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Lyrics & meaning

Naan Illai Endral

From Punar Jenmam · 1961

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
P. Susheela, A. M. Raja
Music director
T. Chalapathi Rao
Movie name
Punar Jenmam
Movie release year
1961
Lyrics added on
27 Feb 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ho o o o ho o o
Naan illai endraal aattamillai
Indha nadagathil or suvaiyum illai
Maan magal ennai nadanathinaale
Jeyippavar innum pirakkavillai
Naan illai endraal aattamillai
Indha nadagathil or suvaiyum illai
Maan magal ennai nadanathinaale
Jeyippavar innum pirakkavillai
Innoru murai adhai sollaadhae
Adi ennedhirae nee nilladhae
Silaiyena aadum idaiyinai paaru
Jeyithida unnaal mudiyaadhu
Innoru murai adhai sollaadhae
Adi ennedhirae nee nilladhae
Silaiyena aadum idaiyinai paaru
Jeyithida unnaal mudiyaadhu
Adi vaadiyamma enna raangi
Indha vambukku vandhadhu yendi?
Adi vaadiyamma enna raangi
Indha vambukku vandhadhu yendi?
Adi yendiyamma indha veechu
Ini unnidam ennadi pechu
Sariyaa paadu salangaiyai podu
Sudhi thavaraaml nadamaadu
Sariyaa paadu salangaiyai podu
Sudhi thavaraaml nadamaadu
Vaanga machaan haei vaanga machaan
Vaanga machaan haei vaanga machaan
Vandha neram nallathillae paarunga
Indha vambhellaam ungalukku yenunga
Naanga pombalainga paathukkurom oodunga
Vaanga machaan machaan vaanga machaan
Yehaei yendiyamma adi yendiyamma
Yendiyamma ammoov yendiyamma
Aalai nalla paathu puttu peasamma
Pala varushamaaga vesham podum aalamma
Summa bayapadaama jodi pottu aadamma
Yendiyamma amma yendiyamma
Vaayaale paathukittu kannale pesikittu
Mookaalae vaarthai solla mudiyuma
Amma mudiyumaa
Kanniyamma malaiyilae
Kakkai onnu kudiyirukku
Mookaalae vaarthai solla pazhagudhu
Ponga machaan machaan ponga machaan
Kalaala naatiyam yaaryenum aadalaam
Kaiyaale nadanam aada mudiyuma amma mudiyuma
Sonnalae podhuma ennodu nattiyam
Unnalae aadi katta mudiyuma
Ponga machaan haei ponga machaan
Yendiyamma amma yendiyamma
Yendiyamma amma…amma
Ho oh oh oh ho oh oh
If I am not here, there is no dance,
And there is no charm in this drama.
A deer-like girl like me, through dance,
The one who can defeat me is yet to be born!
If I am not here, there is no dance,
And there is no charm in this drama.
A deer-like girl like me, through dance,
The one who can defeat me is yet to be born!
Do not say that ever again,
Girl, do not dare stand before me!
Look at my waist swaying like a sculpted statue,
You can never defeat me!
Do not say that ever again,
Girl, do not dare stand before me!
Look at my waist swaying like a sculpted statue,
You can never defeat me!
Come here, girl, what is with this attitude?
Why did you come looking for trouble?
Come here, girl, what is with this attitude?
Why did you come looking for trouble?
Girl, why all this arrogant swagger?
What is left to talk with you anymore?
Sing properly, put on your ankle bells,
And dance without missing a single beat...
Sing properly, put on your ankle bells,
And dance without missing a single beat...
Come along, mister, hey come along, mister,
Come along, mister, hey come along, mister!
Look, the time you picked to come is not good.
Why do you want to get into all this trouble?
We women will handle this, so run along!
Come along, mister, mister, come along, mister!
Hey, why girl, oh why, girl?
Why girl, oh dear, why, girl?
Look carefully at who I am before you speak, girl!
I am a man who has been performing for years, girl!
Just pair up with me and dance without fear, girl!
Why girl, oh dear, why, girl?
Looking with the mouth and speaking with the eyes,
Can anyone speak words through their nose?
Tell me, can anyone?
Up on the Kanniyamma hill,
There lives a crow,
And it is practicing talking through its beak!
Go away, mister, mister, go away, mister!
Anyone can dance using their feet,
Can anyone dance using only their hands? Tell me, can they?
Is it enough to just talk? In a dance with me,
Can you actually match me and show what you can do?
Go away, mister, hey go away, mister!
Why girl, oh dear, why, girl?
Why girl, oh dear, oh dear...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful dance-duet song from Punar Jenmam features a spirited duel of wits and rhythmic skill between performance artists. The female lead starts with boastful pride in her dancing talent, claiming no one can beat her graceful, deer-like movements. The male singer counters her arrogance, urging her to prove her mettle on stage by singing in pitch and wearing ankle bells properly rather than just boasting.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Upamai (Simile)

Silaiyena aadum idaiyinai paaru

Compares the movement of the dancer's waist to a graceful carved sculpture ('Silaiyena aadum idaiyinai').

Iyaibu (Rhyme / End Rhyme)

Naan illai endraal aattamillai

Uses matching end-rhymes like 'aattamillai' and 'suvaiyum illai' to create rhythmic cohesion in the pallavi.

Sol Aniyakkal (Repetition for Emphasis)

Vaanga machaan haei vaanga machaan

Repetition of terms like 'Vaanga machaan' and 'Yendiyamma' enhances the conversational theatrical style of folk dance drama.

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Trivia

Composed by T. Chalapathi Rao with lyrics by Kannadasan, 'Punar Jenmam' (1961) starred Sivaji Ganesan and Padmini. The song showcases a classic theatrical 'Sawaal-Jawaab' (challenge and response) folk duet style, featuring high-energy vocal banter between Seerkazhi Govindarajan and S. Janaki.

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