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Lyrics & meaning

Sir Ungalathan Sir

From Hitler Umanath · 1982

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
T. M. Soundararajan
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Hitler Umanath
Movie release year
1982
Lyrics added on
15 Feb 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Sir ungalaththaan sir
Ungal uththaravindri ullae vanthaen
Mannikkanum sir
Naan ungalai polae padichchavan illai
Sinthikkanum sir….
Sir ungalaththaan sir…..
Ada ennanga saami kuzhappam
Adha sollunga saami enakkum
Ada ennanga saami kuzhappam
Adha sollunga saami enakkum
Ellaam irukkuthu vasathi
Idhil eppadi vanthathu asathi
Ellaam irukkuthu vasathi
Idhil eppadi vanthathu asathi
Adhu kidakkuthu kazhutha vittu thallunga
Nadakkira vazhiya melae paarunga
Sir ungalaththaan sir…..
Ungal uththaravindri ullae vanthaen
Mannikkanum sir
Naan ungalai polae padichchavan illai
Sinthikkanum sir….
Paanai pidiththaval baakkiyamthaanga
Padipadiyaaga osanthu vantheenga
Paanai pidiththaval baakkiyamthaanga
Padipadiyaaga osanthu vantheenga
Avanga nerunga nenachchaalum samayaththilae
Neenga etta mudiyaatha imayaththilae
Etta mudiyaatha imayaththilae
Neenga kotti kuvichchaalum
Satti nirrainjaalum
Otti uravaada venaamaa
Peththa magal kooda mattu mariyaathai
Vittu pesum nilai varalaamaa
Mariyaathai vittu pesum nilai varalaamaa
Pasiyum irunthuchchu rusiyum irunthuchchu
Pasiyum irunthuchchu rusiyum irunthuchchu
Paduttha neraththil thookam vanthuchchu
Pasiyum irunthuchchu rusiyum irunthuchchu
Paduttha neraththil thookam vanthuchchu
Padhavi vanthuchchu kaasu panamum vanthuchchu
Padhavi vanthuchchu kaasu panamum vanthuchchu
Pasiyum thookamum paranthiduchchu
Pasiyum thookamum paranthiduchchu
Kaaichcha maramthaanga kalladi vaangum
Nalla manamthaanga solladi vaangum
Kaaichcha maramthaanga kalladi vaangum
Nalla manamthaanga solladi vaangum
Pattaa theriyum suttaa theriyum
Muttaal vaazhkkai melunnu puriyum
Muttaal vaazhkkai melunnu puriyum
Sir, I am talking to you, Sir.
I came inside without your permission,
Please forgive me, Sir.
I am not an educated man like you,
You need to think about this, Sir...
Sir, I am talking to you, Sir...
Tell me, master, what is this confusion?
Please tell that to me as well, master.
Tell me, master, what is this confusion?
Please tell that to me as well, master.
You have every comfort in the world,
So how did this weariness creep in?
You have every comfort in the world,
So how did this weariness creep in?
Forget that useless nonsense and let it go,
Look ahead at the path you must walk.
Sir, I am talking to you, Sir...
I came inside without your permission,
Please forgive me, Sir.
I am not an educated man like you,
You need to think about this, Sir...
It was your good wife's blessing,
That helped you rise step by step.
It was your good wife's blessing,
That helped you rise step by step.
Even when she wants to come close at times,
You stay far away on an unreachable Himalaya.
On an unreachable Himalaya.
Even if you pile up heaps of wealth,
Even if all your pots are full,
Should you not stay close and share affection?
Should it ever come to a point where
Even your own daughter speaks without respect?
Should she speak casting all respect aside?
Once there was hunger, and food tasted good,
Once there was hunger, and food tasted good,
The moment you lay down, sleep arrived.
Once there was hunger, and food tasted good,
The moment you lay down, sleep arrived.
High status arrived, and plenty of money came,
High status arrived, and plenty of money came,
And both hunger and sleep flew away.
And both hunger and sleep flew away.
Only a tree laden with fruit gets hit by stones,
Only a good heart gets wounded by harsh words.
Only a tree laden with fruit gets hit by stones,
Only a good heart gets wounded by harsh words.
You learn when you stumble, you learn when you get burned,
And realize a simple fool's life is so much better.
And realize a simple fool's life is so much better.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from the film Hitler Umanath (1982) is a philosophical perspective delivered by a simple commoner to an overly strict, status-obsessed man. The narrator highlights how wealth, higher status, and extreme discipline have driven a wedge between the protagonist and his family, robbing him of life's fundamental pleasures like appetite and peaceful sleep. Through witty yet deep observations, Kannadasan's lyrics urge the protagonist to let go of excessive pride and embrace genuine affection. The overall message emphasizes that true happiness lies in simple human connection rather than isolated material success, pointing out that even an uneducated, simple life can be far superior to a life burdened by power and rigid boundaries.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamai)

“Kaaichcha maramthaanga kalladi vaangum / Nalla manamthaanga solladi vaangum”

Comparing a good-hearted person receiving verbal insults to a fruit-laden tree being pelted with stones.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)

“Neenga etta mudiyaatha imayaththilae”

Exaggerating the protagonist's emotional distance and unapproachability by comparing his status to the unreachable Himalayas.

Alliteration (Moonaai)

“Pasiyum irunthuchchu rusiyum irunthuchchu / Paduttha neraththil thookam vanthuchchu”

Repetition of initial consonant sounds 'P' creating rhythm across lines.

Edhugai (Second-letter rhyme)

“Padhavi vanthuchchu kaasu panamum vanthuchchu / Pasiyum thookamum paranthiduchchu”

Rhyming of the second letter 'd' across sequential lines.

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Trivia

Hitler Umanath (1982) stars Sivaji Ganesan as a highly disciplined, iron-fisted disciplinarian whose extreme rules alienate his own family. Music director M. S. Viswanathan and lyricist Kannadasan used T. M. Soundararajan's expressive voice to deliver this moral glass held up to the lead character, blending colloquial street-wise vocabulary with philosophical depth.

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