Sankara Ninnu
From Kavithai Malar · 1982
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singer
- Malaysia Vasudevan
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Kavithai Malar1982
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Thaadha rii naa | Thaadha rii naa (musical rhythmic syllables) |
| Sankara ninnu soodanikku ochenuraa | Sankara, I have come to see you! |
| Male | |
| Sabaash balae | Bravo! Well done! |
| Male | |
| Sankara ninnu soodanikku ochenuraa | Sankara, I have come to see you! |
| Sangeetham naa praanam nanna soodu | Music is my life, look at me! |
| Okka maatta vinuraa……… | Listen to just one word... |
| Sankara ninnu soodanikku ochenuraa | Sankara, I have come to see you! |
| Male | |
| Naenu neekku manchivaadu…aa..aa..aa | I am a good person to you... ah.. ah.. |
| Naenu neekku manchivaadu | I am a good person to you |
| Laekka pothae kozhikodu | Otherwise, Kozhikode (Calicut) |
| Naenu neekku manchivaadu | I am a good person to you |
| Laekka pothae kozhikodu | Otherwise, Kozhikode (Calicut) |
| Nijamu soodu evarulaedhu | Look at the truth, there is no one else |
| Nijamu soodu evarulaedhu | Look at the truth, there is no one else |
| Sankara jaya sankara sivasankara sankaraaa… | Sankara, victorious Sankara, Lord Shiva Sankara... |
| Sankara ninnu soodanikku ochenuraa | Sankara, I have come to see you! |
| Male | |
| Paruvamae……. puthiya paadal paadu | O youthfulness... sing a new song |
| Ilamaiyin poonthendral raagam | The melody of youth's gentle breeze |
| Paruvamae……. puthiya paadal paadu | O youthfulness... sing a new song |
| Ilamaiyin poonthendral raagam | The melody of youth's gentle breeze |
| Male | |
| Vaadi en kappa kezhangae | Come, my tapioca root |
| Enga akka petha mukka thuttae | My sister's three-paisa child |
| Paadaadha vaaya thoranthu | Open your un-singing mouth |
| Vaadi en kappa kezhangae | Come, my tapioca root |
| Enga akka petha mukka thuttae | My sister's three-paisa child |
| Paadaadha vaaya thoranthu | Open your un-singing mouth |
| Male | |
| Thayavu seiya neramuraa samayamuraa | This is the time to show grace, it is the right time |
| Tharunamuraa tharisanamu eevuraa…… | It is the right moment, grant your sacred vision... |
| Gyaanapazhatha puzhinji puzhinji | Squeezing and squeezing the fruit of wisdom |
| Appanae murugaa | O Father Murugan |
| Irandu kaiyum oonji pochu | Both my hands have gotten tired |
| Gyaanapazhatha puzhinji puzhinji | Squeezing and squeezing the fruit of wisdom |
| Irandu kaiyum oonji pochu | Both my hands have gotten tired |
| Sarigamapadhanisa sanidhapamagarisa.. | Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni Sa, Sa Ni Dha Pa Ma Ga Re Sa.. |
| Suramum paadi neenum raa …raa….. | Sing the musical notes and you too come... come... |
| Male | |
| Suramum paadi neenum raa …raa….. | Sing the musical notes and you too come... come... |
| Sankara jaya sankara sivasankara sankaraaa… | Sankara, victorious Sankara, Lord Shiva Sankara... |
| Sankara ninnu soodanikku ochenuraa | Sankara, I have come to see you! |
| Sangeetham naa praanam nanna soodu | Music is my life, look at me |
| Okka maatta vinuraa……… | Listen to just one word... |
| Sankara ninnu soodanikku ochenuraa | Sankara, I have come to see you! |
முனங்கல் :
..............
Thaadha rii naa (musical rhythmic syllables)
Sankara, I have come to see you!
தத ரி நா
சங்கரா நின்னு சூடானிக்கு ஒச்சேனுரா
Bravo! Well done!
சபாஷ் பலே
Sankara, I have come to see you!
Music is my life, look at me!
Listen to just one word...
Sankara, I have come to see you!
சங்கரா நின்னு சூடானிக்கு ஒச்சேனுரா
சங்கீதம் நா ப்ராணம் நன்ன சூடு
ஒக்க மாட்டா வினுரா.........
