Thanga Therodum
From Lakshmi Kalyanam · 1968
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Lakshmi Kalyanam1968
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Thanga thaerodum veedhiyilae… | On the street where the golden chariot rolls... |
| Ae…ae….ae….ae….ae… | Ae...ae....ae....ae....ae... |
| Thanga thaerodum veedhiyilae… hae… | On the street where the golden chariot rolls... hae... |
| Male | |
| Thanga thaerodum veedhiyilae | On the street where the golden chariot rolls |
| Oorgolam pogudhadaa | A grand procession is passing by |
| Sevvaazhai pandhalilae latchumi kalyaanam | In the pandal of red banana plants, Lakshmi's wedding takes place |
| Nalla singaara medaiyilae latchumi kalyaanam | On a beautiful decorative stage, Lakshmi's wedding takes place |
| Male | |
| Podu… | Play it! |
| Hae hae hae hae | Hae hae hae hae |
| Haehae haehae haehae | Haehae haehae haehae |
| Male | |
| Kaala neram serum podhu | When the right time arrives |
| Kazhudhai vandhu marichaalum | Even if a donkey comes and obstructs |
| Kaariyangal nadakkumadaa | Things will surely happen, my friend |
| Suruttu sundharam pillae… | Cigar-smoking Sundharam Pillai... |
| Male | |
| Aa… ada suruttu sundharam pillae… ae… | Ah... hey Cigar Sundharam Pillai... ae... |
| Aa… aa… suruttu sundharam pillae | Ah... ah... Cigar Sundharam Pillai |
| Suruttu sundharam pillae | Cigar Sundharam Pillai |
| Male | |
| Kaala neram serum podhu | When the right time arrives |
| Kazhudhai vandhu marichaalum | Even if a donkey comes and obstructs |
| Kaariyangal nadakkumadaa | Things will surely happen, my friend |
| Suruttu sundharam pillae | Cigar Sundharam Pillai |
| Nalla kannaalae paathukkadaa | Look closely with your own good eyes |
| Thiruttu thandhiram illae | There is no deceit or trickery here |
| Male | |
| Aahaa paruppum undu | Aha, there is cooked lentils |
| Neiyum undu | There is ghee too |
| Paayaasamum vadaiyum undu | There is sweet payasam and vadai as well |
| Male | |
| Paruppum undu neiyum undu | There is cooked lentils and there is ghee |
| Paayaasamum vadaiyum undu | There is sweet payasam and vadai as well |
| Eduthu potta elaiyai paakka | To look at the discarded plantain leaves after eating |
| Veliyil nillungadaa | Stand outside, all of you! |
| Adhai echi ela koravan pola | Like a nomad scraping leftover food leaves |
| Vazhichi thinnungadaa | Scrape it and eat it up! |
| Male | |
| Aahaa …hae…aahaaa | Aahaa ...hae...aahaaa |
| Male | |
| Niruthu ayithae… | Stop it, aunty!... |
| Male | |
| Haei… | Hey!... |
| Male | |
| Ae ayithae | Hey aunty |
| Male | |
| Unna thaan veliyila vaa | It is you I am calling, come outside |
| Male | |
| Sri dhevi thaan pirandha | Goddess Sridevi was born |
| Seiyathiru paarkkadalil | In the sacred milk ocean |
| Sri dhevi thaan pirandha | Goddess Sridevi was born |
| Seiyathiru paarkkadalil | In the sacred milk ocean |
| Moodhevi pol pirandha | Born like Moodhevi (misfortune) |
| Maadi veettu raani | Is this queen of the multi-story house |
