Munthi Munthi Vinayagane
From En Thambi · 1968
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- Sirkazhi Govindarajan, L. R. Eswari
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- En Thambi1968
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Aa… aaaa… aaa..aaa…aaa…. | Aa… aaaa… aaa..aaa…aaa…. |
| Mundhi mundhi vinayaganae | First and foremost, Lord Ganesha |
| Mukkannanaar than maganae | Son of the three-eyed Lord Shiva |
| Male | |
| Kandharukku mun pirandha | Born before Lord Murugan |
| Ganapathiyae nee arulvaai | Oh Ganapathi, bestow your grace upon us |
| Male | |
| …………………………… | …………………………… |
| Male | |
| Aa… thekkathi kallanadaa… | Ah… I am a thief from the south, man… |
| Aa…aaa….aaa….aaa… | Aa…aaa….aaa….aaa… |
| Chorus | |
| Kalla… nadaa… | A thief… man… |
| Male | |
| Thekkathi kallanadaa | I am a southern thief, man |
| Then madhurai paandiyan daa | I am the Pandyan of Southern Madurai, man |
| Then naattu singamadaa | I am the lion of the southern land, man |
| Sivaji ganesanadaa | I am Sivaji Ganesan, man |
| Dheeraadhi dheeranadaa | I am the bravest of the brave, man |
| Sooraadhi sooranadaa | I am the most heroic of heroes, man |
| Veeraadhi veeranadaa… | I am the ultimate warrior, man… |
| Aa… aaa… aaa… aehae… | Aa… aaa… aaa… aehae… |
| Male | |
| Naan porandhadhu… | I was born… |
| Ada naan porandhadhu | Hey, I was born |
| Thanjaavooru soora kottaiyilae | In the Soorakkottai of Thanjavur |
| Valappu mela kottaiyilae | Raised up high in the fort |
| Iruppu keela kottaiyilae | Residing low in the fort |
| Chorus | |
| Alek thaa alek thaa | Alek thaa alek thaa |
| Sambo sambo sambo | Sambo sambo sambo |
| Jumurtha jambagaa | Jumurtha jambagaa |
| Ae ayaa ae ayaa ae ayaa ae ayaa ae… | Ae ayaa ae ayaa ae ayaa ae ayaa ae… |
| Male | |
| Aehae naan porandhadhu | Aehae, I was born |
| Thanjaavooru soora kottaiyilae | In the Soorakkottai of Thanjavur |
| Valappu mela kottaiyilae | Raised up high in the fort |
| Iruppu keela kottaiyilae | Residing low in the fort |
| Male | |
| Naan polaikkira polappu | The way I make my living |
| Indha kaattu pakkathilae | Is near this forest area |
| Kedaichaa naattu pakkathilae | If available, in the country side |
| Adichaa rottu pakkathilae | If needed, on the roadside |
| Kottai kothalam… aehae… | Fort bastions… aehae… |
| Kottai kothalam meedhil yeri | I climb up the fort bastions |
| Poottaiyum odaippen | I will break the locks too |
| Odachi veetaiyum adippen | I will break and rob houses |
| Adichi naattaiyum polappen | I will rob and survive in the country |
| Kooda gopura maada maaligai | Spired towers and grand palaces |
| Yeriyum gudhippen | I will climb and jump off them |
| Periya kottaiya odaippen | I will break large fortresses |
| Endha naattaiyum valaippen | I will conquer any kingdom |
| Male | |
| Veloor jeyilil… | In Vellore Jail… |
| Aa… aa… haaan… | Aa… aa… haaan… |
| Aae veloor jeyilil moonu maasam | Hey, in Vellore jail for three months |
