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Suruttu Pudikkira Vayasula

From Maduraikkara Thambi · 1988

Lyricist
Mu. Metha
Singers
Mano, Sridhar
Music director
Chandrabose
Movie name
Maduraikkara Thambi
Movie release year
1988
Lyrics added on
8 Apr 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Suruttu pudikkira vasasula unakku
Chinna ponnu ketkuthaa sollu thaaththaa
Vayasaana kaalaththula vaalipam thirumbuthaa
Vazhiya paaththu veedu poyi seru thaaththaa
Pattanaththukkaariyoda intha kooththaa
Pattikaadu kettu pogum unna paaththaa
Chorus :attanaththukkaariyoda intha kooththaa
Pattikaadu kettu pogum unna paaththaa
Suruttu pudikkira vasasula unakku
Chinna ponnu ketkuthaa sollu thaaththaa
Vayasaana kaalaththula vaalipam thirumbuthaa
Vazhiya paaththu veedu poyi seru thaaththaa
………………..
Alangari singaari nottam pottaa
Kutti araikoraiyaa uduththikkittu
Aattam pottaa
Thalladi nee inga koottam pottaa
Enga paatti idha kelvipatta thaangamaattaa
Adadaa kudukudu kelaanukku
Manasula olinjirukkum
Aasaiya thoondi vittaa
Thavarugala adhikarikkum
Nadikuthu thudikkuthu naadagam nadakkuthu
Chorus : Suruttu…..hoi……suruttu……hoi
Suruttu pudikkira vasasula unakku
Chinna ponnu ketkuthaa sollu thaaththaa
Vayasaana kaalaththula vaalipam thirumbuthaa
Vazhiya paaththu veedu poyi seru thaaththaa
………………..
Kaiyaale maakkolam pottathitta kutti
Kannu rendum kolam podum oorukkulla
Pattaadai kattaatha chinna rosaa kannu
Pattalae kavinthuduvaan enga raasaa
Pazhagura aambalaikkum paaththuda
Koochcham varum
Padikira payanukko paaththathum kaaichchal varum
Car-la yaerungadi ooravittu odungadi
Chorus : Suruttu…..hoi……suruttu……hoi
Suruttu pudikkira vasasula unakku
Chinna ponnu ketkuthaa sollu thaaththaa
Vayasaana kaalaththula vaalipam thirumbuthaa
Vazhiya paaththu veedu poyi seru thaaththaa
Pattanaththukkaariyoda intha kooththaa
Pattikaadu kettu pogum unna paaththaa
Chorus :attanaththukkaariyoda intha kooththaa
Pattikaadu kettu pogum unna paaththaa
Suruttu pudikkira vasasula unakku
Chinna ponnu ketkuthaa sollu thaaththaa hei
Vayasaana kaalaththula vaalipam thirumbuthaa
Vazhiya paaththu veedu poyi seru thaaththaa….
...
At an age when you should just smoke a cigar,
are you asking for a young girl? Tell me, grandpa!
Is youth returning in your old age?
Mind your way and go back home, grandpa!
Having such wild fun with a city girl?
The village will be ruined if it sees you!
Chorus: Having such wild fun with a city girl?
The village will be ruined if it sees you!
At an age when you should just smoke a cigar,
are you asking for a young girl? Tell me, grandpa!
Is youth returning in your old age?
Mind your way and go back home, grandpa!
...
The glamorous, stylish girl looked around,
and wearing skimpy clothes,
she danced around!
If you wobble about and gather a crowd here,
our grandma will not bear it if she hears of this!
Oh dear, for this trembling old man,
if the desire hidden inside his heart
is stirred up,
his misdeeds will only multiply!
She acts, she flirts, a whole drama is going on!
Chorus: Cigar... hoy... cigar... hoy!
At an age when you should just smoke a cigar,
are you asking for a young girl? Tell me, grandpa!
Is youth returning in your old age?
Mind your way and go back home, grandpa!
...
The lass who drew kolam (traditional rice-flour patterns) with her hands,
now draws patterns across town with her eyes!
This little rose who wears no silk,
if her gaze just falls on him, our king will swoon!
Even grown men who mingle around
will feel shy looking at her!
And schoolboys will catch a fever the moment they see her!
Get in the car, girls, and run out of town!
Chorus: Cigar... hoy... cigar... hoy!
At an age when you should just smoke a cigar,
are you asking for a young girl? Tell me, grandpa!
Is youth returning in your old age?
Mind your way and go back home, grandpa!
Having such wild fun with a city girl?
The village will be ruined if it sees you!
Chorus: Having such wild fun with a city girl?
The village will be ruined if it sees you!
At an age when you should just smoke a cigar,
are you asking for a young girl? Tell me, grandpa, hey!
Is youth returning in your old age?
Mind your way and go back home, grandpa...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Suruttu pudikkira vasasula unakku from Maduraikkara Thambi (1988) is a humorous folk-style satire song written by lyricist Mu. Metha. The song playfully mocks an elderly village man ('thaaththaa') who is mesmerized by modern city women. The singers admonish his lingering romantic desires at an advanced age, warning him that his elderly wife will be furious and advising him to go back home.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Moonaai (Initial Alliteration)

Pattanaththukkaariyoda intha kooththaa / Pattikaadu kettu pogum unna paaththaa

Repetition of the initial consonant sound 'Pa' across lines for rhythmic emphasis.

Iyaibu (Rhyme / End Rhyme)

Alangari singaari nottam pottaa / Aattam pottaa

End-rhyming structure using similar suffix sounds ('pottaa', 'uduththikkittu', 'aattam pottaa').

Refrain (Madakku / Pallavi repetition)

Suruttu pudikkira vasasula unakku / Chinna ponnu ketkuthaa sollu thaaththaa

The core thematic lines repeating the central hook teasing the elderly man.

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Trivia

Maduraikkara Thambi (1988) featured rural folk-inspired dance numbers characteristic of late 1980s Tamil cinema, blending urban-rural cultural contrasts with comedic commentary.

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