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Lyrics & meaning

Nalla Kaariyam

From Enna Muthalali Sowkkiyama · 1972

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
L. R. Eswari
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Enna Muthalali Sowkkiyama
Movie release year
1972
Lyrics added on
19 Jul 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
……………….
Nalla kaariyam nadakkattum
Namakkullaagavae irukkattum
Inba vedhanai pirakkattum
Selva seemaangalae…
Nalla kaariyam nadakkattum
Namakkullaagavae irukkattum
Inba vedhanai pirakkattum
Selva seemaangalae…
Panamae naam thedum deivam
Panam vanthaal edhuvum seivom
Panamae naam thedum deivam
Panam vanthaal edhuvum seivom
Edhilellam inbam undo
Adhilellaam naangal undu
Edhilellam inbam undo
Adhilellaam naangal undu
Kallellaam kudiththa kinnangal
Kaayaththil valiththa kannangal
Manjaththil kalaiththa ullangal
Vaarungal kalanthu kollungal
Kallellaam kudiththa kinnangal
Kaayaththil valiththa kannangal
Manjaththil kalaiththa ullangal
Vaarungal kalanthu kollungal
Nalla kaariyam nadakkattum
Namakkullaagavae irukkattum
Inba vedhanai pirakkattum
Selva seemaangalae…
……………
Oru vaarththai naangal sonnaal
Adhu pogum vaanam mattum
Maru vaarththai yaarum sonnaal
Mudivondru kadhavai thattum
Mannellaam sivappu vannangal
Engaeyo thudikkum ennangal
Vaanaipol thirantha ullangal
Vaarungal kalanthu kollungal
Mannellaam sivappu vannangal
Engaeyo thudikkum ennangal
Vaanaipol thirantha ullangal
Vaarungal kalanthu kollungal
Nalla kaariyam nadakkattum
Namakkullaagavae irukkattum
Inba vedhanai pirakkattum
Selva seemaangalae…
...
Let a good deed take place,
Let it stay strictly between us,
Let a sweet agony be born,
O wealthy aristocrats...
Let a good deed take place,
Let it stay strictly between us,
Let a sweet agony be born,
O wealthy aristocrats...
Money is the god we seek,
If money arrives, we will do anything,
Money is the god we seek,
If money arrives, we will do anything,
Wherever pleasure exists,
We are present in all of it,
Wherever pleasure exists,
We are present in all of it,
Goblets that have drunk all the wine,
Cheeks aching from wounds,
Hearts exhausted on the bed,
Come, join and mingle,
Goblets that have drunk all the wine,
Cheeks aching from wounds,
Hearts exhausted on the bed,
Come, join and mingle,
Let a good deed take place,
Let it stay strictly between us,
Let a sweet agony be born,
O wealthy aristocrats...
...
If we utter a single word,
It will reach up to the sky,
If anyone speaks a word in return,
An end will knock on their door,
The entire ground is stained red,
Thoughts throbbing somewhere,
Hearts open wide like the sky,
Come, join and mingle,
The entire ground is stained red,
Thoughts throbbing somewhere,
Hearts open wide like the sky,
Come, join and mingle,
Let a good deed take place,
Let it stay strictly between us,
Let a sweet agony be born,
O wealthy aristocrats...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a classic 1970s Tamil film club/cabaret track depicting an underworld or elite secret gathering where money, pleasure, and power reign supreme. The singer addresses rich aristocrats ('selva seemaangalae'), inviting them to indulge in secrecy and hedonistic pleasures while emphasizing that money is their ultimate deity.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Oxymoron / Muran

“Inba vedhanai pirakkattum”

Combining contrasting terms 'Inba' (pleasure) and 'Vedhanai' (pain) to create the evocative concept of pleasurable agony.

Metaphor / Urvagamm

“Panamae naam thedum deivam”

Directly equating money with God ('Panamae naam thedum deivam').

Simile / Uvamai

“Vaanaipol thirantha ullangal”

Comparing open minds/hearts to the expansive sky using 'pol'.

Second-letter Rhyme / Etukai

“Kallellaam kudiththa kinnangal”

Matching second consonants across lines ('Kallellaam', 'Kaayaththil', 'Manjaththil').

Did you know?

Trivia

L. R. Eswari was the undisputed queen of seductive cabaret numbers and dance tracks in South Indian cinema throughout the 1960s and 1970s, with M. S. Viswanathan frequently composing jazz-and-brass infused arrangements tailored specifically for her voice.

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