- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- L. R. Eswari, T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Movie name
- Urimaikural
- Movie release year
- 1974
- Lyrics added on
- 21 Jun 2018
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Maatikitaaradi mayilakaala
Kattipotadhadi kandaangi sela
Thangamthaandi
Pombala singam thaandi
Chorus :Thangamthaandi
Pombala singam thaandi
Maatikitaaradi mayilakaala
Kattipotadhadi kandaangi sela
Female & Chorus :Thangamthaandi
Pombala singam thaandi
Kambeduthu sandai podum
Vaathiyaaru
Kambeduthu sandai podum
Vaathiyaaru
Veerathai engakita kaatinaaru
Maatikitaaradi mayilakaala
Kattipotadhadi kandaangi sela
Female & Chorus :Thangamthaandi
Pombala singam thaandi
Raajanadai potaan
Namma arjuna maharaaja
Chorus :………………………………….
Female :Raajanadai potaan
Namma arjuna maharaaja
Aanamagan aanaal enna
Alliyin kai kujaa
Aiyaa kitta keladi amma
Bhaaradham padichaaraa
Padichaa ippadi pombalakita
Vambu valapaaraa
Kanniyarin kaiyil
Vanthu sikki kondaaru
Karai yera vazhi illaamal
Sindhikindraaru
Maatikitaaradi mayilakaala
Kattipotadhadi kandaangi sela
Female & Chorus :Thangamthaandi
Pombala singam thaandi
Maaman ivar vaanathai paarthu
Joraa nadandhaaru
Chorus :……………………………….
Female :Maaman ivar vaanathai paarthu
Joraa nadandhaaru
Maan viricha valayil vanthu
Neraai vizhundhaaru
Aiyo paavam azhaporaaru
Kindal venaandi
Ariyaa pillai asadaa iruntha
Vittu pidipomdi
Budhiyil yedho konjam
Kutram irukudhadi
Thitangal ellaam sernthu
Motham irukudhadi
Maatikitaaradi mayilakaala
Kattipotadhadi kandaangi sela
Female & Chorus: Thangamthaandi
Pombala singam thaandi
Melaaku potavaluku
Veeram kidaiyaadhaa
Chorus :………………………………
Female :Melaaku potavaluku
Veeram kidaiyaadhaa
Vaalaata vandhavaruku
Vibaram puriyaadhaa
Onnaa serndhu kannaamoochi
Aatam potomdi
Anudhaabathil thotravaruku
Kootam potomdi
Pattavarai podhum endru
Vitaa povaaru
Penn endraal acham kondu
Sitaa parapaaru
: Maatikitaaradi mayilakaala
Kattipotadhadi kandaangi sela
Female & Chorus: Thangamthaandi
Pombala singam thaandi
Thangamthaandi
Pombala singam thaandi
Thangamthaandi
Aambala singam thaandi
Thangamthaandi
Aambala singam thaandi
Look girls, that strutting man got trapped!
A Kandangi saree has tied him up!
She is pure gold!
A woman is truly a lioness!
Chorus: She is pure gold!
A woman is truly a lioness!
Look girls, that strutting man got trapped!
A Kandangi saree has tied him up!
Female & Chorus: She is pure gold!
A woman is truly a lioness!
The master who fights
with a martial staff,
the master who fights
with a martial staff,
tried showing off his courage to us!
Look girls, that strutting man got trapped!
A Kandangi saree has tied him up!
Female & Chorus: She is pure gold!
A woman is truly a lioness!
He walked with a royal stride,
our great King Arjuna!
Chorus: ...
Female: He walked with a royal stride,
our great King Arjuna!
What does it matter if he is a strong man?
He is merely a puppet in Queen Alli's hands!
Ask that gentleman, girls,
did he ever read the Mahabharata?
If he had read it, would he pick
a fight with women like this?
Into the hands of young women,
he walked in and got caught!
With no way to escape to safety,
he stands there lost in thought!
Look girls, that strutting man got trapped!
A Kandangi saree has tied him up!
Female & Chorus: She is pure gold!
A woman is truly a lioness!
With his eyes fixed on the sky,
this man strutted with pride!
Chorus: ...
Female: With his eyes fixed on the sky,
this man strutted with pride!
And right into the net spread by a deer,
he fell straight in!
Poor thing, he is about to cry,
do not tease him too much, girls!
If he is just an innocent fool,
let us play along and reel him in slowly!
In his mind, there is surely
some little flaw!
Yet all his grand plans
have ended up trapped right here!
Look girls, that strutting man got trapped!
A Kandangi saree has tied him up!
Female & Chorus: She is pure gold!
A woman is truly a lioness!
Does a woman who drapes a saree
lack any bravery of her own?
Chorus: ...
Female: Does a woman who drapes a saree
lack any bravery of her own?
To the one who came here acting bold,
does he not understand his place?
Together we joined hands and played
a game of hide-and-seek!
For the man who lost out of self-pity,
we gathered a whole crowd!
Thinking 'what I suffered is enough',
he will bolt if we let him go!
Fearing the very word 'woman',
he will fly away like a scrap of paper!
Look girls, that strutting man got trapped!
A Kandangi saree has tied him up!
Female & Chorus: She is pure gold!
A woman is truly a lioness!
She is pure gold!
A woman is truly a lioness!
He is pure gold!
A man is truly a lion!
He is pure gold!
A man is truly a lion!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This playful song 'Maatikitaaradi' from the 1974 film Urimaikural captures a lighthearted tease aimed at a proud male figure who thought he could easily outwit women. The lead female singer and her chorus playfully celebrate how this arrogant man ('Vaathiyaaru' / 'Arjuna') got trapped and humbled by the cleverness and charm of women, represented metaphorically by the traditional 'Kandangi sela' (Kandangi saree).
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagatai)
“Pombala singam thaandi”
Describing the woman as 'Pombala singam' (female lion) to highlight her power and dominant spirit over the man.
Allusion (Purana Kurippu)
“Aanamagan aanaal enna Alliyin kai kujaa”
Comparing the hero to Arjuna becoming a subordinate servant to Queen Alli, referencing the famous Tamil mythical tale of Alli Raani.
Rhyme / Monnai & Ethirai
“Maatikitaaradi mayilakaala Kattipotadhadi kandaangi sela”
Use of matching internal rhyme and rhythm patterns such as 'Maatikitaaradi' and 'Kattipotadhadi'.
Did you know?
Trivia
Urimaikural (1974) stars M. G. Ramachandran (MGR), Latha, and Anjali Devi. The song features music composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics written by the renowned poet Vaali, performed by S. Janaki and P. Susheela along with chorus singers.
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