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Logam Thamaash

From Veettukku Vandha Varalakshmi · 1958

Lyricist
Kuyilan
Singers
Vaidegi, M. Sathiyam
Music director
Pendyala Nageswara Rao
Movie name
Veettukku Vandha Varalakshmi
Movie release year
1958
Lyrics added on
28 Feb 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Logam thamasadaa
Indha logam thamasadaa
Both :Kaasai kandalo manam pithudaa
Logam thamasadaa
Indha logam thamasadaa
Aiyaa kelungha kelungha
Raceilae kaasellam veenile pokki
Both :Raceilae kaasellam veenile pokki
Return ticketil vandhu seruvaar
Male :Chella kaasu eeswara pichaiyae
Saedhi ivvidham adae muttaale
Varnish paintaal aadudhu logam
Paathinghla aiyaa
Both :Varnish paintaal aadudhu logam
Pattai thanniyoo paduthuthu aalai
Female :Paavam
Both :Vedhanai pattae nilai thadumaruthu
Nee therinjukko adae muttalae
Logam thamasadaa
Indha logam thamasadaa
Vattikku vatti katti niruthi
Asalukku mosam innu solludhu
Female :Asalukku mosam innu solludhu
Male :Kandaal thadabudal kaalam dubukku
Female :Kandaal thadabudal kaalam dubukku
Both :Kaliyo kaliyidhu adae muttalae
Logam thamasadaa
Indha logam thamasadaa
Sariyoo thappo poi thaan solludhu
Both :Sariyoo thappo poi thaan solludhu
Dharumamum thappiye aadum koothidhu
Onno rendoo nallvarundu
Unmai engaedaa adae muttalae
Both :Logam thamasadaa
Indha logam thamasadaa
Vandhaal laabam kandhanai kumbidu
Illaiyinnutta podu thirupathi
Female :Illaiyinnutta podu thirupathi
Male :Makkugal thaane pichai vanghidum
Female :Makkugal thaane pichai vanghidum
Both :Yendaa yenghura adae muttalae
Logam thamasadaa
Indha logam thamasadaa
This world is a joke, man!
This world is such a joke, man!
Both: When people see money, their minds go crazy, man!
This world is a joke, man!
This world is such a joke, man!
Listen, sir, just listen!
Wasting all their money on horse races,
Both: Wasting all their money on horse races,
They return home with only their return ticket!
Male: With only worthless coins left for alms!
That is the real story, you fool!
The world puts on a show with varnish and paint!
Did you see that, sir?
Both: The world puts on a show with varnish and paint!
And country liquor knocks a person flat!
Female: What a pity!
Both: Suffering in pain, they stagger and stumble!
Understand this truth, you fool!
This world is a joke, man!
This world is such a joke, man!
Piling interest on top of interest,
They cheat and say the principal itself is gone!
Female: They cheat and say the principal itself is gone!
Male: Lavish on the outside, but totally fake within!
Female: Lavish on the outside, but totally fake within!
Both: This is the age of deceit, you fool!
This world is a joke, man!
This world is such a joke, man!
Right or wrong, everyone just tells lies!
Both: Right or wrong, everyone just tells lies!
Even righteousness has lost its way in this drama!
There may be one or two good souls,
But where can truth be found, you fool?
Both: This world is a joke, man!
This world is such a joke, man!
If they make a profit, they pray to Lord Murugan!
If there is a loss, they cheat and play broke!
Female: If there is a loss, they cheat and play broke!
Male: It is only the fools who end up begging!
Female: It is only the fools who end up begging!
Both: Why do you still keep yearning, you fool?
This world is a joke, man!
This world is such a joke, man!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This satirical track from the 1958 film 'Veettukku Vandha Varalakshmi' serves as a biting social commentary on human hypocrisy, greed, and moral decay. Written by Kuyilan and composed by Pendyala Nageswara Rao, the song humorously mocks how money drives people to madness and self-destruction through vices like horse racing, excessive drinking, and usurious money lending.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Refrain / Repetition

“Logam thamasadaa / Indha logam thamasadaa”

The phrase 'Logam thamasadaa' is repeated throughout the song as a central chorus to emphasize the theatrical and deceitful nature of the world.

Metaphor

“Varnish paintaal aadudhu logam”

'Varnish paint' is used metaphorically to describe the superficial, fake coating people put on to hide their true ruinous nature.

Ethugai (Second letter rhyming / Alliteration)

“Vattikku vatti katti niruthi”

Repetition of consonantal sounds in 'Vattikku vatti' creates a rhythmic beat reflecting the compounding nature of interest.

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Trivia

'Veettukku Vandha Varalakshmi' (1958) featured lyrics by Kuyilan, who was renowned in 1950s Tamil cinema for weaving philosophical thoughts and social reformist messages into folk and light-music song formats.

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