Theriyamal Matti
From Maamiyar Veedu · 1993
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- Mano, S. N. Surendar, Deepan Chakravarthy, Sunanda
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Maamiyar Veedu1993
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Theriyaamal maatti konda kanavargalae | O husbands who unwittingly got trapped! |
| Chorus | |
| Adadada theriyaamal maatti konda kanavargalae | Oh my, O husbands who unwittingly got trapped! |
| Oru naal mattum sumangalikku dheivangalae | Gods to married women for just a single day! |
| Theriyaamal maatti konda kanavargalae | O husbands who unwittingly got trapped! |
| Oru naal mattum sumangalikku dheivangalae | Gods to married women for just a single day! |
| Theriyaamal maatti konda kanavargalae | O husbands who unwittingly got trapped! |
| Aa… aa… aa… oi… | Ah… ah… ah… oi… |
| Chorus | |
| Dhinam dhinamum poraadi parithavippaai | Every single day you struggle and suffer helplessly! |
| Konda manaiviyarin pudavaigalai nee thuvaippaai | You end up washing the sarees of the wife you married! |
| Kari kaaigal vaangi vandhu samaitthiruppaai | You bring home vegetables and cook them yourself! |
| Aval varum podhu paai eduthu nee virippaai | When she arrives, you spread out a mat for her to rest! |
| Adithaalum poruthu asadaattam sirithu | Even if she hits you, bearing it and foolishly smiling, |
| Idi thaangum angi yena nimirndhu nirppaai | You stand tall like a lightning rod absorbing shocks! |
| Manaivikku surrender maavaattum grinder | Totally surrendered to the wife, acting like a batter grinder, |
| Avar pona pinnaalum kunindhu nirppaai | Even after she leaves the room, you stand bent over in fear! |
| Chorus | |
| Purushan uzhaikkira maadaa | Is a husband merely an ox born to labor endlessly? |
| Indha poojai namakkoru kaedaa | Is this ritualistic worship actually a curse for us? |
| Aval vaesham kalaikka rosham pirakka | Let her facade fall, let your self-respect awake, |
| Ezhundhu nadandhu nimirndhu veli vara | Rise up, walk tall, and step out into freedom! |
| Chorus | |
| Theriyaamal maatti konda kanavargalae | O husbands who unwittingly got trapped! |
| Oru naal mattum sumangalikku dheivangalae | Gods to married women for just a single day! |
| Theriyaamal maatti konda kanavargalae | O husbands who unwittingly got trapped! |
| Oru naal mattum sumangalikku dheivangalae | Gods to married women for just a single day! |
| Theriyaamal maatti konda kanavargalae | O husbands who unwittingly got trapped! |
| Female | |
| Aa… aa…aa….aa….aa….aa…aa…aa…aa… | Ah… ah… ah… ah… ah… ah… ah… ah… ah… |
| Chorus | |
| …………………………….. | ... |
| Female | |
| Kallaaga irundhaalum kanavan endru | Even if he is like a cold stone, he is still the husband; |
| Dhinam full aaga vandhaalum purushan endru | Even if he returns fully drunk every night, he is still the husband; |
| Ellaamum andraadam porutthu nindru | Tolerating everything on a daily basis, |
| Thollai thaangaamal sila naeram veruthadhundu | Unable to bear the agony, there were moments she felt despair. |
| Beach endru undaa park endru undaa | Did she ever demand outings to the beach or the park? |
| Aanaalum mugam thannai sulithadhundaa | Yet, did her face ever display a frown of resentment? |
| Illaamal irundhaalum virundhaali vandhaal | Even with nothing at home, when a guest arrived unexpectedly, |
| Samaalikka theriyaamal vizhithadhundaa | Did she ever panic without knowing how to host them? |
| Thaaikku pin thaaram | After one's mother comes one's life partner; |
| Ummai kaappadhu sumangali thaaram | The devout wife is the guiding star that protects you! |
| Ungal aayum nilaikka vaazhvum thazhaikka | For your lifespan to endure and your life to blossom, |
| Nonbu irukkum kudumba pengalai | Look at these family women observing holy fasts! |
| Female | |
| Puriyaamal pesugindra kanavargalae | O husbands who speak harshly without understanding! |
| Idhu umakkaaga nadathugindra poojaigalae | These sacred rituals are being conducted entirely for your well-being! |
| Puriyaamal pesugindra kanavargalae | O husbands who speak harshly without understanding! |
| Idhu umakkaaga nadathugindra poojaigalae | These sacred rituals are being conducted entirely for your well-being! |
| Female | |
| Puriyaamal paesugindra kanavargalae | O husbands who speak harshly without understanding! |
| Ae… ae… ae… | Hey… hey… hey… |
தீபன் சக்கரவர்த்தி மற்றும் சுனந்தா
O husbands who unwittingly got trapped!
