Sami Sathiyam Sollurathu
From Nadagame Ulagam · 1979
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- V. Kumar
- Details
- Nadagame Ulagam1979
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Aalai kandu mayangaathae | Do not be dazzled by someone's outward appearance, |
| Oodhukamalae | Oh colorful peacock! |
| Aaraainju paakurappo onnumaeyillai | When you examine closely, there is nothing underneath. |
| Velavanin vaaganamae vannamayilae | O colorful peacock, the mount of Lord Murugan, |
| Veli vesham ellaam kalaivadheppo | When will all these external disguises fade away? |
| Sollu mayilae | Tell me, peacock! |
| Female | |
| Saami sathiyam aama | Swear on God, yes, |
| Saami sathiyam sollurathu thathuvam | Swear on God, what I speak is philosophy. |
| Boomi urandathaan puthiyellam konaal thaan | The earth is round, but minds are crooked, |
| Boomi urandathaan puthiyellam konaal thaan | The earth is round, but minds are crooked. |
| Bodhaiyilae aandavan thaan padachuputtanae | Did God create humanity in a state of intoxication? |
| Illa urupadiya irundhathuthaan odachuputtaana | Or did He shatter what was originally well-made? |
| Bodhaiyilae aandavan thaan padachuputtanae | Did God create humanity in a state of intoxication? |
| Illa urupadiya irundhathuthaan odachuputtaana | Or did He shatter what was originally well-made? |
| Female | |
| Saami sathiyam sollurathu thathuvam | Swear on God, what I speak is philosophy. |
| Boomi urandathaan puthiyellam konaal thaan | The earth is round, but minds are crooked, |
| Boomi urandathaan puthiyellam konaal thaan | The earth is round, but minds are crooked. |
| Female | |
| Maedaiyiale pesarappo gandhi gyabagam | When speaking on stage, they remember Gandhi, |
| Silar maedaiyilae pesarappo gandhi gyabagam | When some speak on stage, they remember Gandhi, |
| Konjam velakku vecha manasula thaan brandhi gyabagam | When evening falls, their mind only remembers brandy! |
| Oorukkaaga uzhaippadhaaga kotti muzhakkuraar | He loudly proclaims that he works for the town, |
| Haa oorukkaaga uzhaippadhaaga kotti muzhakkuraar | Ha, he loudly proclaims that he works for the town, |
| Avar oor panathil veedu vaasal katti mudikkiraar | Yet he builds his own lavish house using public money! |
| Female | |
| Velavanin vaaganamae vannamayilae | O colorful peacock, the mount of Lord Murugan, |
| Veli vesham ellaam kalaivadheppo | When will all these external disguises fade away? |
| Sollu mayilae | Tell me, peacock! |
| Female | |
| Viralukku thagundhapadi veengaatha pondaatti | A wife who doesn't swell beyond her husband's means, |
| Varavukku aal thedi vazhi maari povadhundu | Sometimes strays off course looking for extra income. |
| Pondatti irukkaiyilae | When the wife is right at home, |
| Purushan ellam raman appa | The husband pretends to be Lord Rama, |
| Ava porandha veedu poyirundha | When she leaves for her parents' house, |
| Indhiranin jaathiyappa | He reveals himself to be of Indra's flirtatious clan! |
| Female | |
| Naagareega mogam vandhu naalum kettadhu | Modern obsession has corrupted all four days of life, |
| Adhu aambalaiyo pombalaiyo yaarai vittadhu | Has it spared anyone, whether man or woman? |
| Kutchi naaya kulipaatti kundha vachaalum | Even if you bathe a stray dog and make it sit neatly, |
| Adhu echillaikku aasaippattu oodum ennaalum | It will still run off craving leftover food on discarded leaves! |
