Pombalainga Kaiyile
From Irattai Roja · 1996
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- Arun Mozhi, Ilayaraja
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Irattai Roja1996
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Yaaiyaa yaiyaiyaiya | Yaaiyaa yaiyaiyaiya |
| Yaaiyaa yaiyaiyaiya | Yaaiyaa yaiyaiyaiya |
| Yaaiyaa yaaiyaa | Yaaiyaa yaaiyaa |
| Yaaiyaa yaiyaiyaiya | Yaaiyaa yaiyaiyaiya |
| Yaaiyaa yaiyaiyaiya | Yaaiyaa yaiyaiyaiya |
| Yaaiyaa yaaiyaa | Yaaiyaa yaaiyaa |
| Ae haehehae haehehae haehehae | Ae haehehae haehehae haehehae |
| Male | |
| Pombalainga kaiyilae | In the hands of women, |
| Kudumbam irukku daa | lies the responsibility of the family, my friend! |
| Appaa pazhaniyappaa | Oh Lord Pazhaniyappa! |
| Aambalaikkum adhilae pangu irukku daa | Men too have a share in it, my friend! |
| Appaa pazhaniyappaa | Oh Lord Pazhaniyappa! |
| Sambala panathula kudumbam nadathanum | One must run the family within the earned salary, |
| Purushan koduppadhil micha paduthanum | One must save a portion from what the husband provides. |
| Viralukkaetha padi veekkam irukkanum | The swelling should only be according to the finger size, |
| Varavukkaetha padi selavum irukkanum | The expenditure should be planned according to the income. |
| Podhum endru manasu kondu | Having a mind content with what one has, |
| Vaazhndhu kaattanum | one must live and show how it is done! |
| Male | |
| Pombalainga kaiyilae | In the hands of women, |
| Kudumbam irukku daa | lies the responsibility of the family, my friend! |
| Appaa pazhaniyappaa | Oh Lord Pazhaniyappa! |
| Aambalaikkum adhilae pangu irukku daa | Men too have a share in it, my friend! |
| Appaa pazhaniyappaa | Oh Lord Pazhaniyappa! |
| Male | |
| Kaiyil irundhaa dhaattu boottu | When there is money in hand, you act pompous, |
| Kaasu theendhaa namutha vaettu | When money runs out, you wear a damp dhoti in sorrow. |
| Kodu pottu vaazhndhu kaattu | Live within your limits and set an example, |
| Aasa kadhava poottu poottu | Lock up the door of endless desires! |
| Pakkathu veetta paakkaadhae | Do not keep staring at the neighbor's house, |
| Paathu puttu yaengaadhae | Do not look and yearn for what they have, |
| Purushan kitta kekkaadhae | Do not pester your husband for unnecessary things, |
| Kaettu usura vaangaadhae | Do not bother him and torture his life! |
| Avana nenachu idikkaadhae orala | Do not keep pounding the mortar thinking about him, |
| Adhanaal velaiyum kavala kavala | Because of that, the work and worries will only multiply! |
| Male | |
| Pombalainga kaiyilae | In the hands of women, |
| Kudumbam irukku daa | lies the responsibility of the family, my friend! |
| Appaa pazhaniyappaa | Oh Lord Pazhaniyappa! |
| Aambalaikkum adhilae pangu irukku daa | Men too have a share in it, my friend! |
| Appaa pazhaniyappaa | Oh Lord Pazhaniyappa! |
| Male | |
| Onnu kedachaa rendu kekkum | If it gets one thing, it asks for two, |
| Manusan manasu korangu korangu | The human mind is like a fickle monkey! |
| Kedacha podhum neranjidaadhu | It never feels fulfilled with what it gets, |
| Adhukku yaedhu varambu varambu | Where is the boundary for greed? |
| Kadana odana vaangaadhae | Do not borrow money recklessly, |
| Kudumba vandi thaangaadhae | The family cart cannot bear the burden of heavy debt! |
| Velicham pottu kaattaadhae | Do not show off with fake grandeur, |
| Thala kuninju maattaadhae | Do not get caught hanging your head in shame! |
