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Mappillai Paar

From Digambara Samiyar · 1950

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
P. Leela, K. V. Janaki
Music director
G. Ramanathan
Movie name
Digambara Samiyar
Movie release year
1950
Lyrics added on
27 Aug 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Maapillai paar
Maapillai paar asal solai kollai
Bommai maarriyai vanthu vaachaare
Vanthu vaachaare vanthu vaachaare
Koothadum komaliyaai intha
Maapillai paar asal solai kollai
Bommai maarriyai vanthu vaachaare
Koothadum komaliyaai intha
Maapillai paar
Haa..ahhahhஅ..ahah..Haa
Devaram paadu endru sonnaal
Thaavaram povaar
Devaram paadu endru sonnaal
Thaavaram povaar
Thennaiyai paar endru sonnaal
Dhonnaiyai paarpaar
Thennaiyai paar endru sonnaal
Dhonnaiyai paarpaar
Thinnaikku thinnnai thoonguvaar
Thinnaikku thinnnai thoonguvaar
Nandraaga thoonguvaar
Ohoh…ohoh.
Kaakkaip poal ora knnithaane
Paar ungal penne
Kaakkaip poal ora knnithaane
Paar ungal penne
Karunaaga pazham polae
Niram ungal penne
Karunaaga pazham polae
Niram ungal penne
Veene sandai poduvaal
Veene sandai poduvaal
Andraadam poduvaaal
Vaayaadi ivalai kondu vanthaargale
Patikaataiye Patikaataiye…..
Konduvanthaargale
Patikaataiye Patikaataiye…..
Goiyapazham enga ponnnu
Konangi maapillai vaachudhe..ea…
Goiyapazham enga ponnnu
Konangi maapillai vaachudhe..ea…
Singakutti maapillaikku
Intha azhumoonju ponnu vaachudhe..ea
Singakutti maapillaikku
Intha azhumoonju ponnu vaachudhe..ea
Ellorum pogum vandi goodsuvandi
Ellorum pogum vandi goodsuvandi
Azhagu cycle vandi
Arumai motar vandi
Azhagu cycle vandi
Arumai motar vandi
Inthe pillai podum vandi
Pazhaya kuppai vandiye……
Inthe pillai podum vandi
Pazhaya kuppai vandiye……
Ellorukkum sooduvathu azhagu roja poove
Ellorukkum sooduvathu azhagu roja poove
Iniya vasam tharum maruvudam malligaiye
Iniya vasam tharum maruvudam malligaiye
Inthe pennu sooduvathu
Vellerukkam poovaithaan
Inthe pennu sooduvathu
Vellerukkam poovaithaan
Raajathi pola ponnukethaane
Goojaavai thookidum maapilai vaachudhe
Raajathi pola ponnukethaane
Goojaavai thookidum maapilai vaachudhe
Raaajvai pole pillaikku thaane
Moonjooru polave pen vanthu vaithathe
Raaajvai pole pillaikku thaane
Moonjooru polave pen vanthu vaithathe
Goiyapazham enga ponnnu
Konangi maapillai vaachudhe..ye…
Look at the groom!
Look at the groom, like a scarecrow in the grove,
he has turned up just like a dummy!
Yes, he has turned up, he has turned up!
Like a dancing clown, this...
Look at the groom, like a scarecrow in the grove,
he has turned up just like a dummy!
Like a dancing clown, this...
Look at the groom!
Ha... ahahaha... ahah... ha!
If you tell him to sing holy hymns,
he runs away climbing over walls!
If you tell him to sing holy hymns,
he runs away climbing over walls!
If you tell him to look at a coconut tree,
he stares down at a leaf cup!
If you tell him to look at a coconut tree,
he stares down at a leaf cup!
He sleeps from one porch to the next,
he sleeps from one porch to the next,
and he sleeps so soundly!
Oho... oho!
She has squinting eyes just like a crow,
look at your bride!
She has squinting eyes just like a crow,
look at your bride!
Just like a dark wild berry,
is the complexion of your bride!
Just like a dark wild berry,
is the complexion of your bride!
She picks fights over nothing,
she picks fights over nothing,
she does it every single day!
They brought along this loud chatterbox,
this rustic girl from the backwoods...
they brought her along,
this rustic girl from the backwoods...
Our girl is sweet like a guava,
but she ended up with a clown of a groom!
Our girl is sweet like a guava,
but she ended up with a clown of a groom!
For our groom who is like a lion cub,
he got stuck with this crybaby bride!
For our groom who is like a lion cub,
he got stuck with this crybaby bride!
The ride everyone takes is a train,
the ride everyone takes is a train,
a fancy bicycle,
a fine motorcar,
a fancy bicycle,
a fine motorcar,
but the ride this fellow takes
is just an old garbage cart!
but the ride this fellow takes
is just an old garbage cart!
What everyone wears in their hair is a pretty rose,
what everyone wears in their hair is a pretty rose,
and fragrant jasmine with sweet marjoram!
and fragrant jasmine with sweet marjoram!
But what this girl wears in her hair
is just a wild weed flower!
But what this girl wears in her hair
is just a wild weed flower!
For a bride who is like a princess,
she got stuck with a lackey groom!
For a bride who is like a princess,
she got stuck with a lackey groom!
For a groom who is like a prince,
he ended up with a bride who looks like a shrew!
For a groom who is like a prince,
he ended up with a bride who looks like a shrew!
Our girl is sweet like a guava,
but she ended up with a clown of a groom!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a classic humorous marriage banter track ('Sammandhi Sandai') from the 1950 movie Digambara Samiyar. Two sides engage in a playful duel of wits, mocking each other's representative—the bride and the groom. The bride's side derides the groom as a foolish, lazy, clumsy fellow who misinterprets commands, sleeps on random verandas, and drives a 'garbage cart'. Meanwhile, the groom's side retaliates by describing the bride as a dark, squint-eyed, daily-quarreling villager who wears wild weeds instead of sweet flowers. The comedic escalation relies on witty metaphors, folk-style rhyming, and rapid back-and-forth insults, showcasing lighthearted Tamil wedding humor.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Upamai (Simile)

“Bommai maarriyai vanthu vaachaare”

Compares the groom to a wooden doll/scarecrow ('Bommai maarriyai') and the bride's eye-gaze to a crow ('Kaakkaip poal').

Uruvagam (Metaphor)

“Goiyapazham enga ponnnu”

Metaphorically equates the girl to a guava fruit ('Goiyapazham enga ponnnu') and the boy to a lion cub ('Singakutti maapillaikku').

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Devaram paadu endru sonnaal / Thaavaram povaar”

Rhyming second consonants across adjacent words/lines such as 'Devaram' and 'Thaavaram', 'Thennai' and 'Dhonnai'.

Contrast / Antithesis

“Iniya vasam tharum maruvudam malligaiye / Inthe pennu sooduvathu Vellerukkam poovaithaan”

Juxtaposes fragrant flowers (rose, jasmine) with undesirable wild weeds ('Vellerukkam poovaithaan') to satirize the bride's tastes.

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Trivia

Composed by G. Ramanathan with lyrics by Kannadasan, 'Maapillai paar' from Digambara Samiyar (1950) is an early example of dynamic comedic duets in Tamil cinema. Sung by P. Leela and K. V. Janaki, the song highlights the cultural tradition of playful mock-battles between the bride's and groom's relatives during south Indian wedding festivities.

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