♫ Tanglish lyrics	↻ English translation
Male
Maambazham illai endru	Because there was no mango fruit,
Saambalai poosi kondu maamalai yaeriya	Smearing ashes and climbing the great mountain,
Chorus :Paarvathi baalanae	Oh Son of Parvathi!
Male :Aandiyin vaedathai	Taking the guise of a mendicant,
Chorus :Thaangiya seeranae	Oh glorious one who bore it!
Male :Naan thozhudhen unnaiyae	I worshipped you alone.
Chorus :Vadivelanae kaatharulvaai ennaiyae	Oh Vadivelan, protect and bless me!
Male
Oor nadappai chollavaa	Shall I tell you what is happening in the town?
Thava kolam vittu	Leaving your ascetic form,
Chorus :Seer thirutham seiya vaa	Come to bring about reform!
Male
Naaraayana naaraayana naaraayana	Narayana, Narayana, Narayana!
Male
Vaarum naaradharae enna vishayam	Welcome Sage Narada, what is the matter?
Male
Murugaa thamizh azhagaa	Oh Muruga, embodiment of Tamil beauty!
Senthil kumaraa	Oh Kumara of Senthil!
Oru maambazhathukkaaga	Just for the sake of a single mango fruit,
Un thaai thandhaiyidam	With your mother and father,
Kobithu kondu nee ippadi varalaamaa	Should you get angry and leave like this?
Appanukkae paadam sonna subbaiyaa	Oh Subbaiah who taught a lesson to his own father,
Idhu thappaiyaa (Dialogue)	Is this not wrong?
Male
Naaradharae nee varuveer endru	Oh Narada, that you would come,
Yaam edhir paarkkavillai	I did not expect.
Ondru irandu moondru endru	Saying one, two, and three,
Varisai paduthi paada awvai paatti varavillai…	Grandma Avvai did not come to line up and sing…
(Dialogue)	(Dialogue)
Male
Andhammaavukku vayasaayiduchu	That old lady has grown very old,
Kaila vechirundha kuchiya	The walking stick she held in her hand,
Vera evano pudingittu poiyittaan	Someone else snatched it away and went.
Adhanaala vara mudiyala	Therefore, she could not come.
Ippozhudhu nee udanae	Now you must immediately,
Kailaasathukku vara vendum	Come to Mount Kailash.
Male
Endrumae illamal indha boologathil	Unlike ever before, in this earthly world,
Ippozhudhu egapatta paraparappana kulappam	Now an immense chaotic confusion,
Yerpattirukiradhu adhanaal nee devalogathukku	Has arisen; therefore, you to the celestial realm,
Vandhu un thaai thandhaiyai sandhithu	Must come, meet your parents,
Idhu vishayamaaga oru discussion seidhu	Have a discussion regarding this issue,
Oru decision kku vara vendum	And arrive at a decision.
Aandi kolathai kalaithu kondu ennodu vaa	Shed this mendicant attire and come with me!
(Dialogue)	(Dialogue)
Male
Naaradhaa neer enna sonnaalum	Oh Narada, whatever you say,
Yaam edutha mudivil maatram illai	There is no change in the decision I have taken!
(Dialogue)	(Dialogue)
Male
Naaraayana naaraayana	Narayana, Narayana
(Dialogue)	(Dialogue)
Male
Ooru kettu kedakkudhaiyaa	The town has fallen into ruin, oh Lord!
Aarumuga naayaganae	Oh Lord with six faces!
Paadha kettu nadakkudhaiyaa	People are straying onto wrong paths,
Yaeru mayil vaagananae	Oh One who rides the peacock!
Boologa perumai ellaam pochudhu	All the glory of the earthly world is gone,
Poiyargal kaalam endru aachudhu	It has become the era of liars.
Yaarum paakkalaiyae yaennu kekkalaiyae	Nobody pays attention, nobody asks why,
Chorus
Needhi niyaayam illae murugaiyaa	Justice and fairness are gone, oh Muruga!
Nee thaan vel eduttu varuviyaa	Will you come wielding your spear?
Male
Ooru kettu kedakkudhaiyaa	The town has fallen into ruin, oh Lord!
Aarumuga naayaganae	Oh Lord with six faces!
