Paaduven Kelungal Thozhargale
From Ilayapiravigal · 1983
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- Sangeetha Rajeshwaran
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Details
- Ilayapiravigal1983
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Paaduven kelungal thozhargalae | I will sing, listen my friends, |
| Anbaana nanbargalae | My dear friends, |
| Ovvoru vaaththiyaar entha maathiri | How each teacher is like, |
| Mimikkiri pannuvaen antha maathiri | I will do mimicry like that. |
| Female | |
| Paaduven kelungal thozhargalae | I will sing, listen my friends, |
| Anbaana nanbargalae | My dear friends, |
| Female | |
| Namma english vaaththiyaar peru ganapathi rawthaan | Our English teacher's name is Ganapathi Rao, |
| Nada ippadiththaan irukkum avar | His walk is like this, |
| Paanaiyin udalirukkum poonaiyin kuralirukkum | He has a pot-like body and a cat-like voice, |
| Paadiyum valainjirukkum thaadiyum valarnthirukkum | His spine is bent and his beard is grown, |
| Appaavi aanaalum sidumoonji….. | Though innocent, he is grumpy-faced... |
| Female | |
| Paaduven kelungal thozhargalae | I will sing, listen my friends, |
| Anbaana nanbargalae | My dear friends, |
| Ovvoru vaaththiyaar entha maathiri | How each teacher is like, |
| Mimikkiri pannuvaen antha maathiri | I will do mimicry like that. |
| Female | |
| Naama tamil padikkum vaaththiyaar peru thaaththasaarithaan | The teacher from whom we learn Tamil is named Thathachari, |
| Avar tamizhil bodhaiyundu ooru pandiserithaan | He is intoxicated by Tamil, and his hometown is Pondicherry, |
| Kaalarillaa sattai kayil podimatta | He wears a collarless shirt and holds a snuff container in hand, |
| Neththiyilae patta nadu thalaiyil sotta | Sacred ash mark on forehead and bald patch in the middle of his head, |
| Female | |
| Sotta thala palapalannu kannaadi polirukkum | That bald head shines brightly like a mirror, |
| Pottapulla thalaseevi pottu vachchu poo mudikkum | A young girl combs her hair, wears a bindi, and decorates it with flowers, |
| Ippothum eppothum azhumoonji | Always and forever a whiny-faced person, |
| Ippothum eppothum azhumoonji | Always and forever a whiny-faced person, |
| Female | |
| Paaduven kelungal thozhargalae | I will sing, listen my friends, |
| Anbaana nanbargalae | My dear friends, |
| Ovvoru vaaththiyaar entha maathiri | How each teacher is like, |
| Mimikkiri pannuvaen antha maathiri | I will do mimicry like that. |
| Female | |
| Paaduven kelungal thozhargalae | I will sing, listen my friends, |
| Anbaana nanbargalae | My dear friends, |
| Female | |
| Namma kanakku vaaththiyaar peru adaikkalasaami | Our mathematics teacher's name is Adaikkalasami, |
| Dhinam kanakku poda solli poradikkira saami | He bores us every day asking us to solve math problems, |
| Kanakkula medhaiyinnu perai eduththavaru | He who earned the reputation of being a genius in math, |
| Kanakkae illama pullaigalai peththavaru | Fathered children without any count, |
| Aaan yaezhu penn yaezhu padhinezhu… | Seven boys, seven girls, seventeen... |
| Female | |
| Indha vaaththiyaargal ellaam ungal thanthaiyai polae | All these teachers are like your father, |
| Neengal maanavargal ellaam peththa pillaigal polae | All you students are like their begotten children, |
| Veligal polirunthu kaappavar ivarandro | Are they not the ones who protect us like fences? |
| Goligal palavaaru seivathu thavarandro | Is it not wrong to play around and do mischief? |
| Ennaagum sollungal edhirkaalam | Tell me, what will happen to the future? |
| Female | |
| Paaduven kelungal thozhargalae | I will sing, listen my friends, |
| Anbaana nanbargalae | My dear friends, |
| Ovvoru vaaththiyaar entha maathiri | How each teacher is like, |
| Mimikkiri pannuvaen antha maathiri | I will do mimicry like that. |
| Female | |
| Nalla per vaanguvom vaaththiyaaridam | We shall earn a good name from our teachers, |
| Vaangiyae vaazhuvom entha naalilum | Earning it, we shall live well on all days. |
| Nalla per vaanguvom vaaththiyaaridam | We shall earn a good name from our teachers, |
| Vaangiyae vaazhuvom entha naalilum | Earning it, we shall live well on all days. |
பாடுவேன் கேளுங்கள் தோழர்களே
அன்பான நண்பர்களே
ஒவ்வொரு வாத்தியார் எந்த மாதிரி
மிமிக்கிரி பண்ணுவேன் அந்த மாதிரி
I will sing, listen my friends,
My dear friends,
How each teacher is like,
I will do mimicry like that.
