Manamulla
From Chinna Jameen · 1993
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Hey hey heyy | Hey hey heyy |
| Maanamulla manushanga | In this land where honorable human beings live, |
| Irukkum mannilae | there are also some worthless beings that exist, |
| Sila eenapatta jenmangalum | it is true. |
| Irukkudhannan | Now, shall we ask why that is? |
| Ippo adha ennaanu ketkalaama | Shall we see who they are... haa... |
| Avuga yaarunnu paarkalaama…haa… | Ah, no matter how many |
| Male | |
| Ada ethana ethana | bronze and brass items |
| Vengala pithala | come along, |
| Vanthaalum idhukku | this clay pot always stays in high demand! |
| Mousu ennaalum irukku | This is our ancestors' prized craft! |
| Idhu thaan muppaattan sarakku | This is crafted from the earth, |
| Male | |
| Idhu mannula pannadhu | a shining, golden clay pot! |
| Minnudhu minnudhu ponaana paana | In front of this, |
| Idhukku munnaala thaanae | nothing can stand, my dear! |
| Ethuvum nikkadhu maanae | The meat and curry |
| Male | |
| {Idhil samachu vekkura | cooked inside this |
| Kariyum kulambhum | will turn out splendidly! |
| Jooraa irukkumae | Ah, the entire village will be filled with its aroma! |
| Adadaaa oorae manakkumae | If you taste it, it will be as sweet as honey! |
| Suvaichaa thaenaa inikkumae} (2) | The meat and curry |
| Male | |
| Evarum edukkum badi | cooked inside this |
| Irukkum enga paana vela | will turn out splendidly! |
| Ethutha kadaiyila thaan | Ah, the entire village will be filled with its aroma! |
| Iruppadhellam yaana vela | If you taste it, it will be as sweet as honey! |
| Male | |
| Size-ula thaanga | affordable enough for anyone to buy, |
| Adhu konjam perusu | that is the price of our clay pot! |
| Sarakkunnu paartha | Only in the shop opposite us, |
| Idhu romba pudhusu | everything costs as much as an elephant! |
| Male | |
| Adhu kitta lesaa | In terms of size, |
| Irukkudhu sogusuu | that one is a bit big. |
| Adha nambi ponaa | If you look at the quality, |
| Kalanjidum manasu | this clay pot is brand new! |
| Male | |
| Unakkum nalladhu | Over there, slightly |
| Enakkum nalladhu | there is comfort and luxury, |
| Odhungi vandhu vidu | but if you trust it and go, |
| Unna kanakku pannidum | your heart and mind will be ruined! |
| Kavukka ennidum | It is good for you, |
| Venaa vittupudu | and it is good for me too, |
| Ava akka sangadhi amma sangadhi | so step aside and come away! |
| Ellam appadi thaan | It will trick you, |
| Male | |
| Ada ethana ethana | and plan to bring you down, |
| Vengala pithala | so let it be and leave it! |
| Vanthaalum idhukku | Her elder sister's matter, her mother's matter, |
| Mousu ennaalum irukku | everything is just like that! |
| Idhu thaan muppaattan sarakku | Ah, no matter how many |
| Male | |
| Idhil samachu vekkura | bronze and brass items |
| Kariyum kulambhum | come along, |
| Jooraa irukkumae | this clay pot always stays in high demand! |
| Adadaaa oorae manakkumae | This is our ancestors' prized craft! |
| Suvaichaa thaenaa inikkumae | The meat and curry |
| Male | |
| Chola kollaiyilae | cooked inside this |
| Sorugi vaikkum paanaiyadi | will turn out splendidly! |
| Aazha keranga vaikkum | Ah, the entire village will be filled with its aroma! |
| Sarakku kaatchum paanaiyadi | If you taste it, it will be as sweet as honey! |
| Male | |
| Kulathula neera | In the cornfield, |
| Edukkura paana | it is the pot tucked away, my girl! |
| Olaiyila soora vadikkira paana | To make one deeply intoxicated, |
| Pazham puli vaangi | it is the pot used to distil brew, my girl! |
| Adakkura paana | The pot used to fetch water |
| Paal thayir oothi kadaiyira paana | from the pond, |
| Male | |
| Paana vaangidum | the pot used to drain cooked rice over the hearth, |
| Vela vanthidum | the pot used to buy aged tamarind |
| Maala pottida thaan | and store it, |
| Nalla arasan pol oru | the pot used to pour milk and curd to churn them! |
| Purushan vanthoru | The right time to buy this pot |
| Thaali kattiduvaan | will surely come, |
| Thai maasam vanthathum | just to wear the wedding garland, |
| Pongal pongida paana vechirukken | a husband like a good king |
| Male | |
| Ada ethana ethana | will arrive |
| Vengala pithala | and tie the sacred thread! |
| Vanthaalum idhukku | When the harvest month of Thai arrives, |
| Mousu ennaalum irukku | I have set the pot ready to boil the festive Pongal! |
| Idhu thaan muppaattan sarakku | Ah, no matter how many |
| Male | |
| Idhu mannula pannadhu | bronze and brass items |
| Minnudhu minnudhu ponaana paana | come along, |
| Idhukku munnaala thaanae | this clay pot always stays in high demand! |
| Ethuvum nikkadhu maanae | This is our ancestors' prized craft! |
| Male | |
| Idhil samachu vekkura | This is crafted from the earth, |
| Kariyum kulambhum | a shining, golden clay pot! |
| Jooraa irukkumae | In front of this, |
| Adadaaa oorae manakkumae | nothing can stand, my dear! |
| Suvaichaa thaenaa inikkumae | The meat and curry |
ஹே ஹே ஹே
மானம் உள்ள மனுஷங்க
இருக்கும் மண்ணிலே
சில ஈனப்பட்ட ஜென்மங்களும்
இருக்குதன்னன்
இப்போ அத என்னான்னு கேக்கலாமா
அவக யாருயின்னு பாக்கலாமா....ஹா....
