Naan Sonnal Podhum
From Mudi Sooda Mannan · 1978
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
- Music director
- Satyam
- Details
- Mudi Sooda Mannan1978
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| …………… | ... |
| Female | |
| Naan sonnaal pothum | If I say so, |
| Sooriyan kooda mergil udhikkumadi | Even the sun will rise in the west, girl. |
| Naan sonnaal pothum | If I say so, |
| Sooriyan kooda mergil udhikkumadi | Even the sun will rise in the west, girl. |
| En rajangam ennaalum nadakkumadi | My kingdom will flourish forever, girl. |
| En aanaikkul ellaamae adakkamadi | Everything is under my command, girl. |
| Female | |
| Naan sonnaal pothum | If I say so, |
| Sooriyan kooda mergil udhikkumadi | Even the sun will rise in the west, girl. |
| En rajangam ennaalum nadakkumadi | My kingdom will flourish forever, girl. |
| En aanaikkul ellaamae adakkamadi | Everything is under My command, girl. |
| Chorus | |
| Muyalukku moondru kaalgal endru | Even if she claims that a rabbit has only three legs, |
| Solvaal raniyamma | When the queen lady says so, |
| Entha payalukkum yaennu ketpatharkku | Does any guy have the guts to ask 'why'? |
| Ennadi paithiyamaa | Are they crazy, girl? |
| Female | |
| Maanjolai poonguyilgal | The flowering cuckoos of the mango grove, |
| Maalaiyil enakkaaga | In the evening, especially for me, |
| Mangala geedhangal muzhangumadi | Will sound auspicious songs, girl. |
| Chorus :Aa….aa….aa….aa… | Chorus: Aa....aa....aa....aa... |
| Female | |
| Naadaala naan piranthaen needhigal niyaayangal | I was born to rule the nation; justice and fairness, |
| Naalvagai senaigal en adimai | And the fourfold armies are all my slaves. |
| En aanaikkul ellaamae adakkamadi | Everything is under my command, girl. |
| Female | |
| Naan sonnaal pothum | If I say so, |
| Sooriyan kooda mergil udhikkumadi | Even the sun will rise in the west, girl. |
| En rajangam ennaalum nadakkumadi | My kingdom will flourish forever, girl. |
| En aanaikkul ellaamae adakkamadi | Everything is under my command, girl. |
| Male | |
| Oohho oo….oo…..ohh….aa….aa….aa…. | Oohho oo....oo.....ohh....aa....aa....aa.... |
| Male | |
| Pattaadadi pallaakku palavitha parivaaram | Palanquins made of silk and various retinues, |
| Padai palam adhigaaram nilaikaathadi | Military power and authority will not last forever, girl. |
| Chorus :Aa…aa…aah…aa…. | Chorus: Aa...aa...aah...aa.... |
| Male | |
| Pollaatha selvaakku yaezhaiyin munnaadi | Your wicked influence, before the poor man, |
| Udaipadum kannaadi nee paaradi | Is like broken glass—look at it, girl! |
| Un maanangal kaattrodu parakkumadi | Your pride and honor will fly away with the wind, girl. |
| Male | |
| Nee sonnaal pothum yaezhaikalukku | Just because you command it, |
| Soru kidaikkumadi | Will the poor get food, girl? |
| Nee sonnaal pothum yaezhaikalukku | Just because you command it, |
| Soru kidaikkumadi | Will the poor get food, girl? |
| Un saamrajiyam thalaikeezhaai irukkuthadi | Your empire is turned upside down, girl. |
| Ingu saathaangal vedhangal padikkuthadi | Here, demons are reciting the holy Vedas, girl. |
| Chorus | |
| Adi vampula vanthu maattikittaaru | Oh, he voluntarily came and got caught in trouble, |
| Aiyyaa thairiyamaa | With so much boldness, sir! |
| Ivan nampurathellaam | Are the things that he blindly believes in, |
| Naattila ippa nadakkura kaariyamaa | Actually taking place in this country nowadays? |
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நான் சொன்னால் போதும்
சூரியன் கூட மேற்கில் உதிக்குமடி
நான் சொன்னால் போதும்
சூரியன் கூட மேற்கில் உதிக்குமடி
என் ராஜாங்கம் எந்நாளும் நடக்குமடி
என் ஆணைக்குள் எல்லாமே அடக்கமடி....
If I say so,
Even the sun will rise in the west, girl.