| Female | |
| Saami sathiyam sollurathu thathuvam | Swear on God, what I speak is philosophy. |
| Boomi urandathaan puthiyellam konaal thaan | The earth is round, but minds are crooked, |
| Boomi urandathaan puthiyellam konaal thaan | The earth is round, but minds are crooked. |
| Female | |
| Kannu rendum illaennu | The man begging with outstretched hands, |
| Kai neetti kekkiravan | Claiming he lacks both eyes, |
| Kaasu pottaa sellumannu | Opens his eyes to check, |
| Kann thorandhu paakuraanae | If the coin tossed to him is genuine! |
| Female | |
| Kannagiyaal perumaiyellaam | The man who talks loudly praising Kannagi's virtue, |
| Vaai kizhiya pesuravan | Will ask for her address, |
| Pen oruthi thanichirundha | If he finds a woman alone! |
| Vilasatha kekkuranae | There are so many huts in the slum, |
| Female | |
| Seriyilae ethainaiyo kudisai irukkudhu | And every hut has a political party flag flying over it! |
| Andha kudisaikkoru katchi katti kodiyum parakkudhu | Political parties divide the people who were once united, |
| Onnaayirundha makkalai thaan katchi pirikkudhu | Political parties divide the people who were once united, |
| Onnaayirundha makkalai thaan katchi pirikkudhu | Yet the slogan of unity, |
| Aana orumaippaadu kosham mattum | Keeps piercing our ears! |
| kaadhai thulaikkudhu | O colorful peacock, the mount of Lord Murugan, |
| Female | |
| Velavanin vaaganamae vannamayilae | When will all these external disguises fade away? |
| Veli vesham ellaam kalaivadheppo | Tell me, peacock! |
| Sollu mayilae | O colorful peacock, the mount of Lord Murugan, |
| Velavanin vaaganamae vannamayilae | When will all these external disguises fade away? |
| Veli vesham ellaam kalaivadheppo | Tell me, peacock! |
| Sollu mayilae | Swear on God, what I speak is philosophy. |
| Female | |
| Saami sathiyam sollurathu thathuvam | The earth is round, but minds are crooked, |
| Boomi urandathaan puthiyellam konaal thaan | The earth is round, but minds are crooked. |
| Boomi urandathaan puthiyellam konaal thaan | |
ஆளைக் கண்டு மயங்காதே ஊதுகாமாலே
ஆராய்ஞ்சு பாக்குறப்போ ஒண்ணுமேயில்லை
வேலவனின் வாகனமே வண்ணமயிலே
வெளி வேஷமெல்லாம் கலைவதெப்போ
சொல்லு மயிலே......
Do not be dazzled by someone's outward appearance,
Oh colorful peacock!
When you examine closely, there is nothing underneath.
O colorful peacock, the mount of Lord Murugan,
When will all these external disguises fade away?
Tell me, peacock!
சாமி சத்தியம் ஆமா
சாமி சத்தியம் சொல்லுறது தத்துவம்
பூமி உருண்டதான் புத்தியெல்லாம் கோணல்தான்
பூமி உருண்டதான் புத்தியெல்லாம் கோணல்தான்
போதையிலே ஆண்டவன்தான் படச்சுபுட்டானா
இல்ல உருப்படியா இருந்தான் ஓடச்சுபுட்டானா..
போதையிலே ஆண்டவன்தான் படச்சுபுட்டானா
இல்ல உருப்படியா இருந்தான் ஓடச்சுபுட்டானா..
Swear on God, yes,
Swear on God, what I speak is philosophy.
The earth is round, but minds are crooked,
The earth is round, but minds are crooked.
Did God create humanity in a state of intoxication?
Or did He shatter what was originally well-made?
Did God create humanity in a state of intoxication?
Or did He shatter what was originally well-made?
சாமி சத்தியம் சொல்லுறது தத்துவம்
பூமி உருண்டதான் புத்தியெல்லாம் கோணல்தான்
பூமி உருண்டதான் புத்தியெல்லாம் கோணல்தான்
Swear on God, what I speak is philosophy.
The earth is round, but minds are crooked,
The earth is round, but minds are crooked.
