Marriage Marketil
From Naiyaandi · 2013
- Lyricist
- Ve. Ramaswamy
- Singer
- Sundar Narayana Rao
- Music director
- Ghibran
- Details
- Naiyaandi2013
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Marriage market-il | In the marriage market, |
| Thaali ketta ponnu stockilla.. | There is no stock of brides asking for a sacred thread (thaali)... |
| Eh…aaa..eh..eh…. | Eh…aaa..eh..eh…. |
| Marriage market-il | In the marriage market, |
| Thaali ketta ponnu stockilla.. | There is no stock of brides asking for a sacred thread (thaali)... |
| Male | |
| Enga thedithaan paarthaalum | No matter where we search, |
| Life-nu solla wife-illa..ehh…ehh… | There is no wife to call 'my life'..ehh…ehh… |
| Male | |
| Nalla paiyana thirinjaalum | Even if you roam around as a good guy, |
| Oru ponnu kedaikavae vazhi illa | There is no way to get a bride. |
| Foreign maapila aanalum | Even if you become a groom settled abroad, |
| Namma girls-um ippa mayangavilla | Our girls are no longer easily impressed. |
| Male | |
| {Maamiyaraiyum kumbidurom | We pray to the mother-in-law, |
| Maamanaraiyum kumbidurom | We pray to the father-in-law, |
| Ponnu kudungalen ponnu kudungalen | Please give us a bride, please give us a bride, |
| Mummy daddya maranthidurom} (2) | We will even forget our own parents! |
| Male | |
| Marriage.. | Marriage.. |
| Marriage market-il | In the marriage market, |
| Thaali ketta ponnu stockilla.. | There is no stock of brides asking for a sacred thread (thaali)... |
| Eh…aaa..eh..eh…. | Eh…aaa..eh..eh…. |
| Male | |
| Tv show-vilae | On TV shows, |
| Pala vilambaram kuduthom | We gave many advertisements. |
| Matrimony la biodata kuduthom | We submitted biodata on matrimonial websites, |
| Male | |
| Expiry date aagidum munnae | Before reaching our expiry date, |
| Ponnu katta thudichomae | We were desperate to get married. |
| Kallipaala kuduthu konnathukku | Because of female infanticide (feeding cactus milk) in the past, |
| Naama ippo romba thavichomae | We are suffering tremendously today. |
| Male | |
| Teenagil love pannatha nu | Don't fall in love in your teenage years, |
| Appa amma sonnanga | That is what our parents told us. |
| Love panna oru thuppillanu | Saying we lack the capability to fall in love, |
| Thirty age-la thittraanga | They scold us when we turn thirty! |
| Male | |
| Soru pongavum vendamae | She doesn't even need to cook rice, |
| Veedu kootavum vendamae | She doesn't even need to sweep the house, |
| Ponnu kudungalen ponnu kudungalen | Please give us a bride, please give us a bride, |
| Bommai polavae paathukurom | We will take care of her like a doll. |
| Male | |
| Marriage market-il | In the marriage market, |
| Thaali ketta ponnu stockilla | There is no stock of brides asking for a sacred thread (thaali)... |
| Enga thedithaan paarthaalum | Enga thedithaan paarthaalum |
| Life-nu solla wife-illa | There is no wife to call 'my life'. |
| Male | |
| Nalla paiyana thirinjaalum | Even if you roam around as a good guy, |
| Oru ponnu kedaikavae vazhi illa | There is no way to get a bride. |
| Foreign maapila aanalum | Even if you become a groom settled abroad, |
| Namma girls-um ippa mayangavilla | Our girls are no longer easily impressed. |
| Male | |
| {Maamiyaraiyum kumbidurom | We pray to the mother-in-law, |
| Maamanaraiyum kumbidurom | We pray to the father-in-law, |
| Ponnu kudungalen ponnu kudungalen | Please give us a bride, please give us a bride, |
| Mummy daddya maranthidurom} (2) | We will even forget our own parents! |
மேரேஜ் மார்க்கெட்டில்
தாலி கெட்ட பொண்ணு ஸ்டாக்
இல்ல யே ஆஆ யே யே மேரேஜ்
மார்க்கெட்டில் தாலி கெட்ட
பொண்ணு ஸ்டாக் இல்ல
In the marriage market,
There is no stock of brides asking for a sacred thread (thaali)...
