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Maligaiyile Vasikkum Manithargal

From Raja Malaiya Simman · 1959

Lyricist: A. Maruthakasi
Singers: Seerkazhi Govindarajan, P. B. Sreenivas, G. K. Venkatesh
Music director: Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
Movie name: Raja Malaiya Simman
Movie release year: 1959
Lyrics added on: 9 Dec 2021

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation

Maaligaiyilae vasikkum…

Male :Ahaa

Male :Manidhrgal ellorum

Male :Ohoo

Male :Velai thavaraamal vila vedikka thindraalaum

Haaa..a.aa….aaa…aa….

Ohoho hoo

Indha ezhaigal pol nimmadhiyaai irukka mudiyaadhae

Irukkum panathaalae oru sugamum kidaiyaadhae

Thirudar bayathaalaae imiaglaum moodaadhae

Haa…aaa…aaa…aa…

Annaathae aalai aalae sapidum kaalam

Idhu thaan kali kaalam

All :Idhu thaan kali kaalam

Haa..a.aa.a…a……….

Haaa..a.aa….aaa…aa….

Haa..a.aa.a…a……….

Annaathae aalai aalae sapidum kaalam

All :Idhu thaan kali kaalam

Yaaryenum asanthaa kannil

Mannai thoovi seiyum jagajaalam

Hahahahaa

Male :Oolai sadhai pidichi ubbi peruthavanga

Naalukkoru vaithiyarai naadi alaiyuraanga

Namakku oozhai sadhdaiyum illae

Vaithiyar udhaviyum thevai illai

Koozhai kudichaalum namma kushikku

Oru kuraichalumillae

Haa..a.aa.a…a……….annaathae…..

Naalai nadakkaum nadappai pattri

All :Kavalai namakku illai

Ahaaahaa kavalai namakku illai

Haa..a.aa.a…a……….annaathae…..

Naalai nadakkaum nadappai pattri

All :Kavalai namakku illai

Annaathae…..aalai kedukkum panamum illae

Adhanaal bayam illae

Male :Hahaahahaa

Kottai katti vaazhndhaalum kondaattam pottaalum

Thaettai pottu aduthaaraiyae thindaada seidhaalum

Kottu kiliyallavoo andha kudi keduporellorum

Naanga kattu paravaigal pol ingae

Kavalaiyattru vaazhugirom

Kosuvin gaanathukku yettrapadi

Thaalangal kooda podugirom

Anaathae…..

Koorai namakku aagaasam thaan

Panjanai thariyae thaan

Seemangal yaarum endrum kaana inbam

Undu namakkae thaan

Living in grand mansions...

Aha!

All those wealthy people,

Oho!

Even if they feast on time till their bellies burst,

Ha... aa... aa... aa...

Ohoho ho!

They can never live in peace like us poor folk!

The wealth they have brings no joy at all,

Fear of thieves keeps them from closing their eyes!

Ha... aa... aa... aa...

Look, brother! It is a time when man eats man,

This is truly the dark age of Kali!

All: This is truly the dark age of Kali!

Ha... aa... aa... a...

Ha... aa... aa... aa...

Ha... aa... aa... a...

Look, brother! It is a time when man eats man,

All: This is truly the dark age of Kali!

If anyone lets their guard down,

They trick them and throw dust in their eyes!

Hahahaha!

Those bloated with flabby fat

Wander searching for a new doctor every day!

We have no flabby fat,

Nor do we need any doctor's help!

Even if we drink only simple porridge,

There is no shortage of joy for us!

Ha... aa... aa... a... Brother...

About what will happen tomorrow,

All: We have no worries at all!

Ahahaha, we have no worries!

Ha... aa... aa... a... Brother...

About what will happen tomorrow,

All: We have no worries at all!

Brother... we have no corrupting wealth,

And so, we have no fear!

Hahahaha!

Even if they build fortresses and live lavishly,

Even if they hoard riches and make others suffer,

Aren't all those home-wreckers trapped like caged birds?

While we, like free birds in the sky,

Live here without a single worry!

To the tune of the buzzing mosquitoes,

We even clap along to the rhythm!

Brother...

The open sky is our roof,

The bare ground is our soft bed!

A happiness the rich will never know

Belongs only to us!

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This philosophical folk-style song from Raja Malaiya Simman (1959) contrasts the deceptive, anxiety-ridden lives of the wealthy with the carefree, joyful existence of the poor. It highlights how the rich suffer from greed, paranoia over thieves, and health issues caused by overindulgence. In contrast, the destitute live happily with simple porridge, sleeping under the open sky and taking comfort in complete freedom.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani / Uvamaanam)

“Naanga kattu paravaigal pol ingae”

Compares wealthy trapped people to caged parrots (kottu kili) and carefree poor people to wild free birds (kattu paravaigal).

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyming)

“Kottai katti vaazhndhaalum kondaattam pottaalum”

Matching second consonants across lines ('Koorai' and 'Panjanai' / 'Kottai' and 'Thaettai').

Irony / Satire

“Kosuvin gaanathukku yettrapadi thaalangal kooda podugirom”

Humorously treating the annoyance of mosquito buzzing as music to keep rhythm to.

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Trivia

Composed by the legendary duo Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy with lyrics by A. Maruthakasi, this song features an ensemble rendition by Seerkazhi Govindarajan, P. B. Sreenivas, and G. K. Venkatesh, showcasing rhythmic folk vocalizations ('Annaathae').

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