Madhu Iranga Iranga
From Pennai Vazha Vidungal · 1969
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- T. M. Soundararajan, Kusala
- Music director
- S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
- Details
- Pennai Vazha Vidungal1969
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Madhu iranga iranga iranga | As the liquor goes down down down |
| Female :Ho… | Female: Ho... |
| Male :Madhi mayanga mayanga mayanga | Male: As the mind gets swooned swooned swooned |
| Female :Hahahaa | Female: Hahahaa |
| Male | |
| Madhu iranga iranga iranga | As the liquor goes down down down |
| Madhi mayanga mayanga mayanga | As the mind gets swooned swooned swooned |
| Pudhu ulagam naan pogindren | I am going to a new world |
| Pudhu ulagam naan pogindren | I am going to a new world |
| Povom ellorum vaarungal | Come, let us all go together |
| Male | |
| Madhu iranga iranga iranga | As the liquor goes down down down |
| Madhi mayanga mayanga mayanga | As the mind gets swooned swooned swooned |
| Male | |
| Yedho vanthaan yedho ponaan | Did he just come from nowhere and leave into nothingness? |
| Endraa manithan vaazhvathu | Is that all there is to a human life? |
| Bodhai sugamum maadhar uravum | The pleasure of intoxication and the warmth of a woman's company |
| Illaiendraal enna aavathu | Without these, what is the point of living? |
| Female | |
| ……………….. | ................ |
| Male | |
| Ha…Oru kaiyilae madhu | Ha... Wine in one hand |
| Female :Oho…. | Female: Oho.... |
| Male :Oru kaiyilae maadhu | Male: A woman in the other hand |
| Female :Aaha…. | Female: Aaha.... |
| Male | |
| Oru kaiyilae madhu Oru kaiyilae maadhu | Wine in one hand, a woman in the other hand |
| Ulaga inbamae munnaadi | Worldly bliss is right in front of you |
| Udaninthu ponaal kannaadi | When it breaks, it is just like glass |
| Female :Haahaahhaa | Female: Haahaahhaa |
| Male | |
| Madhu iranga iranga iranga | As the liquor goes down down down |
| Madhi mayanga mayanga mayanga | As the mind gets swooned swooned swooned |
| Male | |
| Ho Kaadhal indru njaanam naalai | Ho, love today and wisdom tomorrow |
| Kaalam migavum siriyathu | Time is far too short |
| Kadaisi sottu theerum mattum | Until the very last drop is finished |
| Aadum aattam iniyathu | The dance we dance is sweet |
| Male | |
| Ha….Edhu nanmaiyo athu | Ha... Whatever is good, let it be that |
| Female :Oo ho ho | Female: Oo ho ho |
| Male :Edhu theemaiyo adhu | Male: Whatever is evil, let it be that |
| Female :Ooho | Female: Ooho |
| Male | |
| Edhu nanmaiyo athu edhu theemaiyo adhu | Whatever is good or whatever is evil |
| Anubavam sollattum pinnaalae | Let experience teach us later on |
| Aasaiyai theerungal munnalae | Fulfill your desires first right now |
| Female :Hahhahaaaha….. | Female: Hahhahaaaha..... |
| Male | |
| Madhu iranga iranga iranga | As the liquor goes down down down |
| Madhi mayanga mayanga mayanga | As the mind gets swooned swooned swooned |
| Pudhu ulagam naan pogindren | I am going to a new world |
| Povom ellorum vaarungal | Come, let us all go together |
மது இறங்க இறங்க இறங்க
ஹோ
மதி மயங்க மயங்க மயங்கப்
ஹஹஹா
As the liquor goes down down down
Female: Ho...
Male: As the mind gets swooned swooned swooned
Female: Hahahaa
மது இறங்க இறங்க இறங்க
மதி மயங்க மயங்க மயங்கப்
புது உலகம் நான் போகின்றேன்
புது உலகம் நான் போகின்றேன்
போவோம் எல்லோரும் வாருங்கள்
As the liquor goes down down down
As the mind gets swooned swooned swooned
I am going to a new world
I am going to a new world
Come, let us all go together
மது இறங்க இறங்க இறங்க
மதி மயங்க மயங்க மயங்கப்
As the liquor goes down down down
As the mind gets swooned swooned swooned
ஹே ஏதோ வந்தான் ஏதோ போனான்
என்றா மனிதன் வாழ்வது
போதைச் சுகமும் மாதர் உறவும்
இல்லையென்றால் என்ன ஆவது
Did he just come from nowhere and leave into nothingness?
Is that all there is to a human life?
The pleasure of intoxication and the warmth of a woman's company
Without these, what is the point of living?
லல்லல் லல்லா லல்லல் லல்லா
லல்லல் லல்லா லல்லா லல்லா லல்லா லா
அஹாஹ்ஹாஹ்
................
ஹ ஒரு கையிலே மது
ஒஹோ
ஒரு கையிலே மாது
ஆ ஹோ
Ha... Wine in one hand
Female: Oho....
Male: A woman in the other hand
Female: Aaha....
ஒரு கையிலே மது ஒரு கையிலே மாது
உலக இன்பமே முன்னாடி
உடைந்து போனால் கண்ணாடி
ஹஹஹ்ஹ்ஹா....