If I say so,
Even the sun will rise in the west, girl.
My kingdom will flourish forever, girl.
Everything is under my command, girl.
நான் சொன்னால் போதும்
சூரியன் கூட மேற்கில் உதிக்குமடி
என் ராஜாங்கம் எந்நாளும் நடக்குமடி
என் ஆணைக்குள் எல்லாமே அடக்கமடி....
If I say so,
Even the sun will rise in the west, girl.
My kingdom will flourish forever, girl.
Everything is under My command, girl.
முயலுக்கு மூன்று கால்கள் என்று
சொல்வாள் ராணியம்மா
எந்த பயலுக்கும் ஏன்னு கேட்பதற்கு
என்னடி பைத்தியமா.....
Even if she claims that a rabbit has only three legs,
When the queen lady says so,
Does any guy have the guts to ask 'why'?
Are they crazy, girl?
மாஞ்சோலை பூங்குயில்கள்
மாலையில் எனக்காக
மங்கல கீதங்கள் முழங்குமடி
குழு :
ஆ....ஆ....ஆ....ஆ....
The flowering cuckoos of the mango grove,
In the evening, especially for me,
Will sound auspicious songs, girl.
Chorus: Aa....aa....aa....aa...
நாடாள நான் பிறந்தேன் நீதிகள் நியாயங்கள்
நால்வகை சேனைகள் என் அடிமை
என் ஆணைக்குள் எல்லாமே அடக்கமடி
I was born to rule the nation; justice and fairness,
And the fourfold armies are all my slaves.
Everything is under my command, girl.
நான் சொன்னால் போதும்
சூரியன் கூட மேற்கில் உதிக்குமடி
என் ராஜாங்கம் எந்நாளும் நடக்குமடி
என் ஆணைக்குள் எல்லாமே அடக்கமடி....
If I say so,
Even the sun will rise in the west, girl.
My kingdom will flourish forever, girl.
Everything is under my command, girl.
ஓஹ்ஹோ ஓ....ஓ.....ஓஹ்.....ஆ....ஆ....ஆ....
Oohho oo....oo.....ohh....aa....aa....aa....
பட்டாடை பல்லாக்கு பலவித பரிவாரம்
படை பலம் அதிகாரம் நிலைக்காதடி
குழு :
ஆ....ஆ....ஆஹ்.....ஆ......
Palanquins made of silk and various retinues,
Military power and authority will not last forever, girl.
Chorus: Aa...aa...aah...aa....
பொல்லாத செல்வாக்கு ஏழையின் முன்னாடி
உடைபடும் கண்ணாடி நீ பாரடி
உன் மானங்கள் காற்றோடு பறக்குமடி
Your wicked influence, before the poor man,
Is like broken glass—look at it, girl!
Your pride and honor will fly away with the wind, girl.
நீ சொன்னால் போதும் ஏழைகளுக்கு
சோறு கிடைக்குமடி
நீ சொன்னால் போதும் ஏழைகளுக்கு
சோறு கிடைக்குமடி
உன் சாம்ராஜ்யம் தலைகீழாய் இருக்குதடி
இங்கு சாத்தான்கள் வேதங்கள் படிக்குதடி..
Just because you command it,
Will the poor get food, girl?
Just because you command it,
Will the poor get food, girl?
Your empire is turned upside down, girl.
Here, demons are reciting the holy Vedas, girl.
அடி வம்புல வந்து மாட்டிகிட்டாரு
ஐயா தைரியமா
இவன் நம்புறதெல்லாம்
நாட்டில இப்ப நடக்குற காரியமா
Oh, he voluntarily came and got caught in trouble,
With so much boldness, sir!
Are the things that he blindly believes in,
Actually taking place in this country nowadays?
……………
...
Naan sonnaal pothum
If I say so,
Sooriyan kooda mergil udhikkumadi
Even the sun will rise in the west, girl.
Naan sonnaal pothum
If I say so,
Sooriyan kooda mergil udhikkumadi
Even the sun will rise in the west, girl.
En rajangam ennaalum nadakkumadi
My kingdom will flourish forever, girl.
En aanaikkul ellaamae adakkamadi
Everything is under my command, girl.
Naan sonnaal pothum
If I say so,
Sooriyan kooda mergil udhikkumadi
Even the sun will rise in the west, girl.
En rajangam ennaalum nadakkumadi
My kingdom will flourish forever, girl.