| Iva munnaalil avadharitha raamaayana kooni | She is the reincarnated hunchback Kooni from the Ramayana |
| Raamaayana kooni | The hunchback Kooni of the Ramayana |
| Male | |
| Aa hae ponna pethu valarthavalaa | Aa hae, did she give birth to and raise a daughter? |
| Purushanukku paninjavalaa | Did she ever yield to her husband? |
| Male | |
| Ponna pethu valarthavalaa | Did she give birth to and raise a daughter? |
| Purushanukku paninjavalaa | Did she ever yield to her husband? |
| Buthiyulla pillaiya thaan pethu vittaalaa | Did she give birth to a clever child? |
| Iva matthavanga kudumbatha thaan | Did she ever let other families |
| Vaazha vittaalaa | Live in peace? |
| Male | |
| Haahaa haa haa haahaa | Haahaa haa haa haahaa |
| Male | |
| Ponnu thaayi chinna thaayi | Oh Ponnu Thaayi, Chinna Thaayi |
| Pombalaiyaa pirandhaalum | Even though born as a woman |
| Male | |
| Ponnu thaayi chinna thaayi | Oh Ponnu Thaayi, Chinna Thaayi |
| Pombalaiyaa pirandhaalum | Even though born as a woman |
| Aambala pol pesuviyae aayaadi aayaa | You speak aggressively like a man, you quarrelsome woman! |
| Ini aduthavarai pesaadhae vaayaadi vaayaa | Don't speak ill of others anymore, you chatterbox! |
| Male | |
| Aaha ponnu mela kalangam sonnaa | Aha, if you cast a blameworthy slander on the girl |
| Kannu rendum pogumunnu | You will lose both your eyes |
| Male | |
| Aaha ponnu mela kalangam sonnaa | Aha, if you cast a blameworthy slander on the girl |
| Kannu rendum pogumunnu | You will lose both your eyes |
| Unna petha appan sonnaan aayaadi aayaa | The father who sired you said so, you quarrelsome woman! |
| Nee unna konjam paarthukkadi vaayaadi vaayaa | You better look after yourself, you chatterbox! |
| Male | |
| Hae hae hae haa hae hae hae haa | Hae hae hae haa hae hae hae haa |
தங்கத் தேரோடும் வீதியிலே.....
ஏ.....ஏ.....ஏ.....ஏ.....ஏ.....
தங்கத் தேரோடும் வீதியிலே ஹேய்.....
On the street where the golden chariot rolls...
Ae...ae....ae....ae....ae...
On the street where the golden chariot rolls... hae...
தங்கத் தேரோடும் வீதியிலே
ஊர்கோலம் போகுதடா
செவ்வாழைப் பந்தலிலே லெட்சுமி கல்யாணம்
நல்ல சிங்கார மேடையிலே லெட்சுமி கல்யாணம்
On the street where the golden chariot rolls
A grand procession is passing by
In the pandal of red banana plants, Lakshmi's wedding takes place
On a beautiful decorative stage, Lakshmi's wedding takes place
போடு
ஹேய் ஹேய் ஹேய் ஹே
ஹேஹே ஹேஹே ஹேஹே
Play it!
Hae hae hae hae
Haehae haehae haehae
தங்கத் தேரோடும் வீதியிலே
ஊர்கோலம் போகுதடா
செவ்வாழைப் பந்தலிலே லெட்சுமி கல்யாணம்
நல்ல சிங்கார மேடையிலே லெட்சுமி கல்யாணம்
When the right time arrives
Even if a donkey comes and obstructs
Things will surely happen, my friend
Cigar-smoking Sundharam Pillai...
கால நேரம் சேரும் போது
கழுதை வந்து மறிச்சாலும்
காரியங்கள் நடக்குமடா
சுருட்டு சுந்தரம் பிள்ளே....
Ah... hey Cigar Sundharam Pillai... ae...
Ah... ah... Cigar Sundharam Pillai
Cigar Sundharam Pillai
ஆ....அட சுருட்டு சுந்தரம் பிள்ளே....ஏ....
ஆஅ.....ஆ.....சுருட்டு சுந்தரம் பிள்ளே....
சுருட்டு சுந்தரம் பிள்ளே....
