Panam Kaasu
From Kann Thiranthadhu · 1959
- Lyricist
- V. Seetharaman
- Singers
- P. Susheela, S. Janaki
- Music director
- T. R. Rajagopal
- Details
- Kann Thiranthadhu1959
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Humming | [Melodious humming] |
| Female | |
| Panam kaasu | Money and wealth |
| Panam kaasu padaichaale | If a person possesses money and wealth |
| Manushan ninaichaale | If a human being just desires or thinks |
| Edhaiyum vilaipesi vaanghalame | They can bargain and buy anything at all |
| Female | |
| Haei ulagam vanangumadi | Hey, the world bows down in respect |
| Paname ullavan deivamadi | The one who possesses money is treated like a god |
| Female | |
| Panam kaasu | Money and wealth |
| Panam kaasu padaichaale | If a person possesses money and wealth |
| Manushan ninaichaale | If a human being just desires or thinks |
| Edhaiyum vilaipesi vaanghalame | They can bargain and buy anything at all |
| Female | |
| Haei ulagam vanangumadi | Hey, the world bows down in respect |
| Paname ullavan deivamadi | The one who possesses money is treated like a god |
| Female | |
| Arupadhu vayasilum ilamai | Youthfulness even at the age of sixty |
| Panathaale varumadi | Comes solely through the power of money |
| Female | |
| Haa..aa..aa. | Haa..aa..aa. |
| Annanum thambhiyum jenma vairigalaai | Making brothers become mortal enemies |
| Aakki veikkum adhan gunamadi | Is its inherent nature |
| Female | |
| Palakatchi attangalum | Various political plays and games |
| Kakkaa kottangalum | Crows and sycophantic flatteries |
| Pasaiyulla maharaajan kaikkullae | Are held within the hands of the wealthy king |
| Female | |
| Ullaasa ulagil urundoodi pogum | Rolling along in a world of pleasure |
| Paisaave jeevanaadi | Money is the very lifeline |
| Female | |
| Haei ulagam vanangumadi | Hey, the world bows down in respect |
| Paname ullavan deivamadi | The one who possesses money is treated like a god |
| Panam kaasu | Money and wealth |
| Panam kaasu padaichaale | If a person possesses money and wealth |
| Manushan ninaichaale | If a human being just desires or thinks |
| Edhaiyum vilaipesi vaanghalame | They can bargain and buy anything at all |
| Ulagam vanangumadi | The world bows down in respect |
| Paname ullavan deivamadi…hoi | The one who possesses money is treated like a god... hoi |
முனங்கல் ....
[Melodious humming]
பணம் காசு
பணம் காசு படைச்சாலே
மனுஷன் நினைச்சாலே
எதையும் விலைபேசி வாங்கலாமே
Money and wealth
If a person possesses money and wealth
If a human being just desires or thinks
They can bargain and buy anything at all
ஹேய்.....உலகம் வணங்குமடி
பணமே உள்ளவன் தெய்வமடி.....
Hey, the world bows down in respect
The one who possesses money is treated like a god
பணம் காசு
பணம் காசு படைச்சாலே
மனுஷன் நினைச்சாலே
எதையும் விலைபேசி வாங்கலாமே
Money and wealth
If a person possesses money and wealth
If a human being just desires or thinks
They can bargain and buy anything at all
பெண்கள் :
ஹேய்.....உலகம் வணங்குமடி
பணமே உள்ளவன் தெய்வமடி.....
Hey, the world bows down in respect
The one who possesses money is treated like a god
அறுபது வயசிலும் இளமை
பணத்தாலே வருமடி
Youthfulness even at the age of sixty
Comes solely through the power of money
ஹா ஆஆ
அண்ணனும் தம்பியும் ஜன்ம வைரிகளாய்
ஆக்கி வைக்கும் அதன் குணமடி....
Haa..aa..aa.
Making brothers become mortal enemies
Is its inherent nature
பல கட்சி ஆட்டங்களும்
காக்கா கூட்டங்களும்
பசையுள்ள மகராஜன் கைக்குள்ளே....