பாடுவேன் கேளுங்கள் தோழர்களே
அன்பான நண்பர்களே
I will sing, listen my friends,
My dear friends,
நம்ம இங்கிலீஷ் வாத்தியார் பேரு கணபதி ராவ்தான்
நட இப்படித்தான் இருக்கும் அவர்......
பானையின் உடலிருக்கும் பூனையின் குரலிருக்கும்
பாடியும் வளைஞ்சிருக்கும் தாடியும் வளர்ந்திருக்கும்
அப்பாவி ஆனாலும் சிடுமூஞ்சி....
Our English teacher's name is Ganapathi Rao,
His walk is like this,
He has a pot-like body and a cat-like voice,
His spine is bent and his beard is grown,
Though innocent, he is grumpy-faced...
பாடுவேன் கேளுங்கள் தோழர்களே
அன்பான நண்பர்களே
ஒவ்வொரு வாத்தியார் எந்த மாதிரி
மிமிக்கிரி பண்ணுவேன் அந்த மாதிரி
I will sing, listen my friends,
My dear friends,
How each teacher is like,
I will do mimicry like that.
நாம தமிழ் படிக்கும் வாத்தியார் பேரு தாத்தாசாரிதான்
அவர் தமிழில் போதையுண்டு ஊரு பாண்டிச்சேரிதான்
காலரில்லா சட்டை கையில் பொடிமட்ட
நெத்தியிலே பட்ட நடுத்தலையில் சொட்ட
The teacher from whom we learn Tamil is named Thathachari,
He is intoxicated by Tamil, and his hometown is Pondicherry,
He wears a collarless shirt and holds a snuff container in hand,
Sacred ash mark on forehead and bald patch in the middle of his head,
சொட்ட தல பளபளன்னு கண்ணாடி போலிருக்கும்
பொட்டப்புள்ள தலச்சீவி பொட்டு வச்சு பூமுடிக்கும்
இப்போதும் எப்போதும் அழுமூஞ்சி
இப்போதும் எப்போதும் அழுமூஞ்சி...
That bald head shines brightly like a mirror,
A young girl combs her hair, wears a bindi, and decorates it with flowers,
Always and forever a whiny-faced person,
Always and forever a whiny-faced person,
பாடுவேன் கேளுங்கள் தோழர்களே
அன்பான நண்பர்களே
ஒவ்வொரு வாத்தியார் எந்த மாதிரி
மிமிக்கிரி பண்ணுவேன் அந்த மாதிரி
I will sing, listen my friends,
My dear friends,
How each teacher is like,
I will do mimicry like that.
பாடுவேன் கேளுங்கள் தோழர்களே
அன்பான நண்பர்களே
I will sing, listen my friends,
My dear friends,
நம்ம கணக்கு வாத்தியார் பேரு அடைக்கலசாமி
தினம் கணக்கு போடச் சொல்லி போரடிக்கிற சாமி
கணக்குல மேதையின்னு பேரை எடுத்தவரு
கணக்கே இல்லாம புள்ளைங்களை பெத்தவரு
ஆண் ஏழு பெண் ஏழு பதினாலு.....
Our mathematics teacher's name is Adaikkalasami,
He bores us every day asking us to solve math problems,
He who earned the reputation of being a genius in math,
Fathered children without any count,
Seven boys, seven girls, seventeen...
இந்த வாத்தியார்கள் எல்லாம் உங்கள் தந்தையை போலே
நீங்கள் மாணவர்கள் எல்லாம் பெத்த பிள்ளைகள் போலே
வேலிகள் போலிருந்து காப்பவர் இவரன்றோ
கேலிகள் பலவாறு செய்வது தவறன்றோ
என்னாகும் சொல்லுங்கள் எதிர்காலம்
All these teachers are like your father,
All you students are like their begotten children,
Are they not the ones who protect us like fences?
Is it not wrong to play around and do mischief?
Tell me, what will happen to the future?
பாடுவேன் கேளுங்கள் தோழர்களே
அன்பான நண்பர்களே
நல்ல பேர் வாங்கணும் வாத்தியாரிடம்
வாங்கினால் வாழலாம் எந்த நாளிலும்
I will sing, listen my friends,
My dear friends,
How each teacher is like,
I will do mimicry like that.
நல்ல பேர் வாங்குவோம் வாத்தியாரிடம்
வாங்கியே வாழுவோம் எந்த நாளிலும்
நல்ல பேர் வாங்குவோம் வாத்தியாரிடம்
வாங்கியே வாழுவோம் எந்த நாளிலும்
We shall earn a good name from our teachers,
Earning it, we shall live well on all days.
We shall earn a good name from our teachers,
Earning it, we shall live well on all days.
Paaduven kelungal thozhargalae
I will sing, listen my friends,
Anbaana nanbargalae
My dear friends,
Ovvoru vaaththiyaar entha maathiri
How each teacher is like,
Mimikkiri pannuvaen antha maathiri
I will do mimicry like that.