| Namma naadu kadankaara naadu | Our country itself is caught in debt, |
| Neeyum adhula kadanaaliyaa | Are you also going to become a debtor in it? |
| Male | |
| Pombalainga kaiyilae | In the hands of women, |
| Kudumbam irukku daa | lies the responsibility of the family, my friend! |
| Appaa pazhaniyappaa | Oh Lord Pazhaniyappa! |
| Aambalaikkum adhilae pangu irukku daa | Men too have a share in it, my friend! |
| Appaa pazhaniyappaa | Oh Lord Pazhaniyappa! |
| Sambala panathula kudumbam nadathanum | One must run the family within the earned salary, |
| Purushan koduppadhil micha paduthanum | One must save a portion from what the husband provides. |
| Viralukkaetha padi veekkam irukkanum | The swelling should only be according to the finger size, |
| Varavukkaetha padi selavum irukkanum | The expenditure should be planned according to the income. |
| Podhum endru manasu kondu | Having a mind content with what one has, |
| Vaazhndhu kaattanum | one must live and show how it is done! |
| Male | |
| Pombalainga kaiyilae | In the hands of women, |
| Kudumbam irukku daa | lies the responsibility of the family, my friend! |
| Appaa pazhaniyappaa | Oh Lord Pazhaniyappa! |
| Aambalaikkum adhilae pangu irukku daa | Men too have a share in it, my friend! |
| Appaa pazhaniyappaa | Oh Lord Pazhaniyappa! |
யாய்யா யய்யயய்ய
யாய்யா யய்யயய்ய
யாயய்யா யாயய்யா
யாய்யா யய்யயய்ய
யாய்யா யய்யயய்ய
யாயய்யா யாயய்யா
ஏ ஹேஹெஹே ஹேஹெஹே ஹேஹெஹே
Yaaiyaa yaiyaiyaiya
Yaaiyaa yaiyaiyaiya
Yaaiyaa yaaiyaa
Yaaiyaa yaiyaiyaiya
Yaaiyaa yaiyaiyaiya
Yaaiyaa yaaiyaa
Ae haehehae haehehae haehehae
பொம்பளைங்க கையிலே
குடும்பம் இருக்குடா
அப்பா பழனியப்பா
ஆம்பளைக்கும் அதிலே பங்கு இருக்குடா
அப்பா பழனியப்பா
சம்பளப் பணத்துல குடும்பம் நடத்தனும்
புருஷன் கொடுப்பதில் மிச்சப் படுத்தனும்
விரலுக்கேத்த படி வீக்கம் இருக்கனும்
வரவுக்கேத்த படி செலவும் இருக்கனும்
போதும் என்று மனசு கொண்டு
வாழ்ந்து காட்டனும்
In the hands of women,
lies the responsibility of the family, my friend!
Oh Lord Pazhaniyappa!
Men too have a share in it, my friend!
Oh Lord Pazhaniyappa!
One must run the family within the earned salary,
One must save a portion from what the husband provides.
The swelling should only be according to the finger size,
The expenditure should be planned according to the income.
Having a mind content with what one has,
one must live and show how it is done!
பொம்பளைங்க கையிலே
குடும்பம் இருக்குடா
அப்பா பழனியப்பா
ஆம்பளைக்கும் அதிலே பங்கு இருக்குடா
அப்பா பழனியப்பா
In the hands of women,
lies the responsibility of the family, my friend!
Oh Lord Pazhaniyappa!
Men too have a share in it, my friend!
Oh Lord Pazhaniyappa!
கையில் இருந்தா தாட்டு பூட்டு
காசு தீந்தா நமுத்த வேட்டு
கோடு போட்டு வாழ்ந்து காட்டு
ஆசக் கதவ பூட்டு பூட்டு
பக்கத்து வீட்டப் பாக்காதே
பாத்துப் புட்டு ஏங்காதே
புருஷன் கிட்ட கேக்காதே
கேட்டு உசுர வாங்காதே
அவன நெனச்சு இடிக்காதே ஒரல
அதனால் வெளையும் கவல கவல
When there is money in hand, you act pompous,
When money runs out, you wear a damp dhoti in sorrow.
Live within your limits and set an example,
Lock up the door of endless desires!
Do not keep staring at the neighbor's house,
Do not look and yearn for what they have,
Do not pester your husband for unnecessary things,
Do not bother him and torture his life!
Do not keep pounding the mortar thinking about him,
Because of that, the work and worries will only multiply!
பொம்பளைங்க கையிலே
குடும்பம் இருக்குடா
அப்பா பழனியப்பா
ஆம்பளைக்கும் அதிலே பங்கு இருக்குடா
அப்பா பழனியப்பா
In the hands of women,
lies the responsibility of the family, my friend!