சங்கரா நின்னு சூடானிக்கு ஒச்செனுரா
I am a good person to you... ah.. ah..
I am a good person to you
Otherwise, Kozhikode (Calicut)
I am a good person to you
Otherwise, Kozhikode (Calicut)
Look at the truth, there is no one else
Look at the truth, there is no one else
Sankara, victorious Sankara, Lord Shiva Sankara...
Sankara, I have come to see you!
நேனு நீக்கு மஞ்சிவாடு ஆ......ஆ.....ஆ...
நேனு நீக்கு மஞ்சிவாடு
லேக்க போதே கோழிக்கோடு
நேனு நீக்கு மஞ்சிவாடு
லேக்க போதே கோழிக்கோடு
நிஜமு சூடு எவருலேது
நிஜமு சூடு எவருலேது
சங்கரா ஜெய சங்கரா சிவசங்கர சங்கரா.....
சங்கரா நின்னு சூடானிக்கு ஒச்சேனுரா
O youthfulness... sing a new song
The melody of youth's gentle breeze
O youthfulness... sing a new song
The melody of youth's gentle breeze
வசனம் :
................
Come, my tapioca root
My sister's three-paisa child
Open your un-singing mouth
Come, my tapioca root
My sister's three-paisa child
Open your un-singing mouth
பருவமே... புதிய பாடல் பாடு
இளமையின் பூந்தென்றல் ராகம்....
பருவமே... புதிய பாடல் பாடு
இளமையின் பூந்தென்றல் ராகம்....
This is the time to show grace, it is the right time
It is the right moment, grant your sacred vision...
Squeezing and squeezing the fruit of wisdom
O Father Murugan
Both my hands have gotten tired
Squeezing and squeezing the fruit of wisdom
Both my hands have gotten tired
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni Sa, Sa Ni Dha Pa Ma Ga Re Sa..
Sing the musical notes and you too come... come...
வசனம்...............
Sing the musical notes and you too come... come...
Sankara, victorious Sankara, Lord Shiva Sankara...
Sankara, I have come to see you!
Music is my life, look at me
Listen to just one word...
Sankara, I have come to see you!
வாடி என் கப்பகெழங்கே
எங்க அக்கா பெத்த முக்கா துட்டே
பாடாதே வாயத் தொறந்து......
வாடி என் கப்பகெழங்கே
எங்க அக்கா பெத்த முக்கா துட்டே
பாடாதே வாயத் தொறந்து......
வசனம் :
...................
தயவு செய்ய நேரமுரா சமயமுரா
தருணமுரா தரிசனமு ஈவுரா......
ஞானப்பழத்த புழிஞ்சு புழிஞ்சு
அப்பனே முருகா
இரண்டு கையும் ஒஞ்சி போச்சு
ஞானப்பழத்த புழிஞ்சு புழிஞ்சு
இரண்டு கையும் ஒஞ்சி போச்சு
சரிகமபதநிச ஸாநிதபமகரிஸா....
சுரமும் பாடி நீனும் ரா...ரா.....
சுரமும் பாடி நீனும் ரா...ரா.....
சங்கரா ஜெய சங்கரா சிவசங்கர சங்கரா.....
சங்கரா நின்னு சூடானிக்கு ஒச்சேனுரா
சங்கீதம் நா ப்ராணம் நன்ன சூடு
ஒக்க மாட்டா வினுரா.........
சங்கரா நின்னு சூடானிக்கு ஒச்செனுரா
Thaadha rii naa
Thaadha rii naa (musical rhythmic syllables)
Sankara ninnu soodanikku ochenuraa
Sankara, I have come to see you!
Sabaash balae
Bravo! Well done!
Sankara ninnu soodanikku ochenuraa
Sankara, I have come to see you!
Sangeetham naa praanam nanna soodu
Music is my life, look at me!
Okka maatta vinuraa………
Listen to just one word...
Sankara ninnu soodanikku ochenuraa
Sankara, I have come to see you!
Naenu neekku manchivaadu…aa..aa..aa
I am a good person to you... ah.. ah..
Naenu neekku manchivaadu
I am a good person to you
Laekka pothae kozhikodu
Otherwise, Kozhikode (Calicut)
Naenu neekku manchivaadu
I am a good person to you
Laekka pothae kozhikodu
Otherwise, Kozhikode (Calicut)
Nijamu soodu evarulaedhu
Look at the truth, there is no one else
Nijamu soodu evarulaedhu
Look at the truth, there is no one else
Sankara jaya sankara sivasankara sankaraaa…
Sankara, victorious Sankara, Lord Shiva Sankara...
