onbadhu kambalam nambi vanangidum
Jakkammaa
Dhevi jakkammaa
Thandha ooraalum raajakumaari
Neeyammaa
Onbadhu kambalam nambi vanangidum
Jakkammaa
Dhevi jakkammaa
Thandha ooraalum raajakumaari
Neeyammaa
Anban oruvan avaniyin melae
Aabathaana nerathilae
Angam thottu kaathadhundaa
Ammae sollu munnaalae
Inban kaana pogiraai nee
Ini melae thaan avanaalae
Onbadhu kambalam aa…aa…aa…
Onbadhu kambalam nambi vanangidum
Jakkammaa
Dhevi jakkammaa
Thandha ooraalum raajakumaari
Neeyammaa
Sariyaa
Female :Sarithaan (Dialogue)
Unnai kaakkavae
Karunaiyodu vandha kaalai
Kaanbadharkku ezhai
Idaiyilae moorkkanoru kozhai
Mudi pottu vambu seidhu yeikkiraan aalai
Aalai yeikkiravan vaazha maattaan
Andha aanazhagan adhukkellaam anja maattaan
Aalai yeikkiravan vaazha maattaan
Andha aanazhagan adhukkellaam anja maattaan
Ammaikkini maelae
Adikkudhu adhirshtam
Aanaalum konjam irukkiradhu kashtam
Unmaiyidhu en vaakkilae vandhadhu
Immi kooda maaraadhammaa
Unmaiyidhu en vaakkilae vandhadhu
Immi kooda maaraadhammaa
Undumaa…
Female :Appuram sollu (Dialogue)
Aanai malai melae
Anilukku thaan kanni vachen
Anilukku thaan kanni vachen
Anil vizhum kanniyilae
Aanai vizha pogudhammaa
Anil vizhum kanniyilae
Aanai vizha pogudhammaa
Senni malai melae
Sittukku nee kanni vachae
Sittukku nee kanni vachae
Sittu vizhum kanniyilae
Singam vizha pogudhammaa
Sittu vizhum kanniyilae
Singam vizha pogudhammaa
Oh... ho ho ho ho ho ho ho
Ho ho ho ho ho ho
Ho oh oh oh ho oh
Thendhin thinnaney thinnaney
Thendhina thinnaney
Dhina thendhinna dhina thendhinna
Thinnan thinnaney
Thendhin thinnaney thinnaney
Thendhina thinnaney
Dhina thendhinna dhina thendhinna
Thinnan thinnaney
Dancing across every hilltop,
comes youthful Lord Murugan with his spear,
Lord Murugan, our
God of the Kurava clan—
I call upon him now, my lady!
Dancing across every hilltop,
comes youthful Lord Murugan with his spear,
Lord Murugan, our
God of the Kurava clan—
I call upon him now, my lady!
Residing upon the Kolli hills,
riding upon a spotted peacock,
he is our Valli's beloved husband.
Appearing before this fortune-teller,
he will shower his grace, my lady!
Residing upon the Kolli hills,
riding upon a spotted peacock,
he is our Valli's beloved husband.
Appearing before this fortune-teller,
he will shower his grace, my lady, oh!
Dancing across every hilltop,
comes youthful Lord Murugan with his spear,
Lord Murugan, our
God of the Kurava clan—
I call upon him now, my lady!
The nine Kambalam (community) clans worship
Jakkamma,
Goddess Jakkamma,
who gave us this princess ruling our land—
and that is you, my lady!
The nine Kambalam (community) clans worship
Jakkamma,
Goddess Jakkamma,
who gave us this princess ruling our land—
and that is you, my lady!
A loving man in this world,
in a moment of great danger,
touched your body and saved you—is that true?
Tell me openly, my lady!
You are going to find true happiness
only through him from now on!
The nine clans... ah...
The nine Kambalam (community) clans worship
Jakkamma,
Goddess Jakkamma,
who gave us this princess ruling our land—
and that is you, my lady!
Am I right?
Princess: That is true. (Dialogue)
To protect you,
that young hero came with kindness,
though he appears poor to the eye.
But a cruel coward has stepped in between,
plotting conspiracies and tricking people!
The cheat will never prosper in life,
and that handsome hero will fear none of it!
The cheat will never prosper in life,
and that handsome hero will fear none of it!
For you, my lady, from now on,
great fortune is about to knock!
Yet, a little hardship still remains.
This is the truth spoken by my tongue,
not a single word of it will fail, my lady!
This is the truth spoken by my tongue,
not a single word of it will fail, my lady!
Isn't that so?
Princess: Tell me what happens next! (Dialogue)
On top of the Anaimalai hills,
I laid a trap for a squirrel!
I laid a trap for a squirrel!
In the trap meant for a squirrel,
an elephant is going to fall, my lady!
In the trap meant for a squirrel,
an elephant is going to fall, my lady!
On top of the Chennimalai hills,
you laid a trap for a sparrow!
You laid a trap for a sparrow!
In the trap meant for a sparrow,
a lion is going to fall, my lady!
In the trap meant for a sparrow,
a lion is going to fall, my lady!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a classic fortune-telling (Kuri Solludhal) song performed in traditional folk style in the movie Madurai Veeran (1956). A gypsy fortune-teller invokes tribal deities such as Lord Murugan (Kumara Vadivelan of Kolli Hills) and Goddess Jakkamma (venerated by the Kambalam community) to divine the future of a princess. The fortune-teller reveals secrets about a brave hero who rescued the princess in a moment of grave danger and predicts that despite current obstacles created by a coward, great fortune and union await her.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Mogana Yugam / Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Kundru thoraadi varum / Kumara vadivelan

Repetition of initial consonant sounds such as 'Kundru', 'Kumara', 'Kuravar', and 'Kooppiduven' in lines 12-16.

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Anil vizhum kanniyilae / Aanai vizha pogudhammaa

Matching second letter 'n' in 'Anilukku' and 'Aanai' or 'Sittu' and 'Singam', creating melodic continuity.

Metaphor / Allegory

Anil vizhum kanniyilae / Aanai vizha pogudhammaa

Using metaphors of catching an elephant in a squirrel's trap and a lion in a sparrow's trap to foretell a grand hero falling in love with a noble heroine.

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Trivia

Madurai Veeran (1956), starring M. G. Ramachandran, Bhanumathi, and P. Padmini, features music composed by G. Ramanathan with lyrics penned by Udumalai Narayanakavi. This fortune-telling sequence uses authentic Tamil Kuravan-Kurathi folk traditions and rhythmic chants ('Thendhin Thinnaanae') to build dramatic tension while delivering key plot points regarding the romantic union of the lead characters.

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