When the right time arrives
Even if a donkey comes and obstructs
Things will surely happen, my friend
Cigar Sundharam Pillai
Look closely with your own good eyes
There is no deceit or trickery here
கால நேரம் சேரும் போது
கழுதை வந்து மறிச்சாலும்
காரியங்கள் நடக்குமடா
சுருட்டு சுந்தரம் பிள்ளே....
நல்ல கண்ணாலே பார்த்துக்கடா
திருட்டு தந்திரம் இல்லே
Aha, there is cooked lentils
There is ghee too
There is sweet payasam and vadai as well
ஆஹா பருப்பும் உண்டு
நெய்யும் உண்டு
பாயாஸமும் வடையும் உண்டு
There is cooked lentils and there is ghee
There is sweet payasam and vadai as well
To look at the discarded plantain leaves after eating
Stand outside, all of you!
Like a nomad scraping leftover food leaves
Scrape it and eat it up!
பருப்பும் உண்டு நெய்யும் உண்டு
பாயாஸமும் வடையும் உண்டு
எடுத்து போட்ட எலைய பார்க்க
வெளியில் நில்லுங்கடா
அதை எச்சி இல கொறவன் போல
வழிச்சு தின்னுங்கடா
Aahaa ...hae...aahaaa
தங்கத் தேரோடும் வீதியிலே
ஊர்கோலம் போகுதடா
செவ்வாழைப் பந்தலிலே லெட்சுமி கல்யாணம்
நல்ல சிங்கார மேடையிலே லெட்சுமி கல்யாணம்
Stop it, aunty!...
ஆஹா....ஹே....ஆஹா....
Hey!...
நிறுத்து அயித்தே....
Hey aunty
ஹேய்....
It is you I am calling, come outside
ஏ அயித்தே
Goddess Sridevi was born
In the sacred milk ocean
Goddess Sridevi was born
In the sacred milk ocean
Born like Moodhevi (misfortune)
Is this queen of the multi-story house
She is the reincarnated hunchback Kooni from the Ramayana
The hunchback Kooni of the Ramayana
உன்னதான் வெளியில வா
Aa hae, did she give birth to and raise a daughter?
Did she ever yield to her husband?
ஸ்ரீ தேவிதான் பிறந்த
செய்யத்திரு பாற்கடலில்
ஸ்ரீ தேவிதான் பிறந்த
செய்யத்திரு பாற்கடலில்
மூதேவி போல் பிறந்த
மாடி வீட்டு ராணி
இவள் முன்னாளில் அவதரித்த ராமாயணக் கூனி
ராமாயணக் கூனி
Did she give birth to and raise a daughter?
Did she ever yield to her husband?
Did she give birth to a clever child?
Did she ever let other families
Live in peace?
ஆ ஹே பொண்ண பெத்து வளத்தவளா
புருஷனுக்கு பணிஞ்சவளா
Haahaa haa haa haahaa
பொண்ண பெத்து வளத்தவளா
புருஷனுக்கு பணிஞ்சவளா
புத்தியுள்ள பிள்ளையத்தான் பெத்து விட்டவளா
இவ மத்தவங்க குடும்பத்த தான்
வாழ விட்டவளா
Oh Ponnu Thaayi, Chinna Thaayi
Even though born as a woman
தங்கத் தேரோடும் வீதியிலே
ஊர்கோலம் போகுதடா
செவ்வாழைப் பந்தலிலே லெட்சுமி கல்யாணம்
நல்ல சிங்கார மேடையிலே லெட்சுமி கல்யாணம்
Oh Ponnu Thaayi, Chinna Thaayi
Even though born as a woman
You speak aggressively like a man, you quarrelsome woman!
Don't speak ill of others anymore, you chatterbox!
ஹாஹா ஹா ஹா ஹாஹா
Aha, if you cast a blameworthy slander on the girl
You will lose both your eyes
பொன்னுத்தாயி சின்னத்தாயி
பொம்பளையா பிறந்தாலும்
Aha, if you cast a blameworthy slander on the girl
You will lose both your eyes
The father who sired you said so, you quarrelsome woman!
