Sandhai Kadai Chellaayi
From Ninaive Oru Sangeetham · 1987
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singers
- Malaysia Vasudevan, K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Ninaive Oru Sangeetham1987
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Sandhai kadai chellaayi | O Chellaayi of the market store |
| Un sarakku inga sellathu | Your goods will not sell here |
| Male | |
| Sandhai kadai chellaayi | O Chellaayi of the market store |
| Un sarakku inga sellathu | Your goods will not sell here |
| Enthappakkam ponaalum | Wherever I go |
| Un thontharavu thaangaathu | I cannot bear your nuisance |
| Male | |
| Pottikkulla pootti adhai vatchchukkadi | Lock it up inside a box and keep it, girl |
| Vera aalukitta un sarakka viththukkadi | Sell your goods to someone else, girl |
| Hae pottikkulla pootti adhai vatchchukkadi | Hey, lock it up inside a box and keep it, girl |
| Vera aalukitta un sarakka viththukkadi | Sell your goods to someone else, girl |
| Male | |
| Sandhai kadai chellaayi | O Chellaayi of the market store |
| Un sarakku inga sellathu haei | Your goods will not sell here, hey! |
| Male | |
| Mookka mattum neettikkittu | Sticking only your nose out |
| Kayi rendum aattikkittu | Waving both your hands |
| Vanthu vanthu nikkuraiyae mamankita | You keep coming and standing before this uncle |
| Intha mamankitta | Before this uncle |
| Male | |
| Paakkuratha paarththuputtu | Having seen what you saw |
| Ketkuratha kettuputtu | Having heard what you heard |
| Vaththi vaikka paarkkuraiyae | You are trying to set a fire and instigate trouble |
| Akkaakitta enga akkaakitta | To my elder sister, to our elder sister |
| Male | |
| Ennapaaru aambala | Look at me, I am a real man |
| Etti podi yae pulla | Keep your distance, girl |
| Eppa paaru un thollai | Always your trouble |
| Vera enna naan solla | What else can I say? |
| Male | |
| Ponnu puththi pinnaalthaan | A woman's wisdom comes only later |
| Un kannu rendum emmelathaan | Yet both your eyes are fixed on me |
| Illaathatha pollaathatha yaendi pulla | Why, girl, are you coming to talk about |
| Solla vantha | False and malicious things? |
| Male | |
| Sandhai kadai chellaayi | O Chellaayi of the market store |
| Un sarakku inga sellathu | Your goods will not sell here |
| Enthappakkam ponaalum | Wherever I go |
| Un thontharavu thaangaathu | I cannot bear your nuisance |
| Male | |
| Pottikkulla pootti adhai vatchchukkadi | Lock it up inside a box and keep it, girl |
| Vera aalukitta un sarakka viththukkadi | Sell your goods to someone else, girl |
| Hae pottikkulla pootti adhai vatchchukkadi | Hey, lock it up inside a box and keep it, girl |
| Vera aalukitta un sarakka viththukkadi | Sell your goods to someone else, girl |
| Male | |
| Adi sandhai kadai chellaayi | Hey Chellaayi of the market store |
| Un sarakku inga sellathu haei | Your goods will not sell here, hey! |
| Male | |
| Sandhaiyil vaangi vantha | Bought from the weekly market |
| Saaya selai kattikittu | Wearing a dyed saree |
| Saanju saanju paarkkuriyae ennathukku | Why are you leaning and looking at me repeatedly? |
| Adhu ennaththukku | Why is that? |
| Male | |
| Panthiyila paaya eduththu | Taking a mat in the feast row |
| Pottu vaikkum munnaalae | Before even spreading it out |
| Paayaasam ketkuriyae ennaththukku | Why are you asking for sweet kheer? |
| Adhu ennaththukku | Why is that? |
| Male | |
| Kattazhagu maappillai | I am a handsome groom |