Wine in one hand, a woman in the other hand
Worldly bliss is right in front of you
When it breaks, it is just like glass
Female: Haahaahhaa
மது இறங்க இறங்க இறங்க
மதி மயங்க மயங்க மயங்கப்
As the liquor goes down down down
As the mind gets swooned swooned swooned
ஹோ காதல் இன்று ஞானம் நாளை
காலம் மிகவும் சிறியது
கடைசி சொட்டு தீரும் மட்டும்
ஆடும் ஆட்டம் இனியது
Ho, love today and wisdom tomorrow
Time is far too short
Until the very last drop is finished
The dance we dance is sweet
லல்லல் லல்லா லல்லல் லல்லா
லல்லல் லல்லா லல்லா லல்லா லல்லா லா
அஹாஹ்ஹாஹ்
Ha... Whatever is good, let it be that
Female: Oo ho ho
Male: Whatever is evil, let it be that
Female: Ooho
ஹ எது நன்மையோ அது
ஒ ஹோ ஹோ
எது தீமையோ அது
ஒஹோ
Whatever is good or whatever is evil
Let experience teach us later on
Fulfill your desires first right now
Female: Hahhahaaaha.....
எது நன்மையோ அது எது தீமையோ அது
அனுபவம் சொல்லட்டும் பின்னாலே
ஆசையைத் தீருங்கள் முன்னாலே
ஹஹஹ்ஹ்ஹா....
As the liquor goes down down down
As the mind gets swooned swooned swooned
I am going to a new world
Come, let us all go together
மது இறங்க இறங்க இறங்க
மதி மயங்க மயங்க மயங்கப்
புது உலகம் நான் போகின்றேன்
போவோம் எல்லோரும் வாருங்கள்
Madhu iranga iranga iranga
As the liquor goes down down down
Female :Ho…
Female: Ho...
Male :Madhi mayanga mayanga mayanga
Male: As the mind gets swooned swooned swooned
Female :Hahahaa
Female: Hahahaa
Madhu iranga iranga iranga
As the liquor goes down down down
Madhi mayanga mayanga mayanga
As the mind gets swooned swooned swooned
Pudhu ulagam naan pogindren
I am going to a new world
Pudhu ulagam naan pogindren
I am going to a new world
Povom ellorum vaarungal
Come, let us all go together
Madhu iranga iranga iranga
As the liquor goes down down down
Madhi mayanga mayanga mayanga
As the mind gets swooned swooned swooned
Yedho vanthaan yedho ponaan
Did he just come from nowhere and leave into nothingness?
Endraa manithan vaazhvathu
Is that all there is to a human life?
Bodhai sugamum maadhar uravum
The pleasure of intoxication and the warmth of a woman's company
Illaiendraal enna aavathu
Without these, what is the point of living?
………………..
................
Ha…Oru kaiyilae madhu
Ha... Wine in one hand
Female :Oho….
Female: Oho....
Male :Oru kaiyilae maadhu
Male: A woman in the other hand
Female :Aaha….
Female: Aaha....
Oru kaiyilae madhu Oru kaiyilae maadhu
Wine in one hand, a woman in the other hand
Ulaga inbamae munnaadi
Worldly bliss is right in front of you
Udaninthu ponaal kannaadi
When it breaks, it is just like glass
Female :Haahaahhaa
Female: Haahaahhaa
Madhu iranga iranga iranga
As the liquor goes down down down
Madhi mayanga mayanga mayanga
As the mind gets swooned swooned swooned
Ho Kaadhal indru njaanam naalai
Ho, love today and wisdom tomorrow
Kaalam migavum siriyathu
Time is far too short
Kadaisi sottu theerum mattum
Until the very last drop is finished
Aadum aattam iniyathu
The dance we dance is sweet
Ha….Edhu nanmaiyo athu
Ha... Whatever is good, let it be that
Female :Oo ho ho
Female: Oo ho ho
Male :Edhu theemaiyo adhu
Male: Whatever is evil, let it be that
Female :Ooho
Female: Ooho
Edhu nanmaiyo athu edhu theemaiyo adhu
Whatever is good or whatever is evil
Anubavam sollattum pinnaalae
Let experience teach us later on
Aasaiyai theerungal munnalae
Fulfill your desires first right now
Female :Hahhahaaaha…..
Female: Hahhahaaaha.....
Madhu iranga iranga iranga
As the liquor goes down down down
Madhi mayanga mayanga mayanga
As the mind gets swooned swooned swooned
Pudhu ulagam naan pogindren
I am going to a new world
Povom ellorum vaarungal
Come, let us all go together
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song presents a hedonistic yet reflective perspective on life, typical of lyricist Kannadasan's philosophical style. It portrays intoxication and romantic companionship as gateways to an alternate world of bliss, urging people to live in the present rather than getting caught up in the mundane cycle of birth and death.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhukai (Second letter rhyme)
“Madhu iranga iranga iranga / Madhi mayanga mayanga mayanga”
The second consonant 'dh' matches in 'Madhu' (liquor) and 'Madhi' (mind/intellect).
Adukku Thodar (Repetition for emphasis)
“Madhu iranga iranga iranga”
The words 'iranga' and 'mayanga' are repeated sequentially to emphasize the gradual biological and mental effect of wine.
Monal Rhyme / End Rhyme
“Oru kaiyilae madhu Oru kaiyilae maadhu”
Rhyming of 'madhu' (wine) and 'maadhu' (woman) creates a rhythmic phonetic pair while contrasting two worldly pleasures.
Juxtaposition / Antithesis
“Kaadhal indru njaanam naalai”
Contrasting 'Love today' with 'wisdom tomorrow', highlighting the urgency of immediate indulgence over delayed philosophical realization.
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Trivia
'Pennai Vazha Vidungal' (1969) featured music composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu with lyrics penned by Kannadasan. Kannadasan was famous for embedding deep life philosophy into club/intoxication songs, capturing the human conflict between fleeting pleasures and moral realizations.
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