- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Movie name
- Thendral Thodatha Malar
- Movie release year
- 1985
- Lyrics added on
- 8 Feb 2023
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Marutha jillaa mayilakkaala namma kittae muttuthadi
Marutha jillaa mayilakkaala namma kittae muttuthadi
Mookkanaangkayiru eduththu kattungadi
Vaala vittu thumba pidi valarnthirukkum komba pidi
Kozhuppa adakki kaattungadi
Adi vaangadi vaangadi vaangadi vaangadi
Marutha jillaa mayilakkaala namma kittae muttuthadi
Marutha jillaa mayilakkaala namma kittae muttuthadi
Vaala vittu thumba pidi valarnthirukkum komba pidi
Kozhuppa adakki kaattungadi
……………
Yaennu ketkka aalillaennu
Ennaathae saetta pannaathae
Yaennu ketkka aalillaennu
Ennaathaae saetta pannaathae
Yaennu ketkka aalillaennu
Veralukkeththa veekkam irukka venum rasa
Adhukku melae pona narukka venum lesa
Potti pottu paakkaathae palichchidaathu paachchaa
Vetti pechchu enna aachchu
Ippa valachchu pudichchu paaththaachchu
Marutha jillaa mayilakkaala namma kittae muttuthadi
Marutha jillaa mayilakkaala namma kittae muttuthadi
Vaala vittu thumba pidi valarnthirukkum komba pidi
Kozhuppa adakki kaattungadi
Marutha jillaa mayilakkaala namma kittae muttuthadi
Mookkanaang kayiru eduththu kattungadi kattungadi
………………..
Ooru vambu velaikku vaangum
Mannaaru maatti ninnaaru
Ooru vambu velaikku vaangum
Mannaaru maatti ninnaaru
Kozhiyodu saernthu koththukindrapothu
Kokkarikkum seval vakkarippathaethu
Melum keezhum thullaathae veluththu pogum saayam
Melum keezhum thullaathae veluththu pogum saayam
Intha velai seiyyum velai poga poga yaeraalam….
Marutha jillaa mayilakkaala namma kittae muttuthadi
Mookkanaang kayiru eduththu kattungadi kattungadi
Vaala vittu thumba pidi valarnthirukkum komba pidi
Kozhuppa adakki kaattungadi
Adi vaangadi vaangadi vaangadi vaangadi
The peacock-spotted bull from Madurai district is charging at us, girls!
The peacock-spotted bull from Madurai district is charging at us, girls!
Bring the nose-rope and tie it up, girls!
Leave the tail, grab the tether, and hold on to its grown horns!
Tame its arrogant pride and show it, girls!
Oh come on girls, come on, come on, come on!
The peacock-spotted bull from Madurai district is charging at us, girls!
The peacock-spotted bull from Madurai district is charging at us, girls!
Leave the tail, grab the tether, and hold on to its grown horns!
Tame its arrogant pride and show it, girls!
...
Thinking there is no one around to question you,
Do not pull such playful tricks!
Thinking there is no one around to question you,
Do not pull such playful tricks!
Thinking there is no one around to question you,
The swelling should only match the finger's size, my king!
If it goes beyond that, it needs to be trimmed a bit!
Do not try to compete with us, your tricks will not work!
What became of all your empty talk?
Now we have surrounded and cornered you!
The peacock-spotted bull from Madurai district is charging at us, girls!
The peacock-spotted bull from Madurai district is charging at us, girls!
Leave the tail, grab the tether, and hold on to its grown horns!
Tame its arrogant pride and show it, girls!
The peacock-spotted bull from Madurai district is charging at us, girls!
Bring the nose-rope and tie it up, tie it up!
...
By unnecessarily buying into the town's trouble,
Mannaaru ended up getting caught and trapped!
By unnecessarily buying into the town's trouble,
Mannaaru ended up getting caught and trapped!
While pecking food alongside the hens,
Why does the crowing rooster put on such an attitude?
Do not leap up and down, your fake colors will fade away!
Do not leap up and down, your fake colors will fade away!
The damage this spear does will keep growing as time goes by...
The peacock-spotted bull from Madurai district is charging at us, girls!
Bring the nose-rope and tie it up, tie it up!
Leave the tail, grab the tether, and hold on to its grown horns!
Tame its arrogant pride and show it, girls!
Oh come on girls, come on, come on, come on!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This energetic folk-style song uses bull-taming (Jallikattu) metaphors to mock a boastful and overconfident man. The protagonist ladies playfully warn him against misbehaving or showing undue arrogance, reminding him that any swollen ego must be cut down to size.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvam)
“Marutha jillaa mayilakkaala namma kittae muttuthadi”
Comparing an arrogant man to a fiery Madurai bull ('mayilakkaala') that needs to be controlled with a nose-rope ('mookkanaangkayiru').
Proverbial Metaphor / Idiom
“Veralukkeththa veekkam irukka venum rasa”
Uses the popular Tamil proverb 'Veralukkeththa veekkam' (swelling proportionate to the finger) to indicate that arrogance should stay within limits.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Marutha jillaa mayilakkaala namma kittae muttuthadi”
Repetition of the 'Ma' sound in 'Marutha' and 'mayilakkaala'.
Did you know?
Trivia
The song is composed by the music duo Shankar-Ganesh and features lyricist Pulamaipithan's signature use of earthy, colloquial Tamil proverbs fused into film rhythm.
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