Eh…aaa..eh..eh….
In the marriage market,
There is no stock of brides asking for a sacred thread (thaali)...
எங்க தேடி தான்
பார்த்தாலும் லைப்புன்னு
சொல்ல ஒய்ப் இல்ல
யே யே
No matter where we search,
There is no wife to call 'my life'..ehh…ehh…
நல்ல பையனா
திரிஞ்சாலும் ஒரு பொண்ணு
கெடைக்கவே வழி இல்ல
பாரிங் மாப்பிள்ள ஆனாலும்
நம்ம கேர்ள்சும் இப்ப
மயங்கவில்ல
Even if you roam around as a good guy,
There is no way to get a bride.
Even if you become a groom settled abroad,
Our girls are no longer easily impressed.
{ மாமியாரையும்
கும்பிடுறோம் மாமனாரையும்
கும்பிடுறோம் பொண்ணு
குடுங்களேன் பொண்ணு
குடுங்களேன் மம்மி டாடிய
மறந்திடுறோம் } (2)
We pray to the mother-in-law,
We pray to the father-in-law,
Please give us a bride, please give us a bride,
We will even forget our own parents!
மேரேஜ் மேரேஜ்
மார்க்கெட்டில் தாலி
கெட்ட பொண்ணு
ஸ்டாக் இல்ல யே
ஆஆ யே யே
Marriage..
In the marriage market,
There is no stock of brides asking for a sacred thread (thaali)...
Eh…aaa..eh..eh….
டிவி ஷோவில பல
விளம்பரம் குடுத்தோம்
மேட்ரிமோனில
பயோடேட்டா குடுத்தோம்
On TV shows,
We gave many advertisements.
We submitted biodata on matrimonial websites,
எக்ஸ்பிரி டேட் ஆகிடும்
முன்னே பொண்ணு கட்ட
துடிச்சோமே கள்ளிபால
குடுத்து கொன்னதுக்கு
நாம இப்போ ரொம்ப
தவிச்சோமே
Before reaching our expiry date,
We were desperate to get married.
Because of female infanticide (feeding cactus milk) in the past,
We are suffering tremendously today.
டீன் ஏஜ்ஜில் லவ்
பண்ணாதன்னு அப்பா
அம்மா சொன்னாங்க
லவ் பண்ண ஒரு
துப்பில்லன்னு த்ர்டி
ஏஜ்ல திட்றாங்க
Don't fall in love in your teenage years,
That is what our parents told us.
Saying we lack the capability to fall in love,
They scold us when we turn thirty!
சோறு பொங்கவும்
வேண்டாமே வீடு கூட்டவும்
வேண்டாமே பொண்ணு
குடுங்களேன் பொண்ணு
குடுங்களேன் பொம்மை
போலவே பாத்துக்குறோம்
She doesn't even need to cook rice,
She doesn't even need to sweep the house,
Please give us a bride, please give us a bride,
We will take care of her like a doll.
மேரேஜ் மார்க்கெட்டில்
தாலி கெட்ட பொண்ணு ஸ்டாக்
இல்ல எங்க தேடி தான்
பார்த்தாலும் லைப்புன்னு
சொல்ல ஒய்ப் இல்ல
In the marriage market,
There is no stock of brides asking for a sacred thread (thaali)...
Enga thedithaan paarthaalum
There is no wife to call 'my life'.
நல்ல பையனா
திரிஞ்சாலும் ஒரு பொண்ணு
கெடைக்கவே வழி இல்ல
பாரிங் மாப்பிள்ள ஆனாலும்
நம்ம கேர்ள்சும் இப்ப
மயங்கவில்ல
Even if you roam around as a good guy,
There is no way to get a bride.
Even if you become a groom settled abroad,
Our girls are no longer easily impressed.
{ மாமியாரையும்
கும்பிடுறோம் மாமனாரையும்
கும்பிடுறோம் பொண்ணு
குடுங்களேன் பொண்ணு
குடுங்களேன் மம்மி டாடிய
மறந்திடுறோம் } (2)
We pray to the mother-in-law,
We pray to the father-in-law,
Please give us a bride, please give us a bride,
We will even forget our own parents!
Marriage market-il
In the marriage market,
Thaali ketta ponnu stockilla..
There is no stock of brides asking for a sacred thread (thaali)...
