Nandhavanaththilore Aandi
From Arasilangkumari · 1961
- Lyricist
- Pattukkottai Kalyanasundram
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- G. Ramanathan
- Details
- Arasilangkumari1961
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Nandhavanathilor aandi | There was a mendicant in the flower garden, |
| Avan vandha idathilor mangaiyai vendi | Desiring a maiden at the place he arrived at, |
| Nandhavanathilor aandi | There was a mendicant in the flower garden, |
| Avan vandha idathilor mangaiyai vendi | Desiring a maiden at the place he arrived at, |
| Male | |
| Vaarthaiyai kodutthu puttaandi | He gave his solemn word, |
| Ivan vambaaga maattittu | Now he got unnecessarily trapped in trouble, |
| Thongha poraandi | And is going to end up in a fix! |
| Nandhavanathilor aandi | There was a mendicant in the flower garden... |
| Male | |
| Kaashaayam kattikkittaandi | He attired himself in saffron robes, |
| Konjam kaadhal kadhaiyilum ottikkittaandi | And attached himself to a love story as well, |
| Kaashaayam kattikkittaandi | He attired himself in saffron robes, |
| Konjam kaadhal kadhaiyilum ottikkittaandi | And attached himself to a love story as well, |
| Male | |
| Veshathai maathikkittaandi | He changed his disguise, |
| Ippo verroru aalaagi veluthu katraandi | Now, as a completely different person, he is putting on a grand show! |
| Veshathai maathikkittaandi | He changed his disguise, |
| Ippo verroru aalaagi veluthu katraandi | Now, as a completely different person, he is putting on a grand show! |
| Male | |
| Nandhavanathilor aandi… | There was a mendicant in the flower garden... |
நந்தவனத்திலோர்
ஆண்டி அவன் வந்த இடத்தில்
ஓா் மங்கையை வேண்டி
நந்தவனத்திலோர் ஆண்டி
அவன் வந்த இடத்தில்
ஓா் மங்கையை வேண்டி
There was a mendicant in the flower garden,
Desiring a maiden at the place he arrived at,
There was a mendicant in the flower garden,
Desiring a maiden at the place he arrived at,
வார்த்தையை
கொடுத்துப்புட்டான்டி
இவன் வம்பாக மாட்டிட்டு
தொங்கப் போறான்டி
நந்தவனத்திலோர் ஆண்டி
He gave his solemn word,
Now he got unnecessarily trapped in trouble,
And is going to end up in a fix!
There was a mendicant in the flower garden...
காஷாயம்
கட்டிக்கிட்டான்டி
கொஞ்சம் காதல்
கதையிலும் ஒட்டிக்கிட்டான்டி
காஷாயம் கட்டிக்கிட்டான்டி
கொஞ்சம் காதல் கதையிலும்
ஒட்டிக்கிட்டான்டி
He attired himself in saffron robes,
And attached himself to a love story as well,
He attired himself in saffron robes,
And attached himself to a love story as well,
வேஷத்தை
மாத்திக்கிட்டான்டி
இப்போ வேறொரு
ஆளாகி வெளுத்துக்
கட்றான்டி வேஷத்தை
மாத்திக்கிட்டான்டி
இப்போ வேறொரு
ஆளாகி வெளுத்துக்
கட்றான்டி
He changed his disguise,
Now, as a completely different person, he is putting on a grand show!
He changed his disguise,
Now, as a completely different person, he is putting on a grand show!
நந்தவனத்திலோர்
ஆண்டி
There was a mendicant in the flower garden...
Nandhavanathilor aandi
There was a mendicant in the flower garden,
Avan vandha idathilor mangaiyai vendi
Desiring a maiden at the place he arrived at,
Nandhavanathilor aandi
There was a mendicant in the flower garden,
Avan vandha idathilor mangaiyai vendi
Desiring a maiden at the place he arrived at,
Vaarthaiyai kodutthu puttaandi
He gave his solemn word,
Ivan vambaaga maattittu
Now he got unnecessarily trapped in trouble,
Thongha poraandi
And is going to end up in a fix!
Nandhavanathilor aandi
There was a mendicant in the flower garden...
Kaashaayam kattikkittaandi
He attired himself in saffron robes,
Konjam kaadhal kadhaiyilum ottikkittaandi
And attached himself to a love story as well,
Kaashaayam kattikkittaandi
He attired himself in saffron robes,
Konjam kaadhal kadhaiyilum ottikkittaandi
And attached himself to a love story as well,
Veshathai maathikkittaandi
He changed his disguise,
Ippo verroru aalaagi veluthu katraandi
Now, as a completely different person, he is putting on a grand show!
Veshathai maathikkittaandi
He changed his disguise,
Ippo verroru aalaagi veluthu katraandi
Now, as a completely different person, he is putting on a grand show!
Nandhavanathilor aandi…
There was a mendicant in the flower garden...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This lighthearted satirical song plays on a classic Tamil philosophical motif to narrate the troubles of a protagonist who assumes disguises and makes promises of love. Donning saffron robes and shifting personas, he finds himself tangled up in unwanted trouble, forced to put on an elaborate act to escape his predicament. Written by the acclaimed poet Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram, the song cleverly adapts traditional folk poetic forms to deliver sharp humor matching the comedic situation in the film's narrative.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Allusion / Parody (இடைச்சொல் / நகைச்சுவை முரண்)
“Nandhavanathilor aandi”
Direct allusion to the famous philosophical verse by Kaduveli Siddhar ('Nandhavanathil Oor Aandi'), cleverly repurposed into a comical narrative about romance and disguises.
Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyme / எதுகை)
“Kaashaayam kattikkittaandi / Veshathai maathikkittaandi”
Matching second consonants across consecutive lines, such as 'Kaashaayam' and 'Veshathai' or internal rhymes like 'kodutthu' and 'maattittu'.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme / இயைபு)
“Vaarthaiyai kodutthu puttaandi / Ivan vambaaga maattittu / Thongha poraandi”
Consistent rhythmic end-rhyme suffixing (-aandi) across lines: 'puttaandi', 'poraandi', 'kattikkittaandi', 'katraandi'.
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Trivia
The song is a humorous parody of Kaduveli Siddhar's mystical poem 'Nandhavanathil Oor Aandi'. In the film Arasilangkumari (1961), starring M. G. Ramachandran, lyricist Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram adapted this well-known spiritual refrain to suit a comedic situation involving disguises. The film's music was composed by G. Ramanathan.
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