Oh Lord Pazhaniyappa!
Men too have a share in it, my friend!
Oh Lord Pazhaniyappa!
ஒன்னு கெடச்சா ரெண்டு கேக்கும்
மனுசன் மனசு கொரங்கு கொரங்கு
கெடச்ச போதும் நெறஞ்சிடாது
அதுக்கு ஏது வரம்பு வரம்பு
கடன ஒடன வாங்காதே
குடும்ப வண்டி தாங்காதே
வெளிச்சம் போட்டுக் காட்டாதே
தல குனிஞ்சு மாட்டாதே
நம்ம நாடு கடன்கார நாடு
நீயும் அதுல கடனாளியா
If it gets one thing, it asks for two,
The human mind is like a fickle monkey!
It never feels fulfilled with what it gets,
Where is the boundary for greed?
Do not borrow money recklessly,
The family cart cannot bear the burden of heavy debt!
Do not show off with fake grandeur,
Do not get caught hanging your head in shame!
Our country itself is caught in debt,
Are you also going to become a debtor in it?
பொம்பளைங்க கையிலே
குடும்பம் இருக்குடா
அப்பா பழனியப்பா
ஆம்பளைக்கும் அதிலே பங்கு இருக்குடா
அப்பா பழனியப்பா
சம்பளப் பணத்துல குடும்பம் நடத்தனும்
புருஷன் கொடுப்பதில் மிச்சப் படுத்தனும்
விரலுக்கேத்த படி வீக்கம் இருக்கனும்
வரவுக்கேத்த படி செலவும் இருக்கனும்
போதும் என்று மனசு கொண்டு
வாழ்ந்து காட்டனும்
In the hands of women,
lies the responsibility of the family, my friend!
Oh Lord Pazhaniyappa!
Men too have a share in it, my friend!
Oh Lord Pazhaniyappa!
One must run the family within the earned salary,
One must save a portion from what the husband provides.
The swelling should only be according to the finger size,
The expenditure should be planned according to the income.
Having a mind content with what one has,
one must live and show how it is done!
பொம்பளைங்க கையிலே
குடும்பம் இருக்குடா
அப்பா பழனியப்பா
ஆம்பளைக்கும் அதிலே பங்கு இருக்குடா
அப்பா பழனியப்பா
In the hands of women,
lies the responsibility of the family, my friend!
Oh Lord Pazhaniyappa!
Men too have a share in it, my friend!
Oh Lord Pazhaniyappa!
Yaaiyaa yaiyaiyaiya
Yaaiyaa yaiyaiyaiya
Yaaiyaa yaiyaiyaiya
Yaaiyaa yaiyaiyaiya
Yaaiyaa yaaiyaa
Yaaiyaa yaaiyaa
Yaaiyaa yaiyaiyaiya
Yaaiyaa yaiyaiyaiya
Yaaiyaa yaiyaiyaiya
Yaaiyaa yaiyaiyaiya
Yaaiyaa yaaiyaa
Yaaiyaa yaaiyaa
Ae haehehae haehehae haehehae
Ae haehehae haehehae haehehae
Pombalainga kaiyilae
In the hands of women,
Kudumbam irukku daa
lies the responsibility of the family, my friend!
Appaa pazhaniyappaa
Oh Lord Pazhaniyappa!
Aambalaikkum adhilae pangu irukku daa
Men too have a share in it, my friend!
Appaa pazhaniyappaa
Oh Lord Pazhaniyappa!
Sambala panathula kudumbam nadathanum
One must run the family within the earned salary,
Purushan koduppadhil micha paduthanum
One must save a portion from what the husband provides.
Viralukkaetha padi veekkam irukkanum
The swelling should only be according to the finger size,
Varavukkaetha padi selavum irukkanum
The expenditure should be planned according to the income.
Podhum endru manasu kondu
Having a mind content with what one has,
Vaazhndhu kaattanum
one must live and show how it is done!
Pombalainga kaiyilae
In the hands of women,
Kudumbam irukku daa
lies the responsibility of the family, my friend!
Appaa pazhaniyappaa
Oh Lord Pazhaniyappa!
Aambalaikkum adhilae pangu irukku daa
Men too have a share in it, my friend!
Appaa pazhaniyappaa
Oh Lord Pazhaniyappa!