தெரியாமல் மாட்டிக் கொண்ட
கணவர்களே
Oh my, O husbands who unwittingly got trapped!
Gods to married women for just a single day!
O husbands who unwittingly got trapped!
Gods to married women for just a single day!
O husbands who unwittingly got trapped!
Ah… ah… ah… oi…
அடடட தெரியாமல் மாட்டிக் கொண்ட
கணவர்களே
ஒரு நாள் மட்டும் சுமங்கலிக்கு தெய்வங்களே
தெரியாமல் மாட்டிக் கொண்ட கணவர்களே
ஒரு நாள் மட்டும் சுமங்கலிக்கு தெய்வங்களே
தெரியாமல் மாட்டிக் கொண்ட கணவர்களே
ஆ.....ஆ...ஆ.....ஓய்....
Every single day you struggle and suffer helplessly!
You end up washing the sarees of the wife you married!
You bring home vegetables and cook them yourself!
When she arrives, you spread out a mat for her to rest!
Even if she hits you, bearing it and foolishly smiling,
You stand tall like a lightning rod absorbing shocks!
Totally surrendered to the wife, acting like a batter grinder,
Even after she leaves the room, you stand bent over in fear!
தினம் தினமும் போராடி பரிதவிப்பாய்
கொண்ட மனைவியரின் புடவைகளை நீ துவைப்பாய்
கறிகாய்கள் வாங்கி வந்து சமைத்திருப்பாய்
அவள் வரும் போது பாய் எடுத்து நீ விரிப்பாய்
அடித்தாலும் பொறுத்து அசடாட்டம் சிரித்து
இடி தாங்கும் அங்கி என நிமிர்ந்து நிற்பாய்
மனைவிக்கு சரண்டர் மாவாட்டும் கிரைண்டர்
அவர் போன பின்னாலும் குனிந்து நிற்பாய்
Is a husband merely an ox born to labor endlessly?
Is this ritualistic worship actually a curse for us?
Let her facade fall, let your self-respect awake,
Rise up, walk tall, and step out into freedom!
புருஷன் உழைக்கிற மாடா
இந்த பூஜை நமக்கொரு கேடா
அவள் வேஷம் கலைக்க ரோஷம் பிறக்க
எழுந்து நடந்து நிமிர்ந்து வெளி வர
O husbands who unwittingly got trapped!
Gods to married women for just a single day!
O husbands who unwittingly got trapped!
Gods to married women for just a single day!
O husbands who unwittingly got trapped!
தெரியாமல் மாட்டிக் கொண்ட கணவர்களே
ஒரு நாள் மட்டும் சுமங்கலிக்கு தெய்வங்களே
தெரியாமல் மாட்டிக் கொண்ட கணவர்களே
ஒரு நாள் மட்டும் சுமங்கலிக்கு தெய்வங்களே
தெரியாமல் மாட்டிக் கொண்ட கணவர்களே
Ah… ah… ah… ah… ah… ah… ah… ah… ah…
ஆ......ஆ......ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ...ஆ.....ஆ...
