Muyalukku Moone
From Muyalukku Moonu Kaal · 1979
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki
- Music director
- Chandrabose
- Details
- Muyalukku Moonu Kaal1979
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Muyalukku moonae kaalu | A rabbit has only three legs, |
| Naan paarthaen pudikkaiyilae | I saw it when I caught it! |
| Kaala maattukku rendae vaalu | A bull has two tails, |
| Naan paarthaen karakkaiyilae | I saw it while milking it! |
| Female | |
| Haa muyalukku moonae kaalu | Haha, a rabbit has only three legs, |
| Naan paarthaen pudikkaiyilae | I saw it when I caught it! |
| Kaala maattukku rendae vaalu | A bull has two tails, |
| Naan paarthaen karakkaiyilae | I saw it while milking it! |
| Female | |
| Pala vishayam arinjava naan | I am someone who knows many things, |
| Ada onnaa rendaa aayiram solvaen | Ah, is it one or two? I will tell a thousand! |
| Female | |
| Haa muyalukku moonae kaalu | Haha, a rabbit has only three legs, |
| Naan paarthaen pudikkaiyilae | I saw it when I caught it! |
| Kaala maattukku rendae vaalu | A bull has two tails, |
| Naan paarthaen karakkaiyilae | I saw it while milking it! |
| Female | |
| Munthaa naal ammaavaasa | The day before yesterday on a new moon night, |
| Muzhu nizhavu kaayarappo | When the full moon light was shining, |
| Veyyililae neiyya vachaen | I kept ghee out in the hot sun, |
| Vennai aachchu | And it turned into butter! |
| Female | |
| Maanthoppilae yaeni vachchu | Placing a ladder in the mango grove, |
| Machchanthaan meen pidikka | For my cousin to catch fish, |
| En pinnaala munnooru yaanai vanthichchu | Three hundred elephants came behind me, |
| Machaan veratturappo paranthidichchu | When he chased them away, they flew, |
| Rekka molachchu | Sprouting wings! |
| Female | |
| Muyalukku moonae kaalu | A rabbit has only three legs, |
| Naan paarthaen pudikkaiyilae | I saw it when I caught it! |
| Kaala maattukku rendae vaalu | A bull has two tails, |
| Naan paarthaen karakkaiyilae | I saw it while milking it! |
| Male | |
| ……………… | ............ |
| Male | |
| Engammaa karutharichchu | My mother got pregnant, |
| Yaezhaam naal enna pethaa | And gave birth to me on the seventh day! |
| Porakkirachchae adiyaenukku paththu vayasu | When I was born, I was already ten years old! |
| Eerottu veedhiyilae engappaa kappal vittaar | My father sailed an ocean ship on the streets of Erode, |
| Paaththaalum theriyum ippa sanda valarnthaa | It is obvious to see now if a fight grows, |
| Chumma pulugaathae puriyum | Don't lie endlessly, your true colors are clear, |
| Unthan vandavaalanthaan | Your secrets are out! |
| Male | |
| Kazhuthaikku naakku neelam | A donkey's tongue is long, |
| Naan paarthaen sirikkaiyilae | I saw it when it laughed! |
| Naai kuttikku odamu neelam | A puppy's body is long, |
| Naan parthaen kulikkaiyilae | I saw it while bathing it! |
| Pala vishayam arinjava naan | I am someone who knows many things, |
| Ada onnaa rendaa aayiram solvaen | Ah, is it one or two? I will tell a thousand! |
| Male | |
| Kazhuthaikku naakku neelam | A donkey's tongue is long, |
| Naan paarthaen sirikkaiyilae | I saw it when it laughed! |
| Female | |
| Bambaaya thooki vanthu | I lifted Mumbai and brought it, |
| Pandurutti pakkam vachen | And placed it right next to Panruti, |
| Vidiyarappo tajmahala kaanalaiyae | By dawn, the Taj Mahal could not be seen! |
| Male | |
| Kamban magan ravananai | Kamban's son married Ravana, |
| Kattabomman thangachikku | To Kattabomman's younger sister, |
| Kalyaanam katti vachchaar enga thathaa | My grandfather arranged their marriage! |
| Nee bharathaththai padichchathundo sollu aaththaa | Tell me lady, have you ever read the Mahabharata? |
| Female | |
| Ada adha ezhuthunathae naanthaanyaa | Hey, I am the one who wrote it myself! |
| Male :Appa neethaan avvaiyaaraa | Male: Oh, so you are Avvaiyar?! |
முயலுக்கு மூணே காலு
நான் பார்த்தேன் புடிக்கையிலே
காள மாட்டுக்கு ரெண்டே வாலு
நான் பார்த்தேன் கறக்கையிலே.....
A rabbit has only three legs,
I saw it when I caught it!
A bull has two tails,
I saw it while milking it!
