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Sulthan Vanthaar

From Thulli Odum Pulliman · 1971

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
L. R. Eswari
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name
Thulli Odum Pulliman
Movie release year
1971
Lyrics added on
14 Jun 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aa…aa…aa…aah…
Sulthan vanthaar
Sulthan vanthaar china bajar-u
Thunaikku oruthi kooda
Vanthaal Pesum gulsaar-u
Sulthan potta sarigai
Sattai silk nijaar-u
Thudaippam pola perukkuchammaa
Adhaan bejaar-u
Sulthan vanthaar
Sulthan vanthaar china bajar-u
Thunaikku oruthi kooda
Vanthaal Pesum gulsaar-u
Navamanigal nirainjirukkum
Sulthan gajaanaa
Anna nadai nadakkum pengalukko
Palingu janaanaa
Iravu pagal entha neram
Gaana bajaanaa gaanaa bajaanaa
Adhil iduppai vetti panam parippaal
Munvar sulthaana
Sulthan vanthaar
Sulthan vanthaar china bajar-u
Thunaikku oruthi kooda
Vanthaal Pesum gulsaar-u
Madhulam pazhampol idhazhil
Mayangi kidakkum navap-u
Than madiyil kidakkum pengalukku
Vidiya solvaar javap-u
Matharukkum maddhuvukkumthaan
Varushamellaam kulaamu
Varushamellaam kulaamu
Than manjaththilae pengalukku
Poduvaaru salam-u
Sulthan vanthaar
Sulthan vanthaar china bajar-u
Thunaikku oruthi kooda
Vanthaal Pesum gulsaar-u
Sulthan vanthaar
Sulthan vanthaar china bajar-u
Ah... ah... ah... aah...
The Sultan has arrived,
The Sultan came to China Bazaar!
By his side, for company,
Came a charming, sweet-talking beauty!
The Sultan wore a gold-threaded
Shirt and silk trousers,
Which swept the ground like a broom,
And that was the real trouble!
The Sultan has arrived,
The Sultan came to China Bazaar!
By his side, for company,
Came a charming, sweet-talking beauty!
Filled with precious gems
Is the Sultan's treasury,
And for the graceful women who walk like swans,
There is a marble palace!
Day and night, at all hours,
There is singing and music, singing and music!
Swaying her hips, she takes his money,
The dazzling Munwar Sultana!
The Sultan has arrived,
The Sultan came to China Bazaar!
By his side, for company,
Came a charming, sweet-talking beauty!
Enchanted by pomegranate-red lips,
The Nawab lies completely lost in a daze,
To the women resting on his lap,
He answers all night until dawn!
Only to women and wine,
Is he a slave all through the year,
A slave all through the year!
On his bed, to the women,
He bows down and gives a salute!
The Sultan has arrived,
The Sultan came to China Bazaar!
By his side, for company,
Came a charming, sweet-talking beauty!
The Sultan has arrived,
The Sultan came to China Bazaar!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a lively and satirical dance track describing the extravagant, hedonistic lifestyle of a wealthy Sultan visiting China Bazaar. Through energetic rhythm and theatrical imagery, the lyrics detail his rich attire, grand harem, endless celebrations, and complete surrender to wine and female charms. Lyricist Kannadasan skillfully incorporates Urdu and Hindustani loanwords to evoke a royal, Mughal-inspired atmosphere filled with humor and flair.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

“Thudaippam pola perukkuchammaa”

Compares the trailing long silk pants of the Sultan to a broom sweeping the floor.

Simile (Uvamai)

“Madhulam pazhampol idhazhil”

Compares the deep reddish, beautiful lips to a pomegranate fruit.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

“Sattai silk nijaar-u / Adhaan bejaar-u”

Rhyming end sounds using Hindustani/Urdu loanwords ending with the 'u' sound (Bajar-u, Gulsaar-u, Nijaar-u, Bejaar-u).

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Trivia

To convey the lavish lifestyle of royalty, lyricist Kannadasan blended traditional Tamil with Urdu and Hindustani loanwords common in Madras slang, such as 'Gulsaar' (garden/joy), 'Nijaar' (trousers), 'Gajaanaa' (treasury), 'Janaanaa' (harem), and 'Gaana Bajaanaa' (music and dance).

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