Madichu Vecha Vethala
From Buffoon · 2022
- Lyricist
- Raja Gurusamy
- Music director
- Santhosh Narayanan
- Details
- Buffoon2022
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Naalana naalana | Four annas, four annas |
| Ettana ettana | Eight annas, eight annas |
| Male | |
| Naalana pottu kaari | The girl with a four-anna sized bindi |
| Naa potta mettu kaari | The girl who dances to the tune I set |
| Ettana pottu kaari | The girl with an eight-anna sized bindi |
| Yeththi kuthum aatta kaari | The dancer who stomps her feet with high energy |
| Male | |
| Oththa rooba pottu kaari | The girl with a one-rupee sized bindi |
| Meththa pola meny kaari | The girl with a body as soft as a mattress |
| Oththa rooba pottu kaari | The girl with a one-rupee sized bindi |
| Meththa pola meny kaari | The girl with a body as soft as a mattress |
| Chorus | |
| Adi madichu vacha vethala | Oh, the folded betel leaf |
| Nallaa idichum kooda pathala | Even after crushing it well, it wasn't enough |
| Chorus | |
| Adi madichu vacha vethala | Oh, the folded betel leaf |
| Ipo idichum kooda pathala | Even after crushing it now, it isn't enough |
| Adi madichu vacha vethala | Oh, the folded betel leaf |
| Ipo idichum kooda pathala | Even after crushing it now, it isn't enough |
| Adi madichu vacha vethala | Oh, the folded betel leaf |
| Ipo idichum kooda pathala hey | Even after crushing it now, it isn't enough, hey! |
| Female | |
| Is it | Is it |
| Male | |
| Saarappaambu sadaiyazhagi | The beauty with hair braided long like a rat snake |
| Mangamma | Mangamma |
| Chorus :Mangamma | Chorus: Mangamma |
| Male :Ava azhagula thaan antha maari | Male: She is extraordinarily beautiful |
| Ammamma | Oh my goodness! |
| Chorus :Ammamma | Chorus: Oh my goodness! |
| Male | |
| Saarappaambu sadaiyazhagi | The beauty with hair braided long like a rat snake |
| Mangamma | Mangamma |
| Ava azhagula thaan antha maari | She is extraordinarily beautiful |
| Ammamma | Oh my goodness! |
| Male | |
| {Kodaanki iduppukaari | {The girl with a narrow waist like an hourglass drum |
| Angamma | Angamma |
| Ava kottaachi konda kaari | The girl with a hair bun shaped like a coconut shell |
| Yammamma} (2) | Oh mother!} (2) |
| Male | |
| {Ada ampurunda kanna kaatti | {Hey, showing her wide rolling eyes |
| Sundi sundi izhuppa | She beckons and pulls you closer |
| Ye asandhu neeum pakkam pona | If you get distracted and go near her |
| Aara pottu adippa} (2) | She will slap you soundly!} (2) |
| Male | |
| Naalana naalana | Four annas, four annas |
| Chorus | |
| Madichu vacha vethala | The folded betel leaf |
| Nallaa idichum kooda pathala | Even after crushing it well, it wasn't enough |
| Chorus | |
| Adi madichu vacha vethala | Oh, the folded betel leaf |
| Ipo idichum kooda pathala | Even after crushing it now, it isn't enough |
| Male | |
| Thanane thanna………. | Thanane thanna.......... |
நாலணா நாலணா எட்டணா எட்டணா
Four annas, four annas
Eight annas, eight annas
நாலணா பொட்டுக்காரி
நா போட்ட மெட்டுக்காரி
எட்டணா பொட்டுக்காரி
ஏத்தி குத்தும் ஆட்டக்காரி
The girl with a four-anna sized bindi
The girl who dances to the tune I set
The girl with an eight-anna sized bindi
The dancer who stomps her feet with high energy
{ஒத்த ரூபா பொட்டுக்காரி
மெத்த போல மேனிக்காரி} (2)
The girl with a one-rupee sized bindi
The girl with a body as soft as a mattress
The girl with a one-rupee sized bindi
The girl with a body as soft as a mattress
அடி மடிச்சு வச்ச வெத்தல
நல்லா இடிச்சும் கூட பத்தல
Oh, the folded betel leaf
Even after crushing it well, it wasn't enough
{அடி மடிச்சு வச்ச வெத்தல
இப்ப இடிச்சும் கூட பத்தல } (3) ஹே
Oh, the folded betel leaf
Even after crushing it now, it isn't enough
Oh, the folded betel leaf
Even after crushing it now, it isn't enough
Oh, the folded betel leaf
Even after crushing it now, it isn't enough, hey!
இஸ் இட்
Is it
சாரப்பாம்பு சடையழகி மங்கம்மா
குழு :
மங்கம்மா
அவ அழகுல தான் அந்த மாரி அம்மாம்மா
குழு :
அம்மாம்மா
The beauty with hair braided long like a rat snake
Mangamma
Chorus: Mangamma
Male: She is extraordinarily beautiful
Oh my goodness!
Chorus: Oh my goodness!
சாரப்பாம்பு சடையழகி மங்கம்மா
அவ அழகுல தான் அந்த மாரி அம்மாம்மா
The beauty with hair braided long like a rat snake
Mangamma
She is extraordinarily beautiful
Oh my goodness!