மேடையிலே பேசுறப்போ காந்தி ஞாபகம்
சிலர் மேடையிலே பேசுறப்போ காந்தி ஞாபகம்
கொஞ்சம் வெளக்கு வச்சா மனசுலதான் பிராந்தி ஞாபகம்
ஊருக்காக உழைப்பதாக கொட்டி முழக்குறார்
ஹா ஊருக்காக உழைப்பதாக கொட்டி முழக்குறார்
அவர் ஊர் பணத்தில் வீடு வாசல் கட்டி முடிக்கிறார்...
When speaking on stage, they remember Gandhi,
When some speak on stage, they remember Gandhi,
When evening falls, their mind only remembers brandy!
He loudly proclaims that he works for the town,
Ha, he loudly proclaims that he works for the town,
Yet he builds his own lavish house using public money!
வேலவனின் வாகனமே வண்ணமயிலே
வெளி வேஷம் எல்லாம் களைவதெப்போ
சொல்லு மயிலே
O colorful peacock, the mount of Lord Murugan,
When will all these external disguises fade away?
Tell me, peacock!
விரலுக்கு தகுந்தபடி வீங்காத பொண்டாட்டி
வரவுக்கு ஆள் தேடி வழி மாறி போவதுண்டு
பொண்டாட்டி இருக்கையிலே
புருஷனெல்லாம் ராமனப்பா
அவ பொறந்த வீடு போயிருந்தா
இந்திரனின் ஜாதியப்பா
A wife who doesn't swell beyond her husband's means,
Sometimes strays off course looking for extra income.
When the wife is right at home,
The husband pretends to be Lord Rama,
When she leaves for her parents' house,
He reveals himself to be of Indra's flirtatious clan!
நாகரீக மோகம் வந்து நாலும் கெட்டது
அது ஆம்பளையோ பொம்பளையோ யாரை விட்டது
குச்சி நாய குளிப்பாட்டி குந்த வச்சாலும்
அது எச்சிலைக்கு ஆசப்பட்டு ஓடும் எந்நாளும்...
Modern obsession has corrupted all four days of life,
Has it spared anyone, whether man or woman?
Even if you bathe a stray dog and make it sit neatly,
It will still run off craving leftover food on discarded leaves!
சாமி சத்தியம் சொல்லுறது தத்துவம்
பூமி உருண்டதான் புத்தியெல்லாம் கோணல்தான்
பூமி உருண்டதான் புத்தியெல்லாம் கோணல்தான்
Swear on God, what I speak is philosophy.
The earth is round, but minds are crooked,
The earth is round, but minds are crooked.
கண்ணு ரெண்டும் இல்லேன்னு
கை நீட்டி கேக்கிறவன்
காசு போட்டா செல்லுமான்னு
கண் தெறந்து பாக்குறானே
The man begging with outstretched hands,
Claiming he lacks both eyes,
Opens his eyes to check,
If the coin tossed to him is genuine!
கண்ணகியாள் பெருமையெல்லாம்
வாய் கிழிய பேசுறவன்
பெண்ணொருத்தி தனிச்சிருந்தா
விலாசத்த கேக்குறானே.....
The man who talks loudly praising Kannagi's virtue,
Will ask for her address,
If he finds a woman alone!
There are so many huts in the slum,
சேரியிலே எத்தனையோ குடிசை இருக்குது அந்த
குடிசைக்கொரு கட்சிகட்டி கொடியும் பறக்குது
ஒண்ணாயிருந்த மக்களைத்தான் கட்சி பிரிக்குது
ஒண்ணாயிருந்த மக்களைத்தான் கட்சி பிரிக்குது
ஆனா ஒருமைப்பாடு கோஷம் மட்டும் காதை துளைக்குது
And every hut has a political party flag flying over it!
Political parties divide the people who were once united,
Political parties divide the people who were once united,
Yet the slogan of unity,
Keeps piercing our ears!
