Thanjavuru Maadathi
From Vaagai Sooda Vaa · 2011
- Lyricist
- Ve. Ramaswamy
- Singer
- Jayamoorthy
- Music director
- M. Ghibran
- Details
- Vaagai Sooda Vaa2011
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Thanjavuru maadathi.. | The girl Maadathi from Thanjavur.. |
| Pampara konda maadathi.. | Maadathi with a top-knot bun like a spinning top.. |
| Vengala thonda maadathi.. | Maadathi with a loud, bronze-like ringing voice.. |
| Ava kunthaniyaam maadathi.. | She is a short and plump girl, Maadathi.. |
| Male | |
| Kaalikkaatu ooda mela | By the stream in the dry woods, |
| Maadu mecha maadathi.. | Maadathi grazed the cattle.. |
| Kaatukkula kandeduthaa | Inside the forest she found, |
| Kaada mutta maadathi.. | Quail eggs, Maadathi.. |
| Male | |
| Sayangkaalam veedu vanthae | Coming back home in the evening, |
| Vega vacha maadathi.. | Maadathi boiled them up.. |
| Puncha poona mamangaaran | Her maternal uncle who went to the dry farmland |
| Thinga vanthan maadathi..aaa….aaa… | Came to eat them, Maadathi.. aaa.. aaa.. |
| Male | |
| Puncha poona mamangaaran | Her maternal uncle who went to the dry farmland |
| Thinga vanthan maadathi.. | Came to eat them, Maadathi.. |
| Thinga vantha mamangaaran | The maternal uncle who came to eat |
| Oodi poonan maadathi.. | Ran away in fear, Maadathi.. |
| Aamampaanaiyil neenthunathu athu | Because swimming inside the pot, it was |
| Paampukunju maadathi.. | A baby snake, Maadathi.. |
| Kaatilava eduthathu | What she had picked up from the forest were |
| Paambu mutta maadathi.. | Snake eggs, Maadathi.. |
| Hahahahahaha | Hahahahahaha |
| Male | |
| En thanjavuru maadathi.. | My Maadathi from Thanjavur.. |
| Pampara konda maadathi.. | Maadathi with a top-knot bun like a spinning top.. |
| Vengala thonda maadathi.. | Maadathi with a loud, bronze-like ringing voice.. |
| Ava kunthaniyaam maadathi.. | She is a short and plump girl, Maadathi.. |
தஞ்சாவூரு மாடத்தி..
பம்பர கொண்ட மாடத்தி..
வெண்கல தொண்ட மாடத்தி..
அவ குந்தனியாம் மாடத்தி..
The girl Maadathi from Thanjavur..
Maadathi with a top-knot bun like a spinning top..
Maadathi with a loud, bronze-like ringing voice..
She is a short and plump girl, Maadathi..
கள்ளிக்காட்டு ஓட மேல
மாடு மேச்சா மாடத்தி..
காட்டுக்குள்ள கண்டெடுத்த
காடை முட்ட மாடத்தி..
By the stream in the dry woods,
Maadathi grazed the cattle..
Inside the forest she found,
Quail eggs, Maadathi..
சாயங்காலம் வீடு வந்தே
வேக வச்ச மாடத்தி..
துஞ்சுப்போன மாமன்காரன்
திங்க வந்தான் மாடத்தி..ஆ....
Coming back home in the evening,
Maadathi boiled them up..
Her maternal uncle who went to the dry farmland
Came to eat them, Maadathi.. aaa.. aaa..
துஞ்சுப்போன மாமன்காரன்
திங்க வந்தான் மாடத்தி..
திங்க வந்த மாமன்காரன்
ஓடி போனான் மாடத்தி..
ஆமாம்பானையில் நீந்துவது
அது பாம்புக்குஞ்சு மாடத்தி..
காட்டிலாவ எடுத்தது
பாம்பு முட்ட மாடத்தி..
ஹா ஹா ஹா
Her maternal uncle who went to the dry farmland
Came to eat them, Maadathi..
The maternal uncle who came to eat
Ran away in fear, Maadathi..
Because swimming inside the pot, it was
A baby snake, Maadathi..
What she had picked up from the forest were
Snake eggs, Maadathi..
Hahahahahaha
என் தஞ்சாவூரு மாடத்தி..
பம்பர கொண்ட மாடத்தி..
வெண்கல தொண்ட மாடத்தி..
அவ குந்தனியாம் மாடத்தி
My Maadathi from Thanjavur..
Maadathi with a top-knot bun like a spinning top..
Maadathi with a loud, bronze-like ringing voice..
She is a short and plump girl, Maadathi..
Thanjavuru maadathi..
The girl Maadathi from Thanjavur..
Pampara konda maadathi..
Maadathi with a top-knot bun like a spinning top..
Vengala thonda maadathi..
Maadathi with a loud, bronze-like ringing voice..
Ava kunthaniyaam maadathi..
She is a short and plump girl, Maadathi..
Kaalikkaatu ooda mela
By the stream in the dry woods,
Maadu mecha maadathi..
Maadathi grazed the cattle..
Kaatukkula kandeduthaa
Inside the forest she found,
Kaada mutta maadathi..
Quail eggs, Maadathi..
Sayangkaalam veedu vanthae
Coming back home in the evening,
Vega vacha maadathi..
Maadathi boiled them up..
Puncha poona mamangaaran
Her maternal uncle who went to the dry farmland
Thinga vanthan maadathi..aaa….aaa…
Came to eat them, Maadathi.. aaa.. aaa..
Puncha poona mamangaaran
Her maternal uncle who went to the dry farmland
Thinga vanthan maadathi..
Came to eat them, Maadathi..
Thinga vantha mamangaaran
The maternal uncle who came to eat
Oodi poonan maadathi..
Ran away in fear, Maadathi..
Aamampaanaiyil neenthunathu athu
Because swimming inside the pot, it was
Paampukunju maadathi..
A baby snake, Maadathi..
Kaatilava eduthathu
What she had picked up from the forest were
Paambu mutta maadathi..
Snake eggs, Maadathi..
Hahahahahaha
Hahahahahaha
En thanjavuru maadathi..
My Maadathi from Thanjavur..
Pampara konda maadathi..
Maadathi with a top-knot bun like a spinning top..
Vengala thonda maadathi..
Maadathi with a loud, bronze-like ringing voice..
Ava kunthaniyaam maadathi..
She is a short and plump girl, Maadathi..
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This humorous Tamil folk song snippet from the film 'Vaagai Sooda Vaa' describes a quirky village girl named Maadathi from Thanjavur. She is characterized by her top-knot hair, loud ringing voice, and short stature. While grazing cattle near a forest stream, Maadathi finds what she assumes to be quail eggs and brings them home to boil.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Epiphora (Repetition)
“Pampara konda maadathi..”
The word 'maadathi' is repeated at the end of almost every line to create a rhythmic folk ballad refrain.
Metaphor / Imagery
“Pampara konda maadathi.. Vengala thonda maadathi..”
'Vengala thonda' compares a loud, clear vocal tone to resonant bronze, while 'Pampara konda' visualizes a hair knot shaped like a spinning top.
Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Pampara konda maadathi.. / Vengala thonda maadathi..”
Tamil poetic rhyme where the second consonant sounds match across successive lines (e.g., 'Pampara' and 'Vengala').
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Trivia
'Vaagai Sooda Vaa' (2011) marked the debut of acclaimed music director M. Ghibran. The film's soundtrack earned widespread acclaim for its authentic 1960s rural Tamil acoustic folk soundscapes and won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director.
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