You better look after yourself, you chatterbox!
பொன்னுத்தாயி சின்னத்தாயி
பொம்பளையா பிறந்தாலும்
ஆம்பள போல் பேசுவியே ஆயாடி ஆயா
இனி அடுத்தவரை பேசாதே வாயாடி ஆயா
Hae hae hae haa hae hae hae haa
ஆஹா பொண்ணு மேல களங்கம் சொன்னா
கண்ணு ரெண்டும் போகுமின்னு
ஆஹா பொண்ணு மேல களங்கம் சொன்னா
கண்ணு ரெண்டும் போகுமின்னு
உன்ன பெத்த அப்பன் சொன்னான் ஆயாடி ஆயா
நீ ஒன்ன கொஞ்சம் பாத்துக்கடி வாயாடி ஆயா
தங்கத் தேரோடும் வீதியிலே
ஊர்கோலம் போகுதடா
செவ்வாழைப் பந்தலிலே லெட்சுமி கல்யாணம்
நல்ல சிங்கார மேடையிலே லெட்சுமி கல்யாணம்
ஹே ஹே ஹே ஹே ஹே ஹே ஹே ஹே
Thanga thaerodum veedhiyilae…
On the street where the golden chariot rolls...
Ae…ae….ae….ae….ae…
Ae...ae....ae....ae....ae...
Thanga thaerodum veedhiyilae… hae…
On the street where the golden chariot rolls... hae...
Thanga thaerodum veedhiyilae
On the street where the golden chariot rolls
Oorgolam pogudhadaa
A grand procession is passing by
Sevvaazhai pandhalilae latchumi kalyaanam
In the pandal of red banana plants, Lakshmi's wedding takes place
Nalla singaara medaiyilae latchumi kalyaanam
On a beautiful decorative stage, Lakshmi's wedding takes place
Podu…
Play it!
Hae hae hae hae
Hae hae hae hae
Haehae haehae haehae
Haehae haehae haehae
Kaala neram serum podhu
When the right time arrives
Kazhudhai vandhu marichaalum
Even if a donkey comes and obstructs
Kaariyangal nadakkumadaa
Things will surely happen, my friend
Suruttu sundharam pillae…
Cigar-smoking Sundharam Pillai...
Aa… ada suruttu sundharam pillae… ae…
Ah... hey Cigar Sundharam Pillai... ae...
Aa… aa… suruttu sundharam pillae
Ah... ah... Cigar Sundharam Pillai
Suruttu sundharam pillae
Cigar Sundharam Pillai
Kaala neram serum podhu
When the right time arrives
Kazhudhai vandhu marichaalum
Even if a donkey comes and obstructs
Kaariyangal nadakkumadaa
Things will surely happen, my friend
Suruttu sundharam pillae
Cigar Sundharam Pillai
Nalla kannaalae paathukkadaa
Look closely with your own good eyes
Thiruttu thandhiram illae
There is no deceit or trickery here
Aahaa paruppum undu
Aha, there is cooked lentils
Neiyum undu
There is ghee too
Paayaasamum vadaiyum undu
There is sweet payasam and vadai as well
Paruppum undu neiyum undu
There is cooked lentils and there is ghee
Paayaasamum vadaiyum undu
There is sweet payasam and vadai as well
Eduthu potta elaiyai paakka
To look at the discarded plantain leaves after eating
Veliyil nillungadaa
Stand outside, all of you!
Adhai echi ela koravan pola
Like a nomad scraping leftover food leaves
Vazhichi thinnungadaa
Scrape it and eat it up!
Aahaa …hae…aahaaa
Aahaa ...hae...aahaaa
Niruthu ayithae…
Stop it, aunty!...
Haei…
Hey!...
