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From Amaran · 1992

Lyricist
Piraisoodan
Singer
Srividhya
Music director
Adithyan
Details
Amaran1992

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
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Female
Dingu dingaalaeDingu dingaale (rhythmic folk chant)
Podu dingu dingaalaePlay it, dingu dingaale!
Sanda bajaaru maamaIt is a fight market, uncle!
Konjam usharuBe a bit cautious!
Female
Altaapu raani aakasavaaniFancy queen, voice from the sky,
Ultaapa ponaa polaatha thaeneeIf things turn upside down, she is a dangerous bee!
Iravum pagalum ethuvumDay and night, anything...
Kedaikkum gaana bajaaru...is available in this musical market!
Female
Bambai vaala jigiri dostuThe guy from Bombay is a close bosom friend,
Male Chorus :PoduMale Chorus: Strike it!
Female :Punjabu laala baada joruFemale: The merchant from Punjab is very powerful!
Female Chorus :PoduFemale Chorus: Strike it!
Female :Bambai vaala jigiri dostuFemale: The guy from Bombay is a close bosom friend,
Male Chorus :PoduMale Chorus: Strike it!
Female :Punjabu laala baada joruFemale: The merchant from Punjab is very powerful!
Female Chorus :PoduFemale Chorus: Strike it!
Female
Sanda bajaaru maamaIt is a fight market, uncle!
Konjam usharuBe a bit cautious!
Sanda bajaaru maamaIt is a fight market, uncle!
Konjam usharuBe a bit cautious!
Chorus
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Female
Patta kathi ingu kedaikkumSharp swords are available here,
Kathi kuthum dhenam nadakkumStabbings happen every single day!
Tincherum vaangalaamYou can buy tincture,
Gingerum adikalaamYou can sip ginger drinks!
Ellaamae emaathu thaanEverything is a deception here,
Emaantha pammathu thaanIf you get fooled, you are done for!
Female
Veliyila irruku bajaaruThere is a market outside,
Jananga manasu bajaaruAnd people's minds are a market too!
Irandilum thiruttu ushaaruIn both, theft and trickery require vigilance,
Nadakudhu super bajaaru uuuuA grand market is running!
Female
Bambai vaala jigiri dostuThe guy from Bombay is a close bosom friend,
Male Chorus :PoduMale Chorus: Strike it!
Female :Punjabu laala baada joruFemale: The merchant from Punjab is very powerful!
Female Chorus :PoduFemale Chorus: Strike it!
Female :Bambai vaala jigiri dostuFemale: The guy from Bombay is a close bosom friend,
Male Chorus :PoduMale Chorus: Strike it!
Female :Punjabu laala baada joruFemale: The merchant from Punjab is very powerful!
Female Chorus :PoduFemale Chorus: Strike it!
Female
Sanda bajaaru maamaIt is a fight market, uncle!
Konjam usharuBe a bit cautious!
Sanda bajaaru maamooiIt is a fight market, uncle dear!
Konjam usharuBe a bit cautious!
Chorus
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Female
Toppum duppumGuns and duplicate items,
Pala palakkumShine bright here!
Righto wrongo ingae jolikkumWhether right or wrong, everything glitters here!
Dadhaa naa fight thaanIf you are a Don, there will be fights,
Satha naan joot thaanIf you are weak, you have to run away!
Jaichaalae salute-u dhaanIf you win, everyone salutes you,
Thothaalae left out u thaanIf you lose, you are left out!
Female
Adikkavum oruthan vandhachuSomeone arrived to strike,
Adakkavum oruthan undaachuSomeone else was born to subdue him!
Thunijavan jeyichu ninaachuThe courageous one stood victorious,
Jeichavan thalaivan endraachu uuuThe winner became the leader!
Female
Bambai vaala jigiri dostuThe guy from Bombay is a close bosom friend,
Male Chorus :PoduMale Chorus: Strike it!
Female :Punjabu laala baada joruFemale: The merchant from Punjab is very powerful!
Female Chorus :PoduFemale Chorus: Strike it!
Female :Bambai vaala jigiri dostuFemale: The guy from Bombay is a close bosom friend,
Male Chorus :PoduMale Chorus: Strike it!
Female :Punjabu laala baada joruFemale: The merchant from Punjab is very powerful!
Male Chorus :PoduMale Chorus: Strike it!
Female
Sanda bajaaru maamaIt is a fight market, uncle!
Konjam usharuBe a bit cautious!
Sanda bajaaru maamaIt is a fight market, uncle!
Konjam usharuBe a bit cautious!
Female
Altaapu raani aakasavaaniFancy queen, voice from the sky,
Ultaapa ponaa polaatha thaeneeIf things turn upside down, she is a dangerous bee!
Iravum pagalum ethuvumDay and night, anything...
Kedaikkum gaana bajaaru...is available in this musical market!
Female
Bambai vaala jigiri dostuThe guy from Bombay is a close bosom friend,
Male Chorus :PoduMale Chorus: Strike it!
Female :Punjabu laala baada joruFemale: The merchant from Punjab is very powerful!
Female Chorus :PoduFemale Chorus: Strike it!
Female :Bambai vaala jigiri dostuFemale: The guy from Bombay is a close bosom friend,
Male Chorus :PoduMale Chorus: Strike it!
Female :Punjabu laala baada joruFemale: The merchant from Punjab is very powerful!
Female Chorus :PoduFemale Chorus: Strike it!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'Sanda Bajaaru' is an energetic Madras gaana-style track set in the chaotic underworld and street life of a commercial market. The lyrics portray a gritty landscape filled with street rowdies, dangerous betrayals, illegal trades, and survival of the fittest. It warns the listener to stay cautious ('usharu') because human nature in such places is as transactional and unpredictable as the marketplace itself.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Jananga manasu bajaaru

Compares human minds directly to a chaotic, opportunistic market where values are traded and compromised.

Edukai (Tamil Second-letter Rhyme)

Adikkavum oruthan vandhachu / Adakkavum oruthan undaachu

The second consonant 'd' (ட/டக்) is repeated across adjacent lines to create rhythmic flow.

Antithesis / Juxtaposition

Jaichaalae salute-u dhaan / Thothaalae left out u thaan

Contrasts winning and salutation against losing and abandonment to highlight street morality.

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Trivia

The music for Amaran (1992) was composed by Adithyan, who made a memorable debut with this film. Starring Karthik as an orphan turned underworld don, the film's soundtrack became iconic in Tamil cinema for popularizing authentic local Madras Gaana urban folk beats.

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