Sankara ninnu soodanikku ochenuraa
Sankara, I have come to see you!
Paruvamae……. puthiya paadal paadu
O youthfulness... sing a new song
Ilamaiyin poonthendral raagam
The melody of youth's gentle breeze
Paruvamae……. puthiya paadal paadu
O youthfulness... sing a new song
Ilamaiyin poonthendral raagam
The melody of youth's gentle breeze
Vaadi en kappa kezhangae
Come, my tapioca root
Enga akka petha mukka thuttae
My sister's three-paisa child
Paadaadha vaaya thoranthu
Open your un-singing mouth
Vaadi en kappa kezhangae
Come, my tapioca root
Enga akka petha mukka thuttae
My sister's three-paisa child
Paadaadha vaaya thoranthu
Open your un-singing mouth
Thayavu seiya neramuraa samayamuraa
This is the time to show grace, it is the right time
Tharunamuraa tharisanamu eevuraa……
It is the right moment, grant your sacred vision...
Gyaanapazhatha puzhinji puzhinji
Squeezing and squeezing the fruit of wisdom
Appanae murugaa
O Father Murugan
Irandu kaiyum oonji pochu
Both my hands have gotten tired
Gyaanapazhatha puzhinji puzhinji
Squeezing and squeezing the fruit of wisdom
Irandu kaiyum oonji pochu
Both my hands have gotten tired
Sarigamapadhanisa sanidhapamagarisa..
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni Sa, Sa Ni Dha Pa Ma Ga Re Sa..
Suramum paadi neenum raa …raa…..
Sing the musical notes and you too come... come...
Suramum paadi neenum raa …raa…..
Sing the musical notes and you too come... come...
Sankara jaya sankara sivasankara sankaraaa…
Sankara, victorious Sankara, Lord Shiva Sankara...
Sankara ninnu soodanikku ochenuraa
Sankara, I have come to see you!
Sangeetham naa praanam nanna soodu
Music is my life, look at me
Okka maatta vinuraa………
Listen to just one word...
Sankara ninnu soodanikku ochenuraa
Sankara, I have come to see you!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a iconic comedy parody that parodies classical Carnatic music grandiosity and dramatic Telugu cinema dubbing tropes. The track features a humorous mixture of broken Telugu expressions ('ninnu soodanikku ochenuraa') combined with funny Tamil street-slang and classic Carnatic solfège ('solkattu'). The singer humorously pleads with 'Sankara', claiming music is his absolute life while breaking into completely unrelated folk insults and playful Tamil nonsense rhymes like 'kappa kezhangae' (tapioca root) and tired hands squeezing the 'gyaanapazham' (fruit of wisdom). Composed by Ilaiyaraaja and sung with immense vocal theatricality by Malaysia Vasudevan, it remains a beloved example of Tamil film music satire.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Macaronic Verse / Code-Mixing
“Sankara ninnu soodanikku ochenuraa”
Blending broken Telugu phrases ('Sankara ninnu soodanikku ochenuraa') with colloquial Tamil ('kappa kezhangae', 'Gyaanapazhatha puzhinji') for humorous theatrical effect.
Solkattu / Musical Solfège
“Sarigamapadhanisa sanidhapamagarisa..”
Incorporation of classical musical notes (Swaras) directly as song lyrics.
Iyaibu (Rhyme) & Assonance
“Thayavu seiya neramuraa samayamuraa”
Internal and line-ending rhyming using matching rhythmic endings ('neramuraa samayamuraa / Tharunamuraa').
Parody / Satire
“Gyaanapazhatha puzhinji puzhinji... Irandu kaiyum oonji pochu”
Satirizing serious classical devotional singing (referencing movies like Sankarabharanam) by pairing divine invocations with ridiculous domestic imagery.
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Trivia
This track is a celebrated comic spoof lyric written by Gangai Amaran that parodies the classical musical style popularised by K. Viswanath's legendary Telugu film 'Sankarabharanam' (1980). Singer Malaysia Vasudevan's exaggerated classical gamakas and comedic delivery made it an unforgettable hit.
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