Hey hey heyy
In this land where honorable human beings live,
there are also some worthless beings that exist,
it is true.
Now, shall we ask why that is?
Shall we see who they are... haa...
Ah, no matter how many
அடி எத்தனை எத்தனை
வெங்கல பித்தள
வந்தாலும் இதுக்கு
மவுசு எந்நாளும் இருக்கு
இதுதான் முப்பாட்டன் சரக்கு
bronze and brass items
come along,
this clay pot always stays in high demand!
This is our ancestors' prized craft!
This is crafted from the earth,
இது மண்ணுல பண்ணது
மின்னுது மின்னுது பொன்னான பானை
இதுக்கு முன்னால தானே
எதுவும் நிக்காது மானே
a shining, golden clay pot!
In front of this,
nothing can stand, my dear!
The meat and curry
{இதில் சமைச்சு வெக்கிற
கறியும் கொழம்பும்
ஜோரா இருக்குமே
அடடா ஊரே மணக்குமே
சுவைச்சா தேனா இனிக்குமே} (2)
cooked inside this
will turn out splendidly!
Ah, the entire village will be filled with its aroma!
If you taste it, it will be as sweet as honey!
The meat and curry
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
அட அஜக்தா
தினதின அஜக்தா
தினதின அஜக்தா
அஜக்தா அஜக்தா அஜக்தா
cooked inside this
will turn out splendidly!
Ah, the entire village will be filled with its aroma!
If you taste it, it will be as sweet as honey!
எவரும் எடுக்கும் படி
இருக்கும் எங்க பானை வெல
எதுத்த கடையிலதான்
இருப்பதெல்லாம் யானை வெல
affordable enough for anyone to buy,
that is the price of our clay pot!
Only in the shop opposite us,
everything costs as much as an elephant!
சைசுல தாங்க
அது கொஞ்சம் பெருசு
சரக்குன்னு பார்த்தா
இது ரொம்ப புதுசு
In terms of size,
that one is a bit big.
If you look at the quality,
this clay pot is brand new!
அதுகிட்ட லேசா
இருக்குது சொகுசு
அத நம்பிப் போனா
கலங்கிடும் மனசு
Over there, slightly
there is comfort and luxury,
but if you trust it and go,
your heart and mind will be ruined!
It is good for you,
and it is good for me too,
so step aside and come away!
It will trick you,
உனக்கும் நல்லது
எனக்கும் நல்லது
ஒதுங்கி வந்து விடு
உன்ன கணக்கு பண்ணிடும்
கவுக்க எண்ணிடும்
வேணா விட்டுப்புடு
அவ அக்கா சங்கதி அம்மா சங்கதி
எல்லாம் அப்படித்தான்
and plan to bring you down,
so let it be and leave it!
Her elder sister's matter, her mother's matter,
everything is just like that!
Ah, no matter how many
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
அட அஜக்தா
தினதின அஜக்தா
தினதின அஜக்தா
அஜக்தா அஜக்தா அஜக்தா
bronze and brass items
come along,
this clay pot always stays in high demand!
This is our ancestors' prized craft!
The meat and curry
அடி எத்தனை எததனை
வெங்கலம் பித்தள
வந்தாலும் இதுக்கு
மவுசு எந்நாளும் இருக்கு
இதுதான் முப்பாட்டன் சரக்கு
cooked inside this
will turn out splendidly!
Ah, the entire village will be filled with its aroma!
If you taste it, it will be as sweet as honey!
இதில் சமைச்சு வெக்கிற
கறியும் கொழம்பும்
ஜோரா இருக்குமே
அடடா ஊரே மணக்குமே
சுவைச்சா தேனா இனிக்குமே
In the cornfield,
it is the pot tucked away, my girl!