ஹா முயலுக்கு மூணே காலு
நான் பார்த்தேன் புடிக்கையிலே
காள மாட்டுக்கு ரெண்டே வாலு
நான் பார்த்தேன் கறக்கையிலே.....
Haha, a rabbit has only three legs,
I saw it when I caught it!
A bull has two tails,
I saw it while milking it!
பல விஷயம் அறிஞ்சவ நான்
அட ஒண்ணா ரெண்டா ஆயிரம் சொல்வேன்
I am someone who knows many things,
Ah, is it one or two? I will tell a thousand!
ஹா முயலுக்கு மூணே காலு நான்
பார்த்தேன் புடிக்கையிலே காள
மாட்டுக்கு ரெண்டே வாலு நான்
பார்த்தேன் கறக்கையிலே.....
Haha, a rabbit has only three legs,
I saw it when I caught it!
A bull has two tails,
I saw it while milking it!
முந்தா நாள் அம்மாவாச
முழு நிலவு காயறப்போ
வெய்யிலிலே நெய்ய வச்சேன்
வெண்ணை ஆச்சு
The day before yesterday on a new moon night,
When the full moon light was shining,
I kept ghee out in the hot sun,
And it turned into butter!
மாந்தோப்பில் ஏணி வச்சு
மச்சான்தான் மீன் பிடிக்க
என் பின்னால முன்னூறு யானை வந்திச்சு
மச்சான் வெறட்டுரப்போ பறந்திடிச்சு
ரெக்க மொளச்சு......
Placing a ladder in the mango grove,
For my cousin to catch fish,
Three hundred elephants came behind me,
When he chased them away, they flew,
Sprouting wings!
முயலுக்கு மூணே காலு
நான் பார்த்தேன் புடிக்கையிலே காள
மாட்டுக்கு ரெண்டே வாலு
நான் பார்த்தேன் கறக்கையிலே.....
A rabbit has only three legs,
I saw it when I caught it!
A bull has two tails,
I saw it while milking it!
......................
............
எங்கம்மா கருத்தரிச்சு
ஏழாம் நாள் என்னப் பெத்தா
பொறக்கிறச்சே அடியேனுக்கு பத்து வயசு
ஈரோட்டு வீதியிலே எங்கப்பா கப்பல் விட்டார்
பாத்தாலும் தெரியும் இப்ப சண்ட வளர்ந்தா
சும்மா புளுகாதே புரியும்
உந்தன் வண்டவாளந்தான்
My mother got pregnant,
And gave birth to me on the seventh day!
When I was born, I was already ten years old!
My father sailed an ocean ship on the streets of Erode,
It is obvious to see now if a fight grows,
Don't lie endlessly, your true colors are clear,
Your secrets are out!
கழுதைக்கு நாக்கு நீளம்
நான் பார்த்தேன் சிரிக்கையிலே
நாய் குட்டிக்கு ஒடம்பு நீலம்
நான் பார்த்தேன் குளிக்கையிலே
பல விஷயம் அறிஞ்சவ நான்
அட ஒண்ணா ரெண்டா ஆயிரம் சொல்வேன்..
A donkey's tongue is long,
I saw it when it laughed!
A puppy's body is long,
I saw it while bathing it!
I am someone who knows many things,
Ah, is it one or two? I will tell a thousand!
கழுதைக்கு நாக்கு நீளம்
நான் பார்த்தேன் சிரிக்கையிலே
A donkey's tongue is long,
I saw it when it laughed!
பம்பாய தூக்கி வந்து
பண்டுருட்டி பக்கம் வச்சேன்
விடியறப்போ தாஜ்மஹால காணலையே
I lifted Mumbai and brought it,
And placed it right next to Panruti,
By dawn, the Taj Mahal could not be seen!
கம்பன் மகன் ராவணனை
கட்டப்பொம்மன் தங்கச்சிக்கு
கல்யாணம் கட்டி வச்சார் எங்க தாத்தா..
நீ பாரதத்தை படிச்சதுண்டோ சொல்லு ஆத்தா..
Kamban's son married Ravana,
To Kattabomman's younger sister,
My grandfather arranged their marriage!
Tell me lady, have you ever read the Mahabharata?
அட அத எழுதுனதே நாந்தான்யா
அப்ப நீதான் ஔவையாரா.......
Hey, I am the one who wrote it myself!
Male: Oh, so you are Avvaiyar?!
{முயலுக்கு மூணே காலு
நான் பார்த்தேன் புடிக்கையிலே காள
மாட்டுக்கு ரெண்டே வாலு
நான் பார்த்தேன் கறக்கையிலே.....} (3)
Muyalukku moonae kaalu
A rabbit has only three legs,
Naan paarthaen pudikkaiyilae
I saw it when I caught it!
Kaala maattukku rendae vaalu
A bull has two tails,
Naan paarthaen karakkaiyilae
I saw it while milking it!
Haa muyalukku moonae kaalu
Haha, a rabbit has only three legs,
Naan paarthaen pudikkaiyilae
I saw it when I caught it!