Various political plays and games
Crows and sycophantic flatteries
Are held within the hands of the wealthy king
உல்லாச உலகில் உருண்டோடிப் போகும்
பைசாவே ஜீவ நாடி....
Rolling along in a world of pleasure
Money is the very lifeline
பெண்கள் :
ஹேய்.....உலகம் வணங்குமடி
பணமே உள்ளவன் தெய்வமடி.....
பணம் காசு
பணம் காசு படைச்சாலே
மனுஷன் நினைச்சாலே
எதையும் விலைபேசி வாங்கலாமே
உலகம் வணங்குமடி
பணமே உள்ளவன் தெய்வமடி.....ஹோய்
Hey, the world bows down in respect
The one who possesses money is treated like a god
Money and wealth
If a person possesses money and wealth
If a human being just desires or thinks
They can bargain and buy anything at all
The world bows down in respect
The one who possesses money is treated like a god... hoi
Humming
[Melodious humming]
Panam kaasu
Money and wealth
Panam kaasu padaichaale
If a person possesses money and wealth
Manushan ninaichaale
If a human being just desires or thinks
Edhaiyum vilaipesi vaanghalame
They can bargain and buy anything at all
Haei ulagam vanangumadi
Hey, the world bows down in respect
Paname ullavan deivamadi
The one who possesses money is treated like a god
Panam kaasu
Money and wealth
Panam kaasu padaichaale
If a person possesses money and wealth
Manushan ninaichaale
If a human being just desires or thinks
Edhaiyum vilaipesi vaanghalame
They can bargain and buy anything at all
Haei ulagam vanangumadi
Hey, the world bows down in respect
Paname ullavan deivamadi
The one who possesses money is treated like a god
Arupadhu vayasilum ilamai
Youthfulness even at the age of sixty
Panathaale varumadi
Comes solely through the power of money
Haa..aa..aa.
Haa..aa..aa.
Annanum thambhiyum jenma vairigalaai
Making brothers become mortal enemies
Aakki veikkum adhan gunamadi
Is its inherent nature
Palakatchi attangalum
Various political plays and games
Kakkaa kottangalum
Crows and sycophantic flatteries
Pasaiyulla maharaajan kaikkullae
Are held within the hands of the wealthy king
Ullaasa ulagil urundoodi pogum
Rolling along in a world of pleasure
Paisaave jeevanaadi
Money is the very lifeline
Haei ulagam vanangumadi
Hey, the world bows down in respect
Paname ullavan deivamadi
The one who possesses money is treated like a god
Panam kaasu
Money and wealth
Panam kaasu padaichaale
If a person possesses money and wealth
Manushan ninaichaale
If a human being just desires or thinks
Edhaiyum vilaipesi vaanghalame
They can bargain and buy anything at all
Ulagam vanangumadi
The world bows down in respect
Paname ullavan deivamadi…hoi
The one who possesses money is treated like a god... hoi
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Panam Kaasu' from Kann Thiranthadhu (1959) offers a sharp philosophical critique on the omnipresence and corrupting power of wealth in human society. Written by V. Seetharaman, the lyrics highlight how money gives a person the authority to buy anything they desire, earning them divine-like worship from a materialist world. It humorously notes that money can grant the illusion of youth even to a sixty-year-old, yet paradoxically destroys familial bonds by turning brothers into bitter enemies.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Panam kaasu padaichaale”
Repetition of the initial 'Pa' sound creates rhythm and emphasis on wealth.
Hyperbole (Exaggeration)
“Arupadhu vayasilum ilamai Panathaale varumadi”
Exaggerates money's capability to restore youth to a sixty-year-old person.
Metaphor
“Paisaave jeevanaadi”
Compares money directly to the 'jeevanaadi' (lifeline/pulse) of human existence.
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Trivia
Kann Thiranthadhu (1959) features music by T. R. Rajagopal and brings together two legendary female playback singers, P. Susheela and S. Janaki, in a rare collaborative duet that delivers social commentary through lively rhythm.
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