| Virundhukku ponen | I went as a guest |
| Pootta thorandhuttu ponen | I unlocked it and walked out |
| Pudichaan parandhuttu ponen | When they caught me, I flew away |
| Male | |
| Veloor jeyilil moonu maasam | In Vellore jail for three months |
| Virundhukku ponen | I went as a guest |
| Pootta thorandhuttu ponen | I unlocked it and walked out |
| Pudichaan parandhuttu ponen aehae… | When they caught me, I flew away, aehae… |
| Male | |
| Aa… thakkaali kannu kutti | Ah… red tomato-like calf |
| Thaayillaadha kannu kutti | Calf without a mother |
| Thanjaavooru maamanukku | To the uncle of Thanjavur |
| Nee thaandi pondaatti | You are the wife, girl! |
| Chorus | |
| Ae nee thaandi pondaatti | Hey, you are the wife! |
| Male | |
| Teeyasaaru thailam pottu | Applying T.S. R. hair oil |
| Cinemaa staaru konda pottu | Styling hair like a cinema star bun |
| Tee vee yessu bassu pola | Like a TVS bus |
| Thaedi vandha chinna kutti | Oh little girl who came searching |
| Chorus | |
| Thaedi vandha chinna kutti | Oh little girl who came searching |
| Male | |
| Dingi dingi aadalaam | Let us dance dingi dingi |
| Konjam dappaankuththu podalaam | Let us dance a bit of dappaankuthu |
| Dingi dingi aadalaam | Let us dance dingi dingi |
| Konjam dappaankuththu podalaam..aan.. | Let us dance a bit of dappaankuthu..aan.. |
| Male | |
| Nee yaaru | Who are you? |
| Female | |
| Naan oru arasa kumaaran | I am a royal prince |
| Indha kaattula vaettaiyaada vandhurukken | I have come to hunt in this forest |
| Male | |
| Sandhaegamaa irukkae | It seems suspicious |
| Konjam nadandhu kaattu | Walk a bit and show me |
| Male | |
| Un nadaiya paathaa | Looking at the way you walk |
| Pomabalayaa theriyudhu | You look like a woman |
| Nee aambalaiyaa pombalaiyaa | Are you a man or a woman? |
| Female | |
| Naan aambala thaan… | I am indeed a man… |
| Male | |
| Aahaa… | Aahaa… |
| Male | |
| Aambillai endraalae | If you are a man |
| Aaradi koondhalai | Six-foot-long hair |
| Alli mudichadhu yenadiyo | Why did you tie it up in a bun, girl? |
| Chorus | |
| Yenadiyo | Why did you, girl? |
| Female | |
| Kaadhu kulirudhu | My ears feel cold |
| Thaanga mudiyala | I couldn't bear it |
| Moodi maraichendaa kalla paiyaa | So I covered and hid it, sly boy |
| Chorus | |
| Kalla paiyaa | Sly boy |
| Male | |
| Aahaa thangathai polae | Aahaa, like gold |
| Udhadirukku | Are your lips |
| Adhil meesai mulaikkaadhadhu | Why hasn't a mustache grown there, girl? |
| Yenadiyo | Why did it not, girl? |
| Chorus | |
| Yenadiyo | Growing mustache by the weight of veesai |
| Female | |
| Veesai kanakkula | Is not true bravery, little boy..aaa…aa.. |
| Meesai mulaippadhu | If we see men |
| Veeramillaiyadaa chinna paiya..aaa…aa.. | We won't spare them |
| Male | |
| Aambillaigalai kandaa | If we see women |
| Vida maattom | We will support and send them off |
| Pombillaigalai kandaa | I am a woman indeed, sir |
| Aadharichu anuppuvom | Aahaa… |