O colorful peacock, the mount of Lord Murugan,
வேலவனின் வாகனமே வண்ணமயிலே
வெளி வேஷம் எல்லாம் களைவதெப்போ
சொல்லு மயிலே
வேலவனின் வாகனமே வண்ணமயிலே
வெளி வேஷம் எல்லாம் களைவதெப்போ
சொல்லு மயிலே
When will all these external disguises fade away?
Tell me, peacock!
O colorful peacock, the mount of Lord Murugan,
When will all these external disguises fade away?
Tell me, peacock!
Swear on God, what I speak is philosophy.
சாமி சத்தியம் சொல்லுறது தத்துவம்
பூமி உருண்டதான் புத்தியெல்லாம் கோணல்தான்
பூமி உருண்டதான் புத்தியெல்லாம் கோணல்தான்
The earth is round, but minds are crooked,
The earth is round, but minds are crooked.
Aalai kandu mayangaathae
Do not be dazzled by someone's outward appearance,
Oodhukamalae
Oh colorful peacock!
Aaraainju paakurappo onnumaeyillai
When you examine closely, there is nothing underneath.
Velavanin vaaganamae vannamayilae
O colorful peacock, the mount of Lord Murugan,
Veli vesham ellaam kalaivadheppo
When will all these external disguises fade away?
Sollu mayilae
Tell me, peacock!
Saami sathiyam aama
Swear on God, yes,
Saami sathiyam sollurathu thathuvam
Swear on God, what I speak is philosophy.
Boomi urandathaan puthiyellam konaal thaan
The earth is round, but minds are crooked,
Boomi urandathaan puthiyellam konaal thaan
The earth is round, but minds are crooked.
Bodhaiyilae aandavan thaan padachuputtanae
Did God create humanity in a state of intoxication?
Illa urupadiya irundhathuthaan odachuputtaana
Or did He shatter what was originally well-made?
Bodhaiyilae aandavan thaan padachuputtanae
Did God create humanity in a state of intoxication?
Illa urupadiya irundhathuthaan odachuputtaana
Or did He shatter what was originally well-made?
Saami sathiyam sollurathu thathuvam
Swear on God, what I speak is philosophy.
Boomi urandathaan puthiyellam konaal thaan
The earth is round, but minds are crooked,
Boomi urandathaan puthiyellam konaal thaan
The earth is round, but minds are crooked.
Maedaiyiale pesarappo gandhi gyabagam
When speaking on stage, they remember Gandhi,
Silar maedaiyilae pesarappo gandhi gyabagam
When some speak on stage, they remember Gandhi,
Konjam velakku vecha manasula thaan brandhi gyabagam
When evening falls, their mind only remembers brandy!
Oorukkaaga uzhaippadhaaga kotti muzhakkuraar
He loudly proclaims that he works for the town,
Haa oorukkaaga uzhaippadhaaga kotti muzhakkuraar
Ha, he loudly proclaims that he works for the town,
Avar oor panathil veedu vaasal katti mudikkiraar
Yet he builds his own lavish house using public money!
Velavanin vaaganamae vannamayilae
O colorful peacock, the mount of Lord Murugan,
Veli vesham ellaam kalaivadheppo
When will all these external disguises fade away?
Sollu mayilae
Tell me, peacock!
Viralukku thagundhapadi veengaatha pondaatti
A wife who doesn't swell beyond her husband's means,
Varavukku aal thedi vazhi maari povadhundu
Sometimes strays off course looking for extra income.
Pondatti irukkaiyilae
When the wife is right at home,
Purushan ellam raman appa
The husband pretends to be Lord Rama,
Ava porandha veedu poyirundha
When she leaves for her parents' house,
Indhiranin jaathiyappa
He reveals himself to be of Indra's flirtatious clan!
Naagareega mogam vandhu naalum kettadhu
Modern obsession has corrupted all four days of life,
Adhu aambalaiyo pombalaiyo yaarai vittadhu
Has it spared anyone, whether man or woman?
