Kuruvigala Kuruvigala
From Akka Thangai · 1969
- Lyricist
- A. Maruthakasi
- Singers
- T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Details
- Akka Thangai1969
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kuruvigala kuruvigala | Oh sparrows, oh sparrows! |
| Ullaasa kuruvigala | Oh joyful sparrows! |
| Tharuvigala badhil tharuvigala | Will you give an answer, will you give? |
| Thadai indri tharuvigala | Will you give it without hesitation? |
| Female | |
| Kulandhaigalae kulandhaigalae | Oh children, oh children! |
| College kulandhaigalae | Oh college children! |
| Peruvigalae peruvigalae | Will you receive, will you receive? |
| Thadaiyindri peruvigalae | Will you receive without any obstacle? |
| Male | |
| Manjali marandhadhum | Forgetting traditional turmeric |
| Yen yen yen | Why, why, why? |
| Malarai thurndhadhum yen yen | Why giving up flowers, why, why? |
| Female :Kanjiyai marandhadhum | Female: Forgetting simple rice porridge |
| Yen yen yen | Why, why, why? |
| Cofee kudippadhum yen yen | Why drinking coffee instead, why, why? |
| Female | |
| Vaettiyai maranthathum | Forgetting the traditional dhoti |
| Yen yen yen | Why, why, why? |
| Meesai kurainthathum yen yen | Why trimming down the mustache, why, why? |
| Male | |
| Paattikku powderum | Applying face powder to grandmothers |
| Yen yen yen | Why, why, why? |
| Pagati thirivathum yen yen | Why roaming around in pretension, why, why? |
| Female | |
| Ohoo hoo hoo | Ohoo-hoo-hoo! |
| Female | |
| Kulandhaigalae kulandhaigalae | Oh children, oh children! |
| College kulandhaigalae | Oh college children! |
| Peruvigalae peruvigalae | Will you receive, will you receive? |
| Thadaiyindri peruvigala | Will you receive without hindrance? |
| Female | |
| Kudumi parandhadhum | The traditional hair tuft disappearing |
| Yen yen yen | Why, why, why? |
| Konal krappugal yen yen | Why styled crop haircuts, why, why? |
| Male | |
| Udaiyum kuraindhadhum | Clothes getting shorter and lesser |
| Yen yen yen | Why, why, why? |
| Ottu mudigalum yen yen | Why wigs and hair extensions, why, why? |
| Female | |
| Maridum kaalathai | Observe the changing times |
| Paar paar paar | Look, look, look! |
| Maattram thaduthavar yaar yaar yaar | Who has ever stopped change, who, who, who? |
| Male :Ponadhu pogattum va va va | Male: Let bygones be bygones, come, come, come! |
| Pogum vazhi ondru thaan | The path going forward is just one. |
| Male | |
| Kuruvigala kuruvigala | Oh sparrows, oh sparrows! |
| Ullaasa kuruvigala | Oh joyful sparrows! |
| Tharuvigala badhil tharuvigala | Will you give an answer, will you give? |
| Thadai indri tharuvigala | Will you give it without hesitation? |
| Female | |
| Kulandhaigalae kulandhaigalae | Oh children, oh children! |
| College kulandhaigalae | Oh college children! |
| Peruvigalae peruvigalae | Will you receive, will you receive? |
| Thadaiyindri peruvigalae | Will you receive without any obstacle? |
குருவிகளா குருவிகளா
உல்லாச குருவிகளா
தருவீகளா பதில் தருவீகளா
தடையின்றி தருவீகளா
Oh sparrows, oh sparrows!
Oh joyful sparrows!
Will you give an answer, will you give?
Will you give it without hesitation?
குழந்தைகளே குழந்தைகளே
காலேஜூ குழந்தைகளே
பெறுவீகளே பெறுவீகளே
தடையின்றி பெறுவீகளே
Oh children, oh children!
Oh college children!
Will you receive, will you receive?
Will you receive without any obstacle?
மஞ்சளை மறந்ததும் ஏன் ஏன் ஏன்
மலரைத் துறந்ததும் ஏன் ஏன்
கஞ்சியை மறந்ததும் ஏன் ஏன் ஏன்
காப்பி குடிப்பதும் ஏன் ஏன்
Forgetting traditional turmeric
Why, why, why?
Why giving up flowers, why, why?
Female: Forgetting simple rice porridge
Why, why, why?
Why drinking coffee instead, why, why?
வேட்டியை மறந்ததும் ஏன் ஏன் ஏன்
மீசை குறைந்ததும் ஏன் ஏன்
பாட்டிக்கு பவுடரும் ஏன் ஏன் ஏன்
பகட்டித் திரிவதும் ஏன் ஏன்
ஓஹோ..ஹோ..ஹோ..
Forgetting the traditional dhoti
Why, why, why?
Why trimming down the mustache, why, why?
குழந்தைகளே குழந்தைகளே
காலேஜூ குழந்தைகளே
பெறுவீகளே பெறுவீகளே
தடையின்றி பெறுவீகளே
Applying face powder to grandmothers
Why, why, why?
Why roaming around in pretension, why, why?
குடுமி பறந்ததும் ஏன் ஏன் ஏன்
கோணல் கிராப்புகள் ஏன் ஏன்
உடையும் குறைந்ததும் ஏன் ஏன் ஏன்
ஒட்டு முடிகளும் ஏன் ஏன்
Ohoo-hoo-hoo!