| Female | |
| Naan pombala thaanunga | Hey maiden wearing turmeric and bindi |
| Male | |
| Aahaa… | Oh young girl |
| Male | |
| Adi manja poosi pottu vacha | What if we exchange garlands |
| Chorus | |
| Kanni ponnae | And marry? Tell me, darling |
| Male | |
| Naama maala pottu | Hey sly boy who works deceitfully |
| Kondaal enna | Little boy |
| Chorus | |
| Sollu kannae | If you mess with me |
| Female | |
| Ada vanjam vachu velai seiyum | I will give you two slaps |
| Chorus | |
| Chinna paiyaa | With my bangled hands |
| Female | |
| Enai vambu seidhaal | Come on, my cuckoo |
| Koduppen rendu | Get lost, boy |
| Chorus | |
| Valaiyal kaiyaal | Melt your heart |
| Male | |
| Vaadi kuyilae | You are a monkey |
| Female | |
| Podaa payalae | Shall I touch you, my deer? |
| Male | |
| Manadhai irangu | You ruinous useless fellow |
| Female | |
| Neeyo kurangu | You are my heroine |
| Male | |
| Thodavaa maanae | You are a midnight ghost |
| Female | |
| Keduvaai veenae | Haa haa haa haa |
| Male | |
| Naayagi neeyae | Haa haa haa haa |
| Female | |
| Nadu raa peyae | Sir jingu jingidi jingu |
| Male | |
| Haa haa haa haa | Haiyaiyaiyaa |
| Haa haa haa haa | Madam jingu jingidi jingu |
| Aiyaaa jingu jingidi jingu | Ammammammaa |
| Chorus | |
| Haiyaiyaiyaa | |
| Female | |
| Ammaa jingu jingidi jingu | |
| Chorus | |
| Ammammammaa | |
ஆஅ.....அஆ...அஆ...ஆஅ....ஆஅ.....
முந்தி முந்தி விநாயகனே
முக்கண்ணனார் தன் மகனே
Aa… aaaa… aaa..aaa…aaa….
First and foremost, Lord Ganesha
Son of the three-eyed Lord Shiva
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
முந்தி முந்தி விநாயகனே
முக்கண்ணனார் தன் மகனே
Born before Lord Murugan
Oh Ganapathi, bestow your grace upon us
கந்தருக்கு முன் பிறந்த
கணபதியே நீ அருள்வாய்
……………………………
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
கந்தருக்கு முன் பிறந்த
கணபதியே நீ அருள்வாய்....ஆஅ....ஆய்
Ah… I am a thief from the south, man…
Aa…aaa….aaa….aaa…
............................................
A thief… man…
ஆ... தெக்கத்திக் கள்ளனடா...
அஆ....ஆஅ....ஆஅ....ஆஅ.....
I am a southern thief, man
I am the Pandyan of Southern Madurai, man
I am the lion of the southern land, man
I am Sivaji Ganesan, man
I am the bravest of the brave, man
I am the most heroic of heroes, man
I am the ultimate warrior, man…
Aa… aaa… aaa… aehae…
கள்ள......னடா...
I was born…
Hey, I was born
In the Soorakkottai of Thanjavur
Raised up high in the fort
Residing low in the fort
தெக்கத்திக் கள்ளனடா
தென் மதுரை பாண்டியன்டா
தென் நாட்டு சிங்கமடா
சிவாஜி கணேசனடா
தீராதி தீரனடா
சூராதி சூரனடா
வீராதி வீரனடா... .
ஆ... ஆ... ஆ... ஏஹே...
Alek thaa alek thaa
Sambo sambo sambo
Jumurtha jambagaa
Ae ayaa ae ayaa ae ayaa ae ayaa ae…
நான் பொறந்தது...
அட நான் பொறந்தது
தஞ்சாவூரு சூரக் கோட்டையிலே
வளப்பு மேலக் கோட்டையிலே
இருப்பு கீழக் கோட்டையிலே
Aehae, I was born
In the Soorakkottai of Thanjavur
Raised up high in the fort
Residing low in the fort
அலெக் தா அலெக் தா
ஜம்போ ஜம்போ ஜம்போ
ஜுமுர்த ஜம்பகா
ஏ அயா ஏ அயா ஏ அயா ஏ அயா ஏ...