Kaala maattukku rendae vaalu
A bull has two tails,
Naan paarthaen karakkaiyilae
I saw it while milking it!
Pala vishayam arinjava naan
I am someone who knows many things,
Ada onnaa rendaa aayiram solvaen
Ah, is it one or two? I will tell a thousand!
Haa muyalukku moonae kaalu
Haha, a rabbit has only three legs,
Naan paarthaen pudikkaiyilae
I saw it when I caught it!
Kaala maattukku rendae vaalu
A bull has two tails,
Naan paarthaen karakkaiyilae
I saw it while milking it!
Munthaa naal ammaavaasa
The day before yesterday on a new moon night,
Muzhu nizhavu kaayarappo
When the full moon light was shining,
Veyyililae neiyya vachaen
I kept ghee out in the hot sun,
Vennai aachchu
And it turned into butter!
Maanthoppilae yaeni vachchu
Placing a ladder in the mango grove,
Machchanthaan meen pidikka
For my cousin to catch fish,
En pinnaala munnooru yaanai vanthichchu
Three hundred elephants came behind me,
Machaan veratturappo paranthidichchu
When he chased them away, they flew,
Rekka molachchu
Sprouting wings!
Muyalukku moonae kaalu
A rabbit has only three legs,
Naan paarthaen pudikkaiyilae
I saw it when I caught it!
Kaala maattukku rendae vaalu
A bull has two tails,
Naan paarthaen karakkaiyilae
I saw it while milking it!
………………
............
Engammaa karutharichchu
My mother got pregnant,
Yaezhaam naal enna pethaa
And gave birth to me on the seventh day!
Porakkirachchae adiyaenukku paththu vayasu
When I was born, I was already ten years old!
Eerottu veedhiyilae engappaa kappal vittaar
My father sailed an ocean ship on the streets of Erode,
Paaththaalum theriyum ippa sanda valarnthaa
It is obvious to see now if a fight grows,
Chumma pulugaathae puriyum
Don't lie endlessly, your true colors are clear,
Unthan vandavaalanthaan
Your secrets are out!
Kazhuthaikku naakku neelam
A donkey's tongue is long,
Naan paarthaen sirikkaiyilae
I saw it when it laughed!
Naai kuttikku odamu neelam
A puppy's body is long,
Naan parthaen kulikkaiyilae
I saw it while bathing it!
Pala vishayam arinjava naan
I am someone who knows many things,
Ada onnaa rendaa aayiram solvaen
Ah, is it one or two? I will tell a thousand!
Kazhuthaikku naakku neelam
A donkey's tongue is long,
Naan paarthaen sirikkaiyilae
I saw it when it laughed!
Bambaaya thooki vanthu
I lifted Mumbai and brought it,
Pandurutti pakkam vachen
And placed it right next to Panruti,
Vidiyarappo tajmahala kaanalaiyae
By dawn, the Taj Mahal could not be seen!
Kamban magan ravananai
Kamban's son married Ravana,
Kattabomman thangachikku
To Kattabomman's younger sister,
Kalyaanam katti vachchaar enga thathaa
My grandfather arranged their marriage!
Nee bharathaththai padichchathundo sollu aaththaa
Tell me lady, have you ever read the Mahabharata?
Ada adha ezhuthunathae naanthaanyaa
Hey, I am the one who wrote it myself!
Male :Appa neethaan avvaiyaaraa
Male: Oh, so you are Avvaiyar?!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a classic, playful Tamil folk-style comic duet filled with absurd tall tales and competitive bluffing between a man and a woman. Each line escalates the absurdity with impossible claims—such as catching a three-legged rabbit, milking a male bull, seeing a bright full moon on a new moon night, flying elephants, and moving the city of Mumbai next to Panruti. The playful banter culminates in hilarious mythological and historical blunders, where characters claim to have written epic scriptures and arranged marriages between unrelated historical figures.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Athi-sayokthi (Hyperbole / Overstatement)
“En pinnaala munnooru yaanai vanthichchu / Machaan veratturappo paranthidichchu”
Extremely exaggerated nonsensical statements used for comedic effect, such as flying elephants and moving Mumbai.
Muran (Oxymoron / Antithesis)
“Munthaa naal ammaavaasa / Muzhu nizhavu kaayarappo”
Contradictory concepts juxtaposed together, such as full moon shining on a new moon night, or ghee turning into butter.
Ethirpaappu (Humorous Irony / Absurdity)
“Kaala maattukku rendae vaalu / Naan paarthaen karakkaiyilae”
Linking impossible tasks like milking a male bull (Kaala maadu) or catching fish from mango trees.
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Trivia
This track showcases Vaali's mastery in traditional Tamil folk comic songcraft known as 'Pulukkal' or tall-tale songs. Such songs draw heavily from traditional folk theatre (Therukoothu) traditions where characters engage in humorous duels of extreme lies.
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