Kutchi naaya kulipaatti kundha vachaalum
Even if you bathe a stray dog and make it sit neatly,
Adhu echillaikku aasaippattu oodum ennaalum
It will still run off craving leftover food on discarded leaves!
Saami sathiyam sollurathu thathuvam
Swear on God, what I speak is philosophy.
Boomi urandathaan puthiyellam konaal thaan
The earth is round, but minds are crooked,
Boomi urandathaan puthiyellam konaal thaan
The earth is round, but minds are crooked.
Kannu rendum illaennu
The man begging with outstretched hands,
Kai neetti kekkiravan
Claiming he lacks both eyes,
Kaasu pottaa sellumannu
Opens his eyes to check,
Kann thorandhu paakuraanae
If the coin tossed to him is genuine!
Kannagiyaal perumaiyellaam
The man who talks loudly praising Kannagi's virtue,
Vaai kizhiya pesuravan
Will ask for her address,
Pen oruthi thanichirundha
If he finds a woman alone!
Vilasatha kekkuranae
There are so many huts in the slum,
Seriyilae ethainaiyo kudisai irukkudhu
And every hut has a political party flag flying over it!
Andha kudisaikkoru katchi katti kodiyum parakkudhu
Political parties divide the people who were once united,
Onnaayirundha makkalai thaan katchi pirikkudhu
Political parties divide the people who were once united,
Onnaayirundha makkalai thaan katchi pirikkudhu
Yet the slogan of unity,
Aana orumaippaadu kosham mattum
Keeps piercing our ears!
kaadhai thulaikkudhu
O colorful peacock, the mount of Lord Murugan,
Velavanin vaaganamae vannamayilae
When will all these external disguises fade away?
Veli vesham ellaam kalaivadheppo
Tell me, peacock!
Sollu mayilae
O colorful peacock, the mount of Lord Murugan,
Velavanin vaaganamae vannamayilae
When will all these external disguises fade away?
Veli vesham ellaam kalaivadheppo
Tell me, peacock!
Sollu mayilae
Swear on God, what I speak is philosophy.
Saami sathiyam sollurathu thathuvam
The earth is round, but minds are crooked,
Boomi urandathaan puthiyellam konaal thaan
The earth is round, but minds are crooked.
Boomi urandathaan puthiyellam konaal thaan
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Aalai Kandu Mayangaathae' from the film 'Nadagame Ulagam' (1979) is a social satire written by Kannadasan and sung by P. Susheela. It serves as a philosophical commentary on human hypocrisy, societal double standards, and false appearances. Kannadasan addresses a peacock (symbolizing Murugan's mount and keen observation) to question when people will discard their fake disguises and deceptive traits.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Aalai kandu mayangaathae / Oodhukamalae”
Matching second consonants across lines, e.g., 'Aalai' and 'Oodhukamalae' or 'Boomi' and 'Bodhaiyilae'.
Monae (Alliteration)
“Velavanin vaaganamae vannamayilae / Veli vesham ellaam kalaivadheppo”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds such as 'V' in 'Velavanin', 'Vaaganamae', 'Vannamayilae', 'Veli vesham'.
Metaphor & Imagery
“Kutchi naaya kulipaatti kundha vachaalum / Adhu echillaikku aasaippattu oodum ennaalum”
Comparing human greed and hypocrisy to a stray dog running after discarded food leaves despite being cleaned.
Mythological Allusions
“Purushan ellam raman appa... Indhiranin jaathiyappa”
Contrasting 'Raman' (symbol of fidelity) with 'Indhiran' (symbol of indulgence) and referencing 'Kannagi' (symbol of chastity) to highlight moral hypocrisy.
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Trivia
This track stands out because it features legendary playback singer P. Susheela delivering a sharp, philosophical folk-satire song, a style more commonly rendered by T. M. Soundararajan or Seerkazhi Govindarajan. Kannadasan's lyrics punchingly address political hypocrisy, fake beggars, and societal moral decline with his signature wit.
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