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Lyrics & meaning

Ubakaram Seibavarukke

From Manthiri Kumari · 1950

Lyricist
A. Maruthakasi
Singer
T. M. Soundararajan
Music director
G. Ramanathan
Movie name
Manthiri Kumari
Movie release year
1950
Lyrics added on
26 Mar 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ubakaram seivatharkae
Abakaram seiya ennum
Mulu mosakkaran thaanae
Mudivilae..ae…naasamaanavan..aa..aa..aa…
Annamitta veetilae
Kannakol saathavae
Ennam konda paavigal
Mannaai poga nerumae
Annamitta veetilae
Kannakol saathavae
Ennam konda paavigal
Mannaai poga nerumae
Vesham kandu mayangiyae..ae
Veenaaga aasai kondu
Mosamum pona pinnaal
Manavedhanai adaivadhalae
Laabm enna
Paalai ootri paambai naam
Valarthaalum nammaiyae
Kadikkathaanae varum adhai
Adithu kolla nerumae
Paalai ootri paambai naam
Valarthaalum nammaiyae
Kadikkathaanae varum adhai
Adithu kolla nerumae
Annamitta veetilae
Kannakol saathavae
Ennam konda paavigal
Mannaai poga nerumae
To the very person who helped them,
The one who schemes to do harm—
That absolute deceiver
Will be ruined in the end, ah ah ah!
In the house that fed them,
Planning to break in and rob—
Sinners who plot such betrayal
Will surely turn to dust!
In the house that fed them,
Planning to break in and rob—
Sinners who plot such betrayal
Will surely turn to dust!
Fooled by a false disguise,
Harboring desires in vain,
Once you have been thoroughly cheated,
By suffering in mental agony,
What is there to gain?
Even if we feed milk
And raise a serpent,
It will still come only to bite us,
And one will have to beat it to death!
Even if we feed milk
And raise a serpent,
It will still come only to bite us,
And one will have to beat it to death!
In the house that fed them,
Planning to break in and rob—
Sinners who plot such betrayal
Will surely turn to dust!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song serves as a stern moral warning against treachery, ingratitude, and deceitful human nature. It conveys that individuals who return harm for kindness or attempt to betray those who offered them hospitality and food (metaphorically robbing the house that fed them) will inevitably face ruin and turn to dust through karma.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Antithesis / Ethukai

“Ubakaram seivatharkae / Abakaram seiya ennum”

Contrasting 'Ubakaram' (helping) with 'Abakaram' (harming) in the opening lines while sharing second-letter rhyming (Ethukai).

Metaphor (Roopakam)

“Paalai ootri paambai naam valarthaalum nammaiyae kadikkathaanae varum”

Comparing a treacherous person to a venomous snake that will bite the very person who feeds it milk.

Ethukai (Second-letter rhyme)

“Annamitta veetilae / Kannakol saathavae”

Matching second consonants in 'Annamitta' and 'Kannakol' for rhythmic harmony.

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Trivia

This song from the landmark film Manthiri Kumari (1950) was one of the earliest breakthrough playback tracks for iconic singer T. M. Soundararajan, composed by G. Ramanathan with screenplays written by M. Karunanidhi.

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