The way I make my living
Is near this forest area
If available, in the country side
If needed, on the roadside
Fort bastions… aehae…
I climb up the fort bastions
I will break the locks too
I will break and rob houses
I will rob and survive in the country
Spired towers and grand palaces
I will climb and jump off them
I will break large fortresses
I will conquer any kingdom
ஏஹே நான் பொறந்தது
தஞ்சாவூரு சூரக் கோட்டையிலே
வளப்பு மேலக் கோட்டையிலே
இருப்பு கீழக் கோட்டையிலே
In Vellore Jail…
Aa… aa… haaan…
Hey, in Vellore jail for three months
I went as a guest
I unlocked it and walked out
When they caught me, I flew away
நான் பொழைக்கிற பொழப்பு
இந்த காட்டுப் பக்கத்திலே
கெடைச்சா நாட்டுப் பக்கத்திலே
அடிச்சா ரோட்டுப் பக்கத்திலே
கோட்டைக் கொத்தளம்... ஏஹே...
கோட்டைக் கொத்தளம் மீதில் ஏறி
பூட்டையும் ஒடைப்பேன்
ஒடச்சி வேட்டையும் அடிப்பேன்
அடிச்சி நாட்டையும் பொளப்பேன்
கூட கோபுர மாட மாளிகை
ஏறியும் குதிப்பேன்
பெரிய கோட்டைய ஒடைப்பேன்
எந்த நாட்டையும் வளைப்பேன்
In Vellore jail for three months
I went as a guest
I unlocked it and walked out
When they caught me, I flew away, aehae…
வேலூர் ஜெயிலில்...
ஆ.....ஆ.....ஹான்...
ஹே வேலூர் ஜெயிலில் மூணு மாசம்
விருந்துக்குப் போனேன்
பூட்ட தெறந்துட்டு போனேன்
புடிச்சான் பறந்துட்டுப் போனேன்
Ah… red tomato-like calf
Calf without a mother
To the uncle of Thanjavur
You are the wife, girl!
வேலூர் ஜெயிலில் மூணு மாசம்
விருந்துக்குப் போனேன்
பூட்ட தெறந்துட்டு போனேன்
புடிச்சான் பறந்துட்டுப் போனேன் ஏஹே...
Hey, you are the wife!
...........................
Applying T.S. R. hair oil
Styling hair like a cinema star bun
Like a TVS bus
Oh little girl who came searching
ஆ... தக்காளிக் கன்னு குட்டி
தாயில்லாத கன்னு குட்டி
தஞ்சாவூரு மாமனுக்கு
நீ தாண்டி பொண்டாட்டி
Oh little girl who came searching
ஏ நீ தாண்டி பொண்டாட்டி
Let us dance dingi dingi
Let us dance a bit of dappaankuthu
Let us dance dingi dingi
Let us dance a bit of dappaankuthu..aan..
டீயசாரு தைலம் போட்டு
சினிமா ஸ்டாரு கொண்ட போட்டு
டி வி எஸ்ஸு பஸ்ஸு போல
தேடி வந்த சின்னக் குட்டி
Who are you?
தேடி வந்த சின்னக் குட்டி
I am a royal prince
I have come to hunt in this forest
டிங்கி டிங்கி ஆடலாம்
கொஞ்சம் டப்பாங்குத்து போடலாம்
டிங்கி டிங்கி ஆடலாம்
கொஞ்சம் டப்பாங்குத்து போடலாம்....
It seems suspicious
Walk a bit and show me
நீ யாரு
Looking at the way you walk
You look like a woman
Are you a man or a woman?
நான் ஒரு அரச குமாரன்
இந்த காட்டுல வேட்டையாட வந்துருக்கேன்
I am indeed a man…
சந்தேகமா இருக்கே
கொஞ்சம் நடந்து காட்டு
Aahaa…
உன் நடைய பாத்தா
பொம்பளையா தெரியுது
நீ ஆம்பளையா பொம்பளையா
If you are a man
Six-foot-long hair
Why did you tie it up in a bun, girl?
நான் ஆம்பளைதான்...
Why did you, girl?
ஆஹா...
My ears feel cold
I couldn't bear it
So I covered and hid it, sly boy
ஆம்பிள்ளை என்றாலே
ஆறடி கூந்தலை
அள்ளி முடிச்சது ஏனடியோ
Sly boy
ஏனடியோ
Aahaa, like gold
Are your lips
Why hasn't a mustache grown there, girl?
