- Lyricist
- Kalidasan
- Singers
- Swarnalatha, S. P. Shailaja
- Music director
- Deva
- Movie name
- Oor Mariyadhai
- Movie release year
- 1992
- Lyrics added on
- 27 Nov 2020
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Hoi pala palangudhu thala thalangudhu
Pazhutha maambalam indha thoppula
Kudukudungara kelavi ellaam
Koothu adikkira andha groupla
Guntooru raaniyae kuppamaettu koniyae
Pannada kozhiyae pallupoona thozhiyae
Mooliyae neeliyae thoorilladha vaaliyae
Pala palangudhu thala thalangudhu
Pazhutha maambalam indha thoppula
Kudukudungara kelavi ellaam
Koothu adikkira andha groupla
Aiyae aandha kanni mutta kanni
Poonai kanni potta kanni vaadi hae vaadi
Pattusatta kuttusatta vayadachu mannu satta
Vaadi kitta vaadi
Adi malayanooru palaiya neeli
Unakkoru mamadhai yendi karvam yendi pudi pudi
Aagadhadi mappu aagadhadi
Vegaadhadi pappu vegaadhadi
Aagadhadi mappu aagadhadi
Vegaadhadi pappu vegaadhadi
Hoi pala palangudhu thala thalangudhu
Pazhutha maambalam indha thoppula
Kudukudungara kelavi ellaam
Koothu adikkira andha groupla
……………………….
Adi kothamalli konda vechu
Koiyaa thoppu raani
Unga kumbal ellam enga munnae
Vathipona kaeni
Adi pattalathu thuppakkikku
Theendhu pochu thottaa
Ada suttaa paaru suttaa paaru
Rombha rombha late aa
Uruttura kannala meratti paarkkum ammavae
Karukkira pithalai minnukkuralae summavae
Vegaadha mannukodamae
Vambhu venaandi engalidamae hoi hoi hoo
Aagadhadi mappu aagadhadi
Vegaadhadi pappu vegaadhadi
Aagadhadi mappu aagadhadi
Female :Yei
Chorus :Vegaadhadi pappu vegaadhadi
Adi mukki mukki rekkayattam
Motta poduvaadi
Nee mukkaa thuttukku vikka vandha
Mooli alangari
Hae sandhu sandhaa suthi varum
Kundhaaniyae vaadi
Nee sandha kada madhiyilae pandhu vitha kedi
Podi podi pullakku pulichu pona punnakku
Kelu kelu maanga nee vizhunthu pochu mundhaani
Kangaani kona mugamae
Yaarum thingaadha veppam pazhamae hoi hoi
Aagadhadi mappu aagadhadi
Vegaadhadi pappu vegaadhadi
Aagadhadi mappu aagadhadi
Vegaadhadi pappu vegaadhadi
Hoi pala palangudhu thala thalangudhu
Pazhutha maambalam indha thoppula
Kudukudungara kelavi ellaam
Koothu adikkira andha groupla
Hahaan guntooru raaniyae kuppamaettu koniyae
Pannada kozhiyae pallupoona thozhiyae
Mooliyae neeliyae thoorilladha vaaliyae
Pala palangudhu thala thalangudhu
Pazhutha maambalam indha thoppula
Kudukudungara kelavi ellaam
Koothu adikkira andha groupla
Oh, it shines and sparkles bright!
A ripe mango in this orchard,
All the tottering old women
Are dancing and making a fuss in that group!
Hey Queen of Guntur, hey sack from the trash heap!
Hey useless hen, hey toothless friend!
Hey earless woman, hey enchantress, hey bottomless bucket!
It shines and sparkles bright!
A ripe mango in this orchard,
All the tottering old women
Are dancing and making a fuss in that group!
Hey owl-eyed girl, pop-eyed girl,
Cat-eyed girl, blind-eyed girl, come here, oh come here!
Silk shirt, short shirt, you've aged into a mud pot!
Come close, come on!
Hey old demoness of Melayanur!
Why do you have such arrogance, why such pride? Catch her, catch her!
Your arrogance won't work, girl, it won't work!
Your tricks won't cook here, girl, they won't cook!
Your arrogance won't work, girl, it won't work!
Your tricks won't cook here, girl, they won't cook!
Oh, it shines and sparkles bright!
A ripe mango in this orchard,
All the tottering old women
Are dancing and making a fuss in that group!
……………………….
Hey, wearing a coriander-adorned hair bun,
Queen of the guava orchard!
Your whole crowd in front of us
Is like a dried-up well!
Hey, for the army's gun,
The bullets ran out!
Hey, look at them shoot, look at them shoot,
It's way, way too late!
Hey ma'am who tries to threaten us with rolling eyes,
Tarnished brass is just trying to shine for no reason!
Hey unbaked clay pot!
Don't pick a fight with us, hoi hoi hoo!
Your arrogance won't work, girl, it won't work!
Your tricks won't cook here, girl, they won't cook!
Your arrogance won't work, girl, it won't work!
Female: Hey!
Chorus: Your tricks won't cook here, girl, they won't cook!
Hey, flapping your wings with strain,
You lay a bare egg!
You came to sell for three-quarters of a cent,
You flawed decked-up dame!
Hey, roaming around every lane and alley,
Hey mortar-shaped woman, come here!
You crook who sold balls in the afternoon market!
Go away, go away, nose-ring girl, sour oil-cake!
Listen, listen, you foolish girl, your saree veil fell off!
Hey overseer with a crooked face!
Hey neem fruit that nobody eats, hoi hoi!
Your arrogance won't work, girl, it won't work!
Your tricks won't cook here, girl, they won't cook!
Your arrogance won't work, girl, it won't work!
Your tricks won't cook here, girl, they won't cook!
Oh, it shines and sparkles bright!
A ripe mango in this orchard,
All the tottering old women
Are dancing and making a fuss in that group!
Hahaan, Queen of Guntur, hey sack from the trash heap!
Hey useless hen, hey toothless friend!
Hey earless woman, hey enchantress, hey bottomless bucket!
It shines and sparkles bright!
A ripe mango in this orchard,
All the tottering old women
Are dancing and making a fuss in that group!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This playful folk song from 'Oor Mariyadhai' (1992) features energetic verbal sparring and teasing banter typical of Tamil rural celebrations. The singers use exaggerated metaphors, comical insults, and traditional village slangs to mock and taunt the opposing group, comparing them to dried-up wells, unbaked mud pots, and useless trinkets. Through repetitive rhythmic hooks, the song cheerfully asserts dominance over the rival group, proclaiming that their tricks and arrogance will never succeed.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Onomatopoeia (Oli-kkurippu)
“Hoi pala palangudhu thala thalangudhu”
Use of rhythmic phonetic sounds like 'pala palangudhu thala thalangudhu' and 'kudukudungara' to imitate glittering visuals and rattling sounds.
End Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Guntooru raaniyae kuppamaettu koniyae”
Matching rhyming syllables at line endings ('raaniyae', 'koniyae', 'kozhiyae', 'thozhiyae').
Proverbial Metaphor (Pazhamozhi Visual Imagery)
“Vegaadhadi pappu vegaadhadi”
The idiom 'Vegaadhadi pappu' (lentils won't cook) is used metaphorically to mean that one's schemes or tricks will not work.
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Trivia
'Oor Mariyadhai' (1992) was directed by K. S. Ravikumar and featured music composed by Deva, starring Sarathkumar and Sasikala. The song embodies the native 'Gaana' and 'Folk Kraabu' style popular in rural Tamil cinema during the early 1990s.
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