- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- K. S. Chithra, Chorus
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Kanmani
- Movie release year
- 1994
- Lyrics added on
- 12 Feb 2019
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Sariyaana paruppu podi
Saambaara paarungadi
Varaverppu solli paadanum
Pudhu vala vaangi kaiyil podanum
Sariyaana paruppu podi
Saambaara paarungadi
Varaverppu solli paadanum
Pudhu vala vaangi kaiyil podanum
Pattu vetti edutthu
Katti vandha ammaanji
Inji thinnu muzhikkum
Mandhi pola on moonji
Marathula kombirukk
Anga poiyi okkaaru
Sariyaana paruppu podi
Saambaara paarungadi
Varaverppu solli paadanum
Pudhu vala vaangi kaiyil podanum
Ozhunga kudumi vechu
Oyaama maniyadichu
Pozhappa nee nadathu
Pala koyil ingirukku
Style-aa daavadichu
Cigerette dhum adichu
Baylaa paadugira
College unakkedhukku
Panjaangatha paathu vandha
Pathaam pasaliyae
Manja konjam kattikkittu
Vandhaa thaevalaiyae
Harae raamaa raamaa raamaa
Female :Paadi varum anumaarae
Chorus :Harae raamaa collegekku
Female :Paadam kekka vandhaarae
Unakkaetha sanda madam indha idam illayaa
Sariyaana paruppu podi
Saambaara paarungadi
Varaverppu solli paadanum
Pudhu vala vaangi kaiyil podanum
Pattu vetti edutthu
Katti vandha ammaanji
Inji thinnu muzhikkum
Mandhi pola on moonji
Marathula kombirukk
Anga poiyi okkaaru
Sariyaana paruppu podi
Saambaara paarungadi
Varaverppu solli paadanum
Pudhu vala vaangi kaiyil podanum
Daily engalap pol
Oor suthu padikkaadhae
Degree mudichaalum
Vela thaan kedaikkaadhae
Naayar kadaiyila thaan
Nee poyi tea adippae
Adhuvum kedaikkaatti
Okkaandhu ee adippae
Kallooriyin paadam ellaam
Vendaadha vela
Sonnaa kelu nammaalu nee
Thaangaadhu moola
Harae raamaa raamaa raamaa
Female :Paadi varum anumaarae
Chorus :Harae raamaa collegekku
Female :Paadam kekka vandhaarae
Vasamaa thaan enga kitta sikkikkitta ippodhu
Sariyaana paruppu podi
Saambaara paarungadi
Varaverppu solli paadanum
Pudhu vala vaangi kaiyil podanum
Hoi
Female :Pattu vetti edutthu
Chorus :Hoi
Female :Katti vandha ammaanji
Chorus :Hoi
Female :Inji thinnu muzhikkum
Chorus :Hoi
Female :Mandhi pola on moonji
Marathula kombirukku
Anga poiyi okkaaru
Sariyaana paruppu podi
Saambaara paarungadi
Varaverppu solli paadanum
Pudhu vala vaangi kaiyil podanum
Sariyaana paruppu podi
Saambaara paarungadi
Varaverppu solli paadanum
Pudhu vala vaangi kaiyil podanum
Look at this pure lentil powder,
Look at this sambar, girls!
We must sing a welcome song,
And slip new bangles onto his wrists!
Look at this pure lentil powder,
Look at this sambar, girls!
We must sing a welcome song,
And slip new bangles onto his wrists!
Dressed up in a silk dhoti,
Here comes the naive mama's boy!
Blinking like a monkey
That ate ginger, look at your face!
There is a high branch on the tree,
Go and sit right up there!
Look at this pure lentil powder,
Look at this sambar, girls!
We must sing a welcome song,
And slip new bangles onto his wrists!
Sporting a proper tuft of hair,
Ringing the prayer bell all day long,
Go earn your living like that!
There are plenty of temples around here!
Flirting in style,
Puffing on cigarettes,
Singing upbeat pop songs,
Why do you even need college?
You who came after checking the almanac,
You old-fashioned fellow!
Tying a piece of turmeric around yourself,
Wouldn't it have been better if you stayed home?
Hare Rama, Rama, Rama!
Female: O Lord Hanuman chanting aloud,
Chorus: Hare Rama, to this college,
Female: He has come to listen to lectures!
Is this place really meant for someone like you?
Look at this pure lentil powder,
Look at this sambar, girls!
We must sing a welcome song,
And slip new bangles onto his wrists!
Dressed up in a silk dhoti,
Here comes the naive mama's boy!
Blinking like a monkey
That ate ginger, look at your face!
There is a high branch on the tree,
Go and sit right up there!
Look at this pure lentil powder,
Look at this sambar, girls!
We must sing a welcome song,
And slip new bangles onto his wrists!
Every day, just like us,
Roam around and do not study!
Even if you finish your degree,
You won't get a job anyway!
Only at the local tea shop,
Will you end up drinking tea,
And if you can't even get that,
You will just sit around swatting flies!
All these college lessons
Are completely useless work!
Listen to what we say, buddy,
Your brain won't be able to handle it!
Hare Rama, Rama, Rama!
Female: O Lord Hanuman chanting aloud,
Chorus: Hare Rama, to this college,
Female: He has come to listen to lectures!
Now you are neatly trapped in our hands!
Look at this pure lentil powder,
Look at this sambar, girls!
We must sing a welcome song,
And slip new bangles onto his wrists!
Hoy!
Female: Dressed up in a silk dhoti,
Chorus: Hoy!
Female: Here comes the naive mama's boy!
Chorus: Hoy!
Female: Blinking like a monkey
Chorus: Hoy!
Female: That ate ginger, look at your face!
There is a high branch on the tree,
Go and sit right up there!
Look at this pure lentil powder,
Look at this sambar, girls!
We must sing a welcome song,
And slip new bangles onto his wrists!
Look at this pure lentil powder,
Look at this sambar, girls!
We must sing a welcome song,
And slip new bangles onto his wrists!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This playful college ragging song from the 1994 film Kanmani depicts a group of modern female students lightheartedly mocking a traditional, orthodox male newcomer. They banter about his silk veshti, orthodox appearance, and almanac-guided life, comically suggesting that college isn't the right place for him and recommending temple service or a tea shop job instead.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Inji thinnu muzhikkum / Mandhi pola on moonji”
Compares the newcomer's baffled and wide-eyed face to a monkey that has accidentally eaten ginger.
Rhyme (Edhugai / Monai)
“Ozhunga kudumi vechu / Oyaama maniyadichu”
Uses rhyming sounds at the start and second letters of line pairs such as 'kudumi' / 'maniyadichu' / 'pozhappa'.
Metaphor & Sarcasm (Uvaneedhi / Nagai)
“Sariyaana paruppu podi / Saambaara paarungadi”
Sarcastic use of culinary metaphors ('paruppu podi', 'sambar') to mock the newcomer's traditional Brahmin roots.
Did you know?
Trivia
The film 'Kanmani' (1994) stars Prashanth and Mohini, featuring a popular soundtrack composed by Maragathamani (M. M. Keeravani) with lyrics written by Vaali.
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