Ae ayithae
Hey aunty
Unna thaan veliyila vaa
It is you I am calling, come outside
Sri dhevi thaan pirandha
Goddess Sridevi was born
Seiyathiru paarkkadalil
In the sacred milk ocean
Sri dhevi thaan pirandha
Goddess Sridevi was born
Seiyathiru paarkkadalil
In the sacred milk ocean
Moodhevi pol pirandha
Born like Moodhevi (misfortune)
Maadi veettu raani
Is this queen of the multi-story house
Iva munnaalil avadharitha raamaayana kooni
She is the reincarnated hunchback Kooni from the Ramayana
Raamaayana kooni
The hunchback Kooni of the Ramayana
Aa hae ponna pethu valarthavalaa
Aa hae, did she give birth to and raise a daughter?
Purushanukku paninjavalaa
Did she ever yield to her husband?
Ponna pethu valarthavalaa
Did she give birth to and raise a daughter?
Purushanukku paninjavalaa
Did she ever yield to her husband?
Buthiyulla pillaiya thaan pethu vittaalaa
Did she give birth to a clever child?
Iva matthavanga kudumbatha thaan
Did she ever let other families
Vaazha vittaalaa
Live in peace?
Haahaa haa haa haahaa
Haahaa haa haa haahaa
Ponnu thaayi chinna thaayi
Oh Ponnu Thaayi, Chinna Thaayi
Pombalaiyaa pirandhaalum
Even though born as a woman
Ponnu thaayi chinna thaayi
Oh Ponnu Thaayi, Chinna Thaayi
Pombalaiyaa pirandhaalum
Even though born as a woman
Aambala pol pesuviyae aayaadi aayaa
You speak aggressively like a man, you quarrelsome woman!
Ini aduthavarai pesaadhae vaayaadi vaayaa
Don't speak ill of others anymore, you chatterbox!
Aaha ponnu mela kalangam sonnaa
Aha, if you cast a blameworthy slander on the girl
Kannu rendum pogumunnu
You will lose both your eyes
Aaha ponnu mela kalangam sonnaa
Aha, if you cast a blameworthy slander on the girl
Kannu rendum pogumunnu
You will lose both your eyes
Unna petha appan sonnaan aayaadi aayaa
The father who sired you said so, you quarrelsome woman!
Nee unna konjam paarthukkadi vaayaadi vaayaa
You better look after yourself, you chatterbox!
Hae hae hae haa hae hae hae haa
Hae hae hae haa hae hae hae haa
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Thanga Thaerodum Veedhiyilae is a festive folk-style song from the 1968 Tamil film Lakshmi Kalyanam, featuring lyrics by Kannadasan and music composed by M. S. Viswanathan. Set against the backdrop of a grand wedding celebration, the song unfolds as a humorous, satirical verbal spar between characters amidst marriage festivities. It playfully mocks petty intruding relatives and quarrelsome personalities while celebrating the inevitability of auspicious events despite petty obstacles. Using vivid regional idioms and mythological references like Kooni (Manthara) and Moodhevi, the song contrasts pristine virtues with domestic mischief, wrapped in lively rhythm and comic social commentary.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Kaala neram serum podhu / Kazhudhai vandhu marichaalum”
Repetition of initial consonant sound 'Ka' across consecutive lines for rhythmic flow.
Ethirai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Paruppum undu neiyum undu / Paayaasamum vadaiyum undu”
Rhyming second characters 'r' in 'Paruppum' and 'P' / 'M' in surrounding phrases.
Metaphor / Mythological Allusion
“Moodhevi pol pirandha / Iva munnaalil avadharitha raamaayana kooni”
Comparing a villainous, gossip-mongering woman directly to Moodhevi and Kooni from the Ramayana.
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Trivia
Lakshmi Kalyanam (1968), directed by G. Ramakrishnan and starring Sivaji Ganesan and Sowcar Janaki, features iconic music composed by M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics by Kannadasan. This festive track captures traditional Tamil wedding banter and folk satire.
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