| Enna pola yaarum illai | There is no one like me |
| Kettuppaaru oorukkulla | Ask around in the town |
| Odi varum nooru pulla | A hundred girls will come running for me |
| Male | |
| Ponnu iva ponnu illa | This girl is not a proper girl |
| Kali mannirukku mandaikkulla | There is only clay inside her brain |
| Soodu onnu pottuputtaen | I branded her with hot iron |
| Sollaathatha sollipputtaen | I said what shouldn't have been said |
| Male | |
| Sandhai kadai chellaayi | O Chellaayi of the market store |
| Un sarakku inga sellathu | Your goods will not sell here |
| Enthappakkam ponaalum | Wherever I go |
| Un thontharavu thaangaathu | I cannot bear your nuisance |
| Male | |
| Pottikkulla pootti adhai vatchchukkadi | Lock it up inside a box and keep it, girl |
| Vera aalukitta un sarakka viththukkadi | Sell your goods to someone else, girl |
| Pottikkulla pootti adhai vatchchukkadi | Lock it up inside a box and keep it, girl |
| Vera aalukitta un sarakka viththukkadi | Sell your goods to someone else, girl |
| Male | |
| Adi sandhai kadai chellaayi | Hey Chellaayi of the market store |
| Un sarakku inga sellathu haei | Your goods will not sell here, hey! |
| Enthappakkam ponaalum | Wherever I go |
| Un thontharavu thaangaathu haei | I cannot bear your nuisance, hey! |
சந்தை கடை செல்லாயி
உன் சரக்கு இங்க செல்லாது
O Chellaayi of the market store
Your goods will not sell here
சந்தை கடை செல்லாயி
உன் சரக்கு இங்க செல்லாது
எந்தப்பக்கம் போனாலும்
உன் தொந்தரவு தாங்காது
O Chellaayi of the market store
Your goods will not sell here
Wherever I go
I cannot bear your nuisance
பொட்டிக்குள்ள பூட்டி அதை வச்சுக்கடி
வேற ஆளுகிட்ட உன் சரக்க வித்துக்கடி
ஹே பொட்டிக்குள்ள பூட்டி அதை வச்சுக்கடி
வேற ஆளுகிட்ட உன் சரக்க வித்துக்கடி
Lock it up inside a box and keep it, girl
Sell your goods to someone else, girl
Hey, lock it up inside a box and keep it, girl
Sell your goods to someone else, girl
சந்தை கடை செல்லாயி
உன் சரக்கு இங்க செல்லாது ஹேய்
O Chellaayi of the market store
Your goods will not sell here, hey!
மூக்க மட்டும் நீட்டிக்கிட்டு
கையி ரெண்டும் ஆட்டிகிட்டு
வந்து வந்து நிக்குறையே மாமன்கிட்ட
இந்த மாமன்கிட்ட
Sticking only your nose out
Waving both your hands
You keep coming and standing before this uncle
Before this uncle
பாக்குறத பார்த்துபுட்டு
கேட்குறத கேட்டுபுட்டு
வத்தி வைக்க பார்க்குறையே
அக்காகிட்ட எங்க அக்காகிட்ட
Having seen what you saw
Having heard what you heard
You are trying to set a fire and instigate trouble
To my elder sister, to our elder sister
என்னபாரு ஆம்பள
எட்டி போடி ஏ புள்ள
எப்ப பாரு உன் தொல்லை
வேற என்ன நான் சொல்ல
Look at me, I am a real man
Keep your distance, girl
Always your trouble
What else can I say?
பொண்ணு புத்தி பின்னாலதான்
உன் கண்ணு ரெண்டும் எம்மேலதான்
இல்லாதத பொல்லாதத ஏன்டி புள்ள
சொல்ல வந்த
A woman's wisdom comes only later
Yet both your eyes are fixed on me
Why, girl, are you coming to talk about
False and malicious things?
சந்தை கடை செல்லாயி
உன் சரக்கு இங்க செல்லாது
எந்தப்பக்கம் போனாலும்
உன் தொந்தரவு தாங்காது
O Chellaayi of the market store
Your goods will not sell here
Wherever I go
I cannot bear your nuisance
பொட்டிக்குள்ள பூட்டி அதை வச்சுக்கடி
வேற ஆளுகிட்ட உன் சரக்க வித்துக்கடி
பொட்டிக்குள்ள பூட்டி அதை வச்சுக்கடி
வேற ஆளுகிட்ட உன் சரக்க வித்துக்கடி
Lock it up inside a box and keep it, girl
Sell your goods to someone else, girl
Hey, lock it up inside a box and keep it, girl
Sell your goods to someone else, girl
அடி சந்தை கடை செல்லாயி
உன் சரக்கு இங்க செல்லாது ஹேய்
Hey Chellaayi of the market store
Your goods will not sell here, hey!