Why did it not, girl?
காது குளிருது
தாங்க முடியல
மூடி மறைச்சேன்டா கள்ளப் பையா
Growing mustache by the weight of veesai
கள்ளப் பையா
Is not true bravery, little boy..aaa…aa..
If we see men
We won't spare them
ஆஹா தங்கத்தைப் போலே
உதடிருக்கு
அதில் மீசை முளைக்காதது
ஏனடியோ
If we see women
We will support and send them off
I am a woman indeed, sir
Aahaa…
ஏனடியோ
Hey maiden wearing turmeric and bindi
வீசை கணக்குல
மீசை முளைப்பது
வீரமில்லையடா சின்னப் பையா...ஆஆ....ஆ....
Oh young girl
ஆம்பிள்ளைகளை கண்டா
விட மாட்டோம்
பொம்பிள்ளைகளை கண்டா
ஆதரிச்சு அனுப்புவோம்
What if we exchange garlands
நான் பொம்பளைதானுங்க
And marry? Tell me, darling
ஆஹா...
Hey sly boy who works deceitfully
Little boy
அடி மஞ்ச பூசி பொட்டு வச்ச
If you mess with me
கன்னிப் பொண்ணே
I will give you two slaps
நாம மால போட்டு
கொண்டால் என்ன
With my bangled hands
சொல்லு கண்ணே
Come on, my cuckoo
Get lost, boy
அட வஞ்சம் வச்சு வேலை செய்யும்
Melt your heart
சின்னப் பையா
You are a monkey
எனை வம்பு செய்தால்
கொடுப்பேன் ரெண்டு
Shall I touch you, my deer?
வளையல் கையால்
You ruinous useless fellow
வாடி குயிலே
You are my heroine
போடா பையலே
You are a midnight ghost
மனதை இறங்கு
Haa haa haa haa
நீயோ குரங்கு
Haa haa haa haa
தொடவா மானே
Sir jingu jingidi jingu
கெடுவாய் வீணே
Haiyaiyaiyaa
Madam jingu jingidi jingu
Ammammammaa
நாயகி நீயே
நடு ராப் பேயே
ஹா ஹா ஹா ஹா
ஹா ஹா ஹா ஹா
அய்யா ஜிங்கு ஜிங்கிடி ஜிங்கு
ஹையையையா
அம்மா ஜிங்கு ஜிங்கிடி ஜிங்கு
அம்மம்மம்மா
ஹையா ஜிங்கு ஜிங்கிடி ஜிங்கு
ஹையையையா
அம்மா ஜிங்கு ஜிங்கிடி ஜிங்கு
அம்மம்மம்மா
விசில் :
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Aa… aaaa… aaa..aaa…aaa….
Aa… aaaa… aaa..aaa…aaa….