{கோடாங்கி இடுப்புக்காரி அங்கம்மா
அவ கொட்டாச்சி கொண்டக்காரி யம்ம்மா} (2)
{The girl with a narrow waist like an hourglass drum
Angamma
The girl with a hair bun shaped like a coconut shell
Oh mother!} (2)
{அட அம்புருண்ட கண்ண காட்டி
சுண்டி சுண்டி இழுப்பா
ஏ அசந்து நீயும் பக்கம் போனா
ஆற போட்டு அடிப்பா} (2)
{Hey, showing her wide rolling eyes
She beckons and pulls you closer
If you get distracted and go near her
She will slap you soundly!} (2)
நாலணா நாலணா
Four annas, four annas
மடிச்சு வச்ச வெத்தல
நல்லா இடிச்சும் கூட பத்தல
The folded betel leaf
Even after crushing it well, it wasn't enough
{அடி மடிச்சு வச்ச வெத்தல
இப்ப இடிச்சும் கூட பத்தல } (3)
Oh, the folded betel leaf
Even after crushing it now, it isn't enough
தனனே தன்னா ...
Thanane thanna..........
Naalana naalana
Four annas, four annas
Ettana ettana
Eight annas, eight annas
Naalana pottu kaari
The girl with a four-anna sized bindi
Naa potta mettu kaari
The girl who dances to the tune I set
Ettana pottu kaari
The girl with an eight-anna sized bindi
Yeththi kuthum aatta kaari
The dancer who stomps her feet with high energy
Oththa rooba pottu kaari
The girl with a one-rupee sized bindi
Meththa pola meny kaari
The girl with a body as soft as a mattress
Oththa rooba pottu kaari
The girl with a one-rupee sized bindi
Meththa pola meny kaari
The girl with a body as soft as a mattress
Adi madichu vacha vethala
Oh, the folded betel leaf
Nallaa idichum kooda pathala
Even after crushing it well, it wasn't enough
Adi madichu vacha vethala
Oh, the folded betel leaf
Ipo idichum kooda pathala
Even after crushing it now, it isn't enough
Adi madichu vacha vethala
Oh, the folded betel leaf
Ipo idichum kooda pathala
Even after crushing it now, it isn't enough
Adi madichu vacha vethala
Oh, the folded betel leaf
Ipo idichum kooda pathala hey
Even after crushing it now, it isn't enough, hey!
Is it
Is it
Saarappaambu sadaiyazhagi
The beauty with hair braided long like a rat snake
Mangamma
Mangamma
Chorus :Mangamma
Chorus: Mangamma
Male :Ava azhagula thaan antha maari
Male: She is extraordinarily beautiful
Ammamma
Oh my goodness!
Chorus :Ammamma
Chorus: Oh my goodness!
Saarappaambu sadaiyazhagi
The beauty with hair braided long like a rat snake
Mangamma
Mangamma
Ava azhagula thaan antha maari
She is extraordinarily beautiful
Ammamma
Oh my goodness!
{Kodaanki iduppukaari
{The girl with a narrow waist like an hourglass drum
Angamma
Angamma
Ava kottaachi konda kaari
The girl with a hair bun shaped like a coconut shell
Yammamma} (2)
Oh mother!} (2)
{Ada ampurunda kanna kaatti
{Hey, showing her wide rolling eyes
Sundi sundi izhuppa
She beckons and pulls you closer
Ye asandhu neeum pakkam pona
If you get distracted and go near her
Aara pottu adippa} (2)
She will slap you soundly!} (2)
Naalana naalana
Four annas, four annas
Madichu vacha vethala
The folded betel leaf
Nallaa idichum kooda pathala
Even after crushing it well, it wasn't enough
Adi madichu vacha vethala
Oh, the folded betel leaf
Ipo idichum kooda pathala
Even after crushing it now, it isn't enough
Thanane thanna……….
Thanane thanna..........
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This energetic Tamil folk track from 'Buffoon' (2022) playfully describes vibrant, alluring, and feisty village women using earthy traditional metaphors. The lyrics correlate the size of a woman's bindi to old currency coins (Naalana, Ettana, Oththa rooba) and compare physical traits to familiar rural items like hourglass drums, coconut shells, and rat-snake braids. The central hook about the folded betel leaf ('Madichu vacha vethala') serves as a classic folk motif expressing deep yearning and insatiable desire. While praising their stunning charm, the song also humorously warns men about the women's fiery and assertive temperaments if approached carelessly.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Naalana pottu kaari / Naa potta mettu kaari / Ettana pottu kaari”
Repetition of the ending suffix '-kaari' across consecutive lines creates a rhythmic folk cadence.
Metaphor / Simile (Upameya)
“Saarappaambu sadaiyazhagi”
Comparing a woman's hair braid to a rat snake (Saarappaambu) to emphasize length and beauty.
Metaphor
“Kodaanki iduppukaari”
Comparing a woman's waist shape to a 'Kodaanki' (hourglass-shaped folk drum).
Alliteration (Monai)
“Saarappaambu sadaiyazhagi”
Repetition of the 'Sa' consonant sound at the start of words in the line.
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Trivia
The track features prominent folk vocals by Anthakudi Ilayaraja, a popular Tamil Nadu folk singer, performing alongside composer Santhosh Narayanan. The lyrics heavily utilize old coin currency terminology ('Naalana' = 25 paise, 'Ettana' = 50 paise) that was commonly referenced in ancient Tamil folk songs to denote measurement and ornament size.
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