Eh…aaa..eh..eh….
Eh…aaa..eh..eh….
Marriage market-il
In the marriage market,
Thaali ketta ponnu stockilla..
There is no stock of brides asking for a sacred thread (thaali)...
Enga thedithaan paarthaalum
No matter where we search,
Life-nu solla wife-illa..ehh…ehh…
There is no wife to call 'my life'..ehh…ehh…
Nalla paiyana thirinjaalum
Even if you roam around as a good guy,
Oru ponnu kedaikavae vazhi illa
There is no way to get a bride.
Foreign maapila aanalum
Even if you become a groom settled abroad,
Namma girls-um ippa mayangavilla
Our girls are no longer easily impressed.
{Maamiyaraiyum kumbidurom
We pray to the mother-in-law,
Maamanaraiyum kumbidurom
We pray to the father-in-law,
Ponnu kudungalen ponnu kudungalen
Please give us a bride, please give us a bride,
Mummy daddya maranthidurom} (2)
We will even forget our own parents!
Marriage..
Marriage..
Marriage market-il
In the marriage market,
Thaali ketta ponnu stockilla..
There is no stock of brides asking for a sacred thread (thaali)...
Eh…aaa..eh..eh….
Eh…aaa..eh..eh….
Tv show-vilae
On TV shows,
Pala vilambaram kuduthom
We gave many advertisements.
Matrimony la biodata kuduthom
We submitted biodata on matrimonial websites,
Expiry date aagidum munnae
Before reaching our expiry date,
Ponnu katta thudichomae
We were desperate to get married.
Kallipaala kuduthu konnathukku
Because of female infanticide (feeding cactus milk) in the past,
Naama ippo romba thavichomae
We are suffering tremendously today.
Teenagil love pannatha nu
Don't fall in love in your teenage years,
Appa amma sonnanga
That is what our parents told us.
Love panna oru thuppillanu
Saying we lack the capability to fall in love,
Thirty age-la thittraanga
They scold us when we turn thirty!
Soru pongavum vendamae
She doesn't even need to cook rice,
Veedu kootavum vendamae
She doesn't even need to sweep the house,
Ponnu kudungalen ponnu kudungalen
Please give us a bride, please give us a bride,
Bommai polavae paathukurom
We will take care of her like a doll.
Marriage market-il
In the marriage market,
Thaali ketta ponnu stockilla
There is no stock of brides asking for a sacred thread (thaali)...
Enga thedithaan paarthaalum
Enga thedithaan paarthaalum
Life-nu solla wife-illa
There is no wife to call 'my life'.
Nalla paiyana thirinjaalum
Even if you roam around as a good guy,
Oru ponnu kedaikavae vazhi illa
There is no way to get a bride.
Foreign maapila aanalum
Even if you become a groom settled abroad,
Namma girls-um ippa mayangavilla
Our girls are no longer easily impressed.
{Maamiyaraiyum kumbidurom
We pray to the mother-in-law,
Maamanaraiyum kumbidurom
We pray to the father-in-law,
Ponnu kudungalen ponnu kudungalen
Please give us a bride, please give us a bride,
Mummy daddya maranthidurom} (2)
We will even forget our own parents!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This humorous yet socially poignant song from 'Naiyaandi' portrays the struggle of young men looking for brides in modern society. Using satire, the lyrics highlight the harsh consequence of past female infanticide ('kallipaalu'), which created a severe gender imbalance, leaving many eligible bachelors unable to find matches despite trying TV ads, matrimony sites, and foreign jobs.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhyme / Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Maamiyaraiyum kumbidurom / Maamanaraiyum kumbidurom”
Matching starting letters or sounds across consecutive lines such as 'Maamiyaraiyum' and 'Maamanaraiyum'.
Edhugai (Second letter agreement)
“Soru pongavum vendamae / Veedu kootavum vendamae”
Matching second consonants across lines ('Soru' and 'Veedu' rhyming rhythmically in context).
Social Satire / Irony
“Kallipaala kuduthu konnathukku / Naama ippo romba thavichomae”
Using humor and irony to address a serious social issue like historical female infanticide leading to bride shortage.
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Trivia
The song's music was composed by Ghibran for the 2013 movie 'Naiyaandi', starring Dhanush and Nazriya Nazim. The song addresses social reality through gaana-style humor and Tanglish colloquialism.
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