Mundhi mundhi vinayaganae
First and foremost, Lord Ganesha
Mukkannanaar than maganae
Son of the three-eyed Lord Shiva
Kandharukku mun pirandha
Born before Lord Murugan
Ganapathiyae nee arulvaai
Oh Ganapathi, bestow your grace upon us
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Aa… thekkathi kallanadaa…
Ah… I am a thief from the south, man…
Aa…aaa….aaa….aaa…
Aa…aaa….aaa….aaa…
Kalla… nadaa…
A thief… man…
Thekkathi kallanadaa
I am a southern thief, man
Then madhurai paandiyan daa
I am the Pandyan of Southern Madurai, man
Then naattu singamadaa
I am the lion of the southern land, man
Sivaji ganesanadaa
I am Sivaji Ganesan, man
Dheeraadhi dheeranadaa
I am the bravest of the brave, man
Sooraadhi sooranadaa
I am the most heroic of heroes, man
Veeraadhi veeranadaa…
I am the ultimate warrior, man…
Aa… aaa… aaa… aehae…
Aa… aaa… aaa… aehae…
Naan porandhadhu…
I was born…
Ada naan porandhadhu
Hey, I was born
Thanjaavooru soora kottaiyilae
In the Soorakkottai of Thanjavur
Valappu mela kottaiyilae
Raised up high in the fort
Iruppu keela kottaiyilae
Residing low in the fort
Alek thaa alek thaa
Alek thaa alek thaa
Sambo sambo sambo
Sambo sambo sambo
Jumurtha jambagaa
Jumurtha jambagaa
Ae ayaa ae ayaa ae ayaa ae ayaa ae…
Ae ayaa ae ayaa ae ayaa ae ayaa ae…
Aehae naan porandhadhu
Aehae, I was born
Thanjaavooru soora kottaiyilae
In the Soorakkottai of Thanjavur
Valappu mela kottaiyilae
Raised up high in the fort
Iruppu keela kottaiyilae
Residing low in the fort
Naan polaikkira polappu
The way I make my living
Indha kaattu pakkathilae
Is near this forest area
Kedaichaa naattu pakkathilae
If available, in the country side
Adichaa rottu pakkathilae
If needed, on the roadside
Kottai kothalam… aehae…
Fort bastions… aehae…
Kottai kothalam meedhil yeri
I climb up the fort bastions
Poottaiyum odaippen
I will break the locks too
Odachi veetaiyum adippen
I will break and rob houses
Adichi naattaiyum polappen
I will rob and survive in the country
Kooda gopura maada maaligai
Spired towers and grand palaces
Yeriyum gudhippen
I will climb and jump off them
Periya kottaiya odaippen
I will break large fortresses
Endha naattaiyum valaippen
I will conquer any kingdom
Veloor jeyilil…
In Vellore Jail…
Aa… aa… haaan…
Aa… aa… haaan…
Aae veloor jeyilil moonu maasam
Hey, in Vellore jail for three months
Virundhukku ponen
I went as a guest
Pootta thorandhuttu ponen
I unlocked it and walked out
Pudichaan parandhuttu ponen
When they caught me, I flew away
Veloor jeyilil moonu maasam
In Vellore jail for three months
Virundhukku ponen
I went as a guest
Pootta thorandhuttu ponen
I unlocked it and walked out
Pudichaan parandhuttu ponen aehae…
When they caught me, I flew away, aehae…
Aa… thakkaali kannu kutti
Ah… red tomato-like calf
Thaayillaadha kannu kutti
Calf without a mother
Thanjaavooru maamanukku
To the uncle of Thanjavur
Nee thaandi pondaatti
You are the wife, girl!
Ae nee thaandi pondaatti
Hey, you are the wife!
Teeyasaaru thailam pottu
Applying T.S. R. hair oil
Cinemaa staaru konda pottu
Styling hair like a cinema star bun
Tee vee yessu bassu pola
Like a TVS bus
Thaedi vandha chinna kutti
Oh little girl who came searching
Thaedi vandha chinna kutti
Oh little girl who came searching
Dingi dingi aadalaam
Let us dance dingi dingi
Konjam dappaankuththu podalaam
Let us dance a bit of dappaankuthu
Dingi dingi aadalaam
Let us dance dingi dingi
Konjam dappaankuththu podalaam..aan..
Let us dance a bit of dappaankuthu..aan..
Nee yaaru
Who are you?
Naan oru arasa kumaaran
I am a royal prince
Indha kaattula vaettaiyaada vandhurukken
I have come to hunt in this forest
Sandhaegamaa irukkae
It seems suspicious
Konjam nadandhu kaattu
Walk a bit and show me
Un nadaiya paathaa
Looking at the way you walk
Pomabalayaa theriyudhu
You look like a woman
Nee aambalaiyaa pombalaiyaa
Are you a man or a woman?
Naan aambala thaan…
I am indeed a man…
Aahaa…
Aahaa…
Aambillai endraalae
If you are a man
Aaradi koondhalai
Six-foot-long hair
Alli mudichadhu yenadiyo
Why did you tie it up in a bun, girl?