Kaiyil irundhaa dhaattu boottu
When there is money in hand, you act pompous,
Kaasu theendhaa namutha vaettu
When money runs out, you wear a damp dhoti in sorrow.
Kodu pottu vaazhndhu kaattu
Live within your limits and set an example,
Aasa kadhava poottu poottu
Lock up the door of endless desires!
Pakkathu veetta paakkaadhae
Do not keep staring at the neighbor's house,
Paathu puttu yaengaadhae
Do not look and yearn for what they have,
Purushan kitta kekkaadhae
Do not pester your husband for unnecessary things,
Kaettu usura vaangaadhae
Do not bother him and torture his life!
Avana nenachu idikkaadhae orala
Do not keep pounding the mortar thinking about him,
Adhanaal velaiyum kavala kavala
Because of that, the work and worries will only multiply!
Pombalainga kaiyilae
In the hands of women,
Kudumbam irukku daa
lies the responsibility of the family, my friend!
Appaa pazhaniyappaa
Oh Lord Pazhaniyappa!
Aambalaikkum adhilae pangu irukku daa
Men too have a share in it, my friend!
Appaa pazhaniyappaa
Oh Lord Pazhaniyappa!
Onnu kedachaa rendu kekkum
If it gets one thing, it asks for two,
Manusan manasu korangu korangu
The human mind is like a fickle monkey!
Kedacha podhum neranjidaadhu
It never feels fulfilled with what it gets,
Adhukku yaedhu varambu varambu
Where is the boundary for greed?
Kadana odana vaangaadhae
Do not borrow money recklessly,
Kudumba vandi thaangaadhae
The family cart cannot bear the burden of heavy debt!
Velicham pottu kaattaadhae
Do not show off with fake grandeur,
Thala kuninju maattaadhae
Do not get caught hanging your head in shame!
Namma naadu kadankaara naadu
Our country itself is caught in debt,
Neeyum adhula kadanaaliyaa
Are you also going to become a debtor in it?
Pombalainga kaiyilae
In the hands of women,
Kudumbam irukku daa
lies the responsibility of the family, my friend!
Appaa pazhaniyappaa
Oh Lord Pazhaniyappa!
Aambalaikkum adhilae pangu irukku daa
Men too have a share in it, my friend!
Appaa pazhaniyappaa
Oh Lord Pazhaniyappa!
Sambala panathula kudumbam nadathanum
One must run the family within the earned salary,
Purushan koduppadhil micha paduthanum
One must save a portion from what the husband provides.
Viralukkaetha padi veekkam irukkanum
The swelling should only be according to the finger size,
Varavukkaetha padi selavum irukkanum
The expenditure should be planned according to the income.
Podhum endru manasu kondu
Having a mind content with what one has,
Vaazhndhu kaattanum
one must live and show how it is done!
Pombalainga kaiyilae
In the hands of women,
Kudumbam irukku daa
lies the responsibility of the family, my friend!
Appaa pazhaniyappaa
Oh Lord Pazhaniyappa!
Aambalaikkum adhilae pangu irukku daa
Men too have a share in it, my friend!
Appaa pazhaniyappaa
Oh Lord Pazhaniyappa!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from the movie Irattai Roja (1996) serves as a moralistic commentary on domestic financial management and middle-class family values. Written by the veteran lyricist Vaali, the song highlights the equal responsibilities of both men and women in managing household expenses, staying content, and avoiding unnecessary debts or social envy.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Proverb / Metaphor (பழமொழி)
“Viralukkaetha padi veekkam irukkanum”
The line 'Viralukkaetha padi veekkam irukkanum' uses a well-known Tamil proverb implying that one's ambitions and expenses should match their actual capacity or means.
Simile / Metaphor (உவமை)
“Manusan manasu korangu korangu”
Comparing the human mind to a monkey ('Manusan manasu korangu korangu') to highlight its fickle, ever-demanding, and restless nature.
Monai / Alliteration (மோனை)
“Onnu kedachaa rendu kekkum”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds across words in the line for rhythmic cadence ('Onnu' / 'O').
Emona / Rhyme (எதுகை)
“Kadana odana vaangaadhae”
Second-letter rhyming across consecutive lines (Kadana / Kudumba).
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Trivia
Irattai Roja (1996) stars Ramki, Urvashi, and Kushboo. The music for this film was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, and the lyrics for this song were penned by Vaali, offering practical advice on financial prudence and contentment.
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