En aanaikkul ellaamae adakkamadi
Everything is under My command, girl.
Muyalukku moondru kaalgal endru
Even if she claims that a rabbit has only three legs,
Solvaal raniyamma
When the queen lady says so,
Entha payalukkum yaennu ketpatharkku
Does any guy have the guts to ask 'why'?
Ennadi paithiyamaa
Are they crazy, girl?
Maanjolai poonguyilgal
The flowering cuckoos of the mango grove,
Maalaiyil enakkaaga
In the evening, especially for me,
Mangala geedhangal muzhangumadi
Will sound auspicious songs, girl.
Chorus :Aa….aa….aa….aa…
Chorus: Aa....aa....aa....aa...
Naadaala naan piranthaen needhigal niyaayangal
I was born to rule the nation; justice and fairness,
Naalvagai senaigal en adimai
And the fourfold armies are all my slaves.
En aanaikkul ellaamae adakkamadi
Everything is under my command, girl.
Naan sonnaal pothum
If I say so,
Sooriyan kooda mergil udhikkumadi
Even the sun will rise in the west, girl.
En rajangam ennaalum nadakkumadi
My kingdom will flourish forever, girl.
En aanaikkul ellaamae adakkamadi
Everything is under my command, girl.
Oohho oo….oo…..ohh….aa….aa….aa….
Oohho oo....oo.....ohh....aa....aa....aa....
Pattaadadi pallaakku palavitha parivaaram
Palanquins made of silk and various retinues,
Padai palam adhigaaram nilaikaathadi
Military power and authority will not last forever, girl.
Chorus :Aa…aa…aah…aa….
Chorus: Aa...aa...aah...aa....
Pollaatha selvaakku yaezhaiyin munnaadi
Your wicked influence, before the poor man,
Udaipadum kannaadi nee paaradi
Is like broken glass—look at it, girl!
Un maanangal kaattrodu parakkumadi
Your pride and honor will fly away with the wind, girl.
Nee sonnaal pothum yaezhaikalukku
Just because you command it,
Soru kidaikkumadi
Will the poor get food, girl?
Nee sonnaal pothum yaezhaikalukku
Just because you command it,
Soru kidaikkumadi
Will the poor get food, girl?
Un saamrajiyam thalaikeezhaai irukkuthadi
Your empire is turned upside down, girl.
Ingu saathaangal vedhangal padikkuthadi
Here, demons are reciting the holy Vedas, girl.
Adi vampula vanthu maattikittaaru
Oh, he voluntarily came and got caught in trouble,
Aiyyaa thairiyamaa
With so much boldness, sir!
Ivan nampurathellaam
Are the things that he blindly believes in,
Naattila ippa nadakkura kaariyamaa
Actually taking place in this country nowadays?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a dramatic duel of words between an arrogant ruler (or aristocrat) boasting of supreme dominance and a counter-perspective that exposes the fragility of oppressive power. The male protagonist claims absolute authority over nature and humans alike, boasting that even the sun would change its course at his command and that no one dares challenge his decree. In response, the female voice highlights the reality of the underprivileged, mocking his vanity as hollow and reminding him that true power cannot feed the hungry or withstand the inevitable turn of justice.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Hyperbole (Athisayokthi / உயர்வு நவிற்சி அணி)
“Sooriyan kooda mergil udhikkumadi”
Extravagant exaggeration used to show supreme arrogance, claiming that the sun would rise in the west if commanded.
Idiom / Proverbial Allusion (பழமொழி பாணி)
“Muyalukku moondru kaalgal endru”
Refers to the popular Tamil idiom 'Muyalukku moondru kaal' (claiming a rabbit has three legs) to denote obstinate and absurd dictatorial stubbornness.
Simile / Metaphor (உவமை / உருவகம்)
“Udaipadum kannaadi nee paaradi”
Compares tyrannical power and influence to fragile glass that shatters when faced with the suffering and truth of the poor.
Irony / Oxymoron (முரண் நயம)
“Ingu saathaangal vedhangal padikkuthadi”
Combines 'saathaangal' (devils/demons) with 'vedhangal' (sacred texts) to express hypocrisy in the current state of governance.
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Trivia
Mudi Sooda Mannan (1978) stars Jaishankar and Sridevi. The film's soundtrack was composed by Satyam, a prominent composer in Telugu and Tamil cinema during the 70s and 80s, known for creating dramatic orchestral compositions for hero-centric period/action films.
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