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Thoothukudi Santhaiyile

From Arthangal Aayiram · 1981

Lyricist
Muthulingam
Singer
Malaysia Vasudevan
Music director
Sankar Ganesh
Movie name
Arthangal Aayiram
Movie release year
1981
Lyrics added on
4 May 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thoothukudi sandhaiyilae
Thuttukkoru pondaati
Thoothukudi sandhaiyilae
Thuttukkoru pondaati
Kaathirundhu vaangi vandhen
Kavalai ellaam theeruminnu
Kaathirundhu vaangi vandhen
Kavalai ellaam theeruminnu
Vaangi vandhu vacha pinnum
Yengudhadi en manasu
Vaangi vandhu vacha pinnum
Yengudhadi en manasu
Thoothukudi sandhaiyilae
Thuttukkoru pondaati
Kaathirundhu vaangi vandhen
Kavalai ellaam theeruminnu
Aasapattu thavala onnu
Eliyai kandu
Noolilae katti kondu
Angumingum izhuthu kondu
Irundha thanniyum illa tharaiyum illa
Kelendi kannamaaa
Thanniyum illa tharaiyum illa
Kelendi kannamaaa
Thoothukudi sandhaiyilae
Thuttukkoru pondaati
Kaathirundhu vaangi vandhen
Kavalai ellaam theeruminnu
Vaangi vandhu vacha pinnum
Yengudhadi en manasu
Vaangi vandhu vacha pinnum
Yengudhadi en manasu
Velachalu thevaiyinna
Veyilum venum
Nalla mazhaiyum venum
Edhaiyum thaangikka venum ingae
Nalladhum venum kettadhum venum
Theriyaadhooo kannamaa
Nalladhum venum kettadhum venum
Theriyaadhooo kannamaa
Thoothukudi sandhaiyilae
Thuttukkoru pondaati
Kaathirundhu vaangi vandhen
Kavalai ellaam theeruminnu
Vaangi vandhu vacha pinnum
Yengudhadi en manasu
Vaangi vandhu vacha pinnum
Yengudhadi en manasu
Vavaalukku vaazhkkapatta
Thongathaan venum
Vazhiya maathikka venum
Idhathaan kathukka venum
Adiyae veettukku veedu vaasapadithaan
Vaayendi kannamma
Veettukku veedu vaasapadithaan
Vaayendi kannamma
Thoothukudi sandhaiyilae…ae….ae…
Thuttukkoru pondaati…aama
Kaathirundhu vaangi vandhen
Kavalai ellaam theeruminnu
Kaathirundhu vaangi vandhen
Kavalai ellaam theeruminnu
Vaangi vandhu vacha pinnum
Yengudhadi en manasu
Vaangi vandhu vacha pinnum
Yengudhadi en manasu
Adi yengudhadi en manasu
In the Thoothukudi market,
a wife was going for a penny.
In the Thoothukudi market,
a wife was going for a penny.
I waited patiently and brought her home,
thinking all my worries would end.
I waited patiently and brought her home,
thinking all my worries would end.
Even after bringing her home,
my heart still aches with longing...
Even after bringing her home,
my heart still aches with longing...
In the Thoothukudi market,
a wife was going for a penny.
I waited patiently and brought her home,
thinking all my worries would end.
Out of fond desire, a frog
saw a mouse
and tied itself to it with a string;
dragged back and forth,
it was left with neither water nor land!
Listen to this, Kannamma...
With neither water nor land,
listen to this, Kannamma...
In the Thoothukudi market,
a wife was going for a penny.
I waited patiently and brought her home,
thinking all my worries would end.
Even after bringing her home,
my heart still aches with longing...
Even after bringing her home,
my heart still aches with longing...
If you want a good harvest,
you need sunshine,
and you need good rain too.
You must endure everything here;
you need both the good and the bad.
Don't you know this, Kannamma?
You need both the good and the bad,
don't you know this, Kannamma?
In the Thoothukudi market,
a wife was going for a penny.
I waited patiently and brought her home,
thinking all my worries would end.
Even after bringing her home,
my heart still aches with longing...
Even after bringing her home,
my heart still aches with longing...
If you get married to a bat,
you must hang upside down!
You have to change your ways,
this is what you must learn.
Oh girl, every house has a doorstep,
so come along, Kannamma...
Oh girl, every house has a doorstep,
so come along, Kannamma...
In the Thoothukudi market,
a wife was going for a penny.
I waited patiently and brought her home,
thinking all my worries would end.
I waited patiently and brought her home,
thinking all my worries would end.
Even after bringing her home,
my heart still aches with longing...
Even after bringing her home,
my heart still aches with longing...
Oh, my heart still aches with longing...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Thoothukudi Sandhaiyilae is a folk-inspired satirical song from the 1981 film Arthangal Aayiram. Written by lyricist Muthulingam, the song uses humorous hyperboles, folk allegories, and local proverbs to comment on domestic life, marriage, and human expectations. Through playful storytelling—such as buying a wife at a market or a frog getting entangled with a rat—it conveys deeper life wisdom about adjusting to circumstances and accepting both good and bad times.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

Thoothukudi sandhaiyilae / Thuttukkoru pondaati

Repetition of the initial 'Th' sound across consecutive words creates a catchy folk rhythm.

Folk Metaphor / Allegory

Vavaalukku vaazhkkapatta / Thongathaan venum

Uses the proverb of marrying a bat to convey the necessity of adapting to one's spouse and circumstances.

Etukai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Vaangi vandhu vacha pinnum / Yengudhadi en manasu

Rhyming of the second consonant sound across paired lines enhances the musical flow.

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Trivia

Written by lyricist Muthulingam, the song blends traditional Tamil folk proverbs like 'Veettukku veedu vaasapadi' (Every house has a threshold/problem) with humorous rural storytelling.

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