To make one deeply intoxicated,
it is the pot used to distil brew, my girl!
The pot used to fetch water
from the pond,
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
அட அஜக்தா
தினதின அஜக்தா
தினதின அஜக்தா
அஜக்தா அஜக்தா அஜக்தா
the pot used to drain cooked rice over the hearth,
the pot used to buy aged tamarind
and store it,
the pot used to pour milk and curd to churn them!
The right time to buy this pot
will surely come,
just to wear the wedding garland,
a husband like a good king
சோளக் கொல்லையிலே
சொருகி வைக்கும் பானையடி
ஆள கெறங்க வைக்கும்
சரக்கு காய்ச்சும் பானையடி
will arrive
and tie the sacred thread!
When the harvest month of Thai arrives,
I have set the pot ready to boil the festive Pongal!
Ah, no matter how many
கொளத்துல நீர
எடுக்குற பானை
ஒலையில சோற வடிக்கிற பானை
பழம் புளி வாங்கி
அடக்குற பானை
பால் தயிர் ஊத்தி கடையிற பானை
bronze and brass items
come along,
this clay pot always stays in high demand!
This is our ancestors' prized craft!
பானை வாங்கிடும்
வேளை வந்திடும்
மால போட்டிடத்தான்
நல்ல அரசன் போல்
ஒரு புருஷன் வந்தொரு
தாலி கட்டிடுவான்
தை மாசம் வந்ததும்
பொங்கல் பொங்கிட
பானை வெச்சிருக்கேன்
This is crafted from the earth,
a shining, golden clay pot!
In front of this,
nothing can stand, my dear!
The meat and curry
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
அட அஜக்தா
தினதின அஜக்தா
தினதின அஜக்தா
அஜக்தா அஜக்தா அஜக்தா
அடி எத்தனை எததனை
வெங்கலம் பித்தள
வந்தாலும் இதுக்கு
மவுசு எந்நாளும் இருக்கு
இதுதான் முப்பாட்டன் சரக்கு
இது மண்ணுல பண்ணது
மின்னுது மின்னுது பொன்னான பானை
இதுக்கு முன்னால தானே
எதுவும் நிக்காது மானே
இதில் சமைச்சு வெக்கிற
கறியும் கொழம்பும்
ஜோரா இருக்குமே
அடடா ஊரே மணக்குமே
சுவைச்சா தேனா இனிக்குமே
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
அட அஜக்தா
தினதின அஜக்தா
தினதின அஜக்தா
அஜக்தா அஜக்தா அஜக்தா
Hey hey heyy
Hey hey heyy
Maanamulla manushanga
In this land where honorable human beings live,
Irukkum mannilae
there are also some worthless beings that exist,
Sila eenapatta jenmangalum
it is true.
Irukkudhannan
Now, shall we ask why that is?
Ippo adha ennaanu ketkalaama
Shall we see who they are... haa...
Avuga yaarunnu paarkalaama…haa…
Ah, no matter how many
Ada ethana ethana
bronze and brass items
Vengala pithala
come along,
Vanthaalum idhukku
this clay pot always stays in high demand!
Mousu ennaalum irukku
This is our ancestors' prized craft!
Idhu thaan muppaattan sarakku
This is crafted from the earth,
Idhu mannula pannadhu
a shining, golden clay pot!
Minnudhu minnudhu ponaana paana
In front of this,
Idhukku munnaala thaanae
nothing can stand, my dear!
Ethuvum nikkadhu maanae
The meat and curry
{Idhil samachu vekkura
cooked inside this
Kariyum kulambhum
will turn out splendidly!
Jooraa irukkumae
Ah, the entire village will be filled with its aroma!
Adadaaa oorae manakkumae
If you taste it, it will be as sweet as honey!
Suvaichaa thaenaa inikkumae} (2)
The meat and curry
Evarum edukkum badi
cooked inside this
Irukkum enga paana vela
will turn out splendidly!
Ethutha kadaiyila thaan
Ah, the entire village will be filled with its aroma!
Iruppadhellam yaana vela
If you taste it, it will be as sweet as honey!
Size-ula thaanga
affordable enough for anyone to buy,
Adhu konjam perusu
that is the price of our clay pot!
Sarakkunnu paartha
Only in the shop opposite us,
Idhu romba pudhusu
everything costs as much as an elephant!
Adhu kitta lesaa
In terms of size,
Irukkudhu sogusuu
that one is a bit big.
Adha nambi ponaa
If you look at the quality,
Kalanjidum manasu
this clay pot is brand new!
Unakkum nalladhu
Over there, slightly
Enakkum nalladhu
there is comfort and luxury,
Odhungi vandhu vidu
but if you trust it and go,
Unna kanakku pannidum
your heart and mind will be ruined!