Paadha kettu nadakkudhaiyaa	People are straying onto wrong paths,
Yaeru mayil vaagananae	Oh One who rides the peacock!
Male
Yeraalam saadhi thaan	Numerous castes have cropped up,
Ellaamae modhi thaan	Everyone is clashing with each other,
Chorus
Poraada naaridichu veedhi thaan	The streets are shredded and ruined in conflict!
Male
Aalaalu katchi thaan	Everyone has formed their own political party,
Angangae vechu thaan	Setting them up everywhere,
Chorus
Kolaaru aayiduchu veedhi thaan	The streets have fallen into chaos!
Male
Thinna paechu veeram thaan	Heroism exists only in boastful talk,
Thillu mullu kaaram thaan	Fraudulence is rampant everywhere,
Machu veettil vaazhura	Living in multi-storeyed mansions,
Chorus :Kaalam aachu	It has become that era!
Male
Paattaalinga paadu thaan	The plight of the working class,
Sonnaa vekka kedu thaan	Is shamefully bad if spoken about,
Kuchu veettil vaazhura	Living in tiny thatched huts,
Chorus : Kolam aachu	Has become their plight!
Male
Nee paathu idha maathu	Look at this and transform it,
Vadivaelavaa vaa	Oh Vadivelava, come!
Chorus
Velaayudham nee thookkanum	You must wield your divine Spear,
Poi veshangala thoolaakkanum	You must shatter these false pretenses into dust!
Male
Ooru kettu kedakkudhaiyaa	The town has fallen into ruin, oh Lord!
Aarumuga naayaganae	Oh Lord with six faces!
Paadha kettu nadakkudhaiyaa	People are straying onto wrong paths,
Yaeru mayil vaagananae	Oh One who rides the peacock!
Male
Uchiyila motta thaan	Shaved head on top,
Udhraatcha kotta thaan	Wearing Rudraksha beads,
Chorus
Nethiyila poosiyadhaen patta thaan	Sacred ash lines smeared on the forehead!
Male
Ellaamae vittidu	Renounce all of this,
En kooda vandhidu	Come along with me!
Chorus
Yenyaa un appan kooda sanda thaan	Why this feud with your own father?
Male
Appan pulla seranum	Father and son must reunite,
Koba thaabam theeranum	Anger and resentment must end,
Makkal kura theeranum	People's grievances must be resolved,
Chorus :Ungalaalae	Through you!
Male
Bhaaradhatha kaakkanum	You must protect Bharat (India),
Patta maram pookkanum	Dead trees must bloom again,
Pannirendaa minnura	Sparkling like twelve,
Chorus :Kangalaalae	With your divine eyes!
Male
Yei kandhaa nee vandhaa	Oh Skanda, if you come,
Nalla naeram thaan vaa	It will be an auspicious time, come!
Chorus
Pandaaramaa yen nikkanum	Why stand like a penniless ascetic?
Andha dhandaayudham yen thookkanum	Why hold that ascetic staff?
Male
Ooru kettu kedakkudhaiyaa	The town has fallen into ruin, oh Lord!
Aarumuga naayaganae	Oh Lord with six faces!
Paadha kettu nadakkudhaiyaa	People are straying onto wrong paths,
Yaeru mayil vaagananae	Oh One who rides the peacock!
Boologa perumai ellaam pochudhu	All the glory of the earthly world is gone,
Poiyargal kaalam endru aachudhu	It has become the era of liars.
Yaarum paakkalaiyae yaennu kekkalaiyae	Nobody pays attention, nobody asks why,
Chorus
Needhi niyaayam illae murugaiyaa	Justice and fairness are gone, oh Muruga!
Nee thaan vel eduttu varuviyaa	Will you come wielding your spear?
Needhi niyaayam illae murugaiyaa	Justice and fairness are gone, oh Muruga!
Nee thaan vel eduttu varuviyaa	Will you come wielding your spear?

Lyrics & meaning

Song interpretation

Poetic devices

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyming)

Metaphor

Allegory / Satire

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