சந்தையில் வாங்கி வந்த
சாய சேலை கட்டிக்கிட்டு
சாஞ்சு சாஞ்சு பார்க்குறியே என்னத்துக்கு
அது என்னத்துக்கு
Bought from the weekly market
Wearing a dyed saree
Why are you leaning and looking at me repeatedly?
Why is that?
பந்தியில் பாய எடுத்து
போட்டு வைக்கும் முன்னாலே
பாயாசம் கேட்குறியே என்னத்துக்கு
அது என்னத்துக்கு
Taking a mat in the feast row
Before even spreading it out
Why are you asking for sweet kheer?
Why is that?
கட்டழகு மாப்பிள்ளை
என்ன போல யாரும் இல்லை
கேட்டுப்பாரு ஊருக்குள்ள
ஓடி வரும் நூறு புள்ள
I am a handsome groom
There is no one like me
Ask around in the town
A hundred girls will come running for me
பொண்ணு இவ பொண்ணு இல்ல
களி மண்ணிருக்கு மண்டைக்குள்ள
சூடு ஒன்னு போட்டுபுட்டேன்
சொல்லாதத சொல்லிப்புட்டேன்
This girl is not a proper girl
There is only clay inside her brain
I branded her with hot iron
I said what shouldn't have been said
சந்தை கடை செல்லாயி
உன் சரக்கு இங்க செல்லாது
எந்தப்பக்கம் போனாலும்
உன் தொந்தரவு தாங்காது
O Chellaayi of the market store
Your goods will not sell here
Wherever I go
I cannot bear your nuisance
பொட்டிக்குள்ள பூட்டி அதை வச்சுக்கடி
வேற ஆளுகிட்ட உன் சரக்க வித்துக்கடி
பொட்டிக்குள்ள பூட்டி அதை வச்சுக்கடி
வேற ஆளுகிட்ட உன் சரக்க வித்துக்கடி
Lock it up inside a box and keep it, girl
Sell your goods to someone else, girl
Lock it up inside a box and keep it, girl
Sell your goods to someone else, girl
அடி சந்தை கடை செல்லாயி
உன் சரக்கு இங்க செல்லாது
எந்தப்பக்கம் போனாலும்
உன் தொந்தரவு தாங்காது ஹேய்
Hey Chellaayi of the market store
Your goods will not sell here, hey!
Wherever I go
I cannot bear your nuisance, hey!
Sandhai kadai chellaayi
O Chellaayi of the market store
Un sarakku inga sellathu
Your goods will not sell here
Sandhai kadai chellaayi
O Chellaayi of the market store
Un sarakku inga sellathu
Your goods will not sell here
Enthappakkam ponaalum
Wherever I go
Un thontharavu thaangaathu
I cannot bear your nuisance
Pottikkulla pootti adhai vatchchukkadi
Lock it up inside a box and keep it, girl
Vera aalukitta un sarakka viththukkadi
Sell your goods to someone else, girl
Hae pottikkulla pootti adhai vatchchukkadi
Hey, lock it up inside a box and keep it, girl
Vera aalukitta un sarakka viththukkadi
Sell your goods to someone else, girl
Sandhai kadai chellaayi
O Chellaayi of the market store
Un sarakku inga sellathu haei
Your goods will not sell here, hey!
Mookka mattum neettikkittu
Sticking only your nose out
Kayi rendum aattikkittu
Waving both your hands
Vanthu vanthu nikkuraiyae mamankita
You keep coming and standing before this uncle
Intha mamankitta
Before this uncle
Paakkuratha paarththuputtu
Having seen what you saw
Ketkuratha kettuputtu
Having heard what you heard
Vaththi vaikka paarkkuraiyae
You are trying to set a fire and instigate trouble
Akkaakitta enga akkaakitta
To my elder sister, to our elder sister
Ennapaaru aambala
Look at me, I am a real man
Etti podi yae pulla
Keep your distance, girl
Eppa paaru un thollai
Always your trouble
Vera enna naan solla
What else can I say?
Ponnu puththi pinnaalthaan
A woman's wisdom comes only later
Un kannu rendum emmelathaan
Yet both your eyes are fixed on me
Illaathatha pollaathatha yaendi pulla
Why, girl, are you coming to talk about
Solla vantha
False and malicious things?