Kavukka ennidum
It is good for you,
Venaa vittupudu
and it is good for me too,
Ava akka sangadhi amma sangadhi
so step aside and come away!
Ellam appadi thaan
It will trick you,
Ada ethana ethana
and plan to bring you down,
Vengala pithala
so let it be and leave it!
Vanthaalum idhukku
Her elder sister's matter, her mother's matter,
Mousu ennaalum irukku
everything is just like that!
Idhu thaan muppaattan sarakku
Ah, no matter how many
Idhil samachu vekkura
bronze and brass items
Kariyum kulambhum
come along,
Jooraa irukkumae
this clay pot always stays in high demand!
Adadaaa oorae manakkumae
This is our ancestors' prized craft!
Suvaichaa thaenaa inikkumae
The meat and curry
Chola kollaiyilae
cooked inside this
Sorugi vaikkum paanaiyadi
will turn out splendidly!
Aazha keranga vaikkum
Ah, the entire village will be filled with its aroma!
Sarakku kaatchum paanaiyadi
If you taste it, it will be as sweet as honey!
Kulathula neera
In the cornfield,
Edukkura paana
it is the pot tucked away, my girl!
Olaiyila soora vadikkira paana
To make one deeply intoxicated,
Pazham puli vaangi
it is the pot used to distil brew, my girl!
Adakkura paana
The pot used to fetch water
Paal thayir oothi kadaiyira paana
from the pond,
Paana vaangidum
the pot used to drain cooked rice over the hearth,
Vela vanthidum
the pot used to buy aged tamarind
Maala pottida thaan
and store it,
Nalla arasan pol oru
the pot used to pour milk and curd to churn them!
Purushan vanthoru
The right time to buy this pot
Thaali kattiduvaan
will surely come,
Thai maasam vanthathum
just to wear the wedding garland,
Pongal pongida paana vechirukken
a husband like a good king
Ada ethana ethana
will arrive
Vengala pithala
and tie the sacred thread!
Vanthaalum idhukku
When the harvest month of Thai arrives,
Mousu ennaalum irukku
I have set the pot ready to boil the festive Pongal!
Idhu thaan muppaattan sarakku
Ah, no matter how many
Idhu mannula pannadhu
bronze and brass items
Minnudhu minnudhu ponaana paana
come along,
Idhukku munnaala thaanae
this clay pot always stays in high demand!
Ethuvum nikkadhu maanae
This is our ancestors' prized craft!
Idhil samachu vekkura
This is crafted from the earth,
Kariyum kulambhum
a shining, golden clay pot!
Jooraa irukkumae
In front of this,
Adadaaa oorae manakkumae
nothing can stand, my dear!
Suvaichaa thaenaa inikkumae
The meat and curry
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song uses the metaphor of the traditional clay pot ('paanai') versus modern, expensive metal vessels (bronze and brass) to celebrate timeless cultural heritage, rural authenticity, and moral integrity over superficial luxury and greed. The protagonist contrasts the affordable, versatile, and enduring value of earthen pots—used for cooking delicious meals, storing food, brewing, fetching water, and celebrating festivals like Thai Pongal—against modern alternatives that look impressive but carry exorbitant prices and hidden pitfalls. Through lively folk lyricism, the song cautions against being fooled by outward grandeur and urges listeners to stick to rooted, genuine values. Symbolically, the clay pot also represents traditional womanhood, domestic harmony, and the humble purity of rural life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani / Uvameyam)
“Idhu thaan muppaattan sarakku / Idhu mannula pannadhu”
The clay pot ('paanai') serves as an extended metaphor for traditional wisdom, humble living, and authentic cultural roots compared to modern superficiality ('vengala pithala').
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)
“Adadaaa oorae manakkumae / Suvaichaa thaenaa inikkumae”
Exaggerating the aroma and taste of food cooked in clay pots, claiming the whole village will smell its fragrance and it tastes like honey.
Anaphora (Ezhuthu/Sol Athigaram)
“Kulathula neera edukkura paana / Olaiyila soora vadikkira paana”
Repetition of 'paana' at the end of successive lines to create a rhythmic cadence emphasizing the pot's multi-functional role in daily rural life.
Idiomatic Contrast (Sol Nayam)
“Iruppadhellam yaana vela”
Contrasting affordable pricing with 'yaana vela' (elephant-sized price/exorbitant price) to highlight commercial exploitation versus affordable tradition.
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Trivia
'Chinna Jameen' (1993) features music composed by Ilaiyaraaja, starring Karthik and Sukanya. Lyricist Vaali masterfully incorporates traditional Tamil rustic folk idioms and domestic metaphors, celebrating the quintessential utility of earthen pots in Tamil heritage.
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