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Naan Pidikkum Mappillaithan

From Mundhanai Mudichu · 1983

Lyricist
Pulamaipithan
Singers
S. Janaki, Chorus
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Mundhanai Mudichu
Movie release year
1983
Lyrics added on
25 Oct 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aaaan….
Naan pidikkum maappillai thaan
Naadarinja manmadhanda
Ahaa abaaram parimala
Mela sollu
Naan pidikkum maappillai thaan
Naadarinja manmadhanda
Naan podura kottukulla
Kattu pattu vaazhanum veetukkulla
Naan kaikatti vaai pothi
Nillunaa nikkanum doi
Adadadada
Naan pidikkum maappillai thaan
Naadarinja manmadhanda
Naan podura kottukulla
Chorus :Kattu pattu
Female :Vaazhanum veetukkulla
Naan kaikatti vaai pothi
Nillunaa nikkanum doi
Adadadada
…………………….
Moonjiya thookkaama
Kaanchipurapattu vaangi kodukkanum doi
Chorus :Aamaamaa vaangi kodukanum doi
Female :Raathiri showuvukku
Tooringtalkies kutittu poganum doi
Chorus :Engalaiyum kutittu poganum doi
Female :Haang
Saamathila kaal valichaa
Neevi vida kathukkanum
Seval kozhi koovum munnae
Vaasalaiyum koottanum doi
Male :Aahaa mothathil pondaatti neeyalla maappillai doi
Dum dum dum dum dum
Naan pidikkum maappillai thaan
Naadarinja manmadhanda
Naan podura kottukulla
Chorus :Kattu pattu
Female :Vaazhanum veetukkulla
Naan kaikatti vaai pothi
Nillunaa nikkanum doi
Adadadada
Maamaanu koopitta yemaanu ketkaama
Thaapala podanum doi
Chorus :Aamaamaa thaapala podanum doi
Dialogue :………………….
Female :Maamaanu koopitta yemaanu ketkaama
Thaapala podanum doi
Chorus :Aamaamaa thaapala podanum doi
Female :Maanunnu thaenunnu malligai poo vachu
Maarula saaikanum doi
Chorus :Aamaamaa maarula saaikanum doi
Aambillathaan pethukanum aarirarooo paadikanum
Orr ulagam mechumppadi maami enna vachukkanum
……………………..
Oru vappaatti kippaatti vaikaama paathukanum
Female :Aamaamaamaamaa
Naan pidikkum maappillai thaan
Naadarinja manmadhanda
Naan podura kottukulla
Chorus :Kattu pattu
Female :Vaazhanum veetukkulla
Naan kaikatti vaai pothi
Nillunaa nikkanum doi
Adadadada
Naan pidikkum maappillai thaan
Naadarinja manmadhanda
Naan pidikkum maappillai thaan
Aaaah...
The groom I choose to marry,
will be a Manmathan (god of love) known across the land!
Aha, wonderful, Parimala!
Tell us more!
The groom I choose to marry,
will be a Manmathan (god of love) known across the land!
Within the line I draw,
he must live obediently inside our home!
With folded hands and mouth covered in silence,
if I say 'Stand!', he must stand right there, my dear!
My, oh my!
The groom I choose to marry,
will be a Manmathan (god of love) known across the land!
Within the line I draw,
Chorus: Obeying every rule,
Female: he must live inside our home!
With folded hands and mouth covered in silence,
if I say 'Stand!', he must stand right there, my dear!
My, oh my!
...
Without sulking or making faces,
he must buy and gift me Kanchipuram silk sarees, my dear!
Chorus: Yes, yes, he must buy and gift them, my dear!
Female: For the late-night show,
he must take me to the touring talkies (tent cinema), my dear!
Chorus: He must take us along too, my dear!
Female: Aha!
If my legs ache in the middle of the night,
he must learn to gently massage them!
Before the rooster crows at dawn,
he must sweep the front courtyard clean, my dear!
Male: Aha! In short, you are not the wife—the groom is, girl!
Dum dum dum dum dum!
The groom I choose to marry,
will be a Manmathan (god of love) known across the land!
Within the line I draw,
Chorus: Obeying every rule,
Female: he must live inside our home!
With folded hands and mouth covered in silence,
if I say 'Stand!', he must stand right there, my dear!
My, oh my!
If I call out 'Darling!', without asking 'What is it?',
he must bolt the door right away, my dear!
Chorus: Yes, yes, he must bolt the door right away, my dear!
Dialogue: ...
Female: If I call out 'Darling!', without asking 'What is it?',
he must bolt the door right away, my dear!
Chorus: Yes, yes, he must bolt the door right away, my dear!
Female: Calling me his deer and honey, decking me with jasmine,
he must hold me close to his chest, my dear!
Chorus: Yes, yes, he must hold you close to his chest, my dear!
He must bear a baby boy and sing him lullabies!
And his mother must pamper me so well that the whole world admires it!
...
He must take good care never to keep a mistress on the side!
Female: Yes, yes, yes, yes!
The groom I choose to marry,
will be a Manmathan (god of love) known across the land!
Within the line I draw,
Chorus: Obeying every rule,
Female: he must live inside our home!
With folded hands and mouth covered in silence,
if I say 'Stand!', he must stand right there, my dear!
My, oh my!
The groom I choose to marry,
will be a Manmathan (god of love) known across the land!
The groom I choose to marry!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful and humorous song from 'Mundhanai Mudichu' features the female lead expressing her comedic, role-reversing expectations for her future husband. She humorously demands that her ideal groom be obedient, buy her fine Kanchipuram silk, take her to touring talkies, perform household chores like sweeping the yard, massage her feet, and remain strictly faithful while affectionally taking care of her and their future children.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Rhyme / Monorhyme (Aged endings)

Nillunaa nikkanum doi

The repetitive use of 'doi' at the end of multiple consecutive lines creates a lighthearted, rhythmic folk rhyme pattern.

Humorous Hyperbole & Role Reversal

Seval kozhi koovum munnae / Vaasalaiyum koottanum doi

Exaggerated demands of domestic dominance by the bride, reversing traditional gender roles in rural storytelling.

Metaphor

Naadarinja manmadhanda

Comparing the groom to 'Manmadhan' (Cupid / the god of love) while expecting complete obedience.

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Trivia

'Mundhanai Mudichu' (1983) was directed by K. Bhagyaraj, who also played the lead role. The soundtrack was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, and lyrics were penned by Pulamaipithan. The song showcases classic Tamil folk-pop orchestration and conversational lyricism characteristic of Bhagyaraj's signature comedic cinema.

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