Paaduven kelungal thozhargalae
I will sing, listen my friends,
Anbaana nanbargalae
My dear friends,
Namma english vaaththiyaar peru ganapathi rawthaan
Our English teacher's name is Ganapathi Rao,
Nada ippadiththaan irukkum avar
His walk is like this,
Paanaiyin udalirukkum poonaiyin kuralirukkum
He has a pot-like body and a cat-like voice,
Paadiyum valainjirukkum thaadiyum valarnthirukkum
His spine is bent and his beard is grown,
Appaavi aanaalum sidumoonji…..
Though innocent, he is grumpy-faced...
Paaduven kelungal thozhargalae
I will sing, listen my friends,
Anbaana nanbargalae
My dear friends,
Ovvoru vaaththiyaar entha maathiri
How each teacher is like,
Mimikkiri pannuvaen antha maathiri
I will do mimicry like that.
Naama tamil padikkum vaaththiyaar peru thaaththasaarithaan
The teacher from whom we learn Tamil is named Thathachari,
Avar tamizhil bodhaiyundu ooru pandiserithaan
He is intoxicated by Tamil, and his hometown is Pondicherry,
Kaalarillaa sattai kayil podimatta
He wears a collarless shirt and holds a snuff container in hand,
Neththiyilae patta nadu thalaiyil sotta
Sacred ash mark on forehead and bald patch in the middle of his head,
Sotta thala palapalannu kannaadi polirukkum
That bald head shines brightly like a mirror,
Pottapulla thalaseevi pottu vachchu poo mudikkum
A young girl combs her hair, wears a bindi, and decorates it with flowers,
Ippothum eppothum azhumoonji
Always and forever a whiny-faced person,
Ippothum eppothum azhumoonji
Always and forever a whiny-faced person,
Paaduven kelungal thozhargalae
I will sing, listen my friends,
Anbaana nanbargalae
My dear friends,
Ovvoru vaaththiyaar entha maathiri
How each teacher is like,
Mimikkiri pannuvaen antha maathiri
I will do mimicry like that.
Paaduven kelungal thozhargalae
I will sing, listen my friends,
Anbaana nanbargalae
My dear friends,
Namma kanakku vaaththiyaar peru adaikkalasaami
Our mathematics teacher's name is Adaikkalasami,
Dhinam kanakku poda solli poradikkira saami
He bores us every day asking us to solve math problems,
Kanakkula medhaiyinnu perai eduththavaru
He who earned the reputation of being a genius in math,
Kanakkae illama pullaigalai peththavaru
Fathered children without any count,
Aaan yaezhu penn yaezhu padhinezhu…
Seven boys, seven girls, seventeen...
Indha vaaththiyaargal ellaam ungal thanthaiyai polae
All these teachers are like your father,
Neengal maanavargal ellaam peththa pillaigal polae
All you students are like their begotten children,
Veligal polirunthu kaappavar ivarandro
Are they not the ones who protect us like fences?
Goligal palavaaru seivathu thavarandro
Is it not wrong to play around and do mischief?
Ennaagum sollungal edhirkaalam
Tell me, what will happen to the future?
Paaduven kelungal thozhargalae
I will sing, listen my friends,
Anbaana nanbargalae
My dear friends,
Ovvoru vaaththiyaar entha maathiri
How each teacher is like,
Mimikkiri pannuvaen antha maathiri
I will do mimicry like that.
Nalla per vaanguvom vaaththiyaaridam
We shall earn a good name from our teachers,
Vaangiyae vaazhuvom entha naalilum
Earning it, we shall live well on all days.
Nalla per vaanguvom vaaththiyaaridam
We shall earn a good name from our teachers,
Vaangiyae vaazhuvom entha naalilum
Earning it, we shall live well on all days.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a humorous yet respectful school track where a student impersonates and pokes gentle fun at various school teachers—the English teacher with a cat-like voice and bent back, the Tamil teacher with a shiny bald head, and the math teacher who has innumerable children. After poking lighthearted fun at their quirks through mimicry, the song shifts to a message of deep respect, comparing teachers to protective fences and fatherly figures. It concludes with an encouraging advice to students to behave well, respect their educators, and earn a good reputation for a brighter future.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Sotta thala palapalannu kannaadi polirukkum”
'Kannaadi polirukkum' compares the smooth bald patch on the Tamil teacher's head directly to a shiny mirror.
Simile (Upamai)
“Indha vaaththiyaargal ellaam ungal thanthaiyai polae”
'Indha vaaththiyaargal ellaam ungal thanthaiyai polae' compares teachers to fathers, highlighting their protective and guiding role.
Metaphor / Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Paanaiyin udalirukkum poonaiyin kuralirukkum”
'Paanaiyin udalirukkum poonaiyin kuralirukkum' uses rhyming internal ends ('udalirukkum', 'kuralirukkum') while colorfully describing physical features.
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Trivia
The song is from the 1983 movie 'Ilayapiravigal' with lyrics penned by Vaali, capturing the lively, humorous dynamics of school life while transitioning into a moral lesson about teacher-student relationships.
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