...
ஆ......ஆ......ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ...ஆ.....ஆ...
ஆ......ஆ......ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ...ஆ.....ஆ...
ஆ......ஆ......ஆ.....ஆஆ.....ஆஆ.....ஆ...
Even if he is like a cold stone, he is still the husband;
Even if he returns fully drunk every night, he is still the husband;
Tolerating everything on a daily basis,
Unable to bear the agony, there were moments she felt despair.
Did she ever demand outings to the beach or the park?
Yet, did her face ever display a frown of resentment?
Even with nothing at home, when a guest arrived unexpectedly,
Did she ever panic without knowing how to host them?
After one's mother comes one's life partner;
The devout wife is the guiding star that protects you!
For your lifespan to endure and your life to blossom,
Look at these family women observing holy fasts!
கல்லாக இருந்தாலும் கணவன் என்று
தினம் ஃபுல்லாக வந்தாலும் புருஷன் என்று
எல்லாமும் அன்றாடம் பொறுத்து நின்று
தொல்லை தாங்காமல் சில நேரம் வெறுத்ததுண்டு
பீச் என்று உண்டா பார்க் என்று உண்டா
ஆனாலும் முகம் தன்னை சுளித்ததுண்டா
இல்லாமல் இருந்தும் விருந்தாளி வந்தால்
சமாளிக்கத் தெரியாமல் விழித்ததுண்டா
தாய்க்குப் பின்னாலே தாரம்
உம்மை காப்பது சுமங்கலி தாரம்
உங்கள் ஆயுள் நிலைக்க வாழ்வும் தழைக்க
நோன்பு இருக்கும் குடும்பப் பெண்களை
O husbands who speak harshly without understanding!
These sacred rituals are being conducted entirely for your well-being!
O husbands who speak harshly without understanding!
These sacred rituals are being conducted entirely for your well-being!
புரியாமல் பேசுகின்ற கணவர்களே
இது உமக்காக நடத்துகின்ற பூஜைகளே
புரியாமல் பேசுகின்ற கணவர்களே
இது உமக்காக நடத்துகின்ற பூஜைகளே
O husbands who speak harshly without understanding!
Hey… hey… hey…
புரியாமல் பேசுகின்ற கணவர்களே
ஏ.......ஏ.....ஏ...
Theriyaamal maatti konda kanavargalae
O husbands who unwittingly got trapped!
Adadada theriyaamal maatti konda kanavargalae
Oh my, O husbands who unwittingly got trapped!
Oru naal mattum sumangalikku dheivangalae
Gods to married women for just a single day!
Theriyaamal maatti konda kanavargalae
O husbands who unwittingly got trapped!
Oru naal mattum sumangalikku dheivangalae
Gods to married women for just a single day!
Theriyaamal maatti konda kanavargalae
O husbands who unwittingly got trapped!
Aa… aa… aa… oi…
Ah… ah… ah… oi…
Dhinam dhinamum poraadi parithavippaai
Every single day you struggle and suffer helplessly!
Konda manaiviyarin pudavaigalai nee thuvaippaai
You end up washing the sarees of the wife you married!
Kari kaaigal vaangi vandhu samaitthiruppaai
You bring home vegetables and cook them yourself!
Aval varum podhu paai eduthu nee virippaai
When she arrives, you spread out a mat for her to rest!
Adithaalum poruthu asadaattam sirithu
Even if she hits you, bearing it and foolishly smiling,
Idi thaangum angi yena nimirndhu nirppaai
You stand tall like a lightning rod absorbing shocks!
Manaivikku surrender maavaattum grinder
Totally surrendered to the wife, acting like a batter grinder,
Avar pona pinnaalum kunindhu nirppaai
Even after she leaves the room, you stand bent over in fear!
Purushan uzhaikkira maadaa
Is a husband merely an ox born to labor endlessly?