Yenadiyo
Why did you, girl?
Kaadhu kulirudhu
My ears feel cold
Thaanga mudiyala
I couldn't bear it
Moodi maraichendaa kalla paiyaa
So I covered and hid it, sly boy
Kalla paiyaa
Sly boy
Aahaa thangathai polae
Aahaa, like gold
Udhadirukku
Are your lips
Adhil meesai mulaikkaadhadhu
Why hasn't a mustache grown there, girl?
Yenadiyo
Why did it not, girl?
Yenadiyo
Growing mustache by the weight of veesai
Veesai kanakkula
Is not true bravery, little boy..aaa…aa..
Meesai mulaippadhu
If we see men
Veeramillaiyadaa chinna paiya..aaa…aa..
We won't spare them
Aambillaigalai kandaa
If we see women
Vida maattom
We will support and send them off
Pombillaigalai kandaa
I am a woman indeed, sir
Aadharichu anuppuvom
Aahaa…
Naan pombala thaanunga
Hey maiden wearing turmeric and bindi
Aahaa…
Oh young girl
Adi manja poosi pottu vacha
What if we exchange garlands
Kanni ponnae
And marry? Tell me, darling
Naama maala pottu
Hey sly boy who works deceitfully
Kondaal enna
Little boy
Sollu kannae
If you mess with me
Ada vanjam vachu velai seiyum
I will give you two slaps
Chinna paiyaa
With my bangled hands
Enai vambu seidhaal
Come on, my cuckoo
Koduppen rendu
Get lost, boy
Valaiyal kaiyaal
Melt your heart
Vaadi kuyilae
You are a monkey
Podaa payalae
Shall I touch you, my deer?
Manadhai irangu
You ruinous useless fellow
Neeyo kurangu
You are my heroine
Thodavaa maanae
You are a midnight ghost
Keduvaai veenae
Haa haa haa haa
Naayagi neeyae
Haa haa haa haa
Nadu raa peyae
Sir jingu jingidi jingu
Haa haa haa haa
Haiyaiyaiyaa
Haa haa haa haa
Madam jingu jingidi jingu
Aiyaaa jingu jingidi jingu
Ammammammaa
Haiyaiyaiyaa
Ammaa jingu jingidi jingu
Ammammammaa
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This folk-style comic duet features a theatrical interaction involving thief boasts, playful banter, gender disguise, and rhythmic 'dappaankuthu' dance elements. Initially starting with a traditional invocation to Lord Ganesha, the song transitions into a brag song by a thief boasting of his strength, origin from Thanjavur, and ability to break into forts and escape Vellore jail easily. The song turns into an engaging dialogue between two characters questioning each other's identity and gender, filled with sharp wit, traditional humor, and fast-paced poetic banter. The playful back-and-forth explores themes of pretend romantic advances, comical threats, and lively rhythm variations characteristic of classical Tamil folk theatre.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)
“Valappu mela kottaiyilae / Iruppu keela kottaiyilae”
Matching second consonants across consecutive lines, such as 'Mundhi' and 'Mukkannanaar' (dh/k patterns) or 'Valappu' and 'Iruppu' ('ri'/'la' rhyme scheme).
Monaai (Alliteration)
“Thekkathi kallanadaa / Then madhurai paandiyan daa / Then naattu singamadaa”
Repetition of initial consonant sound 'Th' across line starts: Thanjavur, Thekkathi, Then.
Repetition / Anaphora
“Aiyaaa jingu jingidi jingu / Ammaa jingu jingidi jingu”
Rhythmic repetition of phrases like 'Alek thaa', 'Sambo sambo', and 'Jingu jingidi jingu' to generate traditional folk rhythm.
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Trivia
This song features iconic Tamil folk theater (Therukoothu) tropes and dappaankuthu rhythms popular in late 1960s Tamil cinema, incorporating contemporary pop culture references of the time like TVS buses, TSR oil, and movie stars.
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