Sandhai kadai chellaayi
O Chellaayi of the market store
Un sarakku inga sellathu
Your goods will not sell here
Enthappakkam ponaalum
Wherever I go
Un thontharavu thaangaathu
I cannot bear your nuisance
Pottikkulla pootti adhai vatchchukkadi
Lock it up inside a box and keep it, girl
Vera aalukitta un sarakka viththukkadi
Sell your goods to someone else, girl
Hae pottikkulla pootti adhai vatchchukkadi
Hey, lock it up inside a box and keep it, girl
Vera aalukitta un sarakka viththukkadi
Sell your goods to someone else, girl
Adi sandhai kadai chellaayi
Hey Chellaayi of the market store
Un sarakku inga sellathu haei
Your goods will not sell here, hey!
Sandhaiyil vaangi vantha
Bought from the weekly market
Saaya selai kattikittu
Wearing a dyed saree
Saanju saanju paarkkuriyae ennathukku
Why are you leaning and looking at me repeatedly?
Adhu ennaththukku
Why is that?
Panthiyila paaya eduththu
Taking a mat in the feast row
Pottu vaikkum munnaalae
Before even spreading it out
Paayaasam ketkuriyae ennaththukku
Why are you asking for sweet kheer?
Adhu ennaththukku
Why is that?
Kattazhagu maappillai
I am a handsome groom
Enna pola yaarum illai
There is no one like me
Kettuppaaru oorukkulla
Ask around in the town
Odi varum nooru pulla
A hundred girls will come running for me
Ponnu iva ponnu illa
This girl is not a proper girl
Kali mannirukku mandaikkulla
There is only clay inside her brain
Soodu onnu pottuputtaen
I branded her with hot iron
Sollaathatha sollipputtaen
I said what shouldn't have been said
Sandhai kadai chellaayi
O Chellaayi of the market store
Un sarakku inga sellathu
Your goods will not sell here
Enthappakkam ponaalum
Wherever I go
Un thontharavu thaangaathu
I cannot bear your nuisance
Pottikkulla pootti adhai vatchchukkadi
Lock it up inside a box and keep it, girl
Vera aalukitta un sarakka viththukkadi
Sell your goods to someone else, girl
Pottikkulla pootti adhai vatchchukkadi
Lock it up inside a box and keep it, girl
Vera aalukitta un sarakka viththukkadi
Sell your goods to someone else, girl
Adi sandhai kadai chellaayi
Hey Chellaayi of the market store
Un sarakku inga sellathu haei
Your goods will not sell here, hey!
Enthappakkam ponaalum
Wherever I go
Un thontharavu thaangaathu haei
I cannot bear your nuisance, hey!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful and teasing folk-style track from Ninaive Oru Sangeetham features a protagonist humorously rejecting a woman's unwanted overtures and gossip. Using market metaphors where her charm and tricks are referred to as 'goods' that won't sell, the male character lightheartedly dismisses her attempts to instigate drama or win his affection. Through vivid village imagery—such as wearing dyed sarees bought from the market, asking for sweet dessert before even laying down the dining mat, and having clay inside her brain—the song presents a energetic, theatrical rural banter composed rhythmically by Ilaiyaraaja.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Un sarakku inga sellathu”
The protagonist metaphorically compares the woman's charm, tricks, and flirting tactics to market goods ('sarakku') that have no demand or value here ('sellathu').
Monai (Alliteration)
“Sandhaiyil vaangi vantha / Saaya selai kattikittu”
Repetition of the initial 'S' consonant sound across words creates a rhythmic and melodic flow typical of folk poetry.
Proverbial Metaphor (Cultural Imagery)
“Panthiyila paaya eduththu pottu vaikkum munnaalae paayaasam ketkuriyae”
Uses a humorous cultural expression about asking for sweet paayaasam before even laying down the mat for a feast, symbolizing extreme impatience and premature expectations.
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Trivia
Ninaive Oru Sangeetham (1987) stars Vijayakanth and Radha, with music composed by Ilaiyaraaja and lyrics penned by his brother Gangai Amaran. Malaysia Vasudevan's rustic, vibrant vocal delivery paired with K. S. Chithra's playful responses made this dynamic folk track a popular hit.
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