மாறிடும் காலத்தைப் பார் பார் பார்
மாற்றம் தடுத்தவர் யார் யார்
போனது போகட்டும் வா வா வா
போகும் வழி ஒன்றுதான்
Oh children, oh children!
Oh college children!
Will you receive, will you receive?
Will you receive without hindrance?
குருவிகளா குருவிகளா
உல்லாச குருவிகளா
தருவீகளா பதில் தருவீகளா
தடையின்றி தருவீகளா
The traditional hair tuft disappearing
Why, why, why?
Why styled crop haircuts, why, why?
குழந்தைகளே குழந்தைகளே
காலேஜூ குழந்தைகளே
பெறுவீகளே பெறுவீகளே
தடையின்றி பெறுவீகளே
Clothes getting shorter and lesser
Why, why, why?
Why wigs and hair extensions, why, why?
Observe the changing times
Look, look, look!
Who has ever stopped change, who, who, who?
Male: Let bygones be bygones, come, come, come!
The path going forward is just one.
Oh sparrows, oh sparrows!
Oh joyful sparrows!
Will you give an answer, will you give?
Will you give it without hesitation?
Oh children, oh children!
Oh college children!
Will you receive, will you receive?
Will you receive without any obstacle?
Kuruvigala kuruvigala
Oh sparrows, oh sparrows!
Ullaasa kuruvigala
Oh joyful sparrows!
Tharuvigala badhil tharuvigala
Will you give an answer, will you give?
Thadai indri tharuvigala
Will you give it without hesitation?
Kulandhaigalae kulandhaigalae
Oh children, oh children!
College kulandhaigalae
Oh college children!
Peruvigalae peruvigalae
Will you receive, will you receive?
Thadaiyindri peruvigalae
Will you receive without any obstacle?
Manjali marandhadhum
Forgetting traditional turmeric
Yen yen yen
Why, why, why?
Malarai thurndhadhum yen yen
Why giving up flowers, why, why?
Female :Kanjiyai marandhadhum
Female: Forgetting simple rice porridge
Yen yen yen
Why, why, why?
Cofee kudippadhum yen yen
Why drinking coffee instead, why, why?
Vaettiyai maranthathum
Forgetting the traditional dhoti
Yen yen yen
Why, why, why?
Meesai kurainthathum yen yen
Why trimming down the mustache, why, why?
Paattikku powderum
Applying face powder to grandmothers
Yen yen yen
Why, why, why?
Pagati thirivathum yen yen
Why roaming around in pretension, why, why?
Ohoo hoo hoo
Ohoo-hoo-hoo!
Kulandhaigalae kulandhaigalae
Oh children, oh children!
College kulandhaigalae
Oh college children!
Peruvigalae peruvigalae
Will you receive, will you receive?
Thadaiyindri peruvigala
Will you receive without hindrance?
Kudumi parandhadhum
The traditional hair tuft disappearing
Yen yen yen
Why, why, why?
Konal krappugal yen yen
Why styled crop haircuts, why, why?
Udaiyum kuraindhadhum
Clothes getting shorter and lesser
Yen yen yen
Why, why, why?
Ottu mudigalum yen yen
Why wigs and hair extensions, why, why?
Maridum kaalathai
Observe the changing times
Paar paar paar
Look, look, look!
Maattram thaduthavar yaar yaar yaar
Who has ever stopped change, who, who, who?
Male :Ponadhu pogattum va va va
Male: Let bygones be bygones, come, come, come!
Pogum vazhi ondru thaan
The path going forward is just one.
Kuruvigala kuruvigala
Oh sparrows, oh sparrows!
Ullaasa kuruvigala
Oh joyful sparrows!
Tharuvigala badhil tharuvigala
Will you give an answer, will you give?
Thadai indri tharuvigala
Will you give it without hesitation?
Kulandhaigalae kulandhaigalae
Oh children, oh children!
College kulandhaigalae
Oh college children!
Peruvigalae peruvigalae
Will you receive, will you receive?
Thadaiyindri peruvigalae
Will you receive without any obstacle?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Kuruvigala Kuruvigala' from the 1969 film 'Akka Thangai' is a lively and satirical song featuring a dialogue about modern societal changes, youth fashion, and shifting traditions. The lyricist lightheartedly questions college students and modern youth about abandoning traditional customs—such as wearing dhotis, keeping traditional hairstyles (kudumi), or using turmeric and flowers—in favor of westernized habits like drinking coffee, styling crop haircuts, and wearing modern attire.\n\nUltimately, the song acknowledges that change is an inevitable part of time and evolution. Rather than resisting modern shifts, the singers accept that times change and encourage moving forward together with optimism.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)
“Kuruvigala kuruvigala / Tharuvigala badhil tharuvigala”
Rhyming of the second letter in consecutive lines, such as 'Kuruvigala' and 'Tharuvigala'.
Repetition (Adukkuthodar)
“Yen yen yen / Paar paar paar”
Repeated emphasis on words like 'yen yen yen' (why, why, why) and 'paar paar paar' (look, look, look) to convey curiosity and satire.
Metaphor
“Kuruvigala kuruvigala / College kulandhaigalae”
Comparing college youth to free-spirited, chirping 'kuruvigal' (sparrows) enjoying their freedom.
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Trivia
'Akka Thangai' (1969) is a classic Tamil family drama directed by M. A. Thirumugam, starring Jaishankar and K. R. Vijaya. The music was composed by the duo Shankar-Ganesh, with memorable lyrics written by A. Maruthakasi.
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