Indha poojai namakkoru kaedaa
Is this ritualistic worship actually a curse for us?
Aval vaesham kalaikka rosham pirakka
Let her facade fall, let your self-respect awake,
Ezhundhu nadandhu nimirndhu veli vara
Rise up, walk tall, and step out into freedom!
Theriyaamal maatti konda kanavargalae
O husbands who unwittingly got trapped!
Oru naal mattum sumangalikku dheivangalae
Gods to married women for just a single day!
Theriyaamal maatti konda kanavargalae
O husbands who unwittingly got trapped!
Oru naal mattum sumangalikku dheivangalae
Gods to married women for just a single day!
Theriyaamal maatti konda kanavargalae
O husbands who unwittingly got trapped!
Aa… aa…aa….aa….aa….aa…aa…aa…aa…
Ah… ah… ah… ah… ah… ah… ah… ah… ah…
……………………………..
...
Kallaaga irundhaalum kanavan endru
Even if he is like a cold stone, he is still the husband;
Dhinam full aaga vandhaalum purushan endru
Even if he returns fully drunk every night, he is still the husband;
Ellaamum andraadam porutthu nindru
Tolerating everything on a daily basis,
Thollai thaangaamal sila naeram veruthadhundu
Unable to bear the agony, there were moments she felt despair.
Beach endru undaa park endru undaa
Did she ever demand outings to the beach or the park?
Aanaalum mugam thannai sulithadhundaa
Yet, did her face ever display a frown of resentment?
Illaamal irundhaalum virundhaali vandhaal
Even with nothing at home, when a guest arrived unexpectedly,
Samaalikka theriyaamal vizhithadhundaa
Did she ever panic without knowing how to host them?
Thaaikku pin thaaram
After one's mother comes one's life partner;
Ummai kaappadhu sumangali thaaram
The devout wife is the guiding star that protects you!
Ungal aayum nilaikka vaazhvum thazhaikka
For your lifespan to endure and your life to blossom,
Nonbu irukkum kudumba pengalai
Look at these family women observing holy fasts!
Puriyaamal pesugindra kanavargalae
O husbands who speak harshly without understanding!
Idhu umakkaaga nadathugindra poojaigalae
These sacred rituals are being conducted entirely for your well-being!
Puriyaamal pesugindra kanavargalae
O husbands who speak harshly without understanding!
Idhu umakkaaga nadathugindra poojaigalae
These sacred rituals are being conducted entirely for your well-being!
Puriyaamal paesugindra kanavargalae
O husbands who speak harshly without understanding!
Ae… ae… ae…
Hey… hey… hey…
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This track presents a humorous battle-of-the-sexes perspective on marital life and domestic dynamics. The initial section speaks from the viewpoint of overworked husbands who feel henpecked and reduced to doing daily household chores like cooking, washing sarees, and grinding batter. It calls on men to reclaim their dignity and stand up against exaggerated domestic servitude.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Idi thaangum angi yena nimirndhu nirppaai”
Compares the long-suffering husband to a lightning conductor ('Idi thaangum angi') that silently absorbs shock and anger.
Metaphor & Tanglish Internal Rhyme
“Manaivikku surrender maavaattum grinder”
Compares the submissive husband to a kitchen appliance ('grinder') while rhyming English 'surrender' with 'grinder'.
Ethirai (Second-letter Rhyme) & Tanglish Wordplay
“Kallaaga irundhaalum kanavan endru / Dhinam full aaga vandhaalum purushan endru”
Matches 'Kallaaga' (even if stone-like) with 'Full aaga' (drunk full) using comedic phonetic matching.
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Trivia
Written by lyricist Vaali for the 1993 film 'Maamiyar Veedu' (starring Sarathkumar and Jayachitra), this track showcases Vaali's trademark ability to blend lighthearted Tanglish slang with traditional Tamil cultural adages regarding marriage.
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